41 32 1900 http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d7c9c8bfaf4ac6848849d4d17db6834e.pdf eb68b92e18024202b4ee5473b9cf133b PDF Text Text OIBcial Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic, Guff, Lakes an~ Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 46 No. 8 Aupst 1984 SIU Endorses Mondale and Ferraro Supporting the AFL-CIO' s resolution endorsing Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, President Frank Drozak announced SIU's full support for the election of former Vice President Walter Mondale for President of the United States and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as the nation's Vice President. In a press statement released August 20, Drozak said ''throughout their entire public careers, Fritz Mondale and Gerry Ferraro have demonstrated their intense concern for all Americans. This concern has also been reflected in their' continuing efforts to rejuvenate America's declining maritime industry. Both Mondale and Ferraro have been at the forefront of many efforts to gain meaningful alternatives to laws and policies affecting America's sagging industrial base and merchant fleet.'' The Executive Board of the Seafarers International Union of North America gave Drozak the authority to throw the Union's full support behind a presidential ticket. This action was unanimously endorsed by the convention delegates at the SIUNA 1984 Triennial Convention in late May. In May, at an address of maritime industry leaders at SIU headquarters in Camp Springs, Maryland, Mr. Mondale pledged his full support to assist Amer- ica's ailing mar time mdustry. In his address, Mondale stressed his top priority-communication, cooperation and open doors with maritime union and industry leaders. He ensured that the channels of communications between the Mondale White House and America's maritime industry will remain open and active. In addition, the former Vice President made other points to achieve maritime industry revitalization: promoting greater use of American merchant mariners to help support ~he U.S. Navy; the willingness to negotiate bilateral trade agreements with nations requesting them; guaranteeing that the interests of all shippers and carriers are fairly treated; requiring that officials working for Mondale implement the policies to which he is committed. (Continued on Page 47.) SIU President Frank Drozak with Mondale at Union Headquarters. Inside Register to Vote-Pages 31 & 32 Tug and Tow News-Pages 7-11 Training and Upgrading-Pages 35-39Editorial-NLRB-Page 4 7 The Fight Goes On Your SPAD Dollars at work Pages 17 �President's Report by Frank Drozak I fil ATTENDED the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, and met with the leadt:1· =t ership of the Democratic Party to fil express our concerns about our ij industry and our jobs. The Democratic Party adopted Ma strong platform on which the l:ij party will run. The Democratic @platform supports a strong merchant marine that will be able to fil contribute to the national economy and the defense of the country in emergencies. It supports the basic #. laws that protect our domestic and international fleets, and t~e plat;lt< form endorses further actions to deal with the challenges our ind us.: try now faces. Whether this platform is acted ti upon will be determined by who is r.} elected president this November. This is an election which no one Win our industry can afford to sit t'' out. As for the Republican platform, we see nothing of benefit in it to us or to the working men and women in this country. It appears we will have a clear *· choice in the November election so far as maritime policies are concerned. On the one hand, there will _be a choice of four more years of the Reagan maritime policy. Reagan, in his four years in office, has established a clear and unmistakable policy toward maritime and the union worker in this country. This is it: • Reagan set the tone for his administration by breaking the Air Traffic Controllers Union strike. • The bankruptcy laws were used to break union contracts without any response from government. • He killed the ship construetion subsidy and has set in motion a plan to kill operating subsidies. His plan as we see it is to have no U.S. maritime industry. • This administration has not helped to fight the exports of Alaska oil or to get the UNCTAD cargo sharing code passed, or to enter into bilateral agreements with na· I I II I t: I I -- tions wishing to do so. • Under Reagan, the National Labor Relations Act has been gutted, and the board which oversees this law has been stacked with the most inconceivable anti-labor lawyers in this country who are using the NLRB as the hammer to break unions and their contracts. • Reagan has ignored the importance of the merchant marine to the nation's defense and has let the fleet dwindle to its lowest level in decades. • Reagan's administration saves banks from failing, yet lets shipping companies go under without even trying to help them. • He has allow.ed our industrial base to be exported overseas. Over th ree million jobs have been exported by th is adminiS t ration. As I travel around the country, working on the grassroots political drive, I have heard from labor leaders everywhere that they have never been worse off or felt their problems were so ignored by government as today. Maritime has not suffered alone. But the last four years have taken a harder toll on our industry-on the Lakes, the rivers, offshore, and deep sea-than most other industries. Thousands of seamen and shipbuilders are unemployed and %?¥M-'W':f*-m'¥.!$:W:¼%tW/?->'1Vi'}mmlWM ''"W-t~m-m1~uwmmmum;m!!!iliiiffi::tR~:;tm11•~"F~ ❖-❖·~ more and more ships are being scrapped. This, then, is the labor record of the Reagan administration. Fortunately, the choice this year for us is a clear one between the two parties. On the Democratic side, the nominee is Walter Mondale, formerly vice president and a man who has a clear record on maritime and on the interest of the American worker. Mondale came to SIU headquarters several months ago and asked that we look at his record of action on behalf of the labor movement. He would not promise our industry anything he could not deliver. He spoke of the importance of our industry and of the need to provide it the incentives that will put a fair share of U.S. cargoes back on U.S. ships. Our industry has been the victim of a string of broken promises going back seven presidents. We are glad to hear there is a candidate who will only promise what he means to deliver. Mondale will run with Geraldine Ferraro, a Democratic congresswoman who also has a record of labor concerns. I believe that the record Mrs. Ferraro has established in her past three terms in Congress can make us confident of her position and her support. She is a strong supporter of our industry. She is a strong woman. These are the facts of the choices that face us. We will have to make a choice and it will be coming shortly. In the meantime, every SIU member and his family should work _closely with the Labor Movement. You can call your SIU Field Representative in your port to sign up as a worker for this important election, and become a volunteer in your community to encourage people to register and vote in November. It's up to us and it's up to you. For our part, the Seafarers Union plans to remain at the front of organized labor in our battle to win a fair share for our industry. Our Grassroots Campaign, which Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor New York ~ ~ Mike Hall Associate Editor Washington Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor Max Hall Assistant Editor Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor Washington New York Washington Washington 2 / LOG / August 1984 [j im:'.,~~:\:•1~':.1'.:":ti::1s::: ~! IMl Alabama. We must make candidates in Duluth as concerned about ~;; ~:;::t:~:~:;;:; ~:: ~~:~~;t:- iI And wherever the presidential candidates appear, we must be there with our grassroots signs, telling @ the candidates that our industryl,·,~. cannot afford four more years of .· • the terrible policies that have de- · stroyed our industry, our jobs and l{ our future. ffi We will be setting up phone %. banks, leaflet operations, and other campaigns of action. I urge every lb SIU member and his family to volunteer to help in this drive. . I I A Sign of the Times •· A sign of how tough the times -·'. have been over the past four years is the type of battles we've been in-ACBL, Dixie, SONAT-names . that indicate that management felt it could bust unions without fear of any legal action by government. In the last few months, there has been significant action in all these areas: • This month the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Merger of ACBL into a railroad, CSX. We hope that this railroad, with its history of good labor relations, will deal with our problems with ACBL fairly. In the. meantime, the cases involving ACBL are all before the Labor Board in Washington, where they are awaiting a decision that is (Continued on Page 3.) Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO August 1984 Vol. 46, No. 8 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGiorglo Secretary-Treasurer Angus "Red" Campbell Charles Svenson Editor i~ ;;~i~~ri~:~ ;~li~:~dc~:!%~:t!~ for office that labor unions and their members are part of the main- $ stream. Their issues cannot be ignored, nor can the future of Amer- fil ica be ignored. rn I :::n.l!Mlli.m!m!ffl'®.lwN~'i:mW'W!~!®t@oW;s~·;11®i:®i@mm::!!il!i@U~::!!il.il@mMU:iilllJl!~JLll!lliiilll~M::iilll:fflJmr:liil:rnmmliill- - - - - - - - • • m • • - - o l l l t t J ...M LOG . . . . 1, began in April, will now go into high gear. We want candidates to see and hear from maritime workers. You should be there, wherever the candidates show up to campaign. Before the Democratic Convention, hundreds of SIU members marched in a parade commemo- ,, rating the 1934 San Francisco gen- m Vice President Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Joe Sacco George McCartney Vice President Vice President �Fleet Bill Has Some Union IETC's Labor Chief Lam neck Diesi Support and Suggestions · SIU President Frank Drozak offered the SIU's qualified support to a four-point merchant marine promotional program introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) calling it "the prinsiple of honest compromise." He disagreed on some points of the program and made several suggestions which would strengthen the legislation. Stevens' bill would permit the use of surplus Operating Differential Subsidy funds for re-engining U.S.-flag ships to slowspeed diesel engines; allow the use of Capital Construction Funds to build ships for both the domestic and international markets (currently the funds are used for just Jones Act ships); temporarily allow subsidized U.S. operators to acquire foreign built ships and continue to receive ODS funds and allow the re-flagging of 2 ·foreign built passenger ships so the vessels could enter the domestic passenger trade. Drozak noted that Stevens and other maritime supporters have the same goal, to restore the nations merchant fleet. But he added, ''Opinions on how best to achieve it have often varied. . . . The intent is the same, only the methods differ." Drozak offered the following proposals: • using surplus ODS funds· to reinstate federal funding for merchant seamen health care; provide payment of the cost differential in the shipment of grain to the Soviet Union and China; and bolster unfunded pension plans. While the SIU's pension plan currently is financially sound, we are told other industry plans are reaching crisis levels. Use of the surplus funds as suggested above is totally consistent with the intent of the ODS program. • revising Title VII of the Merchant Marine Act to provide for a build and charter program similar to a provision contained in H.R. 5220, as amended. Ships would be constructed for the government in U.S. yards and chartered to private operators. The build and charter program would focus on vessels most needed for military sealift. The program is not intended to replace existing vessels or jeopardize current operations. • assuring cargo allocation would provide employment to vessels built under the revised Title VII program. In addition, cargo allocation should be directed to vessels in the Ready President's Report (Continued from Page 2.) already long overdue. Who knows what their decision will be-it's anybody's guess. • The Dixie trial before the National Labor Relations Board was due to begin in July. Shortly before it was to start, Dixie asked the board to settle all the charges pending against it by the SIU. We will meet with Dixie -this month to see if a negotiated settlement can be reached based on Dixie's willingness to settle the charges. In the meantime, we are in the 16th month of our strike against Dixie. • We also face a new battle with SONAT Marine, a company we struck three years ago after SONAT came in and bought out one of our longtime tug companies. SONAT is using a tactic that has been used against other maritime unions,including Teamsters on the rivers, the MMP on tugs and deep sea shi~, and now District 2 of the MEBA and ourselves. SONAT is attempting to classify Philip J. Lamneck, Energy Transportation Co. 's marine personnel and claims manager, died of a heart attack July 13 at the company's New York City office. Lamneck negotiated contracts with unlicensed and licensed unions for the company and also handled personnel and crewing assignments for Energy Transportation ships. "He was an amicable and very, very fair man in dealing with problems and shipboard personnel. He was very respected by the unions," SIU Vice President Red Campbell said. Before he joined Energy Transportation in 1977, Lamneck had 34 years experience in maritime personnel work for several firms, including his own consulting company which worked closely with the SIUmanned cable ship Long Lines. Lamneck was a resident of Long Island, N.Y. and burial was in Long Island. He is survived by his widow, Loretta; sons, Philip Jr., Robert, Reserve Force. Cargo allocation would guarantee active, available vessels and skilled, available crews to meet any national emergency. • extending the Jones Act for all maritime operations to 200 llli!i!II certain employees on the tug as supervisors, which means that they have no legal protection under U.S. labor laws. SONAT has told its captains, mates, and barge captains, all SIU members, that they cannot be represented by their union after the contract expires August 14. Unless they agree, they are terminated. SONAT took this step because the climate in this country is such that big business knows that the courts and the labor board will back them up. Unless this trend is halted, we face the day when nearly all the crews on ships and boats will be so-called supervisors with no right to a union and the respect and security that goes with it. We do not plan to let SONAT succeed. We are going to take every action possible to preserve the job protections and security of all the SIU members at SONAT. II I we believe will result in more job opportunities and a healthier shipping situation for SIU members. Before Congress adjourned, it enacted legislation to amend the bankruptcy laws to prevent companies from going bankrupt just to void their union contracts. This will prevent any shipping company from doing what Continental Airlines did to its employees. The legislati~n to allow the reflagging of two foreign-flag passenger vessels is nearing conclusion, and I hope to have a very good report for you next month. But again it's a tough fight. This month I testified on a bill, introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, that includes four major proposals to assist our industry. I testified that this bill is a piecemeal approach to our problems. The bill would not help to find more cargo for U.S. ships, which is the key problem we face. While some parts of the bill would be beneficial, others would hurt portions of our While these battles take our time and energy, we have continued to pursue many other activities which industry. Philip J. Lamneck Dennis and Charles; daughters, Patricia, Grace and Lori, and three grandchildren. miles. This would be consistent with the administration's proclamation extending to 200 miles the U.S. exclusive economic rights over exploration, exploitation and management of the natural resources of the seabed and subsoil. 111 i!n.· I I 11 - _-_ :m 111 ! Jlli&J.&[[j] !ii ii We are also in a battle to prevent the Department of Agriculture from rewriting the cargo preference laws in such a way that they would deprive U.S. vessels of these vital cargoes. The department changed the rules to favor Lakes' cargo . shipments on foreign-flag vessels. We are trying to restore the equity to these vital laws. * * * As you can see, we face a period that is unlike any that we have seen in decades. If you want to have a voice in changing this situation, you can only do it by registering to vote. Only at the ballot box can labor equal the big money and power of business. It will take millions of workers, acting together, to win the election of a candidate who will deliver on his promises and give industry the help it needs. So it's up to us-all ofus. August 1984 / LOG / 3 �Waterman Is Still Afloat After Filing Bankruptcy; Three New Ships Coming Waterman Steamship Co. , which earlier this year filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act, is seeking a comeback. This old established shipping company was caught in a combination of escalating interest costs on its new ships and a delay on the part of the Navy in accept_ing delivery of the ships. Since filing under the federal bankruptcy laws, Waterman has reduced the size of its fleet to make the company more efficient and fiscally responsive. Waterman now operates three LASH vessels under federal subsidy. They are the Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Sam Houston. By September, the company will take delivery on the first of three vessels that have been converted for military charter under the TAKX program. These three ships-the USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak, PFC Eugene A. Obregon, and Maj. Stephen W. Pless-will be prepositioned with military supplies around the world for quick deployment to any trouble spot. The former RO/RO vessels were jumboized and significantly modified by the Navy for military use. They were formerly known as the John B. Waterman, Thomas Heyward, and Charles Carroll. When these ships are on station, they will carry a 16-man unlicensed crew. Special training programs have been developed for crewmembers. Bosuns will be given helicopter landing assist training at the Norfolk Naval Air Station. Other key personnel will get special firefighting, underway replenishment, and small arms marksmanship training. The USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak in San Diego last month after undergoing extensive modification. She will be the first of three converted RO/ROs to be delivered to Waterman under Navy charter. The addition of these TAKX vessels will double the size of the Waterman fleet, and com- pany officials are confident they will help to overcome Waterman's financial problems. SIU Joins Labor March At Democratic Convention The Seafarers/MESA II contingent get ready for the massive Labor parade which drew more than 150,000 marc~ers during the convention. SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner, Frank Drozak and SIU VicePresident George McCartney wait to begin the march. 4 I LOG / August 1984 SIU President Frank Drozak explains the decline of the nation's merchant marine to a television reporter. Drozak was leading an SIU delegation of several hundred during a Labor Unity parade at the Democratic Convention in San Francisco. �A/D's New Math Factors Out U.S. Fleet When does 50 percent equal 40 percent? When the new math of the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.) is used to determine cargo preference. In a move slammed by the Maritime Administration and various labor and industry ports. Under the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, 50 percent of all preference cargo must be transported on American ships. ''The law does not say 50· percent of the cargo shipped from New Orleans and 50 percent of the cargo shipped from tons, instead of half of the entire shipment. AID based its decision on the fact that only one American steamship line serves the Great Lakes and normally does not call on the nations where most of the PL-480 cargo is sent. UPDATE After intensive pressure from the maritime community, including the SIU and the Transportation Institute, the Agency for International Development backed down from the plan to subtract Great Lakes cargo from the 50 percent U.S.-flag requirement under PL480. But AID did say that it would study the program for the next six months. In the meantime any shortfall in PL-480 cargo will be made up with shipments on American ships from coastal ports. Garrett Brown, Marad chief counsel, said the action by AID was "in violation of the law .... [the Cargo Preference Act] does not authorize selective computation of the 50 percent rule on a port-by-port or other geographical basis." groups, AID unilaterally slashed the pool of government preference cargo available to U .S.-flag ships by subtracting Great Lakes cargo from the 50 percent requirement. Currently about 20 percent of the nation's PL-480 cargo is shipped from Great Lakes ports. The rest is shipped from coastal One group, the North Atlantic Ports Association, said the ruling not only violates the Cargo Preference Act, but the U.S. Constitution as well. In a letter to Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole, the group said the action violates Article 1, Section 9, Clause 6 of the Constitution which states, "No Seattle or the Great Lakes. It says 50 percent, period," SIU President Frank Drozak said. Under the AID plan, if 100,000 tons of wheat were to be shipped, with 80,000 from a coastal port and 20,000 from a Great Lakes port, the share ofU .S.-flag ships would only be half of the 80,000 preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another.'' The group also said another plan to allocate cargo by ports was killed by Congress and rejected by a commission headed by Vice-President George Bush. ''The change in policy radically alters a longstanding and historical federal commitment that is vital to both American economic interests and national security . . . Even the present administration is on record in support of the existing cargo preference laws," Peter Luciano, Transportation Institute executive director, said in a letter to AID. Opponents of the cargo policy change have not decided whether to pursue the matter in the courts or through legislation if the administration does not step in and reverse the ruling. -House, Senate Agree to CDS Payback Ban Until May 15 officials, including SIU PresiThe SIU and other maritime unions and industry supporters dent Frank Drozak, listed the reasons why a CDS payback won a second delay to prohibit the payback of Construction scheme should be defeated . Differential Subsidy funds by • A CDS repayment policy tanker operators so they could would have immediate and deventer the lucrative Alaskan oil astating consequences for the trade. existing unsubsidized Jones Act The fight over the paybacks tanker fleet. If 15 CDS-built veshas been going on for almost sels are permitted entry into the two years since the Maritime · domestic trade, upwards of 40 Administration, at the urging of vessels, of which nearly half will the Reagan administration, probe larger, newer vessels, will be posed new regulations which forced into lay-up with little would allow the paybacks and prospect of finding alternate at the same time remove the employment. restrictions which forbid subsidized ships entering into the • If implemented, this proJones Act. posal would threaten the liveliThe House and Senate, folhood of American seamen and lowing a conference to .iron out workers in other maritime-rethe differences in the State, Juslated industries by throwing out tice and Commerce departof work approximately 3,300 ments appropriations agreed on seamen and thousands more in a payback ban until May, 1985. shipbuilding and allied indusBasically the ban would be tries. achieved by not letting the departments use any of their ap• The Department of Depropriated funds to pay for the fense has opposed the proposed costs of administering such a rule on the grounds . it would program. severely damage our national The House passed an approdefense because the smaller, priations bill containing the ban, · militarily-useful, clean product but the Senate did not. That was tankers would be displaced by one of the issues discussed in less-useful large crude carriers. conference where the two houses decided to include the House • The entry of subsidy-built tankers into the domestic trade version of the ban. In a hand delivered letter sevwould also mean an end to the eral leading union and industry commercial construction of million invested in new tanker, tank barge and integrated tug barge construction that has been completed since October 1982. defaults and loss of federal income tax revenue from unemployed crewmen could far exceed the $160 to $320 million in CDS repayments that DOT hopes to receive. • The owners of the idled tankers which are financed under the Title XI Ship Financing Guarantee Program would be unable to repay loans on their vessels. Therefore, the Title XI ''This is by no means a complete victory, but the extension of the ban, gives us time to work even harder to secure a permanent prohibition,'' Drozak said. tankers for the domestic fleet. It will also jeopardize the $691 Chairman Is a Woman Leticia Peralez, chief cook aboard the Sea-Land Venture (Sea-Land Service), is the first woman SIU member to take over the duties of ship's chairperson. Bosun Otto Pedersen (r.) turns over the official papers of that office to Peralez. At left is Lonnie Gamble, cook/baker, and representing the engine department is Brother Young. August 1984 / LOG I 5 �-,---------.--::-----Area Vice Presidents' Report----East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall I N the port of New York during July Seafarers had two good opportunities to take part in the Union's grassroots political campaign. They attended two, quite different rallies for the presidential candidates. One was held for President Reagan in Elizabeth, N .J. and the other was for Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro in Queens. At each rally we came out in force with our grassroots signs telling about the plight of the maritime industry and the erosion of America's industrial base. However, we were greeted very differently at each rally. In Queens we were allowed to carry our signs without hindrance, but at the Elizabeth rally security personnel took away any antiReagan signs and people who booed or hissed the president were also taken away. It was certainly not a good day for democracy. In other news this month from the East Coast, I visited the crew of the SIU-contracted Keystone State (Interocean Management) in Newport News, Va. and held a meeting aboard ship. The vessel is serving as a training ship for cargo handling and crane operation. The 10-year-old ship was recently converted by the Navy as the first of 11 heavy-lift crane ships under charter to the Military Sealift Command. In my last column I wrote about a new tug that is operating in the port of Norfolk-the Seaboard .(C&O Railroad)--and said I would give you more details this month. The tug, which has a horsepower of 3,900, is 97 feet long, has a beam of 33 feet and a draft of 14½ feet. Up in Gloucester, Mass. our SIU fishermen are facing some very tough times. The fishing industry is at a very low point with fish scarce and prices terrible. A number of fishing boats have sunk lately and insurance companies are starting to terminate coverage on some boats. (Stories on this issue and on an ill-advised precedent concerning a breach of the 200-mile fishing limit, will appear in the next issue of the LOG.) --- Gulf Coast, by V. P. Joe Sacco A S our strike continues against Dixie Carriers, we are pursuing every means possible to win this fight which is 17 months old. We are picketing and leafletting in the field while we fight in court both in Texas and Louisiana. We also hold meetings with the company in an effort to settle the strike. I'll keep you informed about the latest developments in my next column. In other news from the Gulf area, there is a new address for our clinic in Mobile, Ala. The well-liked doctor who headed the clinic in Mobile since the inception of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Dr. Arthur Amandola, retired recently and the clinic has been moved to another location. The address of the new clinic is: 4724 Airport Boulevard in Mobile and the phone number is: 205-343-2044. I'm happy to report that the first dinner-dance of the Maritime Trades Department's Port Maritime Council of the South Atlantic Area was a big success. Held on July 27 at Riverside Garden in Jacksonville, Fla., the dinner-dance drew a capacity crowd of 350 people. SIU President Frank Drozak spoke at the dinner where Florida Assemblyman Henry Cook was named Maritime Man of the Year. Also in Jacksonville, Headquarters Representative there George Ripol reports that the Union hall is getting a facelift with a number of renovations being made. In New Orleans we're working hard for Congresswoman Lindy Boggs who has a tough Democratic primary race coming up in September. Rep Boggs is a very good friend of the U.S. merchant marine and we 're making an all out effort to ensure that she gets reelected. 6 I LOG / August 1984 Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco O N the Lakes a new two-year contract was overwhelmingly ratified by SIU members with the Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators (GLAMO). The new agreement, which covers 25 SIU-contracted deep draft ships on the Lakes, went into effect on July 16. There are six major companies in GLAMO. Meanwhile, deep draft shipping is "holding good" and should remain that way for awhile. However, our tugs on the Great Lakes are not doing as well. We have quite a few boats laid up because of the poor economic situation and the lack of cargo. SIUcontracted Tampa Tugs has put its five boats on the Lakes in temporary layup. Hopefully, though, there will be a resurgence of activity in October. On the positive side, SIU-contracted Dunbar and Sullivan began a dredging project in Fairport, Ohio. Upon completion of that job, the company will move_on to a similar project in Conneaut, Ohio. On the Rivers, in the St. Louis area, we are involved in some important political campaigns. Just recently we were happy to see two of the candidates we strongly supported win their Democratic primary races. They are Kenny Rothman for Missouri governor and Harriett Woods for Lieutenant Governor. Both are good friends of the SIU. West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney O VER 150,000 people attended the Labor Unity Parade held in San Francisco on July 15. That's double the number who attended a similar parade in 1982. Among those marching in this year's parade were AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, SIU President Frank Drozak and 300 SIU members, their wives and children. The march was held the day before the start of the Democratic Convention in San Francisco where Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro were selected as their party's nominees for president and vice president. I attended part of the Convention and was particularly impressed by the excellent keynote address delivered by New York Governor Mario Cuomo. Also, here in San Francisco the SIU has lent strong support to the striking members of Retail Clerks Local 1100 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Since early July, members of Local 1100 have been on strike against Macy's department store. They have also been locked out by the Emporium department store. In t1'e port of Wilmington a meeting was held on July 17 that was a direct result of the SIU Inland Conference that took place at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Pin_ey Point, Md. in June. The meeting was held between company officials at SIU-contracted Crowley, Union representatives and 65 SIU Boatmen and tankermen who are employed by the company. The meeting's purpose was to open up lines of communication between all parties involved. It was decided that these meetings would be held every three months. The 1984 Olympics was the big story for those in the port of Wilmington area. Contrary to the news reports, SIU Port Agent Mike Worley said that the traffic situation was far from bad. A direct result of the Olympics on shipping was that tankers were not allowed to stop in the port-for security reasons-while the games were in progress. Up in Seattle I'm happy to report that SIU official Hamp Hamilton is back at work after his illness. He feels good and sounds great. Welcome back, Hamp. Also in Seattle, we've been very active in our grassroots political campaign and participated recently in two parades where our signs and floats were clearly visible. We also distributed 6,000 leaflets during the parades. �':• o'~lR.'10'¾,' .., II~ ,.. o, ,..._ ~.,, TH£ '> ,.. i Inland News SONAT Presents Offer; Membership Will Decide SONAT presented the SIU Negotiating Committee with its final proposals on the IOT contract. These proposals are not a final contract, given the complex issues involved. The members of the Committee have decided to canvass the full membership before going on record as either accepting or rejecting the company's offer. A meeting has been scheduled for August 22nd between the Negotiating Committee and the legal representatives of the company and the Union. This meeting has been called so that both sides can clean up the language and accurately state the company's final position. A final draft of these proposals will be mailed out to the entire bargaining unit. Material spelling out in detail the impact that these changes will have on the membership will be·included. The company's final proposals deal only with the Cooks, ABs, Tankermen and a new classification that the company wants to create, the Tankerman/ AB. The company has consistently asserted that the Captains, Mates, and Barge Captains are supervisory personnel. It refused to bargain with the Union and the Negotiating Committee on these ratings. At every meeting between the company and the Negotiating Committee, the Union asserted its right to represent all of the members in the bargaining unit. It made quite clear that it holds the following position: just because it was bargaining with the company over some of the ratings, this did not mean that it was waiving any of its rights. The company's representatives acknowledged that they understood the Union's position, even if they refused to change their own. At every meeting that was held between SONAT and the Negotiating Committee, Captains and Mates were present to give their input. Their presence also underscored that people who the company called "supervisors" stood united behind the Union's assertion that it represented all of the members in the bargaining unit. In fact, the peo'ple who the company alleges are supervisors democratically elected people to represent their interests in these contract negotiations. To make sure that every member understands what is going on, the Union has instituted a toll free number in the Philadelphia hall: 1-800-9920222. We urge every member and boat crew to call the number to keep fully informed. (Continued on Page 9.) . tug/tow barge/dredge 1 SlU McAllister Workers . Win NLRB Ruling on Outreach Marine It took a long legal battle at the National Labor Relations Board, but the Seafarers International Union this month won the first round in the Union's fight to protect the job rights of workers at McAllister Towing of Baltimore. This is the background. On April 15, McAllister laid off its employees and sold its four boats to a newly-formed company, Outreach Marine. Outreach hired new employees who were not the senior workers at McAllister, and set up wage scales. below the standard for the area. The SIU set up picket lines to protest the low wage scales, and began an organizing campaign on behalf of the workers at Outreach Marine. Tfie SIU filed a petition with the NLRB to represent the unlicensed workers at Outreach. Local 333 also filed to represent the employees. In the process of hearing the representation petitions, the NLRB also looked into the charges made by the SIU that Outreach Marine was in fact an alter ego of McAllister, which means that McAllister merely changed its name-with no real change in operations-to avoid its contractual obligations with the SIU. The NLRB also looked into the issue of Outreach Marine being a successor company to McAllister, and whether the McAllister workers had been discriminated against by not being hired by Outreach. The NLRB-after carefully examining the facts-ruled that Outreach Marine was in fact just an alter ego of McAllister. The Board issued a complaint which, if upheld by a NLRB hearing examiner, will mean that laid-off workers will get back pay, payment of fringe benefits on their behalf, and that they will return to their jobs. The NLRB also found that Outreach was in fact a successor company which means that laid-off workers have priority for jobs in the successor company. The decision by the NLRB is the result of the SIU's strong stand on this issue, and the Union "intends to exercise all legal rights on behalf of McAllister employees to protect their job security,'' s~id SIU President Frank Drozak. SIU Inland Fleet Delegates Elected in All Ports New York New York Cross Harbor Railroad Licensed: Donald Toby Unlicensed: Thomas McGreal Philadelphia Bulkfleet Marine Corp. Licensed: Roland Benz Unlicensed: James Lopes Coleman Launch Service Unlicensed: E.J. Voit Jr. Curtis Bay Towing Licensed: Virgil Quillen Unlicensed: Emil Kominsky Curtis Bay Towing (Maint.) Unlicensed: Alfred McCullen Express Marine Licensed: Ellis Foster Unlicensed: Dave Paul Gellenthin Barge Lines Unlicensed: Anthony Ruello Interstate Oil Trans. Licensed: Jack Hearn Unlicensed: Tommy Farrell Mariner Towing Licensed: Ralph Gardner Unlicensed: John Gray McAllister Brothers Licensed: Lou Flade Unlicensed: Robert Cropper McAllister Brothers (Maint.) Unlicensed: Frank Fletcher Taylor & Anderson Licensed: Clyde Albaugh Jr. Unlicensed: Edward F. Balajewski Baltimore Charles H. Harper & Asso. Licensed: Hendry Ciesielski Unlicensed: Richard S. Ewell Curtis Bay Towing Licensed: Ron Roman Unlicensed: Robert Henninger Jr. Harbor Towing (SONAT) Licensed: Alan Watts Unlicensed: Emanuel Eliadis Piney Point STC Holly S. Licensed: Gerald T. Tyler Sr. Unlicensed: H. Buck Jones STC Little Curtis Licensed: Gerald T. Tyler Sr. Unlicensed: H. Buck Jones STC Papa Guy Licensed: Gerald T. Tyler Sr. Unlicensed: ·H. Buck Jones STC Peggy S. Licensed: Gerald T. Tyler Sr. Unlicensed: H. Buck Jones Steuart Trans. Licensed: Bruce C. Robrecht Unlicensed: Jiles W. Hamm Tankerman: Robert Remmel Norfrnk American Tow & Trans. Unlicensed: Richard Strohecker Assoc. of MD Pilots Licensed: Dennis Robinson Unlicensed: Maximo Lope (Continued on Page 8.) August 1984 / LOG I 7 �SIU Inland Fleet Delegates Elected in All Ports (Continued from Page 7.) C.G. Willis Licensed: William George Unlicensed: Lance Riggs Cape Fear Towing Licensed: Robert Watkins Unlicensed: Jay Sandy Carteret Towing Licensed: James Hardy Unlicensed: William Sykes Chesapeake & Ohi9 Railroad Unlicensed: George Ballew Coastal Towing (Allied) Licensed: Elwood White Unlicensed: Marvin Gilden Curtis Bay Towing Licensed: Floyd Hudgins Jr. Unlicensed: Randy Cudworth I.B.C. Licensed: Charles Thomas Unlicensed: Steve Votsis Inland Towing (Allied) Licensed: Elwood White Unlicensed: Marvin Gilden Marine Oil Service Licensed: Johnnie Mathews Unlicensed: Michael Wingler Marine Tow & Trans. Unlicensed: Ken Cooper McAllister Brothers Licensed: Elbridge Mann Unlicensed: Charles Wroton NBC Lines Licensed: Glenn Davidson Jr. Unlicensed: Paul M. Pearson North East Towing Licensed: Charlie Moore Unlicensed: Albert Trotman Lynnhaven Services Unlicensed: Charles Leeuwenburg Ocean Towing (Allied) Licensed: Wade Hudgins Unlicensed: Bryan Gross S.T. Towing S.T. Trans. Shawns Launch Service (Legal) Sheridan Trans. Tug Management Unlicensed: John Thomas Virginia Pilots Assoc. Licensed: Robert W. Hurst Unlicensed: William P. Miller San Juan Crowley Tow & Trans. Licensed: Paul Calebough Unlicensed: Antonio Atiles Jacksonville Crowley Tow & Trans. Licensed: John Baucom Unlicensed: Stanley Krawczynski Marine Cont. & Towing Licensed: Jim Grimball Unlicensed: Cary Coker North Anie-rican Trailing Licensed: Ed Anderson Unlicensed: Ed Fuller Mobile Crescent Tow & Salvage Licensed: Joe Tucker Unlicensed: Hubert House Gulf Marine (Ideal Cement) Unlicensed: Jim Moody Pilot Service Unlicensed: Milan Northrope Radcliff Materials Unlicensed: Henry Williford Houston Bay Houston Towing Licensed: Delma Polk Unlicensed: R. Rigby Crowley Tow & Trans. (Lake Charles) Licensed: James Adaway Unlicensed: Jimmie Jackson G&H Towing Licensed: W. Hogan Licensed: Harold McDaniel Unlicensed: W. Dean Higman Towing Licensed: Robert Jardell Unlicensed: Joe L. Enmer Moran Tow of Texas Licensed: M. Champagne Unlicensed: J. Barbara Sabine Towing (Groves-Texas) Licensed: Bennie Landry Unlicensed: Tom Jackson (Port Arthur-Texas) Licensed: Buck Reynolds Unlicensed: Shorty Broxton Tampa Tugs Licensed: Tom Callahan Western Towing Licensed: J. Dow Unlicensed : W. Ainsworth Wilmington Negotiations for new agreements are underway or about to start at several SIU-contracted tug and barge companies on the East and Gulf coasts. In Texas, negotiating committees have been elected by the rank and file at G&H Towing and Moran Towing of Texas. Contracts at both companies expire on Sept. 30. G&H Towing , whose headquarters is in Galveston, performs ship docking operations in various Texas ports. Moran has its headquarters in Port Arthur and operates shipdocking and offshore boats. In New Orleans a negotiating committee has been elected at Gulf Atlantic Transportation Co. The contract with the company expires on Oct. 31. On the East Coast a number of contracts are also being negotiated or are in the process of a ratification vote. The three-year contract at Curtis Bay Towing, which operates in several ports along the East Coast, expires on Sept. 30. Meetings are being held in a number of ports to elect negotiating committee members and discuss the contract. For instance, in Norfolk, SIU Port Agent Jimmy Martin held a meeting last month with Curtis Bay members to collect contract proposals. A similar meeting was also held in that port with members from McAllister whose contract also expires in September. Other tug and barge agreements being negotiated on the East Coast are: Cape Fear Towing of Wilmington, N .C.; Northeast Towing_of Norfolk, and Charles Harper of Baltimore. Meanwhile, contract ratification ballots have gone out to SIU members at Inland Towing, and,Coastal Towing Divisions of Allied both of which operate out of the Norfolk area. The ballots must be returned by Sept. 13. 8 / LOG / August 1984 Crowley Tow & Trans. Licensed: Igor Loch and Ronald Rogers Unlicensed: Willliam Haynie and Hugh Wain Tankerman: Michael Main and Thomas Vela Star & Crescent Licensed: Russell Holmes Unlicensed: Pedro Enriquez st. Louis Heartland Trans . Unlicensed: Steve Ahrens Heartland Trans. (Moores Landing) Unlicensed: Scott Walters Orgulf Trans. Unlicensed: Tom Casey New Orleans Delta Queen Unlicensed: Larry Trosclair _ James Clark Energy Trans. Unlicensed: Joe Conlin Jr. Crescent Tow & Salvage Licensed: Timmy Gegenheimer Dave Walker Unlicensed: Don Tillman Gulf Atlantic Trans. (Jax) Licensed: Bruce· Twine Unlicensed: Ronald Van Cleve National Marine Service Licensed: James Benoit Scott Burnap Unlicensed: Robert Charlet Red Circle Licensed: Joe Byrne Unlicensed: Ernie Phelps Jeff King Tampa Bay Pilots Unlicensed: Tom Callahan Whiteman Towing Unlicensed: Bruce Miller Algonac Bigane Vessel Fueling Unlicensed: Ron Las Champions Auto Ferry Licensed: Edward Hotcbkiu Unlicensed: Edward Hotchkiss Dunbar & Sullivan Unlicensed: Ned Trueman (Ml) Ernest Demerse (NY) Great Lakes Towing Unlicensed: Richard Gimpel Luedtke Engineering Unlicensed: Michael Slaght Upper Lakes Towing Licensed: Dirk Vanenkevort Unlicensed : Terry Deipenter Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Unlicensed: Walter Gunn Tampa Tugs Licensed: Paul Carr Unlicensed: Michael Kelley ATTENTION The summary annual financial reports for the Seafarers Pension, Welfare and Vacation Plans and the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Plan are now available for the year 1982. If any participant would like to receive a copy of any of these reports, he or she should send one dollar ($1.00) for each report being requested, along with a letter indicating which document or documents are desired to: Controller Seafarers Plans 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746 �SIU's Crowley Boatmen Meet with Company To Iron-out Problems In an effort to establish better labor/management relations and solve some troubling problems at Crowley Towing and Transportation, 46 Boatmen, four SIU officials and eight Crowley officials gathered for a unique meeting in Wilmington, Calif. this month. Crowley assured the Union and the meeting delegates of the company's commitment to continue to operate a Union oriented company and the SIU pledged its effort to work through its membership to help resolve the issues which confront both labor and management. Other issues discussed included the problems with the company's newly formed Channel Marine subsidiary, the problems in securing contracts with the Navy for support work and off-shore industries. The company noted that with the competition in the expanding Navy and off-shore field it is difficult to win the contracts in the bidding process with so many other firms cutting costs to the bone. But several Union members questioned Crowley's set-up at Channel Marine and declared they believed it was an infringement on their job security. There was also discussion on other company proposals concerning wages. A series of quarterly and monthly meetings between management and the employees was set up. The committee also met without company representatives later in the day. Then eight representatives of the larger group met with SIU officials where they decided additional information and investigation was needed before meeting with the company agam. "It cannot .., be stated too strongly that it should be understood that there will be no action taken considering any issuesJhat have been brought up without specific recommendations being made to you the membership by we the committee for ratification,'' a letter from the committee to all employees said. Mate Mike Domangue (standing) explains some SIU concerns during the special labor/management conference. The others (I. to r.) are Lou Fleming from the company, Tankerman Jim Wilson and Capt. Burt Thompson. SONAT Presents Offer; Membership Will Decide (Continued from Page 7.) If a package is approved by the Committee, it will be presented to the membership. The SIU wants to make it clear to all SONAT Captains, Mates and Barge Captains that the SIU will take all steps necessary to preserve your contractual protections. We will keep you fully informed of these actions. You remain SIU members and will have our support and help. In this interim period without a contract, the SIU will waive the dues for all Captains, Mates and Barge Captains at IOT until such time as the present situa- tion is ended with your inclusion under a new SIU contract. None of you should be concerned that the SIU will take any steps that will jeopardize the security of you or your family. As with other recent beefs, the company can always do as it likes initially until the SIU, the law and other activities force it to amend its policies. We believe this will be the case with SONAT, as the action it has taken is illegal and violates the rights of Captains, Mates and Barge Captains at SONAT to their historical contractual and job protections. As fellow SIU members listen, Tankerman Kelly Johnson explains one of the problems Crowley employees have with the company. I Capt. Ron Rogers (3rd I.) outlines his ideas as (I. to r.) AB David Scarpelli, Tankerman Vito Gioiello and Tankerman John Brooks listen. In Memoriam Obed Caswell Oneal, 64, was dead of heart failure on arrival at the Pamlico County (N.C.) Medical Center .. on June 26. Brother Oneal joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing as a captain for C. G. Willis Co. from 1949 to 1967 and for IBC from 1967 to 1983. He also operated a fishing boat. Boatman Oneal was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Lowland, N.C., he was a resident there. Burial was- in the Lowland Community Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Marie and a daughter, Nina Bryan of Oriental, N.C. Pensioner Pe- = Pensioner Nelson Peter Hopkins, 87, passed away from a heart attack in the Church Hospital, Baltimore on May 12. Brother Hopkins joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1963, sailing as a deckhand and bridgetender for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1925 to 1968. He was a former member of the TWU from 1956 to 1963 and MEBA. rloatman Hopkins was born in Maryland and was a resident of Baltimore. Burial was in the Meadowridge Cemetery, Elkridge, Md. Surviving are his widow, Mary and a daughter, Marie Beck. ter John Reuter, 72, passed away on June 13 , Brother Reuter joined the Union in the port of New York m 1960 working as an assistant tug dispatcher for the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1944 to 1976. He was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1945 to 1960. Boatman Reuter was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He also worked as a clerk for John Campbell & Co. from 1929 to 1941. A native of Jersey City, N .J., he was a resident of Bayonne, N .J. Surviving are his widow, Mary; a son, William, and a daughter, Patricia. Pensioner Jes.se Earl Bailey Jr., 64, died of a heart attack on arrival at the Bay Minette (Ala.) Infirmary on June 2. Brother Bailey joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1956. He sailed as a cook for Radcliff Materials from 1960 to 1982 and attended a Piney Point Inland Educational Conference in 1977. Boatman Bailey was a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and M.P.s in World War II. A native of Frisco City, Ala., he was a resident of Bay Minette. Burial was in the Bay Minette Ceme(Continued on Page 10.) August 1984 / LOG I 9 �Dixie =r:alks. Resume, Company Asks NLRB for Settlement of Charges Dixie Carriers has resumed contract negotiations with the SIU as the strike against the company entered its 15th month. In addition Dixie has asked the National Labor Relations Board to settle all unfair labor charges pending against it. The Board has drafted a proposed order to settle the charges against Dixie. While the SIU returned tQ the bargaining table, where both sides exchanged proposals, the Union has appealed the tentative NLRB settlement because the SIU does not believe it goes far enough to protect Dixie strikers and assure good faith bargaining. The charges include acts which occurred both before and during the strike. Dixie has agreed to reinstate employees who have taken part in the strike, to bargain in good faith and not to interfere with Dixie employee rights or place them under surveillance. In ad- dition the company agreed to allow SIU representatives access to the boats and information about their locations. Dixie promised not to engage in direct bargaining with employees, not to engage in decertification action, interrogate employees about their union activities, threaten to fire employees for supporting the Union or not supporting decertification. The Union has appealed that settlement to the NLRB's Acting General Counsel and no date has been set for a decision on the appeal. "The SIU's battle with Dixie is more than 15 months old. Like ACBL the Dixie battle shows that even in the face of large scale violations of the law, the SIU will not give up its fight to protect the rights of its members," SIU president Frank Drozak said. Beardsley Promoted at Moran David A. Beardsley, a former tug engineer for Moran Towing and Transportation, has been named assistant manager of the construction and repair department of Moran. He has also served as port engineer and shipyard manager. In Memoriam (Continued from Page 9.) tery. Surviving are his widow , Mildred; four sons, Thomas , Lawrence, Harvey and Palmer, and four daughters, Lara, Denise, Ruth and Ivy. Marvin Jackson Dobbins Sr., 53, succumbed to heart failure in the Norfolk Medical Center Hospital on March 3. Brother Dobbins joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1979 sailing as a deckhand for the NBC Lines. He was born in Radford , Va. and was a resident of Virgina Beach, Va. Burial was in Meadowbrook Cemetery, Suffolk, Va. Surviving are his widow, Beatrice and a daughter, Brandy. James Calvin Ross, 58, died in the Craven Cty. Hospital, New Bern, N.C. on Oct. 23 , 1983. Brother Ross joined the Union in the port of ~ orfolk in 1971 sailing as a tug mate on the Courier (IBC-IOT) from 1969 to 1977 and for the company until 1983. He also worked at the New Bern Shipyard from 1963 10 / LOG I August 1984 to 1969. Boatman Ross was born in Bath, N.C. and was a resident of Lowland, N.C. Interment was in the Lowland Community Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Julia; two sons, Mark Anthony and Wesley and a daughter, Lisa. Pensioner John "Johnnie" Alton -Patrick, 65, died of lieart failure in the Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Va. on May 31. Brother Patrick joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a deckhand for N.C. Carriers from 1946 to 1949 and for Curtis Bay Towing from 1949 to 1981. He was a member of another union from 1954 to 1961. Boatman Patrick was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Roper, N.C. , he was a resident of Norfolk. Burial was in the Rosewood Cemetery, Virginia Beach. Surviving are his brother, Clyde of Norfolk,; two nephews, Michael and Gary of Norfolk and a niece , Shirley. Pensioners (Continued from Page 9.) Joseph Birttee Jarvis, 63, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1960 sailing as a deckhand, mate and captain for . GATCO (Allied Towing) in 1958 and for IBC in 1978. Brother Jarvis also sailed as a fisherman. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union, District 50. Boatman Jarvis was born in Aurora, N.C. and is a resident of Washington, N.C. Joseph "Joe" Ducre Babin, 57, joined the Union in the port of Gal. veston in 1957 sailing as a chief engineer for the G & H Towing Co. ~ , ~. from 1946 to 1984. Brother Babin is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II serving as a diesel engineer and electrician. He was born in Houston and is a resident of Three Rivers, Texas. John Gilborne Felip Jr., 62, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1969 sailing as a tankerman for Marine Towing (IOT) and Bulkfleet Marine. Brother Felip also worked as a meatcutter for the Acme Supermarkets and was a former member of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butchers Workmens Union of North America, Local 198 from 1953 to 1969. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy's Submarine Service in World War II. Boatman Felip was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Thorofare, N.J. Odilon DuBois, 62, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Houston sailing as a chief and 2nd engineer for G & H Towing from 1946 to 1983. Brother DuBois was a former member of the NMU. He was born in Kaplan, La. and is resident of Hardin, Texas. Daniel Francis Henderson, 54, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a cook for Curtis Bay Towing in 1965. .-- Brother Henderson was a former member of the ILA Local 1291 from 1947 to 1962. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Boatman Henderson was born in Philadelphia and is a resident there. Clyde H. Branton, 64, joined the Union in the port of St. Louis, Mo. in 1972. He sailed as a tankerman for the struck Dixie Carriers from 1961 to 1969 and for National Marine Service from 1970 to 1984. Brother Branton is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born in Foxworth, Miss. and is a resident there. Lee C. I. Clifton, 60, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk, Va. in 1966 sailing as a maintenance man for the Virginia Pilots Assn. Brother Clifton was a former member of the Carpenters Union and is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Washington Cty., N.C. and is a resident of Norfolk. f New Contract for Crescent This photo was taken just after Crescent Towing 's new contract was negotiated and signed in the port of New Orleans last month. Standing (I. tor.) are: Don Tillman, Dave Walker, Pat Pillsworth and Jim McGee. Seated (I. to r.) are Jim Crawford, Mike Nance and William Judd Jr. �Crowley Tugs At Work In Port Hueneme · Two Crowley tugs, Guide and Catano, were recently in Port Hueneme, Calif. Here are some shots of the tugs and their crews. Mark Miller is captain of the tug Catano. A meeting is being held aboard the tug Catano. From the left are: Capt. Rick Murphy (of the Guide), Port Agent Mike Worley, AB John Baker, OS John Graven, Mate Bruno Kalmeta (Guide) and Capt. Mark Miller. Space is a bit cramped, but Capt. Rlck Murphy of the tug Guide manages to get his paperwork done. Crewmembers from the Catano and the Guide get together for a group picture aboard the Catano. They are (I. to r.) Port Agent Mike Worley, Cook Gerald Hulme, AB John Baker, Capt. Rick Murphy, Mate Donna Hensinger, Capt. Mark Miller (Guide), Mate Bruno Kalmeta (Guide) and Engineer Deso Hrboka. On top is OS John Graven and Engr. Ken Vollman. August 1984 / LOG I 11 �At Sea/~~[h]@[f® ✓ DON'T BUY Lurline Gets Facial National Boycotts Officially Sanctioned by the AFL-CIO Executive Council The ' Lurline (Matson Navigation) will undergo some $2 million in repairs and alterations at the Triple A Shipyard in San Francisco. The work on the 826-foot ship will include engine modifications for better fuel efficiency and work on the afterdeck to make room for 39 more 40foot containers. Matson will take the Maunalei out of lay-up to keep all its runs in operation. The repairs should take about six weeks. July 1984 Aussie Unions Lift Foreign-Flag Ban After bringing Australian shipping to a standstill for more than a week, that country's maritime unions lifted their picket lines which had kept 100 ships from loading and unloading at ports around the nation. The maritime unions agreed to meet with Australian government officials to discuss long-standing disputes about job security. For years the unions have been pressing foreign-flag carriers in their trades to hire Australian nationals to work on their ships. Crowley Stretches Barges Crowley Maritime Corp. will stretch three of its RO/RO barges by some 330 feet. McDermott Shipyards in New Orleans will add the midsections in the three barges, giving them an overall length of 730 feet. The barges are operated by Crowley's Trailer Marine Transport subsidiary on runs between the U.S. and Puerto Rico. BROWN & SHARPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Measuring, cutting and machine tools and pumps International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Kopaa on Last Run The 40-year-old Kopaa (Pacific Gulf Marine) will make its last voyage, to a scrapyard on Taiwan. The 24,493 dwt ship has been manned by the SIU. Foreign-Flag Ships: One Sinking, One Fire The Liberian-flag Antaeus sank in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. The crew, spotted in lifeboats by a passing yacht, was rescued by a Portuguese frigate a day after the ship sank. The 26,000 dwt. ship was carrying a load of steel from Antwerp to New Orleans. A 26,510 dwt. Panamanian bulker caught fire and the Constantia's superstructure was destroyed. The fire was believed to have started in the engine room. Cove Seeks to Scrap Spirit. Cove Shipping has asked the Maritime Administration for permission to scrap its 30-year-old, 25,234 dwt. tanker the Cove Spirit. Navv Seeks Second Crane Ship Bid The Maritime Administration is seeking bids for conversion of a second National Defense Reserve Fleet containership to a crane ship for the Navy. The President Monroe is currently moored at Suisun Bay, Calif. Its sister ship, the Keystone State (formerly the President Harrison), is crewed by the SIU and currently is training in Hampton Roads, Va. The Navy plans on acquiring 11 crane ships in all. How Manv Fathoms to the South 40? A New York City company says it has a way to turn old ships into lobster, clam and oyster farms. Using the huUs of vessels of 12,000 to 50,000 dwt. spotted at key areas around the world, the firm would set up seafood farms using enclosed environment, new technology, special feeds and recycled purified water. There is no word if they are looking for farm hands to help out. How do you herd an oyster or brand a clam anyway? ATTENTION - NEW ADDRESS Mobile (Ala.) SIU Clinic 4724 Airport Blvd. Mobile, Ala. 36608 (205) 343-2044 12 /LOG/ August 1984 Kosmos Portland Cement, High Early Cement, and Air Entraining Cement and Kosmortar Masonry Cement United Cement, Ume, Gypsum & Allied Workers International Union LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION BRUCE CHURCH, INC. Iceberg Lettuce: Red Coach , Friendly, Green Valley Farms, Lucky United Farm Workers of America CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. Scheduled airline International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and Air Une Pilots Association ADOLPH COORS COMPANY Beer: Coors, Coors Light, Herman Joseph's 1868, Golden Lager Ale: George Killians Irish Red AFL-CIO Brewery Workers Local 366 EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY Life insurance, group insurance, major medical , disability income policies, pension plans and pension fund investments Service Employees International Union Sails Return The first modern oceangoing cargo vessel equipped with both sails and engines left Yokohama, Japan for Canada last month. The 31,000 dwt. freighter Aquacity could save up to 30 percent of the normal fuel supply on the trans-Pacific run according to engineers. The ship's sails are computer controlled and sit on the bow section. The two sails are 16 meters high and 11 meters wide. They are shaped like parabolic antennas and are made of reinforced canvas with steel frames. KOSMOS CEMENT COMPANY FABERGE, INC. Personal care products : Aphrodisia, Aqua Net Hair Spray, Babe, Cavale, Brut, Ceramic Nail Glaze, Flambeau, Great Skin, Grande Finale, Just Wonderful, Macho, Kiku, Partage, Tip Top Accessories, Tigress, Woodhue, Xandu, Zizanie de Fragonard, Caryl Richards, Farrah Fawcett and Faberge Organics Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union Brand name wood products: L·P Wolmanized, Ceoartone, Waferboard, Fibrepine, Oro-Bord, Redex, Sidex, Ketchikan, Pabco, Xonotite, L-P-X, L-P Forester, L-P Home Centers United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America International Woodworkers of America NIXDORFF-LLOYD CHAIN COMPANY Heavy duty chains sold in hardware stores. The NixdorffLloyd brand name appears on the chain spool. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers PROCTER & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Powder Detergents: Tide, Cheer, Oxydol, Bold Liquid Detergents: Ivory, Joy, Dawn Bar Soaps: Zest, Camay, Ivory United Steelworkers of America R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Cigarettes: Camel, Winston, Salem, Doral, Vantage, More, Now, Real, Bright, Century Smoking Tobaccos: Prince Albert, George Washington, Carter Hall, Apple, Madiera Mixture, Royal Comfort, Top, Our Advertiser Little Cigars : Winchester Chewing Tobaccos : Brown·s Mule, Days Work, Apple, R. J. Gold, Work Horse, Top, Reynolds Natural Leaf, Reynolds Sun Cured Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco Workers International Union SEATTLE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK Withdraw funds United Food & Commercial Workers International Union INDIANA DESK COMPANY STERLING RADIATOR Medium and high priced desks. Also sells to institutions, i.e., states, municipalities, Boards of Education, etc. United Furniture Workers of America Baseboard heaters for the home International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Legal Aid In the event that any SIU members hav.e legal problems In the various ports, a 11st of attorneys whom they can consult la being publlahed. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this 11st la Intended only for Informational purposes: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Filth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE.__ MD. Kaplan , Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele.# (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 T~le. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue , Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg . 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele.# (804) 622-3100 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 11 O 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 90~hemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 T.ele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele. # (415) 981 -4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash . 98119 Tele.# (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 �,r Senator Robert Byrd S ENATOR Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia) has served in the United States Senate since 1959. In 1977, Sen. Byrd was elected by his colleagues as Senate Democratic Leader, a position he currently holds. As the minority leader, Byrd has been successful in pulling the Democrats together after the Republican Senate landslide in 1980. Senator Byrd has been a strong supporter of working Americans--coal miners, shipyard workers and merchant mariners. The senator has first-hand experience oflabor's problems. During World War II, he served as a welder helping to build U.S. Liberty and Victory Ships. With a Senate career spanning 26 years, Sen. Byrd has an impressive list of Senate committee assignments and party appointments. He is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. In addition, Byrd is Chairman of the Senate Dem~ ocratic Steering Committee; Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee; Chairman of the Senate Democratic Conference; member of the Senate Export Caucus; member of the Senate Coal Caucus; and, member of the Senate Steel Caucus. The senator recognizes the need for a revitalized American industrial policy-emcompassing America's basic "smokestack" industries. "Healthy basic industries are a key to West Virginia's and our country's future, which is why I have worked to strengthen and protect our steel, coal, glass, chemical; maritime, lumber and other industries." In this regard, Senator Byrd has cosponsored several legislative measures to ''rebuild our domestic industries. Their decline and cheap foreign imports are robbing our ·state and country of jobs and threatening our national security,'' Senator Byrd said. Representing the industrial heartland of America, the senator has worked diligently promoting the domestic coal in- dustry-both internally and externally. On the international scene, Byrd has had discussions with Japanese trade ministers exploring expansion of Japan's steam coal imports. On the home front, Senator Byrd feels that "an expanded federal coal research and development effort could mean a brighter future for West Virginia and for the country. In the face of mounting controversy over Congresswoman Barbara Mikulski R EPRESENTING the Third decision by the Agency for InCongressional District of ternational Development to ex-Maryland since 1976, Congress- empt P.L.-480 Title II cargo woman Barbara Mikulski (D- shipped from Great Lakes ports Md.) is the granddaughter of from the requirements of the Polish immigrants and still lives Cargo Preference Act of 1954. in the same neighborhood of This Act stipulates that at least Baltimore where her grandpar- · 50 percent of all such cargo be shipped on U.S.-flag vessels." ents settled. It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive Naval force we can do nothing definitive. And with it, every thing honourable and glorious. George Washington (1732-1799) To LaFayette, November 15, 1781. so-called 'acid rain', it is essential to perfect more environmentally sound ways to use our coal." He said: "I have been working for Senate consideration of a bill I introduced in the U.S. Senate last fall that would give our country a much needed, five year coal research and development push. Our abundant reserves make coal a logical cornerstone of our country's energy future, and the federal government should once again become involved in a massive effort to promote the use of coal at its fullest.'' Register Now!! Vote In November!! Be Heard!! In the House, Ms. Mikulski sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families, and the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The congresswoman is committed to a modem, well equipped merchant marine and· is known as an ardent supporter of economic growth for the Port of Baltimore. In addition, the congresswoman belongs to a number of caucuses advocating issues of special concern to her district and to the nation: Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, the Executive Committee of the Steel Caucus, Members of Congress for Peace Through Law, the Northeast-Midwest Coalition, and the Arts Caucus. She champions all causes where there are those who have been wronged. Recently, the · congresswoman joined with several of her House colleagues and Senate associates in writing to the president enjoining him to see that the law is not broken on the P.L.-480 cargo. The letter stated "We are writing to oppose the recent '' Based on the plain meaning of that Act, which is completely supported by its legislative history, administrative interpretations, opinions of several Attorneys General, and rulings of several Comptrollers General, we believe that the decision is contrary to law. We strongly urge you to direct the appropriate officials at AID and the State Department to rescind the decision and to comply with existing law.'' The letter ended with a direct hit at the president, ''we believe this decision is in direct contravention of the standing instructions of your administration for agencies to neither take nor support any action that would expand or contract the existing cargo preference programs." At the Democratic House Caucus Trade Conference in January, the congresswoman told the illustrious gathering, ''we need today a strong na- · tional policy that calls for the dredging of our ports, the expansion of our nation's railroad system and the strengthening of our merchant marine. I join with my colleagues in saying 'No' to an administration that wants to give tax subsidies to American corporations to build ships overseas rather than right here at home. Ships that are built in the great shipyards of our country, sail around the world under the American flag. They are made with union labor and that means jobs for our people. The Democratic Party's blueprint will put our people back to work. Back to work in our ports. Back to work in our ships. Back to work iri our factories. We need to build more ships here in America. We need to dredge our ports. We need to revitalize our economy from the bottom up." August 1984 / LOG / 13 �__________________ ,,_....... - -- . . - -- - - Rose City Returns from Historic China Voyage ''The things that were funny after 20 days started to get irritating after 40; after 60 days it could get real tense. I'm glad we weren't out any longer," said Rose City (Apex Marine) Bosun Fred Findahl after the large tanker tied up at the Getty Oil Docks in Delaware City, after more than 70 days at sea. Findahl added though, that after mo;e than two months at sea, some folks might have gotten a bit touchy, but it was remarkable that the crew got along as well as they did. While it may have been a long trip without hitting shore, it was an historic one too. The Rose City was the first American tanker to take on a load of crude oil from the People's Republic of China and bring it back to - the U.S. for refining. Unfortunately, when the Rose City docked in China, government regulations did not allow crewmembers ashore. However, Chinese merchants were allowed to peddle some of their wares aboard the ships and most members came back with souvenirs from the People's Republic. Near Capetown, South Africa, a massive storm with I00 mph winds slowed the voyage down as the Rose City rode out the storm for five days. In the middle of the battering winds and waves, the crew sustained only one injury. AB Ernest Duhon was on deck securing a lifeboat, he said, ''when a sea hit me in the back and dragged me about IO or 15 feet.'' Duhon damaged his knee but was walking with only a slight limp by the time the ship hit Delaware. He said weeks of rehabilitation exercise for the knee had helped start the healmg process. (Continued on Next P~ge.) GSC Abdul Wais Yafai heads down the gangplank. -i. - - Smith With the car loaded down, John Mindinger, Saleh S. Nasser, John and Abdul Wais Yafai are ready to_go. ,~"'~] QMED James lllson and Oiler John Smith check a list of fatal tanker explosions and the causes as they stand in front of a safety reminder about breathing gear. 14 / LOG I August 1984 Chief Cook Brian Smith (foreground) and Chief Steward Ronald Saunders check the steam tables shortly before they leave the Rose City after payoff. �Ready to go home after the long voyage are George Thompson (I.) and Joseph Stanton. .~.::::;:~ ,JI While one crew was leaving, other Seafarers were taking over. Here AB Alexandar Szmir directs the loading of supplies aboard the Rose City. •re • r ¾%_-}: ; . . ~-· William Koltonok started sailing in 1939 and ended his career on the oceans when the Rose City pulled into the Getty Docks in Delaware City where he made his last payoff. (Continued from Previous Page.) One other historic event occurred on the trip too. AB William Koltonok made his last trip. Unlike in China, he was allowed to go ashore when the Rose City docked back home. Koltonok said he had been sailing as long as he could remember. He began shipping out in 1939 and sailed throughout World War II. He said he was "one of the lucky ones " who made it through the war. "I quit for about three years once. But you always come back," he said. "I just want to tell you one thing about him [Koltonok],'' Bosun Findahl said, "You tell people he was a good shipmate.'' Bosun Fred Findahl and Rep. Billy Holmes go over a few of the beefs the crew had following the long trip to China. Other crew members are (I. tor.) AB Ernest Duhon, GSU Jeffrey Beasley, GSU Abdul Wais Yafai and Chief Cook Brian Smith. August 1984 /LOG/ 15 �I I I I I - I I Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1984 is shaping up as a watershed year for the United States. Important issues will be decided this year that will affect the future of this country for years to come. Some groups have more at stake than others. Seamen, who have seen the Reagan administration cut every important maritime program over the past four years, are particularly vulnerable. At stake is the long-term survival of the maritime industry. Aware of the importance of this particular election, SIU President Frank Drozak has fashioned an ambitious grassroots program aimed at informing the public at large about the role that the maritime industry plays in the defense of this country. The program also seeks to publicize Reagan's failure to live up to the promises that he made during the 1980 campaign to "revitalize'' the American flag merchant marine. More important, the program seeks to galvanize our members to turn out in large numbers at the voting booth. "We Seamen have one important tool at our disposal," said Drozak. "We have the vote. Members who don't take the time to register have only themselves to blame if they find themselves without a job." REAGAN RALLY I I I I as ington - Sixty-five Seafarers who donated their spare time to the Union's grassroots program enabled the SIU and the maritime industry to receive important grassroots publicity. President Reagan spoke to a crowd of 5,000 people at Elizabeth, N .J. earlier this month. The affair was a typical Reagan extravaganza: cheering crowds, prepared text, extensive television coverage. There were some ironic touches. The plastic American flags that the Reagan advance team handed out were made in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong sign covered half of the flag. Unlike most other Reagan rallies, this one was covered by a number of groups opposed to the president's re-election. There was extensive security employed. Anyone wishing to see the president speak had to pass through a metal detector. As the people passed through the line, security guards took away anti-Reagan signs. Several members had their signs taken away because they said things like "America needs jobs." Luckily, the SIU contingency was able to keep some "America Needs A Strong American Flag Merchant Marine" signs. While delivering his speech, Reagan saw the signs and deviated from his prepared text to say that he too believes in a strong American flag merchant marine. The proof of his commitment, he said, lay in the fact that his administration had proposed a program to build 600 vessels. Unfortunately, the vessels that the president referred to were Navy vessels, not merchant vessels. There is a difference, but Reagan does not seem to know it. While most of the networks showed the cheering crowds and little else, a number of influential newspapers in the New York area-The New York Post and The Bergen 16 / LOG / August 1984 August 1984 Legislative, Administrative and Regulatory Happenings Evening Record-mentioned that 65 SIU members had attended the rally, and that they were protesting unemployment in the maritime sector. CUNARD The House and the Senate have yet to reconcile the differences in their re~pective Department of Defense authorizations bills. The House bill contains an amendment that would allow the reflagging of two unspecified seagoing vessels. The Senate bill does not contain such a provision. The bill is an important one for members of the SIU. If passed, the bill could create as many as 1,000 maritime and maritime related jobs. CDS ODS As of press time, an important vote was coming up in the House concerning the CDS payback issue. The issue is an important one that could affect the entire structure of the inland and deep sea industries. The Department of Transportation had proposed a ruling that would have allowed the transfer of vessels built with Construction Differential Subsidy funds from the foreign to the domestic trades on the provision that the operators paid back their Construction Differential Subsidies. The SIU has strongly opposed this ruling. President Drozak has gone on record as stating that such a ruling would diminish what is left of the deep sea fleet and disrupt the entire structure of the inland industry. The House of Representatives included language in H.R. 5712, the Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and related agencies appropriations bill prohibiting the rule. When the bill went to the Senate, the Senate took the language out. A joint House/Senate conference met last week to resolve their 'differences. They could not reach an agreement on the DOT ruling. As of press time, Rep. Neil Smith (D- . Iowa), chairman of the Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, was expected to call for a vote reaffirming the house's stand on the issue. More information on this story is contained elsewhere in this issue of the LOG. BILDISCO The SIU and the Labor Movement as a whole won an extremely important legislative victory when Congress approved a bill that overruled the Supreme Court's Bildisco decision, which would have allowed companies to use the bankruptcy laws of this country to evade their contractual obligation. The new legislation now makes it impossible for management to break a contract unilaterally, as it could under the Bildisco decision. A company must now ask for permission to declare bankruptcy. And if a company is in financial trouble and really needs to cut its costs, it must first make an offer that cuts pay and benefits only to the extent necessary to save the company. A company must open its books to the court to show financial need. PL-480 PROGRAM SAVED Timely action taken by the SIU helped save this nation's PL-480 program, which reserves 50 percent of government generated cargo for American-flag vessels. Earlier this year, AID, a division of the State Department, stated that it was going to exclude Great Lakes shipping figures in determining the amount of PL-480 cargo that must be carried on American-flag vessels. It argued that the Great Lakes area was a special case, since there were few American vessels in the area. The effect of AID's interpretation would have been to re9uce the amount of PL480 cargo available to American vessels. The SIU was able to mobilize the support of more than 50 congressmen and senators, who wrote ajoint congressional letter to President Reagan urging him to reserve AID's stand on the issue. The Union's perseverance paid off. Earlier this month, AID reversed its decision. Hundreds of SIU jobs were saved. SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL One of the most critical issues in modern maritime history is being decided right now in the courts. The way that this issue is decided will affect the job security of all our members for years to come. All across the nation, inland maritime companies are trying to break the unions that represent their captains, mates, barge captains and chief engineers. They are using the uncertainty caused by this issue as a way ofreducing manning substantially in the licensed and unlicensed departments. Right now, one of our inland companies is trying to use this tactic against the SIU and its own employees. That company is Sonat Marine. Unfortunately, the company has an ace up its sleeve: the Reagan-appointed National Labor Relations Board. While case law is pretty clear on this issue-it backs the SIU and other maritime unions-no one can accurately predict what the dogmatic and the aggressively conservative National Labor Relations Board will do when the matter is finally decided. This is an issue that goes far beyond just one SIU company. It affects all seamen: deep sea, inland, SIU, NMU, Dl, D2, MMP and whatever. The first case of this kind occurred against the MMP. Companies all across the country are waiting to test this thing out in the courts. What is happening in Sonat Marine and in the maritime industry as a whole is a breakdown of the social fabric that has existed between labor and management since the end of World War II. Seamen and indeed all workers have to do everything they can to combat this dangerous trend. That means voting; that means getting involved in your Union's grassroots political action program; that means talking to your neighbors and your family about this issue and writing letters to your senators and congressman. �It's Not the Headlines, It's the Results The SIU Fights in the Legislative Trenches I F YOU'RE trying to judge how effective and successful an organization is in dealing with government and the Congress by just reading the papers and watching the news, you get a distorted view of things. It's a lot like football, the flashy quarterback or the swift runningback get all the ink. In Washington, the big issues like the deficit or foreign relations dominate the headlines. But nobody writes about the hardworking right guard who is in there every play, hitting and driving in the trenches, protecting the other players. In the last Congressional session, now winding down, the SIU has been the hardworking right guard. You may not have read about the Union in the headlines of the major papers or seen us on the networks, but the players on the field, just like in a tough football game, know they've been in a game. And if the players are on the SIU's side, they know they have a dependable and strong teammate. If they are on the other side, they know they have a tough opponent. In this last Congress, more than three dozen separate bills were introduced concerning SIU and maritime issues. On top of that, more than 100 issues, amendments,. resolutions and government decisions, all affecting the well-being of the Union and its membership, had to be s~pported or fought against. But how does this sometimes complicated and strange system of lawmaking, government agency regulations, and administration policy decisions work? How is the game played? Who are the players for the Seafarers International Union? In Washington slang, when they talk about players, they usually mean the people directly related to a particular issue; a senator or congressional representative, a well-~nown lobbyist, a company president or a White House aide. Those are just some of the players, and sometimes they are on the SIU team. But everybody in the Union is a player from SIU President Frank Drozak to the Seafarer on the beach and everyone in between. Here in Washington, for example, Drozak is a bit like the quarterback. He usually ap·pears at most Senate and House hearings when they are considering issues which directly affect maritime and the SIU, like conslruction differential subsidies, maritime safety, merchant merchant marine and working people and the Qnes that could do heavy damage? Almost every day, SIU lobbyists are on Capitol Hill. In addition, representatives of the Transportation Institute work the halls and offices of Congress and the government. While most '" 1 . . , . : seamen's health care, expanding and protecting the merchant fleet and dozens of others. He calls the plays for the Union. But even before the hearings begin, a lot of work has gone on. In Washington literally hundreds of pieces of legislation are introduced. Government agencies such as the Departments of Transportation and Agriculture or the Maritime Administration and the Coast Guard issue policy decisions and rules and regulations. The White House issues directives and guidelines for policies the president wants. How do you keep up with the avalanche? How does the Union stay on top of the issues that might help and promote the .. people think a lobbyist's main duty is to persuade a congressman or woman to support the Union, they also act as the eyes and ears of the SIU many times. Certainly if someone is going to introduce a bill that might create job.s for seamen or promote the nation's fleet, they would let the Union know about •it and many times work handin-hand with the Union in designing the bill and researching facts and figures and even determining how much support they might receive from their colleagues. But on the other hand, if a representative or senator wants to propose legislation he or she knows the Union is going to oppose, like repeal of the Jones Act or elimination of cargo preference, they certainly are not going to warn the Union . That's where the constant contact and development of relationships come in. The word may be going around on Capitol Hill and during a regular visit by a Union lobbyist, a chief aide or even a senator or congressman or woman will warn the · SIU about a possible attack. By staying alert and developing contacts the SIU can protect the membership. The old saying is "forewarned is forearmed'' and the sooner the SIU knows about an issue, the sooner the Union can go to work to defeat it. Many times when the Union's position becomes known before a bill or amendment is introduced, that is enough to keep it from going any further. Sometimes getting· the SIU's position and views across include visits from lobbyists, letters or testimony from Drozak outlining why the SIU may be against an issue or simply promising to muster enough forces to defeat it. But that doesn't always work and the bill is introduced. In this last Congress the SIU was able to defeat or delay many measures such as the proposed CDS payback. When a bill gets to the stage of being introduced, a lot of work is still done in Washing::ton; research on its impact, gathering allies to work against it, in the case of a bad bill, or for it, and also the work of many other SIU officials and members. For example, many times the (Continued on Next Page.) Special LOG Feature The Continuing Battle In Congress and the White House August 1984 / LOG I 17 �-~-~~...~'~=-»-~½-«~-~-0-..». , . , , ' , , , ,, , ::.,.,.. , ~"";:~:,;w.:....,,... ,· w._..-:w, ' ' -s;r .z>::-.r..::;.;~:.--.::.» ~,x ,t ' , ~~ =:::,~~f:¢.?"~~;%~-$.W , v,,, ' , 'I (From Previous Page.) Union's vice-presidents, whose districts include dozens of congressional representatives and senators, will go to work because they have developed contacts and relationships over the years. They m·ay send letters, or make phone calls and personal visits. Field representatives play a big role too. The Union's first line of defense may be in Washington, but its strength is in the ports, where Seafarers and their families live and vote. This year's Grassroots Campaign is the biggest and best example of that. Over the years though, that same type of action, letter writing campaigns and local visits to their congressional representatives' home offices often have had an impact that .is felt all the way back to Washington. For just one bill, all this activity may be necessary, from your letter to Drozak's appearance in the Senate and House, but it is never just one or two bills or agency rulings the Union has to stay on top of. Multiply the effort by I00 and that is the real picture. In one week the Department of Agriculture may be trying to undermine cargo preference, the White House may be pushing for a way to eliminate subsidies or dismantle long-standing promotional programs and somebody else may be trying to open loop-holes in the Jones Act. Those are just ma~itime issues. Because the SIU is part of the AFL-CIO, our support is , ... ' i.hll ::11!1 IL . I . Ji JJJ . needed in many areas which affect labor in general, tax reform, health care, workers' rights and safety and other issues. The promotion and protection of the Union and its members goes on all the time. There are no time-outs, let alone a halftime. But the SIU, from its president down to each Seafarer, is in on every play, just like the unsung right guard; dependable and hardworking with a few bruises here and there, but never asking to be taken out of the game. A Good Record in a Tough Fight The SIU on the Issues; Jobs, Job Security and the Merchant Fleet The underlying concern of the SIU during this past session of Congress has been to protect and promote the' jobs and job security of Seafarers and revitalize the nation's merchant fleet. It hasn't been easy because the past several years have seen a growth of anti-labor, and even anti-maritime policies from aH branches of the government. The Union's battles have been on two fronts, to fight back attempts which undermine the merchant fleet, and to try and expand the nation's fleet to protect both national security and job security. More than 100 issues involving the SIU and maritime have been supported or battled. The record is pretty good. Here is a rundown. Administration Maritime Promotional Program The administration's ''maritime program" was formally introduced in both the House and Senate last spring. It is really nothing more than a hollow sellout to foreign interests. The House and Senate Merchant Marine subcommittees have held hearings on this legislation, however, neither body has plans 18 / LOG I August 1984 to further consider the administration's program. The administration has proved its lack of concern about the plight of the U.S. maritime industry, by continually making false promises. The fact is that the administration has no intention of addressing the real needs of the U, S. -flag fleet and American seafarers. Along with fighting the administration's proposals, the SIU has backed, sometimes with modifications, the programs offered by other members of both houses. Sen. Ted Stevens (R.-Alaska) introduced a four point program which would allow grants for U.S.-flag ships to upgrade their propulsion system by installing slow-speed diesels-financed by unused Operating Differential Subsidy funds (ODS); allow the use of Construction Capital Funds for building ships in both foreign and domestic trade; permit the re-flagging of two foreign-built passenger ships and establish a temporary waiver for subsidized operators to construct or buy ships outside the U.S. Drozak said he supported the intent of the legislation, calling it a compromise, but also said it was a "piecemeal approach." He offered four proposals to strengthen it. They included using ODS funds for federal health care of merchant seamen, to bolster unfunded pension plans and for the cost differential in the shipment of grain to CQina and the Soviet Union; extending the Jones Act to 200 miles; revising Title VII of the Merchant Marine Act to _provide for a build and charter program focused on military sealift needs and assure cargo allocation for those vessels. Steven's bill is at the committee stage. Alaska Oil Export Restrictions The SIU has been very successful in maintaining restrictions on the export of Alaska North Slope (ANS) oil to Japan. This represents an important victory because transport of Alaska oil to the West and Gulf coasts represents· a high percentage of domestic tanker traffic that would be forced out of work. In addition those tankers are the types of ships the military needs in time of crisis and currently lacks, plus the American consumer pays a smaller price for domestic oil and the nation's economy benefits from the ban. The Federal Treasury would also lose revenue from defaults on Title XI federal loan guarantees by U.S. tankers knocked out of the Alaska trade and forced into bankruptcy. The SIU has been in the forefront of the effort to extend the current Alaska oil export restrictions by meeting with congressional leaders and other government officials to convince them of the critical importance of retaining Alaska oil for use in the United States. The SIU has also been working with a broad coalition of consumer, energy, labor and maritime groups who oppose Alaska oil exports. Senator Murkowski (RAlaska) attempted to amend EAA to allow Alaska oil exports under the condition that the oil be transported in U .S.-flag ships. On the surface, this amendment might seem fair to the maritime industry, however, it would actually decrease the total number of tankers in the trade, because the transport distance is shorter from Alaska to Japan than it is to the Gulf and West coasts. Moreover, the oil exported to �Japan would be carried on a small number of VLCCs thus many smaller tankers would be thrown out of the trade. After the SIUNA brought this fact to the Congress' attention, Murkowski' s amendment was defeated by a vote of 70 to 20. Murkowski recently attempted to amend the Defense Authorization bill to allow for a study commission on the merits of exporting Alaskan oil to foreign countries where U.S. troops are stationed. The Senate defeated it by a 54-29 margin. The EAA was passed in two versions by each house. It is now in conference and both houses have agreed to a sixyear ban on the export. But other issues in the Act have held up its final passage. Bankruptcy The SIU has joined with other AFL-CIO affiliates to persuatle Congress to pass legislation to reverse the Supreme Court's recent decision which allows companies to break union contracts upon filing for Chapter 11 reorganization under the I978 bankruptcy law. Before this ruling, the courts maintained that a business could reject a labor contract, only if this action was the sole way to save the company. The decision had allowed a company to file for bankruptcy and then simply toss out its contracts with unions without having to gain court permission. Recognizing that this decision was an outrage, Representative Peter Rodino (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 5174 which would prevent abuse of bankruptcy reorganization laws as a means to break labor contracts. This legislation requires companies to try to negotiate their way out of bankruptcy, rather than unilaterally breaking union contracts. It also states that bankruptcy judges, not company representatives, should have the final authority over the breaking of union contracts. The House passed this legislation by voice vote in early April 1984. The Senate passed its version this summer and it was signed into law. Caribbean Basin Initiative In 1982, President Reagan introduced his Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) plan which would theoretically bolster the region's security through economic means. CBI includes such economic assistance programs as one-way free trade, a ten percent tax credit and emergency foreign economic assistance in the event of crisis conditions. Unfortunately, the CBI as envisioned by the Reagan administration did not guard against the export of American jobs. We were able to obtain an exemption which would ensure that tuna would not be dumped onto thy American market duty free. Thls one exemption saved at least 12,000 SIU, UIW and SIUNA fishing jobs for American workers. Unfortunately, however, we were unable to obtain an exemptioQ from dutyfree treatment for bulk rum products. The SIU will continue to seek opportunities, both legislative and administrative, to redress injustices to the American workers and to counter threats to the domestic industry's survival in an increasingly disadvantageous market place. The Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act The Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act (H.R. 1242) was introduced by Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-La.) along with 45 cosponsors in February 1983. This bill has been ~the centerpiece of the SIU's legislative efforts during the 98th Congress. If signed into law, it would initially require that five percent of our natipn's import and export bulk commerce be carried by U .S.-flag vessels. This requirement would increase by one percent each year until a minimum of 20 percent of all U.S. bulk commerce is carried on U.S.-flag bottoms. It has been projected that H.R. 1242 when enacted will generate domestic construction of nearly 270 vessels and create over 110,000 jobs throughout the economy. The House Merchant Marine subcommittee voted to approve H.R. 1242 last June and sent it on to the full House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee for further consideration. Approval of H.R. 1242 by the Committee is still pending and should be acted on before the close of the 98th Congress. Currently, 153 members of the House have cosponsored this legislation. On the Senate side, Senator Paul Trible (R-Va.) introduced S. 1624, the Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1983 on July 14, 1983. The Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee held hearings on this bill last September. While identical to H.R. 1242 in terms of cargo reservation, this bill also would provide for a ten percent tax credit to shippers who use U .S.-flag ships and would permit shipyards to establish a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) to deposit income from shipbuilding or ship repair. There have also been moves to make available more complete tax credits to American shippers which could make up the entire cost difference of shipping on U.S.-flag ships. These new provisions have been developed with the intent of making the bill more attractive to a broader cross section of Congress and to enhance its chances of passage. Since this provision involves taxes, both the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee will become involved in the process. We are working closely with these committees to ensure that the final product will be a workable and effective bill. While House passage of the bill seemed assured, with the threat of a sure administration veto, action on the bill has been delayed. CDS Payback • In 1983, the administration put forth a proposal which would grant a blanket waiver permitting subsidy built tankers to enter the Jones Act trade on a permanent basis on the condition that they pay back their construction differential subsidies (CDS). The SIU has strongly opposed the Department of Transportation's proposal at both the administrative and legislative level. If implemented, the proposal would have devastating consequences for the construction and operation of vessels in the Jones Act trades, resulting in significant unemployment, and, the effective elimination of U.S.-flag tanker participation m the foreign trades. The SIU was able to win an extension of the CDS payback ban until May 15, 1985 when both houses approved a conference version of the State, Justice and Commerce departments' appropriations. Defense Maritime Commission Two House subcommittees have held hearings on the establishment of a commission to study the defense role of the . (Continued on Next Page.) LOJ,lGV✓ OP.TH HO TJSE OFFICE BTJILDJJlG • August 1984 /LOG/ 19 �The SIU Represents Your Interests in Washington (From Previous Page.) merchant marine. In its testimony, the SIU stressed that only highly capable individuals should serve on the commission and that substantial effort should be directed toward advertising the findings, so that the commission's work will not be wasted. The SIU stressed the need for the committee to make recommendations with teeth and recommendations to develop the merchant fleet for defense needs because currently the merchant fleet cannot fulfill its defense role. The commission legislation was attached as an amendment to both House and Senate Defense Department authorizations which remain in conference. not expected to hand down a decision this summer. There were several other areas where foes attacked current cargo preference programs. A Senate resolution to not expand cargo preference was beaten by the SIU and maritime allies. Another amendment would have allowed foreign-flag ships to carry American ,military cargo 1>lnl'<·il)Hv STATE '"' nu c.t.Lnouu ft,,U lltl IUOI IHIO IIIIU.t. IOY.l J.t.UU l.tlTltlT • M'ICU.W.6 IUIH aUTLUI auuuuurs IIIClltiU •11usoTA .issun1'l 111sso11aJ 1101TAU • xuui.t. t'f.1.0 ,i.w• .l-~51118& I ,..,,,usl'I' • y tU.lJ(O •t n• roll &J •, ~r•u•o ,,101.t. 01110 01L.t.lt1ll.l. i ~ ;, 011•0• y,11.l ttJ•S~:LA·• cAJ ou•• t ••o>' soirt' ,.,6'f• .,art. :,,111iss£I .45 I I UUuou YUUU un •at• i\Vli'u •,uwu lun,uu ~~Utt ILLIIOIS :o,r• • .... llY.t.ll Government Impelled Cargo ,, ruu . ~•1u1u1 ~•1u • su £0LOIUO In 1978, Congress ordered the government to conduct a study the result of which concluded that the private dredging industry could handle most federal dredging projects. The SIU has encourged the Army Corps of Engineers to reduce its role :Also, the SIU has worked with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that small dredging concerns would be eligible to participate in SBA aid programs. rtr,;-n:• j"'° t'J,• t COIIUJICPl 20 / LOG I August 1984 SENATOR SUITE Un tuu •nLII lnltl, Dredging Government-impelled cargo laws require that at least 50 percent of government cargoes be carried on U.S.-flag ships. Unfortunately, many government agencies have tried to evade this law. For example, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the General Services Administration, the Department of Energy, the Agency for International Development, and even the Maritime Administration have all been involved in deals where cargo preference compliance was avoided. In each case, the SIU has notified Congress and/or met with officials in the Administration to combat these attempts. In one case, USDA's Blended Credit Program, the SIU joined with other maritime organizations in filing suit against USDA and the Department of Transportation to ensure cargo preference compliance. The court is cargo preference laws. It is highly unlikely that there will be further consideration of these proposals. Conversely, the SIUNA has promoted legislation introduced by Rep. Walter Jones (DNC) and senators Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) which would clarify existing cargo preference statutes and expand U .S.-flag re- h.rj t:\h, hmLn wmHo• uu ,oLI II ~:jl,m ::,nw !foaoH iM:nL JULl LfiU\uau• f,s£11'lfZ nu•1•• '1\lho• !· rn• dl~!:' l UiJ r' Hiitf}r• 1,.t. 10111 . . , ••","/.•• -~• ·JO n,,i,J t LIil '•!~u,., .. 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'11•• HN c,.u<f .. tpf)tl 11s1fUI .... 1rn1 ,..Sf~ i•tti _..... ,,,.1 •i> J,W-~..,ilfl~ ~ ~IS ,uufl I~ ~-.-ua.,,,,. ~ftJ!<' ,..\•••" ~ ,isflfl' tJ1i tel' Sfll't •.Ni, s:s f•~l, hffl .tlm••' ""f ,,ssllJP',... ~ At the strong urging of the SIU and other AFL-CIO unions, tne House passed a bill which extends health insurance for unemployed workers who do not qualify for Medicare. It also authorizes block grants to states and hospitals to help uninsured and needy workers. The Senate has reported the bill out of committee, but the full Senate has · not voted on the issue and Reagan has threatened to veto the legislation if passed. Jones Act COMMITTEES '->PUHLUJ ... Health Care for the Unemployed ...,,,o,,..... ..... ..... . ... :::: .........,.., .,...... ...... ..... ..... ..... ••"' ..... t,161 111P .••-•~,:.,... s.1i-S. to Iceland, that was also de- quirements under existing cargo feated. The administration's at- preference laws. tempt to exempt the Cash The SIU was able to wm anTransfer program with Israel other victory for American-flag from cargo preference laws was ships when an attempt by the prevented after heavy lobbying administration cut the fill rate of pressure by the SIU. And an · the nation's Strategic Petroleum effort by the Agency for Inter- Reserve (SPR) was defeated. The national Development to cir- admin~stration proposed to fill cumvent PL-480 laws by not the SPR at only 145,000 barrels counting Great Lakes grain a day, but thanks to the SIU and shjpments in the 50 percent remaritime supporters the fill rate quirement was reversed. was increased to 185,000 barrels There have been legislative which means more oil for U.S.proposals to change governflag tankers. ment impelled car~o laws which All those bills have been would both help and hurt the through the hearing stage and U.S.-flag fleet. The SIU has acface possible markup before next tively fought attempts either to limit or completely eliminate session. The Jones Act, which reserves domestic waterborne trade to U .S.-built, and U.S.crewed vessels, has had more positive impact on the domestic maritime industry than any other law on the books today. Occasionally, an interested party, or special interest group, will request a waiver which would allow foreign-flag participation in the domestic trades. For ex3:mple, in October 1982, we worked to ensure that a request by a Canadian company for a Jones Act waiver was denied. The company wanted the right to use foreign-flag selfunloading vessels to top off partially loaded coal supercolliers anchored in the Delaware Bay. An identical request was again denied this February. Traditionally, the incineration of hazardous wastes at sea has not come under the jurisdiction of the Jones Act. In 1982, this inequity was changed with the full support of the SIU. Although two foreign-flag vessels will be allowed to. remain in the trade under stringent Coast Guard requirements, all new vessels for this purpose must be U.S.-built, U.S.-flag, and U.S.manned. As originally written, the Jones Act contains a loophole known as the Alaska Third Proviso which allows foreign-flag vessels to transport American cargoes from the continental United States to Alaska via Canadian ports, as long as a portion of the point-to-point movement is over Canadian rail lines. Several foreign companies are considering using this loophole to avoid using U.S.-flag ships by moving cargoes by rail to Canada, rather than to the Pacific Northwest, (Continued on Page 29.) �LOG August 1984 ILA'S Charges Against SIU SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT These Are the Facts August 17, 1984 August 6, 1984 TO: Members of the Executive Council, AFL-CIO Dear Sirs & Brothers: I am bringing to the attention of the members of the Executive Council a matter which I consider to be of the greatest importance. It affects not only the ILA but each and every one of you as leaders of your respective Unions as well as all other affiliates that comprise our great Fedei:ation. It is the basic question of the meaning of our unity and our ability to exist alongside one another for the common good. In its simplest sense, it goes to the very preservation of brotherhood and resistance to the anti-labor tactics of our employers. The AFL-CIO's Constitution provides that the integrify of each affiliate is supposed to be maintained and preserved (Article III, Section 4). A requirement of membership is for each affiliate to Lane Kirkland President Thomas Donohue, Secretary-Treasurer Members of the Executive Council, AFL-CIO Dear Sirs and Brothers: As president of the Seafarers International Union of North America, this letter constitutes our reply to International Longshoreman's Association President Gleason's August 6, 1984 letter addressed to members of the Council. President Gleason has, over the past two years, engaged in a studied program of vilification of the SIU and its officers without cause or justification. As we shall show hereafter, this is a YOU BE THE JUDGE "respect" the established work relationships and collective bar- continuation of a condition which has its roots going back almost gaining relationships of every other affiliate (Article III, Section 30 years. It is indeed unfortunate that the ILA has embarked 4 and Article XX, Sections 2 and 3). These are defined in Article upon such an orchestrated program for as we will show, there is XX as situations in which an affiliate' s members have customarily no rational or constitutional justification for the same (Exhibit 1). In the course of this unfortunate undertaking, President Gleason performed work at a particular place or for a particular employer or where a local has been certified or recognized by an employer has attempted to intimidate the Executive Officers of the Federas the collective bargaining representative of its employees, who, ation; impugn the integrity of both the President of the Seafarers over a course of time, have dealt with one another and built up International Union of North America as well as the AFL-CIO their relationships. Indeed, Section 3 of Article XX expressly Maritime Trades Department. In furthering this vicious assault, prohibits an affiliate from entering into an agreement or collusion the ILA has sought to make subject to the AFL-CIO's Article with any employer in order to obtain work for its members to the XX Constitutional Provisions matters not arising thereunder or detriment of another affiliate which already has an established which were ever processed pursuant to the provisions thereof. work relationship, except with the consent of that affiliate. But To accuse an affiliate of "Sub Rosa collusion" with an employer there can be other circumstances that call for exercising' 'respect,'' as ILA has done here, and then fail to support such charge by appropriate evidence is the height of recklessness. We shall now · which I will demonstrate for you. It is a sad commentary that one of the Federation's affiliates place the issues in proper perspective. has ignored both the letter and the spirit of these fundamental * * * rules that make our peaceful co-existence and progress as an organization possible. It is the Seafarers' International Union, The SIU for many years has been the collective bargaining whose President happens to be the head of the AFL-CIO's representative for the marine personnel employed aboard Crowley Maritime Trades Department. Over the years, the SIU and the Towing and Transportation Company (Crowley) tugboats. Such ILA have had their skirmishes. We have been able to resolve or vessels whose personnel is represented by the SIU operate in live with them because of the greater importance of our own lower California, the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and the U.S. relationships and the knowledge that, as the saying goes, you win Atlantic Coast. In connection with Crowley's above operations, it maintains some and you lose some. However, this no longer is the case, as the SIU has now gone too far in undermining our relationship an installation at Jacksonville, Florida where the barges propelled and in substituting its own inferior contracts for those won by by the tugs are loaded and unloaded before going to and from the Caribbean. Several years ago, an SIU affiliate was successful in the ILA for its members. Beginning in 1982, the SIU declared open season on the ILA. securing adequate pledge cards from Crowley Jacksonville TerIt began as a serious intrusion into the port-wide work relationships minal employees to file a petition with the NLRB for certification. of the ILA in the Port of Philadelphia where our members have ILA personnel, including its executive officers, requested that performed virtually all longshore work for a dozen stevedores all SIU defer to the ILA for jurisdictional purposes and withdraw its over the port for decades. What at first appeared to be an isolated petition, permitting ILA to secure their representation. SIU incident, soon showed itself to actually be a pattern of conduct. acceded to that request. Not only did ILA fail in its organizing It again occurred on the Great Lakes and recently spread out · effort, but more significantly so neglected this effort that the result along the Eastern and Gulf Coasts of the United States from New was the Teamsters organized the employees and since that time York to Houston. The SIU is outright supporting an ILA employer to date have been their collective bargaining representative. Several years thereafter, in early 1982, Crowley, through its seeking to avoid our representation and contracts. Its sub rosa collusion with it has advanced to the point where its assistance TMT affiliate, subsequently opened another container terminal at (Continued on Next Page.) (Continued on Next Page.) Augu$t 1984 / LOG/ /21 �ILA'S Charges Against SIU These Are the Facts and side-stepping of its jurisdiction and obligations have contributed to what is developing into a life and death struggle for the ILA. -Certainly, this is something that we cannot ignore. I submit that you cannot ignore it either. If you sit back and allow it to happen to us today, then you will be making your own unions vulnerable to what can happen to them tomorrow where and when you least expect it, and from another affiliate you once trusted. The critical events that have caused me to bring this matter before you are, briefly, as follows: For more than the past 50 years, ILA local unions in the Port of Philadelphia have represented longshoremen involved in all phases of loading and unloading vessels, including roll on/roll off, barges, bulk and general cargo. Since the early 1960's, containers have also been handled by ILA longshoremen as in all other Petty's Island, New Jersey. At that location, which had been abandoned for almost 15 to 20 years, TMT, after construction, opened a new container operation as a port stop for the Crowley tugs represented by the SIU. As a result of SIU's personnel visits to that location, one of its affiliates was able to organize the terminal employees as a consequence of which it secured recognition and bargained an agreement. ILA, notwithstanding its failure to organize and represent the Jacksonville employees at the above Crowley TMT installation several years prior, even after SIU withdrew to accommodate them, then complained of SIU's affiliate organizational activities at Petty's Island claiming such was their traditional jurisdiction. With total disregard for the established legal relationship and requirements of law, ILA picketed the Petty' s Island installation and engaged in other serious unlawful conduct. The record shows that as a consequence of ILA' s conduct, the employer filed unfair YOU BE THE JUDGE ports. As you all know, our union has fought hard to hold on to that work with ongoing litigation over the past 11 years. Our locals struggled and bargained to develop decent working standards and conditions for their members, including guaranteed annual wages and other landmark benefits, in that port and in 35 others. Located on the Camden, New Jersey side of the port and connected to the shore by a narrow causeway is Petty's Island. Prior to the Korean War, and from time to time thereafter, longshore operations have been conducted on the Island using ILA labor exclusively. In January, 1982, Trailer Marine Transport Corp. ("TMT"), came onto the Island. TMT is owned by Joseph Crowley as part of his great maritime empire of ocean vessels, tugs, barges and terminals. The empire extends from the West Coast to Lake Charles, Louisiana and to the Port of Jacksonville, Florida where Crowley's terminal outfits, TOPS and TMT, respectively, handle some longshore operations, with employees who are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters under sub-ILA standards. Consequently, when the ILA delegates in Philadelphia heard that TMT was going to work on Petty's Island, they went over to the Island to learn about the operations and to organize TMT' s employees. TMT's manager denied that his people were going to do longshoring and refused to let them see its men. He kept them away on the following day when they observed a TMT barge from Puerto Rico moving up the river to Petty's Island. They attempted to reach the SIU's port agent to find out what was happening, since SIU's members work the tugboats that move the barges around the port. They left a message but the SIU agent did not call back for six days. ILA's representatives later learned that the company signed up with the SIU. Meanwhile, the ILA, believing that the company was playing some game, set up an informational picket line near the entrance to the Island. TMT filed charges with the NLRB, which proceeded to obtain an injunction against the picketing. In the course of the NLRB hearings that followed, the SIU pursued a story that its port agent refused to allow his members to dock the barge unless he was given recognition by TMT. He claimed to have amazingly signed up all ten men "on the spot" and the company instantly recognized him. All this just did not ring true to our people. After the hearings had closed, the ILA's counsel moved to reopen the record on the basis of new information which strongly indicated that TMT' s employees were not hired locally but that most of them were brought in from outside the port prior to setting up shop. The Board refused to reopen the record and the Court of Appeals went along with the Board. (Continued on Next Page.) 22 / LOG / August 1984 labor practice charges with the NLRB, which then secured a Federal Court injunction, prohibiting the ILA from picketing for recognition at a time when another labor organization, here the SIU's affiliate, was the lawful established bargaining agent. Labor Board proceedings were then held before an Administrative Law Judge who found that the SIU affiliate acted lawfully and properly in organizing the employees and in bargaining a contract; also found was that the ILA improperly sought recognition and also engaged in a jurisdictional dispute and then found that the work involved was not properly that of the ILA but to the contrary work properly assigned to the SIU affiliate members. These Law Judge findings proceeded to the full NLRB, the constituency of which was not the present composition but former members appointed by Democratic Presidents. The Board unanimously affirmed the Law Judges' findings and decision in all respects. Not satisfied with the foregoing, the ILA then appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, alleging some phoney newly discovered evidence gimmick. The Court would have none of this and found that the Board was correct in all respects in their ruling against the ILA. The ILA's Gleason would have us now believe that somehow or other all the above Judges and Labor Board members were incompetent or somehow naive as to not recognize the law or facts present. As usual with ILA's Gleason, everybody else is wrong but him. At this juncture, in mid 1982, ILA sought AFL-CIO President Kirkland's intervention through his good offices. As described hereafter, there has been in effect for several years disputes between the ILA and the SIU relative to the ILA's conduct upon the Great Lakes as well as ILA's Affiliate Agreements which contractually precluded SIU's exercise of long-established jurisdiction. Utilizing his good offices, President Kirkland heard the disputes but was unable to resolve all the disputes between the parties. And it is- part of the results of President Kirkland's efforts to settle these disputes by the use of his good offices, but only part, which ILA's Gleason has continuously sought to be enforced under Article XX. Notwithstanding it is not and never was an < Article XX proceeding. To place the multiple issues at hand in proper focus, one of necessity must delve into the background. * * * As some of the Council members may recall, approximately 30 years ago in the early 1950's the then APL expelled the ILA for violation of basic trade union principles. With such expulsion, the APL commenced an organizational campaign by its newly chartered affiliate to win the loyalties of the longshoremen. As trustees for the fledgling new affiliate, the Federation's Executive (Continued on Next Page.) �ILA'S Charges Against SIU While the NLRB may be following its bureaucratic rules, I am sure that as a sophisticated labor leader you can appreciate what really happened. The SIU came in by the back door, through a prior understanding with the Crowley organization and TMT. I made several strenuous efforts to approach the SIU to do what was right, pointing out that the containers on wheels handled by the TMT employees on and off the barges on Petty's Island were no different from the containers historically handled by the ILA longshoremen throughout the Port of Philadelphia. My arguments fell on deaf ears. I appealed to President Kirkland in April, 1982. I enclosed a comparison of the contractual terms and conditions of the ILA and TMT employees in the Port of Philadelphia which clearly showed how the SIU was undercutting the ILA' s working conditions and put our members who work for competing lines in the Puerto Rican trade at a disadvantage which was and threatening their livelihood. (See Exhibit A-1 with attachments.) While this matter was pending before President Kirkland, the These Are the Facts Council appointed three trustees-Dave Beck of the Teamsters, Al Hayes of the Machinists, and Paul Hall of the SIU. Because the SIU was the front-line union on the waterfront, to it fell the primary responsibility of the day-to-day campaign. Gleason was one of the ILA representatives at that time period. Several years thereafter, ILA was readmitted to the then AFLCIO. Unfortuntely, in such APL vs. ILA efforts, events occurred which created ILA animosity against the SIU which continues to date. Within a few years thereafter, initially through efforts of its affiliate in Mobile, Alabama, the ILA commenced the manifestation of its animosity when it sought to displace the SIU tugboat fleet in that port. Working with certain stevedoring companies, the ILA aided and abetted those companies in an anti-trust law suit against the SIU and its contracted employers. SIU defended and cross-claimed against the stevedoring companies and their ILA affiliate ally. The ILA then filed an Article XX charge YOU BE THE JUDGE SIU was moving in on an ILA affiliate on the Great Lakes. Since claiming that SIU utilized court proceedings whereas under Article 1960, the Licensed Tugmen's and Pilots' Protective Association XX it was confined solely to Article XX remedies. The Article of America ("LTPPA"), an ILA affiliate, has represented the XX hearing and determination by then umpire Kleeb set forth all licensed crewmen, including deck and engineering officers, aboard the facts relevant to the above issues including the finding that tugs operated by subsidiaries of Hannah Holding Corp. and James charged ILA with having aided and abetted the stevedoring A. Hannah, Inc. (See agreements at Exhibit B-1.) These companies companies. The Umpire further found no Article XX violation by are run by James Hannah and his son, Donald and other common SIU, as it was merely defending itself against the conduct of officers. Hannah's tugs tow barges primarily owned, operated or employers, in which the ILA affiliate was involved and this was chartered by Hannah Marine Co., across the Great Lakes and a proper and defensive activity. As a consequence of the Umpire's within Lake harbors. The SIU has represented the unlicensed decision~ and a successful U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit employees aboard these various tugs on the Great Lakes as well decision, SIU was able to repel the stevedoring lawsuit and defeat as both deck and unlicensed crew members on tugs owned and . the raid. That case is reported under Article XX as Tugboat, Inc. operated by Tampa Tugs Corp. in the Gulf of Mexico. There had Case Number 74-34. In the light of the above decision, it comes been dealings between the two employers over the years. with ill grace for the ILA, found to have aided and abetted an In the spring of 1981, a Tampa Tugs vessel was moved to the employer to attack an AFL-CIO affiliate, the SIU, to now claim Great Lakes. The SIU entered into a modified collective bargaining and more significantly so, without a speck of credible evidence agreement to cover different terms and conditions of its personnel or proof, that SIU has engaged in such conduct against the ILA. while working on the Great Lakes. The LTPPA's President was The ILA presentation attempts to make much of the fact of under the impression that the tug was to be operated by the findings by an Article XX umpire against the SIU in the case of Hannah organization. However, Donald C. Hannah consciously Hannah Marine. A reading of the determination demonstrates misrepresented to him that it had no connection with his firm, ILA's shading of the facts and result. There SIU had organized and that the LTPPA's contract did not apply. seamen employed by Tampa Tugs, located in the Gulf. ILA's Lo and behold, in the spring of 1982, certain laid up tugs affiliate, Local 333, attempted to raid the SIU. The Labor Board operated by the Hannah Company resumed service, but this time ruled that the SIU' s recognition and its then bargaining for a under Tampa Tugs' flag. Meanwhile, a formerly chartered Hannah contract precluded the ILA affiliate's petition. Thereafter, the tug went back on Lake Michigan, also for Tampa Tugs. These SIU, after a strike against Tampa Tugs, concluded a satisfactory vessels were now being manned "top to bottom" by SIU- agreement. represented crews. Several of the LTPPA's members, with their The following summer some of Tampa Tug's boats were backs to the wall, felt compelled to switch over to the SIU in transferred to the Great Lakes and in connection therewith, boats order to obtain employment. As a result, the hours worked by of Hannah Marine were intermingled in the Tampa Tug fleet, the ILA personnel for Hannah Marine dropped drastically over bringing about Article XX charges by the ILA. The intermingling the following months to the point where by September 1982, no of the equipment was by several companies all having the same hours were reported for L TPPA's members on Hannah Marine' s ownership. An ILA affiliate had an agreement with Hannah Marine tugs. for some of this equipment, limited to the licensed personnel An extensive investigation by the ILA of corporate affiliations, onboard the tugs. The umpire found that to the extent these log books, and other revealing documents uncovered that the Hannah Marine vessels were comingled, there was an Article XX Hannah group of companies and Tampa Tugs were owned and violation. However with respect to those vessels which were run by the very same people. Interlocking directorates as well as Tampa Tug vessels, there was no violation. The SIU fully complied a record of interconnected operations showed that the ILA' s with the umpire's determination. ILA nevertheless asked for representatives had been conned while the company was handing sanctions. A Subcommittee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, over the Hannah tugs to the SIU. In return, the employer was consisting of Secretary-Treasurer Donohue and Vice Presidents permitted by the SIU to reduce its manning levels. It appears Boede and McEntee, after carefully considering the evidence, that the ILA officials' resistance to this demand by the employer concluded that SIU had fully and completely complied with the and the SIU's willingness to comply was an important factor in umpire's determination and was not found to be in noncompliance with the umpire's determination (Exhibit 2). this turnover. In my letter of April 19, 1982 (Exhibit A-1), before the evidence Unhappy with the Executive Council Subcommittee's decision (Continued on Next Page.) (Continued on Next Page.) August 1984 / LOG/ /23 �ILA'S Charges Against SIU \ was all in on Hannah, I had alerted President Kirkland to what we had suspected. I called it a "growing pattern of deliberate hostilities by one AFL-CIO affiliate against another" at "a critical point in our Federation's history when we are setting out to organize the unorganized, not to displace the unorganized.'' I found it ''all the more shameful that the affiliate at fault is led by the President of the Maritime Trades Department who certainly should know better.'' On November 26, 1982, I reduced our complaints against the SIU on the Great Lakes to formal charges under Article XX (See Exhibit B-2). This resulted in a determination in June 1983 by an AFL-CIO Impartial Umpire who found substance to the ILA's allegations and who determined that the SIU was in violation of both Section 2 and 3 of Article XX (Exhibit B-3). He recognized that Tampa Tugs was clearly a "alter ego" of Hannah Marine and that the LTPPA's "protected relationship was not destroyed by the change in ownership or charter of the tugs in question.'' These Are the Facts on the merits, ILA's Gleason, in his usual form, using his purple prose, condemned the members of that Subcommittee, members of this Council. For on page 7 of his August 6, 1984 letter to this Council, he accused the SIU of creating a smoke screen of legal arguments and purportedly smoke therefrom clouded the committee's vision-for he then states ''the subcommittee backed off and evidently accepted the SIU's representations at face value when it refused to recommend sanctions''. Not satisfied with that thrust, he then indicted them for failing to carry out their responsibilities, by charging: "I submit that the Subcommittee did not carry out its mandate to uphold the integrity of an Article XX decision that was sound in all respects and that it allowed the SIU to give it mere lip service." Then he concluded with this attack: YOU BE THE JUDGE • In the intervening period, on April 20, 1983, President Kirkland handed down a "final and binding, determination" in the TMT dispute. He concluded that the SIU's Philadelphia affiliate "should disclaim its representation rights at TMT Corporation, Petty's Island, Camden, New Jersey." His decision was premised on my own assurances that if the ILA secured representation rights, then we would take all necessary steps to make sure that no one represented by the SIU on the island would be adversely affected by the change in representation. (See Exhibit A-2) The SIU's reaction to the two decisions was one that may be termed "passive resistance." The SIU never actually disclaimed its affiliate's representation of the employees on Petty's Island and continues to represent them to this time. The ILA's efforts to meet with Mr. Crowley went unanswered, while the SIU failed to extend any help to the ILA to obtain recognition as contemplated by President Kirkland's letter (See Exhibit A-3). As you will shortly see, the SIU's refusal to honor President Kirkland's decision would later have a far reaching, domino-like effect upon the ILA. The SIU similarly disregarded the essence of the Impartial Umpire's award. It appealed his determination while continuing to flout it (Exhibit B-4). After the appeal was denied, the ILA requested compliance (See Exhibit B-5). The SIU made a feeble attempt at disclaimer (See Exhibit B-6), which was rejected by the employer who then attempted to divide the two AFL-CIO affiliates from the employees (See Letter, September 16, 1983, Exhibit B-8). The SIU failed and refused to follow through with a bona.fide effort to comply with the Umpire's determination. In the meantime the employer rushed in to fill the gap until it can again deal with the SIU openly. The ILA then requested the imposition of sanctions under Sections 14 and 15 of Article XX (Exhibit B-9). A hearing was held before an Execurive Council subcommittee. The SIU created a smokescreen of legal arguments on its supposed liabilities if it attempted to do anything further to implement the Umpire's award. The subcommittee backed off and evidently accepted the SIU's representations at face value when it refused to recommend sanctions. (Exhibit B-10) I submit that the subcommittee did not carry out its mandate to uphold the integrity of an Article XX decision that was sound in all respects and that it allowed the SIU to give it mere lip service. This flies in the face of the whole purpose of Article XX and will encourage future violators of Article XX to avoid compliance by sitting back and raising all sorts of arguments whenever they are caught redhanded. I do not believe that the members of the Executive Council, sitting as a whole body, will (Continued on Next Page.) 24 / LOG / August 1984 ''I do not believe that members of the Executive Council, sitting as a whole body, will be taken in by such Flim-Flam." Unfortunately, the Flim-Flammer here is Gleason. Apparently not satisfied in subjecting and criticizing, the SIU, its President; the MTD, its President; and the President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, Brother Gleason now adds to his condemnation two members of a Council Subcommittee who participated as the Subcommittee Hearing body. Welcome aboard Brothers Boede and McEntee. Again Gleason demonstrates his consistency that if you don't agree with him, something must be wrong with you. We would also remind Gleason that making statements that tend to hold affiliates in disrepute is contrary to AFL-CIO's spirit and policy. See Article XX, Section 5, as an example. However, more significant in connection with the issues leading to the present dispute is a pattern of conduct engaged in by the ILA which has been the subject of much discussion between the parties, the Federation Officers, as well as Council members. Gleason claims the SIU has engaged in a course of conduct which he equates as raids upon the ILA. Unfortunately, he's gotten the parties confused because it has been the ILA which the record conclusively demonstrates has been the organization that has engaged in multiple and continuous raids upon the SIU and has been so found by many Article XX Umpires. Examples of such instances are as follows: • Sea/and-Hampton Roads, Case #79-9, where ILA was found to have raided SIU's Article XX rights in Virginia, with respect to Sections 2 & 3; • Sea/and-Port Everglades, Case #79-61, again where the Umpire found ILA violated SIU's Article XX rights; • Crowley Towing and Transportation, Case #80-3, ILA again found guilty of having violated SIU Article XX rights. • S.S. Buckeye, Case #81-1, where ILA has been found to have violated SIU's Article XX rights upon the Great Lakes. • In addition, there are two present cases before umpires on complaints filed by the SIU against the ILA. One is in connection with McAllister Brothers-Outreach where ILA' s affiliate is accused of violating SIU rights among tugboat workers in the port of Baltimore, which is to be heard by the Umpire on August 16, 1984. Another is Bob-Lo Company, where the ILA is accused that its affiliate MMP again violated the SIU's Article XX rights aboard vessels on the Great Lakes and which also is to be heard shortly. The foregoing record unquestionably refutes the ILA' s contention that SIU over the years has engaged in a course of conduct of raiding the ILA. The only case involving such conduct is the (Continued on Next Page.) �ILA'S Charges Against SIU These Are the Facts be taken in by such flim-flam. Along with that which I will propose hereafter, I am asking you to examine what happened in the Hannah Marine situation on your own moition. Unless you agree, then the subcommittee's ruling will continue to discredit and undermine the purposes of Article XX, by setting a dangerous and contrary precedent. The SIU's impunity found its ultimate expression on February 8, 1984, when Delta Steamship Lines, long-time longshore employer, suddenly turned against the ILA. In late 1982, Joe Crowley, the same tycoon who owns TMT and TOPS, bought Delta from Holiday Inns for a song. He immediately embarked on a master plan to rid himself not only of unions with which he doesn't prefer to deal, such as the ILA, but of all union-represented Americans in his conglomerate's employ. First, Crowley applied to the Maritime Administration to let him out of most of his Operating Differential Subsidies ("ODS") agreements, while permitting him to scuttle a goodly number of Delta ships. The ODS's are primarily used to subsidize or supplement American seamen's wages on American flag vessels, in order to keep our ships in certain key foreign trades. Delta proposed to replace the present vessels with more modern craft, case involving Hannah Marine in which the SIU was in partial violation and complied with the determination. There is, however, more serious conduct in the nature of charges with respect to ILA's conduct. This has been the subject of a meeting with three members of the Executive Council. Evidence was there presented demonstrating ILA's nefarious and non-trade union conduct. For upwards of 25 years, SIU has been the exclusive collective bargaining unit representative of the unlicensed seamen employed on vessels owned or operated by Great Lakes Towing Company (GLTC). Simultaneously during this period, the ILA, through its licensed tugboatmen union affiliate, has represented the licensed officers on the GLTC boats. As a result of conduct by the ILA in authorizing and permitting the making of collective bargaining agreements by another ILA affiliate with other companies upon terms and conditions of employment substantially less than that of Great Lakes Towing Company tugs, the employment opportunities of both SIU members and the ILA' s affiliated licensed tugboatmen have substantially declined. However, what is most surprising and disturbing is the manner in which this has been done by the ILA. YOU BE 1'HE JUDGE manned by drastically reduced crews. Crowley arrogantly sought over half a billion dollars from the Government for the privilege of buying him out and enabling him to cut his subsidiary's labor costs. Along with other industry brethren, I opposed this outrageous scam. I asked Congress to investigate this illegal proposal beforenot after-the fact. (See Exhibit C) A hearing has already been held and this part of Crowley's grand plan has meanwhile come to a halt. The next move on his schedule was to pull Delta out of several employer bargaining associations and away from all customary ILA ports. However, Delta did not act until February, 1984, after it had already subscribed to the ILA-Association Agreement in September, 1983, covering 36 ports from Maine to Texas. (Exhibit D-1) It balked at signing a further agreement and used this as an excuse for ignoring its earlie.r commitment in order to walk away from the ILA altogether. Crowley's scheme vitally depended on his ability to service the cargo aboard Delta's vessels at his non-ILA land-based facilities. He proceedeq in a lightning series of steps: (1) He moved containers and barges from Houston, Texas to his TOPS terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana where TOPS' Teamsters handled all longshoring. (See Exhibit D-2) (2) In Jacksonville, Florida, Delta bypassed its traditional dealings with the ILA's local members (See, e.g., Exhibit D-3). It arranged for containers aboard the vessel Santa Rosa to be discharged and loaded to and from barges (moved by Crowley tugs) in mid-stream. Teamsters in the employ of TMT of Jacksonville (See Exhibit D-3) operated the cranes, but only under 1he guidance, supervision and assistance of members of an SIU riding crew who normally serviced the cranes in the South American phases of the vessel's past voyages. Hundreds of additional Delta containers have since been handled dockside by TMT's Teamster members, while at least one other vesel had the assistance of SIU personnel in the operation of its cranes. (See Exhibit D-5). (3) When Delta's vessels arrived at their home port in Philadelphia, they were diverted from their regular ILA terminal to Petty's Island. There, members of the SIU's affiliate had prepared containers transferred from ILA terminals for loading aboard Delta ships by Teamster labor, including crane operators, employed by Crowley's TOPS division. They also processed con(Continued on Next Page.) I It began when Lakes tugboat companies known as Seaway Towing, Inc. and North American Towing were taken over by one Anthony Rico acting as Vice President and Secretary (Exhibit 3). This occurred in about 1980. Coincidentally Mr. Rico is the President of Upper Great Lakes Pilots, Inc., an ILA affiliate. Equally shocking is that Jennifer D. Broome is not only the controller of Upper Great Lakes Pilots, Inc., (Exhibit 4), but also the Treasurer of Seaway Towing, Inc. and North American Towing (Exhibit 5). And to top it off, Mrs. Broome is also the SecretaryTreasurer of ILA Local 2010 (Exhibit 4). In support of these statements, we have submitted as exhibits photocopies of the cards of Captain Rico and Mrs. Broome together with a mailing envelope of ILA Local 2010 as well as a Dun and Bradstreet report setting forth the officers of North American Towing Company and Seaway Towing. To be noted on the latter document is that Mrs. Broome is the Secretary-Treasurer of the ILA Local 2010 and the tug crews are represented by same Local 2010. We .also attach the minutes of a June 17, 1981 meeting of the Great Lakes Shipping Association which refers to the cut rates available from North American Towing Tugs crewed by ILA crews, in comparison to Great Lakes Towing Company tugs manned by joint ILA/SIU crews (Exhibit 6). Finally, we attach a Journal of Commerce column explaining the unusual nature of the relationship of the parties in this business venture and we submit it is this sort of relationship operating under substandard contracts which is undercutting not only the SIU's contract, but also ILA's own licensed tugboatmen (Exhibit 7). Is this what Gleason means when he proclaims ILA is representative of AFL-CIO trade unionism? A further example of the sort of substandard contracts made by ILA for seamen working upon the Great Lakes is the agreement between the Lakes Pilots Association, Inc. and Interlakes Pilots, District #2, Local 1921, ILA (Exhibit 8). Under this agreement, the Lakes Pilots Association, Inc., who are MMP members and an ILA affiliate have entered into a collective bargaining agreement with a sister ILA Local 1921, covering the seamen who operate the pilot boats. An examination of this contract shows that the company, the Pilot Association, pays the employees initiation fees, assessments and membership dues; that the company fringe benefits constitute paid hospitalization and life insurance of $5,000.00; and for a 12-hour day deckhands can receive for a full week's work of at least 60 hours the magnificent sum of $175.00 (Continued on Next Page.) August 1984 / LOG/ /25 �ILA'S Charges Against SIU tainers discharged by the Teamsters. (4) In Charleston, South Carolina where Delta had always used ILA stevedores, it set up an off-pier facility to receive and discharge containerized cargo. ILA did not sit back. It filed contract grievances against Delta before the appropriate panels. (See, e.g. Exhibit D-6) Delta refused to appear. When the ILA moved to enforce the panels' awards, Delta counterattacked in Federal Court where these cases are still being hotly litigated. The ILA also filed an Article XX charge with the AFL-CIO, which is pending before an impartial Umpire. (Exhibit D-7) Much of the information contained in this letter regarding SIU's assistance to Delta surfaced during the course of the hearing. It is now clear that SIU officials and involved members were aware from the ·very outset of ILA's dispute with Delta on its attempt to break away. It appears that though the SIU knew that it was being used to help carry out Crowley's plan, it filed no protests or grievances but continued ·to work hand-in-hand with Delta, eitl)er by side-stepping in favor of -the Teamsters or actually --initiating the Teamster members into their newly-found longshore work. The SIU has played coy by ordering its members not to These Are the Facts- per week, less than minimum wage, and operators $250.00. Further evidence of ILA' s two-pot system-their ,inferior agreements-is the letter from the Great Lakes Towing Company to ILA's Captain Bernard Fitzpatrick dated June 29, 1984 (Exhibit 9). That letter makes clear that more favorable contracts are being given to Gaelic Tugboat Company and other Lake Companies that are represented by the Licensed Tugmen of the ILA as distinguished from Fitzpatrick's ILA affiliate, which represents the licensed personnel at Great Lakes Towing Company. These issues have been the subject of differences and disputes between the SIU and ILA over the past many years and notwithstanding the same, ILA persists in 'the conduct described above to the severe detriment of SIU members upon the Lakes. It is beyond question that at all times the resolution of the disputes between ILA and SIU relative to the TMT Terminal at Petty's Island and the problem on the Great Lakes as to ILA's conduct were and are interrelated and depend upon each other for their resolution (Exhibit 10). The minutes of a meeting held between the parties and members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council at AFL-CIO Headquarters on July 6, 1982, copies of which are in the files of the AFL-CIO and available to Council Members, reflect this fact. YOU BE THE JUDGE "touch" Delta's equipment, while letting them make sure that We note further Brother Gleason's failure to regulate the activity the Teamsters are doing the work correctly ·and relinquishing to of its Masters, Mates, and Pilots affiliates viza the SIU. The the Teamsters part, but not all, of their own contractual work. Masters, Mates, and Pilots within the past several years is also Their members are doing the rest of the container handling work engaged in a campaign to invade SIU's. traditional jurisdiction, that our own members have traditionally done. the traditional jurisdiction which Gleason claims on behalf of the Meanwhle, articles appearing in industry and daily papers have ILA. Attached hereto is correspondence from the Masters, Mates, highlighted Joe Crowley's anti-ILA position and his success so and Pilots demonstrating that with respect to the M/V Resolute, far to evade our contract. (See Articles, Exhibit D-8) They point the MMP was representing unlicensed personnel notwithstanding out the "enormous significance" of this battle to the ILA, in its traditional jurisdiction is licensed personnel (Exhibit 11). With which it has the support of the more honorable carriers. They respect to the Valerie F, the attached exhibit demonstrates that also show beyond question that Crowley is out to streamline his again in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, operation at organized labor's expense. It is only a matter of time the Masters, .Mates, and Pilots was seeking to represent the before he turns all of his crews around, shipside and landside, unlicensed personnel notwithstanding their traditional jurisdiction from top of bottom. is licensed personnel (Exhibit 12). All of this hasn't bothered the SIU. Its officials are content to Going further, the ILA includes Local 6, a local that reportedly deal with both Crowley and the Teamsters. This point was driven represents foreign seamen on foreign ships. When President home to me and my colleagues in a meeting with Jackie Presser. Gleason talks about trade unionism and the necessary interrelaThe Teamster President at first led me to believe that he would tionships that are involved, one of those areas is the ITF. Yet through Local 6 and its President, a Mr. Perry, the ILA is not put up with a withdrawal that struck at the heart of all unions' in a position of defending the substandard contracts given by Mr. labor management relations. (See Exhibit D-9) However, it appears that after speaking to the SIU, Presser backed off from his Perry and Local 6 to foreign shipowners that violate ITF guideearlier position and now is refusing to cooperate. lines. Mr. Perry is a former Administrative Assistant to the National In the meantime, I have written several times to President Maritime Union who was thrown out by that union and given a Kirkland, asking him to advise you of what was going on and to charter by the ILA. Mr. Perry and Local 6 then engaged in a bring Brother Drozak and his cohorts to task for failing to respect controversy with the ITF over substandard contracts. In court the ILA's work under these very serious circumstances. Included proceedings, this ILA affiliates affidavits were characterized in among my recent appeals was a request for sanctions against the the Journal of Commerce as bearing language "that might be SIU for failing to abide by his ruling in the earlier TMT case, with effects that were being compounded in the present Delta · expected from an irate shipowner rather than a union official" (Exhibit 13). confrontation. (See Exhibit A-4) His response, through SecretaryTo our knowledge, ILA Local 6, and Mr. Perry are still part Treasurer Donahue, simply worked around the problem rather than deal with it forthrightly, so as to render his determination of the marine activities of the ILA. meaningless. He said he was only using his "good offices" and Finally, with respect to this issue of traditional jurisdiction, a could not comply with my request because we had not followed critical factor motivating the ILA is demonstrated by the terms of its constitution. ILA is a union which represents longshoremen. the precise formalities in the book. (See Exhibit A-5 and compare Nevertheless, umjerthe ILA Constitution, it has created a separate with Exhibit A-2). _ I find all this plainly ludicrous and offensive. It is a distortion division called the Marine Division. That Division is given a of the essence of Articles III and XX and of the very meaning of separate status and recognition with a vice president as well as other trappings of recognition. Under that banner that separate the "respect" that-he must know that the SIU is required to give division, represents the Masters, Mates, and Pilots (MMP), which the ILA. (Exhibit D-10) Though President Kirkland himself is a represents · masters and mates aboard vessels as well as pilots; member of the MM&P, which has just been stabbed in the back also represents marine engineers as well. Added thereto is its by Crowley, apparently he either cannot bring himself to confront (Continued on Next Page.) 26 / LOG / August 1984 (Continued on Next Page.) �ILA'S Charges Against SIU the President of the Maritime Trades Department or, realizing that his determination in the TMT matter was ignored by the SIU, he feels powerless to accomplish anything. Fortunately, the members of the Executive Council do not have to share his reluctance to deal with the SIU's shortcomings. They can and must take positive action. I am therefore requesting that you address this entire matter of the SIU's non-compliance and continuing defiance of its responsibilities as an affilitate of our Federation. I am asking you to direct the SIU to cease its misconduct and to support, rather than interfere with, the ILA in its monumental dispute with a determined runaway employer. If the Council should fail to act, then we might as well scrap these gut provisions of the AFL-CIO Constitution and the traditions built up over several decades. We'll then have to start a fresh ball game and go back to the old time hard-and- fast, noholds-barred rules. Which shall it be? I leave it up to you! YOU BE THEJUDGE Fraternally yours, Thomas W. Gleason International President These Are the Facts Local 333 which represents licensed and unlicensed tugboatmen; and finally in addition, is its Licensed Tugboatmen affiliate representing licensed personnel aboard tugboats on the Lakes. As a result, the ILA as an AFL-CIO affiliate has within its constitution an established rival deep sea, rivers, harbors and bay seamen unit to represent such classes of marine workers. This would be analogous to another AFL-CIO union setting up within its constitution a separate department to represent building trades personnel or a separate department representing food and commercial persons. And with this background, Gleason has the temerity to argue that the ILA organization is entitled to exclusivity of traditional jurisdiction. We note with interest Gleason's concluding remark, his ascribing to the SIU the reasons for the Teamsters' refusal to cooperate with the ILA. As much as Gleason may attempt to obfuscate, divert attention from the truth, and hide from the facts, it remains that it is the fundctmental dispute, set forth immediately hereafter, with its substantiating exhibit, which is the basis for their differences. Gleason knows better than to attempt such a ploy. For who but he knows better than anyone else that the dispute between his union and the Teamsters is the latter's contention that by the 50 mile rule, ILA has taken Teamsters' work. We attach hereto a recent article from the Journal of Commerce which demonstrates beyond a doubt the substance of our arguments (Exhibit 14). It should also be pointed out that notwithstanding the SIU NLRB petition for certification at the TMT Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida, and its withdrawal to aid the ILA as stated above, so the ILA could be their representative, nevertheless ILA defaulted or was incompetent to accomplish the desired resultconsequently the Teamsters represent the TMT Terminal at Jacksonville. And the same thing has 'occurred at other TMT terminals. For example atLake Charles, Louisiana, the ILA made no efforts to organize the TMT employees there. They are now Teamster members. Similarly at Mobile, Alabama, ILA made no efforts to organize the terminal employees there. Again the Teamsters did organize it. And the same with the San Juan TMT Terminal, which is Teamsters. ILA's complaint against the SIU is really an excuse and a lame one as such for its inability to marshall its own management and organize these workers. Yet on the other hand, when SIU has been successful or if any other AFL-CIO union should be successful, ILA would expect them to turn the membership over to the ILA. * * * Before proceeding to address the pending Article XX charges brought by the ILA against the SIU involving Delta Line, we reemphasize the past Article XX proceedings between the SIU and the ILA. This record makes clear, as our discussion above demonstrated, that the SIU was subjected to 5 raids by the ILA and in addition has two more pending charges awaiting a hearing before an Umpire against the ILA. On the other hand, applicable to the SIU, there was only one finding by an umpire against the SIU in favor of the ILA, the same limited to a partial finding under particular circumstances. A late beloved politician once said "let's look at the record". Now we suggest President Gleason do the same as instructed by the late Governor Al Smith. There is presently pending before an Impartial Umpire the Delta complaint by ILA, charging that SIU violated ILA' s Article XX rights. Hearings on this complaint were heard on three separate days and were recently concluded, with briefs to be filed by August 24, 1984. We do not propose nor do we think it appropriate to discuss that matter before this Council. We do not believe it is fair to prejudice any member of this council for in the event of any appeal from the Umpire's determination, members of this council, of necessity, will have to sit as an appelate body. For that reason, we do not discuss the merits of the pending Article XX Delta Case and we submit Article XX due process requires no less. We recognize that Gleason, by his letter, as he has in the past, is engaged in a course of conduct representing an attempt to "condition" the record in an Article XX proceeding. He is also in effect attempting the old cliche of'' salting'' the record. Although affiliates may from time to time disagree with Article XX determinations, as we are sure many affiliates have, nevertheless the proceedings of Article XX must and have always been held inviolate. Nor should proceedings be subjected to pressures or persuasions by any affiliate. We intend to abide by that admonition. We would expect in the interest of basic trade unionism and adherence to constitutional precepts of the AFL-CIO, that ILA be instructed to do likewise. We believe that our position before the Impartial Umpire in the present Delta case is correct and that we will be successful. (Continued on Next Page.) August 1984 / LOG/ /27 �These Are the Facts However, whatever the outcome, affiliates including the SIU and the ILA must abide by the result and we further suggest to the ILA that they stop carping about the process, the integrity of the system, or the integrity of the participants, including those who have to make the impartial determinations. We believe that as we have stated at the outset, that this ILA grievance is not properly a matter of constitutional principle before this council. We are not concerned about debating the merits of the issue. However we believe that once constitutional precepts are disregarded, such as making a non-Article XX proceeding one nevertheless, then the rule of constitutional adherence is breached and anarchy takes over. For the foregoing reasons, this complaint of the ILA should not be accorded a hearing and, in any event, the same be dismissed. Fraternally, Frank Drozak President YOU BE THE JUDGE ' -I LOG 28 / LOG / August 1984 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT August 1984 �-· - - ~- ~ - - - -- - -- - -~------------------~~------- (Continued from Page 20.) and then transferring them to foreign-flag ships for carriage to Alaska. If this loophole is not closed, as many as 4,000 maritime jobs may be lost. The SIU has worked closely with Rep. Don Bonker (D-Wash.) , who has introduced a bill to eliminate the Third Proviso loophole. The House passed this bill. Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) recently introduced a similar measure in the Senate. Last August, Rep. Bill Frenzel (R-Minn.) introduced a bill which would repeal the Jones Act. The SIU will oppose it in any form, however, we are reasonably sure that there will be no action on this legislation. Also the SIU is working extending the Jones Act to 200 miles offshore as opposed to the current 12-mile limit. That would eliminate most topping-off outside the 12-mile limit by foreignflag ships. In addition, the Union is fighting against the establishment of so-called free trade zones which could result in foreignflag participation in the Jones Act market. outs, the SIU has been forced to go to Congress to prevent those proposals. Maritime Safety h the recent past, there have been three major incidents which have starkly demonstrated the perils of life at sea. The freighter S.S. Poet disappeared. The collier Marine Electric and the mobile offshore unit Ocean Ranger both capsized, incurring great loss of life. Thus, measures which increase seafarers' chances for survival during a maritime disaster are high on the SIU s list of priorities. Last November, the House and Senate tried to put together a package of current maritime safety legislation. An important element of this package was a bill introduced by Sen. Paul Trible (R-Va.) which would require that exposure suits be carried on all U.S.-flag commercial vessels. The Coast Guard, upon review of this legislation, initiated their own rulemaking proceeding and subsequently issued regulations requmng exposure suits on all U .S.-flag vessels operating in cold cli- to improved enforcement of existing safety regulations. Medical Care Entitlement for Merchant Seamen Maritime Administration Programs Each year the Maritime Administration (MarAd) must present a budget to Congress for its ongoing maritime programs including operating differential subsidies (ODS), construction differential subsidies (CDS), and Title XI loan guar• antee funding. The Reagan administration has cut back MarAd funding drastically, all but eliminating tfle CDS program. The SIU has encouraged Congress to keep in mind the long term needs of the U.S. maritime industry during the ongoing budget process. Because of the funding cuts, the SIU has worked through Congress to help bolster traditional programs such as CDS and ODS. Also because the administration uses MarAd to implement its own policies, such as CDS paybacks and ODS buy- mates. The Coast Guard's regulation became binding on August 4, 1984. Rep. Walter Jones (D-N .C.), Chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, introduced a measure which includes provisions to improve vessel reporting requirements and inspection procedures. It would increase the limit of owner liability from $60 per ton to $420 for death and bodily injury payments. Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) recently introduced his own liability legislation. Both Houses of Congress approved different versions of the marine safety bill, however, they have yet to iron out the differences between their packages. The SIU will press for passage of the most comprehensive version. The SIU also believes that much more can be done in this area, particularly with respect For over 200 years, the leaders of our nation respected the U.S. merchant marine's value as a national defense asset, and the federal government provided seafarers with free medical care. In 1981 , however, the Reagan administration decided to back out on this responsibility in the name of fiscal constraint. The burden of seafarer health care shifted at that time to various unions' plans. This represents a heavy burden for the maritime community. Upon the urging of the SIU and other members of the maritime industry, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) sponsored an amendment to legislation which ordered the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct an investigation of the negative impact of the elimination of the Public Health Service and government-sponsored medical coverage for Seafarers. This amendment, signed into law in December 1982, also requested that the GAO include a report on the feasibility of providing merchant seamen with health care benefits by including them in the Department of Defense's ongoing health care programs. The GAO Ii.as not yet issued its report, although over 15 months have lapsed since it was requested. The GAO now reports that the study should be released by the end of September. Also SIU President Frank Drozak has urged Congress to approve the use of surplus ODS funds to establish some sort of medical program for merchant seamen. That is under consideration by Congress. Navy Support The SIU is encouraging the Department of Defense to develop Naval support programs intended to meet national security needs and also to build up the U.S.-flag fleet. The SIUNA also supports a transfer of tasks such as harbor and fleet tug work, underway replenishment and salvage work, from the U.S. Navy to privately owned U .S.-flag vessels. Because of the Union's efforts, hundreds of Navy support jobs have been created through the manning of four new Sealift ships (former SL-7s), plus the new Navy crane ship Keystone State. The gwernment is also taking bids for dozens of other support ships which could lead to even more jobs. Just before the current recess, the SIU worked with supporters of an amendment which set up a study on the practice of contracting out procedures. Initially it was feared the amend(Continued on Next Page.) August 1984 / LOG / 29 �Cargo, Safety, Jobs, and National Security are the 'Stakes ment could mean a halt of contracting, the Union was assured that the amendment was not intended to have a negative impact on the merchant fleet. Ocean Mining - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has received funding the last few years for exploration of resources on the ocean floors. The SIU supports this funding because U.S. companies and U.S. -flag mining vessels, utilizing the increased knowledge resulting from NOAA research, would be in a strategic position to begin economical and timely recovery of these minerals. The SIU views this newborn industry as a unique opportunity for the U.S. maritime industry and will accordingly continue to study it to determine how U.S. maritime interests could best take advantage of the opportunities it presents. deepening projects. The SIU also. pointed out that those user fees would in effect subsidize foreign shipping because if an American vessel was forced to pay for channel dredging it did not need, it would be providing some Qf the funds to open the ports to foreign-flag ships. Also if all users of the port were forced to pay it would add an_pther burden on the cost of water transportation. This legislation ensures that these vessels will not be assessed fees for projects only affecting the bulk trades. H.R. 3678 was originally referred to four committees. Just prior to the bill being marked up in the Merchant Marine and Constitution to enter the U.S. domestic passenger ship trades. Moreover, the SIU is fighting a recent attempt to allow foreignflag passenger vessels into the Puerto Rico trade. The SIU also successfully promoted legislation which would permit a tax deduction for business expenses incurred by individuals attending a convention held aboard a U .S.-flag passenger ship. While Title 46 Recodification One of the SIU's biggest leg- foreign flag interests attempted islative victories in 1983 was the . to get an identical deduction, recodification of Title 46 of the their effort was unsuccessful. United States Code. Title 46 is Because of the high-cost of the primary group of laws dealbuilding U.S. passenger ships and the military's desperate need ing with marine safety, vessels standards, and seamen's welfor troop carrying ships in event fare. The SIU made many recof a crisis, the SIU has been fighting to allow the re-flagging of two foreign built ships , so _a U.S.-owned company can operate them with American crews. Currently that is attached to the Department of Defense's authorizations which is in conference. such as health insurance. Both the Senate and House included bans on such taxation in the tax _packages reported out of committees, however, the Senate prohibition is only temporary. The SIU will work for a permanent ban on unfair taxation of labor's hard earned fringe benefits. ODS Buyouts Vessel Air Emissions Although some operators argue that ODS contract termination will allow them more freedom, the SIU is certain that this proposal will harm the U.S. maritime industry in ways unforeseen by MarAd. The present ODS program ensures that ODS contracted operators will maintain U.S.-crewed, U.S.flagged fleets engaging in international trade. If these operators terminate their contracts, there is no guarantee that they will not reflag foreign or invade the Jones Act protected, coastwise trade. The SIU has written detailed comments in opposition to MarAd's proposal. In addition, SIU will follow up with meetings and further correspondence with the appropriate MarAd officials to educate them on the disastrous impact of ODS contract terminations. The SIU has been actively engaged in efforts to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to vessel air emissions. Since 1980, there has been a growing trend toward state-by-state regulation of air pollution from vessels which has resulted in diverse and, often times, conflicting requirements. This type of regulation not only increases the operational costs of the vessel, but raises potentially serious safety problems. The SIUNA has voiced its concerns to members of Congress and has cautioned against developing any laws and regulations to control marine air emissions before the safe application of these controls can be demonstrated. Just recently the SIU has voiced strong opposition at a Santa Barbara, Calif. proposed ordinance which would have virtually phased out all tanker traffic in that area because of unreasonable emission standards. Port Development Rep. Robert Roe (D-N.J.) introduced H.R. 3678 , the most comprehensive water transportation legislation of the 98th Congress. This bill would finance port improvement projects through a combination of already imposed customs fees and some locally generated funding. There has been some concern that shallow draft vessels would be unfairly burdened by user fees extended for port 30 I LOG / August 1984 Fisheries Committee, the SIU successfully fought back an amendment which would have allowed user fees to be imposed on all vessels with drafts of less than 45 feet to finance port development projects. The bill passed the House. The Senate Version, S. 1739, includes the high user fee and the SIU is fighting that attempt. That legislation is still at the committee stage. Saint Lawrence Seaway In the last two years, steps have been taken to bolster trade in the Great Lakes region and improve the financial health of the St. Lawrence Seaway. In 1982, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation was relieved of its obligation to repay its construction debt. Legislation is now pending which would abolish transit tolls on the U.S. portion of the Seaway. The SIU supports any legislation which will encourage increased trade on the Great Lakes. T·axation of Fringe Benefits The SIUNA has joined with the AFL-CIO in its fight against the taxation of fringe benefits ommendations to the appropriate committees to ensure that the needs of American seafarers would be met. Many of the recommendations were included in the final package signed into law by the president. UNCTAD In October 1983, the United Nations · Conference on Trade and Development (UNCT AD) Liner Code came into effect, however, the United States Government still refuses to sign it. The SIU believes that this code, which reserves 80 percent of the cargo traded between two countries for their own fleets, would greatly benefit the U.S.flag fleet. During several hearings and in correspondence with the administration, SIU President Frank Drozak has urged the adoption of bi-lateral shipping agreements as a necessary way to improve the state of the fleet. U.S. Flag Passenger Fleet The SIU has focused on promoting the U .S.-flag passenger fleet. We were successful in getting legislation passed which allowed the Independence and the International Issues The fight to promote the American fleet and jobs has not been-limited to the United States. Through representation on several international groups and committees, such as the International Maritime Organization and the International Transportation Workers Federation, the SIU has won battles on safety, manning levels and flags of convenience problems. �Ballot Box X Voting-How to Register As an American citizen, your greatest right is to vote for candidates campa1gmng for the public trust as they seek local, state and national offices. The SIU/MTD grassroots program works in tandem with our members' voting rights. Our grassroots . campaign educates the candidates on the vital role the maritime industry plays for STATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT America's survival, economically and strategically. We must work together to elect candidates who will stand by their promises and make their promises working realities. We need the strength of our members to convince candidates for office that our issues must be dealt with-not by promises-but by ACTION! REGISTRATION DEADLINE But our members must act by pulling the levers in the -voting booth for these candidates on election day. Voting is your right, but registering to be eligible to vote is your responsibility. This November, the stakes are high for the working people of this country and for America's future. WHERE TO REGISTER Voters must be 18 years of age by election day in all states except Pennsylvania (where the age requirement extends to the day after election day). Election day is all day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1984. The following is a state-by-state description of the registration procedures and requirements of the 50 states of the union. REGISTRATION BY MAIL WHYIS REGISTRATION CANCELLED? Alabama Ala,ka 10 days 30 days 1O days before election · county court house no move 30 days before election state ·election office, city & borough clerk, precinct registrar yes failure to vote in 4 yrs.; registration in another state Arizona 50 days 50 days before election county recorder, justice of the peace, deputy registrars no failure to vote in last gen'I election Arkansas none 20 days before election county clerk, other designated places no failure to vote in 4 yrs., move from co., name chg. C• llfoml• 29 days 29 days before election -office of registrar of voters or co. clerk, before deputy registrar, Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Post Offices yes failure to vote in general election, accompanied by confirmation of residence Colorado 32 days 32 days before election any county or city clerk's office, or branch offices no failure to vote in general election Connecticut bona fide residence no durational req. 14 days before primary 21 days before election town clerk or registrar of voters, session of bd. of admission of electors, public sessions, crosstown & door-to-door registration no move from town Delaware bona fide residence no durational req. 21 days before primary 3rd Sat. in Oct. county department of elections, other designated places yes move from state, failure to vote in 2 consecutive gen'I elections Florida none 30 days before election with supervisor of elections, or branch offices no ... on request, move from state or co., failure to return purge or vote in 2 yrs. Georgia bona fide residence no durational req. 30 days before election county board of registrars no failure to vote in 3 yrs. Hawaii none 30th day before election any county or city clerk's office, Lt. Governor's office no failure to vote in election yr., request by voter Idaho bona fide residence no durational req. 5 days before election county clerk or precinct registrar no failure to vote in 4 yrs., incorrect address llllnols 30 days 28 days before election county clerk's office, office of the Board of Election Commissioners during precinct registration days or anytime by precinct registrars no failure to vote in 4 yrs., name or address change lndl1n1 none 29th day before election Bd. of Voter Registration, clerk of cir- no failure to vote for 2 yrs. cuit court, before deputy registrar, certain institutions low• none 10th day before election Office of County Commissioner, public bldgs., or anyone may distribute forms yes failure to record change of name or address, failure to vote in 4 yrs. Kansas must be registered at close of registration 20 days before election county election commissioner's office, county clerk yes change of name, change of address Kentucky Louisiana 30 days county clerk's office yes failure to vote in 4 yrs., moving none 30 days before election 30 days before election office of registrar of parish no failure to vote in 4 yrs., change of address Maine no durational req. Election Day Registration before registrar of voters, board of registration, justice of peace, or notary public no permanent move from community or state, or voting elsewhere Maryland bona fide residence no durational req. 29 days before election local board of Supervisors of elections, public libraries, other designated places yes failure to vote in 5 years, request by voter, failure to record change of name or address Massachusetts no durational req. Must be res. at close of registration 28 days before election city or town hall, or registrar will visit disabled, special out-of-office sessions no moved-as indicated in annual canvass, registration elsewhere Michigan 30 days 30 days before election city or township clerk, Sec'y of State branch office yes moving out of community Minnesota 20 days 20 days before election city hall or other public place designated by official at polls election day, city clerk, county auditor yes failure to vote in 4 yrs., change of name or address, voter under guardianship Election Day Registration Mississippi Missouri 30 days 30 days before election county registrar or city clerk no death none 28 days before election county clerk's office or office of board of election commissioners yes name or address c_hange Montan• 30 days 30 days before election county clerk & recorder's office, with deputy registrar, co. election administrator yes challenge of qualifications, failure to vote in presidential gen'I election Nebraska Nevada none 2nd Fri. before election county clerk or election commissioner no change of name or address 30 days 30 days before election office of county clerk, registrar of voters, or volunteer deputy registrar no move from jurisdiction, failure to vote in general election August 1984 /SEAFARERS/ 31 �STATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT REGISTRATION DEADLINE I . REGISTRATION BY MAIL WHYIS REGISTRATION CANCELLED? New Hampshire 10 days 1o days before election board of supervisors of the checklist or town or city clerk no moved NewJeney 30 days 29 days before election county bd. of elec. or ofc. of municipal clerk, out-of-ofc. sites, mobile vans yes failure to vote in 4 yrs., moved New Mexico no durational req. 42 days before election office of county clerk or by deputy registrar no voter's request, failure to vote in a general election, failure to respond to purge notice New York 30 days 30 days before election county board of elections, or at local registration meetings 2 days as designated yes failure to record change of address or to vote within 2 yrs. North Carollna 30 days 21 business days before election office of county board of elections no failure to vote in 4 yrs. , moved North Dakota Ohio 30 days 30 days Not required 30 days before election county board of elections office or other legally designated sites yes registration elsewhere, failure to vote in 4 years Oklahoma no durational req. 1O days before election county election board or office of voter registrar no failure to vote in 2 years Oregon 20 days anytime including El~tion Day county clerk's office, other designated places yes if name or address changes and elector Pennsylvania , 30 days 30 days before election county board of elections, court house, municipal buildings, libraries yes failure to vote in 2 yrs., registration in another county Rhode Island ' South Carollna 30 days 30 days before election 30 days before election Local board of canvassers no failure to vote for 5 yrs. county board of voter registration office no move from precinct, failure to vote in 2 yrs. South Dakota none 15 days before election city or county auditor, township or town clerk, municipal finance officer or notary public no failure to vote in 4 consecutive yrs., death, move from county Tennessee 20 days 30 days before election county election commission office or with precinct registrar, post offices, other designated places yes change of name, failure to vote for 4 yrs., moved out of precinct Texas 30 days 30 days before election county tax assessor-collector, deputies, county elec. administrator, co. clerk, Sec'y of State yes move to another county or state Utah 30 days 1o days before election county clerk's office or with registration agent, other designated places yes duplicate registration Vermont none 17 days before election town or city clerk no move from town, apply to be on checklist elsewhere, not voting in 2 previous gen'I elections Virginia no durational req. 31 days before election in presence of general registrar of city or county or assistants, various locations no removal of residence, failure to vote at least once in 4 yrs. Washington 30 days 30 days before election county auditor's office, deputy registrars no move from county, name change, failure to vote for 24 mos. or in most recent gen'I election West Vl,glnla 29 days 29 days before election county clerk, magisterial sittings, certain institutions no move from county, failure to vote in period covering 2 state prim. & gen. elec. Wisconsin 10 days 2nd Wed . before election Election Day at polls municipal clerk or bd. of elec. commissioners in counties where registration is required yes move from precinct, change of name, failure to vote in 2 yrs. Wyoming bona fide residence no durational req . 30 days before election city or county clerk's office no failure to vote in gen'I elec., removal of residence from county District of Columbia Puerto Rico 30 days 30 days before election District Building, public libraries yes move from DC, failure to vote in 4 years 120 days 120 days before election inscription centers established by local commission of elections no qualifications challenge, official notice of death ' ~ WHERE TO REGISTER bona fide residence no durational req. does not re-register E V E R y V 0 T E C 0 u N T s 32 / LOG / August 1984 �Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea July 1-31, 1984 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C Port Gloucester ...... . .. . . . ..... . New York ......... .. . ... . ... Philadelphia .. . .............. Baltimore . . .. . ... . . . ..• . .... Norfolk .......... .... .. . .. . . Mobile . ........... .. . . .. . .. New Orleans .. . ...• . ........ Jacksonville . ........ . .. . .... San Francisco ..... . ......... Wilmington ... ..... .. .... . .. Seattle .. . .. ... ........ . . ... Puerto Rico .... . .. .... ...... Honolulu ..... . . . .• ... .. .. . . Houston . .... . . .... ...... . .. Piner: Point ..... . .. . ...... .. Tota s. ................. . ... 2 101 9 8 18 19 53 39 5g 24 49 9 0 39 0 429 Port Gloucester ................. . New York .......... . ...... . . Philadelphia ... . .... . ........ Baltimore . . . ... . ............ Norfolk . . ' . ' ' ' ' ' . . ... .. •.. . . Mobile . ........ .. . .. .. . .. .. . New Orleans . ....... ...• .. . . Jacksonville .. ............... San Francisco .. .. .. .. .... ... Wilmington ......... . . .. .... Seattle ... .................. Puerto Rico . .... .. ... .... .. . Honolulu . .. . ..........•.... Houston . . .. . .......... . .... Piner Point ... . . . . .. . ....... Tota s. ... . .. ........... . . .. 2 75 8 17 15 15 42 23 32 19 36 7 1 31 0 323 Port Gloucester . .. .. .......... .. . New York ........... . .. . . . .. Philadelphia .. ' ' ' . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Baltimore ... .. . . . . .. .. .. .... Norfolk .............. . ..... . Mobile ' .. . ' ' .. ' ' ' .. ' ' . ..... New Orleans . ..... . •. . .. . ... Jacksonville . ....... . ........ San Francisco .... . ..... .. ... Wilmington . .... .... ........ Seattle .. ... . . .. . . . . . .... . .. Pt,erto Rico ........ .. . ... ... Honolulu ... . . .. ..... .. . •. . . Houston ............. ... •... Piner Point ....... . . . ....... Tota s...... . .......... . . ... 0 40 2 4 9 8 29 19 18 8 23 3 2 21 1 187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 23 5 3 9 2 13 16 12 12 15 2 9 7 0 129 1 51 5 2 17 10 42 29 38 12 33 8 1 28 0 2n 2 2 9 3 1 11 6 8 9 10 6 16 4 11 0 45 2 7 10 5 31 30 23 12 28 11 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 100 222 6 0 11 1 1 2 0 3 5 30 7 9 1 18 0 0 28 88 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C Tr~ Relles DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 20 0 1 0 2 0 12 0 4 0 31 0 30 0 25 0 7 0 15 0 9 0 16 7 23 0 3 0 7 198 27 811 257 12 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 3 0 5 15 0 15 0 0 5 15 0 4 0 13 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 5 1 0 2 0 5 153 11 24 22 37 89 38 59 32 49 17 6 78 0 4 23 5 2 13 10 18 7 17 11 18 3 17 13 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 6 0 1 4 0 3 0 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 10 0 25 1 1 0 2 3 0 10 6 0 0 6 0 30 9 0 27 16 0 14 37 O• 3 0 9 16 22 4 0 3 3 122 2 78 18 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 0 0 / 158 203 126 9 184 10 30 27 46 111 66 81 53 64 18 4 108 0 8 46 7 6 19 3 16 21 27 23 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 34 29 0 16 620 162 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 76 5 9 15 20 57 16 2 37 3 1 3 1 7 9 62 11 10 1 46 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 49 0 0 44 19 32 7 4 37 0 14 341 198 57 0 3 0 1 64 8 2 170 22 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 3 23 3 8 2 192 2 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . ......... . ... . .. New York . ... . • . ... ... . .. . . . Philadelphia . . . ..... ...... . .. Baltimore .. ...... ... . . ... . .. Norfolk ' ' . ' ' ' ' . ... ... ' . ' ' ... Mobile . . ... ' ' ' .... . . . .... ' ' New Orleans . .. . ... . ...... . . Jacksonville ......... . . . .... . San Francisco ...... . •. . . . • . . Wilmington ....... ..... . .•. . Seattle .. . .. .... . . . . . . . . . • .. Puerto Rico .......... . . . . .. . Honolulu . .. ....... . • .. . . ... Houston ........... . ........ Piner Point . .. ..... .. . ...... Totas . ... . . . . ....... . . .... . 129 404 169 0 0 0 Totals All Departments . ....... 1,068 721 205 657 503 137 1 2 36 53 4 5 2 11 5 17 8 15 4 5 6 2 13 0 8 0 0 0 0 11 2 4 1 147 1 0 33 10 21 17 64 22 33 7 99 21 9 15 12 47 12 29 9 13 15 9 31 0 59 25 51 24 155 81 55 12 154 47 0 273 881 244 2,045 1,498 328 D 57 24 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ** " Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer Leon Hall, Vice President Angua "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mika Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 ... GLOUCESTER, Mass.. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (212) 499-6600I NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. Shipping in the month of July was down from the month of June. A total of 1,354 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,354 jobs shipped, 657 jobs or about 48 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 57 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 684 relief jobs have been shipped. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority JULY 1-31, 1984 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac ......... ... ...... . . . 36 2 2 Port _ Algonac . .... . . . . . .. ... .. ... . 13 2 0 Port Algonac ..... . .. . ....... .. .. . 16 0 Port Algonac . . .. .... . . . . . . ...... . 43 14 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP 0 25 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 35 5 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 12 6 9 0 22 68 12 7 19 11 29 3 19 3 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. DECK DEPARTMENT 75 SEATTLE, Wash. 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 Totals All Departments . . . .. .. . 108 18 6 139 27 0 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . ** " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . 3 Support Your SIU Blood Bank 0 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 Support SPAD August 1984 / LOG I 33 �Walter Francis M. Mccallum, 65, joined the SIU in Deep Sea James Richard Boone, 55, joined the SIU in 1947 in the •port of Baltimo,·e sailing as a QMED. Brother Boone upgraded at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS), Piriey Point, Md. in 1973-74 and in 1976. He is a S/P3 veteran of the U.S. Army's Co. D. , 503rd Infantry Reg.,1 st Battalion Gp. after the Korean War. Seafarer Boone was awarded the Parachute Badge, the Good Conduct Medal and the Army of Occupation of West Germany Medal. A native -of Baltimore, he is a resident of Finksburg, Md. Ramiro Rios Gonzales, 54, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1961 sailing as a cattleman in 1946 and as a chief cook. Brothers Gonzales is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was born in Texas and is a resident of Houston. Luigi Iovino, 55, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Iovino also sailed aboard the Robin Line and served at the Seatrain UIW Brooklyn (N.Y.) Navy Shipyard. He was elected N.Y. joint-patrolman in the 196972 and 1972-75 elections. And he was port agent in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1980. Seafarer Iovino received his GED diploma at the SHLSS in 1973. He also worked as a butcher. Born in New York City, he is a resident of West Covina, Calif. Chang Kang Kiang, 65, ~ - \L I joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sailing as a cook. Br,0ther Kiang was born in China and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of San Francisco. Amado E. Lato, 67, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1955 sailing in the steward department. Brother Lato was born in the Philippine Islands and is a resident of San Francisco. 1 34 / LOG / August 1984 l _. the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1968 s-ailing as a FOWT. Brother McCallum in a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World ~ War II serving as a boilerman ,.JI on the USS Missouri after the conflict. He was born in New York City and is a resident of Rutherford , N.J. Great Lakes William Jerome Tiers, 62, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a linesman and deckhand for Dunbar and Sullivan in 1956 and for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1957 to 1984. Brother Tiers was a former member of the Teamsters Union and the Operating Engineers Union. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Laker Tiers was born John H. Ponson, 62, joined in Rockledge, Pa. and is a resident of Brooksthe SIU in the port of · New ville, Fla. Orleans in 1966 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Ponson was a MAP graduate in 1965. Robert Edwin Bruckman, 62, joined the He was born in New Orleans 'Union in the port of Ashtabula, Ohio in 1960. and is a resident of Metairie, He sailed as a FOWT and deckhand for the La. Cleveland Cliff Co. from 1941 to 1942 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1943 Manuel Rial, 67, joined the to 1984 sailing aboard the ·tug Michigan. SIU in 1943 in the port of New Brother Bruckman was a former member of York sailing as a FOWT. the IBU-merged Tug Workmen 's Union (TEBrother Rial worked on the LOWA) from 1943 to 1960. He was born in Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Ashtabula and is a resident there. Elizabeth, N.J. from 1966 to 1984. He hit the bricks in the Harry Richard Mollick, 62, joined the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing beef. Seafarer Rial was born in Spain and is a resident of as a dredgeman for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1948 to 1984. Brother Mallick also Brooklyn, N.Y. worked as an assemblyman for Kaiser-Frazier from 1947 to 1948. He was a former Ernest Drize Sims Sr.-, 64, joined the SIU in 1947 in the member of the Dredge Workers Union from port of Norfolk sailing as a 1948 to 1959 and the UAW. Laker Mallick chief steward. Brother Sims is a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army in received a Union Personal World War II. Born in Hastings, Minn., he is Safety Award in 1960 for rid- a resident of Wayne, Mich. ing an accident-free ship, the SS Robin. He was born in Georgia and is a resident of Covington, Ga. Atlantic Fishermen Levy Lincoln Williamson, 50, joined the Paul F. Parisi, 60, joined the SIU-merged SIU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1956 sailing as a QMED. Brother Williamson was born in Andalu_sia, Ala. and is a resident of Eight Mile, Ala. Atlantic Fishermen's Union in 1944 in the port of Gloucester, Mass. sailing as a fisherman. Brother Parisi was born in Gloucester and is a resident there. Smith Sails into Retirement With the shake of a hand, SIU Port Agent George Vukmir (1.) turns over a pension check to new pensioner William Marcus Smith, recertified bosun. Smith has been sailing with the SIU since 1946. �Piney Point Maryland Marine Electronics Serving the Needs of the Industry Cargo handling equipment has advanced from levers and foot pedals to electronic push button controls. As equipment becomes more automated, trained personnel are needed to maintain it. SHLSS offers a six-week course in Marine Electronics. The course includes electronic control of direct current motors and specifically deals with the LASH gantry crane. It's necessary that the electrician knows how the aane operates and how to trouble-shoot the equipment. The first few days of the course is spent on the operation of the aane The and the remainder of the course concentrates on understanding diagrams, schematics, and preparing sequential operating charts. Upon completion the electrician will know how to: line up the crane if a gantry motor or hoist motor fails, how to light off the crane, set the crane up for emergency· operation and how to trouble-shoot the various systems in the crane. Marine Electronics is a continuation of the Marine Electrical Maintenance course. Its primary function is to teach the student how to use a service manual. Marine Electronic class members I. to r. Robin Cotton, Arthur Rhymes, Hubert Johnson and Tadeusz Lielinski practice removing and testing card paks. Regulations for Upgrading Reimbursement · for Transportation To and ·From the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point, Md. Robert Larsen reviews solid state controls. All SIU Members taking upgrading courses at SHLSS are entitled to transportation reimbursement. The reimbursement is equal to economy class transportation costs to and from Piney Point. To be eligible you must satisfactorily complete the course and receive a SHLSS Certificate or U.S. Coast Gurad endorsement. The transportation benefit applies to all Seafarers and Boatmen who have satisfactorily completed a program and were issued a SHLSS Certificate for any class since September 1, 1980. It provides the opportunity for all members to go to Piney Point and take advantage of professional advancement through career upgrading programs and academic education, which is an essential compliment to modern technical maritime skills. If a member does not have the ready cash to get to Piney Point, he can apply for a transportation loan from the Union. See the Port Agent in your home port and he will advance you the ecomony class fare to and from Piney Point. When you have satisfactorily completed the course you're taking at SHLSS, the transportation loan will be cancelled. You will not owe anything for your economy c!ass, round-trip transportation. If you have the money on hand to pay your own fare to Piney Point, you are ~till entitled to the reimbursement. Once you have satisfactorily finished that course, you may submit your transportation bill to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and you will be reimbursed. The reimbursement on transportation costs covers: • round-trip economy class plane, train or bus fare to and from Piney Point for Seafarers and Boatmen enrolled in any upgrading course at SHLSS after September 1st; • bus fare from the airport to and from Lexington Park, Md. and cab fare between Piney Point and Lexington Park; • a new requirement by the Maryland Board on Education (SBE) for reimbursement must be adhered to, due to the change in GED testing results. The reimbursement will be made after the member submits a copy of his final marks issued by the SBE. When the member sends in his test results, he must include all transportation receipts in order to be issued a check for reimbursement. • no transportation will be paid unless you present the original receipts after you have satisfactorily completed the course. Instructor Jack Parcel (I.) observes as Richard Daisley removes a card pak. Warning: If you do not successfully complete the course and receive your SHLSS Certificate and/or U.S. Coast Guard endorsement, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SPECIFIC COURSE. This policy applies to all courses offered at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. August 1984 I LOG I 35 ... �SHLSS Offers Learning Opportunities for Seafarers Through Correspondence Learning is a lifelong process and becomes a commonplace requirement because in this complex and swiftly changing world no one ever knows all that he really needs to know. There is a constant need to upgrade your skills and learn new information whether it be for everyday living, for yourself or for the job. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) recognizes this need and responsibility by providing the best possible educational experiences to seafarers. SHLSS understands the need for a correspondence method of learning to help seafarers reach their educational goals. It offers all SIU members the opportunity to pursue their education, no matter where the location, through a variety of correspondence materials and courses. Because of the seafarers umque work schedule, it is important that other methods besides the traditional classroom setting be available for the seafarer who wishes to participate in continuing education. The SHLSS Adult Education department has designed a variety of correspondence materials in the areas of Math, English, Social Studies and study skills. These materials have been written as simply and directly as possible, so that a seafarer can work through them independently to learn or review basic skills. Upon request, the materials can be sent to the seafarer in his home port or aboard the vessel. The correspondence materials can help the seafarer accomplish many tasks depending on the individual's need. They can help seafarers review basic math and study skills before enrolling in an upgrading course, review skills they can use on the job, prepare seafarers for their GED exams, gain entry level skills demanded by college work or review basic skills used in practical everyday s1tuat1ons. The Math and English correspondence courses include a wide range · of skills in the following areas. The Math course reviews the basic operations of fractions, decimals, percents, algebra, geometry and trigonometry. Practi<;_al applications of these math skills to the shipping industry and everyday situations are stressed. Currently over 1,000 seafarers have already enrolled in this course. The English Grammar course offers the seafarer instruction in grammar and the correct use of written English. There is a separate pa~ket on writing business letters which SIU members may find useful when writing their Congressman on maritime legislation issues. The other correspondence areas of study and communication skills have also proved to be quite useful for seafarers. The study skills packets teach seafarers how to successfully take tests, use textbooks, improve memory and apply study habits. The communication skills packet supplies practical ways to deal with problems and communicate with people. These skills are currently being taught to all trainee classes and several upgrading classes by the SHLSS counselor. Currently, these are the correspondence 1.1aterials that are available to all seafarers. The Adult Education department encourages seafarers to send for any of the materials and is open to suggestions for other types of materials that may be useful to the SIU member. Please share your suggestions with us by filling out this coupon. Don't Miss Your Chance to Improve Your Skills How? SHLSS has self-study materials in many areas. Upon your request; SHLSS will send them to you to study in your spare time. You can use these skills: on your job. to improve your skills for upgrading. to further your education. Please send me the area(s) checked below: MAlli Fractions D Decimals D STUDY SKILLS Percents D Listening Skills D Algebra D How To Improve Your Memory Geometry D How To Use Textbooks Trigonometry D D (Spherical) Studv Habits D Test Anxiety ENGLISH: Writing Skills Test Taking Tactics Book 1 - 4 D SHLSS Management D Writing Business Notetaking Know-How D D Letters SOCIAL STUDIES Geography D COMMUNICATION SKILLS U.S. History D Tax Tips for Seafarers D Economics D Basic Metrics D Political Science D Name Street Zip _ _ _ _ __ State _ _ _ _ __ City Social Security No. Book No. Department Sailing In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Cut out this coupon and mail to: Adult Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundt;berg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 Send it toda ! * * * Sandy Schroeder, Director of Adult Education, heads the correspondence courses offered at SHLSS • • • r . GED English/English Correspondence instructor, Becky Kastner discusses an English assignment with GED student, Paul Lewis 36 / LOG / August 1984 �... GED Math Instructor Terry Sharpe completes a lesson in math with GED upgraders (I. to r.) Kevin White, Paul Lewis and Kassim Yahia English as a Second Language instructor, Durella Rodriquez (r.) conducts a lifeboat tutoring session with Jose Munez (I.) and Adam Martinez --Notice to ALL License Candidates-- ===Coming Soon======= Part of the U.S. Coast Guard license application requirements include three character references. These references for deck license must include one licensed Master or Operator that you have sailed under; one licensed Mate that you have worked for and one licensed Mate that you have worked with on board ship or boat. The reference for engineer license must include one licensed Master, one licensed Chief Engineer that you have sailed under and one licensed engineer you have worked with on board ship or boat. Three character references must sign the application form in the appropriate block. If you do not have a United States Coast Guard application form you should pick one up at the nearest USCG office or call or write the Director Qf Vocational Education at SHLSS and a form will be sent to you. If you report to Piney Point without ,the three character references your application will not be processed until you secure the necessary signatures. This could preclude your testing at the completion of the program, or prevent your acceptance into the upgrading license program. The final preparations are being made for the Radar Observer Certificate Program. The starting date ·will be announced soon in the LOG. RADAR INSTRUCTION MANUAL HLSS COURSE GRADUATES SEAFARERS HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP Pumproom Maintenance Marine Electrical Maintenance Refrigeration Malntena!'lce and Operation Third Mate Standing I. to r.: Robin Cotton, John Lawrence, Arthur Rhymes, Daniel Flcca, David Kopp, James Combs Standing I. to r.: Edward Getz, James Brewer, Barry Kiger, Ed Craig, Jeff Yarmola, Dave O'Donnell, Kelly L. Mayo, Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Reuben Grendahl. Front row I. to r.: Thomas Aedes, Joseph Boevlnk. Second row I. to r.: Edwin Tirado, earl Lipkin, Don Spencer, Bernard Hutcherson, John WIiiiamson, Mike Meredith (Instructor). August 1984 / LOG I 37 �i i Following are the updated course schedules for September through November 1984 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into 'five categories: engine department courses; deck department cour&es; steward department courses; recertification programs; adult education courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in size-so sign up early. Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. The following classes will be held through November 1984 as listed below: / Engine Upgrading Courses Course - Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations Pumproom Maintenance & Operations Automation Diesel Scholarship Welding .Tankerman Marine Electrical Maintenance Marine Electronics Check-In Date Completion Date September 9 October 26 September 2 October 19 October 21 October 28 September 30 November 4 October 7 September 2 November 23 December 21 November 2 December 7 October 18 November 2 November 4 December 14 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward bi-weekly bi-weekly bi-weekly monthly varies varies varies varies Adult Education Courses Course Check-In/ Completion Date Developmental Studies September 10 October 1 October 29 (GED) High School Equivalency Program (ESL) English as a Second Language (ABE) Adult Basic Education I ' Your Move Length of Course September 14 October 5 November 2 Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended • • • • • Deck Upgrading Courses Course .. Check-In Date September 23 Lifeboat man October 21 Able Searnan October 7 Master/Mate Freight And Towing Vessels September 16 Towboat Operator Scholarship Program · September 2 Third Mate September 2 Celestial Navigation/ Master/Mate F.T. November 11 Celestial Navigation/ Third Mate November 11 Celestial Navigation/ Towboat Operator Completion Date October 19 December 6 December 14 November 9 Make it in the Right Direction November 9 October 5 To crew U.S. Flag ships today, you have to keep up with world technology. Make your move toward good pay, excellent working conditions and a secure future. Enroll in the SHLSS December 14 December 14 Recertification Programs Course Check-In Date Steward Recertification October 21 38 I LOG / August 1984 C-ompletion Date December 3 Automation Course October 21 Fill out the application in this issue of the Log. or Contact the Admissions Office at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Maryland 20674. �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading Course .......................................................................................................................................... Seat are rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (!,rs!) (Last) Date of Birth (Middle) Mo./Day/Year Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- , r r < T - : : = . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (C,,ly) Deep Sea Member C Telephone - ~ - ~ ~ - - - - - (Area Code) (Ztp Code) (Slate) Inland Waters Member [] Lakes Member • Pacific • Social Security# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Book# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Seniority _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date Book Port Presently Was Issued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Port Issued ___________ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: • No Yes n (if yes, fill in below) to Trainee Program: From ------~(d~at~e-satte-n~de-d~)-----Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: • No D (if yes, fill in below) Yes Course(s) T a k e n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes No LJ Firefighting: • Yes No o· CPR: C Yes No • Date Available for Training - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK 'J '~ 0 [, :.J • 1 L~ L -:; L, C ,.:; ALL DEPARTMENTS ENGINE Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Quartermaster Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate [_, FOWT C OMED-Any Rating 0 Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance c.... Pumproom Maintenance & Operation D Automation fJ Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems ::-' Diesel Engines ~ Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) ~ Chief Engineer (Uninspected • Motor Vessel) ;:-_, Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts after course completion. 0 Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook ~ Steward _ Towboat Inland Cook D Welding D Lifeboatman ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equivalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies C English as a Second Language (ES_L) STEWARD COLLEGE PROGRAM ~ Nautical Science Certificate Program C Scholarship/Work Program RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry L~ndeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 r. - �SIU Health Talk Obesity: A Little Fat Can Hurt O BESITY-excess weightis a major health problem for millions of Americans. And since the opening of the SIU clinics, our doctors have confirmed that excess weight is one of the biggest health problems of Seafarers. According to health insurance statistics, more than 20 percent of adults over 30 years of age in this country are obese (their weight is more than 20 percent above the average for individuals of the same sex and height). An even higher percentage are overweight (their weight is 1520 percent above the average for individuals of the same sex and height). In simple terms, obesity is the excessive accumulation of body fat. You may say, "So what, a little fat never hurt anyone." But, in fact, it does hurt. Apart from the physical aspects of carrying those extra pounds around with you-being uncomfortable, not being as active as you want to be, not being able to find clothes that fit, not being happy with the way you lookthere are more serious aspects to consider. Obesity is definitely dangerous to a person's health. Excessive weight can be a significant contributing factor to diseases such as heart conditions, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, gallbladder problems, bronchitis, hernias and varicose veins. It is also the main cause of diabetes: about 70 percent of all newly diagnosed adult diabetics are overweight. Being overweight can also put a tremendous amount of pressure on the spine, causing foot and other orthopedic problems. By just reducing weight, these conditions usually improve. For instance, many people who suffer from diabetes can eliminate the pills they take if they significantly reduce their weight. Overweight and high blood pressure also go hand in hand; losing weight will usually lower your blood pressure. STATISTICS Extensive studies by some of the large insurance companies have shown the effect of overweight on death rates. Here are some of the findings: • For a middle-aged person who is 10 pounds above the normal weight, the danger of death is increased by 8 percent. • For someone 20 pounds overweight, the danger of death is 18 percent greater. • With 30 pounds of excess weight, that figure nses to 28 percent. • For a person who is 50 pounds overweight, the chances of death are 56 percent higher than normal. In the overwhelming majority of cases, people become overweight simply because they eat more food than their bodies need. Exercise is an important part of staying in shape. Some ships have their own gym equipment similar to the ones shown here aboard the Ogden Dynachem. 40 I LOG / August 1984 After the age of 25, our bodies need fewer calories each year to maintain the same weight we had in our teens. Also, as we grow older, .there is a gradual lessening of physical activity and a slowing down of the metabolic processes. Calories are units of heat (energy). If more of this fuel (food) is fed into the body than the body can consume for its energy needs, the excess is stored as unused food energyor fat. The old idea that most overweight people suffer from some kind of glandular disorder is no longer widely accepted. Today, it is estimated that no more than one or two out of every 100 overweight persons can put the blame on such physical conditions. There are many overweight people, of course, who appear to lead normal, healthy lives, who don't get sick any more often or die any earlier than their friends or relatives of normal or less than normal weight. There is no complete explanation as to ho_w or why these overweight individuals seem to have beaten the odds. As a rule, being overweight tends to aggravate ailments that are already present, and symptoms of such illnesses often appear at an earlier age with obese persons. Expensive exercise equipment is not really necessary to remain fit. QMED John Anderson proves that a jog along the deck of the Ogden Missouri works just as well. them more prone to shipboard accidents, particularly on gangways and ladders. In recent years, the Union and the shipping companies have made great headway in trying to improve the health of their sailing members. Exercise equipment has been placed aboard some vessels, and a wider variety of food supplies is required by Union contracts. Items such as fresh fruit, vegetables, milk and better-quality meats and poultry are now standard fare on SIU ships. These foods make it possible for a crewmember to have a well-balanced·diet moderate in fat-producing elements. But old habits tend to die SHIPBOARD LIVING hard, and despite this progress There are several reasons why in shipboard stores, too many Seafarers are prone to weight · seamen still concentrate on problems. The nature of ship- bread, potatoes, gravy, dough, board living certainly contrib- nuts and other fatty foods that utes to the problem. Anybody they grew accustomed to years who has been on a ship is keenly ago. aware of the physical confinement involved, the lack of space LOSING WEIGHT for outdoor activity, the relative There are two ways to lose absence of opportunity for exweight. One is to reduce the ercise off-watch, the fresh sea air which is known to whet the total intake of calories. The other appetite, and the problem of is to increase physical activity. boredom-how to fill spare time. A combination of the two is In these circumstances, food perhaps the most satisfactory often becomes the chief form of for proper weight reduction. Th.e word "diet" comes from recreation. Three squares a day plus coffeetime snacks and night the Latin word "diaeta" which lunch can add those pounds in means a "manner of living." Getting rid of the extra weight no time. Excessive weight can create is only the first goal of dieting. a problem in the area of ship- The main purpose should be to board safety. Members who are adopt a sensible eating plan that overweight are less agile and you can live with, one that will (Continued on Next Page.) tire more rapidly, which makes �Seafarer Erik Fischer Clowns for a Smile T he greatest sound in the world is the laughter of children. That's the motto of the Kismet Clowns, members of the Kismet Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine-or Shriners, as they are better known. The Shriners operate and maintain a number of hospitals for children in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Kismet clowns are one of the Shriner service groups which entertains free of charge wherever there is a child in need of a smile. But who are these clowns? One such man is Seafarer Erik "Whitey the Clown" Fischer. Fischer started going to sea in August 1948 with the Sailors Union of the Pacific. In February 1962 he joined the SIU and has been sailing and clowning on both sides of the Atlantic ever since . . He received his QMED rating at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in ·ney Point, Md. in 1975. And ~en in 1982, as the oldest upgracler (58) in a class of seven , he received his 2nd assistant engineers license. Fischer last shipped out on the Overseas· Harriette (Maritime Overseas) , carrying coal from Virginia to Rotterdam and (Continued from Page 32.) Obesity: A Little Fat can Hurt keep your weight normal for a person of your height and bone structure. "If exercise could be packed into a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed, and beneficial, medicine in the nation.'' So says Robert N. Butler, M.D., director of the National Institute on Aging. Moderate daily exercise-not a burst of activity on a single afternoon-is useful in a weightreduction program. It isn't necessary to change your whole life in order to be more physically fit. Many changes can occur from just few minutes of mild exercise a day. Any form of a Amsterdam. But · finding a clowningjob today is easier than finding a ship, as Fischer can attest to as he waits with other SIU members in the Brooklyn hall, hoping to get a QMED job. Fischer joined the Kismet Clowns in 1960, having picked up his entertainment knowledge by watching professional clowns, reading books on the art and becoming proficient in the skill of twirling a balloon into a French poodle or a tiara. But attitude, he maintains , is the most important thing in creating laughter. . When he puts on his baggy trousers , checked coat with patches, tousled black wig, butterfly-rimmed glasses and green lips, Fischer is in a different world. "Your whole personality changes ," Fischer said. "You're just not thinking about your problems. For the most part, you're dealing with sick and crippled children, and you have no idea what real problems are until you realize what they're con o " This photo of Erik "Whitey" Fischer, in full clown costume, was taken aboard the SS Steel Navigator in 1966. he last attended an upgrading course at Piney Point in 1982, SHLSS Vice President Frank Mongelli asked if he would entertain at a retarded children's school in the area. With such an investment of time and emotional energy, Fischer has often been asked to appear professionally. But he ears that c owning for money would compromise the idea of fun that he tries to inject into the lives of unhappy hospitalized children. Fischer puts it this way: " I work at sea so I can clown for free." - Over the years, Seafarer Fischer has brought laughter to children' s hospitals in Philadelphia, Washington, D. C. , Chi. cago, Pittsburgh, Atlantic City and San Francisco. A few The thank you letters he gets months ago he entertained at reaffirm the happiness and joy special classes for children with hearing defects in a Brooklyn · he brings to children and their families-letters from Hope public school. And even when regular and continuous movement that increases your heart beat for about 20 minutes at a time will go a long way toward improving how you feel. Walking, stretching and climbing stairs on a daily basis have much the same effect as many more vigorous forms of exercise. The benefits of such exercise include using up calories, toning up muscles, stimulating blood circulation and improving lung and heart efficiency. Exercise also helps to create a sense of well-being and relieves emotional tensions and boredomall important factors in finding a reducing program that works for you. Exercise-it's not expensive or fattening. Rather, it's fun and it's good for you. What more could you ask for? GOOD NUTRITION In looking for a food plan, a person should be aware that many diets promise more than they can deliver. Some diets promise you can eat anything you want and still lose weight. Watch out for these! Such fad diets are usually harmful to your health. Worse still, they do nothing to teach you the basics of good nutrition. Remember, those extra pounds weren't added suddenly. Take them off slowly-a pound a week is about right. Regular medical check-ups are an important part of health prevention for everyone. Next time you go to the SIU clinic or to your personal physician for a routine physical examination, Town, from the Maimonides Medical Center, from the Catholic Charities-even a letter from Robert F. Kennedy in 1964 personally thanking him for his help in making the parties given by the Children's Holiday Parties Foundation in Brooklyn and Jamaica (N.Y.) a great success. "Whenever I ship out, I carry plenty of balloons and rings. No matt~r where I am . .. Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, England , Gen/nany, Italy, Spain, Malta, Den'mark ... kids know what a balloon is. And when it is mac,le into a dog with a face and their name on it, I can get a smile out of them." Men like Erik Fischer make up :the SIU-men in whom we ca~ be proud . . . and grateful. clieck to see if you 're a candiqate for a weight-reduction program. Weight reduction has many beneficial effects. It lengthens your life span, reduces the chances of crippling or disabling diseases, and reduces the chances of shipboard injury. Remember, if you're overweight, the odds are against you. * * * Next month this column will report on hypertension or high blood pressure. Support SPAD August 1984 /LOG/ 41 �Deep Sea · .;- Pensioner Joseph Vance Allen, 63, died of a heart attack at home in Seattle on March 3. Brother Allen joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards pnion (MC&SU) in the port of Seattle in 1978. He sailed as a cook and chief steward for APL from 1979 to 1984. Seafarer Allen was a veteran of the U.S. Army's 9th Army Quartermaster Corps in World War II. A native of Shreveport, La. , he was a resident of Seattle. Interment was in the Sunset Hills Park Cemetery, Bellevue, Wash. Surviving i_s his mother, Callie of Seattle. Pensioner John Galna Gerald Atherton Sr., 75, ... passed away in Toronto, Canada on May 15. Brother Atherton joined the SIU in 194,,4 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician and QMED. He ~·as also an engine delegate. Seafarer Atherton was born in Canada and was a resident of Leesburg, Fla. Burial was in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Surviving are his widow, Helen of Napanee, Ontario and a son, John Jr. of Parry Sound. James Edward Bell, 66, died on April 27. Brother Bell joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Seafarer Bell was born in North Carolina and was -a resident of New Orleans. Russell Aubrey Cobb, 60, died on June 15. Brother Cobb joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1971 sailing as a chief steward. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Cobb was born in Caswell City, N. C. and was a resident of Norfolk. Surviving are his widow , Theresa; two sons, Richard and William and a daughter, Myrtle . 42 / LOG / August 1984 Ernest "Bud" Marvin Bryant, 65, succumbed to lung failure on May 30. Brother Bryant joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as a chief steward. He was b(?rn in Georgia and was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Burial was in the North Prong Cemetery, Baker City, Fla. Surviving is his widow, Alice. Pensioner Manuel Da Silva, 85, passed away in Salreu, Portugal on June 15. Brother Da Silva joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1967 sailing as a chief steward. He was born in Portugal and was a resident of Salreu. Surviving is his widow, Laurentina. Clarence Victor Dyer Jr., 63, died of heart-lung failure in the Touro Infirmary, New Orleans on April 18. Brother Dyer joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing as a chief steward. He sailed during the Vietnam War sealift. Seafarer Dyer was born in New Orleans and was a resident there. Interment was in the McDonoghville Cemetery, Gretna, La. Surviving are his widow, Eloise and a sister, Helen M. Bottley. Alwin Enriquez Fernandez Sr., 63, succumbed to lung disease in the North Miami (Fla.) General Hospital on May 8, 1983. Brother Fernandez joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1973 sailing as an assistant cook aboard the SS Santa Elena (Grace Line) in 1949 and APL from 1951 to 1954. He first sailed on the West Coast as a former member of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in 1945. Seafarer Fernandez was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of North Miami. Cremation took place in the Fred Hunter Crematory, Hollywood, Fla. Surviving are two sons, Alwin Jr. · of North Miami and Julio of Meriden, Conn. and a daughter, Josephine Nava, also of North Miami. Pensioner James Dudley Feurtado Sr., ·89, passed away from pneumonia at home in Miami , Fla. on June 16. Brother Feurtado joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Miami sailing as an AB. He was born in Bluefields, Nicaragua. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery, Miami. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth and a son, James Jr. of Miami. and U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in Boston, he was a resident of Dorchester, Mass. Surviving are his widow and his mother, Elizabeth of Dorchester. Pensioner William Deiner 62, Fleetwood, passed away from cancer in the San Pedro (Calif.) Peninsula Hospital on March 13. Brother Fleetwood joined the SIU-merged MC&SU in the port of Wilmington in 1975 sailing as a chief steward for APL from 1980 to 1982. He began sailing in 1949 on the West Coast and also sailed for C. T. & T. Seafarer Fleetwood was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Washington, he was a resident of Los Angeles. Burial was in the Riverside (Calif.) National Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Ruby; a daughter, Nina Bothell of Washington and an uncle, Francis Deiner of Edmonds, Wash. Pensioner Edward Louis Fuselier, 58, died of lung failure in the Lafayette (La.) General Hospital on June 2. Brother Fuselier joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bedroom steward. He was a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in World War II. Seafarer Fuselier was born in St. Martinsville, La., and was a resident of Breaux Bridge, La. Burial was in the St. Bernard .Cemetery, Breaux Bridge. Surviving are his widow, Mary and his mother, Elizabeth of New ·orleans. Thomas William Killion, 49, died in July 1983. Brother Killion joined the SIU in the port of Boston in 1956 sailing as a FOWT. He also sailed as an engineer for District 2, MEBA. Seafarer Killion was a veteran of both the U .S. Navy Melvin Robert Knickman, 58, died recently. Brother Knickman sailed as an AB. He was born in Maryland and was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is his mother. Pensioner Francisco ·Abarollo Melquiades Sr., 79, passed away from an infection in Daly City, Calif. on June 3. Brother Melquiades joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1957 sailing as a cook and saloon messman for the Waterman Steamship Co. from 1957 to 1961. He began sailing in 1929. Seafarer Melquiades was born in Guinan Samar, P. I. and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving are his widow, Antonia Guadalupe ; a son, Francisco Jr. and a brother, Rafael of San Francisco. Charalambos Menicou, 59, died in iakaki Limassol, Cyprus on May 23. Brother Menicou joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the Army of Cyprus. Seafarer Menicou was born in Cyprus and was a U.S. naturalized citizen. Surviving are his widow, Haritini; a son, Xapolin and his father, Costa of Cyprus. Charles Allen Mullen, 32, died on June 11. Brother Mullen joined the SIU following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1969. He sailed as a cook. Born in Oakland, Calif., he was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Kathy; his parents, A. W. and Marie Mullen of Norfolk and a sister, Judy Guerra of Norfolk. Bobby Gene Perryman, 49, died on May 10. Brother Perryman joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1957 sailing as a waiter. He was (Continued on Next Page.) �~ .u,v~ fQ) ©\ lf 'LC Dll lf~ ~ born in Oklahoma and was a resident of Richmond, Calif. Seafarer Perryman was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force after the Korean War. Surviving is his widow, Sachiko. Pensioner John Henry William Roskamp Jr., 73, succumbed to heart failure in the Pacific Medical Center, Seattle on May 28. Brother RosJoseph Patrick kamp joined the SIU in the port Polsney, 47, died of heart disease of Seattle in 1957 sailing as a 1 in New York on chief steward. He was born in June 29. Brother Victoria, British Columbia, Polsney joined Canada and was a resident of the SIU in the Seattle. Seafarer Roskamp was port of New York a U.S. naturalized citizen. Cremation took place in the Bleitz in 1969 sailing as Crematory, Seattle. Surviving a bosun for the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. from - are a brother, Gordon of Victoria and two sisters, Milly 1973 to 1983. He was also on the Puerto Rico Marine Shore- Golding of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Mrs. R. gang. Seafarer Polsney was Christianson of Victoria. graduated from the Andrew Furuseth Training School, BaltiJohn George Spuron, 57, died more in 1962. He sailed during the Vietnam War and was a on June 19. Brother Spuron veteran of the U.S. Army after joined the SIU in 1943 in the the Korean War. A native of port of New York sailing as a Mary and, he was a resident of recertified bosun. He was gradBelford, N.J. Burial was in the uated from the Union's Bosuns Recertification Program in July St. Charles Cemetery, Pine1974. Seafarer Spuron also sailed awn, N. Y. Surviving are his during the Vietnam War. He widow, Loretta and his mother, was a veteran of the U.S. Army Gertrude of Baltimore. after the Korean War. A native of San Pedro, Calif., he was a resident of San Francisco. SurPen ·oner Leon Reynolds, 86, viving are two sisters, Helen passed away on June 5. Brother Gosse of San Francisco and Reynolds joined the SIU in 1938 Georgia Hunley. in the port of Boston sailing as a chief steward for the Bull Pensioner Line. He had been sailing since Francis "Frank" 1929 and during World War II. Thompson, 66, Seafarer Reynolds was born in succumbed to the Netherlands West Indies and heart failure in St. was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Joseph's HospiHe was a resident of East Ortal, Tacoma, ange, N .J. Surviving is his Wash. on May widow, Muriel. 22. Brother Thompson joined the SIU in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1969 sailing as a cook. He walked the picket line in both the port of Houston and Tacoma beefs. Seafarer Thompson was born in Nundet, La., and was a resident of Tacoma. 'Interment was in the Community General Chapel Cemetery, Beaumont, Texas. Surviving is his widow, Laura. Pensioner James '{homas "Tom" Walker, ,. 74, passed away 1. on June Brother Walker • joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun and ship's delegate out of the port of Houston. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy before World War II. Seafarer Walker was born in Texas and resided in Dallas. Surviving is his brother, William of Dallas. Gleason Gillespie Weaver, 53, died aboard a Sea-Land ship on June 20. Brother Weaver joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a FOWT. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Seafarer Weaver was born in Husk, N.C., and was a resident of St. Augustine, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Myrtle; a son, Joseph of Elkton, Fla.; two daughters, Palma W. Wynne and Darlene, also of Elkton, and a brother, Mac of N orrua, Va. ~~ Great Lakes Richard John Idalski, 57, died on March 7. Brother Idalski joined the Union in the port of Alpena, Mich. in 1956 sailing as an AB for the Huron Cement Co. He was born in Alpena and was a resident there. Surviving is his widow, Margaret. Pensioner Arvo Oliver Lintula, 69, passed away on June 9. Brother Lintula joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich. in 1956: He sailed as a FOWT for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) ,.. Railroad Carferry Co. in 1967 and was a wounded Pacific Theater veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Laker Lintula was born in Wisconsin and was a resident of Kaleva, Mich. Surviving are his widow, Florence and a daughter, Peggy Saper. Edward F. Murphy, died on May 4. Brother Murphy joined the Union in the port of Buffalo in 1961. He was a resident of Buffalo. Surviving is a brother, Lawrence of Tonawanda, N. Y. Venture Peter Savo, 61, died on June 13. Brother Savo joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1966. He sailed as an oiler for the American Steamship Co. in 1956, Buckeye Steamship Co. from 1967-78, for Kinsman Marine from 1966 to 1973 and for •the E·rie Sand Co. from 1977 to 1982. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Laker Savo was born in Lockport, N.Y. and was a resident of Buffalo. Surviving are a son, Anthony of Riverside, Calif. and a brother, Peter of Buffalo. ONLY A FOOL FOOL<;J 1 AROUND WITH DRU6gfl l~: C; fil j .r ONE ARREgT AND YOU LOgE .. YOIJR PAPEl<S FOR LIFE! August 1984 / LOG I 43 .. �- "'"" . AMBASSADOR (Coordinated Caribbean Transport) , June 20-Chairman Robert U. Dillon ; Secretary and Deck Delegate Jonathan Dye; Engine Delegate B.A. Wallace. No outstanding beefs were reported. The ship will arrive in Miami on June 22. A patrolman has been requested for payoff. The chief electrician talked about the 1984 Crews Conference he attended, and he passed out current literature regarding the new Piney Point training and recreational facilities. The new contract proposals also were discussed. Crewmembers want the Union to inform CCT as to the current base pay and overtime rates they should be paying. The engine department expressed dissatisfaction with the amount of available overtime. The wiper's overtime was cut, the QMEDs only get Saturdays, but the engineers can work anytime. Also, shoreside services perform work that the QMEDs can do. Next port: Miami, Fla. AMCO TRADER (American Coastal) , June 24-Chairman John Bertolino ; Secretary A. Salem ; Educational Director Peter Dolan ; Deck Delegate R.H. Bunce; Engine Delegate M. Donion ; Steward Delegate C. Cummins. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The steward has been elected ship's treasurer, and donations are requested in any amounts in order to purchase more movie tapes. The Amco Trader will arrive in New Jersey on June 28 and will then head down to Norfolk, Va. for payoff on July 1. A telex has been received from headquarters about the new contract. Crewmembers will learn more about the details from the patrolman at payoff. New LOGs were received and were handed out to department delegates. The Seafarers LOG is the best means of communication between headquarters and the SIU members, whether at sea or on the beach. It was, therefore, urged that all crewmembers read each issue carefully. A request was made that the company forward the crew mail to the next port of call. All members stood for a minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters, and a vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: New Jersey. BEAVER STATE (Apex Marine), June 3-Chairman G. Mattiolli; Secretary F. Costango ; Educational Director John P. Lyons; Deck Delegate D. Marcus; Engine Delegate C. Taylor; Steward Delegate L. Garcia. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $30 in the ship's fund. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The bosun announced that arrival at Big Stone Anchorage was scheduled for June 7, with payoff in Eagle Point, N.J. on the 9th. It was requested that the boarding patrolman at payoff discuss with the captain and/or a company representative the launch service or lack thereof. There has been a definite lack of launch service when the shlp is in foreign ports. Members would like launches to be provided so that they can get ashore at least once in 24 44 / LOG / August 1984 hours and teturn to the ship in time for their watches, as per Union contract. All members agreed and thanked Brother Lyons for his suggestion. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Eagle Point, N.J. DELTA NORTE (Delta Lines), June 10--Chairman Paul R. Turner; Secretary Roy R. Thomas; Educational Director U.H. Sanders. Some disputed OT was reported in the steward department. Everything is running smoothly, according to the bosun, with no major beefs reported by department delegates. The Delta Norte did lose two men this voyage ; both were taken to the hospital. The importance of donating to SPAD was stressed, and the bosun reminded men that they are not to-leave the vessel before payoff. He also talked about crewmembers getting off ship when they are not really sick. It is not fair and puts a tremendous strain on the rest of the crew. A minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Lake Charles, La. FALCON CHAMPION (Seahawk Management), July 12-Chairman John Chermesino, Secretary Paul Cox; Educational Director E. Macom ; Deck Delegate Richard Bradford. Engine Delegate Arthur J. Vogel; Steward Delegate Dana A. Paradise. Some overtime hours in the deck department were still being disputed from the first three months of the voyage. There is $109.46 in the ship's fund. The payroll ends Sat., July 14, and the captain has agreed to pay one extra day's pay for travel time. A special thanks was given to the ship's steward, Paul Cox, for the time and effort he put into starting a movie fund and building a ship's library of more than 300 hours of movies. "We hope that future crews will continue his work and we would like to see the same thing on other ships. This will benefit all crewmembers wherever they may go." A vote of thanks also was given to the steward department for their fine work this voyage. The steward, in turn, thanked all departments for their cooperation. Next port: Guam. LNG LEO (Energy Transportation) , June 17-Chairman R.J. Callahan ; Secretary Henry Jones Jr.; Educational Director W. Shoun ; Steward Delegate Roger Gary Griswold. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Bosun Callahan will be getting off in Japan, and so had a few words to say to the crew about the importance of upgrading at Piney Point and of donating to SPAD . . He also advised the new members to learn more about the workings of the SIU and to become a real part of it. The crew gave Callahan a round of applause for a job well done as ship's chairman. After buying a videocassette recorder and 1O blank tapes, the balance in the ship's fund is $361. The Pac-Man and arrival pools are selling well; there is almost enough money to buy another card for the Pac-Man machine. In Japan the LNG Leo will receive their stereo radio/double cas- sette recorder for recording cassette tapes, as well as jump ropes, games and cards which will be available to all crewmembers. Again, it was brought up that ETC vessels would like to obtain videotaped copies of President Drozak's talks at the monthly meetings. They 'SJso would like information on any changes implemented June 16 as a result of the Crews Conference. A vote of thanks was given to the crew for respecting their Union brothers by not slamming doors or playing tapes and radios too loudly. All drug tests aboard ship have come back negative-but the reminder again was given to beware of people trying to sell you items in the Indonesian ports. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good food and the · pool parties. OGDEN MISSOURI (Ogden Marine) , June 24-Chairman John Bergeria; Secretary George L. Vourloumis. Some disputed OT was reported in all three departments as well as a number of beefs in the engine and steward departments. There is $7 .51 in the ship's fund. The chairman reported that the Ogden Missouri is running with a short crew-definitely not enough manpower to maintain the ship up to SIU standards. He felt the steward department should have another person in order to maintain officers quarters, passageways, the galley, pantries and messrooms in proper order. Three men is not enough. The captain holds weekly inspections, and the crew feels it just cannot keep up with the maintenance ·that is required. Another problem was with the mail service. "The Union should do something about the mail. After all, we are away from home seven days a week and we do have loved ones who care for us-so let's do something about our mail service. After all, we are Union brothers. Thank you ." Another suggestion was·that those jobs that were shipped on the weekend when the hall is closed be posted so that everyone can see who was shipped and on which vessel. A lot of hard, extra work had to be done in the three-man steward department, so all hands gave them a vote of thanks for the job they did so very well. And to the men who are getting off-" Have a good, safe trip!" OVERSEAS ARCTIC (Maritime Overseas Corp.), June 18-Chairman J. Little; Secretary R.P. Taylor; Educational Director B. Burge. No beefs or disputed OT. Everything is running smoothly aboard the Overseas Arctic. Payoff will be on arrival. The bosun reminded members to write their congressional representatives to support the Boggs bill. He has the correct addr8$ses if anyone needs them. He also has a copy of the new shipping rules for all interested persons. The crewmembers aboard the ship voted on the new shipping rules recommendations and accepted them 100 percent. "We extend a vote of thanks to the SIU leadership for holding the line during these times of depressed shipping. " All hands were urged to take their beefs to the ship's meetings. A vote of thanks was given to ·the steward department for their fi ne work this voyage. PUERTO RICO (Puerto Rico Ma rine), June 3-Chairman W. Crawford; Secretary Jose R. Coils; Educational Director D. Able; Deck Delegate C. Faircloth; Engine Delegate John Hall; Steward Delegate Cosme Radames . No disputed OT. The ship will be paying off in San Juan, P.R. next Friday around 9 a.m. A patrolman should be there --and will provide information to crewmembers about the new proposals. The secretary suggested that, under the new contract, there be a medical relief for permanent jobs while onboard the ship. The educational director noted that an extra washing machine is now available for use by the crew-"so please take care of it." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good food and good service. Thanks also was given to the crew for helping keep the messroom clean at night. Next port: San Juan, P.R. 0 SANTA MARIANA (Delta Lines), June 17-Chairman Salvatore Sbriglio; Secretary Samuel N. Smith; Educational Director Bobby Stearman; Deck Delegate Douglas R. Verges; Engine Delegate Robert Branconi; Steward Delegate Harold Johnson. No disputed OT or beefs reported. After paying for cablegrams and beer for the cookouts, there is $388 on hand in the ship's treasury. Communications from headquarters were read. This consisted of a cablegram about the new contract. It is posted in various places in the crew area. The boarding patrol- �they were taken. The crew is upset over the shortage of goodies (pastries) and the fact that there is no more dry cereal. Also, fresh fruit and bread aboard ship are dry and hard to swallow. These problems will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. man in Los Angeles will be on hand to give crewmembers all the latest information. One seaman was sent home due to a death in the family, and another was taken off sick in Trinidad. But everything is going along fairly smoothly, especially with the light passenger load. A vote of thanks was given to the ship's doctor, Dr. James Mayer, for his good service. Thanks also was given to the steward department for the fine food this voyage. Next port is Los Angeles, then on to San Francisco for payoff. PIONEER (Sea-Land Service), June 17-Chairman Ronald W. Jones; Secreta ,..~.......,rt Outlaw; Educational Dior Jack Marcario; Deck Delegate Patrick Lavin; Engine Delegate Carroll Dwyer; Steward Delegate Leopold Faulkner. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The bosun told crewmembers that he had been informed at the last payoff by the patrolman that the n,-~,ntract would be sent out to all ships an d be in effect as of June 16. He also men ned that all members having six months would have to get off. The secretary reminded all hands that he has applications for the different benefits that Union has to offer: upgrading, pension, vacation. "You name it, I have it." The tape deck am;! radio is in need of repair. But on a more positive note, the steward extended a vote of thanks to the chairman for his efforts in getting the reefer box fixed. It had been like that for two years! Heading out to Spain, then back to New Jersey for payoff in July. SEA-LAND DEFENDER (SeaLand Service), June 10-Chairman John G. Spuron; Secretary Ceasar F. Blanco; Educational Director Gerald Van Epps; Deck Delegate Jabez Pegg; Engine Delegate Robert Torrez; Steward Delegate Lorenzo Razo. No disputed OT. There is $41.25 in the ship's fund, and the movie fund is in the captain's safe. A message was received from headquarters regarding the new shipping rules. These rules have been posted on the board for all to read. The boarding patrolman will be able to answer members' questions about this notice at payoff. Those members who are getting off at the end of this trip were reminded to clear their rooms, remove all "nudie" pictures and turn in all soiled linen. Also, all books, magazines, movie tapes and cartridges must be returned from where SEA-LAND EXPLORER (SeaLand Service) , June 10-Chairman R.C. Cope; Secretary L.L. Tinkham; Educational Director D.K. Kelly. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $291 in the ship's fund. The bosun said that he had received letters from the safety directors of the SIU and Sea-Land Service concerning the location of the watch in rough weather. Copies of these letters were distributed to the deck department. The bosun also reviewed some of the highlights outlined in the April issue of the LOG. This dealt mainly with the proposed agreement between ship owners and the SIU. Overtime hours are to be cut off as of June 15; a new overtime sheet will be submitted from June 16 to cover the rest of voyage #48. A motion was made to purchase blank videotapes from the ship's fund to record additional movies for the ship's library. The crew of the Sea-Land Explorer received a note of thanks from the widow of Gust Liakus, Bk. #L-78, for their contribution following his death in Yokohama, Japan. In their report to the LOG, the ship's crew says, "It is pleasing to note that in the last six months there has been only one dispute over overtime (delayed sailing), and that was easily solved .... " Next port: Yokohama, Japan. SEA-LAND VENTURE (Sea-Land Service), July 1-Chairman Otto Pedersen; Secretary Robert F. Frazier; Educational Director High Wells; Deck Delegate Herb Minick; Engine Delegate Edgar Young; Steward Delegate Lonnie Gamble. There was no disputed OT, but a question did arise in the steward department as to why a member who works double can't get a day off or be paid the day in lieu of time off. This will be brought up with the patrolman at the next payoff. The bosun said that flowers and money were turned over to Patrolman Steve Ruiz for Brother Weaver who died aboard ship in the Gulf. The bosun also talked with the patrolman about the problems with the ice maker not working. The educational director spoke to the members about the necessity of going to Piney Point for upgrading, and a discussion followed about the new training and recreational facilities there and how they are very useful to the Union. He also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD, especially during these trying times. Tne LOG is being received regularly. It was noted that it is important to read the LOG completely in order to keep abreast of recent Union negotiations and other matters. Crewmembers were asked by Bosun Pedersen to elect a new ship's chairman. He was nominated again but said he wanted to give it to someone else for a change: The chief cook, Leticia Peralez, was elected unanimously. "We are certain that this is the first female elected to this position. We will send pictures and story at a later date." One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Rotterdam. SPIRIT OF TEXAS (Titan Navigation), June 24--Chairman Harry M. Fisher; Secretary Jimmie Bartlett; Educational Director George Darney. No beefs or disputed OT reported . There is $9.25 in the ship's fund which will be turned over to the bosun when the treasurer leaves the ship. A telex from SIU President Drozak was received and posted. The steward praised SIU Rep Steve Ruiz for the fine job he did on settling all department beefs at the most recent payoff in New Orleans. He also said that everything has been running very smoothly since Capt. Chambless has been onboard and noted that this is the first voyage (since the ship has been running) that she is paying off without any beefs. All members were reminded to leave their rooms clean and to turn in dirty linen before getting off. A few problems will be taken up with the patrolman-about allotments being late and about not receiving mail. A vote of thanks was extended to Capt. Chambless on cleaning up the ship. The bosun also gave his men a vote of thanks for their cooperation in helping him out, and the steward department received a vote of thanks for their outstanding job of serving good food . The next payoff will take place on June 26 in Jacksonville, Fla.; the ship will then go into layup. in New Orleans the first week of July. The bosun reports that the crewmembers like the 180-day ruling and the fact that the hall is open on Saturday for job calls. Everything is going well aboard the Sugar Islander. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a fine job. Next port: New Orleans, La. - WASHINGTON (Ogden Marine), June 21-Chairman David Gilmore; Secretary David E. Edwards; Educational Director Anthony Praino. Some disputed OT was reported in the steward department. Payoff will take place in Beaumont, Texas on the 25th. Anyone who wants to get off should let the captain know. A dispute for lodging was brought up. There was no hot water from the time the crew joined the Ship until June ~a period of five days. The members feel they are entitled to subsistance for this period of time in which there were no sanitary conditions. This will be brought up to the patrolman and he will check it out. Next ports: Beaumont, Texas and Mobile, Ala. Official ships minutes were also received from the following vessels: OVERSEAS NATALIE PANAMA PATRIOT ADONIS BAY RIDGE BROOKS RANGE CHARLESTON COVE NAVIGATOR DEL SUD ROBERT E. LEE LEADER SUGAR ISLANDER (Pacific Gulf Marine), June 17-Chairman Roger W. Pinkham; Secretary R. Hufford; Educational Director Allison Hebert. No disputed OT. Payoff will_ take place OGDEN CHAMPION OGDEN DYNACHEM OGDEN HUDSON OGDEN LEADER OGDEN WIWMmE OVERSEAS BOSTON OVERSEAS HARRIEm ST. LOUIS SAN PEDRO SANTA MARIA SANTA PAULA SEA-LAND CONSUMER SEA-LAND DEVELOPER SEA-LAND ECONOMY SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE SEA-LAND PACER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA-LAND VOYAGER Monthly Meanbership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters New York .. .. .. .. . ...... .. Tuesday, September 4 ........... . .. .. . . 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . . ..... . . . . . .. . Tuesday, September 4 ....... .... . ...... 2:30 p.m. Baltimore ...... ........... Wednesday , September 5 ...... ... ...... 2:30 p.m. Norfolk .......... . ... .... . Thursday, September 6 . . . . . .... .. ...... 9:30 a.m. Jacksonville .. . ....... . . . . . Thursday, September 6 .... .. .... . . . .... 2:00 p.m. Algonac . . ...... . .. ...... . . Friday, September 7 .. . ...... .. .. ·...... . 2:30 p.m. Houston . . .. . . . ...... . .. . . . Monday , September IO ...... ... ... ... .. 2:30 p.m. New Orleans . ... . .. .. .. . . . Tuesday, September 11 .... . . ...... ... . . 2:30 p.m. Mobile .. . .. ... ............ Wednesday , September 12 .... .. . . .. .. .. 2:30 p.m. San Francisco . . ... . . .. . . . . Thursday, September 13 ..... .. ... . . . . .. 2:30 p.m. Wilmington .. ....... .. ..... Monday, September 17 .. ...... . . .. .. . .. 2:30 p.m. Seattle ... . ..... ... . .. .. ... Friday, September 21 ... . .. .. .. .. .. . ... ... 2:30 p.m. Piney Point .... . . .. . . .. ... . Friday, September 7 . .. ..... . . .. . . . .. . .. 3:00 p.m. San Juan . . .. . . . . .......... Thursday , September 6 ... . .. .. . ..... .. . 2:30 p.m. St. Louis ... . . . ....... . ... . Friday, September 14 . . . .. .. ... . .. . .. . .. 2:30 p.m. Honolulu . . ... .. . .. . ... .. . . Thursday, September 13 ..... . ..... . .... 2:30 p.m. Duluth .. . .. . .. .. ... . . . .... Wednesday, September 12 . . ............ 2:30 p.m. Gloucester. . .......... . ... . Tuesday, September 18 .... ... . ... . . .... 2:30 p.m. Jersey City .. ...... . ....... Wednesday , September 19 .... ....... . .. 2:30 p.m. August 1984 / LOG / 45 �' ~ - PMA Shipping Scene July 1984 REGISTERED SAN FRANCISCO Class ''A'' ....................... 60 Class ''B'' ······················· 6 Class ''C'' ....................... 1 Relief ........................... 1 Grand Total (All Groups) . ......... 67 WILMINGTON Class ''A'' ....................... Class ''B'' ······················· Class ''C'' ....................... Grand Total (All Groups) . ......... SEATTLE Class ''A'' ........ -~ ............. Class ''B'' ....................... Class ''C'' ....................... Relief ........................... Grand Total (All Groups) .......... 20 1 0 21 31 4 3 3 38 HONOLULU Class ''A'' ....................... Class ''B'' ........................ Class ''C'' ....................... Grand Total (All Groups) ....... ~ .. UNION LABEL ANO SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 2 0 0 2 SHIPPED 17 0 0 0 17 5 1 0 6 25 0 4 1 30 6 5 0 11 Just in time to listen to a floor debate in Congress on key amendments to agricultural legislation, QMED students enrolled last month in Union education seminars learned close up what politics on the 'Hill' is about. Posing on the east side of the Capitol with SIU legislative lobbyist Liz DeMato are: Gerald Anderson, Al Grimes, Francis Karlsson, Nelson Kercado, Leon Kleinman, Leslie Lorber, Michael Meyers, David Millard, John Miller, William McRae, David O'Donnell, Arthur Omdahl, Robert Oppel, Frank Panetta, Svere Paulson, Robert Rappel, Julian Salazar, Stephen Senteney, Robert Shaw, Edward Smith, David Timmons, Steven Walters and David Whittle. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA· TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements.All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all ·Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbel Chairman, Seafaren Appeals Board 5201 Autb Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU .. 46 / LOG / August 1984 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no member may be discriminated against because of race. creed. color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. 1u11111mn111111111R1111u1R11111lllll111Ullll1w11ll11mdll111111n1111111ll1111111111111111t11111 patrolman or other Union offi:::ial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any articJe serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board. of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of aa:as to Union records or infonnation, he should immediately nodfy SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarten by certified mall, return receipt requested. The addre9 Is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georaes County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �NLRB "With the speed those bastards are moving at, it's hard to tell where we '11 be two weeks down the road," an AFL-CIO official said when asked about the track record of the National Labor Relations Board under the Reagan administration. There are those who think we may be at the end of the road when the NLRB finishes up its string of anti-labor decisions, if what they've done so far is any indication. The NLRB has made it quite all right to interrogate workers about their union activities. The NLRB has made it quite all right for a company to unfairly influence a union election. They've made it quite all right to fire workers for union activity and then sit on the case for years as company lawyers appeal and appeal and as the fired workers try to find ways to simply pay the bills. Several of the decisions, including a recent one concerning organizing hospital workers, have reversed long-standing policy, some of it arrived under Republican · presidents. On top of that, the backlog before the board could mean literally hundreds of decisions stripping away basic workers' rights to ize, bargain and work. The board a said it wants to take "a fresh look" at cases. It won't be fresh. This board's trail is littered with the putrid reminders of what happens when ideology and politics are allowed to rule where reason and law should be the guidelines. In the past, the NLRB functioned as place where both sides could go and settle issues. Labor didn't win all the time and management didn't win all the time. Usually when both sides complain it's an indication that Let's Get It Over With . -. 'II\ who they are gripping at is doing a fair job. Not anymore. The NLRB has turne~ into a club for unionbashing and handed itself over to management. Maybe we should just get it over with. Go ahead abolish the NLRB. Then unions and working men and women won't ha':'e that false hope that somewhere down the line the NLRB will right the wrongs of an employer, ~ that false hope that the NLRB will force people to comply with the law and the false hope that because they are right, workers can go toe-to-toe with the highpowered lawyers and bottomless company c~ffers. Abolish the NLRB. The company wins today, well we'll be right back tomorrow and the next day. We'll use strikes and picket lines. They can use goons and scabs and we'll just go ahead and duke it on out like the old days. And after that goes for awhile, just maybe somebody will come up with this great new idea where a group of impartial and fair people will be called to make fair decisions on disputes and given the strength and the power to decide them quickly and then enforce them. What a great idea. Why hasn't somebody thought of that before? SIU Endorses Mondale and Ferraro (Continued from Page 1.) ''There is no doubt that Fritz Mondale is the best person for the job of U.S. President. And, unlike the presidents of past and present, Mr. Mondale will fulfill his promises to solve our industry's problems," Drozak said. Drozak called the Reagan Administration's record-· "a wholesale transfer to disaster.'' He outlined the litany of atrocities just within America's maritime industry alone. ''President Reagan has cut seamen's health care benefits; terminated the CDS program; cut back on the ODS program; allowed U.S. operators to build ships overseas; failed to ratify the UNCTAD Code; failed to enforce existing cargo preference laws; and failed to enter into bilateral trade agreements with our trading partners. This administration's maritime program is nothing more than a suicide pill for an essential segment of our economy and national security.'' Drozak cautioned the general board that the ''long voyage has just begun. It will be a short trip to destruction for all of us, regardless of our industry affifiation, if the Reagan administration remains in the Pennsylvania Avenue residence. It is not enough to endorse Mondale and Ferraro. Ours must now be an active endorsement.'' Rallying behind the legacy of our forefathers, Drozak said "Democracy works because Americans have the right and the responsibility to vote. SIU · fully endorses the Mondale/Ferraro ticket with active and inspired participation. Let's get together and win in November!" August 1984 / LOG / 47 = �Joint Chiefs' Stage War Games Simulation U.S. Found to Lack Supplies for War By Fred Hiatt Washington Post Staff Writer A war game conducted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff last fall showed that the armed forces had only enough ammunition and other supplies to fight one small war in one part of the world, according to Defense Department officials. The military exercise, called ''Pressure Point 84,'' showed · that the Army would begin running out of key munitions and other items in the first month of a war in South Korea and could be forced to accept a stalemate because of shortages of critical supplies. If a crisis simultaneously developed in Egypt or Central America, the military would be unable to support the troops that would be sent there, according to the results of the exercise. The Joint Chiefs' staff concluded that the military was not prepared logistically for anything more than a short and limited conflict, according to those who have seen after-action reports about the exercise. Stocks of conventional munitions were found to be well below the minimum acceptable for even a small war, and a war in Europe, which was not simulated, would cause still more severe problems, officials said. The results of the computerrun exercise, which have not been officially released, lend support to a recently published report by the investigative staff of the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense. That report, based on research in 1982 and the first half of 1983, concluded that the Army "does not have the men and material to sustain combat operations in a major contingency" and that the Navy could not sustain full combat operations for more than a week. Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger denounced the House report as outdated, wrong and dangerous. He said that the Reagan administration had bought "a great deal of ammunition'' and he suggested that the House report was politically motivated in an election year. ~ 48 / LOG / August 1984 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1984 Attempts to obtain comment from the Defense Department about the exercise were unsuccessful yesterday. Weinberger said that the House report, and misinterpretations of it, did a "dangerous disservice' ' to national security by giving friends and adversaries a false picture of U.S. strength. . The charge that the readiness and endurance of the armed forces are not as high as they should be does appear to be emerging as a partisan issue. Democratic critics of the administration's record military budgets say that too much money has gone to new planes, ships and tanks and not enough to the spare parts, fuel and munitions needed to keep them running. Weinberger has responded that when President Reagan took office, the military needed improvements in all areas, including nuclear weapons and major weapons systems, and that no area has been neglected. The Pentagon's test last fall showed that serious problems remained in ammunition supplies, sealift and the other un- glamorous but necessary support systems for fighting wars. Pressure Point 84, instead of examining logistics at the outset of the war as most previous exercises had, began its investigation 30 days after an imaginary North Korean invasion of the south. Involving all four services and run largely on Pentagon computers, the exercise also simulateq a Libyan incursion into Egypt 26 days after the Korean invasion and examined in a cursory way what would happen if U.S . forces prepared to deploy to counter a Nicaraguan attack on a Central American neighbor. In the scenario, the military encountered severe shortfalls in Korea alone even before a month had elapsed. The Marines based in Okinawa had adequate stocks, but the Navy had to draw on stocks in Europe and the Atlantic, and the Air Force had to significantly deplete munitions stocks around the world. The Arniy was most severely pinched, however. It was having to ration 42 of 51 essential items after one month, and, one week later, 33 of those were used up. The commander of U.S. forces in Korea had to limit the use of ammunition to 25 percent and, later, to 10 to 20 percent of normal to avoid running out, the war game showed. Even if the Army emptied its reserves in this country and left only 15 days of supplies in Europe, the commander in Korea would not have enough munitions, could not fight the war properly and would be forced to accept a stalemate, the exercise found. The problems were not limited to one type of ammunition, but were spread across the spectrum of supplies. Industry would take at least a year to reach the needed production level and in many cases would take more than a year, the exercise also found. A shortage of cargo ships aggravated the situation; supplies piled up in West Coast ports. The back-log for shipping reached 500,000 tons , meaning that what supplies were available reached the war 11 day.s late. The inadequacies became more apparent when the planners simulated the Libyan invasion of Egypt, requiring the deployment of one Marine brigade and two Army brigades. Pre-positioned Marine supplies, on ships in the Indian Ocean, already had been sent to Korea, and the Army had no supplies left anywhere for its troops. More American-manned/civilian crewed Fast Sealift Ships like this are needed. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU ENDORSES MONDALE AND FERRARO FLEET BILL HAS SOME UNION SUPPORT AND SUGGESTIONS ETC'S LABOR CHIEF LAMNECK DIES WATERMAN IS STILL AFLOAT AFTER FILING BANKRUPTCY; THREE NEW SHIPS COMING SIU JOINS LABOR MARCH AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AID'S NEW MATH FACTORS OUT U.S. FLEET HOUSE, SENATE AGREE TO CDS PAYBACK BAN UNTIL MAY 15 SONATA PRESENTS OFFER; MEMBERSHIP WILL DECIDE SIU MCALLISTER WORKERS WIN NLRB RULING ON OUTREACH MARINE SIU'S CROWLEY BOATMEN MEET WITH COMPANY TO IRON-OUT PROBLEMS DIXIE TALKS RESUME, COMPANY ASKS NLRB FOR SETTLEMENT OF CHARGES CROWLEY TUGS AT WORK IN PORT HUENEME ROSE CITY RETURNS FROM HISTORIC CHINA VOYAGE THE SIU FIGHTS IN THE LEGISLATIVE TRENCHES THE SIU ON THE ISSUES; JOBS, JOB SECURITY, AND THE MERCHANT FLEET YOU BE THE JUDGE SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEAFARERS THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE OBESITY: A LITTLE FAT CAN HURT SEAFARER ERIK FISCHER CLOWNS FOR A SMILE LET'S GET IT OVER WITH U.S. FOUND TO LACK SUPPLIES FOR WAR Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/1/1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 46, No. 8 1984 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0943adc9c61ec9a7d085df5dfbb6dfd8.pdf 7b040fc821d1387ace77d4bf7ec52673 PDF Text Text omclal Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waten District• AFL-CIO Vol. 46 No. 9 Sept. 1984 .,. •.•, AFL-CIO Backs SIU Fight For Licensed Bargaining :, 1TB Mobile Crews Up See Page 3 SIU-PMA Sign New 3-Year Pact, Win Welfare Gains The SIU's Pacific Coast District affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU) signed a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Pacific Maritime Assn. (PMA) on Aug. 22. The new contract carries some significant gains on a number of fronts: • The new pact calls for a $7 per man day increase with the money to pay for welfare benefits. • On welfare benefits, the employers agreed to pick up all welfare and health costs covered by the PMA's Special Account 1. • Future pensioners and those retiring after June 15, 1968 with 20 or more years of seatime after reaching age 55 get a $50 hike subject to a reduction for joint survivor benefits if retired on a joint survivor pension. • Transportation paid to join ships at Pacific Coast outlying docks and ports. • Straight time rate for handling explosives goes to $31.14 an hour. • War zone duty pay to be negotiated. • Equal exchange of seniority between former MC&SU members and SIU A&G Ocean members. • APL and Matson Line chief stewards can be recertified and given the same rights as recertified SIU chief stewards. In the meantime, they would keep their same APL and Matson Line seniority rights. The AFL-CIO Executive Council pledged late last month to help the SIU and other maritime unions in their fight with inland companies who now refuse to bargain with their licensed employees. The SIU' s problems have been with barge line companies where the Union represents both unlicensed and licensed personnel, including mates, masters, chief engineers and barge captains. One such company which refused to bargain with the SIU was Dixie Carriers. The Council charged that ''these employers are seeking to destroy sound and productive bargaining relationships under which they have grown and prospered . . . Their position is that licensed personnel are superv.isors who can and will be fired for union activity." The Council further scored the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for permitting" this arrogant attempt to deny licensed personnel their basic democratic rights to a voice in setting their wages and their working conditions. ''The employers who are refusing to bargain are doing so in the expectation that the change in the NLRB brought about by President Reagan's appointees will permit anti-union employers to do what they please." $200M Shipyard Bill Wins House Fight; Senate Next. The nation's shipyards and merchant fleet received what could be a small shot in the arm for those ailing industries when the House of Representatives passed, by voice vote, a bill that could provide more than $200 million for commercial shipyards. H.R. 5220, introduced by Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, has four major prov1s1ons. 1"' Provides $200 million for a shipyard incentive program; 1"' Provides $50 million for the Secretary of Transportation to buy new ships for the National Defense Reserve Fleet; 1"' Provides a new build and charter program similar to the Mariner program of 1954; 1"' Allows operators to continue to receive ODS funds for vessels built abroad if they build other ships in U.S. yards. ··Any time a bill to help the merchant marine passes the House it is a victory. But we (Continued on Page 3.J SIU Grassroots Takes Hold Across the Country Absentee Voting: How to do it Pages 21-28 Election Notice of 1984 Election Pages 4 & 5 Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Plan Report Page 9 Election of 1985-1988 Officers of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Lakes, Gulf and Inland Waters District, and approval of proposed Constitutional Amendments. Election will be conducted by secret mail ballot. Voting period will commence on Nov. 1, 1984 and shall continue through Dec. 31, 1984. Voting places will be open in all Union halls from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Mondays through Saturdays, except on legal holidays. See pages 36-41 for the Report of the Credentials Committee. �President's Report by Frank Drozak T HE Republican Convention in Dallas last month offered the voters a chance to see where this administration stands on the issues. Seamen in particular had a chance to see just what President Reagan thinks of them: not very much. To begin with, the Republican platform failed to mention the maritime industry. This omission stood in stark contrast to the platform adopted by the Democrats, which praised the ., contribution that the American~ flag merchant marine has made ffi to this country's defense and economic development. The person in charge of formulating maritime policy for the Reagan administration-Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Transportation-devoted most of the five minutes allotted to her at the podium in talking about the deep concern that Ronald Reagan feels for women (a concern, incidently, that does not extend to passing the ERA). She did manage to mention highways and airplanes in passing, but not American-flag vessels. The American-flag merchant marine was alluded to just once during that convention, which lasted four days and which was attended by every important Republican politician in the country. In his acceptance speech, President Reagan compared the Democratic Party to a "bunch of drunken sailors." The applause was deafening. This was the only time that seamen-who have provided support for the Armed Forces and gave their lives during every war in this · country's history-_were mentioned. Yet seamen don't have to be ignored or insulted to know where they stand with this administration. Over the past four years, President Reagan has cut or eliminated funding for every important maritime program. The results have been predictable: there are now fewer than 410 active vessels in the American-flag merchant marine, and the number is dropping steadily. That is why this election is so important. The maritime industry stands at a crossroads. We are now __at the point where we may not be able to stage a comeback. In this troubled atmosphere, the Seafarers International Union is holding its own. For one thing, we recognize that communication is the name of the game, so we have put together an ambitious grassroots program aimed at educating the public about the importance of the Americanflag merchant marine. We're getting our message out to the politicians and to the people. (See pages 21-28 in this issue of the LOG.) No matter what happens in November, the SIU will be in a position to better protect the maritime industry and the peopie that it represents. In just the past year alone, we have beaten back several attempts to further weaken the maritime industry. We could not have done that had we not had a strong Washington operations already in place. Yet the most important thing is that we are planning for the future. We are not waiting around for anyone to save us : we understand the situation that we are in and are trying to make sure that our membership is protected. In the short run that means we have to scramble for jobs. Everyone agrees that tbe only jobs that will be created in the maritime industry in the near future will come from work that the Navy commissions out to the private sector. We are working closely with SIU-contracted companies to see that we get those jobs. We believe that we can, especially since we have the best trained personnel in the maritime industry, and we have the training facilities at our school in Piney Point to keep our members trained and ready to handle any job that comes down the line. Long-term growth, however, will depend upon our ability to get our message across to the public at large. That is why this grassroots program is so important. And that is why I will be attending meetings in a number of states on behalf of the AFLCIO as well as our own organization. We have to make sure ·that the average citizen understands why it is important for this country to have a merchant marine that can provide adequate sealift in times of national emergencies. Until that happens , our position will be less than secure. I believe that we will be suecessful in the long run. The officials and the membership of this Union have always been guided by enduring values. We form a real community, a brotherhood and sisterhood of the sea. The Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is a vivid demonstration of that commitment. So too are the alcoholic rehabilitation program, the 180day shipping rule, our scholarship programs , our grassroots activities and programs too numerous to m~ntion here. Perhaps the most striking thing about the Republican convention was the gap between what was said and what was really going on. President Reagan talked about an America built on old-time values: family, community, hard work, thrift. Yet he was running on a plat- . form and a record that belied 1 those traditions. He has cut back safety and health regulations, has curtailed enforcement of civil · : rights statutes, failed to imple- t : ment a policy on trade and economic development, and al- ¥, lowed this country to wrack up ~j a $200 billion yearly deficit. He is denying our young, our old, and the poor, as well as the g "middle class." When people ask me about % the differences between this ,. Union and the administration, I say that they boil down to a matter of values . Ronald Reagan is willing to let millions of Americans have the quality of their lives diminished, as long as it benefits the profit margins of large corporations. . ._ Ten years ago, this Union I"' started an Alcoholic Rehabili- _. tation Center. While Ronald · · Reagan has been willing to allow millions of Americans to remain re unemployed, to let them leadl:. lives of quiet desperation, we · have been unwilling to lose even , one person to alcoholism. That is what we believe in, that is what we have fought for, and· ·: that is why we will ultimately :_: succeed. :,. g fi I I i / 1 I... _, ------lll!llllll-l!llllllllllllillllllllllllllillllllllillllll-----------------~~f~W,~~*-UH'iilli-~-g ~:;·wnmm!:el,;;.;;¢.t%'S ,! ' H E :!r LOG • Charles Svenson Editor 76 Mike Hall Associate Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor Washington New York Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos 2 / LOG / September 1984 ~ ~ Max Hall Assistant Editor Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Michelle Paladino Assistant Editor/Press Relations Offlc1al Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America , Atlantic . Gulf , Lakes and Inland Waters District , AFL-CIO September 1984 !i!!.ffilsffll1H Vol 46 , No 9 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DiGiorgio Ed Turner Secretary-Treasurer Executive Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President Joe Sacco George McCartney Vice President Vice President �House Passes $200M Shipyard Help Bill (Continued from Page 1.) must wait and see if it gets through the Republican-controlled Senate and signed by the president. This is certainly a step in the right direction. Since Reagan dismantled the nation's maritime policy, we have had to go after bits and pieces of help where we can find them," SIU President Frank Drozak said. He commended Jones and the others for their work. ''The shipyards in the United States are in dire straits. Our shipyards lack the work needed to keep them operating at a level that will ensure that they will be there when they are needed to build vessels for a national emergency," Jones said. He added that since 1980, the year Reagan took office, 23 shipyards have closed, 10,000 skilled workers have lost their jobs, and the commercial order book has fallen from 69 ships to only two. While many in the administration claim that American labor costs should be cut to help bring about cheaper U.S.-built ships, Jones disagreed. "In South Korea, shipyard workers receive approximately $2.06 an hour ... I don't want to imply that labor costs in the United States are the sole cause of the plight of our shipyards. We have been told that if you subtract all of the labor costs from the price of building a ship in the United States, it would still be cheaper to construct the vessel in South Korea. . . . Since we cannot lower the cost of living in the United States, we must decide if we want to compete, and if so, how can we help our industries in the international market place,'' Jones said. The biggest part of the legislation, the incentive program, will be limited to shipyards that can build at least three seagoing vessels, 450 feet or more in length at that same time. Also, Jones said, the bill is attempting to promote a standard design with defense features for the ships. When a shipyard arrives at a design, approved by the Secretary of Defense for military purposes, that desigµ will be put out to bid among various shipyards. The low bidder will receive an incentive payment which will equal 50 percent of the bid. But the bigger incentive is that if the ship comes in under cost, the builder will be able to keep 50 to 80 percent of the money saved. "We fully recognize that the programs contained in H.R. 5220 may not solve all the problems that face our ailing shipbuilding industry, but it is a start. We cannot afford to sit and wait as one shipyard after another goes under,'' Jones said. Mobile Crews Up In Mobile Aboard the ffB Mobile are (I. tor. standing) William Lewis, AB ; John Chestnut, DEU; Richard Thoe, AB; Fred Johnson, bosun; James Barnett, chief cook; Tom Glidewell, SIU port agent; Jimmy Bartlett, steward. Seated from the left are Haywood Green, QMED/pumpman, and Morris Danzey, AB. ATTENTION-NEW ADDRESS Mobile (Ala.) SIU Clinic 4724 Airport Blvd. Mobile, Ala. 36608 (205) 343-2044 AFL-CIO Tosses Out ILA Charges Against SIU The Executive Council of the AFL-CIO refused the International Longshoreman's Association request to censure the SIU for activities which the ILA claimed violated the AFL-CIO's Constitution. (See LOG, August 1984.) The ILA had charged the SIU with "raiding" its workplaces and undermining its contracts. The SIU told the Council in a documented statement that the charges had no merit, and in fact it had been the ILA which had interfered in SIU organizing and workplaces. The Council agreed with the SIU and declined to take any action. Jimmy Bartlett, steward/baker (I.) and James Barnett, chief cook, read over some current communications. Fish Export Bill Could Mean Jobs SIU fishermen gather their fish the old-fashioned way. They catch them. Because of a strange quirk in the law, fish that are pulled from the ocean in nets are not part of the government's PL-480 program. But fish raised in so-called aquaculture, such as cat-fish farms, are eligible for government export. But now a bill in the House of Representatives, H.R. 3255, could put those ocean- and unionharvested fish under the umbrella of the Department of Agriculture and Commodity Credit Corporation, agencies which administer most of the nation's food exports under PL-480. Supporters of the bill said during a hearing on Capitol Hill that if the fish were included in those programs, new fishingjobs would be created .along with new markets of fish exports and sales. In addition, figures show such trade could reduce the nai tion's balance of payments deficit by some $4 billion a year. Also some extra cargo would be generated for U.S.-flag vessels. The administration, as usual, is against the bill, claiming it would diminish the export promotion for agriculture. The bill was introduced by representatives Walter Jones (DN.C.), E. de la Garza (D-Texas), the late Edwin B. Forsythe (RN .J.) and John Breaux (D-La.) September 1984 / LOG / 3 �- VOTING X State Absentee Registration and Voting In our last article on voting, you learned the proper procedure for registering to vote. Now that you are a registered voter, it is your right and responsibility to vote on Election Day, Nov. 6, 1984. What's at stake for 1985 is your job!!!!!!!!!! Even though some of you may not be able to vote in person at the polls, your vote is counted in your absence. By filling out the federal post card application, you will automatically receive an absentee ballot permitting you to vote no matter where on earth you are on Nov. 6, 1984. The absentee voting process is designed to permit American citizens who will be away from their local polling places on Election Day to vote through the mail. To apply for an absentee ballot, you must fill out the "Post Card Registration and Absentee Ballot Request'' form and then mail it to the correct local election official in each state. Also at the Union halls are federal post card applications for absentee ballots. Listed on the next page is a state-by-state compilation of absentee voting information. At each SIU hall there are copies of the ' 'Voting Assistance Guide 1984, 1985" detailing all voting information by state. The federal post card application must be completed and mailed to the election office in your county of residence in time before the election. The FPCA's deadline receipt varies from state to state as listed in the chart. The earlier the FPCA is completed and mailed, the faster you will receive your state's absentee ballot. You will also notice in the chart that some states have upto-the-minute deadlines. However, you must remember that your vote will not be counted unless the absentee ballot is received by the various election offices no later than Election Day. 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State HSN 7540-00-634-5053 Important The chart on the next page tells you when you must apply for an absentee ballot and where to send it. But remember, many of those deadlines are for people who can walk into their local courthouse and request an absentee ballot. If you must mail away for one, don't wait. Do it today. Allow yourself at least four weeks before Election Day to send in your request for an absentee ballot. Also, the Voter Assistance Guide at your Union hall will give you the name of the town or city that is your county seat as well as the zip code. �Don't Wait!! Tomorrow Is too Late! Get Your Absentee Ballot Today!! 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Joe Sacco A s part of the SIU's efforts to win our fight against Dixie Carriers, we are continuing to meet with the company in order to negotiate a settlement to the 17-month strike. We are also continuing spot picketing as well as our court cases against the company in Texas and Louisiana. In Houston, where shipping has been very good in the last few weeks, we are getting ready for the annual dinner-dance of the West Gulf Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department. The affair, which will be held on Oct. 27 in the Hobby Hilton in Houston, will be attended by 600 people. Two tug and barge company contracts are being negotiated in Texas. One is with G&H Towing and the other is with Moran. Both agreements expire on Sept. 30. In New Orleans we're in the process of negotiating a contract with Gulf Atlantic Transportation Co. That agreement expires on Oct. 30. Out of the port of Mobile we crewed up the last of six integrated tug barges built by SIU-contracted Apex. She's the Mobile and she joins her sister ships-Jacksonville, New York, Groton, Philadelphia and Charleston. On the political front in the Gulf we're working on some very important races. Among them is a race in Texas in which Don Buford is running for the House of Representatives against the incumbent Jack Fields. We are strongly supporting Buford, a former legislative assistant to the current attorney general in Texas. We are working hard for a defeat of Fields who is one of the SIU's main opponents on the Cunard passenger ship bill. The SIU is also very active in the campaign of Texas State Senator Lloyd Doggett who is running this year for the U.S. Senate. Of course, throughout the Gulf we are working heavily with the AFL-CIO State and Central Labor bodies on voter registration drives. I East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall T he training that our Seafarers have received in crane pandling operations is being ·put to the test as the Keystone State (Interocean Management) goes through exercises off the coast of Virginia. The vessel is a 10-year old ship that was recently converted by the Navy as the first of 11 heavy-lift crane ships under charter to the Military Sealift Command. She left her dock at Newport News, Va. on Sept. 5 for a series --of round-the-clock exercises at Lynnhaven Anchorage. The Keystone State will be at the anchorage anywhere from 30 to 60 days. The continuous operation of her heavy-lift cranes · in "at-sea" conditions will be a real test for our well-trained Seafarers. The cargo training crane operating course they took aboard the vessel was designed and taught by the staff of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. In other news from Virginia, a new three-year contract at NBC Line-a towing company that works out of Norfolk-has been ratified by our members. Also, the ratification balJots are being counted on the contracts with Allied Inland and Allied Coastal. I'll have the results in my next column. Contract negotiations with Curtis Bay have started in Norfolk, Philadelphia and Baltimore. That contract expires on Sept. 30 as do the agreements with McAllister Brothers and Taylor and Anderson. Negotiations are also under way with these two companies. Up in Gloucester, SIU Fishing Representative Leo Sabato reports that fish are still very scarce. However, prices have improved a little. In order to catch enough fish though, the boats are staying out longer and longer. Trips that averaged eight days in the past are turning into 10 and 12 day trips. The problem of insurance companies terminating coverage continues, forcing some boats to lay up. All around, the picture for our fishermen is not a pretty one right now. Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V. P. Mike Sacco W hite caps were very visible in St. Louis on Aug. 29 when Democratic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro spoke at a rally. The SIU provided the security at the rally and has been asked to do the same for a proposed rally for Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale. At the Ferraro rally, which was held 'by the old Post Office, 50 of our people attended. Many of them carried the Union's grassroot~ political signs. Up on the Great Lakes, where shipping remains good, our Seafarers took part in Detroit's Labor Day parade and rally. Even though the weather was terrible, 150,000 people attended the rally which was held at Cadillac Square. The winds were starting to blow on the Lakes and the cold weather will soon be coming in. Hopefully, many of our ships will be running until Christmas. However, as is traditional, the two SIU-contracted Bob-Lo ships laid up on Labor Day. These vessels run during the summer between Detroit and Bob-Lo Island which is about 18 miles southeast of Detroit. Twenty-six SIU members sail on each shipthe Columbia and the Ste. Claire. Concerning tug and barge equipment on the Lakes, in my last report I mentioned that SIU-contracted Tampa Tugs had five boats in layup. I'm happy to report this month that four of those boats are now running. In other Great Lakes tug and barge news, SIU-contracted·Falcon Marine began a dredging job in the harbor at Waukegan, Ill. Also, Luedtke Engineering is completing a project in Milwaukee, Wis. When it's finished, the company will move its crews and equipment to Ogdensburg, N.Y. for a three-month dredging project in that city's harbor. Dunbar and Sullivan is finishing a job in Rochester, N. Y. and will then head for Conneaut, Ohio for a harbor deepening project. SIU-contracted Great Lakes Dredge and Dock completed a river and harbor dredging job in Cleveland and will be moving to Lorain, Ohio for a similar job. West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney recently attended christening ceremonies in San Diego, Calif. for two converted SIU-contracted ships. Both vessels will be part of the military's rapid deployment force. One of the vessels, the PFC Eugene A. Obregon (Waterman) is designated as a maritime pre-positioning ship and will be used by the Marine Corps. The other ship, the USNS Bellatrix (Sea-Land) is a former SL-7 vessel. The naming ceremonies took place at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. ' The PFC Eugene A. Obregon is one of three converted Waterman ships, and each is being named after deceased winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor. PFC Eugene A. Obregon died in Korea on Sept. 26, 1950 when he used his body to shield a fallen friend from bullets. Obregon's mother christened the ship. The USNS Bellatrix is named after a star in the constellation of Orion. The conversions of both ships was completed ahead of schedule. In other news, I'm happy to report that a successful three-year contract was concluded with the Pacific Maritime Association which represents owners of many of the ships on the West Coast. Solidarity among seamen was very evident here recently when a Taiwanese ship was marooned near San Francisco. The crewmen aboard the financially troubled ship, Panamax Nova, were running out of supplies. The SIU, the SUP, the MFOW and all the maritime unions in the area collected money and bought supplies for their "brothers of the sea" aboard the Panamax Nova. SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner was very instrumental in helping the crew. Up in Seattle our members have been working hard to make up · 25,000 signs for the Mondale-Ferraro campaign. Their dedication is very much appreciated. ! �~¼W:@:%'::N1!:Wils'. I!!! I !!i!m[!][! I I I Inland News I Ill I lllllll tug/tow I ,harge/dredgel l <.U~A~;w:w:;.·-···<i®0·i:k .'.)K...·:..p :.;;;:;:;t.7,'i:-..wi Towboat Scholarship Program Awards Deck/Engine Upgrading Grants to 14 SIU Tug & Barge Members The joint SIU/Transportation Institute Towboat Scholarship selection committee this month awarded full scholarships for upgrading at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to 14 SIU tug and barge members. The scholarship winners come from eight different SHI-contracted towing and barge line companies, and represent a broad spectrum of the industry. The scholarship winners are: Towboat Operator Program Kenneth Hudgins, Steuart Transportation Co. Fred Tuliucci, Sonat Marine, Inc. Robert Tyler, Sonat Marine, Inc. Gary Minnich, Radcliff Materials, Inc. Dale Sheppard, G&H Towing Co. Diesel Engineer Program Heinz Carrion, Crowley Towing & Transportation Co. Glen Davison, Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc. Scott Burnap, National Marine Service, Inc. At the National Marine Dock in New Orleans At the National Marine docks in New Orleans, several tugs are laid up. • ,, ,' ~ :w _,/ j,.;;M.X ""''''..'• ❖~ f, _ ; ;~ ,~ .n<,· -~= s-·· SIU Patrolman Jim McGee holds a meeting with members of the National Marine tugs. They are, from the left: Scott Burnap, chief engineer; FranR Stanley, chief engineer; Jim McGee, SIU patrolman; H.R. ("Doc") Richards, tankerman; and Royce Donnelly, shore tankerman . Burnap is a recent towboat scholarship winner in the Diesel Engineers Program. Nelson Breaux, G&H Towing Co. Rory Wix, G&H Towing Co. Scott Walters, Heartland Transportation Co. Three applicants for the Towboat Operator program were awarded admission to the program pending submission of additional application materials. They are Frank Coyle and Michael Lynch, Sonat Marine; and J. Paul Fuller, G&H Towing. The committee also awarded tentative admission to the Diesel Engineer program to two Crowley employees, Emanuel Figueroa and Richardo Ilarraza, pending completion of pre-test requirements. Since the beginning of the Towboat Operator Scholarship program in 1978, nearly 275 boatmen have successfully completed the seven-week course, and have attained either a first- or second-class operator's license, depending upon their seatime at the time of their Coast Guard examination. The Licensed Diesel Operators Scholarship program, which was established in 1981, has graduated nearly 50 SIU members who have achieved licenses. The new Towboat Operators class will begin at SHLSS Sept. 16. The Diesel Engineer class begins Oct. 28 . The selection committee, which met Aug. 15 at Transportation Institute in Washington, D.C., included Buddy Jordan, G&H Towing; Joseph P. Dawley, Allied Towing; George Flanagan, McAllister (Norfolk Div.), and Randy L. Collar, Crowley Maritime (So. Cal.). Participating on behalf of TI was Peter Luciano, executive director. Representing the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship were John Mason, dean of vocation education, and Perry Stedman, registrar. Representing the SIU were Angus "Red" Campbell and Frank Paladino. September 1984 / LOG / 7 �New Pensioners Antoine "Blacky" Wildred Allemond, 60, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1961 sailing ... • as a captain for • · J:.. £ National Marine Service from 1947 to 1984. Brother Allemond attended Piney Point Inland Educational Conferences in 1975, 1976 and 1977. He was a former member of the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen Assn. in Galveston from 1959 to 1960. Boatman Allemond is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Louisiana, he is a resident of Plaquemine, La. .j Peter Leo Messina, 65, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957. ""' He sailed as a chief engineer for I ~urtis Bay Tow/ ,,.I · mg from 1942 to 1949 and for Baker-Whitely Towing from 1949 to 1977. Brother Messina was a former member of the ILA, MEBA, UAW and the MM&PU. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Whiteford, Md. .r-. ,.-. Alvin Franklin Hirsch, 65, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a deckhand and chief engineer for Baker-Whitely Towing from 1956 to 1977. Brother Hirsch was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Hunt Valley, Md. Ralph Avery Kirchner Jr., 58, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a captain for BakerWhitely Towing in 1957 and for Curtis Bay Towing. Brother Kirchner began sailing in 1943. His daughter, Deborah, won a SIU College Scholarship in 1968 and attended Highpoint (N.C.) College. Boatman Kirchner was a former member of the ILA. And he is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Arnold, Md. 8 I LOG / September 1984 Charles Alexander Brezler, , 72, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a deckhand and mate for BakerWhitely Towing and for Curtis · Bay Towing. Brother Brezler is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Larry Paul Wilson, 62, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a deckhand and cook. Brother Wilson was born in Washington, N.C. and is a resident there. John George Zeller Sr., 64, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as an AB for the Charles H. Harper Co. for 29 years. Brother Zeller is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Odilon DuBois, 62, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Houston sailing as a chief and 2nd engineer for G & H Towing from 1946 to 1983. Brother DuBois was a former member of the NMU. He was born in Kaplan, La. and is resident of Hardin, Texas. Daniel Francis Henderson, 54, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a cook for Curtis Bay Towing in 1965. Brother Henderson was a former member of the ILA Local 1291 from 1947 to 1962. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Boatman Henderson was born in Philadelphia and is a resident there. JUST POPPED UP TO SAYLOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL! Charles John Dougherty, 59, . joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a mate, pilot and captain for the Baker, Whiteley Towing Co. from 1950 to 1977. Brother Dougherty began sailing as a deckhand for Curtis Bay Towing -in 1946. He was a former member of the ILA and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Boatman Dougherty was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Glen Burnie, Md. Joseph "Joe" Ducre Babin, 57, joined the Union in the port of Galveston in 1957 sailing as a chief engineer for the G & H Towing Co. from 1946 to 1984. Brother Babin is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II serving as a diesel engineer and electrician. He was born in Houston and is a resident of Three Rivers, Texas. Job SPAD Secu"rity In Memoriam Pensioner James Dallas Orrell, 67 , died on Pensioner James P. Carrpll Sr., 81, passed away on May 12. Brother Carroll joined the Aug. 22. Brother Union in the port of New York Orrell joined the in 1960 sailing as a deckhand Union in the port for the Pennsylvania Railroad of Norfolk in 1962 from 1922 to 1968. He was a sailing as a chief former member of the Associengineer for the ated Maritime Workers Union, Cape Fear Towing Co., Wil- Local 1. Boatman Carroll was mington, N.C. from 1932 to 1980. born in Jersey City, N.J. and He was a former member of the was a resident there. Surviving NMU from 1954 to 1962 and of are his widow, Regina and two the UMW, District 33. Boatman sons, James Jr. and Raymond. Orrell was born in Wilmington Louis John Casselli Jr., 27, and was a resident there. Sur- died aboard the M/V Overseas viving are his widow, Pauline Harriette (Maritime Overseas) and two daughters, Janice and in Alexandria, Egypt on Feb. 20. Brother Casselli joined the Vicki of Wilmington. Pensioner Union in the port of Philadelphia Frank Emile Rob- in 1979. He was born in Pennsylvania and was a resident of inson Sawyer, 66, succumbed to Philadelphia. Surviving is his mother, Elizabeth of Philadelkidney failure in the Providence phia. Hospital, Mobile Andrew Drachmas, 61, died . on Feb. 6. Brother Drachmas on July 12 Brother Sawyer joined the Union in the port of joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1971. He sailed Mobile in 1956 sailing as a cook. as a captain and launch and He was born in Mobile and was patrolboat operator on the a resident there. Interment was - launches Silver Bullet and Silver in Catholic Cemetery, Mobile. Comet from 1971 to 1977. He Surviving is his widow, Mary. also sailed for the Independent Towing and Launch Service Co. Leonard Chester Cole, 62, died from 1955 to 1984. Boatman of arteriosclerosis at home in Drachmas was a former member Seattle on Jan. 30. Brother Cole of the American Federation of joined the Union in the port of Government Employees Union Seattle in 1968 sailing as a chief and was a veteran of the U.S. pumpman and QMED. He was Army Corps of Engineers in a former member of the Marine World War II. Born in New Firemen's, Oilers and WaterYork City, he was a resident of tenders (MFOW) Union. He was Glenolden, Pa. Surviving are his born in Seattle. Cremation took widow, Jewel; a son, Curtis; a place in the Bleitz Crematory, brother, George Drake and a Seattle. Surviving is a brother, cousin , Barbara Mania of Upper Daniel of Hayward , Calif. Darby, Pa. Register Now-vote Nov. 6 �•• Four Great Lakes Dredge Co.'s Keep Busy North American Trailing (NATCO) Co.'s new dredge, the Northerly Is., will complete a dredging job in about a week at Essexville, Mich. in Saginaw Bay and move on to another job at Toledo, Ohio . • This week the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. will start dredging for harbor deepening in Lorain, Ohio . • Low bidder Luedtke Engineering Co., in about a week from now, will begin dredging at Ogdensburg, N.Y. At the beginning of the month, the company had six dredging projects under way. • Also at the start of September, Dunbar & Sullivan was completing a dredging job at Fairport, Ohio before moving to Conneaut, Ohio for harbor deepening work with the last job set to be done at Pt. Mouillee, Mich. The John G. D'Amato and the Kyle Smith are two of Crescent Towing's tugs that were in New Orleans over the long Labor Day weekend. At the Dock in New Orleans crescent Towing NBC Line Contract is Inked in Norfolk A new contract for Boatmen at the NBC Line in the port of Norfolk was signed late last month. • Boatmen at Cape Fear Towing in Wilmington, N.C. got a one-year extension on their old contract. • Still in negotiations early this month was a new contract at Northeast Towing in this port. In Philadelphia, Taylor & Anderson Pact Talks Due Harbor docking company contracts in the port of Philadelphia, like the one for Boatmen at Taylor & Anderson, are scheduled to be negotiated shortly. G & H Towing in Houston Negotiating Contract Contract negotiations at G & H Towing in the port of Houston are still going on. Summary Annual Report GLT & D Pension Plan This is a summary of the Annual report of GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION PLAN, I.D. Number 13-1953878, for January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1982. The Annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was $5,702,464 as of January 1, 1982, compared to $7,256,230 as of December 31, 1982. During the year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $1,552,766. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of plan assets: that is the difference between the value of the plan's assets as of the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. ' During the plan year, the plan had total income of $1,934,023 including employer contributions of $356,281 and earnings from investments of $1,577,742. Plan expenses were $380,257 and are comprised of two types: (1) Pension benefit expenses of $229,672 paid directly to participants or their beneficiaries; and (2) Administrative expenses of $150,585, which were comprised of salaries, fees and commissions, fiduciary insurance premiums and general administrative expenses. - . .,._....Aboard the John G. D'Amato are (I. tor.) Dave Tusson, deckhand/relief captain; Gary Taylor, captain (MEBA-2); SIU Patrolman Jim McGee, and Francis Arnona, deckhand/relief captain. Your Rights To Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1. An accountant's report"' 2. Assets held for investment To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. A. Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $1.00 for the full annual report or $.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement ·of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. . You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746 and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefits Program, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution ' Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20216. September 1984 / LOG / 9 �Business as Usual-Busy-in Jacksonville Two of the SIU's newest ships, the USNS Anatares and Capella were in Jacksonville recently for training and repairs. In addition to servicing the crews of those ships, Jacksonville's inland operations and other deep sea ships kept Union officials busy. Here is a look at some of the crews and ships. St. Mary's River launch operator Chuck Fischer is working with the Sugar Islander. The crew of the Capella: OS James Blitch, SA P~trick Cassidy, AB Tommie Benton, AB Douglas Lawton, Chief Electrician Everette Richman, OMU Jon Campbell, Jr. Eng. Carroll "Tiny" Boudreaux, Jr. Eng. Arthur Baredian, SA Linton Taylor, Asst. Cook Robert Firth, OS Woodrow Cunningham, OMU Clarence Crowder, Bosun Luther Pate, AB Roan Lightfoot, AB Glenn Reynolds, OMU Ben Adams and OS Norse May. The Sea-Land Oakland was in Jacksonville for a quick stop. Here are OS Michael Crane, Bosun George A. Burke and Electrician Gerald Payne. Just before the USNS Capella left Jacksonville for training, QMED Clarence Crowder did a little shopping ashore. Here he's counting his change. The Antares and the Capella tied up in Jacksonville. 10 / LOG / September 1984 Unlicensed Jr. Eng. Freddie Horn is back aboard the Antares. He received burns on his hand and arm in a freak boiler accident. �The Antares is now in standby status as the ship's boilers are repaired in Jacksonville. Here are ABs Paul Konstantine, Edmund Vaughn , Freddie Wilkison and Vernon Kanable. / The deck and one of the cranes on the Capella. Jacksonville Patrolman Dah Griffin gets together with AB John Sparks of the Antares, Bosun Luther Pate of the Capella and AB Michael Lyell of the Antares. ' AB Paul Carolan unfolds the hatch cover to close a hold on the Antares. ,.... '1 The dredge Sugar Islander, working at Mayport Navy Base, is just about full and ready to head to the dump site. This is one of the large cargo holds on the Antares. September 1984 / LOG / 11 �Valdez to Panama Onboard the ·overseas Washington (Photos by QMED Carroll Boudreaux) I Chief Steward Jesse B. Natividad shows off a cake. The Overseas Washington glides through the Pacific on its Valdez-toPanama Canal voyage. QMED Carroll "Tiny" Boudreaux fixes up a good lunch. QMED James H. Brewer changes burners. Crewmembers take part in a lifeboat drill at Chiriqui Grande, Panama. Captain R. Vurpillat relaxes on the bridge after treating the Washington crew to a lobster supper. He bought the lobsters fresh in Chiriqui Grande. 12 / LOG / September 1984 Chief cook Vincent· Hebert gives Chief Engineer William "Bill" Moses something to smile about during meal time on the Overseas Washington. �Piney Point .Maryland SHLSS Teachers Visit USNS Keystone State SIU Brings Education Programs to the Members ~ For an education program to be effective, it must be able to reach the students and meet their needs. A continuous effort must be made to identify these needs and design new methods and materials to meet them. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) has long recognized and responded to such innovative approaches in education. Its departments work cooperatively together to provide the best educational programs for seafarers. Recently, SHLSS Vocational instructor Bill Hellwege and Adult Education instructors Mary Coyle, Terry Sharpe and Sandy Schroeder had the opportunity to visit the Keystone State. The opportunity to visit the Keystone State provided a vital link between the school and the seafarers on board. It gave the crew a chance to share their concerns and educational needs with the instructors. At the same time, the instructors had a chance to explain the programs and courses available at the school including the correspondence courses and materials that are available. Several copies of everything that is offered on the correspondence coupon of the LOG were distributed. This included materials on English, math, social studies, communication skills, taxes and metrics. Prior to the Keystone State visit, the Adult Education Department had received a call from crew member Bill Ashman, a crane operator on the Keystone State, requesting 'some GED selfstudy materials. He explained that he had set up an evening study group on the vessel for eight fellow crew members and needed more materials. His enthusiasm and determination to make the study group a success was evident. He had recruited fellow crew members to help as tutors. Even Keystone State Captain Frank Contelmo had volunteered to tutor and offered his support for the group. The organization of this study group represents only one type of educational activity that could be effective on any vessel. The possibility of more correspondence programs and methods to reach hundreds of members on other contracted vessels will be a strong focus for the Adult Education department. Ideas for correspondence courses and alternative education methods for members has always been a priority at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. These ideas have been supported and followed through by both the Union and the staff at the Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship. Paul Lewis (I.) received his GED diploma through SHLSS in the Spring of 1984. Bill Ashman is currently studying for his GED and heads the GED study group. Instructor Bill Hellwege, SHLSS Vocational instructor who has taught the cargo handling and crane operating course, also shares the same concerns about shipboard life and education. Bill knows the military aspects of not only getting the job done, but the importance that education and training nave in developing needed skills. Education and training go hand in hand in preparing the members for both their job and life skills. As the skills or needs change and are identified, the materials and methods must also change. It is this total approach to education, that your union and the SHLSS educational departments utilize to improve on wha~ they have. The SHLs's Keystone State crew members provided suggestions for other correspondence materials to be developed in areas of Personal Finance, Nutrition, Health and Safety and splicing wire and line to list a few . Most of all there was an overwhelming desire by the crew members to improve their academic knowledge. Currently, new materials and correspondence methods are in the process of being developed with hopes that they can be implemented soon. The visit certainly was an eye-opening experience in making the instructors realize how many members there are yet to reach who have a strong desire to further their academic education. L0aply :~t instructor, Mary Coyle e ps for program. Phil Tambon, standing, recently completed the Third Mate course offered at SHLSS. r The AB crane operator instructors on board the Keystone State are, from I. to r. Dave Novogratz, Robert Carroll, Lou Flade, Philip Tambon, and Bill Ashman. September 1984 / LOG / 13 �College Courses Offered Through SH LSS Through a contractual agreement between the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and Charles County Community College of Maryland, SIU members have the opportunity to earn a certificate in Nautical Science and/or an Associate in Arts degree in general studies . The courses, taught on the SHLSS campus, are offered in a self-study format. This allows a student to begin a course at his convenience. He sets his own deadlines for completing assignments, but the course must be completed within one year. This format allows a seafarer to take college level courses at the same time he is taking vocational upgrading courses on the SHLSS campus. The vocational courses are approved for college credit and may be applied toward the Nautical Science Certificate and/or an Associate in Arts degree in general studies. The Nautical Science certificate program supplements the regular vocational training programs of the Lundeberg School with postsecondary academic training in nautical science. This certificate enhances the educational opportunity for members of the Seafarers International Union. The 21 credit-hour program takes between six and ten weeks to complete. More than 50% of the students complete the program in less than five weeks due to previous accredited courses taken at SHLSS. The Scholarship/Work Program is another example of the SIU's deep belief that education is the key to growth and strength of individuals, of the union, and of the industry. This program has been developed for eligible members who wish to return to SHLSS solely to work towards their Associate in Arts degree through the Charles County Community College. The Scholarship/Work Program is available to all SIU members who need sixteen credits or less to complete their Associate in Arts degree through Charles County Community College. For more information on the college level programs offered at SHLSS please write to th<; college Programs Office, Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Maryland 20674 . College instructor Don Mundell (I.) discusses geographical areas with John C. Carr. ................•.............................................................. SHLSS Staff Members Attend Voter Registration Cla~s ·(I. to r.) Chris Tennyson, Bart Rogers, Bill Foley, Fay vanEsselstyn and Tracy Aumann. (Not shown: Kaye Assenmacher) Charles County Community College instructor Grace Davis discusses course assignments with William Gizzo. 14 / LOG / September 1984 Six staff members of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship attended a voter registration class. The class was given by the Board of Supervisors of Elections for St. Mary's County. Voter Registration forms were explained and distributed. The class members were deputized and authorized to distribute Voter Registration Applications and assist in filling out the forms. ---Support our-Grassroots Program If you are not registered - Register If you 'are registered Vote November 6th �i Following are the updated course schedules for October through December 1984 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into five categories: engine department courses; deck department courses; steward department courses; recertification programs; adult education courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in size-so sign up early. Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. The following classes will be held through December 1984 as listed below: Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date Automation Diesel Scholarship Welding Tankerman Marine Electronics October 19 October 26 November 2 October 5 November 2 November 23 December 21 December 7 October 18 December 14 Recertification Programs Completion Date Check-In Date Course Steward Recertification October 19 December 3 Adult Education Courses· Check-In/ Completion Date Course Length of Course Developmental Studies September 10 October 1 October 29 September 14 October 5 November 2 (GED) High School Equivalency Program (ESL) English as a Second Language (ABE) Adult Basic Education Open-ended • Open-ended Open-ended Bus Schedule Monday Through Friday Only Deck Upgrading Courses Course Able Seaman Celestial Navigation/ Master/Mate F.T. Celestial Navigation/ Third Mate Celestial Navigation/ Towboat Operator Check-In Date Completion Date October 19 November 9 December 6 December 14 November 9 December 14 November 9 December 14 Steward Upgrading Courses - Depart Lexington Park 6:20 A.M. Arrive Washington D.C. 8:20 A.M. Depart Washington, D.C. 4:30 A.M. 5:55 P.M. Arrive Lexington Park 6:15 A.M. 7.55 P.M. The Gold Line Bus is the only bus which travels between Washington D.C. and the nearest bus stop in Lexington Park. This bus line travels Monday through Friday only. It is necessary to take a cab from Lexington Park to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. The Gold Line Bus Station is located at 12th and New York, Northwest, D.C. Telephone Number in Washington, D.C.: (202) 479-5900 Course Check-In/ Completion Date Len.9th of Course The Gold Line Bus Station is located in Lexington Park at the A&P Grocery. Fare: $10.30 (One Way) Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward bi-weekly bi-weekly bi-weekly monthly varies varies varies varies Friendly Cab Company, Lexington Park, Maryland Telephone Number: 863-8141 Fare from Lexington Park to SHLSS is: $11.00 (1 or 2 occupants) one way. September 1984 I LOG / 15 �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading CQurse .................................................................................................•........................•.............• , Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (Las t) (first) Date of Birth (Middle) Mo ./Oay/Vea r Address- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,,.,...,=, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ree (Ci_ly) (Slate) Dee p Sea Membe r '.:::: Telephone - ~ -~ ~ -- - - - - (Zip Code) (Area Code) In land Wate rs Membe r Soc ial Security # _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ • Lakes Member • Pac ific • Book # _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Seniorit Date Book Port Present ly Was Issued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Port Iss ued _ __ _ _ __ __ __ Reg istered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorseme nt(s) or License(s) Now He ld _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ • Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program : No [] (if yes , fill in be low) Yes Trainee Program : From ------=cc-c- to .- - c - c r c c - c n - - - - - - (dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses : • No Yes • (if yes , fi ll in below) Course(s) Taken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes No • Firefighting: • Yes No • CPR : • Yes No • Date Available for Training - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below br Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK ALL DEPARTMENTS ENGINE C.. Tankerman C AB Unlimited _ AB Limited - AB Special L.J Quartermaster D Towboat Operator Inland C Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles c; Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) r Celestial Navigation C Master Inspected Towing Vessel r Mate Inspected Towing Vessel ..:; 1st Class Pilot Li Third Mate Celestial Navigation C Third Mate D FOWT Li QMED-Any Rating Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems r Diesel Engines L, Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) '.:::" Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) ::::, Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) C.. C .__, D G D Welding D Lifeboatman ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equivalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies D English as a Second Language (ESL) STEWARD No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts after course completion. D D 0 C ~ Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat Inland Cook COLLEGE PROGRAM D Nautical Science Certificate Program • Scholarship/Work Program RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amo unt needed to upg rade in rating noted above or attac h lett er of service , wh ic heve r is app li cab le.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SH IPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ DATE _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point , MD. 20674 ••••••.•....•••••................•.............•....••••.......................• , .•••.•........•••..........•••••...•.••• 16 /LOG/ September 1984 �SHLSS Instructor Eglinton Writes Engine Room Book William D. Eglinton, an instructor of Marine Engineering at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, has authored a new version of the Marine Engine Room Blue Book. This is the third edition of the Blue Book. The second edition was published in the mid-1960s and Eglinton has updated the book to include the hundreds of technological changes in the engine room and maritime industry. It is based on the original edition by William B. Patterson. The Blue Book emphasizes equipment operation and construction and contains all new Personals Leo Gillikin and Albert Cruz Please get in touch with your old shipmate, William 0. Bolling, 103 Steele Rd., Slidell, La. 70461. Support SPAD Delivering. the Message sample questions and answers. The text includes many general topics all QMED candidates must know along with specific topics for fireman/watertender, oiler, pumpman, machinist, electrician, deck engineer, refrigeration engineer and junior engineer. The Blue Book is published by Cornell Maritime Press. For information on how to order the book call toll-free (800) 6387641 or in Maryland (301) 7581075. Perryman Buried a.t Sea July 18, 1984 was a somber day aboard the SS President Hoover (APL) as the ashes of Brother Bobby G. Perryman were committed to the deep in the harbor of Kobe, Japan. Capt. L.R. Jewett officiated at the burial. All hands were in attendance. Perryman served aboard the President Hoover as a utilityman from Feb. 1 to April 23, 1980 and died in Piney Point, Md. on May 10, 1984. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Telling the delegates to the annual convention of the New York State Union Label and Service Trades Department that union members must band together to fight Reagan's anti-labor policies is SIU President Frank Drozak. Sitting beside him is the president of the group, Joseph Talarico. The convention was held at the end of June in Tarrytown, N.Y. (photo by Dan Miller) KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes a nd Inl a nd Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership"s money-and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months. which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasu·rer. A quarterly financ;:e committee of rank a nd file members. elected by the membership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SlU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus " Red " Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times. either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board . CO TRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all Sl U halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know you r contract rights. as well as your obligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS all Union halls . All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any lime you feel an) member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation h, any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc .. as well as all other details. thco the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL-RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and a, members of the SIU. These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no member may be discrimi nated against bccau,c of race. creed. color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he i, denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. 11111111m111n11111111t1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union offbal. in.your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership . This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an c<litorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility . PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any otlicial capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any mone y for any reason unless he is given ~uch receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require anj such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an otlicial receipt. hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Union headquarters . SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds arc used to further its objects and purposes including. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions arc voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force~ joh discrimination. financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made hy reason of the above improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within JO <lays of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic. political and social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. September 1984 / LOG I 17 �-- -------------~~-----------------------. QMED Goes Wingwalking Seafarer Sees the World on a Wing with a Prayer Like Lindbergh's, day, the cut the sky leaving plumes of melodies of Cole Porter tunes spent fuel feathering behind are in the air, sounding as though them. But the best today is about to played on an old Victrola from speakers on the open runway begin with the start of the Flying field. Air balloons and parachu- Circus finale. People lift chiltists drift in the clouds. They dren to their shoulders. They are a feast for the eyes, green, clutch binoculars to see him yellow, red, drawn before a climb out of the cockpit of a blazing white sun. Then the Stearman, 500 feet in the air. clickety revving of propellers Without safety devices or hidstarting up is heard as antique den wires, no parachute to break Stearman bi-planes with canvas a surprise fatal fall, QMED Bob wings and bodies in brilliant or- Shaw edges out to dance a darigami colors are moved about ing ballet on the wing of a plane like toys on the runway. The travelling 95 miles per hour. But what is a Seafarer doing crowd swoons. It's the Golden Age of flight on the wing of an airplane? There at the Flying Circus Airshow in - is no bailing out when the ride Bealeton, Va. The show is a gets rough , when the wind curdazzling display of sky acrobat- rents fray grace, when he is ics, dizzying flight paths and tempted to distraction by beauty parachute falls with pilots and on the wing. planes gliding through the air with the greatest of ease. Every No Wires, No Chute. Sunday is a revival of barnstorming stunts and thrills in Dancing on a Wing vogue in the '20s and '30s. at 500 Feet. In Charles Lindbergh's day unemployed World War I pilots Bob Shaw is a man of advenhome from the war gathered ture in a modern world where crowds to country fields for just most people slay their dragons such a day of stunning sky barnand pump their adrenaline on storming in their Stearman flying video screens without leaving machines. Afterwards they the safety of their daily world. Shaw says he went to sea for passed the hat to pay the rent. the adventure and the thrills of In formation and in solo flight, up, up and away, performing seeing the world. In the winter rolls, dives and loops the planes time he rides Olympic style bob- ~.- ... An accomplished rock climber, white water canoeist, parachutist, and Olympic style bobsled enthusiast, Shaw discovered wingwalking competing for the position at the Circus two years ago and found it to be the most "exciting" thing he had ever done. sleds. He challenges dangerous rapids in white water canoeing and has a mountain climbing rating that almost qualifies him to scale Mt. Everest. Today for a handful of dollars and a thrill most people will never experience, let alone comprehend, Bob Shaw is walking on the wing of an airplane. The plane makes a pass over the crowd. He sees and hears the applause each time he takes a new position outside the plane. It is for the pure thrill of it all and the applause that he has taken such a job, he later tells autograph seekers. ' :~ Shaw is one of a handful of professional wingwalkers employed in similar circuses or by Hollywood film makers. But Shaw and one other wingwalker with the Circus alone pull out all the stops . Save a nylon cord he hooks to the plane during the 'loop the loops' and when the routine calls for him to hang upside down from the plane, the Federal Aviation Administration has waived regulations requiring Flying Circus wingwalkers to use safety props. For a full minute during the performance, Shaw executes the trapeze hang from an end strut. He must be able to recover to an upright position while wind pressure may reach a maximum 120 miles off the fuselage , in a sit up that could be accomplished only by an athlete. Ahh's ripple through the crowd. Once more onlookers are breathless. They get butterflies in their sto.m achs when suddenly the Stearman goes for the loop. Leaning into a V-strut for a split second into the plane's roller coaster dive, the world · falls away from Sl).aw as the centrifugal force holding him let~ up. . .. Wingwalker QMED Bob Shaw and pilot John King show off the authentic Stearman )plane used in their daredevil Flying Circus routine. 18 /LOG/ September 1984 In a few moments he is on the ground. Children want him to sign Flying Circus posters and can ' t seem to keep their eyes off of him. He will be their hero they say and are already thinking of the ski cap they can use as a flight cap and the dining room chair they will jump from when they get home. �At Sea I~~mJ@r@ GLAMO 2-Year Contract Signed And Ratified A new two-year contract between 25 SIU-contracted ships on the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes Assn. of Marine Operators (GLAMO) was ratified and signed by the membership. The contract, which went into effect on July 16, has monetary gams for the members and a return to a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) starting next Aug. 1. There had been a oneyear freeze on the COLA. Directory of Port$ Frank Drozak, President Falcon Princess or Falcon lady Off to Karachi Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer From Sept. 19-28 the ST Falcon Princess or the ST Falcon Lady (both Titan Navigation) will carry a cargo of 36,500 to 36,750 metric tons of bulk wheat from Portland, Ore. to Karachi , Pakistan . China Buys 4.1M Tons of U.S. Wheat Sea-I.and to Sail Direct to Trinidad Sea-Land Service will sail a specially designed and built containership which can handle 171 35- or 40-foot refrigerator boxes directly on a run between Port Everglades, Fla. and Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Port Gloucester ............. . •.. . New York ... . . . ............ . Philadelphia . . .. . . .. ........ . Baltimore ... . . . .... .. ...... . Norfolk . . ... . . . .... . ....•... Mobile . . ..... . .... .. ...... . • New Orleans ...... .. . . . . .. . . Jacksonville ................ . San Francisco .............. . Wilmington . . ... . .......... . Seattle . . ... . . . .........•... Puerto Rico . .... ... . ... .. .. . Honolulu . . ... ·. ............ . Houston .. .... . . . .. . ....... . Piney Point .... . .. .. ....... . Totals .... . ... . ........ . ... . Port Gloucester .... . . . .... . ..... . New York ..... . ... . . . .. . ... . Philadelphia ........... . ... . . Baltimore ....... ... .... . ... . Norfolk •........... . .... . ... Mobile .. . ................. . New Orleans .. . . . .......... . Jacksonville ........ . ....... . San Francisco .. . . .. . ....... . Wilmington . . .. . . ... . ...... . Seattle ... ... . . . . .......... . Puerto Rico . . .......... . . .. . Honolulu . . . . . -· ........•.. . Houston . ... . . . . . ..... .. ... . Piney Point .. .. . . ... ..... . . . Totals . . . . ... . . ........... . . Port Gloucester . . . .. ... .. ... . ... . New York ......... •. ... . .... Philadelphia ... ...... ....... . Baltimore . . ...... .. .. . . .. . . . Norfolk ... .. ..... . ... . ..... . Mobile ........ . ...... . .... . New Orleans ... . . .. .. .. .... . Jacksonville ............... . . San Francisco ...... .... •. .. . Wilmington .. .... . . . . .... .. . Seattle ......... . .•. .. .•. . .. Puerto Rico . . . .. ... .. ... ... . Honolulu ...... . ..• .. ..• . ... Houston ..... . . . . .. . . ..• .. .. Piney Point ... ... .. . . . .. . . . . Totals .............. .... . .. . *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 4 59 20 8 17 12 54 46 35 17 32 14 5 49 . 0 372 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 9 16 10 7 10 5 9 21 8 10 8 3 13 7 0 , 130 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 2 7 14 , 21 54 57 37 22 32 22 4 13 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 13 55 6 8 31 15 8 21 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 6 43 13 4 0 0 371 163 7 0 Trip Reliefs 2 2 1 0 0 0 18 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 9 172 28 28 25 35 122 76 81 45 75 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 42 13 5 20 6 15 25 18 24 14 6 98 24 18 823 239 10 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 2 60 21 8 12 12 37 39 28 8 22 8 2 35 0 294 1 8 8 2 2 1 7 16 ·7 7 12 4 10 6 0 91 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 5 4 12 12 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 28 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 29 31 10 15 7 3 32 0 236 10 0 5 5 0 0 20 4 14 5 1 88 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 ~ 0 5 1 2 0 3 5 0 1 0 21 6 154 26 27 22 32 95 55 57 30 57 20 2 73 0 24 12 3 10 9 17 18 17 12 17 4 13 13 1 656 175 2 81 2 33 5 2 0 1 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 11 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 2 39 6 4 10 5 18 18 13 1 20 4 5 16 0 161 1 14 3 1 2 0 2 6 24 1 7 1 39 1 2 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50 0 0 51 0 34 0 20 11 28 20 35 3 5 14 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 7 3 1 1 46 18 15 4 20 81 10 12 7 0 188 2 216 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 152 0 0 0 11 151 0 9 11 18 15 56 25 36 12 34 9 6 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 9 66 9 13 2 47 1 0 348 199 1 65 12 166 3 0 2 0 62 0 0 68 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . ... . . .. ......... . New York .... . . . .... . . . .... . Philadelphia .. . . .. .. ........ . Baltimore ............ .. . .. . . Norfolk ...... . .. . .... .. ... . . Mobile ... . .. . ... . •... . ... . . New Orleans .. . . .. . . . .. ... . . Jacksonville ...... . ... . . 1' . . . San Francisco ......... . .... . Wilmington ...... . .... .. .. . . Seattle ............... . .... . Puerto Rico .. . . . . ......... . . Honolulu .. .. .............. . Houston ...... . ..... . .. . ... . Piney Point .. . .... . .... . ... . Totals ....... . ............. . 0 143 Totals All Departments . .. .. .. . 970 0 33 10 4 4 5 21 11 20 4 4 10 2 15 1 70 20 10 13 6 25 27 58 18 28 11 83 19 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 9 1 4 0 21 24 44 12 9 49 13 33 9 9 131 15 404 0 0 0 729 221 795 467 166 22 4 10 2 146 150 0 0 274 0 862 207 50 2,101 1,475 296 7 0 0 155 0 9 0 2 0 0 1 5 3 27 24 53 23 62 35 143 74 45 17 10 Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President HEADQUARTERS Last month Communist China bought 4.1 millions metric tons of U.S. wheat under the fourth year of these countries long-term grain agreements. Also last month the Soviet Union purchased 350,000 metric tons of American corn for delivery during the 1984-85 marke_ting year. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea August 1-30, 1984 Leon Hall, Vice President Angus " Red" Campbell, Vice President 2 0 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md . 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800·325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez ~luncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 • "Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ** " Registered on the Beach" means the .total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of August was up from the month of July. A total of 1,478 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,478 jobs shipped, 795 jobs or about 54 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 50 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 734 relief jobs have been shipped. Support SPAD September 1984 / LOG / 19 �In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. Senator John Warner Senator John Glenn C E LECTED to the United States Senate in 1974, Senator John Glenn (D-Ohio) was re-elected to a second term in 1980. The senator has had an exciting and interesting career enThe senator believes in a compassing military service, strong American merchant maprivate business, space flight and rine to assist in securing Amerpolitics. In April 1959, Glenn ica. This belief in America's was selected as one of the first maritime prowess was nurtured seven astronauts to participate during Warner's early years as in the space program. On Feb. Sen. John Warner a volunteer in the U.S. Navy. 20, 1962, Glenn became the first He said recently, "I remember In June of this year, Warner, American to orbit the earth, so well the end of World War along with his colleague, Sena- completing three orbits and II, when the U.S. merchant fleet tor Robert Byrd (D-W. Va.), reaching a maximum altitude of was the largest in the world. introduced the '' Sealift Com- 162 statute miles and an orbital However, in the years since mission'' bill as an amendment speed of 17,500 miles per hour 1950 there has been a steady to the Department of Defense during a five-hour flight. decline in the merchant ma- Authorization legislation. This As a result of his military rine .... The deficiencies in the Sealift Commission will rec- background, the senator supAmerican merchant marine could ommend how the government ports America's maritime inwell be the Achilles' heel of any and private industry can con- dustry and recognizes its commilitary operation that we may struct more United States ships manding role in the economic be forced to conduct in the dethrough innovative measures. · and defense posture of this nafense of our nation." Warner pointed out that "the tion. The senator has worked British operation in the Falk- for many initiatives in commitDuring his five years of servlands was dramatically depend- tee and on the Senate floor and ice in the Department of Deent upon sealift capability pro- championed motions to secure fense in the late '60s and early vided by their merchant fleet. It and revitalize all aspects of the '70s, first as Under Secretary of is interesting that the ratio in American fleet. the Navy and then as Secretary the Falklands campaign beThrough the years , Glenn has of the Navy, Warner has dilitween British warships and Brit- supported ODS and CDS progently worked to break barriers ish merchant ships was four grams to maintain the U.S. fleet's and alleviate the problems with merchant ships for every British presence and competitiveness respect to America's merchant warship. Indeed, we recall with in the world's oceans. marine fleet , which he feels "is The senator realizes the United somewhat of a tinge of romantic America's strategic resource." nostalgia that the British had to States must be energy self-suftake the QE II out of passenger ficient and strongly advocates In the Senate, Warner is a third-ranking majority member service and reconfigure it very the ban on the export of Alaskan of the Armed Services Com- quickly as a troop transport in North slope crude oil. In addition, filling the Strategic Petromittee, is chairman of its sub- that engagement.'' Recommending that his colleum Reserve at a maximum fill committee on Strategic and Theatre Nuclear Forces, and leagues support the amendment rate is another avenue the senserves on its subcomittees on wholeheartedly, Warner con- ator endorses for U.S. oil inMilitary Construction and Tac- cluded his remarks by saying, dependence. The '' stars and stripes'' flying tical Warfare. He is a member "In my judgment, this commisof the Energy and Natural Re- sion, representing the broadest on the masts of American ships sources Committee, is chairman of experience and expertise in sailing into the ports of our allies of its subcommittee on Energy the maritime, military and eco- and Third World countries symand Mineral Resources, and nomic matters affecting the U.S. - bolizes U.S. involvement in serves on its subcommittees on flag fleet, the maritime unions, worldwide events. Our P.L.-480 Military Construction and Tac- and our shipyards, can contrib- Food For Peace Program, with ute to a resolution of the prob- the backing of senators such as tical Warfare. lems that have beset the U.S. Glenn, reinforces the commitIn his short Senate career, maritime industry and, there- ment of the United States to Warner has continued to work fore, the sealift capability of the underdeveloped countries. Senator Glenn sits on the Forhard and effectively to improve U.S. Armed Forces." eign Relations Committee, the the nation's transportation net- · Governmental Affairs Commitwork and America's private fleet. "A ship should not ride on a single anchor tee, and the Special Committee '' An efficient transportation nor life on a single hope!" on Aging. network is essential to the qual·ity of life throughout the United Recently, the senator adEpictetus, Greek Philosopher, States." First Century A.D. dressed the Biennial ConvenOMING to the Senate with a background in national security and foreign affairs, Senator John Warner (R-Va.) was elected to the United States Senate on Nov. 7, 1978. 20 / LOG I September 1984 Sen. John Glenn tion of the Ohio AFL-CIO, where he said that "in 1984, the Democratic ticket deserves to winand Ronald Reagan deserves to lose. The administration continues to boast about recovery. But what kind of recovery is it that brings renewed prosperity to some-but leaves states like Ohio twisting slowly in the wind? "Despite the administration's soothing assurances that things are better, over half a million Ohioans are still out of work and millions more are running out of hope. I believe the people of Ohio deserve better than that, and that is why I recently introduced legislation to create a job training trust fund that will help workers gain the skills they need to compete in today's economy. If changing technology is making the old concept of job security a thing of the past, then we must see to it that employment security becomes the wave of the future. "Together, we will build an America where every person who is willing to work can find a decent job and where every child who is willing to learn can get a decent education. Together, we will build an America that redoubles its efforts in research and reaffirms its commitment to excellence, so that one day soon, the best products in the world will once again be stamped 'Made in the USA.' '' And most important of all, together we will build an America whose relations with the rest of the world reflect neither a retreat into isolationism nor a march into militarism and where we earn respect not just for the power of our arms, but for the strength of our ideals." �Grassroots Action Around the Country SIU Campaign Takes Root in Political Turf "What are YOU going to do for America's merchant marine?'' This question has been asked by thousands of SIU members, their families and SIU's friends rallying across the United States. port of Tacoma, Wash. To say the very least, the president was surprised as he stammered about his plan for building a 600-ship Navy fleet. In May, hundreds of protesting SIU members greeted sen- las, Texas late last month. Such notables as senators Robert Dole (R-Kan.), Lowell Weicker (R-Conn.) and former Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis were put on the maritime hot spot. emergency has arisen, has any administration given the merchant marine the attention it deserves. But as the crises end, so do all the programs to support the U.S. fleet. Our merchant fleet has declined to the point " ... I am happy to report that the MTDISIU Grassroots Program is showing some real signs of success. Awareness is growing at all levels. Politicians cannot ignore us anymore ... ''- * Mobile, Alabama · Volunteering their time and efforts and armed with posters and flyers, Seafarers with their families and concerned colleagues have been enthusiastically informing the American public and campaigning candidates of the dangerous decline of America's merchant fleet and the security risk our country faces if the fleet continues to shrink. For more than 30 years, Seafarers have witnessed first-hand the drastic and heart-wrenching sinking of America's maritime power. During these same 30 years, SIU has supported and spared no efforts to elect presidents, senators and national representatives who have promised to end the decline of America's maritime industry. They made lofty promises to help America's working people. And they stated unequivocally their promotion of American industries. Frustated and angry because administration upon administration has broken promises to revitalize America's maritime fleet and allied industries, our unionists have taken their questions to the main streets of America where they will assuredly receive answers. And the questions were being answered! Confronted by throngs of picketing trade unionists and surrounded by inquiring reporters carrying mikes, notepads and minicams, these candidates have had no choice but to answer our questions and make a stand on our issues. In late April, Seafarers lined the presidential motorcade when President Reagan spoke at Weyerhaeuser's export facility in the Seattle atorial candidate Phil Gramm (R-Texas) at Gramm's scheduled press conference at the Hobby Airport Hilton in Houston, Texas. Our unionists and friends demanded to know the congressman's platform for maritime and American industrial rejuvenation. Gramm was stunned by the demonstration and tried to ignore our maritime issues. A Houston reporter then forced the issue by asking the congressman, "How can we rebuild our maritime industrty?" Gramm, clearly caught off guard, quickly answered that '' America needs to increase its American goods export market.'' Our picketing volunteers touched base with the upper echelons of the Republican Party during the proceedings of the Republican Platform Committee when they convened in Dal- The grassroots campaign has received attention around the country. SIU's Frank Drozak has brought the plight of our industry into the livingrooms of Americans through the medianewspaper, radio and television coverage-m many areas. Since SIU's in-house strategy meeting in April, Drozak has travelled extensively throughout the United States encouraging the support of the Maritime Trades Department's working millions. Drozak has addressed the Port Councils in Toledo, Ohio; Baltimore, Md.; Seattle, Wash.; San Francisco, Calif., Chicago, Ill., and visited such out-of-the-way places as Saraland, Ala. Drozak has called all unionists and friends to picket and has given them the grim facts. "Only when a war or national that it cannot supply our military troops to sustain a battle on one front, let alone two. A recent study by the Association of the United States Army verifies that the condition of America's maritime fleet is a serious threat to our national security for transporting troops and needed combat resources during national emergencies. If the rate of decline continues as it has in the past, the American maritime industry will be out of business in less than 10 years." The record of the Reagan administration is a wholesale transfer to disaster. Every initiative the maritime industry has tried to introduce in Congressinitiatives geared toward turning this industry around, saving American maritime jobs and meeting the needs of national security-has encountered open administration opposition. President Reagan has cut seamen's health care benefits, terminated the Construction Differential Subsidy program, cut back on the Operating Differential Subsidy program, allowed U.S. operators to build ships overseas, failed to ratify the UNCTAD Code, failed to enforce existing cargo preference laws and failed to enter into bilateral trade agreements with our trading partners. This administration's program is nothing more than a suicide pill for an essential segment of our economy and national security. (Continued on Page 28.) * All quotes in this special section are taken from speeches by SIU President Frank Drozak · from his stops at Union halls, Port Councils and rallies around the country. September 1984 / LOG / 21 �. Grassroots Around the Country ''... If the rate of decline continues as it has in the past, the American maritime industry will be out of business in 1O years ... " Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Camp Springs " ... When the Republican Platform Committee meets on MonWH AT WILL ,--~\ YOU DO day, the committee will be ~.-- TO PUT greeted by protesting union members, _ their families and friends. These union members will demand to know why Presi-dent Reagan's 'eight~point maritime program' of 1980 has never Baltimore been adopted and implemented during his term ... '' Dallas, Texas ''... We must let America's people and politicians know what these broken . promises have · . done to the . . . fourth arm of America's ,~ defense." -· ·~j:···,-.. ~ ' . . . ..............· - - ·· - · · · ,,,.........".,.• •,.,,..i,;.,.~,F"""=«•z••·•·'•••="'"····•••·•••'••••••'·j ·-·· ··-77- San Francisco 22 / LOG / September 1984 ··· ~- ·- .,._-=~-,.___·~" .... --,•:- - - fa"t'tr.;i;.--..· Norfolk, Virginia �" ... We need candidates in office who will turn promises into reality." Wilmington, California Los Angeles ''... Our merchant fleet has declined to the point that it cannot supply our military troops with the supplies needed to sustain a battle on one front let alone two." New Orleans, Louisiana ''... The message is this: AMERICA NEEDS JOBS." Houston, Texas - Detroit - Cleveland " ... I believe with your help and the help of the MTD in each of the 29 port councils, we can get the Ameriqan public on our side especially if they know the facts-the facts about the stead- ily worsening condition of the maritime and allied industries.'' Portland, Oregon September 1984 / LOG / 23 �,I Merchant • • marine 1n doldrums Grassroots in the News "The problem is a historical one. Drozak says that just like past presidents, Ronald Reagan doesn't listen. Drozak says that is quite ironic, as the U.S. is involved in conflict in all parts of the world currently. That is when the industry he represents is needed the most." By Gary Washburn Chicago Tnbune WASHINGTON-At a time when the United States is beefing up its military with huge infusions of cash and hardware, some critics of government policy believe that the nation's. tactical might is ~ing compromised by an eros10n of its merchant marine. The number of privately owned /lmerican cargo ships has decreased so dramaticalJy over the years that a pro1onged conflict or conflicts on ~Vf:ral fronts could s~rain the supply hfelme to the breaking point, they WSMV Channel 4 New Orleans say. In 1951, nearly 1,300 U.S. merchant ships plied the seas . Today , there .,. e~cli se 1 h ~ . are only 537 A mothballed fleet of 241 federally owned cargo ships is designed to a_ugment America 's private contingent of merchant vessels in a natIOf!al emergency , but •J ne con1?ress1onal observer characterizes - "-called National Defense Re- qlJ. t ,!} • l'h .f.ll. .,_·:Ii 'J Q ,..,, s,<111 lttr,1/Jt 4. 8 W,. ily ·,i, lJie:'.°l;~le-r JJt,11'1'1/J,.,' Jt,p Shr1/h:int ll( - 'l' o its .11 k lo, . tnarj,-, "he -4,,.. s12 1111 ,,,, ·•,er1· fleet ·s e _of ~O e nio;e fleet ca11 .-.,~fik s17.f' a Jre<1rs tl-1,,n h<1s the ness i n<1 <1 <Igo <I 10th =~~ 4/7"J;,.~/;;e --C. ... ~ e~tlJ. q Othe h r h c clrJt s <1_ n d, o ll1ore Dhips <I 'Per<1te~ If · · ro2<1k nd is ~ M • • e . ar1 t. " a bunch of aging .._lJ. esS 2. 70() By Larry Ramey Journal Staff Write CLEVELAND - B • • ~!~~~lr ~~dr~\~~a 0 Jn1er~resid/ <1 the ~11 a~~t tntnent<lid. boiJding ~ - llri 0 th < to bring Ilublic attent lly_ <1tion<11 l.Jo e s :f.f.le~ 1Js res<lrititn:nbce lJi<1ds Were ,. . lot 1/io ' c.;1'":~ W1· . e11t . 1Js1· e lJ ..1llle Che <1ge th on, n S<1 ;r.' ers Sh1Pbo~l!ves nesslll 'P fllostJ d at /llce. 1 needs wi I start on M 1 lio •<1g,, of ,.Y -16fi , '"es. . D ldi11 Of lf<1 e11 <Ill Y 01 °soph the industry's unions 0 • ~no/ s tne,. • 8 Yta ::11lf1s fi 1ng1/ z<1k, 1/ conip 111{'ton d rep. lhe IJ .Y in Cleveland. By Erik S. McMahon j one.1~0 sta111 ~hqnt ;;. o~d. t~ fiver. ~<is b:· s<li<J h~ is b<1:n1e~. Ito<lds [h~ ,~ "I am scared, for ~, on ec1ter -'her; ar111e e li.q. e,gn Con1e IJesd ed ,., :t, , my life, about the Frank Drozak, president of the fl<itrJ th li'r- Wc1r lo Cq!J iro COIJ/d tr<lde Ships f. dePend fly .., ':?1 llsJ, -i,.\<-·e~ industry ... said Fran 0 Maritime Trades Departme,-,• /J Dro: tnore fhs in <1 .11atio~,Less th~r its i11 etnt ~; ei~?,~e dent of the Marif 1ts b s c,. •.,n" J/1 ,,ty r · iJ ~ <1Jc t <111 err .."'e " Iim "t AFL-CIO, called la.st v · }ujes ne ·c11"€- Pe· 0 0/d th a Co,., IJJI( .. rgo qh?dPe.rc, ,,. 'u en t ' an a ffil la <:" Ii, (! ed r('e OIJ e q q Co'11 ,, J '.bb. rolved in shipbuil . "grassroots r r "1t ere,1 by in _a ~t Of th/Ci/. '4nieri:d Kr<li tn?d~· ,, ,,~ called on local , 111 p 411 fl<1g ~,;/~ polir; , he n//Je end Ship, Ii <1r l11us sop. ~C,:r:J 1mpai~n. , noting_ ·hips lion of e sai t be are 11 <lrf ~ t:,1>, ~ .. .\ """\\' ·' d. fli,1t , h ,Jr/ <JO d. 111ore Ot IJ.r~ i:\rnS Ip yard 1 c,,. 1'1,, ca11J<1 • th - ...,e; ··' ship build · l :Ii\. ,\c_ be n,f:'r , , Un; ~' {o' · d, \ l' ( ... t n\ ndus ( An1e . <Jse<J If ( hant .6 _ \ \ ~ .J'l>{~"c.e(•cef' \ ,. .. ,~ kes. He sai , e"" "(\.f\,..:f\ ~ \'11er . lry is r1C'a11 nee(/. e, an '";:;1 ~ \)•\,01l' ~ --:,·:'1,pChqfJt //Sdete _Sh;/Jb. befl . "'\•,\~ :.;J\0-f\\ - C'lJn S ••re O -.eel_ ,.~10rtt•cJ l.Jt/rJj,. ~ AMERICAN SHIPPER: JUNE 1984 . \,o\\~ • ,\v S?" .\ \_O n'i , Ship . t!J11° ' YO its k rt I Ill audit .. ~i ,\\io~ __,\, <;! (\ \\o'-" '-~ , nons 25 'Jar1s'; bol/l _TJ1e,. FrankDroza ,thepowe u mar me partner. 93 .1 <of'" e"cai' , t'f>C':' • . \ O ·,\~ "3,0~ •/; N· SIJ_;,, Od<ly ,,. ~ labor leader, harps on an old theme respon 1 Franc, e,:; '=> "~ \'A" . '\u~ ~)0,,,-e.,. £,·,\\\\' 1.,c ~rc,.i1re 111 " "Jr s1i;- 'J'<tr<Js , · r -~ . · D~ (the need to revitalize the industry) resultin 1 1e sc1 · seriou /Js _<111 • that ht t\ M"l>f\\\L"- y_c'' \ \u'-'- ':-.'-~\. \0\c'(·, o\ \ ,-;.' . • ~~ ~e, and he Is rallying his legions to mount 0 t)\:'-r crcn•.'::'f:'" ·• 0-'l:(''r I ,,f\ ~ {(\\(\ 7'1"e ... Id. sf, ~'1\0 ><\ e.~(> ,<15' 8 grass roots and media campaign to A Blas states st, \, .,...,c•\"I( S I'' C ();, f\\ ,V \ '-'c,,\f>\ tn c '. ,\'l~ \'I: f\ vu\'I \ _ 1.: -tnc , Soi, · ..~~ . 1;~ · c~?>~ -s-"' " & \.,:· carry the message to the presidential close o A It h o nc •_.\\ \ {(\\.~{':- 0 .,,·c 1.: 0 \O ,,-.. f\ 1,n'- , ~ ~,e ?>'?J~,,,~,-i;~e~ , abstained ,,-re\ ,\'-~\ '>f\~~ ,,\ 'r•' . ~ ~ ,-:<:-e ..f.' t ~'-" ~ -ie;~:'f.~,~ and congressional candidates. The said , th n of>' \. "'- ,. \\~";\''~~ ~1.. \ , t , <-JY ~ ~ u-~ -o" key, he says, Is to trim the federal decountry 1 -s,, 1 leaders em ~-,, ~...,..-t('l-. • \'--' e\ ?>\'-~ \~~~d:-0°~-.}.., Q~e\e~ ~ flclt. Without making a formal endorsethem ar c f \\,•;\fl . \.'r-~\\. ;_r·,\l\..: . ,,,,._. \n c.\, f\-\ ,,,<3' ...0'"<:f:,~,o s 'I> 1.--~' ~..."'I,,{<r., >''-" 0 ment, h e Ieans towar d Wa It er M on d a Ie t he nati candidate \\. ~ ' \"~,'(I. ..,,, , .,~ 0'-n ,"'C c.ouf>l.0. , ., 0 \," 0 _ , , 0 c. ... v :oe< o)~'b ':"'- t ' \ \\\\\• I""' ..;_ \,\\ "\;\, ..... {\ ~ ~ .J\~Y) 0 " te." .. ~ \~ \.\0 e, ,,~ ~ . f 8 R / dK f now hints at ~ •J ~ .,. .,cr~\-C\C' ~c,\\.' \,n\~ ~,ct(\'°'.' ,,,\ \.~ ~ ~99~~?>\,e\}':~~:. -~~?>- 'I> ~\}o\ .:~\ 0e~ •.~ or president. y ic wr 11ee ewer t 0 \.\l'''' 'f\ , \ \nc -· ,\ ('0' ,\cf>-f-l·\,,-.. · ;x_\~ ti''\~~ c{ .,,~,~~e\.,o:~es'>~{es~ {~ \}' b e age of I 9 1 0 fi'ACiFIC \\\1 ,\~(\\('(\\\'~\\,\\C (\\I.: .•, " ' ·;;"!. . ~~ '"' ..,<'! \1,~~(\c!e 'l>~~.si!~f!e; o:... -~~ Gi\'ing e,·ery indication he intends to Thirt S,A.N FRANt \)( \\\I..' (,,\ \0 ,,._1..-l\ :-1(\ {(\() \,e\ ·,s-0-.}:":'<>e, t-~ \~{o~ ~ \~~'O,e<\ 4--l -S-;-.._,-ie\,i I"' e\'> ~ have maritime labor exercise its political under C 9 W. 7,f> ,.,.c~·,\~. ,1, ,;. ·,, \ ' n ~\\\0 ,,,~\ 0 \:,1,\1~ \ ~ \ ~,,,~.,,.,, 1e9;'1><'~ ~ .._o-.}< )~(('e l\e{~~'~:'n:~i~\ -ie. 1;o~. clout. Frank Drozak says he plans to pin yards . I ~1,~ \~~9 ~e'I> ·~P''. ..,,,. ~'1>_.,_i~ 0\ 9-o-.,'- e \~·~ -\-$-e'> · ~'~,, ~o' down the presidential and congressional jobs fo J ' <:i -o e{c. '>' ~. ;s-e ~"<·~ 1; 'l-,,.,((' -~ ~-~ -~ ~'l ~' ~e< d "d t th · f ·t th . 1 Drozak Scores Merchant Marine Policy, Hints Mondale Support Se \ N Nll ~O, ~o ~ Ne ~ e._• ~;~~ a:s~ 9 a \ u.•s .\,~~e \ -. , ,.\ ,"-' ,..r - ~ .!!· :~k ;~ ~e,, c (g''\...' y_,,,v. ;\ \t,_,\ '-\,,,n,'-:.t~ 'I 1e 11e O1r} 1e """"l:ll .I:'" P-1 Staff Pres1d1 •nt RPag.rn's m1dd:1y vtsll to th~- Tacoma - area )-l'Sterday • h f d ,Jrm• g t out a mis o emon-,trators V;Jf;t mg from mant1me union nwmbers wlto blame l11m for the llPcl111111g state of the merchant marine to c1t1zens who thmk he 1s wonderful. "We love him," said one woman. ··Reagan 1s Amerika's Hitler." read one sign. The biggest turnout of protesters was near Weyerhaeuser Co.'s log export facility al the Port of Tacoma. An esrunatl'd 95 members of the Seafarers Intemat1onal Umon ap- ..,,, p• 1n \ 0 . \',:!,~ ~~- -iu;t::~1e;i;1~;::'l>:~c't>'l>u ·~:os pean.. carry111g signs. One said "V1tal m war. fc,rRollen m peace." SIU mt>mber Alva McCullum. 55. f S I , ed o eHtl e, w.ts quot by Unitl'd Press l11temat10nal as saying Reagan has let "the merch::ir.t marine dPcllne. He's laid up all the ships. If he's going to export logs to China, why not let our ships do it?" Demonstrators, pro and cori, also were busy along the ring road at Weyerhaeust-r's corporate headquar · · . ' · ters near Federal Way.,.. ,.,, ..., A knot uf people clust~red'neaf a sign that welcomed Reagan to Tacoma . . . "Tacoma loves you Mr ~n, 'Q~v 0 o Drozak Wants to r>'t\ ~"''{\ ~.,,~ ...:.. ,l ':)~V ~v ''Z Q /?i~ ~Y 1 £, \\c (j o~es oo "~-=-.: v- ,,v-\. · · \ ,o'l:c(\\ ~f>::(~:\~v·,\1~ f?t ~ ~~e'l>\~~,\e ~e S e ~e I"' \O *C) ~9 ,:,~ • g • ~s~((\r:{\e<o :'ue~o{e:',..,ro~--•\\~ e c a d n I a estonoeir probgramos or roe\'!as- tose l • J \SI \o"'~4>~f<9',,.?>-.. , ,s..,~ ?>~ 0 Q\J;. · ht '",i,.,9<,?>__~'~'?J~~ .,e'I> ..~e :{O'b ~' Ta, , d 9{ '{O ~ to dv ~e ~~~ so I n ~?>~~~~.,:· ~ . Ask ~~ ~e _, much, .r.,, " repl the Democrats he Reagan, he stand~ pies." <t''o. . Nearby I • mem mtttee in Sohdarit of El SalvadoJI hel Reagan. One of ti 30, of Seattle, said ByJOEKLINEC C-T Staff Writer CLEVELAND _ America's mant,me trades industry is m dire n~cd of backing by the federal government and America better wake up to th at fact before it's too late. That was the message Frank Drozak, president of the Maritime Trades Department, AFLCIO, brought to a gathering of Northeast Ohio maritime union officials and government repre~cntatives at the Cleveland Maritime Port Council"s lunchcon Tuesday. Drozak was In the town as part of a national tour of major maritime port council cities to spread his message and announce the May 1 start of a grassroots campaign to lobby political candidates. Drozak's speech Tuesday detailed the decline of the maritime industry since the end of World War II and said today "it is every bit as important to the national security as the B-1 bomber." TIIE U.S. merchant marine fleet has declined Crom over during the Korean War to less than 500 today, Drozak said. Of those, only 200 would be us.ible In supplying American forces in a conflict. He said the average age of American merchant ships is 18 yea rs. He added the Soviet Union has a merchant fleet of 2,700 ships and is building 600 more. Likewise, the number of shipyards in the U.S. has dwindled to just 26 - a fact well understood in Lorain - with only 13 of those operating, according to Drozak. 3,000 ships Presi break lze th "W promi gover marit turn said" into t some pcopl dates conce DR �P U.S. me, unlo'?-. ~,,. ',:\r\t1.ro..e t c t1es . ~otest 1 Union seafarers line up for Reagan t u·' . \ to ~ ·' J sb\Q1•'" t~;:~~ J.. eece r"'-ei: s , \)\o')rr.en\. , s\~e\'-"o n\c ur.erf'•_,, ~eaian > \arced o \G\c\\e\\S· es\o.en\ ~ wnic\\ . \.0 50U\) n\'n, Y,r c\. o\ \9 ' ~ne' srflo\:.e· \l\ t,ast ;:'°sni\'l'?UI~ ~ ..,,,ul stre~ne a< \.:a\gli o ie\\re~ t, ""f'l\l\i e.,.· e·' '-"e ., ,·s \\0y- ,,1'-et\ .. , o'! J . , , 1/l!I e )-~"' 5\\)., .. 1' .,A\\ t \ ~~ sw,n -~ r\l \eau~• ...,,~n1,e, .~.:,. ,ners : By JACK PYLE A union officer directing the pr :SR The News Tribune >eris 1pan A sign-carrying crowd of 125 Seafarers International Union members greeted President Reagan as his car sped through Fife on the way to the Weyerhaeuser export facility on the Tideflats yesterday. The demonstrators waved and the presientry to the d~nt waved bac_k, both T1deflato; f'"c6t1itli£.RC :1 upon his de- (. ma ly V .) \~l N1'·-noN1'\~t~S ct-.. t-.NC\SCO, sM~ f ~. 47 ,lJIJ "111111 me "Not everyone was happy to see the president in our area today. About 100 protestors gathered down the road from the Weyerhaeuser log export terminal to show their displeasure with the president's economic policies. The group was made up mainly of members of the Seafarers International Union, an organization which charges Reagan with neglecting the merchant marine. George Vukmir of the Union blames the president for the trend of U.S. companies setting up shop overseas giving to a loss of American jobs."-KSTW, Channel 11, Seattle oept. hit \\ aui\di09 rradeS ·1,•mL> . a . rl IVI ~r'.20196~rassroo\S g( Sq1 res he first time in future of the Dn,zak, presi1e Trades De:>n of 43 unions g and shipping. 1ions to support that the closing 1 Lorain leaveti g yard on the I maritime un- ", -11J major candidates in the states throughout the United States who are rwrning for offices. . "If we work together, we can turn the tide. If we don't, it'll be too damned late." Drozak compared the industry today to the industry 24 years ago. "In 1960, during the Cuban Crisis, we had 2,000 ships and the Russians had less than 500," he said. "We had 260 shipyards in this country. "Today, we have less thari 500 ships in the commercial fleet. We're down to 26 shipyards, of which only 13 are working, and not one merchant ship is being built. We have 60 percent of our ships laid up and 50 percent of the • • • . merchant ships to supply armed forces for a military effort. ''Our national security is in jeopardy," he said. "The Russians have 2,700 ships and they're building 600 more. "Do we want a cartel, like we had in gas and oil?" He said the biggest problem is foreign competition, both m the maritime industries and the industries whichsupplycargo. "All around the world, governments work with the ship building industry, to keep it competitive. If the industry needs tax incentives to build ships, they get i~. If they need subsidies, they get 1t. We need a mant i rnP nolicy that allows us to be tive, or we need cargo. Cargo tld a shipping industry," he .t he said the government has " If the rate of d ecline cc,ntinu es ;, ~ it to help such industries as has in the past . within th e ne-..:t fi \'e ) ears, be competitive in world Down the Pol1t1c1ans to buy Am erican goods, Droza k ed that it would be offset b y th e . weakening of th e dollar. at the Presidents. Since th e th e Korean conflict . Drozak , number of shipyards in this has plummeted to 26 (" and 12 of · n ot working") from 260, while 11i's m erc hant fleet has shrunk to ,an 500 vessels. with an average , vears , from 2,000. ·-~ight ·merchant vessels are instruction , all of them in foreign >rozak said, lea,·ing only "-'avy · American shipbuilders. And bs "will start runnin11: out." he there won 't b e an Americ~n-flag ,hir od, the high sea~ ." been tr: oro1.a\r. haS to enco\ll ~ ril ~ states ...-.en a ,nilliOD . a\ an e 43 nat1on es oeP3 th .•~...-.e'frad e}A.al"\=~ t {eW w In tbe ~ port · \Jnl~ working , .. d it L 1S ., L\N0"1i ff t ~O, d RoG£" ws St.a rt,tnen , . n \.0 a • BJ _ .... cia\ Ne ....... ~es oeP3. ., r:.\tnt>cl1g .. aoe. and • d industry can1pa1gn announce !cause the U.S. 1as reached a ional campaign on to maritime y 1, the !-ead of said yesterday iSU- hiP otuo at 1inu·~rrl nf t\\ 1 i r- o ~ C" ys industr1e t n por eounc1·1. u sos o_ "O ur represen ta t·1ves say 1·t a II ok oro¢• .... "'"'filne s~ akini ro:v;;~ture ,-ate \ should be fre e trade on our side, but r w1\J01Uf:I not on the other side. Our shores are ·urne port cities as ore-·, Ne · lI'1 oe:partportiand, ve \)een open to foreign ?oods, but theirs adeS t.-.<>ffi ••Vile ha ..,.A bv aren't open to ours. ' )Ut Ula ... ~ng stoP~- J The Department of Defense could autos,~ tne to~ ulti.nati 0 ? help the industry and help itself, he ~ion °1 ~ ~ i r ad1nW said, be rearranging its spending ___.rth at a ••Qnl)' when 8 priorities. He said 1t wouldn't require oor s~beeO . . n ha"e the additional spending to upgrade the -t council, anse tion 1t des military and merchant marine fleet, atten rogran but would require increased emroir am all the P -erc\1 ,roots Pee., ..a in "OUf .... phasis on ships and decreased emd tn u»t:> ·t cannot phasis on missiles. ooar candidate:5 t}lat ~. es need . ova t·10n f rom >~ need ut'Y . s"nn1\ " s ' ed a rousmg He rece1v -r rea t_. ns we a}one two, ~-. th ose who attended the Cleveland i,nto opera 10 _ ,~ the U the rate Maritime Port Council luncheon ave ttend u.u Jiu yesterday. Several said they w.ould be .gn l'? a tbe statfC:. past, ~ = in attendance when presidential can- tes 11;.e~ of~~uev dictate W,1 lter Mondale visits Cleve- ..vb0 a tuf1l tbetide ...,twor'f. a1 land la i er this month. ~e can \)elp oi ~ ,._ •·lJrorn k is right, it's a dying in- , a~ ~e can ~ct t) , dustry, " said James Unger, president :>unci\S'-peciall'Y if~~...iblic aD of B?ilermakers _lJnion Local 358 ~f le - es t t,he steaed ~r\e-t thetn . Loram. •·we've simply got to turn 1t cts 9:'b:0° e and alb arow1d." mantun ac~~: :; l,,;,....l-. ... .. , ,..,, ... .... :- - aritime trade must be ·'a~ ... t-:>n1:x:i1Hvn. There ha, to bl! ~ SH ruies. They hav<' them, we don 't." lie proposes the defense department allocate a certain portion of its budl'P.I for shil}building and then lease ships to private industry to man and operate. "There's enough in the military budget to be allocated to maritime trade and they 'd never miss it ," he said "Maritime trade must be part of their priorities" Drozak hopes the lobby campaign starting in l\lay will make it a pnonty. .. tne 'st. 1,0u: ,~~~~:en_to ~ct~ctto~n~~ Toledo, Labor Defended. Droza k aiso tonk aim at those wh o lay the prob.l em to che high costs of Am erican labo r. " ArPn't \\', entitled to a decent living, a dec ent education for our children?" he said . And later, he told Americar, Shiµpr-r that labor costs on L'.S .-flag ships are onlv about l i higher than th ose on for~ign-flag vessels. That fi11;tu e differ~ sharply from the contention or ste:rn1ship executives, who put L' .S .-flag labor costs MTD boss also criticized maritime Industry translates ent Ronald Reagan for Into a stronger economy. lie said ng hi~ promise to revllal• a concentrated effort should be maritime industry. made cut the 50 pncent unem've been promised and pioyment among maritime ed !Ince 1960 that the workers, since each maritime ment would revitalize the job creates four related jobs in me industry. It is time to the workforce. "Shipbuilding romises into reality," he would turn the machines back on hen we let ourselves get in the steel mills and create is situation, it's lime to do jobs," he said. Drozak said, where other hing. We want to go to the and confront the candi- countries have maritime poliand let them know our · cies and subsidize the industry. rns." The U .S. has no policy. ''We're not against fair trade or afraid I• ZAK SAID • ,tro,g of eompo<Ufo,," hesM "Dof U r just demon,Jem," said • carriP~ •• shouted as the police motorcycle first entered the street, "Here he Get them signs up there'" · Almost in unison, the seamen a1 families raised the signs that had printed for the occasion. Some had handmade signs whic such slogans as "American ships a the forgotten few." About 500 persons lined the stre A few other protest sign-: .., '- · Police anrl ~,. · · o: "Mondale was met by Seafarers with picket signs, a reminder that about half of their membership isn't working. Mondale told them that one way to get the Great Lakes in great shape again is to reduce the federal deficit, and he hit hard on the problems caused by a runaway federal budget."-WEWS, Channel 5, Cleveland �Grassroots Around the Country Puerto Rico ''... We must have a policy that will provide jobs in all industries for the future and a maritime industry that will be able to bolster our national security.'' New Y0rk City Baltimore ''... It is time for all of us to - carry our issues to the public and the politicians running for of- · fice, and let them know how we feel about the string of broken promises. ''-Cleveland, Ohio " ... Instead of enacting policies and programs to build up our fleet, they have been blinded by the demands of the 'free traders' ... and the giant international corporations who have no loyalty to any country or system, only to _ the largest profit."-Toledo, Ohio 26 / LOG / September 1984 Hampf, . \ .. ;-:-•--···-·•·; .._· ..-~-:······ Hampton Roads �''... Only when a war or national emergency has arisen has any administration given the merchant marine the attention it deserves. But as the crises end, so do all the programs to support . the fleet . . . " Jacksonville, Florida ,_,,,{}'}'•< , _ __. New York •:· . SHIPS AN~ CREWS West Seattle Philadelphia " ... I believe with the help of the Grassroots Program and the help of the American people, we can convince the candidates of · the need for their active support.''-Detroit, Michigan ''... Each new president and administration has assured us that they recognize the need for a large, vigorous · merct,ant marine. However once elected, they forgot their promises.'' St. Louis, Missouri ... Support SPAD September 1984 / LOG / 27 �Everybody Has a Part in SIU Grassroots Push (Continued from Page 21.) For us in the maritime industry, the long voyage has just begun. It will be a short trip to destruction for all of us if the Reagan administration remains in the Pennsylvania Avenue residence. Americ~n people are talking, ·:::" Camp Springs ''... We have ·worked hard and long to convince the American Congress of the clear and present danger this country would be in without a strong merchant fleet. ''-San Francisco, California New York and the fight is nearing the last rounds. · We need to redouble our grassroots efforts between now and Nov. 6 so that people will listen to our warnings before it's too late. All of us must cooperate and work together. Our grassroots efforts must now reach out and not only encourage but also help Americans to register and vote on Nov 6. Those Americans pulling the levers on Election Day hold the fate of our industry in their hands. Democracy works because Americans have the right and the responsibility to vote. But educated voters are the key to an all-encompassing republic of which our forefathers would be proud--our forefathers who recognized that a nation's maritime strength is the key to its international success. Whether our candidates win, place or show on Election Day, SIU's grassroots campaign must not end. Just as members of Congress begin campaigning the day after Election Day, we, too, must begin to continue our grassroots effort educating the the public, office holders and potential candidates of the importance of continuing and rebuilding our maritime heritage. The American merchant marine is not only an industry integral to America's economic livelihood, but it is a central component of our defense structure that no thinking American can afford to ignore. ·:: ~-=::~ . ., . . ~~ :··r·,.· I New York 28 / LOG / September 1984 Gloucester �Legal Aid In the event that any SIU members have legal problems In the various ports, a 11st of attorneys whom they can consult Is being publlshed. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this 11st is intended only for informational purposes: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbaner 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele.# (212) 279-9200 1,000,000 Tons; U.S. Exported Steel 26,100,000 Tons; Fontlgn Imported s- CHICAGO, ILL Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele.# (312) 263-6330 320,000 Jobs Lost To Imported Steel Only 12,250 Jobs Worked on Exported Steel (Annualized 1984 figures, based on January-June.) Do you believe it's unfair to let products into the United States from countries that don't allow American goods equal entrance? If you do, you think the way 85% of a sample of American voters do, according to a recent survey by a respected Washington polling firm, Fingerhut-Granados Opinion Research. The poll was done in nine industrial states from Texas to Pennsylvania But the U.S. government doesn't agree. They don't see anything unfair about it. If the government thought the way most voters do, there wouldn't be a steel import problem. And only Canadian steel could be imported into the United States. Because only Canada trades by the same rules we do. WhilE. we open our markets to them ... * Japan limits steel imports to 5% of its market. * The European Community sets steel import quotas at 11% of its market. Two-thirds of steel production is government-owned. * South Korea and Brazil ban any imports of steel products they can make themselves. Government ownership is 100% and 77%, respectively. Mexico, Spain and South Africa allow steel imports by government permit only. They're usually not issued if the product can be made there. Government ownership of 100%, 77%, and 89% respectively. In the past three years, these same countries committed 27 proven violations of U.S. trade laws. (By selling steel below cost, with the losses made up by their governments or government banks.) * DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele . # (313) 532-1220 But it took 18 months to prove each violation. By that time, the damage was done. And, in the end, ii was the victims who paid the penalty. American steelworkers, in lost jobs. American steel companies in lost sales. And American taxpayers in higher unemployment payments. When it takes so long to prove a violation of our trade laws, no wonder illegal foreign steel imports keep increasing. . This year, 25% of the steel used in America is imported steel. That's why, today, 100,000 American steelworkers are laid off. And hundreds of thousands of other Americans from steel-related jobs are unemployed. Stand up for America. Do you believe, as 76% of the voters sampled do, that it's time to stop losing American jobs to unfair imports? If you do, you can help. Congress is considering the Fair Trade in Steel Act. It would limit steel imports to 15% of our market across-the-board for five years, and require J\merican steel companies to use the resulting profits to modernize American steel mills. Write your Congressman and Senators. Urge them to restore and save American jobs by supporting this legislation. If you 're not a letter-writer, sign the coupon below, and mail it to the Senator or Congressman named. But, please, act now. The stakes are high. Let your government know what you believe. And maybe they'll start believing, too. Ill AIERICAIS KIii iT! LOFT LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR FAIR TRADE • - Richan! s. c:a111u1r1; Plttsbu...,, !'A Actlnl Chairman Senator Robert W. Kaster, Jr.-Wisconsin Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 ,,....,a: ......._.: Mayo, Richard Atrin,ton, Jr.. Birmln&Nlm; Mayo, Johnny T Nic~s. Fairfield • c,,,,,,.,,.i.: Mayo, Ron Rives. PiHU!u,C • Mayo,Chatles Panic I. Chlca,;o Hei,hts • ,.,,,,,,,.,,: Mayor Richard Hatche~ Gary: Commissioner N. Atterson Spann, Jr.. Lake Cty.; ==i~~~ Dear Senator: ~::..s:=:F::~~=~ ~=:nC::Wya--::::_: ~~;:·,~~~ .......,ta: Chairman It's time to stop losing American jobs to unfair imports! I urge you to work for immediate passage of S2380, The Fair Trade In Steel Act. Gary Cerkvenlk, Board of Commissioners. St Louis Cty. • New 'llwfil::Mayo,JamesD.Griffin,Buffalo•OMe:MayorJosephJ.Zahotec.Lorain•~ Commissioner Tom Foerster, Alle&heny Cty.: CommlHioner Pete Flahe~ Allegheny Cty.. Commissioner Barbara Hafer, AlleCheny Cty.: Commissioner Norm Helrick. Dauphin Cty: Commissioner Lawrence Hochendoner. Dauphin Cly; Commissioner John E. Mlnnk:h. Dauphin Cty.; Mayor Paul M. Marclncln. Bethlehem • &HM: Mayor James E Fe,cuson. Provo • w..t VJqhtla: Mayor William Mue"e. Wheelinc Address The LOf'T membership includes 140 local officers from 18 slates. Those listed above serve on the LOf'T Slee ring Committee. For more Informal Ion. contac:I Kevin J. o·Nem. EAeculive Oireclor. U101 Fort Pitt Commons, 44S Fort Pttt 8cMllevatd, Plttsbu,ch. PA 15219. 412-355-7263 CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority AUG. 1-30, 1984 Signed City/ State/Zip I----------------------------------------- Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac .................... . 42 7 Port Algonac ..... ... .. .. .. .. ... . . 8 3 2 Port Algonac ..... ... .. ....... ... . 6 3 0 Port Algonac ..... ....... . .. . .... . 29 20 7 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 20 59 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 10 0 19 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 16 2 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Cius CL Class L Class NP 28 2 4 6 4 2 11 3 29 9 12 18 19 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 85 33 10 94 32 0 74 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 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A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 September 1984 / LOG / 29 - �Photos and Story by Deborah Greene '-' New Orleans Hall Completes Renovations ~ N ✓ EW ORLEANS-birthplace of jazz, home of the Mardi Gras, Queen City of the country's mightiest river, site of the Louisiana World Exposition. New Orleans-the Crescent City-largest port in the United States in terms of tonnage and second largest port in the world in terms of dollars. It is no surprise, then, that situated in the heart of New Orleans is one of the more active SIU halls in the country. Dedicated on April 8, 1961, the New Orleans hall, a twostory building at 630 Jackson Ave., has recently undergone extensive renovation qf its interior space. On the ground floor, glass walls separate the new administrative offices from the lounge area, giving a very open and light effect. The administrative area includes offices for SIU Vice President Joe Sacco and Port Agent Pat Pillsworth, as well as a glassed-in conference room and space for three patrolmen and four secretaries. New furniture in the lounge area provides modern, comfortable and spacious shoreside facilities for members waiting to ship out. Other facilities on the ground floor include the hiring hall, TV room and eating area. On the second floor is the large auditorium and SIU clinic. Large white columns at the entrance to the New Orleans SIU hall and the modern sculpture of a seaman at work capture the atmosphere of the old French Quarter. The exterior of the building remains the same. Through the use of 150-year-old bricks, grillwork facings, an elegant curved stairway and large white columns at the entranceway, the hall has captured the atmosphere of the old French Quarter. Extensive use has been made of shrubbery and sculpture to add to the hall's beauty. An open courtyard patio is one of the building's attractions. Enclosed by glass walls, a sculptured water fountain and lush vegetation can be viewed on three sides by Seafarers and SIU officials alike. Over the last Labor Day weekend, a number of ships and tugs were in the New Orleans area. Patrolmen Jim McGee, Steve Ruiz and Nick Celona were on hand to meet the ships at payoff and service some of the National Marine and Crescent Towing tugs. The Aurora (Apex Marine) was one of the ships that came into port in that period. It was voyage #2 for the Aurora, returning from Haifa, Israel where she delivered 58,000 tons of grain. The trip is 18 days over, 18 days back, and 10 days m the port of Haifa. Steve Ruiz came aboard at payoff to settle any beefs and problems that surfaced during the Aurora's long voyage. He also took the time to update her crewmembers on current Union activities. He stressed that each member should vote in the upcoming election. Four more years of President Reagan, he said, may be a disaster for the maritime industry-our jobs and job security. ' SIU Patrolman Jim McGee helps out a member. 30 I LOG / September 1984 SIU Vice President Joe Sacco (center) presides over a morning staff meeting at the New Orleans hall. From the left are Patrolmen Jim McGee and Steve Ruiz, Sacco, Port Agent Pat Pillsworth and Patrolman Nick Celona. �. ' Two SIU members, Richard Metcalf (I.) and Joe Adams, help answer members' questions from behind the counter at the New Orleans halt. ... John Benedict, AB, points to his card on the board. ·+· An elegant curved stairway leads upstairs to the SIU clinic and auditorium. Behind it are the doors leading out to the open courtyard, and at the far end of the photo is the glass-enclosed TV room. At right is part of the lounge area which has been furnished with new, comfortable seating. There is plenty of work to keep four secretaries busy. From the left are Deborah Patterson, Diane Daigle and Geri Ivon. (Not pictured is Gwen Johns.) The sculptured fountain and lush vegetation in the hall's central courtyard add to the building's gracious atmosphere. ~ New Glass walls enable you to look through from the lounge area into the office of Pat Pillsworth c nd Joe Sacco's beyond that. Orleans Hall Completes Renovations~ ' September 1984 / LOG / 31 - �Carries Grain to Israel The Aurora_Pays Off in New Orleans The Aurora (Apex Marine) lies alongside the Commercial Street dock in New Orleans. ,, Fred F. Dorney, AB, the bosun during voyage #2, signs the patrolman's report. SIU Patrolman Steve Ruiz (I.) talked to the ship's crew, stressing the fact that all departments must work together. The Aurora will remain in New Orleans for about a week before sailing back to Haifa, Israel with a new load of grain. 32 / LOG / September 1984 AB George Forrest (I.) and Winston Gardner, QMED, get ready for the ship's meeting. Forrest has been sailing for 36 years. �-l'. Deep Sea Leonard Bailey, 59, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Bailey was born in Mississippi and is a resident of Wiggins, Miss. Marlow Clinton Barton, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1954 sailing as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Barton helped to organize Cities Service in 1953. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. · Seafarer Barton was born in Florala, Ala. and is a resident of New Orleans. John Erwin Booth, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1957 sailing ' as an AB. Brother Booth began sailing in 1947. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Seafarer Booth was born in Louisiana and is a resident of Abita Springs, La. Alvin Carey Carpenter, 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook and chief steward. Brother Carpenter hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. He was born in Missouri and is a resident of Cumberland, A.I. Louie Ray Guertin, 57, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a QMED. Brother Guertin was born in Florida and is a _resident of Meraux, La. Tiburcio Viray Raguindin, 64, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1969 sailing as a chief pumpman . Brother Raguindin was born in Dagupan City, P.I. and is a naturalized U.S. citizen . He is a resident of Carson, Calif. Stanislaw "Stan the Man" Guzi, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1967 sailing as an AB. Brother Guzi is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II I Air Corps • serving 31 months in the Pacific Theater as a gasoline truck driver for the 302nd Heavy Bomb Gp. (B-17s and B-24s), 868th Bomb Sqd. (first radar outfit in the Pacific) in the Philippines, Okinawa, New Hebrides, Mundae, and the Admiralty Is. He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Turnersville, N.J. near Atlantic City where he plans to tend his vegetable garden. Antoine Kerageorgiou, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1964 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Kerageorgiou was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and was a P.O.W. in Nazi Germany. Seafarer Kerageorgiou was born in Marseilles, France and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of River Ridge, La. ,~ Sam Wenceslaus McDonald, 60, joined the SIU in , 1943 in the port of Galveston , t ..,,. ..,. , sa~ling as a chief steward and ship delegate during the Viet.. .::, nam War. Brother McDonald :, I was graduated from the Union's Stewards Recertification Program in 1981. He attended a Piney Point Educational Conference in 1972. Seafarer McDonald was born in Shreveport, La. and is a resident of Mobile. . _Jacob Albert Otreba, 60, , Joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a wiper. Brother Otreba was born in Maryland and is a resident of Chalmette, La. Fred Sullins, 70, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Sullins dispatched pickets in the Isthmian beef in New York and was a picket captain in the 1946 Ge.neral Strike in Baltimore. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Carson City, Nev. -~-- , Joseph Theodore Szpek, 64, joined the SIU in the port _ of Seattle in 1969 sailing as an AB. Brother Szpek was a former member of the Carpenters Union. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Seafarer Szpek was born in Chicago, ILL. and is a resident of Seattle. Felix Villia Vito, 61, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Seattle sailing as a chief electrician in the Korean War. Brother Vito was a crane maintenance electrician for the ?eattle Sea-Land Shoregang in 1969. He was born in Mambusao Caniz, P. I. and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Vito is a resident of San Francisco. 1 Louis Zwerling, 74, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of ~San Pedro, Calif. sailing as an AB. Brother Zwerling sailed with Moran Towing in 1946. He walked the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Zwerling was born in New York City and is . a resident there. JUNKJEg ARE PUPPETG[ IF YOU ARE CAUGHT WITH DRU6~, YOU LOgE - YOUR PAPER{; FOR LIFE/ September 1984 / LOG / 33 - �Health Talk Hypertension: Incurable But controllable E VERYONE has blood pressure, but one in four Americans has high blood pressure , or hypertension. The problem is that you may have high blood" pressure, and not even know it! Blood pressure is the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries in the body. This force is produced by the heart as it pumps or beats. It keeps blood moving through the arteries that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body. Without blood pressure, the blood in our bodies would not be able to circulate, carrying oxygen and other nutrients to all organs and tissues of the body and picking up waste products from the cells of the body to be filtered and eliminated through the kidneys and liver. What is high blood pressure? In all individuals, blood pressure varies from day to day, from moment to moment-depending on the person's activity-sometimes rising, sometimes falling. These temporary changes in blood pressure are normal. What's not normal is blood pressure that's too high all the time. That's known as high blood pressure, or hypertension. It afflicts an estimated 37 million adults in the United States, and is one of the most frequent abnormal physical findings at the SIU clinics. The walls of the arteries are elastic and muscular. They stretch and contract to take the ups and downs of blood pressure. Each time the heart contracts (70 to 90 times a minute), blood pressure in the arteries increases. Each time the heart relaxes between beats , blood pressure decreases. As people grow older, the arteries and their smaller branches, the arterioles, become hardened and less elastic. This process takes place gradually , even in people who do not have high blood pressure. High blood pressure , however, tends to speed up this hardening process. By taking away the elastic stretchiness that is important to the arteries, the heart is affected because once the stretch is gone, the heart must work harder to pump enough blood. If high blood pressure continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function as well as they should, and-other body organs may be affected, bringing on an increased risk of stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure. The only way to find out if you have high blood pressur~ is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. It's a simple procec.fure. A rubber cuff is placed around a person's arm and is inflated with air. The cuff squeezes against a large artery in the arm, momentarily stopping the flow of blood. As the air in the cuff is released, the doctor listens with a stethoscope to the sound of the blood pushing through the artery. This quick, painless examination measures both the systolic blood pressure (the pressure produced when the heart contracts and pumps) and the diastolic pressure (the pressure of the blood on the arteries when the heart is at rest between beats). These pressures are recorded in numbers, the systolic over the diastolic; for example, 120/ 80. The more difficult it is for the blood to flow through your body, the higher the numbers. Although 120/80 is considered a "normal" adult blood pressure level, readings up to 140/90 are also considered normal, especially for older people. Systolic produced when heart beats . Diastolic produced when heart is at rest. Signs and Symptoms High blood pressure is especially dangerous because it has no clear signs or symptoms. You can have it and not even know it. It doesn't hurt, and it usually doesn't make a person feel sick or dizzy or nervous. As a result, many people with high blood pressure can live for years without knowing they have it. The only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked at one of the SIU clinics or by your own physician or local blood pressure screening program. causes j _ Having your blood pressure checked is a simple but very important procedure, because it is the only way to find out if you have high blood pressure. 34 / LOG / September 1984 No one knows what causes the most common type of hypertension. In fact, in 90 percent of the high blood pressure cases, the cause is unknown. For a long time, no one thought "tension" had anything to do with it. Now it is believed that tension or stress may be a factor, but perfectly calm people have hypertension too. There are other, more important factors that may contribute to a person's chances of developing hypertension. Heredity: If someone else in your family had or has hypertension, you are also a likely candidate for the disease. People whose parents had high blood pressure are more likely to develop it than those individuals whose parents did not. Obesity: How much we weigh has a lot to do with high blood pressure. Lower weight means lower blood presssure for most people. No one knows for sure, but maintaining the right weight for your sex and bone structure may reduce the risk of getting high blood pressure. Our experience at the SIU clinics shows that an extremely large percentage of the cases of hypertension result from overweight and that, almost without excep 7 tion, gradual weight loss is accompanied by a healthy decrease in blood pressure. Diet: Since statistics show that many people who have high blood pressure are also overweight or obese, they should reduce their intake of calories to help them lose weight. In addition, it's helpful to cut down on those foods high in cholesterol such as fatty meats, lard, butter, egg yolks and whole milk. Sometimes a sodium isalt)-restricted diet is recommended as well, because reduction of salt may also help to lower blood pressure. Race: Statistics have borne out the fact that black Americans suffer from high blood pressure in greater numbers than white Americans. Blacks should, therefore, monitor their blood pressure levels even more frequently than whites. Tobacco: Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Alcohol: Alcohol contains many calories, so if you are on a weight-reduction diet, you'll want to avoid those extra calones. Treatment Because there is no cure for most high blood pressure, there's no such thing as a quick treatment that solves the problem once and for all. But high blood pressure is easily detected and is usually controllable. That's why ifs so important for people (Continued on Page 35.) �(Continued from Page 34.) Hypertension to get their blood pressure checked regularly and, if it is high, to follow the treatment their doctors prescribe. Many medications are available to help reduce high blood pressure. Some get rid of excess body fluids and excess sodium, while other medications can open up narrow blood vessels or prevent the blood vessels from con- Personals stricting and narrowing. Losing weight, exercise, a controlled diet · and prescribed drugs are the four most important ways to treat high blood pressure. Daily treatments usually must be continued permanently in order to bring high blood pressure down and keep it there. Some people think that only when they get a headache or feel anxious or dizzy should they take their medicine. They are wrong. High blood pressure medicine should be taken daily just as the doctor prescribes. Simply because a person feels well, doesn't mean that his or her blood pressure is normal. High blood pressure is a lifetime illness. Once you have started a treatment program, however, you may be surprised to find it easier and less complicated than you thought it would be. The most important reward for your efforts will be the knowledge that effective control of high blood pressure will prolong your life. '* * * Next month, this column will conclude its series on the four most common medical problems faced by Seafarers. It will focus on diabetes: what it is, what causes it, and how it can be treated. Keep Address Changes Up-to-Date . . 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L----------------------------------------------------------September 1984 / LOG / 35 - �Report of Credentials Committee on Candidates for 1984 General Election of Officers, 1985-1988 Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District The duly-elected Credentials Committee examines the records and membership files of those nominated for elective office for 198&-1988 for the Seafarers International Union, AGLIWD. The committee members, pictured above, are Chairman Frank Rodriguez, Samuel T. Brooks, Rudy De Boissiere, Chris Devonish, John Linton and Joseph Speller. Following is the complete text of the Report of the Credentials Committee, which examined the credentials of candidates for elective office or Job in the Seafarers International Union, AGLIWD for the years 1985 to 1988. The report was presented to the membership initially at the regular membership meeting in the port of New York on Sept. 4, 1984 and was acted on affirmatively by the membership. The same procedure w/11 take place at all regular membership meetings in the month of September. W E , the undersigned members of the Credentials Committee , were duly elected at the regular membership meeting held in Headquarters-Port of New York on August 6, 1984. We have examined the credentials of candidates for elective office or job in the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District for the years 1985-1988, in 'accordance with Article XI , Section 1, and submit the following report. Your Committee qualified or disqualified those members who submitted for office based upon the Union Constitution , particularly those provisions contained in Articles XII and XIII . We also took into consideration the provisions contained in the merger agreement between the SIUNA-AGLIWD and the Military Sea Transport Union pertaining to the election of officers. The applicable Constitutional provisions are as follows: ARTICLE XII, Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representatives , Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs. - Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time , time spent in the employ of the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union 's direction, shall count the same as seatime. Union records, Welfare Plan records and/or -company records can be used to determine eligibility; and (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) yeas immediately prior to his nomination; and 36 / LOG I September 1984 (c) He has at least one hundred (JOO) days ofseatime, in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American-flag vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union or one hundred (100) days of employment with , or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union 's direction or a combination of these, between January 1 and the time of nomination in the election year, except if such seatime is wholly aboard such merchant vessels operating solely upon the Great Lakes or, if such seatime is wholly aboard tugboats, towboats or dredges and contractual employment thereon is for fix ed days with equal amount of days off, he shall have at least sixty-five (65) days of such seatime instead of the foregoing one hundred (JOO) days; and · (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. He is not receiving a pension from this Union's Pension Fund, if any, or from a Union-Management Fund to which Fund this Union is a party or from a company under contract with this Union . (j) He has not sailed in a licensed capacity aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels within 24 consecutive months immediately prior to the opening of nominations. Section 2. All candidates for , and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union . Section 3. All candidates f or, and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Constitution , shall maintain f ull book membership in good standing. ARTICLE XIII-Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen. Section 1. Nominations Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full book member can submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the SecretaryTreasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (Continued on Page 37.) �Report of Credentials Committee (Continued from Page 36.) (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (j) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. (g) In the event the member is on a vessel, he shall notify the Credentials Committee what vessel he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his credentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: have at least 260 days or more seatime aboard MSTU contracted vessels within a consecutive 24 calendar month period since January 1, 1968, shall, upon the Merger, be ''full book members" under the terms of the SIU Constitution, particularly Article III, Section 1 thereof, subject to monetary payments if any, as hereafter provided; and all such MSTU members in good standing who have less than such 260 days seatime but at least 30 days seatime aboard MSTU contracted vessels within a consecutive 24 calendar month period since January I, 1968, shall upon the Merger be 'probationary members' under the terms of the SIU Constitution and particularly Article III, Section I thereof, subject to monetary payments if any, as hereafter provided. Upon such probationary members; completion of 260 days seatil1]e within a consecutive 24 calendar month period since January 1, 1968, "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) upon MSTU and/or SIU contracted vessels, they shall be full book years last past, have I been either tl member of the Communist members under the terms of the SIU Constitution, provided they meet Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term and maintain their constitutional good standing requirements in the resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, emSIU. A suspended non-full book MSTU member as defined in Article bezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narIII, Section 3 of the MSTU Constitution, shall not be eligible for or cotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault possess the aforesaid 'probationary or full book member status' in the which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of Title II or SIU as the case may be, unless within ninety (90) days after the effective III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any date of the Merger he has paid all his union montary obligations past such crimes.'' due in an amount which was then required in addition to dues which Dated ................................................ . may be required under the SIU Constitution, as hereinafter provided. Signature of Member MSTU shall not admit any person to membership commencing with Book No .............................................. . the date of this Merger Agreement." "8. The SIU membership under Article III, Section 2 of the SIU / Constitution, has determined that membership status of pensioners Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nominees. shall consist of not being required to make payments of their union Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is, monetary obligations and have access to all Union halls andfacilities, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration but shall not have the privilege of membership as to voice, vote or with of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable respect to carrying on the business or affairs of the Union, the election determintJ.tion by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a of officers and job holders and the making of policy decisions, rules, regulations and interpretations. The membership status of MSTU complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true pensioners shall be identical to the above, subject however, to the copies of the documents supporting his statement. provisions of such Article III, Section 2 as to change of such status by majority vote of the membership as provided therein.'' Any full book member may nominate any other full book member in "9(a). SIU regular dues as provided for in SIU' s Constitution, which event such full book member so nominated shall comply with Article V, Section l(a) which became effective February, 1981, is the provisions of this Article as they are set forth herein, relating to $200.00 annually, payable in equal quarterly amounts on a calendar the submission of credentials. By reason of the above self nomination year baiis, no later than the first business day of each calendar quarter, provision the responsibility if any, for notifying a nominee of his subject to automatic percentage increases related to and at the time nomination to office, shall be that of the nominator. wage increases are negotiated, all as more specifically set forth in said All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier and Section in SIU' s attached Constitution. Article than July 15 and no later than August 15 of the election year. MSTU regular dues is $280.00 annually, payable in equal quarterly The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with safekeeping of these letters amounts and at the times and in the same manner as SIU' s regular and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's dues described above. From such dues payments, MSTU provides request. death benefits for MSTU active members, set forth hereafter. Upon Your Committee reviewed the Agreement of Merger between the approval of the Merger as hereafter provided, SIU annual dues for SIUNA-AGLIWD and Military Sea Transport Union, particularly the members employ.e d aboard the aforesaid Military Sea Lift Command following provisions: and Bureau of Indian Affairs vessels, shall remain at $280.00 per annum "4. The MSTU elected officer and business agents shall continue to with the increases thereof to be in the manner and at the times a'nd in be employed by the SIU in such capacities as SIU may determine for the amounts as is provided for by SIU' s aforesaid Constitutional the balance of the term of SIU elected officers, which subject to new provision Article V Section l(a), except that any initial increase shall elections, terminate in December, 1984. Such MSTU officer and business be computed upon the basis of a $200 .00 annual dues base." agents shall be eligible for and be provided with all fringe benefits "9(b). MSTU by Constitution or membership action, has not required presently providedfor SIU officials and employees and employment by persons constituting its members, working aboard Military Sea Lift MSTU shall be credited as employment with SIU, except that the Command vessels or under the Bureau of Indian Affairs to pay an amount of pension benefits payable to such officer and business agents pensioners shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of initiation fee. Recognizing that this merger if approved will add more members and greater strength to the SIU, comparable to an organibenefits payable to such pensioner if any, by any other pension program zational campaign and in accordance with the authority contained in or plan (other than social security, by reason of employment as a the SIU' s Constitution Article V, Section 3, the SJ U Executive Board maritime employee.'' has agreed to waive any initiation fee for persons working as civilian "7(a). All MSTU 'full book members' in good standing possessing unlicensed seamen aboard such government owned vessels operated such status pursuant to Article III of the MSTU Constitution in effect directly by the military or Bureau of Indian Affairs except that if any immediately prior to this merger, shall be 'full book members' under such person should thereafter be employed aboard vessels other than the terms of the SIU Constitution hereafter set forth, without payment those government owned and operated directly by the military or Bureau of any SIU initiation fee, except as may hereafter be provided. A of Indian Affairs for more than thirty (30) days in any twelve (12) suspended MSTU 'full book member' as defined in Article III, Section consecutive month period, such person shall be required to pay the 3 of the MSTU Constitution, shall not possess the aforesaid 'full book member' status in the SIU unless within ninety (90) days of the effective · initiation fee and working dues, all at the time and in the amounts as provided by the SIU Constitution." date of this Merger he has paid all his union monetary obligations past "13. Recognizing that both SIU and MSTU existing ocean vessels due in an amount which was then required, in addition to dues which collective bargaining agreements expire on June 14, 1981, and negotiare required to be paid thereafter in the amount hereinafter provided ated wage increases will be effective immediately thereafter, therefore, by this Merger Agreement." upon approval of the Merger in the manner hereafter provided, dues "7(b). Excepting MSTU 'full book members,' all other MSTU members in good standing possessing such status pursuant to Article III of obligations of former MSTU members to the SIU shall accrue and be (Continued on Page 38.)° the M S TU Constitution in effect immediately prior to this merger, who September 1984 / LOG / 37 -- �Report of Credentials Committee ..., (Continued from Page 37.) payable with the fourth calendar quarter of 1981, but the amounts thereof payable shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of SIU' s Constitution Article V, Section 1(a) as if the merge~ was approved on June 14, 1981. The foregoing shall be in addition to any other union mon~tary obligations that such MSTU members had to MSTU for the period prior to October 15, 1981, and which pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, have been assigned by MSTU to SIU upon approval of the Merger." "14. In connection with Article XII of the annexed SIU Constitution made a part of this Agreement, which Article constitutes the qualifications, for candidates for union office, the terms 'union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates,' shall in addition to being applicable to the SIU, be equally applicable to the MSTU prior to this merger; the term 'seatime in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American-flag vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union' shall be equally applicable to such vessels covered by contract with the MSTU prior to the merger." "15. For all purposes of the annexed SIU Constitution made a part of this Agreement, the terms, 'good standing' or 'continuous good standing in the Union,' shall include such status of members in the MSTU prior to this Merger." "16. The annexed SIU Constitution made a part of this Agreement, provides in Article XIII, Section 2( e) thereof, that candidates for office who were nominated and qualified in previous elections for any officer or enumerated jobs, shall be conclusively presumed to possess the qualifications for such office or job, required by such Constitution provision Article XII, Section l(a), to wit, 'at least three (3) years seatime,' more specifically set forth in such latter Article and Section. It is understood that such conclusive presumption shall not be applicable however, to eligibility candidacy for any office or job in any MSTU elections which were held and conducted prior to the instant merger." "17. MSTU members monetary obligations to the MSTU shall be deemed, if unpaid, monetary obligations owed the SIU after approval of the Merger as provided in the last sentence of paragraph '13' above, and monies paid by such members shall be applied as provided in Article XX, Section 4 of the SIU Constitution hereafter annexed and made a part of this Agreement." Further, in order to ascertain the meaning of the term "member in good standing" which is used in Article XII, Subsection l(b), the Committee referred to Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reaqs as follows. "Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing,' shall mean a member whose -monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term, 'member,' shall mean a member in good standing." Your Committee also referred to Article XXIV, Section 13 for the definition of the term '' seatime''. This section reads as follows: "Section 13. The term "seatime' shall Include employment upon any navigable waters, or days of employment in a contracted employer unit represented by the Union." We also noted in Article XXIV, Section 14, the meaning of the term "in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels." This portion of the Constitution reads ·as follows: "Section 14. The term 'in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels,' shall include persons employed in an unlicensed or licensed capacity aboard dredges, tugboats, towboats and similar vessels used to tow, propel, or push barges or other conveyances or assist merchant vessels in docking -or undocking, or persons otherwise employed in a contracted employer unit represented by the Union." After full and careful deliberations, the Committee made its decisions and sent appropriate notification to candidates. The ultimate decisions of this Committee are later set forth. In arriving at these ultimate decisions, the Committee was most concerned with carrying out a stated principle of our Union which is that "every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himselffor, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union." In connection with the foregoing, we have also consulted with the Secretary-Treasurer who, under our Constitution, has the obligation to insure appropriate election procedures as legally required (Article XIII, Section 7). Our Secretary-Treasurer has further consulted with the Union's Counsel as to the law applicable in Union nominations and elections. The following is a complete listing of all men who submitted their credentials to the Committee. Their names and the office or job for which they submitted such credentials are listed in the order in which 38 / LOG I September 1984 this Committee feels they should be placed on the general ballot, that is, in alphabetical order under the office or job for which they run, and that the Ports, following the Headquarters offices, beginning with New York, be arranged on the ballot geographically, as has been done in the past. After each man's name and book number is his qualification or disqualification, followed by the reason for that decision. President Louis Babin, Jr., B-826 .... Disqualified. Does not have 100 days seatime- from January 1, 1984 to time of nomination. Leo Cronsohn, C-801 ...... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Frank Drozak, D-22 ....... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Murrell Wells, W-792 ...... Qualified .... Credentials in order. . EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Ed Turner, T-8001 ........ Qualified .... Credentials in order. SECRETARY-TREASURER Joseph DiGiorgio, D-2 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Angus Campbell, C-217 .... Qualified .... Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 . . .... Qualified .... Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Joe Sacco, S-1287 ......... Qualified .... Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE WEST COAST George McCartney, M-948. Qualified .... Credentials in order. . VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND WATERS Mike Sacco, S-1288 ....... Qualified .... Credentials in order. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Jack Bluitt, B-15 .......... Qualified Jack Caffey, C-1010 ....... Qualified John Fay, F-363 .......... Qualified Steve Troy, T-485 ......... Qualified .... Credentials .... Credentials .... Credentials .... Credentials in in in in order. order. order. order. NEW YORK PORT AGENT Augustin Tellez, T-764 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. - .. NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN James Battle, B-1234 ...... Qualified .... Credentials in order. •· · Frank Gill, G-8002 ........ Qualified .... Credentials in order. George Grier, G-25001 ..... Disqualified. Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years prior to time of nomination. Kermett Mangram, M-2394. Qualified .... Credentials in order. James Martin, M-5290 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Frank Mongelli, M-1111 ... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Juan Patino, P-622 ........ Qualified .... Credentials in order. Trevor Robertson, R-723 ... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Robert Selzer, S-1258 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Jesse Solis, S-800 l ........ Qualified .... Credentials in order. PHILADELPHIA AGENT Robert Stevens, S-1627 .... Qualified .... Credentials in order. PHILADELPillA JOINT PATROLMAN Robert N. "Joe" Air, A-61. Qualified . , .. Credentials in order. Carl Peth, P-755 .......... Qualified .... Credentials in order. BALTIMORE AGENT Allen Raymond, R-670 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN James B. Koesy, K-991 .... Disqualified. Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years prior to time of nomination. James McGee, M-5945 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Robert Pomerlane, P-437 ... Qualified .... Credentials in order. MOBILE AGENT Thomas L. Glidewell, G-467 .................. Qualified .... Credentials in order. MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Edward "Edd" Morris, M-1358 ................ Qualified .... Credentials in order. (Continued on Page 39.) �Report of Credentials Committee (Continued from Page 38.) George Vukmir, V-269 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. NEW ORLEANS AGENT Gerald Brown, B-1159 ..... Disqualified. Wasnotincontinuousgood standing for three (3) years prior to time of nomination. Patrick Pills worth, P-1079 .. Qualified .... Credentials in order. NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Donald C. Anderson, A-5244 ................. Qualified .... Credentials in order. Leo Bonser, B-1193 ....... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Michael Worley, W-752 .... Qualified .... Credentials in order. HOUSTON AGENT F. Gene Taylor, T-180 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Dean Corgey, C-6727 ...... Qualified .... Credentials in order. George Ripoll, R-708 ...... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Ray Singletary, S-2260 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. SAN FRANCISCO AGENT Jake Dusich, D-8001 ....... Disqualified. Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years prior to time of nomination. Earl Emil Lee, L-8001 ..... Qualified .... Credentials in order. SAN FRANCISCO JOINT PATROLMAN Kwong Hom, H-8002 ...... Qualified .... Credentials in order. Kenneth Mayer, M-25087 .. Qualified .... Credentials in order. Raleigh Minix, M-25002 .... Disqualified. Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years prior to time of nomination. Gentry Moore, M-8001 .... Qualified .... Credentials in order. John Smith, S-4615 ........ Qualified .... Credentials in order. DETROIT AGENT Jack Allen, A-674 ......... Qualified .... Credentials in order. DETROIT JOINT PATROLMAN Donald Bensman, B-1534 .. Disqualified. Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years prior to time of nomination. Byron F. Kelley, K-12039 .. Qualified .... Credentials in order. Dennis Wyllie, W-1141 .... Qualified .... Credentials in order. ST. LOUIS AGENT William Dagon, D-5614 .... Qualified .... Credentials in order. ST. LOUIS JOINT PATROLMAN M. Joseph Sigler, S-2101 ... Qualified .... Credentials in order. As you will note in the foregoing sections of the Committee's Report, the provisions of the SIU Constitution governing election procedures made it mandatory that some of the nominees be disqualified. In light of these circumstances, the Committee wishes to call to the attention of all members, the necessity of following all requirements and procedures, which are established by our Constitution to govern eligibility to candidacy to Union office. However, at this time the Committee particularly desires to point out the provisions of Article XIII, Section 2(c) of the Constitution, which spell out in detail the right of a disqualified candidate to appeal from the decision of the Credentials Committee and how he does it. In compliance with Article XIII, Section 2(b) of our Constitution, and in an attempt to give every nominee every consideration and to try to prevent any disqualifications by this Committee, Sam (Tom) Brooks, Book #B-1196, of the Credentials Committee, remained at the entrance of the Headquarters building of the Union until midnight of Wednesday, August 15, 1984, to receive any credentials that might have been delivered either by mail or by hand after the closing of business hours by the Union. The Committee points out that in the President's Pre-Balloting Report approved by the membership as per the Constitution and published in the May SEAFARERS LOG the exact offices and jobs for which nominations were to be made was set forth. In passing upon the credentials for certain of the nominees, this Committee had to make a number of.disqualifications, and the following are the details relative to each of those disqualifications: 1. Louis Babin, Jr., B-826-Candidate for President. Based upon an examination of available Union records, Brother Babin has failed to establish that he has one hundred (100) days of seatime between January 1, 1984 and the time of nomination, as required by Article XII, Section l(c) of our Constitution, which reads as follows.: "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (c) He has at least one hundred (JOO) days of seatime in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American-flag vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union or one hundred (100) days of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, -or in any employment at the Union's direction or a combination of these, between January 1 and the time of nomination in the election year, except if such seatime is wholly aboard such merchant vessels operating solely upon the Great Lakes or, if such seatime is wholly aboard tugboats, towboats or dredges and contractual employment thereon is for fixed days with equal amount of days off, he shall have at least sixty-five (65) days of such seatime instead of the foregoing one hundred (100) days;". Based upon the Constitutional provisions set forth above, this Committee, as per Article XIII, Section 2(c) and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, informed Brother Babin of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address listed by him in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a letter which was sent Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested, dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Babin that set forth the reasons for his disqualification. Enclosed with the letter was a copy of the Union Constitution in the event Brother Babin wishes to appeal the disqualification decision of the Committee. 2. Leo Cronsohn, C-801-Candidate for President. Based upon an examination of available Union records, Brother Cronsohn has failed to establish that he has one hundred (100) days of seatime between January 1, 1984 and the time of nomination, as required by Article XII, Section l(c) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (c) He has at least one hundred (100) days of seatime in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American-flag vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union or one hundred (JOO) days of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction or a combination of these, between January 1 and the time of nomination in the election year, except if such seatime is wholly aboard such merchant vessels operating solely upon the Great Lakes or, if such seatime is wholly aboard tugboats, towboats or dredges and contractual employment thereon is for fixed days with equal amount of days off, he shall have at least sixty-five (65) days of such seatime instead of the foregoing one hundred (100) days;". Based upon the Constitutional provisions set forth above, this Committee, as per Article XIII, Section 2(c) and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, informed Brother Cronsohn of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address listed by him in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a letter which was sent C_ertified Mail Return Receipt Requested, dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Cronsohn that set forth the reasons for his disqualification. Enclosed with the letter was a copy of the Union Constitution in the event Brother Cronsohn wishes to appeal the disqualification decision of the Committee. Subsequent to our telegram and letter to Brother Cronsohn, the Secretary-Treasurer received a letter dated August 28, 1984, from Brother Cronsohn addressed to the Seafarers International Union. This letter was turned over to the Credentials Committee. Brother Cronsohn' s letter enclosed copies of additional discharges which document that he has 106 days of seatime between January 1 and the time- of nomination in tbis election year. The Credentials Committee, therefore, finds Brother Cronsohn qualified to run on the ballot for President of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and have advised him by telegram and letter dated August 30, 1984. 3. George T. Grier, G-25001-Candidate for Joint Patrolman-Port of New York. Based upon an examination of Union records, Brother Grier did not pay his Third Quarter 1982 dues until August 26, 1982, whereas they should have been paid no later than July 30, 1982. Further, that he did not pay his First Quarter 1984 dues until April 13, 1984, whereas they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1984. Brother Grier was, therefore, disqualified under the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), which reads as follows: (Continued on Page 40.) September 1984 / LOG / 39 - - - �Report of Credentials Committee (Continued from Page 39.) - "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, apd hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination." Union records further reveal that the above monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Section 3, hereafter set forth: "ARTICLE III, SECTION 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. · (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American-flag merchant vessel. The provision of this Subsection (e) shall be inapplicable when such merchant vessel is operating upon the Great Lakes, or upon the harbors, rivers, or territorial waters of the United States." Your Committee also referred to the following relevant provisions of the Constitution: ARTICLE V, SECTION 1. All members' dues shall consist of· (a) Dues annually in the sum of $200.00 which shall be paid in equal quarterly amounts on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each calendar quarter, except as herein otherwise provided, and such dues shall be increased from time to time by percentages equal to the percentages of negotiated wage increases inclusive of cost of living increases but not more than 10% annually over dues then in effect as provided in this paragraph (a) during the previous twelve months, and such dues inclusive of such percentages amounts, rounded off to the nearest dollar with 50 cents or less rounded off to the dollar immediately 6elow and 51 cents or more, rounded off to the dollar immediately above, and shall be payable in equal calendar quarterly amounts no later than the first business day of the calendar quarter commencing ·with the first calendar quarter immediately following any such increases, except as herein otherwise provided, and; (b) The sum of $50.00 for each ninety days worked in twelve consecutive months for contracted employers an for days worked subsequent to such first ninety days in such twelve consecutive months, which are less than ninety, a proportionate sum of such $50.00 which shall be equal to the percentage which such worked days bears to ninety days. Dues payable under this subsection (b) shall be payable on the day that the member receives payment for his earned compensatory credit on account of having worked such days, anything to the contrary herein nonwithstanding, and shall become effective as to members in the manner designated and determined by majority vote of the membership by secret ballot. When so determined by the membership, members in the employ of the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction as provided for in Article XII, Section J(a) and (c) shall pay in addition to that provided for in paragraph (a) immediately above, the sum of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars quarterly on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, while so employed." "ARTICLE XXIV, SECTION 9. The term 'member in good standing', shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good standing." Based upon the Constitutional provisions set forth above, this Committee, as per Article XIII, Section 2(c) and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, informed Brother Grier of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address listed by him in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a letter which was sent Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested, dated August 40 I LOG / September 1984 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Grier that set forth the reason for his disqualification. A copy of the Union Constitution was enclosed with the aforementioned letter so that Brother Grier would have available the procedure to be followed in appeal from the disqualification decision of the Committee. 4. James B. Koesy, K-991-Candidate for Joint Patrolman-Port of Baltimore. Union records indicate that Brother Koesy did not pay his dues for the Third Quarter of 1982 until August 20, 1982, whereas they should have been paid no later than July 30, 1982. Our Union Constitution provides: "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately. prior to his nominations;" Based upon the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), and further supported by Article III, Section 3; Article V and Article XXIV, Section 9, previously.carried herein, the Committee disqualified Brother Koesy for the job of Joint Patrolman-Port of Baltimore. In accordance with the requirements of Article XIII, Section 2(c) of our Constitution, and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, the Committee informed Brother Koesy of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address stated in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested letter dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Koesy that set forth the reason for his disqualification. A copy of the Union Constitution was enclosed with the aforementioned letter so that Brother Koesy would have available the procedure to be followed in appeal from the disqualification decision of the Committee. · 5. Gerald A. Brown-B-1159-Candidate for Port Agent-Port of New Orleans. Based upon an examination of Union records, Brother Brown did not pay his Fourth Quarter 1983 dues until May 16, 1984, whereas they should have been paid no later than October 30, 1983. Further, that he did not pay his First Quarter 1984 dues until May 16, 1984, whereas they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1984. Brother Brown was, therefore, disqualified under the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), which reads as follows: "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination;'' Based upon the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), and further supported by Article III, Section 3; Article V and Article XXIV, Section 9, previously carried herein, the Committee disqualified Brother Brown . for the job of Port Agent-Port of New Orleans. In accordance with the requirements of Article XIII, Section 2(c) of our -Constitution, and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, the Committee informed Brother Brown of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address stated in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested letter dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Brown that set forth the reason for his disqualification. A copy of the Union Constitution was enclosed with the aforementioned letter so, that Brother Brown would have available the procedure to be followed in appeal from the disqualification decision of the Committee. . 6. Jake Dusich, D-8001-Candidate for Port Agent, Port of San Francisco. Based upon an examination of Union records, Brother Dusich did not pay his First Quarter 1983 dues until March 18, 1983, whereas they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1983. Brother Dusich was, therefore, disqualified under the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), which reads as follows: "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination;'' (Continued on Page 41.) �Report of Credentials Committee (Continued from Page 40.) Based upon the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), and further supported by Article III, Section 3; Article V and Article XXIV, Section 9, previously carried herein, the Committee disqualified Brother Dusich for the job of Port Agent-Port of San Francisco. In accordance with the requirements of Article XIII, Section 2c) of our Constitution, and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, the Committee informed Brother Dusich of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address stated in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested letter dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Dusich that set forth the reason for his disqualification. A copy of the Union Constitution was enclosed with the aforementioned letter so that Brother Dusich would have available the procedure to be followed in appeal from the disqualification decision of the Committee. 7. Raleigh G. Minix, M-25002-Candidate for Joint Patrolman-Port of San Francisco. Based upon an examination of Union records, Brother Minix did not pay his First Quarter 1983 dues until February 2, 1983, whereas they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1983. Brother Minix was, therefore, disqualified under the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), which reads as follows: "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and. hold, any office or the job. of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination,'' Based upon the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), and further supported by Article III, Section 3; Article V and Article XXIV, Section .9, previously carried herein, the Committee disqualified Brother Minix for the job of Joint Pa tman-Port of San Francisco. In accordance with the requirements of Article XIII , Section 2(c) of our Constitution, and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, the Committee informed Brother Minix of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address stated in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested letter dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Minix that set forth the reason for his disqualification. A copy of the Union Constitution was enclosed with the aforementioned letter so that Brother Minix would have available the procedure to be followed in appeal from the disqualification decision of the Committee. 8. Donald Bensman, B-1534-Candidate for Joint Patrolman-Port of Detroit. Union records indicate that Brother Bensman paid his dues for the First Quarter of 1983 on February 11, 1983, whereas they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1983, and there is no record of dues payments for the Third and Fourth Quarters of 1981 which were due no later than July 30, 1981 and October 30, 1981, respectively. Brother Bensman was, therefore, disqualified under the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), which reads as follows: "ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination;" Based upon the provisions of Article XII, Section l(b), and further supported by Article III, Section 3; Article V and Article XXIV, Section 9, previously carried herein, the Committee disqualified Brother Bensman for the job of Joint Patrolman-Port of Detroit. In accordance with the requirements of Article XIII, Section 2(c) of our Constitution, and in order to assure adequate notice of its decision, the Committee informed Brother Bensman of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address stated in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested letter dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Bensman that set forth the reason for his disqualification. A copy of the Union Constitution was enclosed with the aforementioned letter so that Brother Bensman would have available the procedure to be followed in appeal from the disqualification decision of the Committee. The Committee received a letter on August 15, 1984 from Herbert Brown, which was dated August 8, 1984, to be a candidate for Port Agent, Subic Bay. Brother Brown was disqualified by the Committee in that no such position exists. Brother Brown was advised of his disqualification by telegram sent on August 24, 1984 to the address stated in his letter of nomination. Moreover, the telegram was followed by a Registered Air Mail letter dated August 24, 1984 from the Committee to Brother Brown that set forth the reasons for his disqualification. A copy of that Union Constitution was enclosed with the aforementioned letter so that Brother Brown would have available the procedure to be followed in appeal from the disqualification decision of the Committee. The membership can readily see from the foregoing report that your Committee has made every effort possible within the confines of our Constitution to qualify every nominee. All credentials received as of August 7, 1984, were turned over to the Committee in good order at 9:00 A.M. on that date, and those received by mail subsequently, but not later than August 15, 1984, have similarly been furnished to the Committee in good order. All credentials have been examined in strict accordance with the Constitution. Any defect in the credentials disposed of by the Committee has been the sole responsibility of the sender and no person adversely affected by such defect has denied this to the Committee. The Committee, in closing out its report, had turned over to it the credentials of Brother David Jackson, III, J-25076, for nomination of offices of Agent or Patrolman in Oakland or San Francisco, California. These credentials were received on August 23, 1984, as noted on the envelope. The Committee also had turned over to it the credentials of Brother William M. Milton, M-25109, for nomination of Business Agent, San Francisco, California, Government Services Division. These credentials were received on August 24, 1984, as indicated on the envelope. In addition, the Committee received credentials from Brother Tirso Molina, M-8121, for nomination for the office of Patrolman in the Port of New York. Brother Molina's August 11, 1984 letter of nomination was sent Air Mail from Hong Kong to Wilmington, California, which was, in turn, mailed to the Credentials Committee in Camp Springs, Maryland and received by the Credentials Committee on August 23, 1984, as noted on the envelope. Our Constitution, Article XIII, Section 1, specifically states that all credentials must reach headquarters no later than August 15th of the election year. As previously noted, one member of the Committee was present at Union Headquarters on August 15th until 12 Midnight to receive any timely nominations. None were received. Under the Constitution, any candidate has more than sufficient time for nomination to office. He has almost unlimited time to file his credentials, as long as they are received within the thirty-day period, July 15-August 15. In view of the clear constitutional language and most liberal opportunity for a member to timely nominate himself, we find Brother David Jackson, III, Brother William M. Milton, and Brother Tirso Molina unqualified. Fraternally submitted, CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE Frank Rodriguez, R-862, Chairman Samuel T. Brooks, B-1196 Rudy DeBoissiere, D-684 Chris Devonish, D-1089 John Linton, L-744 Joseph Speller, S-1246 Dated: August 24, 1984 .. .., , -I September 1984 /LOG / 41 .. �,, <_ ....,.., .> W, hA Deep Sea Pensioner Elvin Oneal Aldridge, 62, died of kidney failure on May 20. Brother Aldridge joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a cook. He began sailing in 1948. Seafarer Aldridge was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Born in Colum-- bus, Miss., he was a resident of Slidell, La. Burial was in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus. Surviving is a daughter, Patricia Maurer of Slidell. Pensioner Mac 58, Anderson, died of arteriosclerosis in the Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville on July 16. Brother Anderson joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Galveston sailing as an AB. He was born in Georgia and was a resident of Jacksonville. Cremation took place in the Evergreen Cemetery Crematory, J acksoliville. Surviving is his widow, Nancy. Pensioner Frank Acha Arana, 65, died of heart-lung failure in the Queen of Angels Hospital, Los Angeles on July 15. Brother .,I' Arana joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Manila, P.I. and was a resident of Los Angeles. Burial was in Forest Lawn Park Cemetery, Los Angeles. Surviving are his widow, Florence and a brother, Vincent of Brooklyn, N.Y. Edward "Eddie" Joseph Caravona, 62, died in Puerto Rico on Aug. 16. Brother Caravona joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as .., a recertified bosun. He sailed .. 42 / LOG / September 1984 for Sea-Land from 1980 to 1983. Seafarer Caravona was born in Ohio and was a resident of Winchester, Ind. Surviving is a brother, Sam of Cleveland. Pensioner William "Bill" Jo. seph Clegg, 57, died on July 31. Brother Clegg ) joined the SIU in the port of San 'fl Francisco in 1955 sailing as a recettified bosun. He began sailing in 1948 and was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. He also worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N .J. from 1969 to 1970. Seafarer Clegg hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Clegg was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Queens, N. Y., he was a resident of Scranton, Pa. Surviving are his widow, Claudette and his parents, Clarence and Mary Clegg of Lackawanna, Pa. Robert Sanders Hugh Davis, 60, died in Charleston, S.C. on Aug. 21. Brother Davis joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1952 sailing as a FOWT. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Davis was born in Charleston and was a resident there. Surviving are his mother, Frances of Baltimore and his father, James of Charleston. Pensioner Stephen May Dong, 65, died of a heart attack in the Harborview Medical Center, Seattle on July 18. Brother Dong joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1960 sailing as a steward utility. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Canton, Miss., he was a resident of Seattle. Interment was in Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Suzanne and a brother, Willie of Seattle. EdPensioner ward Ernest Edinger, 64, died 3. on Aug. Brother Edinger joined the SIU in the port of Savannah, Ga. in 1955 sailing as a chief steward during the Vietnam and the Korean wars for. Sea-Land. He began sailing in 1941. Seafarer Edinger attended a Piney Point Educational Conference as a delegate from the port of San Francisco. Born in Ohio, he was a resident of Dewey, Ariz. Surviving is his brother, Kenneth of Dewey. Pensioner John Sanders Fontan Sr., 76, passed away from a 1. stroke in the Montelepre Hospital, New Orleans on June 27. Brother Fontan joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New Orleans sailing as chief cook and chief baker. He began sailing in 1934 and also sailed during World War II. SeaPensioner Vic- fareer Fontan was born in New torio Emanuel Orleans and was a resident there. D'lndia, 65, died Burial was in St. Louis Cemeon Aug. 13. tery, New Orleans. Surviving Brother D'India- are his widow, Edith and a joined the SIU in daughter, Irene Deist of New 1941 in the port Orleans. of Boston sailing Pensioner Mel-· as a wiper. He vin Cornelius walked the picket line in the Herring, 60, died 1946 General Maritime beef. on Aug. 16. Seafarer D'India was born in Brother Herring Boston and was a resident of joined the SIU in Philadelphia. Surviving are two the port of Philbrothers, Michael of East Bos• . , adelphia in 1951 ton and Louis of Framingham, 1 .....J sailing as an AB. Mass. He was born in Elkton, Va. and was a resident of Winchester, Va. Surviving are his mother, Erma; his brother, Owen, both of Winchester, and a sister, Irene Bain of Bunker Hill, W.Va. Pensioner Cesar Izquierdo, 84, passed away from natural causes in Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y. on July 15. Brother Izquierdo joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as an AB for Sea-Land. He began sailing in 1948 and was on the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line beef. Seafarer Izquierdo also attended the 1970 Piney Point Pensioners Conference No. 8. A native of Ecuador, he was a resident of Brooklyn. Interment was in Resurrection Cemetery, Staten Is., N.Y. Surviving is his widow, Isabel of Catano, P.R. ' Pensioner Clyde Hamilton Jernigan, 73, succumbed to cancer in the Metbodist Hospice, Jacksonville on Aug. 1. . Brother Jernigan joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a wiper. He was born in Waycross, Ga. and was a resident of Ocean way, Fla. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville. Surviving is his widow, Alice of Jacksonville. Thomas William Killion, 48, died of injuries sustained in an auto crash in April 1983. Brother Killion joined the SIU in the port of Boston in 1956 sailing as a FOWT. He also sailed as an engineer for District 2, MEBA and for Ogden Marine. Seafarer Killion was a veteran of both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in Boston, �he was a resident of Brockton, Mass. Interment . was in Mt. Benedict Cemetery, Roxbury, Mass. Surviving are his widow; his mother, Elizabeth of Dorchester, Mass, and three sisters, Ann, Margaret Cochrane, both of Brockton, and Mary Gabriel. Pensioner Chang Ling, 73, passed away from natural causes m St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City on July 24. Brother Ling joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a FOWT. He was a graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1957. Seafarer Ling was also a lathe operator and a former member of the Machinists Union. And he w ~terR'ft--8-,~ .S. Army's Co. D, 17th Infantry Reg. in World War II. Born in Wenchow, China, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of New York City. Burial was in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn. Surviving are his idow, Anna Yee and a son, Thomas. John Francis Meo, 57, died on Feb. 29. Brother Meo joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. He hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line strike. Seafarer Meo was a vetreran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was a resident of Hacienda Heights, Calif. Surviving are his mother, Sylvia of Palmdale, Calif. and two brothers, Harold of Palmdale and William of Walnut, Calif. Druward Dewayne Molter, 57, died of lung failure in the Wilkes General Hospital, North Wilkesboro, N.C. on April 28. Brother Molter joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward, head waiter and bartender. He was born in Wichita, Kan. and was a resident of North Wilkesboro. Cremation took place in the Volger Crematory, Clemmons, N.C. Surviving are two sons, Wayne of Port Jefferson, N.Y. and James of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and a daughter, Carol S. Dammann of Shirley, N.Y. Pensioner William L. Nickel Sr., 87, passed away from heart failure in Joppa, Md. 21. _on Aug. Brother Nickel joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Galveston sailing in the steward department for the Grace Line. He also began sailing during World War I and sailed inland, too. Seafarer Nickel was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Interment was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are two sons, William Jr. and Eugene, both of 0 . Pensioner Anthony Pennino, 69, passed away ~ on Aug. 1. Brother Pennino fllir-" .~ joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1952 sailing as a waiter and cook. He was a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Pennino was born in New Orleans and was a resident there. Surviving is a sister, Josephine of New Orleans. Pensioner Thomas Joseph Ratcliffe, 40, succumbed to a heart attack in the Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover, N.H. on May :I' 24. Brother Ratcliffe joined the SIU in the port of New York in J 962 sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1980. Seafarer Ratcliffe in 1975 attended a Piney Point Crews Conference. A native of New York City, he was a resident of Claremont, N.H. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Claremont. Surviving are his widow, Carol; two sons, Christopher and Morgan; his parents, Christopher and Nancy Ratcliffe and a brother, Dennis of New York City. Jose Philip Salinas, 64, died recently. Brother Salinas joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing as both a cook and AB. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Salinas was born in Wharton, Texas and was a resident of Galveston. Surviving is a sister, Amelia of Galveston. Ludwick "Dubby" Adam Torregano, 24, died aboard the \ tanker Archon (Apex Marine) in Vancouver, \ Wash. on July 18, Brother Torregano joined the SIU following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1982. He sailed as an assistant cook. A native of New Orleans, he was a resident of San Jose, Calif. Burial was in the Alta Mesa Park Cemetery, East Palo Alto, Calif. Surviving are his parents, Joseph and Mercedell Torregano II of New Orleans; three brothers, Joseph Torregano III of New Orleans, Bernell of San Jose and Thomas of San Dimas, Calif. and three sisters, Eva Hattie of New Orleans and Annette and Mercedell, both of Los Angeles. Pensioner Spencer Thomas Wilson, 57, died at home in Kentwood, La. after a lengthy illness on Jan. 10. Brother Wilson joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Wilson was born in Osyka, Miss. Burial w~s in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. Surviving are a son, Robert; his mother, Ruby Lee; a brother, Lowell, and three nieces, all of Kentwood. Great Lakes Pensioner Ernest Clyde Blue, 59, succumbed to lung failure in the West Shore Hospital, Manistee, Mich. on July 19. Brother Blue t joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich. in 1957 sailing as an AB for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Railroad Carferries. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World ' War II. Laker Blue was born in Arcadia, Mich. and was a resident there. Burial was in the Gilmore Twsp. (Mich.) Cemetery. Surviving is a daughter, Bertha Nelson of Arcadia. Pensioner John Francis Dunlap Sr., 70, passed away in the Ashland (Wis.) Medical Center on May 30. Brother Dunlap joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as an AB for the Reiss Steamship Co. He was born in Ashland and was a re ident there. Cremation took place in the Park Hill Cemetery Crematory, Duluth, Minn. Surviving are his widow, Jean; two sons, John Jr. and Tim, and three daughters, Mary Helen, Judie and Terese. Atlantic Fishermen Pensioner Edward Oliver Cormeir succumbed to cancer in St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, Mass. on July 9. Brother Cormier joined the SIUmerged Atlantic Fishermen's Union in 1938 in the port of Gloucester, Mass. sailing as a chief engineer. He was born in Rumford, Maine and was a resident of New Bedford. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, New Bedford. Surviving is his widow, Gladys. -I �Diaes1 of Shllps Nee111nas I -- AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), August 5-Chairman T.R. McDuffie; Secretary H.L. Durham; Educational Director Kin Linan. No disputed OT. There is $250 in the ship's fund . This voyage will take in two ports, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven; then back to Charleston, S.C. for payoff. Everything is running smoothly, and the crewmembers are a great bunch, according to the bosun. "There should be more like them. " Everyone seemed to enjoy the steak, chicken and spare ribs at the recent cookout. The American Eagle is a good feeder, and a vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. Next port of payoff: Charleston, S.C. LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transportation Corp.), August &-Chairman Glenn D. Miller; Secretary Jim Varela; Educational Director John Fedesovich. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $190 in the ship's fund . After leaving Osaka, Japan, the ship was diverted to Nagasaki for repairs. The bosun discussed the importance of voting in this year's presidential elections-either at the polls or by absentee ballot. He noted that the present administration has done nothing for the maritime industry, "so as a union man, I suggest you cast your vote wisely." Two shipboard elections were held. Joe Murrison was elected deck delegate and Jim Varela was elected secretary. A new compressor is needed tor the 02 level water cooler which is not working . The galley machine is also inoperative. And the air conditioning system should be checked in the deck department and in the weightlifting room. BEAVER STATE (Apex Marine) , July 1&-Chairman G. Mattiolli ; Secretary F. Costango; Educational Director M. Coyle; Deck Delegate G. White; Engine Delegate M.D. Levan; Steward Delegate L. Gracia. No disputed OT. There is $30 in the ship's fund. On June 30, Pumpman R.D. Hannon was burned while making repairs in the pumproom. He was evacuated to the Verde Islands on July 1. A telex was sent to headquarters and to the New Orleans port agent with regard to Brother Hannon, whose home port is New Orleans. On July 3 a response was received from Vice President "Red" Campbell stating that Hannon would be repatriated from the hospital in the Verde Islands. The subject of burning and welding on vessels will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at payoff. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Eagle Point, N.J. U.S.N.S. CAPELLA (MSC Sealand), July 20-Chairman Luther J. Tate; Secretary George W. Luke; Educational Director E.A. Richardson. No beefs or disputed OT were reported in any of the departments. The bosun noted that the crewmembers do not yet know under which contract they are working, but the patrolman will explain it to them when he comes aboard. The ship is due to pay off on Saturday, July 21, as soon as the captain is able to get the payroll in order. A -suggestion was made that shipping cards be dated by working days, not calendar days. This would give each member more shipping time 44 / LUl..::I / ;)t::JJlt::I I I Ut::1 I .:JV-. OGDEN HUDSON (Ogden Marine), July 19-Chairman J.D. Foster; Secretary G.E. Sinkes; Educational Director T.G. Clark; Engine Delegate H. Smith Jr. No disputed OT. Communications were received and posted regarding the crews conferences held at on his card. Another suggestion wa : "We of the Jacksonville Union hall feel that transportation should be furnished to and from the clinic. Also that the swimming pool at the hall be open to all members or that the pool be filled and closed for good." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. COMANCHE (American Bulk Carriers), July 22-Chairman Abdulla Mohsin; Secretary W.H. Deskins; Deck Delegate Gilbert Paul Hunter; Steward Delegate Donald C. Spangler. No disputed OT reported . The ship was running two men short for part of this voyage. One man quit the ship in Rota, Spain. This caused a hardship on the rest of the crew who felt it should be brought to the attention of Vice President "Red" Campbell. Another man missed the ship in Greece. He is expected to rejoin in France. Orders from the captain are that all spirits are to be locked up. In this way he hopes to cut down on alcohol abuse. A suggestion was made that the Union look into the dental benefits and perhaps upgrade them. LNG LEO (Energy Transportation Corp.), July 14--Chairman Charles A. Boyle; Secretary Henry Jones Jr.; Educational Director W. Kimbrough; _Steward Delegate Roger Gary Griswold. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $36 in the ship's fund and $97.65 in the communication 's fund. Everything is running smoothly. The minutes ... of the last meeting were read and accepted, and an election was held for the new ship's committee. Also, a letter from headquarters was received pertaining to the items that went into effect on June 16. The letter ·was discussed and then posted . The bosun discussed several other items including proper dress in the dining room and the importance of upgrading at Piney Point. He thanked all members for not playing radios and tapes too loudly. The educational director reported that the ship is increasing its supply of movies. He thanked all those people who sent films to the ship, and noted that the Pac-Man machine is working again. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the pool parties and great meals. Next port: Tobata, Japan. Piney Poin . The bosun reported that patrolmen were called aboard in Baytown, Texas to settle a complaint between the engine officer and the QMED. Things were brought under control. The secretary came aboard on June 20. To his knowledge there is no ship's fund. There is, however, a movie fund which is being taken care of by the 2nd mate. Anyone desiring a specific movie should notify him and he will see if he can obtain it. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job very well done. The steward , in turn, voiced his appreciation. " I personally want to thank the entire crew for making my job a piece of cake. They all don't come this easy. Thanks again, shipmates." Next port: Charleston, S.C. OGDEN MISSOURI (Ogden Marine), July 8-Chairman Donald D. Fleming; Secretary A.W. Hutcherson; Educational Director C. Clausen. No disputed OT or beefs. The voyage has been a smooth one, according to the bosun. He reminded members that now is the time to upgrade. The secretary echoed his thoughts by suggesting that all who have not been to Piney Point lately should take the time to visit anct see what progress the Union is making to help educate its members. He also stressed the importance of donating to SPAD. It really helps our lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill to help bring about legislation that is beneficial to the maritime industry. Everyone was asked to pitch in and help keep the ship clean . One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Alexandria, Egypt; then on to Baltimore, Md. for payoff in August. OVERSEAS WASHINGTON (Maritime Overseas), July 22-Chairman John Moss; Secretary Royce D. Bozeman; Educational Director H.S. Butler; Deck Delegate J. Cross; Steward Delegate Lynn J. McGivens. No disputed OT. There is now $52.20 in the ship's fund. This money is to be used only for Union business, not for sending flowers, cards, etc. The steward/baker, Jessie B. Natividad, had to leave the ship in Empire, La. due to injuries. His replacement, Recertified Steward Royce D. Bozeman, is now onboard. All members were encouraged to upgrade at Piney Point. They were also reminded of the importance of contributing to SPAD. Most members don't realize what SPAD does for them-it's job security. The can opener in the galley has been broken for about three months, and there has been some difficulty in getting a new one. The stew~rd will talk to the captain about this problem, because trying to open cans with a knife is very dangerous. Most other repairs have been made. PATRIOT (Ocean Carriers), July 14--Chairman Charles D'Amico; Secretary Frank Nigro; Educational Director Dave Guajardo; Engine Delegate T.E. Harris. There is $36 in the ship's fund. The bosun explained the new contract and said that additional information will be given by the patrolman when the ship returns to the States. Members were reminded to take vantage of the educational opportunities available at Piney Point and of the importance of donating to SPAD. The Patriot is running with only a four-man steward department, and the captain has stated that there is to be no OTall regular work. This will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. Otherwise, everything seems to be going along quite well. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for their fine work. Next port: Everglades, Fla. PUERTO RICO (Puerto Rico Marine), July 15-Chairman Manuel Silva; Secretary Jose R. Cells; Educational Director H. Lomas; Deck Delegate L. Perez; Engine Delegate John Hall Jr.; Steward Delegate R. Cosme. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. The bosun reminded all crewmembers of the importance of donating to SPAD at payoff. He then thanked the deck department for helping him carry out his job. The secretary asked that any complaints or beefs with the steward department be brought directly to him. He will be more than glad to help. A suggestion was made that the bosun check with the patrolman about not having enough deck department people to handle the steward's stores. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for the good food and services. Next port of payoff: San Juan, P."R. SAM HOUSTON (Waterman Steamship Co.), July 22-Chairman George Burch ; Secretary Joseph Moody. The engine department reported a few disputed OT hours. There is $153.51 in the ship's fund. Communications were received and posted regarding the new shipping rules: 180 �Di9es1 of Ship$ Nee1inas days for "A" book members and 120 days for "B" book members. Everything is running smoothly aboard the Sam Houston as she starts a new voyage from New York to Norfolk, Va. and New Orleans, La. SANTA ROSA (Delta Steamship Line), July 17-Chairman A.E. Weaver; Secretary W. Lovett. Some disputed OT (port time) was reported in the engine department Each department was one man deck department, one AB was dismissed in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Also dismissed in Guayaquil was the cook and the baker from the steward department. In the engine department, one man was taken off shi~ due accident. The chairman reported that a new contract has been obtained. It ill mean that all "A" book members can stay aboard ship for six months ; all "B" book members can stay for 120 days. The repair list inclu one antenna to be fixed and the need for a new water cooler in the crew's mess/ rec room passageway. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. One minute of silence was stood in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Heading back to New Jersey for payoff. SEA-LAND DEFENDER (SeaLand Service) , July 15--Chairman Joseph San Felippo; Secretary Ceasar F. Blanco; Educational Director Gerald Van Epps; Deck Delegate Eli W. Kralich; Engine Delegate Robert Torrez ; Steward Delegate Jack Wong . No disputed OT was reported. Ther-e is $5.12 in the ship's fund. The bosun posted reports that he brought with him to the ship from the San Francisco hall (which were unfortunately removed by someone), but the gist of it was: there is no increase in wages until, perhaps, next year. "A" books will now work 180 days and "B" books will work 120 days. Permanent ratings (bosun, electrician, steward) will work 120 days on and 60 days off. Next ports: Long Beach and Oakland, Calif. SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE (Sea-Land Service), July 1-Chairman S. Frank Jr.; Secretary George W. Gibbons; Educational Director C.R. Langford; Engine Delegate Rafael Matos. No disputed OT. The bosun re- ported that the ship will be in Elizabeth, N.J. on July 5. Some men will be getting off due to the new Union rules, and a relief chief steward will come aboard for 60 days. The educational director stressed the importance of upgrading at Piney Point and of donating to SPAD. Safety films were shown at the safety meeting, and a discussion was held about the best ways to keep the recreation room chairs and sofas clean. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department. Next port: Halifax, N.S.; then back to Elizabeth, N.J. for payoff. SEA-LAND PRODUCER (SeaLand Service), July 22-Chairman Margarito Degollado; Secretary Milton Phelps; Educational Director H. Stegall; Deck Delegate Francisco Latorre ; Engine Delegate Thomas Koubek; Steward Delegate Robert Adams. No beefs or disputed OT reported. During the last trip, the bosun declined the ship's chairman position. An election was held and the baker, M. Degollado, was elected to that position . The chairman then reported on the new Union rules-"A" book members can stay aboard for six months, all "B'' book members for 120 days. He also said that he spoke to the chief mate about having the cassette player repaired or replaced. The chief mate informed him that the crew may have to pay for the repair. This matter will be brought to the attention of the Union upon arrival in Port Everglades, Fla. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Heading out to Houston, Texas, New Orleans, La. and Jacksonville, Fla. SEA-LAND VENTURE (Sea-Land Service), July 15-Chairman Leticia Perales; Secretary Robert F. Frazier; Educational Director Hugh Wells; Deck Delegate Herb Minick; Engine Delegate Edgar Young; Steward Delegate Lonnie Gamble. Some disputed OT was reported in the steward department. There is now $35 in the ship's fund. Leticia Perales, chief cook aboard the Sea-Land Venture was recently elected to take over the duties of ship's chairperson. She is the first woman SIU member to have this honor. Perales reported that this was a new experience for her and that she would do her best to perform the job satisfactorily. The secretary stressed the importance of donating to SPAD, especially in this crucial election year. He also noted that upgrading forms are available onboard for anyone interested in taking advantage of the Union's educational programs. There is talk that the ship will lay up on the next trip to Europe for needed shipyard repairs. No information is available as yet on whether the crew will stay with the ship or be laid off. Many crewmembers are badly in need of new mattresses and pillows. There are also some problems with the ice machine, the washer/dryer, the galley range and the dishwasher. These will be taken up with the patrolman at payoff. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a fine job. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next ports will be Port Everglades, Fla., Houston, Texas and New Orleans, La. SENATOR (Coordinated Caribbean Transport), August 12-Chairman D.L. Mccorvey; Secretary David W. Velandra; Educational Director John Penrose; Deck Delegate Bobby J. Butts; Steward Delegate John Ward. Some disputed OT was still reported in the deck department -left over from the last trip. Very little money was left in the movie fund, and if there is no pool this trip, all members will be asked to donate $7 for the extra movies. The bosun reported that he just came back from vacation and everything seems to be running smoothly. He noted that there would be a payoff this trip and a patrolman would be present. He said he realized this ship was running short, but that all crewmembers were to put their best efforts forward. After all , "some jobs are better than no jobs. " The steward reminded crewmembers to upgrade at Piney Point. He suggested they take the crane handling course or upgrade their QMED papers. "The more trained men we have, the better chance we have of getting jobs." The bosun asked that all deck and engine members leave their doors unlocked or give the key to the wiper so that he can clean their rooms (either that or clean the rooms themselves). Inspections will be made, and the rooms had better be cleaned. The steward thanked the men for keeping the pantry and messhall clean. They have done a good job. Next ports include Aruba (Netherlands Antilles), Puerto Cabello, Venezuela and LaGuaira, Venezuela. Then back to Miami, Fla. for payoff. --------------Official ships minutes were also received from the following vessels: AMERICAN HERITAGE LNG ARIES AURORA BAY RIDGE CAGUAS DELTA SUD LNG CAPRICORN COURIER COVE LIBERTY COVE NAVIGATOR FALCON COUNTESS LNG GEMINI GOLDEN MONARCH LONG BEACH MASSACHUSETTS OGDEN LEADER OGDEN WABASH OVERSEAS ALICE OVERSEAS OHIO PANAMA PONCE SAi T LOUIS SAN JUAN SANTA PAULA SEA-LANO ADVENTURER SEA-LAND DEVELOPER SEA-LANO EXPLORER SEA-LAND EXPRESS SEA-LANO LEADER SEA-LAND LIBERATOR SEA-LAND PIONEER SEA-LAND VOYAGER STONEWALL JACKSON LNG VIRGO WALTER RICE Monthly Me1nbership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters New York ... . . . ... . .. . .... Tuesday , October 9 ..... . ... . ... . ...... 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia .. . . . . . . . .. .... Tuesday, October 9 . . ....... . . .. ..... . . 2: 30 p.m. Baltimore . ........ . . . ..... Wednesday , October IO ................. 2:30 p.m. Norfolk ........ . . .... . .. .. Thursday , October 11 .. . ................ 9:30 a.m. Jacksonville ... . .. .. . .. . . . . Thursday , October 11 ....... . .. . ... ... . . 2:00 p.m. Algonac ..... . .... . ..... .. . Friday, October 12 ..... . . ... ........... 2:30 p.m. Houston .. ..... ....... .. .. . Monday , October 15 . .. ..... .. ... .. . ... . . 2:30 p.m. New Orleans . . .. .. . ... .. .. Tuesday, October 16 ......... ... .. . . . .. 2:30 p.m. Mobile . ... .. . . .. .. . . . . . ... Wednesday , October 17 . . .. .. . . . .... .. . . 2:30 p.m. San Francisco . .. . ... . . . . . . Thursday , October 18 . . .. . ... . . . ... . . .. . 2:30 p.m. Wilmington .... ... . . . . . . .. . Monday , October 22 .. .. . . . . . ... . ... .. . . 2:30 p.m. Seattle ... .. . . .. . .... . ... .. Friday, October 26 .. . ..... . .. ... ..... . . 2:30 p.m. Piney Point . .... . .......... Friday, October 12 .... . . .... .. . .. . . ... . 3:00 p.m. San Juan .. ... . . . . .. . . . .... Thursday, October 11 ....... . ....... ... . 2:30 p.m. St. Louis . ... ... . . .. . . ... . . Friday, October 19 ...... . . .. .. . .. . .. ... 2:30 p.m. Honolulu . ... . ....... . .. . . . Thursday, October 11 . . .. .. .. ........... 2:30 p.m. Duluth ....... ..... .. . ... . . Wednesday , October 16 . . .. .. .. .. . . . ... . 2:30 p .m. Gloucester . . .. . . . .. . . .... . . Tuesday , October 23 . . ...... . ........ .. 2:30 p.m. Jersey City . ............... Wednesday , October 24 ....... .. .... ... . 2:30 p.m. September 1984 / LOG / 45 �[ The following letter was written to Capt. Mcconaghy of the 88 Transcolorado (Hudson Waterways Gorp.) from Commodore A.G.A. Sigmond (USN) who was convoy commodore on the vessel during the recent "Distant Hammer 84" exercise in the Mediterranean involving U.S., British and Italian military forces.] Letters To The Editor 'A Rewarding Experience . . . ' 'Respect for Leadership ... ' During the construction and after the completion of the Frank Drozak Building and the Seafarers Training and Recreation Center, there was all sorts of criticism about the spending of Union funds for constructing these buildings. From what I ,... gather, these members seem to think that the monies used could have been spent elsewhere. To my fellow seamen who lack the wisdom and foresight ... the Frank Drozak Building facilitates evezy aspect that is essential to the survival of our Union. In addition, it allows us to fulfill our obligations to our affiliate unions. As for the Seafarers hotel: I cannot see how the membership ... can complain about living arrangements that far surpass what we had to endure in the past in the way of upgrading accommodations. With leadership ( mind you, "elected" leadership) comes a duty of responsibility and of being responsible to the membership. The membership, it would seem, should lend their moral support, cooperation and respect to the decisions that are made by our elected officials on behalf of the general membership. And as for you brothers who have "mind altering substances" for brains . .. I'd like to think that I'm showing fraternity when I suggest to you to introspect your position in the SIU ( and don't be too hasty). Because for a good number of you, had it not been for being a part of this Union, you would be in prison, stuck on a street corner, living in a bottle, on pills or strung out on dope. No doubt you would be in a poor state of being. We as members should learn to respect our leadership, because it was the majority vote that elected our officials to r epresent you and me .... Robert S. Pressley Baltimore, Md. PMA Shipping Scene SHIPPED SAN FRANCISCO Class "A"....................... Class "B"..... . ................. Class "C" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relief........................... 71 8 1 1 26 4 0 1 Grand Total (All Groups). . . . . . . . . . 80 31 Class "A"........ . .......... . ... Class "B"........ . ...... .. ...... Class "C" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 0 0 0 Grand Total (All Groups). . . . . . . . . . 9 4 Class ''A'' . ...................... Class "B"....................... Class "C" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relief........................... 27 4 2 2 7 Grand Total (All Groups).......... 33 8 Class "A"....................... Class "B"....................... Class "C". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 2 2 Grand Total (All Groups). . . . . . . . . . 1 WILMINGTON 4 SEATTLE 0 1 0 HONOLULU 46 I LOG I September 1984 Sincerely yours, A.C.A. Sigmond Convoy Commodore Captain, USN (B.et) '~om Sadness to Gladness . .. ' I was saddened to hear of the death of "Red" Morris. May he rest in peace. But then my sadness turned to gladness to see that Francis Thomas Moen and Daniel Joseph Cherey had been pensioned. No more "turning to" for "all hands" for them. They were undoubtedly two of my best shipmate~ in my days at sea. I have never seen such an effort, nationwide, to break th e unions. I'm sure that when their strength is re-established, it will be because of SIU's pioneering in keeping their demands moderate in respect to wages and tops in conditions for those who serve aboard their ships. Clarence L. Cousins C-S9 Butler, Pa. August 1984 REGISTERED I would like to express my appreciation and that of my staff for the hospitality, professionalism and enthusiasm demonstrated by you and your crew in responding to the requirements of Distant Hammer 84. Your ability to assimilate the requirements of the new publications and to insure that your watch officers were able to respond in the appropriate professional manner to all convoy situations was outstanding. Particularly commendable was the enthusiasm of your watch officers, not only in learning and carzying out their new responsibilities, but in the manner that they eagerly sought to educate the staff watch officers in the operation of merchant marine equipment and in the realities of merchant marine operation. The consideration and hospitality provided to all members of the staff can only be considered to be outstanding. The vezy comfortable and well maintained living spaces were noteworthy, particularly for an older ship such as S.S. Transcolorado. The meals were truly first class. - On a personal note, the staff and I sincerely enjoyed the opportunity to meet and work with you and your crew. This exercise has proven to be both professionally and personally extremely rewarding, and I would like to express the sincere gratitude of both my staff and myself for the manner in which you made this possible. 0 4 'A Union Man Forever ' • • • I know many seamen in the area of Mobile, Ala. remember George Gill and his concern with the Union. George Gill was born and raised in Trinidad. He came to the United States as a merchant seaman back in World War II. There was nothing more that he appreciated than the SIU. George Gill talked to his wife a lot about the Union, so when he died on Februazy 24, 1984, his wife wanted something on his headstone about his Union, which he loved so much. She went to the Bradley Enterprises in Fairhope, Ala. to get his headstone made . .. [ Bradley Enterprises is owned by GEORGE LEONAR IJ a member of the SIU, Joe Bradley.] Joe took an emblem of the SIU button and engraved it t ,~ FE.tL. on the headstone which is vezy beautiful. i9B4 • As the people see it, they know what kind of Union man George Gill was. i GILL 24, J Edward Kelly Theodore, Ala. �Help . Editorial New Merchant Marine Study: Old Problems Once again another government report has been issued on the state of the merchant marine. And once again it says the state of the merchant marine is bad and unless something is done, it will get worse. So what else is new? But, maybe this report will be paid a bit more attention. It was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). That organization is non-partisan and not beholden to any segment of the maritime industry. Further, the CBO is not allowed to make specific recommendations, just supply options and solutions. The CBO report says that if American maritime capabilities are to be increased-the stated goal of the administration and the maritime industry-one of three options must be taken: direct payment subsidies and/or indirect tax and financing support; reserve certain cargoes for U.S. ships, or procure and operate · · ernment purchase. While the SIU and other maritime groups could go along with the intent of those options, there is one major problem. The Reagan administration has been opposed to all of those ideas since it took office. It has been great on what it doesn't want to do, but the administration has been weak, if not downright hostile, on any programs that could have a positive effect on the merchant manne. Listen to the CBO report. ''Government support of maritime affairs, which began in the pre-Revolutionary era, has been motivated by two mutually reinforcing concerns: commercial advantage and national security. Throughout this long history, America's maritime industries have experienced periods of both great expansion and severe contraction. Today, these ind·ustries are in decline again.'' The report cites the facts. U.S. ships car y only 6 percent of the nation's cargo. Government policy since the 1920 Merchant Marine Act, which has been reaffirmed time and time again, is that the nation must have a modern, efficient fleet for two reasons: commercial advantage and national defense. Today's U .S.-flag fleet cannot meet its military obligation. That is not according to the CBO or the SIU. The nation's current military planners say that. '' Sealift is a fundamental part of the U.S. national security posture," the report says. But American sealift is inadequate. It is simple. There are not enough U.S.-flag, U.S.crewed ships available to transport troops and supplies. There are fewer ships today than when Reagan took office with a promise to revitalize the U.S. merchant marine. There will be fewer ships tomorrow if something isn't done. The CBO report does something most others haven't. It puts a price tag on the improvement of the merchant marine. Currently, various support programs cost the government about $1 billion a year. To bring the fleet to proper standards for national defense would cost about $1 to $4 billion more using one of the three suggestions from the CBO. That sounds like a lot of money in a time of record budget deficits. Look again. "In a very real sense, the billions of dollars that the United States spends on general purpose combat and support forces are predicted upon the presumption that these forces can be transported into combat,'' according to the report. An army may travel on its stomach once it gets into combat, but something has to transport that force. If you can't move it, why have it? ~ It would seem that a president who professes such concern about the nation's military might would also be concerned about moving that military. Maybe the CBO study will open some eyes and ears. Maybe not. But one thing for sure, we do not need more studies and reports. The facts are obvious. The U.S. merchant marine needs help. It is time for somebody to put their money where their mouth lS. Ex-AFL-CIO VP, IBEW Official . Joseph Keenan Dead at 87 Vote Nov. 6 As if Your Job And Your Union Depended on It A good friend of the SIU, former AFL-CIO Executive Council VP and retired secretary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Joseph Keenan, 87, died on July 22 in Washington, D.C. Brother Keenan, who retired in 1976, was elected to the AFLCIO's Executive Council as a vice president in 1955 and was president of the Federation's Union Label & Service Trades Department from 1975 to 1979. Before that, in 1948, he was director of the American Federation of Labor's (AFL) Labor League for Political Education laying the groundwork for the later AFL-CIO's COPE. From 1951 to 1954, he was secretary of the AFL'-s Building & Construction Trades Department. John F. "Jack" Henning, executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, said, "Joe was involved in some of labor's great actions: the radical days of the Chicago Central Labor Council, prominent gov- Joe Keenan ernment service to U.S. unions and the nation in World War II, the founding and leadership of the AFL' s first official political action body, the Truman victorx., of 1948 and years of service with his international and the AFLCI O Executive Council. Joe's commitment to labor was as complete as his personal integrity." 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Title A name given to the resource September 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO BACKS SIU FIGHT FOR LICENSED BARGAINING SIU-PMA SIGN NEW 3-YEAR PACT, WIN WELFARE GAINS $200M SHIPYARD BILL WINS HOUSE FIGHT; AFL-CIO TOSSES OUT ILA CHARGES AGAINST SIU FISH EXPORT BILL COULD MEAN JOBS TOWBOAT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS DECK/ENGINE UPGRADING GRANTS TO 14 SIU TUG & BARGE MEMBERS GLT & D PENSION PLAN ONBOARD THE OVERSEAS WASHINGTON SIU BRINGS EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO THE MEMBERS COLLEGE COURSES OFFERED THROUGH SHLSS SHLSS INSTRUCTOR EGLINGTON WRITES ENGINE ROOM BOOK SEAFARER SEES THE WORLD ON A WING WITH A PRAYER GLAMO 2-YEAR CONTRACT SIGNED AND RATIFIED SIU CAMPAIGN TAKES ROOT IN POLITICAL TURF GRASSROOTS IN THE NEWS NEW ORLEANS HALL COMPLETES RENOVATIONS HYPERTENSION: INCURABLE BUT CONTROLLABLE ARE YOU MISSING IMPORTANT MAIL? 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Atlantic, GaU, La�and �. Waten District• AFL-CIO OllldaJ Pa•Ueatton o1 the Seaf........ lnternatlonal Union• . . -NewC&;·.o RR-Tug in Norfolk ' i The new 5,000 hp twin-screw diesel tug Seaboard (C & 0 RR) went into service this summer, docking colliers- af the , coal . d.ocks :·... in the port of t;fotfolk. The new fog adds more jobs to. the· SIU Ches­ apeake and Ohio Railroad fleet. "· .•:i.: •\- -·, r, :,. ! ::• ... -~. ,.:- t -~· ~ -i-..i~.11..'i<.~,. :- :t=- ~;:_·;'.;; -: ; • lA ; �h:is l�sl!1e, , - ·. _·. . ·\'.·W . :"'···' •" ". � . ... , ,, · i ~ ....•,i .. �NJ .. .. ..:_. , . , .. .- fr'\ · '$tt:J·Qp,epg.emen,on the ,,J9l,?;,,; / ... . •.. •·· 1fa �� ·. ' .· .• . .. ,:· : ~--.!i :: 'tc,<;tt'���g�$�l%f�. -- . :., .. -~"". ~---· I ·· Grea.t Lakes Shipping Up ·-.,.�_ -· - ; , ., -' . ~ . :,• - a .·\, P�e12 .. -�· SHLSS Training and Upgr ding . ··.: ·,.._, . · .· ' ·· , ... · · ·, -- ··,. ·;ef�i�/ ;;} . - · t971t .· . Grassroots in Action ,.! i ~ ;-, ---~ ......_. ;• .. · 1 ,· .; .·•.·.- ; :.-- .. ,_ ': .: ) ,fr·:· '.. . _ Pages . 5"-6 . t./•,· ,:':f'.,:;;t;'.~=t · Obl'egon•Js.$1U>i:,;jtf,Page,•4;�fic . .. .-.• :. \ .,.-., ... .•,:- ; -:: ·Sll.J in Geneva· : . ;;: ,, : /',,:: ~.:,, ~r --'i ~-~ .: '"! ' '~,. ; ~~ ..-~ SIU President Frank Drozak, c:en'­ ter, led the U.S. delegation wheil :, J�e, Joint . . ;, ... MariUm!:l Cqmmi�sjori l~:-bf ?.' •. _,, the;I!)t�rnaticmal L�bor Organiza: .. .. ·•·iieiimet·in· Geneva, Switzerland·· last month. Fmm left are K. Mols Sorensen, chairman of the ILO's se<!farer delegation; Ake Selander, deputy secretary-general of the ln­ ternati9nal Transport Workers Fed­ eration; Frank Droza:k, deputy chairman of the ILO's seafarer del0 .•. egation; John Simmons,. director of the JLOworkers branch, and John Svenningson, .workers' represent­ . alive on the ILO governing body. (See Page 3.). -~- .. •i:r, 1"! . .-,;'.� I . { : :~ ·! ...... ;1 J ; i j ·, _,. ·---✓ . . "'·� --------,..•--.-- - --·· ; -- - ... ' .. ,,. -- ... ----- .. ..... .,. . ~. ~ . ·- I ! �President's'Report inating the ·PL-480 Program, . been affected by what Reagan: which has played an increas- has done .. ingly important role in keeping Whenever a Seafarer or a by Frank Drozak _ whafs left of the American°fl.ag member of his family gets sick, ,. merchant marine afloat. Had the then he should· remember that · HEN asked to put his SIU not been in· Washington,· . Reagan eliminated Public Health _ career in perspective, a had our lobbyists not been on Hospitals without coming up well-respected American directhe front line fighting for you, with some alternative program, tor once said that 80 percent of then the maritime industry, and without giving the maritime Which already is in a state of industry adequate time to absuccess is just showing up. Despite its.ironic tone, the obser· · near-depression, could have to- · sorb the added costs. · tally collapsed; ·Whenever a Seafarer waits on vation strikes a deep chord. It extends to other areas of AmerThis Union is in Washington the beach for a job, he ·should -ican life as well, including the for these reason_s only: to ·gef remember that Reagan has done maritime industry. more jobs for our membership nothing-despite his campaign We. at the. SIU believe in and to protect our members' promises in 1980-·to promote showing up. Over the past 45 rights. That has always been the private U .S.-flag shipping. · guiding principle of this Union 1 do not want to dwell on the years, we have been able to accumulate a pretty fair record from its inception, and it always disappointments of the Reagan in promoting the interests of our will be. administration. Time is short, members. Few people who As I write this, this. session and there are just too many. I started this Union in 1938 would met in Geneva, Switzerland. It of Congress is drawing ·to a: .just want to point out that it is have dreamed that seamen would was an important conference. I close. There is. near chaos· 01f · important ' fol'· Seafarers and I?~ middle class and upper mid- met with the maritime leaders th~Hill, and the status of many towboatmen, their families and die class wage. earners. Fewer of other countries to discuss the maritime bills has yet to be de- · theirfriends to fightback in the still would have·· been able to issues we have. in common: the termined: The important thing, only way that _ the• present · predict that the SIU would be riseofflag-of-conveniencefleets; however, is that we are. here administration will ilndersfand: · a strong political force in this the depression in the. worldwide . ' repre.S:e~tink"Y~Jl:J,b~ij_~y~:thi.tL ,,wijih,wop,ls;;publicityand vote so country, or that it would have shippingmarket;.manning s~ales;i;.,"w~hav~01tgotiii;'sh'Qt iif'g~.ttirig -. Thafjsiwh.yJh.f.tj-Ji!ll<'!JJ,§~rt,ed: the ability to _build a training working condifio11s; siu,e.tyfi,~(*"'-,.~s;9m~"':ofthose bills pas'sid';'A itsgrassrootsprogr!!'.in. Theprofacility like the Seaf~ers Harry ulations; social security;, un~" · comprehensive report of what gram is, I believe, •a creative · happens will be carried in next response to a bad situation. Yet Lundeberg School of Seaman- employment; training: · ship in Piney Point, Mel. These _issues that join all of · month's LOG .. ·,·::~•":r;~,-~},;:;:iC:~~•10.ng,, ·t y great We hav:e used,oiif/0siffofi':ii¥' '•aiVloehli~""j . ·• ·on• s . Pr:.!)gress hasn't always been •1!,s'·are more important than~the 1 ~~~en:~~:~:e.~~,~$~~;;~;~~1i.~:-i~~o:s.;!~;~~!r~:;;~~~.~~•;.~~-~l,.,.'.' ~::~~~t~~e~~ep~~~~i~;~~~Li;);~•~;~!i~~~~;.~t~e'io: . tqqk .every"ounce of•stretrgthto · this Uruon has also mamtamed of the Umted Nations Confer- · Merclian:tMadneifA.~f!.19,i!~·• hold. onto what we· had. The a strong presence in Washing- ence on Trade and Develop- and just as the Seafarers Harry · . _? ,,•pa~b.,fi!~r~em;s haMe been such t0 ,Si' ce ' em: -~, e···'' . .... ,~,. fi aJfme.Yet;than:~stq,I~~.& P.P~iili.. ,W, :,.~ i$iityr~ . l ;· • , S p sis pa mg O afthis ver;)JJY of tlii.s .m~e,lnJ~ersmp, '.We.,.:,l).a¥.e ~· \p.i.l_ystry;,1n :tjµSt,C,~wHr-y; Jt IS moment in training our mem.• oee1i"ao1e'to'l'ay ''if'strong foun- ·. impotfaht 'tliaCthe_ Sip 'is rep- comprehensive maritime pol- hers to be competitive -i. · dation forthefuiure. _-_· _-·. -..__ ··- res,ei:rted ]_iereinJull force. icr,;,a reali_~!i,q,i?,f@.W',.,~J;,es;-,;,.,,imh1.st:i»i tha is 'lii~ia ••ansWhile sonie: segments,,•ofCthe·· . · Whilethe hostility~ft_J:ieRea- build Americ'ii7's"."p,*ef~~~g5t.~~f•J~{(&JJB:Ie· ,~f..i:re tecfinofogy. ___ , _-~ , .• Vote on Nov. 6 for a 11~'¥,f'i maritime, industry have,givlin- ·gan attnii6ilti-jiii'tn'!i:lid"rt1a~de it fleet; a fairer tax code. up, we · at the SIU have -been •... diffi¢ultft'6t'ruf''"it:g'tfmahy pro~ . Yet the heart· of ,our political beginning-.with Mond!J!!efand · working the federal, state ' maritime hills passed through power is not in our lobbyists, Ferraro on the liridge of the ancl everi•1nteriiational level to Congress this year, we have nor is it in the support that \;Ve . ship. · · protect the ·.interests of our . . been ab!eto prevent the admil\- give to the campaigns of con· membership,. We will go any- istration from totally. ignoring· gressmen and senators who prowhere,''at any time, if we.think ..-the needs of theii1dustry. And mote ourindustry. Our strength there.is something to be gained. we have planted seeds for future is in our membership. NOTE: This., .. Last month I· headed the harvest. Over the past four years, the col~. ,t!!~t;Jf\1 .. · write u~til American delegation of mari- · Over the_ past year, we were Reagan administration has cut l~uJ!m'f!~,8,~; ~lifter our Umon time unions to thelntemational successful in keepiµg Congress. funding foi: almost every i,;npor- .0 ,'!lle,cfi.Q'q1is over: So, don't forget Labor Org·anization (ILO) Jo_ int from,_:_._ cutti11g_-..~_aGICi!i._e jurisdic- tant rilaritjm'e·p)'Gfil.!lni.iA~vefy'·c-,J,tt:C:ite. It's your right. It's your Maritime Commission, which tion of the Jones Act, and elii:Q, -- aspetf''""of'"J~imenYt:u,v~s "6is L:'tesponsibility· ,. · W ;r~::~nr. ~~r. pn LOG • Vol. 46, No. 10 Octobir 1984 · ,;,; '"1:ii:e~utive Boarcl . Frank Drozak • · PresJ<;le_:nf • . ::- ~-'~" Secretary-Treasurec _ ._;_.;,.c1:.:·~;~x_e,_c4ti_l/e·-V1q~- President Charles Svenson ,Joe Sacco -:, " · ·. George McCartney __ Vici President ,-~ Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor New Yorlc- Ray-Bourdlus Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos · C Mike Hall ,, . . • ·CY. Associate Editor -Washington , Max Hail Assistant Editor . Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Michelle Paladino Assistani Editor/Press Relations . -• ~ \.;,;+t<l'Torner . Angus "Red'' Campbell - . . ~M(l<':~i:'o Leon "!BIi; ·. Vice President·-. 'f:·_,._:·: - ..:,_;~:._//'f"_;_V~¢!-·.P,fesidenf Vice Pres,d'-~fr·· Joe DIGlorglo ;· - . . I -· , ·· Vice President ~'""'d• .., II-,·i ./, . ;ft . . - ," . ,, ,: .;;./.:~ .'., ',.• . --. The LOG (ISSN .0160:2047) I~ published monthly by Seafarers lnlema)ionalU~i~n./Atl~ntic/Gulf, · · Lakes andlnla_nd Wate1s 01stnct, AFL-CIO, 5201_ AulhWay, Camp"Spnngs,JM-: 207.46, Tel.. ~99067.5. Second-clas_s postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges,. 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Deiegatiori "':_y;·. , ... , ...... _~• ~-. ·.:,/'_.._ International· Maritime, Le,aders Me'et-ln·Geneva I Worldwide problems in the· On the subject of social se- questing the director-general of shipping industry, including the curity and- employment condi- the ILO to developa mechanism growing use of run-away flag tions of seafarers, a compromise to facilitate· such a revision. carriers, and the wages and _agreement was reached only on On the subject of updating the working conditions of seamen "social security protection.'.' minimum basic wage of able everywhere, were the topics of Throughout the meetings, the seamen, both groups agreed to general concern when maritime shipowners refused to even in- retain the present amount of J,al,or and industry representa" elude the words "ships .under U.S. $276 per month. A. resotives from the world's leading flags of convenience," thus no lution was adopted requesting maritime nations metin Geneva agreement was reached regard- the director-general to deterlast ,month at a. meeting of the ing "employment conditions." . mine the feasibility of devising Joint Maritime Commission. The seafarer's resolution on a ne_w formula for reaching a . The agenda of the eight-day health protection and medical minimum basic wage stand·ard, · session, as established by the care for seafarers was adopted and also consider the creation ILO itself, comprised the fol- in all respects except for the -of a seafarer/shipowner wage lowing six items: inclusion of fishermen. The need committee to update the mini1. . Social security and em- for health protection and promum wage rate more frequently . , ployment conditions of vision for medical services and than in the past. ·· ;- .seafarers serving in ships facilities in port as well as at . Both. the ,seafarers· and ship~ flying flags other than those sea was .recogni;zed- as. an im- owners sections proposed resof their own country (in• eluding flags•of convene ience) .. ·. 2. Medical care onboard Tli I . al L b O · . . (. 0 -) ·. . ships. e ntemat1on a or rgan1zatlon IL , created under seafarers, including masters and persons under training; (2) clearly identifying the person finan- · dally responsible for ongoing repatriation; (3) specifying the types of vessels to be covered, and (4) ensuring repatriation and , proyisions of food and other necessities for abandoned seafarers, Concerning the carriage ofradioactive nuclear cargoes, agreement was reached with the shipowners on a.resolution re.questing the ILG to call upon the international shipping c.ommunity, including agencies of the United Nations, to· insure that up-to-date information conceming intended voyages of ships carrying such cargoes be ·madeavailabletoallconcemed persons and organizations. This resolution also .requests the ILO to ask the International What Is Th' e ILO?. 3. Review of the. application and 'scope of t he Merchant· ._._,,,_,~_ hi'ppi·n··g -(Mi"n1·mum •>" .· i Standards) Convention, .. 1976 (No. 147).. 4'.. Wages,HoursofWorkand. Manning (Sea) Recom- •"'>.·· .· MaijtimeOrga11ization (IMO) to 2 . develop regulations for the· safe 1 transportation of radioactive, materials including regulations governing typ,e,.J!ie • - d ship, f · ·hpackc,;· 1. agmg.an·s,owage.o~suc ·-•ma:-·•• · .terials, and to develop a code l ...-....mifg~1'!1(~...ffl-•..1o~mw1cticednftt~lli':a,;····1:'•.r.: 1'l\!sh.' , ·.·....·., j national. labor s1:ans\, ards through the adoption of Conventions '"TWe 's~afareks 'res-infiti&i1J,0n'ij %'/" ,,/;'Wfr ' 2 wage of able seam·en· · · · · · · · ·· ' legal .,rights of . seafarers was , 7V ,,,,:.; . . . . , . : . . . ap~ ·Re~o.ni:me_11~atjqns .. C,::~riventjpn~, aft~r :rii.ti~patimi .bf ; ., . ..,._-lil.eM1e_ . . .· .'•aR_•.· cl.,,_"'. .-o.ss. ::~. . 1ble_ ..._ne.v1·'C'..:C,.C-J .. "·'·'·.· ....,,W~J,!"'!!1,!;1."il-./R.,d ·'.',•m·•e··m·<>·.e".·:r·. ·,"•a··.•,··o··.·., ".' . ,•.. . .,.•:1,\1.ten,;t.~; . ··"".= ..•_," .. d t..0•.•.·s:rea. ·.•·.'.•. •r•_·' t!.·".•"·. . ·.•.=.··i·.· •·'t·\OQ.S' ... •. ,,· .·... modified during discussions.:;As., : ·~cr·<¾',~'cV•.,!1;\;;<,•; ·,:;c••'<. · Il~;,,are e ·:ulp1:1mg O_u Iga . · .· &-=~~ ~~esJ:i:%~~c~e:::i~~::~b1t~t~~ttJJ1ltt:ti~ir:iiftfil~, :, ' the social and economie well-being of workers .worldwide . ., . . stan dard s, satis,actory through decent 11vmg conditions of work and pay, and adequate employment opportunities. In 1_946 t_h_e IL.0 b. ecame an· associated. a.gency of the Un_ited N . •· I members ... .h1p ..of.. 42 nations ... . ·. .... atioris. I· ts ongina had grown to . •: >·. , ". · · · 146 h}rthe:endofl.S-l., q • (. ,\M_ t. .~:::!!~;! . ~1q::t~i~e ; .. ;~~isio~·~?:t~;:~;r~r~· , '~!'!~~t:J!~iirg~:~:~il:r}ft!a?!t~fp:i11hi>: t~ir:;='.· ~eamen Convention, l920 legislation and practices. In all ILO,deliberations ari<;I ded,sion- · · . ami)le the possibility. of adopting (No:9~.t(N,o,?7). . . making, workers' and eqiployers' representatives have an . an international.rule wlilchwoulcl;; 6. ~ev1s1on ·ofrthe,-Repatr1a~ ; . equal vote•withtlfose of governments. . ..· .. ,·.·., .. . .. .: require a nation detaining a seat!on of Seamen· Conven-· · · The JointMariiime' commission; which is cdiiipd~~(i c;if JS·.', far.er or. a ship to immediately ·. t10n, 1926 (N_o. _23), and ?f seafarer and shipowner members, serves"a's ari'acfvisofyt,bdf inform the. tlag nation and the the Repatnat1on (~\up to the ILO in preparation for its maritime sessions. From its· . nation of the seafarer,. and· .to' Masters and ~pprentices) beginning in 1919 , the ILO has demonstrated the importance deal with the situation without · of seafarer questions by considering them at special maritime de1ay under due pro.cess of law. Recommendat10n, ... 1~26 sessions. The next such session is scheduled to be held in · · The shipowners were not' (~?- 27 ). · willing to discuss the substance In addition to these scheduled 1987 _ of occupational safety and items, the seafarers' group subSIU President Frank Drc>Z~k served at the September.· mitted the following additional meeting as the USA seafarer/worker member and was elected working conditions onboard . · , maritime mobile offshore un1'ts. e I t r sou wns: · deputy chairman of the seafarer's delegation. Raymond McKay, ·d • However, agreement· .was 1. Carriage of radioactive nu-· pres1 ent, MEBA-D1strict 2, wa:s elected atthe meeting as. a th clear cargoes. .deputy member of the seafarer/worker delegation. Ed Turner, reached on e adoption· of a· resolution requesting the ILO 2. Legal rights of seafarers. vice president of the Seafarers International Union, and 3. Occupational safety and Richard Daschbach, 1>pecial assistant to President Drozak, to undertake a study together · with the IMO to detennine which working conditions onparticipated as advisers to the seafarer's grnt1p, mobile u. n.it. s should be classified·. board maritime mobile off- ·· shore units. · ,• as ships.and to take necessary will• require olutions on the subject dealing · .steps fo convene a meeting of _ War risk areas and the portant area that 4 strongrecomrnendations. . with fee-charging agencies for seafarer, shipowner and govsafety oflife of seafarers. The . shipowners were not the recruitment and placement ernment experts on this matter. On most items,-agreement be- willing to modify the existing . of seafarers, but they were mu'fhe resolution on War risk tween workers and employers procedures td' permit speedier tually unacceptable and no ac- areas and, the safety of l_ife of was reached and the resulting inclusion of additional intema- tion was taken. , :... seafarers adopted by, the Joint resolutions will be sent forward · tional conventions to the MiniOn the final item of the s.ched- Maritime Commission is a gento the ILO for. consideration at mum Standards Convention, and uled. agenda, agreement wa:s era! condemnation of atr acts of th<'! upcoming ILO Maritime no significant resolution was reached on the .repatriation of violence. Tht:• resolution .calls Session next year. However, adopted on that subject. The seafarers, The seafarers sought cin all governments to find~ there Were items on which no ,seafarers were able to achieve and achieved· four points re- peaceful solutions to conflicts agreement was reached. agreement on a· resolution re- garding (1) repatriation of all · (Continued on Page 4;) . -. October 1984/ LOG I 3 .. . �- t . Also Approves New siudy of Maritime Defense Role . Congress OK'~ Navy Contracting Program l ' House and Senate conferees . unless the Secretary of the Navy The Hollings amendment was industry will be. created by the reached an agreement on H.R. first determined that the transfer particularly important because Navy contracting out its vessels 5i67; the Defense Authoriza- did not adversely affect national most new jobs in the maritime to the private sector. . tions bill for Fiscal Year 1985. · security. The amendment was . . . . Representatives from the marl- introduced by Rep. Roy Dyson .time industry had been watching (D-M<!.), a strong friend of the Former Waterm.an · Converted the bill closely because it con- maritime industry. tained several provisions of great The failure of the conferees importance to the American-flag to include these two provisions merchant ·marine. in the Defense Authorizations The bill in its final form con- bill did not·necessarily foreclose The Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon, are being jumboized and signiftained two amendments that the their a:tloption by tire House and the second of three vessels that icantly modified by the Navy · maritime industry -had sup- the· Senate. The SIU arid its have been conver ted for mili- for military use. The conversion ported: · a provision calling· for · allies in the Senate were loQking taty charter under the TAKX effort requires each. ship to be the establishment of a commis- into ways to attach the amend- program, waschri "stenedcmSept. lengthened 12'6 feet in order to sion to study the role that the ments to other authorizations• 8 in San Diego, Calif.' She wa:s provide the require d cargo camerchant marine· plays in the bills. preceded by the Sgt. Matej Ko"- pacity ., The original deckhouse defense of .the United States; The action- on the Defense cak, which ·was· christened in is beitrg, modified• to increase and language malting clear that Authorizations bill came as this August, and will be followed by personnel accominodations from the Navy has the right to con- year's legislative session drew · the Maj. Stephe n W. Pless. The 41 to 183, and twotwinpede.stal tract m;t vessels to the private to a close. Even after the session . w<;ir~ is .9~ing, .Performed for' cranes are being installed on the sector. was supposed to have. 0fficially .· Watetma:riSteainrsfiip Corp. and main deck to handle amphibious Unfortunately, the compro- ended, Congress still had not will be operate d under charter landing suppor t craft. mise bill did not contain two acted on a majority of the au- by the Military Sealift ComThe Obregon and the·,other important pro-maritime amend- thorlzation bills before it. The . mand. ·- converted ships will carry' a f6. ments that had be.en included in Senate was forced to pass Jt Vice Adm. ·.William H. man unlicensed SIU crew·a nd the House version of the bill: temporary measure to. keep the Rowden, . commander . of ,/~l:ie .... :willt~ P,C/SJ ~<t~ar ound the . the Cunard re~flagging pro- gover11mentfrom totally closing· ·. Military Seal1ft . <:;9~1Ffaird,1'· "w1f~~§ffWR""'d~lW!¥!_IJ~J:1I)? posals, and an amendment to down. · spoke at. the ceremomes. He any trouble spot. They will pfc,;c · restrict the paybac k of ConThe Maritime Corrimis.sion said the. ships' new roles "rep- vide th~:.~J>acity tQ rapidly . struction Differential S.ubsidies that would be created ·as a result. resent a major step in the real- . transpo rt to a:nytd~Ul;ijli-J"!.:i:I')~• ·.·(CDS). of this legislation would be com- ization of the Navy's two most 25 percen t of the vehicles and . ., ·ii·' ' _¥_,~,•.-.--,· The in favorof ~tlf.Pro vrstonl lT · •· e, · 0: · · as ' · 0, ears:- ., .. ·. o ms. Tat10 s · or a: marine am· Cunard amendment would have ·The amendm entdeal ing with With this in mind, the Navy phibious brigade. allowed two • passenger ves- the right of the Navy to contrac t embarked on a prqgram early in . Special trainingp sels-th e Cunard Princess and out vessels to the private -sector 1980 to procureacfleet.ofy~ssels '. bteJ111d~v,~\\\i~!:ffi', ... · m. the Counte ss-to be re•flagged . was introduced by Seq. Ernest suitable for long-term prepos i- ,, bfilis:B 'osuiis are-, being given urtder the American registry. If. Hollings (D-S.C.) in response to tioning of U.S. Marine Corps· helicop ter landing assist trainenacted, such an amendm ent House amendment offered by equipm entand supplies at var- ing, and other key personnel will would double the existing U.S.- Rep. WU)iam Nichols (D-Ala.) fous sitesthr oughou t the world. . get special firefightiirg, under- · flag passenger vessel· fleet and that would have prevented de- These vessels~'.kttpWn as M;!ll!ic • way repleni~hm6rit and small create more than 1,000 seagoing fense age11cjes from contracting time Prepositioning Ships (MPS) ; arms marksmanship training. jobs. out work to the private sector. . will giye the United States the Pfc: Eugene A. Obregon was . The amendment ~lating to The scope . of the Nichols capability to respond rapidly with posthumously awarded the the CDS subsidy payback would amendm ent was unclear, and credible force to crisis situaMedal of Honor for -extraordihave barred the transfe r of CDS the Hollings amendment went a iions: . . nary heroism oh Sept."26; 19.50, · Vessels to the coastwise trade long way in defining it. The former RO/R0 vessels · at Seorrl;-Korea; when he used his body to shield a. fallen friend from bullets while fighting off an enemy attack during the Koiean· War. Ship SIU to Crew TAKX--Ship 0 I j I~••·-....'"i_ ~l.~h~J!Jl'J?J.~t~,~,·. .a ILO Loo ks at ·Sea men 's Pro blem s ·Wo rldw ide .-] j 1 1 I 1 (Continued t'rom Page 3,) threatening ·the lives of seafar. ers, which violate international rules. concerning freedom of navigation. ~ · At the conclns ion.ofth e eight. day session, SIU President Frank Drozalt stressed very strongly .that "We must eontinue our . active participation in these in•ternational meetin gs." In .the areas ,of establishing minimum international standards, Drozak said, "Our pay scales and \londitions of.employment are higher . 4 IJ-OG I October 1984 Wh y We ·Ar e The re · Reviewing the items on the JMC's agenda, SIU President ' · Frank Drozalt stated: '' Social .sei;:urlty, employment conditions; flags of convenience, medical care onboard ships and in port, repatriation, hazardous cargo, legal rights of seafarers, safety onboard mobile offshore units, war risk, and training_ are all bread and butter issues for seafarers in the USA as they are in the rest of the. world. "We· must play in this international ballgame with our brother s and sisters in foreign. countries. If we fail to. show up and take our turn at bat, we can't later complain about . the outcome or the rules by which.these issues are hammered out." . ' than the international mjniri:lum, anci it isin our interes t to narrow the cost differences betweeq ourselves and the- rest of the world." Raising standards also "impro ves the overall environment in which we are all operating," Drozak said. · Drozak concluded, "As far as I am concerned, there are a· lot of decisions being made around the world that affect our members and their jobs, and I. intend to participate as fully and vigorously. .as possibl e.'' 'I ' 1 ! �Grassroots. '84 SIU's Nation,wide Drive Intensifies only to be..thwarted at the gate. Security-guards tried to remove the demonstrators' signs .while Reagan enthusiasts pelted the demonstrators· with gravel and Ronald Reagan launched his re-election campaign on Labor Day in Los Angeles. This was bitter irony for the hundreds of MTD/SIU grassroots volun- rich friends and hurt low and · campaigning against a backdrop of Reagan hecklers who tried middle income Americans. Reagan was shielded from any every ploy to interrupt and disrupt the former vice president's protestors at his campaign rally. Mondale capped his first day of kick-off crusade. • -. his W~1:m Ronald Reagan kicke.d ¢f c;ampaigl) in;.~alifOrnia, TV reports showed thousands of his supporters cheering. What the reports didn't show ~as a large group of anti-Reagan•people·who were kept out of the president's rally.Here isjbst part of the SIU/UIW group. .· . teers attending the· kick-off of Rei!.gan's campaign. sticks. Every time ·SIU volunteers have.marched on Reagan, they have met ;resistance at every campaign stop around the country'---an infringement of their · rights as guarariteed by the · United· States Constitution. WhileReagan lauded his fouryearrecord, trade unionists from . the' nearby·. UIW-contracted Starkistplant and SIU members listened.to his empty promises, worried about their en:iployment future. Due to· the Reagan Reagan cannot face reality and administration's unfair ."free" has no. answers for today's trade policies, the American tuna . problems. industry has been boinbarded by cheap, foreign products ere-· In contrast, Walter Mondale . ating severe American llilem- opened. his campaign in Long ployment and bankrupting · Beach, Calif. where he attacked American small businesses,. -.. Reagan's economic policies which have failed to put AmerOur llllionists valiantly tried . -icans back to work. Mondale to get . their message to -this stressed Reagan's tax cut pro"question free zone'' ·president,, grams which have benefited his 0 hi Portland, Ore. SIU members and their families turned out to hear Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro. October 1984 / LOG / 5 �VOTE Tho1:1sands of working men and women turned out for a Mondale ra ,. at.Long Beach Airport to hear the former vice-president.during a stc there. Democrats who fought each other.for the.party:$ . nQminatiOn"'lnthe primaries have united in. an effort to beat Reagait.Here Walter liil6i1clal~ speaks to.a large crowd in California. Behind him (I. tor.fare Sen •. Afan Cranston, Sen. Gary Hart, vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley. Striking employees. of Continental Airlines Join SIU Port Age~t Worley at the Reagan rally. · , 0 "'1ik .Mondale pulls ncf punches abc>ut his administration's poll... cies:an as a•lde• the-h d . · :""""" ., •''it~ifliea • on'!tl:le 1ia:s,. nsure · .·., that the channels <>f cc>inllllll:ii~ · cation between tire Mondale . White. House and . America's ' maritime· industry will ·remain open and active. Oftantamount importance is the assuranc.e by Mondale that officials. working focthe Mondale administration wm implement the policies to which he is committed. · ' The maritime industry knows -0nly .too. w.ell the flagrant dis- . regard by present• admitristra- · · tion appointees of maritime laws ~ready on the books . 0 .Vote Nov. a The question you must answer on Tuesday, Nov. 6 is: :l)o you want four more. yeai;s· _of open aclininistration oppositiQn on any and all maritime. fodustry initiatives? OR do you want an · ·administration fulfilling · · its pronirses to. ~olve "the· m!}.ritime industry's problems? · · The choice is'yours! ·· The job)'oitllave may be your own,· .· 6/ LOG-/ October 1984 Eighty;y:l,~ar~old Nellie He~rt 9f-~ng Beactr, Calif. has seen a lot of campaigns. come' a~,:t go aticl:;lsn't foole .by the ·slic~ .efforts of •Ronald' Fleagan this ye,ar. She told SIU Field Rep Scott Hanlon, ''Remember Roosevel he spoke tb the. people:•.i:fhe two were at Walter. Mondale's campaign kick-off rally,on l:lilbot-Day, >0 •.ce • �t ..i~ l . SIU Captains Stand United -Curtis Bay WiH Negotiate With f I .. ' s·1u, Top to Bottom Curtis Bay, a subsidiary of the labor movement in general.. of the company that tried to Moran Towing, will negotiate Over t!m..past 10 months, con- . break the MM&P. with the Seafarers International ditions in the tug and barge Under the terms of the NaUnion over the wages, benefits· industry have been disrupted by tional Labor Relations Act, and working conditions of all a ruling handed down by the unions cannot bargain on behalf of the company's shipdockiri.g West Coast Region of the Na- of "supervisory personnel" unworkers-including boat •captional Labor Relations Board. less the company gives its pertains. · In January, the regional board mission. .. The definition • of The company thus reversed out there found against the Mas- · "supervisory ·. persenn,el" is its position that it' Would not ters, Mates and Pilots (MM&P) somewhat vague, butgeneralfy negotiate with the ·SIU for its in a case involving the definition· refers to workers who perform captains after the current conof "supervisory personnet''·The management-type duties. tract expired. · .. decision usually referred to What the West Coast Region The company's decision came as the Foss case after the name of the NLRB did in the. Foss before the Sept. 30 deadline, SIU when. contracts at the. company's Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk operations were set to expire. The Union and the comThirty-three SIU members · b'enefits for part or all of the pany· have· moved to obtain an extension so that ·. bargaining have won a back pay award period of Oct. 20, 1979 to Dec. could continue. from ACBL because the com- 31, 1979, when ACBL did not A new contract has yet to be pany failed to use the SIU Hir- use the SIU halls. . . .. •·· .·· · · . negotiated. But a major victory ing Hall. This !i\>'.lµ:9 is a i;esult .<>f a has l:,~e1.1 won . ·· 0fo .JJ.:he . IJ/rnem : "e · hM•'litli!' tio < bri"b,M~the .: \..·~~ "" . 'ns : .. , . , es.. ACBL are. continuing, but most · l!,~~\l>Y,~~~1,(!t\aj;!UU!lgs),?Y the ·· ;,.~ii,ti.ii>,n~~~ftililat,iqi:nsJI!e~., ·· ~ • · 1'he,!Sff;i't.mtimbers listed be-: · 1ow shi56Id'- cofitAct SIU New Orleans Port' Agent Pat PillDenver,. Colorado ·sworth at 800·325-2532, about . August 20-21, J984 .· tb,e.ir b,a{k\p~y:;ai11-i;fl,s. :- . . n· dall.J ·•..:"'·~ '"- ,,. . · ·52: 06"5 ·•c.n:l,\Il ..... ,: ·9~111~l\ln~r·•j,l,Z• "' .. . · Maritime Employees·. • · Anthony Morant · 228~86-8979 Doug Hayw<U"d 003-:54-8717 A new anli'u~ion tactic, encour~ed by the Reagan administration's hostile lab\)r policies;, is a: prggram by mantime. employers to refuse. to bargain with .. William Thompson 210-52~8.596 their licensed .personnel by AFL-CIO umons. · · . . · , :. Ricky Pearson 402~78a4969 These employers are seekin&, to destroy sound and productive bargaining rejatio[)ships under which they have grown and prospered. Their position is M. Ryan 185-56-8877 that licensed personnel are supervisons wha,cim and will be fired for engaging A. Dorris 092056-1397 in unjon activity. Indeed, in o[)e case, the·ewployer went to the extreme of using the police. to remove union deck officers and engineers from a ship iti J. Dent 486-52,8879 /4. . . ·,· ·· · order to'bring on scab replacements .. · . . · Craig Crouthamel 142c.64-0826 • There has. been,no change in the Natio[)al Labor Rela:tions Act that would is ACBL Failed .to use \. "'" ·tug/tow harge/dredge . ~ ·: ;,, case was to say that licensed wheelhouse personnel who had been long-tune members of a maritime union were now "supervisors" and were not entitled . to protection under nationa_l labor law.In essence, the c~mrt stripped the licens:ed maritime workers at Foss of their basic right to be protected by U.S. labor laws. · At present; the Foss ruling is limited to only one region of the (ContinlJed on Page 9.) Hiring Hall SIU Boatmen Win••Batk_Pay Award 0 J- permit this arrog~µt attempt to deny licensed personnef their basic democratic rights to a voice"iri setting their wages and working conditions. Rather, the employers who arelefusipg to bargai[) are doing so in the expectation that the otiange in the National Lab'orReJa:tions Board brought about by J;lresident Reagan's appointments .will permit anti-union employers to do what they ·•· : .. please. . Th!l mariti(!l~ unions are conmJjtJed to p~e?erving the 1ecent wages and · working con.d1t10ns that only ceiUectcye bargammg can provide. · The AFL-CIO will provide.its•maritimi; affiliates all possible aid and support. -- - . -~~~-~-~-,- '.- . _,-~ JlXECUTIVE COIDiCIL . . ., . -· . - . . . ., ·. Lane Kirkland, Pre,sident · ', · . · Thomas R. Donahue, Seqetary-Treasilrer· John H. Lyons Murray H. Finley Sol C. Chalkln Charles H. PIiiard Alvin E. Heape John DeConeinl , Jt,yceD.·Mlller HattieId Vincent Ri Sombrotto .James e: =n~~ 'Thoma!; W. Gleason Aibert Shanker . Edward T. Hanley J. 0. Turner · WillillfTl. W. Winplslnger Wayne E. Glenn JQ!i.nJ; .Sy,eehey ·.Bart,ari, .Hutchlnspn Ge.raid W/McEntae Patrick'J. 9'!!nPb<tll John ·r. Joyce · . Fr&!le'rick O'Neal Glenn. E. Watts· AnQlijO Fosco · Kennetb T. Blaylock Wil6am. H. Wy1111 .. , ·. Robert F. Goss Frank Dtozak. Richard I. Kllroy, . . WIiiiam H. Bywater · Kennalh J. Brown Lynn R. Willlams J. Magana 568-04-2455. Michael Hansen· · 547'39-8566 A. Valdes 114-50-1424 Robert Hall 400-78-0484 M; HowelJ , 2Q2-f?;5,~ James Lincoln 833"54-9010 · ,• .,e . M. Bentley · ., James I<.anable ... ~~1,.~;s:•~---' - .. (')'!91~~~~"'"'~"'", .. ,; 116-52-?~?'.? 222-4208571 ~i,ij]i~~µ/ .·· ·~7~~'ffli9 M: Robinson. 493-62-7531 Vab.c:e Landers 521-94-4614 Jerry Long 219-72-2866 Franklin Doughton 212-80-9413 William :8aI'.lles .. 403-62-0270. ·George Qli:ver .. 488-c70-7139 Rdy stinsori ·· 431~18-8497 P. Stanley 438-34-1858 Charles B.ooo 403-18 74659 Terry Doud 556-17c3134 Thomas Lee .427-60-5555 · H. Northington 406-92-9348 R. J. Branning 201-42-3894 Jerry Vinson 500-64'7356 Court OK's ACB.L Tal<eoverJ:,y:CSXThe CSX Corporation has timately dismi.ssed the> stay,,though an appeal is still pending ican Commercial Barge Lines in the same court. (A(;::B!:,J~ ,: . . .. . . .. . ... ..• 'fht: temporary re!!_training orThe . .takeover had . been der had been obtained by the. blocked by the Sixth U.S. Court. WTA in response to the develof Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, opments that oc<:urred last Auwhich had .issued a te.mporary gust, after the Interstate Comrestraining Qrder at the request merce Commission (ICC) bad of. the W~ter Transport Asso- approved the takeover of Texas ciation (WTA), a loose asso<;:i- Gas Resources by CSX. Texas. Gas Resources was the · ation of barge lines. . · The WTA had contended that parent oJganization of ACBL. .. the takeover posed an ,imniedi- CSX is the oper3:tor ofthe Chesate and irrevocable threat to the sie and Seaboard Systems Rail, .· existenp..e of the barge Jine in- . roads and the Richmond, Freddustry. Yet the Sixth Court ul- ericksburg&Potomac Railroad. formally taken .control of Amer- . Octobef·1~/LQG(7. ~· ·, --~' .. f �,1111, I,_ners • . . . � " . · �. ��-• ·· .·. '""•·•. . · . -·�-, �,v , -. ·: .. · · n · emor1am •· · · · : , ,:4! . · .en;:uv; - - - . . .- p M .:c: - """· : •_ ""' ;,• . · ·· 1 · . --..· � ,.;,, · -- d ,,, -.:•.:• :, · - � � - �. :, :; . ,,. '• ··: · . - :,• • ..-!�,.. ·· ;- · ' ·- ·� • ··;•,·.. ..~ ....' ',• . ' ·,.. . . . . .. - . . .. -, • ·- •• , ,. _ .. . _. .- - · , ·• - - --·: . ,._ ' , ' " ·· . ', , . ·-~ . _, . Robert H. HilPensioner Rene Benoit Pitre Pensioner ; .. George Harold Hel:•.... lii'lrd, '62; . 'joihed Sr ., 81; •SUCCJIJiibed. to · a liver mond Sr. , 78 ,·passed away from the'-! Union. in th'e ailment in the U.S. Veteriuis- heart pisease at home in· Gal­ p&J of Norfolk in Aaministration Hospital, Bi- veston, Te:xas on Aug. 3. Brother 1 971 sailing as a loxi, Miss. on May 13. Brother Helmond joined the Union in wiper for the NBC �itre j oined the Unio n in the 1 946 in the pqr,t of Houst9n i Lines from 1 964 port of New Orleans in 1956 · saling as .a chief engineer for to 1 978. Brother a11d . G&H Towing fr9m 193 1 to. 1958. - i saiH1,1g as a chief e9gineer -·.. Hilliard was born electrician aboaid· thl tug Port / He was borri in Galvest.on and in Norfolk and is a resident of . Allen (Crecerit Towing) . from was a reside'nt there. Burial was Virginia Beach , Va. 1 94li'to 1956, Dixie Carriers from in the Galveston Park <;:eme-.-. . .·.·1 1956 to 1960 and for Gulf Canal · tery, Hitchcock, Texas:Surviv­ Lines . from 1962 to 1963 . He ing are his widow, Agnes and · Robert Harry was a veteran of:the U. S . Army son,· George Jr. Keller, 60, jo ined during World War J. Boatman · the Union in the .. __,., ·' . Pensioner . port. of Baltimore . Pitre was born in Ashton, La, · ])avid D. )!'erarri, . Charles · . Jo­ and was a resident of Kiln, i'ss, M in 1 956 sailing as 82, passed · away seph . · . Saba_tier, . Interment was in Rotte1f �ayoil a deckhand , for on Aug. 20 : . 65, joined the Cemetery , Bay SL Louis; Miss. Curtis Bay Tow��other Fer�rn Union. in the port Surviving are a son , Dennis and ing in 1 950. . �omed the Union of Houston in ston of a daughter, Ann Joh Brother Keller n . m the �ort ofNew 1 960 working on Gretn a , La. . was a former member of . the York m: 1963:He the · Galveston ILA, Local 1337. He was born I l was born in New (Texasf wharves -Pensioner Leroy GibbinsS�win Baltimore and is a resident of _ from 1 961 • to e . e and was a · resident of y rs. yer, 67, -�uccumbed to lung dis; J --~ Hyndman, Pa. · 1 984. Brother Sab atier is a vet­ . :~· . · ease in the Chesapeake (Va;),, ' Hobok en , N ,J. Sur.viving . L& his _: : . ~ {:}~~} ;, -~: ' ,:."_. : Marie, eran of the U.S. Marine Corps widow; . 2]. Jµni o� General J:J9spita\. William . . ··...·· serving as a.Pvt. and r_ifle sharp­ Br other S,iiWYerjotried the tJnioii' Hollingsworth , Pern�io1,1er shooter in the Pacific Theater Milier, 56,-joined in the port' &f Norfo1k in 1961 Jam!,!s ' : �,Henry during · vyorld War II. He was Ure •Union in the sailing as a deckhand - for Nor­ born in Galvestoo and is a res.IJi�t/�k�r Sr., 69, .port}>f Baltimofe­ folk Towing, • Mc.A!Ustei;i•1'lr�lv-:f . . id�mt of La Marque,. Texas. · Sll.(!.�umbed.. �.a,t0,e-,,: c\ andif��'� in J9"5Tsailing,as . . ers from ·. 1955-..ctod9€H!;' -~- . lung fai1ffi!e il£Jfu ..... . 1977. ' a deckhand on C .G. Wilfo,,froin 19"7f George Madi� •; E.. :f'. , . Kennedy. : H e wa~,a:: i f 6r:tQtr the the tug Resolute ., · . ' . . ' sop. cWh ite, 74, ; ,Nfetii0a1Jei@e:n,tet/ , ' United /~fine Workers · UniOn-. · · (Baker-Whiteley joined the Union Edison, N.J, ,on 19.§7..; ,tb;,,'.lIJIP-'".• .J~lo~tm~ ·- -~~:\~Y~r .w~~ born . fbJ2.0fit(©f•l'IJiM.� _i ® ,..-:-..•. - . -------..- · !iii iff !ll! fi -· w , iff l'l i l!!I . . 11!! . e r . ffl j r: i � n � e a i'l""f 'TOl<:f'.i iK:1!9otl�f!le"" t e lfiilon in •1 · ,.•• .'_ .a6;• in_ sailed a chief York New f o port the in the Warner Cemetery J engiriee/ for, th.e Shadesville,_ N '. C . Survivfng ��� r , sailing �s �- ����-�fJd �a�e , Virginia · . Pilots two s o ns , B1��,!i!1;9 ����i:-�,;c���-f-�.i,c� anna Rail- . \ . o 1945 �, _ . ,:_, ' Assn.· frgrh 1965. · .• ~. · of Ches apea�,\:"�.31i���o�aY)Jl"° ���ij/('),b'iMMi;�.J f: rp rt b , , Ro e to 1 984 and for the W. Coles , to 1976. He was born 111; �:{sey ., , • . <·· , ters, Virgini_i't and Jennie. c1s . _s_cbv,at�a, . · Hudgins Co. from 1 950 to 1 965. City, N.J. and was a re$1dent of .-·-1 _ 5 6 ,_ . J�i n e_d the_ Pensioner John David Speight, Hopatcong, N.J; .i-:.Bui;itd was in . Bro(her White was: b9rn in Ma­ t ' the;Cres;tp:ayeri ee'metery, ClifUrn°n I� he P°:!1 ' .. 81, passecl ,:,· thews Cty., Va. and is a resident •·. away from 4��1',J:fai.b ...... Balt e .. : .-• ~---··= ........ _:, ",: 'Vii. on ton,1 N.J. Surviving are . his of 1�or _ m · m:e in . Virgi,n\a::.~Beach., there. : .. .:,,:~• ·,,.... . .-: .· ', .~...· ~ •._,:;· 1 9?6·,�ail�ng as �- June Z5.'.....Brothe:t:Spe1ght joined • wido.w,,,Ruth; a son, Jame& Jr. ch1e_f eng1�eer for the Union in the port of Balti- of Bayonne, N}., , ::it\g Jhree Victor . . Ash• ...-,.,,:,- a r croft Brown, 75, mo re in 1957 sailing as a cook daughteJs, ]),eyerJey\· J,anet and ,..... · B k� -Wh1 teley · A ,_,- -. Towing from for the NBC Lines in 1947. He . · Patri ci:ii'.: _, · · · joined the Union 1 947 to 1 972. Brother Schwatka _ bega s amng in 1910. !;J�ji��� in . the port of i'.i'.il!Lt·• ·< . . � . ·. �,r John ; -. er . of th e Pen,�IR,J.l b Housto.n ln 1 957_ wa,s a_ former memb r m No th Caro1i r naano o n was , ; .... ·. re . a re d .Fra,pcJs :.:-.·•·: · Pagano sailing as a ILA. He]s- a pative Of Baltimo si ent:ofNdllfeli:t�1:1rf€ttililff � , and is·a resideqMhere. ' . • ''8 1 , passed ... · FOWT for'. G&H Was n. C,!!.l\ieiery, .·• .· · .' ,;av,,ay on Aug. 16 . . Towing frorri . ., . . . . . .· Cfiesapeal.ie.·,'. sutvlving are his "·Brother, fa�ano Norm�m Paul Kasden, '60, . wido· ·w , Mary and a son, Willie. 1 957 to 1 972 and · j oined the Ui:lion for Gulf Canal Lines. B rother' . joined the Union in the port of ~- ·:: "" . inthe,pqi;tofNew Pensioner Burl Edward Ev. New York in' 1 959 safling as a . Brown was born,in Canada and ..• -. ans_, 70, passed away on .Aug: Yorki!').l!l6:3 '�ai1° is a natu ralized U.S. citizen. He deckhand for the Penn-Central ing as a cleckRailroad, Pier H , Jersey City, 14. Brother Evaris joined the- . , is a resident of Alvin , Texas. N;J. and G reenville Piers start• Union in the port of Mobile, in ' hand for the .Delaware, Lacka1958 wo rking. as a Welder for wana and Westerh Erie- · ing in 1 941 . Brother Kasden Geronimo Espinosa, 71, ' Lackawana ,Rajltoads f�in 1 94,2 joined the Union in the port of walked the picket' line . in the . . Bay T9wing from 195'6 _to 1960 {i_ ..: of 1 960 general maritime beef He ·. and for Radcliffe Ma,terials ftofo . to 1968 . He'!Jfi/s Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as . ~ <~i. ··:<Veteran . {·.:• ~· jn 1961 to 1974. - He was. a former the U.S: Army,, 1-tit �arps . a cook. Brother Espinosa sailed was a forrner member of the -~- .. •;.- Wotld War II, -B.aatrtfifif,Pagano • for the P.F. Martin Co. and the• Masters, Mates & Pilots Union . member of the Boilermakers was born iii N�w�t�fi�arrd, Was Union. Boatman was-. boJ,"11 Andepandent Towing Co. in 1 954 from 1, 947. to . 1 960. Boatman . - _ - . . _.- - ._ _,. -. " . -_ : :·· .. . . :· - - • . : .- <(·-_-. .,.i:_,c,.c_,.....,v,., . ..,._,� . jn _Freeport, Fla: . a�d was '''a a reside�t, �f�lG>:M�f��Jg!J,ts, Kasde� is a veteran of the U -�and · for the ·Warner Co. frorn resident there. Surv1vmg are two ·N Survi:w1Jg;-,an '' II1�1�1i,low'; , • 1 953'· to 1 954. 1-:!,e was bqm in · Army' m World ·War IL Born 1n ,, .. , ~ New' . Yo"rk, he ···is · a resident of · sons, Wa}'n� l):nd Billy of Free- . Mai:y :,--_ _....__....11L..-..: the• Philippine Is. and is a resi­ s'0?s_ L::. • ..AL--. and Bill•�fl-�"t � ���,.�' ,'�·- , · , :: � p o rt. Weiit 'New York, N .J. . / dent of Cleme·nton, N.J: · · · ·. · ' ' ',.'. . · ; .,. j.-. ~;:,' . ·• � •... •.1-·•.~ ·•• • "· - - ,;,, ·- - ·'!'! William Paul . Bobac, 62, joined {the U nion in the ·.· porto(Baltirr\ore . in 1 956 sailing as an oiler and deckhand · ·.. for Baker-Whitely •·. •• Towing in 1964. Brother Bobac attended a Piney Point Inland Conference in f978. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in World War IL Babat: was · born in. Canton, Ohio and . is a resident of Baltimore. '. f -;, ,; l.i' 1• a . 1 .: I , l I ;i . .1 to ·niembet'or .1 �- Ji;" -·· ·•;,w·= V '• Fr�ri;_ ; .l , ,I'"• •. , •-.: , ./ • __l.~ • t§y;� i _,'R101fliv!�tt". .1_ ~ .. tug '•,• I. aiicI a -- ,' •. '· Eva�� . '.· ,J, a.6�. �t:W� •• :~··· ,"i -. ... • ,: \. ,s_ ., ' . :-.:.··... :_ - ,._ ···- :~-... . . ...... ------ - . ., . ~ --···--·---- --- · --- - -- --- ----- ,L ,:-\;ip:h . :.Jr:'',j -~ :::-:�-'- <; ., · 8 l,LQG, / Oc/ober.,-~1 �.84 . ~ ~$; .... •• �,.- (Continued from Page 7.) NLRB- the West Coast-a nd one group of worker5'."-those licensed seamen who work for Foss. Yetthe ruling is indicative of a larger _trend: the growing anti-union bias of the NLRB, which has been· packed by antilabor Reagan appointe es. A number of inland and deep sea compani es have tried to take advantag e of the confusio n caused by the Foss decisiQn. Indeed, earlier this year, this same issue ~as rais.ed hy SONAT -Marine , which tried to unilaterally change 20 years of , establish ed practice by calling the captains , mates, chief engineers and barge_ captains in its IOT Fleet "superv isors." The issue of "superv isory personn el" at SONAT has not a compan y to back down o_n the and deep sea compani es, have yet been decided. · question of supervis ory personweak~ned the inland maritime . The company has recently innel. Had Curtis Bay been able industry at a critical time in jts dicated that it plans the same . to divide the workers , this story history. Just when managem ent strategy for its Mariner Fleet,. would probably have a different and labor should, be . working where the licensed and unliending. together to rebuild the industry , censed contract expires Dec .. 7. While a contract · still needs they are distracte d by a shortThe SIU has filed charges to be negotiat ed for both the sighted maneuve r propose d by with the NLRB in the IOT case licensed and unlicens ed worksome industry advisors , and enand plans other action in the ers at Curtis Bay, an importan t :';, couraged by a national admincoming weeks. .step has been taken. All, em-. istration bentqn destroyi ng the News travels fast on the riv- ployees at Curtis Bay wiU ben- labor moveme nt in our nation. ers and in the harbors :The c_ap- efit from the united stand taken. ''Manag ement has been taken tains at Curtis Bay s·aw the by the captains in the form of a· in by this terribly short-sighted handwri ting on· the · wall. If better contract . approac h to a difficult probSONAT .colild treat its employ~ . When asked to .com111ent on lem," Drozak said. "As a reees like that, then so could Cur- . the _develo pmentsa t~urltsB ay, suit, We and the compani es have tis Bay. The captains decided Frank Drozak, presiden t of'fhe had to take some really talented to.hang tough-_together . SIU, said, ''Unity' produce d people away from producti ve Curtis Bay is ari •example of .strength through a collective projects , projects that woulq the impact that a united mem- stand by the·membership. Other have contribu ted to the long: berslup can have in persuadi ng member s confront ed by this · term growth of this industry. .threat should take note a1t4 also There is ·a. bright spot: At least . display the same show of un- events at Curtis Bay have proven ity." once again that this Union ·and Drozak then·com mented that its member ship can't be pushed the Fqss decision , and the Sllbaround, 118 long. as we remain sequent c011duct of some fuiand united;'' · G &H Towing'Jloatrnen Get \Yage Hilitlf,'.. .. . lnth'e. port; · . • 9Ql erii:ent " ..,,. .. .,ar . t al on·· e t. 30. . . · · · . e •i. ueen_ Steambo at Queen o,n the Mississippi and ,. . . . ~ r; .• • ·, • •i~;. . ·· .• · Higman Towing Boatmen in this port were granted a COLA increase. on Oct. 8. ,.,.., · · · Luedtk e Engineering Wins $6-M Lakes Job Luedtke Engineering was low 'l;lidder and has started work in Muske• gon, Mich. on a $6°mi11ion project. .• New Pact'Q l(ayed< atAllied Inland·:'" Coasta l Towing The nei,v coi:ittacfatAlliEicljnland and, Coastal Towing in the port of Norfolk was ratified last month by the mell)pershlp rank .and file. / • -.•-~- :· .. ! NorfOtk 'Rep Mike ''M,P." Paladino wants to remini:LBoatrhel'I that in oraerto insure that they g_et.ttie,r medical and welfare beneiitfpaid fast, they should make sure theypu(t he correct seatim!:) on their applications so-:as to 0etermine their elfgibility for payments. · -~,,_· - -· ·- ,-_ ,.,:·--._.•''>·"·•." O.r,·l···e. an . .·.;!":.(s.HJil.·.· ··.F·)·i;if·•.1.):1:na~. •. o. h. . io by Februar y 1985 · · •· · fir:w ,·. ·.The plans to build a $2·. fu"i't)'ji,\n,~0";000,. foot Jae[i~y- at the Robin-S t,Wharf ontheM is• rlilfS the·pass eng~r steambo ats C sissippi-just past the site of the Delta. Queen and .Mississippi· 1984 Louisian a World's Fair. ,:, , -· · · -.,: '".l6e St'U~hlan~la{·(;~lli~~~Y-. PMA Shipping Scene September 1984 "Furloughed" Boatmen on Tampa Tugs, which .has six tugs on the Greatl.:akes, were cc1Ued back to their boats last month. ~,;. . . . . ·. ·Sl'~ ;Little CurJ,is Co~ Boatme n 01( Contra ct A new contract- at STC Ljttle, Curtis Co. (Steuart 'Fransportation) in the. port' of Piney Point, Md. last month was approved by the SIU members. · · ·· · . . .. MQAilister'.-Towing}Outreach Marine Negotiations at McAlliste(of Nor-folk and Philadelphia are on hold penaing the completiori'of tile Curtis l;laf Negotiations. Also an NLRB triaUs to•begiil shortly, involving McAllister's runaway company, Outreach Marine. . · -~~c\l ~lniat ~~h.it il~~!l s"~·~• •, ~'~- -o ~•--.;, to the port of New ,~ ~'a;.~~~,✓-~> ;,~•J;;~,~,.~~=(:i,r,~'- . : .·· , ':· ;,:; . ''• . . . . . . _-•.,_'::-~; \-. , Th~J)el ta !llfiilll.l.~ . ,~.· headqua rters ~··~ .... Cos.";'}.of. Livin.g A.·.djus.tm.· e·n·t•s.·(C.:°.'·.LA). w. ill.b···e give.n in· . t·h.·e·.. seco···nd and. "1'1ti~e &¼ea.h e Rew pact. · · . , .., · , ' Delta Quee. ,n Offices to Move . ·• REGISTERED SAN FRANCISCO .· . - , Class "A" ······~··~• ~4 ···•"··-···-~ "B" · .. · . . . ·'"'•""ll. . . .. Class ......... ......... ..... JO. I Class "C" ........ ........ ..... ·•. Relief ........ ........ ........ .. ; Grand Total (All Groups)· . ........ . WILMINGTON Class "A" ..... _........ - ... , ... . 9· .Class "B'·,.....• , . . .........•• 21 · Class·' "C». ·,•:. :.. . . ........ . 0 . 30 ·. Grand .Ti>tai (All Groups) ......... . SEATTLE . . Cl ass "A.,, ........ ........ ...... . 9 · Class "B." ........ .... , ...._...... . '12 Class "C" ......... .. : ......... . : 2 Relief . ·......... ;... ; .. ; ... , ..... . -2 Grand Total (AllGroups) . ; .. ; .... . 23 · ·HONOLULU Class ."A'' ......... ,_.,,;_ ....... . Class "B" ......... .. ;', ......... . Not '•.Class "C" ...•..·.......... .,:·,, .... . ·Available Grand Total (All Groups) . ..• C ··i;}. >. .... · · SHIPPED 19 3 ,, .9 .'i.il· . . ·2s .• 4 0 0 4' 4 0 . :o0 4 Not. Available. October 1984 /LOG/ 9 , �-:;:B~i7118t-e.Ji§tJBtOBVifS1'~-~!:tl:6~~~a11ist,s~m111e~tc•··c . ~~l . · There is something missing on the Great Lakes this year: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taking away jobs from private. business and SIU dredgem:en. . . . . . c,, . . ,,· ,)/ili'ff:iii:tN>tt::/•~ k}}}ffti H¥ti·tSI•r'\J,Ei)t:f. . ,, , , ·.· .· , , ,. . . . . ·· I ,.liti:;';c;, I I "This is by far the best year in the last six for job oppor{unities. It's given us a_t least 150 extra Jobs, " said Algonac Port 1 Rep. _Byron Kelley. Tack that onto the lO_percent jump in man~days on the steams .ships, and )\.lgohac has been a busy hall this year.. . The fight ·against the Corps took more than five years, Kelley said, with the SIU, the · Tran_sportation Institute and others lobbying hard .to prove that private interests could do better and cheaper work. A survey proved that, taking Corps Corps' dredging p·roject's in the · jobs and biddipg on ,them. On . Lakes area was . not appropri·ated. . . t-0p of the bette r quality and Manyl.,akes proj¢cts will end cheaper work, it also saved the aroun d the first ofDecember as taxpayers a bundle of money. the frigid winter. winds · whip After five years of facts, fig- across the Lakes. -But Kelley . ures and lobbying, the effect · said some prbjects in more prowas felt in Washington, D.C .. tected areas could run as·late as where .federal money for the the first Or the year. ' I 1 ~......... ! ,.,;(j '~ /~ \ A. shorewgrker gets a chance .~ ~how dow~ oA some of .the fine fgod <· prepared by NQrtherly Island Steward J. Pow (background), while~Terry Bader (r.) smiles for the camera. ·· • . ', ·. / I Deckhands Donald Radebaugh and Fred Gunn from the Alaf/1 Luedtk e pa~se for a minute on the pier repair job. . .. · · / 1 _ • 1 10 / LOG I October 1984 'I .I a John Cairns and "Pal"Lyor:is repair bmken scow pocket on the dredge Handy Andy. , .. �I I • r i t Mate George Silva (I.) .and Deck/maintenanCE!l)'l~n T. Vallerchamp look down into the camera from the deck of the Northerly Island. This is the pier the Alan Luedtke fs helping to repair and extend. Register -Now!! Vote In' -.N11.1flllJAt1:,!L~4. . . . . . .-. ·-Be ffe.a1Ell!:. i:1. ,-, _i • • .- - • , ·y; \( · ,- '-·-•:.C'l:; ·,.--.;_-, Deckhand s'.•trario (L) and Dragtender Terry Bader repla ce a connection flange on th,e Norif( -!· :_,:;, I I Deckhand R. Wise checks things out aboard the··dredge Northerly· Island at its Bay City, Mich .. job -It gets hot on the river, _so Han dy.A ndy crewmen ·john Cairns, operator; ·Pal Lyons, deckhand, and Don site.. McEachern, fireman, take an ice water break at its Fairp ort; Ohio. job site. · · · • · . · ~ October 1984 / LOGl~t1 · ' �Best in Years • Legal Aid _Great Lakes Show· Big Jpb Jump For th,e first time in years, trade on the Great Lakes has bloomed, bringing a welcome relief from lean employment opportunities j:hat have recently plagued the Great Lakes maritime industry. The season has shown increases in-cargoes and jobs for Lakers; ·more jobs in fact than there were Seafarers registered for duty at the Algonac SIU hall to fill the demand. "For the first time in many, many yea.cs, I called looking for men," SIU Port Rep, Byron Kelley said~ Kelley, who is responsible for meeting man-hour I •demands for SIU membe_rs on the Lakes, said he expects the prosperity in trade to continue at least through fall '84. End of season recbrds, according to Kelley; showed job requests for SIU Lakers to crew steamships that carry the raw steel-making c.ommodities, iron ore, stone and coal increased 25 percent over spring '83 employment requests. 0 . _ , · : : A 24 percent increase in Great Lakes bulk cargo spring shipments of ore and coal, signaling · a resurgence of the steel industry, was at the heart of the surge ·in marithne employment, he said .. · "Any time there's a boost in steel production, we benefit,.,, said Kelley, who tied the?ousy sailing season· more directly to record sales reported by the nation's auto corporations. - During. the. :10s, 200 million · net tons of cargo steamed from Lake ports, a decade when shipping experienced what many now say was the industry's renais. sance. In spring '83, 39.6 tons were transported on the Lakes and climbed to 49.2'., tons this :--. spring .. Ore was up 21 percent and coal shipments increased 56 · percent.. Grain remained at 9 million tons. At- the season's beginning, . shipping analysts forecast a drop ' in shipping due to a late y,,inter ice storm .that left -mQre than . . . , In the event that any SIU members · have legal problems In the various ports, a 118! of at1orneys whom they . can contiulr Is being published. The member need not choose the re<:On)mended attorneys and this 11st Is In• tended only for lnlotmallonal pilr· 100 vessels, marooned for a twoweek period in Lake St. Clair and forced a longer than usual lay-up of other ships awaiting the thaw. Instead, according t&Kelley, shippers made Ufl for the lost time by doubling up on Great · Lakes trips;. poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. ti (21.2) :m)-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, ·Heym~n. Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrao Sun Lile Building Charles & Redwood .Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tel•- ti (301) .539-6967 , The bulk of steamships under SIU contract asking Jor illqre hands are operated by the American Steamship Co. Officials for the company say they expect the late winter means fall will he unusually warm and will allow for _a longer fall shipping . season. In August, at the peak of the spring season, 26 steamships . were plying the lakes with-an average crew of 22 SIU members. Only Motller Nature K11ows what lies· ahead this fall. But Kelley is willing to bet a midwestern Indian summer and a bountjful grain harvest will, lllean ·more jobs for SIU men1b,ersJh1s fall. ' ' -. - · ;· . . . ·. CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman · , 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, !IL 60603 Tele_ ti (312) 263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. '19268 Grand River Avenue 'Oelroit. Mich. 4jl822 Tele. ti {31~) 532:1220 Hanson GLOUCESTER, MAS!;. Orlando & Whtte 1 Western Avenue · Gloucester,JAass. 01930 Tele. t1 (617) 2Jl3.8100 . HOUSTON, TEXAS· Archer, Peterson and Waldnef 1801 Main St (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. ti (813) 879-9842 : i.:&s ANGaiis c1.w,. • F~I; ):iottisc~ild, -Fel,<!rt!an &'i;)sfrov 5900 Wllshi~ Boulevaro, Suite 2600 Los. Angeles. Calif. 90036 . •Tele. ii (213} 93H250 •. · - . . . <- . ; WILMINGTON; CALIF'. a~J,lJ~f~~ijQg~~~~B.¾*:l1'l~~ji:~'~ii,,iJtll;1t1 1 liii\ifm&1~' ;U[ ,•. 0 ·~•r .Blended<Crea1t Case,Rul1n·g Sought Too_ · _ • , .. • ' ~mon&w:'BILE,ALA_ ' - , , 3 ,1010 V Antv;eri, flu1ld~~ -·•··. icllifi ~ •-,1 The other court case·1nvolyes~'•': :,~t/ir s04. ,;·.,,,.,,,,.,.,:;:_ • " The merchant marine lost one . cent U.8.-flag share ofthe.nearly $1 billion cash transfer program..- the $1 billion blended creditpto~ ·. '. '~t,'..c" NEW court decision concerning cargo However, a court battle folgram which combines several · Gardner, Robein & Healy preference and is fighting for a , , · · f fi . k . 2540 9-rn Avenue, SUtte.400 favorable ruling in another pref- lowed. Cash transfer IS a pro- types o nancmg .pac ages m Metairie, ta, 10002 gram where instead of using arranging aid _ for foreign naTele. t1 (504) 885-9994 erence issue this. month. NORFOLK, vA: A United States District Court traditional foreign aid to supply tions. Again the administration .. cost or · ,ree " d"t' "d · ., 1 PeterK.Babalas&Associates,P.C. judge . ruled that.. the govern- 1ow commo I 1es or sa1 ' cargo pre,erence regu ac su11e 7oo Atlenlic National sank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul's aouievard ment's cash transfer program · grants for specific purchases, tions did not apply. However, · IIy gives · I sraeI a merehant marme · supporters arNorfolk, Va_ 23510 Tele. ti (804l 622.;i100 with Israel is not covered by t he U. S . b as1ca cash grant to use as it sees fit. gued .that because the governcargo preference regul!_!,tions. . . PHILADEIJ>HIA,.PA . Kir_sctlne_r, Walters; Willig~Latelast year theal'lininistration .The ·. court ruled the program ment has a hand,.in the financiqg . V,:einber;;j & Dempsey Suite 110 unilaterally tried to circumvent · does not fall under cargo pref- of the sales, the 1954 Cargo 1429 Walnut Slreel . Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 ·· -the law by declaring the pro~ erencelaws. The decision may . Preference Act applies. Tele- # (215) 56!J.8900. , gram did. not requir¢ a 50 per- be appealt;d. · ;;Li:::s. ~; . CL -Company/Lakes L . -Lakes .NP. · ....,..lfllR Priority . . SEP1'-.:1~29, 1984 '"- ··. Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes 'TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algopac ............. _... , .... Port 21 3 1 5 2 0 ; Algonac, .. : .. _... ·•· ....... ,_,, Port Algonac., ................ _.. 3 -2 0 13 11 3 Port ,,Algonac. .. . . • .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups . • · ·Clau CL • c_1a,s L Class NP . DECK DEPARTMENT 0 . 21 8 •· ENGINE _DEPARTMENT 7 6 ·0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT · 6 2 \0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT o o ·o Tele. #{314) 23_1•7440 . **REGISTERED ON BEACH All-Groups Class CL Clan L, Class NP 35 5 4 SAN FRANCISCO,. CALIF. John Paul Jennings •: · Henning, Walsh.& A!lchie 100 Bush_Street, Suite 440 5"" Frahcisto, Calif. 9411>4 Tele. ti (415) '981-4400 •. ·. "' 6 1 2 Oaw>li; Robeils, Rei<I, 4 - 1 . 13 31 Totals All Departnients .'...-. . .. 42 18 4 34 15 . 0 85 · *"Tofaf R~glstered'' means the number of men who actually registered for shlppirig at the port last month. '*"Registered on .the _Beach:' means the total number of men registered at the port at !he end of last monlh. 12 / -LOG I Octobe.r :;; . - 1984 . ST.J.!)UIS, !,10. Gnlenberg, Sounders & .Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 OIi¥$ Street . st Louis. Missouri ~101; 15 13 25 20 SEATTLE, WASH. A!>l~ & l.','.acker . 2()1 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 961.19 Tele, ti (206) 285-3610 TAMPA,·FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, p_ A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard .Tampa, Florida 33609 Tel$. ti (813) 879'9842 �.Seafarers . ... ...,"~~~"·,.~~bp< . •)- HARRY LONI>EBERG SCHOOL •{0 OF SEA.MANSHIP ;' "s,,AMM••"''''tt . Piney Point Maryland· Union. Education Integral Part of the Curriculum at SHLSS 1'.he SIU and the . ·Seafarers Officials at SIU Headquarters in Harry: Lundebeig School of Camp Springs, Maryland. . .. . . Seamanship realize the · The intent of this program is to . importance of . keeping our continue to build a better member~ip infori11ed. While relationship based on . trust, attending. upgrading courses at · openness, sharing of information SBLSS, aU SIU members attend and EE,~ded upon a firm belief in Union Education for one week .. the democratic process between the · SIU members and their The purpose of this program is to leadership.l!ach member is asked . p~ovide the membership an to evafoate this program and oppwmnity . to review the goal~ and, .ol>jectives 't/f the; Seafarers · through their suggestions .. the Union Education program · is SIU President Frank.Drozak discusses union policiei(with recertifylng aosuns International Union (Atlantic, constantly imp.roying .. as a part of their Union Education at SHLSS. Gulf, Lakes and 1nlahd Waters Districts) with elected Union -- ' - ' ' The Nautical Science Certlfit:ate · . . Success at SHLSS were· chosen, to. meet the- needs·. and interests of seafarers. In order to complete the requirements for · the ·certificl).te, a stud ent · must first possess a strong maritime vocational b,ackground. An eligib,l¢ .·.student· selects and · •.':'Si"'fci?s · ·. : ·,, ,, acer · ' e · ·college a " , : •· J.:i. ·'. ,BIO 150 PolliJUon Coofrol. ln , Marine lndu$tries CDP 121 ·1ntrod11ct1on to Shipboard Microcomputers . . MTH 108 Introduction to College Math . . . MTH HO College Mathematics GRY 105 Earth, Sea and Man B",:1 · · .Un led S at s !lOOl'!!P,hY, . .. co . •. . • .. · . fj.,,itdlf; ..#.' :, ses ,iste ' below (only one, Math arid one These coµrses can be applied as Associate . · h y · ·course. · · b.e ....well ;reward. .an.... ···.G ~Ojtfll.P, _may -,,,."M' < ,.• , ...,;in.Arts . ,,,..~,.... ·,. 1 selected1, ··.· ·. ·· · · •··•· . .Degree fro1n Qh'a:rles ,c~untf"' ; ~• · · · · · Community College. F'SY 107 App Ile«;(; 1.noustria.l . For more information contact Psychology . . . / , , the .College Programs ;()ffiq:, · BAD 122 Personal Financial · · Seafafo.r,sH.ar.:."". J;.µp:deb~tg,:School- • •Management . . "' . . BAD 112 Government, Business of· S.earilanshlp.; Piney .:{>oint, ' and Latwc Maryland 20674. . . -Seaf,trerS ,l;ieense P!r()'g~an1 . ~ 1~~ 0 •'-: - - ' ~·'·. f Congratulations go to Richard Robertson who recently receiVed his. Nautical Science Certificate. ·· ., In keeping wi.th the philosophy ' succ;essfi.illy completed,· the of meeting the students' needs at lreqairemellts . for the .·. Nautical afl levels, the . Seafarers Harry Science Certificate. The Nauticlll. Science program Lundeberg School of Seamanship was created at the request of the offers .a variety of educational SIU and all the courses are taught opportunities. Ul:).der a contract on the· SBLSS campus. The 21 between the Seafarers Harry credit-hour program can be Lundeberg School and Charles County Community College,. completed withing. six . to ten weeks with. about .half of· the Lundeberg students _have · the opportunity to earn a.certificate in stud~nts completing ·the program . in less' than five weeks; due fo · Nautical Science. Of the 12 previous accredited courses taken students who have enrolled in the at SBLSS. .. program since the fir~t class met in The C!)Urses for the program January • 1984, ten. have The first sti:P" ~#11,t.ers ~hould. the fu.11 ~~uir(!d ~atime bef~re · titlce rn their quest for.:a license as you start your application process. · Towboat operator, Towboat · It is suggested, if you selected to engineer, Master or Mate Freight · go for.a license; that you obtain i · and Towing Vessel or original 3rd U.S.C.G. · application form afti:r ·· or 2nd. Unlimited mate or you have illl<)ut2/3 oftlre n:gwred · Engineer, mi:ist be . to submit a seatime, and · get ..the n ~ compltted United States Co:ist signatures (Master, • Chief Guard (CJ.$:G:;Gf application at· Mate/OuefEngineer and one other their nearest cU.S,C:~, effi.~e in : Mate or Engineer) on the next order to determine th~;e,Ugi~il#f ·; .severiif boa'ts ·or ships. When you to sit for the desired license. . ;<· '. submit tll:e appiii:lltion. to the u.,s,C.G., ask for some prot>f tlia.t Recentarticfos in the LOG have addressed the problems some you are eligible to sit for .the students face by reporting .to examina~on, ~d bring this .-,ith SHLSS • without ~•the•· proper . you ·to Pmey Point. · · character . reference on thei.r. · The licerose. is tough U.S.C.G. applicatfonform. These there is no time· alloted for· signatures must be obtained, .by confusi~n as to your eligi~ility to the seafarer, on board ship before. sit. Any effon you make, prior to he submits his license application. f°eporring to Piney Point, to properly These sigmttures can , be apply and produ,ce the seatime obtained .at anytime ari~Lyou do requirements will reward you with not have to wait until you have the maximum. time for study. course ana · October 1984/LOG/13 ( -· �, Underway Replenishment · ·sfu & SHLSS Preparing for the Future · The . Seafarers . International Replenishment {UNREP). Tpe Union has long been aware of the course is one week long and is a need for cargo-shipping capacity . required part of the Bosun, for . the resupply of forces Quartermaster, Third Mate and deployed overseas in remote AB programs .. locations, particularly during The ;first day of the course is pepods of national emergency. In spent in the dassroom with an response to this need, the Navy introduction to Replenishment at hastncluded, .as a key element of ·sea, . a description of the ship, the. 'rapid deployment force UNR.EP command and control, concept; a Navy Controlled Fleet highline transfer method, fueling operated by a civilian crew. This at sea method and additional . program coQSists of. eight SL-7 repienishment methods. The qass · ~ontainer ships · which are · following .:lays consist of UNREP ~mg converted to a cargo practice while tied to the pier, · configuration · .specifiq.lly assigning crew to all stations, designed to facilitate the .rapid reassigning qew 'to man new · loading arid unloading of military stations, ·· and actual underway equipment~ fuel, personnel, and replenishment at sea. . . · supplies while the ships are . SIU men:il!.ers have just · I uriderwa{ Four of the ships have completed participation in an been converted· and are SW Underway :Replenishment exercise The rendezvo.us position or the Underway Replenishment Is plotted with contracted vessels. Th~ are: the which was held jn the Pacific the wind and sea direction being a prime f11ctor by ,am Moore who 1.s presently: enrolled In the Master Mate Freight ar,d Towing cc:,µrse. Algol, the Capella, the Antares ·Ocean. This Military Se.alift and the Bellatrix. Command exercise was designed Here · at the Seafarers Harry a comprehensive test of · Lundeberg School of Seamanship underway replenishment we are ttainin:g Seafarers in the methods. This test was rated · tei;hniques of Underway ex.;:ellent by M~C and the, Navy. i . I as A special;'sea detail .for l!N'REP is set by Quartermaster students Paul Bllf.lnQton, on the:\Y~ilel; and Robert Enke. C11ptalh Tom Doyle oversees · the operation.. · ', .aridge .,. . As lhe Bosun Recertification class prepares the lines, the Earl "Bult" Shepard beainil lo make. its approach on the receiving vessel, .which Is on a steady course anil .speed. Once alOngS!de It maintains station on the receiving ship by using amall COUIS8 and speea changes. ·· · ln the engine room, preparations are also being made prior to coming alongside the receiving vessel by Norman Walzer, Engineer. • I .I t4!LOG-t.Octooer 1984 ' -- .. -~- -··-·~-~-~I �---------- - ---- - - - Once alongside the receiving vessel, at a distance between 80 - 150 feet, a weighted light line called a "Bolo" is sent over to the receiving crew. This line is used to receivEl the messenger line,;to which the high ll11e; a11d the phone and t_he distance lines are attached. ( .- The 55 gallon drum is hauled aboard the receiving vessel by means of the in-haul line, and is kept about 8 feet above the water during the transfer. -After the distance line is.received, it is made fast to the receiving vessel and is used by the delivery ship to maintain the proper separation beiween vessels. · Upon completing the transfer of all cargo, :tlie rig is then_ prepared to be_ sent back to the delivery ship by reversing the process of how it _was received aboard. -! ,. ' ' I, ' .......,..:• Aff!lr the 5 inch manila highlin·e .is _attached to the kingpqst ·ab_oard the receiving vessel, a:55 gallon drum is prepared to be sent across.- back on board, it Is made up and stowed for-the -- · Octooer 1984 / LOG / 15 \ -, l ~-- - "" ------- ~----~· . ::, ' ,_-_-__ ':_ - - ----~--- �, -·. · Upgrading Course Schedule · ..(•} .. ' 't-<f.'l-'l 1.1.JIV~~,I# . , ,0~Sf:AMM,.,.y.«, I . · 1 . •·. • }.. l.ulVb;,-.,/1 ~~l'-~\l.'i NoVember1984 ThroUgh January19~5.,,{ Programs ~eare.d to lmpr~ve Job Skills -; · · And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry Following are the updated course • schedules for· November 1984 through January 1985 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship.. . 0 /,'sr.,,MAN'>y.'q_' i Recertification Programs Check-In Completion For convenience of the membership, the course schedule Date Date Course ·. is separated Into five categories: engine · department Steward Recertification January 25 · March 4 courses; deck department courses; steward department ' courses; recertification programs; adult. education courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. ln!and Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing · to upgrade are· advised to enroll in the courses of their Check-In/. choice· as early as· possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in Completior:a Lengtti of · ·· . . . . · size-so· sign up early. Date · ·•.. Co.urse · Course Class schedules may be_ changed to reflect membership November 2 Developmental Studies October 29 demands. · · SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. The following courses wm need to be taken either before .. The following classes will be held through January '1985 as or after an upgrading course or with firefighting, C.P.R. and ·.· listed below: · 'First Aid. · Adult Education Courses. ·Engine Upgrading Courses · ,~~ _ 9h~ck-ln , .Q~pl!!i_on.,. ~,.•,..:~,/!!fl'. Y""'Cb'tirse Date Date~'''~';'fc;,.c~,L,;;:;.,;"?~'"'»,-~'L ==-='---'-------,'-=.=,~----=::.==--,-'--,--C-. Welding Puinproom Maint. & Operation . .· ·M~rlhe. Elect 1 .:Maintenance Ccmveyorman· Third Asst. Engineer November 2 January 4 January 4 January 4 January 4 December 7 February 22 --.._, . ,..·...:~_... ; ·: ....v•;·:;·'8,?',:J.t~~.''.'&;.~~.J:"'~.:~~-·~,~''.;.iii,;!5_·_-.-:,_i•'. ' ' '~ I '' February 8 March 15 Monday Through Friday Only . / Depart Lexington Park 6:20A.M. Arrive Washington D.C; · 8:20 A.M. .• Course Celestial Navigation/ Master/Mate F.T. Celestial Navigation/ Third Mate Celestial Navigation/ Towboat Operator. ·Flrst"'Class Pilot Quartermaster Check-In Date Completion Date November 9 December 14 Novemb.er 9 December 14 November 9 December 14 January 4 January 11 March1 March·1 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check-In/ Completion . Length of Date Course Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward . bl-weekly bl-weekly bi-weekly monthly 16 / LOG I October 1984 I ' ... . Bu.s Sche,dule · March 8 Deck Upgrading· Courses.· . (GED) High School Open-ended !:quivalency Program (ESL) English as a Second Language ... O.pencen(;:led (ABE) Adult Basic Education · Open,ended · varies varies varies varies . Depart Washington, D.C. ·4:30 A.M. 5:55P.M .. · Arrive Le~lngton Park 6:15 A.M. 7.55 P.M. •. The Gold Line Bus is the only bus which travels between Washington D.C. and the nearest bus stop in Lexington Park. This bus.line travels Monday through Friday only. It is necessary to take a cab from Lexington Park to ·the Seafarers Harry lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. · · The Gold Line Bus Station js located at 12th and, New York, Northwest, D.Q., Telephone Number in Washington, D.C.:"(202) 479:,5900 The Go.Id Line Bus Station I~ located ln,Lexlngton Park at the A&P G~ry. Fare: $10.30 (One Way) ·. · ' Friendly cab Company, Lexington Park, Marylan<l Telephone Number: 863-8141 · Fare from Lexington Park to SHLSS Is: $11.00 (1 or 2 occupants) one way. I I I �Apply. Now. for an SH LSS Upgrading:.,Course I , Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Sc,hool of Seamanship · · Upgrading Application Name (frrst) (Casi) Date of Birth (Middle) •• •• .•• MoJDay/Year Address ________~------'---..==-------------;-;-,--,,--,==--..,-(Slreel) (City) (Apt. # or Box.#) TelephonE! _"'(A"',~ea=ca~d"'e"'J--~--- · (ZlpCode) (State) Inland Waters Member • Deep Sea Member 0 ~ Lakes Member D Pacific • Social Security 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book 11 - - - - ' - - - ~ - - - - Seniority _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ .• ...•• •• • Date Book Port Presently . Wasfasued ________~· Port lssued ________~Reglstered In _________ •• •• • ••• • Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now. H e l d - - - , , - - - - - ~ - - ' - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Are·you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: 0 Yes •• ••• • ••• • •• .:.'"...'"..Ml!- 1.l lij!ilQI No D (If yes, fl.II In below} •• • Yes No • CPR: • Yes No • l Am Interested in the Following Course(s) C,hecked Below or lndlcated·Here if Not Listed - - - ' - - - - - ~ ••• ••• ••• •• •• • •• DECK I .••• •• ' •• •• L FlrefighUng: ~•i''1lliM~f11IJ1'1Jt.rlifrre-,ifrii"[@'~-~'4,,y,i1t fi n111ir ~,r~~.,~$1 ' ' ,, •• •• •• •• ••• •• •• • ••• • ••• • ••• ••• •• • FOWT QMED-Aoy Rating ; 0° Mlirin'4i Electronics · '• Marine Electrical Maintenance D Pumproom Maintenance & Opara!IQn Automation Malnlel'ance of Shipboard Relrlgaralloi. Syslema o. Qlatel Engines 0 A!lllslant Englnaa,r (Unlnspectad Motor V•uel) • Qhlei'Englneer (Unlnspacted ,. •. • • • .·• MOtor Vessel . D Third' Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected)· Third Male Radar Observer Unlimited D A..lslanl Cook 0 Cook & Baker • Chief Cook Steward Towboat. Inland C0ok • .• · complete the course• ••• ••• .•· 'o Adul.1 Bu.I.c Educall~n (ABE) · High School Equlvalency 1 Program (GED) Developmental Studies ... . ~. English as a Second Language (ESL) • Nautical Science Certificate Program Scholarshlp/Work Program • ' •• •• ••• •• •• ••:: • ••• •• •• •• .• • .••• • ' •• ••• •• . •: • ••• •• ••• •• •• ' • ••• ,-. .•. .• COLLEGE PROGRAM • • •• •• • ••• ••• •• ADULT l:DUCATION DEPARTMENT • • ..••• ••' • 0 Welding . D Llfeboalman STEWARD No transportation WIii be paid unless you present · original receipts and successfully ••• • .• • • ' ••• •• ALL DEPARTMENTS ENGINE 0 Tankerman O AB Unlimited AB. Lim.lied . 0 A.B Special • D Quartermaster • Towboat Operator Inland. • Towboat Operator .Nol More Than 200 MIies o 1)>Wb<>al Operator (Over 200 MIies) • Celestial NIIYlgallon . D Master lnsp~ad T0wln1i>V1tl@il o Mate lnapeclad Towing Veuer· D 1st Class.PIiot . D Third Male Celestlal-.Navlgatlori . •• Yes '' DoyouholdaletterofcompletlonforLlfel:ioat: • ·Yes No • ••• •• • •• ...•• · Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--,-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ •: ' • .••• •• •• • (dates am,naear • •• •• • •• • •• Trainee Program: From ______,==·.to Have you attended any St:ILSS Upgrading Courses: •• •• • •• No D (if yes, fill in below) ,, • ••• •• •• • ••• •• ••• •• RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME'-(Show only·a.mount need,f?d to Lipgrl(c;le In rating n.oted ab.ove pr attach letter of service, Whichever is applicable,) · · ·· · · · VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED . DATE 01:' DISCHARGE ••• ••• ••• • .•.• . • ••• •• ••• •• .SIGNATURE_-"------------,--- D1>.TE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - ' - - - - RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Plney,Point, MD. 20674 -Y~ic.••:..•.:._1ii, .................................................. ~ ............_............ ~.--····································· ,_;::,::;;..- October 1984 /LOG/ 17 .'R �~---.Area Vi.ce. Presidents' "ep_ort-·_-.-----,-,Great ·Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco Gulf Coast, by V.P. Joe Sacco O help resolve our differences WITH harvest time upon us, with Dixie Carriers, we are activity on the western rivpursuing a regular dialogue with ers is picking up and more work is the company. As the strike. goes available for our members. into its 19th month, we are also Also, politically, we've been gearing up for the Missouri govcontinuing our legal fight in court against the company. This Union ernor's race in which we're strongly has a case pending against Dixie supporting Democrat Kenneth in a Texas district court. Rothman. . However, the outcome of a.NaIn .mid-September Democratic tional Labor Relations Board presidential nominee Walter Mon(NLRB) case in New Orleans is a · dale came to St. Louis and met perfect example of the anti-union with representatives from the varattitudes so prevalent during this ious unions, including the SIU, Reagan administration. The SIU did. not agree with the decision . before speaking at the city's Washington University. This Union is reached by the NLRB's regional director in New Orleans concerning solidly in back of the Mondale-Ferraro ticket, and I strongly urge all. unfair labor practice charges that we had brought against •Dixie our members to get out and vote on Nov. 6. .. Carriers. The Union, therefore, appealed the decision to the NLRB At the end of September the Missouri State AFL-CIO-held its in Washington, D.C. The appeal was denied. · biennial convention in Kansas City. SIU Representative Mike Dagon On a positive note, I'm happy to report that a staunch congressional. attended the convention. He reports that Joan Mondale, wife of supporter of the SIU, Lindy Boggs (D-La.), won a tough primary Walter Mondale,' spoke to the delegates as did AFL-CIO President race last month. I want.to thank the SIU meni.bership for their hard Lane Kirkland. work on the part of Rep. Boggs. Up on the Great Lakes, d_eep-draft shipping is slowing down a bit All over the Gulf we're very involved in the political scene. For : with the cold weather coming in. SIU-contracted American Steamship instance, in :fy[obiie we have set up phone banks in the hall, and our Co. has brought in th·e self-unloader Adam Cornelius. and Kinsman members ·are calling people and asking them to vote for Walter is bringing in the Merle McCurdy, a grain ship. · · Mondale .. Also, out of Mobile we are throwing our support behind On our.'Great Lakes tug and barge equipment, employment is Democrat Frank McRight who is running for Congress for the first holding up. well. SIU-contracted Dunbar. and 'Sullivan completed tim('): lie is running 1n the first Congressional District of Alabama. projects in Fairport, OhiQ and. Conneat1t, Ohio .and has , begun a Iri Jacksonville, the first time, we were heavily involved in harbor deepening job in Eastlake, Ohio. Around the middle· of this ;, l6c,1l politics and our efforts were qui_te successful. In recent elections month, the company is scheduled to begin a large dredging project there we supported five judges. Three of them won and the other · in Point Mouillee, Mich . .two are s,cheduled for runoff elections. · . Luedtke Engineering has started a job in.Ogdensburg, N.Y. and ;.'· Concerning tug and barge contracts in the Gulf; a very good was also declared low -bidaet<on a $6. ni.illioii breakwater repair ·.agreement. with G&H Towing in Texas has been ratified by the project in Musk~gon, Mich. That work is expected to begin around members.. Meanwhile; negotiations are continuing with Moran of the middle of October. ·· . • Texas. •· · ' · Our 'SIU-contracted dredge North1d-ly Island (NAT.CO) has com~ JnNewOrleai1swearepreparingfornegotiationsonanewcontract pleted the initial part of a project in Saginaw Bay, Mich. and has ,.. . w\~~ pe~t_ll;, Q~e~n Stt~a_piboat com aIJy which. owns the pa~s.engeL,"l'!Aoved•.lJ:> T~ledo, Qhi~i!"ii~.ife. ~~~-beginning a .hafbOJ:•ife~ning '. ,-..,, .. sr'~h(p's"''M'1~1.ffl°pjtl~~n,an~•![?elta ..~Ue!ln."flFlie e~11}.;a:c ,e*pI~~~J~~tfeil'lfn1h'fflJffimna lS sffl &ih!ltioltom;• .·• I 4 --..·. t.o~ : Dec. 30. Also, negotiations are continuing in New, Orie.ans with Gulf . ·. · West Coast by V.P George McCartney ·Atlantic Transporation Co. That agreement expires at the end of this · ' · · 0 month. · · · . :~et~: T for 0 t .·. T.::~: 1 ::~Jt;fu~ East .Coa$tjby V.P, Leontt~U . ,,,... mtirith. Qrre'was politic1i"~~d the ···· other was ·skilled seamanship. ' · LL aiong the East Coast there On the political front, we've been · is a good deal of activity with . veryacHv~ up' and down-tl:ie Coast ·our tug an,c.kbarge contracts. .attending rallies for Walter Mon, In Noifollcthe:,'\.llie<;!Jnhmdancl"'. ,, dale and Geraldine Ferraro, the . J~.¢;. A!Jitd\G.da?tal contracts. were Democratic nominees for presi' Overwhelmingly ratified. dent and vice-president tespecAlso in that port, negotiations tively and the candidates tins Union is supporting. are ~tarting with the Association of Virginia Pilots, which represents . ;'\l~'O: 111' 'California's Orange launch operators. and shoreside County on 1.,abor Day, the SIU personnel, and with the Associawas outin full force at Mile Square Park, the site of the official kicktion of Maryland Pilots. Both con-• off of the Reagan re,eJeetion campaign. SIU members along. with Oct.' 31. their sisters'and brothers in their affiliated union, th.e united Industrial tracts/expire _In Norfolk negotiations are conWorkers, numbered 400 at the dc;monstration. Tbey carried their tinuing with Northeast Towing. grasssoots political signs as well as signs protestingReagan's policy In Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk contract negotiations are on tariff denials. · ' . also continuing with Curtis Bay and McAllister. . Later that afternoon we were at the Long Beach Airport to welcome Concerning deep sea news, the SIU-contracted Pride of Texas Mondale and Ferraro to.Southern California. . (Titan Navigation) was crewed up in Norfolk in the middle of All over the West Coast our grassroots volunteers are participating · September. The ship had been lai<;I up .for three weeks for repairs in in. voter registration drives and get-out:the-vote campaigns.: In the .the Newport News Ship arid Dr}'dock. . · Seattle ~all volunteers have aiso made close to 75,000 sigil,"s .for the Off the coast of Virginia,. al: Lynnhaven Anchorage, the SIUMondale-Ferraro campaign. ccmtracted Keystone State (lnterocean Management) continues to go * * * through ·her round~the~clock i:icercises using her' ,heavy~lift cranes in Turniligl6Iny second news item this month, I'm proud to announce · "at-sea" conditions. This IO-year old vessel was recently converted that two ofour Seafarers are going to Geneva, Switzerland to receive by the Navy as the first of 11 heavy-lift crane ships under charter to a covetous award-the United Nation's Nansen Medal for ,saving the Military Sealift Command. refugees. The Seafarer.s, both ABs and both out of Seattle, are Jeff ,,, In Baltimore in the middle of September the SIU supplied the Kass and Greg Turay. The award they will receive was first. given to , security :at a .rally for Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic nominee Eleanor Roosevelt in 1954 for her work with. World WarUr.e.fpge:es. for vice president. This Union is strongly supporting Mondale and · (A full story on the award will appear in an upcoming issue ofJhc; LOG.) . . .Ferraro· in the upcoming election on Nov. 6. ·A· on ,.,. '''"" · 18 / LOG / October 1984 • .• �While he must .sign his riame on ' the first line of the upper lefthand corner of the mailing envelope, and print his name and book number · _ · on the second line, the secrecy of the ballot-which is encased in an unmarked ballot envelope-is complete. No ballot will be opened for counting until all envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ·ballot envelope removed intact, and all ballot envelinclude with the request the adopes mixed together. In· no way , dress where they want the ballot will there be any coJJ,nectfon beto be mailed. Once he receives his ballot and · tween the mailing envelope-:-containing the member's namC-:.and envelopes, the member's vote bethe ballot. envelope or the ballot comes completely secret since, af. itself. ter he marks his ballot in secret, he inserts it into the envelope Ballots will be counted by a marked "Ballot," seajs it and places rank-and~file Union Tallying Comit into the mailing envelope already mittee consisting of two members addressed to the bank depository, . elected from each of the Constiseals the mailing envelope and mails tutional Ports. They will be elected it. in December. Voting Procedures, Sample Ballot, 'Other Information for 1984·General Election of Officers, 1985--1988 Seafarers International· Union Atlantic,.Gulf, Lakes· & Inland Waters District S able to members who believe they ecret ballots, for the election will be at. sea during the voting of officers and job holders for · the term 1985-1988, will be availperiod and unable to secure a bal• lot. Requests for absentee ballots able to members of the Atlantic, must be made by registered or Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters certified mail .postmarked no later District of the Seafarers Internathan midnight, Nov. 15 and must tional Union of North America be delivered no latertlian Nov. 25, from Nov. l through Dec. 31. The 1984. The requests must be mailed ballot will contain the names of all to the Secretary-Treasurer's office qualified candidates .as was determined by the Union's Credentials · at SIU Headquarters in Camp Springs, Md. Seafarers requesting Committee and membership in acabsentee ballots are cautioned to cordance with the Union's Constitution. The election will be conducted Notice On Unopposed Candidates by a mail ballot as provided by the One part of the article of the SIU any such candidate. mittee shall not be required to tally Union's Constitution. Secret balcompletely (he results of the voting Constitution which deals with .rules The entire section, contained in lots, togethe( with self-addressed, for' elections concerns the election for such unopposed candidate but stamped envelopes fol: mailing, will of candidates who life unopposed . Article XID, Section 5(a) of the SIU shall cel'lify in their report, that be available to full-book members Constitution, reads as follows: for office. The section states that such unopposed candidate has been in good standing at union halls. those candidates who are unopposed "A candidate unopposed for any elected to such office or job. The A, full list of cities and street for any office or job shall be conoffice or Job shall be deemed elected Election Report Meeting shall ac• addresses -where ballots will be to such office or job notwithstanding cept the above certijication of the sidered elected to that office or job, available ~ccompanies this story. and that the Tallying, Committee that bis name may appear on the Union Tallying Committee witftout Election procedures are spelled · shall not have to count the votes for ballot •. The Union Tallying Com- change." out in detail in Article XIII of the SIU Constitution which is printed· in thi,s speci<ll suJ:)plement of.the:_, ,3 . , ,.· " · , .,,,, .. ,,.,•·,, <.,,,,,,,·· . , : ,;,,,; · ~lhs;,;\t.~ ·'?£' ~ -J.;.,-;; • _.. , !c~:~~.-:k~"',.--·,··*~·_;.~,~~-~"J'"'··ct•.\-.~"'- ··"'·~>·""~~,i~.itc4f" f' ;~~&.. __,;:.- _ . ~~;p•-.,-~•-_"s.;,,_,i~~/'Ot;r'-~'f~f4-':"!.v'l!..~•~~----,.. ~,r. . _.-·'-1'% · Seafarers may pie up eir bal· · lots and mailing envelopes from 9 ;a.m. until noon, Monday through · 'Satqrifliys, ex~pt on Jegiµ, holi"". days; at any of the designated port.city locations from Nov. 1 through Dec ..31. ,.,,.,.. . . Mailing envelopes containing ballots must be .postmarked no later than Midnighto'December 31, 1984 and must .be received by, Jan 5, . 1985. • Only full-book members in good standing are eligible to vote. Each member must present his b.ook to the port agent or the. agent's designated representative when the member secures his ballot, his _ballot envelope and a postage-paid, pre-addressed envelope in ·which to return the ballot envelope con- . taining the ballot. When the memc ber receives ·his ballot, his book will be stamped with the word "voted" and the date. The top part of the ballot above the perforated line will be retained by the port agent. In cases where a member does not produce his book, or ,where there is a question about his being.· · in good standing or otherwise eligible to vote, the. member will receive a mailing envelope of a difc ferent color marked with the word "challenge," an_d his book shail be stamped "Voted Challenge" and the date. Absente.e ballots will be availi)?, -i-l~• i / ;.k_,. ~,,• ., - ', I I October 19S4 /LOG/ 19 i , '' .I �/ - ; ELECTION NOTICE OF 1 984 ELECTION' FOR ELECTION- OF 1 985-1 988 OFFICERS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Election will be conducted by secret mail ballot. Ballots may be obtained at the following locations from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Mondays through Saturdays, excluding holidays, during the voting period: The voting period shall commence on November 1st, 1984 and shall continue through December 31st, 1984. VOTING LOCATIONS BAI.Tl MORE Cl.EVELAND DETROIT.. (ALGONAC) . DULUTH GLO.UCEST.ER HONOLULU 1216 E. _Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 1290 -Old River Road, Cleveland, OH 44113 520 St. Clair River Drive, Algonac, Ml 48001 705 Medical Arts Building, Duluth, MN 55802 1 1 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 .· 707 Alakea Street, Honolulu,- HI 96813 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce Street, Ho·usfon, TX noo2 JACKSONVILLE 3315 Liberty Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 ' JERSEY CITY 99 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 36605 · 630 Jackson .Avenue, NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, LA 70130 f\lEW YORK NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA PHILIPPINES (SUBfC BAY) PIN EY POINT PUERTO RICO (SANTURCE) SAN FRANCISCO . SEATTLE ST. LOUIS WILMINGTON -· ..... . ; , 675 Fourth Avenue, Brookiyn 1 NY 11232 115 Third Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510 2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148. 2348 Rizal Ave., E. Bajac Bajac, Olongapo City (Subic Bay), · R. Philippines C-2201 St. Mary's County, Piney Point, M D 20674 1057 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 16, Santurce, PR 00907 35IJ Fremont ,Streel, San . Francisco, CA 94105 · 2505 First AVffflue,. �Ille, WA 98121 4581 Gravois Av�nue, St. Lotis. MO 63116 408 Avalon Boulevard, Wilmirigton, . CA 90744 • ·;c.,. .. :.''..~ . ~ .• .......· : SIU Constitution · R·u/es on Elee.tion _•; ._:: ..- ., : - -, _ �,{1 : i , .. ,_ .;. ., , , , J4lrtlcle ·�111 . . . . , . Headqu�ers is •located. It shaUcimsist , of six (6) full book _ .., Sedlon 3: Ballollng P<Ocedun,s,., . ' j,, , ; . ' . membery m-attendan�e_: at t�e me�tmg_,.wit� tv,,q (�) me�qe:rs s _. E�lo_n,, _Offi�, ffea¥1quarter . , _.:- ·.:· ;•:-.-.-. ,: ,.,,r: :;._- :·>:•'f1.'Y ·· •1� --,;�;;,:�i�l.Jilf:-<oJ(vJ_ 11:.:, · .: . to be elected from each of the De9_k , t:11��, "!'a .�.tr•(li,roJ' �preaenfli!IY.es, Port Agents and -Patrolmen i!1..,.. . . J,),: B �Q� 1n ,lliF,11,!"!111�f'�.�re�•'l1(P,ro:Ytd�d. , s�£�. ,· Departments.-No ·officer;Headquatters. . .R_epresenta.t1ve, . _ Pgrt . me_nce _ on ,· Novem6er· · lst of"the,,.electton: year-,;,and1-:stiall:-r(,.Secbon- l. Nonunations. .•·· .· . , . . . ' ;\gent o�.. Pa contiitu� through December 3lst,,ex.clusive of Sund�ys'.a1i\li'·' E�cept as provided in Section 2, (b) of this Article, any .. •trolman, or .sandidate'ofor i>ffice -or 'the job of He"'!q!'arters Rep�sentat1�•• Port �gent or Patrolman; �hall (f?.r...•e,c. � i1)dividwd fort) holid�ys lega!l,Y recognized: in the,.,: · full book -member;may submit his name for nomin�tion for ,. . be •!1g1ble·for eleqt1on I? this <;:omm11tee, except as prov1dea City of wliich the PQrt affected 1s locatetl:)f November Isl any office , or theiob of Headquarters Representative, Port for 10.,: _�cJ• X, Section 4. In the ev�nt any committee or December 31st falls on a holiday,lep!l� ,l'J'.cognjzed\iit.att · Agenf or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered me,:nber 1s un�ble to serve, th� ColJ!m1ttee �hall suspend ·Port in the City iit which that PQrt is. located, the balloting:•-:. in 'pel'.Son,. to the, office of the Secretary-Treasurer at head- . q��{S,:. or. s.end_iµg, - a tetter ,addressed to the- Credentials · 1 , untiLthe ,Pre�s1dent - ?r Executive- V1ce-Pres1�ent, o� the. ., period in su,c�, ��- $h� gomro�n�e �ftJ�rmi.nate:-, ,a_s,thC.ca'se. ·;.1 �'!f"f, ID th�er, ,£,aj- ls �especial m.eell!!B. at . · , . ma.){be lon,l!\i' next,succeed\!!8 bus1Dess·daya S.uruecMo the. · i · e,address · . . , . S.C,C o£the,Secrel!!!;Y."T�surermat Co1DID1ttee,.1D care �tti�-_. 1 . .� �Ja�t?cf���rs�th,u�1� ," ." · _- :·_ m_.1'FS�&ef;Ji#&� u:,� .• -""sro:W&\1ihwi� ,rc1· r. �� �-1'!111 �t�;,�t::fiR�SQ (Qo� •);Jf - '-'·-> t�'fi:�Q1i:f_.Y ,,!i'-,..-:J.,ii:� }f�,� -;��� re � i!:" _ li · ... _ _ ·n 1m:oo Offfi��)1uwt. ·efs/�Tfiii�J?fieriij�be . _ _ , _, ;_,. : , _ _ . , < ;;, _ repl;\£f�men1, ! Fhe,. Gomm1ttee's _ resuifs�Hiill _ _ . tle'li;yl' _ m aJorily· �, -theii"tl" _ . al . lie; 1>.0 _ i'l 'i" -"s h 'alF6e _ • o pel, froln'9:00 _ _ A,M. o 12' low , _ _ . _ _ _ . . . · . .. . -: . . · , the: folfowing: _ . , .. .. , . . . _ . .. be_ing reso_lved •by a majority vote of · vot¢;-,witli0�)'. -tie,vore Noon,' Moridayd\fu:ugh Saturdays,' (�}The' Jlame oi' the ¢andidate. . . .. · · _ _ i excluding holidays. t h e membership a t a special meetmg called for tliat p s• (b} _Balloting '111•11 be t,y �•i . The Secl'e.tary-Treasu�� � (b) :Hfs home adclres�.an.d,· ••maili ng address. . ; shall 1DSU,e the proper and timely prep,arat1on of balk)ts\,, ,, . . , . (c) His book number. , ,_., . t:,, .. . . . ·. ,,'! at th�t, Port.:,. :,,-'· ·:,. • , . • . . (d) The !itl� 6� the �c,e' ..or-·...other job for w�ich he .is ii . (b) Aft�r its elecl!On; the Co_mm1ttee shall-imme�iflt�!rJ!� .. witho�t par-iii!Jit)'. as to �dj�a,tes;or:f>'.!,l;i., , 1'1!� li!l!lo'.fsoiii'af mto: · �.ess1011:·_ It: -s�all-. determn�e -• -"'.hether t�e _, �-!8-�..::n. Jl�r; . o!l:�� , ,e��ta!):l}foi;m,!!�,h�4-�.m..t�f$!V�,::�iy:m.�·nts· not . . . -��µdid3;t�, IOcl�dt�)��- J�a,rpe, of the Port . IO the event � sµfi)1)!\t.�;ly� a�f!hcat1on .cprrec�y,and PQS!.��s•,�}he ne e-· mcon.s1stent ·�1th the, prov1s1qns of this CQn slltut1on. All · : t_he PQS1Uon sought 1s 1h,t .of Agent or.Patrolma n_.·. ._,. .... qualified candidates shall be listed thereon_,alphabetically �s'i"'Y, qµ_ali#cat\ODS»The !1;om m1ttee _shall prep� a rePQrt , . .',: . (e) Proof of citizenship. . lisl!"g eac_h apph�ant and his "!><>k,number,.underlhe, ,affice within each category with book number , and job seniority (f) Proof of seatime and/or employme nt as required for . ·· . , ., · · or Job. he is se.C!kmg. Each -app_hcant s_hall be n1arked qualclassification status. . ., . .. _ - ·'.< · : · candidates. The listing of the J)OrtS shall first s et fcn:th !leadquarters a on. is vessel, lie shall' notify . . ified' ' ,or "disqualified" •�cording l9 the findings of the (g) In the event the member .-...·,.,:: "'!d then shall follow, a geographical . l!"l,te,i;n/ c:onimenc!ng the Credentials C�mmitte,e what vessel. h_e is·on. T�is ·· ',\_,J:0�1ttee. Where an,,apphcant has been m31:ked "disgual. with the most northerly port ofth� Atl311t19',Coast, follow1Dg shall be done also 1f he ships subsequent- to forward1Dg / ified, ·· th.� reason _therefor ,must be _stated '!' .the �port. the Atlantic Coast down to the most southerly port on that · ._ his credentials. .. . .•!;-,,, W\>•r�,-• 11.e vg\e hat�•n resolved, by a spec13! meet1D� of co.ast, , th_en,,._westerly aloi;ig the Gulf of Mexico and so .on, (h) Annexing a certificate_·,in the- following form, signep · · �li"�fJ!l�in��,htp, thatfaFt sh_� also be noted, _with suffi�1eQt detail. The report sHall be- signed by 3!1 · _of the Comm,tt�e until the list .of ports .is exhauste d. Any port outside . the a nd dated by the proposed nominee: · . . ·· �nd submitl�d t,o t�e Ports 1,n Con tinental Un ited:.States _shall then be adde.d .. There shall . �.embers, at1d be completed "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the',five (5) ...... ttme,Jor t�e: next_J�gular qiee_t1_1�g after, be no write-in voting and rto provision� for. !he same Shall years last past, have I been either a me:mber ofthe Communist . : ... their �lectton. �t this meeti�g, .,ti.shall J!e f!'•d '.and: 1Dco,por:,ted ID the m1Dutes, appear on the ballot. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to Party or convi�te d of; or served any part of a prison term and then PQste<I on the bull•!i/1 �oard in each port. have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall resulting from convictio_n: of robbery, , bribery, extortion, be so perforated as to enable th_at pqrtion containing the said· On . !he las_t day o,f_- n�unu�,tions,: 9!1e ,nember o�, t,�e ..- embezzlement, grand lru:CCny, burglary, arson, violation:.Qf CoI11I11i�tee;�hall s_tand by-_1� H.ea·ctquarter�__ to accept dehvery number tO be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. narcotics laws, murder, _- rape, assault with_ inten t.. Jo kill, ·_of c r�denttals.; � credepttals must _be -II) headquarters ·by On this remov8ble portion shall also be placed a short ass3:�l.t w_hich infli�Js gri�vous bodily inj!Jryi of viola_ti�n- of • . statement indicating the n ature Qf the ballot and the voting ,midrught of tlos1Dg �•Y. . Ill~- of tlie Landrum-Griffin Act, cjr conspiracy to . Tille: II or~-. . . , , (c),W_hen·'an . apphcant has been d1sguahfied by the com' date thereof. commir any' such crimes." _ ·.. mittee, h �· _s hall � �otified immediai'elt t,y teleg1:1m at, tne - (c) The ballots so prepared at the dire�tion ofthe SecretaryDated ;'. , . . . . . . . ... . . . . , . . . :. . . . . . . , . . , . : . , . , . .,, : . . . . , "·addre_sses hst_ed br,h1m-pµrsuantto ��C.�•on I '?f this art1cl�. Treasurer shall be the only official ballpts. No others may Signature ofmemb'e;be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the H� shall a_lso be-: �ent a letter ·contain1Dg their reasons for Book No. . . . , . . . , . . . . . . , . . _ . , . . , . . . . , . . _. ; . , . . . . . .• . . . . '1)'. :ijr'Jii.ail; ,speciaj _delivery; registered · · sugh,,di,sq_ualifi�atfon preceding_ p�aphs and shall be numbered con secutively, l'f!nted forms of the certificate shall be made a.vaila/JI% to ',_ .. .. . commencmg with number 1. A sufficient amount _shall be nommees. Where a nomihe_e cannot truthfully _ executC· such_ -...__ or c��ffled,_� t_o. :the - mwl.iµg aj:ld_r�ss d�signated pursuant to printed and distributed to eac)l Port. A ·rec ord of the ballots, a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or . _ Sectioef'f.<b) of Jms �icle . -�_.di�qµalified app\icant shall h_ave the rightto,take, aft' appeal...,,t..o· th,e membership from the both by serial' numbers and amount, sent thereto, shall be . job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally decision of the Committ ee. He: l4ru1 forward_ copies p{ such maintained by the Sec·retary-Treasurer, who shall also send revoked by such conviction .or. a favorable determination by appeal'to' !"'Ch PQrt, where-the,:appeal_,s_hall be presented and each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and the Board of Parole of the 'United States_ Department !>f · Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate furnish voted upon at a regular meetlDg no 11iter than th_e second serial numbers of the ball_ots $ent .. The Secretary-Treasurer meeting aft�r-the C�,:nmittee:s election. It isJhe r_e�PQDSibility shall also send lo eac_h cient amount of. . a �oniplete si�ned statement of the facts oLhis case iogether ,-. - : Port 1,g,ent a suffi • I of the apphca'!-1 to ms�re ll!"�IY,,,,de�verypf his· appeal, In blank-opaque envelopes contanung the word, "Ballot" on wllh true-cop1es of the documents ,suPPQrting his ·st�tement. -. .... any ;event, without J?reJud1ce_ -��: ._his · wntt�J?, .- �ppeal,_ t�e the face of_t_he envelope, as well as a suffici�nt ��urit of Any_ f�ll -b.o'?k member may nomi(iat_e ally otfiEfrfu l�:Qook apphcant may ap�-ar m person ·befo.re the �Qmnuttee withm opaque mailmg envelopes,· first. class postage,_.prep_wd - and_ member m which event such full book member s'p •nom_10ated · tw� days_ aft�r .the: day on which t�e _te!•�'.is sent, to printed on · the face thereon as the · addressee shiili be the shall conlply with the provisions- of thfs Ai:ticle •�they are con;e_ ct )1,i� aJ?phcat10n or argu e for his: quahfi c. ati�n._ name and acf<4"ess of the depository for the -receipt of siach sef forth herein, relating to the s1:,1bMi_ssion Qf-crederttials . By . Tti� <;9mmitt.ee's,:report shall be,ptepared- early:ei:i_���h to ballots as designated by the President in the, manner provided reason of t-be_.abovC· s elf nomin_ation:provisiOn..t�e responsi� set ;,lloW. the _applica�t 'I<? appear.l?efore it within th7 by Article X, Section I, of this Constitution, In the uppe.r bility i( any, for notifying, a _nQniinee of his nomfoation to forth ID this Const1lu!'on,,1Utd �till reac_h the PQrtS ID llmefor left-hand comer of suc_h mailing e nvelope, there shall be office , sh�II be that of the nominator. .. , printed thereon, as . a _ top line, p�vi_s_ioµ -_ for . .the - voter!s . ' ;;- �. '._.,_;, · All documents required herei n must reach headquarters •· - · - <th,� . first� i:e�-��· m�:�tmg-after its elect10�. · (d) A maJonty vote o� the membership shall, ID t_ffe 1.9se si�ature and o'!- •!}other line · immediately thereunder, prono •�lier than July 15 and no later than August 15 of the o( su�h _ap�als,. be suffic1ei:it to oyer-ru!e any disquabficat1on vision for . the pnntmg of the vote('s_ name and book number. electton year. · by t�e -Ci:edent1�s Committee., IO which even� the one so In acfdition , th¢ Seci:etary-T:reasufer. -sftall also send a stiffiThe Secretary-Treasurer is charged with safekeeping of prev1ous_Iy class•fi�d shall the_n be �••med_ qualified. cient amount of maili11g e nvelopes iden\ical with the mailing thes_e letters and shall tum them over io the Credentials , (e), Tlie,Crede�tials Committee, ID passing uPQn the 9ualenvelopes mentioned above, except .I.hat th'ey �hall be of Com· mittee UPQD the latter's request. · ifica_t1on,s,.of candidates, sh'!ll have the ngh! to c�nclus,�ely different color ,;and s hall contain on,the face'Of sucli envelope •,: pres�me ,_t.hat any?ne nom1Dated and qualified ID previous ii, bold l etters, the word, "Challenge.'' The Secretary· Section 2. Credentials Committee. electi.ons.Jor: candidacy for any offic e, or the job of HeadTreasurer shalLfurther furnish a sufficient amount ofl "RostCr (a) A Credentials Committee _shall be el¢cted at the regular quartCri\ReJ'resentative, ?o_rt Age_nt or _!>�trolman, h�s.. met .Sh�ets'' .wh,ich shall have printCd thereon\ at the to( theteOf-, all the'requrrements of Section l(a) of r•cle XII. meeting in.., August of t_he election year, at the ()Ort- where the year of the election, and immediately thereunder, five ,r , .": ,, �'. ' .,:..a:.. . . ~ : f • : • • .t ; • r _.._. ll\�� ~. 1 1 '• · ,. . l ; ,,;" & • ~ ( ·, ,; ~-~ ti.'!'• 0 20 / LOG / October 1984 (� s !:; ' - - -; .. �(S) vertical columns designated date, ballot number, signa- · dressed to the depository shall have printed on the face election and balloiing pro.::edure or the conduct of the same, thereQf the words "Challenged Absentee Ballot." The Secshall within 72 hours of the occurrence of the claimed ture full book member's name, book number, and comments, violation, notify the Secretacy-Treasurer at Headquarters, in and such roster sheets shall contain horizontal lines immeretary-Treasurer shall keep records of all of the foregoing, diately under the captions of each of the above five columns. including the reasons for determining such member's ineliwriting, by certified mail, of the same, setting fonb hill name, The Secrelaf)(-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient amount gibility, which..records shall be opert for inspection by full book number and the details so that appropriate corrective of envelopes with the printed name and address of the · book members and upon the convening of the Union Tallying action if .warranted may be "taken. The Secretary-Treasurer Col!)mittee, presented·fothem. The·Secretary-Treasurer shall shall expeditiously investigate the facts concerning the claimed depository on the face thereof, and in the upper left-hano comer, the name of the port and address, and on thdace of send to all Ports,thenames and book numbers of the members violation, take such action as may be necessary, if any, and such envelope, should be printed the words, "Roster Sheets to whom absentee ballots were sent. make a report and recommendation, if.necessary, a copy of and Ballot Stubs." Each Port Agent shall maintain separate (0 All ballots to be counted, must be received by the which shall "be sent to the member and the original shall be records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count depository no later than the January 5.th immediately subfiled !or the Union Tallying Committee for their appropriate_ the ballots when received, to insure (hat the amount sent, sequent to the election year and must be postmarked no later action, report and recommendation,. if any. The foregoing as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and ·· than 12 midnight December 31st of the election year. · shall not be applicable to matters involving the Credentials Seetlon 4. (a) At the close of the last day of the period for Committee's action or report, the provisions of Article Xlll, numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute securing ballots,.the Port Agent in each port, in addition to Sections I and 2 being the·pertinent provisions applicable to and•retum to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt,·acknowlhis duties set forth above, shall deliver or mail to Headsuch matters. • edging the correctness of the amount and the numbers of the quarters by registered or certified mail, attention Union All protests as to any and all aspects of the election and Tallying Committee, all unused ballots and shall specifically balloting procedures or the conduct of the same, not passed ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as. soon .as setfol"lh, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots uponbytheUnionTallyingCommitteeinitsreport,excluding 'possible ptior.to the voting period. In any event, receipts so forwarded. therefrom·matters involving the Credentials Committee's (b) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 18 full action or report as provided. in the . fast sentence of the shall be forwarded for all the aforementioned election material actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a book members. Two shall be eJected from each of the 9 ports immedi!11ely preceding paragraph, but including the procellle in which shall be kept memoranda ·and correspondence . of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or!eans, dure. and report of the. Union Tallying Committee, shall be . dealing with the election, This file.· shall at all .times be · Houston, Detroit, San Francisco and St. Louis. The election , filed in writing-by certifted mail with the Secretary-Treasurer ava,lable to -any member asking for inspection.of the same shall be held at. the regular meeting in December of the at Headquarters, to be received nu later than the February at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be turned election year, or if the Executive Board otherwise determines ... 25th immediately subsequent to the close of the election · over to the Union Tallying.Committee. prior thereto, at a· special meeting held in the aforesaid ports, year. It shall be the responsibility of the m'<'°ber to insure (d) Balloting shall be secrei. Only° full book members in on the first business day of the last week of said month. No that his written protesHs·received by the Secretary-Treasurer · good standing may vote. Each full book member may secure officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Patrolman, no later than such ·February 2Sth. The Secretary-Treasurer his ballot at Port offices, from the Port Agent or his duly 'or candidate for office, or the job of Heaclquarters Repre- . shall foiwa\rd copies of such written protest to all ports in designated representative at such poft. Eacll Port Agentshall sentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for sufficient time to be read at the Election Report Meeting. electiOll'to this Committee, except as provided for in Article · The written protest shall contain the full book member's designate an area at the Port office over .)Vhkh should be posted the legend "Voting Ballots .Secured Here." When a X, Section 4. In.addition to its duties herein seHorth, the · name, book number, and all details constituting the protest. full book member appears to vote he shall present his book Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying , (f) At the Election ·Report Meeting the report and recomto .the Port Agent or his aforementioned dully designated of all. the ballots and. the preparation of a closing report mendation of the Union Tallying Committee, incluiling but representative. The Port Agent or his duly design•~ rep• setting fonb, in complete detail, the results of the election, not limited to discrepancies, protests p. . . upon by them, including a complete accounting.of all ballots and stubs, and· as well as protests filed with the Secretary-Treasurer as resentative shall insect on the roster sheet under the appropriate column the date, the numl>er of the, '1a!!ot given to reconciliation of the same .wfth the rosters, and receipts of provided forin.Section (e) immediately above, shall be acted such mem!>er and his. full ..book :nwµber, .and the member the Port:Agenis, all with detailed reference to serial numbers upon by the meeting. A ·inajoriiy vote of the membership and amounts and with each total broken down into port shall decide what action, if any, in aCCQrdance with the shall then sign his name on such roster sheet under the appropriate column. Such member shall have his book , totals. ThetallyiilgCommitteeshallhaveaccesstoallelection• Constitution shall.be take)! thereon, which action, however, records and· files'. for their inspection, exlll!lination and veri: shall not include the ordering ofa special vote, unless reported stamped with the. word, uvoted" and the date, and. shall be · -given a ballot, and simultaneously the.perfo"!tion on the top fication,.•.The report .shalJ,,c!early · detail all :,discrepancies discrepancies or protested. procedure or conduct found to . of the ballot shall be removed. Atthe,sQJtlO ,lime the.member discovered-and shall cot;ttajn·,=mmeitdations for:the treat' ..have:.occurredand to be violative of the Constitution, affected shall be giyen the envelope ll!arked. .''ltiilltW' together with · ment "of these discrepan¢ies:- All,nii,mbi,rs.of the Committee , · the results of the. vote for any office.or- job, in which event, ·tl!e pre-paid postage mailing'"Jmvelope addressed to the shall sign the report,- without prejudice, however,:to the right, · the special vote shall be restricted to such office, offices and/ . of any member thereof to submit a dissenting. report.as to ·•.. or job or jobs, as the case may be. A majority of the depository; Th.e member shall take such ballot and envelopes and in secret thereafter, mark his ballot, fold the same; insert · th7 accu,:acy of th7 count and the validity_ of the ballots_, membership at the Election Report Meetings may order a with pertinent details. . · .. · .. • ·, · · ··· 'recheck and recount wben a dissent to the closing report h,1s ii in the blank envelope marke<I "Ballot''., seal the "Same, then insert such· "·Ballot" _envelope into the mailing envelope, ln connection with the tally. of ballots, there shall be no been issued by three Cl) or more members of the Union counting" of ballots until all mailing en>:elopes containing Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencies provided seal such mailing envelope, sign bis name on the upper lefthandccomet on the first line of such mailing envelope .and valid ballots have first been opened, the 'ballot envelopes for in this Section 4(0, the closing,report·slia!I lie.accepted removed intact and then all of Such ballot envelopes VJi•ed as final. There·shall be no further' protest'or appeal from the ··on'the second• line in the uper left-hand comer print his name and book number, afte1tiwhich he shall mail or caus.e the• together, after which such ballot en-:elopes shall be opened action of the majority of the membership at the Election same to be.mailed: In the event a full boQk membefappears and counted in such multiple'!;as.the Committee may deem Report Meetings. expedient and. ll!ODllSeable. •The Committee shall resolve all. ! ·. (g) Any special vote ordered pursil!lnt to Section 4(0 shall to wte and is not in good. standing, or does n!lt have his · membership ·book with hirli.1'.<>r· ir,a~ar• ;for ;>the{ yali_d .· , issues.gn challenged;~ots,,!!l(!,th~n'~Y'tlioS\> foundJ.y•~d,,·., .. be.coll!)ll~'"'ill!il),ninety-.(!1(!),l!ays after-thelirst d'y of· mw>!ll' he..i.s,not"·fljgi.l.i .. !,; 1 · ~grofell.· · ·• .''. 9 ,;;:-'MJ~. •'i\lti!~ln~.,. tl.(e,fioont!i,ilji'/iiellill~~.~ubieqilentJtb'f!lfei.lllectioii>~.i;.t.·':}i prOYidedtlibove'sh"illlijli,l~j%fHiill'/ excep"'l'-mil't on~th'l!-i'"" ·* sen nee. et!Her Jointly or separately. · e · · · . · . Meetings mentioned above. The aepositozy shall be the same sheet· under-the cclumn""Comments''., notation ·shol!Jitbe (c) Th<:! members, of the .Union '.!'allying Committee shall, as designated for the elC!ition from which the speqial vote is· . after tbeirelection, proceed totheport:in-whichHeallquarters ordered. And .the pfQ(:edures sh/ill·JJe..the Slll!le as i\ro,v\ded made that the member voted a chal_lenged b.allot and the· is locateq_, to ari1ve.,11t .that :port;no.J;ter:than January '5th of . for in Section 3, except where 's~,il•ie~ ~'.Ji~'iid~d;_ reason for his cha!!~~- Such. ll!e,11!,~.r's ~~.m~rs,bii> •~~ sfiall j,e ,stamped .;•voted,cha)lenge>',; lllf~·tiie date, and such the Y,e.'!f•.unmed1atJ:ly .aft.er,cthe .e~.ctlon year; Each m~mberfor, the days shall:be lhe'dateHppltcable;.whicll provide for member-instead of the ab3ve<nie'nti<ined::l!iailiJlg'e./i~el6pc;, . . of the,Cofum!ttee not "eli:cted from The port in 3/hich)Headthe identical time and,.days. originally provided for in this shall '1ie, ~ven the :nilliling :envelope of:'.a .different: colot, quarters .isJocal!ld, shall be- -reimbursed· fur. transportation, Section 4: The' El<\i:tion. ;Report Meeting for th~ aforesaid meals, IIJ!d lodging expenses occasioned by: th"eir traveling· special vote shall be that",niJ"'.li!ii inim.ediately .sjiJ;sequent marked on'the face thereof witb the word; "Challenge». At the end of each day, the Port. Agent or his duly designated to and returning from-that Port. Gommittee members elected to the report of the Union·Til!ying Commit!!'" .separated by_. representative shall enclos.e in the envelope addressed to the from the port· DI 3/hich. llea<lquarters is located, shall be one. calendar month. · · ' ·· · · · · ·" ' ·' · similarly reimbursi,d, except for-transportation. AU,members depository ·airct·marked "Roster .Sheets and Ballot Stubs'.'. Section S. Elected O!llcen and Job Holders: the roster. sheet or sfieetsdecuted by the D10mbers that day"; . . of the Committee. shall also'be. paid'"at the prevailing.standby (a) -A. candid!l1e unopposed for any office or job shall be together with the numbered perforated slips reijloved: (tom . rate ,of pay from the day su~uent ttHheir election. to the deeine<J.elected to such office or Job notwithstanding that his the ballots which lial!· lieen.given 'to the members, and !hen · . · day 'they return, in normal course, to the port from which name may appear on the ballot. The Union. Tallying Com· · · they were elected. ' mail•the same to such depository. To insnte that an adeqµate mittee shall not .be required to tally completely the results supply of0all balloting material is maintained in all ports at The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from of the voting for such unopposed candid;!te but shall certify all times, the Port Agent or-his duly designated·representative, among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this in their report, that ·such unopposed, candidate has been Constitution, adopt its own procedures. All decisions of such simultaneously with mailing of the roster sheets and ballot elected to such office or job. The Election Report Meeting stubs to the depository ill the end of each day, shall also Committee and the contents of their report shall be valid if shall accept the above· certification of the Union Tallying make a copy. of the roster sheet for that day and mail the. m.ade by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in Committe.e without change. same to the Secretary-Treasurer at-Headquarters-,"l'he Port-." · · attendance, which quorum JS hereby fixed at ten. The ComSection 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Head-· Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of.all mittee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the quarters Representative, Port Agent or. Patrolman: sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and the other election material and shall not release any of it until duly called for and shall insure that no one tampers with the. mailed election material from the depository and to insure (a) ,The person elected shall be that person having the largest. number of votes cast for the particular office or job material placed in his custody. . • . their safe custody during tlie course _of the Committee's · (e) Full book members may request ana vote an. absentee proceedings. The proceeilings of the Committee except for involved. Where mpre than one person is to be electe.d for ballot under the. following circumsµ,nces; while such member their organizational meeting and their actual preparation of a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates is employed on a Union contracted vessel and which vessel's the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be schedule does not provide for it to be at a port in which a open to any member, provided he observes decorum. Any declared .elected. These. determinations shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in ballot can be secured during the time and period provided candidate may act as ·an observer and/or designate another membe_r to act as .his observer at the counting of the ballots. this Article. II shall be the duty of the President to notify for in Section 3(a) of this Article or is in a USPHS Hospital each individual elected. ·· anytime during tb..-tlrst ten (101 days of the montli of · In no·evenf shall issUll.nce <>f the above referred to closing November of the Election. Year, The member shall make a . repoi:t of the. Committee be delayed beyond January 3.Jst (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall · immediately subsequent to the clo.se of the election year. In request for an absentee ballot by registered or certified mail ijtke over their .respective offices and jobs~ und assume the or the equivalent mailing device ·at the. location froll) which · the discharge of its duties, the Committ~e may call upon and. . dµties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report utilize the services of clerical employees of the IJajon..The ;1,ieeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which such request is-made, if such be the case. Su.ch request shall Committee shall be disc~d upon. the completion of the contain a designation as to the address I<> which so.ch memlier · itieeting the results;.as to eacl.l Qj' ,the foregoing ate deemed wishes his absentee ballot returneo. The request shall be issuance and dispatch of its report as required.in)his Article. final and accepted, as providid•-in this Article. The term of their, predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at that In the event a recheck .and recount is ordered'pursuant to postmarked no later than 12:00 P:M. on the 15th day of t.ime, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in November of the election year, shall be directed. to the, this Article, the Committee shall be reconstituted, except Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters and must be delivered · that if any member thereof is ·not available, a .substitute Article XI, Section I. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at no later than the 25th of-such November, The Secretarytherefore shall be :elected from the appropriate port at a Treasurer shall determine whether. such member is eligible special meeting held.for that purpose as soon as possible. sea. (d) The report of th.e Committee shall be made up in In such eventt ·a majority vote of the· member:Ship may to vote such absentee .ballot.-The Secretary-Treasurer, ifhe sufficient cop10$ to comply with the following requirell!ents: grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. determines that such" m.ember is so eligible, he shall by the 30th of such November; se,td liy registered mail, retUI11 two. copies shall-.be mailed .by the Committee to each Port "In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Presid_ent to receipt requested, to the address so. designated by. such · Agent arid the Secretary•Treasurer no later than January 31st assume offiee the provisions of Article X, Section 12 shall immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. As member, a "Ballot", aft.er removing the perforated numbered app1y until the expiration of the term. All other cases of stub, together with the hereinbefm:e .mention"fl "Ballot" soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post failure to a"ssUme office shall be dealt with as decided by a . one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspiC'<OUs envelope, and mailing envelope addressed tJ> the <lepo~itory, majority vote of the membership; except that printed on _the (ace of s~h· ·~illg,"eriv~lope,- • ntailJ1Cf~ and µotify _-the- Secretary..Treasurer, in writing, as Secli9n 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged. with the preservation and retention of;all election records, shall be the words "Absentee Ballot" and appropriate voting to the date of such posting. This.copy sh.all be kept posted instructions shall accompany such mailing to.the member. If until after the Election Report Meeting, which shall be the including the ballots, as required ~y law, and is directed and the Secretary-Treasurer determines . that such member is March regular membership 111eetiilg immediately following authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are requir,ed by law, which thecloseoftheelectionyear,AttheElectionReportMeeting, ineligible to receive such absentee ballot, he shall neverthe· less send .such member the aforementioned ballot wit_h acthe other copy of the report shall" be read verbatim. directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. · · · companying material excc;pt that the mailing envelope-ad• (e) Any full book,member claiming a violation of the "'.•i:Wfi. I i i· . ••. as i ' j -~~~vu,~. · October 1984 I LOG I 21 I l ,). -., ·~ ' "¾, ... 1 l ,j I - �~~~0~1:~.......................OFFICIAL BALLOT . I I · ~Ji i¢/_ ..F or Election of 1985-1988 Officers ?-s ~~ii°o~ and Constitutional Amendments off\~:. ~'1!~ f?J~?- of = ,,o?-.r~1: ' " \~_.,., .. ,.....- - · \~"'o~ ~..1/ .... i SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA· Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st, 1984 THROU GH DECEMBER 31st, 1984 INSTRU CTIONS TO VOTER S~ln order to vote for a candida te, mark a cross (X) in voling square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidat11s for office than specified herein, your vote for such;off ice will be invalid. o~?-,oo ~ ~-"·----.--------.---------M-A_R_K_vo_u_R_·_e_A_LL_o_r_w_lT_H_P,..E_N_ A_No_,N_K_o_R_IN_o_E_L_IB_L_E_P_E_;N_c_,_L.___-_"' PRESIDENT NEW YORK PORT AGENT Vote for One D ts Augustin Tellez, T-764 Ed Turner, T-8001 18 SECRETARY•TREASURER 19 Vote for One 0. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CON• TRACTS ANO CONTRA CT ENFORCEMENT · Vote for One 0 Vote for Three Frank Gill, G-8002 V9te for One 21 0 Juan Patino, P-622 · 22 0 Trevor "Robbie" Robertson, R-723 23 . J· 40 D 0 . Ray Singlelary, S-2260 0 D Steve Troy, T-485 44 D Kenneth Mayer, M-25087 Allen Raymo_nd; R-$70 -45 D Gentry Moore, M-!3001 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vole lorTwo 4.6 31 0 • · John Smith, S-4615 DETROIT Vote for 32 0 33 • DETROIT JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One · 0 Byron F: Kelley, K-12039 4_9 . b. i:ien11is Wyllie. W,1J4L 48 Thomas L. Glidewell, aG,tlC- --,:., MOBILE JOINT PA AN ST.. LOUIS AGENT Vole for One · Edwar 50 D William Dagon, D-5614 Sl'. LOUIS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for' One · · 51 0 M. Joseph Sigler, S-2101 PROPOSITION #1 Are you ln lavor ol amending Article V, Sej;Jion 1 and its subsections (a) and (b) of the Constilution of lhe Seafare Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL·CIO, in accordance with the resolution mailed to you, to read .as follow "Article V. Dues and Initiation Fee Section 1. AU members' dues shall consist of: (a)·ouesannually in the sum of $300.00which shall be paid in equal amounts on a calend Is, no later than the first business day of eacti calendar quarter, and; , (b) a sum equal to·five perceot (5%) of the gross amount received for \/l1Cl11ion benefits for days !of contracted employers. Dues payable under this subsection (b) shall be payable on the days that the member l1!CeMlS payment for the earned vaca . . and shall ~ effective as to memberS in 1he manner designaled and de!etmined by a majorily vote of the members hip by secretballot. Whenso determined by the membership, members in the employ of the Union,· Its subdlvislOns and its affiliated organlzatiQns, or in any employment at the Union's direction as provldea for in Article XII, Section 1(a) and (c); shall pay in additlOn lo Iha! provided for in paragraph (a) immediate ly above the sum of $75.00 quarterly on a calendar year basis, no taler _ 1han the first business day ol each quarter while so employed .' · YES • PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YO!,IR CHOICE PROPOSiTION ; · NO • #2 Are you in lavor of amending the Conslttution of the Sealarers lnlemalional Union of No!1ll ~-Atla ntic, Gull, Lakes and lnla with ~ amendments ouHined in the resolution malled to you which included the establishment of the office of Vice Pr · title, ~ and duties and office of Secretary-Treasurer; change ol the time for lhe holding .of monthly meetings at Constttutional found to have engaged in certain conduct relating to Union sanctioned picket lines· and failure to perform strl!<e duty; creating the. M~and; as welt-as making muttiple housekeeping Constitutional changes? · _ . ·· _ YES. • 22 I LOG / Octobe r 1984 ,.,,,J__, ' of,,., I .. ,· ~~~,. :: ;-, 1d,~~-~..._½r~~~.§iM~-i:;~~,.~~~~~:·~~;~ f'-"fiit: ~4t.'~~ eij;~~~ ~l!~~clAGENT, ~1;kO} t~~-~1. L ·• _,. . . . 30 o' Robert Ppmerla ne;.P~7• ;· ·., .- . . • . •, ..., 47 0-·.. Jack·Alle n;'A-674 . ·' . ' ' ... • . 14 Earl "Emir Lee, Jr:, L-8001 BALTIMO RE AGENT Vote for One MOBiLE AGENT Vo1e l9r One HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIV!: Vote lot Four 11 0 . Jack Blunt, .B-15 12 Jack Caffey, C-1010 John Fay, F-383 0 SAN FRANCISCO JOINT PATROLMAN Volefot Two George McCartney, M-948 o ' I G~e Ripoll, R-708 Vote for One 42 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF ·.-::.Tltl; -lAKE§,N '.l~ INLAND,,WA:T:EIJIS;,,: ,. ,, ·. <;_;,__ ~t~~t:i:tfij-:,t,,"',/i,-ff '.c';,, ,"1- '; l ·.VOfit'f()f((:)rie'·'./'-''.:~s·· /""."ti:"<'~f1"(·_'.'.~£';': '.f'!<•,• 10 · D - Mike Sacc~. S-1288 13 F£ "Gene• Taylor, T-1,80 _· · SAN FRANCISCO AGENT Joe Sacco, s:1257 9· D ,-, 39 HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three 0 D.ean Corgey, C-6727 . 41 VICE.PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE.WE ST COAST · Vote for One ,~:-- .. 0 Robert Selzer, S-1258 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF . THE GULF COAST ,Vote for One . 38 Leon Hall, ·J,., H-125 D Leo Bonser, 8·1193 . Michael Worley, W-752 HOUSTON AGENT Vole for One 8 0 0 Frank Mongelli, M-1111 Angus Campbell, C-217 0 36 . 37 Donald C. Anderson , A-5244 James Martin, M-5290 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST 7 Patrick Pillsworth, P-1079 D 35 Kermett Mangram , M-2394 20 0 Jqseph OIGlorgio, 0-2 0 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN James·B attle; B-1234 • • • t7 4 0 6 34 NEW YORK JOINT PATROLM.AN Vote lor Eight 16 0 5 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote lot One Vote for One t 0 2 0 PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YOUR CHOICE NO • .. �' Co mp let e· Te xt of Ba llo t Propositions WHEREAS, this past spring a Crew's Conference comprisi 69 rank and tile delegates, eleoted by the membership all Ports where the Seafarer Gutt, Lakes and Inland Waters District maintains places ofng s International Union of North America-Atlanllo, business and representing !he Deck, Engine and Stewardat s Department, met In session for two weeks at Pinay Point, Maryland WHEREAS, among their discussions and deliberations was the subject , and of revisions of our Constitullon and the need for increased revenues, and WHEREAS, as ru,!i,d by the Crew's Conference Report, reported In the · Union's newspaper, the Seafarers Loo April 1984 issue, such recomm office of Vice President Government Services; r,;,visions of the title, powers ended changes Included the eslablishment of the ports; Increasing discipline for members found to have engaged In certain and duties and office of Secreta,y-Treasurer; change of the time for the hold.ing of monthly meetings at Constllll llonal conduct relating to Union sanctioned picket fines and the failure to perfonn port of Piney Point, Maryland; i n ~ the amounts of member strike d!Jly; creating the new Constitutional ship dues as well as making multiple housekeeping Conslitulional changas , and WHEREAS, !he Union's Executive Board unanimously concurs In such recommendallons, N W · EREFOR IT IS RESOLVED: THE FOLLOWIN C Tl TIO LY PTED PROPOSITION T . . PROPOSITION #1 Article V, Section 1 and Its subSeclions (a) and (b) shall be amended to read as follows: · "Article V. Dues and Initiation Fee Section 1. All members' dues shall consist of: . dues annually In the sum of $300.00 whlch shall be paid in equal amounts . on a calendar year bru;ls, no later than the first business day of each (b .• sum equal to five peroent (5%) of the gross amount received calendar quarter, and· for vacation benefits for days worked for oontracted employers. Dues on the days that the member receives payment for the earned vacallon payable und.•r this subsect.Ion (b) all be payable the ·membership by secret ballot. When so determined by the member benefits and shall bllcome effective as to members In the mannar designated and detennlned by a•h. majorijy vote of shlr, members in the employ of the Union, its subdMslons and its affiliated Union's direction as provided for in ArtlcleXII, Sec!ion 1(a) organizations, or In any employment al the and (c), shal pay in adartloo to that provided for in paragraph (a) immedia year basis, no later than the first business day of each qu;,rter tely above the sum of $75.00 quarterly on a calendar while so employed." ·• · <•j PROPOSITION #2 Amend Atticfe VII, Soc/ion 2 to read as follows: . · "Section 2. The Headquarters of !he Union shall be located in New York ·. . such place as the Executive Board may determine from tlme..to a President, an Executive V,ce.Presldent, one Vice-President In ChargeorofaJContract time. The Headquarters officers shall consist of s and Contract Enforpem ent, a SecrillBJ Presldent In Charge of !he West Coast, one Vice-President Government one Vice,l:'re.sldent in Charge of the Gulf Coast. one VJCeSetVices, and on• V",ce-Presldent in Charge of Lal<es}',and Inland Watilrs." . Amend Article VIII, Sec/Ion 1 to read as follows: . · "Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise prov!d!"f In this Constitution. Tl)~ officers shall t,e the President, an Executiv Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary, one Vice-Pre e \/lee President, one Vtce-Presidenl In sident In Chaf9!1 of the Al!anfic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the West Coast, one Vicrrf'r&s/dent Govsmm ent Services of the Gulf Coast, one 'vice-President In Charge , and one Vice.President in Charge of the laketi ana Inland Waters.' ' • . · . . Amend Article X. Sections 9 through 14 by renumbering the same as . Sections 10'through 15 oonsectlllvely. · Amend .Artioia x by addif1!! as a new Section 9, the following: "Section 9. Vice-President GOVflmmsnt Servietis. Toe Vice-President Government Services shall be a member Qf 11\e Executiv e E\pard and shall be entitled to cast one vote in that bodv. He shall supervis of the Union In the representation of civmao seamen employed by the e and be responsible for the activities grievances and the administration of collective bargaining agreements federal government Including. bul not limited to the negotialion of the collective bargaining agreemell!S, processi ng and shall direct the aotM!ies of the Union personn el assigned as the Preslden.t may assign to him from time to time." to him by the President and carry OU! such other functions · . ·· ·. , • , Article X; Section 12 Executive Board · . · . ·· · t.,mend the first paragraph of this S"!)!ion to ~ as follows: Section 12. ExeciJt/ve 13o/ud. , ,, . . ·. . , The Execu)lve Board shall consist of the President, the . . . .· e Vice,Presldent, the Vice-President. in Charge of Contract s and"Contract Enforcement, the Secretary, the Vice-President lo Charoe of the Atiantic Coast Area, the Vlce,Presldent In Executiv Charge of the Gulf .Coast Area, .!he Vlce• l'~nt lo Charge of the·Wes lnlana Waters, the V/cfJ,Pres/dent Government Services, arid the National t Coast Area, the VJCe-l'n>Sident in Charge of the Lakes and !!!/Ch subordinate body or divisidn has attained a membership of 3,200 Director (or chief execuliv!I officer) of e,¢11 subori!fnate body or division creale!I or chartered by the Union whenever members.and has malntalne.d that membership for. not less than three executive officer)· shall be a member of the r~lve subordin (3) months. Such National Dirilctor (or chief ate body or dMslbn and must be qua!ifil!CI to hold office under . body." • . the tenns of the Constilullon of .such division or subordln.ate · Article X, Secoon 1:J(a) Delegates, amend to read as follows: "Section 13. Delegates. . (a) The term "delegales" shall mean those members.of the union . .. , . . and its subordinate bodies o, dMslons who ere elected in accordance oonv.ention of the Seafarer's fntemational Union of North America the . The following officers and job holders. upon. thelr,.elei:fio.n to office orwtth the provision of this Constllullon. ·to jQb shall, during t.he term of their office or jQb, be . delegates. to all Conventions of the. Seafarers .lnte(riational Union. of North Americ.a in the. follow1ng.,order of p•riorily.:,President; .Execut..Ive Vlce.•Pre and Contract Enforcement; Secretary;, Vice-President In Charge of the sldent; Vlor>.. · Presld.ent in Charae of Contracts Atiantlc Coast; VICO President in Charge of the. Guff Coast; V!<:e-Pnlsldent . In Charge of Lakes ·and Inland Waters; Vice•P!w/dent Government Servtc"° ChargE! of the Wast Coaslj"\/ice-President ; 'He,!<!quarters raee r~•i wtttt •priority to. those mqst sen.lor inIn lulf boQk .Union membership;. Port Agents, . . wffl). . f"j9(!!r,lfl ~r:n nd Jn,1~~ ;~ ):{n.i</,FJM~~ ..srniiiW ,;~~~." .·d'~Jl' ;!,P·!i·, m!Y,!O .th~.'. ~ -,,..i!>r,in. . Mffl<!ok<Wni< Mcie")(; Sifcifon'-T'ie; ;flliit , the°'last"senterJ<le 11\ereof; l_O!~ .. ' .})!·~." . ·". ,,,,.., ~to·rea :~ll",il; -fol/ow s: ..., ~- ,. ~· · ';'; ' · ta, t , .; , ~·.. .·.;~'•.'~.'::ii. ,i . . .. ·. . : ; ,, "The Ports of New Y .·: • ,, J; ·. ·. , i · , ~ • ·. adelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, Detroit; Sar{Fianclsco, . . St. Louis and Pim,y Point, may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment" "-.. Attlc/e XII/, Section ~ the first sentence thereofshall be amended to read as follows:: . ,· · ·. '. • .. . . . ~ . ·.• •. . ~r~e~ I f ~ ... . . · . full mem'.'.8'5. Two shall be ~J\lcied frooi each of the 10. ports of New Yotk, Philadelphla, Baltimore,. Mobile, NewO~ e~, HOU;Ston, -""-~~-•.• ._ _. . -... . ~J. , , • ·Nlil?fl! X, Section 4, shall oo Jlnlended by changing the .lttle to '.Secretary" anp changing s~ . -'-· SBCtloil 4 by adding the following immediately prior Section. · • . · · • •• to .the last sentenoe of the first peragrap . . .. . .· . .. • . h of this • . . , . . :•.Thi, S&cretaty with .the approval of the President shell emplqy a . . .. who •bn»ote sslon and/or employm ent shall person shall be responsible for the maintenance, safeguard and verificati qualify to perform the functions aM·/JutJes of a Comptroller. Such on of the 1Jn/on's financial alfairs and records under the supe,vis ·,, for such tune/ions shall be that of the Secretary notwiths lon and dllllCUon of.the Secretary. Thi, responslbility tanding the ilolegation to such Comptroller." · Toe ConstltutlOn is arnended Sil that: . · ·· • : · . . · Whe1&ver the tide or ·omc,, of "SecretJUy-Treasurer" .appear.tin the · ·· Cons6tulfon, suoh title or olfice'sha// be changed to "Secn,taty." Article XVI, SecliO!'lfJ,•ftlirough 7 should be renumbtlred consec/Jtiv8/y 5, 6, 7, and 8. · A new Section 4 shoukf be. addl!<I to provide as follows: .. "Upon proof of'lh• commission of any of the fol/owing offsnsss, member s shall be penalized up to and includlng,su,;pension from the rights a fine of $300.00 or both; end privileges of membership for one year or (a) crossing a picket Qne sanctioned by tho Union. l (b) fa//ure to perform picket duty In W/l<es." · Oid Seotion 5 renumbered as Section 6, shall be amended to read as "Section 6. Any member who has committed an offense penal/zefollows: d by no more than a fine of $300.00 may elect to waive his rights under XV, Section 19 and to pay the maximum fins of $300.00 to thil duly this Constitution subject to,the provision of Atticle aulhorized represontative of. the Union." ·· . · Anlc/e XXl/1, Section 1, first paragraph, shall be amended to read as follows: • . . ''Section 1. Regular membership·meetlngs shall be held monthly only . · in the following ConsUtiJt/onal pons at the following times:'' . . Article XX/II, Sectiotl 1, second and fourth paragraphs respectively, shall "During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meetingbe amended to read as follows: · · · · shall be held. on Mor:,da}'-Bt Piney Point; on Tuesda y-at New York; on . Baltimore; and on Friday-at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall Wednllllday-at Phlladephia; on Thursda}'-81 be held on MondaY '-8! Houston ; on Tuesd a~ New. Orleans; on Wl!<ln esda~ Mobile; on Thurs da~ San Francisco !'-.nd on Friday- at St.·LJ!U.is. All regular ship meetings shall commence at 10:30 AM. time. Where~ meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designat the authonties of lhe state or mumc1pality m whichmember a port Is localed, the port meeting shall tal<e place onlocal ed as such ti)' days. the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall not be deemed business . . , In the event a quorum Is not present at 10:30 A.M. !he chairman of the meeting al the pertinent port shall postpone the Opening of the mi!eling bul in no event later than 11:00 A.M." Conslltutional Housekeeping Changes _ Artic/e Ill, Section ·s(b), shall be amended fo read as follows: . "(b) While a member is an in-patient In an accredited hospital."' . · Miele XII/, Section li(e), first sentence !hereof shall be amended to read . as follows: . · · "(e) FuU book members may request and vote an absentee ballot under .· the following circumst ances; while such illember is employed on a Union oontrac!ed vessel ~ule does not P(OVide for it to oo at a port In which a ballot can be and which vessel's secured during the time and period. provided: for in Section 3(a) of during the first ten (10) days of the month of Novemb this Article or Is in· an accmdiled hospi/81 anytime tr of the Election Year." Article X. Section 1(e), last paragraph shall· read as·follows: · _. "The report shall be sUlljeet 10 approval or modmcation by a majority vote of the membership." Article X, Section 10(e) to read as follows: · . • · "The Port Agent may aSJJign each port Port Employee to such, dudes as fall within the jutisdlcdon of the port." Attic/a X, Secffon 14fc)(5Yto read as follows: . . . ''The Quarterly Financial Committee shaWconsist of seven . . full .book members in good. standing to be e!ectl!CI at Headquartera. No Officer, Headquarters Represe - Employee shall be ellgible,f.or election to this Committee. Coinmlllee.mem bers shalf be. e , ~ at !h• reg.ular Headqu.arters'·meetings designll!l!CI. by the Secretar ntative Port Agent or Po,t meeli~ cannot be held tor lack of a quorum, Hesdguarters' Port A!leot y. In the' event such reguJar Financi~I Committee. On the day following these elections and cont!nuln shall call a special meeting as eartv as possible for the election of Committee members to serve .on the Quarteny g un«I Committee has completed 11s report, each Committee member shall be standby rate .of pay, bul In no event shall they be paid less thanthe paid for hours ~ at the ex/slinQ eight (8) hOUfS per day. They shall be furnished room .and. board during the. pj>!iod they are performing thefr Article VII, Section 4, which reads as· follows; shall be deleted: , "Section. • 4. Where applicable, every member of the Union shall be registere d In one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, and ste-.vards departm sh.all be in accordance with custom and usage. This definition enL Toe definition ol 1hese departm be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member !lllPf()val as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership." may may transfer from one departm ent to anothet exceptents · by . · · Wherever the word "Patrolman" appears in the Constitution, it shall be · changed to read "Port Empk>yee." Article XXIV, Sec6on 8 shaff be amended to read as folloW!l: " "Section 8. The tenns "This Constitution" and "this amendec Constitu ·. . tion" shall tie deeml!CI to have the some meaning and shall refer to the of the one adopted by the Union lo 1939, as amendl!C Constilulion as amended wtilch takes the place I up through January, 1985.'' ·These amendments, if approved, shall becOme effective upon the date of certification of the Union Taffying Committee. ,!f',if• ~"i:~~8,£;~•~~-~ book m ~:ii!~!1'l an October 1984 / LOG / 23 �·. In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national arid maritime policy. Senator Bill. Bradley · S ·Congressman· William· Carney ENATOR Bill Bradley (DN.J.) was elected to the NATIVE of Brooklyn, United States Senate in 1978. N.Y., Congressman Wile Although the Senate's youngest liam Carney (R-N.Y.) is serving member at' his swearing in cerhis third term in the U.S. House emony, Senator Bradley is wellof Representatives, representrespected by his colleague.s. He ing New York's First Congresis known as a hard-working sensional District-the eastern half ator who is always looking for of Long Island. Rep. William Carney . better solutions to address old Carney's support of Ameri-,;: problems. ca's maritime industry is un- .alleled the rise of.our merchant Bradley has prestigious Senwavering. His position on the marine fleet. All ofourindustrial ate committee assignments: EnHouse Merchant Marine and might, and our ability to comergy and Natural Resources Sen. Bill Bradley Fisheries Committee affords him pete in the. world's marketCommittee; Finance Commitmany opportunities to initiate places, might never have detee; and Special Committee on and endorse measures for. re- veloped if the United States had · Aging. In addition,· the senator · oil to power ships, planes and building our fleet. With his ex- not ·. also generated ways .to sits on several task forces in- tanks. Our industrial support pertise in parliamentary· proce- · transport our. goods overseas. eluding the Democratic Eco- base is heavily dependent on oil · dure, Carney has succ.essfully Through times of war and peace, nomic Advisory Group. to provide a logistical backup shepherded .maritime initiatives·.. the U.S. has relied heavily on· Senator Bradley recognizes· required to mount an effective through the intricate legislative its merchant ships. But somethe importance· of America's military operation. maze of Congress. · how, the fleet has been forgotmaritime inJ:Iustry for continued ''The fact that a significant Carney has the distinction· of ten. · . , lifeandlibeityasAmericaknows portion of the world's oil sup~ serving on the Congressional "Fortunately, many in Wash-~. . it. In. the' Senate, Bradley has· plies is .producdd and must be Board of Visitors for the United ington are beginning to realize · --" i championed the continued and transported from unstable parts States Merchant Marine Acad- ?ow badly our mer~hant marine ·.~ maximum fill rate of the Stra- of the world means that the emy at Kings Point, which Car- mdustry has detenorated, and._ ·•· ... tpgi,c,;,1,~ftr0J~um• Res~l;'Vf/J_Withf.,c•~ef,et]~e pep~enu'JB,Ust;~~ef•',;J:i~y,,;sax!{f~.j.s one Ot•.t~e,c;Juties" . howdmportant·it is to tum the: particular emphasis to decrease· at least two special precautions: which l truly enjoy as a repre- tide to rebuild it. As a member · . U.S. dependence on· insecure ''First, the Defense ·Depart- sentative." In a constituent re of the House Merchant Marine f j foreign oil. ment must maintain a stockpile port, the congressman wrote, and Fisheries Committee, l have ~·. Late last year, Bradley spon- ofpetroleumproducts and must "The motto of the U.S. Mer- supported several pieces oflegsored an·amendment to the In- rely on the SPR for crude oil. chant Marine Academy is 'Acta islationtci reverse the shipping ._.terior Appropriations bill for Second, the Defense .Depart- Non Verba'-'Deeds Not industry'sdecline .. .· Fiscal Year 1984, providing ment must take extra precau- Words.' It is an entirely appro"This past spring, the House "sufficient funding to mainta,in. tions to keep maritime supply priatesloganforthose:whoserve passedtheShippingActofl984, the fill rate of the SPR at 220,000 lanes open. This administration. in our nation's maritime profes- a bill to relax restrictions on ·u .S. ocean liner companies enbarrels per day." The president pr9fesses to take the second sions." Writing a weekly column for c gaged in international com-I sought a fill rate of 145,000 bar- mission vecy seriously. Indeed, rels per day, several thousands part of the justification of cur- publication in all the newspa- merce. The Merchant Marine of barrels less than the original rent military involvement in pers in his New York District, Committee is also considering fill rate of 300,000 barrels per Central America is based on the Camey chose ''Rebuilding Our the Competitive·. Shipping and day mandated in the Energy importance of Caribbean sea- Merchant Marine Fleet" as the Shipbuilding Act. I support this Emergency Preparedness Act in lanes especially regarding oil subject of his July 29, 1984 col- measure because it will increase 1982. supplies. umn. Through his eloquent and the amount of cargo carried by "The existence of a large oil. factual analysis, Carney sue- ' American-built and operated Responding to the debate on his amendment during Senate . stockpile would lessen the dan- cinctly explained to his constit- vessels. In addition, Congress floor proceedings, Bradley ex- ger of the grave economic dam- uents and the media the impor- is currently reviewing the Naplained to his colleagues, ''What age that would result from the tance of America's maritime tional Defense Shipyard Protecis going ort here? Any senator interruption of oil deliveries from . heritage and why this industry's tion Act, which provides inceninterested in national security overseas. The Strategic Petro- decline is such a dramatic threat tives for the construction of new of this country should be aware leum Reserve, our first and only to America's security. · ships. These bills are important, of what he is voting for in this line of defense against another "It is no coincidence that but they ·are just a first step. supplemental appropriations bill oil emergency, is our nation's America's growth as a global Rapidly developing technology, and what he is not voting for. most important energy pro- power and a dominant force in stiffening competition and the. i "The SPR is essential for our gram.'' the Free World's economy par- swiftly changing currents of in- . I · ternational trade require our na- national security, It· is also the . -(l)nly component. of our energy "An island is 'anything detached or isolated'-and there are very few countries which tion to develop a modem marsecurity policy. Our national se- are not detached by sea from their sources of raw materials or their markets. The one itime strategy,. Hundreds of the major state which has least .call to be described as an island is that with the most th d f. b d th Cun·ty ·poli'cy must co·n~.i'der o effective Maritime Po/icy, the US.S.R." . ousan s o JO s an e conCaptain John E: Moore, . tinned strength of our economy effect of our military capabilities .) · Royal Navy (Ret.), Author Ill' the · • db y the course if worId. 01•1 suppl'1es are d'1sForeword of JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS (1984WI'JI be ·determme ...,\fupted. Our military depends on 85ediliol!) we choose.'' A 1 1 1 0 I 24 I LOG / October _1~84 �.,. I I I I I as ington I I I I I I I I I I Seafarers Internation al Union of North America, AFL.,ClO WASHINGTON REPOR T Washington is a city in motion. The legislative session is winding down; the election is heating up; and voters, reporters and lobbyists are having a hard time keeping up with all the developments. By far the most talked about event was the televised debate between Walter Mondale imd President Reagan, which was held in Louisville, Ky. It was seen by an estimated 100 million Americans. Mondale, who had been trailing Reagan by as much as 20 points in some polls, . was the clear~cut victor. In one fell swoop, he was able to put his campaign back on · the right track. · While President Reagan got bogged down in· a sea of statistics, none of which he looked very comfortable citing, Mondale was able to state .his case to the American people in dear, precise terms . For the first time in this campaign, Mondale was· able to speak directly to the American people. He was able to underscore his major themes: the deficits, which are now approaching $200 billion; the inequities in the tax system; the inability of the Reagan administration to come up with a coJ::ie.r:ent policy mi. trade a11d economic development; arms control; the sep aration .. of church ,and state; and most October 1984 Legislative, Administra tive .ind Regulatory Happenings · : A full report on the wrap-up of the legislative session will be included in next month's LOG. · REAGANOMICS NATIO NAL LABOR RELAT IONS ACT Few issues are more important to seamen than the appointments that are now. being made the National Labor Relations Board. The Board, which for many years was an impartial tribunal where both labor and management could go for a fair hearing, now has an avowed anti-union majority. Recently, the West Coast Region of the Board decided against the Masters, Mates and Pilots ~ what is know as the Foss -~ case. The Board decided to arbitrarily expand the definition of"super visory personnel." ' . The decision applies to only one region. Yet it is an indication of where the NLRB is heading. Maritime unions, and all of organized labor, will now have to work twice as hard just to keep whatthey have got, . to Howard Baker called it a riverboatgamI . ble. George Bush was less charitable: he· I dubbed it "Voo-doo economics." Whatever it· is, the Ameriean people . I ·. I seem to like it. President Reagan receives I l I his highest ratings from the public in his I handling of the economy .· I · I Ironically, however, it is in this area I that his record is most vulnerable. I While it is true that the inflation and I unemployment rates are both down, the I long-term prospects for the economy are I not very good. The country is faced with .. I $200 billion deficits; a chronic and growing .I trade imbalance; and real interest rates I that are at their highesde vels ever. I The maritime industry, which has alI ways been something of a bellwether for I the economy, was one of the first indus/ I tries to feel the wear and tear of ReaganISSUES PENDING I omics. I Others are sure to .follow. n is ·no acAs of this writing, the following issues cident that Atari, the epitome of the highand bills were still unres()lved: tech service companies that Reaganites Delta Buy-Out--:.The SIU is supporting I .• ,._,,,,.;;,,;ig!~#a.d~I~1!tiel!Sfilg~~~,,·,,.,,:~'\!~, Mk~9iJJ9~!}9..~~.,beil\l(tlle ..~,~lla,twill .. lllllguage .cQn~~ d in th,e. ifil~~~i"! ! . k I . provide Jobs for Amencan workers m the surance &ill that would allow Delta, a • fu.ture, moved one of its largest plants to . subsidiary of Crowley, to buy out its :" I . Taiwan. ··· · i ~ , existing operating diffe1e11tial.subsi4ycp9:, , . LEGIS LATIV E REPORT. i • ,~~-:•. : .. ·:-. _,,,- ;-:',y::' ·" -· ·,,;_ • ,- . . tracts with the federal:government. While . For seamen, Reagan9mics is a bitter pill. ' . I •,1.;,. The greates't show on eimh is not the. to swallow. The maritime industry has the SIU generally oppose~ this approach, Barnum and Bailey circus, it is .Congress I· reached a post-war low. There are fewer it felt that the Delta case was special, "In trying to pass an authorizations bill during I . the absence of a comprehensive maritime . than 450 active vessels in the American.- ''-·-·-~ ,, an election I flag merchant marine. 'Recent figures by program to revitalize our fleet," said- SIU,, : \,For two weeks now, the'.Senate has the Commerce Department show that less President Frank Drozak in a letter to all I been unable to come up with a· budget than. 4 percent of all ocean-home cargo is . 100 senators, "itis necessary for Congress I resolution. It had ·to pass a temporary presently being carried on American-flag and the administtation to sup_gort Delt.a's I measure to keep the governm ent from vessels. business judgment on how best to stay . · I . closing down. alive." · I Like many other American· industries, Unfortunately, the temporary measure ·, · the maritime industry is at a severe disI Cunard- Languag e that would redocucame just a little bit too late:. many govadvantag e vis-,"hvis its. foreign competiment two Cunard passenger vessels under I ernment workers had to go home for a tors. It is heavily regulated. Foreign comI the American registry was not included in day-and~a-half without pay because there panies do not have to pay the same the Departm kind ent of Defense Authorizations - I was no money to pay them. In addition, of taxes that American maritime bill. compaThe SIU, which believes very strongly I the temporary· measure is set to run. out nies have to pay, nor do they have to meet that the redocumentation of those two I today, even though Congress.is nowhere the same kind of health and safety vessels standis in the best interests of the I near done. ards. · country and the maritime industry, is seek~ I The atmosphere on the Hill is not unlike ing to attach this issue to some ,other In addition, foreign companies heavily · I - that of the Titanic; or Saigon right before authoriza tions bill. subsidize their merchan t fleets and try to I t.he Jail. The leadership just wants to get carve out protected mar~ets. these authorizations bills passed. Most .Alaskan Oil-The House and the Senate I senators want still to have not reached a compromise on Most go home and campaign governments subscribe to the. I for re-election. But a lot is at stake: Lobthe Export Administration Act; Both verUnited Nations Code on Trade and EcoI byists sions of the bill prohibit the export of and· nomic individua Developm l senators ent, which see this sets as aside 80 I their Alaskan last percent chance oil, an important issue for Amer of to. all protect cargo the for interests the two nations I of their constituents, so they are trying to involved in trade (split two ways-40 - . ican seamen. Exporting Alaskan oil would r tack on amendments to many of these · 40). The United States is one of the few · · jeopardize. American national security inI authorizations bills. nations that has refused. to ratify the docterests as well as the existence of more I ument, The · than lobbyists 40 tankers.and 1,000 sea-going jobs. on the for grounds the SIU that are it violates up on the the ,. I Hill concept elbqw-to of "free -elbow trade." with everyone else i Port Development-The Senate still had I . trying to protect the interests of our mem- . Complicating everything is the high exnotpasse d S.1739, the Port Development I · bership. They are putting_in 24-hour days change rate for the dollar, which .autobiil, While the SIU generally supports the I trying to make sure that certain bi!ls get matically makes . American labor and. concept of port development,· it had· sevI passed, bills which affect the jobs and job Ameyican exports 25 percent higher than eral problems with this bill that still needed I security of Seafarers and their families. their foreign compe\itors. · · to be worked out. ' I :. 0 w.a.. t/ - year: .· . ..· . .• . .· ... 0 a •· \ October 1984 / LOG /.25 .,__ j -- -- - ---- ' ,,, - �Under Charter to MSC USNS Bellatrix Crews Up· in San Diego S EA~LAND, an SIU-contracted company, . was awarded a· three-year contract with the Military Sealift Com- · mand to operate four of the TAKR Fast Sealift Ships under a new military program. The four ships-.·the Algol, Antares, Capella and Bellatrix-are all former SL-7s which have been 'extemdvely -re-fitted · in American. yards to meet the military requirements of the TAKR program. Each of the ships is equipped with 30- and - 50cton heavy-lift cranes, side- · 1 - loading ramps and fqrklifts, all of which will l}e operated by the 26-man unlicensed crew.' · Course instruction in cargo handling and crane operationfor . members serving aboard ships . The Us'NS. Bellatrix was c;rewed up in San Diego last month. Note the pair of heavy-lift cranes, part of the extensive refitting of the formerSL-7, which Were added in order to meet the military requirements of the TAKR in the T AKR program is being .program, · · · ·•· · " ·· given at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. The phgtos on these two pages were taken last month in San Diego when the Bellatrix was crewed up. Members were able to spend a few days learrung the workings of the vessel before going out for sea trials in the . . ~} ·+,,Jr,:' ,•·F1¢-m~~~~-~-~1:··~f-!}P~~ '~-~~-'? ~:~~~~;¥~;. _ -~>.;,~;~~~~--~:~:~-~~;,,;: ~- ' .. ! ✓.; ~ l 1 I ; -~ . ~onnie Bond, OMLI, checks some of the gauges. · The ship's committee aboard the Bellatrix gets a chance to meet with Wilmington SIU Rep. Marshall Novack. Ship's committee members are, from the left: "Duke" Duet, bosun; Joe Barry, electrician; Lillie Houston, OMU; Joe Miller; chief cook; Milton Phelps, steward, and William (Flattop) Koflowitch, QMED. · · · · ·• / 26 / LOG / October 1984 ~--· ·~ ._,,,.. -- . ,;.... ·-•-·- ~-----c-- -- . -·~,.,.,,.. ·---"'"'- �\ The deck department-works at securing the main cargo runway .. ✓ • • Here's the main cargo door as it opens. USNS ·Bellatrix - ··.-; Joe Barry, electrician, checks out some of the instrumentation in the engine room. Bosun Duet operates the main cargo door from a portable control panel. '. ' I ' ' Here's .a view of.the engine room from above. · "Duke" Duet (right), bosun aboard the Bellatrix, c~ats with Capt. George Perkins (left) and former SIU member, Willie Furr, who is now chief mate. October 1984 / LOG / 27 . .,_,,.,.~-~.---·-----,-----·-' -- --~------~------,-··------- ----- - --.-- - ' �Health Talk Diabetes:· ·wh-en suga_r· Isn't sweet N EARL Y 600,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year in the United States. This represents one newly-diagnosed diabetic, person per minute. About 11 million Americans, one in every 20, .is a diabetic, and the incidence of the dread disease is rising each year. ' Prevention What IS diabetes? Diabetes is a lifelong disease • that affects the way a person 's '-) body digests and uses the food he_ or she eats. In the normal digestive process, sugars, starches and other foods are changed to a form of sugar called ·. glucose. The bloodstream earries this glucose to the cells of the body where, with the help. of insulin ,(a hormo ne produced in· the pancreas), it is. changed into quick energy forimmediate useori sstore dforfu turene eds. In diabetics, however, this nor-.. ma! proces s is interrupted. - •• · · Diabetes develops when the · . •/ Because onset of Type II diabetes is gradual, the disease often goes undetected for years. But being overweight should give you a warning to go for a physical examination, for Type II diabetes has been linked to obe· · sity and inacti.v ity. Obesity is, in fact, the main cause. of diabetes. E:ightyaperc cent of all diabeti<; patients are · ov.erweight at_ the tim_e. o.f d. iag. . . _ . nosis, and moderately obese_·. people are five times inore likely.· symp toms -Doctors once believed that diabetes was seldom prevents able and rarely cJirable. Obesity was thought to be onJy>a cause · of the disease that was basically · hereditary. Recent observa- -_ -tions, -however, have_ shown · these ic!eas to be false. · ],\,{any now believe that obesity· is the most fundamental_ cause of the Type II diabetes. Recent studies .show that the disease can be._ prevented by - controlling how much is eaten and preventing obesity. The risk of diabete s is closely · .Although anyone may de- . related to how fat a pers,.on.is and velop diabetes, there are certain how long he or she has been fat. groups that are more susceptible. These groups should be Ifyoua rearno ngjjie diabet ics specially alerted: • who are too fat, yo\l \1~$d only eat less and exercise mor&JcEas 1) anyon.e with a diabetic par· ·· · ier· said than done, of course , ent . but it can be done. . .... 2) those '\-Vho are overweight Thefi.rst.,st.e.Firl.,l\>.·t.f.· · fgh,t. 3) those Who areov er 40 yeats is to understand cleafl ~> old ,;~ ing weight is not just an issue Some people . have no symp- of looking feelin g~~~ ~!! body does not produce enough toms at all. In othe·r people,· the · insulin , or the insulin produced II 1·fi -· h.. · · ·•· is rea y a I e or dea:t issue. ,cim . •···~ . .·!i:ll.J(_.e..i"l'.-,.:U.~.J.:~~.·.:.,e. ~..·~./.,.•. .•.·.•,. . '.'e -.•,!li..n.• ,. o e t - et t e "'~an' .'i!i·.d. ·. . . "~~!!IiPJ i~lf:::~ . •. P~]!;lf f10Iis, c~: 1s/th., . "J;,!J~' · leai:hn g· cituse dthiaeb·.•·.·.·ce.teellss, tgolubceo·suesecdanunpo_tletnatec.~.. · · ..... ' conce; ned iibout':U .sualfy•'.these of death by disease in the United According to: the American . · cuIJIUlatesintheblood until some Diabetes Association,· many sympto mi, include feeling tired, States. of ihe surplus is eliminated by cases could be preven ted if in~. freque nt urin:ationr "ext:rime · :,, Jt:ts,,i jsaihe le~if the kid_neys. . divii:luals maintained desirable . thif(lt,;,lt~IW:fflffn:; fi~'W J~IiY i'\11~, .45, bodyw eighta ndkep tphysi cally and sores that heal slowly. · ·· t~ 60, About ?R~~~ f~enf'o {li~. r·_.·v·.·.l{\~·.·s.·.··of '"'labe.tes· fit throughout life, because the · · ·· · ' d1abetes-relared 'blmdne~•OC' "" u chance of getting Type II diaEarly diabetes, will"JI~t,t,,e ·· ct:ttsiil:Jieople mad'ed ialteti~ by· There are two major types betes doubles with every 2Q per- fou nd unless sp.e~ifipally,lQoll:.c;4 -. obesity. 0 Diabetes ,c'ah also lead diabetes: Type I, or insulin-de- cent of .excess weight you add for, so. th t, beSlwaY tci fi nd out . to.heartat~i::kS:and strokes, and pfindent, and Type II, or non- to your body. if you have,tbe disease.is to go ii't d'irec'fly .contributes tp· high · " 1 insulin to the_ SIUh clinic or to your dependent. Type I, ,or. . . ,, pressure,. . s· ·, - · merly calleo juvenile diabetes, Exactly how obesity causes persona1 P ysician ,or a t hor- blood In addition, 8.bout half of the develops in about 15 percen t of • diabetes i1, not yet completely , ough exami nation. 40,000 amputations yearly for the cases, most often in children known, but recent research has ·gangre nejn this countr y involve and young adults. It comes on· · shown us many things. We know, people who are or were too fat. · quickly and dramatically due to for examp le,Jha t in people who TeSt ing So obesi ty-and diabetes-:-'-Can a severe lack of insulin. People are vecy overweight, insulin is There are several different blind, maim and kill. with Type I diabetes must give less effective a nd ·the insulin tests for diabetes. Some basic Although there is no known themselves insulin injections • . producers in the pancreas have tests involv e urine or blood· cure for diabetes, the condition every day.of their lives. ·· to work· two or three ti.mes as samples. These screening tests - can be controlled so ·.that the Type II, fotmerty· called ma- hard as in slender people'. for are able to _spot people who are rQutine of normal life. may not turity-onset diabetes, is far more a few years-:--maybe even a few likely· to develop diabetes, or.. be seriously altered. common and develops in about decade s-the bodies of obese who are in the early stages of, The key to controlling c!ia85 percen t of the cases, ust1ally · people can. manufacture th e ex- · the diseas e,. People whose glu- betes can be found in diet, exoccurring-inadults oyer 40y(;lars tra insulin they fequire. case levels seem high in. these ercise and, when required, medof age. · · .. But after 10 to 30 years, the initial screening tests may be ication. This is the type the SIU cliri- cells grow tired from this extra advised to have further cliagIn fact, about 90 percen t of ics. detect most often in Seafar- work Fat people still produce· nostic tests performed. In these· obese diabetics who take tablets '~"ers. Jn this type. of diabetes, some insulin but not· the high tests, .blood sample s are ana~ to help stabilize their glucose some insulin is produc~cl by the · levels required h_y their bodies. lyzed by a laboratory. The phy- · levels would ·need• no medica~ pancreas, but the body's cells And often the cells becom e. siciarithen·us es'theresults-,along · tion jf they could achi<i've norresist the insulin's action and . completely exhausted, at which with such information as famii}'.: ma! body weight. Moreover, the insulin canno t be used ef- · point insulin iniections become history and symptoms'/to inake · losing weight usually results in '4ectiv ely. necessary. a diagnosis. ·.,. . (Continued on Page 29.f 0 and ? 0 l\ltitj,;ift?~{Jion -. ·. of 28 / LOG / October 1984 - . ----- ·-- - - - .. - ..•.--- --- . - - · - - - - �l \N-_ -! Th.e Thompson Pass (lnterooean Management) stopped over in Los Angeles late last month. · In ' anq Around the Port of Los Angeles . ' ' SIU Rep Marshall Novack meets with the crewmembers aboard the Star of Tex~s (Titan Navigation) at a recent stopover in Los Angeles harbor. Pictured he.re are, from the left: John Blatchford, QMED/engine delegate; Novack; Inocencio M.. Desaville, ·AB/deck delegate; ·Henry Mobley, assistant cook; ISM<? Fletcher, steward, and Mark Wooley, AB/ ~ Health Talk (Continued from Page 28.) a dramatic reversal of diabetes and prevents many serious complications of the disease. Exercise is a great help in trying to lose weight, for it uses up calories. Even if weight loss does not result, improved conditioning tends' to reduce the load on your overworked pancreas, lowers your blood sugar '"'March .of Dimes :, SAVES BABIES HELP FIGHT BIRTH DEFECTS . ' The Ogden Columbia (Ogden Marine) also came through Los Angeles last month. Here, SIU Rep Marshall Novack, left, talks with crewmembers. They are, from the left: Phillip Tarantino, pumpman; Mohammad O'Halli, GSU; Chester Moss, steward; and Percival Wicks, chief cook. World's Largest Floating Gas Station Diabetes: When Sugar Isn't Sweet 'liY If they lqok tired, .it's because it's 2 a.m., and ABs Gene Wils.on and Mark Wooley are s.till at work aboard the Star of Texas (Titan Navigation). · level-and improves the diabetic condition. . Insulin injections and tablets may help control diabetes, but they can't reverse or cure it. For the fat diabetic, diet and exercise usually offer far more. ••• The function of the SIU clinic is to protect the· health of Seafarers and their families .by detecting incipient illness or di$ease - inthe~lystagesofdevelopment when they may still be treated. Be sure to use this benefit-,-or ~ your ow~ .~rsonal . physician-and get your regular med· ii:al checkup. And while you're there-get tested for diabetes. .. ·u.s.· Ships Must Store U.S. . Fue1·· . The world's largest floatfng (which says U.S.-ships must gas station will be under a U.S. move U.S: military cargo) not flag. Earlier this year the De- only applied to the transportapartment 9f Defense sought tion of American military goods, bids on the storage of some 1.6 but also the storage of such million barrels of jet fuel in the . supplies if it seemed likely the Middle East, but said the con- supplies . would, have .to be tract for storing the fuel would moved. be awarded'to the lowest bidder In addition to citing the legal regardless of flag. Through the efforts of several aspects of the issue, supporters senators and · representatives said the· fuel would be more' when both houses of Congress· · secure on U.S.-flag, U.S.-crewed passed supplemental appro- ships, and if needed in an emerpriations bill, it included a ban gency could be moved rapidly. on using foreign-flag ships to Five U.S. operators have bid . store Ameri<;!l!l militll.fy fuel. .. on a five-year fu.el storage conThe pro.pon.ents 0f the U.S.~ . tract, and the contract is ex· flag requirei:nent said that the pected to be awarded sometime Military Cargo Act of 1904 this month. · a I . ! --- October 1984 /LOG/ 29 ,. ·--- ~- --~ .,. · ~ ~. - - { ... f- �Richard Joseph Chias. · son, 60, joined the SIU in the Deep Sea James Ross Abrams, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a chief cook and bartender. Brother' Abrams is a veteran o.Hhe u.s·. Navy duringl'orld War II. He was born in Camden,, N.J. and is a resident of . Lake, Mi$S. Arcadio · Alvarado, 67, joined the SIi.i in the port of New· Orleans. in· 1968 1:1ailing · as a FOWT. Brother Alvarado was born· in Honduras, Cen- . tral America and is a resident of New Orleans. \ Jasper "Gus" Cornelius Anderson, 65, joined the SIU . in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as.a chief steward. Brother Anderson was on the Pi:ierto Rico Marine Shore-gang. from 1978 to 1983.· He hit the. bricks in bpth the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 · Robin Line s.trike.. Seafarer Anderson was born in Panama and is a resident ·. of South Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y. ,,.........It,,· I. port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing as a recertified bosun. . Brother Chiasson was graduated frQm the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in . January 1975. He is a veteran oftheU.S. Navy in World War If serving as an armed guard. Seafarer Chiasson is- also a . deep sea diver...A native of Lockport, La., he resides in· Gretna, La. · Tadeusz "Tad'' Chilinski . Sr., 65, joined the SIU in 1942 "' in the port of New York.sailing · as a recertified bosun. Brother Chifinski was graduated from the Union's,. Recertified .. Bo.. suns Program in' Sepf.errlfier 1975. He was born In ProSi:ren, Poland and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Chilinski is a resident of Ramona:, Calif. · Claren~. ·· Robert .Low-.. man, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1968 sailing as a QMED. Brother Lowman is a veteran of the,U.S. Navy ·. in World War IL He was born inVirginia and is a resident of Portsmouth, Va. _- ... . _Basilio Rodriguez Mal. don.aldo, ·65, joined the SIU .· •in tl:ie port of Baltimore in 1958 sailing as a recertified bosun. ·Brother Maldonaldo .· was graduated fcom .the Union's .· Recertified Bosuns: Program .·..in December 1974. He was a / former memberofthe Taxicab .Union, Local 426, AFA. Sea~ .. farer Maldonaldo i$ a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War ti. And he is also an amateur · boxer. A native of Ponce, P.R., . he is-a resident of Rio Piedras, · P.R. · John Herbert Edlund, 57, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Mobile sailing as a. FOWT. Brother Edlund was a . . f~rmer membei of the NMU. •. He;was born in Mobile and is : a resident there, · · '6,.... °'-/~c;•z1:r•# . Qr'.~..'. '"t.~ SIU iri ;t94G, 1if:i the . . Philadelphia sa.iling as a chief·: steward. Brotha( Ayler was . born · in Alabama and is a.;, resident of Whistler, Ala. · , • Jack Broi::k, 64, joined the . · SIU in the. port of New York in 1957 sailing as a chief elec- . trician, chief pumpman and ·· deck engineer. Brother Brock attended i:tPiney Point E<:lucational Conference. 1-ie' is 8 · veteran of the U.S. Air Force. during World War II. Seafarer Brock is also a photographer. Born in Round Rock, Texas,· he is a resident of New Or, leans.. Walter Gray Butterton Sr., 59, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Nor:tolk sailing as a recertified l;>osw,. Brother Butterton was grl:!,duated from the Union's · Re.certified Bosuns Program in 1973. He also sailed during the Vietnam War and attended a 1972 Piney Point Educational Conference. Seafarer . Butterton . was born in Virginia ~nd is a · resident of Portsmouth, Va. 30 (LOG /October 19&4 John William Francis, 63, joined the SIU in the port of _Baltimore in 1957 sailing ~s a OMED. Brother ~rancis was born in Linn Creek, Mo. and. is a resident of Baltimore. · Paul Clifford Guillory; 65,. joined the SIU in the port Houston in .1964 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Guillory is a woun_ded veteran ofthe U.S. Army in World War II serving in the Rhine Campaign in Germany. He was born in.Mamou; . La. and is a re~ident there. of John Anthony Larify, 69, • joined the SIU in the port of·· · · New York in H~62 sailing in. the steward · department. · Brother Larity was ori th!ipicket ·· line in the 1965 District Cour{; cil 37 beet He was born in ··New York and is resident of · Brooklyn, N.Y.. a l 'Il Joseph Nathan Mouton, 5!3, joineEtttie SIU in 1945 in ·. tHe port of Galveston sailing as an oiler. Brother Mouton is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, He was born in Louisiana and is ;a.,residen( of La Marq1,te, Texas. .. Joseph John Nawrocki, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Ba;ftimore in 1959 sailing as a cook.. Brother Nawrocki is a veteran of the U.S. Army after World .War IL He was born in Pennsylvania and is resident of Baltimore. a Antho11y Carl P.a.r~er, 58, .. joined the:Slu iriJ946 irr the portof Sa,'varinah, Ga. sailing · as a FOWT. Brother Parker · als9 SJ3.ileddu~lng theVietn'am War.· He was born in Ohio and is fesid~nt Bf Savann.ah. ·•· .. ' a l ! ! �•IC ,'. . ~~.~~~~~J~i':l~cl:; ::"· . . , "~Sllil~imi!ll~8iim~~0il&efc . ' ·•, , i.;!So~!!!ildflf~l!!IJ~lj);.-,:,,. .,.~-• . 10meo'1tl'le4S16.if'i~e1J>t>ttifst' • . .Lester WiHl~111 Peppett, 65, . joined the $10 in 1942 in the port of Philadelphia sailing ~s a chief pumpman. Brother Peppett was born in Natick, Mass. and is a resident of Galveston, Texas. ·. 65, joir:ied the SIU, in the port of Hquston in t9(;l.5 sailing as a cook. Brother Sherman is a veteran of the (1.s: Army in World War II. He was born in · Luverne, Mir:in. and is a resi• dent of Beaumont, Texas .. Odell Bennett Powell, 59, · joined the SIU i!l 1943 iri the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Powell was born in Blackstone, Va. and is a resident of Brodr:iax, Va. Konstantino N. Venlzelos, 65, j'oined the SIU .in the - 0 a. .' :.'.:'~[ Sl(f'in the pdit' ofNe,vfYOf;~ , ·•in J9§4: saJlfrtg· a~:'ij, ifQVfl'::> sro'tf.Yer Wililrow§fi!?~ii~tifi t ·- - . ·"•_-YI',.,.. the Vietnam War. fie- fs i:llso , a refrigerator repairman. Born . in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a res- · .•ident t)lere. ·At, Sea: /~~rro@r@ -,,~ .· Great· Lakes 1atrows ,, 66, Joine , e '"'· - Walter Wright, 53, joined : the SIU in the port of Phila- delphia .in 1965 sailing as an .. AB •quartermaster. · Brother Wright helped to organizethe .Atlantic Oil Co. · in 1952. He . took .the. LNG Course at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Pi· ney Point, Md, .in 1979. Seafarer. Wright was born in Gloucester Cjty, N.il. He's a resident of Bellmar, N.J . a the Sll,Pr:i''1'9'~8 in the port of ,1',;!.e.w¥ork sailing as a chief ptirnpman. Brotl,er Pyk .:was , bona it1 Philadelphia and is · residelit of 'Fort Lauderdale, · Fla. ' Gilbert T. Wolfe, 55, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing as an AB for the Steamship Service Corp. ,from 1966 to 1984. Brother Wolfe began sailing in 194fl. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Richard James Sherman, . Frank Walter West, 74, joined the..SIU in 1939 in the port of New Orleans. Broth.er Wesf received a Union:81:i'r. s6nal Safety Award in 1961 for riding an accident-free ship;. the SS Del Valle (Delta Line). · Hewas born in"'Pennsylvania ··and is a resident of Jefferson, ) " , port of New York .,in 1957 sail• '\1ng as an AB·quarterm,:1ster.. Brother Venizelos is vete.ran of the Greek Armed Forces. ·He was born in Greece and still resides there. Martin J91),:1,Pyk, 66, joined • . .s.:Corner. '-,., Norfolk in '1963 sailir:ig as· .a•" cook. ·Brother ·Sessoms· was · born in Suffolk, Va. and is a resident of Norfolk. · N!:lWOrleans sailing.as a chief · steward, Brother Pedrosa is a veteran of the U.S. Army in Worid War II. He was born in Puerto Rico and is. a resident of.Levittown, P.R. WI · e!j!;-.J..-~~i!il~e¥,_ .§;!;,, · joined the Union in the porfof ·~ D~lu,tl:r, ~inn.:in~:~.Ur9th~~, , J?1!i)l1ey 1:;t a,;res1deA~ -et ·Two· ··.Harbors/Minn.• . " ' s~d decks of the derelict, captained by Capt. Chen Liang Lin, the crew they hadn't been ashore in six weeks except for ·two. hours liberty in · Panama. And theyhadn'.t been paid in eight months! At the. end they were eating sun-dried fisl-1 caughtoff the de.ck's. Several required medical treatment. , . · ·· ·, · ·· •·:c · · 1 .. SIU's VP Turner, Others Aid 27 Marooned Taiwan Seamen Leading a "seamen-to-seamen" rescue mission on Aug. 29 in the port of San Francisco were SIU l:1<ecutive VP Ed Turner, the SUP, MFU, MEBA, MM&PU, APL, Matson Line and the Delancy St.• F,0.1,m- . dation. All were prepared to help feed 2-7 marooned, destitute Taiwanese crewmembers aboard the stranded collier, SS Panamax No.v1!L(Way Wiser Navigation). _ The 17-year-old bulker had-been laying dead in the water for more than a month, beyond the three-mile limit in Drake's Bay off Marin County'_s Pt. Reyes Peninsula, "awaiting ipstructions" and cash .for fopd, . fuel, supplies, pilot and dock fees from the company. · · Hearing of ±heir plight on Aug. 28, the Taiwanese Counsel Paul Mao · delivered some provisions to the beleaguered seafarers while Broth~r Turner-and MEB~ District 1's Frank Lauritsen led the maritime group\o raise funds to send· 100 cases of fresh fruit and vegetables and. food to Pier 9's donated·($150 an hour) la!loch OaklandPilot (Western Towing and Barge) for delivery to the Panamax Nova crew. • Later, VP Turner pointed .out that the· delivery was. a "seamen-to, seamen movement and maritime industry-to-maritime industry move• ment." ' · Ori July 6, the bulker loaded 50,000 tons of coal in Baton"Rouge, La.. for the Taiwan Electric Co. of Kaohsiung.· On Aug. 29,·as helicoptered-in TV crews filmed the guano-encrusted Supertankers' Brooldyn, Maryland Seek OK ' for Alaska Run The supertankers, the 225,000 dwt Brooklyn (Anndep SS Corp.) and the 265,000 dwt Maryland (Bay Tankers) are seeking the gr~en light from MARAD to enter the Alaskan-Lower 48 trade for six months. · · The Brooklyn would sail from Valdez, Alaska to Panama, while the Maryland would haul direc;tly from Valdez .around Cape Horn, South Al"(lerica to the U.S. Gulf or Caribbean. .Matson Sef to launch 'New'Barge Ocf•. ,1,9 The new comainer barge, Mauna Loa (Matson Line), to run between Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai Is,, is scheduled to be launched and christened. Oct. -19 in ceremonies at the McDermott Shipyard, ·New Iberia, ta. It will begin s.eNice in 1985. The. 350-foot self,unloading vessel will have a capacity of 216 .containers and 1,700 tons of bulk molasses. · MARAD OKs:. API. Buy of 5 Sarges .· MARAD 11as approV.ed APL's buying of five trailer-carrying barges and their lease to 1999 to TMT (Crowley Marine). . • The barges are the' Jacksonville, Miami, San Juan, Fortaleza and Ponce. - ,: October. 1984 /LOG/ 31 -· r.: �Deep Sea Charles ;\Jan Mullen, '32, die, Pensioner Manuel Da _Silva berg School of Seamanship, EnSr.,85, passed away from can- try Trainee Program, ·Piney in Jacksonville, Fla. on June 8 Pensioner Jescer in a hospital in Salreu, Por- Point, Md. in 1975. He sailed as Brother Mullen joined the SH sie R. Bolling, tugal on June 15. Brother Da an AB. Seafarer Pynes was born · following his graduation fror -, died on Sept. 12. Silv~ Joined the SIU in 1947 in in Philadelphia and was, a resi- thci Seafarers Harry Lundeber, Brother l3olling the port of New York sailing as den( there. Surviving are. his .. School of Seamanship Entr: · retired in 1978. a chief steward, He began, sail• parents, Charles and Virginia Trainee Program, Piney Point He joined the ing atthe age of 15 in 191:l when Fynes Sr. of Philadelphia; three r Md. in 1969. He sailed fl.S~a cook . SIU· in the port he rode the U.S. Army Trans- brothers-and seven sisters. Born in Oakland, Calif., he.,wa of Mobile. Sea- port troopships to France. Seaa resident of Jacksonville. Bur · ,. :L;.;:;; . . Pensioner Fred farer Bolling was farer Da Silva, who sailed 48 iai was at sea. Surviving are hi, ,;;:Milton Hazard a resident of Theodore, Ala. years, also sailed for the Isthmother, Maxine M. Mullen o 71, passed Surviving ·rs his widow, Alice. mian Line in 1927 as well as Norfolk; a brother, Michael o · away on Sept. 16. during World War II and the Virginia Beach, Va., and foru · Brother Hazard Korean War. His last ship was sisters, Alice Mullen and Terr) joined the SIU in 'the SS Steel Rover in 1961. A Fitzpatrick, both of Norfolk . . Pensioner Luis . · the)port of MoJudy Cooksey of Virginia Bead _,\ Carbone, 71, native of Portugal, he was a bile in 1952 ~ailresident of Salreu. Surviving are and Janet Mullen of St. Louis passed away on .ing as a bosun and .~Q,. . his widow, Laurenfina; a son; Sept. J. Brother deck delegate\ He was a veteran Carbone joined Seafarer Manuel A. Da· Silva of the U.S. Navy Seabees in Pensioner -Ni, the SIU in 1947 Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Isabel and 'World War II, Seafarer Hazard canar Orencio, i11 tfie port of San · two grandsons, Helder and Mig- · wa~ born in Mississippi and W\ls . 78, died of natu• uel Angelo, all of Jacksonville. Juan, P.R'. sailof Mobile. Surviving .: al causes in the ., isa resident ing as a bosun, a: so_n, Fred, Jr. of Mcibi_le_. .·,, · · MedBrookdale Pensioner · ElHe was born in Police, P.R. fl,nd .· Pensioner .An-, · ical '"'-i{;<::~1;1ter, meF Ray De was ·a resident of Rio Piedras, toine KerageorBrooklyn; l'\f::¥. Shong, 82, passed P.R. Surviving are his widow, giou, · 61-, · · sue.on S~pt. 9. away fro!I!heart:. Emma and a daughter, Emma. · ··· b d t . · · · . . . . . ·B:n:0ther...,®'rencio lung.• · failur¢ in Slidell, ; La. on , 1 Aug. 15. Brother Hospital, River chief cook. lie ~8:iled 4Sxr:ar~. De Shong joined · Ridge, La. on Seafarer Orencm was, born- m the SIU in 1939 . .t ~~~YiW!e~~dt~ll~k~ rci_s~ , , ., ·.c 9· .. ~s· - : .LI{.. ~ •s.r,;- "'~ ':,;~c'f§'.,' ~ ~~~t-< . ;. nt-~Breoklyn.Tnte~enf-was burg, S.C. Gen- m the ACS beefrn the po of llieportof'ffilw reansml956 ·mEvergreenGemetery,B~oo)<:eral Hospital on New Orleans aAd attended the sailing as a recertified bosun. . lyn. Surviving are hi,~ wi?o'1i Aug. 29. Brother 1970 Pit1ey Point Pensfoners He,. was .g!Jl<l?a,}~d . frQ{ll .;f~e, . E;~lfellB;; ~: t?rothe~••:X~~ ~ Coggins joined Crew .Conference. Seafarer De Umon's ·• Recertified Bosun:s·< ~B1'.Q.O~¥&~!l-!'!:~Jl~~~le, Vmthe SIU in 1939 .ShoQgwas a veteran of the U.S. . Program in 1974 arid was a vet- . cente Orencio; als6 'of Btookv; in the port of Mobile sailing as Army after World War I. Born · eran of the U.S. Army during lyn. • a bosun. He was a veteran of· · in Dover, Fla., he was a resident World War II. Seafarer Kera: the U.S. Navy after World War of Mary Esther, Fla. Burial was georgiou was also .a P.O:W. in .Pensioner I. A native of South Carolina, in the Gulfbree?:e (Fla.). Ceme- Nazi G~rmany, Born in MarPerry Samuel Coggins was a resident of Spar- tery. .Surviving· is his widow, seilles, France, ·he was a na,tu- .· · Payne, 71; pass«! tanburg. Interment was in the Min.nie. ralized U.S. citizen- and a resi· awayonSept.10. Greenlawri Memorial Gardens dent of River Ridge. Burial was . Brothcir · Payne Cemet_ery, Spartanburg. SurPensioner in the. Toomer ·Cemetery,• Lajoined the SIU in Garth Garland combe, La.· Surviving are liis viving is his widow, My-rtl.;._ _1942 in the port Durham,60,died widow, Monique and three of New York on Sept. 12. · daughters, Denise, Marie An- · sailing as a cook . . Brother Durham toinette and Cecelia. · He was wounded veteran of .Pensioner joined tbe SIU in the U.S. CoastGuard iri World Milford· Robert Eugene 1942 in the. port · Croto, 56, died on Holcombe Mc- War II. Seafarer Payne was born ,of Savannah .'sailDonald, 59, dicid .. in Mississippi.and was a resident Aug. 21. Brother . .. . ing .as a bosun. on Aug. 30. of New Orleans. Surviving is Croto :c. . joined He was born in Pisgah, Ala. and Brother Mc- . his widow, Agnes .. the SIU in 1944 was a re.sident of. Chickasaw, in the port of · Donald joined the Ala. Suryiving is his widow; •. ·. Pensioner SIU · in 1945- in New· Orleans. Laura.... ·· · Frank· Pieczythe port of San · · He walked the Francisco sailing · · Charles Frankoln, 61; died on picket line in the 1946 General · July 15. Brother. Maritime strike and the· 1947 · cis Fynes Ji:,,' 30, as a refrigeration engineer'. He died on Aug. 2. also sailed during World War Pieczykolnjoined Isthmian beef. He was bo,rri in ' the SIU in the "-' Massachusetts and was a -resiBn:>ther Pynes II. Seafarer McDonald was born port of New Or.joined the SIU in Newton, Miss. and was a . dent of East Boston, Mass. Surle'aris in 1955 sailfollowing . his resident of Pass Christian, Miss. viving. are hiscmother, .Pauline Surviving are his mother, Ella .ing as a cook. He of French Settlement, La., arid graduatfori from was .on ·tlici picket line in the two brothers, William· and Edthe Seafarers of Canton, Miss. and his father, 1962 Robin Line beef. And he Holcombe. of Pass Christian. Harry Lunde""/ ward of East Boston. /sr:, . ~!~'E~l!~!C"''~!~f :~i;~]~:~~~ :!7~~ a 32 /_LOG I October 1984 �-· was a .veteran of the U.S Air Forces during World .War II. Seafarer Pieczykoln was. born in. Pennsylvania _and. . .w:a:s .a:'-:,,--re.s-/ . .. . . ·.. . ident of Columbia; Mi~s. Sur~ yiving is his widow,. Ruth. . , . ' - -_ Pensioner Walter Ham- mond Sibley, 69, succumbed to injuries sustajned in an auto crash on Sept, 7. Brother Sibley .... . joined the SIU in 1946 in tlre port of New York sailing as a recertified .bosun. He sailed for Sea-Land and durfog the Vietnam War. Seafarer Sibley got a Certificate of Appreciation from Troop 355, Boy Scouts of. America, for "Valued ' . ,, . . Service · to Boyhood--.19611962." He was born in Alabama and was a resident of San Francisco.,,$fihrlving is his brother, Rol:re1{of Reform, Ala. · - -f;~- ·. _, ' . Robert. ''Bob" Steven Sowell, 26, died of injuries incurred in a car crash in Chatton Cty., . Ga. on Sept. 9.. Brotl:i.er Sowell joined the SIU following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, :Md. in 1977. He was an outstanding student there. He sailed as a cook and deckhand for Sea-Land in 1981 and for ACBL in 1978. Seafarer · Sowell also worked as a 'piledriver for the •Boaen · Dock Builders, Sava1wah, ·Ga. and as a striker oti a shrimpboat from 1974 to 1976. His hobby was "painting pictures." Born in Augusta, Ga., he was a resident of Savannah. Surviving are his mother, Penny of Savannah and his father, Dr. Raymond H. Sowell. Pensioner Thomas Francis place in the Evergreen Cemetery Crem11tory, Jacksonville. Smith, 69, · succumbed to heart disease in the Jacksonville (Fla.) Memorial ·Hospital on Aug. 25 .. Brother S,n:iith joined th_e SIU in the porfof Seattle in 1966 sailing as a chief steward. He also sailed during World War II and the Vietnam War. Seafarer Smith was a former member of the Marine Cooks. & Stewards Union. In 1977 he was graduated from the Union's Chief Stewards Recertification Program. A native· of East Boston, Mass., he was a resident of jacksonville. Cremation took Great Lakes Leslie William Sigler, 62, died in .New Orleans on March i1; . Broth~r Sigl~r joined the Union in-194.5'· in the port of New Orleans sailing as a cook. He was a veteran ·of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Laker Sigler was born in Hurley, Wis. and was a resident of Ashland, Wis. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Lester Sigler of Ashland; a brother, Lester, also of Ash.· land, and an aunt, Mrs. Barton of Washburn, Wis. Day . _...,, . Remember to Vote Nov.6 ,,,;;. •''#-~···_ r:7"-----.......,;,...------~=--==-'""""' ~ f .. K'NCJW',;Y1JdW1rsAfr~ • •, .. ~t:~c1i;~f;~~::~~~:,w~l~f:~1~1#~i~;J~·.. - _-.j:t~ortey t\fid Union finances. The-·coriStili.Jtion re-quires· a · . 'ti~<aJled audit oy Certified Public Accountants every three . m9nllis';lwhich.are to be sul,v1itted:to the membership by:'· the Sepretary~Tfeasurer. A qu_art~tl-Y.,fi~'ai1Ce··-coffirriitte·~ of rank and file members, elected Iiy the membership, makes examination· eac_h quarter of_ the finances of the· · Uqion and reports fully their findings and recommenda- ,•. ' ; EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal .members of the SIU. These. · rights in employment and rights are clearly set forth in.the SIU constitution and in.:, the contracts which the Unjon has negotiated with_ the emp.loyers, ConsequeQt_Jy~ .!10 member may be discrimi- -. nated against because oT race. creed. <:o1or'. sex and .n·a~ '' , tional·o·r geographic origin. If any member feels that he is• dellied the ·equal rights to which he is entitled. he should. notify Union headquarters. t-i()os. Me1;nbers of this- committee· may ma:ke_ dissenting as reports, specific. recommendations and- sep_arate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All t;u,t funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and_ Inland W_atei:s_.l)istrict_are administere~ in _accordance with the provisions of-various trµst:_ftin,;J_'.·,·, a:~~ments. All these agreemerlts specify that the truSiees in. ·charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and ·management representatives and their alternates. Ail e;;i,::penditures lin<l djsbursements of trust fu.nds are-made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust furi:<l financial records are available at the headqu·arters· of the various trust funds. -~ . . . CON§Tl'!,IJlfONAL. ~Gl/'.TS A'N:D'jOBLI~~= · TIQNS. Copies of the' SIU constitution are, ·availablein all Vnkm halls. All members should obtain copies of this eonstitu_tion so as to· familiarize- themselves: :w.ith''fts Con.·. tents. ·Any time yo_u feel any member or officer ,is attemptM ing to deprive y9u· o·f any constitutional right Or dhHgation, by ·~.n-f~ethbds s_uch as d_elling with charges. trials." etc.,· -~ as well aS aH otJ-ter detail"s. then the member so affected slioul<Limmediately notify headquarters. specdi~- provision for· safeguarding_Jh~ ffier.o~ri;:hjp's_;:_, . ~+.iiow:·voui. ~Tdij[~~·--::·· 11111lllmUllll11UIIIIIUU1lhlUlillflll11UJJi111111111Jillfllllq1U11lll111111111111U1llh11u1111111 S!!:AF«\RERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION --Sl'AD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro, patrolman_ or other Un.ion offi:iaJ.. in your opi'nion, fails ceeds are used to further _its objects and purposes 'inciud_... to protect your contract rights properly, contact .the ing. but not limited to, furthering the, political. social an,,t . nearest SIU port agent. . : .SHIPPIN'GRIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senioreconom_i.c interests of maritime workers.. the preservatiq(l';;t · ity are protected exclusively liy the contracts between the , EDITORIAL POU.CY - THE LOG. The Log has 3nd furthering of th~:,AmeriC~n Merchant Marine wfi'h· :> lJi,ion and the employers. Get to know your shipping tradition.ally' refrained from publishing any artic[e se,rving improved employment opportunities for seamen and-· · rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available the political ·p1.,1rp0ses of any individ'ual in the Union. - _Qo:atmen an(J the'.~dvancement Qf trade union concepts. in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation · officer or members It has also refrained from publisliing In. connection' with ,uc:h objects; SJ'AD supports and Qf your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the·· articles_ deemed harmful to the Union ·or its colleCttve · cq'ntributes to political candidates for' elective office. All cpntracis between the Union and the employers. n~tify membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be ihe Seafarers Appeals Board by certifie.d mail, return reby membership action at the September. 1960. meetings solicited or teceived because of ,force.- job diSCriminationf'~ _· ceipt requested. The prJper address for this is: . in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for .Log financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con' Anps "Re_d" Caml)htll policy is vested in• an editorial boa'r<l which. consists of . dition of membership in the Union or.of employment. If Chairman, -..,.. Appeals Board the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board a contribution is ·made by reason of the above improper 52111 Aulh way and Britannia \\lly may delegate, from· amo_ng its ranks. one individual to conduct, notify the.Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified Prince Georges County carry otlt this responsibility. ma"it within 30 days 'of the co_ntri.hutiOn for investigation · camp Springs, Md. 211746 and appropriate .action ·a~d~ refund. if involuntary. Sup- .. PA.YMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli0 · to ·anyone in any officiat capacity in- the· SIU utl_less ;m _ tical arid· .social interests. and American trade union ypu at all times, either by writing directly to the Union ...,.._ · official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum-or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. concep~s. stances should any member Pay any money for any reason CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are availunless' he is given such receipt. ln ·the· event anyone Ir lit ani, tm,,; a member.feels that any of the •bo~·rlghl.'I have able in all SIU halls. The~ contracts specify the wages attempts to require ahy such payment be made without been 'l'lolat~, or that heh.. been deriled bis,constllulional right of ahd conditions. iirider which vou work and live. aboard supplying a receipt.-or if a member is required to niake a ..,,... io~umon records.or lnformalloi!: he should lmmediatlly notify your ship or boiit. Know you; contract rights, as well as p~ymerit and ·i$ giv:en an offic~al recejpt. but feels that he SIU Prmdtnl !'rank ~ at Huclquarim by certllled,mall, your obligations, such a.s filing for OT on the proper should not have been required to make such payment, this mum receipt~. Thead..... is~:!41.! Auth Waylllld Britannia ·. ':sl)eets"andjn the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU should immediately- he reported to Union hea·<lqOarters. \\lly; Prince Georges Count)\ Camp Sprlnp, Md, 20746. . • October 1984 / LOG I 33 - ! j l ::i,· j �l Vote Nov. 6' As If Your Job and Your Onion Depended On n I Tax . J'ustice., MONDJII.E In TaxN WHI be bowled 11185 . There·, no olh ••• •net 8\'81 tbocly knows IL RNgan•, aea f er way to keep the naUon fro · job&: . . I \oble&S rates . an t,ac\t yecc,fd on 1981·83 created h1ghes _· eas Re&9 R publican recess\.on .· episodes ol \oble&SO . Reagan· e . one or more. r----....!!•~:;. . ; : , . , .. , ~ . ~ ~ri!•~--............ :::,,:!!!!;'•:,;•~u~ff~e:r•~d'..::~---...:::~~~·~~~~~n~~--, ,.., much Jower-pa lo:rPntz and tJe:rry fTwo. dozen reas l'ole Mondalef.Fo.ns Plus one to erraro No11• 61 They•;e for a future ot rich Americans • fairnes s to all Americans rather than They're for fuJJ emp/o tion of a strong, 1avor to . g~owr:::t:~:::;i:.s With teeth in them a~ the .founds- o red Ink ... hl1 aff.tfme high hOO~=•::.::._Ronald 'Ill PZSac . . . . _ .____ ·_ ., ~Ngan. Track R.- ~ . on .Tax·•• 11111 h ....... --""' ,- ~ Engineered 1opside,d · --_,_ across.•thirb ·• Cuts threw a bone i - ;_- . _oard tax cuts In 1981. Result· 0 average American bo · ·• Cutsserved_asideofb f . s,a ut$125a.year. ma~ing $100;QOO alld u:.e to wealthy Americans •.. ~early $9,000 to th • Cuts gave a Whole h 018 IAR!fJ ,,. .... _,_,_. - erd to Bia Oil J!lnA ....... __ • BEAGAN ..... vs. WOIIBEIIS --·--· • Opposes reform of labor laws to protect v.:orkers' right to organize, speed· up union representation elections, prevent employers from stalling and from dis_cri~inating against union activists. - :,.,,..~~-~-;--.-~ · • Only President ~r to break, .a union, PATCO, the air traffic controllers. Threw 11,000 persons out of work. {None of complaints that drove PATCO to strike has been addrcsacd adequately Since Reagan broke the union. As a·'r_esult, present controllers. now make exactly same complaints, are moving t~ard unioiiization.) Security tor the Elderly? 4; MONDALE rograms tor the elderly: Reagan track record on p : ercent 1or those , . . Congress): Cut benefits 40 ~Ver-all protection • Initial proposalsd(re1e~~:::xty benetits 33 p~rcient; slas.h tlrl a at 62; re uce ' ed cuts· $200 billion.) . 1·11 (hitS' ·- •-• .. rnoos · • Jmum bene _,. - rnnnth m_1n _.... ,,... r.old offSprl_ng Beal 'Family Issues? MOIVDAJ.E . " President Reagan and hi . . family Issues" as if .they hav:a~~~~~~~n.osnervthaeti.ve akllies constantly preach about mar et of co What they're reall talk" ncern about the family. their beliefs about th y . mg about, though, are singf . ese smg/e issues on the entl e iss~es, and they try to force .... . . . . . .· ~ . . . . ___,., re popul_at,on. . . ---r---= Reagan track 1'8Cord .on ec1·UC . • · ·· · ...-- _. a1on: 1 • ..slashed aid to P~bl' 1· • 1c e ementary seco d •-·cut i-ea/ _fet:18ra/ aid tO ed ' n ,ry schools • Ph -· ucatlon by 25.perc&nt • De:::::t-Social Security eduriatlonal benefits cap ed huge cuts (COngress blocked edugatlo~hlldren, key programs :tor dlsadv!~T:1g)edlnyedutchatlon aid for handJou , vocatlonar , • Slas_hed college loan pr getahl h . The issue is the future . 6 Americans will choose On Novembernd·dates for pfJSident .'; • ms and two pol1cieSbetween two ca I and be_~een two pr~ chcH)!lti between two Above all , ,- • we wt visions of-the future. ises Watter Mondale's • • • prom One • -• • • The other • , • ROllfaimess to all Amencans, . ontinued favor to a\d Reagan's ••. assures c . ,,1•nlthr Americans.Mondale's ••• represents One • • • Walleriratiolll ol average Ameri• the values and asp ibitity and com• cans-family. work, resRpoona•"ld R,s•an's ••• passion. The other,... I the ri<.h and by the isshapedby-thevaues.o • ambitions oi."lhe_ corp0nllons. . Walter Mondale's •• • stresses ade• One. , •. • •n need and rtStora• q~ate aid to Amen::'st;..t help theffl, ·~e tion of the_ pro~ Rn n's ••• preordains other • • R~n:om ou:i:.atiOna1 responsibil• further re rea need assistance, ity to those wh~ter Mondale's , •• foretells opOne • • • Wa • The other • • • portunity for al~ Ame~cansk,sa opportunit~ Ronald Reagans • • • - ortt for far too ma~t:"':;~:inpassing issue of At stake wit ~ • and its ~ l e are 15 the fu!'9re 01 con-cem to ·worltini many iSSUes O pa • • The morel of Ronpeople and thei ... ·r ::e~~m of Walter Mo11- 1 t ahl'Reagan • rtfc!':: r•-e-- dale OIi these issues follow- 34 / LOG / October 1984 • . ** - �D~rectory of Ports l'nlnk Droz.Ilk, PtNident E:d Turner, VEmc. V'ICe ~ Joo DIGlorglo, Secma,y-Treasun,r Leon Hall, Vice President Angua "Red" ~mpbell, Vice PTNfd6nt Mike Sacco, Vie& Pf8Sldent Joo Sacco, Vic<, P/8Sldent . ~ Mccartney, Vloo Prss/dont HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth SIU Vice President Red Campbell answers questions from a group of recertified bosuns who spent the day at · Union headquarters this month. The bosuns are James Lewis, Irving Glass, John Donaldson, Virgil Dowd, Benedict Veiner, Billy Darley, Albert Pickford, Charles Bramble, Kenneth Kramlich, John Davis and Antonio Mercado. _ Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea.· Sept. 1-29, 1984 :rN:c.:i)t::::;:::::::::;:: All Greups Class A Cius B Clan C 2 •59 Phlladelphla .. .. . .. .. . • . . .. . . Balllmore .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. • • .. Norfolk..................... ·Mobile..................... New Orleans .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. • Jamonv111e.............. ... SanFrancisoo .... ,, . -.,/···... • Wilmington • -.:~'°".,........... Seattle .... ,•..,,-....... '.. . .. • . Pue!)o;Rlco . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. _Port ·. .•. 9 12 • 1 36 30 6 14 J 0 252 ,:.Piney Point ..... .. . .. .. ..... "TO!als ...... •• ...... · · .. · . .. . .. . Gloucester ........ ~ .. , .... :.. ·New·York................... l'tllladelphla . 2 46 .< 2 19 12 19 .21' 14 7 206. ,)la-:::;::;:::::::::::::::: .i . "TOTAL REGISTEIIEII TOTAL IHIPPEO All Greups Clan.A Class I f' 1 DECKDrARTMEl/i 0 ' 46 NOT AVAILABLE O 0 0 2 0 oo K g o O 111 0 .· O 0 o 0 0 oo ·o 0 oO O o... D . •.·o EIIGINE1DEPAIITIIENTO. 4 1· 17. 5 O 1 12 13 . 7 . o 10 42 31 . 11 5 5 4 4 . 12. 18 18 O 19 NOT AVAfABLE 0 2 197 81 o1 1 2 . 12 3 Clan C ·32 1 O T~p . Rellllf1 . '*REGISTEREB ON BEACH AIIGrau~ Clan " Clan • Clan .C O 6 0 · 0 o o o 0 o1 ~ o 105 89 14 32 76 46 55 1, 98 13 " 1 14 22 6 •12 · 25 . 15 . 6 ~ camp Springs, Md. 207~~ {301) 899·06_7q ALGONAC, Mich, · 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 . {313) 794-49811 BALTJMORE, Md. , 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 4411~ (216) 621'c5450. DULUTH. Mil\n. -: ,,~ -~ 705 Medical Arts Building! 55802. {218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER; Mass. . . l 11 Rogers St.' 01 ~·. l 00 O 0 0 · (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU,. Hawaii . 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537c5714 O HOUSTON T 3 0 2 o .. · (713) 659':5152; JAC.KSONVILLE, .Fla. . :.· i. 3315 Liberty St.,3;?206i (904) 353·!)987, JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 073021 .(201) 435 94:24· s iO o O z.18 1! 6 144•. 4 28 :o 7fl 0 o 49.4 · 24 24 40 1 0 9 · 8 176 .8 O . • ex:,;; Pi · · . tt10 :si~~r:.:::::::::::::::: San Francisco .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. Wllmi~~~,: ...~,;-• 1 .,.,._.. ,, ttte,1, .. ,,1:.•.·,.1¥.;~·.;,:·.; .. :. Puerto Rico . .. . .. .. .. . .. • .. . :loO:.:::: ::i:::::: ::: ::: , . l'lnJ•Ybint . .... . .. . .. . .. .. . · ,... )> ,11 6 2g . o .· Telila - ~ -............ , . : . 1'19 . Gloucesier .••• : ;, • ·•·. :, ••.•. . NewYork ........... :::'. ... .. ; ,J'l)lladelphla .. .. . .. .. .. .. . • .. . . . '..ollaltimore ................... . . .Norfolk·,.;,,.....•.•.•....... . Mobile ...~.... .. ....... . New Orleans : . . .. ...... .. 1 21 Port ·-;f_:,;.:,:':..i,_->:;(-:t>;• Jacksonvme ...•..•.....•.. ·''"'· &in F!ancisco ............. , . · Wilmington ............... .. Seattle .................... . Puerto Rico ............... .. Holl!llUIU .................. . Houston •.. ; .............. .. Piney Point ................ . . Totals ...................... · .. Pert . Gloucester .............. , .. . New York ..... , ............ .. Philadelphia ............... .. Balllmore .......... ., ....... · Norfolk .................... . . Mobile• ................... .. . New Orleans ... : .. ........ .. Jacksonvllle ............... .. San Frane1sco .............. . Wllmlng!ol) ............... .. Seattle·: ................... . . Puerto Rico ......... , ...... . HQ11olulu ................. .. ·Houston ................... . Piney Point , ...... ,. .......• Totals ..................... . 3 6 12 · 12 9 23 9 15 s 10 ' 9 0 . 133 }5 ·• ''F:-;:;· 6. .l si o ~ g o, ,o.. 0 o g . ·. o· I .. 1 . . · 3:••· ··2,.· ... . -21. 7 10 1 14 NOT AV~LABLE o 135 s g o O· 0 o o .o 31 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT C 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 14 4 0 NOT AVAILABLE 0' 0 0 2 0 . 0 ·.·1 3 1 0 0. 0 0 0 4 0 0 19 7 0 2 . 0 9 8 0 1 0 16 3 0 0- , .. , : f:· 7 2 0 0 . 5 25 12 0 5 0 3 0 0 116 0 NOT AVAILABLE 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . '37 142 0 113 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 3 0 4a 3 0 31 NOT AVAILABLE. 3 10 4 13 2 8 19 16 9 12 29 10 ·13 9 13 24 11 8 '11 0 9 17 0 8 139 225 0 1,10 · 703 0 ·3 2 g o u . H 13 14 · 4 o o, J ·If 1. O 6 o 0 0 72 2 :j 30 2. 3 0 0 0 0 .o 0 ~ 3 9 16 20 45 24 41 20 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 35 10 321 0 27 8 6 0 1 68 1 • 6 43 17 53 16 10 20 5 22. .g 0 ll 1 3 8 9 11 0 11 48 24 41, 13 0 144 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 33 0 0 584 0 45 5 . 8 -· 1$4 563 49 «s 0 *"Total f(fl(Jlstered" means.the number of men Who actually regislered for shipping al the port lasfmont~. ••··Rtglstered on the Beach" means !he total .number of men registered at the PQrt at the end of last month. Talals Allllapartmenta..... : . ... ~ o · 4 0 3 6 50 7 15 5 35. 3 1J 6 164 12 21 39 1.9 57 31 113 56 40 21" 119 · &O 0 0 0 0 2 o· 0 0 48 0 0 50 0 10 0 1 0 0 3 4 23 3 10 2 122 1 .o 0 0 2&2 . 5 753 179 31 1,94t 1,309 247 {Note: Not all shipping figures were avaiiabie at press time. The following summary Is based. on the .figures at ham:t.) Shipping In the .month of Saptember was dol/Vn from the month otA_ugust. A to.tal ot630,. Jobs were shipped on SIU-contra,cted deep sea vessels. Of the 630 jobs shipped, 445 jobs or about-70 . . percent ware taken by "A'' seniority members.• The rest were flUedby "B'' and "C" seniority people. A total of 31 trip relief Jobs were shipped. Since the trip rellef program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 765. · · relief Jobs have been shipped. · · s·· .,.,,,,,, 1..... 1 1erce t. 7 ,vu,. ·. · . .; MOBILE, Ala. .... . . ' i ~1~il\l'a~plii~~lsla~~~ ~ 8 ~!:if•~•~:;:~'~,;~~:,!•~:~:~~~,;~'~" (,,,",rs,;,:•'fil\,i,a~~,3t,~~.ih-,· ·_,,;,'iff;c':~,f:i"'r,~.~"g~~"'c•*:/:g'" '::":.:+,·~!~1l· .~··mgi-1 ;;, • NOT AVAILABLE Wai · ·. ··· • L .·• • . i 63Q Jae~ A.ve. 70l3<b NEWoRLEANs,--.. •, • '· _. (504)529-754~ Toll Free: 1-BO<J-325·2532( NEW YORK, N.Y. i · 675 41:,ve., Brooklyn 11232 (71 /1) 499-6600 f""' NOFlFOLK, Va. . , . 115 3 St•.23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADEl,.PHIA, Pa. 2604 4 St.1.9148 (215) 336-3818. s. PINEY POINT, Md. . . · St. Mary's County 206(4 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, CBllf. . • 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SAt.lTUl'lCE, P.R. ., · 1057 FEJrnandez- Juncos St, Stop 16 00907 · . (809) 725-6960 SEAmE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 . (206) 623-4334 · ST. LOUI~, M.o. 4581 Gravois A.ve. 63116.. · -(314) 152·6500 WILMINGTON, Callf. 408 AvaloA 131vd. 90744 · (213) 549-4000. ·~Up_port ·sPAD October 1984 i LOG/ 35 �Dliaes1 of ShlipsMee11in•s COMANCHE (American Bulk Carriers), August 19--Chairman Abdulla A. Mohsin; Secretary W.H. Deskins; Steward Delegate Donald Spangler. The engine departn:ient reported some disputed QT. A telegram was 'sent to Red Campbell to let him know the!' status of a couple of crewmembers-one who did not return to the ship in France and one who quit. The bosun said that the captain had given him a list of those members who were due payments for meals and lodging. Attention was made of the fapt that Aug. 20 was Paul Hall's birthday and that tlie good life we now enjoy was brought about because of his· untiring dedica_.:, lion to the SIU. "We older men who knew him should pass on to the others our grea\ admiration_ for him and the principles he stood for ... We could never have reached the standard of living we now enjoy today without him." A vote of thanks was given to the_ steward department for a job well done. down for several days. With the engirie gone, we would have had a bad time if it hadn't been for the chief cook and assistantcobk. They werit out on d_eck and cooked. So let's give a vote of thanks ... to Samuel Loftin, chief cook, and Ernest Dooms, assistant cook." Next port: Bayway, N.J. of upgrading at Piney Point. The movie library ·now has over 100 ·movies with more to come. Both the arrival pools and the Pac-Man machine are doing well as money-makers. Raleigh Minix, !_he SIU's rep in the Far East is expected to meet the LNG Leo in Japan with current contract information. Chief Steward Henry Jones Jr. will get off at that time for a much needed rest. ·crewmembers were once again reminded to take care and not buy items from shoreside salesmen .. "Protect yourself and your brothers in the SIU." A vote of thanks was giyen to the OVERSEAS DYNACHEM (Maritime Overseas), August 26-"-Chairman Horace B. Rains; Secretary Donnie W. Collins; Educational Dire_ctor --J.W. Spell; Deck Delegate E.R. Beverly; Engine Delegate J.W. Badgett; Steward Delegate Morris Maultsby. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $85 in the ship's fu_nd. Arrival pools .will be run on north- and southbound voyages in order to raise enough money· to join a movie club in the Beaumont/ . Houston area. The ship's fund will buy blank tapes and then .members can record the movies from the· club. The chairman said that no beefs were turned over to him. from the previous chairman, C.C. Smith. Payoff is expected to take place on or about Aug. 27 in the Houston area. At that time the patrolman will be asked to clarify certain transportation issues and discuss the SIU's medical benefits for family members. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Port Neches, Be~umont and Houston, Texas. ·,OVERSEAS JUNEAU (Maritime . Qyerseas),.August 19--Chairman JohnEi. Lilndoor,g;,,§ecretary Virge Dixon; Education Director Ross; COVE NAVIGATOR (Cove Ship.. . Deck Delepjng), August 19-Chairman N.D. gate Stephen L. Peck; Engine DeleMatthey; Secretary David E. Edwards; -gate Edward Brooks; Steward,,P,ElleEducafional Director James H. BabGROTON (Apex Marine Corp.), Sept. steward department for the fine food gate Jim Weed. No disputed OT.'.'fl:rei sori; Engine Delegate Melvin J. Gallier. 9--Chairman Christos Florous; Sec· and service this voyage. Next pcirt: chairman reports th at th e ship is lune-" t M · D I t h Ed - - 1I osaka, Japan. · tion__ ing wen, -:Vilh !OP.side, ar;4 crew . d OT d Th c· No d1spute reporte . e ove re ary arvin e oa c ; uca 1ona . .,., _ ·,~<:iikih-glltogl!'rtier~"A*ciiscussion· _was _Navigator will pay off in Jacksonville. Director D. Christion; Deck Delegate held pertaining 10 the importance't.CilL The captain will° get cigarettes, gum · Thomas M. Bluitt; Steward Delegate OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Mamaritime unions getting together wit;;-and peanuts for the slop chest. These Ronald E. Dawsey. No disputed OT. rine), September 3-Chairman Marvin h h" . . f d I e s ipping companies 10 • In ·• out ·. The chairman reported that the ship McDuffie; Secretary James Campfield will be available in limited amounts. If what it will take to stay in business, • will pay off o~ Sept. 10 in Stapleton, Ill; Educational Dire~tor R.~ ...Breeden; rather than have each side make unanyone wants a spe_cial brand, _they should see .the caP.lau:i and.be ,will 1do. ,,.,N.,;rijllillHlii advIs.it9 Imember,sjl!\1g;,~ J)g~elegate El.F,l .. BlackI~W.agner; ..• . ...d____ d . . th. ·• 1 1 1 "',e,mf,'i;~,c_S,k-Q!),,.Ol)~,,i!lil._0,.• .J.pe~.;I"'•~ it11'at"ai!l-i~g~~i!du6~fib"i\H1iiaii·iM tdtla111mgef-#J1,<Lftte.Ydi1rny 1$upgnaamg ' 1 "-"' s rn::-g-ine,m' e 1rg·' a t' e ' l ' G ' ' e ~"g' 1 ?Pie-rirti:fsi!lw= -:vr~t,/l!,-,-1~' -.~ t,.:1- · . • ·• _ ,.~,..,,,_"T~-:-+i.~,:;,:'!- ~"" ... ,...>..... ,,,;..,,,,.,, ~ o.e--o cor:11uence·wasg1ven o .resreminded each ana every memberto courses offered at Piney Point, noting _ ard Deleg_ate Lonnie S: Dukes, Treasident Drozak,. Vice President "Red" register, then vote. There have been that special skills are becoming more u~er Calvin J. TroxclaIr. No b~efs or Campbell and other Union officials for . a number of voter registration drives essential as ships' crews become disputed OT reported. There. Is cura · . . th S L . d th· ·F. . ;,,1,¥n.· h" , f d b _ . cquInng . e . - 7s an ...~1"'~ · h ti at the Union halls.,. "so let's al.I vote sma II er due to automation. T e secren y,.no s. Ip s un , . ll..1 1 ~~~;,sJJ,p.i,,>'c"<flf~R:e~sifillili'lisamearas.irio~e(siilP.s·and on Nov. 6, 1984 to help get the Reretary stressed the importance of cogestedthat1feachmembercontnbuted jobs ior the SIU. The crew lou'iige is· publicans out of office" and elect a operation on the part of all crewmem$1 at payoff, . that wou!d be a good in need of new chairs and riew curtainli: · -~'Democrat to help secure jobs for those bers. He also gave the crew a vote of start. The chairman advised eve~one This will be taken up with the cqrnp~ny. in the maritime industry. Each departthanks for their cooperation in keeping to read t~e LOG thoroughly. l_t Is the A vote of thanks was given to :tt:i"'1l"crew mei,t delegate has a repair list. All the vessel clean, and restated the members bE_Jsl mea_n~_of .keepuw curfor helping 10 keep themessroorn·clean importance of contributing to SPAD to rent on Urno~ actI1QtIes. A vote of and to the steward department for-their items in need of repair or replacement protect the maritime· industry. The ed' thanks was gI~en to the stew~rd definework·during the voyage. Next-port: should be noted on this list. An extra partment for _a Job well_ done_ thI_s voyValdez Alaska. ice machine is. needed. The present ucational director suggested that all qne is not producing enough ice for members practice safety at all times. age. One minute of silence was ob' He also recommended that everyone served in memory of our departed the meal hour. Heading out to Cuba, brothers and sisters. Next port: PanAruba and England. · read the LOG thoroughly sin9e it is a ready source of information and keeps ama. . ROVER (Oce'an Carriers), August COVE TRADER (Cove Shipping), members up-to-date on what's hap26'-Chairman Cliff Leahy; Secretary September· 2-'-Chairman -Claude A. pening in the Union and in the maritime OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime . Frank Cordero; Engine Delegate Glen Bankston Jr.; Secretary G. Marzett; industry. A vote of thanks was given Hutton. There was some disputed OT Overseas), August 27-Chairman J.R. Educational Director H. Meredith; Deck to Steward Marvin Deloatch and Chief Thompson; Secretary Clyde Kreiss; in the steward department. This- deDelegate Jack D. Kennedy. Some disCook Ronald Dawsey for the very good Deck Delegate Donald Brooks; Engine partment has been short a steward for puted OT was reported in the deck food and service. "This ship is a good Delegate Stan Sporna; Steytard Del- · one month, and the captain has not department. The ship wm _arrive in feeder. There's always plenty of good approved OT for the steward. And egate Jorge Bernandez. No disputed Bayway, N.J. around Sept 7 for payoff. food." Next port: Stapleton, N.Y. without payment 61 OT, the captain OT. There is $230 in the ship's fund. Crewmembers were reminded not to The Overseas Chicago will pay off in insists that the assistant cook clean leave until the boarding patrolman has out six refrigerators in ·the galley and the next port, Alliance, La. Everything met with them. The bosun reminded LNG LEO (Energy Transportation is running smoothly so far. A discusin the pantry. A motion was made that members- about ·1he opportunities Corp:), August 12-Chairman Charles sion was held on the importance of all unlicensed personnel be offered at Boyle; Secretary Henry Jones Jr.; Edavailable at Piney Point to upgrade least eight hours OT on weekends and contributing to SPAD at payoff. The their skills, and he also stressed the ucational DirectorW. Kimbrough; Deck holidays. This will be taken up with the educational director also urged those importance -of donating to SPAD. A Delegate John-Graham; Steward Delmembers with the necessary qualifiboarding patrolman. There is $21 in motion was made to see the captain egate Roger Griswold. One disputed cations to attend upgrading courses at , the ship's fund. The bosun talked about about changing the movies this trip. . meal penalty hour was reported in the the Alaska oil bill and the cargo prefPiney Point. There was some talk about ~~ther items tliat need attention include · deck department. There is $165 in the erence bill, in particular, and aboutthe · tile 30-day relief jobs; but it was agreed repair of the washing. machine and ship's fund and $97.65 in the comthat this should be referred to the . general poor state of the maritime · stove and new chairs for- the crew munication's fund. A letter was sent to patrolman at payoff. All. hands were . industry. A vote of thanks was given headquarters for clarification regarding _requested to help keep the messhall mess. The ones there now are in pretty to Chief Cook Frank Cordero and his bad shape. A vote of thanks was ex- . this. The chairman thanked the crew · and lounge areas clean. A vote of department .for doing such a great job, for a job well done over the last month. tended to the stewara department for especially under the pressures of_ sail_thanks was given to the steward de· -ii: job weil done. "Whe11. the ship left He then reminded members of the partment for a job well done.. Next port:. ing short a man. Next port will be lhe shipyard on Aug. 10, we broke importance of donating to SPAD and somewhere in Japan. Alliance, La. 18t. -~ -t... 36 / LOG / October 1984 -~.,,__--,-._ �:?"one·'rfi1nuie bl omy. sffence\vas stood in memory of our departed broth· ers and sisters. Next port is Houston, Texas; theri on to New Orleans for payoff. Charles Corrent, steward/baker on the Stonewall Jackson, shows off with his son John and the 36 peund catfish his son caught in Bogalusa, La. Cortent says that any member is welcome to visit him for some good fishing. SANTA ROSA (Delta Lines), Augusi 19-Cha lrman A.E. Weaver; Secretary W. Lovett. A few hours of OT were disputed In the deck department. The ship is expected to arrive in New Jersey-around 1800 hours on Aug. 21 and wUI pay off that night. The company then wants to try and sail Thursday morning. The chairman.reminded the crew of the importance of donating to SPAD <!f,paybff, and the secretary urged ,ill brothers and sisters to take advantage of the . facilities at Piney Point and upg~ade themselves as soon as they can. A locksmith will be aboard lhe·Santa Rosa in port to fix all locks, · A vote of thanks was given to the steward departm enlf9r a finei job, One mln1;1te· of ,silence, was ·ol:ls&rved··1n memory of our departed brothers and ~~- Next port will be in NewJer.se:.. ~ . ~A-LA ND DEFENDER (Sea-Land Seryice Uugust 19- Chairman J. San F/lippo;Seci:etary R. Principle; Educalion11I Dir.actor D. Peters. Some . disputed QT. was reported in .the en° gine department. There is $154 In the ship's fund. The chairman said that it has been a very good trip so far. Only one minor qeef was brought up and It concerned the shortage of towels. It was agreed that the food aboard ship has improved 100 percent. A vote of thanks was given to the crew messman for doing.such a good job. SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Servlcej, July 29- Chairman Aden Ezell; Secretary Kathy A. Devane; Ed· ucational Director J.M. Fisher; Deck Delegate James B. Boyd; Engine .Delegate Jorge A. Calix; Steward DelegateRobert Sutherland; Treasurer Sam · Brown. No disputed OT; There is $46 in the movie· fund. The chairman reminded members to put in for a draw when the draw list is posted. Otherwise there is no way to geit one. A vpte of thanks was given to the steward de• partment for a job well dom,. Also, congratulations were given to Arnold Rehm who boarded the Sea-Land Economy on May 15 in the port of New Orleans, La. This Is his last ("but not least") voyage before retiring in Aug\JSI. "Best of luck, Arnold, from the crew onboard the Sea-Land Econ- Dlaes-C of Sh ips Nee'Clnas STONEWALL JACKSON (Water-· attack. A collection was taken Up. The Official ships minutes were also reman Corp.),-August 19- Chairman money will be donated to Armando's ceived from the following vessels: Carl Lineberry; Secretary Charles Corwidow, Gertrude. al orig with a card of · AMCO'IRADER ren!; Educational DirectorC.E. Hemby; sympathy. slgl'led by the entire crew. 111G AQIIAIIIUS Deck Delegate M. Muhammad; Engine Brother Armando became ill on the USIIS IWIOI. Delegate Thomas Taylor. No disputed AURORA morning of August1 2. ''His condition COVEUIERTY OT. There ls $1010 In the movie fund became grave, whereupon the captain DEi.TA IIGll11 which was ,collected through the bocalled for assistance. A helicopter was IIIIIIEII CHAIIPIOII sun's arrival pools. Termination of voydispatched to the ship· arid removed IIIIIIEII IIACIIAMElll'O IIIIIIEII WABASH age #37 will occur at payoff in Newport the stricken AB and transported him OVEIISUS AWlfA · NewsorNorfolk, Va. Thebosunthanked 18 the Southhampton hospital. The IIVEIIIEAS NATALIE the crew for their cooperation throughGmlSUS WAIHIIIIITOII men' who attended to Armando should PAIIAMA out the voyage. The secretary said be commended for. their actions during PRIDE DF TEXAS ' .that 11 has been a good trip and he the emergency. With their knowledge PUEIIIII RICO has enjoyed sailing with all the memof CPR and first aid, they managed to RIISE CITY bers. · He gave special recognition to lfMANDCOIISUMSI keep him alive until help arrived. The lll.f.MIIEXPREIS Brother Thomas H. Bonner who gave men who handled the dispatching of SEA-LUii FIIEEIIIIII his standby time to cleaning the pantiy the patient are also to IJe. comfl)ended: SEA-WII IIIDEPEIIDEffl SEA-UIIII IIABMII every day. If anyone is aware ol any All in all, those involved acted in a SEA-lAIII PACElt unsafe conditions aboard ship, they professional and compassionate manSEA-LAID PATRIOT . should maire them known to their dener. Those of us who could butwitoess SEA-LAilD PHIIIEElf partmElnt delegate. The educational SEA-LAID VEll'IIIIIE this action certainly feel proud of ail of director thanked those members who you." Nextports: Port Everglades, Ra. offered their personal· movies for viewand Houston, Texas. WAI.TEI RICE ing by the ship's members. A telex was received from headquarters perSUGAR ISLANDER (Pacific Gulf taining to the new shipping rules and · Marine), August 25- Chairman R. coastwise relief. It was posted for all Pinkham; Secretary C.HoUings; Eduto read. A vote of thanks was given to cational Director J. Dickinson: No dis- . the steward department for a fine job. puled OT. The ship will pay off on Aug. The following memo was sent to all Ne>.<t port:' Newport News· or Norfolk, 26 in Galveston If they are able to get crewmem bers aboard the SS Jade Va. an SIU patrolman aboard. The Sugar Phoeni~ from the captain. · Islander is now back on her regular . run, going from Hawaii to the Gulf I would like to congratulate each w.o.RT.H (AP.ex MarineJ.;_Au_gust.· 5 - . loaded w·1·th sugar. The next voyage, f ,.,_ · 1 cr11wme mber .. or their pro,.,ss1o na Chairman Bernard Saberon Sr.; Sechowever will take her to El Salvador seamanship, efficiency and willingretary~am Davis; Educational Director.·.· !Vitha · ~d,ef . r · ;.ther:i,back.to Hawaii audmg.,ttl_e,;.P.8JiQ®~n.e.e.._ot-.ttieir;,. Lrese1;1gang;f>.eek<li)elegate,Wint• """"lo· .. m re s . E eryo s reduties In assisting fellow seaman and · ston Shanks; Engine Delegate Jo~eph. minded to vote in the upcoming elecBrother. Altqn Hickman, Ql\,1ED, after P. McGee. Some disputed OT was tion-'l!n d to vote for the,man who will his'recent injury at.sea.• ~eP..ei.t;!~.,tn;thii s.teward:department. .· help thecma,rltimE1.,iApustry~presit:1'8rlt•·. .1 ' · :..::· "''t • · 7!1rs ship wlil discharge 1n Soul~ $.aReagan is not that man. The bosun Capt. A. Papadopoulos b1ne Point and proceed to San Diego. also stressed the importance of con• Master, Jade Phoen.ix. A tel.ex was se~t t~ Gene _Taylor In tributing to SPAD and of upgrading at · ' · Houston, request1ngmformat1on o~ '.he Piney Point. The steward department ne~ :ontract requirement~ pertarrnng was given a.vote of thanks for the fine to A books SS!lin~ for ~1x months job they did during the. past voyage. ·.~ and whether this trme 1s calc~lated Next port: Galveston, Texas. from the new r::ontract date of.June 16. Onecrewinember,AB W.R. Davis, had . to leave the ship because of illness in the Suez Canal. The new bosun and AB arrived on the Port Said side of the Canal. The educational director reminded members about Piney Point and Its facilities. He also mentioned the alcohol rehabilitation center they have down in Valley Lee, Md. and Deep Sea · l;akes, Inland suggested that anyone with an alcoPort Date ·· Waters holic problem n,ake plans to go there. . . . . ·. . . '. A vote of thanks was given to the New York ......... ..... , .. Monday, November 5 ......... ......... 2:30 p.m..• • steward department for a job well done.. Pbiladelphia ......... ...... Tuesday, November 6 ......... ......... 2:30 p.m. · Next port: Port Arthur, Texas. Baltimore ......... . : ...... Wednesday, November 7 ......... ...... 2:30 p.m. NoifolK ........ •.. : ......... Thl)rsday, Novembe r 8 .·.. , ......... .... 9:30 a.m. Jacksonvill¢ .... :'. .........·.Thursday, NovemJ:jet 8·.; ......... : . ..... 2:00 p.m. SEA-LANI) PRODUCER (Sea-Land Algonac .... : ......... ..... Friday, Novembe r 9 ......... .. :.· ..•.. •,• 2_::'l!)p,[Il,. , • Service), August 18-- Chairman MarHouston ......... ......... . Monday, November 12 ......... , ....... 2:3(!p.ni. · garito Degollado; Secretary Millon • New Orleans .......•. .•... Tuesday, November 13 ......... .•...... 2:3,0 p.m. 1 Phelps; Educational Director J. Walsh; Mobile ......... ......... .. Wednesday, Novembe r 14 ......... ..... 2:30 p.m. Deck Delegate Harvey Mills; Engine San Francisco .. ...... ::: . .thursday .,.Noverr iberU ......... ....... 2:30 p.m. Delegate Thomas Koubek; Steward Wilmington ...... : .•.....•. Moriil,y, No"effioer 19 , ..•...... ........ 2:30 p.m. Delegate Robert Adams. Some disSeattle ........ , .. : ........ Friday, Novelfiber 23 _, ..... : ......... .. 2:30 p.m. puted OT was reported in the engine Piney Point ......... .. ; .... Friday, Novembe r9,•. ·........, .... ._, ... 3:00 p.m. department, olh!!fWise everytl:ling is · San Juan .... , ......... ,.... Thursday , Novep)ber 8 .•....... ......... 2:30 p:m, running smoothly. In -his '.teport,. the :st. Louis ........ ,:,:.: .... Friday, November-16 ......... ......... . 2:30 p.m. chairman notedtha teveryon elsawar e ,. Honol_ulu .....•... ..... , ..• Thursda;i,; Nq~ember 8 ...... : ......... .. 2:30 p.m. of the unfortunate de.a:th of AB Michael · Duluth ......... ...... ; ... ,Wednesd ay;Novem ber 14. ,·... ,.; .... : .. 2:30 p.m. Armando. He died in a hospltaU n C,Iouce,ster .•.•...... . : ...... Toe;day; Noveml,er 20.:~: .......... ,., ..... 2,30 p.m. Southhampto:,, England. The autopsy, Jersey City ......... ....... Wednesday, Novembe c2J '.. · · , ....... 2:30 p.m. ' as reported to the .captain, revealed ~'-· · - · ·r0 · that Brother Armando died of a heart -· =- .. ·. W.s, ss . , -_ October 1984 / LOG / 37 - �'A ll'ote of Thanks. ..' ,· This is just a note of thanks for a.n the help you [the SIU Welfare Plan] have gJ.ven·us ... through our time .of need-. Ralph's open heart surgery and the two operations on my back ·Letters in 1983. Words can't express w:Qat.a.11 of you have done 1n our time of need. We just wa.nted·you to know how very much we appreoia.te a.n of you and the understanding shown to both of us. · To The • Sincerely, Balpli Jr. and B.uth 11. Smith Editor 'Quiclt Response ls Appreclatea.. ..' 'To Help Our Industry Survive ...' As a mercna.nt mariner, a D.ll,Val reservist, I take great pride in being a.n American aa.ilor a.boa.rd a U.SAla.g vessel. Ever since • joining the SIU, I have exQlusively sa.lled for Energy Transportation Corporation ori the liqu.tfl.ed natural. gas carriers in the Far Ea.st. I have devoted a career life to the sea., wor}Qng my wa;y up the ..;::, ladder tllrQll8h the 'hawse,pipe,' from ordin.a.:ry sea.man. to quartermaster in the decll: department. My most recent achievement was a.oqwring a TLS. Coast Guard license for third mate. Unfortunately, I have not been given an opportunicy- to sa.11 on · my license..This is a direct result of our dWindling merchant fleet, scaroicy- in jobs available to the sea.man, and la.ok of , · government concern which has ca.used serimis problems for a.n . ofus. . We Sea.fa.rers, in order to keep our merchant vessels afloat, must take notice of the important issues that affect Inli.rl.tlm.e. It means putting forth every effort possi"Qle to gupport our lJnion's political activities; writing to your congressmen, senators, . . donations help, and even ca.sting your vote cpme Election Da;y. All will assist in the survival of our industry. · · Nowa.ds,ys, our hopes for a better tomorrow can only"Qe. a.ooomplished ey ea.oh and every Seafarer participating in this matter. I would like .to take this time to thank the SIU and the Welfare · Plan for ta.klng ca.re of my and my wife's hospital bills over the. Ia.st two yea.rs, which was tn excess of $60,000. This time Ia.st year I was still in the hospital a.f'ter three major . operations. I was 1n:veryba(fshape. I had some wonderful doctors and nurses who really.gave me good care.. ! am back to work now, doinglots better. Two years a.go my wife was in the hospital for two major, operations. She isdQlng,W:!:!ll now. We both would llke to thank you for the quiOk action you took to P!!iY our bUls. The hospitals a.nd doctors were very pl!:!a.sed , with the prompt p~ent of their bills: If.it wasn't for the SIU and the Welfare Pla.n, we would be in bad shape. ,.,,_nk you. very much, · ; Sr, .al111.:Kra. Blmer Goff . Oheaa1lea1ietf'Vi•~ , . 'Th a•nks fot the concern ...' 1, ·· I would like to thank a.11 of my Brothers on the'B.S: Presi_dsiii/ Jefferson for their condolences ·!l,Ild their contributions orrthe (I.ea.th of IIll' belav:ed ~~Jlhil'~;lt~~,~~t;):~s to my Brothers 1n •the Sl:J1P '~"'"de!)a.rtni!lnt; MFOW e:ngtne~ . department a.nd the SIU etewa.:rd department. Thanks also to ~ Brothers at the Seafarers ha.11 in New. Orleans.. Brother W:lllie Holmes Sr. -~./-, .• :-· ..l? ·.· · '.Advice from a·. ltew Pensioner ... ' ' . ~ w1tli:deep regrets l bid fa.rElwell to you. Under Paul lia.Wl!. · . . leaders~p, I watched the Union growjrom the smalli'ltit ,to What· you know now. .· """ I will. remember the good times and forget the bad-the future of the JJnion is now in your hands. I. wish you all the best. Your brother, · Marlow (Cherokee) Barton B-786 11ew Orleans, La. (Brother Barton fl.rst sa£(ed for the Union in Februazy 1947 from the port of Nuw Orlea.ns, La. Ha f:18Jled as AB, deok . 111fl,intei)aiiae and bosun for 137 fears, tiiJdng ea.rzy retirement clue to ill hea.lth.) ,,,,;. · ··· · - -··.~-5'"3it'1f-i.?fi~T7 """'·: ,~rz--· . -·: Personals 'l)myl,,,o£{<:!W~ .• ,,, ., i,; • Your 'da~ght~;,'''~~tty"L~ Cicero, wants to hear from you. Call (212) 758-9700, ext. 5155 (daytime) or at home (718) 3350163 (after 8 p.m.) or'wnte' to her at 86-19 Elmhurst Ave., Apt. 4-E, Elmhurst, N.Y. 1137:3. ., .: Hugh O'Boyl~ ,.,,.Brib I ~a\ler~[J,~\!;{ t~t y~u . send h,im f()Ur address ~~L ll~· can write to you. flis aijd'ress is: Rural Rt. 2, Box 27~8, Manistique, Mich. ~9854. - . . .. . ·- Alisandro Osorio . Your daughter, Sonia Osorio, would likeSyou to .:allher. The Please call Joe Murray at {409) . telephone number ts: (718) 5253388. . 740.:..2504. Jerry Murphy NO ONE ll.KEf TO WORK . WITII · . A ZOMBIE/ .VS'ING DRUG$ WILL END YQUR· CAREER/ 38 I LOG I October 1984 . . - , · , ~ ,.:-,.,;~·e-.,- x.:r~-~ .= �Election 84'--~; ·. ' A -Matter of Leadership On November 6 when you walk into the voting booth, take a minute and think about the two men who want to be president .of the United States. Push the televisi9n commercials, the polls and the campaign hoopla out of your mind. Think about all the qualities-the responsibility; the honesty, the stamina and the intellectual capacities. that go into leadership. This is 1984, and the nation faces some very complex and · difficult problems. Tlie year 2000 · is around.the comer. If it were the simple times Ronald Reagan and his supporter$ dream of, and apparently believe we are · · still in, then the simple-minded solutions and slogans ofR~ag!l;IJit~di' and friends might carrf·some .. weight. But a president has to do more than be able to re,ada cue card. . . . ,,.~ . . Harry Tru}.y,iin~iaid, "The buck stgg~ltei:e." One ~fthe qua_lj1J,~s of a good leader; 1~ ~he a,_b'ility to accept respons1bthty. 'If somethil!g •goes. right, cer- FOREIGN. POl/C'/ ,~!~~i!~~!~ c;~~:g~ B:i~!f . • -< ... p9mt a finger at so,w~lioqy.~lse ..-. •·" '.:,,i ·. •· · take tire 1rac ·, -··--·- "·· -f•,,,,.•,.•~ ::-,.. _ · . After four years · in office; _ ~Reagan has yet to accept the . · _.· ·· ~ft'>t~~lfifig,~lfa;Jfih~oli$1- ,;!fst , . wrong. The deficit is Congress's ••ra~ '.l'~e _highest miempi?Ys ment ~n~ depres~I?n was the fauJt of past admm1strations. The~deatbs of more -"' • than 300 Americans in Lebanon on, even at a time when he needs -.vere the fault of his predeces~ every vote he can round up. sors. Imports., the dec)ine of How do you get rid of a deficit? _ answers questiotis. He does.n't . heavy industry, erlvirdn!J!ental Raise taxes and cut spending. hide behind the White House problems, you name it and°Rea::-: ,: Wlilrer"'Mondale said he will fence. Ronald Reagan's hangan willnnd a scapegoat. · raise taxes and cut spending. dlers are builping a cocoon· of A leader does not make ex- . That may not be the most pop- videotape and cue cards around cuses. Walter Mondale has ac- ular answer, butit is the honest him.knowledged mistakes he has answer. ·1t•s becoming a national scanmade, both as vice-president and . Reagan said he will not raise _ as a senator. He knows the taxes. Why then is his Treasury dal-his rallies are packed with American people do not want Department studying several hand-picked crowds. No antito listen to a litany of excuses. ways, including a nationalsales Reagan signs are allowed. His Sometimes being honest, being . ·tax, as a way to raise taxes for advisors won't let. him talk to . truthful, means you have to tell a report that is due out after the reportei:s because _almost every people things they might not election? Does he believe the time he does he makes a "miswant 'to hear. But that is the· · American people won't be able statement." In other words, he mark of a leader. Ronald Reagan to tell ·the difference between says things that are not true. has promised·. he won't raise "revenue enhancement" and This is not the mark of a leader. taxes. That is a promise that is taxes? They are the same thing. The presidency is a tough and hard to believe in face of the These are not the actions of a demanding job that calls for nation's $200 billii>n deficit. That leader. debt is caused by Reagan's unA leader is not ·afraid to go to equal tax and his increase in the press and to the people. A government spending. But he leader is accountable to the peos says, "It's not my fault." pie; he owei; answers to the On the other hand, Walter people and to the press. Walter Mondale is facing the issue head- _ Mondale does that. He talks, he Preparing fof the Debc:ttes tough, deirtanding and candid leadership. Walter Mondale spent four years in the administration. He. has spent a physically demanding year on the. road for ·his campaign, and he has the energy and the stamina to put in the time required of the most demanding job in the world.· · As president, Ronald Reagan makes a good talk-show host- friendly· and photogenic•. As president, Walter Mondale will make a good leader.responsible, honest, .knewledgeable and energetic. _ Vote for Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. Vote. Nov. 6 -· As if Your Job And Your Union Depended on It · October 1984 / LOG I 39 > ' �IT> A fMALL PRICE TOPAYFOR JOB fECU.RITY./ C> -o A AA 0 ~rr~~7,!~~~~t~~~:·§'k~l§,~..,~.~~""-'~'~'--"·,,·~"c;·· _ . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LEADERS MEET IN GENEVA CONGRESS OK'S NAVY CONTRACTING PROGRAM SIU TO CREW TAKX SHIP SIU'S NATIONWIDE DRIVE INTENSIFIES CURTIS BAY WILL NEGOTIATE WITH SIU, TOP TO BOTTOM SIU BOATMEN WIN BACK PAY AWARD DELTA QUEEN OFFICES TO MOVE SIU DREDGEMEN TAKE OVER AS U.S. CORPS LEAVES GREAT LAKES SHOW BIG JOB JUMP JUDGE UPHOLDS GOV'T IN CASH TRANSFER; BLENDED CREDIT CASE RULING SOUGHT TOO UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT VOTING PROCEDURES, SAMPLE BALLOT, OTHER INFORMATION FOR 1984 GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 1985-1988 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT USNS BELLATRIX CREWS UP IN SAN DIEGO DIABETES: WHEN SUGAR ISN'T SWEET IN AND AROUND THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES WORLD'S LARGEST FLOATING GAS STATION ELECTION 84: A MATTER OF LEADERSHIP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 46, No. 10 1984 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/362d3662bb0f08dfe0011e0332ea41ce.pdf 8f47a3c52eb04ee422fe7d233742c906 PDF Text Text / ' Official Pul»lication of tile Sea~rs lnternat i~ Union • Atlantic, GuU, Lakes and bwlnd Waters Duh'ict • AFIA:10 Vol. 46 Mo. U Nov. 1984 ·Reagan Wins Personal Victory , I ·,Seafar.ers Grassroots Campaign Pays Off as . Union-Backed. Candidates Win in House, Se.nate The SIU' s position in the House and the _Senate was strengthened in the November elections as an overwhelming majority of Unionbacked candidates were elected to Congress. Frank Drozak, president of the SIU, praised the SIU mempership .. /~tthi.}ll P~jfieY, ~~d ~~ven f~ .· J']•\'}1J1Ef.~1pftt'§ gi;._as'l.1,rpots political ac0 ,'·, ·,tronprog ram. · •·· At the same time, Ronald Reagal!- s~1r~.~ 11~.u~~;BersQ_naj: _victo ..as, · · ·· •····· . ,v·, ··. '. The Republican Party losta net total of two seats in. the Senate, wh.ich they now control by a 5347 margin. The balance of power in the Senate has. shifted, and. is · nowheld byrnc;iJ:!erat!i.Rtpu~i~s and traditional Deifioqrat~: '{llb,fs group can be expected to check Ute excesses J>f•Mr ..Reagan and ··some of.the riidical cbnservatives in the RepublicaiJ·Par!y. Despite the overwheJmipg~!'lPe•.,,;; o · •·.. · · ·· • ·: ; 1 ,,ct') ,: i I rl:li,~x? Hi- @,..,... (l'lb;.U:m,. he",?~u.s~rdr'Rff- · ec- ' em ·ar•· e • toral College set a record. He de~ els, and even ftu:ther .pehjnp. ,the 1·' ·tftiiR e.tfM'dqjil_al~!.1'.f~t((t~s;,:;,,; •, ·. ' . .·.. .. . .. ~•f. '' . c~~.\iil~'¢,rO'l1Jl:!~v.r~ /: f;J!! ,Y(:•;;:;,,;o,l i;, i .~wHo itapt'iliea 41' · : ·,. ~e,i(:; ,, ,.}Vo~~ 'iit4tionwi~e,, h~ped to pick up e~~llgh seat~ the House to rc:capture the effec: .·: . . . e,:/st <~ ., ',tfil~lil;,tfcir: .... tjve,:qonttol they had in the 97th a-tb,ta of tJe. ec't ·. . ., .tilf'.;t : :st~~ilii.iij;.v;hert they. joined with Mt. Reagan swept every 'm~jtir . coii~tniati~ehIDemoeta,ts"'tl'i:, pass voting block except for the follow- .. the pre;i~ent's tax ,cfuts,"alii!~!e'i .•· . "' ' " ,· '' ing: Blacks, Jews, people making fense increases. · · · undc:r $10,000, the unemployed, Before the election, Republican lfispfiliics. and.Union members. politicians were openly talking . :':'.fm'e:pr.esidylif :~aptµred 48 per: . about a realignment of the two cent ofthe:iUnr0n·vate ~srJit~an party.syi;tem. They were counting. all~out ~id by organi~ed !ab'tir'Clo·· .· ii:rt?Frl{~jdet)JJ~~g~~!(S,'o!t~l!~trfi~ . ,.•.· defeat him. He also did much betpopulantytp,t,ansfpmalil!h1;1.~i(p{'Yf · "· ter than expected among Hispanic into·the ''majority party.'; · ~' vptets. . . The mucb-touted realighment of ~,,, ...,.;g,e~pit,~"',!be ext.ent of Mr. ReaAmerican politics was not ushered ~J-~gajif~ ~p~onaLv ietory, there are · . in on November 6th. Indeed, the · iii~ti;..i:t'i~;:,.ml "' ' 1 ~~J~rs were . prospects for the Republican Party nofgi~i'nic;,hi~,. ,"::rt~yt . · .J~R,·~lmdst oleak 1!1 t~~,11ext.etc• out his p<11ic1ey; ··'1':,f!fo:, o "'" n:~19 of ihe:'$,3.2.S~i'i\l!e publican. :Party did in)lch · ·• , ., f.orci~¢fedtitin · The.re was . a large turnout ib?iti~·c;·econd of the quarterly labor/ poorly than Republicans lfad hopeil. , ..... , ... s";:i::;';•: Y. '~i :; :: . ·. management meeting for Crowley empl()yije,s1 See page 9. for. • ., . • (€6ttfili'ili~ofi"~l~\it4) . . . ·-:,~.,""·,-,. - ..•:,just qne ate, Minnesota, ---'II;_ . - r ;. -·..... : .;. ·/'." :.;,"" ::~~/{t,[~~; ;P~y- - \ i ;, 4 j; •· c" ' �. Tricky Refueling by Falcon Leader Draws MSC Praise In tjme of war or national from astern 10 :~hips near the In refueling from astern, the emergency, naval fleets cannot Persian Gulf, according to Capt. larger ship _must synchronize risk divulging • their ·whereSteven Ford, vice president of speed and direction- so that a abouts, and stopping in port to tanker operations for Seahawk hose from the merchant ship can refuel is too dangerous. Management, the operator of transfer fuel without strain or Taking part in an early autheFalcon Leaderan dhersiste r - slack as the ships continue in tumn military preparedness _ex- · _ship, the Falcon Champion. Both . motion. The crew listened to ercise, the SIU-cont dcted Falships are covered by a five-year tapes and practiced· test_ runs con Leader wiis heaped with _ Military Sealift Command months before the formal perpraise afterskillfully completing charter. formance. radical rendezvous refueling The exercises, said Ford, were - - Congratulations on a job well maneuvers for a fleet of U.S. ''professionally challenging" done go to each member of the ' Navy ships patrolling the Indian with the delicate process oftak- - SIU crew: Ocean. · ing on jet and diesel fuel from Vice Adm. William Rowden _ astern, requiriQ.g ''professional and Rear Adm. JohnR. Batzler, pizzazz, proper planning- and in a telegram to Seahawk Man- professional seamanship. There agemerit, operator of the Leader, is always the chance involved commended SIU seameq for in any radical maneuver such as lending their skillful support to this of polluting the sea,'' said the nation's naval defense. Ford. "After doing a job like -Between Sept. 24 and Oct. this, I think the guys deserve a 14, the SIU members refueled - pat on the back," he added. The SIU-crewed Falcon Leader, Bosun - Joe Donovan _AB_ AB James Lee Jackso_ Othman Vin Chik · AB Robert Lee Coope AB Jerry P. James AB HaninMacip .AB James B. Dawsori Pumpman / Joseph R. Negron QMED George Damey QMED Williard Verzone Chief Steward Brad Otto Chief Cook Sergio Morales Steward Assistant Howard Bickford - Deck Engine Octovianus . Utility Pariama currently under a five-year Military Sealift Command charter, drew high praise for her performance during recent Navy exercises near the Persian Gulf. _ Congress -Goes Home No Hill Action on Re-Flagging or- Alc1skan Oil I?~lr~t; .~int.~ t:ongB: The 98th session of Congress otherwise he :1ai!l up for lack of The ban-~g~i* ~t:~· -- --J,h4epqµ,~;llectjc' 11ote as Con- cargo. AI<tskan oil was·g:!,jnta Jne ·1Q\w··. . •'. · - ' :' ,._,#._ . . - . --- .,, . . -' --, . --.-_ "~-". ,:.,,: ·- -._, . . ~---gre_s"s fifilecf'tcf deal with two' · Iri 1a:d<'ition,,the tedo_cume n• provision oftheExp ettAdtnin °·\ matter,_ W-hil.~ _the:_ adminis.lrau ' . .' is~r~l?,-f,~~i&eJX!~Ji:pp~~C~ffi ---_-_ _istration Act(EA,A ):JJ_e BAA tio11 backecf off from .ar, ..., .,_---_ -·•_-_:,-'.~l8:Y.:1,l,~.:L __·,",.;,.--,..,-_ .,,=_,,. "'t--,;!},._;;f_ii.,_~__ - "_"'_'_'_:,_- ' ' ·t;-··t/1·~. --··:--- < ···!'':"~;~,.. '"~ ... -~:' -.•~~~--11P~lt.1,!" ~::..:;'-~~~7-~,~~ ·-'-_ .. :;i,~ ,... Jiort of Alaskan oil and the re;: V'o __ _ , _ _ __ _ afroil; ifha;.bee11 -- -documentation of two passencreate more than 1,000 seafaring lukewarm at best tow~d:~. llt ger vessels under the American jobs at a time when the U.S.mo ting the ban', _- ,;,\'>, ~, · flag. flag merchant marine is at its -The re-flagging of the two paslowest'eb b. The _ House and the Senate senger vessels had a checkere.cl , The .faH~re of Congress to Bothissue s involve more than pa~§e1i,J~1 ;i~T~~pecti vSV:rsiCJns legi~lative hi~t<:>_ry._. deal with these two issues does ., just the maritime industry and ofth~ ~~";d~ut,» '~!}'l~Jl~b not mean that they are_ deao. le,.t~;;:_;;,,,ta:J!J:I!Jff~J!i,~~ -_ _ "• - _. ;Ii~ The Union intends to make_their have important national secu- come up •with a totnproiri1s€t'i:i:tt!f.;z'~efin,.oes,s Jlifiq th~ -• ount-e'ss wai Congress. - -- - - - _ · _-' contained jn an amendment tc passage a top legislative priority rity consequences. The ban against the export of There was, however, agree_· the House version of the Fiscal in the upcomin~ session of ConAlaskan oil ensures that ment the on the issue on banning , Year 1985 Defense AuthQrjza; gress. United States has an adequate the export of Alaskan oil. At tions bill, but was drop~~~ in According to estimates, the - supply of domestic reserves. present, exports are>being reconference. _ -, ___ -: prohibition against exporting The redocumentatjon of the_ stricted-bythepresitlenttlirc>ugh _ The SIU c;µn~v~f f~foseto Alaskan oil creates a guaranteed two passenger -vessels would tb,i ,,. International Economic •gettit1g the •,provisign attached marketfor as many as 40 Amer- greatly enhance this countty's Elll~genc y Powers Act to- some otherpiec e of legislaican-flag tankers that would sealift capability. (IEEPA). tion, but time ran out. 0 . 1 ·>. ·Qfflt,ial Pub!icit1~nutt '"- S~farers lnttmafional Urnoo oi ·; - Noitfii~•AUailtfc:"" 'Gui( Lakt!s~d-1nland Watm: OIS!rici: :,·~ .,_ --~ . , __ A'Fl,CIO • - - · ' Executiv e Board_ •-- Frank Drozak . President - Joe DiGiorglo Secretary-Treasurer Angus "Red" Campbell :S« Charles Svenson Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor New YOf/< Ray Bourdlus Ass1slant Editor Lynnette Ma,.,.hall Assistant Editor/Photos 21 LOG / October 1984 ;, Vice President ~~),I Joe Sacco Vice President - Micheli. Paladino .. Assistant Editor/Press Relations Mike Sacco . Leon Hail - Vice_ Pre~fdent_,, - - - · George MpCartney l • Vice Presfdent • ,~,'(>.lffl-f~/1 Washington Deborah Greene • Assistant Editor Ed Turner Executive Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Associate Editor Max ·Hall Assistant Editor -- "' -.,,:, . . ·',II,,;·'." - · ~;~-~,~1~· -• - - _' - ~.'... .•--;--;.,c - - \ ,~,- -- - The LOG (ISSN 016il-204D i~ publlshed monthly by Seafarers lntemJl!ional UnJon, Atlantig.dl'~ifi\if l Lakes and Inland Weters D1stnct, AFL·jllQ, 52_01_. Aulh-Way. •CemP Spnngs, Mdt·20;4__s,_TeltQ9_Jft 067~. Second-class poslage paid at M,S.C. Pnnce Georges, Md. 20700-9998 aQ'o ·a1 alfdJ~onal POSTMASTER: Send address changes to_the LOG. 520~- Auih Way; <;amp_S!Jgt -, 7 ~~~•;s ~~:'"5· �Draws,High,Navy Praise __-.•_, - Keystone State's SIU Crew ·Exceeds Expectations SHLSS· Training ls Key to Professional Operation The recent Navy J-LOTS exercises, conducted off the coast of Norfolk, Va 0 , was an intensive test of the SIU's Keystone State and her crew. · The exercises were conducted continuously from Sept. 18 through Oct. 12, and the crews were on call 24 hours a day. The crane operators handled the cargo unloading operation in I2-hour shifts, while the maintenance, QMEDs, engineers and oilers were on normal shifts plus overtime. The nineman steward department prepared hot meals four times a day. The smoothness of the month-long exercises was at- · tributed. to the professionalism and cooperation of the entire crew. Seafarers worked around the clock in a ''war'' scena,rjg_WQff/: they sup.erbJyexecutedtheirdu. ties,. far exceeding the Navy's · expectations. Seafarers proved ·once again that they can ably a11d efp.cie · 1~ year by the Navy as the first of I I heavy~lift crane ships under charter to the Military Sealift Command (MSC). These crane ships will be able to unload containerships in primitive ports with no lifting facilities, in modern ports where the container cranes have been damaged by enemy action, or "in the stream" without any port facilities. The Keystone State was converted at the Bay Shipbuilding Corporation in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The three pairs of rotating cranes sit on pedestals all on Each member of the team has been trained at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to learn the advanced operation, rig-handling and other technical areas of this special equipment. During the exercises off the Virginia coast, the Keystone State met all the tasks set forit by the Navy in the combat situation, and at the same time proved the. workability of privately-opeFated and manned TACS crane ships and their roles as floating docks for construe- ... . "We can take pride in our efforts." - • Frank Drozak t • t • • • .. I I • I I • I I I , I I I , I • I I I •• I I every member of the crew should be lauded for their outstanding performance. The crew bit the bullet and did it, and their diligent efforts have not gone unnoticed." SIU President Frank Drozak also sent a congratulatory letter to the SIU crewmembers of the Keystone State, praising them for their fine service and "demonstrating again that. ,the SIU mariner is the best in the world. I believe that your. achievements will mean additional crane ships will be built and manned by merchant mariners and that the Navy can truly view .our membership as vital back~up and support force in times of both peace and conflict to the U.S. Navy." tr·-~Kiy~r8ne ~ - ,,. The . 2 -0 State was converted earlier this ,.._ ' •· The SIU-crewed Keystone State recently completed her first full-scale _war games off the coast of Virginia, The first of 11 crane ships designed giant crane$, ffie Ship iind Iler crew won high praise from the Military Sealift Command and SIU President Frank Dtozak .. to assist-the. Navy. in carrying and transferring military cargo with its own Novemb.eLl984 /LOG/ 3 ;I '! ' 'I �Delta Sale to U.S. Lines Is in the Works A combination of mounting debts, slumping shipping and a congressional refusal to allow a buy-out of its Operating Differential Subsidy (ODS) contract, has forced Crowley Maritime Corp. to undertake plans to sell its Delta Steamship Lines. A tentative agreement between Crowley-United States Lines for the sale of Delta is close to completion. Plans call for U.S. Lines to purchase 11 Delta ships and its shipping and trade routes, mostly in South America. Six of these ships are laid up. U.S. Lines will lease three new container ships now under construction for Delta in Denmark. No price for the purchase has been revealed. Two years ago when Crowley bought Delta from 24 Holiday Inns, the company paid some $96 million in cash for ships. Many of those ships have been transferred to the Navy's Ready Reserve Fleet. A strong dollar and slumping South American shipping markets have hurt Delta. The company lost about $20 million last year, and experts said it .was losing money at about the same rate this year. Delta did try to save itself from sinking earlier this year when it asked for permission to have the federal government buy out its ODS contract with Delta. If approved, the move could have brought several millions of dollars to Delta and it could have continued. But Congress, after heavy lobbying from opponents, refused to do so. The Lookout With a cast ofa thousand thoughts of yesterday, A million dreams of tomorrow. And I think of you-Mary. The bow is my stage, The stars are my audience. When the weather becomes my critic, You'llfin4_.,meon-the wings SIU Urges Denial of USL's Foreign-Flag Plan -~~!'S~¥g~• The SIU has strongly ob- foreign-flag service, receiving jected to an attempt by_ the · U.S. subsidy, would have on United States Lines (USL), a other U.S.-flag operators. In subsidized carrier, to use forUSL's scheme of things, beneeign-flag ''feeder'' vessels to fill fits would be enjoyed by foreign the decks of its giant new con- as well as U.S.-flag interests, tainerships. but subsidy costs would be borne USL plans to begin an around- solely by the U.S. governthe-world service with their new m.ent," SIU President Frank giant containerships, the largest Drozak told Marad. ever built. Their plans call for Drozak also noted that USL's the ships to make about a·dozen plans to use 13 foreign-flag ships stops at major ports around the on those routes would take away world. The so-called feeder ships some 300· unlicensed jobs, "a would bring cargo from smaller large loss of shipping employports in the area to load onto ment at a time when job opporthe giant vessels. tunities in our industry are deBecause of maritime law,·usL clirting.'' must receive a waiver from. Another objection to the reMarad for its use of the foreignquest concerns national secuflag ships. Along with the SIU, rity: the shrinking pool of trained the National Maritime Union, maritim~ labor, the loss of job the Transportation Institute, opportunities. for smaller miliWaterman Steamship . Corp,, tarily useful U .S.-flag cargo ships Sea-Land Service and several and the lack of an Ain,erican otlier groups have objected to pr_esence in the Persian Gulf; the request. the Straits of Malacca, the In'' An important concern is the dian Ocean and other strategic effect that a combined U.S.~flag/ ar_ea~, • · . Personals . Ray McDonald & Alfred Tousignant _ ~~'i:~~;~1,J~;,:~~~6~~~~~¾fis~~;,,.~J:'.:t;j~;!s_:_(~~2)843- Seafarers Grassroots ·Efforts Help Keep Maritime Friends in Congress dictates in 25 senatorial races, and oquently addressed the issues that By vigorously defending the 19 of· those candidates won elecare facing the American people. Reagan record, Vice Pre.sicl;e11t Almost immediately after the election, Republican strategists be-. tion. "Most important, he was able George Bµsh was ableJ(f§_~~"rii'.up . gan looking for reasons-for their WedidevenbetterintheHouse. to·conie-up with a framework to suppprtamon:g.con"s1';tvatives'who solve some ofour· nation.al prob- ·• '•h!iq:previpusly vieWe"d him with · poor showing outside of the pres- Of more than 350 candidates that idential sweep. we supported, 90 percent were !ems; most notably in.the areas of ·. great suspicion and even outright arms control, trade and economic hostitity. Robert Michel, assistant minor- elected. SPAD, and our grassroots development, and budget· deliBy campaigning hard on behalf ity leader of the House of Repre- program paid off. sentatives, blames President Rea"On the whole,". said Frank cits. · of·the Mondale-Ferraro ·ticket togan for his decision to go for a 50 Drozak, president of the SIU, "I "Mondale deserved the support ward the end of the campaign, state sweep rather than concen- . · think that we did very well. We've · of this organization. Unlike Reas c _Jesse Jackson and Gary Hart tried to erase the negative public images trate his efforts .on getting more . shored hp our position on Capitol · gari, he has been a consistent sup Republicans elected. Hill. In. additi9n, we've laid the pOrter of· the American-flag merthat they had created during the foundation for a strong grassroots chant marine. · · · 1984 campaign. "Here the s.on of a buck ended up with 59. percent and you bring program. · "Over the past four years, PresDavid Pryor, Mario Cuomo and in (only) 15 seats," he complained. "This involvement on the grass- ident Reagan has eliminated or cut Bill Bradley were being urged by . roots level produced some tangible funding for almost every important Democratic politicians across· the results in this election .. We were maritime progr;im. His neglect cif country to·make a bid for the i988 able. to help elect a more sympa- the maritime industry has brought presidential race. Pryor is a wellthetif Congress. We were also able us to the point where we now have respected moderate from the South; While many political analysts . ·. to piibiicize some of-tile issues that_. · only 406acJive American-flag mer- · · Cuomo had delivered One of the we feel are important chant vessels,'' -Droza:k ·said. most moving keynote addresses in: questioned the showing of orga nized labor in this election, labor · "In addition, we have positioned recent history; and Bradley had ourselves for the 1986 elections * * * defeated his Republican opponent unions did manage to secure 52 by more than 2 to 1 in a state that percent of the Union vote for Mr.. and beyond. A large number of ··. .Perhaps the most significant thing · had gone heavily for Ronald ReaMondale. This figure contrasted · 3.Ilti-maritiaje seats are upfor gra\)s sharply. with the 36 percent vote iri t°986, arid we have a chance to . about the 1984 election is that even gan. These bits of information are that Mondale managed to secure further consolidate the gains that before it ended, people were poin non-Union households. we made this year." sitioning themselves for 1988. .. more than just interesting gossip. · Drozak then.went onto say that Robert Dole and Jack Kemp used They demonstrate that the time to Aside from the presidential race, the SIU did not regret supporting the speeches that they had made organize for 1988 is now. The marthe SIU did very well indeed. Our Union was able to greatly enhance Walter Mondale. at the Republican Convention to itime industry can't afford to be "Mondale ran an admirable position themselves for a 1988 left waiting at the gate, not when its standing on Capitol Hill. campaign," said Drozak. "He .el- Presidential Bid. our very existence is at stake. · The SIU actively supported can(Continued from Page 1.) -· 0 0 4 / LOG / i ;, November 1984 ·.. �More Jobsfor Seafarers · SIU-Contracted Company. to Operate MSC Ship nother newly c9nverted RO/ A RO ship has been add~d to the SIU-conti:acted fleet. Bringing in more jobs for our members is the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. which is being op~ erated by a priyately• owned company for the ·MilitarySealift Command. . . This 755-foot. long .vessel is part of the U.S. military's Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) program. Converted at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point Yard in Maryland, the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. has beam of 90 feet, a .draft of 32 feet and a speed of 17.5 knots. She has a low-speed diesel engine and range of 10,800 nautical miles. a During her conversion, the ship was lengthened by·a 157foot mid-body section and was fitted with a semi-slewing stern ramp, side port doors and ramps, and three twin-tandem heavylift cranes. · She is named after an American war hero who posthumously received the Medal .of Honor. Corporal Hauge was killed in action on May 14, 1945 while in Okinawa as a member of the First Marine Division. The new MPS ship can store Itnd deliver one-fifth of the equipment and 30 days' supplies for an entire Marine Corps amphibious brigade. When the ship was converted, a helicopter pad and quarters for military personnel were also added . . Additional sister ships will follow the Hauge. The LOG will run features on'them when they are ready for service . .. ·•· .· . . . ..· . , . bl! the ,ships will be "prepo~ ~~lil~iit~~~fti~lt*1i~tlref~t1antil;li Indian or Pirdfic. Oceans. · · • ·.·. " · · · , A smiling group of Seafarers is shown.aboard the Cpl. Hauge. They are, from the left: Ben Conway, .DEU; George Nason, AB, and Edgar Cortes, DEU. Shown in the crew's mess are three-able-seamen. From the left are Frank Adams, Earl Bergeron and Bob Vranish. Two Seafarers who work as GSUs aboard the Hauge are Tom Misko (I.) and Tony Spain. November 1984 / LOG f 5 'L k �profiles . In Its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will · highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. \ Senator Howard Baker Congressman, John Breaux I S N 1966, Senato r Howa rd Baker (R-Tenn.) was the first Republican ever elected to the Senate from the state of Tennessee. He was elected Senate Minority Leade r in 1977 and was re-elected to that office in 1979 by a unanimous vote of Senate Republicans. In the Senate , he is a member of the Committees on Environment and Public Works, Foreign Relations, Rules and Administration and an ex-officio member of the Select Committee on Intelligence. INCE his first election to Congress in 1972, Congress. man John Breaux (D-La.) has emerged as a senior House member widely known and respected for his expertise in en-· ergy, agriculture and maritime issues. In Louisi ana's Seven th Congressional ·District, Breaux territory, containing over 500,000 acres of rice, sugarcane and Sen. Howard Baker Rep. John Breaux soybeans, Breau x supports agricultural . programs to . keep new development. We need a country. They were truly rep- America the "bread basket of comprel;lensi.ve development resentative of the people who the free world ." program for the entire industry. elected them because they played · Breaux advocates a healthy . There is a great Baker has a unique family potential to an integral and active P\ITT in the and expanding .. agricultural revitalize our.fisheries industry. heritage. The senato r's father civic and economic arid social economy; , witb. stro11g export and stepm other both served in Highlr ~ubsiqizedJ01;~ig11 com- · affairs of their constituencies. potential amfa'ii'American merpeti,1:iorifias: ~t~di:tycfake1Harger the U.S. House of RepresentaThey went to Washington tem- chant marine tlfat not only de. and larger shares of our marke t tives. His father-in-law, the late. porarily and they came home.. livers our produc ts throughout · and this trend must be revers Everet t Dirksen of Illinois, was ed. the world, but also provides an The creation of the Republican Leade r of the U.S. Mar.hi e Re0 "We in the Congress are adequate sealift capaci ty during source s Development Bank repSenate from 1959 to 1969. trustees ·of the ultimate sover; national emergencies . resen( s ,the pest chance to fully .Qne of the senato r's personal eignty in this count ry-·theful l The congressman is a senior. ..utilize\filian¢ial, m~age¢~i;it·~i<! goals.as majority leader was to expression of the desires and member of the House Merchant marketini:t expertise for the open the Senate. to television <teniand~ of the American peo- Marine and Fisheries Comin it- · efit of the American fisheries . ¢ame~asJ,:~JAA_~ti&~),~iff,~~~~tP~~;eQui:;, · · •· · · he . · · sec .ub ·c\Wor ·• . ,bus'. t d.. the failed to pass, Balce rwasa ttliit; :p~.'ple:;:q> .. ~,, . ,, .. ,.,,· .. m, •. ,..:,. ', "",_, '~)_:§.., .... ,... ,,-,,n_s:,_,,;_1,~ . forefront of the debate. He sions, '.to transla te the public will He serves as the chairman of Anoth er l~gislative initiative strongly urged his colleagues to into public law on matter s of the Fisher ies and Wildlife Subdesign ed to' assist America's passthebillsaying, "Afternearly· national and international im- committee of the Merch ant Mashrimp fishermen has been signed 18 years in the. Senate, I am portance. rine and Fisheries Committee. into law by the president $'oug' 1 more convinced than ever that In this capacity, Breaux has the tremendous efforfs ...ofJo>J:in the televising of the_ Senate is . "The biggest problem Repub- been able to champion the Breau x .. The Fishet ileii's Proan idea whose time has IQng licans and Democrats have to- American nsheri es h1du~try. . t.~e#v,.ecAc~;.PublicLaw 98-364, since come-.'' day is that too many Americans Recently, the congr~ssman hell! . diretts the federa l government In January 19s3 , Sen. Baker wish a pox on both their houses. hearings on legislation he autto reimburse shrimp fishermen announced he would not be a Politicians are too prone to for- hored establishing a marine refor costs attributed to· the seicandidate for re-election to the get that Americans are smart sources development bank. Unzure of their vessels by afotei gn · U.S: Senate. In making the an- people whoca nseeth rough sham der the B_reaux bill, the bank nation in situations where the nouncement the· senato r said, _ • lil!:.e an X-ray through Swiss would financ:e the. cost of pUrUnited States· either does· not "It has been the greate sfhono r ... dieese . A little less sham and a chasing or constructing new U.S. recognize that nation 's jurisdicof my life to serve the people little more substantive progress, . fishing vessels, shoreside facil- . tion or where the U.S. does of Tennessee in the Senate ." and there'd be plenty ofpolitical ities, re-too lexisti ngvess els and recognize jurisdi ction, but the credit and success to pass around shoreside facilities; finance the foreign nation has exercised its In a recent article in The Wall in both parties. purcha se of fishing gear;· and jurisdi ction. in an illegal manµer. Street Journal, Baker philosoprovid e workin g c~pital neces"Whe n this bill was first phized about Ameri ca's govern· "As I prepar e to leave the sary to success.fully operat e a passed in .1967, it was a help to ment and reflected on his Senate Senate at the end of my term foihing vesse l or shOreside famany fisher men.w hosev essels service. "Almo st from the- be- next year, I'm under no illusion ci\ity.: and cargo were being confisginning of my Senate service, I . that my call for a ·'c;itize n leg-· ','It• is becoming very clear ,c:ated in disputes over jurisdichave been .waging a one~rrian islat.ure' will be heeded any time that while government has been · tion and type of catch. The.ac t crusade to resfore the Congress soon. But after nearly two dec- cQricentrating on regulating our has been changed ro reflec tthe of the United States to its orig= adesin Washington:, I have no U .S, fisheries indust ry, we have · growing . . contro versy over inal and intended character.as a· . doubt. that.it should be."· been f.µHng furthe r behind in shrimping!jn pµlf,v a(ers. Now 'citizen legislature' and not an thf Fishermen'~ P:r'/itec.tive Act assemblage of elected bureau , will prot¢~t ·011,i'&htj111pers as it "For l dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, crats. ·saw the Vision ofthewo rld,and all the wondert hat'wou /d.be; .:!:ias protec ted' '.liiniL fishermen "It hasn't been so lc,ng ago Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails,-· ., · ·rroffi'll1&ga1 1e'fzar~tthaf ail too Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with cosdy b4Jes; • , · .... that members· of Congress were Heard the heavens Ji// with shouti11g, and there rain'.<! a ghastly dew frequently·occur in the Gulf at real people with realjo bs in real From tlienatio n's airy navies grappling in the central blue." the·ha nds of<Mexican authoricommunities throughout the · 'Alfred Lord Tenny',im, L'aci<sley Hall ties;" said Breatix; ·· · 15en~ · 6 I LOG / November 1984 .I., �---- ---- -t . Inland News tug/tow harge/dredge , '❖ • Courts Uphold OSHA Tug Inspections Here's• (left) the 106-foot, 2,900 hp deep sea tug Seneca (Crowley Marine) at Fish Harbor in the port of Wilmington, Calif. last month readying to tow Barge 255 (right) loaded with 50,000 barrels of clean oil for the U.S. Navy across the wide Pacific to a port of call in Sasebo, Japa.n. · After much regulatory confusion, the federal courts have· ruled that in the absence of any Coast Guard action to safeguard health and safety aboard uninspected tugs, that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can conduct inspections of these vessels. Since. the passage of the Occupational Safety Act, it has been assumed that the Coast Guard would, u nder a compromise worked out with OSHA, handle all · marine equipment safety and health problems. However, in recent years 'the Coast Guard has sought to exercise its Jurisdiction over inspected vessels, tugs, and related marine equipment. Nothing was c!onejn the. area .of safety, . . ·n,i~~e'ilil:i'.i' f5t~lf~~~w,¢&: eg4ipment, the majority of the equipment in the tug field. The Coast Guard only. exercised ju. risdiction on· lifesavii:ig equip. roent and certain license issues. The Jack .of enforcement became clear when an OSHA inspector was barred 'rrom visiting an uninspected tug. The agency took it to court and the federal courts ruled that OSHA had . jurisdiction, in the absence of any rules in safety and health enforced by tile Coast Guard. The SIU has long maintained that the uninspected fleets are a forgotten fleet as far as certification, inspection, manning requirements and occupational · safety and health are concerned, This _ruling is proof that the SIU was right. It appears likely that the Coast Guard will be asked by the industry to set occupational safety and health standards for uninspected equipment. However, the Coast Guard feels it cannot do 80 without a change in its laws. Such a ~hange can,only be done by Congress, wlfon the entire series· oflaws governing Unii:is.J;)ecf!dcJ9PlPme11t.t~oqld ·b:etevie':w~ and bii:oµgl}r,u pto the standata of inspected equipment, as there is little.difference between 'the tradesr' eargo or . horsepowei' of the differ"'ently regt1lafod segm~nts of the maritime industry. The SIU maintains a safety program to monitor safety and health on SIU vessels, tugs and barges. If yo.11 have a problem, eailyour local SIU hall and ask for the safety team .member. He will get your problem corrected. two On deck of the tug Seneca are (I. to r.) Cook Kyle White and AB Tankerman Tom Paige. SIU Bargaining Update Contrac ts Ratified at Curtis Bay Towing New contracts were ratified at Curtis Bay Towing Baltimore, Philadelphia and Norfolk. (See Page 8.) Co. in the ports of. McAllist er Brothers OKs New Agreeme nts McAllister Brothers in both the ports of' Norfolk and Philadelphia has approved new agreements for inland Boatmen. Contrac t Talks on at .Taylor & Anderson In the port of Philadelphia this month, contract negotiations were begun between the SIU and Taylor and Anderson. Negotiat ions Start at GATCO, Marine c. & T. f:,legotiations for new contracts were started at both•ttie Gulf Atlantic Transportation Co. (GATCO) and the Marine Contract and Towing Co. of Charleston, S.C. in the port of New Orleans. At the tanks of ttie tug Seneca's Barge.255 (I. to r.). AB Tankerman. · Emanuel "Slim'' Gazzier. and Lee Egland, Crowtey T. & · T. cargo . operations manager, terid a line to AB Tankerman Joe Muscato below· in the tank. · • Virginia Pilots, M~land Pilots, Northea st Towing for the ..·. Contract negotiatiops beg~i:l'last month &>atman wor:king at Association ofVirg)hia Pilots, the Association of Maryland Pilots and the Northeast Tawiiig Co.·· · ... ' , '{, ; ..:_-· . . . .- . .· November 198'4 !T..OG 7 . I . -- ---- .' ., 'i, �Captains Win Unien~Security . SIU Asks for Ex(Jansion Curtis Bay Members Ratify Contract In votes in Philadelphia, Norstand by the licensed personne l, folk and Baltimo re, licensed and Curtis Bay withdrew its prounlicensed member s of .Curtis· . posal to deny captains the proBay Towing ratified new threetection of a union contract . year agreements covering opThe pacts all call for retention erations in their respective ports. of long-term contract ual gains The pacts followed lengthy negotiations and uncertai nty when as well as future increase s in wages and mainten ance of benCurtis Bay refused to negotiate efits. with the SIU for · Curtis Bay captains. The member ship in all three Hqweve r, after reviewing the ports ratified the agreeme nts by situation, and faced with a united an overwhe lming margin. , Coast Guard Safety Hotline Does Not Go Far Enough ~ A new U.S. Coast Guard by law to make specific inspecsafety.hotline !'cold shoulde rs" tions only on certain vessels . · .. much of the U.S. maritime inthe hotline is an enforcem ent dustry: uoinspec ted vessels (inaid for these areas over which cluding uninspec ted tugs and we have specific statutory aubarges), oil and gas industry thority." : vessels and others. In other words, if your vessel In a recent letter to the Coast is not covered by U.S. Coast Guard, the SIU asked for an Guard regulations, but is inexpansio n of the types qf vesspected by the Occupat ional sels covered by the new safety Safety and Health AdministraMoran Towing of Texas Pact Okayed hotline. Howeve r, Adm. Clyde . tion (see story on page 7), apBoatmen of Moran Towing of Texas in the port of Houston ratified a T. Lusk, chief of the office of. parently a call to the safety new contract with the company early this month. Merchan t Marine Safety, said hotline will not bring a Coast The last three-year agreement for both unlicensed and licensed such a broaden ing was not pos- Guard inspection. . personnel expired on Sept. 30. sible because , "We are limited The SIU supports a hotline that will not discrimi nate against · various types,.of America n mare iners. Any seaman or boatman "ALE RT" is AVA ILAB LE should be able to use the hotline, 24 hours a day, seven days a week • . and it also should be. used to report the conduct of foreignflag ships in U.S. waters. If you do work on an inspected . vessel, here is ·bow the·"hotline . . works. If there is a safety prob. . 0,A- 0! ·'.Clt ..:A..1!!!';8 . ., ., lem !1 your vessel that you be- (80 0} ' · · i ·,r·· ,,·""· .· .'•*'ia ii,1•"•-~r;•r~JJ~· ·. • ,· · · ~ : •· · : · · •.· · · ·· · ·· cai1 Mari ne Safe ty "ALE RT" is a toll-fre e telepho ne service operate d by the United States Coast Guard, an · agency of the U.S. Departm ent of Transpo rtation. The ''ALERT " line pr~vide s mercha nt marine rs and others a way to advise the Coast Guard of . hazardo us or unsafe conditio ns on'boar d U.S. mercha nt vessels . (80 0} 323 -SA FE You can use the "ALE RT." Anyone who has access to a telepho ne can reach the "ALER T" line by dialing (800) 323-SA FE from anywhe re in the United States includi ng Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico: .In · the Washin gton, D.C •.metrop olitan area, the num.be r to call is (202) 426•18 30. I when you call~ You will be asked for: ( 1 ) Vessel name (2) Vessel Nationa lity (3) Vessel Locatio n (4) C~nditi on or problem you are reportin g. , . . . . . (5) 1/essel s anticip ated sa1hng time and next port of call. · ..I 11 r. . questions: ·. · · "' ,.,,,, The·ves sel's name; ,.,, T.h. · l' · al't ,,.. e vesse s na110:i I y; · Y' The vessel's location ; Y' Conditiq norprob lemyoua re reporting ; · Y' The vessel's anticipat ed sail. ing time and next port of call. The safety hotline is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week. You should also call your SIU hall and report this to your SIU safety rep. (BOO} 323 -SA FE Your own ship 's prob lems .c•n"be reporte d with "ALE.R T." One of the Coast Guard's roost importa nt jobs.is preven ting casuatti ec5 on U.S. mercha nt vessels . This is accomp lished by review and approv al of vessel plans at time of const.ru ction and actual inspect ions of the vessel at regular interva ls thereaf ter. It you are·awa re of safety problem requirin g Coas\ Guard •... attentio n, use the «~LER T" line•.The "ALERT ". line is intende d to provide ·the· commu nication . ltnk_ betwee n you and the Coast ·ouard to keep our fleet safe! A WISE MAN "'✓ -71~ • a .su ppo rt You r SIU .Blood Ban k 8 I LOG I November 1984 ··~o5& ~f:lo, -:v mll-frye ·ni:11i1 er (800) 323-SAF Eanywh ereinthe U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands and Puerto· Rko.. .You do not have to give your name. You will be asked these No nam es are nece ssar y \ . .t· ' -'BUY.S I ... and looks fotthe Union Label UNION LA8EL AND $1;'.RVlCE TAAOES OEPA,fU.MEN'r,,A:FL•CIO \ - / �.Aboard the /TB Groton·· [. I I Seafarer · Christos Florous (r,) is · shown on the deck of the . /TB Groton (Apex) while the ship was at Stapleton Anchorage in Staten Island, N.Y. Brother Florous sails as bosun aboard the integrated· tug-barge. . The Ship's Committee·· (below) aboard the /TB .Groton ate, from the left: Christos Florous, chairman; George Nason, deck delegate; · Michael Hamock (seated), engine delegate; Ronald Dawsey, steward delegate; and Marvin Deloatch, secretary-reporter. · More than 40 ·crewrnemhers Mike Worley; and. Representaat Crowley's C1Jr1ot.ffratiof cl1';;,i;,/~~~llfsl:ia!l N p};.ack"' · .· the Southern Califorma area met,·· · '.1'1\'e · me:e11ngs are held quarwith Crowley and SIU repreterly to improve communicafion csentatives to discuss the status between the membership and of the company at a union-manthe company. age.ment)neeting ,held Oct. 25 At the meeting a wide range in Wilriifi':rgtQn, Calif. At the of ·issues were· discussed, in° meeting were high level repreeluding competifion facing the sentatives ofCrowlefMaritime, CTI Southern California operheaded by Crowley Vice Presations, the operation of the boats ident Brent Steinaker; Labor and barges, and what the future holds. in terms o( addifional types Relations Director Bill Sikora, and Southern California Man- of work. · · ager Randy Collar. Representaert Thdinpson, a f:lT caping the SIU were West Coast tain,reviewedarepei:(bfanad Vice President .·. George Mchoc committee set up to conCartney, as well.as Port Agent sider a request bythe company Chairing the quarterly meeting for SIU Crowley members were (I. tor.) Blll Sikora, Cr.owley Labor Relations; Bob Vahey, SIU presidential assistant; Randy Collar; Squthern California .· m,mager for .Crowley; George McCartney, S(U1 vice president; BrentS.telneker, Crowley vice president; Mar.shall Novack, SIU rep, and Capt B.ert Jnompson: To Protect All Members'.Rights SIU Files Labor Board Charges Against I. 0. T. The SIU has filed a National Sonat have begun. In the meanLabor Relations Board (NLRB) time, the company has unilatcharge regarding the contract erally cut off all benefit payments and contractual rights for negotiations at Interstate Oil so-called "supervisory" cateTransport (I.O.T.), a Sonat subgories at I.O.T., without a vote sidiary.· of the membership and without As a result of the charges, which ha,ve a direct impact on consideration of.the harmful imthe course of contract negotiapact of their ac~· ons on.long.time tions at I. 0. T., ballots for the members. Man SIU members are only now l aming of these proposed Unlicensed Agreement will not be counted until . problems cause by the comthe situation is clarified. In the pany's action. ~ meantime, all terms and condi- · The compan 's ,desire .for "flexibility" app rently led to tions of the present c.ontract the move to.deny· IU contract apply. . rights to captains\ mates and The SIU's action is a consebarge captains. Tne company quence of the company's an~ seeks the .flexibility, to demand noun.cement shortly before the absolute loyalty to the comcontract expired that it would not negotiate for captains, . pany, to ·guarantee;at newly · designated supervis s will not mates and barge captains at oppose cuts in crew or condi1.O.T. The SIU thus had little tions, and that they \will look time to prepare legal action befirst to the company'~ welfare fore tire contract expired. before their crews' wt\lfare. Now, however, legal action The Union-free environment to protect the long-term contract gains of SIU members at I.O.T. seeks also means the freedom to do whatever ifwants to:Jh~tlil:iployies at I.OIT. and . ,; ·• .. now Mariner. The company has announced it will pursue the same course at Mariner when the current •contrai::t . expires. Negotiations are expected· at for amendments in the contract Mariner Towing in lateNovemto respond to economic needs ber. Except for its marine diviin· the Southern California masion, Sonat is a non-union comrine market. The amendments pany. It has little experience are now being voted upon. with union contracts or condiAll agreed that the quarterly tions and took over the Intermeetings have opened up a strong state companies only four years diaj.ogue that will hopefully lead to · better labor-management ago. I The SIU plans further acfion communication and a more efto contest the legality o~ the ficient operation as a result. The next quarterly meeting ·steps Sonat is taking invtjlving its SIU members. I will be early in 1985. The 'Second quarterly meeting betwee]l Crowley employees and- management was held recently in the United Industrial Workers Hall in Wilmington, Calif, Here (l..to r.) Capt. Mark Miller and Deckhand Stewart Keddie discuss a question with .Brent Steineker, a Crowley vice president. November 1984 /LOG / 9 �SIU. ·Joins •·:Fl.cJri'Ela -Alliance -·· To Stop Cross-Gulf Pipeline The SIU, together with other Florida interests, continues to wage a battle to halt the CrossGulf products pipeline that would mean the loss of hundreds of SIU members' jobs on SIUcontracted tugs and barges engaged in the Gulf products trade. _ So far, the battle has involved some wins and some losses. At the federal level, the courts, despite repeated challenges, have upheld the right of the pipeline to go forward. However, in Florida, opposition continues to a pipeline that would cross the state from the Western Panhandle to the East Coast and as far south as Port Everglades. The line would originate in Baton Rouge, La. Broward County has passed an ordinance against conversion operations associated with the pipeline. Other counties are considering similar ordinances. All of the counties in the route of the pipeline are concerned about oil leaks that would contaminate scarce Florida ground water used for drinking water. • The SIU is part of the Florida . Alliance fighting the pipeline. It is a broad coalition of Florida· maritime, port and labor interests. · At stake is the future of waterborne oil product movement to Florida from the Western Gulf. If the pipeline goes through, it ,will wipe out these movements by water and leave the pipeline in a monopoly position to .charge Florida consumers all the market will bear. The SIU believes that once Florida conservationists, retirees, consumers, and others learn the dangers of this pipeline they will all move to oppose it. Such grassroots opposition to the pipeline will demonstrate to· Florida counties that fuey should continue their opposition to the line. William Patrick .O'Donoghue, 68, Newman ·Lee · Jones, 63, joined joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1968 sailing as a mate and tankerman for the Orgulf Transportation · Co. in 1966. Brother. O'Dono·ghue was born in Hardinsburg, Ky. and is a resident there. the ·Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1970 sailing as a tankerman for JOT in tt 1970 and for the Delmar Oil Co. from 1956 to 1970. Brother Jones is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He was born in Virginia and is a . resident of Parksley, Va. Harold William Post Sr., · 64, joined the Union in the port of Philaqelphia in 1968 sailing as a deckhand and tankermah for IOT in · 1964. Brother Post is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World_ War II. He was born in Virginia and is / a resident of W~nonah, N.J. . . ;,, .·. the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961. Miller was . born in North CarQlina and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Hugo'H'-'~tsch, 61, joined the Uhion .in' t~e port._ol ,New York. Joseph · · Adolf "in 1960 sailing as a rhotomian Rakowski, 55, for the Penn-Central Railroad from 1946 to 1984. He was a joined the Ul'lion in the port of Bal, former member of the Masters, timore . in 1956 · Mates 13,nd Pilots Union,,:1nJ! the; sailing as a deckAssociated Maritime·· WdnlrerS\, hand for the Union, Local 1 from 1958 to•· .In .Memoriam Pensioner John Louis Zuzich, 83, Raymond Clyde Miller, 62, joined daughter, Janice Burnside of Little Rock, Ark. and his father, ,I I I ' - :ttff:~;~~r!~~~r~it~~~ft~~ti~~~t~,~~ lilt~.~ ~~i~1trn;ifiL$1~~;;~~~~; .J ~ failure in the Pens10ner Harvey Grey Buie, t980to 1'984::'Brother Rakowski · World'War It A'nat1ve of North > Diplomat Health Care Center Evergreen Park Ill. on Oct. ' 2. Brother Zuzichjoined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as deckhand and a cook for the N. y. Central Railroad from 1920 to. 1965. He was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1920 to 1960. Boatman Zuzich was born in Union City, N.J., and was a resident of Evergreen, Ill. Burial was in the Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, Ill. Surviving are a daughter; Catherine A. Holt, and a niece, Joanna, both of Chicago, Ill. a Lecil George Clark, 48, died of a heart attack in Port Arthur, Texas on June 2. Brother Clark joined the U nioii in the port of Port Arthur in 1976 sailing as a pilot for National Marine Service f~om 1978. to 1979, and for Higman Towing from 1979 to 1980. He was born 'in Arkansas and ·was a resident of Kountze, Texas. Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery, Desarc, Ark. Surviving are his widow, Juanita; a 10 /LOG/ November 1984 I .} 69, passed _a~a~ on Sept. _12. Brother Bme Jomed the Umon in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a captain for the Lynch Brothers Co. from 1~46 to 1~50 and for Gulf Atlantic Towmg (GATCO) f:om 1950 to, 1972. He also sailed as a mate for Allied Towing from 1972 to 1980. Boatman Buie was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union in 1951 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Buie was born in Wilmington, N.C. and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Margaret; two sons, George and Donald, and a daughter, Cynthia. . Pensioner Alton Glenn Piland, 80, succumbedto cancer _at home in Oriental, N.C. on Sept. 15. Brother Piland joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a deckhand and mate for Curtis Bay Towing from 1951 toJ969. He was·a:former member of District 50 in 1951. Boatman Piland was born in Beaufort City, N.C. Burial was in the Oriental Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Annie and a daughter, Elizabeth. • ---•·· .__ .·_ .. was born in Maryland and is a resident of Baltimore. Bergen, N,J., he is a resident of Little Ferry, N.J. SIU Takes Outreach Marine to Court The SIU in the port of Baltimore took Outreach Marine, formerly · McAllister Brothers, to court on Nov. 7 to protect the job rights of the laid-off Union Boatmen. On' April 15, McAllister Brothers sold its four boats in the port to a "newly-formed company," Outreach Marine, laying off its employees. Outreach hired new employees at lower wages. Afterwards the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in a complaint that Outreach Marine was an "alter ego" of McAllister's.· If the complaint is upheld by an NLRB hearing examiner, the laid-off SIU · Boatmen will get back pay, payment of fringe benefits and their jobs back. ThetNLRB also found that Outreach was in fact a successor company, so the laid-off Boatmen wm have priority for jobs in the new company, if the complaint is upheld. - • Maract Lets Crowley Marine Boost Fleet Marad gave the green light to Crowley Marine recently to boost its fleet up to 224 barges and 21 passenger-carrying vessels in the domestic trades. This was an increase of 49 •barges and six vesse.ls. Two years ago when Crowley acquired the Delta Line, it was given the go-ahead to operate up to 175 barges and 15 passel]ger vessels. I I �F------~--------•·=··~•=·=·=====================::::=====:::-:::::::: ,.I ,r I Mariner Fleet Crews Conference H:elcf in P;iney Polnt . A Crews Conference for wo!'kers employed in SONAT Marine's Mariner fleet was held at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. · The conference followed the same format as the .ones~ held for the Green fleet. While a wide range of topics was· discuss.ed, most of the delegates were interested in the upcoming contract talks with the company. The current contract is set to expire on Dec. 7, 1984. A great deal of attention was . paid to the current status of the Green fleet negotiations. The company reversed more than 20 years of stated company practice by refusing to talk with the Union aboutthe wages, benefits and working conditions of the following .groups of workers: . captains, mates and barge captains. There are indications that the company is going to take the same approach with the White . fleet. It has already sent a letter to the Union stating that it will not negotiate with the Union on behalf of those workers it con- · siders to be "supervisors." · The Union received the company's final proposals on the Green fleet contract on Aug. 14, '1984. Given the intense nature of the nt;;gotiations and the difficulty of the issues involved, it decided to canvass the unlicensed membership on the company's proposals. While AB Louis Longnecker and his wife, Carla, attended workshops, their children were •cared for by a babysitter provided by the Union. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters OCT. 1-31, 1984 ''{OTA!. REGISTERED AU Groups . Class.A Port Gloucester ............................ .. New York ....•...................••..... Philadelphia ............................., Baltimore................... . ....... . . •.; -~ _-)~~-- - Class B 1 6 ·O 0 3 O 2 ~- · -- TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class C Class A 0 1 O. Jacl<sonville .'. '. '. '. '. '. '. :: '. '. '.: '. '. '. '. :: '.:: '. '. '. '. :: San Francisco .......................... . Wilmington .. , .................. : .. ... , • ,._,speattle. ,, : ... ,.: ...... , ................. . .· , .uerto R,cq ............................ . . ~ii~~::;\?::: .. ::/::::::,:::::,::: St. Louis .. .. .. .... Pin~ Point............ .."•·; c;:.:r,y-, ...,. ·· • Tota s.............. ,; •·.. ·..... ,.,.. , .. Port Gloucester ............................. . New York .............................. . 'Pfllladelphla . , .......................... . Ba.ltimore .......................... ., ... Norfolk .••...•.........•.............•.. Mobile: .. •..... , ........ : ............. .. New Orteans .......................... .. Jacksonville ... : ..... ·......... , . ; ...... .. San Francisco ....... ., ............... ,. .. . Wilmington ................. ; : ......... _; Seattle ................................ . Puerto Rico ............................·.. · Houslon ............................... . Algonac .............................. : .. St. Louis .............................. . Piney Point ........................... .. Totals ................................ .. Port Gloucester .............................. . New York .........•......... : ..••. Philadelphia •.•.........•.... '.·.. . Baltimore ....................... , . . .. .. . Norto\k ........................ : ....... . -Mobile ............................. , ... New Orleans ......................... : .. . Jacksonville ............................ . San Francisco .......................... . Wilmington ........................... .. _ Seattle ................................ . Puerto Alco ........................... .. Houston ..•.•...••.•.••...•.•........... Algonac ............. , ................. . St. Louis ............... ; ............. .. Piney Point ...... ; ..................... . Totals ....•..............•..... ,,., .... .. 1 3 8 0 4 0, 0 1' :0 0 2 0 .4 . 0 ·.. 3. 0 .L ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 · oo.. 0 :o 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 J~{, I g,/ .x&; g :{ 0 o l 0 0 0 o o- . ,a g 0 0 0 1. 0 0 0 0 0 0 g 0 -h 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 0 6 < 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 . • o o o o· · o o· O O 0· D. 0 1 · 0 4 0 o ..... 0 ·.· . o,... '·~3-· -12· 0. 7 o o. Class B Class C 1 .6 ' 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 ~r•s•c••~~~,"~"~"~·, ~~·~1· w1•~•: o. 1 o 0 0 0 Class A 1 . , ,. .,.~~~0"'·"''''''- 0 2 Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 ·· 0 .. REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals All Oepart~~nts ..... .. : ... :·...... ·.: 25 · 13 ; )3,(,'.;',' . 1 o • "Total Registered" means tl)e nuJn~ir .of ,:neh.who-ac(ually registered for sh\pp_lng at,th~ PQct last.month. " "Registered on the Beach" mean,s .th.eJgJal Q~ip~ec.of.menregistered at th~ port a! 'ih{M'iiJ(Jast month. 5 . ·. 9 18 .. 4 0 9 0 o 0,ec, ·a: " JO, 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 . /0 o , ·o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 · 0 · ·o 6 0 80 0 0 0 5 0 .1 4 ...-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 .0 0 1 0 5 0 6 0 1 20 32 91 0 0 0 · o · · .5o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 1 O 13 0 ·o 0 0 37 12 o :2· · - 0 1 0 0 ,~\,7~'16' · , 3 0 4 1 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 fr 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 183 -- -··... :. . . ,,, . . ~ ,;;_·. -." '.·· ''. -· •,lffre'''ftsutvcof th'a:t vbte has. ..been put on hold while the SIU pursues charges it has filed in conjunction with the company's stand on, the supervisory personnel issue. , .,, ,;_;; The Mariner conference· was geared toward giving the delegates a comprehensive view of the benefits they presently en- · joy. '.(here was a detailed di~. cussion of both the pension and. welfare plans, which are generally considered to be among the !Jest of their kind. The Union felt it was important to go over these issues because the company has indicated a desire to cut back on its · pension and welfare costs. The Union wants the m_embers to understand the benefits they have right now in case the company . tries to offer.an alternative plan. Personals 0 Tom Curtis 0 The Tom Curtis who sailed on the National Defender is asked to get in touch with William Calefato, 2318 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash. 9&121. 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 20 97 33 113 0 ". : 0 2 0 0 William Delesline, cook, takes a lo.Qk at th.e LOG. .· ,.. : :. 5 0 Dave Bierma Please get in touch with your daughter, Sue Foster, 2514 E. Calhoun, Seattle, Wash. 98112. November· 1984 / LOG / 11 �_Changes at·seamen's Church Many Seafarers are disappointed when they pull into the port of New York and head for the Seamen's Church Institute in lower Manhattan . There's no . . room at the Inn. To avoid further-di sappoint- ment, we want to let our Seafarers know that the Institute, whichis located at 15 State St., no longer has sleeping facilities available. Thelnstitu te is selling the. State Street building and looking for another location, preferably also in lower .Man·hattan. However, the Institute still has. baggage storage and mail facilities available at the State Street address and will continue to maintain those services when it moves. Also, ff you are looking for a place to stay in New York for a long period of time, _the Social Service office at the Institute is maintaining a list of inexpensiv e . facilities. According to Chaplain William Hayneswo rth, most of these facilities are roQms in homeS-:-mainly in the New York City boroughs of Queens and Staten Island. If you are interested in these rooms, go to Room 314 at the Institute: The telep).ope 11llPJPer the. Sel¼JU~p;_s, chuiclt"I- nitimte: is: '(2i'2)'269• 2710. at Clean· Sweep on _Bellatrix For short~term housing in Manhattan , the insµtute recs ommends the.following: • East Side Pickwick Arms 230 East 51 st St. Telephone: 355.0300 Price range: $33 to $35 a night Roger Williams 28East 31st St. •.. Telephone: 684-7500 Price: $214 a week When SIU Patrolman Niel\: Celona paid off the ·usNS Bellatrix in New Vanderbilt. YMCA Orleans recently, Bosun Duke Duet, right; _raised the broom-meaning 224 East 47th St. a clean sweep (no beefs): With Duet is Steward Bob Fraiser. Telephone: :755..2410 Pric~- range': $30 to $35 a. night; • . semi~private bathrpom . . West Side Royalton 44 West 44th St. Telephone: 730-1344 Price range: $43 to $~3:a night .I I At Sea Iffe\~IT TJ@u® -- ,. . Sea-La nd to Buy $ New D-17s; Jumboi ze 12 D-9s 1 l Sea-Landwill_soon let contracts to bui.ld six new big D-17 container·l!hips, worth up to $400 million, In the Far East. The ships will be able . .• • to carry·~ ,800 40°foot. (?Qx~ foi', use~jrcr the F\11,e~.ie::tr:ad.es...· · .. · The new ships are scheduled to go into service in 1'987 and 1988 at Mansfield the same .ports of call. 10 West 44th SL Sea-Land will also jumbo{ze 12 U.S.-flag, diesel-powered D-9 conTelephone,:. 944-6050 tainerships at a cost of $76 million. They were .built in 1980 and used Price range: $44 to $55 a night on the Atlantic 1;1nd Pacific runs. . . . Each of ,the ve1>sel$ will be cut in half and new mid-body ir;i_~JJ%f, Sloan House YMCA thereby increasing their capacity from 904 40-foot containers.lo 1,236·; 356 West 34th St. containers. · Telephone ; 760--58/iO . . The juml>olzing will start Jn the last half of --_. ·_,_,' 1985 and .·:-, ' .- ·•.., .. .:;;;.; _.-_. --.> ..-~-~--"--.-take 12 months a Pric.e range: $31):'t~h$35 a2niglit; · --.· ]ti:u;ri.1§_11_-:~f(JapraD;~- ~--<~1.;,~~:w;~~~~~?~~--;~¥1;~~~-~-_::~~:~-~-:;:~ ,:. ,:.:•1\:;;&;~::rtllim ; ·- J! · Previpusly, Sea:Land ordered three new containerships in January to semi-private bathroom be built in U.S. shipyards, worth $100-mlllion, for its Alaskan service. · World War II Mercha nt Marine rs Remem bered Don' t Freeze Your lEam ing Po,wer or Abilit ies A newspaper clipping from Seafarer Ernest L. Seaford of Teaneck,· N.J. tells us that a monument was dedicated last month to honQJllfie -men who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during _World War II. · The unveiling of a one-ton. cast iron anchor and plaque came at a Mt. Vernon (N.Y.) City' Hall ceremony attended by local, state and federal officials. The American merchant marine l!Upplied and delivered food, medicine. and ammunition for the Allied war effort overseas. About 5,000 merchant mariners on 600 ships lost their lives in the. war. · ·. '• Crowle y Mari_ne Gets U.S. Navy Job Tak h R fri ·. · Marad last month awarded a $150,000 contract to Crowley Marine to e t e e g~ratlon o· _ · maintain three U.S. Navy T-I tankers in Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Systems Maintenance and Operations · status for the next 1o years. Course Offered at SHLSS, The RAF is part ot the National Defense Reserve fleet·of ships that February 22, 1985 - April 12, 1985 For more details contact the · Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship; Piney Point, Md. 20674 or fill out the application in this issue of the LOG. can be activated for sealift operations on five to.10 days notice. The Navy tankers to be maintained by Crowley Marine are the USNS Nodway, USNS Alatna and the USNS.Chattahochee. Maintenance could include activation, operation and de-activation of one or all of the vessels upon notification by the U.S. Navy. Two of the ships will be laid up in Japan. and one in Hawaii. All will · be dehumidified with cathodic hull protection. 3 SIU Crews, 4 Ships and Skippers Cited As Sea-Land founder Malcolm P. McLean recefved the yearly Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS) last month in New York, four crews, · ships ana masters were 9ited foroutstanding seamanship during rescue operations, and seven seamen got rosettes for outstanding courage and devotion to duty. Honored were Seafarers and Capt. L. A. Hansen of·the SS President Pierce (APL), S~afarers and Capt. Frederick Groepler of the SS Lurline (Matson Line), crewmembers and Capt. Ernest Serra of the SS Meton (Keystone Shipping), and Se.afarers and Capt. George Nichols of the SS Ogden Yukon (Ogdon Marine) . • 12 /LOG/ November 1984 .; l 1 'J �Sea/arers ~~~~~- IUNo,~f •~), . HARRY LONDEBERG SCHOOL_ ••(0 Of SEAMANSHIP tr' '-''-AM•~•~'•'-.. ,i ~.,...,,._n Piney Point Maryland I New SHLSS Radar Program Pjots a,.course for the future In keeping up with the needs of the Maritime industry, the· Seafarers Harry Lundebi:rg Sehool · of Seamanship is now offering a· Radar Observer course. The course· covers basic radar information yet it is geared tow.ird the specific needs of mariners sailing either inland; Great Lakes, or deep sea. The course consists of the following: an. eight-day prog!llin for unlimited oceans· and ·Great LakcS, a five-day program for inland waters, a three-day refresher. for inllinc,l or unlimited oceans,. and a one-day recertification program for either inland or unlimited oceans .. 'The course of study consists of radar theory, observa,.tipn,,. . , ; >,' r; _;, .. :· . operation and use, interpretation and plotting, advanced radar plotting, collision avoidance and navigational exercises. The , instructor teaches the co.urse thiough lectures, audio visuals and state-of-the-art radar. equipment. The students' radar scope is at.tachecl to an instructor controlled .. _computer. console which enables the teacher to set up any given situation and control the speed and direction of the vessels ,showing up on the radar scope. The students co1;1trol and maneuver their° vessel, plot the coul:se of all vessels wd maneuver the ship to . safety without jeopardizing the safety of the ·.·. ,,., ' .. '" . ' ' _The course is designed to provide training for SIU members who are applying for an original license as a deck officer; those licensed deck officers who are upgrading and/or renewing their licenses wd those licensed deck officers who are seeking to increase the scope of their licenses for service on vessels of 300 gross' tons wd over. As a licensed deck officer you should be a competent. radar observer. · • Use of radar is required by RULE 5 of the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules, under "]?ART B Section I - Conduct of Vessels in any Co.ndition of Visibility," which obligates the mariner to use ". . . all available means appropriate.:' _ The SHLSS Radar Observer course is approved by the U.S. Coas,t Guard- and graduates receive a Radar Observer ,Endorsement. . '/ .. The Radar' class practices plotting on radar plotting paper. From I. to r. are Instructor Abe Easter, Thomas Doherty, Thomas Calahan and Marshal McGregor. Thomas Calahan (I.) and Marshal McGregor practice direct pl~lting on,the radar. SHLSS Radar Instructor, Abe Easter runs a computer console which Is linked to, and controls the student's radar scope. November 1984 I LOG I 13 �f To wb oa t Op era tor Co.urse,·~ ... ' ,·, · ~' ::.:,: Meeting the needs of the Tow ing Industry The. course of instru ction leading w i lice11Se · as either Towboat Operator Second Class, O,!' Towboat Operator Uninspected Towing Vessels on inland waters, oq:ans, · or oceans not more than 200 miles offshore, consists of both classroom and practical work in the following areas: rules or the road, use of a magnetic compass,· operation and use of navigational instru ments and accessories, emergency signals, practical use of ~charts in. navigation, aids to · navigation, laws applicable to the operation ofthe towing vessel and pollut ion prevention and control. Included in the eight week Towboat Operator course is a total of 32 hours spent in First Aid, CPR and Firefighting. A mariner who · is seeking an unlim ited oceans license is required to take a course in Celestial Navigation, which is an. additional five weeks. Eligibility The eligibility requirements are , as follows: All applicants for Second Class Operator must be at least 19 years of age.··· · · All applic ang must be citizens . ' of the United States. All , applicants must pass an approved physical examination. All applic ants must have normal color vision. All applic ants must have 20 / 100 vision in both eyes, corrected to 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other eye. All applicants' for Second Class Opera wr must have evidence of eighteen month s service on deck. on a towing vessel. This service must have included training or duties in the wheelhouse. All applicants for Towboat Operator must show evidence of three years service on. vessels 26 feet in length or over, and one year on deck of any towing vessel. This service must have included traini ng or dutie s in the wheelhouse. . All applicants must have at least ~ee (3) month s service in each .particular geographical area for which application fot licensing is made. · Upon satisfactory·completion of the course, the stude nt will be prepared to take the U.S. Coast Guard Li~ensing exam. SHLSS Instructor, Jim Brown (r.) assist s · Ken Hudgins, who is 1earnin9 to plot a position on a navigational chart. · Nelson Breaux gets experience operating the SHLSS towboats. Towboat Operator class members·; (I. to r.) Sob Tyler, Frank Coyle, J". Paul; Fuller and Rory Wix practice navigational problems in preparation for the U.S. Coast Guard License exam. iffllf!Rati6ii~1;~,,~~1-,aW~·~n1~~r@~t~' . . . ;. : Come taste our culinary delights. The SIU and the Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School of Seam a:nshi p . are cop.st antly looking toward ways to improve, or expand their programs to better meet the needs of the membership. The Intern ationa l Pastri es course is the newest additi on to the Steward Depar tment . This course centers on precis ion European pastry work and ,cake decor ating. Stude nts are grade d daily and create pastries such as tortes , petit fours, nap9leons, zuppa -ingle se, canno li, sacher tortes and patisseries, to name a few. The course is design ed to Thomas Plalania puts the finishing touches on a coffee ring and a coffee bar. · 14 / LOG I November 1984 meet the specific needs of each stude nt. An inexp erienc _ed deco rator starts at the introductory level and comptetes as a finished decorator, while an experienced decorator is taugh t more advan ced decor ating techniques. The course can be cpmpleted within five to six weeks. arid graduates . receive a Pastry'· Chef endor semen t. This course · is -available to SIU members who have a Second Cook and Baker, Chie( Cook, or ·Chief Steward endorsement. Laura Gillespie rolls out and trims pie crusls. �St~ward Recertification·. Program Computer instruction Is the newest addition to the Recertifica' lion program. From I. to r. are Instructor Roger Francisco; Ezekie_l Mack Hagger, Teny Smith and Willie Smith. Typing is one of.JI)~ _skills taught during .the Ste~ard <CPR/first aidinstruotor, Janet Cook discuss proper applica• Recertification Program_. From I. to r. are Louis Vrdal, lion of a sling with James Barnett (c.) and Frank Barlett. , James Bartlett and Collre Loper Jr. . · \ I ' Eleven more SW Chief Stewards are attending the Steward Recertification Program at .the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The program includes four weeks of instruction at SHLSS and two weeks at the SIU headquartets building. The Steward Recertification. Program at SHLSS stt~es work scheduling, requ1stt10ning, inventory control and menu planning. Typing, writing and math skills, communication techniques, CPR/first aid, firefighting and an introduction to computers are some of the subjects taught while at SHLSS. · During the two week cycle at headq1,1arters the Stewards meet with Union Officials and discuss the state of the maritime industry, the . Union's Wl!Shington operations and the SW perlsion and welfare plans. Upon completiori of the program the Stewards. will travel to New York for graduation and receive their diplomas during the Union's· monthly membership meeting. Eligible Steward Department members are encouraged to apply p' h.YS;lC.a • I,).·o·,;Jl.(iM,fllrR . . · . .. ,t.~~ql~Jli~•llGJ:U,~11p:eil'ftte-;fl,11-t•$~••.';;Con,f~ct, . . . • , .', . . for !JI; Recertification P,,rogf=· 4 • ..· . , . D _yo~u:r' ,', SI_u, 'F1~ld ,,-,ij'!i'i,~L..., Representanveformoreinformaoon '',' ., for Upgrading. . . -and an application. 4; -"·"-· ..,.. ,,.,,:,e•""" '}'";;ii[~~/ >·.· -.•h,,. ,,.,. ,, , ,.,., 1'~~ p't of ,«Jiilif~ . ,..,.~, • ·· ,-~-__ ,ft'll _ . . . _ • · . otl'~~ ....; . - ~ - - ~ - (i/1111!.,;. ~ · . Physical examinations are "" """.:.. QfflH~••=~\,Jl,I!'-oa--""' required to upgrade . to i A,bl~ . ; . ,.. --l~ : .o ~i-t ..... Seaman, Tankerman, Fireman; ' \''' : •~;!!"""" ... ....-.t()r'lt~."'Qt~ ,..ai<I<''"\·~~::::-~:.~~ -~~~~ --:.,,.w.,.---~"° ' Watertender and· Oiler, and "'"'--,,.......1-1 . .~,-- ~ .... ~......-~~~~~i't~~-1 -···-,~~-=:~ .... QMED endorsements, and for all ,..,.t.1.------~~.-- ~ 1 ~ ' 1 _.,,.c.,..:;;...&,1[11,~l),ll~~C' ' deck and engine licenses. The -- ' ~ c;.,-.:::,,.,_ original . physical forms are -~~~ ~~ required by all U.S. Coast Guard Regional Exam Cente1'$. as proof of ' • 1...---, physical, competence required to \ -·--\i"""~ .. sit for the endorsement or license _'\ "' examination. It is the members' ~ ·1.-....,. . responsibility to produce an i {~ ,· - . -. ;x, the ~ ~ ~ oeftJ.ty that- J: blrN ~ ft ~ original physical to the U.S. Coast ~ n.te d p11IOI ot birthl o,lci @! hiiir at .,_, Guard or SBLSS Admissions office ~ 1-~~rn:= when they apply to sit o_r to attend "td!:S: ~ (h') Ciil ~ the ~ . WilUaliM ~ \ "£•'"' l'.9Mlim er P.J:.l'. to:o. out Mt -0.:S) 'l!Mt. an upgrading or lice.nse course. _Viaionwi.t:1'¥lut~; . Vidonw.Uh9~ Rf4,t:ey,e1--,:r..ft;.=SW Clinic physical form.s are not 9'M' EARS: WitQQ- i::Maltl1 -ltnal •· ~ : - · ·\ ,. <lL'di.rllity ~ t i a u r.tl Wt feet 1 Ia.d o::wffldiltkti; .. ~ . t.t:1 .utt. . acceptable physical forms to sit for U.S. Coast Guard endorsement!! or ""'!'•:--=:-,- - - - - - - - - - - ~ license examinations. SW clinics 0 I are not responsible to submit your \• physical form .to the U.S. Coast '\ Guard or to Piney Point. You, the member, are responsible. If you plan to attend one of the above upgrading or license courses and need a Coast Guarq physical form, pick one up at the nearest U.S. Coast Guard Office, or &OI.IJR VISIBN rmai WITH AH X-CHROII m,s IS IIOT request one from: The Director of il£C£PTABt£. Vocational Education, SHLSS, Piney Point, Maryland 20674; ' ,;:~(II~. ~ ... ' ' ~-!,,tt ~o• ~\.<>- \ .. ~ ~ \ , : t ! , l > ~ ;.... \ ... -- First Ballot Cast in . the SIU Election at Piney Point ,, ...... _ .,. ·= \ - -~ .tlteillrsb:1 ' • ' \ I i I, I I I . ~. - . ();:w:r • I t l ,:::olQ:- zq9l .by. ~")'!el- . tldt.,ey,111 _.. ~ _f$1,t ~ Piney Point Port Agent, Carl Peth (I.) explains and supervises the SIU voting proceedures. The first ballot was· cast by Robert Leyva center rtght. November 1984 /LOG/ 1.5 �------·----.,~====-o===== i .Recertification· Programs Following are the updated course schedules for November 1984 through January 1985 at the Seafarers Harry · Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into five categories: engine department courses; deck department courses; steward . department courses; recertification programs; adult education courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. · Inland Boatmen and d~ep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll in. the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be. made to help every member, classes will be limited in size-so sign up early. . . Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. · · The following classes will be held through January 1985 as listed below: . Engine Upgrading Courses -~- : ~ .-_,,,' ·· r"-,ch'eck-'.in Course Date· 'Completion· Date Welding Pumproom Maint. - & Operation _ Marine Elect. Maintenance Conveyorman Third Asst. Engineer November 2 January 4 December 7 . February 22 January 4 Celestial Navigation/ Master/Mate _F.T. Celestial Navigation/ Third Mate Celestial Navigation/ Towboat Operator First Class Pilot Quartermaster February 8 March 15 Check-In Date Completion Date November 9 December 14 November 9 December 14 November 9 December 14 January 4 January 11 March 1 March 1 · ·Steward ·upgrading Co~rses Course Check-In/. . Completion Date · Length of Course Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward . bi-weekly . bi-weekly bi-weekly monthly varies varies varies varies ,., 1 LOG / November 1984 Steward Recertification January 25 March 4 Adult Education Courses Check-In/ Completion Date Course Developmental St_udies October 29. . ,...,.-:,_ ... . Length of Course l\lovember 2 The following cou·rses will need to be taken either before or after an upgrading course or with firefighting, C.P.R. and First Aid. (GED) High School Equivalency Program _ _ (ESL) English as a Second Language (ABE) Adult Basic Education ...,,_ :< -.----. ,_~~ :,_t .. ~ . Open-ended Open-ended Open:ended ..;:. -. --,,, -·- -""~~-~~~~'1.-'ii'x ··- ,;" -..: ._.:f -,-~-:~N--~~k_.;·-~ -:•··- ~, _,...,. ·- ,,_-:-•-,:;:::"'-... ;f "' .· . ., ~'~.,:i~ ... Bus Schedule March 8 Deck Upgrading Courses Course Course - - January 4 January 4 Completion Date Check-In Date. Monday Through F·riday Only De~art Lexington Park 6:20 A.M. Arrive Washington D.C. 8:20 A.M'., De~art Washington, D.C. 4:.30 A.M. Arrive Lexington Park 6:15 A.M .. 7.55 P.M. 5:55 P.M. . The Gold Line Bus is.the only bus which travels between Washington D.C. ·and the nearest bus stop in Lexington Park. This bus line travels Monday through Friday only. Lexington Park to the It is necessary to .take a cab .from - _, Seafarers HarryLundeberg School ofSeamanshlp In Piney Point. - . The Gold Line Bus Station is located at 12t_h and New York, Northwest, D.C. Telephone Number in Washington, D.C.: (202) 479-5900 The Gold Line Bus Station Is located In Lexington Park at the A&P Grocery• Fare: $10.30 (One Way) . . . ·. Friendly Cab Company, Lexington Park, Maryland Telephone Number: 863-8141 · Fare from Lexington-Park to SHLSS Is: $11.00 (1 or2 occupantsfone way. �.,,,,,------=---.-,-,-_·-~- ~-------- --- --=--- Upgrading Course Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (Last) (first) Date of Birth (Middle) Mo.I Day/Year Address'-----------'-----------,,==--'--'----;:_-------------(City) (State) Deep Sea Member • Telephone - = = =~----(Area Code) (Zip Code) Inland_ Waters Member • Lakes Member • Pacific tJ Social Security# __________ Book# __________ Seniority __________ Date Book Port Presently Was lssued----,------,---Port Issued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ .egistered In _ _ _ _ __;__ __ ,: Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ __;__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Are you a g(aduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: No Yes • .. (if yes, fil I in below) Trainee Program: From - - - - - - = (dates =·t o==-----attended) Have you attended any SHLS& Upgrading Courses: • No D (if yes, fill in below) Yes Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - j~~i~.f1~:f'.~~Jtfqli1]1{ttfi(~t~f4f"if~fiij$]tlr,J~~vfik No • ' •• •• ••• • •• • ves No • I Ani interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated _Here if Not Listed •• Tankerman AB Unlimited AB' Limited DAB Special • D Quartermaster • _Towboat Operator Inland • • ·• • • • • • • Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 MIies Towboat Operator (Over 200 MIies) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate ·1nipected Towing Vessel 1sf Class PIiot Third· Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unllmlted . No transportation will be. paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. • 0 • • • • • • • • -• • FOWTQMED-Any Rating· Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Op_eratlon Automation Maintenance ot Shipboard Refrigeration Systems Diesel Engines Assistant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) Chlo! Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) c ALL DEPARTMENTS . · ENGINE • • •• • ~;;ifiHting: E:i'Yes No •·- CPR: Date Available for T r a i n i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .DECK •••' •• .. -· • Welding Llleboatman ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • • Adult Basic Education (ABE) High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies English as a Second Language (ESL) • STEWARD • • • • • Assistant Coc>k Cook & Baker _ Chia! Cook Steward Towboat Inland Cook COLLEGE PROGRAM • • Nautical Science· Certlllcate Program _Scholarship/Work Program RECORD OF EMPLOYMENTTIME-,(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service; whichever is applicable.) · VESSEL RATING HELD. DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,---_DATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 ........................................................................................................................... - - November 1984 /LOG/ 17 �SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner, right, assists the launch captain in unloading the food and supplies. Brotherhood of the Sea Food and supplies purchased from funds raised · by members of the SIU and other maritime unions were delivered to the Taiwanese seamen from aboard the Oakland Pilot, whose services were donated by Western Tug & Barge Corp. SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner, ce'nter, and Frank Lauritsen of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, District ·1, right, talk with newspaper and television reporters aboard the marooned Panamax Nova. Maritime Unions Assist 'Taiwanese· Seamen . T 1 ~ . HE first week of November should be a happy one for the 27 members of the crew of the Taiwanese freighter Panamax Nova if they arrive, as · scheduled, in their home port of Kaohsiung after being marooned on their vessel for nearly two months off the coast of Northern California. The Panamax Nova, wi.th its 1 1 " ~'rgcf1if,S5,,000 metric foi'!s of · ~oal, had been aiicli.or 'in Sah Francisco Bay since Sept. 7. Before that it was anchored in Drake's Bay, off the Marin coast, for 42 days,· marooned because of its owner's (Way Wiser Nav. igation Co. of Taiwan) financial difficulties. The New York representative for the . shipping line, Eddie Shipping Agents, is also financially unstable and had provided no funds for pilot or wharfage · fees for the 60,000-ton vessel-· · and most importantly, had provided no food or supplies to the crew. at ' ' . With . the exception of two hours in Panama,· the crewmem- · bers had not set foot on land in more than six weeks. They had been without pay since the beginning of the year, and had been out of touch with family and associates in Taiwan. Running snort of food, water and fuel, they were surviving on dried fish and seagulls. ,,-, •.-: • _;.•~~"- _, -t,/,- 0Y!7;t'.t~'~k>:>J';t,lf(s ~ . On ,Aug. i9 ,, ,.a'1«1>ali:joa. l~li' " by SIU Executive Vice. President EdTurnerand Frank Laur- Fish caught from the decks· can be seen drying in the sun aboard thi · itsen of the Marine Engineers' ship. The crew subsisted on dried fish and seagulls until help came.. • · · Beneficial Association, District 1, gathered more than 100 cases bers of the SIU, MEBA, Sail- leased from federal custody afof food-including desperately or's 'Union of the Pacific; Mas- .ter.the vessel's owners paid some needed fresh fruit and vegeta- ters, Mates & Pilots, Marine overdue fuel bills, · and was bles-and delivered the supplies Firemen's Union, and other. scheduled to. set saiJ•for Taiwan on Oct. 8, ,pending permission to the demoralized and hungry · American trade union groups. from the U.S. Coast Guard. Assistance also came from men. In a farewell.letter of thanks, American President Lines, MatTurner· pointed out that the the Panamax Nova's first enson Navigation Company and delivery was a "seamen to seagineer, Su Wen-Yuh, wrote, San Francisco's Delancey Street men movement, and maritime Founclation; The services of "We had a lot of concern, industry · to maritime industry Western Tug"& Barge Corp. 's friendship and brotherhood from movement." · · launch, Oakland Pilot, were also. all the American seamen's Funds were raised from memunions." donated to the effort. And that's what the "BrothIn late September, the rusting, 16-year-old bulker was re- ·erhood of the Sea" is all about. Members of the Panamax Nova help carry the food up from the launch. Therewere fresh greens, cantaloupes, strawberries, canned vegetables,' potatoes, .peanuts, lemons, oriental noodle soup and more. · PanamaJ< Nova Capt. C. L. Lin, second frbm right, thanks the many unions and steamship companies who helped with the delivery of faod · ta the. stranded ship. From the left are: Jim Gist of the.SIUNA Sugar Workers; Ed Turner, executive vice president of the SIU; Capt. Lin,.and John. Ravnlk, SIU field. rep in San;Francisco. �_____='--------------.::::-------------------------~-----------~-~~~-~-------~--~-----'""""'."' SIU Charges Ruling Is Unfair U.S. Fishermen Lose· Rich Grounds on Georges Bank In World Court '.Give Away' Decision_ to Canada . GLOUCESTER, MASS . ... A recent decision by the World Court on U.S.°Canadian fishing boundaries has greatly angered SIU fishermen here as well as fishei:men throughout New England and along the East Coast. In a strongly-worded telegram to U.S. Fishing Ambassador Edward Wolfe atthe State Departmep.t, Mike Orlando, SIU Fishing Rep. here said, "The decision that was pass.ed at the World Court ... on the U.s.-· Canadian boundaries is unac. ceptable to us." He called · the debision an "outright giveaway to the Canadians of the most fertile and best produce area on Georges· Bank" The telegram said: "We object strongly . . . because we. think we were sacrificed and betrayed by our negqtiators.'' · The decision referred to in the· telegram was one reached _· .- _. -: ·.:> •. > On its face, the decision sounded like a good one for United States fishermen since 75 percent of Georges Bank was given_ to U.S. fishermen. However, the portionthat was allotted to Canada-65 miles known as the Northeast Peak-is the richest and most fertile part of the Bank. · As SIU fishing representatives in Gloucester said, "The Court gave the Canadians what was historically American fishing grounds. Sure, the Court gave us the biggest part of the Bank, but it gave the Canadians the richestpart." According to American fishermen, the Northeast Peak contains half of the Georges Bank's haddock and pollock, 25 percent of the cod, 35 percent of the. yellowtail flounder and scallops and the best swordfish and lobster. The dispute o-v.er the grounds· (IJ J:Y ,-J~---.-;:5 I :_ - -_ ·-.-: ___. __ -_ :-:.- __ :· after many.months deliberation. Tl?-e World Court-also known as the International· Court ,of Justice-is the prindpal judicial organ of the United ·Nations. Under dispute between ,the U.S. and Canada •was the large andfertileNorthAtlanticfishing grounds called Georges Bank. Located_ in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Ban}c stretches east for 200 miles an,q is centered east of Cape Cod, Mass. _ -_:· _:'__:: · _ ·- -_---~~'-- _~: _·.' · -{fACH/AS SEAL/. i7. Yarmouth c :Z 1./J '."(' I \ ,, (IJ '."C' Portland ,-.:. 0 ~ 1 Gulf of Maine N.H.,,__+------'---.::,l---'-----1M Atlantic Ocean 0 . . . _ . _.. _ . Miles . 100 - __ , .. · _>> _ - ~:· _ ':_'-_'. :_ ·_,:: - . ::- _· ___ _;: _. _ .. __'.'-~opyn~t-.-~- _19:34:_~Y The·N~w:_ ')!orlt _T_i111es Company_. Re,nnted by pernusston." 0 ~~~~td.8~~.d~&1~,1::!;.~it&~;:1it~!at~~~~~!1~)~,it,~~~~¼-"Tt:~Tutl' K'n\~ri6a~ ~sh~~~en - N"ethetlands· on Oct. 12, 1984 shore fishing limits to 200 miles, have been facing from the Ca.- ___- _· __ I) MAINE thus creating some overlapping nadians. That is the problem of claims. At the World Court, imported Canadian fish. Canada claimed al:/out. half of - Canadian fishermen are sub~ the northern section of the Bank. · sidized by their government, and The U.S. claimed the whole the cheaper prices they can Bank. America argued that New charge for fish here· has deEngland fishing fleets developed pressed the prices for American the grounds in the nineteenth fishermen. century and had used it excluThe U.S. is the major market sively until the 1950s when for- for Canadian fish, and the Caeign fleets joined them. nadian government plans to The World Court decision spend $22.3. million over the comes on top of another prob- next five years promoting their . . fish products here. The SIU has been working to increase the tariffs on imported fish in order to give a fair deal to fishermen inJh,is country. . · The boundary decision by th.: · World Court went into effect on Oct. 26. Now any boat wishing to fish in the zone not reserved for its country must apply for special licenses. The arrange ments for these licenses are still up in the air an<,!. mu/it be worked out between the United .States and Canada. 0 Tougher lnspections,•·Jfishermen Benefits in Sanctuaries Bill, One of Few Laws to Clear ·congressional Maritim~ Log-Jam Tougher vessel inspections The safety 1tspects of the leg- not heard from a vessel within which a fisherman must be aland reporting requirements and islation call. for: 48 hours or believe the ship may lowed to file- a claim for a loss. several provisions to help U.S . . ,,,, Operaforstori~tifytheCoast· be lost or in danger. Y' AnextensionoftheSecretary fishermen were -approved when Guard at least 30 days bef()re a Some of the key elements for of Commerce's authority to use the House passed the Marine vessel's certific_ate ofinspection ·fisberme_n include: foreign fishing fees in the FishSanctuaries amendments late last is due to expire; -- . eries Loan Fund which may be Y' An increase from 25 to 50 month. j,_. New penalties andir1creases_ . percent for compensation due used to make loans to U.S. The amendments were con· tained in S. 1102, a bill which in current penalties to ship owns commercial fishermen for dam- fishermen in order to avoid depassed the Senate earlier this ers who operate.a vessel without ages to the vessels and gea.r and faults on some loans and cover summer after several other a valid certificate o(inspection; economic loss resulting from oil some operating expenses. ·pieces of maritime -legislation, Y' Vessels to report back to their and gas exploration, developThe legislation was sent back including the 1982 House 'Ver- owners or· agents at least once . ment and production in areas of to the Senatela~t month for final the Outer Continental Shelf. sion of the Marine Sanctuaries every 48 hours; . · action. Because much compros bill, were incorporated into S. . Y' Ownerstoimmediatelynotify Y' An increase from 60 to 90 mise had already been reached, 1102. the Coast Guard if they have days the. minimum period in it cleared the Senate easily. · November 1984 /LOG/ 19 · -, �Job Security and Safety at Stake Insurance Crisis Plagues U.S. Fishing Industry i ! '' ; ; : : ,.. ' / 1 . . . SIU fishermen in Gloucester; ~ass. are facing serious probe !ems due, to an insurance crisis in that city. In some cases, insurance pre•miums on our fishermen's boats are being raised astronomically; in other cases policies are not being renewed by the insurance· companies. The result: fewer vessels ,available oil •which our members can work. Another problem plagujng our SIU fishermen in Gloucester is thatpersonalinjuryclaimshave 'risen sharply. The resulting increases in insurance premiums have meant that boat· owners are employing fewer fishermen aboard their yessels. The reason for the boat insurance problem is the unusual number of fishing boats that have sunk over the last several years. In the last four years alone,._ 35 Gloucester boats have sunk. That compares with fewer than 30 sinkings during the previous 10 yeani, according tq the Gloucester Daily Times. · Since the beginning of this . year, seven older Gloucester owners af$1.64 million, went There have been no injuries for more than the boats are down in deep water. While being because of the sinkings which . worth. With the fishing industry repaired, another Gloucester were usually due to flooding or in so much trouble, the tempboat that had nearly sunk burned fire. In most cases, a nearby tation can be great to collect in drydock. · . fishing boat picked up the fish- that insurance money-lcgitiAnthony Verga, executive di- ermeti. on the sinking vessel. mately or not. rector of the city-operated Not counting lobster boats, Of the 35 Gloucester boats Gloucester Fisheries Commis- the Gloucester fleet usually con- that sank in the 1980s, several sion, said that boat owners are sists of between 150 and 175 had been disabled and needed having enormous difficulty find- vessels. These are mainly trawl- Coast Guard assistance a numing insurance coverage. ers that drag for ground fish such ber of times in the months beIftheydofindinsurance, then as whiting and haddock. fore the sinkings. the premiums are very high. The increased insurance rates . This situation brings in the According to Daniel Arnold, ex- . are not solely due to the sink- whole question of maintenance ecutive director of the Massa- ings, however. Premiums have andsafety.Ifaboatisnotmain• chusetts Inshore Draggermen's also increased because of the tained properly, the greater is AssociaUon, ''inmost cases [the large number of expensive per- the likelihood that she will meet rat~ increases are] eliminating sonal injury settlements, be- · with disaster. Because of the whatever profitability the boat cause of losses off the coast of high price of fuel, insurance and was experiencing." Alaska, and because of overall gear, and the low prices of fish, Claims in New England are higher operating costs. many boat owners put off main- · Nationwide there has been a tenance longer than they should. supposedly costing marine in· surance companies $2.50 and $3 sharp increase in lost fishing Just one example of poor fish for every $1 they receive in vessels over .the tast'few:years. prices is the codfish situation. premiums. In order to make up Accordiilg Coa:st'Guard; . The price being paid for codfish for their losses, the insurance 270 boats were lost in 1982. ·That is arou.nd 30 to 50 cents a pound. companies n;i.ve increase4 rates is a casualty rate of 8.2 boats- That's just what it was 10 years from 40 percent to 100 percent, per 1000, the highest rate loss ago. depending on the. age and type since 1971: Also,cheapfishfroinCanada, of vessel. Part of the problem is. the · wh.ere the government su:bsi• Of the seven vessels that sank insurance ", cortipanies· them- dizes its fishenneµ, ·1s>sharply . in 1984, four were lost over a selves. They encourage the boat cutting into the Aineiitan mar~ to the ~~~u~~~~1iit~~~0:~~w~?{~vrfP~~,~!f,,~~~!~~~~~:,~•;,,~·m~~f~,~~,. ··:"~~'.it,~";~.7,·t?\$;. Italian Gold Hauls Stickwater New Marad Uaison Appointed ,, , The SIU-contracted Italian Gold will continue to help out the city"of Gloucester's ove~•faxed and oyerload.ed city sewers i)Y hauling "stickwa:ter" from the .Glou~ster Marine Pmtein Inc. (GMP)factory oufto se~. GMP , processes fish waste and pogies into fishmeal. to accommodate both the plant, which must run at'full capacity· during pogie season, .and .the city, which cannot handle the 23,000 gallons a day,of the ''.stickwater" from the plant, the company contracted the Italian Gold to run twice a.day some 12.miles off,shor.e to dump,the material. 20 / LOG I November 1984 John Gaughan has been ap~ pointed to the flew post of Director of External Affairs of the Maritime Administration, Adm. Harold E. Shear announced. As director, Gaughan will be . re,sponsible for fostering an open dialogue with the maritime industry, the public and Congress. iirr the .new position, he will . 'serve as .'the agency's liaison with the maritime industry, oversee Marad's public affairs activities and maintain contacts . with.the Congress on maritime legislative issues. A former Coast Guard eutter commander .and Federal Mari. time Commission attorney, Gaughan~brings "Hill" experience te the position,· having served in the office of the SecretarY.· of Transportation . as Congressional Relations·Officer . for Maritime Programs and as a memeer ofthe U.S, Coast Guard · Congressional. Affairs staff. �-·· -- -- -. SHLSS Training Pays Off A Fall ·Overboard ·Leads· to Textbook Rescue. • 7 •• • Jose Molina, a 23-year-old ordinary seaman on the Sea-Land Adventurer (Sea" Land Service), coul9 look up and see soft blue sky. With the view of waves curling to crescents in the rolling sea, salt-drenched breezes that cool the brow, sailing on the open deck can indeed be splendid. · It seemed to be so for Molina; for much of the mid-summer journey to Rotterdam, Holland. But when skies turned overcast on -July 26, the calm of the sea broke into a sudden passage to hell and back. There was no explanation for the incident. All anyone knew was that at 1545 hours in latitude 45°45'N, longitude 29°W, Molina's work companion, breathless after dashing six stories· to the bridge, reported Molina had disappea,red over the side of the ship. Crewmembers abpard the ship heard the alarm that echoed eerily down the ship's corridors. In the galley, pots were left . steaming.· In the. engin e room, Chief Engineer Kevin Shyne directed engineers to pull back on the engines as the ship prepared to steer into a Williamson rescue turn. Reaching the top deck, Seafarers stood by the rails . peering out to sea for their lost ·shipmate.• "I couldn't help thinking there was a guy my &ge ·out there all alone ," said· Robert. Beaurea gard, -a cadet in training from Massac:husetts Maritime Academy who saw the life ring and smoke!,omb thrown from the bridge>.heard the aliyin and had a sinking feeling they might-not be able to find .Molina. Photos From Aro1,.1nd. the World · In the time if had ,taken to give word to the bridge, the Adventurer, cruising at 20 knots, was a mile further from the Seafarer. There was a limit to how long a seaman could survive the _cold ocean temperatures. Nearer to England than the port of Charleston, S.C~ where the Adventurer set sail, temperatures had dropped steadily, and the water was significantly colder. As the ship slowly followed in its own wake, retracing its . path in the Williamson turn, Molina was growing numb from the cold. And weary. Using his pants, he tried to make a life preserver. The corduroy would not hold:air but his tennis shoes, bogging him ·down, slipped off easily. In the summer, a Seafarer can survive an hour, perhaps an hour- / Sea1iif3tfrrrtarHJS Job a.· Snap 0 I ·s!iil~ng(att)l.e -tiQ.1e: he too)(; the pllotogra.phs during a run to India two years ago delivering a cargo of grainc. From pictures of longshoremen working grain · ships in Chittagong, . Bangla- . desh, to ships rising out of a fine mist, the show is. open to the ·public. It is as much a story about the. nation and people of India as it is a story about life as it is viewed from the bridge and in passing glances by Seafarers who eamt heirl iving traveling the world. if<'<,., .. ' ·• • _;I ' ' ; . , . •·.. ~ ,- - SIU member Leonard Earl behalf.. of Lufth ansa Gernjm. overleaps the language l;farJohnson. grew up in .the. mid- Airlines and anoth er by the Jn- rier." western 'village'; Ullin in ternational Trade Mart of New American Photographer, the southern Illinois. Today, John- Orleans. professional magazine of phoson travels the'world. Artists and musicians have. tographers, counts the opening In 1974 he joined the Seafar been the subjects of his work,. of Johnson's most recent exhiers International Union and has· among them the folk musician · bition among the best shows to been shipping out, working ir · Pete Seeger who wrote: "Kee p · see in the nation this fall. the steward department of SIU- clicki'ng, Leon ard, the pen may The latest exhibit, at Oregon contracted vessels ever since. not have vanquished the sword State University, titled "Eclipse He still returns to Ullin, the nor the banjo the bomb, but. of the S.S. Ultramar," takes its 1 place he describes as a small your photograph y may; it name from thesh ipJoh nson was _town (400 people and 27 dogs), a town where. everyone ·knows everyone. Th6ugh Ullin will probably never appear on any map of the world Johnson )'Vill ever see, the world has come to know Johnson. · During his time away from . the ship, Johnson began i:o photograph city life by the harbor. and.the romantic life of the sea.· His pictures have gained him world acclaim .. '· In 1982 Citicorp sponsored Anthony· Ferrara the ·first of many exhibitions of ''Your si~ter would like you to Johnson's "stre et photogra- • contact her as soon as possible. phy, " a school of photography that focuses on people and. the Arthur Fontame Jr, · way they relate to their envi):'lease contact your daughter, · ronment. The New York show . L onard E. John son Leslie, at 203 Holly ·.Road, was .followed by an exhibit on (photo by •Robert Rohr) W.:akefield, R,I. 02879. of ~ and-a-half if he has enough stamina. In the winter, hypothermia can shut down the body.· in minutes, depending on the temperature. Molina had learned both estimates in a safety class at-the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Tired and cold, he tried to remain calm. That.was something elseh ehad learn edfro mSH LSS safety instructor Jim Moore. . At 1614 hours, only 20 minutes after he had fallen, a shaken but otherwise · healthy SIU member, Jose Molina of Brooklyn, N.Y. , was recovered from the sea. His yellow raincoat, taken off and spread in the water to attract attention, . was seen from a lifeboat launched from the Adventurer. He was immediately treated for shock anct'exposure, glad to be alive. The view of the Ad~ venturer was splendid. Being on de<;:k, paradise. - .personals· - · November_ 19641,L0(:3 / 21 ,, �Rose City Saves Refugees Rescue of 86 Boat People Brings U~N. Award I... r'' On Sept. 23, 1983, the SIU- graduate, and others took the crewed Rose City spotted a boat- refugee boat away from the ship load of 86 Vietnamese refugees to search for other survivors. bobbing in the South China Sea. That's when he spotted the lt was near dusk and the people flashing lights of' the life ring. on the small boat were ou_t offood Despite sufferingfrom a case of and only had a bit of water for seasickness after hours on the . 'the children. More than 10 sliips, rough seas during the rescue, one with crewmen waving at the Kass handed one end of a line refugees, had passed them by. But to a fellow crewmember and · only the Rose City stopped. dove into the water. The Rose City spied the boat It was a long and d.ifficult swim, but finally he reached the at 6:35 p.m., and at 10:47 p.m. the last of the refugees was on pair as they clung to the life ring -~1 deck. The entire crew of Seafarers and officers took part in the rescue and should be commended. Last month in Geneva, Switzerland, twoSeafarers,ABsJeffrey Kass and Gregg Turay and ship's Capt. Lewis M. Hiller were awarded the Nansen Medal by the United Nations High Commission on Refugees for their efforts that day. Earlier this month the three . men were awarded presidential citations for their heroic activities. Because Kass and,Turay were aboard ship, Capt. Hiller accepted the citations for all three. ln additign, J!/fprt~ .are, f,.ei11g wad.e to_·. .. . ~*·'',;;-~ ,:· ·1l1ttig,m1"fh"n-;,::,ii'e"wGr1ttildti~r· ""$ ~ _later this year for a personal pre- ·. sentation. This is their story. By the .time they had come close to the refugee boat, it' moved toward the stem of the tanker. Kass later told Seattle Port Rep. George Vukmir that the thought _of the Rose City's giant screws slowly turning as the ship maintained its position scared him. But after the hourslol).g rescue, Kass and Turay made it back to the deck of the Rose City. "It was an 800-foof swim. Whyn · he came back he _was Kass' mother, Lita Colligan, said that he told her during a visit this summer, "It's great to get a medal for saving someone's life instead of taking a life." She said he ·had· mentioned the rescue at the end of a letter home, but did not explain .the danger and details of the rescue. She didn't find that out until a . representative of the United Nations called her. "You know, if I had known what he had really done, I might have heen furious,''...J;he ·said .. . This was how Kass describyd the rescue in his letter. "We did encounter something that was bigger than each of us, but not greater than all of us. In the South China Sea, headed for Dunai one night, we spied, and then rescued, in poor weather and somewhat heavy seas, 86 Vietnames~Boat People. I can't here describefall th~ events or emotions that evening, but suffice to say that I am not .the same; that there is moreto me than me, part of a whole something that we all ·,;·s'h"'·re'd· •ha· ht· ·· ··~·"•· ' ' ·' ·· . ,,-· . __ -;'__Ul.~-:,__,'./::!li ._·....·t•n1·•g· ·....;,:,;,,~,,.. '·~ ,--· .:_· .'_"Incredible it \vas, pulling' suckling babies from their mothers' arms and hoisting' them' ;JI manually up ladders: a human chain of crying children, bewildered youngsters, stupefied p'arent's all scared· and htihgry, and if not for us and our ship surely they would have perished-out of food and water for a day and a half. It was quite incredible and indelible to most of us." ,.. -'C.· . ~ f • Chua Quach and his eight'" year-old son were supposed to be the first of the 86 Vietnamese refugees to climb aboard the Rose City (Apex Marine) from their overloaded rickety wooden boat in the South China Sea. Chua Quach had Jost his gii.p on his son and dove in after him. Two ho11rs later they were 800 feet from the ship, c;lingihg to a life ring, bobbing in the eight-foot seas. The Hansen Medal The life ring's signal lights were flashing. "But the time . and began pulling them back to spent;'' Capt. Lewis M. Hiller safety. told the SIU LOG. passed and nobody came. The Kass and Turay•both Ship out AB Gregg Turay, 27 years old. Rose City got smaller and While international and presand an SHLSS grad, was busy of Seattle, and Vukmir said he smaller, and I came to lose idential awards went to three of too. When he spotted a·survivor really wasn't surprised that the hope. . . . I made up my mind floating away from the scene, two would risk their lives in the the men aboard the Rose City, to throw away the lifesaver and he jumped into the water with middle of the ocean. "Both had the entire crew made the rescue to hold my son and die quickly an unsecured line and began his · the.training; they'd always come possible. together,'' Quach tole The New Along with Kass and Turay, · swim to the refugee clinging to to somebody's aid. I know York Times. another of the ship's life ring's Gregg, anytime ·we asked him AB Charles Allen and OS Craig . During those two hours, SIU crewmen and officers aboard that the. SIU crew had tossed · to do something for the Union Caffee boarded the refugee boat ~ ·'\. the Rose City brought the other overboard. Kass saw his ship- · he was there to help us. They to help calm the panic-stricken refugees onboard by forming· a mate in trouble, without a se- . srud they both looked at each -passengers as heavy winds and human chain on the ship's rope cured line, and he dove into the other and saw people going un- waves bounced the small boat . ladders and handing the surviv- water a second time, and an· der. Gregg said, 'I never thought alongside the tanker. As Seaors up toward safety on the three struggled through the · we'dgetamedalforit, wewere farers and officers pulled people choppy seas to make it back to just ·doing our job'," Vukmir off the small boat, crewmein---\ tanker's deck. AB Jeffrey Kass, (Continue«r on Next Page) safety. said. 31 years old and a 1972 SHLSS Entire Crew Performed Heroically 22 / LOG , November 1984 '· �!!!!---~-----------~----------(Continued from Previous Page) bers George Smith Jr., Larry Long, Mike Ingram, · Perry Greenwood, Steve Mason, 3rd Engineer Mike Sippo and Kings Point cadets Clem Marino and Dave Cubberely descended to the refugee boat to help .. After all the refugees had been helped aboard the Rose City, Greenwood, Sippo and Caffee joined Kass and Turay as they took the boat away from the Rose City to search for more survivors. During that time, Caffee was washed from the small boat and pulled back aboard by Sippo. It was Mike Ingram aboard the Rose City who manned the searchlight which spotted the single surviv.or Turay and then Kass dove into the water to save. The entire crew of the Rose City proved once again that Sea. farers are a special breed. I I '.l ' Rose City Captain Didn't Hesitate·to Help. No one knows how many Vietnamese refugees have died trying to flee their country on boats of questionable seaworthiness. Tens of thousands have made the journey; thousands of others have ·perished. Sometimes ships sailing in those sealanes have passed them by. Because Rose City Capt. Lewis M.Hiller stopped his ship and initiated and organized the rescue, 86 people were saved. During the Nansen Medal awards ceremony, Poul Hartling, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, spoke of what he called the Moral Law of the Sea, which Capt. Hiller followed without hesitation. Jeffrey Kass (above), along with Gregg Turay, dove into a stormy South China Sea last year to help rescue Vietnamese refugees. The pair, along with Rose City Capt. · Lewis M. Hiller, was awarded the Nansen Medal by the U.N. The Moral Law of the Sea is to give help to those in need. Seamen have followed that moral law for years. But .in recent years Vietnamese Boat People have told· stories of ships passing them by, leaving them in the mi9dle of the ocean. Ten ships passed the boatload of refugees before Capt. Hiller brought the · Rose City to the rescue. "I am sad and disturbed about so many reports that ships are passing by refugees in trouble. I felt totally obliged to stop and offer any assistance I could,'' Hiller said. u. s. Flag Role Urged· in National. Energy Plal1 Drozak opposed botn oil im- regulation as harmful to the na. Any national energy plan must Energy Plan. We urge that U.S.-· req:,gnize the iQlportance of flag carriage of U.S. coal port fees and natural gas de- tion's energy consumers. · U.S.-flag maritime assets, from exports be emphasized in any ·tran8:portation of current energy energy proposal submitted to needs to development ofmod- Congress," Drozak said. ern energy alt~rnatives, SIU • J.?1:qzak also urged the nafyesi<;lfnfr~~:l1-~lfA2~~,t9'Jf,,~~... tion;s31,.~tategic· Pt;troleurp ReDepartment of"~J:fergy .(DOE)' seive"(SPR) be filled at the rerecently. quired rate of 220,000 barrels Drozak was asked by the DOE per day. ''The faster the SPR is to comment on the country's filled, the sooner we will have The LQG, official publication of the Seafarers International National Energy Plan for 1985.' a cushion against the use of ail Unkm, won t!ie highest a:ward 1nits category in a nationwide · The main ppints he raised re- as a political weapan,•~ he said. ·· • sw,vey conducted by the AFL~CIO's International Labor garded coal'exports, ocean mfoOrozak also noted ·that some Communications.Associatian. · ing, use of the Strategic Petro- · 36 Jones Act tankers are curA total of 135 labor publications representing virtually leum Reserve and Alaskan oil. rently idle or laid up. and that every AFL-CIO national union in the United States and ''Our concern stems from the another 20 to 30 are only ocCanada entered the contest this year. lack of badly needed emphasis casionally employed. Those The LOG was selected for ''First Award-General Exceland understanding of the role ships would provide a sizable lence" among the more than 80 newspapers in its dass. This . that U.S. maritime assets should fleet to move SPR oil if a drawaward is based on an overall evaluation of the publication, play in a coherent National En- down of the SPR was needed. including writing, graphics, photos, design and, most imporergy Plan,'' Drozak told DOE In addition, he said that if.there tantly, the scope of its coverage of activities and issues of Secretary Donald Hodel.. were a shortage of Jones Act interest to the union's membership. Because of the amount arid tankers, many CDS-built tankIn citing the LOG.for its overall excellence, the judges had the variety of American coal, it ers could be granted temporary this to say: · could become a major interna- waivers to move SPR oil if "The Seafarers LOG is a comprehensive monthly report tional energy source. But of needed. that provides its members a full picture of a wide variety of c:ourse the coal must be moved One of the major cushions activities and issues in the maritime industry. Its focus on from mine portal to customer. against foreign-oil blackmail is legislative affairs, international trade, health and safety, and Drozak said that improvement the nation's Alaskan oil fields. collective bargaining is highly commendable, and a service in the nation's inland water- Currently thatoil cannot be exto its members." ways, railroads and port facili- ported. But several attempts in Judges in this year's ILCA Journalistic Awards Contest ties are necessary to help. the past few years have been were: Leonard Apcar, Wall Street Journal; Regis Louise " ... Emphasis on transpor- made to export the oil. An exBoyle, University of Maryland; Nelson Lichtenstein, Catholic tation modernization.should not port ban is contained in the University of America; Saul Miller, former Director of Instop at the water's edge.ft makes Export Administration Act, but formation for the AFL-CIO; Josephine Pacheco, George no sense for a country so de- that has been tied up in HouseMason University; Peter Perl, Washington Post; Bob Rodden, pendent on ocean-borne com- Senate conference since earlier special assistant to the president, International Association merce, with high hopes of in- this year. Drozak urged that the of Machinists; Donald Stillman, director of international and creasing ·· .caal exports, to export ban be maintained. government affairs, United Auto Workers, and Louise Walsh, advocate short-sighted,. costly . Ocean energy thermal coneditor.and research coordinator for the AFL-CIO Department user fees, or worse, to,omit the version is one area of new en. for Professional Employees. need for the .essential U .S, iners ergy technology that should not ' chant marine from the National· be ignored, Drozak said. Seafarers;~og Win·s Top Award ln':cNatiohal Labor Press Survey . . I - - ----------·-·-· .. �Seafarers Welfare Plan Adds Rules on Eligibility and Other Areas The Seafarers Welfare Plan Board of Trustees has added a few changes in the rules and . regulations of the plan on eligibility, covered · employment, maternity, optical and sickness and accident benefits: The new rules added on eligibility and covered employment are: • "Effective Jan. 1, 1985, fo · order to maintain eligibility for benefits under the plan, a sea~ men whose employer is contrib-~) uting at least $26.22 per man per day to this plan can have a minimum 120 days of covered employment in the calender year immediately preceding the date the claim accrues." ·Previously, 125 days of covered employment were · required. • "Unless otherwise specified, the covered employment shall include time during which an , employee . . . is attending ¼;I The Seafarers Pension Plan Board of Trustees has made some changes in the rules and regulations of the plan on days of service and on the death benefit. · The changes in the _rule on days of service are: • ". . . service shall include all time during which an employee is attending any upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship." • "Effective June 16, 1984, a seaman who has accumulated at least .3,000 days of actual seatime shall be eligible to receive credit for a day-and-aquarter (!¼) of service for each day of actual seatime earned subsequent to June 16, 1984 provided that the seaman is working for an employer that is contributing at least $26.22 per man per day into the Seafarers Wei- \ fare Plan." . • On optical benefits, "an eligible employee shall be entitled to . receive · the optical benefit, once every two (2) · years for. himself and each of his depend _ents to help meet the cost of eye examinations and/or eyeglasses. The benefit shall be paid more frequently in case of dependent children if new eyeglasses are required for patho- · logical reasons. "The amount of the benefits any upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg shall be: School of Seamanship, pro(a) for employees at Contrivided that such courses had been bution Rate I: $200 and 80 successfully completed. percent of the reasonable and "Class attendance at the Sea- customary covered medical exfarers Harry Lundeberg School penses. of Seamanship will be consid(b) For employees at Contriered covered employment for . bution.Rates A and B: $200. those classes that have been (c) Hospital room and board_ successfully completed, only and hospital extras will be paid when the employee has met the in addition to the above and will eligibility requirements for wel- be paid as per Article 13 (I) (A) fare benefits in the year prior to (B) for the respective contrithe employee's attendance at bution r!J,tes." the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg • "Hospital and medical exSchool of Seamanship." penses incurred by eligible emThe new rule changes.on maternity, optical and sic~ness and ployees or spouses of eligible employees on ac.count of pregaccident benefits are: • ''The maternity benefit shall nancy shall be treated in the be paid when an eligible em- same manner as expenses inployee or the spouse of an eli- curred for non~pregnancy regible employee gives birth to a lated illnesses . or · injuries for child in the United States, Can- eligible employees or spouses ada, Puerto Rico or the Virgin of eligible employees respectively .., Islands. • On the sickness and acci. dent Benefit, "change the amount of the In-Patient Benefit and the Out-Patient Benefit from $8.57 per day to $9.17 per day." under this article if the death is caused directly or indirectly by: (a) intentional self-inflicted injury. (b) participation in a riot or the commission of a felony. (c)conduct evidencing a reek! less disregard of personal health: or safety. - (d) the employee knowingly subjecting himself/herself to an unreasonable risk of injury." The. changes in the rule on the death benefit are: • Effective Feb. 1, 1984, all pensioners who are receiving pension benefits from this plan and who have credit for at least 125 days of covered employment in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which they become eligible and applied for a pension are eligible for the death benefit. . . . " • "The Standard Death Beuefit shall be paid upon the death of an eligible pensioner, or an active employee who died at a time when he would have been eligible to receive a pension from this plan and who - satisfied the eligibility requirements listed. ; . . The death benefit will be paid to his designated beneficiary, if the beneficiary is in any of the (listed) relationships to the deceased." • "The Limitations of the Payment of (Death) Benefits" say "No benefits shall be paid 0 " ... add the words ·up to' before the specified dollar amount." "A bill from a liqmsed optician, optometrist or ophthalmologist and/or a bill for the purchase of eyeglasses." Aboard the S.S. Newark . . Support SPAD 24 /LOG/ November 1984 It's smooth sailing in Seattle. Just ask John Carson aboard the S.S. . Newark (Sea-Land Service). (Photo by Tillman Churchman) Sam Thomas fishes off the S.S. Newark (Sea-Land Service) in Ko~ diak, Alaska "just for the halibut." (Photo by Tillman Churchman) �- ts ·mgton • I I I I I I I Seafarers Internatio nal Union of North America. AFL~CJO · I I I I I November 1984 Legislative. 17-dministrativc and Regulato ry Happenin gs One potentially disruptive issue--t he of the American-flag merchant marine, of Construc_tion Differential Subpayback whic,h had fallen to a post-war low of 406 left. victory e landslid 's Reagan Ronald sidies-w as put on the back burner. H.R: active vessels. bit little a just gton everyone in Washin 5712 was signed into law. It contained a The biggest disappointment had to be provision that prohibited tire enforcement confused. the inability of Congress .to come to grips Politicians on both sides of the aisles of any promulgated CDS payment until with two important issues: the export of Was vote. the of meaning the over argued May 15, 1985. Alaskan oil and the redocumentation of it a green light for President Reagan to go Allowing vessels in the deep-sea fleet under Princess and s Countes 's the Cunard or ahead with his own legislative agenda, to pay back their CDS loans and to operate the American-flag registry. Getting these was it merely the electorate saying that it in the coastwise trade would diminish what two issues resolved is expected to be the rily necessa not but Reagan, Ronald liked is left of this country's ocean-borne fleet Union's top legislative priority in the next ? all of his· policies and unsettle the domestic trade. · . session of Congress, for. together they several The truth won't be known for involve riearly 2,000 seafaring.jobs. months (the 99th session of Congress conOpponents of the maritime industry convenes in late January). Yet there are sev- . tinued their relentless effort to cut back INDUSTRIAL POLl~ Y the that suggest that eral developments the scope of the Jones Act. The Union In a perceptive article for The Washingelection was anything but mandate. was able to beat back most of these atPost, Henry Kissinger, who served as For one thing, Reagan waged a rela- . tacks, though toward the end of the ses• Secretary of State under Presidents Nixon tively issueless campaign. He· did not de- . sion, Congress enacted H.R. 89, a bill and Ford, called this country's lack of an fine the issues so much as create an upbeat permitting foreign-flag vessels to carry industrial policy the single most important national mood. passengers between Puerto Rico and the issue facing the American people. More important, perhaps, was the relU.S. mainland. Kissinger noted that ahµost every inatively poor showing of the Republican The harsh effects of H.R. 89 were mitdustrialized nation other than the United Party. igated somewhat by a Senate amendment States has come up with some kind of While. Reagan was busy wracking up predicating foreigncflag participation on plan to deal witµ the changing world marmajorities .in 49 st~tes, the Republican the lack of availability of U.S.-flag alterketplace. While he underscored his comParty lost two seats in the Senate. It also · natives. An American-flag vessel of a simmitment to free trade, he noted that such managed to pick up only 14 seats in the ilar size, or oile offering comparable serva thing does not now exist, nor is it likely Ho~se, which left it more than 70 seats . ices, would knock the foreign,flag vessel future. · · to exist in the near . ' behind its Democratie c9unterpart. .. .· .· -out g,fJb{ttl12e, ,c, i i< /. ', 1..;c;,g, 0 · r,rol'a'.ctfuri was takeri 60: Port Development or on the · diversion of American ONE YEAR LATER people to the House and the Senate who cargo through Canadian ports. In addition, shared his views on the issues. The Reagan administration had a big no action was taken on the Boggs Bulk celebration marking the year anniversary biU, which many in the maritime industry of the invasion of Grenada. All but lost in felt would have gone a: long way in prothe selfccongratUlatory rhetoric was the THE srv· 1N-WAsemcj,r~N·. viding the country with an effective cargo real ·message behind the invasion: the _ pro·motion policy. the raee, tial A;lde from the presiden United States was able to sustain the · Nothing was done to halt the erosion of SIU did very well in the November elecaction because the action was close to our this country's shipbuilding base. Attempts tions: shores, and because we were facing an in the House and the Senate to reinstate the for ed support we people 25 the Of opponent who did not possess, any sealift the Construction Differential Subsidy proSenate, 19 were elected. ty whats:o.t capabili .-,,, iver; gram were thwarted by the administration. And of the more than 350• candidates we endorsed for the various House elections, more than 90 percent won. Given that record, the SIU is now in a better position to protect the interests of SPAD is the SIU's political fund and our political arm in its members. Washington, D.C. The SIU asks for and accepts voluntary _ While seamen still can't count on the . contributions only. The Union uses the money donated to administration to do anything for the mar. SPAD to support the ~lection campaigns of legislators who itime industry, they can count on our allies have shown a pro-maritime or pro-labor rl!Cord. in the House and the Senate to tone down SPAD enables the SIU to work effectively on the vital the anti•labor, anti-maritime excesses of maritime issues in the Congress. These are issues that have the president and his conservative cronies. WASHINGTON REPORT I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I a • I I I .1 I I I I I I I I I I I. 1,.. 'A,~d\~~~!~1f;!~~~e~t~1J :!~~i~: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • -I I I I I I I 1· I I I I I I I I I I 98TB SESSION OF CONGRESS AD.JO VQS • The 98th Session of Congress ended on a hectic note as members attempted to take. last0 minute action on several unfin, ished spending measures . .The. members had on~ eye on the interests of their constituents and another on the November· elections. ·· In terms of the maritime industry, it · was a mixed record. Nearly a dozen maritime bills were passed. Yet most of these bills did not address the long-term decline ton O a direct impact on the jobs and job security of all SIU mem• hers, deep-sea, inland, and Lakes. The SIU urges its members to continue their fine record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the SPAD fund as he or she sees fit, 1>r make no contribution at all withoutfear ,of reprisaL A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec, tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the FEC ' . in Washingt~n,D.C. I' ,' .. . e o .. . - NovembE!r 1984 / LOG I 25 -----· -·-- --- �This Is Where the Seagoing Jobs Are. , Ex-Waterman RO/RO Joins Navy; SIU Crews Will Man TAKX Ship M Following extensive modification by the Navy, the Sgt. Matej Kooak recently crewed UJJ at the Port Hueneme Naval Base Jn California. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) ORE than 100.seagoingjobs are available to SIU Seafarers as the result of Navy charters awarded to Waterman Steamship Co. The first of three converted RO/RO's was delivered to Waterman and is·crewed by SIU .. She is the USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak. Launched in 1981 as the John B. Waterman, this vessel was jumboized and extensively modified by the Navy with heavy-lift cranes and re-designed cargo holds. The Sgt, Matej Kocak will join other civilianmanned T AKX military support ships which are being pre-positioned in all parts of the world for rapid deployment of military supplies to any trouble spot within our nation's strategic defense zones. i i l i I Dan Buckley, AB, attaches the shower curtain in the shower room of the ship's gym. All the new galley equipment in order, tlie Steward department is now ready to do their stuff. Picture_d here, from the left, are: Courtney "Sabu" Rook, steward; A. Fachini, chief cook; Marc Sholar, steward assistant; Tim Yancey, steward assistant. ' · This is one of the helicopter pads aboard the Sgt. Matej Kocak. Our · '-''- bosuns are being specially trained at the SHLSS in Piney Point to assist in helicopter landings. 26 /LOG/ November 1984 ·-~ ' ;., Military vehicles make up part of the ship's cargo. �Pat Hawker, bosun .aboard.the Sgt. Matej Kocak, explains that the 100ton cranes can place a tank on the ship's deck. f' ! I ABs Raymond Lopez (I.) and Chris Von Robinstein check the supplies on one of the ship's lifeboats. This·view ofthe Sgt.'M1#Eii Koca,k shows the 200-ton ramp off the stern whi.ch will easily enable vehicles to be driven on arid off the ship. · AB Hal Jensen (I.) and Willie Zisis, DEU, get some work done on deck. · l First-tripper Marc Sholar (1.), steward assistant, gets a lesson from old pro Courtney "Sabu" AB Richmond Matthews (1.) stops for a quick Rook, steward. Marc was in Class 393 at Piney Point. chat.with Bosun Pat Hawker. QMED Robert Hines cheeks out the control room. / November 1984 / LOG / 27 �lI - Health Talk .Alcoholism: ·A Treatable Disease LCOHOL is the most A widely used:--and abuseddrug in America. majority of A Americans drink alcoholic beverages. Most drink in moderate amounts. But nearly nine million Americans suffer from alcoholism .. And these ill people, in turn, affect the lives of nearly 40 million others-family members, friends, fellow workers and · associates. , What is Alcoholism? _; "Alcoholism is a disease. It can be treated." That statement, made by past SIU President Paul Hall, was the premise under which the· Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, in Valley Lee, Md., ~as established. An old theory of alcoholism held that an alcoholic person was emotionally disturbed. It was only during the 1950s that alcoholism began being diagnosed as a "disease." And only as recently as 1971 did · the American College of Physicians of~ci!!}IY chi,ssify, alco.llolism.Jl~ it·Ofs·eaise__: :'.: ~t¥'.t l'-.i~ ··',_,:{. --· _:-. -'-/"'it:,:~£Jr:-~~ Alcoholism is an.illness over which a person has no control. · It is not caus.ed by a desire to hurt otbers,. or. a weakness of will, or immorality. It is a real · -.;;. disease, and society is now rapidly accepting that fact. Alcoholism is when you can't stop after one drink. It is a progressive disease, and when not treated can be fatal. While itis not always easy to tell the difference between a heavy social drinker and an al· coholic, the differentiation is very important. For just like any other disease-diabetes, cancer, hypertension-the sooner .the disease 'is diagnosed, the sooner treatment can begin, and the easier it is to control. causes No one seems to know for sure what causes alcoholism. The illness' probably has no single cause. Rather, there appear . to be a number of physical, ~\ psychological and social fac,tors that . determine the onset and progress of the disease, The search for the causes of alcoholism continues. In the "-'\ meanwhile, the U.S. Depart- Operated by the Seafarers Welfare Plari, the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. is a six-week rehabilitation program specifically geared toward Seafarers. people who cannot, develop alcoholism. For once a person.has lost control of his drinking, he is said to have become an alcoholic individual-or to have developed the illness of· alcoholism. Alcoholism is sometimes re~ ft;rred to as "alcohol dependence." A.lcoliol is a drug. AQd · like any other drug, it can create physical,and psychological addictions. · Alcoholics will deny that they ha~e any clrinking problem or that their problems are caused ' ·by drinking. The alcoholic does not want to hear that he is o.ne. He will do everything he can to convince himself and the people around him that he is not an alcoholic, that his drinking is u nd er control. This qenial factor is a clear signal th c;ttt9e~ is a problem and that the person needs help. :1 · ·· Alcoholics often live in 'the .past, ,,,bta'gging . ahGU:t • cpast acliievements .or blawng'$'Jitt~J\i$i, lems in .the past for present· , , problems. The alcoholic person "'-~lim~ie».ds t.Q'J.S'l')erida,lot oftime:, · ·' ment of Health, Education and · words, there is no typical alWelfare's National Institute on coholic American .. Alcohol Abuse and Akoholism , There is >a belief,:-,howevet1 studies has come up with three that alcoholism tends to run in facts: families, and new evidence is 1. Most people who drink alpersuasive that heredity andgecoholialc behveli:ages(·Adbo not d7~ Rnetics dp pla~ an importhant;role. velop co o sm. out one m ecenf.:stUdies cite t, al alco10 will.) holicsare more likely than non2. Although one cannot de- alcoholics to have an alcoholic ,,.~~J?~~~?:~@lisJI\ :w~tb9µJ;clrin~~,... fa~~~i;,1 ffi!U}~~{.~~,..,:~~·' ~ng,,&;~e0hctb1•thf<,,, bever,ge; \!i>,Y,r, ,.if •",,i, 'ti, "• • _c;,.. ;, .· 'ki'ix,};:, D;1rr ' '~~1'~iSuti~i!i:i~g',"'and!· . 1tself1s. not enough to cause-tJ;,i:e · . . . . . · .· planning where llntl?when he is illness.. . Symptoms and' goingto get his next drink, • , Other familiar s.ignals thatal3. .The types of people af- Warning Signals· . fected by alcohol are as varied · as life itself. Alcoholism usually develops· coholism is developing include . over a period of years. There when .a pei:son gulps drink~; are,· therefore; · many ,opportuc:: drinks.· 'alone,· dtink.srl<ifl:;,; the nities for the drinker·. and those . m9rnirig;,or•.(ltiµk;s, before facing Who IS Affected? close to him to becolhe'a'Waite ::'faistE~sifi\lF~tu:ation. ·: '.· As defined. by" the World of the illness before if ha~"go'ne · ·A:s'.iiis ciiseasb progresses, the Health Organization, an alco- too far. alcoholic person will often have holic is "a person whose chronic _. Each individual is different. · blackouts and not be able to use of alcohol causes any trou- But one of the first clues that remember what happened while ble in any major area of life- alcoholism· may be developing he was drinking. his job, his home life, or his .. is when a p~rson,finds that a As the illness gets worse, the health." Another, definition is few drinks do not have the effect common "hangover" that often that an alcoholic is '"a person on mood and sen1ation that they . results from·too much d,rinking· who cannot on any given o❖ once had. Inste.ad,''i'tak. es more m.ay . be replaced by the more casion predict how much he will and more alcohot \efore the serious and painful symptoms drink." , changes th~t tbe drin~ seeks ~f ~'VfithdrawaL" Th.ese may Many people believe that the take pl~ce. ".. . • \ , mcl~de extreme. nervousness, typical alcoholic individual is a Contmued dnnkmg may be- anxiety, s~eating, nausea, skid-row bum, a derelict. In fact, gintointe~':rew_iththep~rll<;m's trembling o~ the "shakes/' . the homeless alcoholic 1)eople health, dnvmg, Job, family ll{e, · · '.fhese P!llnful symptoms mon .skid-row make up a very or life in the community. H~ dicate that the body has become small portion of the total alco- may be arrested for drunken\ so accustomed to alcohol that holic-and problem drinking pop- driving, a physical check-up may \ it has trouble managing without · ulation-from 3 to 5 percent. show some enlargement of the ·llie drug. This is why an alcoAlcoholism affects all kinds Iiver; he may begin to miss. a:. hl\iic !ndividual o_ften takes a of people. It is certainly one. of number of Mondays at work; dna.,k 11J the morning. Once he the great equalizers.in American quarrels at home may increase. gets \the drug back into. his society, striking both rich and Many drinkers are able to , , bloods\feam, the trembling and poor, black and white, young heed these warning signals and other uncomfortable sensations and old, male and female, la- ehange the way they drink or _are relieved and he can start to borer and executive. In other stop drinking altogether. Those function agi),in. Trouble is,.four ~ 28 /LOG/ November 1984 -- . . . �\ hours later he will need another liver occurs about six times more , What can Be Done? ''stabilizer." And so it goes • often in alcoholic people than in moderate or non-drinkers). throughout the day. One often-asked question is,· After years of drinking, the And alcohol interferes with sex"Is Alcoholism Curable?" The akoholic individual may start to ual function. Impotence and/or neglect his diet, health and per- . reduced sexual drive are found answer to this question depends on the definition of "curable." sonal appearance. Withdrawal in 70 to 80 percentof alcoholics. If curing .an alcoholic means symptoms may worsen to the Alcohol affects the central • returning that individual to nor~ point that if the individual goes nervous system. It is not surwithout a drink for several.days prising, therefore, that there is . mal social drinking, the answer and the body burns up its supply a definite link between the mis-- is "no." If curingthem means of alcohol, delirium tremens use of alcohol and the occur- ·that they will never take a di:iqk again, then the answer "yes." (DTs) may result. The person rence of accidents. may complain of extreme thirst, Some authorities prefer the Accidents on our streets and run a fever, hear and see terriword "control" rather than fying voices and sights that do highways claim about 50,000 "cure." They note that even not exist, panic, thrasli about American lives each year and the. patient who achieves total violently, or go into convul- another 150,000 permanently · sobriety may still have to"Ieai-n sions. Delirium tremens is a po- disabled. One-half of these tra- to cope with the personal and tentially .fatal condition .that re- gedies are alcohol-related. social problems underlying his quires immediate medical care. Alcoholics are five to 13 times . drinking. They feel that the sue-, In the most advanced stages . more likely to die from falls and cess is achieved when the paof the illness, the. alcoholic per10 times more likely to die in tient regains control of his life . son cannot function at all as· a fires than non-alcoholics. by re-establishing and maintainmember of society. He is totally ing a good family life, a producinvolved in getting drunk and - Alcoholism can be fatal-not tive work record, and a respectonly as the result of the abovestaying drunk. mentioned acts, but because a able position in his community. large enough overdose of alcohol can interfere with the cenEffects of ters of the brain that control Treatment Heavy Drinking breathing,. and result in death. The most direct result of too Death commonly occurs during People used to think that an much.drinking is physical harm untreated episodes of delirium tremens. alcoholic person had to hit "rock J~-igqe body. While drinking al..,s"'cohol in moderation appears to While the most direct results · bottom" before he could accept _do the body no permanent harm, of too much drinking are seen or benefit from any kind of treat-. . . . when taken in J::i,rge doses oyer in .· harm to tl:t~. b,qdy,, :WCOh!-"11.. merit ':i::9ga'M 'Xe know that many (long periods crf time, it ean be abuse also' affects family life. aldoh•lic. pefsoris are. intensely !'.....,___ physically destructive, often re- · The rate of separation and di- relieved to learn that their all ~c:lµcing a person's life span by vorce among alcoholics is seven coholism is ail illness, arid that it is treatable. And like other as much as 12 years. times that of the general p9pu .. •C@c~rs of the mouth, tor1gue, lation. And two out of five do- illnesses, the earlier it is diagpharynx and esophagus are more mestic relations court cases in° nosed and treated, the better common in alcoholics than in volve alcohol. Alcoholics also the chance for recovery. non-alcoholics. Alcohol alters commit suicide-six to 15 times Many people who suffer from stomach acid secretions. which more· frequently than the genalcoholism can be treated as probably help to account for the era.I population-but whether stomach problems so common , that is caused by depression, outpatients (private physicians in alcoholics. It also has been ·which is common among alco- or community facilities) or as shown that too much alcohol is holics, or whether the depres- inpatients (hospitals). Whichinvolved in damage to the heart, sion causes them to drink has ever, the road to recovery is not brain, muscles, liver and other not been ·proven with any cer- an easy one. It takes time, work· and a lot of help from others. major organs "(cirrhosis of the tainty. But most important, it takes desire-the desire to breakfrom a lifestyle dominated by alcohol and 'a desire to retlini. to the mainstream of society. ·· is 0 ,. With the help and suppprt of professionally trained counselors and .fellow Seafarers, the alcoholic individual can accept responsibility for his drinking and take that important first step of giving up alcohol. One of the oldest and largest programs available today for treatment of alcoholism is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): AA is a· voluntary fellowship of alcoholic people whose sole purpose is to help themselves and each other get sober, stay sober, and mend their lives. Membership is open and free of charge to anyone who needs help with an alcoholic problem, and groups can be found in virtually every city in every state in the country. · . Alcoholics Anonymous depends primarily ·on a spiritual . approach and the unselfish devotion of recovering and recovered alcoholic members to help one another. The person joining AA admits that he is "powerless over alcohol,'' and that his iife "is unmanageable." And working on his problem "one day at a time,'' he can, always count on a fellow AA member for support. The ARC · In March 1976, ti).e Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation.Center (ARC) was established in Valley Lee, Md., near the Piney Point training and upgrading facilities. Based on the philosophy of -th~ AA recovery program, the ARC is a six-week rehabilitation program specifically geared toward Seafarers._ There is only one major requirement an SIU member needs to collie here: the desire to stop drinking. No one can force that on you.· Getting sober, staying sober, and beginning recovery are difficult jobs. But witli the help of the counselors, alcoholic Seafarers can accept responsibility for their drinkirig and can thus begin a_ totally new life with positive attitudes, values and principles-·and a feeling of self- worth. · A competent and professional staff works with each new member to assist him in coming to grips with his illness and. in ;:,. building a new life without alcohol. Fellow Seafarers-both on the staff at the center and in • treatment for the same . disease-support him in his decision not to drink. And this support is often what keeps a person there. For while "putting the. cork in the bottle" is the first step to rehabilitation, and education is an essential part of it, simple compassion and understanding are most important. Through-the Seafarers Welfare Plan, the SIU has established the ARC as a way to help our. members recover from the disease of alcoholism. And with . the help and support offered there, alcoholic SIU members are getting well and building new lives. Don't· be afraid to ask for help. Just as you would see a doctor for a broken leg, check in at the ARC if you have a drinking problem. There is always someone there to·give you. a helping hand. - November 1984 / LOG / 29 �-· 7 \ Deep Sea 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a ship delegate, cook Edward "Ed" and oiler. He was a member of Charles · Biedrthe Wall St. Workers Union in zycki, 57, died on 1948. Seafarer Cole wa~ a Union Sept. 28. Brother employee from 1951 to 1954 and Biedrzycki joined received a .SIU P~z:sonal Safety the SIU in the _·Award in 1961 for riding an portofNe wYork accident-f ree ship, the SS Seain 1952 sailing as train Georgia. Born in New York a bosun. He City, he was a resident of Yonworke · on the New Orleans kers, N.Y. Surviving are his Sea-Land shoregang from-1968 widow, Sylvia; a son, Bruce, . to 1984. Seafarer Biedrzycki was and a daughter, Constance C. a PFC veteran of the U.S. Army _ Toni· of Woodstock, Conn.-a after the Korean War serving as .1955 Andrew Furuseth Schol...J an auto ·mechanic in the motor arship Award winner,-s tudying pool. He earned the Good Conat the lJ niversjty of gon.necticut duct Metal. Born in New Jersey, in Storrs. .. . ' . •. . he was a resident of New Gretna, Pensioner N.J. Surviving are a son, MiHarry Lee Colchael of New Gretna, and his lier, 72, passed mother, Lottie of Jersey City, awayonSe pt.14. N.J. Pensioner Brother Collier Joseph Dennis joined the SIU in Blanchard, · 63, 1943 in the port died on Sept. 15. of Baltimore sailBrother Blaning as a chief • •··chard joined the steward. He hit the bricks in the · SIU in 1948. in• 1962 Robin Line beef. Seafarer the part of New Collier was born in Union City, York sailing as an Tenn. and was a resident of.St. AB. He atten.ded the Unign's Albans, N.Y. Surviving are his 5tJ;i , Pine&;,P,0iO:t E.d'.U,:(fit!I1f»li' ! ~ E : , e. · ' ""' tef;; Conference. And he was a vet- Beverley Rossef ,.,,. , eran of the U.S. Navy duri!1g a 1971 SIU Charles Logan World War II. Seafarer BlanScholarship winner-at tending chard was born in New Iberia, . Cornell University in Ithaca, La. and was a resident of New . N.Y. .,.,_ Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Beatrice and a sister, James Monroe Alice B. Dorsey of New Iberia. Dodd, 49, died of heart-lung failure George Selden inJohns Hopkins Cayton, 55, died : Hospital, Baltirecently. Brother . more on Sept. 16. Caytonjoined the Brother Dodd SIU in 1947 in joined the SIU in the port of Mo... tht?•..RQrt.of Nor-. .· · bile sailing as a folk in 1964 sailing. a cook . chief cook. He hit and AB. He was born in North .the bricks in the Carolina and was a resident of 1946 General Maritime beef. . Baltimore. Interment was in the Seafarer Cayton was a veteran Arbutus Park Cemetery, Baltiof the U.S. Army d_uring the more County. SurvJvlng are.his Korean War. Born in Mobile, . widow, Emily; his mother, he was a resident there. Surviv- Catherine of New York City, ing are his father, John and a and an aunt, Hessey King of sister, Corrine, both of Mobile. Norfolk. 0 as . PensionerJohn Joseph Cole, 77, succumbed'to injuries sustained • when hit by a car in _Palovas, France on Sept. 27. Brother Cole joined the SIU in 30 / LOG / November 1984 . Pensioner . Owen Herschel Herring, 65, died of a heart attack in Winchester, Va. on Sept. 18. Brother Herring joined the SIU in 1949 in the port I of New York sailing as art AB shop No. 3. And he was a veteran and 3rd mate. He walked the ofthe U.S. Army in World War picket line in the 1946-General II. Born in Philadelphia, he was Maritime beef, the 1947 Isth- a resident there. Surviving is a mian strike, the 1948 Wall St. ·brother, John of Philadelphia. beef and the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor strike. Seafarer Herring Pensioner Anwas a veteran of the U.S. Armed drew Morales, 82, .Forces.A nativeofE lkton,..Ya ., passed away on he was a resident of Winchester. Sept. 9. Brother Burial was in the Pine Grove Morales joined Cemetery, FredeJick Cty., Va. . the SIU in 1939 Surviving are his mother, Erma intheport ofNew of Winchester; a brother, GranYork sailing as a j ville, also of Winchester; a siscook. He was on ter, Irene V. Bain of Bunker. the picket line in the 1961 N.Y . Hill, W. Va., and.anoth er relaHarbor beef, Seafarer Morales i tive, Ray L. Herring of Winwas born in Puerto· Rico and I chester. • was a resident of Manati, P.R. .I Pensioner Surviving are his widow, AnHarvey Charles drea and a daughter, Veraliz of Hill, 72, passed Manati. away from heart Manuel Perry, failure in the (i2, died on Oct. Loma Linda 16. Brother Perry (Calif.) Commujoined the.SIU in _ .nity Hospital on 1946 in. the .port ~ Sept. 28. Brother of New York H!ll joined the SIU in 1940 in sailing as an AB the port of Baltimore sailing as for Sea-Land. a recertified bosun. He was a walked th~~i~e veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. line in both the 1946 General Seafarer Hill was born in Mis- Maritime beef and the 1947 lsths;2,~1£µ~~~-~-~~en~ of; ~aJ-.;•: •,1mjan ·~,ttik,~,. :Seafarer Perry was • ~ ·.0 t0u:$'a:':lifoa'd:i'!i®lJlim 1 rCremat10n born i:n ·Rhode"illslim'd!iiaM;l"'waf""'' .. took place in the Pomona (Calif.) a resident of Kent, Wash. Sur;; Crematory. Surviving are his viving are his widow, Mei arid · widow, Cleta and a brother, his mother, Isabelle ·of NewDavid of Yuma, Ariz~ma. port, R.I. I HN . Pensioner Pensioner . William . Denny · Evari~to Rosa, 65, Johns, 67, died on died on Oct. 3. Oct. 15. Brother Brother Rosa Johns joined the joined the SIU in SIU. in 1948 in 1943 in the port the. port of Mo.of Mobile sailing bile sailing as a .as an AB and deck engineer for FOWT. He hit the Energy Transport Co. :He the bricks in the 1962 Robin was _born in Alabama and was Line beef. In 1960 he received a resident of Clanton, Ala. .. Sur-. a Union Personal Safety Award viving are his widow, Glennie · for .sailing aboard an accidentand an aunt, Callie Williams of free ship, the SS Yaka. Seafarer Pensacela, Fla. ·Rosa was born in San Juan, P.R. and was a resident of Country Pensio~er Club, P.R. Surviving is his Alexander James widow, Francisca . · McElhenny Jr., 68, passed away William · ou Oct. 4. Thomas Rose, 72, Brother Mcsuccumbed to a .Elhenny joined heart attack at the SIU in the home in · Baltiport of Philadel. moreonA pril30. phia in 1963 sailing as a cook. .Brother Rose He began .sailing at the age of joined the SIU in 16. Seafarer. McEJhenny at1944 in the port tended the 1971 Piney Point Ed- of .Boston_, Mass. sailing as a ucational Conference, Work(Continued on next page.) . I �< > Pensioner (Continued from Preceding Page). chief steward. He was on the· picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Rose was born in New Bedford, Mass. Cremation took place in the Green Mount Crematory, Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving is a daughter, Beverly Gregory of Castalian Springs, Tenn. \ Pensioner Bernard Joseph Shultz Jr., 58, succumbed to a liver ailment at home in. San Francisco on July 14. Brother Shultzjoined the SIU in the port of New.York in 1953 sailing as an AB. He was born-in Pennsylvania. Burial was in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, HigWan,cl Pa.rk, Pa. Surviving are tw.o :b'rothers, Harry of L,an$downe, Pa. and Gerald .·of'Norwood, Pa. ·. farer Zlateff was born in Bulgaria and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. He. resided in Miami Beach,· Fla. Cremation took place in the Lithgow Crematory, Miami. Surviving are a brother, Asen of Varna, Bulgaria and a sister, Minka Buzdoganova of Burgas, Bulgaria. Richard Bernard Tucker, 56, died 19. on Oct. Brother Tucker joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Seafarer Tucker was born. in Alabama and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his mother, Winnie and a brother, Ernest, both ofMobile. Great Lakes Jaines Francis Gabier, 31, died on Aug. 23. Brother Gabier joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1981. He sailed as a deckhand for ·the Lakes Transportation Co. from 1980 to 1981 and the Upper Lakes To_wing Co. in 1983. He was born in Escanaba, Mich. -and was a resident of Bark River, Mich. Surviving is his father, Frank of Perronville, Mich. Pensioner Charles Zlateff, . Evan 86, passed ·. away from arteriosclerosis in the Arel) Creek Nursing Home, North Miami, Fla. on July 14. Brother Zlateff joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing as a cook. He began sailing in 1950. Sea- Pensioner Raynald "Ray" Octave Peltier Sr., 81, passed away from cancer at home in Hermantown, Minn. on Sept. 20. Brother Peltier joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1961 sailing as a tug FOWT. He was born in Minnesota. Burial was in .the Park Hill Cemetery, Duluth. Surviving are two sons, Raynald Jr. arn;l Gary. Pensioner William Lee Warenton, 58, succumbed to cancer in the U.S. Veterans Adminis- · tration Medical Center, Jackson, Miss. on Aug. 21. Brother Warenton joined the Union in the port of Ashtabula, Ohio. in 1954 sailing as an AB. He was born in Alabama and was a resident of Columbus, Miss. Burial was in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus. Surviving are his mother, Grace L. Loftis and an uncle, Alton Frye, both of Columbus. Atlantic Fishermen Pensioner Harding T. Eustis died on Sept. 24. Brother Eustis joined the Atlantic Fishermen;s Union in Gloucester, Mass. He retired in 1971. Fisherman Eustis was a resident of Gloucester. "-.), ~ -KNOW KNOW YOUR RIGHTS .:FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU GUif, Lakes. and Inland Waters District makes -•.•.sp_ecific provision _for 's~fegu·ardi_ng the mef11b_ership's m'~IJ'.¢:¥,-~~~"' Union finances.· !he -const.itut-ion requires a detailed ahdit by Certified Publi_c j\cco_untant.s every thre_emonthS, which rire to,.be submitted t.o the· h1embership by the Secretary.:Treasurer. A quarter'ly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each qua~ter of the. :finances of· the Union·and reports .fully their findings.and fecommendatitms. Mel"nbers of this committee may ·make dissenting reports, specific recomnlendations and separate findings. Atl"a~tic1 TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance wi(h the provisions of variou·s trust fund agreements. Al( these a:greeriients specify· tha"t the trustees in charge of these funds· shall ·equally consist of Union and nianagement representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements ·of trust funds- are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund :finanCial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS; Your shipping rights and seniors itY are protected exclusively hy·the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of ihese contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority' rights- as· contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board Qy certified mail. return: re:ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: . Angus ''Red" .Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 520J Auth Way and Britannia Way Prillce Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred tO are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union • or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ali SIU contracts ate available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the_wages and.conditions under:_ which you work and ..live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations. such as filing for ·oT on the· pi-Oper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any--SIU ' rY -1'r" ' ",t . \~ ... 11111n1111111ll11111I1ll1111111111111111n1111111n1111111ll11111I1ll1111111ll1111111111111111n1111111111111 patrolrnan Or other Union offi:ial. in your opinion. fails to protect your Contract .rights prop.erly.' •C!:>ntact the nearest SIU port agent. ' · KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitUtion are available 'in au--union halls. All ine·mhers.should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize.. themselves with. its:,contents. Aiiy time you feel any member or offker is~~t_t,empting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ohligaiion by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc· .• _as· well as all other details. then the niember so uffected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights.are clearly. set- forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts Which the Union has .negotiated _with thC emplo)'ers. Consequently. no membt":"r mar be dise:ritni· nated against because of race. creed. color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro- ceeds are u.sed to further its objecis and purposes includ.ing. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and ,. eCoi:ion1j1;•_interests of maritime workers. the preservation and fliflhedng· of ·the·Americ·ii'n·- M'erchant Marine. with EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has improved employm!!nt Opport.unities for .seamen 8.nd traditionally refrained from publishing any article servi'ng boahnen and· the 1a<lvancement of trade union· co11cepts-. the political purposes of any individual in the Union. In connection. with such ohjects. SPAD supports and'; officer or memher. It has als0; refrai"ned from publishing contributes to political candidates for clecti_ve .office: All .articles deemed harmful to the Union or its cone·ctive . membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed._ contributions are voluntary. NO coritribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discr_imination, by membership action at the September. 19..f,O. meetings financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a conin all co·nstitutional ports. The responsibility for LQg_ dition of membCrship in the Union or of employment. If policy is vested in• an editorial board which con'sists of a contribution -is made hy reason ·.of the 3.bove improper the Execudve Board of the Union. The Executive Board conduct.-notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD 1:-iy certified may delegate. from among its ranks. one individUat to carry .out this r,esponsihility. mail .within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. SupPAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid port SPAD to protect and further your economic. polito anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an tical and ·social interests:. and American trade union official Union receip~ is given for same. Unl:1er no circumconcepts. stances should any member pay any·money for any reason unless he ·is given such receipt. In the event anYon·e If at any tiine a member feels that any of the above rights have attempts to require any such payment. be made \Vithout been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a ~ W Union records or information, he should immediately notify pay~ri1ent and is given an official receipt. but feels that" hC: ·s1u Presid"ent Frank Drozak at Head(l1:(8rters by certified mail, Should not have been required t6 make such payment: this: return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth W.y and Britannia should immediately .he reported to Union: headquarters. Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. November 1984 / LOG / 31 - - �1 SIU Finance Committee at Work Directory of Ports Frank Drozak, President Ed Tul)'l8r, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secr.etary-Treasurer Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President HEADQUARTERS The SIU Finance Committee elected to review benefit and operating costs for the third fiscal quarter of 1984, completed their work in October at Camp Springs headquarters; Members of the committee were (I. to r.) Chief Steward Billy Reed, Bosun AB John Semonem, Chief Electrician George A. Roy, Committee Chairman Calvin James, and Chief Stewards Willie Manuel, Anthony Gregoire, and Ed Haber. • ~ ' _,\ - -pispatchers fl_~port f~r Deep Sea OCT. f-31, 1984 -'TOTAL REGISTERED. All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester ................. . New York .................. . Philadelphia . : ...•........... Baltimore .......••......•... Norfolk .•......•.••.......•. Mobile ..........••......... New Orleans ....••.......... -Jacksonville ...•••............ San Francisco .•••........... Wilmington ................ . Seattle .•.................... Puerto Rico .. ::-............ . Honolulu .................. . Houston ................... . • Piney Point ................ . · Tolals ................ . ·.... . Port Glouce~r ................. . New York ....••............. Philadelphia ........••....... ~~I~~~~~:<-: :;{.{\i}t ::. Mobrle .••••. , •...•.•....... New Orleans •••.......••.... Jacksonville .••.•.....••..... ·san Francisco .............. . Wilmington ...••.....•...... Seattle ......•.............. Puerto Rico ....... "' ....... . Honolulu................... . Houston .•........•......... Piney Point •....... a•.: .... . Totals . .................... . Port Gloucester .. : .............. . New York .................. . Philadelphia ................ . Baltimore ..........•.....•.. Norfolk ..........••....•.•.. Mobile .................... . New Orleans ............... . Jacksonville ................ . San Francisco .............. . Wilmington •............_.... Seattle .•....••......•...... Puerto Rico .••.•.....•••.... Honolulu .••.•.•.... .-..••... Houston ...........•....•••.. Piney Point .........••...... Tolals ..................... . 1 4 49 12 20 4 17 8 10 32 35 42 19 37 12 10 24 0 . 295 8 4 0 9 16 12 9 22 3 24 8 0 156 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 8 -0 68 9 0 4 .0 2 3 3 0 2 0 10 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 14 7 0 0 19 -23 30 1 0· 8 0 28 14 21 0 4 6 22 0 245 8 5 0 10 2 1 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Trip· Reliefs 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 "REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 134 21 24 15 37 102 69, 80 40 59 18 6 91 0 698 . 5. 1 1 0 1 0 0 48 15 14 27 3 21 40 17 24 17 7 23 25 0 286 L . T" 3 . 1 2 0 5 0 0 21 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 40 9 0 - 8 4 5 1 6!! :- - • 6 10' "cJ;,3:,;. 18 5 28 7 26 11 0 0 0 2 1 20 10 0 16 7 16 O· 19 30 "207 104 13 1 6 8 0 0 0 2 12 1 4 5 3 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0 3 0 0 31 5.. 5 8 8 15 10 52 11 17 7 6 12 0 187 6 4 0 3 1 0 ·o c:,o•, 1 6 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 5 8 0 4 15 0 30 6 0 0 6 0 146 70 6. -19 0 0 o STEW~RD DEPARTMENT 4 0 25 16 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 9 1 0 . 16 4 0 35 1 0- -. 7 31 5 2 2 14 2 16 ·O 0 · 0 24 152 69 24 i· 1 r . -31 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 136 1 0 148 0 0 206 543 221 135 2 30 8 6 16 5 14 18 29 17 20 12 81 16 3 277 Totals All Departments ....... . 824 607 o· 1 70 Port Gloucester •...........•••... New York .••...........•.... Philadelphia ...... : . ........ . Baltimore ......... , ........ . Norfolk •. ·••................. Mobile ••.••.•.....•••.....• New Orleans ............... . Jacksonville ................ . San Francisco •••......••.... Wilmington ................ . Seattle .................... . Puerto Rico ·•.•••........••... Honolulu ......•..........•. Houston ................... . Piney Point ................ . Totals ..................... . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -._,,.o0 -~-.' S~fi'.::-c ,,1.cfo~,"' ,~·-g '. , ._..·1 12 30 3 1 38 & <:- 0 4 0 4 118 18 19 t6_ :.:_ 2776 :;;,._..,.:, 65 55 2 2 0 1 19 52 12 5 70 10 o o ~ 2 32 14 · 4 ,~·~"g•13 · • t· 24 18 2 ij 11 22 13 25 21 .g 556 212 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 1 0 4 0 5 1 0 1 81 11 11 17 21 51 25 90 28 34 9 18 43 2 23 5 3 3 14 440 4 18 25 6 14 5 67 4 1 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 89 0 0 1 53. 8 10 5 7 49 15 103 14 21 10 4 144 29 27 30 20 59 . 45 95_ 48 36 30 281 50 9 0 11 0 1 0 0 4 5 15 3, 7 0 327 1 0 o ii o 0 o 0 1 ~ 92 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 13 5 3. 5 4 8 8 52 6 15 . 3 6 6 0 8 0 31 .. 'Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ""Registered on the Beash" means the total number of men reDistered at the port at the end of last month. 22 0 0 326 35 2,020 907 1,585 374 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical.Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. , 1-221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659,5152 JACKSONVIL;;; ;1~lberty st 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. · -99 Montgomery St. 0,:"302 (201)43,pC9424 , MOBILE, Ala. '·'""•·~1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 ' (205) 478-0916 ""'-.; ,_.:-dil~r'.,;Qij_LEi~i•J~~ksonAv.e.70130'·-- ••__ (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-B00-325-2p~2 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3·_s1. 2351 o · (804) 622·1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 191 ll8 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, _Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calit 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R.. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 ' 499 Shipping in the month of October was up from the month of September. A total of 830 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 830 jobs shipped, 543 jobs or about 65 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 35 trip , relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 800 jobs have been shipped. 1 Support SPAD 32 / LOG / November 1984 =-, ,..·1 �Sea~Land Invests in New U.S.·· Built Ships·--- The Bay Shipbuilding Corp. diesel propulsion plants, the hulls ofth'ese American bottoms have $180 million contract for the been specially designed to ply construction of its three con- the icy Alaskan waters. tainerships which will be operThis contract could not come ated by its subsidiary, Sea-Land at a more opportune time for Service, Inc. and crewed ·by America's commercial shipAmericans. building industry with a particFinanced by Sea-Land's Cap- ular economic ·stimulus to the ital Construction Fund (CCF), Bay Shipbuilding Corp. and its the ships will have a length of workforce at the Sturgeon Bay, 710 feet and a beam of78 feet. Wis. shipyard. Bay ShipbuildThe vessels will have a carrying ing was the. lowest bidder for capacity of more than 700 40- . the contract and has initiated an foot containers. The new ships impressive delivery schedule for will link the port of Tacoma, the ships. The keel for the first Wash. with the Alaskan ports ships is scheduled to be laid in of Anchorage and Kodiak. PowJuly 1985. Deliveries of the first ered by fuel-efficient, slow-speed two ships will be made in August and November 1986 and the· third ship is .scheduled for May 1987 delivery. Established under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, the Capital Construction Fund program assists U.S.-flag ship operators in accumulating capital to build, acquire or reconstruct vessels through the deferral of federal incqme taxes on eligible deposits. The CCF is administered by Department.of Transportation's Maritime Administration and has provided some $2.8 million in capital to ship owners for the expansion of the · American commercial fleet since its inception in 197 L has received Sea-Land Corp. 's CL L· NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port 25 3· 0 Algonac ............... , .... . 16 7 0 Port .. , •. • .,a~•'.•• Algonac ........... : .. .. .. .. . J· TOTAL SHIPPED· All Groups Class CL Class ~ Class NP 28 13 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 12 4 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 8 3 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port r- NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman &-Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltim0re, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South DE:!arborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 ' #''{d-l!ort'" · · Algonac..................... . Totals All Departments ...... ; . • 5 12 0 8 58 . . _. 18 .. 0 0 5 _ 5'., ...,.; t8 0 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283·8100 "REGISTERED ON BEACH All 'Groups Class CL Class L Class NP ,,,,.;39< 54 6 . 2 13 6 2 HOUSTON,TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele.# (713) 659-4455 & Tele.# (813) 879-9842 13 2 0 38 26 13 D_. _ . 118. 40 17 0 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, R0thschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 96036 Tele. #_(213) 937;6250 ._*''Tot~I Hegistered'' m.1,Ms.th~. npmb~rc,gfg,_en~hQ,,eCl![~IJ~r~!s!~J~.d1~rJlli(jpi)jg at theJottlast month. ••''Registered PQ'. the,Beachi:· means•tiie,tota14lumlfer or men'reg1stere11"arth·e· port0ar-rnecend ot- last· month. . ····•-·~?::;:,--',:, . ~ ·,, ·~ -· - .~ \ DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson · 19266 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele.# (313) 532-1220 DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac:·:: ................. . ~ In the event that any SIU members have legal problems In the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list Is In. tended only for ln-formatlonal purposes: Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes OCT.1-31, 1984 •.--- Legal Aid WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele.# (213) 834-2546 1- We want to rriake s.ure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use· the address form on this page to update your home address. . . Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Un~on documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 · If you are getting more than one copy of the · LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or,address is misprinted . or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW of N.A. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite.700 Atlantic·Na'tion8I Bank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 PLEASE PRINT Date:_______ I Tele. # (504) 885·9994 Nortolk, Va. 23510 Tele.# (804) 622-3100 ----------------------------------.--------------------------, HOME ADDRESS MOBILE, ALA .. Simon & W0od · 1010 Van Antwerp Building 1 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, W8inberg & Dempsey Suite 11 O 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 Social Security No. Phone No. Your Full Name ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levin·eSu_ite 905-Chemical Build_ing 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231,7440 Area Code SAN FRAtlCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritc_hie Street Apt. or Box# Book Number • -SIU -•, City UIW State • ZIP Tele.# (415) 981·4400 Pensioner Other _ _ _ _ _ _ __ UIW Place of E m p l o y m e n t - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - ' 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts; Reid, · Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 - Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 . This .will be my permanent addl'!ISS. for all official union mailings. Thia addreSB should remain In the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personallY,. (Slgnedl------~---------- -------.--------:---------------------~!;.. __ . ;., __,. __ . ,. _________________:__..J - TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard · )'8.mpa, Florida 33609 -, Tele. # (813) 879•9842 . .. . •·. November 1984 / LOG / 33 ,... �� Deep Sea � sho'r'egang from 1·966 to 1984. Seafarer Greeff is the father of Mark Greeff, a 1972 Union Charles Logan College Schol­ arship winner. Born in Johan­ nesburg, Union of South Af. rica, he is a resident of Baltimore. Michael Harry Angino, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Baltimore sailing Ln the steward department. Brother Angino is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born in Duquesne, Pa. and is a resident of Baltimore'. . Benjamin Livingston Jar­ rett, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Jarrett was born in Memphis, Tenn. and is a resident of Arlington, Tenn. . George Merril Hammock, 65,. joined the SIU in 194b in . the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. Brother Hammock is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. He was born in Georgia and is a res­ ident of Tampa, Fla. Thomas Alonzo Brown, 57, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as a QMED. Brother Brown attended a Piney Point Educational Conference in 1976. He was born in Georgia and is a resident of Savannah. Richard M. Harp, 62, joined , the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as a cook. Brother Harp is a veteran of the U.S, Army in World War II. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Leslie Burrows Bryant Jr., 60, joined the SIU in the port of Norfo* in 1955 sailing as a chief pumpman and diesel engineer. Brother Bryant hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian beef.. He was born in Portsmouth, Va. and con� tin_ues to reside there� Sven Erik Jansson, 64, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Jansson was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo­ suns Program in 1973. He received a SIU Personal Safety Award· in 1960 for riding an accident-free ship, the SS · Steel Voyager. Seafarer John Joseph Doyle, 55, Jans.son was_ <>n:. -· the picket :-:·ij(>1ir;le(J/$./!1�;�I,�.w:ne.rg!;l<!l���m�-··?J .;;;,:' ,. - , ··: ··..~- . ' lineir:iJhet96!Nilistriet'Q1&i:Jrn�"" �--·_,is ->. Cooks and Stewards Umon'm ciIr3q.Je�fl:A"rrltfi�e'ofisotstiI···,· 1958 sailing as a chief stew­ . Sweden,' be is a resident of . ard during the Vietnam War. Toms River, N.J. · Brother Doyle is a resident of Harbor City, Calif. · Chon Jar, 65, joined the 'i-c SIU in 1949' in. the port of Hector Licona Duarte, 62, Tampa sailing as a chief coo.k. . joined the SIU in the port of Brother. Jar walked the picket·· New York in 1952 sailing as line in the 1961 Greater N.Y. a FOWT. Brother Duarte beHarbor beef. He was born in . gan sailing on the United Fruit China and is a naturalized Co. "banana boats." He was ' · U.S. citizen. Seafarer Jar is a born in Honduras and is a resident of Oakland, Calif. naturalized U.S. citizen. Sea­ . farer Duarte is a resident of Jarrettsville, Md. ',i."· ':iJ i ~-· ~·:••:~ . -4 -, ,I : C .,:' _,, ··.S '•""· ., n••- --·, ·;-'--�· _ ,_a _• •, •. . .• • , ·, • ' ·•,:;. ,,_ . s. :·•• .- - Carlos Lozano Landa, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a QMED. Brother Landa was born in Mexico and is a nat­ uralized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of Houston. • James Edward Lankford, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville in- 1971 sailing as a cook. Brother Lankford is a veteran of the U.S. Army after World War II. He was born in Guntersville, Ala. and is a resident of Jacksonville. James Allen Fra�'cis Linn, 65, joined the SIU in the port_.., of Norfolk in 1968\;sa,[liog -•�Oil!' as a QMED. Brother Liiin"'•islJ!.a;, veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II serving as a ·i.:C�iefie.nginema�. Hl:l wi!s b,Q!Jl, .,_'in;-[layt0�®f.\i0�°!!i'�if'res� ident of Norfolk. ,· •i. }:If"'· Leon Henry Lybert, 62, joined the SJ u in the port of 'Baltimore. in 1958 sailing as :·._;..•, an 'Ks. Brother Lybert is a veteran of the U.S. Navy dur­ ing World War II. He was born in Mississippi and is a resident of Laurel, fyliss. Louis Benjamin Duracher, 50, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as ·a bosun. Brother Duracher worked -on the New Orleans. Waterman Shoregang in 1971. He was born in New Orleans and is a resident there. �, _,.-1 Ferdinand Campbell Greeff, 60, · joined the SIU in the port· of Baltimore in 1952 sailir:ig as a bosun and ship delegate. BroJher Greeff sailed - _ ~~-'" . _ _ . _ ._.. .. . _ _ · during WorldW�r II. He worked At the SIU hall in Brooklyn, N.Y., Seafarer Wiltiam Datsko (I,) gets his .. on the Baltimore Calmar Line- first pension check from. Leon Hall, vice president in charge of the Steamship · Service Corp. Atlantic Coast. Brother Datsko sailed as a chief, steward. ,. :. First Check · for New Pensioner . ' :.. "', '--:\ ..• \: . :·. __ 34 / LciG"•ftifo�ember .. 1984 4 ', ;..~..... - -··- ::.:.• " �Arthur · Maillet Sr., 61, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1957 sailing as a chief electrician and QMED. Brother Maillet worl<ed on the New Orleans Waterman shoregang in 1978. He also is a· plumber. Seafarer Maillet i~ a veteran of the U.S. Army after World War II. Born iri Marksville, La., he is a resident of Destrehan, La. Caspar M. Martinez, 62, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Martinez was born in Honduras and is a resident of Westwego, La. · I f Luis Rodriguez Martinez, 60, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as an AB. Brother Martinez ., began sailing in 1951. He was ··· born in San Juan, P.R. and is a resident of Bayamon, P.R. Emmett Leslie Mercereau, 65, joined the SIU in 1941 in.the port of New York sailing as .. 13 bosun. Brother • i~eft'ereau . was born . in the state of Washington and is a resident of Burlington, Wash. I c James Dixon Moore, 62, .· jQined ctl;l:e}S'l:tU'iA.-l!lf44:,i(lthe port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Moore worked on the Sea-Land shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J ..from 1970 • to 1978. He hit the bricks in . the_t962 ..Robin Une beef. .Seatiii-Jt'Moote was born in N.ew York City and is a resident of the Bronx. Richard Gordon Newell, i l I I ! 58, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of G1:1lveston, Texas . sailing as a bosun. Brother Newell was born in New Mexico and Is ·a resident of Houston. John Joseph Niemiera, 59, Joined the SIU in 1946. in the port of Norfolk sailing as a cook. Brother Niemiera is a ' veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Jacksonville. Great Lakes Anthony J. Pitura, 55, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Pitura worked on the Baltimore Steamship Service Corp..Calmar Line shoregang from 1966 to 1978. He hit the bricks in the 1980 ACBL inland beef. · Seafarer Pitura is a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in. Baltimore, he is a resident of Joppa, Md. Terrell Bernice Spears, 65, joined the SIU ih the port of Mobile in 1965 saning as an · AB. Brother Spears. was born . in Brantley, Ala. and is a resident of. New Orleans. Walter C. Summersett, 69, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1976 sailing as a chief engineer. Brother Summersett was born in South ?carolil'la and is a resident of Charleston; 'S.C. Isadore Nicholas Topal, 155, joined fhe SIU in the port · >0f• Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Topal is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Chios, Greece and is a resident there. Charles Douglas Westman, 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. Brother Westman was born in Norfolk and is a resident there. Raymond Karl Kage, 65, joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich. in 1953 sailing as a FOWT aboard the City of Green Bay ferry (Ann Arbor Railroad) in 1964. Brother Kage is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Petoskey, Mich. and is a resident of Beulah, Mich. · Francis Arthur Munroe, 65, ' joined the Union in the port of i Chicago, Ill. in 1957 sailing as , a cook for the Boland Steamship Co. Brother Munroe is a . veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Canada and is a naturalized , U.S. citizen. Laker Munroe is a resident of Ormond Beach, Fla. Robert C. Norkowski, 63, · ;joined the Union in 1948 in the port ofAlpen1:1,, Mich. sail.ing as a watchman for the Huron ·cement Co. in 1965. . Brother Norkowski was born lii' Alpena and is a resident there. . Atlantic Fishermen Jose Senos, 63, joined the Atlantic Fishermen's Union in 1944 in the port of Gloucester, Mass. Brother Senos sailed as a. fisherman. He was born in Portugal and is a resident of Gloucester. DON'T CAST . YOURSELF ADRIFT. WITH · DRUGS/ YOU'LL LOSE YOUR PAPER$ FOR . LIFE/ . - November. 1981 / LOG / ,35 - �sent tc headquarters regarding their fine performance: "We, the undersigned crew of the MN Falcon Cham- • pion, would like to express our sincere thanks to Chief Cook Dan Brown {B-2029) and GSU Vincent Ortiz (0· 8028) for a job well done. Chief Cook AMCO TRADER {American of thanks was given to the steward Brown, who is sailing at his very first Coastal Line), September 30-Cha ir• department for a job well done. Thanks job as chief cook, has done more than man John Green; Secretary J.B. Har• were also given to SIU President Frank . an exceptional job with the food prepris; Educational Director Donald Pase; Drozak and his officials for the good aration, and since we are sailing short Steward Delegate Edward Tresnick. work they've accomplished at the new a chief steward/baker, Cook Brown The deck department reported some headquarters building In Camp Springs, . has also bsen doing an outstanding disputed OT which will be taken up Md. job doing all the baking. Considering with the patrolman at payoff. No other that there are no pre-cooked foods or beefs were noted, although both the USNS CAPELLA {Sea-Land Servready-to-serve baked goods aboard deck and engine departments have ice-Military), August 26-Chal rman this ship, Cook Brown and GS.U Ortiz been running one man short. New Luther Pate; Secretary George William have had to prepare everythin9. they mattresses and pillows are needed by · Luke; Educational Director Robert have cooked or baked from start. Both all hands. Also, the washing machine . Caldwell. Some disputed OT (on Paul Brown and Ortiz deserve the utmost was fixed but still doesn't work, so a Hall's birthday) wiff ·be taken up with credit and recognition for the Jobs that new one is needed-along with a new the patrolman in Wilmington, Calif. Port they have done, especially when they ice machine and water cooler. The Agent in Wilmington, Mike Worley, will are the only men in the· steward de· Amco Trader will be in New York on be called and requested to meet the partment. Again, our sincere thanks Oct. 4, and will then head down to Norfolk, Va. for payoff on Oct. 9. Dl9 esc of Sh ips Ne ecl n• s \ _, son; Secretary Jesse Thrasher Jr.; Deck Delegate James ·c. Keith Jr.; Engine Delegate Robert L. Benson. No beefs or reported QT. Everything is running pretty smoothly aboard the Jade Phoenix, although one QMED, · Alston Hickman, was transferred to a hospital in the Philippines. Another crewmember onboard is somewhat of a celebrlly. Gregg Turay was awarded the Nansen Medal, the highest honor for humanitarian efforts on behalf of refugees. It was presented to Turay, along with Capt. Lewis M. Hiller and Jeffrey H. Kass, for their participation in rescuing 86 Vietnamese boatpeople In the stormy seas off the north coast of Borneo on Sept. 23 from the Rose City {Apex Marine). The award Is to be presented in Geneva, Switzerland on Oct. 8. Next port: Egypt. l 1 iI I I "'I 4 CAGUAS {Puerto Rico Marine), September 4-Chair man Julio D. Delgado; Secretary F. Veg·a. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman advised some of the younger brothers to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at Piney Point and learn as many new skills as possible. A vote 36 / LOG / November 1984 JADE PHOEN IX.. (Titan Navigation), September 14-Cha irman E. 01· OGDEN DYNACHEM (Ogden Marine), October 10-Chai rman Horace B. Rains; Secretary Donnie W. Collins; Eoucational Director J.W. Spell; Deck Delegate E.R. Beverly; Engine Delegate J.W. Badgett; Stewa\d Delegate Morris Maultsby, No major beets or disputed OT reported. The chairman noted that ii has been a good voyage so far, with only a few minor incidents which will be takeh up with the board· �PITTSBURGH (Sea-Land Serv· ice); September 10-Chairman Wil· liam cooper; Secretary·S. Kolasa; Educational Director Jack C. Marcano; Engine Delegate David Mull; Steward Delegate Miguel s. RPbles. No dis: puled OT. The chairman talked about the need for regular recorded ships meetings, and the educational director stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD to help make the Union and the merchant marine stronger. A num· ber of items were noted on the repair list. They included repair of the .TV in the crew messhall and repair of the galley blower which has notbeen working for two months. It was agreed that the chairman and the delegates have been doing a fine job, and a vote of thanks went to the steward department for their good cooking and service, One minute of silence was observed In memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port and port of payoff: Elizabeth, N.J. Dj9es1:·01 Ships Nee1:tnas running normally onboard the SeaLand Leader. A suggestion was made that the Hearing Committee ashore allow a grace period for anyone slightly behind on their dues, especially due IP welfare benefits, hospitalizations, etc. This reference relates to hardship cases and, of course, the previous record of the individual. This suggestion will be referred to Leo Bonser and the SIU Board of Trustees. SENATOR (Goordinated Caribbean Transport), September 16Chairman D. Mccorvey; Secretary J. GIiiian; Educational Director M. Beck; Engine Delegate John S. Penrose; Steward Delegate .John K. Ward. Everything Is running smoPthly. No beefs pr disputed OT reported. The chairman announced that the ship will pay off Monday night after arrival In Miami. The reefer electrician was ter• mlnated on Sept.. 4. Jacksonville was notified and sent a replacement who seems to be wmking Put very well .. The chairman also thanked everyone for giving a hand with the stowaways. Next port: Miami, Fla. the meeting about the drug problem, And while there haven't been any problems with drugs aboard the LNG Tau• rus, the cPmpany is putting a machine aboard all its vessels to detect the presence of drugs in an individual's system. A vote of thanks was given to the crewmembers for working SQ well together and for their help in running a fine ship. This will be the ship's 100th cargo .. Next port: Bontang, lndPnesia. WORTH (Apex Marine), August 26-Chalrman Bernard Saberon; Secretary Sam Davis; Educational Director W.J. Liesengang; Engine Delegate Joseph P. McGee; Steward Delegate R. McCausland. No beefs were brought ,,.. up in any of the departments, nor any disputed OT reported. Everything Is running smoothly, according IP the chairman. He announced that the ship would be paying Off In San Diego on· Sept. 1 and then would be turned over to the U.S. Navy. The steward asked that all crewmembers strip their bunks. He also stressed the importance of donating to SPAD in order to support those politicians who are in favor of a strong U.S. merchant marine. A vote • of thanks was given to the steward department for ii job well done,_ Next port: San Diego, Calif. Ing patrolman in Lake Charles, La. on Oct. 13. The treasurer reported that of the $81 that was in, the ship's fund, $55 was spent for a popcorn machine and other goodies, leaving $26. Bob Stevens, port agent in Philadelphia, PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), Ocmet the ship in that port and brought tober 7-Chairman R. Rivera; Secre• some voter applicatjons with him and tary C. Rice; Educational Director L. also passed on the word about the Acosta. No beefs or disputed OT retugboat companies. "Thanks, Bob, for . ported. There is $60 in the movie fund ·the news." The educational .director aboard ship. The chairman announced stressed the importance of going to · that the ship would pay off on Tuesday, Piney Point to upgrade and take adOct. 9, and that Pn the following Friday, vantage of the facillties and training while the ship is in Jacksonville, the ! the Union offers. A general discussion air conditioning system would be was held on the upcoming elections, cleaned out. Members were advised LNG TAURUS (Energy Transporand everyone was urged JoJ;ike the· to get blankets from the steward atthe talion Gorp.), September 16-Chairtime to vote. A~lf''ol"'ltiariks was next linen change. The weather has man Sylvester Monardo; Secretary J.L , given to,,)filJ,rsteward department for. been getting cool, especially at the Gibbons; Educational Director Tyler R. 1, ~gb'od food onboard the Ogden northern end of the run. Several sugWomack; Engine Delegate Leroy C. Official ships minutes were also ret~•·:,,...r~nachem. Next port: Lake Charles, gestiPns were made. The first was that Tanner; Steward Delegate .David A ceived from the following vessels: men whP drop the pilot ladder should Pappas. No disputed OT. 'there is 2 j>~. . . . . ·. . re-rig it properly when Jt is no 'tonger . · $963.lnthe.ship's fund.;AJl communi,' AMBASSADOR PUERTO RICO . [:. .OGDEN,MISSOU81 (Ogden Ma, needed. The second was that tele· cailons received from headquarters ROVER BALTIMORE rine), August 19-Chairman Donald D. SANTA ROSA BAYAMON phones are needed near the ship's were read and pPSted, One particular . COIIRIEII SEA-IAND ADVENTURER Fleming; Secretary A, Hutcherson; Eddock in San Juan. This latter requel3l letter pertained. IP time off. Both the SEA-LAND DEVELOPER UJNII BEACH ...,, .,. catl•-nal Director R.L. Juans. No dishas been made.. a number of timE!s, rompany and the Union agree that a SEA-IAND ECONOMY IIEWYORK i · "''"•-.,p~d OT. There is $7.50 in the treas- . but n·othlng yet has been donec SQ,IAND EXPLORER DAIO.MID member working on an LNG carrier be SEA•LAID EXPRESS . ODDEN CHAMPION ury.'~ll~ds were asked to help build relieved after working 120 days. The DllDEN COLUMBIA SEA•LAIIII PACER ' up the funcl;through contributions. The educational director reminded every1 SEA-I.AND PRODUCER OGDEN LEADER ship wiH h;,ad...s11Jplill!lr."'ir,1,,(il,ih1eston, OllDENSACRAMENTO SEA-~D VDU.DER one how important ii is for members ROBERT E. LEE (Waterman), . in all departments tP upgrade. "Piney STIIJIEWALL JACKSON OVERSEAS ARCTIC .· Texas. It will take about two days fo 1 OVERSEAS HARRIEm STIIYVESAIIT September .16-Chairman T.J. Hil·· load and approximately 18 to 20 days Point-has a lot to offer IP those who OVERSEAS JUNEAU LIG VIRGO burn; Secretary Rafael Maldonado; /. to .unload in Port Said, Egypt. Sulphur OVERSEAS VIVIAN WALTl:IIRICE wish·to learn." Capt. Sjokvlst spoke at Educational Director Dan Beeman; is a dangerous cargo and may be a Deck Delegate Patrick Gallagher. Some health hazard. The captain will find out . disputed OT was reported in each more µbout any hazards that may department. Payoff will be in Newport accompany carrying this cargo and will News, Va. upon arrival. Eveiypne was inform the crew: Everyone was asked reminded of the importance of contrib• to pitch in and help maintain the ship. uting to SPAD. It was suggested that "This is your home. Help keep ii clean. an officer be present when the Indian The .steward department is sf)ort;· so · Deep Sea· . customs'people search the rooms, and · help the GSU as much as you can ... Lak~, Inland nolletthe customs people walk around · and don't forget to vote," Next port will Waters Date Port unescorted. The chief steward thanked be Galvestpn, Texas; there. will be a New York ......... , .. , .... Monday, De~ember 3 ............. , ·..... 2:30 p.m. all departments for their cooperation roastwise payolf, but the location is ............... Tliesday, Pecember 4 ................... 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia during the voyage.and a vote pf thanks not yet known. ................. Wednesday, December 5 ............. , .. 2:30 p.m, · Baltimore was given, in turn, to the steward Norfolk .................. : Thursday, pecember 6 .................. 9:30 a.m. department for the good food and servOVERSEAS MARILYN (Maritime Jacksonville ............... Thursday, December6, ... ·.......... , ... 2:00 p.m. ice, One minute of silence was obOverseas), September 16-Chairman Algonac .................... Friday, De.cember 7 .................... 2:30 p.m. served in memory of our departed John 0. Frazier; Secretary H.L. · DurHouston ................... M.onday, December 10 ........... : ...... 2:30 p.m. brothers and sisters. Next !)()rt: Newham; Educational Director Gary L. Fain; ,i' New Orleans .·............. Tuesday, December IL................. 2:30 p.m. port News, Va. Engine Delegate Francisco E. Torres. Mobile .................... Wednesday, December 12 ............... 2:30 p.m. No disputed OT. A number of .survival San Francisco ............. Thursday, December 13 ................. 2:30 p.m. SEA-LAND LEADER (Sea-Land suits have been put aboard ship. Each Wilmington .......... , ..... Monday, December 17 ......... : ..... , .. 2:30 p.m. crewmember should sigri for Pne and · Service), September 16-Chairman Seattle .•.............. , , .. Friday, December 21 ................... 2:30 p.m. William C. Fiel; Secretary Fred Gisbe responsible for it. The' suits, which Piney Point ................ Friday, December 7 .................... 3:00 p.m. subel. NP beefs or disputed OT. The cost the company $333 each; are to San Juan .................. Thursday, December 6 .................. 2:30 p.m .. be turned in at 1he end of the voyage. · chairman repprted that the repair list St. Louis .................. Friday, December 14 ................... 2:30 p.ni:. has been taken care of, and days pay One beef that. was brou9ht up conHonolulu ..........•......• Thursday, December 13 ................. 2:30 p.m. in lieu· of time off was turned In early cerned overtime. Both.the engine and Duluth ....... , ............ Wednesday, December 12 ............... 2:30 pcm. this voyage and has been posted on deck departments are able to work !Pis Gloucester ................. Tuesday, December 18 .................. 2:30 p.m. the bulletin board. The air conditioning of overtime hours, but the steward Jersey City ................ Wednesday, December 19 ............... 2:30 p.m. was turned off'ror several days due to department doesn't get µny unless the a power shortage and generator recaptain states otherwise, Next port: p;iirs, but everything else seems to be Alexandria, Egypt. l II Ii ;: _ · · N i· I Monthly Membership Meetings · November -1984 / LQG / 37 - ·--·- ~~-~ �'A Nice K:ln4 of Letter to Write-and Receive . .. ' This is the kind of letter I particularly like. to write-a. letter to sey "tha.nk you" ·to our great Union and to the a.dm:!nistra.tion of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. I was in the FOWT upgrading class :from Aug..10 to Sept. 27.... I also want to thank Mr. Bill Foley, the instructor of that class, for his excellent wey of teaching. I learned a lot. And thanks, of course, also to Mary Coyle for helping me With my English. Letters To The Editor Very 1;ruly yours, Abdul Gha.rama G 1188 Brooklyn, l'l.Y. 'Let's Work 'l'ogether. • •' Four years a.go I was in the New York hall trying to ship out. Reagan had just been elected. A few Seafarers were sitting a.round discussing politics. An old bosun said, ":AI:zy working stiff votes for a Republican oughta have his head examined-my sister voted for him and she's on welfare!" We all agreed. A 'Karine Firemen Praise Wiliams . ..' We, the undersigned brothers of the Marine Firemen's Union, Republican president was bad for the maritime. find Roscoe Williams, assistant cook on the BS Pl'es1dent Gxant, Four yea.rs later I'm on my way to hear Geraldine Ferraro truly to be "a guy we like to sail With." .Roscoe, as part of his speak in downtown San Francisco. "You going?" I asked a. Union duties, .served as messma.n for the unlicensed engine brother. "Na.a.hh," he sa;ys. "Ca11se what do you get out of it?" department. We have found him to be efficient, courteous and My Wits weren't quick enough to give the guy a. good answer. cheerful in his work--a.nd.an all around good shipmate. It's not 'wh!!,t. I was getting out of it but what I was doing it forWe consider it a pleasure to have been associated with him for my Union and my job. . . . · several trips_ and look forward to sharing his companionship in During the past four yea.rs we've seen many ships laid up and the future. many good jobs lost. USPH has been out completely. The Reagan administration has ·done nothing for the maritime industry. w111f•:m·1tob1e•···. Of course there's plenty of doomseyers that tell us the Bays. Hansen Democrats don't •have a chance, sailing is finished, the. industry John W. Vicente is dead, etc. These clowns are everywhere. If we don't get up and .Al B.odrigu.ea work and fight for our jobs, they won't be around much longer. B.olf.S. Se~ Panama and Liberia will be doing our work for us. We've got to Charles Soma.r show our strength as the Seafarers International Union. lt.V,.GU.stafson It's too late now to tell you Seafarers how to vote. But you g1lyS who aren't regiStered, who didn't vote or, worse yet, voted for Reagan, have no reason to complain if things get a little tig4t during the next four.years, Let's,allw-or,)t together for a. . ' . ·. 'H .... Act l\Tot Fo:rgotten. . ' . ·. stronger merchant marine: -~fl-~~!l'P1f'l'(llpb~ N,~¢':- .,~ ,, .. - . .. ero . . ..,.··· ;;/~t,~1\-~~ll,~&~-!i:; ;pl ·San J'rancisc'o,. Calif:· ·, • . . (The followtt.tg letter was sen:t to the .j:;Ou- fra:iµ Pete Salzman, . 1 deck delegate a.board the 8.8. Santa Rosa. We pxoudly .rep:cint :it.) · ic 'A Privilege and an Honor ...' ·•·<'~ I was a seaman for 45 years anci a member of the SIU for 30 years. Sickness.forced my retirement last year. Let me say right now, I oo~sidered it a privilege and an honor ·to have belonged to the Seafarers International Union. I have alweys been proud of everything the SIU stood for. I am acquainted With several of the national officers, and they a.re all . dedicated people. . Yes, I spent 30 of the happiest years of my life sailing SIU ships. Even after my retiJ;'ement, the Seafarers Welfare Plan pleyed a very large part during my sickness, for which I am eternally grateful. So·With a heart warming love, and a very di:iep respect for my Union and many fine friends who I miss very much, God bless you all. .As always, Leyal E. Joseph J-316 Sarasota, J!'la. 'A 'l'ru.e Professional. . .' ·. (The following Jettel' was sent to SIU Vice Pl'es1dent George . McOa.rtney from the, crew bfthe USNS Maumee.) This is to advise you of the outstanding job Chief Steward [ J'll,an J Lagua.na and his staff have done on our l(!l,St voyage '[aboard the USNS Maumee]. · In spite of being shorthanded in his department, he has ·· consistently provided us With good food and service. He is a true professional, !\.nd we wish to a.cknowledge this With fh1s letter cif appreciation. · · · J'rate:i:nally, Ch'ew of the '"VSll...,,.,..S Maumee · as /LOG I November ·1984 =------""- '· . It iS unusual to find a. man who can a.ct cooTiy and efficiently . in a crisis situation .. When the man is also modest and a.voids · · · recognition for his heroic act, we feel it is our duty ~-p:l~ sure that his deeds are not forgotten. '"'"''' .., On Aug. 22, 1984, while discharging con.ta.iners at Pet1;Y Island, N.J., disaster struok.. ~e towering mast of a- shore crane collapsed, sweeping a longshoreman :from the third tier of containers on deck to the dock below-a. fall of some 50 feet. Charles D. Lore Jr., QMED/Eleotricia.n,.who was on deck tending reefers at the time, immediately dashed to the stricken ma.n's aid. ;Pushing back onlookers, "Chuck" assumed command of the situation and began ehecking for vital signs. Finding no · heart beat, he began administering CPR With the aid of a police officer who.had just arrived on the.scene. Working calmly.and professionally, they were able to re-establis:O. both the man's heart beat and breathing before the paramedics arrived. Sadly, the man's injuries were too grievous to sU'l'Vive. He died en route to the hospital. Still, this does not in any wey diminish Mr. Lore's brave performance. When the ambulance had gone and we were returning to the vessel, we found Chuck already back at work, as quietly and professionally as before. We know this is bound to :make you a bit uncomfortable, Charles D. Lore Jr., but we all extend to you our. praise for a noble job, well done. · 0 ~ • o. Boughton :Master 'Williul Butler Chief Engineer .Arlond 'Weaver Ship's Chairman \ �__ _.., The · Election The 1984 election is over. The first thought Walter Mondale supporters, including the SIU, · might have had was ''Anybody get the number of that truck?" RonaldReagan steamrolled to victory on a bandwagon fueled by a rekindled patriotic fervor, Norman Rockwell vision of America ,where the kids have freckles, the men flll have jobs, · and the women have babies and · a personal popularity that has not been matched since the nation's. last «grandfather" president, Dwight Eisenhower. During the past few months . we have outlined the reasons why· the SIU supported Mondale over Reagan. Most of them had to do with merchant marine issues; after all, that is what we are conce.med•about, merchant mari,ne j6bs. While the national ~horny may .or may not be in the middle of a "recovery," the ·merchant fleet certainly isn't. Four years ago Reagan promised an eight:p@int-sprogfam .to revit~~the'inerc~?t m:mne. a A Look Past Reagan's Win U.S. Senate and 13 House candidates. All won. Thirteen SIUbacked House candidates won in Obj.o. In New York, 29 out of 30 SIU-endorsed <:andidates for the House won thefr seats. Even in Texas, a Reagan stronghold, 15 out of20 SIU-backed candidates were victorious. The SIU is not brash nor arrogant enough to claim that our support, in the form of manpower, literature, volunteers iµId donations made all of these vice tories possible. But the SIU certainly helped, not just the candidates but ourselves too. One of the grassroots m.ovement's first goals was to make people aware of our industry and its problems. That was done. Hundreds of newspaper stories and television pieces in the past few months around the country· spotlighted our concerns for the pubUc. In addition to enlightening the public, we also made U?tiltrotted thi.s.. ~ -~g~.t.·liered dustagam /;when he once 1t . . · oµt{ind promi~ed merclmntma- ..· . . ....· .. ·• . . . · · · · ...·. •· ·.•··.... .· . 1 0 •rine inl~~!f~~:'Y uld Q~:jmR ~," •,-{" · - .. mented m .the nextt.four years. . . ·•· .Me:#1 .'I' o~~ f. . . . candidates across the nation aware of our programs. To be blunt, when you give someone something of value, support, . volunteers or money, .you expect something in return. That is politics. We now have friends in Congress who know the value of our support, and who. know our needs. . Just look at Iowa. Rep. Toni' Harkin ·received effective Union support in his attempt unseat Republican Sen. Roger Jepsen, a staunch foe of almost everything the SIU supports. Iowa is one the nation's largest agricultural states. Harkin told the peopie there it was time that the merchant marine and· agricul. t11re interests stopped· fighting ' each other. Jepsen on the other hand has a record of opposing cargo preference and every other merchant marine bill .. Harkin · won big. to Along with earning a few paybacks, the SIU earned a lot of respect from professional politicos. We delivered when we said we would. We brought the peo. pie and the help we promised .. The SIU will continue to fight .to hold our ground on Capitol Hill and maybe even advance some. Our business is jobs. SIU jobs. If we can find these jobs through .our .action on the Hill or even with the White House, we will go after them. If not, we will find .other ways. But remember, all of you who. worked to elect Walter Mondale can stand tall today. By .every measure, your commitment to Mondale's programs was the right thing to dO. And your support through SPAD and your direct involvement at the grassroots level all across. this nation· had a great deal to do with the victories .of our. friends . in Congress. * .*·.·· ·*. BUL.LE·TIN * . * *· · . . ·. · .· .. · t . · . . ... ·· .· , . . . • - . .... •.· ·.· .·.... ,1(r;,;/iiff!/Jiii/,Jfi1J1ifilfl~pa,tje,,~ittds~h:!ost,..,,;Merehant·,1_. . .. . . . .. . .• . . ' ffth.:i-th~ppe~s, fine, jf.n.~tw ..e ~on.t ,b(Z, heldmg our bJel!clJi, M'.arine• . p·r.o\:m· ... ·.,•ses . 1.1 : . · I. 1 • ..:~;;=/~~~t\f~ii!: · e.Jt'~£s~wtJ:1~n~~n~1::J ~~!~:%~~~ir1::c!~!~,mJ; ~~rlhif~~~:::~nisho~the New to see thJ~~s a_bJt!w~r£,cle~1l;;~ -adnilnfsfrationsaid that it would the culprit. Ifthatis true, "Pre<;lIn.addition to promising now -' Rea~an ana1lie ng~t-wm~e- ·~.· live up to all of its promises ecessor" can add the decline of to fulfill the four-year-old prompubbcan platform did not wm a · made to the u. s. merchant ma- the·merchant marine to the doz- . ises to the maritime industry and mandate from th~ American rine during the 1980 campaign. ens of other problems Reagan · its 'workers, administration ~eopl~. 1:te Amencan people. . The promises were apparently · is saddled with, such as the $200 sources have inquired whether ~n their wtsdo!-11, kept ~he House rediscovered only weeks before billion budget deficit, the deaths ·the merchant marJne would. be m Democratic h~nds an? ~ethis presidential election-four of 300 Americans in Lebanon, interested · . in manning the ?uced the Republican maJonty years later. While administra-. unemployment,tradedeficits and· Brooklyn Bridge.· m the. Senate. Where were the tion spokesmen declined to· say coattails? exactly where the old proinises The SIU/MTD grassroots were found, informed sources movement helped to •clip them say they were discovered in a short. Since last spring the dusty, old footlocker in the grassroots movement has done basement of the presi<;lent's retwo things. It has made the election campaign headquarAmerican people aware of the ters.' problems facing the merchapl Labor Secretary Raymond fleet andit helped hundreds of Donovan told the NMU .when candidates · around the coun- he addressed their convention try-.the vast majority running last month that the administraagainst Reagan republicanism- tion would fulfill all eight of its keep the president checked and promises to. the nation's merbalanced: chant marine ''in the next four years." In California, the SIU enBoth Donovan. a:nd Marad dorsed 32 candidates for the· Chief Adm. Harold Shear made U.S. House of Representatives. a point of explaining that the Byron Kelley, SIU rep in Algonac, Mich., sent the LOG this recen\ photo While Reagan took the stat.e by a large margin, 31 of our can- current maritime slump could · taken at the hall up there .. From the smiles on their faces, Great Lakes didates won their elections. In not be blanie.d on the Reagan shipping is doing well. Pieture~ (I. to r.) are: James Reilly, oiler; Kirk Busct:iell, oiler; Kirk's sister; Kim Buschell; Roger Lorenz, bosun, and - ,, Illinois, the Union endorsed and adininistration. In a courageous exposure of . Jim Skoronek, deckhand. worked for Paul Simon for the Solidarity in Algonac November 1984 /LOG/ 39 --- ------.·····--------- �ill , \ �f , \ p · tr} ·. '• • - �; . • •_• ~ : ~ ~ ··· . ,.. ... l -. . . . . ~ .· ~ t. / - .·' . - . . . , ' . . . .... , ' •"' .. . \. . ;-· • :"!'i'._ - '• t I 'I '- - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARERS GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN PAYS OFF AS UNION-BACKED CANDIDATES WIN IN HOUSE, SENATE TRICKY REFUELING BY FALCON LEADER DRAWS MSC PRAISE NO HILL ACTION ON RE-FLAGGING OR ALASKAN OIL KEYSTONE STATE'S SIU CREW EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS SHLSS TRAINING IS KEY TO PROFESSIONAL OPERATION DELTA SALE TO U.S. LINES IS IN THE WORK SIU URGES DENIAL OF USL'S FOREIGN-FLAG PLAN SIU-CONTRACTED COMPANY TO OPERATE MSC SHIP COURTS UPHOLD OSHA TUG INSPECTIONS CURTIS BAY MEMBERS RATIFY CONTRACT COAST GUARD SAFETY HOLTINE DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH SIU FILES LABOR BOARD CHARGES AGAINST I.O.T. MEMBERS MEET WITH CROWLEY AND SIU; WIDE RANGE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT ISSUES DISCUSSED SIU JOINS FLORIDA ALLIANCE TO STOP CORSS-GULF PIPELINE MARINER FLEET CREWS CONFERENCE HELD IN PINEY POINT CHANGES AT SEAMEN'S CHURCH NEW SHLSS RADAR PROGRAM TOWBOAT OPERATOR COURSE INTERNATIONAL PASTRIES AND CAKE DECORATING COURSE STEWART RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM PHYSICAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR UPGRADING MARITIME UNIONS ASSIST TAIWANESE SEAMEN U.S. FISHERMEN LOSE RICH GROUNDS ON GEORGES BANK IN WORLD COURT 'GIVE AWAY' DECISION TO CANADA TOUGHER INSPECTIONS, FISHERMEN BENEFITS IN SANCTUARIES BILL, ONE OF FEW LAWS TO CLEAR CONGRESSIONAL MARITIME LOG-JAM INSURANCE CRISIS PLAGUES U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY ITALIAN GOLD HAULS STICKWATER NEW MARAD LIAISON APPOINTED A FALL OVERBOARD LEADS TO TEXTBOOK RESCUE SEAFARER FINDS HIS JOB A SNAP RESCUE OF 86 BOAT PEOPLE BRINGS U.N. ENTIRE CREW PERFORMED HEROICALLY ROSE CITY CAPTAIN DIDN'T HESITATE TO HELP U.S. FLAG ROLE URGED IN NATIONAL ENERGY PLAN SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ADDS RULES ON ELIGIBILITY AND OTHER AREAS SEAFAERS PENSION PLAN CHANGES SERVICE AND DEATH BENEFIT RULES EX-WATERMAN RO/RO JOINS NAVY;SIU CREWS WILL MAN TAKX SHIP ALCOHOLISM: A TREATABLE DISEASE SEA-LAND INVESTS IN NEW U.S. BUILT SHIPS A LOOK PAST REAGAN'S WIN Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/1/1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 46, No. 11 1984 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2fff4c5559bec10c9ad487fb847ea93b.pdf 9380d4fff4b845f59fd9909bde2feb15 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic:, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 46 No. 12 Dec:. 1984 SEASONS GREETINGS Best wishes for the :\'ew Year to our members and all our friends Seafarer's International Union Frank Oroz~k, Prr1o::;~'.Trrasurrr Joe DiGiorgm, Seer l ce Prrs,drnt Ed Turner. Ex~cutn: , \' ,a President 11 .\ngus •Red' 1 0 !\ ike ~:~; ,u Prr1,i.drnt Leon • Pres,dent Joe Sacco. Geor~e !\kll ,cr artne,, l '" Preiident i. ~,,:;;r;s,dent �AFL-CIO ·Maritime Leaders Call for a New Grassroots Drive to Reverse Industry Decline The president of the AFL-CIO and the leaders of two of the Federation's largest affiliates had some blunt words for those in the White House and Congress who have failed to comprehend the vital role of America's merchant marine in our nation's economy and national defense. "There is a hypocrisy in those who speak of a strong America, yet contest every dime spent on our maritime strength, America's first line of defense." Lane Kirkland, president of the AFLCIO. "Every maritime nation in the world except the United States recognizes that their national self-interest requires a sound and healthy commercial fleet and shipbuilding base. And they act accordingly." Paul J. Burnsky, president, AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department. "Every time you turn around there is a shipyard closed down, and there are JO more ships laid up for lack of cargo. I am prepared to go the route on this to the best of my ability." Frank Drozak, president, AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. The occasion for these remarks was the third biennial National Shipbuilding Conference held last month in Washington, D.C. Union leaders representing workers in the shipbuilding and seafaring industries called for a coordinated grassroots lobbying and public opinion campaign to reverse the decline of the U.S. maritime industry which has sunk to it deepest recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s. They called for a national maritime policy which would place American industry in fair competition with subsidized foreign shipbuilders and ·subsidized foreign merchant fleets. In his keynote address, the leader of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department warned that "our private shipyards, except for those few capable of constructing modern naval vessels, face extinction in the very near future. Burnsky said, "When we held our first shipbuilding conference four years ago, there were some 135,000 workers in the major American private shipyards, and we were concerned because that figure represented a significant drop from previous years. "In August of this year," Burnsky continued, "there were about I02,000 workers employed in the major shipyards. And even this dismal figure masks the extent of the cancer of unemployment and idle workplaces which is rapidly demolishing our industry.'' Since 1981, Burnsky said nine major shipyards have gone out of business. Among the 24 major U.S. shipyards still operating, he said eight reportedly are in serious danger of closing. Burnsky said, "It is time to drop the pretense that our naval revitalization program will provide the stimulus for regrowth of the shipbuilding industry, when we know by the evidence of our own eyes that it will not. "It is time to face squarely our national need for a comprehensive, practical, workable national maritime policy,'' he added. Drozak, who also is president of the Seafarers, said, "American seamen are 50 percent unemployed today, and the picture does not look bright for the future." LOG ~,. ~ Charles Svenson Editor Washington New York Rav Bourdlus Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos 2 / LOG I October 1984 ~ Mike Hall Associate Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor Max Hall Assistant Editor ~ Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Michelle Paladino Assistant Editor/Press Relations The Reagan administration, Drozak said, "sped up the process of maritime decline and decay. It actively encouraged shipping companies to buy foreign by pulling the rug out from under the Construction Differential Subsidy program. It made U.S.-flag shipping unable to compete by slashing the Operating Differential Subsidy program. It tried every legal trick in the book to break the law over government cargo preference. It opposed the Law of the Sea Treaty, while other nations sought a 200-mile economic zone extending from their shores. It has consistently resisted forming bilateral agreements with our trading partners." The administration ''prefers free trade, even though free trade doesn't exist," Drozak said. Members of Congress also must be given the message, said Drozak, that ''the economic ripple effect of shipbuilding helps or hurts nearly every congressional district in the nation. Primary and fabricated metals; electronics; tool and die; equipment for dispensary, kitchen, recreation and billeting facilities-all are affected.'' A resolution approved by the 200 conference delegates called for local Metal Trades Department district councils to organize effective grassroots legislative committees to coordinate regular contacts with their elected representatives. SIU, AFL-CIO Host Inouye And Anderson in Los Angeles . ,. {i I The Los Angeles area Port Council played host to Sen. Daniel Inouye (right) recently. Following a tour of the L.A. Harbor area, Inouye attended the Harbor COPE luncheon where Rep. Glenn Anderson spoke. Also at the table is Jim Patum, L.A. County AFL-CIO Harbor Rep. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic, Gutt, Lakes and Inland Waters District , Afl-CIO December 1984 Vol. 46, No . 12 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorglo Ed Turner Secretary-Treasurer Executive Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President Joe Sacco Vice President ,,.,., . . . . 0, .. - .... George McCartney I Vice President , ,o;, ,.,., ., . ,._ i The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL·CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class posta~e paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �National Defense, Jobs Would Benefit - - - U.S./Soviet Maritime Pact Renewal Is Urged The Soviet Union has purchased more than 14 million tons of grain from the United States in the past two years. None of that grain was shipped to the U.S.S.R. on an American vessel. If a previous U.S./ U .S.S.R. maritime agreement was still in effect, almost 5 million tons of that grain would have traveled on U .S.-flag ships. SIU President Frank Drozak, in an attempt to secure part of that lucrative grain market_and up the number of American seamen and ships working, has asked Secretary of State George Shultz, Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, U.S. Trade Representative William Brock and Marad chief Adm. Harold Shear to begin negotiations with the Soviets for a new maritime deal. A l 0-year agreement , which expired in 1981, reserved onethird of the trade for U .S.-flag ships, one-third for Soviet ships and one-third for other countries' ve ssel s. Negotiations for a new maritime agreement were suspended in 1981 when Poland imposed maritial law in an attempt to crush that country ' s Solidarity movement. But since that time, there has been somewhat of a thaw in East-West relations. President Ronald Reagan has made more wheat available to the Soviets and allowed Soviet fishing in American waters, and Poland agreed to a general amnesty for Solidarity members. "Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko's visit to the White House and two trade meetings between the United States and Soviet Union provide further evidence that there are few barriers to a prompt resumption of negotiations between our country and the Soviet Union," Drozak wrote in letters to all four administration official s late last month. In addition to citing the improvement in relations , Drozak noted both the defense and commercial benefits such an agreement would have for the United States. One-Year Delay Sought on Georges Bank Decision An effort is under way to expressed a willingness to purrestore joint U.S. and Canadian sue with Canada a return of the fishing rights in the fertile fishing rights in the disputed Georges Bank area which was area, but only if the fishing inin dispute between the two dustry would support such an countries. effort by the department. The Both countries claim 200-mile legislators told Schultz that the fishing boundaries, which puts New England fishing industry a large portion of Georges Bank had agreed to support the temin dispute because the fishing porary return to the old boundclaims overlap. A recent World aries. The North Atlantic FishCourt decision gave Canada the eries Task Force and its Northeast Peak, the most fertile constituent groups and associarea of the fishing grounds. The ations have endorsed an interim Northeast Peak, according to fishing agreement which would American fishermen , contains include a restoration of joint half the haddock and pollock, fishing in the disputed area, for 35 percent of yellowtail flounder a one-year duration, with no and scallops , 25 percent of the concessions or conditions. The New England senators and repcod and the best lobster and swordfish in Georges Bank. resentatives have also supA group of U.S. senators and ported such an agreement. representatives, including New If the Canadian government Bedford's Gerry Studds (Dwould agree to the proposal , the Mass.) recently wrote Secretary State Department could issue of State George Shultz urging a . the fishing treaty without one-year return of the previous congressional action before fishing rights where fleets of Congress comes back into sesboth nations shared large porsion in January. But if congrestions of the fishing area. sional action is needed, the New According to the letter, the England delegation pledged its support. State Department had earlier "Without a U .S./U .S.S.R. maritime pact, the Soviet Union has been allowed to further promote a fully integrated maritime policy. In the foreword to the 1984-1985 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships, Jane 's points out that the Soviet Union accepts as fact that 'the use of the seas is necessary for political , financial and strategic reasons' and that thus, 'their navy, merchant fleet and fishing fleets are meshed to an operational whole providing maximum flexibility for the Moscow Kremlin' ,'' Drozak wrote. He said that the Soviet fleet has grown tremendously in the past 20 years, while the U.S. merchant fleet is little more than half the size it was in 1960. • "It is apparent that one reason for the decline of the U.S. fleet is the failure on the part of the United States to recognize, as the Soviet Union has, that a comprehensive maritime policy is vital to the survival of and growth of the merchant marine," Drozak said. There are about 533 privatelyowned U .S.-flag ships in the merchant fleet with more than l 00 in lay-up, Drozak pointed out. In addition, during the past three years alone, more than 5,000 American seamen have lost their jobs. Many of the seamen and ships "could find commercial employment under a U.S./U.S.S.R. shipping agreement. The new American seagoing jobs and the additional revenue created by a bilateral maritime pact would in turn be a spur to the overall U.S. economy," he said. Drozak said that the maritime industry is "dismayed" that negotiations with the Soviets have not been resumed and that if a new pact is not signed, the Soviets will benefit and U .S.-flag interests will suffer. "This is a shortsighted and economically harmful policy," he said. "The current lack of U .S./U .S.S.R. maritime agreement should be replaced by a demand for speedy negotiations with the Soviet Union to conclude a shipping agreement." SIU Protests Jailing of South African Labor Leaders Fifty members of the Seafarers International Union assembled with hundreds of AFL-CIO union members packing sidewalks in front of the South African embassy to demonstrate against that nation's detention of prominent labor and political leaders and its policy of apartheid. These SHLSS trainees were part of the SIU group at the demonstration. During the daily protests, several of the AFL-CIO leaders were arrested for crossing police lines. South Africa has since released several of the arrested labor officials. December 1984 / LOG / 3 �-t GAO Says No Need for PHS Care for Seamen Ignoring 200 years of tradition, the merchant marine's vital role in national defense, spiraling health care costs which threaten both shipping companies and merchant seamen's unions health funds and simple moral obligation, the General Accounting Office concluded recently that there was no need or reason to restore U.S. Public Health Service Hospital care to America's merchant seamen. · "I guess in some respects we shouldn't be surprised or shocked by their findings. After all, this administration has cut medical services across the board, it wants to tax fringe benefits such as health care and may ask federal employees to take a 5 percent paycut,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak. But he slammed the study for faulty logic, glaring omissions of fact and the snail's pace the GAO took in finally completing the st1 ldy. When the Reagan administra- tion closed the PHS hospitals and cut seamen from the entitlement rolls, the SIU and other maritime organizations asked for a study on the impact of the cut and what could be done to improve seamen's health care. Maritime allies in Congress authorized the repor(in early 1982. "While the GAO was sitting on th~ir hands, it cost the unlicensed seamen's unions, both the SIU and the NMU, millions of dollars to make up for the lack of the PHS services," Drozak said. According to the GAO report, federal Operating Differential Subsidy payments helped make up some of the difference of the added health care costs for operators and unions. "That's simple nonsense. First off, only about a third of the nation's merchant ships receive ODS. Second, at the same time the hospitals were shut down, ODS funds were frozen and SIU Crews New MPS Ship Another SIU crew has been added to the nation's Maritime Prepositioning fleet as the PFC William A. Baugh (Expeditor Transportation Corp.) crewed up from New York and is currently at Hampton Roads, Va. for exercises. The ship, complete with helicopter landing pad, can hold onefifth the equipment and 30 days supplies for a Marine amphibious brigade. The Baugh has a speed of 17.5 knots and a range of 10,800 nautical miles. The 755-foot RO/RO, with three-twin tandem heavy lift cranes, will be stationed in the Indian, Atlantic or Pacific oceans as a floating storage base for U.S. military needs in those regions. fewer operators are receiving them today than before," he said. Perhaps the most galling conclusion by the GAO was the out-of-hand dismissal of the merchant marine as a vital part of the nation's defense. "Seamen, however, are not legally considered part of the U.S. Armed Forces. Under the law the Armed Forces include only members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard," the report said. The report suggested that men;hant sailors could petition the Department of Defense for veteran's status and health care. But that was turned down in 1982, despite the fact 13 other civilian groups were awarded such status. "While it is true that other American workers have helped our nation in times of crisis, few if any came under hostile fire. Merchant seamen however suffered a casualty loss second only to the Marine Corps during World War II and are in the vanguard of deployment by serving aboard maritime preposition ships," Drozak said. There was an aspect of the report, however, where the GAO was on target. The agency agreed that the unlicensed segment of the merchant marine suffered the most when the PHS hospitals were closed. Drozak said he would ask Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and others to request the GAO to re-examine the issue more thoroughly, including comparisons with foreign seamen's health coverage, the analysis of rising health care costs on the shipping industry and the value of the merchant marine's contribution to national defense. Seamen's Church Institute Moves The Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey announced that its Manhattan headquarters will relocate to 50 Broadway in lower Manhattan by early Spring 1985. Occupying one and one-half floors of the 50 Broadway build. ing, the new facility will include a seafarers' club and reading room, mail service for seafarers, counseling and referral offices, ship visiting facilities, a volunteer and Christmas-at-Sea room and the Center for Seafarers' Rights. The Institute will continue to operate its center for seafarers and port workers in Port Newark, N .J. as well as its· ship visiting, emergency assistance, and seafarer transportation services throughout the port area. A&G Voting in N. Y. Hall At the Union hall in New York, SIU Representative Kermett Mangram, seated, logs in Seafarer Joseph Petrusewicz who is about to receive his ballot. · 4 I LOG I December 1984 Seafarer Joseph Petrusewicz goes into the voting booth to mark his secret ballot. Brother Petrusewicz who sails as an AB, has been in the SIU since 1950. �White House Honors SIU's Rose City Heroes "Mr. President, this week in Geneva the Nansen Medal, the highest honor for humanitarian efforts on behalf of refugees was awarded to three American seamen, Capt. Lewis M. Hiller,- Mr. Jeffrey H. Kass and Mr. Gregg Turay for their heroism in the rescue of 86 Vietnamese 'boat people' off the north coast of Borneo. "The Award was made by Mr. Paul Hartling, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and may be said to be a statement of world opinion, of that portion of the world that does not drive its inhabitants to the desperate efforts of escape such as these we have witnessed from totalitarian Vietnam for a decade now. It is in order: that the United States do so as well. Were we not in the closing hours of the 98th Congress, I would propose a resolution of gratitude to the captain and her valiant crew, members of the Seafarers International Union. " ... I am confident that the Senate joins me in expressing admiration for this, only the most recent incident of valor for those who go down to the sea in ships." Sen. Patrick Moynihan (D-N. Y.) from the Congressional Record. . '-:. ·- United States of America Vol 130 <tongrrssional Rrcord PROCEEDINGS AND'DEBATES OF THE 98 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1984 No. 134-Part II AB Gregg Turay (left) was one of the SIU crewmen aboard the Rose City who were recently awarded the Nansen Medal by the United Nations for their heroic efforts in helping rescue 86 "boat people" last year. This month Turay was honored at the White House by President Ronald Reagan. AB Jeffrey Kass, the other SIU member, was unable to attend the ceremony because he was at sea. However, Rose City Capt. Lewis Hiller (next to Reagan) was on hand. He also was a recipient of the Nansen Medal. Next to Turay is his son, Jonathon, his wife, Anita Turay and Mrs. Hiller. Going On a Fly-Out? Help Deliver the Mail If you are joining a vessel-and especially if you are going on a foreign fly-out-you can help your Union and your shipmates by delivering the mail. When you are ready to leave, see the Dispatcher at the SIU hall and get fr9m him a supply of: Ship's Minutes forms; Crew List forms; Repair Lists, and a few copies of the LOG . This will be a big help because some ships are without these necessary forms because of delays in postal mailing systems. Survival Suits a Must By law, subject to the vessel's run, many of our contracted vessels are required to carry survival suits for each and every crewmember. These suits could mean your life. Therefore , each crewmember will be responsible for the suit issued to him. Make sure it is in perfect condition when you receive it. This should be fairly easy since no crew at this point has been required to use them. If, through misuse, the suit is damaged or lost, the crewmember will be responsible for the cost of the suit which is IN EXCESS of $200.00. Participants of the SHLSS Steward Recertification Program enrolled in Union education classes had the chance to take part in a tour of the nation's Capitol in December. Pictured in front of the congressional east side of the building are Terry Smith, James Barnett, Eddie Hernandez, Tinitali Tinitali, Ezekiel Hagger, Willie Smith, Collie Loper, Louis Vidal, William Hawkins, Frank Bartlett, Lionel Strout, SIU Legislative Representative Liz DeMato, and SHLSS Instructor Ed Boyer. December 1984 / LOG / 5 �In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. Senator-Elect Paul Simon Senator Lloyd Bentsen S ENATOR-ELECT Paul Simon (D-Ill.) has served as the representative from the 22nd District of Illinois since 1974. In the summer of 1983, Congressman Simon announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. On Nov. 6, 1984, Illinois voters elected Paul Simon as their junior senator from the '' Land of Lincoln." In the House of Representatives, Simon has championed such issues as full employment, education, concerns of the handicapped, fossil fuels development and missing children. In May of this year, Simon appeared at SIU headquarters with former Vice President Walter M,mdale. At that time, Simon, addressing the larg~ audience of maritime industry representatives, spoke of the need to increase the nation's conventional forces instead of Reagan's sprint in the nuclear arms race. One of Simon's main concerns is this administration's massive nuclear buildup at the expense of conventional military forces which depend on the merchant marine for supplies and deployment. Simon said with "this massive nuclear buildup, the nation will be faced with the horrible, horrible choice of using nuclear weapons or doing nothing at all." During his tenure in the House of Representatives, Simon served the allowed maximum three terms (six yearst on the House Budget Committee. In the 98th Congress, Simon served on the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Science and Technology Committee. He also served as a member of the Congressional Coal Caucus, House Caucus on North American Trade, and the House Democratic Research Organization. This summer, Rep. Simon introduced the "Missing Children's Assistance Act" to bring a national hotline and other coordinated efforts to bear on a tragedy that strikes thousands of children each year. Simon terms the bill "a Phase II effort by the Congress to address a national problem that brings 6 I LOG / December 1984 S Senator-Elect Paul Simon heartbreak and often unspeakable tragedy to the lives of thousands of children and their parents each year.'' The Illinois lawmaker was the original author of the "Phase I" effort-a bill signed into law in 1982 that has broadened the use of the FBI's central crime computer in searches for missing children. Said Simon, "The 'Phase II' missing children's bill takes aim at two basic problems which stymie searches today: They are launched too late, and they are doomed by too little information. This bill is an attempt to get at both problems. This is the beginning of an early warning system for missing children. ''Only the parent of a missing child can know the frustration of learning how little our government is able to help in the search for a missing son or daughter. With the Missing Children's Act, we plugged a glaring loophole in the use of the FBI' s central crime computer. That was a remedial step-something which should have been done years ago. This year we can take the first step toward a national policy on missing children." SIU sends congratulations and wishes continued success to Senator-Elect Paul Simon. We look forward to working with him on all issues in the Senate which affect the health and welfare of America's working millions. "As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end." Adlai Stevenson, Chicago September 29, /952 ENATOR Lloyd Bentsen (DTexas) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1948 through 1955. After a successful business career, Bent, sen announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. In 1970 he was elected to the U.S. Senate representing the "Lone Star State," and Bentsen has been serving successive Senate terms ever since. In the Senate, Bentsen has several powerful committee assignments. He serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Finance Committee, Senate Intelligence Committee, the Joint Economic Committee and the Joint Taxation Committee. With his strong committee positions, the senator has endorsed and worked for many initiatives to revitalize the American merchant fleet. As ranking member of the International Trade Subcommittee, Bentsen was a chief architect and floor manager of the recently enacted Omnibus Trade and Tariff Act of I 984, which includes his proposal requiring reciprocity with America's foreign competition. The new law provides for retaliation against unfair foreign trade practices that limit U.S. exports. Also, the law's coverage is expanded for the first time to include services, which means that such issues as cargo reservation are now covered by American trade law. Said the senator, ''These new provisions give the U.S. maritime trades new tools with which they can encourage America's competitors to reduce their cargo reservation percentages, creating new opportunities for American workers." , Through the years, Sen. Bentsen has supported ODS and CDS programs to maintain the U.S. fleet's presence and competitiveness on the world's oceans. The '' Stars and Stripes'' flying on the masts of American ships sailing into the ports of our allies and Third World countries symbolizes U.S. involvement in worldwide events. Our P.L.-480 Senator Lloyd Bentsen Food for Peace Program, with the backing of senators such as Bentsen, reinforces the commitment of the United States to underdeveloped countries. A few months ago in the 98th Congress, Bentsen threw down the gauntlet and joined several of his colleagues spearheading Senate action against lessening the restrictions in the Export Administration Act on the ban to export Alaskan oil. He has been at the forefront of attempts to assure that American jobs are not lost to underpriced foreign competition. Bentsen successfully fought to protect employment in the U.S. maritime industry by defeating the efforts to amend the Export Administration Act which would have authorized shipments of Alaskan oil to Japan. His support of the ban comes from his realization that the United States must be energy self-sufficient. In addition to his commitment to the export ban, filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a maximum fill rate is another avenue the senator endorses for U.S. oil independence. Bentsen has always been concerned about America's export capability to reduce our balance of payments and to stimulate our lagging economy. As chairman of the Joint Economic Committee in the 96th Congress, Sen. Bentsen initiated the national debate over the causes of our deteriorating productivity and poor export performance. Specifically, he conducted hearings which revealed the widespread use of illegal subsidies to undercut American exports. �l~iffi1:}[::::::~:m,::ii,:,,,,,,,,,=,~=,~W::.~~==n.::~-;i:;~~~,,, tug/tow 1 harge/dredge 1 Inland News I I it:t:-J:LIB™¼~._:::::.:.·..:.:...:.:.. >Ji:::-2.,:.::>u•:·:·..:.·:·.:;.:.·~::.:.:.:::.:.:::::::-::r.::·.::·:::·:~-:-:·J! Seafarers International Union AFL-CIO Frank Drozak, President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Mike Sacco Joe Sacco Pat Pillsworth Mike Dagon Al Raymond Jim Martin Juan Reino5a Gene Taylor Joe Sigler Mike Paladino Steve Ruiz Ed Turner "Red" Campbell Jimmy Walker Marshall Novack Robby Robertson John Fay Augie Tellez Carl Peth Bob Stevens Angel Hernandez Mike Worley Leon Hall George McCartney Jack Bluitt David "Scrap Iron" Jones Dean Corgey Ray Singletary Jim McGee Joe Perez Jack Caffey Don Anden,on Dave Heindel George Ripoll Tom Glidewell Emil Lee Byron Kelley Edd Morris Nick Celona Bo Koesy Bob Hall Danny Griffin December 1984 / LOG I 7 �Taylor and Anderson Agreement Okayed A new contract for SIU Boatmen at the Taylor and Anderson Co. in the port of Philadelphia was agreed upon early this month. James Arthur Davis, 63, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk sailing as a captain. Brother Davis is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Mathews, Va. and is a resident there. • Delta Queen Contract Talks On New contract negotiations for the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. began on Dec. 7 in the port of New Orleans. The old pact is due to end on Dec. 31. Carteret Towing Gets Pact Extension The contract at Carteret Towing Co. in the port of Norfolk was extended early this month to Feb. 21 , 1985. Luedtke Engineering to Dredge Algonac Harbor Luedtke Engineering Co. has won the contract to dredge the harbor in the port of Algonac, Mich. Luedtke contract has been ratified and signed. • The contract at the Champions Auto Ferry Co. has been signed, sealed and delivered. • This month Boatmen at the North American Trailing Co. were mailed new contract suggestion forms for the upcoming contract negotiations. Their contract expires on Feb. 28, 1985. N.Y. Cross Harbor R.R. Tracks Barge Flips, Sinks High winds off the Brooklyn (N.Y.) waterfront caused a SIU-contracted N.Y. Cross Harbor Railroad barge carrying more than six miles (585 tons) of new steel subway tracks worth $335,000 to turn turtle and sink rapidly just minutes before the cargo was to have been offloaded to the City Transit Authority. • None of the barge crew was hurt. A transit authority spokesman said the Cross Harbor Railroad had sent divers down to the sunken barge to see if the 900 39-foot long, curved heat-treated rails could be salvaged. The tracks were to be laid down in January. The strong winds apparently whipped the barge around and snapped her lines to the hauling_tugboats before she flipped over and sank very quickly. The sinking occurred in front of the U.S. Army Terminal at Pier 1, 58th St. and 1st Ave. The rails were shipped from the Bethlehem Steel Co.'s Steeltown, Pa. mills through New Jersey. In Brooklyn, they were to have been loaded onto the authority's South Brooklyn Railroad for delivery to Bush Terminal. New Pensioners James Rinnie Campbell Sr., 57, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1964 sailing as a captain for Slade Towing from 1956 to 1960 and for Higman Towing from 1974 to 1977. Brother Campbell is a veteran of the. U.S. Army during World War II. He was born in Texas and is a resident of Hemphill, Texas. 8 I LOG / December 1984 William Joseph Carney, 63, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Carney began sailing inland in the same port in 1964 sailing as a tankerman and captain for IOT from 1964 to 1972. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Boatman Carney was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Paulsboro, N.J. Arthur Raymond Dring, 64, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing as a mate and captain for G & H Towing and the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1945 to 1984. Brother Dring is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Peekskill, N.Y. and is a resident of Arkansas Pass, Texas . Lorraine Judd, 65, joined the Union in the port of Paducah, Ky. in 1973 sailing as a cook for the Orgulf Transportation Co. t Sister: Judd was born in Wolf Lake, Ill. and is a resident there. Donald H. Kirk. 61, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1968 sailing for the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. from 1967 to 1968 and for Curtis Bay Towing in 1968. Brother Kirk is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in New York City and is a resident of Baltimore. Alex Joseph LeBlanc, 65, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1970. He sailed as a captain and pilot for the Edward Transportation Co. from 1960 to 1965 and aboard the tug National Ideal (National Marine Service) from 1965 to 1979. Brother LeBlanc was born in Lockport, La. and is a resident of La Rose, La. Jerome John Lukowski, 56, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a mate for Baker-Whiteley Towing from 1947 to 1977. Brother Lukowski attended a Piney Point Inland conference. He is a long-time union member and a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in Baltimore, he is a resident there. Benjamin Franklin Roughton, 60, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a captain for Curtis Bay Towing in 1942. Brother Roughton is a former member of the United Mine Workers Union ~s District 50 and the ILA'S 333B. He was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Ira Bonner Sawyer, 62, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a deckhand for GATCO from 1961 to _... 1971 and for the Interstate Oil Transportation Co. (IOT) in 1972. Brother Sawyer is a former member of the United Mine Workers Union's District 50 and a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Ransonville, N.C., he is a resident of Belhaven, N.C. George Rufus Werst, 61, joined the Union in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a cook for IOT from 1969 to 1977 .. Brother Werst also sailed during World War II. He was a former member of the United Auto Workers Union. Born in Decatur, Ind., Boatman Werst is a resident of Astor, Fla. Melvin Frederick Teasenfitz, 63, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1962 sailing as a cook for IOT from 1959 to 1984 and for the J.D. Bassett Co. from 1952 to 1959. Brother T easenfitz was a former member of the Teamsters Union, Local 929. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Boatman Teasenfitz was born in Blue Anchor, N.J. and is a resident of Elm, N.J. �Sonat talks Continue. Negotiations between SONAT Marine and the SIU were held in Philadelphia on December 36. The company's Mariner contract was set to expire at midnight, Dec. 6. The company presented its final proposals orally. The Negotiating Committee has not yet decided what to do with these proposals: accept, reject or bring them to the membership for a vote. Before anything happens, though , a meeting has been scheduled between the Negotiating Committee and the company's lawyer to put the company ' s proposals in final form. As in the Green Fleet negotiations , the company maintained that the captains , mates and barge captains who worked in its Mariner Fleet were supervisors. SONAT Marine reversed more than 20 years of bargaining history by refusing to negotiate with the Union over these ratings. Throughout both the Mariner and the IOT negotiations , the SIU never waived its rights to represent the captains, mates and barge captains. It feels very strongly about the issue, and has continued to keep in touch with all of its members through the regular channels as well as through special bulletins. The old contract will remain in effect until some determination is reached on the company's proposals. Crowley Tankermen Save 2 From Path of Runaway Speedboat By their "speedy action" two Crowley Marine barge tankermen in the port of Wilmington, Calif. saved the lives of two speedboat passengers thrown into the water from the circlin·g , runaway craft as it came near to them. Crowley T & T tankermen Michael Nondorff and Frank Rodriguez received high praise for their lifesaving actions in a letter from launch operator Edward F. Esch of Marine Express to Crowley Barge Operations Manager Robert McIntyre of Long Beach, Calif. "On July 7 at 6:24 p.m. while on a crew change from the launch Express I to Barge 19 in Long Beach Harbor, Michael Nondorff and Frank Rodriguez of Crowley Marine showed exceptional diligence and ability in the saving of two persons lives or in the least from being maimed by their runaway motorboat which had thrown them overboard. ''They [Nondorff and Rodriguez] got them aboard the Marine Express launch in short order as the runaway motorboat was circling back toward them in the water. '' A situation that could have had disastrous results was averted by the actions of these men." In Memoriam Pensioner Dallas Benjamin Acey, 75, passed away from a heart attack in Mathews, Va. on July 30. Brother Acey joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1960. He sailed as a barge captain for the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1937 to 1974. He was born in Mathews and was a resident there. Burial was in the Mathews Chapel Cemetery, Cobbs Creek, Va. Surviving are a sister, Irene Greene and a niece, Sara G. Brooks, both of Mathews. f Pensioner Oswald Theodore Bradley, 77 , died from natural causes at home in Orange, Texas on Oct. 1. Brother Bradley ) joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1963 sailing as a chief engineer for Sabine Towing from 1946 to 1972 and the Texas Oil Co. from 1940 to 1946. He was born in Orange. Boatman Bradley was a former member of the UMD, Local 340 from 1959 to 1963. Cremation took place in Crematory, the Brookside Houston, Surviving is his daughter, Shirley A. Berry of Orange. Pensioner William G. Callis, 80, passed away on Oct. 28. Brother Callis joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1960 sailing as a deckhand for the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1952 to 1965. He was born in Redart, Va. and was a resident there. Surviving is his widow , Mary. Pensioner Arthur Trinoline Downing Jr., 57 , to succumbed cancer m the Middlesex General University Hospital, New Brunswick, N .J. on April 24. Brother Downing joined the Union in the port of New York in 1963 sailing as a mate and deckhand for the ErieLacka wana Railroad , Hoboken , N.J. from 1946 to 1982. He also sailed during World War II for the United Fruit Co. and was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II. Boatman Downing was a former member of the Teamsters Union. Born in Jersey City , N.J. , he was a resident of Helmetta, N .J. Cremation took place in the Ewing Twsp. (N.J.) Crematory. Surviving are his father, Arthur T. Downing Sr. of Helmetta; two sons , Arthur Downing II of Jamesburg, N.J. and Kenneth of North Brunswick , N.J. , and a daughter, Claire Bennett of Helmetta. Pensioner George Washington Jones Sr., 75 , passed away from heart failure in the Valley View Medical Center, Morganfield, Ky. on Sept. 8. Brother Jones joined the Union in the port of St. Louis, Mo. in 1964. He sailed as a chief engineer for ACBL from 1929 to 1962 and aboard the M/V Jefjboat (Inland Tugs) from 1962 to 1974. He was a former member of MEBA in 1940. Boatman Jones was born in Hopkinsville, Ky. and was a resident of Sturgis, Ky. Burial was in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis. Surviving are his widow, Edna and a son, George Jr. Pensioner Walter Llewellyn Mullen, 53, died on Oct. 8. Brother Mullen joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1967 sailing as a cook and chief electrician for G & H Towing in 1966. He was born in Pensacola, Fla., and was a resident of Dickinson , Texas. Surviving are his widow, Lois, his mother, Julia V. Morris of Dickinson; five sons , Roger, Steven, Thomas, Timothy and Christos, and two daughters, Linda and Kathy. Pensioner Horace Hines, 80, succumbed to a heart attack in the Camden (N.J.) Cty. Health Service Center, Blackwood, N.J. on Nov. 7. Brother Hines joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a tug captain for IOT. He was a former member of Local 1700 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army before World War II. Boatman Hines was born in North Carolina and was a resident of Wenonah, N .J. Cremation took place in the Harleigh Crematory, Camden. Surviving is a sister, Marcelle of Charlotte, N .C. 'I,. Inland Vacation Pay Why Are Some Vacation Checks Late? Many of our members have received Vacation Benefit payments late. There is a reason for this delay. A number of SIU-contracted companies have stopped participating in the Vacation Plan. When a company does this, we get a big rush of vacation applications from their employees. In order to make payments on these vacation applications, we have to get from the company a Contribution Report to verify the members' employment dates and eligibility. If your employer is slow in submitting these reports, your benefit payment will be delayed. Your Union is doing everything it can to encourage your employer to get his reports in on time so that we can get your vacation check to you as quickly as possible. December 1984 I LOG I 9 �The Drum Point Works Baltimore's Coal Piers The Drum Point is one in a fleet of Curtis Bay Towing vessels working to keep industrial traffic and container cargoes moving at a prosperous pace in the port of Baltimore. The marriage of commerce and industry, in smokestacks dotting the harbor skyline and ocean-going vessels plying its waters, is the perfect setting for the Drum Point. On the drawing board, designers had versatility foremost in mind in creating the GM supercharged tug engine. The Drum Point has, since its construction in 1968 at Jakobson Shipyard at Oyster Bay, N. Y., lived up to the early expectations, completing a variety of ship docking and industrial towing operations. She has a 2,360 hp engine capable of towing 268 gross tons. The draft is I 5. 5 feet, and the Point is 99 feet long with a 27foot beam. Deckhand Brian Gugliotta secures an empty coal barge to the Baltimore Canton Coal Pier. Deckhand Ted Drobins tips his hat after a hard day's work. Mate Clinton Belcher (right) helps Gugliotta fasten the barge alongside the Drum Point at Sparrows Point for the trip to Canton Coal Pier. 1O / LOG I December 1984 �............ Engineer Manuel San Pedro (I.) gets ready to go on deck for a breath of fresh .air during the Drum Point's run to the coal pier. Capt. Roman Jankowiak oversees the Drum · Point's operations from the wheelhouse. This mountain of coal (below), capped by massive conveyors at the Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point coal facility, is fed every day by offloading barges powered by SIU-contracted tugs like the Drum Point. The Drum Point ties up. December 1984 / LOG / 11 �Israel Agrees to Use U.S.-Flag Ships The Israeli government has agreed to use U .S.-flag ships to carry half its foreign and military aid from the United States this fiscal year, even though the Reagan administration in the past has declared such aid is not subject to cargo preference laws. Traditionally, Israel has abided by U.S. cargo preference laws which require that U .S.-flag ship-s carry 50 percent of that foreign aid. However, in 1979 a new program, cash transfer, was begun. Instead of allocating specific commodities or products, the U.S. gave the Israeli government hundreds of millions of dollars to purchase their own U.S. products. The first few years of the program Israel abided by the cargo preference laws. But when the General Accounting Office Legal Aid organization HIST ADR UT, Israel signed an agreement calling for 50 percent U.S. carriage. This year the agreement was reached without any controversy. declared that the laws did not apply to cash transfer, Israel said it would ship its aid on other vessels. Last year, after pressure from the SIU and the Israeli labor NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 At Sea Iffe\~ITTJ@r® Ogden Missouri Sailin' to Sri Lanka (Ceylon} On Dec. 21, the ST Ogden Missouri (Ogden Marine) will sail from a Gulf port to Tricomalee, Sri Lanka with a cargo of 48,500 metric tons of bulk wheat. 080 Jade Phoenix to Bangladesh On Dec. 24, the 080 Jade Phoenix (Titan Navigation) will sail from a North Pacific port to Chittagong or Chaina, Bangladesh carrying 75,000 metric tons of bulk wheat. Spirit of Texas Going to Ceylon From Feb. 4-15, the Spirit of Texas (Titan Navigation) will voyage from a Gulf port to Trincomalee, Sri Lanka with a cargo of 35,400 metric tons of bulk wheat. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters . NOV. 1-30, 1984 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class A Class B Class C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 21 12 0 1 0 0 3 0 13 0 0 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . ..... .. ... . .. .. . . ... ... ... . . New York ........... .... . . ... . ........ . . Philadelphia ............................. Baltimore .. .. . .. . .. . .. .... ...... .. .... .. Norfolk ..... . .................. . ...... . . Mobile .... . ..... . ... .. . .. ...... ........ New Orleans . ...... .. ..... ... .. .. ....... Jacksonville ... .. . .. . . .. ..... ....... . ..• . San Francisco ~1~/~g-t~~. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Puerto Rico ............................. Houston ............ . ... .. •.......• ....•. ~l~°L~~s· : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . Piney Point ............................. 40 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 6 18 1 0 40 85 16 50 Gloucester ................•............. New York . ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ........... Philadelphia ............................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baltimore ............................... Norfolk ............. ... . ... .... . ..... ... Mobile .... .. .. . ........ . .... .... ....... New Orleans Jacksonville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : San Francisco 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucester .... .. ... . .... . . . . . .. . ........ New York ............................... Philadelphia ...... . ................... .. . Baltimore ............ . ..•... .. ...... .... Norfolk .... . .. . ................ . . .. ..... Mobile .... .. .... .. •....•........ . ..• .. . New Orleans Jacksonville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : San Francisco Wilmington . . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Seattle ..... . . . ................. . . .. ... . Puerto Rico . . ...........•....... ... . . ... Houston ........... •....... . . . .....• . .. . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ~l~°L~a~s· : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Piney Point ............ . ... ... .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals .................................. Port ~~~l~g-t~~. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Puerto Rico .. .. ...... .. . ........... . . ... Houston ... . ....... . ................ .... 0 ~l~ L~a~s· : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Piney Point .. . .. ...... .... ..... . ... . . . .. .Totals . . ... . .. ... ... ... . . ............... 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 7 39 0 13 0 3 0 3 3 0 8 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 20 24 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 NOT AVAILABLE 7 0 18 0 0 7 31 1 0 17 124 30 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 4 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 . 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 NOT AVAILABLE 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port 2 2 0 0 NOT AVAILABLE 5 _, 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 Totals ...... . . . .... . ........... . ........ 12 1 9 5 0 15 14 5 36 Totals All Departments . .. .. ............ . .. 111 19 62 48 4 35 156 37 101 • " Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . •· "Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . Support the SIU Blood Bank 12 /LOG/ December 1984 In the event that any SIU members have legal problems In the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for Informational purposes: BALTl MORE, MD. Kaplan , Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele.# (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner . 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659·4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele.# (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild , Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-3100 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele.# (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid , Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele.# (813) 879-9842 �SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE The Sealift Operations and Maintenance course has been developed to meet the requirements for seafarers to man the new MSC ships operated by SIU- contracted companies. The course consists of classroom lectures and practical application to include; • Underway Replenishment on SHLSS vessels. Vertical Replenishment Crane Operation on the SHLSS crane. Fork Lift Operations Pamage Control Fire Fighting Safety • • • • •• I During an UNREP, a 55-gallon drum is hauled aboard the receiving vessel by means of the in-haul line, and is kept about 8 feet above the water during the transfer. The school''s newly acquired 32 ton twin Hagglund crane. The course is open to all members in good standing and is required to be taken in addition to the specialty and upgrading courses offered at SHLSS. It will cross train each member, no matter what department, for the varied jobs within the ships of the rapid deployment force. The school has recently installed a 32- ton twin Hagglund crane which will be used for the on-the-job-training in the Sealift Operation and Maintenance course. This allows the school to train SIU members on real equipment for each segment of the course. December 1984 / LOG / 13 �,f- --Prepare for the Future-The seven-week Able Seaman course offered at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship prepares seafarers for the duties of an Able Seaman through classroom and hands-on practical training. In the classroom, topics include deck seamanship, rules of the road, marlinspike seamanship, helmsmanship, cargo handling, replenishment at sea, vertical replenishment, crane operation, fork lift, damage control, safety, fire fighting, emergency , _ _j Able Seaman :<Yi ... : procedures, C.P .R. and first aid. During the hands-on training, the student experience working with the real / thing, such as wire and line splicing, knot tying, block and tackle rigging, and working with cargo booms. Dayby-day maintenance on vessels is stressed to include surface preparation and painting and wire rope cleaning and preservation. Upon completion of the course, students must pass a U.S. Coast Guard exam to receive an endorsement. The trolley block is checked prior to riding on the highline. The highlines tension is checked by the ships windlass. The messenger line is passed thru a snatch block prior to a practice UN REP. The turnbuckle is tightened to steady the king post prior to transferring cargo. _.;,• 't ;, ::.lint .;:f A 55-gallon drum is hoisted from the hold of the Earl "Bull" Sheppard using its onboard crane. 14 / LOG I December 1984 The chime hooks are disconnected after the drum is placed on deck. �Welding ---Bonds the Future--This SHLSS five-week course is designed to teach you all you need to know about basic welding and cutting aboard ship . Classroom time covers safety, welding techniques, rod selection, amp setting and polarities. The Welding course is available to qualified members who hold a rating in their department or have equivalent inland experience. Shoptime concentrates on oxyacetylene brazing, welding and cutting, and electric arc welding and cutting in all positions on plates and pipes . Education Is The Key To Job Security! Tony Mohammed practices using a cutting torch. Wearing the proper safety gear is extremely important during welding, as Jorge Bermeo demonstrates. The proper technique for grinding a steel plate is demonstrated by Patrick Harrington. C. HLSS COURSE GRADUATES Weldlng Front row I. to r.: Instructor Bill Foley, Herald Latham, Raymond Blethen, George Kugler, Jorge Bermeo, Patrick Harrington. Second row I. tor. : Leroy Williams, John Steele, Robert Goodrum, Tony Mohammed, Charles Foley and Edward Biss. Able Seaman Front row I. to r. : Lloyd Rogers, Kirk Cully, Steve Vreeland , Michael McCarthy, Paul Cates. Second row: Jim DeSoucey, Dennis Lamneck , Sy Varas, Edwin Ortega, Randy Wjlliamson, James Milan, Barry Fleming, Instructor Tom Doyle. Third row: Randy Santucci, Thomas Jefferson, Larry Mccants, Dan Schwall. Third Mate/Master Mate Freight & Towing In alphabetical order: Tracy Anderson, William Berulis, Allen Campbell, Kenneth Leiby, Dolphin Moores, Muslin Muhammed, Anthony Sacco, George Tricker,· Ronald Williams, Instructor John Chanslor. · ' • · December 1984 / LOG /'15 �Louisville Conference Explores New Trends in Adult Education by Mary Coyle and Durella Rodriquez :.. .I,.,;\Js. IJ, ~ • Adult Education Instructors, Mary Coyle and Durella Rodriguez, planning their first day of conference workshops. Adult Education instructors Mary Coyle and Durella Rodriquez represented the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the 1984 National Adult Education Conference. The conference was held during the first week of November in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference theme was '' Designs for Learning in an Information Society. ' ' This theme focused on how education can help adults understand and use the growing amounts of new technology and information in today's world. In addition, an underlying theme became apparent - learning is a lifelong process carried out in many different places. Learning is no longer limited to traditional school classrooms with 20 students, books, pencils, and a teacher. Education and learning has reached into business, industry, the home, and the military. The teachers, books, and pencils may be computers, disks, televisions, and video tapes. Some of the workshops attended by us that dealt with using new technologies for continued learning were: ''Teacher and ComputerBased Instruction for the Navy's High Tech Environment," "Labor and Adult Education: The Use of Video,'' ''Coast Guard's Computer-Assisted Approach to Reading and Math, " and "New Designs for Learning in Business and Industry. '' We found the conference informative and useful for SHLSS. The major themes of the conference, lifelong learning and technology in education, are reflected by the programs here at the school. Students from 18 to 80 are given the opponunity to continually upgrade their vocational skills and improve their academic skills. The increasing use -----E-Mail----- of television, video, and computer systems for learning is expanding the educational offerings at SHLSS. The possibilities of what can be done with these systems are challenging. The conference pointed out that education and learning does not end with high school or college. Adults learn each day of their lives, even though they are not at school or in class. Instructors must not just give information. Instead, they must learn how to help adults learn and use the information coming from a fast-paced society. Schools, businesses, the military, and industry cannot separate themselves from each other. They must develop and promote networks for sharing new ideas and trends in education. And finally, adults have specific learning needs. It must be the responsibility of any place that offers educational programs to find out what those specific needs are and develop programs to meet them. SHLSS communication of the Future ... Today! The E - Mail Communication System, which is installed in the ports, is a vital part of the information exchange that takes place daily between the ports and SIU Headquarters in Camp Springs,Maryland. '.fhis high-speed computerbased system allows the ports to communicate with each other as well as to Headquarters. Typically, the system is used to check claims status and provide a member with an instant update on his or her eligibility. Financial and administrative reports are sent to headquarters over E - Mail, thus bypassing the problems of traditional mail. At SHLSS, the E- Mail system simplifies and streamlines the task of record-checking. This is important because seafarers from all over the country come to the school and keeping track of their records would be a timeconsuming task without the help of the E - Mail system. Through the E-Mail System, SHLSS Port Agent Carl Peth pulls Ahmed Sharip's records from Headquarters and discusses eligibility with him. :· ~--==tr..,:w..-...,.l:fl!L:illlfl.~---~-..~~-~ ~~,..,..,~ --~~~. .... .- The SHLSS STAFF ··: 1 • j Wishes you a Happy and Ii 1 Prosperous New Year w~---~~~~••-..:w. • •• •io -~ • • • •• • .... ~ Automation Radar Kneeling: Richard Robertson. First row I. to r.: Instructor Calvin Williams, Michael Murphy, Jeff Strozzo, Murphy Allison, Shigery Moritani, Chomer Jefferson. Second row I. to r.: Bob Layko, Edward Pollses, Eric Rossi. Instructor Abe Easter, Jack Oberle, Jonathan Dye, Mike Caliendo. 16 /LOG/ December 1984 Gingerbread House created by Pastry Chef students: Rudolph Spingat and Ursula lbert, assisted by (c.) Dana Paradise. �i i Following are the updated course schedules for January through March 1985, at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into five categories: engine department courses; deck department courses; steward department courses; recertification programs; adult education courses. The start'ing and completion dates for all courses are also listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in size-so sign up early. Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. . SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. The following classes will be held through March 1985 as listed below: Deck Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date First Class Pilot January 4 February 28 Towboat Operator (License) January 18 March 7 Towboat Operator Scholarship Program March 15 May 2 Quartermaster-Ocean January 11 February 21 License Mate (3rd March 1 Un Ii m ited-Master/Mate Freight & Towing) May 10 Able Seaman March 1 April 11 Lifeboat February 15 March 11 February 28 March 21 Sealift Operations & Maintenance January 18 February 22 March 29 February 21 March 28 May 2 Radar Observer January 25 February 8 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward bi-weekly bi-weekly bi-weekly month_ ly varies varies varies varies Recertification Programs Course Check-In Date Completion Date Bosun Recertification March 3 April 8 Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Course Completion Date QMED-Any Rating March 15 June 6 Marine Elect.Maintenance January 4 March 7 Marine Electronics March 8 April 25 Third Asst. Engineer January 4 March 15 Diesel Engineer-Reg. February 22 March 28 Welding January 4 February 8 March 15 February 7 March 14 April 18 Diesel Engineer Scholarship (License) February 22 April 19 Tankerman February 15 February 28 Refrigeration Systems/ January 4 Maintenance & Operations February 21 Bus Schedule Mo_ nday Through Friday Only Depart Lexington Park 6:20 A.M. Arrive Washington D.C. 8:20 A.M. Depart Washington, D.C. 4:30 A.M. 5:55 P.M . Arrive Lexington Park 6:15 A.M. 7.55 P.M. The Gold Line Bus is the only bus which travels between Washington D.C. and the nearest bus stop in LexingtoA Park. This bus line travels Monday through Friday only. It is necessary to take a cab from Lexington Park to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Gold Line Bus Station is located at 12th and New York, Northwest, D.C. Telephone Number in Washington, D.C.: (202) 479-5900 The Gold Line Bus Station is located in Lexington Park at the A&P Grocery. Fare: $10.30 (One Way) --------------------- Friendly Cab Company, Lexington Park, Maryland Telephone Number: 863-8141 Fare from Lexington Park to SHLSS is: $11.00 (1 or 2 occupants) one way. December 1984 / LOG / 17 �CL L NP Directory of Ports -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes NOV. 1-30, 1984 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Frank Drozak, President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac ...... ...... .. ...... . 14 2 0 Port Algonac .. .. .............. . .. 5 0 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 14 3 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 10 4 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 5 0 0 11 5 0 2 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 35 19 10 35 11 Port Algonac ..................... 0 Port Algonac .. .. .............. . .. 4 2 51 5 14 6 Ed Turne,, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer Laon Hall, Vice President Angu• "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President 0 HEADQUARTERS Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 23 5 2 29 7 0 111 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794:4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea NOV. 1-30, 1984 • Port Gloucester ............. ... . . New York .......... . ...... . . Philadelphia ........... . ..... Baltimore ................... Norfolk .................... . Mobile ....... . •.. .... .... . . New Orleans ..... . .......... Jacksonville .............. . .. San Francisco ........•....•. Wilmington ................. Seattle .. . .. . ..... . ......... Puerto Rico .....•.. . .•...... Honolulu ... ' ......... . ..... Houston .......... . ......... Piney Point ..........• .. .... Totals ... ..... .. ............ Port Gloucester .......... . ..... .. New York ........ . •.... . .... Philadelphia ............ .. ... Baltimore .... , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Norfolk ............ . ... . .... Mobile ..... . .....•.... . . ... New O~eans ................ Jacksonville ....... . ... . ... .. San Francisco .... . .... . . . ... Wilmington . ..... . .......... Seattle .................. . .. Puerto Rico .. . .............. Honolulu .......... .. ....... Houston ............... .• ... Pinet Point ................. Tata I .. . .. . ... .... ...... . .. Port Gloucester .... . ... .. . . ...... New York .....• .. ..•....•... Philadelphia ...• . ......... . .. Baltimore .....•... .. . . ..... . Norfolk . .................... Mobile ........... . ......... New Orleans ............ . ... Jacksonville ............ .. •. . San Francisco . .............. Wilmington .......... . .... .. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ....•. . ... . ..... . Honolulu ........... . ....... Houston ............ . ....... Piney Point ........ .. ....... Totals ..... . ... _... .......... *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 21 6 2 12 7 31 29 15 15 29 3 1 20 0 1 7 3 0 7 4 6 11 5 6 9 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Trip Reliefs 0 22 3 0 9 1 21 24 16 6 18 6 3 17 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 12 0 17 0 2 0 6 0 14 0 4 0 6 0 14 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 639 241 23 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 8 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 98 5 14 4 32 2 2 0 0 0 1 66 6 146 1 23 6 2 4 8 30 15 15 5 22 4 0 12 0 2 5 2 0 5 1 3 5 4 5 8 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 16 3 0 3 1 9 15 5 8 12 3 1 12 0 0 10 0 0 5 3 7 9 14 1 10 3 3 1 0 66 52 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 1 5 0 4 1 1 25 97 28 0 2 6 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 9 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 3 ·o0 1 2 1 8 0 21 1 0 1 8 0 10 8 0 5 1 0 7 18 63 12 2 0 14 0 0 3 705 Me-dical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 192 147 DULUTH, Minn. 90 55 63 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 116 5 21 16 39 106 63 74 36 66 14 5 76 0 13 29 90 53 53 13 58 12 5 53 0 5 48 3 11 20 6 23 27 18 17 21 7 18 17 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 2 1 2 0 7 0 0 10 7 14 16 21 5 33 14 26 18 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 4 1 8 0 0 2 499 204 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 70 0 8 15 21 48 24 106 25 31 7 16 31 0 2 25 0 2 3 2 5 16 18 6 23 7 60 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 67 0 0 4 402 173 69 2 55 2 13 5 6 53 20 121 16 31 11 7 27 0 6 114 9 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 3 8 0 287 1 0 Port Gloucester . .. ... .. . . ........ New York . . ................• Philadelphia ... ... ...... .. ... Baltimore . . .. . ... . .... , . .... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..... . .............. . New Orleans .. . ..... ... ..... Jacksonville ................. San Francisco .....•....•.... Wilmington .......•......... Seattle ... . ........... . ..... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ........ ·••· ....... Houston . .. .. . . .... . .. . ... .. Piney Point ... . ....•....•... Totals ........... .. ......... 104 181 28 0 0 0 0 369 799 325 Totals All Departments . ....... 509 324 43 324 180 65 15 1,909 1,417 436 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 15 2 5 7 1 10 13 15 8 11 4 1 12 0 1 18 9 3 10 4 17 12 16 13 29 5 19 4 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 23 0 0 34 24 64 35 80 42 50 26 238 43 9 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Callf. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Callf. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 • " Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of November was down from the month of October. A total of 584 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 584 jobs shipped, 324 jobs or about 55 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 15 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 815 jobs have beei:i shipped. 18 /LOG / December 1984 Support SPAD �· Propeller Club Sponsors Student Essay Contests Christopher Columbus had to present an educated argument, an essay of sorts on the importance of trade before government purse strings were untied and three ships given over to his command by Queen Isabella of Spain. Though strong arguments in favor of a maritime fleet no longer bring a shining flotilla of wooden ships to maritime merchants, the Propeller Club, a non-profit educational association, is sponsoring two maritime essay contests with travel and cash awards. The 50th Annual Harold Harding Memorial Essay Contest, open to high school students, will allow teenagers an opportunity to learn why "maritime matters are of vital importance to our country,'' according to National Propeller Club President Frederick W. Hassett, and the chance to venture upon the very same trade lanes sailed by generations of seamen. The theme of the high school contest is "A Student's Assessment of the American Merchant Marine." Students judged to have submitted the most informative essays will each be awarded a trip on an Americanflag vessel-maybe touring close to the shore of Christopher Columbus' homeland. Tickets for the winners will be for such destinations as the Mediterranean, the Orient, the Caribbean, Africa or South America; coastal cruises along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts; or inland voyages on the Great La.kes, Mississippi and Ohio rivers. In addition, the Propeller Club is sponsoring a contest for college students who are members of the College Propeller Clubs in universities and colleges across the nation. The purpose of the Ninth National Maritime Essay Contest for College Stu- dents is to increase participants' awareness and that of the public of the vital role that the merchant marine plays in the national interest by insuring the effective carriage of the nation's commerce to foreign and domestic ports. "Why a Declining U.S. Merchant Marine: Facts and Opinions'' is the assignment. Winners will receive awards of$500, $400, $300 and $200. Essays for both contests must be received March 1, 1985. National prize winners will be announced on National Maritime Day, May 22, 1985. For further details, contact your local Propeller Club or The Propeller Club of the United States, 1030 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. Onboard the Juneau Assembled in the crew mess for a quick snapshot are: (standing, I. to r.) SIU West Coast VP George McCartney; Gus Coutodis, pumpman, and Wayne Evans, chief cook. Seated (I. to r.) are Jim Fair, QMED; Frank Feld, wiper, and John McAuliffe, AB. Jimmy Weed (I.) is chief cook aboard the Overseas Juneau; William Wroten is chief steward. SIU West Coast Vice President George McCartney (standing) poses with Bosun John Lundborg (I.) and Jim Fair, QMED. The Overseas Juneau (Maritime Overseas) lies at anchor in the port of Valdez, Alaska. December 1984 I LOG / 19 �Sumatra to Greece-Suez to Rotterdam Seafarers Don't Sing "I'll Be Home to F: OR much of the world the holiday season summons up warm good tidings in .the smiles of families reunited to celebrate in the spirit of brotherhood and charity that is the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas morning's squeals of surprise from children, the chorus of carols ring across the land. But for the men and women who are away at Christmas earning their living as SIU deep-sea sailors and tug operators, there are no holidays at sea. * * * * O F a11 the Christmases he has sailed in. 39 years, Edward Tresnick wi11 never forget that Christmas anchored in Baltimore. Large Victorian lace snowflakes were falling. Children were tucked into bed and parishioners lifted up their voices in Christmas song. The crew of the S.S. Cubore felt they could reach out and touch the city lights of Baltimore as they rounded the chan- nel into Sparrows Point. The be1ls of St. Matthews Cathedral and in the belfries of church steeples across Baltimore's neighborhoods rang peals of joy as if to beckon Seafarers home. When the clocks chimed midnight, the first minute of Christmas Day (1957), the crew standing at the rail of the S.S. Cubore broke down and wept. Most of the crew were a short distance from home. But each had orders to stay onboard. Unlike the story of Cinderella, officials at the port did not come up with a glass slipper that fit the occasion of the ship's tardy arrival Christmas Eve. ·customs and Immigration officials were going to be able to spend Christmas at home. But not the men of the Cubore. They arrived in Baltimore one hour after the Customs officials closed up shop for the holiday and they wouldn't be back until the day after Christmas. "They [the crew] were so broken •hearted," said Tresnick, who appeared at the Baltimore hall recently to ship out as chief cook for , yet another .~tf . '. .. · ~ ...... . Christmas. There, he ran into two SIU members from that sad trip. "We all had a good laugh," he said. * * * * OHN Steele and two ship- J mates went into town to make sure the coast ·was clear before trekking into the frozen forests which surround the small Canadian town of Mulgrave, Nova Scotia. The burly lumberjacks were in the coffee shop. John Steele and his trusty pocketknife felled a Christmas tree in Nova Scotia. Steele cannot remember a more beautiful Christmas. Battered by cold winds while carrying out the winter detail securing barges loaded with the autumn harvest of grain, his hands were red and chafed. But on the outskirts of town they found the perfect tree, tall and full and sturdy. It took Steele about 15 minutes to whittle through the bark and sap and pulp layers of hard wood with the small Buck knife he carried in his pocket. The three carried their prize back to the docked and warm tug Captain Bill. Once inside, the crew made the traditional Christmas toasts. Then they went to work on the tree. With tin foil from the galley, they cut out ornaments. Strings of popcorn were threaded. Spare bolts and fittings from the engine were hung from the branches. They stood back and admired their work. Bathed in the glow of a kerosene lantern, she was indeed a ship's tree. stamped and initialed. He was young and homesick and set to sail on Christmas Day. He was ready to sail, but the holiday took his enjoyment and enthusiasm for this first trip. The young sailor and two ABs were going to spend Christmas Eve in a New York hotel room. He passed under a canopy of pine branches and holly strung from street lamps and traffic lights. There were Santa Clauses and angels; storefront displays of Christmas cheer. As the three settled into their room, another Seafarer dropped by with news from a stranger. They had been invited to a party. AH they had to do was bring a Christmas ornament each, maybe a drummer boy outlined in gold piping or a sparkling ball with 1982 written on it in silvery glitter. It was a tree-decorating party and a place to spend the night at a stranger's apartment on 77th St. . Every now and again he thinks about the good fortune he had that Christmas. ''I think of what a good guy he was," Foley said. "Here was this guy who didn't even know us but invited us over. We were complete strangers. But he did it sight unseen because he knew we would be away for Christmas." * * * * J UST beneath the surface hatred and sorrow raged, the divisions between the Israeli world and the Egyptian more pronounced than ever in the aftermath of the assassination of Egyptian leader, Anwar Sadat. * * * * stranger in New York City brought Christmas to Charles Foley. Foley was ready for his first ship. His papers were signed, A When Customs Service officials left for Christmas Eve, Ed Tresnick and his shipmates were forced to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas at anchor with Baltimore's Christmas lights so close. David Betz spent Christmas on the Suez and felt the tension of the Mideast. �He was never so happy in his life, he said. 1 1 In nearly all the 39 years Chief ~teward Jim Bartlett has sailed IJ m the galleys of ocean vessels, he has rarely been home fot Egypt was on one side. Israel Christmas. on the other. David Betz was At the invitation of the capon deck with fellow crewmemtain, families made their way to bers on the Sea-Land Panama the Star of Texas berthed in passing through the cutting edge New Orleans. There was a mulof the volatile desert along the titude of hugs. Suez Canal that Christmas. Bartlett's wife, sons and Sadat had worked to bring daughters-in-law and two infant about the development of the grandchildren made the journey canal that by international from Mobile, Ala. to be with agreement would be open to him. trade in peacetime and in war. "We just had one big SIU It was ironic because of its proxfamily reunion,'' said Bartlett imity to the Holy Land that the who had not touched land for canal was flanked by the gunmore than a few hours in 18 metal gray barrels of cannon and months working on the Star, tanks on each side. ferrying bauxite between Ja"It was a very cautious trip," maica and New Orleans. Betz said. A cook/baker from All settled down for a chamBaltimore, in the seven years pagne Christmas toast around he has been shipping, time had the tree, a bountiful dinner and not stood still nor did it pass as an overnight stay. "It was a hauntingly as the drumbeat of a good feeling, a mighty good feelfuneral dirge as it did that ing," Bartlett had. Christmas. • tmas . r,75 Ch * * * * W omen Seafarers and the captain's wife "broke the monotony" of the workday on the trip to Rotterdam said one steward aboard the Overseas Harriette last year. And Christmas day, well, Hosea McBride says he has never seen anything like it. Married 45 years with seven children and a brood of McBride grandchildren, he admits there is pleasure in being able to talk to people, all types of people. To the women onboard, it was a joy for him to say to the "young ladies" "Hello beautiful'.' in passing or to be able to sit down to coffee and talk with someone of the opposite sex. "It was a happier Christmas for the crew because they were onboard. They talk sometimes about different things than men will talk about," he said. At Christmas dinner they ''added spice'' to the conversation, he said. "The entire crew was talking through each course: Christmas cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, the turkey dinner to dessert.'' The gleam never left McBride's eyes as he spoke. * * * * T HEY came Christmas Day bearing gifts, some cradling infants bundled in woolen blankets to the New Orleans Shipyard. * * * * HRISTMAS, it is said, is a time of giving. Letters and packages flow in for many Seafarers to the world's ports at Christmas. But for some, noth. . C mg arnves. Richard Tankersley remembers a minister with a bag of gifts and the Long Unes' steward's feast. Often those without family find Christmas the saddest time of the year. One Seafarer speaks of an older seaman he found sitting alone, crying in the galley. The old man asked him if he would decorate the galley tree. The Seafarer took care, hanging a bulb on each branch as the seaman watched, not taking his eyes from the tree until the last string of tinsel was draped and the lights aglow. The older man thanked the younger. In his hands he held a bag of Tootsie Rolls. He presented it to the young man as a Hosea McBride said the addition of women crewmembers added holiday cheer to a Christmas crossing of the Atlantic last year. smile danced on his face he said, "Merry Christmas." T * * * * HE Seamen's Service Church in Wilmington made certain no seaman on the C.S. Long Lines docked in the North Carolina port would go without one package to unwrap last year. Richard Tankersley, an oiler, will remember for a long time to come the minister who came aboard with a sack brimming with presents. "Everyone could just pick out their own,'' he said, little bottles of Old Spice, stationery and assorted toiletries.· There was another surprise too. Ship Steward Tommy Navarre, at his own expense, went grocery shopping and stayed up 'round the clock cooking. He served the crew a Roman feast complete with fre sh fantail shrimp and crab meat and bottles of aged wine. T * * * * HERE is somethi ng about watching splashes of color brilliantly light up the sky that is mesmerizing. Patterns viewed through a kaleidoscope hold the same enchantment and snow falling upon a Christmas scene in a crystal ball as well. Fireworks have always held such a fascination. And if a traveller is in Greece for Christmas today, he may see cities turning out a cascade of color into the night, rejoicing in the birth of the Christian Savior. There is probabl y only one other event that will be so in- delibly etched in the minds of QMED Brenda Murray and AB John Dye, sailing in the Mediterranean during Christmas in 1980. Aboard the LNG El Paso they stood on the bow to see Christmas fireworks shooting beyond the mountains and the city of Piraeus, Greece. They had only recently met. "Other people were on deck but they were not on the fo'c's'le lounge but toward the vapor mast" said Dye, so they were alone with their thoughts. - John Dye spent a Christmas watching fireworks off Greece with a female shipmate. Th_ey married last month . . Since then, they have worked to have their schedules to sail together on SIU-contracted vessels. Never have !hey had a more perfect Christmas than the year they sailed to Greece. Three weeks ago, John Dye walked down the aisle with his new bride, Brenda Murray. L * * * * ynn's Restaurant and Bar. - Its reputation has travelled far and wide even though there are no neon lights in the jungle. (Continued on Page 24.) -.- -· �98th Congress-A Mixed Maritime Log The second session of the 98th Congress adjourned in October amid a last-minute flurry of activity, leaving in its wake a mixed record of accomplishment on many important maritime issues. Nearly a dozen pieces of legislation affecting the U.S. maritime industry were enacted over the life of the twoyear Congress. Many of the more important issues and problems affecting the industry, however, were left unconsidered or remained unresolved, and will have to be addressed by the next Congress. The majority of the maritimerelated bills enacted by the Congress were non-promotional measures. Few addressed the fundamental problems facing the industry. For this reason, they are not expected to appreciably expand the deeply ailing U.S. fleet. Those measures enacted mostly clarified or altered federal regulation, or modified administrative procedures in existing programs, such as the Title XI Vessel Construction Loan Guarantee program. On the other hand, it is quite likely that the numerous issues left unresolved will act to accelerate the industry's long downswing. Unresolved issues include the failure to extend restrictions on the export of Alaskan North Slope oil (which could lay up half of the remaining active U .S.-flag tanker fleet); the inability to enact comprehensive waterways legislation to provide for badly-needed port administration has reduced federal support for the U.S. fleet and left it to scrap for business under the banner of free trade, more and more foreign nations have moved in the opposite direction. Over the last few years, foreign nations have implemented cargo policies reserving a substantial portion of their trade for their own vessels in order to boost their national fleets and strengthen their influence abroad. The result has been decreased business opportunities for the U.S. fleet and a and waterway improvements and ~airs; and most conspicuously, the failure to develop a comprehensive promotional program which would revitalize the maritime industry and stem the industry's precipitous decline. The dire need for positive promotional remedies for the troubled U.S. merchant marine is clear. American vessels have been increasingly displaced from the U.S. trades by low-cost foreign competition which has benefited from massive support from their governments. While the Jf i;;. iIB ·-:- ::: corresponding further decline of the industry. During the first term of the Reagan administration, the private, active U .S.-flag commercial oceangoing fleet decreased by more than 110 ships. This has left a fleet of only 406 active vessels as of July 1, 1984, down from a fleet of more than 1,000 vessels in 1960. While the U.S. government has ignored this trend, it has responded quickly and positively to the trade problems affecting a number of other U.S. industries. In the case of the auto industry, foreign imports had risen to a "shocking" 29 percent share of the U.S. market when the government forced Japan to accept "voluntary" restraints. But no alarm has been sounded, and no action has been taken to rescue the U.S. maritime industry, despite the fact that foreign competition has captured, with the help of unfair trade practices, more than a 95 percent share of the U.S. foreign trade shipping market. These problems must be addressed and overcome · by the Reagan administration and the 99th Congress. It is imperative that solutions be developed and implemented quickly, before the decline of the U.S. fleet becomes irreversible. If solutions are not found, the private U.S. merchant marine, and the commercial and national security benefits it has provided to the nation since its founding, may soon cease to exist. Summary of the 98th Congress - Subject Provision Status Subject Provision Status Shipping Act of 1984 (S. 47) Amends and clarifies the Shipping Act of 1916. Reduces government regulation of the shipping industry and broadens anti-trust immunity for cooperative actions by carriers . Signed into law March 20, 1984. (P.L. 98-237) Defense Maritime Commission (H.R . 5167) (Introduced as H.R. 3289/S. 2161) Provision in the Defense Department authorization bill establishes a two-year, seven-member Presiden.tial Commission to study the defense-related aspects of the U.S. maritime industry. Signed into law October 19, 1984. (P.L. 98-525) Title 46 Recodification (S. 46) Revises, reorganizes, and recodifies laws contained in Title 46 of the U.S. Code governing marine safety and seamen's welfare. Signed into law August 26, 1983. (P.L.98-89) Streamlines mortgage foreclosure procedures to permit the government to assume a company's monthly loan payment in cases of Title XI loan defaults. Establishes further guidelines on program eligibility to prevent speculative, tax-shelter oriented investments which contribute to overtonnaging. Signed into law October 30, 1984. (P.L. 98-595) Provisions in the Marine Sanctuaries bill tighten vessel inspection and reporting requirements, increase penalties for operating non-certified vessels, and increase the shipowner's limit on liability for death and personal injury claims from $60 per ton to $420 per ton . Signed into law October 19, 1984. (P.L. 98-498) Title XI Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 5833) Maritime Safety and Liability (S. I !02) (Introduced as H.R. 3486/ H.R. 5207) Construction Differential Subsidy Payback (H.R. 5712) Provision in the Commerce Department appropriations bill prohibits the enforcement of any CDS repayment rule until May 15, 1985 . Signed into law August 30, 1984. (P.L. 98-411) 22 / LOG I December 1984 �Summary of the 98th Congress Subject Provision Status Military Coal (H.J. Res . 648) Provision in the FY 1985 Continuing Appropriations Resolution continues the required use of U.S. coal for U.S . military bases in Europe and establishes a one-year stockpile of coal in Europe for emergency use. Signed into law October 12, 1984. (P.L. 98-473) Cargo Preference-Bulk Bills (H.R. 1242/S. 1624/ H.R. 6222) Bills would have required 20 percent of U .S.-bulk imports and exports to be carried on U .S .-built, U.S.-flag vessels within 15 years. H.R. 6222 and S. 6222 would grant tax credits to shippers using U .S .-flag ships . H.R. 1242 was approved by the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee in June 1983 . Senate Merchant Marine Sub-committee held hearings in September 1983 \ • Cargo Preference--Government-lmpelled (H .R. 2692/S. 1616) Bills would have clarified and strengthened existing cargo reservation laws. Hearings held in House and Senate Merchant Marine Sub-committees . U.S . Mail Carriage (S. 188) Bill would have required that U.S. mail transported overseas be carried on U.S.-flag vessels . Bill was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee in April 1984. War Risk Insurance (H.R. 5505/ S. 2683) Bill would have reauthorized the government's War Risk Insurance Program for five years. The program expired on September 30, 1984. H.R. 5505 passed the House on May 15, 1984. Approved by the Senate Commerce Committee on June 13, 1984. Maritime Redevelopment Bank (H.R. 3399) Shipyard Incentive Program (H.R. 5220) Port Development/lnland Waterways . Bill would have established a federal bank to assist vessel operators and shipyards in capital formation . Hearings were held by the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee in January , April, June, and October 1984. Bill would have established a direct subsidy program to shipyards for developing and building low-cost vessels. It would also have permitted foreign building as long as an equal amount was spent on vessel construction in a U.S . shipyard . Passed House in September. No action taken in Senate . Omnibus water resources bills would have authorized numerous water resources projects and established a federal/local cost-sharing formula for financing the deepening and maintenance of harbors and waterways. Adopted by the House as an amendment of the FY '85 Continuing Resolution and rejected by the Senate as non-germane these provisions were dropped in conference because of threats of a veto . Provision Status Provision in the Second FY 1984 Supplemental Appropriations bill prohibits the use of foreignflag vessels for the offshore storage of military petroleum and petroleum products. Language continuing the prohibition was also contained in the FY 1985 Continuing Appropriations Resolution. Signed into law August 22, 1984 (P.L. 98-396) and October 12, 1984 (P.L. 98473). Provision in the FY 1985 Continuing Appropriations Resolution funds the SPR at a fill rate of 159,000 b/d. The Administration had sought a fill rate of 145,000 bid. Signed into law October 12, 1984. (P.L. 98-473) Authorizes FY 1985 appropriations for programs of the Maritime Adminis!ration and the Federal Maritime Commission . Signed into law October 12, 1984. (P.L. 98-473) Jones ActPuerto Rico Passenger Ship Waiver (H.R. 89) Permits foreign-flag passenger vessels to carry passengers between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland until a similar U.S. service is established. Signed into law October 30, 1984. (P.L.98-563) Alaska Oil Exports (H .R. 3231/ s. 979) Provision in the Export Administration Act reauthorization bill would have extended restrictions on the export of Alaska North Slope oil for an additional six years . Existing restrictions expired in September 1983. Conferees were unable to agree on other provisions of the bill. Export is currently being restricted by the President through the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. Canadian Bills would have required carriers moving U.S . cargo over land and through ports in contiguous nations to file their rates with the Federal Maritime Commission. H.R. 1511 was rejected in the House on September 18, by a 188-209 vote. No hearings were held in the Senate. Passenger Vessel Reflagging (H.R. 2883/ H.R. 4333/ S.1197) Bills would have permitted two foreign-flag passenger vessels to reflag U.S. and be eligible to enter the U.S. coastwise trades. House added as an amendment to the FY '85 Defense Authorization bill. The amendment was dropped in conference. Alaska Third Proviso (H.R. 1076/ s. 2244) Bill would have repealed the Third Proviso of the Jones Act which permits foreign-flag operators to carry domestic U.S. cargo between Alaska and the mainland states as long as part of the movement is on Canadian railroads. Passed House on June 14. Senate held no hearings . Panama Canal Claims (H .R. 3953/ S. 2314) Bill would have permitted claims in excess of $120,000 that result from accidenfs occurring outside of the locks to be settied by the Panama Canal Commission and subsequent judicial review . H.R. 3953 was approved by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee in May 1984. Senate held no hearings . Subject Jet Fuel Storage (H.R. 6040 and H.J. Res. 648) Strategic Petroleum Reserve Funding (H.J . Res . 648) Maritime Agencies Funding (S. 2499) Cargo Diversion (H.R. 1511/S. 205) - - - ' AMERICAN IS BEAUTIFUL Buy American ... and look for the Union Label .. UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT. AFL-CIO - December 1984 / LOG / 23 - �KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU com,titution arc available in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership ·s money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Puhlic Accountants every three months. which arc to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the memhership. makes e:-.amination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports. specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and dishurscmcnts of trust funds arc made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records arc available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. - SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority arc protected exclusively hy the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these conlrach arc posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel thcr.:- has hccn any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board hy certified mail. return receipt rc4ucstcd. The proper address for this is: · Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred lo arc available to you at all times. either h) writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts arc available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which ~·ou work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know ~our contract rights. as well as your obligations. such as tiling for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. IL at any time. any SIU all Union halls . All mcmhcrs should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel an) member or otliccr is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ohligation hy any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc .. as well as all other dctaib. then the mcmhcr so affected should immediate!) notif) hcad4uartcrs. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members arc guaranteed c4ual rights in cmploymcnt and as mcmhcrs of the SIU. These rights arc clear!) set forth in the SIU constitution antl in the contracts "'hich the Union has negotiated \\ ith the cmplo)crs. Consc4ucntly. no member ma) he di,crimi · natcd against hccausc of race. creed. color. sc, and national or geographic origin. If any mcmhcr feels that he is denied the c4ual rights to \\hich he is entitled. he should notify Union head4uartcrs . SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro- 11111n11111111t11111111t11111111t1111111ll1111111n11111111t1111111ll11111111t111111111111111llll111111111111 patrolman or other Union ofli:::ial. in your opinion. fails lo protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. ceeds arc used to further its objects anu purposes including. hut not limitcu to. furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers . the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and hoatmcn and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPA D supp,1rts and contrihutcs to political candidates for elective otlicc. Ail contributions arc voluntary. No contrihutio11 may he solicited or received because of force. joh di~crimination. 1inanc1al reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a condition of mcmhcrship in the Uni,in or of employment. If a contrihution is made hy reason ,1f the above impwpcr conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAO hy ccrtitied mail within JO da)s of the contribution for investigation and approrriatc action and refund . if involuntary. Support SPA D to protect and further ~ our economic. poli tic;d and social interests. and American trade uni,rn concepts. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Lug has traditionally refrained fwm publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership . This established policy has been rcaflirmcd hy membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Lug policy is vested in an editorial ho;1 rd which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this n:sponsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies arc to he paid to anyone in any otlicial capacity in the SIU unless an otlicial Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given ,uch receipt. In the event anyone attempts to rci.juirc any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is rc4uircd to make a payment and is given an otlicial receipt. hut feels that he should not ha\'c hccn rc4uircd to make such payment. this should immediately b..: r..:port..:d to Union hcad4uartcrs. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Christmas - -- (Continued from Page 21.) Lynn's is not the easiest latenight spot to find. It is not in the jungle of downtown New York or on the L.A. Sunset Strip. But that is what made Christmas in 1982 so unusual for AB Randy Santucci because he was in neither of the two cities. His Christmas was in Sumatra. Instead of snow, the sun beats down; sweltering heat pushes the mercury to 110 degrees even in the chilliest Decembers. There is not the slightest trace of Christmas festivities. "December 25 is just December 25," to the Moslem worshippers who inhabit Sumatra, Santucci said. "When you pull into port, the first thing you see are smouldering coal beds dug into the front yards and you can smell the cooking." Twenty from the crew who were off duty left the ship to celebrate Christmas by finding Lynn's in the jungle growth. Amid grass huts and the cries of the jungle, and far better than "just hanging out by yourself," the sailors sang the island to sleep, so they thought. It was at Lynn's Christmas night where Christmas carolling blended with the calls of the wild. 24 I LOG / December 1984 - Are You Missing Important Mail? We want to make sure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use the address form on this page to update your home address. If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 SIU & UIW of N.A. -----------------------------------------------------------PLEASE PRINT HOME ADDRESS Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Social Security No. Phone No. Area Code Your Full Name Apt. or Box# Street Book Number 0 City SIU 0 UIW State O Pensioner ZIP Other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ UIW Place of Employment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Thia wlll be my permanent address for all offlclal union malllnga. Thia address should remain In the Union file unleaa otherwise changed by me personally. (Signed) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___________________________________________________________ J t �Coal Panel Needs Help Of Maritime The federal government is forming a National Coal Council to set a policy on American coal from the actual mining to final delivery of America's most abundant energy source. And SIU President Frank Drozak wants to make sure that a labor representative from one of the many transportation modes is included on the panel. "Thousands of our members work in the wide spectrum of transportation services utilized to move coal: workers from the networks of railroads that move coal from mine to port; harbor workers and longshoremen who load and unload the vessels at the ports; merchant seamen who work aboard the coal vessels; and the shipyard workers who have built or repaired vessels that carry U.S. coal.'' Drozak wrote in a letter to Donald Hodel, Department of Energy secretary. The National Coal Council is just in the process of selecting its members. While American coal exports have dropped in recent years, from a 1981 high of more than 112 million tons, Drozak said forecasts show the demand for American coal could reach that peak level again in 1990-1995. "Only when our domestic rail and water networks are smoothly operating like a well-tuned machine, will the United States be able to offer coal to our foreign countries at competitive prices," he said. The country's domestic transportation system, relying on barge and rail traffic, is running smoothly, Drozak said, because of years of long-term planning, capital investment plus some significant port development. "The overseas link in the U.S. coal chain is lacking though because of total dependence on foreign-flag vessels for the carriage of U.S. commercial coal exports," Drozak added. Because labor has such a deep involvement and interest in the expansion of the nation's coal export market, Drozak said that "it is essential that input" from the many transportation unions be included in the National Coal Council's planning. Congress-A Key to Maritime Future SIU Members Visit Capitol Hill -- - The SIU has, over the years, lobbied strenuously for passage of legislation vital to the maritime industry. It is at the U.S. Capitol where the SIU lobbying staff confers with senators and House members to explain the necessity of a strong· maritime fleet and the importance of bills pending which support transport of cargoes by American-flag vessels. Whether a bill will become law in the two voting chambers of the U.S. Capitol may be largely determined by the SIU legislative staff. SIU upgraders enrolled in union education classes can look behind the scenes at the workplace of lobbyists and the nation's lawmakers, as the classes wind to a close with a tour of the U.S. Capitol conducted by a SIU lobbyist. SHLSS students posed on the east portico of the Capitol for a group photo session on one such recent tour. By coincidence a Thomas Jefferson was among them. The group of 31 students from Piney Point was accompanied by SIU lobbyist Liz DeMato and instructor Ed Boyer and included Kevin Bailey, Edward Biss, Raymond Blethen, Michael Caliendo, Darrell Camp, Heinz Carrion, Paul Cates, Kirk Cully, Glenn Davidson, James DeSoucy, Jonathan Dye, Barry Fleming, Manuel Figueroa, Charles Foley, Robert Goodrum, Pat Harrington, Ricardo Ilarraza, Thomas Jefferson, George Kugler, Dennis Lamneck, Larry Mccants, Michael McCarthy, James Milan, Jack Oberle, Edward Ortega, Wilfredo Ramirez, Lloyd Rogers, Randy Santucci, Daniel Schwall, John Steele, Stephen Vreeland, Calvin Wagner, Randy Williamson and Seymour Varas. -- December 1984 / LOG / 25 - �- The Kauai lies alongside the dock in the port of Los Angeles. Larry Lopez is the saloon messman aboard the Kauai. A number of ships were in the port of Los Angeles recently. On this page are some views of the steward department aboard the Kauai (Matson Navigation Co.) - In the messroom of the Kauai are (seated I. to r.) J.E. Lewis, 3rd cook; Larry Lopez, saloon messman; George White, chief cook, and Carolyn Sisneros, 2nd cook. Standing (I. to r.) are Arbie Ray, officer BR; Momoli Misiafa, messman; Harry Sorrick, messman, and Marshall Novack, SIU Wilmington (Calif.) rep. Eye on L.A. -- ..J Second Cook Carolyn Sisneros is making breakfast this morning. J.E. Lewis, 3rd cook, is the lucky recipient. 26 / LOG I December 1984 Arbie Ray, officer BR, waits for his breakfast, cooked to order. �.. .......... ••.•.·.·.·.·.· ·•· , SIU Rep Marshall Novack (1.) gets a chance to talk with some of the crewmembers of the Bay Ridge: Mohammad Ahmed , OS (center), and Clyde Kent, bosun. No! It isn't a Hollywood screen test. But in Los Angeles anything can happen. On the deck of the Cove Liberty are (I. to r.) Floyd Acord, pumpman; Patrick Amo, 2nd mate; Jerry Westphal, AB; Sal Lagare, AB, and Errol "Mouse" Nicholson, OS. Eye on L.A. Also sailing into Los Angeles harbor last month were the Cove Liberty (Co ve Shipping), the Bay Ridge (Bay Tankers , Inc.) and the Ogden Columbia (Ogden Marine, Inc.). Joe Broadus (I.) is bosun aboard the Ogden Columbia. Here he is with SIU Rep Marshall Novack. Members of the Ogden Columbia's ships committee pose for a quick shot. Seated, from left, are Steward Chester Moss, SIU Rep Marshall Novack, Bosun Joe Broadus and Pumpman/ Educational Director Arthur Milne. Standing (I. to r.) are AB James Haines, QMED/Engine Delegate Russell Mancini and AB Vincent Frisinga. The Ogden Columbia ties up the Los Angeles harbor-in for repairs. - December 1984 / LOG / rt - �Health Talk Drug Abuse: Why Take the Risk? W E LIVE in an era when medical advances are happening faster than at any time in the past. Only 10 years ago, fewer than half the medicines now in use were on the market. Partly because of these new drugs, people are living longer, are healthier, and are far more independent than past generations. But with this greater use of drugs also come the side effects -. and other risks-the greatest of which is drug abuse. Drug~What Are They? ., Drugs are powerful substances which, by their chemical natures, alter the structure or function of a living organism. They can alter the mood, perception or consciousness of an individual. Drugs include anything from the non-prescription aspirin that,.. you buy at the drug store and the caffeine you drink in your coffee, to the addicting opiates such as morphine and heroin. What must be remembered is that every drug is potentially harmful when taken in excess or when mixed with other drugs. Here are some of the most available drugs. Alcohol (see "Alcoholism: A Treatable Disease" in the November 1984 LOG) is the most widely used-and abused-drug in the United States. A majority of Americans drink in moderate amounts, but nearly nine million Americans (or one out of every 10 adults) suffer from alcoholism. And these ill people, in turn, affect the lives of nearly 40 million others. Alcohol is responsible for 50 percent of all traffic fatalities, one-third of all arrests, one-half of all homicides, one-fourth of all suicides, and an annual loss of $15 billion in work time. One thing about · alcohol, though: it's legal to those 18 to 21 years of age (depending on the state in which you live). Marijuana, on the other hand, continues to be the most widespread and frequently used illicit drug in the nation: today. Some 43 million Americans have tried marijuana. For some people it is an occasional source of amusement. For most, it poses a serious health problem; like alcohol, marijuana is intoxicating. A marijuana "high" interferes with memory, learning, speech, reading comprehension, problem solving and the ability to think clearly. The strength of today's marijuana is as much as 10 times greater than the marijuana used in the early 1970s. This more potent drug increases physical and mental effects and the possibility of health problems for the user (including lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema). It has also been determined that the major active ingredient in marijuana, THC, accumulates in the fatty tissues of the body's cells and is eliminated slowly. This means that if you are tested for the presence of drugs in your body, marijuana may well still be there for up to a month after using it. Stimulants refer to several groups of drugs that tend to increase alertness and physical activity. Some people use stimulants to stay awake, to counteract the drowsiness or "down" feelings caused by sleeping pills or alcohol, to combat boredom, or just for thrills. Cocaine, amphetamines (pep pills, "speed") and caffeine are all stimulants. Cocaine, one of the world's .._ No drug is absolutely safe, and all drugs involve some risk. Is the risk worth it? 28 / LOG / December 1984 - oldest anesthetics, is a drug extracted from the leaves of the coca plant which grows in South America. It usually takes the form of a fine white crystal-like powder which 1s sniffed or snorted into the nose, although some users inject it or even smoke a form of the drug. An increasing number of Americans in all social classes are using cocaine, becoming addicted to it and even dying from overdoses, the President's Commission on Organized Crime was told late last month. "What is a safe dose one day can become a fatal dose the next,'' said the deputy chief medical exammer of Dade County (Miami), Fla. Another expert testified that a vast number of Americans in all social classes use cocaine, partly because of its increased availability and decreasing cost. Between five and six million Americans say they use cocaine at least once a month, but the number of regular users is probably closer to 10 million, according to the director of the substance-abuse research and treatment at The Regent Hospital in New York City. "If ever there was a drug that fit the tenor of the times," the director said, "cocaine is it. Just like marijuana was the drug of the 1960s. " When cocaine is snorted, the effects begin within a few minutes, peak within 15 to 20 minutes, and disappear within an hour. The user may have a sense of well-being and feel more energetic or alert, and less hungry. But at the same time, dizziness and mental confusion are often present. The pupils of the eyes dilate, and the blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate and body temperature all increase. Occasional use of cocaine can cause a congested or runny nose, while chronic snorting can break down the mucous membrane of the nose. Regular users report feelings of restlessness, irritability, anxiety and sleeplessness. Paranoia, hallucinations and suicidal depression may also occur. The dangers of cocaine use vary, of course, depending on how the drug is taken, the dose, and the individual. Though few people realize it, overdoses are relatively common, and death can occur when the drug is injected, smoked or even snortedusually due to paralysis of the body's respiratory center. While cocaine users do not develop a physical need for the drug, they can become psychologically dependent on it and have little desire to be cured. Amphetamines are synthetic drugs manufactured for legitimate use by the medical profession. Legal by prescription only, these highly addictive drugs are used by physicians to treat rare sleep disorders and for shortterm treatment of obesity. These drugs are extremely dangerous. People who use amphetamines regularly may develop a tolerance for them, the need to take larger and larger doses to get the same initial effect. It is, therefore, easy to take an overdose. The number of people addicted to amphetamines is unknown, although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services puts the figure somewhere around 1.5 million in this country alone. Usually swallowed in pill form, amphetamines may also be injected. In addition to the physical effects of the drugs (increased heart, breathing and blood pressure rates, dilation of the pupils, decrease of appetite), users report feeling restless, anxious and moody. People who use large amounts of amphetamines over a long period of time also start having hallucinations and irrational thoughts or beliefs and feel as if people are always "out" to get "them." These symptoms usually disappear when the use of the drug is stopped. Long-term heavy use of these drugs can also produce brain damage, lung and kidney disease and stroke. There are, of course, many more kinds of drugs such as the sedative-hypnotics (tranquilizers and sleeping pills), opiates or narcotics (opium, morphine, heroin, codeine), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), and PCP ("angel dust"). Suffice it to say that every drug is potentially harmful when misused or abused. Who Uses Drugs? Drug abuse in this country is not isolated to any one region or ethnic group. There are drug abusers in every area of this nation-from the smallest town to the largest city. Drug abuse crosses racial, cultural, social and economic lines. In a recent study by the federal government, it was re- �ported that "drug abuse in the United States has evolved from an acute to a chronic problem ... involving millions of people using hundreds of substances. . . . We are only beginning to understand the consequences. ... We will undoubtedly learn more in the next few years." _ The important point here is that the long-term effects of drug use are not fully known. Consequences of Drug Use The consequences of drug abuse vary depending on the different drugs used and over what length of time. One issue is for certain, however. If a Seafarer is convicted of possession of drugs, the Coast Guard will take away his or her seamen's papers-for life. That means never working in the merchant marine again. That may seem like a tough price to pay, but there are good reasons for it. First, a ship needs a full crew with each member pulling his own weight. A crewmember on a "trip" can't pull his own weight which means other shipmates have to take on more responsibility to make up for his inadequacy. Quick minds and reflexes are needed aboard ship. In an emergency, one incapacitated member might well mean death for another. Second, a Seafarer caught with drugs taints his ship and his shipmates in whatever port they land. A ship with a record of drug use will always ·be under surveillance by customs authorities wherever it docks. The crew, too, will be under close watch. They may have been "clean," but they are punished at the expense of their drugusing shipmate. Third, conviction of a drugrelated offense could mean a jail One SIU Member's Experience People who take drugs risk more than their own lives-they risk the happiness and well-being of their families, and pose a threat to those who work with them. · Seafarers who take drugs have special problems that their counterparts on the beach do not have. • They are responsible for the upkeep of machinery worth millions of dollars. • They must live with other people for 24 hours a day for months at a time. There is no getting away from the consequences of their drug habit. • There is a matter of logistics. A Seafarer who needs drugs to get through the day must do one of two things: stock up on them before he leaves port, or else buy drugs from an unknown, foreign source. Both pose a serious risk to the drug abuser, his shipmates and his vessel. One Seafarer, who wishes to remain anonymous, spent a week in a Chilean jail because one of his shipmates bought drugs from an informer in Valpariso, Chile. Within a matter of hours, police were combing the vessel for drugs. Six Seafarers were arrested-one for having bought the drugs from the informer; another for possessing a small amount of marijuana in his room; and two others for being roommates of the people possessing or buying drugs. The other two Seafarers arrested-the anonymous Seafarer and his roommate-were in a cabin where someone had hidden some marijuana in the ceiling. Even though they didn't know about the drugs, they were hauled off to jail with the other four. All six were thrown into jail without being read their rights. They had difficulty in communicating with their jailors, for they did not speak Spanish, and the jailors did not speak English. They were initially held in a pit where criminals, no matter what they had done (e.g., murder), were held. There was one bucket for the prisoners to urinate and defecate in. The lighting was very dim. The jail was damp. They met people who had been held for months, years without ever having gone to trial. People had to sleep two to a mattress. The mattresses were old; some had bugs. Assaults by prisoners were common. So was political torture. a ~ . ~ e in the pit would be taken out and led off to a special room where they would be given jolts of electricity. After a week, the Seafarers were let go because of pressure put on the Chilean government. But such pressure is not always effective. "The worst thing," he said, "is that you don't get any special privileges because you are American. In fact, you're often treated worse by the other prisoners." "'-'•., ----- Ul sentence. And while being stuck in a jail cell in the United States is no fun, it's even less fun if that jail cell is in a foreign country. Fourth, drug abuse presents a serious threat to both one's physical and mental health. SIU Response to Drug Abuse The SIU has long been aware of the drug abuse problem that is pl~guing our nation-a problem which has crept into all areas of society. Most of .us are aware of the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md., a six-week rehabilitation center specifically geared to treat the problems of alcoholic Seafarers . Fewer of us are probably aware that the SIU also has a drug education program. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has adapted a U.S. Navy program for its own_use. Called "Alcohol/Drug Education-How to Educate,'' this program is tl}e cornerstone of the Navy Alcohol Safety Action Program which began to t-reat alcoholics and later expanded to the Drug Abuse Safety Action Program for treating drug abuse in the late 1970s. The 20-hour course examines the effects of drugs on the human body, state and local laws concerning drugs, the consequences of being caught with drugs in foreign countries, and other aspects of drug use and abuse. This course is required for all trainees and is taught during the dockside class for one hour each day. Its main objective is to help students gain a new awareness of their values toward drug abuse. Gathered in an informal setting, students are encouraged to speak openly and to ask questions relating to drugs. The instructors guide the discussions and encourage students to use the helping networks (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous) if they need help. Through this sharing process, students become aware of the many problems created by using drugs, and they learn the way out. What is important is that everybody start thinking about the impact of drugs on their lives. Why take the risk? Everyone loses in the drug abuse game. And there are often no second chances. - BE DRUG FREE IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE OR A - - - - 1 SMIPMATES' TMINK ABOUT IT! - December 1984 /. LOG / 29 . �>> • < Deep Sea Pensioner WilJames Clinton Brazzell, 56, died - on Nov. 2. Brother Brazzell joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Tampa sailing as a chief pump,, ~ · man. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War, serving as a corporal auto mechanic and earning the National Defense Service Medal. Seafarer Brazzell was born in Claxton, Ga. and was a resident of Gibsonton, Fla. Surviving are a daughter in Louisville, Ky.; his mother, Annie of Tampa, and a sister, Elizabeth Jones of Gibsonton. Pensioner Camie) Caus, 78, - recently passed away in Wondelgim, Belgium. Brother Caus joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler and engine delegate. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Caus was born in Belgium and was a naturalized U.S. citizen ..Caus was a resident of Wondelgim. Surviving are a brother, Theophiel of Ghent, Belgium and a sister, Irma of Wondelgim. Pensioner Walter Richard Coleman, 45, died - · of a liver ailment in the Harborview Medical . Center, Seattle on Sept. 17. Brother Colemanjoined _!he SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU) in 1956 in the port of Seattle, graduating from the MC&SU's Steward Training School in Santa Rosa, Calif. in 1959. He sailed as a cook. Seafarer Coleman was born in Seattle and was a resident there. Interment was in the Holyrood Cemetery, Seattle. Surviving are five sons: Kenneth of San Francisco; Derek, Elbert, Reginald and Kirby; three daughters: Abbie, Kamisha and Kimberly; his mother, Minnie of Seattle, and a sister, Leslie Jones, also of Seattle. 30 / LOG / December 1984 ing as a chief electrician. He was an IBEW Union apprentice. Seafarer Lawson was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II, serving as an electrician's mate. A native of San Francisco, he was a resident of Westwego, La. Surviving is his widow, Elizabeth. liam Ewart Ekins Jr., 69, passed away on Oct. 16. Brother Ekins joined the SIU in 1946 in the port .. of New York sailing as a bosun. He was born in Canada and was a resident of Friday Harbour, Wash. Surviving is a brother, Walter of Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Pensioner Michael Fritch, 62, I died 6n Nov. 13. Brother Fritch joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1961 saili ing as an AB. He / attended the U.S. Maritime Service School, Sheepshead Bay , Brooklyn , N.Y. during World War II. Seafarer Fritch walked the picket line in many maritime beefs. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Tarentum, Pa., he was a resident of Tampa, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Helen; a son, Seafarer Joseph Fritch , and another relative, Steven Fritch of Tampa. Pensioner Raymond Hodges, 55, died on March 14, 1981. Brother Hodges joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a recertified bosun. He began sailing in 1944 and was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in February 1974. Seafarer Hodges was born in Mobile and was a resident of Irvington, Ala. Surviving is his widow, Willie Mae. Pensioner Pensioner Sam in Baltimore, he was a resident there. Burial was in New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving is an aunt, Lila Scovil of Baltimore. Pensioner George Irvine Knowles Jr., 69, passed away on Oct. 23. Brother Knowles joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Miami, Fla. sailing in the engine department aboard the M/V Ponce (Ponce Cement). He was born in Key West, Fla. and was a resident of Opa Locka, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Libby and a daughter, Mrs. William Edwards. 1 Pensioner Randall Edward Lawson, 71, passed away on Oct. 21. Brother Lawson joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1962 sail- Wenceslaus McDonald, 60, died on Nov. 21. ~ Brother McDonald joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as a recertified chief steward and ship ' s delegate. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer McDonald attended a Piney Point educational conference. Born in Shreveport, La. , he was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Ann; a son, Michael, and three daughters, Dorothy, Brenda and Karen. Clyde Edwin Miller Jr., 63, died on Nov. 16. Brother Miller joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a recertified bosun. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. (Continued on next page) Hermann Jerome Holmes, 64, died 27. on Oct. _Brother Holmes joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Mobile sailing in the steward department. He was born in Louisiana and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are four daughters, Lucy of New Orleans; Iris, Carmen and Cynthia, and a niece, Lucille Harkin of New Orleans. Seafarers aboard the Cable Ship Long Unes paid their last respects to Charles W. (Red) Shaw on Sept. 27, as his remains were committed to the deep. The last 14 years of Shaw's lifetime at sea were spent aboard the C.S. Long Unes as engine utility and engine storekeeper. In paying tribute to their fellow shipmate, his Union brothers said, "Those of us who were privileged to sail with him knew him as a gentle man of humor and integrity. In the oldest tradition of the sea, he was loyal and steadfast to ship and shipmates ... he will not go unmourned, unmissed or unsung by his shipmates." �- <W, > ~< (Continued from previous page) Seafarer Miller was born in Illinois and was a resident of Seattle. Surviving is his widow, Linda. Floyd Herbert Peavoy, 55, died on Nov. 25. Brother Peavoy joined the SIU in _the port of Mobile in 1958 sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in November 1975. Seafarer Peavoy was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Redwood Falls, Minn ., he was a resident of Violet , La. Surviving are hi s widow , Bobbie; a son , Stephen , and a daughter, Judy Truax of Walker, La . Pensioner Stanislaw Peliksze, 79, passed away on Nov. 13. Brother Peliksze joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing as an AB. He was born in Poland, was a naturalized U.S. citizen, and resided in Brooklyn, N. Y. Pensioner Walter Pietrucki, 88, died on Nov. 10. Brother Pietrucki joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department. He was born in Poland. Seafarer Pietrucki was a resident of Jersey City, N.J. Surviving is his widow, Helen. Pensioner Norman Theophane Ragas, 80, passed away recently. Brother Ragas joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief steward. He was born in Louisiana and was a resident of Lafayette, La. Surviving is his widow, Peggy. Pensioner Jeff Millage Skinner, 69, succumbed to lung failure in the Doctor's Hospital, Mobile, Ala. on Oct. 20. Brother Skinner joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a recertified bosun. He was born in Tellman, S.C. and was a resident of Theodore, Ala. Burial was in the Mobile Gardens Cemetery. Surviving is his widow, Bertice. Joe "Red" Ramon Velez, 48, succumbed to a stroke in Puerto Rico on Jan. 21. Brother Velez joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1964 sailing as a FOWT. He hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Velez was born in Sabana Grande, P.R. and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Beverly; his son, Roberto of Sabana Grande; a daughter, Jinet; his mother, Amanda Quinonez of Sabana Grande; and uncle, Pedro Velez, and an aunt, Iris Medina, both of the Bronx, N.Y. Willie Albert Walker Sr., 57, died on Oct. 29. Brother Walker joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1966 sailing as a chief cook. · He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Walker was born in Georgia and was a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Surviving are his widow, Juanita; a son, Willie Jr., and a daughter, Deborah, all of Chesapeake. Great lakes Robert U. Enochs, 58, succumbed to a liver ailment in the Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital, Detroit . on Oct. 29. .i · · Broth~r Enochs ' J: joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Laker Enochs was born in Detroit and was a resident there. Burial was in the Parkview Cemetery, Livonia, Mich. Surviving are his parents, Lee and Cecelia Enochs and a brother, Thomas of Hamtramack, Mich . Pensioner Simon Benjamin 71 , Harwood, passed away from a heart attack in the Paul Oliver Hospital , Frankfort, Mich. on Oct. 13. Brother Harwood joined the Union in the port of Frankfort in 1953 sailing as an AB aboard the City of Green Bay (Ann Arbor (Mich.) Ferries) from 1961 to 1973. He was born in Honor, Mich. and was a resident of Frankfort. Interment was in the Crystal Lake Twsp. (Mich.) North Cemetery. Surviving is his widow, Clara. Pensioner Donald Gerald Jaloszynski, 60, died of a stroke at the Manistee (Mich.) Cty. Medical Care -: , Facility on Nov. \\ I. Brother Jaloszynski joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World In Memory of: William G. Linker, Fireman/Watertender Grace E. Linker, Wife and Mother Each of us is an island into himself Our ships stay silently afloat. And as we drift and begin to sink, OtMrs b«ome our lifeboats. You who have roamed the land And distantly watched the sea, You've nowfound a home among tM waves, And you'll always be remembered by me. -Yoar Cldldrea War II. Laker Jaloszynski was born in Manistee and was a resident there. Burial was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Manistee. Surviving are his sister, Helen and a nephew, Gerald, both of Manistee. Donald Clayton Lillo Sr., 68, passed away Qn Oct. 30. Born in Duluth, Brother Lillo joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1957. He sailed as a dredge deckhand for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. and for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1966 to 1968 and was a former member of the Mechanics Union, Local 1502. Surviving are his widow , Helen of Superior, Wis. ; six sons , Cyril , Donald Jr. , Steven , Mark, Timothy and Gregory ; a daughter , Dawn , and his mother, Julia of Proctor, Minn. Pensioner Claus H. Nelson, 81, passed away on Nov. 13. Brother Nelsonjoined the Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. He began sailing in 1937. Laker Nelson was born in Chicago.and was a resident of Miami Beach, Fla. Surviving is a brother, Carl of Dearborn, Mich. Personals John E. -Gentry or Chuck Gentry Anyone knowing the whereabouts of either of these two brothers, please call Jay Gilmore Jr. collect at (301) 4859225. Henry Bentz Henry Bentz, last known to live and register in Puerto Rico, please contact your brother Jacob Bentz. There has been a death in the family. Arthur A. (Buddy) Marshall III Please contact your sister, Trish Marshall, or your dad at: 1641 New Windsor Ct., Crofton, Md. 21114; telephone (301) 261-3116. We missed you at Thanksgiving. Have a Merry Christmas. December 1984 / LOG / 31 - �Diaes1 of Ships Nee1inas AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex Marine), October 28-Chairman James E. Tanner; Secretary J. Cruz; Educational Director Wilson; Deck Delegate Alvin Dyer; Engine Delegate M.S. Ruhl; Steward Delegate Pedro Mena. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Chairman James E. Tanner talked about the opportunities for upgrading at Piney Point and explained the benefits of these educational courses, stressing that upgrading is one way of getting job security. Secretary J. Cruz thanked the crew for the smooth trip. He also noted the continued importance of donating to SPAD. Just because the presidential election is over, he said, our fight for a strong merchant marine is not. The SIU needs all the help it can get in Washington. A vote of thanks was given to Captain Noonan for the good relations that were shared this trip with the crew. A vote of thanks was also given to the steward department for the good service and food served on this voyage. Next port: St. Croix, V.I. LNG ARIES (Energy Transportation Corp.), November 11-Chairman R. D. Schwarz; Secretary Joe Speller; . Educational Director R. Ali; Deck Delegate Mohammed Rawi; Engine Delegate Mark Freeman; Steward Delegate S. Wagner. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $165 in the ship's fund. A discussion was held on the results of the recent national elections and on the upcoming Union elections. All eligible members were also reminded of the upgrading opportunities available at Piney Point. The video player is being repaired ashore. Hopefully it will be returned this trip. A suggestion was brought up to ask the Union to try and get Seafarers a day's pay in lieu of a day's ·vacation-like the officers have. A vote of thanks was give;1 to the steward department for the fine job they've done. - BAYAMON (Puerto Rico Marine), October 17-Chairman R. Garay; Secretary J. Delise; Educational Director J. Tagliaferri. No disputed OT. All the old repairs have been completed, and everything is running smoothly this trip. Several suggestions were made. One motion was to make Puerto Rico a constitutional port. All members were in agreement. It was also suggested that the boarding patrolman ask the chief officer about the proper location for storage of survival suits so that in case of emergency the suits can be issued within a short period to time. The patrolman should also see the chief engineer about the air conditioning units which need to be cleaned out. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Puerto Rico USNS BELLATRIX (Sea-Land Service), October ?-Chairman M. "Duke" Duet; Secretary M. Phelps; Educational Director J. Barry; Deck Delegate D. Goyette; Engine Delegate W. Koflowitch; Steward Delegate J. 32 / LOG / December 1984 Miller. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Brother "Duke" Duet was elected chairman by unanimous vote. He noted that this is an efficient and all-around great crew. The Coast Guard inspection was a complete success and the conduct of the crew, exemplary. He also brought up the fact that, while jobs are tight, there are still opportunities for shipping out. Our Union has seen to it that there are available jobs. As examples, he cited ships such as the USNS Bellatrix and other converted SL-7s from Sea-Land and Waterman as well as the passenger ships sailing out of the West Coast under special contracts. There are also great opportunities for men looking to upgrade. The secretary added his thanks to all members for their patience and cooperation during the voyage. He also extended his thanks to SIU Vice President George McCartney for his most welcome visit during the ship's call in San Francisco. McCartney brought along copies of the LOG and best wishes to the entire crew. A suggestion was made to raise a broom prior to arrival in Violet, La. to indicate a great first voyage for the USNS Bellatrix-one with no beefs. All hands . agreed. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done, and one minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Violet, La. BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), October 14-Chairman R. Molina; Secretary C. B. Carter Jr.; Educational Director P. Colonna. No disputed OT. There is $3 left in the ship's fund. The movie fund ($100) and $63 of the ship's fund went towards a down payment on a new video cassette recorder to replace the one that was stolen in San Juan. There will be a payoff this trip. The exact time is not yet known, but it should be as soon after arrival as possible. It has been a good trip, and the chairman noted that everyone is sorry that the bosun has to get off due to sickness. Everyone was asked to help keep the recreation room clean. Next ports: San Juan, P.R. and Elizabeth, N.J. COMANCHE (American Bulk Carriers), October ?-Chairman Abdulla Mohsin; Secretary Robert D. Bright; Educational Director Charles T. Gaskins; Deck Delegate Mack Chapman Jr. No disputed OT. The captain informed crewmembers aboard the Comanche that the ship had lost its contract with the Navy and would be delivered to the owners in Tampa on Oct. 15. There will be a payoff on arrival, and the ship will be laid up for a while. Brother Mack Chapman lost his son during the course of the voyage, and the crew, in sympathy, donated the contents of the ship's fund to him. Several suggestions were made to improve life on the Comanche. One was that more supplies be put in the slop chest. Another was to get more movies for the crew. A third was to improve the mail service. Next port: Tampa, Fla. DELTA -SUD (Delta Line), October 31-Chairman A. J. McGinnis; Secretary E. Vieira; Educational Director J. C. Dial; Deck Delegate Charles B. Collins; Engine Delegate Edmund L. Burnett; Steward Delegate Rodolfo Ramirez. All is going well, according to the chairman, with no disputed OT or beefs and with $71 in the ship's petty cash fund. He asked all members wishing to contribute to SPAD to see the patrolman at payoff. He also reminded everyone to get their soiled linen and extra linen in early since it has to be bagged and put into the container box. J. C. Dial, the electrician, requested members to put no rubber shoes or degreaser in the washing machine. These items tend to ruin the machine (for which there are no spare parts on hand). One motion was brought up under Good & Welfare. It was to have the "boarding Union rep be informed by the ship's committee to do whatever possible, including contacting Red Campbell if necessary, about getting our transportation due to us according to the contract." On previous voyages, those getting off ha..ve been given $20 and sent on their way. This $20 is supposed to get the man from the payoff dock (18 miles outside of Lake Cha~les) back to Houston, and the same $20 for those going back to New Orleans. Twenty dollars doesn't even cover bus fare and transportation to the dock area. Next port: Lake Charles, La. MOKU PAHU (Pacific Gulf Marine), November 5-Chairman Ray Todd; Secretary R. Spencer; Educational Director D. Norris. No disputed OT. The chairman reported that things are running smoothly al?,oard the Moku Pahu. There were a few beefs brought up in the port of Crockett, Calif. and are awaiting further word from Patrolman Steve Troy in San Francisco. The secretary reminded everyone of the importance of donating to SPAD. ·"Our Union needs SPAD donations more than ever now to fight for us in Washington, D.C." The educational director talked about the opportunities that the Union has to offer, especially the upgrading courses at Piney Point. A vote of thanks was given to the steward for a job well done, and the steward, in turn, thanked the crew for their cooperation. NEW YORK (Apex Marine), October 14-Chairman Clyde J. Smith Jr.; Secretary Larry Dockwiller; Engine Dele- gate Robert Johnson. No disputed OT. There is now $300 in the ship's fund. The chairman reports that all is well aboard the New York, with each man pulling his own weight. This was made clear in St. Croix recently when there was a small oil spill on deck. The captain called all hands at one o'clock in the morning. The crew worked nonstop for several hours straight and then throughout the day cleaning up. "With an eight-man crew, work can happen · in bundles, but each man did what he had to do"-and the work got done quickly and efficiently. The crew reefer is still not working properly. The captain has been made aware of the problem and it should sooi:i be fixed. Next port: St. Croix, V.I. OGDEN CHAMPION (OMI Corp.), October 26-Chairman Marion Beeching; Secretary R. De Boissiere; Educational Director J. L. Boyce; Deck Delegate Mark S. Downey; Engine Delegate J. R. Graydon; Steward Delegate Angel Correa. No disputed OT. The November presidential election was a major topic of discussion. "November is D-Day for the SIU and all maritime-related industries. It is a must that we win in this important election. Walter Mondale is our man, and we must put him into office as president. Our jobs, our future, our lives are at the crossroads. Our president, Frank Drozak, cannot do it alone. Let's all get behind him and vote. Our mothers, our daughters, our sons, our cousins, all our friends must vote." The ship is expected to pay off in Baytown, Texas. It was suggested that the TV antenna be fixed at that time. A special vote of thanks was given to Chief Steward R. De Boissiere and the steward department for a job well done, and to Bosun Marion Beeching for a smooth running ship and deck department. A vote of thanks also went to the engine department. "They are the best." Of special note: Capt. Kimbell and his wife Maxine are leaving the ship. "We wish to thank them for all their help in every way. They made it a touch of home for all of us." To Chief Engineer Mr. Harcourt and his wife: "Without you we would be lost. God bless all of you." OGDEN DYNACHEM (OMI Corp.), October 8-Chairman H.B. Rains; Secretary D. Collins; Educational Director J.W. Spell; Deck Delegate E.R. Beverly; Engine Delegate J.W. Badgett; Steward Delegate Morris Maltsby. No disputed OT was reported. From the treasurer comes word that out of the $81 in the ship's fund, $55 was spent for a popcorn machine, popcorn and other goodies-leaving the sum of $26. The chairman noted that there were no major beefs, only a couple of small incidents which will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at payoff in Lake Charles, La. on the 13th. At the last port, Bob Stevens, port agent in Philadelphia, came aboard and brought some voter applications with him. He also passed along the good news about the tugboat companies. "Thanks, Bob, for the news." Theeducational director told members that time is running short for QMEDs to go to Piney Point to upgrade. He further suggested that all members take advantage of the upgrading opportunities �offered at the school. All hands were reminded to help keep the ship clean, and a vote of'thanks was given to the steward department for the good food onboard the Ogden Dynachem. Next port: Lake Charles, La. OVERSEAS JUNEAU (Maritime Overseas), October 7--{;hairman John B. Lundborg; Secretary William C. Wroten; Educational Director R. Brosseak; Deck Delegate V. Mccloskey; Steward Delegate Jin, Weed. No beefs or disputed OT. The chairman stated the position of the Masters, Mates and Pilots (MM&P) officers regarding their strike action. A discussion was held and a vote taken on what action, if any, the members of this Union should take. The crew voted unanimously in favor of sending a radiogram to SIU headquarters, urging support for the MM&P job action. The pumpman contributed some magazines to the crew lounge which were greatly appreciated by the crew, and the chairman requested all members to assist in keeping the messroom and pantry areas clean and orderly. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Valdez, Alaska. PATRIOT (Ocean Carriers), November 4-Chairman G.R. Kidd; Secretary E.L. Johnson. Some disputed OT was reported in both the deck and steward departments. There is $36 in the ship's fund. All communications received from headquarters were read and posted for crewmembers to see. The chairman advised all eligible members to take advantage of the upgrading courses at Piney Point and he also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. One man was injured in the tank this trip and was sent home from the United Arab Emirates. A motion was made which will be referred to Vice President Red Campbell. It concerned vessels that sail into the Persian Gulf to load oil and whether the company should increase their insurance and also pay a bonus. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the fine job they've done this trip. PITTSBURGH (Sea-Land Service) , October 8-Chairman William Cooper; Secretary S. Kolasa; Educational Director Jack C. Marcario; Engine Delegate David R. Mull; Steward Delegate Miguel A Robles. No beefs or disputed OT. All repairs have been completed or are still being worked on . The chairman noted that the company has done all it can to keep this 40-year-old ship safe and clean. Some of the credit is also due to "our Union and patrolmen for doing a good job. " Jack C. Marcario, the ship's educational director, stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. These donations help the merchant marine in general and the SIU in particular, he said. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for all the good cooking and excellent service. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port and port of payoff: Elizabeth, N.J. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), October 14-Chairman Frank Teti; Secretary H. Ortiz; Educational Director Lagass. No disputed OT or beefs reported. The chairman commended the crew for their good behavior, particularly while in port. He asked them to try and keep the living quarters and recreation areas as clean as possible and not to fool with the movie machine. A recommendation was made that those Seafarers retiring be able to buy out their pension. The motion will be sent to Vice President Campbell for his comments. It was also suggested that those members getting off watch at night be provided with some kind of transportation to the bus terminal or airport without having to pay the extremely high cab prices. The LOG was given a vote of thanks for providing up-to-date information of interest to Seafarers, and a vote of thanks was given to the steward and his gang for a job well done. SANTA PAULA (Delta Line), November &-Chairman Jack Kingsley; Secretary R. Robbins. There was some disputed OT in the steward department which will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at payoff. Jim Barda, the ship's treasurer, reported $65 in the fund . The Santa Paula is scheduled to anchor on Thursday, Nov. 8 and shift to the dock on Friday to take on stores. The ship is then expected to sail sometime on Saturday. A telex was received aboard ship pertaining to the buyout of Delta. More information is expected from the patrolman at payoff in Jacksonville on Nov. 12. Next port: Philadelphia, Pa. SEA-LANO ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), October 14-Chairman J. Higgins; Secretary D. Sacher; Educational Director J. Fisher; Deck Delegate J. Boyd; Engine Delegate J. Hernandez; Steward Delegate M. Lawrance. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. The chairman noted that there had been a few beefs and so a special meeting was called. "Hopefully the air has been cleared," he said. Members were reminded that if they do have any beefs, they should come to the meetings and bring them up in the "Good & Welfare" portion. There is $46 in the movie fund . Nine days lodging will be paid to all members for the stay in the shipyard last trip. The chairman also mentioned that he has noticed cups! glasses and silverware left in the lounge. " Please take them back to the pantry." One question was brought up which needs clarification: If a man takes a relief and the relief man gets fired , what happens to the job of the man getting relieved? A vote of thanks was given to the stewards for a job well done. Heading on to Port Everglades, Houston and New Orleans. Diaes1 of Ships Nee1inas SEA-LAND PACER (Sea-Land Service), October 28-Chairman J. H. Corder; Secretary D. Chafin; Educational Director P. L. Huss. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $18.50 in the ship's fund. Anyone wishing to purchase popcorn and oil while ashore will be reimbursed from the fund. Bosun J. H. Corder said that any member wishing to nominate himself or anyone else for the position of ship's chairman is free to do so. There were no nominations so it was moved and seconded to keep Corder on as chairman , especially since he has done such a fine job in the past. Corder said he didn't have much to report. He will talk to the boarding patrolman at payoff for a written clarification of reliefs for permanent jobs and other members-how many, when to take a trip off, etc. P. L. Huss, chief electrician and educational director, suggested to members that they read and study all the booklets on the various plans: pension , welfare and vacation. "It is to your benefit to know the rules governing the plans." Thanks were given to the cooks for the good food they've been preparing. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. SPIRIT OF TEXAS (Titan Navigation), November 3--{;hairman Harry M. Fisher; Secretary Frankie Ross. No disputed OT. There is $9.25 in the ship's fund. Things appear to be running smoothly aboard the Spirit of Texas. It was noted that the crew has been an exceptional one, working together in harmony. A motion was made to bring back a Coast Guard shipping commissioner, and the entire crew wholeheartedly agreed. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Jacksonville, Fla. will be the next port. The ship will then go into lay-up for a time. TRANSCOLORADO (Hudson Waterways) October 7--{;hairman W. S. Byrne; Secretary A Goncalves; Educational Director Sadak Wala; Deck Delegate Charles J. Spielmann; Engine Delegate John Petino; Steward Delegate William Muniz. No dispuJed OT reported. David M. Drinan was elected treasurer. The secretary reported on the letter received from Red Campbell , dated Sept. 11, pertaining to the next pay raise and the SIU health cards. The deck delegate asked that the steward try to accomplish his work before breakfast so that he and the chief cook could have the galley to themselves the rest of the day. The steward said he would give it a try. A lengthy discussion was held about tampering with the Atari equipment. It was felt that the Atari games were interfering with those people watching the television. So it was decided to move the video to a different location. A corner of the messhall was designated for that purpose. ,_ Official ships minutes were also received from the following vessels: USNS ALGOL AMERICAN EAGLE LNG AQUARIUS AURORA BAY RIDGE CAGUAS USNS CAPELLA LNG CAPRICORN COVE SAILOR DEL ORO LNG LIBRA OAKLAND OGDEN CHARGER OGDEN COLUMBIA OGDEN HUDSON OGDEN MISSOURI OGDEN SACRAMENTO OGDEN WABASH OGDEN WILLAMETTE OVERSEAS HARRIETTE OVERSEAS MARILYN OVERSEAS OHIO OVERSEAS WASHINGTON PANAMA PONCE ROSE CITY SAM HOUSTON SEA-LAND ADVENTURER SEA-LAND CONSUMER SEA-LAND EXPRESS SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA-LAND VENTURE STONEWALL JACKSON SUGAR ISLANDER THOMPSON PASS WALTER RICE Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters New York ... . ...... . . . .. .. Monday , January 7 . ...... .... ...... .... 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . .. .... .. . .. ... Tuesday , January 8 .. .... .. ........ .. .. . 2:30 p.m. Baltimore .... . ..... . . ..... Wednesday , January 9 .... ..... . . . .. . ... 2:30 p.m. Norfolk . ... . . .... .. ..... .. Thursday , January 10 .. ... .. .. .. ........ 9:30 a.m . Jacksonville . .. ... . . .. . .... Thursday , January 10 . .._. .' .. ... ...... ... 2:00 p.m ,_ Algonac .... ...... .. . . ... .. Friday, January 11 .... . ..... . ... .. .. . .. 2:30 p.m. Houston ..... .. .... . . . .. ... Monday, January 14 .... .... ......... . .. 2:30 p.m. New Orleans . .... . . ....... Tuesday, January 15 . ... . .. . .... . .. ... .. 2:30 p.m . Mobile ...... .. ...... . ... . . Wednesday, January 16 .............. .. . 2:30 p.m. San Francisco . . . .. .. ... ... Thursday, January 17 ... ... .. ·: .. . . .. .. . 2:30 p.m. Wilmington .. . ..... . .... ... Monday, January 21 .... . .............. . 2:30 p.m. Seattle . . .. ...... ... ..... .. Friday, January 25 . .. ..... ... . . .. . ..... 2:30 p.m. Piney Point .. ... . .. .. ...... Friday , January 11 ...... .. ... . ......... 3:00 p.m . San Juan .. .... . . ... ... .. .. Thursday, January 10 .. . ................ 2:30 p.m . St. Loui s . .. ....... . . ... ... Friday. January 18 ..... . ... . . . ......... 2:30 p.m . Honolulu .... . . .. .. . ....... Thursday, January 10 ...... . ....... .. ... 2:30 p.m. Duluth .......... ... ....... Wednesday, January 16 . . ............... 2: 30 p.m. Gloucester . . . . . . ..... . . . ... Tuesday , Ja nua ry 22 ........... . . . .. . ... 2:30 p.m. Jersey City .............. .. Wednesday, January 23 ................. 2:30 p.m . December 1984 / LOG / 33 - �Deloss Charles Harman joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1952. Brother Harman was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Lakeshore, Miss. Deep Sea Antonio Arellano, 61, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1956 sailing as a chief cook and chief steward. Brother Arellano is a former member of the SUP. He attended a 1972 Piney Point educational conference. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., Seafarer Arellano is a resident of Atascadero, Calif. 1 Simon Bernard Czeslowski, 61, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a QMED. Brother Czeslowski is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is a resident of Harrison, N.J . Jacob Arshon, 62, joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Seattle, Wash. in 1958 sailing as a cook. Brother Arshon was born in Seattle and . is a resident there. . ._,.. ~ '-ii j_ I - Carl Austin Ball, 66, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sailing as a reefer engineer. Brother Ball was born in Eureka, Calif. and is a resident of Santa Rosa, Calif. "'- Pat Leo Bucci, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington , Calif. in 1970 sailing as an AB. Brother Bucci is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. He was born in Midvale, Utah and is a resident of San Pedro, Calif. -- 34 I LOG / December 1984 0 · . .~~ . J Ralph Willard Gowan, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Gowan was born in Spartansburg, S.C. and is a resident of Pasadena, Md. . James Austin Browne, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953. Brother Browne hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army's Coast Artillery during World War II. Seafarer Browne was born in New York City and is a resident of Farmingdale, N.Y. William Russell Cameron, 60, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief cook. Brother Cameron worked on the Seattle SeaLand shoregang, Oakland, Calif. from 1969 to 1980. He attended a 1978 AFL-CIO conference in Los Angeles and received a 1960 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Iberville. Born in Sylacauga, Ala., he is a resident of Richmond, Calif. Jimmie Mack Helfer, 61, joined the SIU in the port of Galveston, Texas in 1951. Brother Helfer is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Hampton, Tenn. and is a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. James Edward Coleman, 60, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1967 sailing as a bosun. Brother Coleman is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Stuart, Va. and is a resident of Galena Park, Texas. Antonio Guillen, 64, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York working as a bosun mate for the Sea-Land shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. from 1966 to 1984. Brother Guillen was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. He was born in Spain and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Guillen is a resident of Queens, New York. Robert Louie Kinchen, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1958. Brother •~M~"" Kinchen is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Hammond, La. and is a resident of Anite, La. . . Voldmar Koel, 62, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Norfolk. Brother Koel is a former member of the SUP. He was born in Estonia, U.S.S.R. and is a resident of Lakewood , N.J. Olav Gustavsen, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951. Brother Gustavsen worked on both the Oakland (Calif.) Sea-Land shoregang from 1971 to 1978 and the San Francisco Waterman shoregang from 1967 to 1971 . He received a 1960 Union Personal Safety Award for riding an accident-free ship, the SS Kipka. Seafarer Gustavsen was born in Borge Sarpsborg, Norway and is a resident of San Francisco / Simon Gutierez, 63, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1956 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Gutierez began sailing in 1951. He was born in Texas and is a resident of Houston. Edward Kelly Sr., 64, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1951 sailing as a chief steward for the Alcoa shoregang from 1957 to 1959. Brother Kelly was graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1981. He began sailing in 1948. Seafarer Kelly was on the Mobile Contract Negotiating Committee in 1965 and is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Flomaton, Ala., he is a resident of Theodore, Ala. Charles David Locke Jr., 63, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Locke is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. He was born in Martinsburg, W. Va. and is a resident of Houston. • George Shaffer Lowe, 63, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB and LNG quartermaster. Brother Lowe was a former member of the Association of Marine Officers (AMO). He was born in Stevensville, Md. and is a resident of Salisbury, Md. �Lucian Mclnham, 65, joined Clayton Wesley Tarver, 59, the SIU in the port of New York in 1962 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Mclnham is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. He was born in Dallas, Texas and is a resident of Renn, N.Y. joined the SIU in the port of Houston. Brother Tarver began sailing in 1947. He sailed inland for G & H Towing from 1956 to 1973. Seafarer Tarver was born in Louisiana and is a resident of Conroe, Texas. William Ansell Pittman, 61 , joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. Brother Pittman is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Franklinton, La. and is a resident of Pontchatoula, La. Arnold Fred Rehm, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1952 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Rehm is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in New Orleans and is a resident there. Pedro Ismael Sanchez, 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. Brother Sanchez walked the picket line in both the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. A native of Puerto Rico, he is a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Horace Gilbert Sanford, 67, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Sanford hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Theodore, Ala. Vincent Edward Welch, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1968 sailing as a chief electrician and LNG QMED. Brother Welch was graduated from the UnionMEBA District 2 School of Engineering in Brooklyn, N.Y. as a 3rd engineer in 1969. In 1970 he attended Piney Point Crew Conference No. 2. He also was a former member of the Marine Firemen's Union. Seafarer Welch is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Great Barrington, Mass., he is a resident of Sparks, Nev. Correction to November's Log: John Joseph Doyle, 55, joined the SIU in 1946 and the Union-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in 1958 sailing as a chief steward during the Vietnam War. Brother Doyle is a resident of Harbor City, Calif. Great Lakes Ralph Edwin Hope, 63, joined the Union in the port of Ashtabula, Ohio in 1954 sailing as an oiler and QMED. Brother Hope is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Conneaut, Ohio and is a resident there. Brettel D. P. Lessenthien, 1 71 , joined the Union in 1939 in the port of Cleveland, Ohio sailing as an oiler. Brother Lessenthien was born in Ohio and is a resident of Anaheim, Calif. / .~ Thomas "Tom" D. Garfield Macvicar, 65, joined the . Union in the port of Detroit in 1970 sailing as an AB and wheelsman for Kinsman Marine. Brother Macvicar began sailing on the Lakes in 1947. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Laker Macvicar was born in Canada, is a naturalized U.S. citizen, and now resides in Blasdell, N.Y. Harry Richard Mollick, 62 joined the William Robert Gallagher, 59, joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1960 sailing as a deckhand and scowman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1945 to 1961. Brother Gallagher is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Cleveland and is a resident of Conneaut, Ohio. Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a dredgeman and deckhand on the tug Niagara (Dunbar and Sullivan) from 1948 to 1963. Brother Mollick was a former member of the Dredge Workers Union from 1948 to 1959 and the United Auto Workers Union. He also worked as an assembler for KaiserFrazier from 1947 to 1948. Laker Mollick is a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Hastings, Minn., he is a resident of Wayne, Mich. IOld-Timers earner I Retired pensioner Reino J. Pelaso of Vallejo, Calif. (left) has been busy fishing again this year. Here he is with an 85-pound sturgeon caught in San Pablo Bay. And don't forget the 15 salmon, six striped bass, five halibut and 40 pounds of rockfish he caught in Bodega Bay. Pelaso adds, "I wish to say hello to all my old shipmates. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and that the new year will be good to all my friends." The "Old-Timers Corner" welcomes photos from some of you old-time SIU members near and far. Here's a photo sent in by retired pensioner Anthony F. Nottage (center) of Cypress, Calif. who joined the SIU in 1943 and sailed until 1971 as a chief electrician. At left is his son, Anthony F. Nottage Jr., who is a manager with J.C. Penney in Greensboro, N.C., and to the right is "retired, but not forgotten Cal Tanner, ex-vice president of the SIU." Nottage met Tanner in Tampa this past August while on vacation, after not seeing him for many years. December 1984 / LOG / 35 - �'For Outstanding Service to Vietnamese Refugees Letters To The Editor 'Marad Head Lauds SIU Crew . ' • • The professionalism demonstrated recently by your sailors who crewed the Keystone State during the vessel's participation in cYLOTS II affords me the opportunity to convey my appreciation for their efforts, which greatly contributed to the mission's success. I would be remiss if I did not single out the performance of the crane operators and hatch captains for special recognition. Their application to the compressed training process and performance during the exercise was vezy impressive. The ability of the sailors to operate the cranes under militazy cargo personnel direction in a cohesive manner was exemplazy. The efforts of your representatives Red Campbell and Bob Vahey to impress upon your participating sailors the importance of Keystone State's mission and their personal application to bring the mission off successfully deserve recognition. In closing, I extend my hearty thanks to your sailors and staff for a job well done. Sincerely, H.E. Shear Maritime .Mrn:ln:lstrator 'The U.S. Maritime Policy ... ' The following is a copy of a letter sent from George H. Miller, Rear Aclmi.ral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) to Senator John G. Tower (R-Texas). After reading Captain John Moore's concluding statement in the foreword to 1984 "Jane's Fighting Ships," to the effect that the Soviet Union is the only major power today with a national maritime policy, it occurred to me that the U.S. also has a national maritime policy. U.S. maritime policy, in my view, is a combination of 1. The "Provide and Maintain a Navy" statement in the Constitution, 2. Section 101 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, and 3. Section 5012 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended. One problem appears to be that there exists no congressional committees or executive branch official responsible for implementing U.S. maritime policy. Once we recognize how serious this organization oversight has become, it may be possible to repair the damage before time runs out on us. Sincerely, George H. Miller Rear Admiral, US. Navy (Ret.) 'A Check You Can Count On ... ' I wish to express my vezy sincere thanks for the delivezy of my pension check. It always reaches me at the proper time so that all pressing bills can be met. As a Union member for nearly 30 years, I truly believe that there is no better organization anywhere in this world .... Fraternally yours, George Sylvester Alpena, Mich 36 / LOG I December 1984 ' • • • Please pass on my commendation for outstanding service performed in the steward department onboard the LNG Capricorn from April 6, 1984 until April 14, 1984 to Robert Forshee, steward; William Worobey, chief cook; Janet Kreitzer, steward assistant; Gregozy Stefano, steward assistant, and Jerzy Rhodes, steward assistant. The entire department was absolutely great in taking care of an extra 62 people of which there were 15 children and 20 females, also one new-born baby girl born onboard Capricorn April 8, 1984. . All of the refugees have expressed their appreciation of having the fine food provided by th-a stewards, and the shore authorities in Japan at the reception center commented that this group when landed were in quite good physical condition. However, a week prior to landing in Japan, the entire group was in rather poor condition, and the improvement is, in a large amount, due to the fine care and nourishment provided by the steward on the LNG Capricorn. This steward staff is an excellent example of the fine professional people provided by the SIU to man these ships and a tribute to the excellent training received while at Piney Point. Our thanks again to these fine seamen who continue in the shoes of previous seamen from the SIU. Sincerely, Capt. John J. Donahue LNG Capr1corn Himeji, Japan 'Tell It to the People . . . ' I was sitting here reading about the demise of a great American heritage, the American Merchant Marine, and in spite of it, there has been frequent praise for what it has done during war time. Nat only is it disgraceful to see so many American ships idled, and more added, but nearly as discouraging to note the superiority of sea power of other nations. A point I want to make in sending this letter is to suggest to you to confront President Reagan and have him tell Americans what his position really is and what it will be in his new term in office. Maybe we could make a new kind of grassroots program to stir up interest. Sincerely, William Calefato Seattle, Wash. 'Delta Crew Helps Less Fortunate • • • ' (The following letter was sent to SIU Vice President George McCartney from Rev. John P. Heaney, Director of the Apostleship of the Sea.) - Thanks for the vezy generous check of $449.00 which you enclosed in your letter. The fact that the check represents the donations of the crewmembers of the BS Santa Maria makes it vezy special. Those working seamen know what it means to be "on the beach" and so they more than most appreciate what we are tzying to do here for so many out-of-work merchant seamen. Unfortunately with the laying up of the three Delta Line "Santas," it looks like there will be even more men and women needing our assistance. Please give my sincere thanks to the members of the last of the crews of the "M" ships. I hope that they will soon be rewarded for their kindness. Sincerely, Rev. John P. Heaney Director, Apostleship of the Sea San Francisco, Calif. �'Education Is Part of Our Future • • • ' When I was in Piney Point for bosun certification, I learned that the school can help all the brothers and sisters who need help in English as a second language. Anyone can go to Piney Point for upgrading because they have teachers who can help you understand the materials you have to study, especially if you need help in English. Don't be afraid to go if you think your English is not very good ... The teachers will help you and make sure you can pass the test. I was there for seven weeks, and I could see all the help they gave me .... Education is part of our future job security. That's what I recommend to all the Spanish people-go for upgrading at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Sincerely yours, Antonio Mercado San Juan, P.R. 'The SIU Made It Possible 'Appreciation From a Thankful Pensioner • • • ' Received my pension check and wish to take this opportunity to thank all at the welfare department for their work in getting all checks out on time. Also, once again, I want to thank the late Paul Hall, Frank Drozak and others who thought about this years ago, and for seamen in general who made this possible. I went to sea for 35 years and have been retired nearly three years. At times I miss the sea and life at sea, but I am thankful today I started when I did and retired when I did, too. Sincerely, Lester J. Moore M-398 Livingston, Texas 'Four Days of Knowledge . . . ' • • • ' I would like to retire my SIU book (K-253) now. I last paid dues for the 1st and 2nd quarters 1983 in New York. I have been a SIU member since May 1945. I got my 3rd engineer's license in April 1967. The SIU made it possible for me to attend the MEBA-2 school. I later got my 2nd engineer's license. I will always :t)e very grateful to the SIU for giving me the opportunity to get my engineer's license. I lived in New York City (Flushing) for 35 years, but moved to Ohio in 1977. I plan to retire from the SIU. I have 20 years seatime .. . Hello to my old shipmates in the SIU. Fraternally yours, George Raymond Kosch llarblehe O o - I ... express appreciation to the SIU for making available the opportunity to visit the SIU's Camp Springs headquarters during my [upgrading] course in welding. These visits gave me the opportunity for a more in-depth study of the functions of our Union, our governmental bodies of legislation, the workings of maritime legislation through the Transportation Institute (and SPAD), a tour of the SIU LOG, the computer room, records, the pension and welfare department-and a grande finale tour of our nation's Capitol. ... The four days were periods of much information that is vital to all of us as members in keeping abreast of how easily, through ignorance, we can lose it all! For these four days, I am a more knowledgeable member, and, I hope ... a better member. Respectfully, B odrum G-883 ·SIU Dredgemeri and Tugmen at Work----- \, Deckhands Joe Turner (I.) and Jim Burns bundle up for the November Michigan weather. There's over 48 years of tug experience between these two SIU members. It's mud to most folks, but it's "black gold" to SIU dredgemen and tugmen who man the Dunbar & Sullivan equipment at Point Mouillee, Mich. The 36" pipe spews dredged material which has been loaded into scows and then sucked out by a hydraulic dredge and deposited 3,000 feet inside a diked disposal area. December 1984 / LOG I 37 - �s the 1985 school season begins, it's not too early for high school seniors to start thinking about September 1985, and college. For dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen, the financial burden of college can be greatly eased if they win an SIU scholarship. The awards, known as the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program, are given each year under the auspices of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. For dependents, four $10,000 scholarships are offered. But the Scholarship Program is not exclusively tor dependents. A $10,000 award and two $5,000 scholarships are available to active Seafarers and Boatmen. Also, when there are exceptionally qualified Seafarers and Boatmen, the Board of Trustees of the Welfare Plan may grant a second $10,000 award to an active member. The Scholarship Program was begun in 1952 to help members and their children achieve their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan, a labor consultant and arbitrator who died in 1975. He helped establish the Seafarers Scholarship Program and then worked hard to keep it strong and growing. A - Seafarer Requirements Seafarers and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships must: • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employment on a vessel in the sixmonth period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 125 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pensioners are not eligible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Requirements - - Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen who apply for a scholarship must be unmarried, under 19 years of age, and receive sole support from the employee and/or his or her spouse. Unmarried children who are eligible for benefits under Plan #1 Major ":r. \... .. ~ 38 1/ LOG / December 1984 Don't Wait! Apply Now For 1985 SIU College Scholarships Medical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to the age of 25. Each applicant for a dependent's scholarship must: • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under 19 or 25 years of age (whichever is applicable). • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must: • Have credit for three years (1,095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employment in the six-month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 125 days of employment in the previous calendar year. The last two items above covering. worktime requirements of the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are the children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible members, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Examination Boards (SAT) OR American College Tests (ACT). The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no later than February 1985 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship Selection Committee in time to be evaluated. For upcoming SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Examination Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box 1025 Berkeley, Calif. 94701 , whichever is closest to your mailing address. For upcoming ACT test dates and applications contact: ACT Registration Union, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Scholarship program applications are available to active members or their dependents at any SIU hall or through the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth . Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Scholarship winners will be announced in May 1985. The deadline for submission of applications is April 15, 1985. �Can the Merchant Marine in Its Present State Be an Effective Back-Up to the Military? By BOB VAHEY T HE U.S. Navy and the entire U.S. military have always depended in wartime emergencies on the U.S. merchant marine to provide the ships and crews for sealift of supplies to war zones. U.S. merchant seamen and their ships have repeatedly demonstrated they will go in harm's way to fulfill their commitment to deliver the goods. Merchant seamen's lives and merchant ships have been lost in every major U.S. war or crisis. Because of this important role, the U.S. government has encouraged programs to sustain a strong U.S. merchant marine. Commentary Unfortunately, many of the most beneficial of these programs have been killed off in the past four years, at a time when the U.S. shipping industry faces its most difficult economic situation. As a result, the Navy is talking more about the inadequacy f the U.S. fleet, and is developing programs to create what is equivalent to a military-run merchant marine. One such program, the RRF fleet, would have the Navy maintain 99 ready reserve fleet RRF merchant vessels by the 1990s. Such actions by the Navy are an attempt to treat the symptoms not the problem. The Deeper Problem The deeper problem is thiswhile the U.S. has poured billions into a Naval force buildup of everything from battleships to hospital ships, the government has concurrently turned off or stymied all the programs that would sustain the U.S. merchant fleet--construction subsidies; operating subsidies; cargo preference; even government cargo programs run by the military have often served to hurt rather than help the U.S. merchant fleet. In the past, the equivalent of the Navy RRF reserve fleet has been the active ships of the U.S. merchant marine and the laid-up ships of these private companies. Apparently that is now not good enough and the Navy is well on the way to purchasing and maintaining a giant RRF fleet. It is buying laid-up and bankrupt U.S. sbips and putting them in the Navy reserve fleet. What the Navy is doing to the U.S. merchant marine would be comparable to a situation in which, when Braniff went bankrupt, the U.S. Air Force comes in and buys all Braniff s aircraft at fire sale prices. Of course the Air Force didn't do that because the Air Force policies are not based on creating a U.S. Air Force auxiliary airline industry. Rather, through its Craft program and other assistance to civilian aviation companies, the Air Force follows policies in peacetime that maintain a strong civilian aviation sector that can be a wartime Air Force back-up. Needed: Support Despite the vital stake the Navy has in the U.S. merchant marine, it still takes a passive role regarding U.S. congressional legislation to · buildup and support the U.S. merchant marine. The Defense Department and Navy took no position on: • The Alaskan Oil Bill to keep oil moving on U.S. tanker vessels and thus preserve the most militarily useful smaller sized vessels of e . . an r ee . • Passenger Ship Legislation to build up a fleet of U .S.-flag passenger vessels for use in emergencies was ignored by DOD. • Cargo Preferenee Bills designed to build up other parts of the U.S. fleet were also ignored. Rather, the Navy seeks appropriations to spend millions to buy old U.S. merchant vessels, put them in lay-up and rely upon that fleet, the RRF, as its back-up force. The course the Navy is pursuing is counterproductive and makes present Navy handwringing about the smaller size of the U.S. merchant fleet almost a self-fulfilling prophecy. Let me give you a few other examples of Navy talk vs. Navy action: • When the Navy solicited a supertanker to store a JP4 reserve in the Persian Gulf area, it sought a foreign ship and crew. The U.S. merchant marine had to pass legislation to force the Navy to seek an American tanker, of which many are available. • When the merchant marine successfully manned an innovative crane ship and made it a success at JLOT's exercises this fall, the Navy came in and said it had no follow-on money to keep training crane operators from the civilian fleet. It did, however, find money to start training 600 crane opera- tors from its active duty Navy seamen. • The Navy maintains a Navy Reserve where it pays to train and maintain a reserve force. Yet when it comes to the merchant marine, the Navy wants the merchant marine to maintain ships in reserve status with skeleton crews that would need full crews in emergencies. But it will not pay to train · these stand-by crews or provide enough work to sustain these companies. How can the Navy expect an operator to keep a crew on a vessel to which the Navy gives no work? How can the Navy expect the U.S. merchant marine to be a wartime partner if it ignores it in peacetime? These and other examples compromise the sincerity of the stated Navy policy of support for the U.S. merchant marine. Despite all this, our answer to whether the U.S. merchant marine has the management talent, ships and experienced crews to get the goods to the war zone, and whether it can deliver in the face of hostilities is a resounding, "Yes, we can do it!" Why do I say that at a time when the merchant marine is down to about 400 active ships and fewer than 20,000 seamen? Let's review the merchant marine components and their ability to do the job: • Maritime Management-Despite the fact that the U.S. maritime industry is smaller today, it is only smaller in the sense of numbers of vessels. U.S. maritime management must now be concerned with fewer, but far larger and more productive vessels-vessels so large that one replaces three to four other older ships. A Testament to U.S. Industry The fact that today's U.S. maritime companies have survived American operating costs, a vastly overvalued U.S. dollar, and the loss of most long-time maritime aids in the past four years is a testament to the hardy breed of U.S. ship operators in our industry today. And they are innovative. When it came time to crew the first U.S. Navy crane ship (TACS) with a civilian crew, the Navy gave the U.S. maritime administration a plan for five men per crane. The private U.S. company that won the oper- ating contract for the craneship came up with an efficient plan that used only three men per crane. In the process, they saved the Navy millions and yet did a great job at the JLOT's exercises this fall. U.S. companies have the talent to do still more-and if emergencies arise, they can both turn their existing ships to wartime needs and manage additional laid-up civiliaJ:! vessels. We must also recognize that while U.S. companies only manage ships under the U.S. flag, there are others that may have as many or more under foreign flags. They thus have a large staff available to rrieet a wartime surge need for maritime management skills and experience. These American companies have fleets under two or more flags because of the lack of merchant marine support from the U.S. government. Here again, the U.S. loses the opportunity to have a significantly larger standing U.S. merchant fleet. A final source of maritime management expertise are the many U.S. companies that operate related maritime equipment. They are often forgotten by the Navy when the strength of our industry is assessed. Many of these companies are larger and have as many skills as any deep-sea ship operator. These U.S. tug, barge, dredge and related operators can operate additional ships for the Navy and do an excellent job. So the management of U.S. shipping companies has the capability to operate and effectively manage a fleet of U.S. vessels far beyond the present U .S.-flag fleet. • Size of the U.S. Fleet-It is impossible to say if the U.S . fleet is adequate to do its wartime mission. The Navy will not set out a blueprint showing how it thinks the U.S. merchant marine should be configured and how many ships are needed. Clearly the present fleet of 400 active U.S. merchant vessels needs to be expanded . Too many of these vessels are large tankers or_ containerships that have limited value. Not enough are breakbulk vessels and small-sized gasoline or JP4 tankers. Next month the need for a complete and clear merchant marine/Navy policy will be examined in the second part of this editorial series. Robert Vahey is Special Assistant to SIU President Frank Drozak. Vahey has worked within the maritime industry for more than 11 years. 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Title A name given to the resource December 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO MARITIME LEADERS CALL FOR A NEW GRASSROOTS DRIVE TO REVERSE INDUSTRY DECLINE U.S./SOVIET MARITIME PACT RENEWAL IS URGED ONE-YEAR DELAY SOUGHT ON GEORGES BANK DECISION GAO SAYS NO NEED FOR PHS CARE FOR SEAMEN SIU CREW NEW MPS SHIP SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE MOVES WHITE HOUSE HONOR'S SIU ROSE CITY HEROES THE DRUM POINT WORKS BALTIMORE'S COAL PIERS ISRAEL AGREES TO USE U.S. FLAG SHIPS SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE ABLE SEAMEN PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE WELDING BONDS THE FUTURE LOUISVILLE CONFERENCE EXPLORES NEW TRENDS IN ADULT EDUCATION PROPELLER CLUB SPONSORS STUDENT ESSAY CONTESTS SEAFARERS DON'T SING 'I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS' 98TH CONGRESS - A MIXED MARITIME LOG SIU MEMBERS VISIT CAPITOL HILL COAL PANEL NEEDS HELP OF MARITIME EYE ON L.A. DRUG ABUSE: WHY TAKE THE RISK CAN THE MERCHANT MARINE IN ITS PRESENT STATE BE AN EFFECTIVE BACK-UP TO THE MILITARY? 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Frank Mongelli Is Dead at 72 F rank Mongelli, one of this Union's most trusted and dedicated officials, died at his home in Valley Lee, Md. Jan. 11. He was 72 years old. At the time of his death, he was vice president of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. One of the founders of the school, Mongelli was instru. mental in helping thousands of young men and women develop a new direction and skills to lead richer and more rewarding lives. A member of this I nion for more than 40 years, Frank par-m I i y all of its major beefs and organizing drives. He was known for his physical courage, his loyalty and the leadership qualities that he displayed when asked to take charge of a situation. Mongelli made major contributions to the development of the American-flag merchant marine. He was incredibly gracious. He made sure that everyone who came to the Lundeberg School felt good about themselves, the SIU and the maritime industry. He was the embodiment of this Union's commitment to education and human dignity. In many ways, Mongelli's most valuable contribution to the school was the example that he set with his own life. He overcame poverty and early obstacles to become the head of one of the finest maritime training centers in the country. He never forgot where he came from: "Hell's Kitchen" and the streets of New York. He often said that his first real Young Piney Point trainees honor the man who had given them a chance to do something with their lives by carrying him to his final resting place. Walking behind the procession is Frank Mongelli's beloved wife, Liz, and his nephew, Nick Mongelli. break in life occurred when he joined the SIU in 1940. He helped carry supplies to England during World War II. He began his career as an ordinary seaman and rose through the ranks to become a bosun. Mongelli played a major part in helping this Union clean up the New York waterfront during the 1950s. He risked his life more than once so that our membership could work in a safe and rewarding atmosphere. He started sailing at a time when seamen were treated as second class citizens. He lived to see the day when they were respected members of the community. Like many of the people who built this Union-Harry Lundeberg, . Paul Hall, Frank Drozak-Mongelli had a dream: that (Continued on Page 2.) IO§ide: \ . -orozak, Executive Boacd Bected . . . Page3 ~ A warm and gracious Frank Mongelli making the crewmembers of the S.S. Independence feel at home at the SHLSS, where they received special training. �Frank Mongelli: 44 Years of Service With the SIU (Continued from Page 1.) seamen could overcome the oppression and exploitation that they were subjected to on the waterfront. That could only be accomplished, he realized, through education and trade unionism. When Paul Hall conceived the idea of building the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship more than 20 years ago, he turned to Frank Mongelli to transform that dream into a reality. When the Seafarers first bought the Harry Lundeberg School, it was nothing more than an abandoned naval base. For several months, Mongelli and his devoted wife, Liz, lived alone on the base. Frankie assembled a team of SIU stal\1/arts, and they began to renovate abandoned buildings and tore down rotting piers. The school slowly took form. Within several months, the base was functional. A training program was established. Mongelli set a tone for Piney Point. Because of his early experiences, he understood that young people need discipline and love. He gave the trainees who came through the school equal doses of both. Many of the young men and women who came to the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman- ship had little reason to hope for a bright future. Many came from poor or broken families. Others could barely read or write. Thanks to Frank Mongelli, these people left the school with something priceless: a choice. They now had the tools to make a decent living. They could upgrade, or improve their educational skills. They had hope. To Frank Mongelli, the Union's motto-the Brotherhood of the Sea-was more than just words. It was something that he lived-something that he honored even in death. His funeral was held at the auditorium of the new hotel, which was fitting for someone who gave everyone connected with the SIU a place that they could call their second home. His casket sat beneath pictures of Paul Hall, Andrew Furuseth and Harry Lundeberg. There was an SIU button on his lapel. President Frank Drozak delivered the eulogy. Drozak praised Mongelli for the life that he had lived and for the things that he had done for the Union. His voice was thick with emotion for the good friend that he had lost. It was revealed at the funeral that the county commissioners of St. Mary's had issued a proclamation praising the contributions Frank Mongelli had made to Maryland, the maritime industry, and the education of the young. Some 60 miles away, at the headquarters building, flags flew at half mast. He was the first SIU member to be buried at the Seafarers Haven Cemetery. This resting pface was something that he had longpJ~nned~ a place for seamen to be buried so that they' could be with their own. He was carried to the gravesite by the young trainees loved. He was buried under a brilliant blue January sky. Hundreds of friends came to pay their last respects. Nearby was the Farm that he had developed with his own hands, and the Alcohol Rehabilitation Center that he had helped establish. In the distance, clearly in view, was the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, glistening on the banks of the St. George's River. he One of the Union's early organizing drives in Mobile. From left to right, facing the camera: Keith Terpe, Paul Drozak, Al Kerr, Bob Matthews and Frank Mongelli. The identity of the member being signed up is not known. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Allantic, Gutt, Laus and Inland Waters District, Afl-CID Januaiy 1985 Vol. 47, No. 1 Executive Board Frank Orozak President Joe DiGlorgio Ed Turner Secretary-Treasurer Angus "Red" Campbell Charles Svenson Editor Washington New York Max Hall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos 2 / LOG / January 1985 ~ • . I Mike Hall Associate Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor ~~ Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Vice President Joe Sacco Vice President Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President ..... George McCartney t '-,&t ,.. ,._,0, Vice President rHI: ~'-"',._ i The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 2 746. - �Two Propositions Adopted Frank Drozak Is Re-Elected SIU President Frank Drozak has been overwhelmingly re-elected president of the SIU-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District in a secret mail ballot as provided for under the SIU Constitution. (See below for all election results.) The ballots were counted by the official Union Tallying Committee, made up of 18 rank-andfile members. The Committee consisted of two members from each of the SIU's nine Constitutional ports. They were elected by their fellow members at special meetings in the nine Constitutional ports on Dec. 31, 1984. The Tallying Committee's report appears below. It should be noted that in addition to the election of officers, there were two Propositions on the ballot. Proposition l, a Constitutional Amendment on Dues, was overwhelmingly passed. Another Constitutional Amendment, Proposition 2, was also overwhelmingly passed. This Proposition includes: the establishment of the office of Vice President Government Serv- ices; revisions of the title, powers and duties and office of Secretary-Treasurer; changes in the time for the holding of monthly meetings at Constitutional ports; increases in discipline for members found to have engaged in certain conduct relating to Union sanctioned picket lines and failure to perform strike duty; creation of the new Constitutional port of Piney Point, Md., as well as multiple housekeepfog Constitutional changes. The tallies on these two propositions are included in the Tallying Committee's report. Following is the Union Tallying Committee's report on the vote count: OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1985-1988 OFFICERS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO As Constitutionally provided, the Union Tallying Committee did not count the votes for those candidates who were unop- posed for any office or job, and such candidates are considered to be elected. The entire section dealing with unopposed candidates reads as follows: Article XIII, Section 5(a}-"A candidate unopposed for any office or job shall be deemed elected to such office or job notwithstanding that his name may appear on the ballot. The Union Tallying Committee shall not be required to tally completely the results of the voting for such unopposed candidate but shall certify in their report, that such unopposed candidate has been elected to such office or job~ The Election Report Meeting shall accept the above certification of the Union Tallying Committee without TOTAL change.', VOTES (•) PRESIDENT Leo Cronsohn, C-801 Frank Drozak, D-22 Glenn M. Wells, W-792 No Votes Total Void Ballots ELECTED 104 3,665* 123 133 4,025 28 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Ed Turner, T-8001 Unopposed* SECRETARY-TREASURER Unopposed* Josep~ DiGiorgio, D-2 VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Angus Campbell, · Unopposed * C-217 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 Unopposed * VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Joe Sacco, S-1287 Unopposed * VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE WEST COAST George McCartney, Unopposed * M-948 James Martin, M-5290 Frank Mongelli, M-1111 Juan Patino, P-622 Trevor "Robbie" Robertson, R-723 Robert Selzer, S-1258 Jesse Solis, S-8001 No Votes Total Void Ballots 3,268* 3,352* 1,101 3,174* 3,212* 2,951* 4,603 31,504 115 PHILADELPHIA AGENT Unopposed* Robert Stevens, S-1627 PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN Robert N. "Joe" Air, Unopposed * A-61 Carl Peth, P-755 Unopposed* BALTIMORE AGENT Allen Raymond, R-670 Unopposed * BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN James McGee, M-5945 Unopposed* Unopposed* •Robert Pomerlane, P-437 MOBILE AGENT Thomas L. Glidewell, G-467 Unopposed* MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Edward "Edd" Unopposed* Morris, M-1358 George Vukmir, V-269 Unopposed * NEW ORLEANS AGENT Patrick Pillsworth, Unopposed* P-1079 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Donald C. Anderson, Unopposed* A-5244 Unopposed * Leo Bonser, B-1193 Michael Worley, W-752 Unopposed* HOUSTON AGENT F.E. "Gene" Taylor, T-180 Unopposed * HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Dean Corgey, C-5727 Unopposed* George Ripoll, R-708 Unopposed* Ray Singletary, S-2260 Unopposed* SAN FRANCISCO AGENT Earl "Emil" Lee, Jr., Unopposed * L-8001 SAN FRANCISCO JOINT PATROLMAN Kwong Hom, H-8002 Kenneth Mayer, M-25087 Gentry Moore, M-8001 John Smith, S-1465 No Votes Total Void Ballots DETROIT AGENT Jack Allen, A-674 2,848* 610 2,903* 572 897 7,830 138 • Unopposed* DETROIT JOINT PATROLMAN Byron F. Kelley, 2,812 K-12039 Dennis Wyllie, 606 W-1141 465 No Votes 3,883 Total 170 Void Ballots ST. LOUIS AGENT Unopposed• William Dagon, D-5614 . ST. LOUIS JOINT PATROLMAN M. Joseph Sigler, Unopposed* S-2101 PROPOSITION #1 (Constitutional Amendment-Dues) YES NO 2.911 1.021 32 NO VOTES TOTAL VOID BALLOTS 3.964 ~ PROPOSITION #2 (Constitutional Amendment-Vice President Government Services; Duties and Title of the Office of Secretary; Piney PointConstitutional Port; other Constitutional Changes) YES NO NO VOTES TOTAL VOID BALLOTS 3.147 845 1 3.993 60' (Continued on Page 6.) VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES & INLAND WATERS Mike Sacco, S-1288 Unopposed * HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Jack Bluitt, B-15 Jack Caffey, C-1010 John Fay, F-363 Steve Troy, T-485 Unopposed* Unopposed* Unopposed* Unopposed* NEW YORK AGENT Augustin Tellez, T-764 Unopposed * NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN James Battle, B-1234 Frank Gill, G-8002 Kennett Mangram, M-2394 3,226* 3,_324* 3,293*. The Tallying Committee at work. January 1985 / LOG / 3 �I In Jacksonville SIU Crews New Condor; Antares Readies for MSC Trip The M/V American Condor (Pacific Gulf Marine) has just come into the SIU fleet. The I0,800 hp, 193 meter ship carries an unlicensed crew of 12. Equipped with two deck cranes and two watertight ramps, the Swedish-built RO/RO has a speed of 20 knots on its run from the U.S . East Coast to northern Europe. The Condor will also be under charter at times to the Military Sealift Command. As the Condor was crewing up in Jacksonvil1e, the USNS Antares was getting ready for a large-scale MSC maneuver, Reforger II. The Antares, crewed last summer by t~e SIU , is one of the MSC's new TAKR Fast Sealift ships. Its home port is Jacksonville. These photos were taken by SIU Rep Edd Morris. Chief Cook Donald Spangler onboard the American Condor. Steward Assistant Antoinette Spangler (I.) and Steward Paul Stubblefield pause for a minute as they stock the Am,erican Condor's (Pacific Gulf Marine) dry food storage area. , Here is the bridge aboard the American Condor. Antoinette Spangler takes a break at the American Condor's famous "Chicken Garden." On the USNS Antares, Oiler/Maintenance Utility Michael Hinton stands beside the ship's modem control panel. 4 / LOG / January 1985 Jacksonville Patrolman Danny Griffin (I.) discusses the Fast Deployment Antares' mission with Steward/Baker Paul Stubblefield and Steward Assistant Robert Lang. Stubblefield recently changed ships and is now the steward on the American Condor. �----Area Vice Presidents' Report---Gulf Coast, by V.P. Joe Sacco ERE on the Gulf Coast as this new year-of 1985 begins, I'm happy to say that we're moving full steam ahead. We have a lot of goals and programs set for this year, and we're going 'to give it hell!' Let me start with our number one issue in the gulf, the nearly two-year-old strike against Dixie Carriers. In the past, this antiunion company has failed to bargain in good faith, but we continue to meet with the firm's representatives in the hope of reaching an agreement. A lot of the issues, however, will have to be settled in the courts. I'm optimistic, though, that the problems will be resolved and the strike settled. Concerning contracts, we concluded negotiations with the SIUcontracted Delta Queen Steamboat Company which operates the passenger steamboats Mississippi Queen and Delta Queen. The approximately 320 SIU members on the two boats are currently voting on the contract. Also, the Delta Queen Steamboat Company is moving out of its present location in Cincinnati, Ohio to new headquarters in New Orleans. I feel that this company will be growing in the near future. In our Gulf ports we crewed up a number of deep-sea vessels recently. For instance, in early January out of New Orleans we crewed up the Sea-Land Consumer (Sea-Land); in Houston on Jan. 3 we crewed the Maine (Ogden Marine); in Mobile in December we crewed the Cove Shipping vessels Cove Trader and Cove Leader which are coastwise tankers. In Jacksonville at the end of January the Spirit of Texas (Titan Navigation) was crewed as well as the newly-acquired American Condor (Gulf Marine). This RO/RO vessel has two deck cranes and a h"orsepower of 10,800. Finally, I want to take this opportunity to wish the best of luck to long-time Union official Lou Guarino who recently retired. H Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco N both the Great ·Lakes and the Mississippi River the winter weather is having its annual effect. Work has just about ground to a halt for both tug and barge and deep-draft work on the Lakes. Meanwhile, the upper Mississippi River is basically closed down. As far as negotiations are concerned, I'm happy to report that an agreement with SIU-contracted Luedtke Engin,eering on the Lakes has been overwhelmingly approved by the members. The new three-year agreement went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year. Among . Luedtke's equipment are five tugs and six dredges. Also on the Lakes, negotiations are continuing with Tampa Tugs Corp. and the Great Lakes Dredge Owners Association. Tampa Tugs has five boats on the Great Lakes, and the Great Lakes Dredge Owners Association represents seven of the largest and most active dredging companies on the Lakes. In the deep-draft area, a few of our contracted ships were running until Christmas. They're American Steamship's Roger Kyes and Buffalo and Huron Cement's J.A. W. Iglehart. In St. Louis we've been making plans for the annual dinner-dance of the Greater St. Louis Area and Vicinity Port Council. Scheduled for March 23 at the Henry VIII Inn and Lodge in St. Louis, the dinner-dance will be attended by about 500 people. The featured speaker will be Congressman Richard Gephardt (DMo.) who will receive the Able Helmsman award. Also being honored will be Robert Kelley, president of the St. Louis Labor Council and a member of the Democratic National Committee. Receiving the Labor Man of the Year award from the Council will be Guy Alberici whose contracting firm has been involved in large construction projects in the St. Louis area. O West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall S we start the new year, I have a lot to report to the members from here on the East Coast. In the port of Norfolk, for instance, a contract has just been ratified and signed at one of our SIU-contracted inland companies-No~he~st Towing. The company runs two boats which work out of the port of Norfolk. Also, a new three-year contract with Cape Fear Towing has been ratified by the members. This company, which works out of Wilmington, N.C., has seven pieces of inland equipment. Out of Norfolk we're still in contract negotiations with the Association of Virginia Pilots, which represents launch operators and shoreside personnel, and with the Association of Maryland Pilots. Anchored off the coast of Virginia are tpree SIU-contracted ships that are under charter to the Military Sealift Command. They are the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. (Maersk Line), the PFC William A. Baugh (Maersk Line), and the Sgt. Matej Kocak (Waterman). The three ships are waiting for orders to go out on military exercises sometime this month. In Baltimore I'm happy to report that the Port Maritime Council luncheon held on Dec. 28 was a huge success. This is the first of what will be an annual ·affair, and 160 people attended this year's luncheon which was held at the Union hall in Baltimore. Chairman of the planning committee for the luncheon was SIU Rep Bob Pomerlane. Featured speaker at the affair was Joe Townsley, president of the Baltimore Port Council and president of the Joint Council of Teamsters in Maryland. Up in Gloucester our SIU fishing representatives report that the pollock catches are very good. However, the price ·is way down to around 10 cents a pound. A I 'M happy to report that our two full service passenger ships, the Constitution and the Independence (American Hawaii Cruises) are doing very well. The Constitution recently diverted from her regular seven-day , Hawaii island cruises to a trip from · Honolulu to Los Angeles and San Francisco and back to the islands. She was filled to capacity on both legs of the voyage. Also, the Independence, which came to California for its annual drydocking, will be returning to Honolulu on Jan. 20 with a full load of passengers. However, I'm sorry to report that we've lost the four M class Delta passenger/freightships that sailed from the West Coast. The· last one stopped running in December. Each of these vessels is capable of carrying up to 100 passengers. Down in Wilmington, Calif. the SIU participated in a demonstration against South Africa's imprisonment of many of its labor leaders. Also in Wilmington, we assisted the United Food and Commercial Workers union in their beef with Gemco, a large discount retailer. During December the SIU took part in a demonstration with 300 other trade unionists outside one of Gemco's stores. The massive picketing helped bring the 13-week strike to an end. The demonstration was organized through the Maritime Port Council in Southern Cali·fornia. On Jan. 20 in Wilmington we hope to crew the bulk carrier Inger (Reynolds Metal) which has been laid up for about two months. Also in the Wilmington area, our third quarterly meeting between representatives of management from SIU-contracted Crowley and our members will be held on Feb. 20. Up in Seattle we crewed the Aleutian Developer (Sea-Land) which works among the Aleutian chain of islands in Alaska. Last month in Seattle we crewed the supertanker Brooklyn (Apex Marine) which headed for Alaska. January 1985 / LOG / 5 �New Congress Brings New Challenges for SIU I Last year's session of Congress ended on a frenzied note, with Congress desperately trying to come up with a last minute budget resolution. This year looks like more of the same. The new session has barely begun, and already the main preoccupation on the Hill is tax reform and the budget. The budget deficits just won't go away. Budget Director David Stockman met with some key Senate republicans and told them that the budget deficits will be $8 to $11 billion larger than predicted just a few weeks ago. If something isn't done, then the budget deficit will hit $225 billion in fiscal year 1986, $240 billion in fiscal year 1987 and $235 billion in fiscal year 1988. This almost single-minded preoccupation with the budget will probably have important consequences for any industry or group trying to pass legislation through Congress. Most experts seem to agree with the assessment made by Robert F. Morison of The Journal of Commerce, who covers developments in the maritime industry for that paper. Morison predicts that ''prospects aren't cheery for maritime legislation" and ·" anything that will cost money almost certainly is out.'' This has put a special burden on the SIU and its legislative staff. The Union has to come up with a program that can turn things around for the Americanflag merchant marine. Yet it must deal with a Congress and an administration that are looking to cut every excess penny from the federal budget. High on the list of things that the Union wishes to get passed is a ban on the export of Alaskan oil and legislation that would promote the entire U.S. passenger industry. Neither bill would require additional federal outlays. The Union believes that one of its most important tasks during the year ahead is to educate Congress, the administration and the American people about the critical problems facing the American maritime industry. According to a study commissioned by Georgetown. University's Center for Strategic and International Studies, the American-flag merchant marine can be expected to decline by at least one-third of its present size within the next five years if something isn't done to stimulate shipping. This would mean a sharp drop in shipboard employment and would have ominous implications for this country's sealift capability. Preparation for the 99th Congress In an effort to prepare for the first session of the 99th Congress, which formally convened on Jan. 3, 1985, members of the Union's legislative staff held a series of meetings with key staff members of the various House and Senate committees dealing with the maritime industry. As a result of these meetings, the Union's legislative staff believes that Congress will consider the following issues during the next few months: • extension of Alaskan oil export restrictions, • government-impelled cargo legislation, • maritime promotional legislation, • port development and waterway user fees, • elimination of the Third Provision of the Jones Act (a loophole allowing diversion of shipments of U.S. goods to Canada by land and on to Alaska by foreign-flag vessels), • recodification of maritime liability statutes, • Panama Canal claims procedure, . • extension of war risk insurance program, • passenger vessel initiatives, • domestic fisheries promotion, and • taxation of employee fringe benefits. Alaskan Oil On the top of the Union's legislative priorities is the ban on the export of Alaskan oil, which touches upon this country's national security and the jobs of as many 1,000 seamen. The 98th Congress failed to reauthorize the Export Administration Act of 1970 (EAA}, (Continued on Page 11.) Seafarers Re-Elect Drozak, Pass Two Propositions (Continued from Page 3.) CONCLUSION The official tally of this Committee is annexed hereto and made a part of this closing report. It is recommended that the membership concur in the tally as well as in this report in its entirety. Subject to the appropriate action of the membership at the '' Election Report Meetings,'' our tally represents the basis for the installation into the offices or jobs as provided in Article XIII, Section 6 of the Constitution. This report is unanimous; there being no dissents. Therefore, except for the contingencies provided for in Article XIII, Section 4(f) of the Constitution, this closing report shall be accepted as final. Our report shall be made up in sufficient copies by the Secretary-Treasurer's office to comply with the requirements of the Union Constitution. All of the members of the Committee wish to express their deep appreciation for the cooperation and assistance given 6 I LOG I January 1985 to us by the Union's legal department and its technical and clerical staff. Finally, the members of the Union Tallying Committee wish to congratulate the elected officers and job holders. We extend our best wishes for the next four years. We hope that you will carry on the tradition of our Union and advance the strength of the maritime industry. Dated: January 18, 1985 HENRY PETERSON, P-643, MOBILE RICHARD FORGAYS, F-663, ALGONAC MARVIN GARRISON, G-8004, SAN FRAN. ROYCE BOZEMAN, B-1453, HOUSTON W. STUBBLEFIELD+ S-5811, ST. LOUIS OTTO PEDERSEN, P-333, NEW ORLEANS CALVAIN JAMES, J-3, NEW YORK GEORGE BRANNAN, B-531, PHILADELPHIA NICK KRATSAS, K-549, BALTIMORE ROY THEISS, T-137, MOBILE DENNIS PRESCOTT, P-8071, SAN FRAN. MAURICE DUET, D-11, ST. LOUIS Fraternally submitted, Apply Now JAMES GOLDER, G-72, CJIAIRMAN PORT OF NEW YORK It will put you on top your profession . WILLIAM SMITH, S-60, PHILADELPHIA MANUEL VIDAL, V-244, BALTIMORE THOMAS BLUITT, B-1740, ALGONAC DANIEL BALIERO, B-1414, HOUSTON FRANK PLOPPERT, P-384, NEW ORLEANS �Seafarers OK Standard Agreements Revisions Fourteen revisions, many recommended by SIU members at last year's crew conference, were approved for the Union's Standard Tanker and Standard Freightship agreements. Seafarers around the country approved the revisions by an overwhelming margin at special meetings Dec. 31. The new agreements are effective through June 15, 1987. The previous agreements expired June 15, 1984, and at that time SIU members voted to extend the con- tracts until new agreements could be worked out. Several of the revisions were the result of SIU efforts to keep the U .S.-flag fleet competitive. "Due to worldwide recession, due to heavy competition for available cargoes and due to low cargo rates, our contracted companies are in serious financial condition," a report from the Union's Contract Department said. The report also noted that the unions representing licensed of- ficers had agreed to a wide range of concessions, including wage rollbacks to 1981 levels, reduced vacation to 15 for 30, revised pension and welfare regulations, elimination of port time and others. Here are the revisions the membership approved. 1 Eliminate the after 5:00 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m., Monday through Friday port time. 2 Maintain the current wage, premium, overtime and penalty rates with no reductions. 3 In American domestic ports there will be no duplication in payment of fringe benefits if two seamen are joining and are leaving the same day. However, the crewmembers will receive full credit for the time on their discharges. 4 We will use the same COLA formula as the licensed officers, which will be granted, if any, every six months. The Union, in order to maintain the various plans, pension, welfare, vacation, etc., shall have the right to allocate such increase , if any, among the various employee benefit plans. In the port of New York, Seafarers voted on Dec. 31 at a meeting on contractual revisions. 5 The cardiotrakers will be placed on all ships right after the first of the year. 6 All unlicensed personnel will be given instruction on starting the lifeboat engmes. 7 All unlicensed personnel off duty will be allowed to attend safety meetings. 8 Survival suits will be placed aboard ships according -to U.S. Coast Guard regulations. Any loss or damage to these suits will be charged to the crewmember. 9 The stewards shall assign all duties to members of the steward department. 10 Anyone competing for foreign fly-out jobs must submit his passport at the job call. 11 We have reduced the amount of time the Class A men may request for relief from 30 days to 15 days. Relief trips can only be requested after 60 days aboard ship. 12 Article I, the employment clause, has been revised to protect the multi-employer seniority of the membership. 13 This is a three (3) year agreement. Senate Membership in 99th Congress These are the senators who will serve in the 99th Congress, which convenes in Jan• uary. The post-elution party breakdown is 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats, a net gain of two Democrats from the outgoing Congress. The 26 re-elected this year have an astuisk • after their namt'_. The seven new senators are indicated by the dagger t symbol. ALABAMA Howell Heflin (D) • Jeremiah Denton (R) * FLORIDA Lawton Chiles (D) Paula Hawkins (R) NORTH DAKOTA Quentin N. Burdick (D) Mark Andrews (R) KENTUCKY Wendell H. Ford (D) Mitch McConnell (R) MONTANA John Melcher (D) Max Baucus (D) * OHIO John Glenn (D) Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) t LOUISIANA MAINE William Cohen (R) • George Mitchell (D) NEVADA Chic Hecht (R) Paul Laxalt (R) MARYLAND Paul S. Sarbanes (D) Charles McC. Mathias Jr. (R) NEW HAMPSHIRE Gordon J. Humphrey (R) Warren B. Rudman (R) MASSACHUSETTS Edward M. Kennedy (D) John F. Kerry (D) t NEW JERSEY Frank R. _Lautenberg (D) Bill Bradley (D) * MICHIGAN Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D) Carl Levin (D) * NEW MEXICO Jeff Bingaman (D) Pete V. Domenici (R) * INDIANA Richard G. Lugar (R) Dan Quayle (R) MINNESOTA Rudy Boschwitz (R) • Dave Durenberger (R) NEW YORK Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) Alfonse M. D'Amato (R) IOWA Tom Harkin (D) t Charles E. Grassley (R) MISSISSIPPI Thad Cochran (R) * John C. Stennis (D) NORTH CAROLINA Jesse Helms (R) * John P. East (R) ILLINOIS Paul Simon (D) t Alan J. Dixon (D) CALIFORNIA Alan Cranston (D) Pete Wilson (R) MISSOURI Thomas F. Eagleton (D) John C. Danforth (R) Russell B. Long (D) IDAHO James A. McClure (R) • Steven D. Symms (R) ARKANSAS Dale Bumpers (D) David Pryor (D) • KANSAS Robert Dole (R) Nancy Kassebaum (R) ,. NEBRASKA J. James Exon (D) • Edward Zorinsky (D) HAWAII Daniel K. Inouye (D) Spark M. Matsunaga (D) ARIZONA Dennis DeConcini (D) Barry Goldwater (R) CONNECTICUT Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (R) DELAWARE Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) William V. Roth Jr. (R) GEORGIA Sam Nunn (D) • Mack Mattingly (R) ALASKA Ted Stevens (R) * Frank H. Murkowski (R) COWRADO Gary Hart (D) William L. Armstrong (R) Christopher J. Dodd (D) * J. Bennett Johnston (D) . * OKLAHOMA David L. Boren (D) • Don Nickles (R) OREGON Mark 0. Hatfield (R) • Bob Packwood (R) * PENNSYLVANIA John Heinz (R) Arlen Specter (R) RHODE ISLAND John H. Chafee (R) Oaiborne Pell (D) * SOUTH CAROLINA Ernest F. Hollings (D) Strom Thurmond (R) * SOUTH DAKOTA Larry Pressler (R) ,. James Abdnor (R) TENNESSEE Albert Gore Jr. (D) t Jim Sasser (D) TEXAS Lloyd Bentsen (D) Phil Gramm (R) t UTAH -Jake Garn (R) Orrin G. Hatch (R) VERMONT Patrick J. Leahy (D) Robert T . Stafford (R) VIRGINIA Paul S. Trible Jr. (R) John W. Warner (R) • WASHINGTON Daniel J. Evans (R) Slade Gorton (R) WEST VIRGINIA Robert C. Byrd (D) John D. Rockefeller IV (D) t WISCONSIN William Proxmire (D) Bob Kasten (R) WYOMING Malcolm Wallop (R) Alan K. Simpson (R) * January 1985 / LOG / 7 �• The New U.S. House of Representatives Here is the line-up following the 1984 elections. The U.S. House of Representatives has 433 members. The new 99th Congress will have 266 Democrats and 167 Republicans, with two vacancies. In the following listing, the number in front of the Congressman's name indicates tlte state congressional district: (D) means Democrat; (R) Republican; and (AL) means At Large. The asterisk (*) means that the Congressman is a first-tripper (newly-elected). ALABAMA l. H. L. Sonny Callahan (R)* 2. William L. Dickinson (R) 3. 4. 5. 6. Bill Nichols (D) Tom Bevill (D) Ronnie G. Flippo (D) Ben Erdreich (D) 1. Richard C. Shelby (D) ALASKA (IR) AL Don Young (R) ARIZONA (lD, 3R) 1. John McCain (R) 2. Moms K. Udall (D) 3. Bob Stump (R) 4. Eldon Rudd (R) 5. Jim Kolbe (R)* ARKANSAS (lD, lR) I. 2. 3. 4. Bill Alexander (D) Tommy Robinson (D) John P. Hammerschmidt (R) B~ryl F. Anthony Jr. (D) CALIFORNIA (28D, 17R) 1. Douglas H. Bosco (D) 2. Eugene Chappie (R) 3. Robert T. Matsui (D) 4. Vic Fazio (D) 5. Sala Burton (D) 6. Barbara Boxer (D) 7. George Miller (D) 8. Ronald V. Dellums (D) 9. Fortney H. (Pete) Stark (D) 10. Don Edwards (D) 11. Tom Lantos (D) 12. Ed Zschau (R) 13. Norman Y. Mineta (D) 14. Norman D. Shumway (R) 15. Tony Coelho (D) 16. Leon E. Panetta (D) 17. Charles Pashayan Jr. (R) 18. Richard H. Lehman (D) 19. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) 20. William M. Thomas (R) 21. Bobbi Fiedler (R) 22. Carlos J. Moorhead (R) 23. Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 24. Henry A. Waxman (D) 25. Edward R. Roybal (D) 26. Howard L. Berman (D) 27. Mel Levine (D) 28. Julian C. Dixon (D) 29. Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 30. Matthew G. Martinez (D) 31. Mervyn M. Dymally (D) 32. Glenn M. Anderson (D) 33. David Dreier (R) 34. Esteban Edward Torres (D) 35. Jerry Lewis (R) 36. George E. Brown Jr. (D) 37. Alfred A. McCandless (R) 38. Robert K. Doman (R)* 39. William E. Darutcmeyer (R) 40. Robert E. Badham (R) 41. Bill LA>wery (R) 42. Daniel E. Lungren (R) 43. Ronald Packard (R) 44. Jim Bates (D) 45. Duncan L. Hunter (R) COWRADO (3D, 3R) 1. Patricia Schroeder (D) 2. Timothy E. Wirth (D) 3. Mike Strang (R) 4. Hank Brown (R) 5. Ken Kramer (R) 6. Dan Schaefer (R) 8 I LOG I January 1985 CONNECTICUT (4D, lR) 1. Barbara B. Kennelly (D) 2. Sam Gejdenson (D) 3. Bruce A. Monison (D) 4. Stewart B. McKinney (R) 5. John G. Rowland (R) 6. Nancy L. Johnson (R) DELAWARE (ID) AL Thomas R. Carper (D) FLORIDA (llD, 7R) I. Earl Hutto (D) 2. Don Fuqua (D) 3. Charles E. Bennett (D) 4: Bill Chappell Jr. (D) 5. Bill McCollum (R) 6. Buddy MacKay (D) 7. Sam Gibbons (D) 8. C. W. (Bill) Young (R) 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) 10. Andy Ireland (R) 11. Bill Nelson (D) 12. Tom Lewis (R) 13. Connie Mack (R) 14. Dan Mica (D) 15. E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R) 16. Larry Smith (D) 17. William Lehman (D) 18. Claude Pepper (D) 19. Dante B. Fascell (D) MISSOURI (6D, 3R) I. William (Bill) Clay (D) I. Pat Roberts (R) 2. Robert A. Young (D) 2. Jim Slattery (D) 3. Richard A. Gephardt (D) 3. Jan Meyers (R) 4. Ike Skelton (D) 4. Dan Glickman (D) 5. Alan Wheat (D) 5. Bob Whittaker (R) 6. E. Thomas Coleman (R) 7. Gene Taylor (R) KENTUCKY (3D, 3R, I vaamt) 8. Bill Emerson (R) I. Carroll Hubbard Jr. (D) 9. Harold L. Volkmer (D) 2. William H. Natcher (D) MONTANA (ID, IR) 3. Romano L. Mazzoli (D) I. Pat Williams (D) 4. Gene Snyder (R) 2. Ron Marlenee (R) 5. Harold Rogers (R) 6. Larry J. Hopkins (R) NEBRASKA (3R) 7. Chris Perkins (D) I. Douglas K. Bereuter (R) 2. Hal Daub (R) WUJSIANA (6D, 2R) 3. Virginia Smith (R) I. Bob Livingston (R) NEVADA (ID, IR) 2. Lindy Boggs (D) I. Harry Reid (D) 3. W.J. (Billy) Tauzin (D) 2. Barbara F. Vucanovich (R) 4. Buddy Roemer (D) KANSAS (lD, 3R) 5. Jerry Huckaby (D) 6. W. Henson Moore (R) 7. John 8. Breaux (D) 8. Gillis W. LA>ng (D) MAINE (2R) I. John R. McKeman Jr. (R) 2. Olympi~ J. Snowe (R) MARYLAND (7D, IR) I. Robert Lindsay Thomas (D) I. Roy Dyson (D) 2. Helen Delich Bentley (R)* 3. Richard Ray (D) 3. Barbara A. Mikulski (D) 4. Pat Swindall (R)* 4. Marjorie S. Holt (R) 5. Wyche Fowler Jr. (D) 5. Steny H. Hoyer (D) 6. Newt Gingrich (R) 7. George (Buddy) Darden (D) 6. Beverly B. Byron (D) 7. Parren J. Mitchell (D) 8. J. Roy Rowland (D) 8. Michael D. Barnes (D) 9. Ed Jenkins (D) 10. Doug Barnard Jr. (D) 2. Charles Hatcher (D) I . Cecil (Cec) Heftel (D) 2. ~aniel K. Akaka (D) IDAHO (2R) I. Larry E. Craig (R) 2. Richard H. Stallings (D)* ILLINOIS (12D, I0R) I. Charles A. Hayes (D) 2. Gus Savage (D) 3. Marty Russo (D) 4. George M. O'Brien (R) 5. William 0. Lipinski (D) 6. Henry J. Hyde (R) 7. Cardiss Collins (D) 8. Dan Rostenkowski (D) 9. Sidney R. Yates (D) 10. John Edward Porter (R) 11. Frank Annunzio (D) 12. Philip M. Crane (R) 13. Hanis W. Fawell (R) 14. John E. Grotberg (R) 15. Edward R. Madigan (R) 16. Lynn Martin (R) 17. Lane Evans (D) 18. Robert H. Michel (R) 19. Terry L. Bruce (D)* 20. Richard J. Durbin (D) 21. Melvin Price (D) 22. Kenneth J. Gray (D) INDIANA (SD, SR) I. Peter J. Visclosky (D) 2. Philip R. Sharp (D) 3. John Hiler (R) 4. Dan Coats (R) 5. Elwood Hillis (R) 6. Dan Burton (R) 7. John T. Myers (R) 8. Richard D. McIntyre (R)* 9. Lee H. Hamilton (D) 10. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D) MASSACHUSEITS (I0D, IR) I. Silvio 0. Conte (R) 2. Edward P. Boland (D) 3. Joseph D. Early (D) 4. Barney Frank (D) S. Chet Atkins (D) 6. Nicholas Mavroules (D) 7. Edward J. Markey (D) 8. Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. (D) 9. Joe Moakley (D) 10. Gerry,.E. Studds (D) II. Brian J. Donnelly (D) MICIIlGAN (llD, 6R) I. John Conyers Jr. (D) 2. Carl D. Pursell (R) 3. Howard Wolpe (D) 4. Mark D. Siljander (R) 5. Paul 8. Henry (R) 6. Bob Carr (D) 7. Dale E. Kildee (D) 8. Bob Traxler (D) 9. Guy Vander Jagt (R) 10. Bill Schuette (R)* II. Robert W. Davis (R) 12. David E. Bonior (D) 13. George W. Crockett Jr. (D) 14. Dennis M. Hertel (D) 15. William D. Ford (D) 16. John D. Dingell (D) 17. Sander Levin (D) 18. William S. Broomfield (R) MINNESOTA (SD, 3R) I. Timothy J. Penny (D) 2. Vin Weber (R) 3. 4. S. 6. 7. Bill Frenzel (R) Bruce F. Vento (D) Martin Olav Sabo (D) Gerry Sikorski (D) Arlan Stangeland (R) 8. James L. Oberstar (D) IOWA (3D, 3R) 1. Jim Leach (R) 2. Thomas J. Tauke (R) 3. Cooper Evans (R) 4. Neal Smith (D) 5. Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 6. Berkley Bedell (D) I. 2. 3. 4. GEORGIA (9D, IR) HAWAil (ID) NEW HAMPSIIlRE (ID, IR) I. Robert C. Smith (R) 2. Judd Gregg (R) MISSISSIPPI (3D, lR) I. Jamie L. Whitten (D) 2. Webb Franlclin (R) 3. G. V. Montgomery (D) 4. Wayne Dowdy (D) S. Trent LA>tt (R) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. NEW JERSEY (9D, 4R, I vacant) James J. florio (D) William J. Hughes (D) James J. Howard (D) Christopher H. Smith (R) Marge Roukema (R) Bernard J. Dwyer (D) Matthew J. Rinaldo (R) Robert A. Roe (D) Robert G. Tonicelli (D) Peter W. Rodino Jr. (D) Dean A. GaUo (R)* James A. Courter (R) Jim Saxton (R) Frank J. Guarini (D) NEW MEXICO (ID, lR) I. Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) 2. Joe Skeen (R) 3. Bijl Richardson (D) I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. NEW YORK (20D, 14R) William Camey (R) Thomas J. Downey (D) Robert J. Mrazek (D) Norman F. Lent (R) Raymond J. McGrath (R) Joseph P. Addabbo (D) Gary Ackerman (D) James H. Scheuer (D) Thomas J. Manton (D) Charles E. Schumer (D) Edolphus Towns (D) Major R. Owens (D) Stephen J. Solarz (D) Guy V. Molinari (R) Bill Green (R) Charles 8. Rangel (D) Ted Weiss (D) Robert Garcia (D) Mario Biaggi (D) Joseph D. Dio Guardi (R) Hamilton Fish Jr. (R) Bertjamin A. Gilman (R) Samuel S. Stratton (D) Gerald 8. H. Solomon (R) Sherwood L. Boehlert (R) David O'B. Martin (R) George C. Wortley (R) Matthew F. McHugh (D) Frank Horton (R) Fred J. Eckert (R) Jack F. Kemp (R) John J. LaFalce (D) Henry J. Nowak (D) Stan Lundine (D) NORTII CAROLINA (91>, lR) I. Walter 8. Jones (D) 2. Tim Valentine (D) 3. Charles Whitley (D) 4. W.W. (Bill) Cobey Jr. (R)* 5. Stephen L. Neal (D) 6. J. Howard Coble (R)* 7. Charles Rose (D) 8. W. G. (Bill) Hefner (D) 9. Alex McMillan (R) 10. James T. Broyhill (R) I 1. Bill Hendon (R)* NORTII DAKOTA (ID) AL Byron L. Dorgan (D) OIDO (IOD, UR) I. Thomas A. Luken (D) 2. Willis D. Gradison Jr. (R) 3. Tony P. HaU (D) 4. Michael G. Oxley (R) 5. Delbert L. Latta (R) 6. Bob McEwen (R) 7. Michael DeWine (R) 8. Thomas N. Kindness (R) 9. Marcy Kaptur (D) 10. Clarence E. Miller (R) l 1. Dennis E. Eckart (D) 12. John R. Kasich (R) 13. Donald J. Pease (D) 14. John F. Seiberling (D) 15. Chalmers P. Wylie (R) 16. Ralph Regula (R) 17. James A. Traficant (D)* 18. Douglas Applegate (D) 19. Edward F. Feighan (D) 20. Mary Rose Oakar (D) 21. Louis Stokes (D) OKLAHOMA (SD, IR) TEXAS (llD, 6R) I. Sam B: HaU Jr. (D) 2. Charles Wilson (D) 3. Steve Bartlett (R) 4. Ralph M. Hall (D) 5. John Bryant (D) 6. Joe L. Barton (R) 7. Bill Archer (R) 8. Jack Fields (R) 9. Jack Brooks (D) 10. J. J. Pickle (D) II. Marvin Leath (D) 12. Jim Wright (D) 13. Beau Boulter (R)* 14. David (Mac) Sweeney (R)* · 15. E de la Garza (D) 16. Ronald D. Coleman (D) 17. Charles W. Stenholm (D) 18. Mickey Leland (D) 19. Larry Combest (R) 20. Henry B. Gonzalez (D) 21 , Tom Loeffler (R) 22. Tom D. DeLay (R) 23. Albert G. Bustamante (D) 24. Martin Frost (D) 25. Michael A. Andrews (D) 26. Dick Armey (~)* 27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) I. James R. Jones (D) 2. Mike Synar (D) 3. Wes Watkins (D) 4. Dave McCurdy (D) S. Mickey Edwards (R) 6. Glenn English (D) OREGON (3D, lR) UTAH (3R) I. James V. Hansen (R) 2. David S. Monson (R)t 3. Howard C. Nielson (R) VERMONT (IR) AL James M. Jeffords (R) 1,-J.es AuCoin (D) 2. Robert F. Smith (R) 3. Ron Wyden (D) 4. James Weaver (D) 5. Denny Smith (R) PENNSYLVANIA (I3D, I0R) I. Thomas M. Foglietta (D) 2. William H. Gray III (D) 3. Robert A. Borski (D) 4, Joe Kolter (D) 5. Richard T. Schulze (R) 6. Gus Yatron (D) 7. Bob Edgar (D)t 8. Peter H. Kostmayer (D) 9. Bud Shuster (R) 10. Joseph M. McDade (R) 11. Paul E. Kanjorski (D) 12. John P. Murtha (D) 13. Lawrence Coughlin (R) 14. William J. Coyne (D) 15. Don Ritter (R) 16. Robert S. Walker (R) 17. George W. Gekas (R) 18. Doug Walgren (D) 19. WillilUD F. Goodling (R) 20. Joseph M. Gaydos (D) 2I. Thomas J. Ridge (R) 22. Austin J. Murphy (D) 23. William F. Clinger Jr. (R) RHODE ISLAND (ID, IR) I. Femand J. St Germain (D) 2. Claudine Schneider (R) VIRGINIA (4D, 6R) I. Herbert H. Bateman (R) 2. G. William Whitehurst (R) 3. Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) 4. Norman Sisisky (D) 5. Dan Daniel (D) 6. James R. (Jim) Olin (D) 1-. D. French Slaughter (R) 8. Stan Panis (R) 9. Frederick C. Boucher (D) 10. Frank R. Wolf (R) WASIDNGTON (SD, 3R) 1. John R. Miller (R) 2. Al Swift (D) 3. Don Bonker (D) 4. Sid Monison (R) 5. Thomas S. Foley (D) 6. Norman D. Dicks (D) 7. Mike LA>wry (D) 8. Rod Chandler (R) WEST VIRGINIA (4D) 1. Alan B. Mollohan (D) 2. Harley 0. Staggers Jr. (D) 3. Robert E. Wise Jr. (D) 4. Nick Joe Rahall II (D) WISCONSIN (SD, 4R) I. 2. .3. 4. 5. 6. 7. SOUTH CAROLINA (3D, 3R) I. Thomas F. Hartnett (R) 2. floyd Spence (R) 8. 9. Les Aspin (D) Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) Steve Gun.derson (R) Gerald Kleczka (D) Jim Moody (D) Thomas E. Petri (R) David R. Obey (D) Toby Roth (R) F. J. Sensenbrenner Jr. (R) WYOMING (IR) 3. Butler Denick (D) 4. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) AL Dick Cheney (R) 5. John M. Spratt Jr. (D) 6. Robin Tallon (D) SOUTH DAKOTA (ID) AL Thomas A. Daschle (D) ~EE(6D,3R) I. James H. Quillen (R) 2. John J. Duncan (R) 3. Marilyn Uoyd (D) 4. Jim Cooper (D) 5. William Hill Boner (D) 6. Bart Gordon (D) 7. Don Sundquist (R) 8. Ed Jones (D) 9. Harold E. Ford (D) �~ I Inland News . I •. ..1,·. • 1 I l.l!UIIII Ii 1111111 1 tug/tow I lharge/dredgel I • Lv,.,. ::1:11:;a: .......'..... :x,;n.❖sn::::::.:::=::·--: ·::;-c,:-w7'ff+.•;d'm Crowley _Boatmen Agree to Defer Wage Hike to '86 West Coast tug Boatmen of the Crowley Towing and Transportation Co. last month voted to defer a 5 percent wage increase due July 1, 1985 until June 1, 1986 and also ratified other contract changes. Also ratified was a new twotier wage scale for new Crowley T. & T. employees as defined by the SIU Shipping Rules and do not include any existing trainee classifications: (a) 20 percent less pay for the first 135 calendar days. (b) 15 percent less pay for the next 135 calendar days. (c) IO percent less pay for the next 135 calendar days. (d) 5 percent less pay for the next 135 calendar days. Crowley Boatmen at the Port Hueneme, Calif. military base on Dec. 31, 1985 will get a 15day on, 15-day off option. While the agreement covers only the West Coast Crowley Boatmen, it was voted on by owley's SIU employees Pictured above is the East and Gulf Coast Tallying Committee for Crowley Tug and Transportation. They are (I. to r.) Joe Schneider, cook; AB Bill Kelch, committee chairman; Mike Meany, relief cook, and AB Remy · Sampson. around the nation. Involved in the contract changes for the Union were Committeemen Capt. Bert Thompson, Ed Laird, Mike Stravers, Mike Restivo, Hugh Wain, Jeff Davis and Stan Hubble. Also Union Fleet Delegates: Tom Vella, Micky Main, Igor Loch, Ron Rogers, Bill Haynie and Hugh Wain. For Crowley management were: Jerry Dowd, Bill Sikora, Don Randall, Randy Collar, Cholly Mercer, Bob Clinton and Jim Macaulay. Army Studies Civilian Tug Use,-..-Could Mean Jobs An army may travel on its stomach, but the U.S. Army also travels on 58 tugs stationed around the world. The Department of Defense (DOD) is considering the possibility of chartering civilian companies to perform some of the tug work for the Army. Late last year, tug industry representatives, including several SIU-contracted companies, and Army officials met to discuss the feasibility of civilian tugs and crews performing the Army work. The meeting, held in St. Louis, Mo., was the first of what may be several as each side learns the needs and resources of the other. The industry, according to the Transportation Institute, wanted · to learn exactly what the Army needs, while the Army The Centurion is one of many Crowley tugs which calls Philadelphia home. was attempting to discover what equipment and services the industry could provide. The Army is mainly interested in services which could be provided in time of· conflict m overseas areas. If the Army eventually decides to use civilian tugs, it will come under a new DOD program designed to identify_ the areas where the military may not have the logistics capability needed in a future conflict. The program (LOGCAP) was established in 1983 but is not expected to award any contracts until fiscal year 1986. The Army intends to study the information gathered at the meeting and continue to meet with industry officials to see if any kind of agreements can be reached in the future. Chief Mate William Gosset (I.) and Crowley's assistant port captain Mike Rampota load stores aboard the Centurion. January 1985 / LOG / 9 �New Pensioners Donald James 62, Blesener, joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1960 sailing as a linesman for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1959 to 1984. Brother Blesener is a former member of the Sheetmetal Union, Local 32, from 1939 to 1961 , working for the Lester Peterson Co. from 1939 to ·1960. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Boatman Blesener was born in St. Louis Cty., Minn. and is a resident of Duluth. Hiram Watson Lupton, 58, joined the Union in theport of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing as a captain for IOT in 1973 and as a 1111.. mate on the tug Patricia (C.G. Willis) in 1953. Brother Lupton is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II and the Korean War. He was born in Lowland, N.C. and is a resident there. Jasper J. Mamoliti, 61, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a captain. Brother Mamoliti was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Baltimore. Charles O'Neil Retherford Sr., 59, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1964 sailing as a captain for the Slade Towing Co. from 1948 to 1984. Brother Retherford is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. He was born in Newton, Texas and is a resident of Orange, Texas. William Norman Montgomery, 64, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1971 sailing as a mate and captain for the Arundel Corp. from 1941 to 1968 and on the tugs Hamilton and James A. Harper (C. H. Harper Associates) from 1961 to 1972 and for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1972 to 1984. Brother Montgomery is a former member of the ILA and the Operating Engineers Union, Local 25. He was born in Deltaville, Va. and is a resident of Balti-more. Crew's Quick Thinking Snuffs Barge Blaze AB Tankerman Ralph Wilcal and Barge Capt. Charles Hamrick are happy that they and other crewmen, along with the Jacksonville Fire Department, were able to contain and control a blaze which broke out on the asphalt barge Auntie Mame in transit with the tug Big Bill (Steuart Brothers) in Jacksonville. 1O/ LOG I January 1985 Delta Queen Steamboat Vote Jan. 4 Boatmen and Boatwomen of the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. voted on their new contract on Jan. 4 in the port of New Orleans. Their old contract expired Dec. 31, 1984. Carteret, Cape Fear Towing Pacts Okayed The rank-and-file membership of both Carteret Towing and the Cape Fear Towing Co. in the port of Norfolk have ratified their new contracts. • Meanwhile, new contract negotiations were continuing- for Boatmen in this port at the Virginia Pilots Assn. and for the Maryland Pilots Assn. Their contracts ended on Dec. 31, 1984. • In the port of Norfolk, the newly negotiated contract at Northeast Towing was ratified by the Boatmen there and signed early this month by the Union and company. Contract Talks Under Way at Express Marine New Contract talks got under way for Boatmen at the Express Marine Co. in the port of Philadelphia. 1st Transit of Tenn-Tom Canal Jan. 14 The first transit of the 234-mile, $2 billion Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway's 10 locks from the port of Mobile, Ala.. to Pittsburgh, Pa. via the Ohio River with eight fully-loaded barges will start the week of Jan. 14. 1984 INCOME TAX PREPARATION SIU has arranged for income tax preparation available to members at Brooklyn and Piney Point. Fees will be reasonable and will vary with the complexity of the tax return. Accountants from the firm of Brackett & Associates (of Port Washington, N.Y.) will be available at those two hiring halls, at specified times beginning in February, to offer preparation of 1984 federal, state and city tax returns. Look for further details and informational brochures to be distributed at each location during January. Wilcal gives the thumbs up sign in the boiler room where a ruptured oil line in the boiler caused flames to shoot 20 feet in the air. �In Memoriam Pensioner John Turner Stratton, 74, died on Nov. Brother Stratton joined the Union in the port of Philadel) phia in 1961 working as a maintenance man for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1944 to 1968. He was veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II . Boatman Stratton was born in Philadelphia and was a resident of Cape May, N .J. Surviving are a brother, William of Villas, N .J. and a sister, Margaret Kingrea of Cape May. 21. a Pensioner Horace Canfield Stetson, 71, passed away on Nov. 29. Brother Stetson joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a mate for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1946 to 1963. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union. Boatman Stetson was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native of North Carolina, he was a resident of Ctiesapeake, Va. Surviving is a sister, Irene Clark of Chesapeake. Pensioner Bernard Joseph Zeller, 82, passed away on Nov. 24. Brother Zeller joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a deckhand for the N. Y. Central Railroad from 1924 to 1967. He was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union, Local 1, in 1967. Boatman Zeller was born in New York City and was a resident of Elmwood Park, N .J. Surviving are his widow, Jeanette; two sons, Daniel of Saddle Brook, N .J. and Robert, and a daughter, Eva. Pensioner Martin Christopher Jr., 87, passed away on Dec. 12. Brother Christopher joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a deckhand on the tug Cleveland (Penn Railroad) out of Pier H, Jersey City, N.J. from 1925 to 1962. He was a former member of the Support SPAD Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1925 to 1960. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War I and the U.S. Coast Guard from 1923 to 1924. Boatman Christopher was born in Jersey City and was a resident of Belmar, N .J. Surviving is his widow, Astrid. Pensioner James Edward Flynn, 65, died of cancer in the Silver Lake Nursing Center, Dover, Del. on Nov. 16. Brother Flynn joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1960 sailing as a tankerman for IOT from 1950 to 1979. He was a former member of Local 1800. Boatman Flynn was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Bowers, Del. , he was a resident of Frederica, Del. Burial was in the Barratts Chapel Cemetery, Frederica. Surviving are his widow, Virginia and a daughter, Theresa. Norbert Joseph Kowalski, 59, died on Dec. 2. Brother Kowalski joined the Union in the port of Norfolk, Va. in 1973 sailing as a cook for Allied Towing from 1973 to 1975 and for Ocean Towing from 1980 to I984. He was a veteran of the U.S . Navy. Boatman Kowalski was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. and was a resident of Virginia Beach, Va. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth and a brother, Raymond. Drozak Nominated To Coal Council Post A group of · coal-state and maritime-state congressional members have nominated SIU President Frank Drozak for a post on the National Coal Council. ''The movement of coal for either domestic consumption or export depends upon a coordinated transportation network . . . Therefore it is important that representation be afforded to the primary transportation modes that will be involved in the bulk movement of coal . . . Frank Drozak is ideally suited to lend his varied talents toward making the National Coal Council a more effective body . . . he has developed considerable expertise in handling transportation issues, " the group wrote to Secretary of Energy Donald Hodel. Members of the National Coal Council, which will attempt to set a comprehensive national coal policy, have not yet been named. Pensioner Claren~e Wilson Brady, 66, passed away on Nov. 2. Brother J3rady joined the Unkm in the port of Norfolk in 1972 sailing as a mate and AB aboard the Maryland Clipper (NBC Line) in 1970. He was born in Buxton, N.C. and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Annie; a son, Robert, and a sister, Wilma Fulcher. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters DEC. 1-31, 1984 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port ffloucester ....................... .. .... .. New York ..•............. • ....••...•.•.• Philadelphia •. . ... • . . . .. .... , •........... Baltimore . •••••• •• •••••..•.••••••••.•..• Norfolk •• • ••••••••.••••.....•....•...... Mobile . • . ..••••.•.•.•...•...•.•.•.•.•.. New Orleans •••.•.•..•.•.•.•..•.•..... .. Jacksonville ...•.•.•.••.....•..•....•... . San Francisco ......................... .. Wilmington .. ........•..••.•.....•.•.... Seattle . .. .... . ... . .... . ............... . Puerto Rico . . . • •....••....••........•.. Houston ..•.•...••.•...•••..•••••••••... Algonac ....•... • .....••••••..••.•......• St. Louis ....•.•••.••..•...••••.•••..•.. Piney Point ..•.•••••..••.•.•••.••..••... Totals .•• ••••• •• • • ••••••• ••••• ••••• • ••• • Port Gloucester .......• : • .................... New York ..•....•••.•.•••..... • ••...•... Philadelphia ......•... : •...........•.•... Baltimore .............•...•...........•. Norfolk .•....••..• ·•.•...•.•...•......... Mobile .•.•....................•..•..... New Orleans ..•..•......... , ..•......... Jacksonville ... : ........ . ............... . San Francisco .•......................... Wilmington .....................•...•... Seattle .......•....•....•............... Puerto Rico ....•••.•....•................ Houston ..........•.•....•...•......•... Algonac .............................. . St. Louis ....•...........••.......•.••.. Piney Point ...•.••.....••.••.••...•.••.. Totals . ................................ . Port Gloucester .......•..•.........••... , ..•. New York .•........... ·....•.•....•..•... Philadelphia ...........•.........•....•.. Baltimore .......•..•................•... Norfolk ......•.••........•.......•.••... Mobile •..•...•......•...•....•••...• ·..• New Orleans ......•..................... Jacksonville . . ....•...•......••... , .•.... San Francisco ........•......•....•...... Wilmington .......•............•.••..... Seattle .... . ........................... . Puerto Rico ...•..•........•.•••......•.. Houston .........•...................... Algonac ............................... . St. Louis . ......•........•...••........• ;:r/~.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 0 0 2 9 47 0 8 4 0 11 0 0 3 0 2 0 86 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 O' 0 4 0 0 34 28 0 0 6 0 1 0 3 0 3 11 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 13 14 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C Cl 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 2 18 3 55 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 10 0 1 0 2 0 8 16 121 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 0 2 0 0 0 48 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 0 70 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals All Departments .................... 102 22 75 46 8 • "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. •• "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 31 147 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 29 84 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 January 1985 / LOG / 11 �From Union Hall to School Hall In Baltimore, a Helping-Rand Nine-year-old Jasmine Skelton says she only misses the yellow swings and the sliding board that were near her old school. Classmate Shiloh King tags along in the path of SIU Port Agent Al Raymond for the few minutes each morning he drops in on her classroom. The youngest student, Jade Skelton, silent about her new class surroundings. "She's only- 5, ,., is playground beside the hall to the third floor where seamen await incoming vessels and retirees play rounds of gin rummy~ Port Agent Al Raymond helped arrange to have space donated to the school temporarily until church elders are able to locate a permanent, farg~ site. ·The previous- orte-Foom school was rented in a Baltimore row hous·e for several years. II • • It appears a quiet learning environment suitable for the special type of instruction adopted by the church. Since the children are not all the same age (the youngest is 5, the oldest, 14), each is taught from workbooks compatible with each child's abilities in math, English lab~ reading and vocabulary, social In the front room, kindergarstudies, seieiice: devotions and ten and ABC's {pie-school} students share a classroom, and the creative arts. And for the music lessons are given on an child to be able to concentrate upright piano against one wall. calls for more space than is Adjoining the room is a play needed in the traditional modem area that also serves as a cloak classroom setting, according to Shanty. room. A mahogany rack for the children's coats and a shelf for Though there is much going their lunch pails. were added. on at any giyen mom€rnt on the first ·floor of the SIU Baltimore In the next and last room, hall, from ' 'o r,. Seuss to rapid older students receive concentrated tutor i_ns~ruction from - spelling bees, . ' 'nobody seems teacher Mark Shanty and parent to hear thern or see them in the building," says Rayiiiond. It is church. members who act as classroom aides. The room the goal of the chutch to enneeded ·no structural changes. hance the talents unique to,each However, the children made of the children a~cordit:tg to Mark stained-glass pa~els from cutShanty, and the SIU wanted to out snips of colored paper ironed be a part of that effort. sa,YS Raymond. ,. onto wax paper to hang in the Perhaps one will grow up to row of windows that rims the room. be a seaman. Now instead of the one room, the children have space to accommodate learning and the rough and tumble fun of a cbildren 's world-three rooms for formal and informal learning, a film projection area beneath a stairwell and a speed· reading , Teaching aide Elizabeth Jones reads a story to kindergarten and ABC's students in their new classroom. Shiloh says looking up from deep almond eyes. For years, the spacious first floor of the SIU Baltimore hall was used to store records and furnishings. The intersection of Lafayette and E. Baltimore streets where the hall stands, once the busy crossroads of sailors, now shows little movement of traffic or people since the Baltimore harbor has experienced a drought in shipping. Litter is tossed by the wind like tumbleweeds in a ghost town. But three months ago, Jasmine, Shiloh, Jade and 19 other students, e·nrolled in•the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ elementary and secondary school program, moved their school desks to the first floor~of the SIU hall and taped crayola drawings on the walls to transform the space to a working school house. On any afternoon in the school week, the golden laughter of youth drifts from the 12 / LOG / January 1985 "We're part of the community," Raymond said, "and we wanted to give something back to the community." The church, which is renovating several buildings across the street, has helped out the Union also. There was a serious vandalism problem near the Baltimore hall for several years. Raymond said because church members are constan.tly ,in the neighborhood, they began keeping an eye on the hall and called police several times. The vandalism problem virtually disappeared. "I feel a lot more secure now, knowingso'r riebodyisacrossthe street," Raymond said. "It was a God-send for us too," Rev. Steve Skelton said. The church had made an arrangement to rent space from another group, but onty a few days before school began in September, that deal fell through. That was when Skelton decided to approach the SIU for help. . Best friends Shiloh King (left) and Jade Skelton have more room to play at their Baltimore hall school. But they stick toge_ther like glue. Like their classmates and instructors, th.ey dress in the code of their church, long flowing jumpers a dark shade of blue and covering the ankles for the young girls and women, black dress pants, blue shirts with ties for the men and boys. �Two SIU Ships Help Save 33 Seafarers rescued 25 pe_9ple from a Greek vessel and sheltered an eight-man crew floating adrift in a lifeboat from Atlantic swells and Scottish pre-winter winds iri tw~ maritime sinkings last November. The first sinking occurred seven miles northwest of the Ramna Stacks, Shetland Islands. As reported in the Shetland Times, the crew of the Scottish vessel Unity was forced to a · lifeboat Nov. 13 in the dark of night when Skipper Morris Duncan notified the crew of rising water in the engine room. The SIU-contracted tanker, American Heritage, sighting flares set off from the raft, arrived and manuevered to protect the small boat from sea and wind until another vessel could make its way to pick up the men and attempt to salvage their purse netter fishing boat. According to the Shetland Times, the skipper "got those asleep out of their beds ·and ordered everyone to put on their life jackets," after alerting the Scottish Coast Guard that the main pump was jammed and the boat filling with water. Coast Guard helicopters flew out, and a rescue ship picked up the crew in an hour at _9 p.m. as water was washing over the stern. Attempts to save the fishing boat failed, however. At 10 p.m. the Unity sank. The SIU-contracted ITB Moku Pahu was plying the Pacific, westbound for Honolulu Nov. 25, when it received radio contact from U.S. Coast Guard res- Congress (Continued from Page 6.) which among other things contained restrictions on the export of oil found in the Alaskan North Slope. While both the Senate and the House agreed by wide margins on the need to restrict the export of Alaskan oil, they could not agree on other provisions in the EAA and failed to come up with a comprOltllse bill. The export of Alaskan oil remains prohibited under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). However, the IE EPA remains less preferable than having the ban offi~ially extended by· Congress. Legal •Aid In the event that any SIU members have legal problem• In the various ports, • 11st of attorneys whom they can consult la being published. The .-:-.-··· :,-::/:}-: -1~~•~:--• . . , . ,. ,., . ,. .,. .,.·.1··· C: f w.,.,.,,, ·•.•·:·•-. ... , ~.. , , ~ -.• , .... --C---~~ w member n94Ki not choose the recommended attorneys and this 11st Is Intended . only for Informational purposes: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abart>anel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New Yoi:k 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9!00 ··:: BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 ..... The ·s,u-contracted American Heritage helped shelter eight Scottish fishermen whose boat sank off the coast of the Shetland Islands. cue aircraft about a vessel in distress 160 miles from Costa Rica. Twenty-five survivors of the Greek-flag vessel M/V Kailiopi-A, according to Moku Pahu Captain William McAuliffe, were rescued by Seaf:arers two hours after sunset after experie ncing a 22-hour o rd eal cramped in a lifeboat without food. The Pacific-Gulf Marine Moku The Kalliopi-A, carrying a cargo of scrap iron to South Korea from Burnside, La., apparently sank when the number two cargo hold was flooded. The Moku Pahu sped 32 miles, diverting from its trade route to the Kalliopi-A just two hours after the lifeboat had been sighted, according to Captain McAuliffe, with a rescue aircraft circling above the lifeboat until the vessel arrived. Pahu received cabled congratulations on the rescue from Captain R. J. Gree, acting com''It was another job well done mander of the Pacific Area Coast by an SIU crew," said McGuard: "Please accept my sincere thanks and appreciation for Auliffe who wanted to send his your assistance in the rescue of thanks to those who helped resthe crew of MN Kalliopi-A. cue and transfer the survivors After the Kalliopi-A crew of 25 and prepare the first meal they was located by a Coast Guard had in over 24 hours. His thanks aircraft you unselfishly diverted goes out to Bos 'n/AB Ray Todd, to recover the crew from their QMED "Shorty" Norris, ABs life raft. Your assistance and "Sam" MacBean, John Kane, highly professional actions echo and Elisa Limon, GU/Dk Eng the great spirit and tradition of -Gary Mitchell, Steward Baker mariners assisting others in dis- Robert Spencer and Chief Cook tress at sea." Andrew Green. Tax Reform On Nov. 27, 1984, the Department of Treasury made public a propo·sal to substantially revise the current system of determining individual corporate income tax liability. The plan has generated a great deal of controversy. While most people give lip service to the general concept of tax simplification, most don't want to see their favorite tax shelters touched. At least two of the provisions in the tax plan will hit middle and lower-middle taxpayers hard: the proposed elimination of deductions for state and local taxes, and the administration's desire to tax health care benefits past a certain contribution rate. It is too early to know the full ramifications of the plan, or even if it will be enacted. Yet as of this writing, it would affect the maritime industry in at least the following ways: • It would replace the 1981 accelerated depreciation system with a much less generous depreciation schedule which would be indexed for inflation. • It would repeal the current exclusion from income funds deposited in a Capital Construction Fund program. • It would deny deductions for expenses incurred while attending seminars held aboard cruise ships. CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. #(312)263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532·1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas n002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36802 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885·9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-31~ PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 90~hemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street. Suite 440 San Francisco, C81if. 94104 Tele. # (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, ~ . Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 • It would repeal or curtail certain fringe benefits. Tele. #(813)879-9842 January 1985 /LOG/ 13 �Survival_Suits Now Aboard Most SIU Ships The bright red suit worn by Seafarer Grif McRee may not be the latest fashion, but it's designed to do- just what its name implies. Called a "survival suit," the spongy, seemingly watertight suit is now required by law to be available to each crewmember-depending on the runaboard many American-flag vessels. Onboard the Sea-Land Leader (Sea-Land) on a recent cold but sunny January morning, 25-year- AB Grit McRee mod~ls one of the survival suits that is now standard equipment on many U.S.-flag ships. The suits protect seamen from hypothermia in frigid waters. old Brother McRee modeled the suit for the LOG., The suit was kept rolled up in its carrying bag in the locker of McRee's fo'c's'le. It would seem that a better carrying case could be devised since. getting the suit out was a bit cumbersome and time-consuming. However, the front of the bag does contain instructions in very clear lettering on how to use the suit. McRee, who sails as an AB, said that on the recently-concluded trip a fire and boat drill had been held during which time the mate and a maritime academy cadet demonsfra.ted how to use the suit. " One size fits all," McRee said as he slipped on the suit over his je•ans and T-shirt. He explained that if there was enough time during a real emergency he might put on even more clothing. (The instructions on the bag, however, say that one's shoes should be removed.) Once in the suit, McRee zipped it all the way up, pulled over the head piece, and strapped another part of the suit across the bottom of his face. The survival suit is equipped with a pocket light and a tube on the chest for manual inflation. On the back of the suit in Wait and See on Soviet Maritime The U.S. government has "not yet decided to seek a resumption of maritime negotiations" with the Soviet Union, the State Department told SIU President Frank Drozak. In November, in letters to high-ranking government officials including Secretary of State George Shultz, Drozak urged the U.S. to begin talks aimed at re-establishing a bilateral shipping agreement with the Soviets. A previous 10-year agreement expired in 1981. Under the terms of that agreement, U.S.flag ships carried one-third of the cargo between the two countries. · Drozak cited both national defense and commercial arguments in his call for maritime negotiatipns. He also noted that the political climate between the two nations appeared to be thawing and such an agreement had few barriers to overcome. " We continue to monitor de14 / LOG / January 1985 velopments, and we will be ready to consider approaches to all outstanding issues when the time looks right," Franklin K. Willis, deputy assistant secretary for transportation and telecommunications affairs at the State Department, wrote in reply to Drozak's letter. Delta Sale Talks On Negotiations between Crowley Maritime Corp., parent of Delta Steamship Lines, and United States Lines for the sale of Delta to USL are still under way. Late last year the two firms began talks about the sale of 11 Delta ships, its trade routes and the lease of three new containerships now under construction for Delta in Danish yards. Cr-owley paid $96 million for Delta when the company purchased the line from Holiday Inns Inc. in 1982. Published reports indicate that Delta is losing about $2 million a month. big letters is the name of the damaged or lost the crewmemship. ber will be responsible for the McRee seemed pretty com- cost. fortable in the suit which is Whenever you take a new job designed to help seamen survive aboard a ship, be sure to check in cold water. However, the r your survival suit carefully to bosun aboard the ship-a big make sure it's in perfect conman named Leon Curry-com- dition. plained that he could not fit into If you ever have to plunge the suit. into freezing waters, you don't Each survival suit is worth want a hole in your survival more than $200, and if it is suit. McRee begins donning the ·survival-suit. USL Gets Foreign-Flag OK Despite strong objections from many steamship companies and maritime labor unions, Marad granted United States Lines (USL) permission to use foreign-flag "feeder" vessels to bring cargo to USL's giant new containerships on th~ir roundthe-world service·. Normally U.S. maritime law prohibits subsidized American carriers from using foreign ships. USL holds Operating Differential Subsidy agreements. Marad granted a two-year waiver on the foreign-flag ban. USL had requested a three-year waiver. In 1986 the company must go back to Marad if it wants to continue. the use of foreign-flag ships. But it also must submit a feasibility study on '' operating the feeder service with unemployed U .S.-flag vessels, including any which USL might have available, foreignbuilt vessels reflagged under U.S. registry and joint arrangements with U .S.-flag operators," according to Marad. The SIU was opposed to the plan to use the foreign ships to transfer cargo from smaller ports to the larger ports wq_ere USL's ships will call. SIU President Frank Drozak said, "In the USL scheme of things, benefits would be enjoyed by foreign as well as U .S.-flag interests, but subsidy costs would be borne solely by the U.S. government." He also said that the foreign-flag service would take away a possible 300 unlicensed jobs which could have been created if American ships were used. Joining the SIU in opposition to the move were the National Maritime Union, the Transportation Institute, Sea-Land Service, Waterman Steamship ,Co. and several other organizations. Currently opponents of the waiver are considering possible court action in an attempt to overturn the Marad ruling, but none has been initiated. �. .Jaaaary, 1995 SeafaNl'S International Union • AFIA:10 \.,.~L:: The SIU-crewed USNS Algol ls the first of the Navy's converted SL-7s to Join the Fast Sealift Ships Fleet. At recent sea trials she proved she was indeed fast, clocking a speed of more than 36 knots (42 mph.). SIU members wlll crew each of the first four SL-7s. SIU: Meeting the Needs ·of the U.S. Military ---As the .Fourth Arm of Defense_ __ ''The purpose of our school is to guide and encourage our members to improve their profemonal skills to meet the needs of the industry?' --SIU President Frank Drozak The Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship was founded on its present site in Piney Point, Maryland in 1967. In the years since the school was founded, 1t has grown to become the largest educational facility for seafarers in the United States. In the past few years, the school has gone through a very special period of growth and adjustment to meet the ever increasing changes in marine technology, the changing manpower needs of the deep sea and offshcre towing industries. This special supplement is designed to bring military, government and congressional personnel up-to-date on the military-related courses taught at s~. The purpose of the school is to train, guide and encourage our members to make careers for themselves on the world's oceans or on America's network of inland and coastal waterways, as well as to upgrade seafarers and boatmen to higher ratings and licenses. . To achieve these goals, the school emphasizes both academic and vocational education. President Ronald Reagan ''Shipbuilding, a strong maritime industry and our national sec11rity go hand-in-hand.'' The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff have expressed a renewed tlWtJreness and determination to address the current sealift problems ofthe nation. They have said, "Sealift will hear the brunt of the workload in deployment, reinforcement and supply efforts. The U.S. relies on the nation's merchant marine as a strategic resource." Chief of Naval Operations ''Without adequate and reliable sealift, literally none ofour militllry plans are executable. '' Commander of the Military Sealift Command "Does it really matter if the United States has no merchant mmine? You bet it does. Today, in peacetime, our own sea lines of communication are filled largely by foreign flag ships... That doesn't make sense to me. A strong merchant marine, just as much as a strong Navy, is the basis of any nation's seapower . . . It's time to rescue our sinking merchant marine before it becomes the 'strategic missing link' rather than our fourth arm of defense,' a title that the Merchant Marine earned with honor in World War II. " LOG SIU President Frank Drozak testifies before Congress that the Department of Defense needs to develop Navy support programs intended to meet national security needs and to build up the U.S.-fl.ag fleet. January 1985 /LOG/ 15 �Draws High Navy Praise Keystone State's SIU Crew Exceeds Expectations; SHLSS Training Is Key to Professional Operation The recent Navy J-LOTS exercises, , conducted off the coast of Norfolk, Va., was an intensive test of the SIU's Keystone State and her crew. The exercises were conducted continuously from Sept. 18 through Oct. 12, and the crews were on call 24 hours a day. The crane operators handled the cargo unloading operation in 12-hour shifts, while the maintenance, QMEDs, engineers and oilers were on normal shifts plus overtime. The nineman steward department prepared hot meals four times a day. The smoothness of the month-long exercises was attributed to the professionalism and cooperation of the entire crew. Seafarers worked around the clockina ''war'' scenario where they superbly-executed their duties, far exceeding the Navy's expectations. Seafarers proved once again that they can ably and efficiently perform as an auxiliary to the Navy. The 20-year-old Keystone State was converted earlier this year by the Navy as the first of 11 heavy-lift crane ships under charter to the Military Sealift Command (MSC). These crane ships will be able to unload containerships in primitive ports with no lifting facilities, in modern ports where the container cranes have been damaged by enemy action, or "in the stream" without any port facilities. The Keystone State was converted at the Bay Shipbuilding Corporation in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The three pairs of rotating cranes sit on pedestals all on Each member of the team has been trained at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to learn the advanced operation, rig-handling and other technical areas of this special equipment. During the exercises off the Virginia coast, the Keystone State met all the tasks set for it by the Navy in the combat situation, and at the same time proved the workability of privately-operated and manned TACS crane ships and their roles as floating docks for construe- '' We can ·take pride in our efforts.'' the starboard side so that the Frank Drozak loading and unloading of any containership along its side is possible. The cranes are able to load tanks, trucks, helicopters, spare parts-any type of military equipment. During the exercises, 1,000 containers were loaded and unloaded during a specific time period. · The massive cranes, 121 feet high and weighing 700,000 pounds each, are highly automated and computer controlled. tion unloading. Adm . . Harold Shear, administrator of DOT' s Maritime Administration, sent commendations to the crewmembers of the Keystone State for a "job well done." Tom Keller, project manager for the Keystone State of Marad' s Ship Operations Office, had this to say about the exercises and the SIU. "The SIU performed very well and every member of the crew should be lauded for their outstanding performance. The crew bit the bullet and did it, and their diligent efforts have not gone unnoticed." SIU President Frank Drozak also sent a congratulatory letter to the SIU crewmembers of the Keystone State, praising them for their fine service and '• demonstrating again that the SIU mariner is.the best in the world. I believe that your achievements will mean additional crane ships will be built and manned by merchant mariners and that the Navy can truly view our membership as vital back-up and support force in times of both peace and conflict to the U.S. Navy." ' The SIU-crewed Keystone State recently completed her first full-scale war games off the coast of Virginia. The first of 11 crane ships designed to assist the Navy in carrying and transferring military cargo with its own 11 /LOG/ January 1985 giant cranes, the ship and her crew won high praise from the Military Sealift Command and SIU President Frank Drozak. �Tricky Refueling by Falcon Leader Draws MSC Praise In time of war or national emergency, naval fleets cannot risk divulging their whereabouts, and stopping in port to refuel is too dangerous. Taking part in an early autumn 'military preparedness exercise, the SIU-contracted Fakcon Leader was heaped with praise after skillfully completing radical rendezvous refueling maneuvers for a fleet of U.S. Navy ships patrolling the Indian Ocean. Vice Adm. William Rowden and Rear Adm. John R. Batzler, in a telegram to Seahawk Management, operator of the Leader, commended SIU seamen for lending their skillful support to the nation's naval defense. Between Sept. 24 and Oct. 14, the SIU members refueled from astern ·to ships near the Persian Gulf, according to Capt. Steven Ford, vice president of tanker operations for Seahawk Management, the operator of the Falcon Leader and her sister ship,.the Falcon Champion. Both ships are covered by a five-year Military Sealift Command charter. The exercises, said Ford, were "professionally challenging" with the delicate process of taking on jet and diesel fuel from astern, requiring ''professional pizzazz, proper planning _and professional seamanship. There is always the chance involved in any radical maneuver such as this of polluting the sea,'' said Ford. "After doing a job like this, I think the guys deserve a pat on the back,'' he added. In refueling from astern, the larger ship must synchronize speed and direction so that a hose from the merchant ship can transfer fuel without strain or slack as the ships continue in motion. The crew listened to tapes and practiced test runs months before. the · formal performance. Congratulations on a job well done go to each member of the SIU crew: Bosun Joe Donovan James Lee Jackson Othman Vin Chik , Robert Lee Cooper Jerry P. James Harrin Macip James E. Dawson Pumpinan Joseph R. Negron QMED George Darney QMED Williard Verzone Chief Steward Brad Otto Chief Cook Sergio Morales Steward Assistant Howard Bickford Deck Engine ~ovianus Utility Pariama AB AB AB AB AB AB The SIU-crewed Falcon Leader, currently under a five-year Military Sealift Command charter, drew high praise for her performance during recent Navy exercises near the Persian Gulf. -Advisory Board Meets to Review Training Programs-- Members of the Advisory Board posed for this group photo at the close of a very fruitful conference. sets Agenda For New Training Goals The U.S. Coast Guard was represented at the conference by Cmdr. John Lindak, left, and Lt. Cmdr. George Naccara. Each year the SHLSS staff meets with management, labor, the Military and Maritime Administration representatives to discuss the progress of the school . The• purpose of the annual meeting is to acquaint the board members with the new facilities, review current programs and look at future objectives and goals. January 1985 / LOG I 17 �Underway Replenishment SIU & SH LSS Preparing for the Futu_re The Seafarers International Union has long been aware of the need for cargo-shipping capacity for the resupply of forces deployed overseas in remote locations, particularly during periods-of national emergency. In response to this need, the Navy has included, as a key element of the rapid deployment force concept, a Navy Controlled Fleet operated by a civilian crew. This program consists of eight SL-7 class container ships which are being converted to a cargo configuration specifically designed to facilitate the rapid loading and unloading of military equipment, fuel, personnel, and supplies while the ships are underway. Four of the ships have been convened and are SIU contracted vessels. These are: the· Algol, the Capella, the Antares and the Bellatrix. Here at the Seafarers Harry ' Lundeberg School of Seamanship we are training Seafarers in the techniques of Underway Replenishment (UNREP). The course is one week long and is a required part of the Bosun, Quartermaster, Third Mate and AB programs. _The first day of the course is spent in the classroom with an introduction to Replenishment at Sea, a description of the ship, UNREP command and control, highline transfer method, fueling at sea method and additional replenishment methods. The following days consist of UNREP practice while tied to the pier, assigning crew to all stations, reassigning crew to man new stations, and actual underway replenishment at sea. SIU members have just completed participation in an Underway Replenishment exercise which was held in the Pacific Ocean. This Military Sealift Command exercise was designed as a comprehensive test of underway replenishment methods. This test was rated excellent by MSC and the Navy. The rendezvous position for the Underway Replenishment is plotted with the wind and sea direction being a prime factor by Bill Moore who is presently enrolled in the Master Mate Freight and Towing course. A special sea detail for UNREP is set by quartermaster students Paul Billington, on the wheel, and Robert Enke. Captain Tom Doyle oversees the bridge operation . ..... . As the Bosun Recertification class prepares the lines, the Earl "Bull" Shepard begins to make its approach on the receiving vessel, which is on a steady course and speed. Once alongside, it maintains station on the receiving ship by using small course and speed changes. 18 /LOG/ January 1985 �The 55 gallon drum is hauled aboard the receiving vessel by means of the in-haul line, and is kept about 8 feet above the water during the transfer . ..:::::::=::::::.:-·-·.· phone and distance line Is passed over to the receiving ship by means of the messenger line. A signalman, with colored paddles, coordinates the sending of the line, with his counterpart on the ship. After the distance line is received, It is made fast to the receiving vessel and is used by the delivery ship to maintain the proper separation between vessels. Upon completing the transfer of all cargo, the rig is then prepared to be sent back to the delivery ship by reversing the process of how It was received aboard. ,,' .~- b. . . . ~ . . After the gear is received back on board, it Is made up and stowed for the next "UNREP". January 1985 / LOG /'19 �The NEW Seafarers Shiphandling Simulator The Seafarers Shiphandling Simulator combines state-of-theart technology and proven education al methodology into a complete training system. Marine simulators are a safe and cost-effective alternative to traditional shipboard training. Vesscl operators can develop. shiphandling skills while working in a safe and controlled environment. The central feature of our simulator system is a full• sized recreation of a ship's bridge. Features include: • full day or dusk visual scenes • beam to beam forward view, and after view • clear or reduced visibility • wind and current effects • bottom contour effects . • bow thruster and assist tug effects • various traffic vessels • several own-ship configurations including tugboats pushing barges ahead and towing astern. Programs are now being developed to provide training in Basic Shiphandling, Bridge Navigation A scale model of the simulator shows classrooms, computer room, bridge, radar rooms, secondary bridge, and a view of the projection theatre. From the bridge, there is a 180° view of the simulated scenario with an additional view at the stern. Emergency Shiphandling, Vessel to Vessel Communications, Rules of the Road Situations, and Restricted Waterway Navigation. Future courses are envisioned which will train harbor pilots for specific geographic locations and provide station keeping training for deck officers aboard underway icplenishmcnt vessels. This full bridge simulator can be used in conjunction with three other ownship radar simulators to create a scenario with four operating vessels. These three additional simulators also have the ability to operate alone and will be used extensively in radar observer training. Canal/Lock Approach The NIGHT SCENE above shows three panels of a seven paneled 180° view, as seen by the pilot. 20 / LOG / January 1985 Management, �New SH LSS Radar Program Plots a course for the future In keeping up with the needs of the Maritime industry, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is now offering a Radar Observer course. The course covers basic radar information yet it is geared toward the specific needs of mariners sailing either inland, Great Lakes, or deep sea. The course consists of the following: an eight-day program for unlimited oceans and Great Lakes, a five-day program for inland waters, a three-day refresher for inland or unlimited oceans, and a one-day recertification program for either inland or unlimited oceans. The course of study consists of radar theory, observation, operation and use, interpretation and plotting, advanced radar plotting, collision avoidance and navigational exercises. The instructor teaches the course through lectures, audio visuals and state-of-the-art radar equipment. The students' radar scope is attached to an instructor controlled computer console which enables the teacher to set up any given situation and control the speed and direction of the vessels showing up on the rad~ scope. The students control and maneuver their vessel, plot the course of all vessels and maneuver the ship to safety without jeopardizing the safety of the other vessels. officers who are seeking to increase the scope of their licenses for service on vessels of 300 gross tons and over. As a licensed deck officer you should be a competent radar observer. Use of radar is required by RULE 5 of the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules, under "PART B Section I - Conduct of Vessels in any Condition of Visibility,'' which obligates the mariner to use '• ... all available means appropriate.'' The SHLSS Radar Observer course is approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, and graduates receive a Radar Observer Endorsement. ... -I The course is designed to provide training for SIU members who are applying for an original license as a deck officer; those licensed deck officers who are upgrading and/ or renewing their licenses and those licensed deck The Radar class practices plotting on radar plotting paper. From I. to r. ant Instructor Abe Easter, Thomas Doherty, Thomas Calahan and Marshal McGregor. Thomas Calahan ~-) and Marshal McGregor practice direct plotting on the radar. SHLSS Radar Instructor, Abe Easter runs a computer console which Is linked to, and controls the student's radar scope. January 1985 / LOG / 21 �Merchant Marine Act of 1920 ''It is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant man·ne of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of its commerce and serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, ultimately to be owned and operated pn·vately by citizens of the United States; and it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to do whatever may be necessary to develop and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant man·ne .. . '' SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE The Sealift Operations and Maintenance course has been developed to meet t he requirements for seafarers to man the new MSC ships operated by SIU- contracted companies. The course consists of classroom lectures and practical application to include ; • Underway Replenishment on SHLSS vessels. • Vertical Replenishment • Crane Operation on the SHLSS crane. • Fork Lift Operations • Damage Control • Fire Fighting • Safety During an UNREP, a 55-gallon drum is hauled aboard the receiving vessel by means of the in-haul line, and is kept about 8 feet above the water during the transfer. ~ The school's newly acquired 32-ton twin Hagglund crane trains SIU Seafarers in the efficient operation and maintenance ofthis military support equipment. 22 / LOG I January 1985 The course is open to all members in good standing and is required to be taken in ·addition to the specialty and upgrading courses offered at SHLSS. It will cross-train each member. no matter what department, for the varied jobs within the ships of the rapid deployment force . The school has recently installed a 32-ton twin Hagglund crane which will be used for the on-the-job-training in the Sealift Operation and Maintenance course. This allows the school to train SIU members on real equipment for each segment of the course. �Keep Your Head Above Water Take the SHLSS Lifeboat/Water Survival Course Survival is the key word in the Lifeboat/Water Survival course taught at SHLSS. Due to the isolated confines of a ship, seafarers must be more dependent on their own abilities and their fellow seaman in a time of crisis. The four-week Lifeboat/Water Survival course is required for all entry-level trainees and available to aH upgrading students. Many SIU members choose to take the lifeboat course while they are enrolled in other programs, and Iii _.,.,:~ '}i§WC ., 1111• some come to SHLSS specifically to get their lifeboat endorsement. The course consists of over forty hours of classroom time and thiny hours of practical training. Subjects taught include emergency drills, lifeboat construction, launching and recovery, basic compass navigation, life raft construction, launching and maintenance, rowing, survival training and use of all lifeboat and life raft equipment. All "State- of-the-Art" equipment is used during instruction with a strong emphasis on audio visual presentations. The SHLSS has prepared its own water survival manual, video tapes and teaching aids. Individuaiized instruction is available through the Learning Center depending on the needs of each student. Members of the U.S . Coast Guard come to the Lundeberg school to test the lifeboat ~tudents. This exam is given in English only. The Coast Guard test consists of davit operation, boat handling, and a written exam. The written exam may be taken orally at the students' request, but the test will only be given in English. The entry-level trainees must pass an additional Coast Guard test on knot tying. Should a disaster occur, the SHLSS Lifeboat/Water Survival course gives our seafarers the training, knowledge and confidence to safely evacuate a ship. Trainees practice backing away from the dock. Roger Mignone demonstrates how to stay warm and dry in 30 degree water. January 1985 / LOG I 23 �Firefighting a course you can't afford to miss! Few things cause more damage to a ship and her crew than fire . On land people can be evacuated, and trained firemen are called in to put out the flames. Onboard ship it's the crew who has to take over these responsiblities. Since many of our ships carry highly flammable materials, the necessity of having a crew trained in firefighting techniques is of the utmost importance. Every trainee at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) attends one week (for two hours each day) of classroom instruction on fire prevention and firefighting. Included in this training is a oneday field trip to the Military Sealift Command's firefighting emergency school at Earle, N .J. Here the emergency situations which have been discusssed in the classroom become reality-but under controlled conditions. The experience of fighting different kinds of fires and the mistakes that are sure to be made become learning experiences rather than fatal errors. - .,a_·/ r'-i \~1 ~ ., Daniel Mclaughlin hand cranks the oxygen supply to a hose mask while Charles Woodson watches for kinks in the hose. if( Instructor Dick Peyrek of the Military Sealift Command's Firefighting School positions each man and demonstrates how to approach and put out a hatch fire. 24 / LOG / January 1985 Dressed in firefighting gear, the students are first given classroom instruction on equipment and safety. The instru<."tors then spend the rest of the time demonstrating how to control and extinguish various types of fires. The students get "hands-on" experience putting out grease fires, bilge fires , spill fires and tank fires. In addition, the students learn to work together as a firefighting team, each gaining the experience of working at the three positions which make up the team-hose man, back-up man and nozzle man. Instruction is also given in how to wear oxygen breathing apparatus . Every student is expected to put on a mask, enter a smoke filled room, remove the mask, count to ten and leave the room. By the end of the day the students are worn out. But they are confident that should a fire occur onboard their ship they will know what to do to control and put out the fire . Gavin Pennington uses a CO2 fire extinguisher to put out a grease fire. At close quarters a fire such as this can look ominous, but with teamwork it is extinguished in less than a minute. �Vice Admiral Kent Carroll, former Commander, Military Sealift Comma~d, has been steadfast in pointing out, ''our nation and our maritime industry have pursued sealift with relentless apathy!' ' First Aid & CPR Don't Leave Here Without It!!! Due to the inherent isolation of shipboard members, safety becomes a very important issue to seafarers. Here at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, safety is stressed in all of our courses. Accidents, of course, will happen, and to prepare our students to meet these emergencies, the school offers a course in First Aid and a course in CPR. Both courses are required for all our entry level trainees and recommended to our upgrading students. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) refers to life-sustaining medical treatment that artificially restores oxygen to the vital organs of a person experiencing respiratory or heart failure. The CPR class teaches students the principle·s and techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with the standards of the American Heart Association. Students are awarded the American Heart Association CPR Certification after successfully completing the course. The First Aid course provides the principles and techniques of safety and basic first aid according to the accepted standards of the American Red Cross. After successful completion of the course, students are awarded the American Red Cross Standard First Aid Certification. SHlSS Instructor Janet Cook observes as David Velandra and Claude Hollings apply a splint to Grant Marzette. The value of accurate knowledge in First Aid and CPR cannot be over emphasized. You might be able to save a ·limb, you might be able to save a life. If you use your knowledge only once, the course was worth your time. Sign up for the First Aid and CPR courses while you are attending classes at SHLSS. Don't regret that you passed up the opportunity. Working together as a team is an important part of the CPR training. ti , ;,f :? :;f-:•······· • ...•.- -'""§- Royce Bozeman, Norman Evans and Paul Stubblefield practice splinting a leg fracture on victim, Conrad Gauthier. j Under the direction of Instructor Janet Cook, Algernon Hutcherson, George Luke and Roberto Principe practice basic CPR. January 1985 / LOG / 25 - �ENGINE DEPARTMENT WELDING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS FIREMAN, WATERTENDER, OILER (FOWT) / I i i .. r I • TAN KERMAN QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT (QMED) 26 / LOG I January 1985 .'---2·: r :=:r MARINE ELECTRONICS DIESEL ENGINE TECHNOLOGY �Upgrading Programs AUTOMATION THIRD ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND ORIGINAL SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER STEAM OR MOTOR PUMPROOM MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS MARINE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE CHIEF ENGINEER Uninspected Motor Vessel ASSISTANT ENGINEER Uninspected Motor Vessel CONVEYOR MAN January 1985 / LOG / 27 �DECK DEPARTMENT ./);: / I , -,#- ABLE SEAMAN, Special (12 Months) ABLE SEAMAN, Limited (18 Months) ABLE Sl:AMAN, Unlimited (36 Months) CELESTIAL NAVIGATION THIRD MATE QUARTERMASTER MASTER/MATE FREIGHT AND TOWING VE~SEL (Inspected) 28 / LOG I January 1985 · FIRST CLASS PILOT �-. :•::~;;;:;:·~•:;.:~~~~~~•d·w~~•:·,:::·~-:::;; ! RADAR TOWBOAT OPERATOR SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE January 1985 / LOG / 29 �STEWARD DEPARTMENT \/::::·- ·,•,:>::':::;:.:.. ::·:::::::::::::·. ~~··· · · · i ASSISTANT COOK INTERNATIONAL PASTRIES AND CAKE DECORATING COOK AND BAKER 'r '' CHIEF COOK 30 / LOG / January 1985 · CHIEF STEWARD �' ADULT EDUCATION Programs ADULT BASIC EDUCATION -."-.. High School Equivalency Program ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ---College Cnu·rses Offered Through SHLSS-- Congratulations go to Richard Robertson who recently received his Nautical Science Certificate. Through a con tr actual agreement between the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and Charles County Community College of Maryland, SIU members have the opponunity to earn a certificate in Nautical Science and/ or an associate in arts degree in general studies. · The courses, taught on the SHLSS campus, are offered in a self-study format. This allows a student to begin a course at his convemence. He sets his own ~:a.dlin~s f.or ·,completing assignmeiiti', but the course must be completed within one year. This format allows a seafarer to take college level courses at the same time he is taking vocational upgrading courses on the SHLSS campus. The vocational courses are approved for college credit and may be applied toward the Nautical Science Certificate and / or an associate in arts degree in general studies. The Nautical Science certificate program supplements the regular vocational training programs of the Lundeberg School with postsecondary academic training in nautical science. This certificate enhances the educational opportunity for members of the Seafarers International Union. The 21 credit-hour program takes between six and ten weeks to complete. More than 50% of the students complete the program in less than five weeks due to previous accredited courses taken at SHLSS. The Scholarship/Work Program is another example of the SIU' s deep belief that education is the key to growth and strength of individuals, of the union, and of the industry. This program has been developed for eligible members who wish to return to SHLSS solely to work towards their associate in arts degree through the Charles County Community College. The Scholarship/Work Program is available to all SIU members who need sixteen credits or less to complete their associate in arts degree through Charles County Community College . For more information on the college level programs offered at SHLSS please write to the college Programs Office, Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Maryland 20674. January 1985 / LOG / 31 '· -- �''With no business, ships of the U.S. Merchant Man·ne are disappean·ng _off the high seas. Military spending alone cannot rescue the U.S. Merchant Fleet. It needs to be a major force in moving this country's commerce. It must be the Fourth Arm of Defense. '' Adm. Warren C. Hamm Military Sealift Command SHLSS Teachers Visit USNS Keystone State · SIU Brings Education Programs to the Memb~rs . For an education program to be effective, it must be able to reach the students and meet their needs. A continuous effort must be made to identify these needs and design new methods and materials to meet them. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) has long recognized and responded to such innovative approaches in education. Its departments work cooperatively together to provide the best educational programs for seafarers. Recently, SHLSS Vocational instructor Bill Hellwege and Adult Education instructors Mary Coyle, Terry Sharpe and Sandy Schroeder had the opportunity to visit the Key.rtone State. The opportunity to visit the Key.rtone State provided a vital link between the school and the seafarers on board ..It gave the crew a chance to sha:re their concerns and educational needs with the instructors. At the same time, the instructors hacf a chance to explain the programs and courses available at the school including the correspondence courses and materials that are available. Several copies of everything that is offered on the correspondence coupon of the LOG were distributed. This included materials on English, math, social studies, communication skills, taxes and metrics. Prior to the Key.rtone State visit, the Adult Education Department had received a call from crew member Bill Ashman, a crane operator on the Key.rtone State, requesting some GED selfstudy materials. He explained that he had set up an evening study group on the vessel for eight fellow crew J1lembers and needed more materials. His enthusiasm and determination to make the study group a success was evident. He had recruited fellow crew members to help ~ tutors. Even Key.rtone State Captain Frank Contelmo had volunteered to tutor and offered his support for the group. The organization of this study group represents only one type of educational activity that could be effective on any Yt§CL The ibi1i , Qf mvre correspondence programs and methods to reach hundreds of members on other contracted vessels will be a strong focus for the Adult Education department. Ideas for correspondence courses and alternative education methods for members has always been a priority at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. These ideas have been supponed and followed through by both the Union and the staff at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Paul Lewis (I.) received his GED diploma through SHLSS in the Spring of 1984. Bill Ashman is curre_ntly studying for his GED and heads the GED study group; 32 / LOG / ~uary 1985 .... Instructor Bill Hellwege, S1-ll.SS Vocational instructor who has taught the cargo handling and crane operating course, also shares the same concerns about shipboard life and education. Bill knows the military aspects of not only getting the job done, but the imponance tha! education and training have in developing needed skills. Education and training go hand in hand in preparing the members for both their job and life skills. As the skills or needs change and are identified, the materials and methods must also change. It is this total approach to education, that your union and the SHLSS educational departments utilize to improve on what they have. The ;tiJ:1 Key.rtone State crew members provided suggestions for other correspondence materials to be developed in areas of Personal ·Finance, Nutrition, Health and Safety and splicing wire and line to list a few. Most of all there was an overwhelming desire by the crew members to improve their academic knowledge. Currently, new materials and correspondence methods are in the process of being developed with hopes that they can be implemented soon . The visit cenainly was an eye-opening experience- in making the instructors realize how many members there are yet to .ccach who have a strong desire to funher their academic education. 1 ){El SHLSS instructor Mary Coyle helps Lorenza Pethres apply for the ABE program. Phil Tambon, standing, recently completed the Third Mate course offered at'SHLSS. The AB crane operator instructors on board the Keystone State are, from I. to r. Dave Novogratz, Robert Carroll, Lou Flade, Philip Tambon and Bill Ashman. �Seafarers Harry Lundeberg ·School of Seamanship The Seat are rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is 60 acres of southern Maryland waterfront property dedicated to the training and advancement of seafare rs. Paul Drozak Building Seafarers Shiphandling Simulator Building Charles Logan Building Paul Hall Library & Maritime Museum SHLSS Marina Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Training & Recreation Center January 1985 I LOG / 33 �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading Course .•.•••.•••.....•.•.•.. ···········································································································•·· . -.......... , , /~,,.-1f7 ~ ~ ~ ) , Jl ___ ~ AH -CIO Seafare rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application j : -...____ ~,,,' I Date of Birth ____....,...,...,........,._ _ __ Name (last) (Brst] ~:a::n--------- --------- - - Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ (Qty) • Telephone (ZIJ>?Sd•> ($tit•) Deep Sea Member Mo.lOiy/Vear (Middle) Inland Waters Member D Lakes Member _..,....,,..,,..,~r.:,r-----(Xrea Codi) • Pacific D Social Security# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Seniority _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date Book Port Presently Was lssued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Port lssued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Regfetered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) License(s) Now Held Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: • No D (If yes, fill in below) Yes Trainee Program: From _____ _ "'lil.iili-ii".ito.ff.lar · ----- (dil•allWJ Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D (If yes, fill in below) Course(s) Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: • Yes No • ,, Date Available for Training - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - 1Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed _ _ _ _ _ _ __ DECK ~- ENGINE D Tenkerman D AB Unlimited D FOWT D QMED-Any Rating D AB Limited DAB Special D Quartermaster D Towboat Optnitor Inland D Towboat Openitor Not More Than 200 MIIH D Towboat Openitor (Over 200 MIIH) D Celeatlel Navigation D Master lnapected Towing Vea..1 D Mate lnapected Towing Veaael · D 1at Claaa PIiot D Third Mate Celeatlal Navigation D Third Mate D Radar Ob..rver Unlimited D Marine Electronlca D Merine Electrlcal Maintenance D Pumproom Maintenance & Operation D Automation D Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Syatema 0 Dleael EnglnH D Aaalatent Engineer (Unlnapected Motor VeaMI) . D Chi.f Engln"r (Unlnapected Motorv....1 D Third Aaat. Engln"r (Motor lnapected) No transportation wlll be paid unless you present ortglnal receipts and successfully complete the course. - ~ At.L DEPARTMENT• D Welding D Lifeboatmen D S.allft Operation• & Maintenance STEWARD D D D O D Aaalatent COok COok & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat Inland Cook COLLEGE PROGRAM D Nautical Science Certificate Program D Scholarship/Work Program RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever Is applicable.) VESSEL 34 / LOG / January 1985 RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE �t- February Through April 1985 Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry i i Foliowlng are the updated course schedules for February through April 1985, at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Engine Upgrading Courses For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into five categories: engine department courses; deck department courses; steward department courses; recertification programs; adult education courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in size-so sign up early. Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applicattons. The following classes will be held through April 1985 as listed below: Check-In Completion Course Date Date QMED-Any Rating March 15 June 6 Marine Elect. Maintenance April 26 June 27 Marine Electronics March 8 April 25 Diesel Engineer-Reg. February 22 April 26 March 21 May 30 Welding February 8 March 15 April 19 March 14 April 18 May 23 Diesel Engineer Scholarship (License) February 22 April 26 April 18 June 20 February 15 February 28 Deck Upgrading Courses Coua! Towboat Operator Scholarship Program Check-In Date March 15 Completion Date May 2 Quartermaster-Ocean April 19 May 30 tfcense Mate (3rd March 1 ~nl i m ited-Master/Mate reight & Towing) May 10 Able Seaman March 1 April 11 Lifeboat February 15 March 11 April 8 February 28 March 21 April 18 February 22 March 29 March 28 May 2 Sealift Operations & Maintenance Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook bi-weekly varies Cook and Baker bi-weekly varies Chief Cook bi-weekly varies Chief Steward monthly varies Recertification Programs Check-In Courae . - Date _, . Bosun Recertification March Completion Date 3- 'Tankerman Bus Schedule Monday Through Friday Only ~ Depart Lexington Park 6:20 A.M. Arrive Washington D.C. 8:20 A.M . Depart Washington, D.C. 4:30 A.M. 5:55 P.M. Arrive Lexington Park 6:15 A.M. 7.55 P.M. The Gold Line Bus is the only bus which travels between Washington D.C. and the nearest bus stop in Lexington Park. This bus line travels Monday through Friday only. It is necessary to take a cab from Lexington Park to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. The Gold Line Bus Station is located at 12th and New York, -Northwest, D.C. Telephone Number in Washington , D.C.: (202) 479-5900 The Gold Line Bus Station is located in Lexington Park at the A&P Grocery. Fare: $10.30 (One Way) Friendly Cab Company, Lexington Park, Maryland Telephone Number: 863-8141 Fare from Lexington Park to SHLSS Is: $11.00 (1 or 2 occupants) one way. April 8 January 198)5 / LOG I 35 �Health Talk smoking: It's Never Too Late to Quit ANUARY 1, 1985-the start • Cigarette smoking i_s a macidence of lung cancer and of another new year. jor cause of lung cancer, heart chronic lung diseases (emphyIs this the year you were going disease, emphysema and chronic sema and chronic bronchitis) since World War II. to go on a diet, start an exercise bronchitis. There is no controprogram, quit si'noking? And did . In 1914, the death rate from versy about these facts. these good intentions, like those lung cancer was 0.7 per 100,000 • The longer you smoke, the doesn't take population ili the United States deadlier it is. But it resolutiolis of past years, fall by years for smoking to affect you. the way within a matter ofweeks, for both men and women. By Just a few puffs can hurt. One or even days? 1950, there were 18,313 lung If quitting smoking was one single cigarette speeds up your cancer deaths in the U.S. In of those good intentions gone ' heart beat, increases your blood 1964 there were 45,838, in 1977 pressure, upsets the flow of blood there were 90,510, and in 1980 awry, remember one thing: it's never too late to quit. 101,000 persons died from lung and air in your lungs and causes Within the past 15 years, the cancer. It is well to note that a drop in the skin temperature lung cancer is fatal in 88 percent habit of smoking tobacco- of your fingers and toes. mainly in cigarettes-has been identified by medical groups and government officials as a leading cause of death and a major health problem. General Has In 1979, Joseph A. Califano, Determined That 'Cigarette Smoking _ Jr., then Secretary of the U .S. Department of Health, EducaIs tion and Welfare, called smokTo -Your Health ing "the largest preventable cause of death in America. . . . Today there can be no doubt (for females) and 92 percent (for Mortality Rates that smoking is truly slow-momales) of diagnosed cases . tion suicide." The most direct result of In 1971 the U .S. Surgeon m t r ut " the And juit this p~t ]day, General .Rported fflat · ·cigarette visible difference between the Everett Koop, Surgeon General smoking is the main cause of of the United Sfates, said, "Cfgdeath rates of smokers and non- lung cancer in men . . . in women arette smoking is causally resmokers. The American Lung [it] accounts for a smaller porlated to chronic obstructive lung Association has put together a tion of the cases than in men." disease , just as it is to cancer few statistics about cigarette But in 1979, the Surgeon Gensmoking and death rates. They eral's Report was strengthened and coronary heart disease; sesay that cigarette smoking . . . vere emphysema would be rare to say that "cigarette smoking were it not for cigarette smok• causes an estimated 340,000 is the major cause oflung cancer premature deaths per year in in both men and women.'' ing." the United States. The age at which people start • reduces life expectancy by smoking is also related to its more than nine years. later effects. Men who_started , Statistics • doubles the risk of death smoking before age 15 have a • Each year, 340,000 Amer- before age 65. death rate from cancer nearly icans die prematurely from the • cuts an average of 23 years four times higher than those effects of smoking. Millions more of life from those who die from who began after age 25 . And live on with crippled lungs and smoking. while cigar and pipe smokers overstrained hearts. The damage done by smoking have lower death , rates from usually depends on a number of cancer than cigarette smokers, factors: the age at which smok- they still have much highe~ rates ing started, the number of cig- than nonsmokers. . arettes smoked per day, how rapidly one smokes, the amount of smoke inhaled by the smoker, Other Cancers how much of the cigarette is Tobacco smoking also causes, smoked, and the tar and nicotine or is strongly associated with, content of' the cigarette. cancers of the larynx, mouth, esophagus, urinary bladder, Lung Cancer pancreas and the kidneys. A typical patient with cancer · Cigarette smoking has been The costs of smoking are high in identified by official commis- of the larynx is a 60-year-old the United States-$47 billion a sions and scientific studies in male who has been a heavy year in unnecessary bills for illmany countries as the main cause cigarette smoker and also a nesses, accidents and absenteealcohol of the enormous rise in the in- moderate-to-heavy ism. J -· Warning:. The-'SUrgeon pangerous _· 36 / LOG / January 1985 ·" drinker. Pipe and cigar smokers have a risk similar to that of cigarette smokers of developing cancer of the larnyx. . Pipe smoking ·Iias also lorig been recognized as a cause of lip cancer. Aild pipe and cigar smoking, as well as tobacco ch'ewing, contribute to cancer at other sites in the mouth. Analysis of a large number of studies shows that from three to 10 times as many mouth cancers (lip, tongue, floor of the mouth, hard and soft palate) develop in cigarette smokers as in nonsmokers. Fortunately, mouth cancers are often cured _because they can be readily seen and treated at an early stage. Heart Disease The link between cigarette smoking, lung cancer and chronic lung disease has been known for years. But the knowledge that cigarette smoking is a majol" factor leading to diseases of the heart and blood vessels is more recent. Each year, nearly one million Americans die of heart attack_s, strokes and related disord~ more than all other causes of death combined. And ,~e~ 40 million Americans have some form of these diseases. Smoking is- a factor in about 325,000 deaths each year in the United States. More of those deaths are a result of heart and blood-vessel diseases than any other cause. All cigarette smokers run an extra risk of heart disease. And this risk rises (up to 300 percent) if the smoker also has high bloodpressure and high levels of fat (cholesterol) in the blood. Exactly how cigarette smoking increases the risk of heart attack is not fully known. But this much information is available: When you smoke a cigarette, the nicotine makes your heart beat faster. As a result, the heart is forced to work harder and needs more oxygen. To make things worse, the carbon monoxide from the tobacco smoke cuts down the amount of oxygen carried in the blood to ttie heart. When pathologists study the arteries _o f deceased cigarette �smokers dwing autopsies, they have observed that the blood vessels of such smokers contain a great number of fatty deposits which cling to the artery walls and clog circulation. This condition is a form of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. Persons who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day have more than. twice the risk of heart attack than persoM who have never smoked. And the risk for a smoker of more than a pack of cigarettes _a· day is three times greater than the nonsmoker. Smokers who have a heart attack also have less chance for survival than a person who does not smoke. And by continuing to smoke after a heart attack, the smoker's chance for a second attack increas.e s. The Benefits of Quitting 1. Add years to your life. Hefp avoid lung cancer, emphy- 10. Have·smoke-free rooms and clos- a break. i. 'lt)Mf ,OU, lfflOker'S hack. . teeth and fing$t'S. 14. Stop·burning hales In Clo&ta or 2. sema, Nonsmokers. often find themselves suffering from exposure to the smoke of people around them puffing on cigarettes. This phenomenon; knowri as , ''passive smoke," causes aggravating sym.J?.( ~~ in heal!hY nonSll}W\Crs, such as burmng eyes, nose and throat irritations, 1ieadaches and coughing. ets. bronchltlS and ·htart at- 11. End ~arette breath. tadcs: ' 12. Have a lot more spending money. 3. Give hearfand circulatory systeo, 13. S$y goodbye to stained yeJlow fomiture: aga1n: The Surgeon General of the United States has said that ttiere is "very solid" evidence ·that nonsmokers can suffer from lung disease by exposure to the smoke of those who do use cigarettes. There -i s no .. safe" cigarette. The only sure way to reduce the risks associated with smoking is to quit entirely and permanently,, as soon as possibl~. Kicking the Habit Despite seductive media advertising promoting "low tar' ' cigarettes, the health benefits of a switch to a ·'milder'' brand are actually insignificant. There is no such thing as a less hazardous, safer cigarette; Death rates from smoking lower tar and nicotine brands of cigarettes are still nine times higher than for nonsmokers. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS When you quit smoking, your body starts to repair itself almost immediately. Familiar symptoms like shortness of breath, sinus troubles and persistent coughs start to disappear. After 10·to 15 years of not smoking, an ex-smoker's risk of dying prematurely is reduced to close to that of a person who has never smoked. There is a good chance that KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The con·stitution of the SIU ~a,ntic, Gulf, LaU$ and Inland Waters District makes spe_cific provision for safeguarding the membership's m6n~ and Union finances. The constitution requires a ~iled audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Seci-efa~Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds· of the SIU Atlantic. Gui(. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expend_itures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority' of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected ex~lusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there _has peen any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the ·employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested . The proper address for this is: ·· . . S. Feel more Yigorous in prts. &. Improve stamina. . . ' '. 15. No more meeay~ tobacco . 7. Slop_ ~ _.h9.t. and. crurnbf i'J ~ stomach lldwJs. . ,. ' 16. ~good ~-forotheradose 8. Get freSh start on sense of smell. to you. . .... : . 9., f~Ojoy tasting foods 17. -~ ~ l i e l f ~ . ,;·~r .·:¥ ,_ .. _-.; , ·~ Low Tar Cigarettes Passive Smoke y.ou want to give up smoking. Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth W.y and Britannia W.y Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writjng directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which vou work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know youi contract rights, as well as your obligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU You are convinced by the mounting evidence that tells you, as an intelligent person, that smoking causes all sorts· of serious ailments and can have drastic effects which lessen your chaQces of living as long and as healthy a life as you otherwise might. _ \___ So ... what do you do? Where do you start? You can quit "cold turkey" or ~ta date two weeks ahead. You can make a pact w~th a friend to quit~ You ca.n go to a withdrawal ~linic. You have to find a way that works for you. But first_-,.,.you have to want to quit. Once you really want to~ you'll find your own way to do it. Almost 33 million Americans have quit smoking_. Join the group. Just because January 1 has passed, don't put off quitting the smoking habit until. next year. Do it now-it's never too late to quit. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in atl Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize them~lves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ohligation by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc., as well as all other details. then the member so affected should immediately notify ~dquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. Alf memhcrs are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. ConRquently. no member may be discrimi· nated against hecause of race. creed,. color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Onion headquarters. patroln1an or olher Union offidal, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log ffas traditionally refrained from publishing any article !1,etving the political purposes of any individual. in the Union. officer .or· member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or -its collective membership. This established poli¢y h c1% heen reaffirmed by membei:ship action at the Septeml,e.r. 19.6 0. meJ:tings alt constitutional ports. The re!lf onsihility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this resp~;msibil;ty. in PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unles5 an official Union reteipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for .any-reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or 'tf a meml,er -is Teqflittd 10 make a payment and is given an official receipt. but feels th.tt he should not have heen required 10 make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION --SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and-purposes including. but not limited to. furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and . boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination. financial reprisal. or threat- ~f such conduct. or as a condition of membership in the Union or of ~mployment. If a contribution is made hy rea.'-On .of the ahove improper conduct. ~otify the Seafarers ·union ·or SP AO by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if ·involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic. political and social interests. ·a nd American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional richt of acaa to Union records or infonnadon, he !h(Jald Immediately nodfy SIU President Frank Drouk at Headquarters by cmifted mail, return naipt nquated. The addrelli Is 5201 Auth Way and Bri1amia Way, Prince Georps County, c-p Sprinp, Md. 20746. January 1985 / LOG / 37 .....f ., �- The President Uncoln (APL) docks in Los Angeles harbor. Chief Cook Leon Scott gets ready to prepare another meal aboard the President Uncoln. Eye on L.A. Making quick stopovers in Los Angeles harbor recently were the President Lincoln, President Eisenhower, Ogden Dynachem and Ogden Yukon. On these two pages, you'll see these ships and some of_the hardwo kin men and women the SJU who crew them. .. \> :•· The President Uncoln's steward department works well as a team. :•·· :{ IJuiii'::::a~:~::;~i Aboard the Ogden Dynachem (Ogden Marine) are QMED Joe Spell, left, and his son, Pumpman Gary Spell. Altogether, Joe has four sons who sail-two are pumpmen with the SIU and two sail as engineers with MESA-District 2. 38 / LOG / January 1985 Members of the Ogden Dynachem's steward department are, from the left: Morris Moultsby, chief cook; Frank Nigro, steward/baker, and Julian Mendoza, GSU. �j I i I I Fully fueled, the Ogden Yukon sets off for her next port of call. James Zang, a tankerman aboard Crowley's Barge 18, helps refuel the Ogden Yukon (Ogden Marine). Hamburgers sizzle under the watchful eye of Albert Hendricks, chief cook aboard the Ogden Yukon. Eye on L.A._ It's all smiles from members of the Ogden Yukon. From the left are Dennis Cobb, AB; Marshall Novack, SIU rep; William Tindale, AB; Chuck Pafford, AB, and Joe Alleluia, recertified bosun. l <Jll This view of the President Eisenhower (APL) shows containers betng loaded onto the vessel's deck. • The President Eisenhower has it~ own Three Musketeers. They are (I. to r.) William Sharp, chief cook; Scott Clifford, assistant cook, and R.T. Lowe, chief steward. January 1985 / LOG / 39 - �Deep Sea ' ~ Armando Ortega, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a waiter and steward department delegate. Brother Ortega was born in Los Arobos, Cuba and is a resident of Miami, Fla. Jose Leopold Gomez, 68, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Gomez was born in the Virgin Islands and is a resident of the East Bronx, N.Y. Rufus King Breeden, 63, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a chief putnpman. Brother Breeden hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in Louisiana and is a resident of Houston. - William Bowles, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1952 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Bowles is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Prichard, Ala. and is a resident of Theodore, Ala. Olle Edward Johannisson, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Johannisson hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line beef. He is a former member of the Swedish Seaman's Union. Seafarer Johannisson was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is a resident of Hallandale, Fla. Anthony "Tony" Bernard Caldeira, 58, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1951 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Caldeira was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He walked the picket line in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef, the 1963 maritime strike and the 1965 Chicago, Ill. taxi beef. Seafarer Caldeira is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Vietnam War. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a resident of Galveston, Texas. a Nicholas William Funken, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Funken was born in Kentucky and is a resident of New Orleans. Ernest "Jack" Cyprien Ponson, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1961 sailing in the steward department. Brother Ponson attended a Piney Point Educational Conference, Workshop No. 2 as a delegate. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Ponson was born in Thibodeaux, La. and is a resident of Kenner, La. Robert Raymond Hudgins, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing for IOT from 1965 to 1972. Brother Hudgins is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Onemo, Va. and is a resident of Mathews, Va. Macario Bauzon Caampued, 62, . joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a cook. Brother Caampued received a 1960 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accidentfree ship, the SS Steel Architect. He was born in Bulivoa, the Philippines, and is a resident of Daly City, Calif. John Patrick Cunningham, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York ·in 1955 sailing as an AB. Brother Cunningham was on the picket line in the 1962 Robin Line beef. He was born in New York City and is resident of Staten Island, N.Y. Joseph Price Pettus, 62, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Pettus was born in Tennessee and is a resident of Humble, Texas. Thomas Cranston Hankins, 55, joined the SIU in the port of Savannah, Ga. in 1955 sailing as a recertified chief steward. Brother Hankins began sailing in 1945 aboard a shrimp boat. He was born in St. Augustine, Fla. and is a resident of Staten Island, N.Y. Alfred John Karr, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as an oiler and ship's delegate. Brother Karr is also a die setter and machinist. He was born in New Jersey and is a resident of Collins Lakes, N.J. "' George Mike, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing as a chief pumpman, chief electrician, QMED and engine delegate. Brother Mike also worked on the Houston Shor., egang. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Mike was born in Norwood, Mass. and is a resident of Greenville, Miss. Carlos Manuel Morera, 65, joined the SIU -in the port of New Orleans in 1970 sailing as a BR utility. Brother Morera began sailing in 1964. He was born in Cuba and is a resident of Gretna, La. Kalju R. Reinvelt, 59, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Reinvelt walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He was born in Estonia, U.S.S.R. and is a resident of Jericho. N.Y. Santos Reyes, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Reyes began sailing in 1947. He was born in Rutenberg, Texas and is a resident of Houston. - Ewing Allan Rihn, 60, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Galveston, Texas sail• ing as a recertified bosun. Brother Rihn was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. He was a winner in the Union's 1961 Original Safety Poster Design Contest and attended a Piney Point Educational Conference. Seafarer Rihn was born in Texas and is a resident of Slidell, La. Lewis William Roberts, 67, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing as a bosun. Brother Roberts was a former member of the United Steel Workers Union in 1942 and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. A native of Slatington, Pa., he is a resident of Easton, Pa. 40 I LOG / January 1985 �John Thomas Robinson, 57, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Houston sailing as an AB. Brother Robinson also worked as a deck maintenance on the New Orleans Delta Line Shoregang in 1978. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Seafarer Robinson was born in New York and is a resident of New Orleans. Cecil Chrysostom Rush, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a chief pantryman and storekeeper. Brother Rush sailed aboard the SS State of Virginia (U.S. Army Transport Service) from 1944 to 1945. He also worked as a chief cook and chief steward for the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. from 1966 to 1978. Seafarer Rush hit the bricks in the 1961 N. Y. Harbor beef. Born in St. John's, Grenada, he is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Kuno Gustav Schopfer, 68, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as a chief pumpman, chief electrician and engineer, earning his MESA-District 2 license in 1966. Brother Schopfer is also a lathe operator. He was born in Danzig, Germany and is a resident of Summerville, S.C. Michael Joseph Thomas Sr., 68, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1955 sailing in the steward department. Brother Thomas was born in Maryland and is a resident of Baltimore. Walter Roy Travis, 56, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program , in 1983. Brother Jravis was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. and is a resident of Chester Heights, Pa. Filomena Perez Valiao Sr., 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1970 sailing as a cook. Brother Valiao was born in Cauayun in the Philippine Islands and presently resides in San Francisco. Carmond Lewis Williams, 58, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. Brother Williams walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Harrells, N.C. Great Lakes Steve · Anthony Gobrukovich, 69, joined the Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. in 1963 sailing as a deckhand and electrician for the Hanna Corp. Brother Gobrukovich is a former member of the N.J. Longshoremen's Union, AFLCIO and the N.J. Professional Musician's Union, Local 526, from 1940 to 1946. He was also a professional wrestler. A veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II, he was born in Bayonne, N.J. and is a resident of Burnham, Ill. Robert Edward Kane, 62, joined the Union in the port of Ashtabula, Ohio in 1961 sailing as a deckhand. Brother Kane is a resident of Ashtabula. Harold Matthew Lehman, 65, joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1973 sailing as an AB. Brother Lehman is a graduate of the Henry Ford Marine Engineering School. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Laker Lehman was born in Lansing, Mich. and is a resident of Portland, Micb. IOld-Timers eomer I Veteran SIU member Anthony Parker, center, calls it a career as Jacksonville Port Agent George Ripoll, left, and Patrolman Danny Griffin issue Parker his first pension check. Christmas came a day early to John Allman (right), as he received his first pension check from Norfolk Port Agent Jim Martin at the Norfolk Union Hall. John began sailing deep sea in 1951 with Waterman and Sea-Land and participated in the Robin Line, New York Harbor and Cities Service beefs. In 1973 Brother Allman took advantage of the SHLSS facilities in Piney Point, upgrading to quartermaster and then to tankernian. In March 1975 he started working at Sonat as an AB/tankerman. Both Allman and his wife attended the Sonat conference at Piney Point this past year. John said that he is "grateful and thankful to the SIU," noting also that "Paul Hall was a great man" and that "Frank Drozak is doing a fine job and is a fighter." We all wish John Allman and his wife a healthy and enjoyable retirement. January 1985 / LOG / 41 l l �CL L Directory of Ports -Company/I.Illes -likes NP Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes -Non Priority DEC. 1-31, 1984 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . .......... . ........ 0 12 2 0 3 0 Port Algonac ... . ................. Port 0 1 0 Algonac ..................... 0 9 9 Totals All Departments ........ 0 Algonac ..................... Port TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Frank Oroak, President Ed Tuns, Exec. Vice PrN/dent . Joe DtOlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Reel" Campbell, Vice Pnlsident 111b Secco, V,ce President Joe Sacco, V,oe President George llcCa1ney, V,ce President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 20 8 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 7. 0 12 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 2 2 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 14 12 0 24 7 0 5 2 HEADQUARTERS 25 0 3 2 1 14 46 24 11 0 48 29 1 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. 0 "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 13 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea - DEC. 1-31, 1984 Port Gloucester ..• : .•....•...•.•• New York .....••..•.••....•• Philadelphia •.••....•.......• Baltimore .....••••.•..•..... Nodolk •..••••............• Mobile .•...••.............. New Orleans ....•........... Jacksonville ..••............. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ....•.•••..•......... Puerto Rico .•••.•.•..••..... Honolulu .•.•.••.••.....•... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piner: Point . • . . . • . . . . . . . • • . Tota s...................... Port Gloucester .................. New York ...•.•...•..••.•..• Philadelphia ....•...•...••... Baltimore ................... Norfolk •.••••••.....•...•... Mobile ••••••.••.•••••••.••. New Orleans Jacksonvll San Francisco·: : .: . : : : : •. . :: . Wilmington .. .. . . .......... Seattle .... ................. Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ..•..•.•.•.••.••... Houston •.......•........•. St. Louis . ... . .............. Pin;Y: Point ................. Tota s...................•.. Port Gloucester •• . ••...•••••••.•. New York . .....•...•..•...•. Philadelphia .•..•...•..••••.. Baltimore ..••.•.••....•••.•. Norfolk •••••••.••••.•.••.••• Mobile •••..•....•..•..••••• New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu . .................. Houston .................... St. Louis ....•.•... . ..•.... Pin:l: Point ... ,. ............ Tota s. ..................... *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 4 62 17 11 20 26 58 41 37 23 82 15 2 44 0 0 442 3 20 165 8 4 1 20 10 12 36 3 15 14 3 0 170 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 . 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 0 1 16 1 0 17 3 13 24 12 11 33 10 18 22 0 0 76 7 1 7 18 36 42 35 24 35 8 3 39 0 0 331 181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 38 16 12 0 2 0 0 4 19 42 1 34 19 9 23 18 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8 158 17 28 29 18 115 72 8 55 48 22 4 17 0 0 599 268 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 128 15 19 17 16 83 6 19 11 2 6 3 .2D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 34 22 17 4 8 O· 24 :t 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 2 46 15 8 2 19 32 I11 61 14 4 29 0 0 297 2 6 11 0 5 2 6 I5 -a5 2 19 5 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a e 0 0 8 0 0 0 10 0 45 6 2 3 16 24 0 8 1 0 22 1 2 4 4 18 1.0 40 6 0 18 0 0 2 22 3 0 0 97 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 • .0 6 fi5 0 0 493 4 18 24 14 43 25 47 5 8 22 2 0 21G 3 12 1 1 2 0 2 4 11 2 19 3 21 3 0 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 30 0 31 2 2 2 13 14 23 31 17 24 4 4 15 0 0 182 0 25 8 1 20 1 3 25 1 3 27 4 86 5 0 0 209 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 0 0 0 121 171 241 414 141 Totals All Departments . ....... 1240 788 190 0 26 12 5 6 7 31 8 48 16 40 16 10 16 0 0 3 33 34 12 20 7 18 13 28 19 85 11 114 10 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 0 80 7 11 14 12 42 25 23 . 27 34 9 3 65 2 0 354 2 62 12 16 9 5 51 7 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 1 0 0 122 0 0 0 33 D 723 0 487 D 126 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 E ' It 0 12 0 0 0 16 -a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1 4 3 0 6 14 10 8 14 0 12 1ll 0 0 1116 I) 0 .8 128 0 0 0 38 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester •..•.••..•.•.•••.• New York . .•.•.•••••••...... Philadelphia ......••...•.•... Baltimore ................... Norfolk .............•.•.•••. Mobile .............•.....•. New Orleans ...••...•....••. Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ••...•. . •...... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..•.•••.••..••••..•.. Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu .•••.•••••.••.•..•. Houston •.•• ••••••••.••..•.• St. Louis ......••••••.•••.•. Pin;Y: Point ................. Tolls . ..................... 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 ORLEANS.La. 630 Jaekson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 39 7 2 8 16 24 0 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 0 10 .2,t 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 27 20 6 13 0 0 5 127 . 34 29 50 7 62 30 24 65 54 27 91 24 0 291 0 7 631 26 1,737 1,180 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0 0 1 48 2 0 0 81 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Callf. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 141 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping In the month of December was up from the month of November. A total of 1,362 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,362 jobs shipped, 723 jobs or about 53 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 26 trip rellef jobs were shipped. Since the trip rellef program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 841 jobs have been shipped. 42·1 LOG / January 1985 Support SPAD �------------------------. . Deep Sea Pensioner Joaquin Buendia Arlos, 73, passed away from cancer at home in Honolulu, Hawaii on Nov. 2. Brother Arlos joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in 1945 in the port of San Francisco sailing as a waiter. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1933. Arlos was a native of the Philippine Is. Interment was in the Valley of Temples Park Cemetery, Kaneohe, Hawaii. Surviving are his widow, Felecidad; two sons, Nelson and James, and two daughters, Jessica Kitajima of Honolulu and Arlene. Oscar Blanco, 71, died of a heart attack in Hong Kong on Oct. 1. Brother Blanco joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1958 sailing as a cook. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1945. Blanco was a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in World War II. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., he was a resident of San Francisco. Cremation took place in the Cape Collision Crematorium, Hong Kong. Surviving are his widow, · gundia; two brothers, Victor a'nd Louis, both of Los Angeles, aRQ. a sister, Nellie Nash, also of L~ -Ang_eles. Pensioner Alfred Borjer, 77, passed away on Nov. 28. Brother Borjer joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Nort -.;~: folk. He was born ... in Estonia, U.S.S.R. and was a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviving is a cousin, August Vvsar of Nova Scotia, Canada. a._··-.· Donald James Gilbo, 56, died on Nov. 18. Brother Gilbo joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as a QMED. He was born in Michigan and was a resident of Vancouver, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Laverne; a son, SeafarerGilbo, and his father, Clayton of Grand Rapids, Mich. Pensioner Harry August Edward Jurgenson, 73, died on Nov. 23. Brother Jurgenson joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a chief pumpman during the Vietnam War. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Jurgenson was born in Estonia, U .S.S.R. and was a resident ofBrooklyn, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Elsie and a sister, Wanda Psuks of Estonia. Pensioner James Franklin Lee Jr., 74; passed away in the St. Francis Pavilion Convalescent Hospital, Daly City, Calif. on Nov. 26. BI:other Lee joined the SIU in 1944 in the port . of New York sailing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy before World War II. Seafarer Lee was born in Cleveland, Tenn. and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is a sister, Grace Croy of Marietta, Ga. Arturo Morales, 40, died on Nov. 10. Brother Morales joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1970 sailing as a cook. He was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow, Anna and a son, Jose. Pensioner Albert Robert Packert, 63, died in the Seattle U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital on Nov. Brother 28. Packert joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo suns Program in 1976. Seafarer Packert was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a resident of Seattle. Surviving are his son, David of Brooklyn and his mother, Jennie, also of Brooklyn. Pensioner Robert "Bob" Scherffius, 74, passed away on Nov. 30. Brother Scherffius joined the SIU in 1938, a charter mem,.. ber, in ·the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. He was born in Florida and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are three sisters, Frances, Patricia and Joyce Kyser, all of Pensacola, Fla. Pensioner Gerald Francis Shaffer, 61, died of natural causes at home in Brownsville, Texas on Nov. 22. Brother Shaffer joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT and 2nd assistant engineer (he earned the license in 1966 from MEBADistrict 2). He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the Wall St. strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Shaffer was born in Philadelphia. Burial was in Rose Lawn Gardens Cemetery, Brownsville. Surviving is his widow, Diana. Enrico "Ernie" Noble Tirelli, 63, died of a heart attack in the South N assau (N.Y.) Community Hospital, Oceanside on Dec. 3. Brother Tire Iii joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. Seafarer Tirelli worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. from 1972 to 1984. In 1965 he hit the bricks in the Chicago (Ill.) taxi beef. And he attended a Piney Point educational conference. "Ernie" Tirelli was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. and was a resident of Lynbi:ook, N.Y. Interment was in the U.S. National Cemetery, Pinelawn, N.Y. Surviving are a daughter, Lucinda of Matawan, N .J. and a sister, Elsie Scalza of Babylon, N.Y. Juan "Johnny" Casiano Vega, 58, died on Nov. 24. Brother Vega joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. Seafarer Vega began sailing in 1948. And he sailed during the Vietnam War. In 1961 he was on the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor beef. "Johnny" Vega was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Sol Angel; a son, Boatman Vega, and a daughter, Sonia. Hulon Ware Jr., 55, died aboard the LNG Capricorn (Energy Transport) on Oct. 7. Brother Ware joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1971 sailing as a QMED. He began sailing in 1963. Seafarer Ware was born in Louisiana and was a resident of Baton Rouge, La. Surviving are his widow, Delores and a sister, Rae Vanderaworker of Baton Rouge. Great lakes Pensioner William Jerome Tiers, 62, died of an infection in the James A. Haley U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital, Tampa, Fla. on July 10. Brother Tiers joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a linesman for Dunbar and Suilivan from 1956 to 1957 and the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1951 to 1974. He. was a former member of the Teamsters Union and the Operating Engineers Union from 1950 to 1955. Laker Tiers was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Tiers was born in Rockledge, Pa. and was a resident of Brooksville, Fla. Cremation took place in the Wilhelm Thurston Cemetery Crematory, St. Petersburg, Fla. Surviving are two daughters, Betty of Orlando, Fla. and Marcia. January 1985 / LOG /- 43 �Dll9es1 of Shllps·Nee111nas LNG ARIES (Energy Transportation Corp.), December 2-Chairman R. D. Schwarz; Secretary Joe Speller; Educational Director R. Ali; Deck Delegate M. Rawi; Engine Delegate M. Freeman; Steward Delegate S. Wagner. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $225 in the ship's fund. A discussion was held about upcoming legislation such as the PL-480 program that could help the maritime industry. The SIU lobbyists in Washington are an important part of helping push this legislation through-as are members' donations to SPAD. QMEDs were reminded of the opportunities at Piney Point to upgrade. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department. "Joe Speller and Steve Wagner did it again with a fine pool party which was enjoyed by all. We can't help but put on weight on this ship. Thanks, fellows." Next ports: Himeji and Tobata, Japan. BAYAMON (Puerto Rico Marine), November 26-Chairman Rufino Garay; Secretary J. DeLise; Educational Director J. Tagliaferri; Deck Delegate Antonios M. Trikoglou. All old repairs were comp1eted, and all recent communications were received and posted for everyone to read. The three departments are running smoothly with no beefs or disputed OT. There is $8 in the ship's fund. The bosun asked m~mbers to try and take better care of the ship's video cassette-and when finished using a tape, to rewind it and secure the set. A vote of thank$ was gtven by the members to the steward department for the wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner. Chief Cook E. Ruiz "did a splendid job" in the preparations. Next port: San Juan, P.R. ~ LNG CAPRICORN (Energy Transportation Corp.), November 18Chairman Roy VonHolden; Secretary David Centofanti; Educational Director Bruce Smith; Deck Delegate James Billington; Engine Delegate David Terry; Steward Delegate Henry Daniels. No disputed OT was reported in any of the departments. There was $472 in the ship's fund according to the last ship's minutes, but the captain says he does not have it. "We are in the process of locating the money." A new washing machine has been installed in the laundry room. This makes two machines in operating condition. It was suggested that one be used solely for dirty work clothes and the other for good clothes. Crewmembers were reminded to return all dirty dishes to the galley-not leave them in the lounge. Next ports: Arun, Indonesia; Tobata, Japan; Bontang, Indonesia, and Osaka, Japan. CPL. LOUIS J. HAGUE, JR. ... (Maersk Lines Ltd.), December 1Chairman Robert Vransh; Secretary Georg Kenny; Educational Director Robert Larsen; Deck Delegate Eddie Rivera; Engine Delegate Edgar Cortes; Steward Delegate Lawrence Winfield. Some disputed OT was reported in the steward department. A patrolman has been requested at payoff to settle the complaint. Since this is the first Sea44 / LOG / January 1985 farer crew, there is no money as yet in the ship's fund. A suggestion was made that all members contribute something at payoff to establish such a fund. The chairman noted that it hasn't been easy going for the Cpl. Louis J. Hague while under organizational status. There are still quite a few kinks to be worked out. "It's going to take time, but it can be done." The secretary added that this ship was built so that a seaman could be comfortable while away from home. The living quar- ters are very fine. "She's a clean ship, and if we all work together, we can keep it that way." The electrician stressed the importance of upgrading at Piney Point. There are academic as well as technical courses that should be taken advantage of, he said, and the instructors are helpful and "always a"w · e counse ng. etter be sent to "Red" Campbell regarding clarification of the agreement currehtly in effect-especially those items dealing with cost of living increases, hazardous cargo pay, manning scales, and whether or not a trip relief program (30 or 60 days) can be established. The movie situation, mail service and ship's launch service are three definite areas in which improvement is needed. One suggestion made was to get one day off for every 30 days worked. Report to the LOG: "This is a unique sailing experience in that the ship is manned by civilian, military and Seafarer personnel, yet we all get along in a friendly ·manner." Next port: Norfolk, Va. COVE SAILOR (Cove Shipping), November 18-Chairman Richard Gibbons; Secretary Welden 0. Wallace; Deck Delegate Charles Lambert; Engine Delegate Jerome Sumlin; Steward Delegate Joseph Emidy. No beefs or disputed OT. The voyage is just getting under way. Repair lists are to be submitted by each delegate to the ship's chairman before arrival in France. Any additional information about the run will be passed on to members as it is received from the master. The secretary has lots of Union literature-information on the vacation, pension and welfare plans. Vacation and upgrading applications are also available. Members were reminded that if they have any beefs, they should take them up with their department delegate. Due to arrive in France on Nov. 22. GROTON (Apex Marine), November 25-Chairman Christos Florous; Secretary Marvin Deloatch; Educational Director Alan R. Gardner; Steward Delegate Ali S. Hydera; Deck Delegate George Cruz. Everything is running smoothly, according to the chairman. No beefs or disputed OT were reported. A discussion was held about the permanent job status, and the secretary stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD to help fight for a stronger merchant marine. The educational director suggested that crewmembers practice safety at all times. He also recommended that everyone read the LOG thoroughly each month since it is a ready source of information and keeps members up- to-date on the latest happenings in the Union and in- the maritime inoustry. One sad note is that Ronald Eugene Dawsey, chief cook, died onboard the M/V Groton.on Nov. 17 in the port of Port Reading, N.J. "Brother Ronald Dawsey was a person well liked by all of his shipmates. Brother Dawsey was !, And he was a person arways prompt for work." Dawsey died in the galley while performing his duties. A vote of thanks was given to the steward, Marvin Deloatch, and the chief cook, Ali S. Hydera, for the best of food. "This ship is a very good feeder." Next port: Stapleton, N.Y. · LNG LEO (Energy Transportation Corp.), December 2-Chairman John P. Davis; Secretary F. Motus; Educational Director A. Abidin. No disputed OT. The chairman advised those members who live forward of the house to close their curtains so it won't distract navigation at night. He also stressed the importance of donating to SPAD and of upgrading at Piney Point for job security. There is $97.65 in the ship's fund, and the movie library is growing with money from the arrival pool. At present, the cargo engineer has taken some of the funds to purchase a new tape in the States. One of the steward assistants was taken to the hospital in Port Arun, Indonesia, for an appendicitis operation. She appears to be recovering nicely, and most of her shipmates visited her before the ship left for Japan. Safety regulations were discussed and posted for all to read. One of the items brought up was that no tennis shoes are to be worn during the working hours; everybody must wear safety shoes. One suggestion made under Good and Welfare was to start cooking hominy grits for breakfast. OGDEN CHAMPION (Ogden Ma~ rine), December a-Chairman Marion Beeching; Secretary Rudy De Bois- · siere; Educational Director J.W. Philpot; Deck Delegate Mark S. Downey; Steward Delegate P. Willis. No disputed OT. The ship is returning to Texas from California through the Panama Canal. Union voting is going on at present, and all members in good standing are urged to vote. It has been a very smooth trip so far, and Patrolman Gentry Moore visited the ship in California. The educational director remi11ded everyone to take advantage of the courses offered at Piney Point. "A higher rating means higher pay. This is your bread and butter." Crew- _ members were also reminded that the Union needs the support of everyone. "Through the years, the Union has done its job of seeing that everyone had a job. With new ships and reduced m_anning scales, it's a must that everyone give 100 percent to their work aboard ship. The day of the unskilled worker has passed. We are the professionals and must remain so. Thanks to the SIU, we have homes, cars, money in the bank-and we are no longer called 'dogs.' Thanks to the leadership of the SIU and Mr. Frank Drozak, president of our Union." A special vote of thanks was given to Chief Steward Rudy De Boissiere and his department for the beautiful Thanksgiving Day meal-complete with exotic wines, fruit cakes and turkeys. It was an excellent job. Thanks also to Bosun Marion Beeching and his department for making this California trip a very smooth one. "Nowhere will you find an engine department such as ours. They are the best there is." Report to the LOG: As the year starts w t Seafarers lOG for a wonderful year of information and of keeping us informed of every issue facing the mar~ itime industry today. We wish to thank Mr. Frank Drozak, president of the SIU, and his staff for fighting our fight for us. God bless all of you and wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Baytown, Texas. OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Marine), November 28-Chairman F.R. Schwarz; Secretary Anthony Gregoire; Deck Delegate S.K. Thompson. Everything is running smoothly aboard the Ogden Charger. No beefs or disputed OT were reported. Fifty dollars was received from an arrival pool. This sum was added to the ship's fund. The vessel is on its way to Spain from Greece and will then return to the United States. The captain and government inspector were very pleased with the tank cleaning job done by the crew. A new steward assistant came aboard ship in Greece. She came from Piney Point and is working out very well. Many movies are onboard the vessel, and the crew is free to play as many as they wish. The VCR does need a head cleaner, however, which will be purchased in Rota, Spain. The refrigerator in the crew messhall is not working properly and needs some attention. The steward will check with the captain about ordering a new one-also a freezer to keep the ice cream cold. A suggestion was made about �having pie and pastry put out for the nite lunch as well as more ham. The steward said he will do the best he can. Many votes of thanks were handed out: to the deck and engine departments for keeping the messhall and pantry clean and to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Rota, Spain. OGDEN DYNACHEM (Ogden Marine), November 25-Chairman Horace B. Rains; Secretary Donnie W. Collins; Educational Director J.W. Spell; Deck Delegate E.R. Beverly; Engine Delegate J.W. Badgett; Steward Delegate Morris J. Maultsby. No beefs pending or disputed OT reported in any of the three departments. Stamps were purchased for $4, leaving $12 in the ship's fund. The ship will go on the intercoastal run starting voyage #50. Recent LOGs were received and passed out. The secretary suggested that every member read the October LOG. Some of the articles are superb. Members were especially urged to read the section on ballots and SIU constitutional amendments so that they will be more informed SIU voters. The educational director reminded QMEDs of the upgrading courses at Piney Point. Many of them still do not have Class 1, which will be needed come the first of the year ... "So, QMEDs, upgrader' A personal vote of thanks was given to the steward and chief cook for outdoing themselves on · Thanksgiving Day dinner and for the fine foods they prepare every day of the week. Next ports: Baytown, Texas; Long Beach and San Francisco, Calif., and Portland, Ore. OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime Overseas), December 2-Chairman Richard Wardlaw; Secretary G. Mar~ Engine Delegate S. Wyre; Steward Oelegate J. Buggs. Some disputed ,was reported in the deck department. chairman noted that there has been qwte--8 bit of trouble in the deck department since the changeover of captain and officers. These problems will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. Otherwise, everything is running pretty smoothly. The secretary reminded members that now is the time to upgrade. If anyone has not been to Piney Point recently, they should take the time to visit and see what progress the Union is making to help educate its members. PITTSBURGH (Sea-Land Services), December &-Chairman Stephan Carr; Secretary S. Kolasa; Engine Delegate David Mull; Steward Delegate Miguel S. Robles. The crew in all departments has been a good one. A new ship's chairman was elected, and a vote of thanks given to the ex- chairman for a job well done. Thanks were also given to all department delegates for helping everything to run smoothly. The galley is very hot. The blower needs to be repaired or a new one installed. This item has been on the repair list for three months. (One joking suggestion to bring in cold air was to connect a pipeline from Alaska to the Pittsburgh's galley.) One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Payoff will be on arrival in the next port: Elizabeth, N.J. ROSE CITY (Apex Marine), November 4--Chairman Bobby J. Butts; Secretary Charles Corrent; Educational Director P. Kerney; Steward Delegate Ralph J. Edwards. No disputed OT was reported. There is no ship's fund at the present time. If money is needed for any emergency or other reason, donations will be solicited. The Jacksonville SIU brothers would like to know why the swimming pool at the Jacksonville hall is always closed to the membership. This matter has been brought up many times, but as yet no reply has been given. The chairman asked the Rose City crewmembers to be sure and read about the current state of the U.S. merchant fleet. He remarked that the situation is a human tragedy and urged everyone to write their congressional representatives to try and help rebuild the merchant marine and the maritime industry. " It's time to put U.S. ships back to work. " The secretary expressed his appreciation to the deck department for their help in cleaning up in the mornings. He said that this has been a good crew, officers included, and easy to feed. The educational director said that there are lots of movies and reading material onboard ship for all who are interested. In their report to the LOG, it was noted that there is some heavy ping-pong action aboard the Rose City which is being taken very seriously. The winner will soon be getting a t-shirt. Next port: Pusan, Korea. SEA-LAND PACER (Sea-Land Services), November 25-Chairman James H. Corder; Secretary D.G. Chafin; Educational Director P.H. Huss; Deck Delegate C.R. Sutton; Engine Detegate-M':S:- Mtffwafn; Steward t:relegate Rudy S. Pace. No beefs or disputed OT were reported. The patrolman announced that a bus will be waiting by the ship at payoff to take members to the Union hall so that they can vote in the Union election. All members in good standing are encouraged to vote. There is $10.43 in the ship's fund. Anyone who wishes to buy popcorn will be reimbursed from the fund. Also, since a new popcorn popper is also needed, all donations to the fund are welcome. Deck Delegate C. Sutton is taking a trip relief. R. Mena will take over the duties of delegate for one trip. A suggestion was made to have the air conditioning turned on in warm and hot weather. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good food being prepared and served. Assistant Cook Charles Ratcliff also gave a special vote of thanks to Rudy Pace, crew messman, for a job well done. Members stood for one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), November 3-Chairman William Kratsas; Secretary Thomas Liles Jr.; Educational Director Clarence E. Hemby; Deck Delegate Thurman S. Barnes; Engine De1egate John Tucker; Steward Delegate Jerry W. Watkins. Some disputed OT was reported in both the deck and steward departments. One QMED, Brother Harris, was taken off ship sick in the port of Bombay, India. A warning to be careful was given to men working aft, as it is quite dangerous on the LASH vessel's deck. Several motions were raised. One was to have shipping cards stamped (120 days for B men, 180 days for A men) when the member is shipped. Another was that the time of registration on shipping cards be extended from 90 days to 120 days. Several other suggestions were also made. The first was that more care be given to men~ planning-being careful to include foods suitable for people with diabetes. The second was that new rugs be put down in the living quarters. The ones in use now have just about had it. Next ports: Djibouti, Africa; the Suez Canal; then back to Newport News, Va. for payoff. THOMPSON PASS (lnterocean Management), November 1&-Chairman James R. Colson; Secretary James Temple; Educational Director William D. Hatchel; Deck Delegate Donald R. McFarland; Engine Delegate Frederick V. Vogler; Steward Delegate Juan B. Gonzalez. No disputed OT. There is $300 in the movie fund. The chairman noted that everything is going along pretty smoothly, and he reminded all members to attend the ship's weekly meetings. The educational opportunities available at Piney Point were brought up by the educational director. He said that anyone who has not upgraded at the Harry Lundeberg School should do so for a better job and job security. A recommendation was made for the Union to accept the application of Juan B. Gonzalez to attend SHLSS in the steward recertification program. And a special vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. "This is the best food we've had on this ship for the last six months." TRANSCOLORADO (Hudson Waterways), November 18---Secretary A. Goncalves; Educational Director H.H. Johnson. This was a special meeting called by the secretary, in consultation with the educational director, for two specific purposes. One was to elect a new ship's chairman; the other to fill out the official SIU crew list form. No other reports, therefore, were made. A motion was made by H.H. Johnson to elect Steve Coker as chairman. The steward reminded everyone that self nominations were in order. The only requirement for the position was that the person have a good Union background, be of good character, and when a beef arises, that person should be able to weigh the two sides carefully before taking any decisive action. Johnson's motion was seconded. Since there were no other nominations or self nominations, Coker was unanimously elected. UL TRASEA (Apex Marine), November 11-Chairman Jerry Mclean, Secretary Stanley A. Freeman; Educational Director Robert Rentz. A great deal of disputed OT, as well as other beefs, were reported in the deck and engine departments. It was requested that Brother Mike Sacco or Joe Perez, or another responsible Union representative, settle these problems. Another great source of irritation aboard ship is that the mail service has been very poor. It would be appreciated if the Union would contact Apex Marine to find out what's happening with the mail situation. Also suggested was that a change be made in the regulations pertaining to a day off in lieu of a day's pay after working 30 days. A special vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. The - four-man galley really puts out some -------- fine meals. 0 ff ic iaI ships minutes were also received from the following vessels: CA&UAS COMANCHE DREDGE DODGE ISi.AND INDEPENDENCE LNG LIBRA OAKLAND OGDEN LEADER PANAMA PUERTO RICO SEA-LAND EXPRESS SEA-WID PIONEER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA-LAND VENTURE SEA-LAND VOYAGER Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea _Lakes, Inland Waters New York ................. Monday, February 4 .................... 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia ............... Tuesday, February 5 .........•......... 2:30 p.m. Baltimore ................. Wednesday, February 6 ................. 2:30 p.m. Norfolk .......•........... Thursday, February 7 ..........•........ 9:30 a.m. Jacksonville ............... Thursday; February 7 ...•............... 2:00 p.m. Algonac .. . .... . ........... Friday, February 8 ..................... 2:30 p.m. Houston .... . . . ............ Monday, February 11 ................... 2:30 p.m. New Orleans .............. Tuesday, _February 12 .............•.... 2:30 p.m. Mobile .................... Wednesday, February 13 ................ 2:30 p.m. San Francisco ....•........ Thursday, February 14 .........•........ 2:30 p.m. Wilmington ....... . ........ Tuesday, February 19 .................. 2:30 p.m. Seattle .................... Friday, February 22 .................... 2:30 p.m. Piney Point .....•.......... Friday, February 8 ..................... 3:00 p.m. San Juan .................. Thursday, February 7 ................... 2:30 p.m. St. Louis .................. Friday, February 15 ..................... 2:30 p.m. Honolulu .................. Thursday, February 14 .................. 2:30 p.m. Duluth ......•....•........ Wednesday , February 13 ................ 2:30 p.m. Gloucester ................. Tuesday, February 19 .................. 2:30 p.m. Jersey City ................ Wednesday, February 20 ................ 2:30 p.m. January 1985 I LOG f 45 1 ~ �; -; =· :: ?. 'Snug Harbor ... ' (The followi.ng informa.tion was sent in by Sea.:fa.rer Max Ka.tzo:ff who is now a. resident of Sa.flors Snug Harbor in Sea. Level, N.O. He gives some sound a.dvice to sea.men who mq be considering applying to the Harbor.) Letters To The Bditor 'Appreciation for Union Support . .. ' (The following letter, from SIU members who were_u..ajust(y termina.ted from MaAllister Brothers Towing Co. of Ba.ltimore, wa.s sent to SIU President Drozak and fellow members. A copy wa.s a.lso forwarded to Ba.ltimore Port Agent Al &vmond to be rea.d into the Union meeting minutes. Tha.n.Jrs to Brother Jerome J. Lukowski for sending us a. copy of this open letter of a.pprecia.tion.) We are vecy pleased that the SID ... has been committed to an all-out fight to defeat the MaAllister-Outreach end-run around a collective bargaining agreement. Such a union-busting precedent, if allowed to sta.nd, not on1y emasculates the Union and forces out senior employees by an inverted senioricy- system, . . . it sets a foreboding precedent for other contracted companies ( and other union industries as well) to follow if given the chance. We have been pleased to answer ma.ny continuing questions coming from all over the East Coast, even the West Coast, that the sro has made progress, that the Union is pledged to fight right down the line, that a vecy good law firm (Schulman & Ab&rb&nel 1s bandUng the legal b&We and tbat. the interest of the • charade being attempted. . We thank our Union personally for their efforts on so important a Union issue, and sincerely hope we receive full backing until the alter ego is recognized and the jobs restored to the terminated members. The vecy members who are being hurt are the same ones who established the Union in this port of Baltimore, and helped a great deal in the growth of the Inland sector of our Union. We are strong Union men and deserve better than what Outreach is doing to us. Recognition and thanks are also in order for the efforts to date of Jack Caffey, Bob Vahey, Al Raymond, Jim Altman and Bob Pomerlane. Earlier this year an old shipmate from the West Coast paid us a. visit on his way home from Florida. He liked what he found here at Snug Harbor, and he had more than enough sea time to quaJ.ify as a. resident. (Required time: 1 O years on American ships, or five American and five foreign. ) · Soon after he got back to the West Coast, he wrote that he was gathering up his records and picking up loose ends in anticipation of coming home to the 'Harbor.' Two months later we read that he died of heart seizure. · Now don't you get caught tcying to outguess fate. Get off your kiester! Gather up your Coast Guard Discharge Certitlca.tes and file for admittance with our Social Service Office. (Snug Harbor; Sea. Level, N.C. 28577.) Filing for admittance is not an obligation to move in, now or ever. But it will place you in an active file, provided our Social Service Office hears from you at least evecy six months. Hell, a postcard is enough. I might add, we do have a, few vacancies at the present time. Max Katzo:ff Snug Harbor, N.C. 'Thanks to the Union and SHLSS . .. ' I am writing as a member in good sta.nding, book number P 1130. This letter is long overdue, but I feel it is necessa,cy. I joined the Union in 1976 as an Ordinacy Sea.man, and by taking advantage of the [Seafarers Ha.rcy Lundeberg] School and its programs, received my 3rd mate's license in May of '83. Shipping out of the port of Houston as mate on a. tug and barge unit of Bay Houston Towing, I have been able to support my fa.mi]y at a comfortable level. This has been possible because of my 3rd mate's license. .. lnBtrUCtO • J '-'-'-"llo,Ul,,"""or p ..... ,u........ derst&od1ng, yea.rs of knowledge and confidence in me helped me immensely to pass my exam. We were given his home phone number, and after hours on the weekends if a question arose while studying. were free to call. We were invited to his home for dinner or a. barbecue. .. A man with his attributes should not go without thanks. For without him, I do believe I would not have passed My sincere gratitude and thanks go to the Union which employs him. I will always be thankful. Sincerely yours, Prank Pivik P 1130 Corpus Christi, Texas Sincerely, Terminated Employees of ll'cAJUster Bros. Baltimore, Maryland 'Couldn't Get Along Without Claims. ' • • I am writing this in appreciation for all the aid and assistance you have given me the past 25 years since my retirement. When ljoined in 1944, I had no realization how much I would come to rely on you in later years. Your response to my claims have always been prompt and courteous. It gives me great peace of mind to know that I can rely on you when assistance is needed. You could easily get along without me, but I certain1y couldn't get along without you. Thanking you again, I remain, l'raternally yours, · Carter C. Chambers Blythe, Calif. 46 / LOG / January 1985 Personals Antonio Calix Francis Beiber Antonio Calix, born in Cantarranos, Honduras, or anyone having information of his whereabouts , please contact Mrs. Kugler in New Jersey at (201) 861-4667. I met your mother, Angela Calix Rivera, in Comayagua, and she would like to make contact with you. Please contact Helen Mirabel at (713) 621-0932 or write her at 3971 Inverness, Houston, Texas 77019. Andy Pierros and Mike Murphy Please get in touch with Jim Hoban, 2330 1st Ave. , Seattle, Wash. 98121. Bernard Martineau Please contact me concerning important matters- same phone no.- Helen Buddy Marshall Happy 25th birthday, Buddy. Love, Trish. �Can the Merchant Marioe in Its Present State Be an Effective Back-Up to the Military? merchant marine, we must also add the hundreds of ocean-going U.S. This is the second of a twotugs and barges and related equippart series on the problems ment that could be converted to between the civilian merchant carry helicopters, ammunition, oil, marine and the military. or other supplies to the battle zone. While possibly not suitable for the Again the problem has been a lack of clear Navy policy on what .first battle surge, they could provide the floating supply line that it wants so that Congress can be keeps the battle zone supplied . asked to maintain a U.S. merchant Most of these vessels aren't even marine that meets that Navy level. counted or considered by the Navy. It's not enough to say the fleet may be too small-what we must These tugs and the companies decide are where additions are that operate them provide a supneeded and how to get them. For port force that did not exist in that, it is up to the Navy to set World War II or Korea. The Navy clear goals. does not understand the versatile Additionally, the Navy overroles of this fleet and as a result, looks modem U.S. shipping pracdoes not count their equipment or tice. The Navy until recently understand their value. Thus, when it comes to numthought U.S. tugs/barges were no bers, the U.S. fleet has far more good to deliver petroleum products assets to use than Navy numbers long distances. Now they have indicate. Unfortunately, the Navy found that an integrated tug-barge has never done a study of the can run from Hawaii to Johnston military comparability and usefulIsland and do the job just fine. In ness of this large, versatile fleet. the process, a Navy T-1 tanker Manpower-The Navy makes the with a large crew is replaced by a commercial tug with seven to eight same false assumptions to undermen. A hu~ cost saving to the rate the manpower.capabilities and resources of the U.S. merchant Na~ results. Again when the Navy talks about marine. Our ships today carry far the available private U.S. tanker fewer crewmembers on each new fleet, it talks only about deep-sea U.S. ship. When this fact 4s coupled with the fewer deep-sea ships vessels. Yet there are also dozens of ocean-going tug/barges that can in our indy_str_y_, the Nav.y_ f cl that do an equally good job in certain there is an uiadequate base to meet areas. By not counting them, the the increased manpower needs of avy comes up wjth a smaller a wartime sealift. A realistic review finds a far ~hant marine than the true different U.S. maritime manpower strength of equipment available. - 'kl~milar fashion, the Navy situation: seems t o ~ t U.S. supertank• There are 400 active U.S. merers as too 1arge to get into military chant ships with minimum crews port areas. Yet in the U.S. merof 20 each. This means 8,000 billets chant marine, we regularly lighten employing at least 16,000 men. large tankers to reduce their draft There are in ac~uality, some 20,000 and allow them to enter even very U.S. seamen available today, insmall ports. Thus, one big U.S. cluding those on U.S. Great Lakes tanker could carry the oil of I0 vessels. small ones to meet military needs. • There are an additional 20,000 Resources Are . other U.S. maritime workers, of Available which up to half have seagoing skills and ratings such as QMED. When we talk about the U.S. By BOB VAHEY • ABs, captains and mates. They serve on tugs, dredges, supply ships, passenger vessels or other equipment, some operating offshore, some on rivers and harbors and some on inland lakes. They are experienced seamen. Commentary Together, these two sources of manpower could crew an additional 600 to 1000 vessels, at least during the first crucial six months of a conflict. This is more U.S. crews than there are available vessels in all the active, Navy and reserve fleets under the U.S. flag. In this six-month period, recruitment of retired seamen, those who quit shipping due to a poor shipping situation, and new trainees could provide a continuing growth in the U.S. maritime manpower base. Together, these various sources of manpower can provide the skilled personnel to meet all potential Navy requirements. But if the Navy turns a blind eye to the competence of these people, then it will surely continue to think our industry can't meet the demand for personnel. In Summary· 1. The U.S. merchant marinemanagement, ships and men can do the job of supporting the Navy in a crisis and will go wherever is needed-including hostile areasto do the job. 2. The U.S. Navy must stop taking the easy way out-buying aging U.S. vessels, made available as the maritime industry contracts, to form its own merchant marine. Rather, the Navy must promote and support government policies that maintain a strong peacetime U.S. merchant marine. It's far cheaper to have an active merchant marine that's ready to go than paying for a laid-up RRF force. Laid-up ships contribute nothing in trained crew or equipment that is in working order. 3. The U.S. merchant marine should be given a greater role in current Navy sealift and support missions so that we will have more peacetime training in assisting and working with the Navy. This includes manning all Navy support projects, including hospital ships; Army tugs and LCVs; Navy vessels that provide underway replenishment services, and all related ship services that do not require the combat force of the Navy to operate. 4. The Navy should work with a task force of experienced merchant marine professionals to develop a plan to utilize the various assets of the U.S. merchant marine in the best possible manner to assist the Navy-so that the entire modem U.S. maritime industry is available in an emergency! In the Falkland Islands, merchant vessels of the British merchant marine were present at the beachhead and were fired upon by the Argentine force. Lives of marines were lost. The U.S. merchant marine ex~that it too will-be a -target in any miljt_ary confrontation wherever it operates. As such, it is illogical to restrict the U.S. merchant marine' s role to backwater military support in peacetime, based on the so-called principle that only' military personnel will go into the war zone in wartime. A U.S. merchant vessel anywhere is a target in wartime. The U.S. merchant marine and its unions want to be a full partner of the Navy and the other armed services in peacetime as well as armed emergencies. We will do so in the same cost-efficient and effective manner we have done so in all past U.S. conflicts. YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL ~EAMAN ... CROSS DRUGS OFF •.. OR LO~E YOUR PAPERS ·~ . FOR LIFE l V11~ 41/£ :R ~J , January 1985 1 LOG I 47 �MEANS IT 6'ECURITY c/0B· ANDIN FUTURE/ Ng: 17'6 A GMAlL PRICE 70 PAYoO --~ ~ - · . _·· . .e~ ~ lb. 48 / LOG / January 1985 ~ t!} � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource January 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FRANK MONGELLI IS DEAD AT 72 FRANK DROZAK IS RE-ELECTED SIU PRESIDENT SIU CREWS NEW CONDOR; ANTARES READIES FOR MSC TRIP NEW CONGRESS BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES FOR SIU SEAFARERS OK STANDARD AGREEMENTS REVISIONS CROWLEY BOATMEN ARGREE TO DEFER WAGE HIKE TO '86 ARMY STUDIES CIVILIAN TUG USE--COULD MEAN JOBS FROM UNION HALL TO SCHOOL HALL TWO SIU SHIPS HELP SAVE 33 SURVIVAL SUITS NOW ABOARD MOST SIU SHIPS USL GETS FOREIGN-FLAG OK WAIT AND SEE ON SOVIET MARITIME SIU: MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE U.S. MILITARY AS THE FOURTH ARM OF DEFENSE KEYSTONE STATE'S SIU CREW EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS; SHLSS TRAINING IS KEY TO PROFESSIONAL OPERATION TRICKY REFUELING BY FALCON LEADER DRAWS MSC PRAISE SETS AGENDA FOR NEW TRAINING GOALS UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT THE NEW SEAFARERS SHIPHANDLING SIMULATOR KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER DON'T LEAVE HERE WITHOUT IT SMOKING: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO QUIT CAN THE MERCHANT MARINE IN ITS PRESENT STATE BE AN EFFECTIVE BACK-UP TO THE MILITARY? 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T-AGOS No. Z I'.._ 19&5 Vessels In Face of Maritime Slump, SIU Finds New Jobs The SIU landed 144 new jobs for Seafarers when the Military Sealift Command (MSC) awarded a $41 . 7 million contract to Sealift Mobility Inc. to op­ erate 12 T-AGOS-1 Class ocean surveillance vessels. • The T-AGOS vessels will be­ gin crewing later this year, the first in April in Norfolk, the second set for June in Hawaii and the third in October in Nor:.. folk. The remaining nine will come on line during the next two-and-a-half years. Each T-AGOS vessel will carry an unlicensed crew of 12 along with seven licensed offi­ cers and seven technicians. "With the shipping industry in the kind of shap� it is in, here:lR ·� . iSt;'jJ�;one ofrthe12 .. jo s or members. ·we Ttt worked closely with the Sealift will carry 1 1 unlicensed crewmembers. Mobility people to make sure worldwide with missions at sea a LOG questionnaire on security we could be competitive and we and calls at overseas ports. Six clearances. The Union will con­ won," SIU President Frank will be stationed in Little Creek, tact those members. If you don't Va. and six in Pearl Harbor. have a clearance, see your port Drozak said. The vessels are platform and Crewmembers will be re­ agent or get in touch with the transportation for SURTASS, a quired to have secret security Manpower office in Piney Point. passive undersea surveillance clearances. Last year several They will explain how to obtain system. All 12 will operate hundred Seafarers responded to a security clearance. I we, our ·In addition, all crewmembers aboard the T-AGOS vessels will receive some special training either in Seattle or at the SHLSS. The contract with the MSC runs through Sept. 30, 1989. The vessels are being built by Ta­ coma Boat Building Co. Inside SIU Victorious in Dixie Strike ·· Page 7 Reagan Budget Cuts Aimed Maritime Eit ·' ·� · Page 3 Marine Sought Electric Indictments Page 5 A Look Back at 1984 Pages 21-28 Last month several members of the Maritime Administration and the Military Sealift Command inspected the SHLSS's up-to-date training facilities and the school's new 32-ton Hagglund crane. Above, Capt. R.W. Kesteloot (left) and Adm. Harold Shear, maritime administrator, get a look at the new crane (see story page 1 4). �c· i President's Report HE result of the 1984 pres­ We already have machinery set in place. It is our Grassroots Program. In his Washington of­ fice, a congressman's attention is divided among the many in­ terest groups and issues that make up his daily schedule. We must find a way to communicate our concerns into the local con­ cerns of the congressional dis­ trict. This is exactly what our Grassroots Program did in the 1984 campaign. Our efforts in this field need not and should not end with the election. We should build on the core of support generated by our Port Maritime Councils around the country over the past year. We must continue the ed­ ucation of new members of Con­ gress. The education of any elected representative can be influenced by letter writing cam­ paigns, visits to the congress-­ man's district office, and by get­ ting active in local political groups. by Frank Drozak Tidential election was a dis­ ; appointment for most of orga­ nized labor. This should not dishearten us, however. The odds against unseating a per­ sonally popular incumbent dur­ ing an economic recovery were high at the outset. We can take heart that labor scored remarkable successes in organizing and turning out the vote in general, and was very effective in swinging the vote of union households around from 1980. Many of our traditional friends were returned to Con­ gress and we can count on their support once again in the 99th Congress. Furthermore, some of our former friends in the House of Representatives, Tom Harkin, Paul Simon and Albert Gore Jr. , were successful in their at­ tempts to win Senate seats. All in all, 43 new members were elected to the House and seven to the Senate. Many of these new legislators have expressed an interest in the issues of the maritime industry. We know that many of the same battles we fought in the last Congress will be fought again, and new battles will surely present themselves. We can continue to expect support from our friends in Congress. But this will not be enough if we wish to win on the larger issues that affect us or on those issues which were not resolved last year. What is needed, then, is an expansion of our support net­ work in Congress. We must build new relationships among those legislators who were just elected. We will certainly make efforts to do this in Washington, but we must now build a system of communication and persuasion with the representative or sen­ ator in his home district. Times were tough over the last four years-and they're not going to be a picnic over the next four either. Nonetheless, we intend to work1 with the administration and with Con­ gress for some kind of break­ through-something that will respond to the needs of the merchant marine. We need to develop some type of program to bring recovery to our industry and cargo for our ships-other than military work� Right now we are working hard to get Navy work for our members. For the time being, and for the foreseeable future, this is going to be the only game in town. It's where we have our best hope of finding new jobs. We are going to prove that our Union can furnish qualified people to man the ships. We'll • • • get the jump on these jobs and end up with the biggest piece of the pie. But the work isn't going to just come knocking at our door. We have to go out there and get it ourselves. On this point-just last month we had the leadership of the Maritime Administration, the Military Sealift Command, and the Navy down at our school in Piney Point. They were impressed. They saw our heavy lift crane; they saw our classrooms, and they talked with our members and teachers. I am also encouraged to see our members responding to these training programs, because these job opportunities in . military sealift are the best opportunities we have today. Port agents need to encourage the membership to take these jobs. I can't state too · strongly how important that is. If we don't act on these oppor­ tunities now-while they're hot-then the only game in town will be lost forever. Clearly Navy work is the wave of the future. That is why we have made underway replenish­ ment skills a high priority at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. As part of its rapid deploy­ ment force concept, the Navy Controlled Fleet needs seafar­ ers trained in loading and un­ loading military cargo and per­ sonnel while ships are underway. Our success in predicting and then meeting this need has re­ sulted in four converted SIU­ contract vessels to date. So promising is the future for underway replenishment, and so necessary the skills, it is now a mandatory course. All members going to the Lundeberg School will be required to take these courses. While our legislative staff is hard at work representing our interests in Washington, I will be at the MTD Executive Board meeting in Florida where we will put together a legislative pro­ gram that we can all get behind and support 100 percent. Many issues will be on the table. We will be seeking leg­ islation to raise fishing fees paid by foreign vessels to make American fishermen competi­ tive. Right now fish processing vessels in domestic fisheries are dominated by foreigners. We should have U .S.-flag vessels processing and harvesting in U.S. waters. There is a potential right there for up to 40 ships. We will work to preserve P.L. 480 cargoes-and form a coa­ lition with others of similar in­ terest to extend the restrictions on the export of Alaska oil. We have to act like a 24-·hour watch­ dog on this one. If we turn our back, even for a moment, our enemies will stick a knife in it. We will also work to get leg­ islation to require that U.S. ships be used to carry U.S. mail over­ seas. We will still be looking at passenger ships as a possible source of jobs. The Customs Department wants to do away with the 24-hour rule on foreign ships at domestic ports. Without it, there wouldn't be a reason for the U.S.-ftag vessels. We will oppose this move and. will press Congress to take other steps to revitalize the U.S. pas­ senger ship market. We have all been having prob­ lems with our companies. We continue to monitor them closely-especially Sea-Land, Puerto Rico Marine Manage­ ment and Maritime Overseas. We have to do what we can to help these outfits stay in busi­ ness and still protect ourselves and our interests. Finally, I want to thank you for your vote of confidence in the recent SIU election. I intend to do everything I can to prove worthy of your trust-and to continue our program for a bet­ ter way of life for all seafarers. . . Official Publication of !tie Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gutt. lak!S and Inland Waters District, Afl-CID February 1985 .. �·' ,, .-. ,_. ·- -.....-.. .. _,•.:'7'��.;.\�;i."1»"'·�· ,. Vol. 47, No. 2 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorglo Secretary· Treasurer Angus "Red" Campbell Mike Sacco Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor New York Ray Bourdh.1a Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I February 1 985 · Max Hall Assistant Editor. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 2 746. g >'<>-• • ••• , , ..., �Reagan's Latest, Budget Cuts Slated for Maritime, Social Programs I f Riding a crest of immense personal popularity, President Reagan introduced a controver­ sial $937. 7 billion budget for fiscal year 1 986 that would elim­ inate or cut funding for most maritime and social programs, yet would increase defense spending by 1 3 percent over last year's levels . The proposed ·budget would do little to reduce this nation's enormous budget deficit, which many economists believe is this country's most serious eco­ nomic problem. Even if Rea­ gan's budget were passed with no modifications-an unlikely event-the budget deficit would still top $ 1 80 billion. Most analyses of the budget tended to be in line with the one made by David Hoffman, Wash­ ington Post staff writer, who wrote that ''the budget would fundamentally alter the govern­ ment's relationship to important sectors of the population and economy while continuing to shift federal resources from do­ mestic programs to the mili­ tary." SIU President Frank Drozak made the observation that _...__.,,!ll'llliid9111t .,....m · bad . �- plished the seemingly J.mpossi­ ble-finding ways to cut the maritime budget even more than he has done over the past four years. " Under Reagan's budget, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would be eliminated. As has been the case for the past four years, no monies would be al­ located for the Construction Differential Subsidy Program. Title XI loan guarantees would remain at $900 million, no change from last year. Yet existing an­ nual fees for such guarantees would be immediately doubled, from 0.5 percent to I percent and eventually increased to 5 percent. Robert Morison, the re­ spected maritime correspon­ dent for The Journal of Com­ merce, noted that " industry sources insist that such an increase would virtually kill the program. " F. The sums allocated to the Maritime Administration would be sharply cut, from $409 mil­ lion this year to $369 million . The largest cut in maritime spending would come in the Op­ erating Differential Subsidy Program, which will be reduced by some $30 million, to about $310 million in fiscal year 1 986. No new operating subsidies will be allowed. Payments will only be made to existing recip­ ients . Efforts to effectively cut ODS even further are being put forth in other forms as well. The­ administration is trying to elim­ inate what it calls a "double subsidy" whereby U . S .-ftag ocean liners carrying cargo pref­ erence receive ODS funds. The administration is also seeking to impose user fees on shippers and would allow com­ panies receiving ODS funds to buiid foreign on a permanent basis. In a briefing with reporters held shortly after the details of the president's budget were made known, Elizabeth Dole, secre­ tary of the Department of Transporation, said that the . tansporta.fiea;. budgebfor· fiscal year 1 986 was "bold" and "his­ toric'' and that it represents a ''fundamental reassessment of the federal role in transporta­ tion.'' While many industry figures bitterly oppose this maritime budget, they would agree with Dole's assessment that the budget marked a fundamental reassessment of the govern­ ment's role in the maritime in­ dustry. They would probably add, however, that this reas­ sessment had not produced the desired results . During the past four years, the Reagan administration has eliminated or cut funding for every important federal mari­ time program. None has been spared. Over that same time, the number of American-flag ves­ sels has fallen proportionately, from more than 600 in 198 1 to fewer than 400 today. Defense Buildup Is Unchecked Every once in a while, a small story will appear that will give life to what appears to be a complicated story . The Washington Post ran a story recently about some of the ways that the Defense Depart­ ment has been spending your Say Goodbye to These Programs The maritime industry was not the only one hit hard by the president's budget. All social welfare programs have been hard hit. The proposed budget reads like an obituary for the Great Society. Here is a partial list of programs that would be eliminated under the president's budget. (The list does not include programs like Medicare, food stamps, Head Start, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, and college students aid loan programs, all of which are scheduled for drastic cutbacks, but which will still remain in existence .) * the $574 million subsidy for Amtrak; * the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), which pro­ vides start-up funds for commercial construction; * the Job Corps, a federal job-training program; * the Small Business Administration, which provides credit and low-interest loans to 2 1 ,500 businesses; * General Revenue Sharing, which spreads nearly $4.6 billion a year in federal funds among 39,28 1 , states, counties and cities as a trade-off which was used by Reagan in 1 98 1 to help garner political support for painful cutbacks in social programs; * the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Economic Development Administration; * most of the subsidized loan and grant programs of farmers and businessmen in rural America, that financed more than $ 1 0 billion of water and sewer projects and community facilities in the past decade; * the Export-Import Bank's direct loan program, which has aided many U.S . corparations that do business overseas; * air carrier ·subsidies, which were established in 1 978 to provide financial assistance to communities as they adjusted to the impact of airline deregulations; * health professional training subsidies, first granted in the early 1 960s in response to a serious shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Delta Sold for After sailing since 1919, Delta Steamship Lines has been sold. Crowley Maritime Corp., Del­ ta's parent company, sold the lines' ships and assets to McLean Industries, owners of United States Lines (USL). The deal, which had been in the works for several months, was completed late last month with Crowley receiving about $36 million in preferred McLean stock for its 1 1 ships and oper­ ating subsidies on Delta's for­ mer routes . In addition, Delta will lease to USL three large hard-earned tax dollars: " Sen. William S. Cohen (R­ Maine) charged yesterday that the Navy has been paying more than $600 each for toilet seats, which he said 'gives new mean- $36 Million containerships being built in Danish shipyards. By the time the transaction was completed, most of Delta's ships had been laid up. Only four were sailing. An official of McLean said he expects some of the Delta ships will continue to be used, but plans for .all 1 1 have not been announced. The sale of Delta leaves only seven established U.S .-ftag lines in international trade. Ten years ago there were 19. USL is a NMU-contracted company. ing to the word throne.' '' The Navy calls the item a "toilet cover asembly" and Lockheed-California Co. con­ cluded after a recent review that it was only "modestly over­ priced." February 1 985 I LOG I 3 ZTIS:Z?tf-..'WW'EW@"'·'�"-··=·- � - - ·:---- -···· -CC=:}!. . _ �Survival Suits Keep Fishermen Afloat, Alive for 12 Hours Sea/arers can look to this in­ cident as proof that survival suits work. It should also remind them that the suits must be taken care of properly to prevent any rips or tears from decreasing their life­ saving potential. * * * Three commercial fishermen owe their lives to survival suits, just like the ones stowed on most SIU deepsea ships, fishing boats and Great Lakes ships. The three spent 12 hours in 32degree seas after their clamming boat went down 1 6 miles off Chincoteague, Va. Feb. 1 . "[The men] wouldn't have lasted 15 minutes in bathing suits. That's all the time you have in 32-degree water," said Dr. Alexander Berger who helped treat the survivors after they were rescued. When the boat went down, one man was apparently tangled in its rigging and was pulled under. Another crewmember died, apparently because tears in his survival suit exposed him to the freezing water. According to reports, the 75foot Atlantic Mist was loaded down with about 44 tons of surf clams when some of the clams broke loose and clogged the cockpit drains. Seas, whipped by 25 to 30 knot willds, began breaking over the decks, and the pumps couldn't keep up. The captain, Robert Martin of Berlin, Md. , signaled the Coast Guard and had the crew put on their survival suits and inflate a raft. After the crew had aban­ doned ship and were onboard the life raft, the A tlantic Mist went down stern first, but one of its outriggers caught the raft and began pulling it down with the boat. The crew was able to jump from the raft and save one crewmember from being dragged under, but another was polled down by the outrigger. His body was recovered later. The four remaining crew­ members hooked arms and stayed together in the heavy seas. But apparently one of the crewmembers had torn his sur­ vival suit and was not protected from the freezing waters. "They held him. He didn't drown. They were talking to him. Doing bicycle things with their legs," Berger said. Initial reports indicated the crewmem­ ber died from hypothermia. The survivors were rescued by a passing fishing boat. Exposure suits like this one helped save the lives of three fishermen whose clamming boat sank off the Virginia coast earlier;thfs.4'00Ath.The suits kept the three alive and afloat for 12 hours in 32-degree water before they were rescued. Pirates Raid Falcon Countess, Escape with 19 G's Pirates boarded the SIU-con­ tracted tanker Falcon Countess (Seahawk Management), held the crew at knife point, tied up the captain and escaped with more than $19,000. The attack oc­ curred as the ship was in the Straits of Malacca Jan. 29. No injuries were reported in the attack which took place in one of three areas where piracy has dramatically increased dur­ ing the past few years. Accord­ ing to shipping officials, the Straits of Malacca, the west coast ofAfrica and other waters around Indonesia show the most pirate activity. Ships sailing through the dan­ gerous areas usually post crew­ members on special pirate watch to repel any boarders with highly charged fire hoses. But the crew of the Falcon Countess had just stood down from that watch because the ship had left the so­ called pirate zone. The raiders approached the vessel from the rear in a small speedboat and boarded the Countess using long bamboo 4 I LOG I February 1985 poles with hooks on the ends to climb aboard over the fantail, according to reports. As the pirates made their way through the ship, they held crewmembers at knife point. They were also armed with large bayonets. When they captured the captain, they threatened him, and then tied him up before rifting the ship's safe. The Countess is under charter to the Military Sealift Com­ mand, and a spokesman for the MSC said commercial ships carry few weapons to defend against attack. He also noted that most companies would probably not like "a lot of gunplay aboard ship." One company, Marine Trans­ port (which operates nine tank­ ers for the MSC), trains its deck officers with small arms, and the ships carry a number of shotguns and handguns. But fleet manager Joe Yoerger said offi­ cers "are not told to defend the ships with their lives. If pirates get onboard, discretion is de­ finitely the better part of valor." Attacks began increasing in 1980, and according to figures supplied by the MSC, 35 attacks occurred in the Straits of Ma­ lacca in 1981 and rose to 40 in 1982. Authorities speculate that even more attacks are not re­ ported. The pirates usually stage their raids by hiding their small boats behind buoys where they are undetected by radar. Then after a ship passes, they speed up to it from behind to board. Injuries appear to be rare in the pirate attacks, but an Aus­ tralian captain was murdered by pirates in 1 980, and in 1982 a captain and chief engineer on­ board a U .S.-flag ship were wounded. Two years ago a crewmember on an MSC ship spotted pirates attempting to board his ship and was able to grab one of the pirates as he came across the rail and toss him back overboard into the pirate boat. The raiders then left the area. Firearms are carried onboard ships operated by the MSC, but crewmembers are instructed not to use them unless their lives are in danger. Most attacks are against for­ eign-flag ships, simply because there are more foreign than U.S.­ flag ships. Also, in 1983 seven international maritime groups banded together to ask the United Nations-sponsored In­ ternational Maritime Organiza­ tion to begin a campaign to curb piracy on the high seas. I\ ;1 . Get in the Fight q Knock Out \J Beerj .. /) Coorsv; fp �Marine Electric Report Coast Guard Wants Indictments in Sinking The Coast Guard has rec­ ommended that the captain of the ill-fated NMU collier Ma­ rine Electric and the company's superintendent of maintenance be prosecuted for allowing an unsafe ship to sail. The ship sank Feb. 1 1 , 1 983, and 31 of the 34 crewmembers died. It will be up to federal pros­ ecutors to pursue any possible legal actions against the pair. U.S. law calls for up to five years in prison and a $1 ,000 fine for anyone convicted who knowingly sends an unsea­ worthy American ship to sea. However, Michael C. Ber­ kowitz, legal counsel for Marine Transport Lines, which oper­ ated the ship, called the Coast Guard's recommendation "shockingly inappropriate." The recommendations for criminal prosecution were part of the Coast Guard's report on the sinking. The report, released early this month after· almost two years of hearings and stud­ ies,· was also critical of Coast Guard inspectors who certified the Marine Electric as seawor­ thy, even though serious safety problems made the ship unsafe. The permanent captain of the ship, James K. Farnham, was not aboard the Marine Electric when it sank. His relief, Capt. Phillip Corl, died in the acci­ dent. Joseph Thelgie is Marine Transport's superintendent of maintenance. ''The ship was poorly man­ aged and horribly maintained. with respect to repairs to the hatch covers, main deck and holes in the cargo area caused during offloading,'' the report by the Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigations said. ''The most probable cause of the sinking was rusted out plat­ ing on the covers of the dry cargo hatches, and rusted out decking which allowed water rushing over the deck to enter At Sea I��ITTJ@u® ST Overseas Marilyn to Port Sudan, Sudan . . ... On Feb. 21 from the port of Galveston, Texas, the Overseas Marilyn �1�1�me0Yefseas) will carry 20,500 metric tons of bulk sorghums to Port Sudan, Sudan. Chief Steward Listed as 'Royal Shellback' Chief Steward Jonny Cruz and the Seafarer crew of the LNG American Heritage (Apex Marine) early last month received 'Certificates of Clas­ sification'aboard the good ship American Heritage certifying that they "did, on Christmas Day in the year 1 984, at the hour 0548, sail through that unique position on the earth: zero degrees latitude, zero degrees longitude, and [are] to be counted among the select few mariners to have accomplished this feat. "In accordance with the rules of this vessel, the crew has been entered in the record with the class: Royal Shellback." The ship sailed to Pointe Noire, Congo from St. Croix, V.I. Also getting the "crossing the equator treatment" from King Triton, god of the sea, were Recertified Bosun Burt Hanback; ABs E. Luzier, C. Stevens, G. Dates, J. Bidzilya, C. Spence and E. Oya; OSs M. Gailbraith and W. Gomlick; Chief Pumpman R. Wilson; QMEDs J. McLaughlin, D. Cameron and L. Dooley; Chief Cook P. Mena, and GSUs T. Burns and A. Hidais. Presidents Jackson, Taylor, Wilson to Ba11gladesh On Feb. 20, the SS President Jackson, SS President Taylor and the SS President Wilson (all APL) will sail from a West Coast port to Chittagong or Chaina, Bangladesh with cargoes of 1 1 ,761 , 1 5,750 and 1 5,000 metric tons of bagged rice, respectively. Monument to Fete 333 Forgotten Sailors A 2112-ton granite monument, 8-feet high and 1 4-feet wide will be unveiled on April 1 0 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. to mark the row upon row of 333 graves with small concrete, numbered headstones. The stones, mark the resting places in Potter's Field of forgotten merchant seamen who died in the port of Norfolk, their remains unclaimed. They came from 40 countries and 23 U.S. states. Many expired in the great influenza epidemic in 1 91 8. Others drowned, had accidents, TB, pneumonia, typhoid fever and some suffered mis- the holds," said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James S. Gracey. The report noted that the hatch covers were "wasted, holed, deteriorated, epoxy-patched, deflected, weakened and miss­ ing security devices." The Coast Guard said the Ma­ rine Electric sank because water from the heavy seas that stormy winter night filled the ship's hold and drove it lower and lower into the water until it finally sank. The company has claimed that the ship sank because an im­ properly stowed anchor broke loose and knocked holes into the ship's hull. In a separate civil matter brought by the fam­ ilies of the victims, the ship's owners maintain crew negli­ gence contributed to the sink­ ing. Earlier it contended that the Marine Electric had run aground and pierced its hull while attempting to assist a fishing boat. "[Marine Transport] has a fundamental disagreement with the Coast Guard and explana­ tions for the cause of this ter­ rible tragedy," Berkowitz said. Both the Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) disagreed with the company's version. Their reports showed the ship never entered shallow enough water to run aground, and the NTSB said videotapes showed the an­ chor could not have caused the damage. "For too long, no action has been taken against supervisory employees of ship lines and companies when those man­ agers decide to cut maintenance funds. This action by the Coast Guard sends a clear message to those supervisory personnel, 'We are going to hold you ac­ countable,' " said Henry How­ ell, an attorney for some of the survivors. fortunes of the mariner between 1 91 O and 1 925. Engraved on the monument is the name, age, date of death and native country of each forgotten sailor. Foreign embassies, state governors and British, German and Nor­ wegian newspapers were notified about the ceremony honoring the seafarers who died away from their home ports. Also inscribed on the monument will be these timeless words: "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep." Medicare and Plans Information for Active and Retired Members Active Seafarers and SIU pen­ sioners should check into Medi­ care rules to make sure they got the widest range of benefits pos­ sible from Medicare and the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. When a pensioner who is re­ ceiving benefits from the SWP, becomes eligible for Medicare, at age 65, he/she is no longer eligible for full benefits under the welfare plan. That is where Medicare can lend a helping hand. A pensioner must sign up for the "Basic" Med­ icare Program (hospital insur­ ance) and the Supplemental Med­ icare Program (medical insurance) to maintain welfare benefits under the Plan. If you are an active Seafarer, between the ages of 65 and 69, you must choose to have benefits paid by the SWP or Medicare. You cannot receive benefits from both. Even if you have chosen the SWP, if after reaching 65, you wait to sign up for Medicare, the Medicare program will impose a penalty which will raise your pre­ mium when you do enroll. The Plan will reimburse the cost of the Supplemental Medicare Program to all eligible partici­ pants, however, it will not pay for any extra amount caused by a penalty. Medicare's General Enrollment period opened Jan. 1, 1985 and will continue until March 31, 1985. During this time, Social Security will accept applications for en­ rollment in Part B (medical insur­ ance of Medicare) from those who failed to enroll during their initial enrollment period, or those whose enrollment has ended. To qualify for Part B Medicare, you must be age 65 or older, a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully ad­ mitted for permanent residence and have resided continu­ ously in the U.S. for the last five years. If you apply between 1/1/85 and 3/31/85, medical insurance cov­ erage will begin on 7/1/85. The monthly premium for Part B Med­ icare is $15.50. If you have any further ques­ tions or you wish to apply, visit or call your local Social Security office. February 1 985 I LOG I 5 �MTD Leaders Meet To View Critical Issues The Maritime Trades Depart­ ment of the AFL-CIO is meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. this month to discuss and take action on a number of critical issues affect­ ing the 43 national unions that are affiliates of the MTD. (A full . report on the meeting will be published in the March issue of the LOG.) The meetings will be chaired by Frank Drozak, president of the MTD and president of the Seafarers International Union. Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Mer­ chant Marine Subcommittee, and Joseph Addabbo (D-N.Y.) will address the members ofthe MTD Executive Board who will be attending the meetings. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland will head a team of Federation specialists who will report on and discuss a number of concerns of the AFL-CIO and its MTD affiliates. They are Rudy Oswald, director of the Depart­ ment of Economic Research; Alan Kistler, director of Orga­ nization and Field Services; John Perkins, director of the Com­ mittee on Political Education, and Ray Denison, director of the Department of Legislation. Jean Ingrao, MTD executive sectetary-treasurer, said that reports, resolutions and state- ments covering 29 specific areas of concern were submitted for consideration by the MTD ex­ ecutive board. Among the subjects bearing directly upon the maritime in­ dustry are statements and res­ olutions entitled "Maritime Pol­ icy," "Union Rights for Maritime Captains, Mates and Engineers," "Jones Act," "Urging Congress and the Pres­ ident to Work Toward Fulfilling the Mandate of the 1 92 1 and 1 936 Merchant Marine Acts,'' "U.S. Fishing Industry," "U.S. Dredging Industry,'' ''Great Lakes Maritime Industry,'' and ''Canadian Maritime Policy.'' The broad spectrum of sub­ jects to be considered at the meetings also includes state­ ments and resolutions entitled ''National Labor Relations Board," "Worker Safety," "National Energy Policy," "Fair International Trade," and "Tax Reform." Steinbrenner Honored With Award NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schu man & Abarbanel 358 Frith Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. I (212) 279-9200 BALTIMOAE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman. Greenbefg, Eng Iman & Belgrad Sun Life Builcfng Charle & Redwood Str ts Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. I (301) 53�967 CHICAGO, ILL Katz & Friedman 7 South Deatbom Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. I (312) 263-6330 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer. Peleraon and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas n002 Tele. I (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879·9842 Mrs. Rose Hall, widow of former SIU President Paul Hall, presents the fifth annual Paul Hall Memorial Service Award to George Steinbrenner, chairman of the board of the American Shipbuilding Co. Also in the photo are (I. to r.) SIU President Frank [.)rozak.Fr8(11flonardo; pr�nt of the ·Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Jack Caffey, special assistant to SIU president. Welfare u are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your If yo address , or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW of N.A. Ad� Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. .-----------------------------------------------------�----­ I HOME ADDRESS PLEASE PRINT Date: _______ Social Security No. Phone No. Your Full Name City Apt. or BOx # 0 SIU UIW Place 0 UIW Area Code ZIP State 0 Pensioner Other ------- of Employment ------ Thia wlll be my penunent llddreM tor .., otftclal union malllnp. Thie addrea should remain In the Union flle un.... ottMMwt.e chM1g8d by me -per-eo1-"181a11y. --------------------------------------�--------------------� 6 I LOG I February 1 985 po... : GLOUCESTER, MASS. Mail Book Number In the event ttm any SIU members hllve legal problem• In the verlou1 porta, • llllt of ettomey9 whom they can coneult 11 being publl1hed. 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P.A. 2620 Watt Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, F1oride 33609 Tela. # (813) 879-9842 �Inland News tug/tow harge/dredge SIU Strike Against Dixie Ends; Produces Wage Increase, Better Conditions and Evokes Memories A two-year strike that reached from the docks of Louisiana to the moneyed chambers of Wall Street ended on Jan. 29, 1 985 when the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union and Dixie Carriers signed a three-year agreement calling for improvements in the wages and working conditions of Dixie's unlicensed towboat workers. ''This marks a great victory for the SIU," said SIU Presi­ dent Frank Drozak. ''Dixie made It was because of the dedicated efforts of SIU Boatmen like these, that the Union could wage a two-year strike against Dixie Carriers. a calculated move to break this Union, even though we were willing to help them achieve cost reductions in their overall op­ erations, as long as none of our members were hurt." "I don't think you can over­ emphasize the importance of this development," said Drozak. "This puts everyone on notice that the SIU will fight to the end to protect the interests of its members." Several issues still remain un­ resolved, most notably the sta­ tus of 80 captains, mates and pilots-licensed boatmen that the company claims do not fall un­ der the protection of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board. The company had recognized the right of the SIU to represent these workers for more than 40 years. The Union has ,worked wit_h D_ixie,.Carriers in Washing­ tOh;' D '. C� ''fo ··�eC:u/e 'legislatfon that would improve conditions in the tug and barge industry. As a result of this coopera­ tion, Dixie grew into one of this country's leading inland water­ ways companies. The company changed its po­ sition on the licensed personnel issue shortly after Dixie was taken over by Kirby Explora­ tion, a conglomerate that has few ties to the maritime indus­ try. Corporate take-overs have become increasingly common in this country. They have created a destabilizing condition for many industries, threatening management-labor relations at a time when management and labor need to work together to combat foreign competition and federal cutbacks. The matter of the licensed boatmen is presently before the State Court in Harris Country, Texas . 4�,��ing to Dr<;>�. "Our Umon w1l1 show the same perseverance in protecting the .. (Continued on Page 9.) International Group Calls for Better Inland Safety A call for health and safety regulations for inland naviga­ tion, backed by stringent in­ spection to enforce the regula­ tions was just one of many recommendations from a week­ long Inland Transport Commit.:. tee meeting held by the Inter­ national Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland last month. Bob Vahey and Richard Daschbach, both special assist­ ants to SIU President Frank Drozak, attended the meeting. ''If [the recommendations] are adopted by the U.S., this frame­ work would allow us to press the Coast Guard and OSHA for added regulation of our inland industry. At the conference it became ,clear that our industry is one of the least regulated of any developed nation," Vahey said. The recommendations in­ cluded: Improved productivity in the industry should be consid• ered in the light of its impact on ing and retraining is needed as ments for the different cate­ "job security" and other issues. well as certificates of compe­ gories of inland transport and the skills for their respective There is an "unstructured tency for boatmen. Minimum training require- crew need to be laid down. section'' in the industry, gen­ erally without collective agree­ ments "that is covered by less extensive labor and social leg­ islation'' and the report calls for equalizing conditions between this sector and the organized sector. It calls for extending collective agreements to the un­ structured sector. The report also says that working conditions in inland waters should be comparable to those in related industries. It calls for a maximum daily work period and the extension of other hour laws to inland waters. ''Occupational safety and health regulations for inland navigation should be laid down" Richard Daschbach and Bob Vahey, both special assistants to SIU and "enforced through inspec­ President Frank Drozak, take some time during a Geneva, Switzerland tion." meeting of the Inland Transport Committee to discuss some of the issues, which included a· call for better safety regulations. Increased vocational train• • • • • • February 1 985 I LOG I 7 �New Pensioners A. James 62, Kirchharr, joined the U nion in the port of Mo­ bile in 1 958 sail­ ing as a cook for the Bay Towing and Dredging Co. and. aboard the dredge Mallard (Radcliff Mate­ rials) from 1 955 to 1 956. Brother Kirchharr is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War I I . He was born in Bay Minette, Ala. and is a resident there. John Watson Allman Jr., 59 , joined the U n ion in the port of Bal­ timore in 1 955. He sailed deep sea and in the port of Norfolk in 1 960, as an AB and tankerman for IBC, IOT in 1 975 and for the Steuart Trans­ portation Co. in 1 973 . Brother Allman hit the bricks in a long­ shoreman's beef. He is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy i n World War I I . Boatman Al lman was born in Raleigh, N . C . and is a res[dent of Dolphin, Va. William Leon 65, Broadus, Joined the U nion in the port of Mo­ bile in 1 956 sail­ ing as an oiler for Towing Mobile to 1 947 from Brother 1 977. Broadus was a delegate to the 1 977 Piney Point Inland Con­ tract Negotiating Committee Conference. He was born in Mo­ bile and is a resident there. Eunis Adolph 63, Nelson, joined the U nion in the port of Mo­ bile in 1 965 sail­ ing as a chief en­ gineer for Radcliff from Materials 1 962 to 1 977. Brother Nelson is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . H e was born in Mobile and i s a resident of I rvington , Ala. Clyde James Robertson, 59, joined the U nion in the port of Bal­ timore in 1 956 sailing as a chief engineer for C . H . Harper Associ­ ates from 1 952 to 8 I LOG I February 1 985 1 972. Brother Robertson was a former member of the I LA. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War I I . Boatman Robert­ son was born in Virginia and is a resident of Baltimore. James Mathes Sammon Sr., 54, joined the U n ion in the port of Bal­ timore in 1 959 sailing as a chief engineer for the Chemical Shell Corp. from 1 952 to 1 959 and aboard the tow­ boats Trojan and W.A. Wansley (G & H Towing) from 1 959 to 1 980. Brother Samon is also a boilermaker. He was born in H umble, Texas and is a resident of Houston. Va. Pilots Assn. Gets New Contract Boatmen, launch operators and shoreside personnel of the Virginia Pilots Assn. early this month got a new three-year contract. The new agreement was approved by the membership rank-and-file in the port of Norfolk. • Contract negotiations are continuing at Carteret Towing. • The contract at the Maryland Pilots Assn. was extended to April 1 , 1 985. Contract Okayed at Delta Steamboat Co. The 320 Boatmen and Boatwomen riding and working aboard the SIU-contracted paddlewheelers Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen (both Delta Queen Steamboat) plying the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers approved a new contract. The steamboats are headquartered in the port of New Orleans. Express Marine Contract Talks On Contract talks also are continuing for Boatmen at Express Marine in the port of Philadelphia. Deep Freeze Slows River Runs ViChester kell, 57, joined the U nion in the port of Baltimore in 1 956 as a and deckhand , mate on the tow­ boat Britania (Baker· Whiteley Towing) from 1 947 to 1 977. Brother Vikell was a former member of the I LA . He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. • Robert James 62, Wakefield, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1 957 sailing as a chief engineer and oiler for ITT Towing to 1 956 from 1 957 and aboard the Jennifer George (G & H Towing) from 1 957 to 1 984 . Brother Waker­ field was a former member of the Painters Union. He is also a veteran of the U . S . Air Forces in World War I I . Boatman Wake­ field was born in Angleton , Texas and is a resident of Ace, Texas . . Bennie Stewart, 62, joined the U nion in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sai ling as a deckhand for the George W. Whiteman Towing Co. from 1 942 to 1 977. Brother Stewart was a former member of the Truck Driver's Union. He was born in Magnolia, Miss. and is a resident of New Orleans. Frigid temperatures slowed down barge traffic on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers last month, especially at Lock and Dam 26 at Alton, Ill. Big slabs of thick ice were spotted in the Mississippi as far south as Memphis, Tenn. Tenn·Tombigbee Dedication June 1 The $2-billion Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal will be officially dedicated on June 1 . It could carry from 1 2 to 28 million tons of Cilrgo-60 percent coal-the first year and 50 mil lion tons in 25 years: The southern terminus of the canal is in the port of Mobile. · In Memoriam Pensioner died on Dec. Brother Carltonjoined the Union in the port of Norfolk, Va. in 1 96 1 . He sailed as a tankerman for Southern Carriers from 1 964 to 1 967, Lynch Brothers, and Allied Towing in 1 972. He was a for­ mer member ofLocal 1 33. Boat­ man Carlton was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Wilmington, N.C., he was a resident there. Surviving are two daughters, Brenda Russell and Sharon, both of Wilmington. Pensioner Laurence Mistrot Young, 73, succumbed to heartlung failure in the Brazosport Hos­ pital, Lake Jack­ son, Texas on Nov. 6, 1 984 . Stone Robert Carlton Sr. , 60, 1 6, 1 984. t • Brother Youngjoined the Union in the port of Houston in 1 957 sailing as an AB, mate and cap­ tain for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1 939 to 1 94 1 and for G & H Towing from 1 946 to 1 979 . He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Boatman Young was born in Galveston, Texas and was a resident of Freeport, Texas. Cremation took place in the South Park Crematory, Pearland, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Janet and a daugh­ ter, Patricia. Pensioner Carl Buresh died on New Year's Day, Jan. 1 . Brother Buresh joined the Union in the port of Houston. He re­ tired in 1 965 . Boatman Buresh was a resident of Galveston, Texas. Surviving is his widow, Mary. Pensioner Clarence Roger Cooper, 74, passed away from natural causes on arrival at the Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Med­ ical Center on Dec. 26, 1 984. ' (Continued on Page 9.) �Brother Cooper joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961. He sailed as a mate and captain for the Curtis Bay Tow­ ing Co. in 1947 and Independent Towing from 1935 to 1947. He was born in Delaware and was a resident of Fort Pierce, Fla. Burial was in the Mariner's Bethel Cemetery� Ucean View, Del. Surviving are his widow, Erma and two sons, Roger and Robert. Donald Fredericksen, 57, died of a liver ailment on Nov. 4, 1984. Brother Fredericksen joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a deckhand for the Curtis B�y Towing Co. from 1952 to 1954. He was born in Philadelphia and was a resident of Upper Darby, Pa. Surviving is his widow, Ann of Philadelphia. I (Continued from Page 8.) I Pensioner passed away from a lung disease in the North Arundel Hospital, Glen Burnie, Md. on Jan. 8. Brother Frelur­ ger joined the Union in the port of Baltimore. He sailed as a captain for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. and retired in 1970. Boatman Frelurger was born in Maryland and was a resident of 'iS·�l�n Burnie. Interment was in . Olen Haven Park. Cemetery, Glen Burnie. Surviving is a grandson, Leroy of Pasadena, Md. Edward Leroy Fre­ lurger Jr. , 90, \ 1!1 \ ! l 11*'�.... me died on Jan. 7. Brother Paige joined the Union in the port of Mobile sailing for Radcliff Materials. He was a resident of Mobile. Amos E. Paige died on Jan 7. Brother Propps joined the Union in the port of Mobile. He sailed for Radcliff Materials. Boatman Propps was a resident of Mobile. John C . Propps Robert L . Taylor, 53, died on Jan. 10. Brother Taylor joined the Union in the port of Jack­ sonville, Fla. He was a resident of Hibernia, Fla. Surviving 1s his widow, Helen. SIU · Strike Against Dixie Ends rights of these workers· as it did Students of SIU history will in protecting the rights of our remember one of the things that unlicensed boatmen.'' helped establish the SIU was the Wall Street Strike in the At times, the strike against 1940s, where white-capped SIU Dixie Carriers evoked memo­ members made front-page news ries of some of the Union's early by supporting their fellow work­ beefs. ers. In an effort to publicize the ''I'm proud of the job that the company's cavalier treatment of guys in the Gulf did in getting its workers, SIU Vice President this thing resolved," said DroJoe Sacco came up with the idea ' zak. "We're one of the few of having SIU members picket Unions in this country that has the American Stock Exchange. been able to buck the ·general anti-union trend. We've done Sacco realized that this would this by being united.'' serve several purposes. For oiie thing it would put pressure on ''Our members supported this the company to settle by alerting strike every way that they potential investors that Kirby's could," said SIU Vice President profits were down. Joe Sacco. "They did this by walking the picket lines and by It also helped galvanize mem­ getting support from other union bers of the Union by drawing members up and down the rivers upon a potent symbol. and the harbors.'' The contract was negotiated by Sacco together with New Orleans Port Agent Pat Pills­ worth and SIU General Counsel Louis Robein. It is retroactive to Dec. 10, 1984. (Continued from Page 7.) People Power Support March the of Dimes · Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters JAN. 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class B Class A Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . New Yorlt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pttiladelptlia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ·o 0 0 0 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 8 61 0 7 4 0 3 0 0 6 21 2 0 118 0 0 7 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 9 2 0 24 6 0 0 0 9 10 0 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 43 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco Wilmington . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hous1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 37 58 Baltimore Norfolk Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco Wilmington Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . .. . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. i..ouis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :l: Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . • • . . • . . • . . • . • • . . . Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . .. Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . .. Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :l: 4 * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Clau C Class A Class B TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class C Clau A Clau B 3 7 43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 """ ¥·· .:g 0. (1 0 0 3 10 65 0 16 6 0 19 0 0 13 39 3 0 176 0 1 7 0 3 5 0 5 0 0 1 16 3 0 41 5 0 0 0 56 9 0 13 0 0 3 0 11 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 65 8 4 210 58 119 • "Total Regis1ered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. "Regis1ered on the Beach" means the total number of men regis1ered at the port at the end of las1 month. ** February 1 985 I LOG / 9 r �---- Area Vice Preside"'•' Report Gulf Coast, by V. P . Joe Sacco A ------ Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco FTER nearly two years of N keeping you informed on our continuing fight in the strike against ORMALLY at this time of the year we would be learning about spring dredging work from Dixie Carriers, it gives me great the Army Corps of Engineers. Due pleasure to report the following to temporary legal problems , how­ news to you. ever, there ' s been a delay in the On Jan. 29 the strike against dredging bids. We hope to be hear­ Dixie for the unlicensed personnel ing about the bids in the very near ended with the signing of a three­ future . Eighty percent of the work year agreement. The new contract done by our members on the dredges is retroactive to December of 1 984. comes from bids put out by the In my last column I said that Army Corps of Engineers . with the start of the new year " we It is expected that in approxi­ have a lot of goals and programs mately a month , SIU-contracted set . . . and we're going to give it hell ! " Well, we ' ve started o ff on a good foot b y winning a key point with union-busting Dixie Carriers-the right of the SIU to represent the unlicensed crewmembers aboard the company'� boats. Luedtke Engineering will be recrewing for its hard rock dredging project in Odgensburg, N . Y. The company hopes to resume work as soon as ice conditions permit . I ' m happy to report that a new agreement with SIU-contracted I t ' s unfortunate though that the company provoked this lengthy Falcon Marine has been ratified by the members . This company has strike. Since the late 1 940s the Union had a very good working its home office in Waukegan , Ill . and will be resuming a dredging relationship with Dixie . In fact, until the recent strike began on April project there when the weather becomes milder. 1 , 1 98 3 , that relationship had been strike-free . Meanwhile on the Lakes, contract negotiations are continuing with Then some o f Dixie Carriers ' people started giving other company Tampa Tugs Corp. and the Great Lakes Dredge Owners Association . reps some very bad advice-advice that led to the breakdown of Tampa Tugs has five boats on the Great Lake s , and the Great Lakes what had been a model labor-management relationship for nearly 40 Dredge Owners Association repre sents seven of the largest and most years . active dredging companies on the Lakes. Hopefully now, though, Dixie is moving in the right direction . The ice has put a halt to work on the Lakes and U pper Mississippi There are still issues to be resolved , such as the status of the licensed but we are looking forward to early March for a general fitout on the personnel. But the road is being paved toward re-establishing a good Great Lakes. working relationship between the Union and the company. During part of this month I will be attending some very important Meanwhile I would like to give a big vote of thanks to our members meetings along with other officials of the S I U . One is the executive and SIU reps from coast to coast who supported the strike. They board meeting of the U nion ; another is actually a series of meetings are a credit to their Union . concerning our benefit plans, and a third is the mid-winter executive board meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. ' At all these meetings , jobs and j ob security for the members will East Coast, by V . P . Leon Hall O be a priority topic . UR SIU fishing representa­ tives in Gloucester, Mass. re­ port that the problem of imported West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney Canadian fish is becoming more U acute all the time . This is especially true now that the World Court in One, the Presiden t Taylor, has al­ � _·.r. ·., ·� � in Seattle three American been in layup are being recrewed. The Hague , Netherlands has given t/;f.f . p President Line ships that had the fis ing rights of the richest part ready recrewed , and the other two, of George ' s Bank to the Canadi­ the President Jackson and the ans . Presiden t Wilson , are due for crew­ Tariffs and quotas on imported Canadian fish must be raised if ing any day now as the LOG goes fishing industry. This is one of the layup if it was not for P . L . 480 to press. The vessels would still be in America is to maintain a viable cargo . The three ships are carrying subjects concerning fishermen that will be discussed at the annual mid-winter executive board meeting of the Maritime Trades Depart­ rice to India and Bangladesh. ment which is being held this month and which I am attending. The Also crewed recently in Seattle SIUNA is an affiliate of the MTD whose president is SIU President was a ship that had been in layup only a short time , the Manunlei Frank Drozak . (Matson) , which headed for Hawaii. Another problem facing U . S . fishermen is the misrepresentation This coming June, for the first time, the Puget Sound Maritime on fish label s . For instance , S I U Fishing Representative Leo Sabato Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department will be reports that American fish processors often buy processed Canadian sponsoring a dinner which will hopefully become an annual affair. fish and then put their firm ' s label on it from Gloucester or New It will be held in early June at the Harbor Club in Seattle and two Bedford or some other American town. The unaware buyer would governors will be honored at the affair , Bill Sheffield of Alaska and most likely think that the fish was from the United States . Stronger Booth Gardner of Washington. regulations are needed in this area. In the port of Norfol k I ' m happy to report that the members have The dinner is part of an effort to make the Puget Sound Port Council even stronger and more effective than it already i s . unanimously ratified a new three-year contract with the Virginia Also in Seattle, Port Agent George Vukmir reports that the S I U Pilots Association. We 're still in negotiations with the Association has been involved i n demonstrations outside the South African of Maryland Pilots . Finally, I want to say that I ' m very encouraged b y the news of some new jobs becoming available to the members . One of our SIU­ contracted companies , Titan Navigation, has been awarded the operation of 12 TAGOS vessels by the Department of the Navy. These small ships have an unlicensed crew of 1 1 . Also, another SIU-contracted company, Interocean Management , has been awarded the operation of the SS Southern Cross, a C-3 which carries 57 unlicensed jobs. Be on the lookout for these new job opportunities. 10 I LOG I February 1 985 consulate. Along with other trade unionists, the SIU was protesting South Africa's policy of apartheid and its jailing of union leaders in that country. Here in San Francisco we crewed two ships that had been in the reserve fleet and are now under Military Sealift Command charter to American President Lines. They are the SS California, which is a modified Mariner, and the Northern Light, a C-3 . Both ships are going to the Far East. Finally, I must report that San Francisco is still recovering from its great victory over the Miami Dolphins ! �Around the , Port of Jacksonville •o••:::::) : ;o;: :: /•/ ::: '•'•'•• ••••••• •• ••• ·••• . // / / / /: / / o• . • . : =� . : : / •· � SIU Rep Dan Griffin, fourth from left, talks with members aboard one of Crowley's tugs in Jacksonville, Fla. last month. The tug Pilot heads out for San Juan, P.R. with the 400-foot barge Fortelaza in tow. Crewmembers on the tug Pilot (Crowley) and Crowley office personnel listen to a presentation on the Crowley Employee Assistanc� Program . f.EAP) which .deals with in. control of. druQa�.- l�ecaots . . lt . W8$ stressed that ·cooperative employee s with drug and alcoh6tproblems , will not be penalized, but will be helped to become sober and drug-free. � .......i-...._ .ant. .,_ .Jatu: :.t Talkinn further abo1A the '... ntLAn ... and ��� P.,.,"l'r'"!ll'il!!!'"l'l"f � -· • .. •..-- ""11 intoxicants pragram are, from the left: Chief Engineer Brian Hall, 2nd .·. After the EAP presentation aboard the tug Pilot, impromptu follow-up Mate William Guerrin, Chief Mate Hal Lane and Guenther Nuernberger, manager of Crowley's Employee Assistance Program. Bernard F. Mood is the operator of the NATCO launch St. Mary's River. The launch is working with the dredge Sugar Island in Cape Canaveral, Fla. until the protection period for sea turtle breeding begins in February. Capt. James Daley readies the tug Pilot to head out to San Juan, P.R. with the 400-foot barge Fortelaza in tow. Ronald Burton (left foreground), bosun aboard the SS Ponce, poses with members of his crew. Victor Brunell, chief electrician aboard the SS Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine), looks as though he's had a rough, cold day. February 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 ,\ '·"""" ''""''""� �RE HABILJ')o. Help . A '-1�o� Friend Deal With . • . . : � .. ' '1 � . ' , �, .-l '/! I '. i .': --� . ' I ·� ULC3=J � Alcoholics don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to lfad to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy -and just as important -as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SI U members who are fi ghting the same tough battle he is back to a healthy' productive alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, you'll be showing him that the first step back to recovery is only an arm's length away. �- - - - - -- I • I I l I I I I I I I I I I I l l I I - ------ - - - - -- - -- ------ - - � Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I a m interested i n attend ing a six-week program at the A lcoholic Rehabi l itation Center. I u nderstand that all my med ical and counse l i n g records w i l l b e kept strictly confidential. a n d that they w i l l n o t b e kept anywhere except at The Center. N a me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book No . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Street or RFD ) ( City ) ( State ) ( Zi p ) Telephone No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M a i l to: THE CENTER Star Route Box l 53-A Valley Lee. Md. 20692 or call. 24 hours-a-day , (301) 994-0010 . f: ----'-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -' 12 I LOG I February 1 985 �� � . - - � . . . ; · · - • � < • • -. - - - · ' SIU Ships in Military Exercises in Europe and Asia Two of the SIU-crewed T-AKR Fast Sealift Ships were on the move this month, on different sides of the world dur­ ing exercises with the Military Sealift Command. The Bellatrix, with an SIU crew of26 is taking part in Team Spirit 85, a joint U. S ./Korean Rapid Deployment exercise. It was scheduled to arrive in Pusan, Korea Feb. 9 with the first mil­ itary cargo of those exercises. It is set to unload the gear and return to the United States for another shipload of equipment to take to Korea in March. The other T-AKR ship on maneuvers this month is the Antares which participated in Reforger II, a winter military exercise with NATO forces. Also the SIU-contracted American Eagle took part in the exercises. Both ships were bound for Am­ sterdam, Holland with their car­ goes. The two fast sealift ships James P. Feeney, assistant cook onboard the Antares serves up food to hungry crewmembers QMED CarroU "Tiny" Boudreaux (arm outstretched) and Junior Engineer John S. Penrose. The Antares was getting ready to ship out for the RefOrger II exercises. transport both containerized unloaded by shipboard cranes cargo which can be loaded and and wheeled vehicles which can be driven on and off because each ship is a RO/RO. '\ Ordinary seamen James A. Blitch and Jeff L. Burke and AB Michael Vanderhorst check some galley supplies as the Antares loads for an MSC exercise. The steward department on the Antares takes time for a short break. They are (I. to r.) Chief Cook Angel B. Correa, Chief Steward Douglas A. Thomas, GSU Kim Dermody, Assistant Cook James P. Feeney, and Steward Assistants Lynne A. Santacruz and Taffy L. McKechnie. Photos courtesy of Lou Granger, Military . Sealift Command AB Michael L. Vanderhorst and Steward Assistant Taffy McKechnie share a laugh as the Antares takes on supplies before sailing. GSU Kim Dermody fixes up pitchers of tea for thirsty crewmates onboard the Antares, shortly before it left for Amsterdam on MSC exercises. February 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 ;)\. �\ :' Mariti m e Ad m i n i strati o n and MSC Offici a l s Vi sit Pi ney Poi nt ' 'The great strides made by the discuss the Sealift Operations and Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School Maintenance course materials and of practical training program . Seamanship in maritime The course contains all of the education are accomplished only with the cooperation of labor, n e c es s a r y management and federal agencies training to equip SIU members working for jobs on MSC chartered vessels . together. " With this i n form a t i o n statement Frank Drozak welcomed The the tour group to Piney Point. underway replenishment, vertical In January , the school hosted Maritime Admi nistration and MSC Officials on a fact finding m aj o r top i c s and replenishment , and crane operation m a r n t e n ance , fo r k l i ft Because of meetings like this the course materials are changed for MSC chartered vessels. The group , headed by Admiral and modified Harold Shear of the Maritime demands Administration , chartered vessels . t. there John Mason discusses the SH LSS Automation course and how it relates to the M SC vessels. operation and damage control . tour concerning training programs was i nclude to to required meet for the military .... ���. . SIU President Frank D rozak explal ns the advantages of the new automated SIU manpower control room. /U:. . Ad m i ral Shear discu sses the i mportance of the Seal ift Operations and Mai ntenance course w ith the students. The tour g roup gets a fi rst hand look at the 32-ton Hagglund crane . ., ;Jik.. From I. to r. are John M ason and Jackie Knoetgen SH LSS, Walter Sansone - M i i i tary Seal ift Command, Adm i ral Harold Shear Marit i me Adm i n i stration, Frank Drozak - SIU President, Capt. R.W. Kesteloot ·Office of the Chief of Naval Operation s, Ed Hackett, Chri s Krusa and· Stanley Wheatley - Maritime Ad m i n istration, CDR. M i ke M i i ier · USN OP-39, and Ken Conkl i n SHLSS. · M r. Sansone, third from left, receives an answer from M i ke Wilson, TV Director, about an Underway Replenishment video tape. · · 14 / LOG I February 1 985 - --- --- -- --- - - ·------ - ---------- ---- -- · - - · - - - - -·----- -- - . ----,-- �• members than the ma1ont1y of unions; and television plays a major role in that. President Drozak tapes a Membership Repon each month that is sent to all ports so that every seafarer has a chance to hear first hand about the state of the industry, impor­ tant legislation , and union activ­ ities . In addition , every time there is imponant business that SIU members need to vote on or understand, a tape will be made and sent out . It all adds up to effective communications. Programs produced at SHLSS are only part of the material available. Other programs in the videotape library come from the school 's extensive film collection. We have the rights to many of S H LSS Tu nes 1 n to TV What did you learn from watching television last night? If you ' re like most people , your answer would have to be ' ' not much . " But if you were lucky enough to be an SIU member attending the Seafarers Hairy Lundeberg School of Seamanship , you had a choice . Last night, like every weekday night , the SHLSS Video Depart­ ment provided up to 8 hours of instructional and educational television to students at the school. The programming is piped directly into the rooms in the Hotel and shown on four channels from 6 : 00 p . m . to about 8 : 00 p.m. If you were at the school you could say you learned about arc welding, or salad preparation , or navigation , or any .one of half-a­ dozen different subjects. In shon , you could have learned something specifically related to your job and your interests . The programs are chosen by the instructors from the school 's li brary of more than 5 2 0 videotapes , �nd programming is keyed to work with classes that are in session at the school. Programs are repeated throughout the week to help ensure that everyone gets a chance to see what they need to. Of course, if you do miss a program you can always come to the Media 4nter in the Paul Hall .library. All the programs we have on file are available there for individual or small group study. Or, you may find that your instructor is using the program in his class . During the day , there are six channels of television available to instructors for showing programs in the classrooms . Last year, we played over 400 'hours of videotape through the video distribution system . Video in the classroom is nothing new at SHLSS; it has been available since 1979. What is new is the state-of-the-art system that makes it more extensive . Last summer, in response to the growi ng u s e of c l assroom television , the school completely re-engineered the distribution system . The number of playback channels jumped from one to six ; we added satellite and off-air reception for another 10 channels ; a 24-hour bulletin board was brought on-line ; and a full-time operator was hired . This major renovation was another step in the continuing growth of instruc­ tional television at SHLSS. In 198 1 , a professional , fully­ equipped video studio was completed . Since then , the staff of the Video department has produced dozens of hours of programming on everything from the metric system to union education. Many of these programs have been placed in the videotape library and are used regularly both in the classom o and during the evening hours. The big advantage in producing programs ourselves is that we can gear them directly toward We can go. aboatd-.'- S.W . shipl ·arid '"" videotal>e the eqw mcbt that ' you ' will actually be using on the job. By doing programs ourselves we can be sure that you get the information you need in a way that makes it easy for you to use . The SIU has better communi­ cation between its officials and its these films and have put them on videotape so that they can_ be used over the distribution system. Films are copied to tape in the SHLSS studio. Still other programs are bought specifically for the video library. These are purchased at the request of the instructors and help keep our information up-to-date . Last year alone we added over 1 00 tapes to our library . The collection contains programs . on virtually every aspect of seafaring. Combined with our ability to produce programs uniquely suited to SIU members , the SHLSS Video Department provides instructional television services that are matched by few other schools . l ri the stud io control room tapes can be edited, and m usic, special effects and g raphics can be added to produce i nformative video tapes. ��"�·. p - Melody Chainey video tapes M i ke Wi lson in the S H LSS stud io. Robert Abell ru ns the video d i stribution center and he can send programs all over base. Every classroom i s equi pped w i th a TV, and teachers can specify the programs and t ime they want for class view i ng . February 1 985 I LOG I 1 5 --------- - - - �--- ----:---- - -:.:= ===-=---=-: ---=- : " _ _ __ ___ -- - - - - - -- - - -------------- - -! �With New Sea l ift Operations S H LSS On January 2 1 , 1985, the first Scalift Operations and Maintenance class started at Sl-Il.SS. The 5-week course covers: UNREP (underway replenishment), VERTREP (venical replenishment) , Fork Truck Operations, Damage Control, and Crane Operations. This course was put together after 6 months of intensive research and course development. The Scalift Operations class came about after the SIU had been awarded contracts to man ships under contract to the Navy and Military Scalift Command (MSC). These ships are merchant vessels that have been convened and reconstructed so they can act as suppon ships for the military. These ships will be carrying and tramferring cargo, supplies and equipment to our military forces worldwide. The crews which will man these ships needed specialized training . Bill Hellwege , a vocational deck instructor, was selected to set up the first training course . The first course was on-the-job training aboard the contracted ships. This did not meet the needs of the SIU membership because there was not enough time for classwork and regular shipboard work. Bill sug�ested that a course be developed and then taught at SHLSS. The course would cover in depth all parts of the special training that was required by the contracts. Developing a course and manual requires time , personnel and energy . Information on all & Mai ntenance Cou rse Staff Meets Futu re Job Challenges parts of the course had to be gathered . This meant that Bill had to contact the Navy , MSC, shipping companies , private industry and special training schools to . get the material that was needed . Bill spent many days putting the material together. Once this was done , Bill con­ tacted the Learning Resource Center staff for help . Resource Coordinator Mary Coyle, along with Durella Rodriquez , began organizing, rewriting and editing the material . While this was being done , Bill worked with other vocational instructors and the maintenance crews to get the SHLSS ships ready for the· class. This included ordering equip­ ment, remodeling classrooms , and setting up rigging and lighting. Bill was also working with Mike Wilson in the Video Department , writing scripts and making tapes for classroom videos. As the rewriting and editing were being finished , Bill and Mary worked closely with the Public Relations staff in designing the manual ' s cover and section dividers. Public Relations Director Michelle Wilson designed the cover , and she and her staff silkscreened over 100 covers for the class textbooks . Once the editing was completed, the sections were given to Jane Vibben, secretary to the Dean of Education, and Debbie Swann , Vocational Education secretary, for typing. This was not a small job. All totaled, Jane and Debbie typed close to 550 pages of material. · \·:..\; ·.•· . After the typing was com­ pleted , it was proofread for errors and mistakes. Once these were corrected , the entire manual was sent to Mary Edna Norris for copy­ ing. Mary Edna spent many hours at the Xerox machine making sure that the pages went through cor­ rectly, the copies were in good shape , and that everything was in order . As the copying was being done , section dividers were made for each manual and the printed covers were finished . The manuals were put together in the Learning Center. The completed textbook has over 600 pages of material and weighs about 3 pounds . Normally, it would take 50 people about a year and a half to develop a course and manual of this size. The SHLSS staff did it in less than 6 months . It took a great deal of energy and a lot of hard work from many people. This course will help the SIU and its members be prepared for the future . It will give seamen the skills that they need to work aboard these specialized ships. We would like to thank all the people involved in getting this course and manual ready to go. The fine work that is done by the educational and suppon staff of SHLSS helps keep the training that is offered at the school up to date and second to none . Without the expenise of these people , it would have been far more difficult to offer the new Sealift Operations course. ··....... ·····..- ! i i I J ! j I I I l I 1 l l ' Steve Pratt from Mai ntenance, and : Ed Boyer complet i n g the rig g i n g of the SH LSS tank barge. Deck Instructors B i l l Hel lwege and Ben Cusic putt i n g together the fi rst rough draft of the Seal i ft Operations manual. Mary Coyle and Dure l l a Rod rig uez ed i t i n g a U N R EP section while J ane Vi bbert beg i ns typ i n g VE RTR EP. Video Director Mike Wilson working with Bill Hellwege in video tape editing. Debbie Swann and Mary Edna Norris Xeroxing the final copy of the Sealift manual. 1 6 I LOG I February 1 985 �Publ i c Relations staff Pat Sweitzer, and Marge DI Preta s l l kscree n l ng the manual covers. The result of 6 months of hard work- over 600 pages and 3 pounds of Information. S H LSS Wo rki ng to G rant Two. Year Occu patio nal Col lege Degrees ==== ===== will have the advantage of having a degree in their chosen occupation in addition to having credits in courses such as Math , Physics , and English which should be transferable if the student wishes to enter a four -- year program at a college or university . Another reason why SHLSS is working With the Matyfand State Board for Higher Education to obtain degree granting status is because the school ' s conviction and philosophy is to offer as many educational opportunities as possible to the meinbers of the SIU. By offering two-year college degrees in the occupational areas , SHLSS will be giving members a chance to improve themselves both profe s s i o n a l l y and educationally. As the maritime Taking the col lege Math 1 08 course are: (I . to r.) Randy Santucc i , M ichael Cal houn, M i c hael M cCarthy, instructor Sandy Schroeder and M ichael Kraljevic. For the past two years , the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has been working with the Maryland State Board for Higher Education to obtain degree granting approval . Once this approval has been obtained , SHLSS will be able to grant two year occupational associates in arts degrees in Nautical Science Technology, Marine Engineering Techn.ology , and Maritime Food Service Management. Seafarets will be able to earn these two-year college degrees by combining credits they earn in vocational classes with credits they earn in general education courses (i.e. Math , English , Science etc . ) . You may be wondering why SHLSS is working to grant its own degrees when students already have the opportunity to earn a degree at SHLSS through Charles County Community College . The answer is twofold. First , students working on Charles County Community College degrees have been able to earn a degree only in General Studies . A General Studies degree is basically useful only to students wh� wish to transfer into a four-year college program . The credits from a general studies degree that are transferable are the credits earned in courses like Math , English , History, Science , etc . With the new college program that SHLSS will be offering, students will be able to earn degrees in their professional occupation . Deck department members can earn a degree in Nautical Science Technology ; engine department members can earn a degree in Marine Engineering Technology , and steward department members can earn a degree in Maritime Food S e rvice M anagemen t . Students who earn these degrees industry changes and implements new technologies aboard ships , students who earn these degrees will have not only the vocational and Coast Guard endorsements to do their jobs, but also a college degree to show that they have trained and educatec:l themselves even funher. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg ' School of Seamanship' hopes to have degree granting approval from the Maryland State Board for Higher Education by the spring or summer for the Nautical Science and Marine Engineering Technology degrees and approval for the Maritime Food Service Management degree by the end of 1985 . More information about the college programs will appear m future editions ot the LOG. February 1 985 I LOG I 17 .. ' ' 1 -� J �Ap p l y N ow for a n. S H LSS U pg rad i ng Co u rse . . . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . . .......... . ...... .. . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Sea f a rers H a rry Lundeberg School of Seamanship U p g rad i n g A p p l icat io n Name (ilrsl) (Lisi) Address Date of BI rth (Middle) _.,,. =-=MoJoayNear ___, ....,,... _ '"""" ­ .._, ==..----------------------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Deep Sea M em ber O ______ Endorsement(s) or Ucense(s) Now Held Port Iss ued (Area COds) � -� � ­ Pac i f i c D Lakes Member 0 I n land Waters Member 0 Soc ial Security # ------ Book # Date Book Was I ssued Tel ep hone (Zip Code) (Stale) (City) ------ ______ Seniority ------ Port Presently Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you a g raduate of the S H LSS Trai nee Program: 0 Yes No 0 (if yes, f l l l In below) -----­ Trainee Program : From ------..,r:r.:"l� to :=-:z-= (dales altend 8d) = No O (if yes, f i l l in below) H ave you attended any S H LSS Upgrad i ng Courses: O Yes Cou rse(s) Taken I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat : 0 Yes Date Avai lable for Trai n i n g No 0 Firefighting: 0 Yes No O CPR: O Yes No O ------- I Am i nterested in the Follow Ing Course(s) Checked Below or I n d icated H ere i f N ot Li sted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 DECK 0 0 0 D 0 0 Ta n kennan AB Unllmlted A B Lim ited AB Special Quartennaater Towboat Opetaitor lnl•nd ENGINE FOWT ALL D EPARTM E N TS D Weldlng 0 Ufeboatm•n QMED -Any R•llng Merine Eleclronlc1 M 8 fl ne Electrical Malnlenance Pumproom Maintenance I Operation Autom•tlon 0 SHllft Oper•llon1 & M•lntenance O Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Towbo8t Operetor Not More Than 200 Mlln Towboel 0pel'8tor (Over 200 Mllea) C.IHtlal Nav'911 tlon MHter ln1pected Towing Ve1HI Mate Inspected Towi ng Ve11el 1 st CIHI Piiot Th i rd Mate Cele1tlat N evl g•llon Third M•le Syatema 0 Olaael Englne1 0 Aaal1tant Engineer (Unln1pected Motor Ve11el) 0 Chief En g l n Hr (Unln1pected Motor VeaHI 0 Third Aut. EnglnHr (Mo�or Inspected) Radar Ob1erver Unlimited No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts a nd succes sfu l l y complete the course. C C D 0 0 STEWAR D A11l1tsnt Cook C O L L E G E PROG RAM Cook & Beker :J Naullcal Science Chief Cook Certltlc.te Prog r•m Steward Towboat Inland Cook O Scf'tol1rahlp1Work Program R EC O R D O F E M PLOY M E N T T I M E -(Show only amount needed to upgrade i n rat i n g noted above or attach letter of service, w h i c hever Is applicable.) V ESSEL 18 I LOG I February 1 985 RATING H E L D DATE S H I P P E D DATE O F DISCHARGE ... �i Fo l l ow i n g are t h e u pd ated c o u rse sched u l es for Marc h t h ro u g h M ay 1 985, at t h e Seafarers H arry L u n debe rg School of Seaman s h i p . F o r conve n i e nce o f t h e m e m be rs h i p , t h e c o u rse sc hed u l e i s separated i n t o five categories: engine department c o u rses; deck department c o u rses; steward department c o u rses; recerti fication programs; adult education c o u rses. The start i n g and c o m p l et i o n dates for al l c o u rses are a l so l i sted . I n land Boat men and deep sea Seafarers w h o are p repar i n g t o u p g rade are advi sed to e n ro l l i n the cou rses of t h e i r c h o i ce as early a s possible. Althoug h every effort wi 11 be made to h e l p every mem ber, c l asses w i l l be l i m i ted i n s ize- s o s i g n u p early. C l as s sched u l es may be c h anged to ref l ect m e m be rsh i p demands. SI U Representatives in all ports w i ll ass i st mem bers i n p repari ng ap p l icat i o n s . The fo l l owi ng c l as ses w i l l b e h e l d t h ro u g h May 1 985 as l i sted be low: __ Engine U pgradi ng Cou rses Course Check-In Date Completion Date D i esel En g i neer-Reg. Apri l 26 M ay 30 We l d i ng Marc h 1 5 Apri l 1 9 May 24 Apri l 1 8 M ay 23 J u n e 27 Diesel Eng i neer Schol arsh i p Apri l 26 J u n e 20 Tan ke rman May 1 7 Q M ED-Any Rat i n g Marc h 1 5 M ay 30 . Course Check-In/ Completion Date b i -weekly varies Cook and Baker b i -weekly varies C h ief Cook b i -weekly varies Ch ief Steward monthly varies Length of Course Recertification Programs Bos u n Rece rt i f i cat i o n Completion Date Cel est ial N avigat i o n May 1 0 J u ne 1 4 Radar Obse rver M ay 3 1 J u ne 1 3 Quarte rmaster- Ocean A p ri l 1 9 M ay 30 License Mate (3rd U n l i m i ted-M aster/Mate Fre i g h t & Tow i n g) M arch 1 M ay 1 0 Able Seaman M arch 1 A p ri l 1 1 Lifeboat M arch 1 1 Apri l 8 May 6 March 2 1 April 1 8 May 1 6 Seal i ft Operat i o n s & Mai ntenance M arc h 29 M ay 3 M ay 2 J une 6 Tow boat Operato r Scholars h i p P rog ram March 1 5 Check-In Date Marc h 3 M ay 2 Bus Schedule Monday Th rough Friday O n ly Depart Lexington Park Steward U pg rad i ng Cou rses Course Course Check-In Date June 6 (License) Ass istant Cook Deck U pgrad i ng Cou rses Completion Date Arrive Washington D.C. 8:20 A. M . 6:20 A. M . Depart Washington, D.C. Arrive Lexington Park 6: 1 5 A. M . 7 . 55 P. M . 4:30 A. M . 5:55 P. M . The G o l d L i n e Bus i s the o n l y bus w h i c h t rave l s between Wash i ngton D.C. and the nearest bus stop in Lex i ngton Park. Th is bus l i ne t ravels M onday t h ro u g h Friday o n ly. I t i s necessary to take a cab from Lex i n gton Park t o the Seafarers Harry Lun de be rg Sc h oo l of Seaman s h i p in Piney Po i n t. The Gold Line·Bus Station is located at 12th and New York, Northwest, D.c. · Telephone N u m ber In Wash i ngton, D C. : (202) 479-5900 . The Gold Line Bus Station Is located In Lexington Park at the A&P Grocery. Fare: $1 0.30 (One Way) Friend ly Cab Company, Lexington Park, Maryland Telephone N u m ber: 863-8141 Fare from Lexington Park to SH LSS Is: $1 1 .00 (1 or 2 occupants) one way. Apr i l 8 February 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 ! �Tom Hogan, GSU , proclaims himself King of the Pantry! Eye on Emerson Walker, crane maintenance engineer, helps keep Sea-Land's equipment in good working order. L.A. Eye on L.A. Recertified Steward Bobby Stearns looks over the night's menu with Chief Cook Tom Barrett. Barrett is a 1 980 graduate of Class 307 at the SHLSS in Piney Point, Md. !j I I ! Crewmembers aboard the Sea-Land Innovator talk with Wilmington Port Agent Mike Worley (fourth from left) about the contract on which they are about to vote. Jose Del Rio is a crane maintenance engineer with Sea-Land. 20 I LOG I February 1 985 __ __ ___ _________. __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I �1 984: A Troubled Year for Maritime SIU Unites to Seek .Jobs and Security for Future rt 1 ot t A�t::�s�� c�� cl��:d �:�: �:���o:S :;O:��:��: ;i� . , , �,�., ·�:. its New York operations, ending many years of service to what was once America's busiest port and home to hundreds of U .S.-flag ships. At the end of 1984, Delta, an SIU-contracted company for decades, stopped sailing altogether-sold to United State Lines. To some, Delta's problems may seem symbolic of another troubled year for the American maritime industry and the unions representing unlicensed and Iicensed American seamen. But between those two events, it was a year of regrouping and even progress for the Sip. As traditional jobs dwindled because of the economy, lack of government support for the merchant marine, cheap foreign competition and other reasons, the SIU sought new jobs for its membership-and found them. A number of conferences were held where the membership more competitive In the political arena, the SIU mounted a grassroots campaign to educate the public and the politicians to the problems of the merchant marine. That paid off and will pay off in the future when representatives and senators remember where their support and help came from in November. The membership of the Union decided at the end of the year that the SIU, despite all the troubles, was headed in the rrght direction. That was shown by· the overwhelming re-election of Frank Drozak and the entire executive board. It's true some jobs were lost last year. But many more were gained as the SIU aggressively pursued new military work. SIU crews manned the new Key­ stone State, the first of what is • • • · .. ., . , • · · .. . ... . · ·. . •., .. �. ,. . . · ·. Ogden Marine Vice President Richard du Moulin credited SIU efforts with helping his company preserve government contracted business. Because of that, the Ogden Columbia and other Odgen ships sailed through most of 1 984. scheduled to be 10 modern heavy-lift crane ships. During its first exercise, Seafarers showed the military that SIU crews with SIU training can do the job-efficiently and depend­ ably. Last year four new Fast Sea­ lift Ships (former SL-7s) came out with SIU crews. These new ships, the Bellatrix, the Algol, the Antares and the Cappella are desikned to move military . supplies rapidly anywhere in the world. Again during trials and large-scale maneuvers, Seafar­ ers won praise for their profes­ sionalism and dependability. During the next several years more of these ships will be de­ livered, and the Navy will know the SIU can fill those jobs. Along with the Keystone State and the Fast Sealift ships, four converted RO/ROs came under Military Sealift Command juris­ diction as Maritime Preposition­ ing ships. The SIU crewed the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. , the PFC Eugene A. Obregon, the Sgt. Matej Kocak and the PFC William A . Baugh. The A meri­ can Condor (Pacific Gulf Ma­ rine) also was crewed. The ITB Mobile joined the SIU fleet. The Aurora (Apex Marine) crewed with Seafarers. The Ogden Columbia, Ogden Missouri and Ogden Sacra­ mento began sailing with SIU crews. On the Great Lakes, one of the best seasons in recent years put more SIU members back to work. In addition, SIU dredges were getting more work as Corps • SIU members crewed several military ships last year as the U nion continued its efforts to find jobs. Above, William Mullins on the Keystone State, a new crane ship, gives a hand signal to assist the crane operator during training on the ship. . • • of Engineers dredges were being phased out. A Crews Conference for deepsea members helped the Union set its goal for new con­ tract demands and constitu­ tional changes. After two weeks of discussion and sometimes heated disagreements, SIU del­ egates united behind a set of recommendations that held the line OQ wages;,:and b�efits, es­ tablished permanent jobs, helped spread employment opportuni­ ties around, and improved the areas of shipboard safety and health care. • • • Inland members from more than l 00 tug and barge compa­ nies in a first-of-it s-kind meeting gathered at Piney Point. During the year, SIU members from all of Sonat' s fleet met in a series of Sonat Crews Conferences at Piney Point. • • • The SIUNA convention, with more than 200 delegates attend­ ing, adopted 5 1 resolutions ranging from maritime protec­ tion to inland waterways devel­ opment, Great Lakes shipping and several fishing resolutions. The Fisherman and Cannery Workers conference called for the development of a national fishing industry policy to help out that troubled industry. • • • The year marked the debut of an ambitious new program by the SIU to bring the maritime industry to the forefront of the • • • (Continued on Page 28.) February 1 985 I LOG I 21 --- -- r.: �Union Lays Strong Foundation for Future S CONDITIONS wors­ Aened for the American-flag merchant marine, the Union's political activities took on an even greater importance. Like everything else in 1984, political action took on a new complexion. It was no longer enough to concentrate our ef­ forts in Washington; it was nec­ essary to go to the people on a grassroots level. SIU halls across the country became the launching pads for a sophisticated grassroots pro­ gram that helped our Union elect program to halt the decline of the U .S.-flag merchant marine, the Reagan administration seemed hell-bent on dismantling it piece by piece. An example of what the SIU had to contend with during 1984 was the admin­ istration's attempt to get Con­ gress to approve CDS pay­ backs, which would have decimated what is left of this nation's deepsea fleet and dis­ rupted the inland industry. There was even talk by some high ranking Reagan officials of opening up domestic shipping the redocumentation of two pas­ senger vessels under the Amer­ ican registry. Another disappointment was the failure of the Reagan admin­ istration to do anything to halt the decline of the American shipbuilding industry. As has been the case for the past four years, Congress failed to appro­ priate any money for the Con­ struction Differential Subsidy Program, even though the ship­ building industry in this country had reached an all-time low. Despite an all-out push from the maritime industry, no action was taken on port development or the revitalization of this na­ tion's liner trade through such legislation as the Boggs bill, which would have set aside a certain percentage of bulk cargo carried on deep-sea liners for American-flag vessels. The administration centered its attention on the Shipping Act of 1984, which streamlined this country's system of maritime regulations. While the SIU wel­ comed the move, it stated in the strongest terms possible that more was needed to be done to revitalize this country's mer­ chant marine. Other important pro-maritime bills that were passed included the following: H.R. 5 167, which established a two-year, seven­ member presidential commis­ sion to study the defense-related aspects of the U.S. maritime industry; H.R. 6040, which pro­ hibited the use of foreign-flag vessels for the offshore storage of military petroleum and petro­ leum products; P.L. 98-473, which appropriated funding for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at the fill rate of 159,000 barrels a day. One of the big success stories of 1984 came with the decision by the Navy to let private sector operators run certain strategic vessels on a cost competitive basis. The SIU has already manned four of these vessels (TAKX), and is expected to man another four in the near future. As Red Campbell, vice pres­ ident in charge of contracts, said at a recent membership meeting in Brooklyn, "The Navy vessels are the only game in town. And we're getting them. '' Politics and Medicine Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale visited SIU head­ quarters last year to outline his maritime policies. After his speech, Mondale and SIU President Frank Drozak took time to mingle with the 300 who had gathered. percent of the candidates we supported for the House, and 19 out of 25 candidates for the U.S. Senate. More than anything else, the Union's grassroots campaign was an attempt to educate the American people about the im­ portance of maintaining a strong and healthy merchant marine. SIU President Frank Drozak criss-crossed the country to get our message across. One of the most important things this grassroots effort accomplished was to help our membership understand that they had a re­ sponsibility to get involved in their communities to publicize the problems facing the Amer­ ican-flag merchant marine. While the SIU was able to lay a strong foundation for the fu­ ture, it had mixed success in getting legislation passed during the 98th session of Congress. Rather than come up with a 90 22 I LOG I February 1 985 to vessels registered under the Canadian or Israeli flag. Reagan's immense popularity and personal indifference to the maritime industry provided for­ midable obstacles for the Union. Still, the SIU was able to keep many long-term programs from being eliminated. The Union's greatest success was in protecting this nation's existing cargo laws and in mak­ ing sure that the Jones Act was not dismantled by special inter­ est groups that placed their own short-term benefit over the long­ term economic and security in­ terest of the country. The biggest disappointment last year occurred during the final days of the 98th session of Congress when legislators, preoccupied with passing a last­ minute budget resolution, did not get around to dealing with two important issues: the ban on the export of Alaskan oil and T USED to be that all you Ihad to do to stay healthy was to get a regular check-up. Now you have to vote. In 1984 medical care became a political issue. The trend was hastened by rising medical costs, which threatened to undermine this nation's private system of health and pension care. Walter Mondale tried to make medical care an important issue in his presidential campaign. He got nowhere with the American voters, who re-elected Ronald Reagan. Yet many of the things that Walter Mondale tried to warn the American people about in 1984 had become a reality by February 1985. He predicted that efforts would be made to cut Medicare and other badly needed social pro­ grams. His prediction came true when Reagan introduced a budget that called for substan­ tial cuts in almost every medical and social program. Seamen had already felt gov­ ernment indifference toward medical care for American sea­ farers when the public health hospitals were closed in 198 1 after providing high quality medical attention for more than 200 years . There were some disturbing trends last year. All across the country, businesse,� were tar­ geting cutbacks in f)e nsion and welfare plans. Despite this, the SIU's pen­ sion and welfare plans remained sound. More than 87 ,000 med­ ical claims were paid, a few for sums in excess of $35,000 . Still, the Union tried to face up to the long-term implications of this trend. Delegates elected to a committee to review the contract voted to look into im­ plementing some kind of pre­ ferred provider system. SIU members had one advan­ tage not available to other seg­ ments of the American popula­ tion. They could go to the Union's clinics, which had a long, successful history of tak­ ing care of the medical needs of seamen and their families. �1 984 : A Year of Progress for Maritime Safety LD-TIMERS have a say­ ing that they like to pass O along to young seamen making their first voyage: one hand for the ship, the other hand for you. The saying illustrates an en­ during aspect of shipboard life. From the moment that a seaman steps onboard his first vessel, he comes face to face with the cruel realities of nature. The difference between life and death can be measured in seconds or inches. As a union that prides itself on being close to the member­ ship, to being a brotherhood of the sea in fact as well as in name, the SIU has consistently made the health and safety of its members a top priority. The Union's legislative staff spent a good deal of its time last year trying to make the Amer­ ican maritime industry a safer place to work. The SIU was instrumental in passing two maritime safety bills-S. 46 and S. 1 102-as well as in persuad­ ing the Coast Guard to require that survival suits be placed on­ board American-flag vessels. In achieving these successes, the SIU was able to go against the general tide of history. Dur­ ing the past four years, there has been an easing of health and safety standards throughout the country. The Occupational Safety and Health Administra­ tion (OSHA) has been cut tothe bone, and health and safety con­ siderations have been given a low priority. S. 46 updated and reorganized Title 46 ofthe U.S. Code, which regulates marine safety and sea­ men's welfare. The statute had been in a state of disarray, and needed a new sense of direction. S. 1 102, the Marine Sanctu­ aries bill, tightened vessel in­ spection and reporting require­ ments, increased penalties for operating non-certified vessels, and increased the shipowners' limit on liability for death and personal injury claims from $60 per ton to $240 ton. As such, it had important consequences for all kinds of marine equipment: deepsea, inland, dredging and fishing. The impetus for some kind of reorganization of this nation's marine safety laws came in the wake of several highly publi­ cized marine disasters, most no­ tably the NMU-manned Marine and the Poet, which was crewed by SIU members. The Poet disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean without a trace in October 1980. Thirty-four members died, the youngest of whom was Messman and Third Cook Jerry Batchler Jr. He was 19. The Union's campaign to im­ prove marine safety last year did not end in the halls of Con­ gress, but was carried to where it would do the most good: to the membership. The SIU's safety program ac­ tively promotes safe seaman­ ship onboard vessels by en- SHLSS trainee Armondo Voluntad was the wreathbearer at last year's Maritime Day services in Washington, D.C. couraging members to report potentially serious violations to their Union representatives. The safety program has at its core . this principle: the safest ship is the one where the crew­ members are informed and use their k�wledge to _protect therosel� and the . interests of . everyone onboard . In light of this, the Union continues to improve training facilities at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship, already one of the finest of its kind in the United States. Yet skill and training are not enough. You have to be alert. That is why the Union started its Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, which is in the tenth year of operation. And that is why the SIU has an active drug program. ·. · The only way to protect the safety of the people onboard a ship is by making everyone un­ derstand that he has a commit­ ment to himself, his Union and his fellow crewmembers. awareness Electric In the spring, hundreds of SIU members helped map out the Union's future at the ·crews Conference. Verna and Gerry Payne from New York (above) study some materials. February 1 985 I LOG I 23 -- - ---- - - - ;;,1 ... _ �Heroism and Humanity Mark SIU sea was large, im­ Tmense. It rolled from the coast of Borneo like some fierce dragon tossing the small boat every which way but toward land. Eighty-six Vietnamese refu­ gees had traded the uncertainty of life in their war-ravaged vil­ lages for a treacherous journey by sea to freedom. In October 1984, the highest humanitarian award, the Nan­ sen Medal, was bestowed by the United Nations on Rose City crewmembers ABs Gregg Turay and Jeffrey Kass and Captain Lewis Hiller who did not pass the Vietnamese boat people by, but brought them aboard in stormy seas. Other Seafarers last year showed the same courage in many rescues at sea and in the work they performed. There were many other ac­ complishments in 1984. Seafar­ ers donated time to bring laugh­ ter to children. Several set first­ time records and earned first­ time awards. Others fulfilled personal goals not without sac­ rifice. Nineteen eighty-four was tell­ ing 'Of the people who work the maritime industry. Their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations were revealed in their achieve­ ments and gave the human side of what it is to sail out on a journey to sea. HE Mason, captured all the sadness a child feels when a father be­ gins that journey. Farewells are a common sac­ rifice of all Seafarers, and when Mason submitted the photo to the LOG Photo Contest last year, he won the First Place award. Photos of the continuing jour­ ney, the beauty of sea and spec­ tacular cloudbursts were sub­ mitted by others. In May, the LOG devoted a full two-page spread to the artistic aspirations of Seafarers depicting the life of a people who earn their living sailing for months at a time out to sea. AB B. Isenstadt won the 480 Food for Peace program, a government-sponsored aid proj­ ect that distributes food to hun­ gry nations. By their work, Seafarers are known for the professionalism they bring to American-flag ves­ sels. Perfection can be a well­ scrubbed pot hung to dry, or in the case of the Jade Phoenix (Titan Navigation) the efficient loading of cargo. The Phoenix crew set a new standard of work excellence in 1984, saving $4.3 million dollars in government aid by sailing to the port of Shafaga, Egypt with the largest shipment of grain "You have no idea what real problems are until you realize what they're confronted with," says Fischer. Laughter is his reward. Hope is that he has had a positive effect on the chil­ dren's recovery. QMED Bob Shaw joined , a circus troupe last year of an­ other type. • • • When the Taiwanese freighter Panamax Nova was stranded off San Francisco for 42 days because of financial difficulties, Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president, helped lead the way with other area labor unions for a relief effort which brought food and supplies to the stranded sailors. first place award for color pho­ ever carried by an American-flag tography and there were nu­ ship. With hard work and careful merous awards in the honorable loading, 1 12,500 tons of wheat mentions category as well. were packed into cargo bays, reducing the cost of the trip by Another journey in 1984 had 43 percent, making that much A photo of son Matthew, sorry an enormous impact on the P. L. more food aid available to the to let go of his father, Marvin needy. • • • • • • • More than 50 SIU members, and these traine.e s, took part in demon­ strations against South African apartheid and that country's arrest of many labor leaders. 24 I LOG I February 1 985 • • Most of the people in the world suffering from an inade­ quate supply of food are chil­ dren. While Seafarer Erick Fischer did not sail the Jade Phoenix last year, his earnings from the_ sea provided the means for journeys to help many chil­ dren. Fischer is a member of the Kismet Clowns, affiliated with the Shriners community orga­ nization that entertains sick children in hospitals throughout the nation. Donning checkered pants, a smile and a frown, Fischer coaxes children with his antics, magically molding balloons into dogs and flowers until he can see the sparkle in their eyes. Marvin Mason, a SIU member frc LOG Photo Contest (black and Matthew, titled "Dad Going Back High up to the sky, above the Flying Circus airfield in Beale­ ton, Va. , Shaw put on an ac­ robatic show as one of a handful of wing walkers licensed to per­ form without support of safety props or hidden wires on the wing of an airplane. During warm weather week­ ends, audiences of all ages flocked to see him perform an array of gravity-defying stunts in the air. The applause was deafening. And for the same sense of adventure that made him dream of a career at sea, he will return to the circus next spring to savor children rushing �embers' Journeys Through 1 984 forward for his autograph with pen and paper, and then take up the sea where he left off. Last year QMED John An­ derson was insuring his journey would be a long and healthy one. Each year heart attacks and heart disease claim hundreds of thousands of lives. As one of • ti • • St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. won the ite) with this picture of his son Sea. " " l f �. I• i " the leading causes of death at sea, even with emergency as­ sistance within reach to wing victims quickly to shoreside medical facilities, heart attacks are most often fatal. A friend sent a picture of Anderson to the LOG last year. He had become something of a celebrity, an inspiration. On the expansive deck of the Ogden Missouri each morning he scheduled a rigorous routine of long distance jogging, stirring others to participate in the race for life as a prevention against cornonary heart disease. • • • Alternately listening as speakers addressed Union is­ sues, touring SIU facilities or just enjoying a relaxing retreat with their husbands, Seafarers' wives were seen everywhere, the welcomed guests in 1984. , The women arrived with hus­ band-delegates to the many con­ ferences and conventions held at the new SHLSS Training and Recreation Center and with hus­ bands who were upgrading their job skills at the Lundeberg School. On the Sea-Land Venture, Leticia Peralez became the first SIU woman to be elected ship's chairperson. Handing over the offitial papers is As much time as Seafarers Bosun spend away from their wiyes at on. Otto P0dersen while Lonnie Gamble (I.) and Brother Young look sea, the SIU determined that they would not add to the sep­ World War II, Korea, Vietnam. other branch of the armed serv­ aration of spouses but encour­ The merchant marine suffered ices in WW II. As administration speakers age members to invite.wives for a casualty rate higher than any rose to voice their admiration of the merchant marine' s cou­ rageous participation in war ef­ forts, it was hardest for those participating in Maritime Day ceremonies last year to under­ stand it all. Because of detri­ mental government policies, the merchant marine in 1984 was just a shadow of its former self fated to disappear unless things change. It was difficult for the Maritime Day participants to stand tall for those who gave so much with so little now to show for it. SIU crewmembers on the SS Independence helped rescue a man off Maui, Hawaii, whose wind surfer had carried him out to sea. But they did, after all. the duration of upgrading courses and delegate meetings. Often it is the Seafarer's wife who completes the paperwork for receiving welfare and pen­ sion benefits. The difference last year was that the women had an opportunity to learn about how they could contribute di­ rectly to the system of claims reimbursement, now under re­ vision, and a chance to improve the system with their sugges­ tions. • • • Memorial wreaths were placed in honor of Seafarers who died serving, their nation. SIU Vice Presidents Leon Hall and George McCartney, Port Agent George Ripoll, SHLSS Trainee Ar­ mando Voluntad and many other SIU members honored the dead May 22, Maritime Day. In their stance, in their beai:­ ing of wreaths, in their speeches, images swept by, World War I, SIU members Gregg Turay and Jeffrey Kass, along with the captain of the SIU-contracted Rose City, were honored by the United Nations for their part in the rescue of 86 Vietnamese boat people. In addition, they were honored at a White House ceremony by President Ronald Reagan. Kass was unable to attend. From left to right is Turay, his son Jonathon, his wife Anita and Capt. and Mrs. Lewis Hiller with the president. February 1 985 I LOG I 25 r ·- ... ,:,.. �Jobs Jump on Lakes, 1 984 Is Best in Years HE past few years have not raw materials. Shippingjobs rose easy ones for SIU 25 percent. members on the Great Lakes. The Lakes have been hit hard After years of Union efforts, by the industrial slump .of the the U.S. Army Corps of Engi­ first years of the Reagan admin­ neers was finally forced to turn istration. This has cut down the over many of its projects to number ofjobs available for SIU private firms, and a lot of those companies were SIU-con­ Lakers. When a late spring storm sys­ tracted. The result was about tem put a deep freeze on the St. 150 new jobs created in the Clair River and trapped dozens dredging industry along the Great of ships, including many SIU Lakes. ships, it could have been taken After a two-year fight, the as a bad omen for the rest of SIU won a contract with the the year. Great Lakes Towing Co. and But employment opportun­ returned 32 SIU members to ites on Lakes ships and dredges jobs aboard four tugs on the turned out to be the best in two Detroit River. years. Thanks to a resurgence If the automobile industry in the automobile industry, due continues its surge and the Corps mainly to car import restrictions of Engineers' work continues to on Japan, steel production rose bid to private firms, 1985 could and, in turn, SIU ships were be another good year on the called on to haul the ore and Lakes. T been • • • Deckhand Bob Donald on the Great Lakes ship Medusa Challenger. SIU Fishermen Strugg le Through a Rough 1 984 WORLD COURT decision Alimiting American fishing rights in George's Banks in­ creased imports of foreign-proc­ essed fish, low prices for Amer­ ican fish and the lack of any kind of comprehensive govern­ ment help for American fisher­ men marked 1984 as a low point for SIU fishermen. But despite the many prob­ lems , there were victories in at least maintaining some safety regulations and rules which pro­ tect U.S. fishermen. Efforts to eliminate U.S. cit­ izen requirements on fishing boats and lower the percentage of Americans mandated on fish processing ships were beaten back by SIU efforts. In addition, the three-watch rule for fish processing ships was main­ tained in the face of action to reduce that to only two watches. The SIU fought to impose an increased tariff on water-packed imported tuna, which is not cov­ ered under current tariff regu­ lations. Despite a strong pres­ entation to the International Trade Commission, no new tar­ iffs were imposed. On the East Coast two of the biggest problems in 1984 were the George's Bank decision and the flood of Canadian govern26 I LOG I February 1 985 ment supported fish imports into the U . S . market place .. Historically, George's Bank has been an American fishing ground, but the World Court gave the most fertile area, the Northeast Peak, to Canada. Af­ ter the decision, a group of sen- Walter Smith, secretary-treasurer of the Alaska Fishermen's Union, makes a point during the Fishermen and Cannery Workers Conference at the SIU NA convention last year. At left is Steve Edney, U IW national director. ators and representatives asked Secretary of State George Shultz to attempt to work out some kind of agreement with Canada which would allow U.S. fishermen to return to the dis­ puted area. At the end of the year no progress on that had been made. Also there has been no effort on the part of the administration to impose some sort of tariff or quota on Canadian fish import s , despite the fact that the Cana­ dian government plans to spend some $22.3 million during the next five years to promote its fish products in the U.S. mar­ ket. Canadian fishermen are also subsidized by their government. On a more positive note, one piece of legislation which does help American SIU fishermen made it out of Congress last year. S. 1 102 strengthened some safety laws and tightened vessel reporting requirements along with extending a small amount of possible financial help to fish­ ermen in danger of defaulting on their loans. Overall, 1984 was not good for SIU fishermen, but the Union plans to continue to push Con­ gress and government agencies into some type of action to pro­ tect one of the nation's most valuable food industries. �Union Fights for Ucensed Members Legal Decisions Mark 1 984 on I nland Waterways T he year 1 984 was marked by a nearly two-year strike against the giant Dixie Carriers for refusing to bargain collec­ tively on a new contract. The long fight on the "unfair labor practices of Dixie' ' was fought on the picket lines, in the , offices of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in New Orleans, and in the Texas courts. Previously, before Dixie merged with the conglomerate Kirby Enterprises of Houston, it had good labor relations with the SIU for 40 years . tory in November for the cap­ tains of the Curtis Bay Towing fleet-a Moran Towing subsid­ iary-in the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Norfolk. In a new three-year contract, Curtis Bay tried to exclude the masters from SIU representation in the contract negotiations , saying they were " supervisors" and so not eligible for union protection under NLRB law. captains stood together for SIU representation, and they won ! * * * Besides new contracts, new tugs, towboats and dredges were added last year to the SIU fleets . Notably, a new 5 ,000 hp, 97foot long coal-docking tug, the Seaboard (Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad) went into service last summer in the port of Norfolk. Last year another ex-SIU in­ land company, the American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) of the port of St. Louis, a con­ glomerate subsidiary of the Texas Gas Co . , in a NLRB ruling had to pay nearly $1 mil­ lion to almost 50 SIU Boatmen for 1 979- 1 98 1 back wages plus interest for not using the Union hiring halls . In yet another NLRB ruling favorable to SIU Boatmen, the board issued a complaint in Au­ gust against the Union-manned McAllister Brothers of the port ofBaltimorn for laying off some members who had worked for the company for 45 years, when they formed a new company (Outreach Marine) there in April. If the complaint is upheld by a NLRB hearing examiner, the fired workers will get back pay, fringe benefits and top priority for rehiring at Outreach Marine. The year was also marked by the SIU winning an historic vie- land waterways and channels. The U.S. would pay lOO percent for dredging under 45 feet. User fees could be imposed for dredg­ ing over 45 feet. The 99th U . S . Congress which convened Jan. 3 waits for Sen­ ate action on a similar bill. * * * The Foss NLRB precedent­ setting decision on " supervi­ sory licensed personnel' ' has come up with the SIU 20-year­ old-contracted port of Philadel­ phia-based IOT Green, Mariner White, IBC and Harbor Fleets bought by SONAT Marine (a big energy non-union conglom­ erate) more than four years ago. As of December, the SONAT colossus has refused to bargain collectively for their IOT and Mariner captains , mates , chief engineers and barge captains. Last year, in an effort to iron out problems within the Sonat fleet, four special conferences for Sonat members were held at Piney Point. Here AB John Allman (I.) ahd Capt. Tom Braddy of the JOT fleet take part in discussions; In January the West Coast NLRB, in a precedent-setting decision, said the Foss Co. ' s licensed wheelhouse personnel, members of the Masters , Mates and Pilots Union (MM&PU), were ' 'supervisors ' ' and so not entitled to union representation. Nevertheless, the Curtis Bay On the Great Lakes in the summertime , a new hopper dredge, the 205-foot Northerly Island (North American Trail­ ing) joined the NATCO fleet of 26 dredges . Early in the year, in the port of Houston, a new pushboat, the 1 12 . 3 dwt SIU-contracted Karl G. Andren (Higman Tow­ ing), went into service with a SIU crew of six on the Gulf Intracoastal Canal. Finally, at the same time, Union Boatmen in the port of Norfolk manned a rebuilt fire­ fighting tug, the Fort Johnston (Cape Fear Towing) of Wil­ mington, N.C. for runs up the Cape Fear River. * SIU vice presidents Red Campbell (I.) and Joe Sacco address the Inland Crews Conference held last year to help map out plans for the Union. * * On the legislative front for the inland waterways industry , in June the U . S . House of Rep­ resentatives overwhelmingly passed Rep. Robert Roe' s (D­ N.J.) Water Resources, Port Development Dredging and User Fees Authorization' s bill which would spend $2-billion over the next 10 years for dredging and improvements of harbors , in- Tankerman Harry Kieler Unlicensed and licensed del­ egates from more than 100 SIU­ contracted companies met in June at an Inland Fleets Crews Conference. The delegates , elected i n all ports, were there to help Union officials develop ways to better service the boats and help plan the needs of future contracts . Crowley Marine officials, Boatmen and Union represen­ tatives have met all year at unique quarterly labor-manage­ ment meetings in Southern Cal­ ifornia to discuss problems and solutions which led to a 5 per­ cent wage hike payable June 1 986 for Crowley West Coast manners. February 1 985 I LOG I 27 �f 1r' ' \ SIU Unites to Seek Jobs and Security for Future public's attention-the SIU Grassroots Campaign. "We've got to let the public know what's happening to the U.S. merchant marine. This isn't some narrow special interest. We're talking about jobs for everybody and national secu­ rity," SIU President Drozak said. The grassroots campaign which began in April, swept across the country. In cities and towns in the East, the Gulf and the West Coast, the public learned about the merchant ma­ rine. Candidates saw SIU mem­ bers at rallies everywhere. Walter Mondale visited SIU headquarters last year to outline his program for the merchant marine. Other candidates ac­ tively sought SIU support. The SIU threw its support behind Walter Mondale in the presidential election and behind many others in House and Sen­ ate races_. While Mondale had the misfortune of running against one of the most popular presi­ dents of all time and was beaten, overall more than 70 pecent of the candidates the SIU backed were victorious. As important was the coverage given the problems of the merchant fleet, and many Americans increased their awareness of the maritime industry. As the year ended, Seafarers could be proud that they and their Union had fought the best they could in a year where the entire merchant marine was un­ der both political and economic (Continued from Page 21.) Seafarers had two important decisions to make at the end of 1984: what conditions they would work under and who they would choose to lead them. Unionwide voting on new deepsea con­ tracts and for SIU officials ended Dec. 3 1 . The basis for the new con• • • Darry Sanders of Mobile, Ala. was one of more than 200 Seatarers who gathered at Piney Point last spring to help the Union chart a course during the SIU Crews Con­ ference. The conference helped Union officials determine what the membership needed and wanted in the future and, in turn, it helped the delegates learn some of the problems the SIU faces in the fu­ ture and how the Union intends to solve them. Many of the Confer­ ence's recommendations were in­ cluded in the new three-year agree­ ment reached late last year and in Constitutional changes voted on also. tracts came from the springtime Crews Conference. After long In a strong show of support, negotiations with ship opera­ Seafarers re-elected Frank Dro­ tors, SIU bargainers were able zak and the entire Executive to incorporate most of the rec­ Board for another term. ommendations from those con­ ferences. In addition, in the face of serious industry-wide prob­ lems, the SIU was able to hold the line in the areas of wages and benefits. The membership approved the agreements over­ whelmingly. More than 200 delegates adopted 51 resolutions at the SIUNA Conven­ tion at Piney Point last year. 28 I LOG I -- ._ __._ . . February attack, and where workers in many industries were forced to take cutbacks in wages and ben­ efits. They could also feel secure that the SIU would do what is necessary to protect their jobs and job security in a troubled industry. The USNS Algol was just one of the four TAKX ships (former SL-7s) manned by the SIU last year. Here are two of the ship's stern cranes. • • • At the MTD's Executive Board meeting last year (I. to r.) AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, Frank Drozak and MTD Vice President Stephen Leslie helped outline programs for maritime's future. 1 985 ·-· _ - -· -·- · �--= -� == --= _:�-= --·- = ---- -=-=-=========== · ·-· ---� · - -� -� -- ::: ·· ====== ================i=:r!i] === �Tax Time Againi-Here's Some Help Important Tax Law Changes Tax Rate Reduced The rate of tax for all brackets has been reduced for 1984. However, no additional computation is needed because the reduc­ tion has already been built into the Tax Table and the Tax Rate Schedules. Social Security Benefits May Be Taxable If you received social security benefits in 1984, part of these benefits may be taxable under certain conditions. Be sure to read the IRS Notice 703 that you should get from the Social Security Administration with Form SSA-1099 by January 3 1 , 1985. t" ' " " ' ; t f I Credit for the Elderly and Permanently and Totally Disabled not more than $75 ($37. 50 if married filing separately) . J Deduction for Medical and Dental Expenses Tax Shelter Registration Number Oortf'•ul>l· t ·11 l � l>-1 ' � ot """ i.i 'j'99' befon-.: Deduction for Charitable Contributions Generally , for 1 984, if you do not itemize your deductions, you can deduct 25% of your qualified charitable contributions, but You may be able to take a special credit for 1 984 if, on January 1 , 1985 , you have a 1 979 or newer model diesel-powered car, van, or light truck. Get Form 4136 for details. Estimated Tax Payments­ Retirees and Others With Income Not Subject to Income Tax Withholding you have income generally not subject to income tax withholding (such as inter- W4Tf>ON,f .. Eatmplions A1wa�ch«k laOe!fl! 1� bO• Yourw-JI Check ctr-..• bo�u 1lt1it"y apply � '"°""'' �us� at1ac1i There are a number of tax law changes that may affect your tax return for 1985. Some of the changes for 1985 include n-ew rules for: CoPy B o l you• fotm' W·2. W·2G. .JndW-2Phe•e \f �ou do no! ha�t o W- 2 , s ee Jl"'lt4ol h1\lruct11)11� • alimony and separate maintenance payments, • head of household filing status, • earned income credit, • exemption for a dependent child of di­ vorced or separated parents, and • estimated taxes. Pleo�I.' ..11.t<11 ctoetO. p mWW) (IP(ll.'r '1t-ll.' c Subtt1tt line 9b lrom line 9a 1nd �t� tlV 10 Refunds ol Sta1e and loc.al 1ncome taxe:s.� 4.o:M M1MftOIJfltun.ifs.sf04J1/'emard� 11 Alimony rece?\'ed . �"'� 12 Bulln&U income 01(io»)(•ttKh 5€h«ivi. CJ . , 1 l C.p.ti.1 pin or (•on) (•rt«h Sch«1M DJ 14 40% of capital gain OTStribU!tons not reported 011 lme l.., 15 Supp1em«ntilll g11Mor (los�) (1tt«fr fomi '797) .. 1 7• Other pt!n�•onsaflod •nnu1twtt. 1nclud1na r�rs Tolal 1ec41,,.q b> r,,.,blt- amount. 11 .any. lrom t� WOl�hfft on �e 10 of tn.J 18 Ren1s. 1oyalt1M. P-1nner�1ps. e!Olilt�. trusts. etc (•rtKl'I Sell«. 1 9 farm ,ncome 01 (loss) (•N�l'I Sc�u� (J 20• Unemployme111 compien�l1on(11"11.u1a11ce) Tota.11ec1ttved b Taubteomou11t.1l .1ny. trom lhe WOfkshttt Of'I pitge lOol lostructi.o l 2 h Soc•> "'�"' "'""'" ('"' .... JO o»nwoct�"') b l.il.lb\f amount. 1l any. lrom the wo1ks'1ttt Of>p�e l 1 ol lroslru<:li 22 For more details on changes for 1 985, get Publication 553, Highlights of 1 984 Tax Changes. ome r �=� :�:u_ ""' _ """ _ " -_ ��tt � ��l::IM1).= P.•t.l' ) l ) Recordkeeping for Certain Trade or Business Expenses Beginning in 1985, in general, you must keep adequate and contemporaneous rec­ ords to prove the accuracy of: • any travel, entertainment, and gift ex­ penses you deduct, and . • the business use of your auto and certain other property used in your trade or business or held for the production of income. For more details on the new record­ keeping rules, get Publication 463, Travel , Entertainment , and Gift Expenses and Publication 583, Information for Business Taxpayers. Could You Pay Less Tax by Income Averaging? New Telephone Service for Tax Refund Information If there has been a large increase in your income this year, you may be able to pay less tax by using the income averaging method to figure your tax. However, some of the rules for income averaging have changed , and fewer people may l?e eligible to income average. Get Schedule G (Form 1040) to see if you qualify . Do You Want More or Less Income Tax Withheld in 1 985? est, dividends, pensions, or capital gains) , you may have to make estimated tax pay­ ments. If you do not pay enough estimated tax or do not have enough tax withheld, you may be charged a penalty. For more details, see Publication 505, Tax With­ holding and Estimated Tax. · If the refund you receive is large, you may want to decrease your withholding for 1985. If you are a working married couple, or had two or more jobs, or had income not subject to withholding, you may need to have more tax withheld to avoid owing IRS a large amount. Single (including d ivorced and legally separated) Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Married with a dependent child and living apart from your spouse all year Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Married and living with your spouse at end of 1 984 (or on the date your spouse died) Married, joint return under 65 (both spouses) 65 or over (one spouse) 65 or over (both spouses) $5.400 $6,400 $7 ,400 Married, separate return any age $ 1 ,000 Married , joint return any age $ 1 ,000 Married , separate return any age $ 1 ,000 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child under 65 65 or over $4,400 $5 ,400 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Widowed before 1 982 and not remarried in 1984 Information If you have a household employee , both you and the employee may have to pay a share of the social security tax on the employee's wages . You may also have to pay Federal unemployment tax, which is for your employee's unemployment insur­ ance. For more details, get Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Credit, and · Employment Taxes for Household Employers. Other Filing Requirements. Even if your and al the end of 1984 you were: Widowed in 1 983 or 1983 and not remarried in 1984 If it has been at least 10 weeks since you mailed your 1 984 tax return, you may be able to call a special telephone number for your area to find out the status of your income tax refund. For details on how to use this service, see How To Use Tele-Tax Employment Taxes for Household Employers and your filing status is: 1 984 Ji:t��ti Adjustments to Income Who Must File Married , not living with your spouse at end of · " T/..IE G'OLUTION IS' 6'1MPLE7 Fifine Slalus Credit for Owners of Diesel-Fueled Vehicles Important · Reminders You must.file a tax return if­ Your marital status al the end of 1984 was: . 198" . .. ....,.,,. hon� on A person who sells (or otherwise transfers) to you an interest in a tax shelter after August 3 1 , 1 984, must maintain a list of investors and give you the tax shelter registration number assigned to the tax shelter. You must attach to your tax return Form 8271, Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number, to report this number. Penalties are provided if you fail to report this number on your tax return. If , ,,,. 11 .. ..., ,r l Some of the rules for deducting medicines and drugs have changed. Also, certain · lodging expenses for medical care may be deducted. Highlights of 1985 Tux Changes The rules for taking th.: credit for the elderly have changed and the disability income exclusion no longer applies. But, you may be able to take the credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled if, by the end of 1 984, you were either 65 or over; or you were under 65 , you retired on permanent and total disa­ bility, and you received taxable disability income in 1 984 . See Schedule R, Credit for the Elderly and the Permanently and Totally Disabled, for more details. 1 040 ��s'."i��;�,-���'11���;;·.;,; ;,;;;�·rn 11®84 j"' I ·r •·� and your gross income was al least: income was less than the amounts shown above , you must file a return if any one of the following applied for 1984: • You could be claimed as a dependent on your parent 's return and you had $ 1 ,000 or more in income that was not earned income-for example, taxable interest and dividends. • You owe any special taxes, such as: -social security tax on tips you did not report to your employer; -uncollected social security tax or RRTA tax on tips you reported to your em­ ployer; -alternative minimum tax; -tax on an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA); or -tax from recapture of investment credit. • You received any advance earned in­ come credit (EiC) payments from your employer(s). • You had net earnings from self-employ­ ment income of at least $400. • You had wages of $ 100 or more from a church or qualified church-controlled (Continued on Page 30.) February 1 985 I LOG I 29 ------- ----- ------- ----�· � � � � · �- � -��--�" = =-· � -- �- - - - - � � -,-= �(Continued from Page 29.) • You were married at the end of 1 984 to organization that is exempt from em­ ployer social security taxes. • You exclude income from sources within U . S . possessions and your gross income was at least $ 1 ,000 . These rules apply to all U . S. citizens and resident aliens. They also apply to those nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who are married to citizens or res­ idents of the United States at the end of 1984 and who have elected to be treated as resident aliens. Note: Different rules apply if you were a nonresident alien at any time during 1 984 (except as mentioned above). You may have to file Form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresi­ dent Alien Income Tax Return. Also get Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guidefor Aliens. Who Should File Even if you do not have to file, you should file to get a refund if Federal income tax was withheld from any payments to you. Also file if you can take the earned income credit. If you file for either of these reasons only , you may be able to use Form 1040A (or in some instances, Form 1040EZ). When To File You should file as soon as you can after January 1 , but not later than April 1 5 , 1985. If you file late, you may have to pay penalties and interest. If you know that you cannot file by the due date, you should ask for an extension using Form 4868, Application for Auto­ matic Extension of Time to File U . S . Individual Income Tax Return. Note: Form 4868 does not extend the time • • • • • • • • • • a nonresident alien who had U .S . source income and who has not elected to be treated as a resident alien. Exception: Your may be able to use Form 1 040A if you meet the tests under Married Per­ sons Who Live Apart. You received taxable social security benefits or tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. You received interest as a nominee. You received or paid accrued interest on securities transferred between inter­ est payment dates . You received any nontaxable dividends, capital gain distributions, dividends as a nominee, or you elect to exclude qualified reinvested dividends from a qualified public utility. You are required to fill in Part III of Schedule B for Foreign Accounts and Foreign Trusts. You take any of the Adjustments to Income shown on Form 1040, lines 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, or any write-in amount included on line 3 1 . You claim any of the credits on Form 1040, lines 42, 43, 47, 48, or any write­ in credit included on line 49. You own any of the taxes on Form 1040, lines 39, 51 through 55, or any write-in amount included on line 56. You claim any of the payments on Form 1040, lines 58, 62, 63, or any write-in amount included on line 64 . You file any of these forms: · Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individ­ uals, for 1984 (or if you want to apply any part of your 1984 overpayment to esti­ mated tax for 1985). Schedule G, Income Averaging. Form 2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals. to pay your income tax. See the instruc­ tions for Form 4868. Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income. If you are living or traveling outside the country on April 1 5 , you can get an au­ tomatic two-month extension of time to file. Just attach a statement to your return explaining the details. Form 827 1 , Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number. Form 4563, Exclusion of Income From Sources in United States Possessions. Which Form To File Where To File You MAY be able to Use Form 1040EZ If: Use the addressed envelope that came with your return. If you do not have one, or if you moved during the year, mail your return to the Internal Revenue Service Cen­ ter for the place where you live. No street address is needed. Please write -4444 after the five digit ZIP Code for your state ; e . g . , Ogden, U T 84244-4444. • You were single and claim only your own personal exemption. • You had only wages, salaries, and tips, and not more than $400 of interest in­ come. • Your taxable income is less than $50,000. • You claim the partial deduction for char­ itable contributions. You MAY Be Able To Use Form 1040A If: • You had income from wages, salaries, tips, unemployment compensation, in­ terest, or dividends. • Your taxable income is less than $50,000. • You do not itemize deductions. • You deduct certain payments to your Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA). • You claim a credit for child and de­ pendent care expenses. • You claim the partial deduction for char­ itable contributions. Since Forms 1 040A and 1040EZ are easier to complete than Form 1040, you should use one of them unless Form 1040 lets you pay less tax. However, even if you meet the above tests, you may still have to file Form 1040. You MUST Use Form 1040 If: • Your taxable income is $50,000 or more. • You itemize deductions. • Your spouse files a separate return and itemizes deductions. Exception: You may still use Form 1040A if you have a dependent child and can meet the tests under Married Persons Who Live Apart. • You can be claimed as a dependent on your parents' return AND you had in­ terest, dividends, or other unearned in­ come of $ 1 ,000 or more. • You are a qualifying widow(er) with a dependent child. • You were a nonresident alien during any part of 1 984 and do not file a joint return. (You may have to file Form 1040NR.) 30 I LOG I February 1 985 Other Information Death of Taxpayer If the taxpayer died before filing a return for 1 984, the taxpayer's spouse or personal representative must file and sign a return for the person who died if the deceased was required to file a return. A personal representative can be an executor, admin­ istrator, or anyone who is in charge of the taxpayer's property. The person who files the return should write ''deceased' ' after the deceased' s name and show the date of death in the name and address space. Also write "DE­ CEASED" across the top ofthe tax return. If the taxpayer did not have to file a return but had tax withheld, a return must be filed to get a refund. If your spouse died in 1 984 and you did not remarry in 1 984, you can file a joint return. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1985 before filing a 1984 return. A joint return should show your spouse's 1 984 income before death and your income for all of 1984. Also write " Filing as surviving spouse" in the area where you sign the return. If someone else is the personal representative, he or she must also sign. If you are claiming a refund as a surviv­ ing spouse filing a joint return with the deceased and you follow the above instruc­ tions, no other form is needed to have the refund issued to you . However, all other filers requesting a refund due the deceased must file Form 1310, Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Tax­ payer, to claim the refund. For more details, see Tele-Tax Infor­ mation (tape no. 1 28) in the index or get Publication 559, Tax Information for Sur­ vivors , Executors, and Administrators. U.S. Citizens Living Abroad Generally, foreign source income must be reported. Get Publication 54, Tax Guide for U .S . Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, for more details. Rounding Off to Whole Dollars You may round off cents to the nearest whole dollar on your return and schedules. But, if you do round off, do so for all amounts . You can drop amounts under 50 cents. Increase amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For example: $ 1 .39 becomes $ 1 and $2.69 becomes $3. Community Property States Community property States are: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. If you and your spouse live in a com­ munity property State, you must follow State law to determine what is community income and what is separate income . How­ ever, different rules could apply if: • you and your spouse lived apart all year, • you do not file a joint return, and • no part of the community income you earn is transferred to your spouse . Please get Publication 555, Community Property and the Federal Income Tax, for more details. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Free help is available in most communities to lower income, elderly, handicapped, and non-English speaking individuals in preparing Form 1040EZ, Form 1040A, and the basic Form 1 040. Call the toll-free telephone number for your area for the location of the volunteer assistance site near you. Unresolved Tax Problems IRS has a Problem Resolution Program for taxpayers who have been unable to resolve their problems with IRS. If you have a tax problem you have been unable to resolve through normal channels., write to your local IRS District Director or call your local IRS offic e and ask for Problem Res­ olution assistance. The Problem Resolution Office will take responsibility for your problem and ensure that it receives proper attention. Although this office cannot change the tax law or technical decisions, it can frequently clear up misunderstandings that resulted from previous contacts . Presidential Election Campaign Fund Congress established this fund to support public financing of Presidential election campaigns . You may have $ 1 go t o the fund by checking the Yes box. On a joint return, each of you may choose to have $ 1 go to this fund, or each may choose not to. One may choose to have $ 1 go to this fund and the other may choose not to. If you check Yes, it will not change the tax or refund shown on your return. Do not claim this amount as a credit for political contributions on line 44. Voluntary Contributions To Reduce the Public Debt You can make a voluntary contribution to reduce the public debt. If you wish to do so, enclose a separate check with your income tax return and make it payable to "Bureau of the Public Debt . " Please do not add it to any tax you may owe . If you owe tax, include a separate check for that amount payable to " Internal Revenue Service. " Filing Status Lines 1 through 5 Boxes Single Consider yourself single if on December 3 1 you were unmarried or separated from your spouse either by divorce or separate maintenance decree and you do not qualify for another filing status. State law governs whether you are married, divorced, or legally separated. If you were married on December 3 1 , consider yourself married for the whole year. If you meet the tests explained on this page for Married Persons Who Live Apart, you may consider yourself single for the whole year. If your spouse died during 1984, consider yourself married to that spouse for the whole year, unless you remarried before the end of 1984. Married Joint or Separate Returns? Joint Returns. Most married couples will pay less tax if they file a joint return. You must report all income, exemptions, de­ ductions, and credits for you and your spouse. Both of you must sign the return, even if only one of you had income. You and your spouse can file a joint return even if you did not live together for the whole year. Both of you are responsible for any tax due on a joint return, so if one of you does not pay, the other may have to. Note: If you file a joint return, you may not, after the due date ofthe return, choose to file separate returns for that year. If your spouse died in 1 984, you can file a joint return for 1984. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1985 before filing a 1 984 return . For more details on how to file the joint return, see Death of Taxpayer. Separate Returns. You can file separate returns if both you and your spouse had income , or if only one of you had income. If you file a separate return and your spouse itemizes deductions, you must also itemize. You each report only your own income , exemptions, deductions and cred­ its, and you are responsible only for the tax due on your return. Special rules apply, however, for tax­ payers who live in community property states . For more details, see Publication 555, Community Property and the Federal Income Tax. In most instances if you file a separate return, you will pay more Federal tax because the tax rate is higher for married persons filing separately. The following also apply: • You cannot take the deduction for a married couple when both work. • You cannot take the credit for child and dependent care expenses in most cases. • You cannot take the earned income credit • If you lived with your spouse at any time in 1 984a. You may have to include in income the total amount of any unemployment compensation you received in 1 984. b. You cannot take the credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled. c. You may have to include in income up to one-half of any social security ben­ efits (including any tier 1 railroad retire­ ment benefits) you received in 1984. • You must itemize your dedeuctions if your spouse itemizes, even if it is not to your tax benefit to itemize deduc­ tions. If you file a separate return, write your spouse' s full name in the space after Box 3 and your spouse' s social security number in the block provided for that number. If your spouse does not file, check the boxes on line 6b that apply if you can claim the exemptions for your spouse. Married Persons Who Live Apart Some married persons who have a child and who do not live with their spouse may file as Single or as Head of household and use tax rates that are lower than those for married persons filing separate returns . This also means that i f your spouse item­ izes deductions, you do not have to. You should check Box 1 for Single if you meet ALL 4 of the following tests: (Continued on Page 31.) �Tax Ti me Againi-Here's Some Hel p (Continued from Page 30.) a. You file a separate return from your spouse. b. You paid more than half the cost to keep up your home in 1 984. c. Your spouse did not live with you at any time during 1984, and d. For over 6 months of t 984, your home was the principal home of your child or stepchild whom you can claim as a depend­ ent. You should check Box 4 for Head of household if you meet tests a through c above and your home in test d, above, was the dependent child's principal home for ALL of 1984. The tax rates for Head of household are even lower than the rates for Single. You may also be able to claim the earned income credit. Head of Household Tax Tip: There are special tax rates for a person who can meet the tests for Head of household. These rat:?:: are lower than the rates for Single or for Marriedfiling a separate return. You may use this filing status ONLY IF on December 3 1 , 1984, you were unmar­ ried (including certain married persons who live apart, as discussed above) or legally separated and meet test a or b below: a. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home, which was the principal home of your father or mother whom you can claim as a dependent. (Your parent did not have to live with you.) OR b. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up the home iii which you lived and in which one of the following also lived all year (except for temporary ab­ sences, such as for vacation or school): 1 . Your unmarried child , grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild. (This person did not have to be your dependent, unless you qualify for Head of household under the rules listed above for Married Persons Who Live Apart.) Note: If this child is not your dependent, you must write the child's name in the space provided on line 4. 2. Your Married child, grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild. (This person must be your dependent.) 3. Any other relative listed below whom you can claim as a dependent. Grandparent Brother Sister Brother-in-law Sister-in-law Son-in-law Stepbrother Daughter-in-law, or Stepsister Stepmother Stepfather if related by blood : Uncle Aunt Mother-in-law Father-in-law Nephew Niece Special rules 1. If you receive payments under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and use them to pay part of the cost of keeping up this home, you may not count these amounts as furnished by you. 2. You cannot file as Head of household if you claim a relative in a or b above as a dependent under a Multiple Support Declaration. 3. A foster child may qualify you for Head of household purposes if you can claim the foster child as your dependent. Qualifying Widow or Widower With a Dependent Child If your spouse died in 1 983 or 1 982 and you did not remarry in 1984, you may be able to use joint return tax rates for 1 984. You can figure your tax at joint return rates if you meet ALL 3 of the following tests: a. You could have filed a joint return with your spouse for the year your spouse died, even if you didn't actually do so. b. Your dependent child, stepchild, adopted child or foster child lived with you (except for temporary absences, such as for vacation or school). c. You paid over half the cost of i(eeping up the home for this child for the whole year. Check Box 5. Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child, and show the year your spouse died in the space provided. Do not claim an exemption for your spouse. (You can claim the exemption only for the year your spouse died.) If your spouse died before 1982 and you were single in 1 984, you may check Box 4 if you met the tests under Head of Household. Otherwise you must file as Single. Exemptions Line 6a Boxes For Yourself You can always take one exemption for yourself. Take two exemptions if you were blind, or 65 or over. Take three exemptions if you were blind and 65 or over. Be sure to check all the boxes on line 6a for the exemptions you can take for yourself. You can take the extra exemptions for age 65 or over and blindness only for yourself and your spouse. You cannot take them for dependents. Age and blindness are determined as of December 3 1 . However, if your 65th birth­ day was on January 1 , 1 985 , you can take the extra exemption for age for 1 984. Line 6b Boxes For Your Spouse You can take exemptions for your spouse if you file a joint return. If you file a separate return, you can take your spouse' s exemptions only i f your spouse is not filing a return, had no income, and was not the dependent of someone else. Your spouse's exemptions are like your own. Take one exemption for your spouse if your spouse was neither blind nor 65 or over. Take two exemptions if your spouse was blind or 65 or over. Take three ex­ emptions if your spouse was blind and 65 or over. Be sure to check all the boxes on line 6b for the exemptions you can take for your spouse. If at the end of 1 984, you were divorced or legally separated, you cannot take an exemption for your former spouse. If you were separated by a divorce that is not final (interlocutory decree) , you are con­ sidered married for the whole year. If your spouse died during 1 984 and you did not remarry before the end of 1984, check the boxes for the exemptions you could have taken for your spouse on the date of death. Lines 6c and 6d Children and Other Dependents Please enter on line 6c the first names of your dependent children who lived with you. Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arrow. Birth or Death of Dependent. You can take an exemption for a dependent who was born or who died during 1984 if he or she met the tests for a dependent while alive. This means that a baby who lived only a few minutes can be claimed as a depend­ ent. Enter on line 6d the full names and other information for your other dependents, including your dependent children who did not live with you. Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arrow. You can take an exemption for each person who is your "dependent. " Each person you claim as a dependent has to meet ALL 5 of these tests: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. income; support; married dependent; citizenship or residence; and relationship. These tests are explained below. 1. Income In general, the person must have received less than $ 1 ,000 of gross income. Gross income does not include nontaxable in­ come, such as welfare benefits or nontax­ able social security benefits. Special Rules for Your Dependent Child. Even if your child had income of $ 1 ,000 or more, you can claim your child as a dependent if tests 2, 3, and 4 below are met, and: • Your child was under 19 at the end of 1 984, or • Your child was enrolled as a full-time student at a school during any five months of 1984, or • Your child took a full-time , on-farm training course during any 5 months of 1 984. (The course had to be given by a school or a State , county, or local gov­ ernment agency.) The school must have a regular teaching staff, a regular course of study , and a regularly enrolled body of students in at­ tendance. 2. Support In general, you must have given over half of the dependent's support in 1984. If you file a joint return, the support can be from you or your spouse. Even if you did not give over half of the dependent's support, you will be treated as having given over half of the support if you meet the tests for Children of Divorced or Separated Par­ ents or Dependent Supported by Two or More Taxpayers. In figuring total support, you must in­ clude money the dependent used for his or her own support, even if this money was not taxable (for example , gifts, sav­ ings, welfare benefits). If your child was a student, do not include amounts he or she received as scholarships. Support includes items such as food, a place to live, clothes, medical and dental care, recreation, and education. In figuring support, use the actual cost of these items. However, the cost of a place to live is figured at its fair rental value. Do not include in support items such as income and social security taxes, premi­ ums for life insurance, or funeral expenses. Capital items-You must include capital items such as a car or furniture in figuring support, but only if they are actually given to, or bought by, the dependent for his or her use or benefit. Do not include the cost of a capital item for the household or for use by persons other than the dependent. If you care for a foster child, see Pub­ lication 501 , Exemptions, for special rules that apply. ried dependent, citizenship or residence, and relationship, are met. In addition, the taxpayer who claims the dependent must: a. have paid more than 10% of the dependent's support; and b. attach to his or her tax return a signed Form 2120, Multiple Support Declaration, for every other person who paid more than 10% of the support. This form states that the person who signs it will not claim an exemption in 1 984 for the person he or she helped to support. 3. Married Dependent The dependent did not file a joint return. However, if neither the dependent nor the dependent's spouse is required to file, but they file a joint return to get a refund of tax withheld, you may claim him or her if the other four tests are met. 4. Citizenship or Resident The dependent must have been a citizen or resident of the United States , a resident of Canada or Mexico, or an alien · child adopted by and living the entire year with a U . S . citizen in a foreign country. 5. Relationship The dependent met test a or b below. a. Was related to you (or your spouse if you are filing a joint return) in one of the following ways: Child Stepchild Mother Father Grandparent Brother Sister Grandchild Stepbrother Stepsister Stepmother Stepfather Mother-in-law Father-in-law Brother-in-law Sister-in-law Son-in-law Daughter-in-law or, if related by blood: Uncle Aunt Nephew Niece Note: Any relationships that have been established by marriage are not ended by death or divorce . . b. Was any other person who lived in your home as a member of your household for the whole year. A person is not a member of your household if at any time during your tax year the relationship be­ tween you and that person violates local law. The word child includes: • Your son, daughter, stepson, or step­ daughter, or adopted son or daughter. • A child who lived in your home as a member of your family if placed with you by an authorized placement agency for legal adoption. • A foster child (any child who lived in your home as a member of your family for the whole ye ar) . Children of Divorced or Separated Parents. If a child's parents together paid more than half of the child's support, the parent who has custody for most of the year can generally take the exemption for that child. However, the parent who does not have custody (or who has the child for the shorter time), may take the exemption if a or b below, applies. a. That parent gave at least $600 toward each child's support in 1984, and the decree of divorce or separate maintenance (or a written agreement between the parents) states he or she can take the exemption , OR b. That parent gave $ 1 ,200 or more for each child' s support in 1984, and the parent who had custody cannot prove that he or she gave more than the other parent. Note: In figuring support, a parent who has remarried and has custody may count the support provided by the new spouse. Tax Tip: Beginning after 1 984 , new rules apply for claiming exemptions for children of divorced or separated parents. See Publication 504 for details. Dependent Supported by Two or More Taxpayers. Sometimes two or more tax­ payers together pay more than · half of another person's support, but no one alone pays over half of the support. One of the taxpayers may claim the person as a de­ pendent only if the tests for income, mar- Income Examples of Income You Do Not Report (Do not include these amounts when you decide if you must file a return.) Welfare benefits. Disability retirement payments (and other benefits) paid by the Veterans' Admin­ istration. Worker's compensation benefits, insur­ ance damages, etc . , for injury or sick­ ness. Child support . Gifts, money, or other property you in­ herited or that was willed to you. Dividends on veterans' life insurance. Life insurance proceeds received because of a person's death. Interest on certain State and municipal bonds. Amounts you received for insurance be­ cause you lost the use of your home due to fire or other casualty to the extent the amounts were more than the cost of your normal expenses while living in your home. (You must report as income reimbursements for normal living ex­ penses.) Amounts an employer contributed on your behalf and h enefits provided to you as an employee or the spouse or dependent (Continued on Page 32.) February 1 985 I LOG I 31 �(Continued from Page 31.) of an employee, under a qualified group legal services plan. Cancellation of certain student loans, on or after January l , 1983 , where the student, under the terms of the loan, performs certain professional services for any of a broad class of employers. Examples of Income You Must Report The following kinds of income should be reported on Form 1 040, or related forms and schedules. You may need some of the forms and schedules listed below. Wages, including salaries, bonuses, com­ missions, fees, and tips. Dividends (Schedule B). Interest (Schedule B) on: bank deposits, bonds, notes; U . S . Savings Bonds; pay­ mortgages on which you receive ments; tax refunds; certain arbitrage bonds issued by State and local governments; and accounts with savings and loan associations, mu­ tual savings banks, credit unions, etc. In general, most Federal social security benefits (and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) are not taxable. However, begin­ ning in 1 984, in certain instances, part of these benefits may be taxable. Original Issue Discount (Schedule B). Unemployment compensation (insurance) Distributions from an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), including SEPs and DECs. Amounts received in place of wages, from accident and health plans (including sick pay and disability pensions) if your em­ ployer paid for the policy . Bartering income (fair market value of goods or services you received in return for your services). Business expense reimbursements you re­ ceived that are more than you spent for these expenses . Alimony, separate maintenance, o r sup­ port payments received from and de­ ductible by your spouse or former spouse. Refunds of state and local taxes if you deducted the taxes in an earlier year and got a tax benefit for these taxes. Life insurance proceeds from a policy you cashed in if the proceeds are more than the premium you paid. Profit s from businesses and professions (Schedule C). Your share of profits from partnerships and S corporations (Schedule E). Profit s from farming (Schedule F). Pensions, annuities, and endowments. Tier 2 and supplemental annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act. Lump-sum distributions (Form 4972 or Form 5544). Gains from the sale or exchange (including barter) of real estate, securities, coins, gold, silver, gems, or other property (Schedule D or Form 4797) . Gains from the sale of your personal res­ idence (Schedule D and Form 2 1 19). Rents and royalties (Schedule E). Your share of estate or trust income (Schedule E), including accumulation distributions from trusts (Form 4970). Prizes and awards (contests, raffles, lot­ tery , and gambling winnings). Earned income from sources outside the United States (Form 2555). Director' s fees. Fees received for jury duty and precinct election board duty. Fees received as an executor or adminis­ trator of an estate. Embezzled or other illegal income. Adjustments to Income Line 24 Moving Expense Employees and self-employed persons (in­ cluding partners) can deduct certain mov­ ing expenses. The move had to be in connection with your job or business. You can take this deduction only if your change in job location has added at least 35 miles to the distance from your old residence to your work place. If you had no former principal work place, your new 32 I LOG I February 1 985 principal work place must be at least 35 miles from your former residence. If you meet these requirements, you should see Form 3903 for details. Use Form 3903 to figure the amount of moving ex­ penses to show on line 24. If you moved outside the United States or its posses­ sions, see Form 3903F. If your employer paid for any part of the move, you must report that as income on Form 1 040, line 7. Your employer should give you Form 4782 and include that amount in total wages, tips, and other compensation on Form W-2. Line 25 Employee Business Expenses You can deduct certain business expenses that were not paid by your employer. Travel, transportation (but not commuting to and from work), and meals and lodging can be deducted on line 25 by using Form 2106 even if you do not itemize deductions on Schedule A. All other business ex­ penses, such as union or professional dues, tools, and uniforms, can be deducted only if you itemize deductions on Schedule A . Outside salespersons should claim their business expenses on line 25 by using Form 2 1 06 . For details, see Tele-Tax Information (tape no. 2 1 4) in the index or get Publication 463, Travel, Entertainment, and Gift Ex­ penses. Lines 26a and 26b Payments to an lndivUJual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) You can deduct on line 26a payments made to your IRA (including those made under a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan or to a plan that accepts deductible em­ ployee contributions (DECs)). Schedule C or F filers with a SEP and partners with a SEP take the deduction on line 27. You should receive a statement showing payments made to your IRA in 1984. (The trustee or issuer of the plan will also provide IRS with this information.) Use this amount when you figure your IRA deduction, BUT please note the following: • If you made payments to your IRA in • • • • 1 984 that you deducted on your 1 983 Form 1040, do not include those pay­ ments on your 1984 tax return . If you made payments to your IRA in 1985 (by April 1 5 , 1985) that you want to deduct on your 1 984 Form 1040, be sure to include these payments when you figure your IRA deduction for 1984. If your IRA deduction on line 26a is less than your IRA payments and you do not withdraw this excess payment be­ fore your return is due, you must file Form 5329 and pay the tax due on the excess payment. If you are married and you and your spouse work and you both have IRAs, figure each spouse's deduction sepa­ rately. Then combine the two deduc­ tions and enter the total of the two amounts on line 26a. If you are married and made payments to your nonworking spouse' s IRA for 1984, you must file a joint return for 1 984 to deduct these payments. Note: Ifyou are divorced and a nonworking spouse 's IRA was set up for your benefit before the divorce, special rules may ap­ ply. See Publication 590, Individual Retire­ ment Arrangements (IRA 's), for details. • Do not include rollover payments in figuring your deduction. Line 27 Payments to a Keogh (H.R. 10) Retirement Plan Caution: You must be self-employed to claim this deduction. Sole proprietors and partners enter the allowable deduction for contributions to your Keogh (H.R. 10) plan and your SEP on line 27. There are two types of Keogh retirement plans: • Defined-contribution plan.-This plan provides an individual account for each person in the plan. In general, if pay­ ments to the plan are geared to the employer's profits, the plan is a profit- sharing plan. If payments are not based on the employer's profits, the plan is a money purchase pension plan. • Defined-benefit plan.-The deduction for this type of plan is determined by the investment needed to fund a specific benefit at retirement age. Write "DB" on the line to the left of the amount if you have a defined-benefit plan. For more details, get Publication 560, Self-Employed Retirement Plans. Line 28 Penalty on Early Withdrawal of Savings The Form 1099-INT given to you by your bank or savings and loan association will show the amount of any penalty you were charged because you withdrew funds from your time savings deposit before its ma­ turity. Enter this amount on line 28. (Be sure to include the interest income on Form 1 040, line 8.) Line 29 Alimony PaUJ You can deduct periodic payments of ali­ mony or separate maintenance made under a court decree. You can also deduct pay­ ments made under a written separation agreement entered into after August 1 6, 1954, or a decree for support entered into after March l , 1954. Don't deduct lump­ sum cash or property settlements, volun­ tary payments not made under a court order or a written separation agreement, or amounts specified as child support. For details, see Tele-Tax Information (tape no. 2 1 9) in the index or get Publication 504, Tax Information for Divorced or Separated Individuals. Line 30 Deduction for a Married Couple When Both Work You can claim a deduction if: • you are married filing a joint return, • both you and your spouse have qualified earned income, and • you do not exclude income earned abroad or in U . S . possessions, or claim the foreign housing deduction. Complete Schedule W (Form 1040) to figure the amount of your deduction. Other Adjustments If you can claim any of the following adjustments, include it in the total on line 3 1 . Be sure to identify it to the left of the total and show the amount. Foreign Housing Deduction.-If you have income earned abroad and you claim a deduction for foreign housing expenses on Form 2555, enter your deduction on line 3 1 . Write " Form 2555" in the space to the left of the total. Forestation/Reforestation Amortization.­ If you can claim a deduction for amorti­ zation of the costs of forestation or refo­ restation and you do not have to file Schedule C or Schedule F for this activity, enter your deduction on line 3 1 . Write "Reforestation" in the space to the left of the total. Repayment of Sub-pay Under the Trade Act of 1974.-If you repaid supplemental unemployment benefits (sub-pay) that you previously reported in income because you became eligible for payments under the Trade Act of 1974, enter the amount you repaid in 1 984. Write "Sub-pay TRA" in the space to the left of the total. Or, you may be able to claim a credit against your tax instead. See Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income, for more details. on your parents' return and had interest, dividends, or other unearned income of $ 1 ,000 or more. Generally, this means that you must complete and attach Schedule A and complete the worksheet on this page. However, there are two exceptions to this rule: Exception 1 . You don't have to itemize deductions on Schedule A or complete the worksheet if you have earned income* of $2,300 or more if single ($1 ,700 or more if married filing a separate return). Enter zero (0) on line 34a and go on to line 34b. Exception 2. You don't have to use Schedule A if you know that your earned income* is more than your itemized de­ ductions. Instead, use the worksheet after completing line 33 of Form 1 040 and enter your earned income on line 3 of the work­ sheet. Note: Ifyour unearned income is less than $1,000 , you don 't have to use Schedule A or the worksheet-enter zero (0) on line 34a and go on to line 34b. In any case, be sure to check the box below line 34a. B. You are married, filing a separate return, and your spouse itemizes deduc­ tions. C. You file Form 4563 and exclude in­ come from sources in U . S. possessions. (Please see Publication 570, Tax Guide for U . S . Citizens Employed in U . S . Posses­ sions, for more details.) D. You had dual status as a nonresident alien for part of 1 984, and during the rest of the year you were either a resident alien or a U.S. citizen. However, you do not have to itemize if you file a joint return with your spouse who was a U . S . citizen or resident at the end of 1 984 and you and your spouse agree to be taxed on your combined worldwide income. You Choose To Itemize You may choose to itemize your deduc­ tions if you are: • Married and filing a joint return, or a Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child, and your itemized deductions are more than $3 ,400. • Married and filing a separate return, and your itemized deductions are more than $ 1 ,700. • Single, or a Head of household, and your itemized deductions are more than $2 ,300. If you do itemize , complete and attach Schedule A and enter the amount from Schedule A, line 26, on Form 1 040, line 34a. You Do Not Itemize If your itemized deductions are less than the amount shown above for your filing status (or you choose not to itemize), enter zero on line 34a, unless you MUST itemize as described on this page . Line 34b Deduction for Charitable Contributions You may deduct part of your charitable contributions on line 34b if you do not itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). The amount you can deduct depends on your filing status and how much you actually gave to a qualified organization. Include what you gave to, or for the use of, a qualified organization. Examples of qualified organizations are: churches, United Way , and nonprofit schools and hospitals . Contributions can be cash (including checks and money orders), property, or out-of-pocket expenses paid to do volun­ teer work for a qualified organization. Tax Computation Line 36 Line 34a Exemptions You will fall into one of these three classes below: • You MUST itemize deductions, or • You choose to itemize, or • You do not itemize. The three classes are described below. Multiply $ 1 ,000 by the total number of exemptions you claimed on line 6e. You MUST Itemize Deductions You must itemize deductions if: A. You can be claimed as a dependent Line 38 Tax To figure your tax, use one of the following methods. (Continued on Page 33.) �Tax Ti me Again-Here's Some Help (Continued from Page 32.) Tax Rate Schedules You must use the Tax Rate Schedules to figure your tax if your taxable income is $50,000 or more. Also use the Tax Rate Schedules if you figure your tax using: Income Averaging, Schedule G.-You may pay less tax by using this method if there has been a large increase in your income this year. In some cases you may benefit even if your 1 984 income did not increase substantially. This will depend on the amount of your taxable incomes in the three base years ( 198 1-1983). Get Schedule G to see if you qualify. Tax Table If none of the above conditions apply to you, you MUST use the Tax Table to find your tax. Be sure you use the correct column in the Tax Table. After you have found the correct tax, enter that amount on line 38. There is an example at the beginning of the table to help you find the correct tax. Note: The allowance for the zero bracket amount and the tax rate reduction have already been built into both the Tax Table and the Tax Rate Schedules for you. Line 44 Partial Credit for Political Contributions You may take a tax credit on this line for contributions to candidates for public of­ fice and to newsletter funds and political committees of candidates and elected pub­ lic officials. Caution: Do not take this credit for the $1 or $2 you checked to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. To figure your credit, add up the amounts you gave . Enter half of this total on line 44, but do not enter more than $50 ($1 00 if you are married and filing ajoint return). Note: You cannot deduct political contri­ butions as charitable contributions. For more information, please see Publication 585. Line 39 Additional Taxes Check the box( es) on line 39 to report any of the additional taxes listed below. Form 4970, Tax on Accumulation Dis­ tribution of Trusts. Form 4972, Special 10-Year Averaging Method. Form 5544, Multiple Recipient Special 10-Year Averaging Method. Credits Line 41 Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses You may be able to take a credit on line 41 for payments you made for child and disabled dependent care while you (and your spouse if you are married) worked or looked for work. The credit is allowed if you kept up a home that included a child under age 1 5 o r your dependent o r spouse who could not care for himself or herself. Use Form 2441 to figure the amount of any credit. Please see Form 2441 for more infor­ mation, including special rules for divorced or separated taxpayers and certain em­ ployment taxes for which you may be liable. Line 42 Credit for the Elderly and the Permanently and Totally Disabled Beginning in 1 984, you may be able to take this credit and reduce your tax, if by the end of 1984, you were : • Age 65 or over, or • Under age 65 , you retired on permanent and total disability , and you had taxable disability income in 1984. For more information, see the separate instructions for Schedule R, Credit for the Elderly and the Permanently and Totally Disabled. Enter the credit on line 42. Line 43 Residential Energy Credit Generally, if you installed energy saving items in your principal residence during 1984, or you have an energy credit car­ ryover from a prior tax year, you may take a credit against your tax. Form 5696, Residential Energy Credit, tells you which energy saving items qualify and how to take the credit. Also, see Publication 903, Energy Credits for indi­ viduals, for more information. Line 52 Alternative Minimum Tax Your may be liable for the alternative minimum tax if your adjusted gross income added to your tax preference items total more than: Foreign Tax Credit • $30,000 if single or head of household, Form 1 116 explains when you can take this credit for payment of income tax to a foreign country. Also see Publication 514. Enter the credit from Form 1 1 16 on line 47. • $20,000 if married filing separately. For tax years beginning in 1 984, the in­ vestment credit, jobs credit, and alcohol fuels credit have been combined into one general business credit. Check the box(es) on line 48 if you can take any of these three credits. Use the appropriate credit form (as described below) to figure the credit. If you have only one credit, enter on line 48 the amount of the credit from the form. However, if you take two or more of these credits, you must also complete Form 3800 to figure the total credit and enter on line 48 the amount from Form 3800. Also be sure to check the box on line 48 for Form 3800. Form 3468 , Investment Credit. You are allowed a credit for investing in certain types of trade or business property. Use Form 3468 to figure the credit. Form 5884, Jobs Credit. If you are a business employer who hires people who are members of special targeted groups, you may qualify for this credit. Use Form 5884 to figure the credit. Get Publication 906 , Jobs and Research Credits, for more details. Also see the instructions for Form 5884 if you have a WIN credit carryover. 6478, Alcohol Fuels Credit. If you sell straight alcohol (or an alcohol mixture) at retail or use it as fuel in your trade or business, you may be able to take a credit for the alcohol used as fuel. Use Form 6478 to figure the credit. Form Line 49 Add amounts on lines 47 and 48 and enter the total on line 49. Also include in the total on line 49 any of the following credits. Credit for Fuel From a Nonconventional Source A credit is allowed for the sale of qualified fuels produced from a nonconventional source. See l.R. Code section 29 for a definition of qualified fuels, provisions for figuring the credit, and other special rules. Attach a separate schedule showing how you figured the credit. Include the credit in the total for line 49. On the dotted line next to this total, write "FNS" and show the amount. Credit for Increasing Research Activities You may be able to take a credit for research and experimental expenditures paid or incurred in carrying on your trade or business. Use Form 6765 to figure the credit. Include the credit in your total for line 49. On the dotted line next to this total, write "Research" and show the amount. If you had two or more employers in 1 984 who together paid you more than $37 ,800 in wages, too much social security tax and railroad retirement tax (RRTA) may have been withheld from your wages . If so, you may be able to take a credit for it against your income tax. If you are filing a joint return, you must figure this separately for yourself and your spouse. Complete the following worksheet to see if you can take the credit. If you worked for two or more railroad employers, see your employer for infor­ mation on how to figure your excess RRTA tax. Do not use this worksheet. If you had self-employment income in 1984, and earned under $37 ,800 in wages from which social security tax or RRTA tax was withheld, you may have to pay self-employment tax. Please see Schedule SE (Form 1040) and instructions . If you have to pay self-employment tax, enter the amount from Schedule SE, line 1 4 . • $40,000 if married filing jointly or sur­ General Business Credit Excess Social Security Tax and RRTA Tax Withheld-Two or More Employers Self�Employment Tax Line 47 Line 48 Line 61 Other Taxes Line 51 Caution: If you were a U.S . Government employee whose wages were subject only to the 1 .3% hospital insurance benefits tax, and you had other social security or RRTA wages that when combined with your U.S. Government wages totaled more than $37,800, see Form 4469 before com­ pleting the worksheet below. viving spouse, or or Tax preference items include: • All-Savers interest exclusion; • dividend exclusion ; • accelerated depreciation; • amortization of certified pollution-con­ trol facilities. • capital gain deduction; • mining exploration and development costs; • reserves for losses on bad debts of financial institutions; • depletion; • incentive stock options ; • intangible drilling costs ; and • circulation and research and experimen­ tal expenditures. Get Form 6251 to see if you are liable for this tax. Worksheet (Keep for your records) 1. Add all social security tax withheld (but not more than $2,532.60 for each employer) . * Enter total here 2. Enter any uncollected social security tax on tips included in the total on Form 1 040, line 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Add lines 1 and 2 above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 2,532.60 5. Subtract line 4 from line 3 . Enter this amount on line 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Note: If any one employer withheld more than $2 ,532 .60, you should ask the employer to refund the excess to you. You cannot take credit for it on your return. Line 53 Tax From Recapture of Investment Credit. You may owe this tax if you dispose of investment credit property before the end of its useful life or recovery period. See Form 4255 for details. Enter any tax from Form 4255 on this line. Excess Hospital Insurance Benefits Tux. If you were a U . S . Government employee whose wages in 1 984 were subject ONLY to the 1 .3% hospital insurance benefits (Medicare) tax, you may be entitled to a credit for excess medicare tax paid if: Line 54 1 . you had other wages subject to social security tax or RRTA tax, and 2. your government wages plus any combination of social security wages, or RRTA wages, total more than $37 ,800. See Form 4469, Computation of Excess Hos­ pital Insurance Benefits Tax, for more details. Social Security Tax on Tip Income Not Reported to Employer If you received tips of $20 or more in any month and you did not report the full amount to your employer, you must pay the social security or railroad retirement tax on the unreported tips. To figure the amount of social security tax on unreported tips, complete Form 4137 and attach it to your Form 1 040. Enter the tax on this line. To determine the amount of railroad retirement tax on unreported tips, contact your nearest Railroad Retirement Board office. On line 54, enter the tax and on the dotted line next to it, write "RRT A . " Be sure all your tips are reported as income on Form 1040, line 7 . Line 62 Credit for Federal Tax on Gasoline and Special Fuels If you can take a credit for tax on gasoline and special fuels used in your business (including qualified taxicabs), or for certain diesel-powered cars, vans, and light trucks, please attach Form 4136. Enter the credit on line 62. Underpayment of Estimated Tax If line 68 is $400 or more and more than 20% of the tax shown on your return, or you underpaid your 1 984 estimated tax liability for any payment period, you may owe a penalty. Get Form 2210 (Form 2210F for farmers and fishermen) to see if you meet one of the exceptions to the penalty. Please attach that form to Form 1040 to show how you figured the penalty or which exceptions you believe you meet. Line 55 Tax on an IRA If you owe tax on any early distributions from your IRA, any excess payments made to your IRA, or any excess accumulations in your IRA account, use Form 5329 to figure the tax. Enter the total tax on line 55. Uncollected Employee Social Security and RRTA Tax on Tips.-If you did not have enough wages to cover the social security tax on railroad retirement tax (RRTA) due on tips you reported to your employer, the amount of tax due will be shown on your Form W-2. Include that amount in the total on line 56. On the dotted line next to this total, write " Uncollected Tax on Tips" and show the amount. · Note: For tax years beginning in 1 984, the penalty may be waived under certain con­ ditions. See Publication 505, Tax With­ holding and Estimated Tax, for details. If you underpaid your 1 984 income tax, you will not owe a penalty or have to complete Form 2210 (or Form 2210F), if: 1 . you had no tax liability for 1983; (Continued on Page 34.) February 1 985 I LOG I 33 �(Continued from Page 33.) 2. you were a U . S . citizen or resident for all of l 9S3 ; and 3. your 19S3 tax return was for a tax year of 12 full months. If you attach Form 22 10 or 22 10F, be sure you check the box below line 6S. If you owe a penalty, show the amount in the space below line 6S. If you owe tax, add the penalty amount to the tax due and show the total on line 6S. Or, if you are due a refund, subtract the penalty amount from the overpayment you show on line 65. Should You Make Estimated Tax Payments for 1985? In general, you do not have to make estimated tax payments if you expect that your 1 9S5 Form 1040 will show a tax refund, or a tax balance due IRS of less than $500. If your total estimated tax is $500 or more, please get Form 1040-ES. It contains a worksheet that you can use to see if you have to make estimated tax payments. Sign Your Return. Form 1 040 is not considered a return unless you sign it. Your spouse must also sign if it is a joint return. Address Change If you move after you file your return and you are expecting a refund, you should notify the post office serving your old address. Also notify the IRS service center where you filed your return of your address change. This will help to forward your check to your new address as soon as possible. limitation. The separate 1% limitation on medicines and drugs has been eliminated. Lodging Expenses. You may deduct up to $50 a night for lodging expenses you paid while away from home to receive certain medical care . See Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses, for details. Purpose of Schedule Some taxpayers must itemize their deduc­ tions and some should itemize because they will save money. See You MUST Itemize Deductions and You Choose To Item­ ize. If you itemize, you can deduct part of your medical and dental expenses, and amounts you paid for certain taxes, inter­ est, contributions, casualty and theft losses, and other miscellaneous expenses. These are explained below. Before you can figure your total deduction for medical and dental expenses, you must complete Form 1 040 through line 33. You may deduct only that part of your medical and dental expenses that is more than 5% of your adjusted gross income on Form 1 040, line 33. Lines 1 through 5 of Schedule A explain how to figure your deduction for medical and dental expenses. Include amounts you paid for hospital, medical, and extra Med­ icare (Medicare B) insurance. When you figure your deduction, you may include medical and dental bills you paid for: A major tax beef by seamen i s that normally taxes are not withheld on earn­ ings in the year they earned the money, but in the year the payoff took place . For example , a seaman who signed on for a five-month trip in September 19S3 , paying off in January 19S4, would have all the five months' earnings appear on his 19S4 W-2 even though his actual 1 9S4 earnings might be less than those in I 9S3 . There are ways to minimize the impacts of this situation. For example , while on the ship in 19S3 , the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and may have sent allotments home . These can be reported as 1 9S3 income . Unfortunately, this raises another com­ plication. The seaman who reports these earnings in 19S3 will not have a W-2 (withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and explain why he doesn't have a W-2 for them. Further­ more , since no tax will have been withheld on these earnings in 1 983 , he will have to Keep records of income, deductions, and credits shown on your return, as well as any- worksheets used to figure them, until the statute of limitations runs out for that return. Usually this is 3 years from the date the return was due or filed, or 2 years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later. Also keep copies of your filed tax returns as part of your records. You should keep some records longer. For example , keep property records (including those on your own home) as long as they are needed to figure the basis of the original or re­ placement property. For more details, get Publication 552, Recordkeeping for Indi­ viduals and a List of Tax Publications. Note: If your Federal return is changed for any reason, it may affect your State income tax liability. This would include changes made as a result of an examina­ tion of your return by the IRS. Contact your State tax agency for more informa­ tion . Instructions for Schedule A Itemized Deductions Changes Your Should Note The following changes to medical and dental expenses apply to tax years begin­ ning after l 9S3. Medicines and Drugs. You may deduct only medicine and drug costs that are for prescribed drugs or insulin. Prescription drugs and insulin are subject to the 5% 34 I LOG I February 1 985 • • • • ratory services, insulin treatment, and whirlpool baths your doctor ordered. Nursing help. If you pay someone to do both nursing and housework, you may deduct only the cost of the nursing help. Hospital care (including meals and lodg­ ing), clinic costs, and lab fees. Medical treatment at a center for drug addicts or alcoholics. Medical aids such as hearing aids (and batteries), false teeth, eyeglasses, con­ tact lenses, braces, crutches, wheel­ chairs, guide dogs and the cost of main­ taining them. Lodging expenses (but not meals) paid while away from home to receive med­ ical care in a hospital or a medical care facility that is related to a hospital. Do not include more than $50 a night for each eligible person. Ambulance service and other travel costs to get medical care . If you used your own car, you may claim what you spent for gas and oil to go to and from the place you received the care ; or you may claim 9 cents a mile. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY NOT Deduct You may not deduct the following: • The basic cost of Medicare insurance (Medicare A). Note: Ifyou are 65 or over and not entitled to social security benefits, you may deduct premiums you voluntarily paid for Medi­ care A coverage . Long-Trip Tax Problems How Long Should Records Be Kept? If you file your income tax return and later become aware of any changes you must make to income, deductions, or credits, file Form 1040X, Amended U . S . Individual Income Tax Return, to change the Form 1 040, 1040A, or l040EZ you already filed. • Medical and Dental Expenses Be sure to include your social security number in any correspondence with IRS. Amended Return • Lines 1 through 5 Co"esponding With IRS Requesting a Copy of Your Tax Return. If you need a copy of your tax return or tax account information, use Form 4506, Re­ quest for Copy of Tax Form . The charge for a copy of a return is $5.00. The charge for tax account information is $2.50. choanalysts (medical care only). • Medical examinations, X-ray and labo­ • Yourself. Your spouse. • All dependents you list on your return. • Any person that you could have listed as a dependent on your return if that person had not received $ 1 ,000 or more of gross income or had not filed a joint return. • Example.-You gave more than half of your mother' s support but may not list her as a dependent because she received $1 ,000 of wages during 1 984. If part of your support was the payment of her medical bills, you may include that part in your medical expenses. You should include all amounts you paid during 19S4, but do not include amounts repaid to you, or paid to anyone else , by hospital, health or accident insurance, or your employer. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY Deduct To the extend you were not reimbursed, you may deduct what you paid for: • Medicines and drugs that required a prescription, or insulin. • Medical doctors, dentists, eye doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths, podiatrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and psy- pay the full tax on them with his return, at 1 1 percent or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. The earnings will show up on his 19S4 W-2. The se aman then, on his 19S4 return would have to explain that he had reported some of his earnings in 19S3 and paid taxes on them. He would get a tax refund accordingly . In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and get a refund a year later. While this will save the seaman some tax money in the long run, it means he is out-of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until he gets the refund. This procedure would also undoubtedly cause Internal Revenue to examine his returns, since the income reported would not coincide with the totals on his W-2 forms . That raises the question, is this proce­ durejustified? It is justified only if a seaman had very little income in one year and very considerable income the next. Otherwise the tax saving is minor and probably not worth the headache . include payments you made in 1984 on a tax for a prior year. If you received a refund of (or credit for) prior-year taxes in 19S4, see the in­ structions for Form 1040, line 10. Do not reduce your deduction by this amount. • Real estate taxes (line 7) Include taxes that you paid on property you own that was not used for business. Publication 530, Tax Information for Own­ ers of Homes, Condominiums, and Co­ operative Apartments, explains the deduc­ tions homeowners may take . If your mortgage payments include your real estate taxes, do not take a deduction for those taxes until the year the mortgage company actually pays them to the taxing authority. • General sales taxes (line 8) The Sales Tax Tables show how much you may deduct for your income and family size if you did not keep detailed records. You may add to the sales tax table amount the general sales tax you paid if you bought: • A car, motorcycle, motor home, or truck. (Note: Beginning August l , 1984, Texas charges a higher motor vehicle sales or use tax than it does for other items. Figure how much you would have paid at the general sales tax rate and enter only that amount on line Sb.) • A boat, plane , home (including mobile or prefabricated), or materials to build a new home if: 1. The tax rate was the same as the general sales tax rate, and 2. Your sales receipt or contract shows how much tax was imposed on you and paid by you. If you kept records that show you paid more state sales tax than the tables list, you may deduct the larger amount on line Sa. Separately show the sales tax you paid on any motor vehicle you bought in 1 9S4 on line Sb. Include state or local selective sales or excise taxes if the rates were the same as the general sales tax rates. • Personal property taxes and other taxes (line 9) If you had any deductible tax not listed on Schedule A, lines 6 through Sb (such as personal property or foreign income tax), list the tax and the amount of tax. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 9. Personal property tax must be based on value alone . For example, if part of the fee you paid for the registration of your car was based on the car's value and part was based on its weight, you may deduct only the part based on value. If you paid tax to a foreign country or U . S . possession, you may want to take it as a credit instead of a deduction. Please see Publication 514, Foreign Tax Credit for U . S . Citizens and Resident Aliens. Taxes You MAY NOT Deduct • Federal income tax. • Social security tax. • • Life insurance or income protection pol­ icies . • The I .3% hospital insurance benefits tax withheld from your pay as part of the social security tax or paid as part of social security self-employment tax. • Nursing care for a healthy baby. ( You may qualify for the child and dependent care credit; see Form 2441, Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses.) • Illegal operations or drugs. Medicines or drugs you bought without a prescription. • Travel your doctor told you to take for rest or change . • Funeral , burial, or cremation costs. • Publication 502 has a discussion of ex­ penses that may and may not be deducted. It also explains when you may deduct capital expenditures and special care for handicapped persons. Lines 6 through IO Taxes You Paid Taxes You MAY Deduct • State and local income taxes (line 6) Include on this line state and local income taxes that were withheld from your salary and any estimated payments made. Also Railroad retirement tax (RRTA). • Federal excise tax on transportation, telephone , gasoline , etc. • Customs duties. • Federal estate and gift taxes. (However, see Miscellaneous Deductions.) • Certain state and local taxes, including: a. Tax on gasoline . b. Car inspection fees. c. Tax on liquor, beer, wine, cigarettes, and tobacco. d. Assessments for sidewalks or other improvements to your property. e. Taxes paid for your business or profession. (Use Schedules C, E, or F of Form 1040 to deduct business taxes. ) f. Tax you paid fo r someone else. g. License fees (marriage , driver's, dog, hunting, etc .). h. Per capita (head) tax. Lines l la through 14 Interest You Paid Include interest you paid on nonbusiness items only. In general, a cash basis taxpayer who in 19S4 paid interest that includes amounts that apply to any period after 19S4 may deduct only the amount that applies for 1 9S4. (Continued on Page 35.) �Tax Time Again-Here's Some Help (Continued from Page 34.) Interest You MAY Deduct Include the interest you paid on- • Your home mortgage (lines l la and l ib). Report home mortgage interest paid to financial institutions on line 1 la. Report home mortgage interest paid to individ­ uals on line l lb. Also list this person's name and address in the space provided. • Bank and other general purpose credit cards. Deduct the finance charge paid as interest if no part of it was for service charges, membership fees, loan fees, etc. credit investigation fees, (line 1 2). • Revolving charge accounts. Deduct any finance charge a retail store added if the charges are based on your monthly un­ paid balance (line 1 2). • Your personal note for money you bor­ rowed from a bank, a credit union, or another person (line 1 3). • Loans on life insurance if you paid the interest in cash and you report on the cash basis (line 13). • Installment contracts on personal property, such as cars (line 1 3). • Taxes you paid late. Show only the interest; do not include any amount that is considered a penalty . If the tax is deductible, show it under Taxes You Paid (lines 6 through 9 of this schedule). • Loans on investment property. Report the nonbusiness part of interest on these loans on line 1 3 . (If your total investment interest on investment debts created after 1 969 is more than $ 10,000 ($5,000 if married filing a separate return), you may have to complete Form 4952, In­ vestment Interest Expense Deduction, to figure your correct deduction. Also see Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses.) Special rules apply to interest expense imputed on below-market loans. See Pub­ lication 545 . ' Note: On line 13 list the interest expense and the amount of expense. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 13. for, or help people who have arthritis, asthma, birth defects, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, heart disease, hemophilia, mental illness or retardation, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, tuberculosis, etc. • Federal, state, and local governments if the gifts are solely for public purposes. If you contributed to a charitable orga­ nization and also received a benefit from it, you may deduct only the amount that is more than the benefit you received. If you do not know whether you may deduct what you gave to an organization, check with that organization or with IRS. Contributions You MAY Deduct Contributions may be in cash (including checks and money orders), property, or out-of-pocket expenses you paid to do volunteer work for the kinds of organiza­ tions described above. If you drive to and from the volunteer work, you may take 9 cents a mile or the actual cost of gas and.. oil. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. (But don't deduct any amounts that were repaid to you.) Line 15a. Enter on line 1 5a all of your cash contributions except those that total $3 ,000 or more to any one organization. Line 15b. Enter on line 1 5b cash contri­ butions totaling $3,000 or more to any one organization. Show to whom and how much you gave in the space provided. Line 16. If you gave property, attach a statement showing the kind of property you gave and the name of the organization you gave it to. Include the date you gave it, show how you figures its value at the time you gave it, and state whether it was capital gain or ordinary income property. If you determine the value of a gift by an appraisal, also attach a signed copy of it for gifts for which you claim a deduction of over $200. For gifts valued over $200, also include the following on your attached statement: a. b. c. d. e. Interest You MAY NOT DEDUCT Do not include the interest you paid for• Tax-exempt income. This includes in­ terest on money you borrowed to buy or carry wholly tax-exempt securities . This also includes interest paid t o pur­ chase or carry obligations or shares, or to make deposits or other investments, to the extent any interest income re­ ceived from the investment is tax-ex­ empt. • A loan on life insurance if the interest is added to the loan and you report on the cash basis. • A debt to buy a single-premium life insurance or endowment contract. • Any kind of business transaction. (Use Schedules C, E, or F of Form 1040 to deduct business interest expenses.) See Publication 545 for more details. Lines 15a through 1 8 Contributions You Made You may deduct what you gave to orga­ nizations that are religious, charitable, ed­ ucational, scientific, or literary in purpose. You may also deduct what you gave to organizations that work to prevent cruelty to children or animals. Examples of these organizations are: • Churches, temples, synagogues, Salva­ tion Army, Red Cross, CARE, Goodwill Industries, United Way, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys Club of America, etc. • Fraternal orders, if the gifts will be used for the purposes listed above. • Veterans' and certain cultural groups . • Nonprofit schools, hospitals, and orga­ nizations whose purpose is to find a cure The address of the organization. A description of the property. Any conditions attached to the gift. How you got the property. The cost of other basis of the property if: 1 . You owned it less than 5 years, or 2. You must reduce it by any ordinary income or capital gain that would have resulted if the property had been sold at its fair market value. f, How you figured your deduction if you chose to reduce your deduction for con­ tributions of capital gain property. g. If the gift was a "qualified conservation contribution" under section 1 70(h), also include the fair market value of the un­ derlying property before and after the gift, the type of legal interest donated, and describe the conservation purpose fur­ thered by the gift. If you gave used items, such as clothing or furniture, deduct their fair market value at the time you gave them. Fair market value is what a willing buyer would pay a willing selier when neither has to buy or sell and both are aware of the conditions of the sale. Note: Beginning in 1 985, if your total de­ duction for gifts ofproperty is over $5 ,000, you may have to get appraisals of the values and attach a summary of them to your return. Special rules apply if • Your cash contributions or contribu­ tions of ordinary income property are more than 30% of Form 1 040, line 33, or • Your gifts of capital gain property to certain organizations are more than 20% of Form 1 040, line 33. If you gave gifts of property that in­ creased in value, made bargain sales to charity, or gave gifts of the use of property, other rules apply. For additional information, please get Publication 526, Charitable Contributions. You MAY NOT Deduct As Contributions • Political contributions (but see instruc­ tions for Form 1 040, line 44): • Dues, fees, or bills paid to country clubs, lodges, fraternal orders, or similar groups. Cost of raffle, bingo, or lottery tickets. Cost of tuition. The value of your time or services . Value of blood given t o a blood bank. The transfer of a future interest in tan­ gible personal property (generally, until the entire interest has been transferred). • Gifts to: • • • • • a. Individuals. b. Foreign organizations. c. Groups that are run for personal profit. d. Groups whose purpose is to lobby for changes in the laws. e. Civic leagues, social and sports clubs, labor unions, and chambers of commerce. You may not deduct some educational expenses. Among them are expenses for study that helps you meet minimum re­ quirements for your job, or qualifies you to get a new job. Also, do not deduct expenses that were repaid to you. You must complete and attach Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses, if you deduct educational expenses. For more details, see Tele-18x Infor­ mation in the index (tape no. 238) or Publication 508, Educational Expenses. Gambling Losses. You may deduct gam­ bling losses, but no more than the gambling winnings you reported on Form 1 040, line 22. Income in Respect of a Decedent. You may deduct the Federal estate tax attrib­ utable to income in respect of a decedent that is ordinary income. Employee Expenses. Examples of the ex­ penses you may deduct (if you were not reimbursed for them) are: • Union and professional dues (line 20). • Safety equipment, small tools, and sup­ plies you needed for your job. Line 19 Casualty and Theft Losses Use line 1 9 to report casualty or theft losses of property that is not trade, busi­ ness, or rent or royalty property. Complete and attach Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts, or a similar statement to figure your loss. Enter on line 19 of Schedule A the amount of loss from Form 4684. Losses You MAY Deduct You may be able to deduct all or part of each loss caused by theft , vandalism, fire, storm, and car, boat, and other accidents or similar causes. You may deduct nonbusiness casualty or theft losses only to the extent thata. The amount of EACH separate cas­ ualty or theft loss is more than $100, and b. The total amount of ALL losses dur­ ing the year is more than 10% of your adjusted gross income on Form 1040, line 33. Note: Beginning in 1984, special rules apply if you had both gains and losses from nonbusiness casualties or thefts. See Form 4684 for details. Losses You MAY NOT Deduct • Money or property misplaced or lost. • Breakage of china, glassware , furniture , and similar items under normal condi­ tions. • Progressive damage to property (build­ ings, clothes, trees, etc . ) caused by termites, moths, other insects, or dis­ ease. Use line 22 of Schedule A to deduct the costs of proving that you had a property loss. (Examples of these costs are appraisal fees and photographs used to establish the amount of your loss.) For more details, get Publication 547, Nonbusiness Disasters, Casualties , and Thefts. It also gives information about Federal disaster area losses. Lines 20 through 23 Miscellaneous Deductions Miscellaneous Expenses You MAY Deduct Business Use of Home. You may deduct expenses for business use of part of your home only if you use that part exclusively and on a regular basis in your work and for the convenience of your employer. See Tele-Tax Information in the index (tape no. 237) or Publication 587, Business Use of Your Home, for details. Educational Expenses. Generally, you may deduct what you paid for education required by your employer, or by law or regulations, to keep your present salary or job. In general, you may also deduct the cost of maintaining or improving skills you must have in your present position. • Uniforms your employer said you must • • • • • have, and which you may not usually wear away from work. Protective clothing, required in your work, such as hard hats and safety shoes and glasses. Physical examinations your employer said you must have. Dues to professional organizations and chambers of commerce . Subscriptions to professional journals. Fees to employment agencies and other costs to get a new job in your present occupation. Note: You may not have to complete Form 2106 if you paid or incurred any employee business expenses other than reimbursed expenses, travel and transportation ex­ penses, and outside salesperson 's ex­ penses . See Form 2106 for details . Expenses of Producing Income. You may deduct what you paid to produce or collect taxable income or to manage or protect property held for producing income . Examples of these expenses are: • • • • • Tax return preparation fees (line 2 1 ). Safe deposit box rental. Certain legal and accounting fees. Clerical help and office rent. Custodial (e.g. trust account) fees. Qualified Adoption Expenses. You may be able to deduct up to $ 1 ,500 of qualified adoption expenses you paid to adopt a child with "special needs. " A child with special needs is a child (for purposes of the Social Security Act adop­ tion assistance program) whom the state determines cannot or should not be re­ turned to his or her parental home , who has a specific factor or condition that makes placement difficult, and who has been the subject of an unsuccessful place­ ment effort. Miscellaneous Expenses You MAY NOT Deduct Expenses you may not deduct include : • Political contributions (but see instruc- tions for Form 1040, line 44). • Personal legal expenses. • Lost or misplaced cash or property. • Expenses for meals during regular or extra work hours. • The cost of entertaining friends. • Expenses of going to or from work. • Education that you need to meet mini­ mum requirements for your job or that _will qualify you for a new occupation. • Fines and penalties. • Expenses of producing tax-exempt in­ come. For more details on miscellaneous ex­ penses, get Publication 529, Miscellaneous Deductions. February 1 985 I LOG I 35 �Health Talk The Ach i ng Back: A Very com mon Pro b lem ACK injuries and back pain most recognized health prob­ lems in the world. In the United States today, it is also one of the most common. Back pain, which afflicts four out of five Americans at one time or another, is second only to the headache as a common disorder characterized by pain. And following the common cold, it also is the second most pop­ ular medical reason to miss work. One out of three job-related injuries is to the back, making back problems the most fre­ quently reported injury. There are about 400 ,000 occupational back injuries each year. The monetary cost in terms of med­ ical treatment and disability payments is well into the bil­ lions, but no dollar amount can be placed on the pain and suf­ fering caused by an injured back. B are one of the oldest and The human back is made up of four basic structures: bones, muscles, nerves and discs. The purpose of this structure is to provide support and flexibility for the head and upper body and to protect the spinal cord, the nerve that runs from the brain to the rest of the body. The spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae or bones, held together with tough bands of tissue called - ''liga­ ments." And each of the bones is separated and cushioned from each other by "discs," which act as shock absorbers for the bones, thus preventing back bones from grating on each other as we walk and move. The mus­ cles are attached to the bones by pieces of cartilage material called "tendons." Down through the hollow center of the back bone runs the The Back spinal cord, the main nerve from our brain. All of our muscles, organs and other body parts receive messages from the brain via the spinal cord and its branches. If a nerve is cut or seriously injured, it will not carry the messages needed for the part of the body to function. There­ fore a wrench of the back or a failure of muscular support may result in the painful "pinching" of a nerve. Pain in the upper spine may accompany an accident or in­ jury; however, for the over­ whelming majority, the pain originates in the lower back, or lumbar region. There are many different diseases (such as can­ cer and arthritis), infections and injuries which can affect the back. But for the most part, the problem is mechanical. This means that there is an improper postural alignment together with a weakness of certain muscles. Seafarers, as well as many other types of workers, run the risk of hurting their backs. Bas­ ically, anyone who has to move heavy objects, do their job in an awkward position (like bend­ ing forward and reaching out), hold one position for a long time, or do certain tasks re­ peatedly at a fast pace is prone to back problems. Although 25 percent of back injuries which occur on the job seem to be caused by lifting and lowering heavy objects, other motions such as carrying some­ thing in an awkward way can be just as dangerous. What you are doing when you hurt your back is either twisting, stretch­ ing or pulling the muscles or ligaments or weakening the discs. Once this happens, your back is weakened, making future problems more likely. How­ ever, when you do get hurt, the cause is often difficult to iden­ tify. Basic Causes Sometimes the symptoms of a spinal problem appear imme­ diately after stress, allowing the person to relate the painful ef­ fect with a specific cause. Other times, however, hours or even weeks may pass before obvious symptoms appear. A pulled or strained muscle is perhaps the most common back problem and may occur in almost half of the American population at least once during the course of their lives. When a muscle is injured, it causes pain. This pain results in muscle spasms or tightening which causes more pain. A pulled or strained muscle can be brought about by an unexpected or awkward move­ ment, stress of any kind, or even by a chill. There are times when a relatively innocent act such as stepping off a curbstone or mak­ ing a bed is sufficient cause for back pain. Treatment of a pulled or strained muscle must involve relaxing the muscle and reliev­ ing the pain. In addition to rest­ ing the injured muscle, the pain or spasm must be treated. Doc­ tors traditionally prescribe cer­ tain painkillers or muscle relax­ ants, but other forms oftreatment are often just as effective and cause fewer side effects: ther­ apeutic massage, chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture and stretching exercises. If the force of the injury to the back is very great, ' the tougher ligaments and tendons may actually have been ripped or hurt. Injuries to these struc­ Treatment tures usually take a longer time Symptoms A doctor's check-up, including an X-ray of your spine, may be needed to determine the cause of your pain. 36 I LOG I February 1 985 Learning to lift with your legs, not your back, is one of the basic principles in preventing back prob­ lems. The idea is to keep the load as close to your body as possible. ��· . '· ' ...--...;.� . .;;, · �. - · . "6P;,�·�·· ·:.:· ·.· · .. #.: , _. . . ·.:;·····.:�;:r� · 1 . . : ·· . : · · �; . '! I ·., 1 /· Moving heavy objects: 'behdinQ. forward' ,�nC:t r�actiihg but,' Holding one position. fqr a IQl19 : l�e, : , 1 doing certain t?sks repe:atedty: These are alt everyday jobs-for Sea'ta�ars; jobs which can weaken . · · : .,. 1 � i ': · ; " ' . , the back·. · · · � : · ), · - · to heal, but the same treatment as for muscle injuries applies here: rest, prevention of further injury, and pain and spasm re­ lief. More severe problems may be. brought about by a serious fall, a motor vehicle accident or some form of arthritis as well as disc and nerve problems. It is often very d.ifficult to tell if you have a work-related back problem or one of these other serious medical conditions. A doctor's check-up, including tests like X-rays, are usually needed to determine the extent of the problem. _ Recurrent back pain, leading to the deterioration of the mus­ cles supporting the spine-usu­ ally can be traced to a specific condition. These include a se­ dentary lifestyle, obesity (which places an extra load on the back muscles), poor posture and a general lack of muscular tone. A chill may cause muscular con­ tractions, as will over-exerting seldom-used muscles. The type of exercise taken by usually sedentary people often fails to strengthen the muscles supporting the lower back. Such popular weekend sports as ten­ nis, golfand skiing may actually promote back problems in peo- · · - · · · · Recent studies indicate. -ihat . fewer than 15' perc�nt of cases of lower back pain are traceable to structural defects such as ruptured discs, arthritis or tu­ mors. In most cases, the disa­ bility arises from a weakness of the muscles surrounding the spine. Therefore, the most im­ portant aspect of treatment for - muscle-based back pain in­ volves strengthening and pro­ tecting these supporting mus­ cles. With a doctor's guidance, motivated patients can carry out most of the treatment on their own. Bed rest, hot baths and as­ pirin or a prescribed medication usually provide relief, and in most cases the pain subsides within two months. If the un­ derlying causes of the pain are not altered, however, it is likely to recur. To prevent a recurrence of low back pain, gentle stretching exercises should be undertaken as soon as possible after the acute pain subsides. Since there is no way to strengthen the bones or discs, it is the muscles that must be exercised. Simple, non­ strenuous exercises are used to strengthen the muscles in the Treating the Pain J � ' \ 7 · . . . . " · . pie who· don't get any other form of exercise the rest of the week. : - • , back and�abdomen, stretch out be avoided in favor of walking, tightness'in the lower back, and jogging, cycling and swimming. restore normal postural align� ment. In addition, stretching ex­ Summary ercises are important to relieve Back pain is one of our most muscle tension due to heavy common health problems, but lifting or repetitive work. A long­ almost every kind of backache term weight reduction plan may can be successfully by also be advised for the over­ means of heat, diet, treated proper ex­ weight person. ercise and good posture. If you One major rule in avoiding are having back pains, check unnecessary back injury deals with your doctor to see what with picking up and lowering can be done about ydur specific heavy objects: bend at the knees problem. Just as with any dis­ only-not the back. And if the ease, the earlier the problem is object is heavy, hold it close to diagnosed, the earlier you can the body. Sports involving sud­ begin treatment and ease the den body movements also should pain. } ·! 1 I J I February 1 985 I LOG I 37 ---L- ! !!mm! !! �!!!!� !! ��------------.._.---...=-·j;f &iiiiiiiiii iii iiii iii iiilm iii ____________________________________ll!llS!!!!! �Deep Sea William Andrew Aycock, 62 , joined the S I U in the port of New York in 1 957 sail ing as a recertified bosun. Brother Aycock was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo­ suns Program in February 1 980. He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy du ring World War I I . He also owned and oper­ ated his own auto body and fender repair shop in Oregon. Seafarer Aycock was born in Thomaston, Ga. and is a res­ ident of Seattle. William Thomas Fagan Jr., 68, joined the S I U in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Fagan worked on the Sea­ Land Shoregang, Port Eliza­ beth, N.J. from 1 969 to 1 976. He is also an instrument re­ pairman . Seafarer Fagan was born in Terre Haute, Ind. and is a resident of Pompton Plains, N.J. Cyril Archibald Henning, 65, joined the S I U in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sailing as an AB and deck maintenance for the Delta Line Shoregang from 1 952 to 1 978. Brother Henning was born in G retna, La. and is a resident of Abita Spring , La. Fernando Tenario Mesen, 62, joined the S I U in the port of New Orleans in 1 959 sailing as an AB. Brother Mesen was born i n Costa Rica and re­ sides there. Robert Kerr Holt, 62, joi ned the S I U in Edward Charles O'Con­ nell, 61 , joined the S I U in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother O'Connell was grad­ uated from the Union's Re­ certified Bosuns Program in 1 979. He also worked for the U . S . Civilian Conservation Corps before World War I I . Seafarer O'Connell was born in Rockport, Maine and is a resident of Salem , Mass. 1 948 in the port of New York sail ing as an AB. Brother Holt walked the picket l ine in the Wall St. beef, the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1 947 Isth mian beef. He was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Rehoboth Beach, Del. · Michael lwaski, 64, joi ned the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 956 sail ing as an oiler and ship's delegate · during the Vietnam War. Brother lwaski worked as a crane maintenance electri­ cian for the Waterman Shore­ gang from 1 966 to 1 971 and the Sea-Land Shoregang, Oakland, Calif. from 1 971 to 1 978. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . Seafarer lwaski was born in Boston , Mass. and is a resi­ dent of Hayward , Calif. Jack Dempsey Kennedy, 62, joi ned the S I U in 1 942 in Jose Antonio Fernandez, 68 , joined the S I U in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1 966 sail ing as a chief steward . Brother Fernandez was a for­ mer member of the Los An­ geles Culinary and Barten­ ders Union, Local 463. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Hawthorne, Calif. Juan Valeriano Fernan­ dez, 62, joined the S I U in 1 944 in the port of New Or­ leans sail ing as a bosun for Puerto Rico Marine. Brother Fernandez was born in San Juan, P . R . and is a resident of Everett, Wash. the port of Mobile sailng as a bosun. Brother Kennedy was a former member of the Iron­ workers Union, Local 798, Mobile. He was born in Wal­ lace, Ala. and is a resident of Prichard, Ala. Robert Julius Llegel, joi ned the S I U in the port of Tampa in 1 965 sailing as a cook for IOT from 1 974 to 1 976 and as a recertified chief steward . He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Steward P rog ram in 1 980. Brother Liegel is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . He was born in Newark, N . J . and is a resident of Brooksville, Fla. Robert Patrick Marion, 61 , joined the S I U in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a Salvatore Frank Jr., 63 , joined the S I U i n 1 939 in the port o f Providence, R . I . , sailing during the Vietnam War as a bosun and later as a recertified bosun and ship's delegate. Brother Frank was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1 980. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Frank also attended the H LSS-MEBA District 2 $chool of Engineering and Navigation in Brooklyn , N . Y. in 1 969. Born i n Pawcatuck, Con n . , he is a resident there. Robert Gordon, 65, joined the S I U in the port of New York. He is a resident there. waiter and recertified chief steward . Brother Marion was born in Mayfield , Pa. and is a resident of Long Beach, Miss. Albert J. Marti nelli, 62 , joined the S I U in 1 943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a QMED. Brother Martinelli hit the bricks in the 1 961 G reater N .Y. Harbor beef. He was born " in Oneida, Pa. and is a resi­ dent there. Earl Douglas Pattee Jr., 6 1 , joi ned the SIU in 1 945 i n the port o f Philadelphia sail ing as a .bosun and ship's dele­ gate. Brother Pattee was born in Kentucky and is a resident of Carbonado, Wash. Carlos Manuel Ponce, 65, joi ned the SIU in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. Brother Ponce was on the picket line in the 1 961 N . Y. Harbor beef. He was an or­ ganizer with the late U IW VP Ralph Quinnonez in 1 965. Seafarer Ponce was born i n Puerto Rico and is a resident of New York City. Charles Edward Price, 65, joined the SIU in 1 945 i n the port of Wilmington, Calif. sail­ ing as an AB. Brother Price was a former member of the N M U . He was born in Kansas City, Mo. and is a resident of La Habra, Calif. Manuel Sanchez, 62, joined the S I U in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as a recer­ tified bosun. Brother Sanchez was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Bayamon, P . R . Awat Bin Sulaiman, 6 6 , joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1 963 sailing as . a chief electrician and QMED. Brother Su­ laiman is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War I I . He was born in Si ngapore, Malaysia and is a resident of Philadelphia. Demetrios Vagladjides, 73, joined the S I U in the port of New York in 1 970 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Vagladjides was born in G reece and is a resident of Seattle. 38 I LOG I February 1 985 ·=- ------ �( Old-Timers Corner ( Raymond Torres, 61 , joined the S I U in 1 948 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. Brother Torres also worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N . J . from 1 966 to 1 974. He walked the picket l i ne in the 1 965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Torres is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I L A native of New York City, he is a resident of Elizabeth, N .J . Angel Javier Urti Sr., 63 , joined the S I U in 1 947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosu n . Brother U rti attended a Piney Point conference. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army. Seafarer Urti was born in Punta Alta, Argentina and is a resi­ dent of New Orleans. Great Lakes Stephen John Herman, 65, joined the U nion in the port of Detroit in 1 960 sailing as an AB. Brother H erman is a wounded veteran of the U . S . Army during World War I I . H e was born i n Luzerne, P a . and is a resident of Miami Lakes, Fla. KNO W YOUR RIGHTS Glen H. Whitehead wants all his old friends to know that he's now at the Moose home in Orange Park, Fla. He hopes that "all who come down this way will stop and see me." Whitehead spent his last days of sailing aboard the John T. Hutchinson, retiring in 1 975. Pictured at left is Brother White­ head in 1 966, standing watch, as well as a more recent photo. At the hall in New York, Brother Kalju Reinvelt (I.) receives his first SIU pension check from Union Vice President Leon Hall. A native of Estonia, Seafarer Reinvelt started sailing with the SIU in the port of New York in 1 946. He worked his way up from AB to chief mate and in 1 966 became a member of District 2 of MEBA­ AMO. Brother Reinvelt, who is 59 years old, now lives in Jericho, N.Y. K N O W YO U R R I G H T S FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU KNOW YOU R RIGHTS C O N S T IT U TION A L R I G HTS A N D O B L I G A · TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution are avail ahle i n A t l antic. G u l f. Lakes and I n land Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's a l l U n ion halls. A l l memhers should ohtain copies o f t h is constitution so as to fam i l i arize themselves with its con­ money and U n ion fi n a nces. The constitution requires a di;:tailed audit by Certifieo Public Accountants every three months, which are to be subm itted to the m e m bership by ing to Jeprive you of any constitutional right or ohl igation hy any methods such as dealing with ch arges, trials. etc .. as well as all other details. then the member so affecteo of rank ano file members, elected by the membersh ip, makes exam i n ation each quarter of the finances of the should im mediately notify headqu arters. U n ion and reports fully their findings and reco mmenda­ tions. Me mbers of this comm ittee may make dissenting rights in employment and as memhers of the S I U . These rights are clearly set forth in the S I U const itut ion ano i n the contracts which the U n ion has negotiated with the TRUST F U N DS. All trust funds of the SlU Atlantic. G u lf. Lakes and I nland Waters District are admi nistered employers. Conseq u e n t l y . no member m a y he d iscrimi· agreem ents. All these agreements specify that the trustees t ional or geogra p h i c o r i gin. If any memher feels that he i s in charge of these funds shall equally consist of U n ion denied t h e equal rights t o which he is en titled. he should nated against because of race. creed. color. sex and na­ in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the U n ion and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail able in all U n ion halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the U n ion and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georses County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all t imes, either by writi ng directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SI U halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard 1111111ttuu111t11111�1umun11111un1u1111111m111111111111n11111111111111111111111un1111111111111 patrolm a n or other U n ion offi:ial. in your opi n ion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest S I U port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has notify U n ion heaoquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. S P A D is a separate segregated fund. I ts pro­ ceeos are useo to further its ohjects and purposes incl ud­ i n g. but not l i m i ted to. furthering the pol it ical. social and economic i n terests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of t he A merican Merchant M arine with the political purposes of any individual i n the U n ion. improved employment opport unities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade un ion concepts. articles deemed harmful to t he U n ion or i t s collective contributes to political candidates for elective office. A l l trad itionally refrained from publishing any article serv ing officer or memher. It has also refrained from puhlish i n g membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1 960, meetings i n all const itutional ports. The responsihility for Log In connection with such ohjects. SPA D supports and contributions are voluntary. No contrihution m a y be solicited or received hecause of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con­ policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If may dt:lcgate. from among its ranks. one individual to conduct. notify the Seafarers U n io n or SPAD by certified PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid port S P A D to protect and further your economi�, poli­ the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board carry out this responsibility. to anyone in any official capacity in the S I U unless a n official U n i o n receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason u n less he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he sheets and in the proper m anner. I f. at any time. any S I U should im mediately he reported to U n ion headquarters. your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper .. EQU A L RIG HTS. All mem hers are guaranteed equ;il reports, specific recommendations ano separate findings. expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made .I . tents. Any time you feel any memher or officer i s attempt­ the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly fi n ance com m ittee and management represen tatives and . their alternates. A l l �, should not have heen req u i red t o make such payment. this a contribution is made by reason of the ahove improper m a il within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if invol untaty. Sup­ tical and social concepts. interests. and American trade union H at any time a member reels that any of the above rtpts have been violated, or that he bas been denied Ills constitutional right or access to Union records or Information, he should lmmedlatdy nodfy SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certHled . mall , return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and :Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. I1 -�j lI February 1 985 I LOG I 39 t �������-----�=..:.���� . ---------------....--.. ... -...---. .. ..-..--...;.;...;.�....;__.;.; ;.;,. ;;...___ �>q Deep Sea Pensioner 72, passed away on Jan. 2 1 . Brother Barry joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the Wall St. beef, the 1946 General Maritime strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Barry was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native of Massachusetts, he was a res­ ident of Seattle. Surviving is an aunt, Minnie Dunn of Provi­ dence, R.I. "Dave" David John Barry, Point, Md. in 1974. He sailed as a 2nd pumpman. Seafarer Brecht was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and was a resident of Houston. Surviving are his widow, Tonya; his parents, Paul (SIU chief steward) and Betty Brecht of Houston; four brothers, Sea­ farer Geoffrey Brecht, Nathan, William and Paul; an uncle and aunt, Louis and Jean Widoff of Tampa, Fla. , and a sister-in­ law, Debra Brecht. Pensioner Sol­ 72, t passed away on Jan. 15. Brother '. Brian joined the � SIU in the port Pensioner ,: of New Orleans ' Bengt S.O. Berg­ in 1957 sailing as a FOWT. He was born in St. lund, 65, died on Jan. 2. Brother Maurice, La. and was a resident Berglund joined of Summerville, S.C. Surviving the SIU in 1947 are his widow, Dorothea and a in the port of New son, Ralph of Summerville. York sailing as an AB. He walked Gerald Broussard, 40, died on the picket line in the 1946 Gen­ Jan. 1 1 . Brother Broussard eral Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Berg­ joine<l the· Sltr iri the port of lund was born in Sweden and New Orleans in 1968 sailing as was a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. an AB. He was a former mem­ Surviving is a sister, Maj ber of the SUP. Seafarer Brous­ Arvedsson of Sundsiall, Swe­ sard was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. den. A native of New Iberia, La. , he Pensioner Jo- was a resident there. Surviving is his mother, Velma of New Dennis . seph Blanchard, 63, Iberia. succumbed to a liver ailment at Pensioner Noe home in New Or­ Refeiro Cardosa, leans on Sept. 15, 83, passed away 1984. Brother November Blanchard joined Brother 1983. the SIU in 1948 in the port of Cardosa joined New York sailing as an AB. He the SIU in 1943 attended Piney Point Educa­ in the port ofNew tional Conference No. 5. Sea­ sailing as a farer Blanchard was a veteran FOWT. He wasYork born in Portugal of the U.S. Navy in World War and was a resident of Lisbon, II. Blanchard was born in New Portugal. Surviving are his Iberia, La. Burial was in the widow, Maria; a daughter, Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Maria, and a sister, Albertina Orleans. Surviving are his of Lisbon. widow, Beatrice and a sister, Alice Dorsey of New Iberia. Joseph George Cayou, 56, died on July 15. Brother Cayoujoined Gregory Karl Brecht, 27, died of an apparent heart attack on the SIU in 1945 in the port of Jan. 5. Brother Brecht joined Philadelphia sailing as a cook. the SIU following his graduation He was born in Barnhart, Mo. from the Seafarers Harry Lun­ and was a resident of Port Ar­ deberg School of Seamanship thur, Texas. Surviving is his Entry Trainee Program, Piney widow, Julia. omon Brian -· i, �·· · · i m · 40 I LOG I February 1 985 -Morgan Jr. , < Pensioner John Wilfred Clark, 79, succumbed to a stroke in the Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, N.J. on Aug. 8. Brother Clarkjoined the SIU . in 1940 in the port of New York sailing as a waiter and chief steward. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian Strike. Sea­ farer Clark was a Democrat committeeman for Monmouth County, N.J. A native of West Virginia, he was a resident of Neptune. Cremation took place in the Monmouth Crematory. Surviving are a sister, Alberta Montgomery of Salem, Va. and a niece, Gertrude Moody of Neptune. Pensioner Jr. , 75, suc­ cumbed to heart failure on arrival at the N.C. Baptist Hospital, . Winston-Salem on Nov. 8, 1984. Brother Clough joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. fle was born in Maryland and was a resident of Trinity, N .C. Interment was in Trinity Cemetery. Surviving are three sisters, Etta of Cen­ terville, Md. , Nellie of Catons­ ville, Md. and Margaret Lohr of Greensboro, Md. Pensioner Thomas Clough, Eugene 61 , died in November 1984. Brother Coker joined the SIU in ·•·''<F:':'''''''""' 1944 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief steward in 198 1 . He also sailed during the Viet­ nam War and worked on the Seattle Sea-Land Shoregang in 1978. In 1972 he attended a Piney Point Educational Con­ ference. Coker was a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. A native of South Caro­ lina, he was a resident of Seat­ tle. Surviving are his widow, Alice and a son, John of Seattle. Pensioner Thomas Conway, 72, succumbed to cancer in Lutz, . Fla. on Dec. 6, 1984. Brother Conway joined ,,,, the SIU in 1948 in the port of New Dargan mie" Coker, .� "JimOnslow York sailing as a chief steward. He was a former member of the Union in Canada. Seafarer Con­ way was born in Ireland and was a resident of Clearwater, Fla. Burial was in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorn, N. Y. Surviving is a sister, Helen Christal of Tampa, Fla. Pensioner Edwin Cumbie Cooper, 64, succumbed to a lung ailment in the Hermann Hos­ pital, Houston, Texas on Oct. 30, 1984. Brother Cooperjoined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as chief steward and inland as a cook for the G & H Towing Co. .He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Dothan, Ala., he was a resident of Ar­ cadia, Texas. Burial was in the Galveston (Texas) Park Ceme­ tery. Surviving is his widow, Ann. Marshall Coley Cooper, 56, died on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1984. Brother Cooper joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Mobile sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1980. Seafarer Cooper was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Cooper was born in Rob­ ertsdale, Ala. and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Alyce; two sons, John of Rob­ ertsdale and Michael, and a daughter, Angela. Pensioner Di­ a 59, died on Dec. 20, 1984. Brother Cortez joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sail­ ing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Cortez was born-in Puerto Rico and was a resident of the Bronx, N. Y. Surviving is his widow, Rosario. Pensioner Wil­ bur Elmer Cou­ tant, 62, died on Jan. 20. Brother Coutant joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Mo­ bile sailing as � bosun. He was Euclides mas Cortez, (Continued on Next Page.) �(Continued from Preceding Page.) born in Honduras and was a resident of Goose Creek, S.C. Surviving are his widow, Irene of Corpus Christi, Texas and a daughter, Patricia Brown. 36, died on Nov. 17. Brother Dawsey joined the SIU follow­ ing his graduation from the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1967. He sailed as a cook. Daw­ sey was born in Jacksonville and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Christine; a son, Ronald Jr. ; his mother, Elase of Jacksonville, and his father, Ed­ ward. Ronald Eugene Dawsey Sr. , Pensioner Jose Maria Seara 86, passed away from heart failure in the Policlinico Santa Teresa, Spain on July 24. Brother Deus joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Miami, Fla. He was born in Orol Lugo, Spain and was a resident of La Corona, Spain. Interment was in Feans, Spain. Surviving is a brother, Jesus of La Corona. Pensioner Floyd Dominski, 75, passed away on Sept. 27, 1984. Brother Domin­ skijoined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. He was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Dominski was born in Tremont, Pa. and was a resident of Holland, Pa. Surviving are a sister, Claire of Holland and another relative, Joseph Dom­ inski of Feasterville, Pa. Pensioner Wil­ liam James Doyle, 62, died on Jan. N·'W� "'liil� a�·,.&.: 5. Brother Doyle joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing as an AB. He began sailing in 1946 and hit the bricks in the 1961 . N.Y. Harbor beef. Sea­ farer Doyle was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Wisconsin, he was a resident of Cleveland, Miss. Surviving is his widow, Billie. Deus, 46, died on Jan. 24. Brother Duncan joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1965 sailing as a QMED. He was born in Knox­ ville, Tenn. and was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Surviving are his son, Richard; a daughter, Teresa, and his father, James Duncan of Knoxville. Pensioner Quong Sun Dye, 64 , died of heart failure in the Swed­ ish Hospital Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. on Aug. 3. Brother Dye joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1965 sailing as a BR Utility, He began sailing on the W�st Coast in 1956. Sea­ farer Dye was born in China and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Dye was a resident of Seattle. Burial was in the Lake View Cemetery, Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Pui Ching and a relative, Gap Young Dye of Se­ attle. Pensioner Frank Smith 75 , Findlay, passed away on Jan. 3. Brother Findlay joined the SIU in 1940 in -the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as a bosun. He received a 1961 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an ac­ cident-free ship, the SS Steel Surveyor. Seafarer Findlay was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Artillery in World War II. He was born in West Virginia and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Joann and a daughter of Arabi, La. Pensioner Del­ mer Gleen Flynn, 77, passed away on Jan. 8. Brother Flynn joined the SIU in the port of New Yor!< in 1957 sailing as a FOWT: He was born in Tampa, Fla. and was a resident there. Surviving are three daughters, Janet of Ridge­ wood, N.Y., Lillie McKay of Tampa and Melevey, and a brother, Milton oflrvington, N .J. Pensioner Ronald John Gar­ recht, 75, passed away from heart failure at home in Albany, Ore. on Nov. 26, 1984. Brother Garrecht joined the SIU in 1944 Charles Edward Duncan, · in the port of Wilmington, Calif. sailing as a QMED. He was a sailing as a chief electrician. He resident of San Francisco. Sur­ was born in the state of Wash­ viving is a sister, Mary Cook of ington. Cremation took place in Baltimore. the City View Crematorium, Pensioner Salem, Ore. Surviving is a Cuthbert Ray­ daughter, Susan Schultz. mond Hinkson, 82, died on Jan. J� Antonio Gomalez, 62, died , 7. Brother Hink­ of heart disease at home in son joined the Brooklyn, N.Y. on July 13. SIU in the port Brother Gonzalez joined the SIU · of New York. He in the port of New York in 1968 �,/' retired in 1968. sailing as a cook. He began Seafarer Hinkson a resident sailing on the West Coast in of Brooklyn, N.Y.was Surviving are 1941 . Seafarer Gonzalez sailed his widow, Francella and a for the American President Line daughter, Phyllis Betancort of (APL) and was a former mem­ Laurel ton, N. Y. ber of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU). Pensioner Gonzalez was born in Puerto Bjarne Jensen, Rico. Interment was in Rose­ 70, passed away dale Cemetery, Linden, N .J. on Jan. 2 1 . Surviving are his widow, Grace Brother Jen sen and a son, Nataiio. joined the SIU in - 1947 in the port 1, ofingBaltimore sailPensioner as a FOWT. Louie Raymond He was born in Norway and Guertin Sr. II, 57, was of Federal Way, died in Meraux, Wash.a resident Surviving are two sisters, La. on Dec. 12, K. Kristensen ofNasborg, Swe­ 1984. Brother den and Alvena Ludwig of Se­ Guertin joined attle. �· the SIU in 1945 in the port ofNew Pensioner Orleans sailing as a QMED. He George Irving attended the 1974 Piney Point Knowles Jr. , 69, Educational Conference. Sea­ died on Oct. 22, farer Guertin was born in Rock 1984. Brother Bluff, Fla. and was a resident Knowles joined of Violet, La. Burial was in the the ·siu in 1938 Masonic Cemetery, New Orle­ in the port of ans. Surviving are his son, Louie Miami, Fla. sail­ Jr. III ; a daughter, Barbara Kir­ ing aboard the SS Bradford Is­ kindall, and three sisters, Al­ land in the engine department. madar Phillips of Bristol, Fla. , He was born in Key West, Fla. Dolly and Elga. and was a resident of Opa Locka,. Fla. Surviving are his widow, Pensioner Ed­ Libby and four daughters, Ni­ cola Edwards, Dana Knowles, ward Trabue 78 ; Jan Myers and Kerry Stoddard. Hawkins, passed away on Clarence Lacey Sr. , 30, died Dec. 14. Brother on Sept. 22. Brother Lacey Hawkins joined joined the SIU following his the SIU in the graduation from the Seafarers port of New Or­ Harry Lundeberg School of leans in 1967 sail­ Seamanship (SHLSS) Entry ing as a chief cook. He was born Trainee Program, Piney Point, in Tennessee and was a resident Md. in 1974. He sailed as a cook. of Carrabelle, Fla. Surviving are Seafarer Lacey was born in Mo­ his widow, Dorothy and a bile and was a resident of daughter, Betty Sue. Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Gloria; a son, Clar­ ence Jr. ; a daughter, Tawana; Samuel Charles Hudgins, 60, his mother, Gladys of Prichard, died in St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco on Dec. 19, 1984. Ala., and his father, Ernest of Brother Hudgins joined the SIU Brooklyn. in 1946 in the port of Baltimore (Continued on Page 42.) t · February 1 985 I LOG I 41 · ��!F'li JTu ©\lli l �EEEEEEEE EEE E IQ) E EE EE E i; � � �� � i ; . ; ; ; ; ; i i i i i mu rom = on ge Pa 41 ) (c t ed f cian. He was a veteran of the AB . He walked the p1· c=k; et;li ne;J��org; rk·��� � d . � · 1 the 1 946 ·General Maritime n British Royal Air Force in World bosun in 198 1 . He began sailing Pensioner Du- War II. A native of New york , beefand the 1 947 Isthrm"an strike. in 1 945 . Seafarer Nicholson was minado Raagas he was a resident of Spottsville, Seafarer Metros was born in graduated from the Union's ReLlenos, 76, Ky. Surviving is his w1· dow, Penns.ylvania and was a resident certified Bosons Program in 1 98 1 . Passed away on Katherine a brother, Harry of New Orleans. Surviving are He hit the bricks in the 1 947 Dec. 20 , 1 984 . of Groves,and his widow, Josie and a sister, maritime beef in Galveston, Texas. Brother Llenos Mrs. Stephen Steinmacher of Texas and the N. Y .C. Longjoined the SIU in Pensioner Greenbrook, N.Y. shoremen's strike. Born in Mis1 946 in the port Robert E. Mcsissippi, he was a resident of of Philadelphia Cluskey, 76, sue Asa Earl Moore III, 54, was Mobile. Surviving is his widow, sailing as a chief steward. He combed to pneu- lost at sea off a Sea-Land ship Joyce. was born in the Philippine Ismonia in the Life on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 , 1 984. lands and was a resident of SalCare Center of Brother Moore joined the SIU Pensioner Daniel Patrick O'­ inas, Calif. Surviving is his Punta Gorda, Fla. in the port of New York in 1 964 Connor, 67 , died of heart-lung widow, Lolita. on Nov. 1 8 , 1 984. sailing as a recertified bosun in Brother Mc- 1 976. He was graduated from failure in Philadelphia on Sept. Carlos Manuel Duclos Lopez, 19. Brother O'Connorjoined the Cluskey joined the SIUin the the ·Union's Recertified Bosun 3 5 , died in Chile on Sept. 29 . of New Orleans in 1 955 Program that year, and he was SIU in the port of New York in Brother Lopez joined the SIU port sailing as a FOWT . He was a a veteran of the U.S. Coast 1 966 sailing as an oiler. He was in the port of New York in 1 977 veteran of the U.S. Army Cav- Guard in the Korean War. Sea- a veteran of the U.S. Coast sailing as a cook and AB for the before World War II. Sea- farer Moore had two years of Guard in World War II serving Delta Line. He was born in airy farer McCluskey was born in junior college. A native of Ma- as a machinist's mate and at­ Puerto Rico and was a resident Michigan and tending the service's Diesel En­ was a resident of con, Ga. , he was a resident of Truillo Alto, P.R. Surviving Gorda. Interment was in there. Surviving are two daugh- gineering School. Seafarer 0 are his widow, Mercedes and a Punta the Charlotte Cty. Gardens ters, Dell of Macon and Mar- Connor was born in Philadelphia daughter, Nancy of Brooklyn, Cemetery, Fla. Surviving are a jorie; his mother, Lillian Stan- and was a resident there. Sur­ N. Y. son, John of Roseville, Mich. bridge, and a sister, Mary viving is a sister, Eleanor of Philadelphia. and a daughter, Mary Buas of Stallings, both of Macon. Roy Mack Jr. , Punta Gorda. 37 , died in a blast Pensioner Eg­ EdJoseph at sea aboard the Eugene McKenna, 58, died on bert Culbergan ward Munoz, 68 , tanker Golden Sept. 23 . Brother Mc Kenna 79, Palmer, died on Nov. 7 , Dolphin (Titan joined the SIU in the port of passed away on 1 984. Brother Navigation) on New York in 1 970 sailing as an Jan. 1 5 . Brother Munozjoined the March 6, 1 982 . AB. He upgraded to quarterPalmer joined the SIU-merged MaBrother Mack master at the SHLSS in Piney SIU in the port, rine Cooks and joined the SIU in Point, Md. in 1 973 . Seafarer of Norfolk, Va. Stewards Union the port of Mobile in 1 969 sailing McKenna was a veteran of the He retired · · in in the port of San as an AB. He was a veteran of U.S. Navy during World War 1 970. Seafarer Palmer was a the U.S. Navy during the Viet­ II. Born in New York City, he Francisco in 1 968 . He began resident of Virginia Beach, Va. nam War. Seafarer Mack up­ was a resident of Santa Rosa, sailing on the West Coast in Surviving are a relative, graded at the SHLSS in Piney Calif. Surviving is a son, Mi- 1 93 5 . Seafarer Munoz was born Palmer, and three sisters, Dale Nell in Hawaii and was a resident of Point, Md. Born in Mobile, he chael of Santa Rosa. Duckett of Biloxi, Miss. , Agnes Sunnyvale, Calif. Cremation was a resident there. Surviving White of Savannah, Ga. and John Deman took place in California and his is his mother, Mattie Perkins. McQueen, 62, ashes were scattered on the Pa­ Charlsie Moody, also of Savan­ Pensioner Wil­ died on Nov. 7, cific Ocean. Surviving is his nah. � lie Frank Man­ Brother widow, Laulinda. 1 984. Matais C. Pena, 66, passed they, 78, passed McQueen joined away on Sept. 27 . Brother Pena Pensioner Guy • "'� · away in June the SIU in the Nealis, 82, passed . joined the SIU in the port of 1984. Brother . port of Wilming­ away on Dec. 1 8 , New York in 1 964 sailing in the Manthey joined ton, Calif. in 1 970 1 984. Brother steward department. He was a the SIU in 1 947 sailing as an AB. Nealis joined the veteran of the U.S. Army In­ in the port of Bal­ He was a veteran of the U.S. SIU in 1 947 in fantry in World War II. Seafarer timore sailing as Navy in World War II. Seafarer the port of Bal­ Pena was born in Puerto Rico a bosun. He was a veteran of McQueen was born in Jackson timore sailing as and was a resident of Hato Rey, the U.S. Navy in World War II. Cty., Ky. and was a reside.nt_ of an AB. He was P.R. Surviving is his widow, Seafarer Manthey was born in Long Beach, Calif. Surv1vmg Poland and was a naturalized are his widow, Evelyn and a born in Maryland and was a Juana. U.S. citizen. Manthey was a sister, Dora Henzerling of Har­ resident of Tucson, Ariz. Sur­ viving is his widow, Elizabeth. Pensioner Ru­ resident of New York City. rison1 Ohio. dolfo W. Italia Pensioner Pensioner Ed­ Pensioner SteRodriguez, 65 , Dempsey Nichol­ ward "Eddie" ven William died on Jan. 1 5 . , son, 58, died on Metros, 79 , Martin, 86, died Brother Rodri­ Christmas Day, passed away on on Jan. 4. Brother guez joined the Dec. 25 , 1 984 . Jan. l . Brother 't ,'flf!l!7:.. Martinjoined the SIU in 1 947 in Brother Nichol­ Metros joined the '�. ·� ,,-.l s I u m 1 947 m . the port of New son joined the '. SIU in 1 939 in the port of New York sailing in SIU in 1 949 in the port of Hous­ Orleans sailing as (Continued on next page.) the port of New , ton sailing as an • a chief electri- � � ���� · ' 'tt. . - · ···h··-�·· . · · • 0 . Ji :' -- ... . ·· 42 I LOG I February 1 985 �.,...,... I the steward department. He was born in Manila, P .I. and was a resident of Jersey City, N.J. Surviving are his widow, Purita; a son, Roderick; a daughter, Rodelia, and a sister, Bettina Umal of Velasquez, Tondo, P.I. (Continued from preceding page.) Pensioner O ­ 84, passed away on Jan. 18. Brother Rosen­ felt joined the , SIU in the port : of Lake Charles, . � La. in 1953 sail­ ing as a chief pumpman. He was born in Volone, U.S.S.R. and was a U.S. naturalized citizen. Seafarer Rosenfelt was a resi­ dent of Burbank, Calif. Surviv­ ing is his sister, Alma Findley of Kalamazoo, Mich. s car Alfred Rosen­ felt, I, Pensioner A ­ 77, died on Jan. 14. Brother Santiago joined the SIU in 1939 in the port ofNew York sailing as a bosun. He was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of Luquillo, P.R. Sur­ viving are his widow, Dominga and a daughter, Georgina. l berto Luis San­ tiago, f . ! Pensioner Char.Jes Peter Ser­ 80, passed away on Oct. 10. Brother Seroczynski joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a FOWT. He began sailing in 1947. Seafarer Seroczynski hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maroczynski, \ ' : i ! : ' i � ! i ' I I \ . f ' ; itime beef. And he was also a Great Lakes coremaker. Born in Pennsyl­ vania, he was a resident of Lo­ rain, Ohio. Surviving are a sis­ ter, Lena ofPhiladelphia; a niece, Pensioner Jack Erven Bogart, Edna Coyle, and a cousin, Jeyne 75, passed away on Dec. 22, D. Burke of Lorain. 1984. Brother Bogart joined the Union in 1940 in the port of Pensioner John Detroit, Mich. sailing as a cook aboard the SS Diamond Alkali Ulis, 77, passed away on Dec. 9. (American Steamship) in 1967. Brother Ulis He was born in Michigan and joined the SIU in was a resident of Grand Blanc, 1942 in the port Mich. Surviving are his widow, of New York Marie; a dalJ,ghter, Gloria Wal­ sailing as a bo­ stad of Grand Blanc, and a sis­ sun. He was born ter, Harriet Franks of Vassar, in Estonia, U .S.S.R. and was a Mich. resident of Long Beach, Calif. Seafarer Ulis was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Surviving is a sis­ Pensioner ter, Ida of New York City. Philip Leroy Er­ ickson, 57, died on Oct. 25. Pensioner Brother Erick­ Constantine Ven­ son joined the ardis, 76, passed Union in the port away on Nov. 26, of Duluth, Minn. 1984. Brother sailing as an AB. V enardis joined the SIU in the He was born in Bagley, Minn. port of New York and was a resident there. Sur­ in 1963 sailing as viving is his widow, Henrietta. an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Venardis was born in Carl William Han­ Kumi, Greece and was a resi­ son,Pensioner to pneu­ dent of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviv­ monia69,in succumbed the Mainstee Cty. ing are his widow, Tena and a (Mich.) Medical Care Facility daughter, Georgia of Kymi. on Nov. 17. Brother Hanson joined the Union· in the port of Pensioner Walter Paul Zimek, Detroit, Mich. in 1951 sailing as 66, passed away on Oct. 17. a deckhand and FOWT. He was Brother Zimek joined the SIU born in Mainstee, Mich. and in the port of Baltimore in 1964 was a resident of Arcadia, Mich. sailing as a FOWT. He was born Burial was in the Pilgrim Home in Baltimore and was a resident Cemetery, Arcadia. Surviving there. Surviving is a sister, Jen­ are his widow, Iva and a son, nie Burke of Baltimore. Jason. · ·; . .ill Pensioner 60, died of a stroke at the Manistee (Mich.) Cty. Medical Care Facility on Nov. 1 . Brother Jalo•# szynski joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio sailing as a cook for more than 20 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Laker Jaloszynski was born in Manistee and was a resident of Muskegon Heights, Mich. Bur­ ial was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Manistee. Surviving are four sisters, Helen, Edwardine, Florence Kubiak and Delphine Gumieny, all of Manistee; two brothers, Richard and Emery of Flint, Mich., and a nephew, Gerald of Manistee. Donald Gerald Jaloszynski, �. � Pensioner Cornelius Neil C. Mahaney, 67, succumbed to cancer in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 28. Brother Mahaney joined the Union in the port of Detroit sailing as an engineer. He was born in New York and was a resident of Toledo. Cremation took place in the Toledo Park Cemetery Crematory, Sylvania, Ohio. Surviving is his widow,, Fanny. Pensioner Thomas John Same, died on Dec. 8. Brother Same joined the Union in the port of of Ashland, Wis. Surviving are a daughter, Carol Fisher of Mil­ burn, Wis. and another relative, Myrtle Same. Duluth , Minn. He was a resident i I : ' i DON'T D1 G YO U R OWN G RAVE ' ) 't . - - ' a i ' ! . 0 NARCOTICS RUIN YOUR LIFE, AND CAN END 11 YOU/Z SEAFARING CARE"E'R [] 0 February 1 985 I LOG I 43 ��. D�11es� of Sh�ps llee��n11s AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), December 1 6---C hairman D.L. Meadows; Secretary F.T. DiCarlo; Ed­ ucational Director C. Henley. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department by the bosun. The ship's fund contains $394, of which $ 1 44 was spent on purchasing fresh lobster in the port of Cortez. The ship's chairman and the steward/baker (treasurer) are both getting .a relief this trip. Jeff Moritz was elected the new ship's chairman and J. Miller was elected treasurer. Men on the gangway watch were re­ minded to wear hard hats. A cook-out was held aboard ship. Some of the delicacies included "fresh stuffed lob­ ster, London broil, barbequed spare the crew of the importance of contrib­ uting to SPAD. The secretary added his thanks to the crew for helping keep the pantry and messroom clean at night, and advised all eligible members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities available at Piney Point. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Baltimore, Md. DELTA SUD (Delta Lines), De­ cember 1 6-Chairman A. McGinnis; Secretary E. Vieira; Educational Direc­ tor J .A. Burkette; Engine Delegate E. Burnett; Steward Delegate Rodolfo Ramirez. All is running well aboard the Delta Sud with no beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $71 in the ship's petty cash fund. The chairman re­ minded those members who are get­ ting off to strip their bunks, clean their rooms and leave a clean set of linen. He also stressed the importance of donating to SPAD. A recommendation was made for headquarters to notify crewmembers as to whether or not ribs, Italian breaded chicken, fresh shrimp cocktail , hamburgers, grilled franks, potato salad, macaroni salad, fresh salad bar, Italian green olive salad, and a lot more. A good time was had by all. " AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex Marine), January 6-Chairman C. Spence; Secretary Jonny Cruz; Edu­ cational Director Richard Wilson; Deck Delegate J. Bidzilya; Engine Delegate John Mclaughlin; Steward Delegate Pedro Mena. No beefs or disputed OT. The bosun aboard the American Her­ itage was pronounced unfit for duty in the Congo and left the ship there. C . Spence, who was elected the new chairman and bosun, thanked the en­ tir� crew for the smooth trip so far. The secretary noted that oompared to the weather at Thanksgiving, this Christmas was "a peach." He also reminded members that the small amount of money they donate to SPAD will come back to them in the long run-in the form of job security. A change of movies was one suggestion made, and a vote of thanks was given to the steward department which is doing "a great job feeding . " Next ports: St. Croix, V . I . and the Shetland Islands, Scotland. BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Ma­ rine), December 30-Chairman M. Os­ man ; Secretary Cassie B. Carter Jr; Educational Director Pat Colonna; Deck Delegate H. Montalvo; Engine Dele­ gate J. Page; Steward Delegate Oscar Johnson. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $1 3 in the ship's treasury. An end-of-the-year payoff will take place on the 3 1 st. This has been a good trip, and it is hoped that 1 985 will be a better year for the merchant marine. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for preparing and serving a truly fine Christmas din­ ner. Next ports : Elizabeth, N.J. and San Juan, P.R. CHARLESTON (Apex Marine), December 23--Chairman Barney E. Swearingen; Secretary Edward M. Collins; Educational Director Clarence D. Crowder; Deck Delegate Terry Thomas; Engine Delegate Harold Per­ kins. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. The chairman announced that the ship will pay off in the port of Baltimore on Dec. 26. He noted that this had been a good trip and reminded 44 I LOG I February 1 985 COMANCHE (American Bulk Car­ riers), December 30-Chairman Curtis Brodnax ; Secretary Robert D. Bright; Deck Delegate Thomas P. Banks; En­ gine Delegate Nathaniel P. Davis; Steward Delegate Herbert T. Archer; Reading Clerk John 0. Jackson. Everything . la going. well aboard the Comanche, with only a few hours of disputed OT in the deck department. The crew called a special meeting to elect a new ship's chairman, and the chief cook was chosen for the job. The captain is going to close out the payroll for 1 984 and will let anyone see his payoff slip if they so desire. One motion brought up was that each member aboard ship get one day's pay in lieu of time off. Another item mentioned was that the BR/GSU should not be working in the galley for sanitation reasons. Brother Bright told him that he had just gotten off the Groton and the Baltimore and that the chief stew­ ard/baker and the chief cook had to do everything themselves because they only have two-man steward depart­ ments. they have to turn in their seamen's papers to the captain when he calls for them in foreign ports for local im­ migration identification. Another item for clarification was: Should a person's replacement be called while at sea and coming into port, when his number of days are up, or should his time be turned over to the patrolman for ac­ tion? Next port: Lake Charles, La. COVE SAILOR (Cove Shipping), December 9--Chairman Richard Gib­ bons; Secretary Welden 0. Wallace; Deck Delegate Charles Lambat; En­ gine Delegate Jerome Sumlin; Stew­ ard Delegate John Collins. No beefs were reported although there was some disputed OT (due to delayed sailing) which will be turned over to the board­ ing patrolman. It is not known where the Cove Sailor will sail to next. Any and all information will be relayed to crewmembers as soon as it is forth­ coming. In the meanwhile, repairs are being completed since the proper tools and equipment are available. All is running smoothly aboard ship. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a fine job. Next port of payoff: New York. OGDEN LEADER (Ogden Ma­ rine), December 30-Chairman W.L. Osborne; Secretary Floyd Mitchell ; Ed­ ucational Director J�rry L. Boyce; Deck Delegate Robert Lambert; Engine Del­ egate David M. Dunklin; Steward Del­ egate John M. Clarke. No disputed OT reported. The chief steward is serving as treasurer. He reported $73 in the ship's fund. Also, $ 1 70 has been col­ lected from the unlicensed members to build up a movie fund. This money will be used only to upgrade the crew's movie library. The chairman reported that the ship will pay off this trip, probably upon arrival in Texas. From the repair list that was put up last trip, all or most repairs have been taken care of and the laundry room has been repainted. All crewmembers were asked OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Ma­ rine), December 23--Chairman F.R. Schwarz; Secretary E. Lambe; Edu­ cational Director Wiley Yarber. No dis­ puted OT reported. There is $21 4 in the ship's fund. The chairman reported that the ship loaded up in the Gulf of Mexico and will discharge her cargo in Yorktown , Va. and Charleston, S.C. After that, she will probably lay up in Florida. A motion was made that when a vessel lays up before a member has his 1 20 days seatime, he or she ought to be able to collect vacation time based on the number of days up to the time of lay-up. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a good job. to cooperate in helping keep the ship clean. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the fine meals and service-particularly the Christmas dinner. Next port: Baytown, Texas, OGDEN YUKON (Odgen Marine), December 27-Chairman Luigi Alle­ luia; Secretary George W. Luke; Ed­ ucational Director C.G. Hall; Deck Del­ egate Charles Pafford; Engine Delegate Warren Steim ; Steward Delegate Al­ bert L. He.ndricks. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $8 left in the ship's treasury after using some for the movie fund and some to send two messages. According to the chairman, the Ogden Yukon will arrive in Long Beach for payoff on Dec. 28. All has been going well aboard ship with the exception of the loss of one OS, who had to get off ship in Valdez with a leg injury. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done, and members observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port and port of payoff: Long Beach, Calif. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas) , December 30-Chairman Frank R. Cottongin ; Secretary Henry W. Roberts; Educational Director H . Granger; Deck Delegate John M. Ze­ penda; Engine Delegate Larry M . Clement; Steward Delegate Rottia F . Lacy; Treasurer R.T. Yarbrough. No disputed OT. There is $ 1 55 in the ship's fund. The Mobile port a:gent was able to clear up some confusion aboard ship pertaining to reliefs for permanent job holders. He explained that you must wait for your relief before leaving the ship or else lose your permanent status. All members were asked to try not to slam doors. Part of this problem will be alleviated when hydraulic cjoor stoppers are installed on ttte··mess­ room and rec room doors. A vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for their excellent Xmas din­ ner. Next port: New Orleans, La. OVERSEAS J U N EAU (Maritime Overseas) , December 1 6--C hairman John B. Lundborg ; Secretary Clarence Waldren; Deck Delegate John Mc­ Auliffe; Engine Delegate James Fair; Steward Delegate Jim Weed. All de­ partments are functioning well with no beefs or disputed OT. The ship is scheduled to arrive in Long Beach on Dec. 20, and payoff will be on the 29th. The layover is due to a lack of cargo. A vote of confidence was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Long Beach, Calif. and Valdez, Alaska. PU ERTO RICO (Puerto Rico Ma­ rine), December 23--Chairman Fred­ die Goethe; Secretary Jose R. Colls; Educational Director K. Linan; Deck Delegate James Tompson ; Engine Delegate John Hall, Jr. ; Steward Del­ egate Ovidio Crespo. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. The Puerto Rico is heading for the shipyard. All mem­ bers were asked to remove extra and dirty linen from their rooms early in the morning before getting off. S I U elec­ tions are still going on-u ntil Dec. 31 , and members were urged to go to the hall and vote. One OS was taken off ship by the doctor in Miami. The ship �That's why we have to support SPAD­ so they can keep going ." A vote of thanks was given to Chief Steward Humberto Ortiz and his gang for the excellent Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners they prepared and sei:ved. (Waterman), January 6--Chairman G. Burch ; Sec­ retary G. Aquino; Educational Director C. Tsipliareles. No beefs or disputed OT. Minutes of the last meeting were read and all communications were posted as received. All hands, except those on watch, viewed some movies on fire fighting that were shown by the mate. The bosun thanked the crew­ members for keeping the noise down, and the steward thanked the men on watch who helped keep the messroom and pantry clean. A special vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for the fine meals prepared during the trip, especially at holiday time. One minute of silence was ob�­ served in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port of pay­ off: Norfolk, Va. SAM then sailed short from Miami to Puerto Rico. A repair list was turned in to the captain by the chief steward. It in­ cluded a few minor repairs in the stew­ ard department and the installation of a new water cooler. The secretary noted that this has been a very good crew and "we hope to see you back after the yard. " ROVER (Ocean Carriers), Decem­ ber 30-Chairman Cliff Leahy; Sec­ retary E. Harris; Educational Director/ Engine Delegate Phil Tarantino ; Deck Delegate Steve Parrish; Steward Del­ egate Edgardo Dedos. Everything is ""'-. running just fine aboard the MIV Rover this trip with no beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $ 1 1 .50 in the ship's fund; $9.50 was spent on a wire to headquarters. A new 1 9" TV and a new cassette player will be purchased in Singapore, and the captain has been authorized to buy $500 worth of tapes for the player. The secretary thanked the deck and engine departments for keeping the ship clean and for getting along so well with each other. QMEDs were reminded that as of Jan. 1 , they need proof of their rating in order to sign on as a OMED. Several sugges­ tions were made. One was to have the company get better mail service to the crew. Only a couple of letters have come aboard since Oct. 1 9 when the ship was in Guam. Another was to let each crewmember make one phone call each month free of charge via the satellite telephone. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done and an excellent Christmas Day dinner-everything from shrimp cocktail and smoked salmon to roast turkey, smoked Virginia ham and standing rib roast to four d ifferent pies, ice cream, cookies and assorted nuts. Next port: Singapore. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service) , December 23-Chairman Frank Teti ; Secretary Humberto Ortiz; Educational Director LaGasse. No beefs or dis­ puted OT. Yuletide greetings were re­ ceived onboard the St. Louis from President Drozak and other S I U offi­ cials. These were posted on the bul­ letin board along with commendations from the officials regarding the crew's behavior at sea and in port. The sec­ retary reminded members that "our Union and our president are in Wash­ ington for these reasons: to get more jobs for our membership and to protect our members' rights. That has always been the guiding principle of this Union. HOUSTON SEA·LAND ECONOMY (Sea­ Land Service), December 2--Chair­ man John Higgins; Secretary Wheeler M. Washington ; Educational Director W.R. Thomas. No disputed OT was reported in any of the three depart­ ments. There is $46 in the ship's fund. The ship is running smoothly, accord­ ing to the chairman. He noted that they had finally gotten an answer to a ques­ tion that needed clarification. The question was: In the event a crew­ member takes a trip off and the person who replaces him is fired or quits, will the member who took the trip off lose his or her job? The answer: A new relief person will be called from the hall to finish the relief job. The person on the permanent job will not lose his or her job as long as he or she returns to the ship on the day scheduled. Members were also reminded of the opportunities to upgrade their ratings by attending courses at the school in Piney Point. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Port Everglades, Fla., Houston, Texas, New Orleans, La. SEA·LAND EXPRESS (Sea-Land Service), December 1 1 -Chairman Andrew Lesnansky; Secretary Otis Paschal ; Educational Director W. Brack. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $75 in the ship's fund. The chairman noted that as Dec. 1 5 ap­ proaches, the ship should receive some information from S I U headquarters re­ garding their contract. The secretary also reminded members that voting for officers and constitutional amend­ ments will continue until Dec. 3 1 . By reading the LOG, Seafarers can keep informed of Union and maritime activ­ ities. The educational director re­ quested that members operate the video machine with care and that they return the tapes to the chief mate when they're through. Also, members de­ parting the vessel were requested to leave keys to their rooms with their department head. A vote of thanks was given to · Chief Cook Manny Cas­ tro, who has been satisfying the ap­ petites of officers and crew since join­ ing the vessel Dec. 4 in Bremerhaven. Next port: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dllaes� of Shllps Mee�llnas SEA·LAND VOYAGER (Sea-Land Service), December 23-Chairman R. Murry; Secretary D.B. Smith ; Educa­ tional Director D. Johnson; Deck Del­ egate Kadir P. Amat. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman reported that port time is still in effect, contrary to a telegram sent by the company. He also explained that con­ tract negotiations are now going on between the Union and the company, and that if any crewmember has a recommendation pertaining to the ne­ gotiations, they should send it to SIU headquarters because "it's our future that's at stake. " The chief steward talked to the crew about all members attending Union meetings-aboard ship or on shore. The Union meeting is the place to express your feelings about matters concerning the future of your jobs. And the educational director re­ minded everyone about keeping clear of the reefer cables on deck. Members were also reminded of the very stiff penalty for smoking on deck in Ger­ many. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. SENATOR (Coordinated Carib­ bean Transport) , December 1 4Chairman D.L. McCorvey; Secretary J. Gilliam ; Educational Director E. McBain ; Steward Delegate Floyd Bishop. No disputed OT. The chairman noted that everything is running smoothly. Payoff is scheduled for Dec. 1 7 in Miami, and it is hoped that a partrolman from Jacksonville will be present. The bosun and the steward will be going on their much-needed 60-day relief. All members were re­ minded to clean up after themselves as there is no messman onboard the Senator. The chairman also urged members to be careful with the movies. Two were lost last trip and they must either be paid for or replaced, as all films have to be accounted for. Next port: Miami, Fla. STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), December 1 6--C hair­ man Carl T. Lineberry; Secretary Thomas Liles, Jr.; Educational Director Benjamin F. Cooley; Deck Delegate Ronald S . Davis; Engine Delegate Raymond L. Culpepper, Jr. ; Steward Delegate Jerry Watkins. No disputed OT reported. There is $550 in the movie fund which , · the bosun ex­ plained, is added to by running pools. During the last voyage, the 4 to 8 QMED port was blown out. This is the third time this has happened, and the company is trying to figure out the best way to stop it from happening again. The chairman talked about the condi­ tion of the lifeboats. They can be low­ ered, but repairs are needed in order to raise them back up properly. Chair­ man Lineberry also gave a talk on the state of the Union as he got it from the patrolman. He said not to expect too much in the coming years. "We will be lucky to hold on to what we have. Reagan has done nothing for the mer­ chant marine in the past four years, and it seems unlikely that he will." Next ports: the Suez Canal and Aqaba, Jordan. Official ships minutes were also re­ ceived from the following vessels: AMCO TRADER CAGUAS FALCOlll COUllTESS FALCOI PRllCESS GOLDEI MOURCH OGDEI CHAMPIOI OGDEI COLUMBIA 06DE1 DYllACHEM OGDEI WABASH OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS BOSTOI ROBERT E. LEE ROSE cm SEA-LAND ADYEllTURER SEA-LAID EXPUJRER SEA-LAID llDEPEIDEICE SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-LAID MARllER SEA-LAID PRODUCER STUYYESAllT SUGAR !SWIDER WALTER RICE PATRIOT Monthly . Meanbership Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Port Date New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 4 Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, March 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 p . m . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 00 p . m . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . Friday, March 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 3 0 p.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . Monday, March 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 30 p . m . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , March 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 30 p.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, March 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, March 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:00 p.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , March 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , March 1 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, March 1 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 3 0 p.m. Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. February 1 985 I LOG I 45 ·�·· �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes JAN. 1-31 , 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 35 4 0 20 0 0 6 0 1 31 2 Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 3 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups . Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 2 40 0 19 0 8 0 40 10 1 07 17 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 6 0 0 0 Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP 3 0 Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President 6 HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 * "Total Registered" means the number o f men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. BALTIMORE, Md. 1 21 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 (301 ) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea JAN. 1-31 , 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHiPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 70 8 6 13 13 60 44 38 29 68 6 8 47 0 0 416 4 16 12 1 12 2 9 15 10 10 36 5 15 14 1 0 162 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 49 9 2 4 10 50 64 21 32 27 8 5 32 0 0 316 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55 12 5 10 6 40 24 26 23 55 7 5 38 0 0 308 2 9 3 0 1 4 8 6 10 10 29 4 14 3 0 0 103 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 1 33 5 1 5 6 41 36 10 14 34 8 2 26 0 0 222 20 34 5 5 4 10 26 14 54 11 60 8 4 20 0 0 257 2 11 1 1 0 3 6 8 3 7 22 1 34 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 0 0 0 36 0 27 2 1 4 9 34 30 48 25 33 3 11 12 0 0 239 Tota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 19 4 4 5 0 20 12 52 14 46 7 10 14 0 0 207 0 49 22 2 8 1 21 23 37 30 90 8 117 17 0 18 443 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 1 33 0 0 0 146 0 0 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 1 1 88 807 191 777 438 r: r: Port Gloucester . New York . . Philadelphia Baltimore . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . ................. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :y. DECK DEPARTMENT 0 20 6 0 3 2 21 28 0 7 16 0 7 13 0 3 126 9 1 55 18 22 39 25 118 71 74 46 68 19 4 88 0 0 756 9 37 16 10 20 7 14 31 20 34 36 11 16 14 2 0 277 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 11 4 1 24 18 19 19 21 81 48 56 38 55 15 4 64 0 0 566 5 17 9 0 7 6 15 13 19 13 29 7 21 10 0 0 171 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 21 1 75 10 12 12 14 47 20 89 32 60 14 11 45 2 0 444 3 17 2 3 3 0 6 8 16 8 22 1 48 16 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 1 0 0 41 0 0 0 46 15 10 12 3 48 11 1 28 30 46 20 9 15 0 0 393 6 1 47 43 19 40 19 51 40 70 35 90 26 1 24 20 1 0 731 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 23 0 0 2 1 44 0 0 0 178 127 50 2,159 1 , 332 241 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 2 11 6 0 4 1 9 11 7 8 8 2 161 4 0 13 247 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 6 2 0 1 2 10 4 6 5 8 0 10 9 0 2 65 � Tr Relie s CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 0 0 127 ENTRY DEPARTMENT *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. • * "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping In the month of January was up from the month of December. A total of 1 ,392 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,392 jobs shipped, 777 jobs or about 56 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 50 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 891 jobs have been shipped. 46 I LOG I February 1 985 ;;;;; (21 6) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 0 1 930 (61 7) 283- 1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-571 4 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. n002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 JERSEY CITY, JU. 99 (904) 353-0987 Montgomery SL. 07302 (201 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-09 1 6 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 9 1 48 (21 5) 336-381 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441 - 1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 Support SPAD �Soviet Deals Shut Out Our Seafarers would have crossed the sea on American-flag ships. Oddly, those smiling; genial, vodka-imbibing Marxist-Lenin­ ist gentlemen who are bargain­ ing with our suppliers didn't give this a thought, either. The Red merchant seamen are among the lowest pa_id of all shipwork­ ers sailing from the world's in­ dustrial nations. Obviously, the Soviets are purchasing what they vitally Nationally syndicated col­ umnist Victor Riesel wrote this column early this month. It ap­ '. ...,i peared in hundreds of news­ papers across the country, in­ cluding the Washington Times, one of Ronald Reagan's favorite newspapers. If detente is the statesman's fashion of making the best of the worst, why are we making the worst of the best? We are trading with the So­ viets in a most peculiar way. The U .S.S.R. is desperate for wheat. In the past two years we sold them well over 14 million tons of grain. They haul the ocean cargo cheaply. None of the grain was shipped to the Russians in American vessels. Our shipping companies lost profits, and for some time now, 5,000 seafarers have been "on the beach. '' The national budget deficit might have been low­ ered-albeit a sliver, but still lowered. More than 100 vessels of our shrinking merchant ma­ rine are laid up. Our viable cargo fleet is down to little more than 400 carriers. But those who attended the two past ,trade conferences­ and the current one, both secret a?<. tpublic--don 't appear to have given · this a thought. The U .S.S.R. , with its inner Krem­ lin in a crisis crunch, is getti ng virtually whatever it wants. Si­ multaneously, it is beefing up merchant marine and integrat­ ing it with its military and naval forces. If a long-expired U . S.­ U . S . S . R. maritime agreement were still in effect, more than 5 million tons of this grain-worth scores of millions of dollars for the loading and ocean hauling- G uest Opin ion need-or they wouldn't be shelling out hard currency (val:. uta)-and don't intend to permit American seamen to make a buck under a U.S. charter. By moving the grain, and whatever else they're about to purchase now through their oversized trade mission, they plan to use the craft of their own commercial fleet, those of the Brezhnev bloc, and those of a few friendly Third World na­ tions. There was a 10-year U.S.­ U .S.S.R. maritime pact which expired in 198 1 . It called for bulk-hauling to the Soviet Union one-third of the grain cargo in U .S.-fiag craft, one-third in So­ viet vessels, and the remaining third to be shared by other coun­ tries. But even under the maritime agreement, the Soviets didn't adhere to the treaty. Anyway, the United States suspended the pact when Poland's martial law attempted to crush the inde­ pendent anticommunist national union Solidarnosc (Solidarity) . The United States broke away. There was a boycott. But now, several years later, there's been ''somewhat of a lj�ll ers To The Ed it.o r ' 'SIU Offers Support . . . ' I want to thank you for all the SIU has done for our family. You ma.de my husband's last years secure from worry, and the death benefit helped me so much. On going through papers after my husband's death, I Thomas Cronan and the crew Please get in touch with Edith of the MIV Falcon Champion Spradling, 1221C Murray Hill sincerely wish you a long, Ct. , Mobile, Ala. 36606; tele­ healthful and enjoyable- retire­ phone (205) 471-2940. ment. William F. Jordan Thomas M. Cox Please contact Helen Jordan Please contact Mary Jo at in Fork Union, Va. at (804) 842(315) 339-4563. 3740. William Burkeen Fredrick (Fred) David Gosse Important Notice To SIU & PMA Pensioners On Jan. 1 , 1 985, the premium for Medicare (Part years. increased to $ 1 5 . 50 if single and $3 1 .00 if married. He was a strong supporter of his Union, a wonderful husband and father. " B ' ') was Retirees of t.he SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN and the SIU a Medicare premium reimbursement, and who have . submitted proper proof of Medicare Part reimbursed at the new rate. Clara Harwood l'rankfort, Mich. "B" coverage to the Plan, will be February 1 985 I LOG I 47 ------------ ' ;· j l ' r \ r I \ } ! ) I --- ---- ----- ----- - -- --- - - - ---· --- --- 1 .- .l PACIFIC DISTRICT-PMA PENSION PLAN wbo �re entitled to Again, thank you for. everything. ------- 1 J personals discovered that he had been a melllber of unions for a.lmost 50 · and export . . . . '' This included bilateral trade. The Seafarers chief also sees a thaw between Washington and Warsaw resulting from the wide amnesty given to Solidarity leaders. Mr. Drozak also referred to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromkyo' s visits to the White House and the trade confer­ ences between the United States and the U.S.S.R. These, says Mr. Drozak, "are further evi­ dence that there are few barriers to prompt resumption of nego­ tiations between our country and the Soviet Union." Why should the Russians get critically needed foodstuffs and other material from us and still make the whole profit on trans­ porting the cargo? Mr. Drozak has been pressuring high Amer­ ican officials to prevent the Marxist-Leninist regime from making the extra valuta. He has written to Secretary of State Shultz, Secretary of Transpor­ tation Dole, U.S. Trade Rep­ resentative Brock-who the other day warned we plan to get tough on trade policies around the world-and to Maritime Administration chief, Adm. Harold Shear. A grain boycott of the Soviet Union is against the law. But nowhere is it engraved that the Kremlin shall have the right to say "nyet " to a chance for our shipping companies to make profit and our seamen to earn bread. Very clever people, those Leninist bargainers-until someone begins to holler. thaw" in East-West relations, says Frank Drozak, the Seafar­ ers president who also heads the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. And Mr. Drozak seeks a new maritime agreement with the Soviets so, once again, Ameri­ can craft can carry grain and other cargo-and many of the seamen can get off the beach. Speaking for his union and department, Mr. Drozak has been pressuring high govern­ ment officials to remember the American merchant marine in any agreement that provides cargo for Russia-which never buys anything from the United States that it doesn't need. There isn't any Red charity. The thaw of which Mr. Dro­ zak speaks has made available more wheat-food for the Rus­ sian people and their farmers' livestock-and has also permit­ ted Soviet fishing in American waters. Why, then, no further nego­ tiations on a maritime agree­ ment which once again would give U.S. bulk carriers a chance to cross the seas? "New Amer­ ican ocean-going jobs and the additional revenue created by a bilateral maritime pact would in turn be a spur to the overall U.S. economy," Mr. Drozak avers. To his critics, in and out of government, Mr. Drozak retorts that "the United States has en­ tered into over 40 treaties of friendship, commerce, and nav­ igation, which generally guar­ antee the ships of each party unlimited access for . . . import �f' ' ' ! ! " 50 CENTS A DAY I S A S MALL PR I C E TO PAY / • ;;>,. '•- FOR J OB· SECURIT Y � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: IN FACE OF MARITIME SLUMP, SIU FINDS NEW JOBS BUDGET CUTS SLATED FOR MARITIME, SOCIAL PROGRAMS DELTA SOLD FOR $36 MILLION DEFENSE BUILDUP IS UNCHECKED SURVIVAL SUITS KEEP FISHERMEN AFLOAT, ALIVE FOR 12 HOURS PIRATES RAID FALCON COUNTESS, ESCAPE WITH 19 G'S COAST GUARD WANTS INDICTMENTS IN SINKING MTD LEADERS MEET TO VIEW CRITICAL ISSUES SIU STRIKE AGAINST DIXIE ENDS; PRODUCES WAGE INCREASE, BETTER CONDITIONS AND EVOKES MEMORIES INTERNATIONAL GROUP CALLS FOR BETTER INLAND SAFETY AROUND THE PORT OF JACKSONVILLE SIU SHIPS IN MILITARY EXERCISES IN EUROPE AND ASIA MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND MSC OFFICIALS VISIT PINEY POINT SHLSS TUNES IN TO TV SHLSS STAFF MEETS FUTURE JOB CHALLENGES EYE ON L.A. 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SIU-Military. Ships See 1 . . ; VoL 41No.Jlllal'eh1985 ' . . . MTD Fights for . · Maritime Survival .. · . Page 5 �t : . Aft•CI6 . Lane Kirkland throws bb support bebind the. Maritimec .Trades DetJaFtbtent etrort tO revit.Qliie the� m�, as SIVMll> ptesident FrJdk � and MTD E•otb.e Secretary-Treasurer 1- lngrao IWten. Sff pages 15-18 :for fUll of MTD �ulive &ard. meeting. co\lerage · · ·· ·· · I r r Inside:· l r t. � ! II I �-� �: •' ·, Page 3 lt Maritime Bills In Congress i l rt Page 4 SHLSS t ft• !.v SIU Victory in Blended Credit Suit Pages 9-13 �· Sam Houston . l. . I ''Freaked'' �·p · /f ·Mississippi Queen Rolls on the River � Welfare and Pension Reports · 1. Page 14 Pages 19-22 SIU and UIW !. · SIU Boatmen in Norfolk, Va. keep the Grace McAllister (McAllister Brothers) running 24 hours a Page 30 day-see page 6. ·----�---------·-- -- ·-- ·.� · �President's · Report by Frank try and the P. L. 480 program will be that much greater. The U nion has been on top of these developments • .Just this past month we we.re able to win 'an historic decision on the question of blended credit (see story on page Drozak 3). there has been a lot of press coverage about the demise of the family farmer. Well, American farmers are not the only people whose way of life is being threat� ened. The merchant seaman's way of life is being threatened as well. And P .L. 480 cargo accounts for as much as 80 percent of all re­ maining jobs .. Seamen and farmers should not be at each other's throats, but should instead be joining forces to let the American people know that something fundamental is happen­ ing in this country . The farmer and We're All In The Same Boat Over the past four years, the American-flag merchant marine has declined by more than 200 vessels, from600m 1980to400 t oday. But, because we were ready and able to seize nt:w opportunities, our Union has managed to organize 48 nt:w �hips in the. past two years. Many Qfthe ships that we have picked up. ar� Navy .·support ve�­ sels that have beeJ1 leased out to the private $e<i:lor. Wages are less tha.-i • whaJ. we Jiave . been accus­ to�<.l Hh�and.so (lr� manning lev­ els . Yet the bottom. line is this: SIU members do not have to sit on t �e beach and wait for jobs� .. an adequate program to promote the development of a_ strong and healthy merchant marine. Yet we live in the real world, not the past, and we will do all we can to adapt and survive. We take this attitude because we believe that we have one overrid­ ing responsibility, whicb. is to see that our_ members have �ccess to jobs . Everything else is secondary. ·Thanks to the support .that we have received from our members, . we have been able ·to fulfill that responsibility. It has not been easy, nor will it be easy. Righfnow th re ate rpany you already have . Right now, we are in the forefront of a. "life· or death'' battle to preserve our right to carry P. L. 480cargoes and Atas­ kan oil. \Ve did not create the situation that the maritime industry is in today, nor did we endorse the re­ election of President Reagan, whom we believe has not come up with dangers to the maritime industry, the greatest of which is the deter­ mination of some segments of the agricultural community to do away with the P.L. 480 program. The agricultural community feels hard pressed. Even in the best of times , it had looked to do away with the P.L. 480 program. Given the present situation.;__ 15 percent of all American farmers are ex­ pected to declare bankruptcy in the upcoming year-the tempta­ tion to take on the maritime indus- T · � . . the SUP marked the beginning of the modern seamen's movement. Many of the people that we in the SIU c.all our spiritual fathers came out of the SUP. Andrew Furuseth, the father of the modern seamen's movement, and Harry Ltindeberg, who founded the Seafarers International Union of North America, both served as the secretary of the SUP. All maritime.unions can thank these men and o.thers like them-Paul Hall, Joe ·Cumm, Morris Weisberger, Harry Bridges-for making the maritime better, m re humane pla' . lt ha been indu try r entury f truggl il.h ' aJ c ntury f r m rkabl a c mpfi hmenr . been · So sue · , ful h ve the m ritime uni n f th n. in impr ing the Ii c people they represent that few seamen sailin today can conceive of the g at sea. Yet those conditions were real, and they are part of our collectiv� ' · heritage. The next 100 years will be no bed of roses. There are many problems facing us, which in their own ways are just as serious as the ones that Harry Lundeberg and Andrew Furuseth had to fight. The shipowners are fighting each other tooth and nail over what little is left of the American-flag merchant marine. Government has driven a wedge between labor and management. Unions are being pitted against each other-fighting just to survive. There is but one answer for the maritime indu s t r y: unity. And there is but one answer for maritime labor: merger. We have co mmon interests. We have a common history. And we have · common problems, the most obvious of which is how to survive the next 10 - years. Very little divides us except our fear of change. Yet there i s so much. more to gain by putting aside our differences than by letting our foes pick us off one by one. We of the SIU are willing to think the unthinkable. We are willing and ready to talk to anyone at any time aboµt a merger to promote the common interests of our membership . Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AUantic, Gutt, lakes and Inland Walers District, AFL-CIO 1985 Vol. 47, No. 3 Executive Board Frank Drozak Joe DIGlorgio Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Joe Sacco Charles Svenson Editor . President 1 Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Marietta· Homayonpour Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor ·· conditions that men like Andrew Furuseth and Harry Lurideberg had to endure Secretary�·rreasurer New Yori< i HE Sailors Union of the Pacific recently celeb ted ts lOOth anni.vyrs ary � It is an anniversary that we can all honor. In many ways the founding of March LO men and ship operators must put aside their various differences to make sure that the American-flag merchant marine stays afloat well into the 21th century. We at the SIU have stated pub­ licly that we believe that all mari­ time unions should consider merg­ ing. And we practice what we preach. The merger we entered into with the Marine Cooks and Stewards has been beneficial to both organizations . If we do not unite, then our adversaries will be able to take advantage of our differences. It may be a cliche, but it-'s true: we're all in the same boat together. 100,���ars of Progress.: Tomorrow·'s Challenge "American.seamen and ship, operators,... , must put aside their various differences to make sure that the American-flag merchant marine stays afloat well into the 21st century." Unfortunately, that is _not true elsewhere in the maritime indus­ try. These days, it takes twice as much effort just to maintain what the seaman are just the first people to feel the effects of an overvalued dollar and a greatly changed world , marketplace. Just as farmers and the seamen should join forces to fight for a more just society, American sea­ Max Hall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos Washington Deborah Greene Assistant Editor · The LOO (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second·class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 2 07 90 ·9998 and at additional mailing.offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to . the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, · Md. 20 746. 2 I LOG I March 1 985 "" ._,:.., ·�����----���=====�=- �Court Ba.cks SIU Blended Credit Shipments· Are Preference Cargo The federal government's $1.5 billion Blended Credit program falls under the scope of the nation's cargo preference laws and a t least· 50 percent of the cargo generated under the program must sail on U.S.-flag ships, according to a Feb. 21 ruling by a U.S. District Court judge. The judge's decision, in a suit filed by the SIU and the Transportation Institute, was hailed as major victory for American maritime forces and as a boost for cargo preference laws. However it may be a short-lived win because after the decision, Agriculture Secretary John R. Block, one of the defendants in the suit, said he would begin an attempt to dismantle cargo pref.. erence laws "as we have known them" (see acc()mpanying stofy). The BlendedCreditprogram has been a center.of controversy sillce It beg n,in 1982. At the time it was announced, the U.S. Department·· of Agriculture (U SDA) claimed it did not fall under cargo preference t tutes. But the SIU, other marpartment f itime int re t , the Tran p rtation (DO ) nd the Maritime dmini trati n Mar d argued cargo preference applied. The government also argued that if cargo preference were applied to Blended Credit it would in rease the cost of the agricultural products and defeat the purpose of the program. L the D . ec1s1on rrom . "The very reason for the cargo preference act was the recognition by Congress that without $Uch preference, U .S.-flag vessels would not be able to complete with foreign-flag vessels," Green wrote. Since the program began, more than $1 billion in various financial credits have been extended by the U SDA for the purcha,se of millions of tons of agricultural commodities by fore ign co untrie / Ail .nave been ··' shipped n foreign�ftag vessels. In the suit, the SIU and the other plantiff s contended that cargo preference applies. Basically the 1954 Cargo · Prefe rence Act calls for • mi nimum 50 percent U . . -ftag hare of any ship me nt where the governmentis financially involved. In the Blended Credit program the govemment extends a combination of low-intere t I n and I n guar..; antee . De p i l e thi financi al inv lvem nt, the U DA continued · · "In examining .the defendants' ar­ gument, it is diffi�ult for the Court to understand why Congress would enact legislation establi$hing a cargo preference to help protect the higher· c'"tAmerican 1'fOl'iRme industry, but at thtt time .permit agenc�s to ignore that preference when there are less expensive ways of shipping government-financed cargoes. Fur­ ther, if the Court were to accept the argutne'f'/. that defend<lnts are only ·same to claim cargo preference did not apply. · · Wh�n the program wa an­ n unced in Oct. 1982, both DOT and Marad took the po iti n tha� the cargo. preference laWSc applied. But in July 1983 the two agencies reversed their stands· and fell into step with the USDA. The suit was th n filed in t all three agencies by the JU nd Tl In late 19 3. In her deci i n, Di trict Judge • • · required to apply preference when it is 'practicable'; that is when there is no cost diJferential, there .would be no need to enact cargo preference legislati(>n. Ifshipping costs were the same for U.S.-jlag vessels and for­ eign..jlag vessels, the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act would haYe been completely unnecessary.'' From U.S. District Court Judge. June L. Green's Blended Credit decision. · June L. Green found, ''A review of the. complete legi lative hj lory of the Carg Preference Act dem­ on trate th t it wa pa ed by .· ongre with the e pre ed de ir that it apply to •programs financed in any way by federal funds'. , . . It is not limited, a s the defendants so contend, merely to foreign aid programs, concessional ·1ransac.. tions or goyemmeht procurement. · . . . The defend nt rgurtie'nfis with ut merit." Block 'Attacks Preference '', It Drozak ay. Time to Work Together· · · · ·When a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the government's Blended Credit 'Ptygram must ship half its commodities. on A.m rican ships, SIU President Frank Dr zak said, "We hope that in the days bead these agencies will concern· them­ selves with preserving and devel­ oping our important shipping ca­ pabilities, rather than devising ways to cause its liquidation." John R.Block, U.S.Department of Agriculture secretary, took a. different view. He said, "We're very disappointed with the court decision on cargo preference, and cargo preferenee would apply to Blended Credit sales. And in that regard it appears to me that the time has arrived· to repeal cargo preference as we have known it," In addition he suspended the shipments of som� 3.5 million tons of wheat and flour worth about $536 million. Block's boss, President Ronald Reagan, said during the recent campaign that he supported cur-. rent cargo preference legislation and would seek neither the expan­ sion nor reduction of the laws. The fight over cargo preference has gone on for years under each administration. While there have been attempts in Congress to re- · . · peal or reduce cargo preference, each beaten back, Block's, state­ ment is the first time a high -level administration official has declared war on the law. Thr ugh ut the Blended Credit c ntr ver y the· SIU ha main· tained that it w n t eekin.g e '­ pansion of cargo preference law it was just asking that the curr at law be obeyed.Even in the lawsuit no actual or punitive damages were sought. The Union was simply seeking the enforcement of the law. Throughout the lawsuit, the SIU and the other plal)tiffs sought grounds to settle the suit, a com­ promise. But the U SDA did not make any serious attempts to reach a fair settlement. After Block's remarks about re­ pealing cargo pr:eference laws, Drozak sent a letter to Block. Fol­ lowing are excerpts from that let­ ter. "During the course of the liti­ gation we repeatedly sought to in­ itiate discussion of policies and copiprQmises that could ·benefit U.S. farmers, U.S. shipping and the national interest. We were re­ buffed and . no . meaningful discus­ sions occurred.. We believe your department made .a mistake in not seriously exploring settlement pos- lU ships like ·t11e Go1M1t .Plloellbt itaD Navfgadon) could end up carrying American grain thanks to a U.S. Federal oart deeiSiob aphotding. cargo preference laws for the Blended Credit program. sibilities at that time. It would be unfortunate . if the same mistake were to be repeated now. We con­ tinue to believe that a rational and joint approach to the issue could benefit all. " .. . Both [U.S. farmers and ocean carriers] face highly subsi­ dized foreign competition, restric­ tive foreigu policies, discrimina­ tory practices and non-tariff barriers. 44 Both industries are essen­ tial to this nation's security and well-being� For that reason mari­ time interests have never opposed the various direct and indirect sub­ sidies required to maintain U.S. agriculture or to permit it to com­ . pete in the international markets. " . . .None of those [cargo pref­ erence] laws result in increasing • • • the costs of American farm prod­ ucts to foreign purchasers or di­ verting those purchasers to alter­ nate suppliers. .. . . . Any possible hostility by U.S farm interests against U.S. shipping could only arise from the possible perception by farm inter- . ests that they could capture as additional subsidies the relatively small amount of funds that the government now expends on the transportation differential for U.S.­ flag ships. Given the relative size of the two subsidies accruing to thetwo industries and the fact that U SDA's own data show that U.S.­ flag transportation differentials have been rapidly decreasing in the last three years as U.S. carriers have modernized and become more (Continued on Page 4.) March 1985 I LOG I 3 --------------�--��------�--.... .. ---__ _... .._ .. ________�--"'---��-·�--�-----��----------------------------------....__... ..., �:� � �- �··� . Shear Presents Reagan's Slashed Marad· Budget ·.� y j : �. .J ' Unlike most people involved in ·"virtually kill the program." _Shear the maritime industry, ·Admiral admitted·. that the· administration Harold E . Shear, head of the Mar_:-.. had hoped to make the subsidies itime Administration, paints a rel­ "less attractive." atively bright picture of what is While liJtle mention was made. occurring. "We are now enter­ of the SPR at the hearing, the issue ing," he said, "a new era of vig­ has garnered considerable atten­ orous, aggressive competition for tion. cargo in world markets."This de­ The administration insists that spite a 200..:vessel decrease in the· the SJ>R is (,!luxury that the country size of the American-flag merchant can ill afford, .given ·the budget fleet, from more than 600 in 1980 crisis and the fact that oil is at its · to fewer than 400 today. lowest price in years. Supporters Shear· painted his rosy picture of the SPR insist that the price of oil is exactly the point. The time when he testified before the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee on to stock up on oil reserves, they Feb. 28. He outlined the details of insist, is when oil prices have de· the administration's maritime au­ dined� not when they a:re at an allthorizations bill for fiscal year 1986, and talked in general terms about some of the trends occurring in the maritime industry today. He stressed that the centerpiece of the administration's plan to re- . vive the.U .S.-fiag merchant marine Like railr d engine n t h is to allow subsidized U.S. oper­ fir t leg f it j um y, t h 99th ators to build new vessels in for­ e i n of ngre I wly pi keign shipyards ...This has met with ing up team. a great· deal of 9pl>osition from Mor< than 100 bill certa:iR segments of the industry, including .the SIU. The ne_\V Maritime Authoriza­ tions·· bill contains further cuts in ·funding for maritime programs. As detailed in the last issue of the_ LOG, the Strategic Petroleum Re­ erve ( PR)w uld bC eliminated, · · and the ban n on tructi n Differ.enti al ub idies c ntinu d> Title XI Loan Guarantees would remain at $900111illion; though ex­ isting annual fees for such guar­ antees would be immediately dou­ bled, from 0.5 percent to 1 percent and eventually to 5 percent. As repo�ed in The Journal of Commerce, industry experts be­ lieve that such an increase. would · ,, ·.1 time high. The administration is intent on eliminating What it calls ·•a double subsidy,'' that is Operating Differ­ ential Subsidies paid to vessels carrying P.L. 480 cargo. In .addi­ tion, it intends to freeze Operating Differential Subsidies at their pres­ ent levels. No new ones would be allowed. When asked if the administration had reached any decision on the payback of CDS funds, Shear re­ plied that there is nothing that the administration could do before May·. 15, because the issue had been regulated by an act of Congress. Attention was given to fundi!lg for Kingspoint. Merchant Manne Academy and to the fact that be­ tween 60-70 percent of the people who graduate from there, and from state and union-run academies, are unable to find sea-going jobs when they graduate, Yet even if the· industry re­ bounds, demand for seamen will Continue to drop because the size of crews is decreasing. When asked who would bear the brunt of these reductions, Shear replied that the licensed crews would remain essentially the same, and that most cuts in crew size would come at the expense of un­ licensed seamen. Congre s Tackles Maritime Issues I__ H 2/28 R.R. 1174 y/ e. markup port. · r . 18' (lnou • 187 (lnou ) H 2/20 ·Credit tablish n w and nded � d rat build and chart r program. (Continued from Page 3.) competitive, this would be a par­ ticularly narrow, self·seeking and egregious position for American agriculture to assert. More likely any hostiijty results from confu­ sion and misunderstanding. from which no one benefits. �· .. . It would also be flatly contrary to the president's re­ peated pledges to maintain and enforce existing cargo preference laws as a major pillar of his mari­ time policy. We urge that you rec­ ognize, as President Reagan re­ peatedly has, that the cargo preferepce laws are as essential to another vital American industry as any of the laws you administer are to American agriculture: '. .. It is .time to begin working together in a spirit of cooperation and under� standing, toward polici.es that can benefit American agriculture, American shipping and the na­ tional interest." 4 I LOG I March 1985 n Maritime Re.cl H.R. 33 (B ) H.R. 227 ) Por1 De. lmproffnlml>-COlt re.cove.ry y ports fi • 3'6 o e.r Au 45 re.ct. COllltnldloa pan noae. barf -·· �More SIU Jobs .. .. TAKX Obregon.R.eadies. for Exercises ;',' The PFC Eugene Obregon was the site of rising anticipation and a hurried pace in the Norfolk shipyard where the $200 million flagship for the Maritime Pre-positionfog Ship fleet withstood elbOw grease, paint fumes· and hammer blows in the final phase of renovations to begin military exercises at sea. According to Capt. Joseph Roney, the Obregon is one of the most modem and technologically advanced ships to .set sail, part tanker and part freighter, with such features as the slewing ramp shown below. · The large slewing ramp can tum 30 degrees port or starboard so the Obregon can dock on either side of a pier for offloading. The ramp also allows for offloading while the ship is in motion or with the attachment of a floating platform carried. onboard that makes a pier unnece�sary for offloading. . . . At right, stores are loaded for tbe Qbregon's first exercise the old fashioned way, however, by pulley, rope and muscle. ;;: :� · ,, . . t I .i' { l i I l I l t .. wi l: j 1· ·· ·A: ,.. : � ·., t f.,.· t 't �� ,\ f +· :i "· .. Shipping in the steward department will be (I. to r.) David West, assistant cook; Mikel StrickJand, steward assistant; Harry Hastings, port steward; Cecil Martin, chief cook; Donald Johnson, steward.assistant, and Jimmy Bartlett, steward/baker. i ,I i i -l.�:. n· :: · •\ ·., g� Second neration seaman Andrew Pierros will be working deck/ n In utlUt 0n -#ae ship is unde r way. Dials and instrumentation boards are.part oh mod m foam generator · assemblage used to quickly put out any fire that cOutd Ignite onboard. · · · · . A 50--foot. hose shown here is like a mini-pipeline that will allow fropa, astern ft�ect by an oil. supply ship while at sea. the Obregon to refuel /.' .. March 1 985 I LOG I 5 ..: · . · �_._,�.� ______________________________________________________.... ..._ .., ____....__ .. .. ___________________________________,.._____________________....__ �.J " In Ian · tug/tow harge/dredge ·'' In Norfolk, Open All Night Grace McAllister Runs· 24 Hours. a Day. with 3 Crews AB Alby Onaly (above) takes a spry leap from the Groce McAIU.ster (McAllister Brother$) while Capt. Myron Lupton (right) waits for bis watch to begin. Aboard the Groce (below) Boatmen chat with Patrolman David "Scrap Iron" Jones, They are, from· the left! Engineer Roy Sawyer, Jones, Deckhand Lindsey West and Mate Buster Britchard. Photos by Lynnette Marshall S OME call her Gracie. Operating in the Norfolk . . harbor, the tug boat Grace McAllister pulls away from the dock at 5 in the afternoon and 7 in the morning with a fresh crew. David 'Scrap Iron' Jones, the Nor­ folk S I U patrolman and ·an insti­ tution to the "City of Bridges," (where Norfolk landing is the ,site of the first dry dock in the U.S.) knows most everyone assigned to her. The Gracie is one of seven McAllister tugs in Norfolk and carries a . three-man workforce for shipdocking contracts it receives. In a city that was settled for the purpose of "servicing ships," ac­ cording to one Norfolk librarian, things are as they should be with the Gracie. She's open all night. · 6 I LOG I March 1985 �-In Memoriam Miller joined the Feb. 4. Brother Union in the port of.Baltimore in 1957_sailing as a ·mate (or the �urtis Bay Towing Co. from 1925tol973. He was ·a -former member of the ILA. Boatman Miller was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Surviving is a sister, ·Marie Jacobs of Baltimore. w y n. Br t h er :� . : aum nt j ined ,the Union ., ·in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1964. He sailed as a cook for Pan Am Towing from 1946to 1953, Slade Towing in 1953. and for D. H. Picton Towing from 1971 to 1972. He was a former member of the NMU, Boilermak­ ers Union and the Machinists Union. Boatman Beaumont was born in Beaumont. Texas and was· a residentthere. Suf\'.iving is a son, Lawrence of Nederland: Texas. · · P rry iU Md. Burial w in B thel Cemetery, Che p k ity, Md. Surviving are his widow, Ruth; two sons, Gibson Jr. III and Udo, and a daughter, Penny. at home in Marquette, Mich. on March 2, 1984. Brother Spagnolo joined the Union in the port of ·Houston in 1972 sailing as an AB for the D. I. Sheridan Trans pottation Co. He was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Boatman Spagnolo was born in Marque�te. Burial was in the Na:gaunee Cem­ etery, Marquette. Surviving are a daughter, Lisa of Las·Vegas, Nev. and his mother, Aurelia of Mar­ quette. Pensioner Wiliiailt':!''l>eter Ulrich Sr., 63, died on Feb. 15. Brother Ulrich joined the.Union in 1944 in the· port of New York sailing as a bridgeman and deckhand for the Penn Central Railroad from 1946 B. 1-28 Oren William Brook, 67, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1962. He sailed as a mate on the Ros­ alyn· B . . Hudgins and M. L. Sylvia (M. Lee Hudgins & Sons) from 1960to 1961, Graham Transportation from 1961 to 1963 and for JOT from 1963 to 1984. Brother Brook helped io organize . the J:{u gin Co. H w . a'form r member· of the NMU and the Mas� ters, Mates and Pilots Union. Boat­ man Brook was born in Hallieford, Va. and is a resident of Blakes, Va. S •TOTAL REGISTERED All G""''' CIHI A Cius I Clau c 1 0 3 6 4 0 s 3 0 2 0 0 2 16 1 0 43 0 0 1 0 7 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 0 3 I 0 0 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 24 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Piney Pont ,.... ............... .................... 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 s 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 . .. . .. .. . . 74 31 41 Glooceller NewYOfk . Phlladelphla Banlmo11 Norfolk . . . • • • • • • • ·o· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . . . . • . . . . • . . • • . . . • • . Mobile ....... . . New Orleans • . . . Jactcsonv!lle . . . San Francisco . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . • . • • . . . • . • • • • . • . . • • . . • • . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . • • • . . . . . . · · · · · · . . . • . • • • . • . . . • • • . . • • . • • . . • • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • . . • • . • . . • . . • . . • . • . . • . . • • . • • . . • . . . . • . . . . . . .. .. . . . Wilmngton ........................... engineer for Charles H. Harper Port Pensioner Adam Miller, 76, passed away from lung failure on 1 Port Algonac · Pensioners . __ serving as a machinegunner. Born in Jersey City, N.J. he was a res­ ident of North Bergen, N.J. Sur­ viving are his widow, Catherine; a son, William Jr., and .a. daughter, Marie. Ivie Dejon Dan­ iels, 74, joined the Union in the port <;if Baltimore in 1957 . sailing as a captain aboard the tugs James A. Harperin 1952 and Hamilton in l 972 (Charles H. Harper & Assocs.). Brother Daniels sailed for the com· pany from .1 2 to 1984. He was a .former me m r f the ILA, M P nd th i nsed Marine offi ets Union; al 15 to in 1956. Boatman Daniels ·was born in Ce­ dar Island, N C and is a resident of Glen Burnie, Md. (Continued on Page 25.) · . . Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters Pensioner Stanley Stephen Brat--­ kowski, 61, succumbed to cancer on Jan. 9. Brother Bratkowski: joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a chief· Wade Henry Chrismon, 56, died on Jan. 24� Brother Chrismon joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961. He sailed as a deckhand, mate and captain for GATCO in 1957, C. H. Harper Associates in 1973, Allied Towing from 1972 to 1977 and for Ocean Towing from 1981 to 1983. He was born in Reed­ ville, N.C. and was a resident of Edwards, N.C. Surviving is a brother, Lee Chrismon. New David Loots Spagnolo, 46, died Pensioner Gib­ son Hobson G off Sr. II, 67, died of heart failure in the Vet ·rans U.S.·. , , Administration .," ,:, Medical Center, Perry Pt., Md. ori Jan. 23. Brother Goff joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1973 sailing as a cook for McAllister Brothers and JOT from 1972 to 1982. He was a former member of the United Auto Workers Uni n and a v t ran f the : .:: rmy in W rid War LI� servi n captain for Co. K, 47th Infantry Reg. iri Ulm� West Germany. Boatman Goff was born in R t , V :· nd w r i nt · Associates from 1946 to 1964 and Curtis Bay Towing (Occidental Pe­ troleum) from 1964 to 1982. He was a former member of the ILA and hit the bricks in the 1967 mar­ itime beef. Boatman Bratkowski was a veteran of th e U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Baltimore, he was a resident of Selbyville, Del. Surviving are his widow, Betty; a son, Donald, and a daughter, Darlene, all of Baltimore. to 1970 and for the N.Y. Dock Railroad from 1970 to 1981. He was a former member of the Mas, "ters, Mates and Pilots Union. Boat­ . man Ulrich was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War.II Seattle ................................ . Puerto R co ............................ Houston ................................ . . • . St. Lou s Piney Point . Tllal1 • . • . • . . . • • • . . . . • • . . • . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • .. • • . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . • • • • . • • . . • • . . • • . . . • • . • • • . • . • • . • • . • . • . . • • . . . . • . . • • . • • . • . . • • . • • . . • • . • . . . • • • • • . . • • . • • . • • New York Ph ladelph a . • • . . . . . . . Gloucester . .. .. . . . . . • • . . . . . Baltimore Norfol Mobile ................................ New Orleans Jaclcsonville . • • . • . . • • • • . . . . . . . . • • • • • . • • . • . . . • • . • . . • . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . • . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . • • • • • • . . . • • • • . . • • . . • . • . . • • . • • . • • . . . . • San Fra.ncisco . • . . . . . Wilmington ............................ . . • • . • • . . • . . . . . • . • • . • • . . . . • • Seattle ............................... . Puerto R co ............................. Houston . Algonac ............................... • St. Lou s . Piney Pont . • • . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • . . . • . • • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . • . . . • • . • • . . . • . . . . • • . . . • • . • • Tml1 ................................. Port Gloucester • • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . • • . • • • . . . . • New Yor1c Philadelph I Bal ·mo11 Norfol ................................ Mob le ................................. New Orleans ........................... Jacksonville ....................... ' . . • • • • . • • . • • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . • . • • • • . • • • . . . . • . . • . • . • • • . • . . . . . • . • • • • • • • . . • . . . • . . . . . • • • • • . • • • • . . . . . San Francisco .......................... . Wilmington Seattle • • . • • . . • . . • . • • . . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . • • . . • • . . • • • . • • • . • • . • • . • • . • . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . • . . • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • . . . . . • . . • . • • . . . . . • . • • . • • . . . • Puerto Rico Houston Algonac SI. Lou s . • • . • . • • . . . . . . • • • • . . • • . • • . • • . • . . . • • • • . . . • . . . . • . . . . • • . . • . . . . . • . Talala All D1p1Jtmtntl...... • TOTAL St1PP£0 All GIOll,. Cl1u A Cllll I Cla DECI DEPARTllBIT 0 0 2 13 8 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 II 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I ENGINE OEPARTllOfT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 2 STIWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 74 11 "Total Registered" means the num ber of men who actu lly reg st red for sh pplng I the port last month. the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. • • "Registered on the Beach" mean . • . C • •RfGISTEREO Oii BEACH All a,.,. Cl111 A Cina • Cius c 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 2 16 56 0 18 8 0 13 0 0 6 37 .. 0 113 0 0 1 0 7 0 8 3 0 2 0 0 3 9 3 0 31 0 0 7 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 14 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 .. 0 3 0 .. 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 213 52 12 ·. .; • March 1985 I LOG I 7 �\ ' ·- ·. ---- · Vic Ar Gulf Coast, by V. P . Joe Sacco N our Gulf Coast port of Mobile , Ala ; we' re getting ready for ne­ gotiations with two SIU-contracted companies . · One is Crescent Towing in Mo. bile where the current three-year contract expires April 30. The other is Radcliff Materials with which we will be negotiating a wage re­ opener in the contract. I In other news from Mobile, Port · Agent Tom Glidewell reports that he crewed up the SIU-contracted Sugar Islander (Pacific Gulf) in mid February. The bulk carrier is on her way to the Sudan with grain. . Also, the CS Long Lines (Transoceanic) took on almost a complele crew at the end of February after spending approximately four weeks in Mobile ' s Alabama Drydock for repairs . In the port of New Orleans, we put two full crews aboard the SIU­ contracted passenger paddle wheele rs - Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen .(Delta Queen S.teamboat Co.). Also, we 're cr.ewing up the LASH ves sel Sam Houston (Waterman) this month. The subject of crewing up vessels brings tne to another subject that I'd like to stress-upgrading. The name of the game today is skilled people. For years this Union's leadership has pushed the members to upgqtde. Today, with the increase in ships chartered by the military , the need for skilled Seafarers is greater than ever. If you're on the beach, take advantage of the time to fill out the application for the upgrading courses given at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg 'School in Piney Point, Md. Especially important is the crane course since so many of the ships chartered by the military carry sophisticated crane equipment. Remember that today there are two key issues in the maritime industries-jobs and organizing. They are, of course, related . You can do your part to help your Union by becoming fully qualified for the work that. becom�s availabl . Don't d I y-fill ut th e appli-; . c ti n 't da . .f ' R port ------ Great Lakes &,,Wes t-"' Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco HE beginning of March saw the start of fitout on the Great Lakes. SIU-contracted American was fitting out the H . Steamship Lee White and the MIV Buffalo . Huron Portland Cement started fit� ting out two of its ship s . Also being fitted out was the Medusa Chai­ lenger (Medusa Cement) and the . Presque Isle (Litton Industries) . In the dredging area, SIU-con­ tracted Luedtke Engineering has been awarded four j obs. They are in: Grand Haven , Mich. ; Holland, Mich . ; Manitowoc, Wis ., and Ogdensburg, N.Y. Also, SIU-contracted Great Lakes Dredge and Dock was the low bidder for a dredging job in the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River. That job was to start by the middle of March. Last month I reported that some legal problems were holding up T the traditional release 'of spring dredging information by the Army Corps of Engineers . That problem has now been cleared up and the bids for the dredging work have gone out. On the Mississippi River, heavy rains coupled with melting ice have caused large scale flooding. St. Louis itself did not fare badly but the outlying areas around the city were hard hit. I'm happy to report that a .good labor man , who the SIU strongly supported , won his Democratic primary bid in SL Louis. He's the incumbent mayor of the city, Vince Schoemehl. Winning 73 percent of the primary vote, Schoemehl is expected to win the mayoral election itself which will be held on April 2 . --- Finally ; th()ugh tug and barge work is pretty slow on the Mississippi · River right now, activity is expected to pick. up by the first of April. West Coast, by V. P. George McCartney N E of our SIU-contracted fishing boats from Glouces­ ter, Mass, was lost at sea, but the · five fishermen onboard were res­ cued withoutinjury. The boat was the 90-foot long off.;shore dragger St. Nicholas. She caught fire on March 2 about 1 25 miles east of Gloucester. The five fishermen went into a rubber raft and were soon rescued by the crew of a nearby dragger. The St. Nicholas, which was about 20 years old, eventually ex- ploded and sank. In other news from Gloucester, · our SIU fishing representatives , report that a very successful ship model show was held at the Union hall during the first weekend in March. Sponsored by a ship model club in Gloucester, the show included some 75 displays. In Norfolk a contract negotiation extension was given . to the Association of Maryland Pilots. The extension runs till April 1 . This was done because the company needs some time to reconstruct its operation since it is moving to a shoreside location. Out of Norfolk we're also in negotiations with SIU-contracted Carteret Towing whose headquarters ate in North Carolina. Also, the SIU-contracted Southern Cross; which is being -0perated for the military by lilterocean Management, is in Norfolk right now with her full crew aboard. She carries 57 unlicensed seamen. All are going through training at the Navy base in Norfolk. Sometime in April, the C-3 ship is expected to head for the Mediterranean. Finally, I just want to remind all our Seafarers to make themselves available for the many jobs that will be coming up on ships contracted by the military. 8 I LOG I March 1 985 OUR fishermen and their faithd g w r re ued in the . mid-Pacific by rewmembe fr n l ' · a n I U - n t ra ted hip, th Ma­ nukai (Matson) in early March . - The fishermen and their dog, Old Blue, spent 11 hours on a small raft after abandoning their 50-foot . vessel Aurora. he . Manukai, on which the SIU A& District represents the stew­ . ard department personnel, was en route from Oakland, Calif. to Ho­ F ful East Coast, by V. P. Leon Hall O · ·• nolulu, Hawaii when the Coast Guard notified her captain about the fishermen. Once the Manukai reached the raft, it took three hours to bring the fishermen onboard because of rough seas and very strong winds. In other news concerning Matson, the company will be converting its ship Matsonia which has been l aid up for three years . This roll­ on/roll..off ship will be converted so that she will also be a lift-on/lift­ off containership. She will be able to carry three times her current capacity. Conversion work will be done at the Triple A Shipyard in San Francisco. In Wilmington , Port Agent Mike Worley reports that the third quarterly meeting with SIU-contracted Crowley Towing and Trans­ portation, held in February, was very well attended. These regular -meetings bring together Crowley reps, U nion reps and the rank and file. Other news . from the Wilmington area i s that Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley addressed the February luncheon meeting of the Southern California Ports Council of the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment. The mayor, who's up fQr re-election this spring, spoke about the growth of the port of Los Angeles and its revitalization. He also reiterated 'his support for a strong U . S . merchant marine and his opposition to the export of Alaskan oil. I want to make two final points. First, welcome aboard to Ray Singletary who i s coming from Houston to be an SIU patrolman in Wilmington. Second, congratulations to the SIUNA-artiliated Sailors Union of the Pacific which celebrated its lOOth birthday early this month. · �Th ree-Man Steward Department The Newest Steward Course Offered at SH LSS Modern Maritime vessels are becoming more and more automated and require smaller crews . The galley . has also been automated to the point that !i three - man steward department team· can efficiently feed 2 1 crew members . Streamlined skills , pro­ cedures , and respo ns ibilities are required to run the galley effec­ tively. At the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School . of Seamanship we have developed a new course entitled ' 'The Three-Man Steward Department". co meet this need . The our e i n l ud es ac "." celerared classroom and practical . training for Steward I Baker, Chief Cook and Steward Assistant teams . A shipboard galley and cafeteria has. been designed for this purpose . Topics include galley team management concept , inventory contt;9l, requisitioning and cost control procedures , and menu planning. . All applicants· for the Three Man Steward Department Course must possess the appropriate en­ dorsement. The Steward Assistant must be a graduate of the SHLSS. · San i tat ion i s strong ly stressed as Ri cky Hobson covers each sandwich platter. · The length ofthc course is four , ( 4) weeks. ' 'This type of steward training is job security for the future. " I n structor Laymon Tucker teaches nutrition to t h.e Three- Man Steward Department. Cooperation and coo rdi n at i o n Is necessary on · the serving l i ne. L. to r. Thomas M cQuay, Danny Brown and Ricky Hobson. !. Thomas McQuay adds the fi n i s h i n g touch to t he desserts before serving. S H LSS Trainees enjoy the meal served by t he Three- Man Steward Department. March 1 985 I LOG I 9 �,. �- Q M E. D:'.. . · Clas$iflcation ·.· : . . The following u ·. an updated QMED · list with the classification rating for each member as of March 1985 . It is extremely important to notify the SHLSS if there is any change in your rating. Please check this list carefully. If there is a discrepency in your classification fill out-the coupon at the end of the QMED list and mail it to the Seafarers Harry Lundebcrg School of Seamanship as soon as possible. .· · ,, ;� l, ; ,. · NAME , RATING Abas, Ibrahim Abldln ndang Able, vld Ackley, George Adamaitis, Anthony Adams, Kenneth Adams, Nathan Adkins, Ronnie A ular, Alberto A era, Clifton Alexandrian, Halk Alfaro, Abraham Alfeo, Luciano Al Ina, John Al , Ramon All, Rashid Allen, Jarrtea Allen, Lawrence Alleyne, David All lso Murph Alvar o, Sant ago Amos, Keith Anderson, Clinton Anderson, Gerald Anderso'n , James Anderson, Jon Anderson, Raymond Andrepont, Pertwee · Andrews, Jack Armltstead, Danlel Armstrong, Edgar Arpino, Joseph A8h, Donald Aahcom, Charles Ashley, John Atehortua, Rafael Atwell, Wiiiiam Ayers, Cecll Azar, Richard Bacha, Michael Bad ett, James ey, Michael y Bal o; , . � f. a'J ' ' ; -� .. r. �e :. �aeph Ballesteros, Cosme Balog, Robert Bang, Hans �llno, Cart Baredlan, Arthur Barker, Larry Bamett, J Barrineau, lll lam Barry, Jo h Batchelor, llen Bethla, Necola Baughan, Lonie Baxt.,-, Alan · Beardsley, John Beasle llton Beata, ..,., Beattle, Samuel · Beck, Monte Beeler, Douglas Beeman , Daniel Behneman, Paul Bell, Archibald Bell, Leslie Bell , Robert Benford, Jack Bennett, Herbert Benson, Robert Bent, Eugene Benzenberg, Christopher Bermeo, Jorge Bernadas, Restltuto Bernous, Gerard Berry, George Bertel, Kevin Berwald, Erwin Bigelow, Steve B1 1ey, M ichael Bl etz, John Blletz, Paul Bird, Oscar Bishop, John Bishop, Patrick Black, Alan Blakes, Wiiiie Blanco, Gregorio Bland, Paul Blas ez, Gre ory Blatc ford, Jo n Blethen, Raymond Bligen, Archie Bloomfield, Edward Bolton, Frank Bonafont, Carmelo Bonlfas, John · Boone, James Boreallno, Carl Boudreaux, Carroll . Bougham, John ' Bower, St&Ven Boyd Jr., Boyd, Ric Boyd, Thomas Bozec, Gervais � � " ( ;.·· · \, \i � ; ' t· i. � e � � � Upd�te · NAME 4th 4th 4th 2nd ' 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 4th 1 st 1 st 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 1 st 2nd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd' Brack, Wiiiiam Bradshaw, Howard Brancont, Robert Brandt, Herbert Brannan, George Brass, Daniel Brennan, Michael Brewer, James Brewster, Arthur Brlard, Geremlah Brien, Denis Bright, Richard Brock, James Brown, Albert Brown, Thomas Browning Jr., Kenneth Browning, Steven Brownlee Ray Bryant, A!len Bryant, Bobby Bryant, Leslie Bumpas, Glenn ' Bumpers, Nelson Bunch, Robert Burckhard, Paul Burge, Bernard Burgess, Robert Burgess, Wllllam Bums, Charles Bums, M ichael Burroughs, AlvJn Busby, Don Busby, Richard Butch, Richard Butts, Wiiiie Bee Byerley, Steven Byers, Frank Cachola, Wiii iam Cade, John -�-Caldwell, Robert Callahan, Charles Callahan, Wiii iam Calo, Jose CWnecho 1st 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1st 3rd 4'th 3rd 1st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 1 st 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 1 st 4th <Mh 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1 st 4th cam.ron , Qw1ee c.meron, David Campbell, Isadore Campbel Jennings Cannon, obert Carr, John Carrao, Vi ncent Carruthers, .Francis . Carter, Frad Cassidy, John caat a na. Cart Caste o, Agustin Castle Vernon Cate, thomaa Cefaratti, Rl,ldolph Celona, Nicholas Chamberlin, Richard Chance , Walter Chap , Earl Chee y, John Cherry, Dan Chlanese, James Christensen, Jeffrey Christenson, Chester Christian, Donald Christmas Jr., Lorie Clcconardl, Jean Cipullo, Eugene Clark Jr., Thomas Clark, Terrill Clarke, Florian Clausen, Charles Clayton, Edmond Clayton, George Cllne, Larry Clock, Raymond Cody, Calvin Colby, Ernest Cole, Wayne Collison, Audie Combs, James Com eau, Daniel Con e, Victor Conklin, Kevin Convey, Dennis Conway, Frank Conway, Thomas Cook, Harry Cook, Lee Cookman, Richard Coombs, Jimmie Cooper, Gerald Cordova, Wiifredo Corley, Charles Corr, Joseph Cotton, Robin Courtney, John Cousins, Lloyd Couture, Kenneth Cox, Donald Cox, Ernest Coyle, M ichael Crader, Steven Craig Jr., Edward � � e r. � J! RATING 4t h 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4t h 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 2nd 4th -1 st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 1 st 4th ' 4th ,, ' ' 3rd ...... 4t h 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 1 st 3rd 4th 1 st 3rd 1 st ·2nd 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1 st 1st 4th 1st 4th 2nd 1 st 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 3rd RATING NAME Cratgg, Keith Crane, Raymond Crawford, Steve . Croes, Larry Crow, Paul Cruz, Juan Cueva, Nestor Cueva Carmelo Culp, OITl88 Culpepper Jr., Ra mond Cunnln ham, Chr stopher Curtis, homas . Czeslowskl, Simon Dahlhaus, Charles Dalsley lchard Daley, vld Dalman, Gordon Dandy, Edward Daniel, Wadsworth Daniels, Howard Daniels, Ray Darney, Geor e Davidson, Wa ter Davis, Benjamin Davis, James Davia, Kelly Day , John De Agro, Alfred Dean, Robert root, Victor De lbom, Robert Denardo, Michael Dengate, Dennis Dengate Harry Dennis, Marcus Darke; Michael Dambach, James Derosia, Jeffrey Derosier, Alan Devonish, Christopher Dlal, James Diaz, Robert Dickens, Glenn Dickinson, James Dlfabrlzlo, Alfonso Diii, Henry Dillon, Wiiiiam Dlnnes, Stephen Dlsamo oseph Dlsin , axlmo Dltze , Kevin Dixon, Jack Dizon, Romeo Doblou ames Dolan, er , DOnovan, Patrick . ' OooleY. Lonnie -¥h fi � o!' s g:g M4 P. � l)oo'9y ThomM Dcnn. ThOmM , Don1en, Pmtrtck 1 · Dora , Eugene Dow, ary Doyle, Danlel Dryden, James Duarte, Hector Duckworth, Merle Duenas, Bernardino Duffy, James Dukehart, David Dukes, Frederick Duncan, Charles Duncan, Will iam Dunn, Cardel Durand, Felix Duron, Roberto Dwyer, Carroll leson, Charles Ee evarrla, Ramon Eddln , Otis · Edge lchard Ed l , Patrick Ehret, Wiiiiam Elllott, Byron Ellis, Perry Elot, George Emans, Marvin Ensor, Walter Esposito Gennaro Everett, (; ta ton Evosevlch, eorge Fain, Garey Fair, James ·Farmer, DonalCI Farmer, Robert Fay, M ichael Fedesovlch, John Ferebee, Randolph Fergus, Steven Ferreira Jose Fester, M ichael Flcca, Daniel Figueroa, ·Eusebio Flore, Salvatore Fischer, Erik Fisher, James F'ltzgerald, Lynwood Flore1:1, Jorge Flynn; James Foley, Wiiiiam Fonvi lle, James Ford, Elwyn Ford John Forslund, Robert Foster, Albert Fountain, Leon Fowler, Brantley Fralsse, Owen Frazier, Earl Frazier, Homer Frederickson, Eric Freeman, Be amln Freeman Ma French, DOnald � � 08i � 0 � I 1 st 1 st 4th 3rd 3rd 4th, - 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th ' " (th 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4t h 4th 4th 1st 2nd ' 4th 4th _ 4th 4th 4th 4ttl 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 4.th 4th 1 st •th 1 st 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1 st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1 st 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th ' 4th 4th 2nd 4th :'!·� .... � \ : �\'\ NA.M E Frlftd Peter Friedler, Ray Fritz, Charles Fuentes, Erdwln Funk, John Gaines, James L Galeaa lsldro Galka, TMmaa Gallagher, Charles Galllano, Gulseppe Gammon, John Gannon, Kevin Garcia, Alberto Garcl Louis Gard, harles Gardner, Dyke Gary, Thomas Garza, Antonio Gaskins, Jon Gayle, Lawrence Gearhart, Harry Geay, Wiiiiam Geiszler, Rene George, Allen Getman, Scott Getz Edward Glacloione, Si ivano Gifford, Daniel W. G lfford Donald Giibo, 6o nald Giibo, M ichael Giibo, Robert Gllmette, Ron Gizzo, Wiiiiam Glaze, Richard Goins, M ichael Gondzar, Stan Enrique · ;. onzalez, Juan · onzalez, Orlando Goodrum obert Goosby, vld Gord lus, David Gordon, Larry Gordon, Ronald Gore, Eu ene Gore, Je rey . Gower David Grab, 6yrll Graham, Eschol Graham, Kelly Grane Joseph Gray, lll lam Green, H wood Greenflel , John G Douglas G I, Rueben ·· Ottffln 8c , ionzah�z. � H W � � � Grttmh, Oma� a.rTWd Groen n , Richard Gross, harles Guajardo, David Guerrero Orlando Guertin, loule H edom, Edwin Ha ht, Jonathan Hal , John Hall, M ichael Haller, Robert Halmon, Earl Hamblet, AmQld Hambou�. Hamllm Hampson, Charles Hanks, Fletcher Hannon, Richard Harada, Leslie Hardy, Ross Harper, Roman Harrington, Stephen Harris, Bar Harris, Bob y Earle Harris, Frederick Harris, Thomas Harr1s Thomas Hart, 6avid Hart, Grady Hart, Ray Hatchel, Wiiiiam Hawkins, Stanley . Hawkins, Theodore Hawver, Charles Haynie, Edward Head, Fred Heath, Ray Hebert, Allison Hemby, Clarence Heneke, Richard Herbert, Thomas Hernandez, An el Herreleln I I , Jo n Hess, Oliver Hickman, Alton H l gins, John HI , Howard Hiii, Marcos Hill, Mitchell Hi nes, Donald Hines, Larry Hines, Robert H ines, Terry Hlpollto, Jose Hipp, Raymond Hoff, Chester Hoffman, James Horman, Earl Hooper, Allen Hoppe, John Horger, Timothy Horn, Freddie Hom, Kelly Hornish, Allen Hove, Peter � :e P. � � ff RATING NAME ; , •4th . . 4th , ttowteon, James ci:F'"'.{; . , ,Hrlaanthacopoutoa, George". · · Huffman, Carl Huffman, Ronald Humphrlea Mark 4th Hunt, Harold 4th Hunter ndrew 4th Huss, l l lp 1st Hutchinson, James 4th Hutchinson, Richard 4th Hutton, Glen · 4th Hyams, Robert 4th Hyder, Wiiburt 3rd l l laon, James 4th ll')Jla, Ramon · · 3rd tvanauskaa, Lawrence 4th lvanauskaa, Robert 3rd Jackson, Curtis 4th Jackson, Lionel 2nd Jackson obert 4th James, xter 4th Janssen, John 4th Jarvis, Wii iiam 4th Jefferson, Chromer 4th Jenkins, Floyd 3rd Jessie, Ira 4th Joe, Wi i i iam 4th Johna, Gr ory 3rd Johns, Luc an 4th Johnsen, Edward 1 st Johnson, Daniel 2nd Johnson, David 1 st Johnson, Gerald 4th Johnson, Hubert 1 st Johnson, Marcus 3rd Johnson, Ralph · 4th Johnston, Ga 4th Jones, Rlchar 1 st Jones, Robert 4th Jones, Steven 3rd Jordan, Theopolls 4th Joslin, Ra mond 4th Joslin, WI llam 1st Jung, Henry 4th Justice, Roy 1 st Kachel, Jan 4th Karlsson, Francis 1 st Katt, William 2nd Kearney, Joseph 4th Kearney, Lawrence 4th Keeley, John 4th Keene, Vernon 4th Keller, Donald 4th Keller, Frank 1st Kelly, John 4th Kendrick, David 4th Kennedy harles 4th Kenney, llllam 4th Kent, Kenneth 4th Kidd, Torry 2nd Ki er, Barry 3rd Kl een, Chrlst her 3rd Kimbrough, w ••c 4th ' 4th ' Kfncet, Urry Kinchen, � -1st King, Cicero 4th King, Joseph 4th King, Wiii iam 4th Kinsman, Harry 3rd Kirk, John 4th Kirksey, Charles 1 st Kirksey, Vincent 4th Kirton, Robert 2nd Kltlas, Ronald 4th Kittleson, Lyle 4th Klarstrom, Larry 4th Kleinman, Leon 4th Klick, Paul 4th Kling, Howard 4th Koeay, James 4th Koflowltch, Wiii iam 1 st KommlnQs, Nicholas 4th Kop · David 1st Koa ckl, Doblomlr 4th Kosa, Eugene 1st Koatouros, Konstantlnos 1st Kraemer, Frank 4th Kraljevlc, M ichael 4th Krus, Brian 2nd Kues, Stephen 4th Kulus, Theodore 4th Kuzminski, Raymond 4th La'Bounty Robert 4th Lacunza, Ernest 4th Lake, Calvin 4th Lambeth, Marvin 4th Lamphere, Thomas 4th Lane, Alfred 1 st Laner, Ronald 3rd Lang, Alfred ·· 3rd Langford, Clarence 4th Langford, M ichael 4th Lan te , Calvln 3rd Lan ng am, Thomas 4th Larpenteur, Kenneth 4th Larsen, Robert 4th Lashment, Ray 4th Lathllm, Herald 4th 4th ' Lattlck, Paul Laughlin, Douglas 3rd Lawrence, John 4th Lawrence, Wiiiis 3rd Layko, Robert 3rd Layner, Melvin 1 st Ledwel l" Horace 4th Lee, Francis 4th Lee, Hubert 3rd Leeper, Wiiiiam 4th Leight, Donald 4th Lev-1, M ichael 4th Levin, Leon 3rd Llgnos, Wiii iam 4th Limon, Vincent 3rd Llnah, Kenneth 2nd Lindsay, George 4th Lindsey, Wlllle 4th Llnkewlcz, Peter 1st � c: � � fi yf ff � Pc p, h 4th 3rd 1st 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 1 st 2nd fat 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 1st 4th . 4th 3rd 1st 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 1 st 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 1st . 4th 4ttl 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th . 1st 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 1 st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 2nd 4th 4th ; ·� 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th 10 I LOG I March 1985 · . --� ·- ·::-::: ·:= . ==� - · -· -·--=----_ -_-------==- --_ --.: ___ _ -· - __ ·--= _ ---------------·--=·-=---_ ----··---··-------------------· -- ------· -==-- -, _ �! 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I �1 r �' i' · I I ; NAME RATING ·l:''"�''i,�\, ·, nn: : ' '' 4th ·•won James . · un nette Wiyn.l <, , <': '"·::,,,r:�, .,, , '4th · · Linton, John · · · 1 st Llwag, ExeQUitf 2nd Lock Leon 4th Lohr, heat.et 4th Long, James 1st Long, Johnnie 4th Long, Stephen 4th L()pet, Manuel . 4th Lorber, Leslie 1st Lowman Clarence 4th R Lukacs, onald 4th Luparl, Armand 4th Lyons, John 4th LaSoraa, M ichael 4th Macha Raymond 4th Maga, homas 1 st Ma yar, Joseph 4th Ma er, Thomas 3rd Makarewicz, Gerald 1 st Makarewicz, Richard 4th Malecek, Barbara 4th Mallinl, Michael 1 st Malmber , Dale 1 st Manard, esae 4th ManclnJ, Russell 1 st Mann, Wiii iam 4th Markowitz, Alvin 4th Marks, Edward 4th Marth, Michael 2nd Martin, Jesse 4th Martin, J� 4th Martin, Philip 4th Marti n, Robert 4th Martinelli, Albert 4th Martinez, Charles 4th Mata, Jose 4th Matos, Rafael 4th May, Michael 1st · Mayo, Kelly 3rd Mealor, Robert 4th Meehan, Vincent 4th Mefferd, Michael 4th Meidi nger, John 4th Melplgnano, Cosimo 4th Merc8.d ngel 4th Merritt, 4th Meyers Michael 4th 1 Mlchae , Joseph 2nd M 1 11ara, Thomas 4th Ml os, Pete 4th 4th Miiiard, David Mii ier, George 4th 2nd Mii ier, Joaquin Mii ier, John 4th Miiier, Robert 4th . . . · � ·'· Mitter, Steven . , MUler, Wllll , . 3rd ., Miits, cec11 · · 4th 4t h Miine, Author Minix, Charles 4th Min ix, Aalel h 4th Miranda, Jo n 4th M1tchell, 1st 'Mltchell, ,, 1•l lei MtttendcMff ..,.., . · 1 at , Moche Jr., ·• • · 1 st '.' 4th ' Mohammed, . ony Mondone, Sonto 4th Moneymaker, Ernest 4th Mooney, Steven 4th 4th Moore, Arthur Moore, George 3rd Moore, James 3rd Moore, Thomas 4th 4th Morales, Angel 4th Morales, Olman Mo an, Donald Mo n, Lee 2nd Morltan Shlgeru 1st Morris, ean 4th Morris, Mortimer 2nd Mortensen, John Ole 4th Mosebach, Frederick 4 th Moss, Talmadg• 4th Mouton, Terry 1at Mullen Jr., Rk:hard 4th Mullins, Jeffrey 2nd Munele, John Murphy, Donald 2nd tat Murphy, Michael 3rd Murray, Brenda 4th Murray, Edward 4th Myers, Joeeph 4th Myers, Oliver 4th McAndrew, Martin 4th McAndrew, Thomas 4th McAvoy, John 1 st McBride, James 4th McBride, Louis 1st Mccabe, John 1 st McCauley, Roy 4th Mccrary, James 4th McCray, James 4th Mccue, Charles 3rd . McDonald, Randy 4th McDonald Richard 4th McDonnel Randy 4th McGarlty, erald 1 st McGarrfty, David · 4th McGaule , Joseph 3rd McGee, oaeph 4t h McGlnty, James 4th McGuire, Michael 1 st Mcilwain, Michael 4th Mcinnes, Leonard 4th McKeehan, Tommy 4th McKenna, John 4th McKnlght Michael 3rd McLaughljn John 4th Mclendon, 'r' homaa 4th Mcleod, Douglas 4th Mcleod, Kerineth 4th McMahon Thomas 3rd McNally, Michael 4th McPartand. Jamee ,. � � � � 2 l l ..1 j 'l >) ! :j J ·I . ·. \ .I . l . ·.l1 'J I J 1 ' ·] ,. . : ·· [.·;. i'.; (�'.\' f;� . '] �": .. ; �·: , l�i t- i. .. f. .� . �.· t f ·· ��; i�' it 11 �I � 5::ri � � :� � Jc � NAME NAME RATING 4�h . Roberta, Hafford McRae. Wiiiiam Roberts, Luther han, John 4th thery, Emmett Robertson, Richard . 4th Rodriguez, car1os Neel, Jerrell 4th Rodriguez, Hector N gron, Joseph 4th N aon, Alan Rodriguez, Juan 4th Nelson, Dan Rodriguez, Manual 4th Nelson, Norman RoCJrlguez, Ruben 4th Rodriguez, Victor Nelson, Rod er 4th NeWhouse, onathon Rogerl!, Earl 4th Newsome, Deshawn Rogers, Lee 4th Rogers, Louis Newsome, James 4th Rogers, Patrick N loholeon, Joseph 3rd Rosario, Rene N lckalaakey, Raymond 3rd Roaatl Richard Nieves, Lula 4th Rose, b anlel Nixon, Leonard 4th Rose, Wii iiam Noll, Michael 4th Rosenberger, Charles Norland, William 4th Ross, John Norris, David 4th Rosal, Eric Nortava, Peter 4th Rougeux, David Novak, Anthony 3rd Rouse, John · Nugent, Raymond 1 st Rowe, Thomas Nurmi, Rudolph 1 st Roy, Alfred O'Brien, Sean 4th Roy, Geo e O'Donnell, David 1 st Rozmus, alenty O'Donnell, James 4th Roznowski, Steven O' Meara Jr., James 1 st Ruiz, John O'Rawe, John 4th Ausclgno, Michael O'Reilly, John 2nd Rush, Robert O'Toole, Michael 1 st Russell, Paul Oberle, Daniel 4th Russo, Michael Oberson, John 4th Oden, Lester 1 st a, Jimmy 4th Ohler, Robert n, Mi iton Okrogly, Alfred 3rd Sacha, Bernard Oliveri, Joseph 1 st Saddy, Luis _, Omdahl, Arthur 4th Sadler, Joaep.h Onufer, Paul 4th r, Eric Oppel, Robert · 4th azar, Julian Orr, Paul 4th Salley, Robert Orsini, Dominick 1 st Salomons mro · Orsini, Joseph 4th Sahchez, bert Osman, Mustafa .- Sanders, Carry Oswald, Marc Santi Pacheco, Edmund 4th . , . s.nto, .,: Pagan, Ernesto 4th t ·. . Pa en, Jacinto 4th ' ' ·a.n o.cecl I Pa nter, Philip Saa , Nikolaos 4th Palmlaano, Pasquale Schaefer, John · 4th Palombo Victor 4th Schlueter, Hans Paloumbla, N ikolaos 1st Schmidt, Anton Panette Frank 4th Schockney, Harry Panko, basrll 2nd Schroeder, Wiiheim 4th Panos, Robert Schufflea, Peter Papageorglou Dlmltrloa . 4th Schu•t•r, Robert 1 Pardovlc;h, .Ph lip .·· . . . . 4th · · Scrtvena, Robert ( ·i�I� ' '. . .th .·• Pner . Kimberly ··. ··. , ,'· . : 4 : . Scuderi, M erte l · .· . : . · · Parrtah ...... 1at . Pwrlah WJlti.tn '4th · .. · s.nt..,ey; Stephen · Pateraon, Mark b. · · t at Patino, Juan 4th setalons, otls 3rd Seymour, Lewis . Patrick, Hermus 4th Patterson, Harris Sharpless, James 4th Patterson, Joseph Shaughnessy, Peter 1' Patterson, Kraig Shaw, Arthur . 4th • �l' ' · Patterson, Neleon 4th Shaw, Devld 4th Shaw, Late Patton, Stephen .4th - . Shaw, l.Joyd . ... .., Payne PeulMn Sven9 · ·· , Onid ShaW> Robert ' 2nd 2nd Pazoe, Jose h Shaw, Ronald 4th Pennick, Jo n . Sharar, Wiiiiam 2nd Penna, John Sherplnskl, John 4th Shine, Don Penrose-, John 4th Shoun, Warren Penton, Leon 4th Sidney, Donald Perdlkls, Splrldon 4th Slejack, Ernest Pardon, Sebastian Simmons, Paul 1 st Perkins, Harold 4th Simpson, S urgeon Perry, Ja 4th Skinner, Jo n Perry, Jo n 1st Skubn Jimmy Peruon; John 3rd Slack, eorge Peterson, Charles 4th Peth, cart Slay, Jamea Petrtk, Laszlo lth · Sluuer Wiiiiam 3td Phllllpa, Donald Smith, Adam tat ' Smith, .eruc. Phillipa, Michael ::tat Phllllpa, Pierce Smith, Charles · 3rd Plcclolo, David Smith, Craig 2 n d Plcclolo, Raymond Smith, Edward 1 st Plckren har1es Smith, Edward 4 t h Pierce, y Smith, Geo e 4th Plterla� Michael Smith, Han le 3rd Plaakln, Eric Smith, M or 4th Poletti; · Rudolf Smith, WI lard 4th Pollsee Edward Smith, William 4 t h Polk, l bert .. ' Smltko, Jame. 4th Pollard, James Snovelle, Walter 3rd Pollard, Wiiiiam Snyder, John 1st Pollard-Lowaley, Guy Sorensen, Egll 3rd Ponti, John Sorensen, Peter 2nd Potts, Anthony Soucy, Phlll 4th Prater, Robert Spanraft, Al rt 1 st Principe, Hen Sparling, David 4th Prlaook, Frank In Speckman, Gene 2nd Pyle, James Spell, Allen Spell, Joel 4th Quebedeaux, Francia Spe_ll, Joseph 2nd Aaba, John Spencer, Bobby 4th Radam, Gordon 4th near, Herbert Aanale, George S ag Timothy . 4th ltla, Emmanuel Stan lewlcz, Alexander 4th Ra tiff, Geor Stanton, Lewis · 4th Aeamey, Be Starr, John 4th Aenale, George St ll, Hyram 4t h Aequlao, Marcelino Ste n, Warren 4th Resendez, Alex Stein me Kenneth 4th Revette, James Stevena, alter 1 st Reyes Jr., Frederick Stewart, Mark 4th Reyes, Jullo 4th Stewart, Rusty Ricco, Christopher Stookmon, Bueford 4th Rich Everett Stone, Eugene 2nd Ricord, abloua 4th Story, Randall Ries, Charles Strode, Wiiiiam 3rd Riiey, John Stroplch, George 4th Alabeck Richard Strozzo, Jeffrey 1 st Alvera, Jose 4th Sulllvan, Clofua Rivers, Sam . 4th Sulllvan, J1mn Rizzo, Francia 4th Sullivan, Wl lllam Roat, Wallace 4t h 4th 1 st 1 st 3rd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th . 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 4th 4th. = : Jc � � � " ;�tr� Pr � � sap� : -. =�tred · � � � � 1' � � g. 31 � �e ,r � � .j � NAME RATING ' .::;:- ' 4th , f{h 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 3rd ..: b � rc � . Valle QSe . . 4th ' . 4th . l•t , . . , , Vane., Fred ·• ·.. . .. VWM, Stanley J•t 1st · Varela; James 4th Vasquez, Pete Vaughn, Alfred 4th 4th Vazquez, Jose 4th Valez, Alberto 1at Vala. Ruben .. 4th 1•t 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 4t h 4th • 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1at 4th 4th · i ?Jf, 4th ' 4tti . 31'.d 4th 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th � .· :rn . 4th > .. t:i<:�r" m · Yah Y.mola, Jefhy Yelland Bttan 3rd . ·;-'f· · 4th . 4th . ' 18t 4th 3rd 3rd . 4th . i fth 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 4th 1st 1 st 2nd 1 st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 2nd •. .. Wllll8m . Young; Wllllani . 'Y(lft(, · . Zabtaza Salvador Zeller Russell Zeme1 , Steven zaellnakl, Tedeuu , 4th . . I, 1st 4th 3rd '\at 4th . 18t . r • . • . • • • . • . . • . • . • . . • . . . ••••• . . . . • • • . . • . . . . • • • • . . • . . • . • . . • . . • . Mail To: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Director of Vocational Education Piney Point, Maryland 20674 The following information is provided to update my records: I received my QMED rating on Date 1st 3rd 1 st 3rd 4th 4t h 4th 4t h 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 3rd 4th . ,· ,,.. � . 4th e:,' . . Van' a, Gerald .., , · Van'Hom Devtcf' • ' · .}Van'Pett Timothy verzone, Wiiiard . Vides, Gustavo Vlllapol; Esteban Vllll ran Ruben Vog er; Frederlck Wade, John . Wadli ngton, Michael Wa ner, Richard Wa er, Joe Walker, Larry Walker, Marvin Wal lace, Timothy Wallack, John Walter, Wiiiiam Walters, Steven Walton, Will iam Ware, Hulon Washington, Eddie Watson, Glenn Watson, Glenn Watson, Joa Webber, Olle Weeden, R er Weisner, Ric ard Welch, Douglas Welch, Elvert Welch, Vincent Wescott, Prince Westerholm, Gary Whalen, Paul Whlsenhant, Edward Whistler, Samuel White, Darryl White, Don White, Frank White, Roger Whittle, David Wiatrowski, Theodore · Wiiheim, Mark Wllkerson Herman Williama, hruce WUllama, CecH . , Wtlll4Wlla, Leroy .. · Wiiiiama;· Miiton . :Wl l eon, Haywood Wiison, Richard Wiison, Robert · Wolf, Paul Wolfe, Robert Wolkoskl, John Womack, ler Woodard, laud Worrell, Vasco Wright, Charl ie Wright, John wr• a_ 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 2nd 1 st 3rd 4th. 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th . 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th � RATING NAME RATING Surrlck, Richard ., Swanson onald Swisher, uce Sylvia, Francis Tameo, Rocco Tanner, Ler Tannla, Ran olph Tateaure, Vincent Taylor, Conrad Ta lor, Thomas Te betts, Melvin Tell, George Tenteromano, Carl Terry, David Thaxton, Aaron Thomas, Alphonse Thomas, McAndrew Thomas, Thomas Thompson, Geor.oe Thompson, Lindsey Tierney, Frederick Timmons, {>avid Tims, James Tims, M ichael Tobias, Thomas Tomaszewski, Richard Torgerson, Robert Torres, Felipe Torres, Francisco Torrez, Roberto Tosado, Efrain Tras.,-, Wiiiiam Trauth, Joae h Treece, Ste en Tremper, M chael Trent, John Trlantafllos, Petros Troche, Osvaldo Trott, Llewellyn TaolakldlB, Panaglotla Tuchek, Philip ' Tucker, John Turk, Bernard Turner, Dougtaa · Turpln chwd ' · Tyler, I Tyler, Robert Tymczyszyn, Frank Tyson, James Ulatowski, Raymond Unglert, Harold Utterback, Randolph Vacca, Michael Vain, Joseph • I have completed the following specialty course(s): Marine Elcctcal ti Maintenace Date Dicscl Regular Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations � • • . • Date Date Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Marine Electronics Welding -- Automation I bold a __ Date Date Date __ Date valid 3rd / 2nd Assistant Engineer License issued on Date NAME SS# BOOK# ADDRESS TELEPHONE# Note: Each member should provide a photocopy of evidence to substantiate changes ID the above records. ············•·•·········•····•·······•··•···················• March 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 nH I· ! n: !. f . ' .. - · --- -- --· - --- - · - - �SBH E Evaluation of Li brary a Success SH LSS Moves Closer to College Degree Approval In the state of Maryland, schools must participate in a thorough evafuation by_ the · M;uyland State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) in order to be approved to grant college de_grees. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamansliip has been working with the SBHE to gain deg_ree granting approval so that seafarers can earn two-year college degrees in either Nautical Science TeChnology, Marine ��gineering Technology or Maritime Food S ervice M a,n a g e me n t . The evaluation of the school by the SBHE includes all phases of' the operation of SHLSS: mission and and o r g an i z a t i o n goals , fin a n c e s , administration , facilities , s tudent services and catalog curriculum , publications, faculty, admissions, and the library. In February, the SHLSS moved one step closer to achieving state · · . · approval when the school's libr�c was evaluated by Dr. Davia Sumler of the SBHE and Mr. Dori B er t s c h , . a . s p e c i a l i� t a n d consultant. in hbt� services . The library evaluation was very positive, and the work of Janice Smolek, Director of the Library was praised by both Sumler and Bertsch. The collection of the library which includes 14,000 volumes in maritime and other topics and over 240 periodicals was judged as appropriate to . the training and educational goals of the sdiool . The work that Janice Smolek has done over the past year to build up the collection was given positive recognition by the evaluation repon. In addition i the Paul Hall l.ibrarr. was praisea as an excellent facility with its quiet study areas, professional television and audio vtsual media center, an archives for union 'and school history, the auditorium and classroom areas, and of course the museum area. By passing this ,Qhase of the library evaluation SHLSS moves one step closer to its goal of granting college degrees . SHLSS will have its evaluation on all phases of operation presented to ihe SBHE sometime m late sprin� or early summer for the board s approval. Once SHLSS is given approval to grant college degrees , the school will pegin offc;rmg . a two-year occupati<�n?J associates m arts degree to eligible seafarers. When ihe new . Program begins , SIU members will be able to earn college degrees through the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. SHLSS is looking towards bright educational horizons for its stuaents. When the new college program begins, it is hoped that many seafarers will take advantage of . the new opportunity to earn Nautical Science students study i n the l i brary. college degrees in the maritime fieldS. More information about the upcoming college programs will be printea in future issues of · the LOG. . SH LSS Cou rse Reu n ites Friends from the Past On Mondax March 4th, as the Bosun Recertification class began to check in at SHLSS, Randy Giray glanced over the list of class mates and recognized the name Willoughby Calvin Byrd . This was the man whO renied hiin 13 re?fS ago. Randy had been stranded m Calcutta, India in December 197 1 . He was broke, ill and his ass port had expired . H e theic Randy Garay (I .) and Wil lough by Calvin Byrd are reu n i ted, after 1 3 years, b y the Bosun Recerti fication class. · Bosun, Willoughby Byrd . Willoughby listened to his story and decided to go out on a limb to help this young man. He convinced the captain to give Randy a job , althou_gh Randy wasn t a seaman and dido ' t have the proper papers . They went to continued shipping out and Randy joined die SIU Trainee Program, first in New Orleans then at Piney Point, Maryland . Neither man had seen o:r heard from the other until they came to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, and found they were both enrolled in the Bosun Recertification course . Randy was proud to introduce his wife and fain#y to "the man who rumcd my life. around. I owe . everything to this man and this the Indian consulate · and were told it would take four days to get the ;ippropriate paperwo�k. l!.pon get leavmg the captam said, your gear, get on the ship, we leave tonight. ' ' Randy did receive his seaman papers from another consulate. The return trip to the states took 3 5 days . During that time Randy learned how to be a �UAA!i&:. H had . ·· · lot of time to h other crew memhe s . d f �y the time . the trip was over he had decided to become an SIU member. "I liked the lifestyle, the people and working onboard a ship . " When the ship docKed in New Orleans, Willoughby Byrd and Randy Garay parted . Willoughby union. ' ' When Willoughby recognized Randy he said ' 'I felt so proud of him. I always thought he looked like seaman material. ' ' sH �SS COU RSE GRAOUATES ooooo - . . Radar Querterrneater W•ldlng (I. to r.): Roy Delay, Leon M. Pulley, instructor Dale Rausch, Doug Stah l. Kneeling (I. to r.): Joseph Cosentino, Chris Hunt. Second row (I. to r.): Instructor Abe Easter, Erin Early, Brendan Murphy, Dwane Stevens, Jeffery Fackett. Kneeling: (I. to r.): Robert A. Hudas, Kevin T. Guild. Second row (I. to r.): Andy Blultt, Yahya Masherah, Instructor Biii Foley. Seallft Melntenance end Operetlona Kneeling (I. to r.): Laura Glllesple, Rose McFarlene, George Kugler, Jim Darda. Second row (I . to r.): Paul cates, Peter Platenla, Michael McCarthy, Randy Santucci, David Hood. Refrlgeretlon Kneeling (I. to r.): Wl l l lam Walter, Francisco Torres, Manuel Alvarez. Second row (I. to r.): Anthony Potts, Jim Varela, John Perry, (kneeling) Chuck Gal lagher. Third row (I. to r.): Joe Zofbach, Jimmy Skubna, Lawrence lvanauskas, Instructor Eric Malzkuhn, Aldo A. Santiago. Dell• Queen 1 First row (I. to r.): Howard Evans, Rooseveltt J. Martin, David Branam, Darrel Allen. Second row (I. to r.): Robert . Lee Johnson, Thomas Haas, August Alsina. 12 I LOG I March 1 985 . . . -·---·-::: --·= ::::· =-::: =-::: ----- - ·� � � � � � ·-· - - � � � � -----------------· ·�-- ----- ·----------· ·· - -·------· ·- -� · - _ _ _ - _ · _ _ -_ ·__ . _ _ _ . -_ - _ - _ -- __ __ ..;,..._____:J . .� __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ �I! Prog ram s Geared to I m prove Job Ski l l s And Pro mote U .S. Mari t i me I nd u stry I ! i · Fo l lowi ng are the u pdated cou rse sched u l es for Apri l th ro u g h J u ne 1 985, at the Seafarers H arry Lu ndeberg School "' of Seam an s h i p . Steward U pg rad i ng Co u rses · For conven i ence of t h e members h i p, t h e co u rse sched u l e i s separated i nto f ive categories: . engine department courses ; deck depart ment courses; steward department courses; recert ification programs; adult education cou rses. The start i n g and comp letion dates for all courses are al so l i sted . I n l and Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are prepari ng to u p g rade are advi sed to e n rol l . i n the cou rses of t h e i r choice as early a s possible. Altho u g h every effort w i l l be made to h e l p every m·e m ber, c lasses w i l l _!>e l i m ite� in size-so s i g n up early. Class schedu les may be changed to ref lect membership demands. SI U Representatives i n all ports w i l l assist members i n pre pari n g app l i cations. The fo l lowi n g c l asses wilt be held t h ro u g h J u ne 1 985 as l i sted below: Eng ine . U pg rading - Cou rses · Course Check-In Date CompleH<>n Date · ·. May 30 l J M ari ne Electronics J u ne 28 Aug u st 1 5 Wel d i ng Apri l 1 9 May 24 J u ne 28 M ay 23 J une 27 Aug u st 1 Di esel E n g i n eer Sc holars h i p (Licen se) Apri l 26 J u ne 20 Tan kerman May 1 7 May 30 Dec k U pg rad i ng Cou rses Course Check-I n · Date Completion Date Celestial N avigation · May 1 0 J u ne 1 4 Radar Observer M ay 3 1 J u ne 1 4 J u ne 21 J u ne 1 3 J u ne 20 J u ly 1 1 l Qu artermaster-Ocean Apri l 1 9 May 30 l Li feboat Apri l 8 May 6 Apri l 1 8 May 1 6 Sea l i f t Operat ion s & M a intenance M ay 3 J u ne 7 J u ne 6 J uly 1 1 ll ! ! l I I l l I I I I I I l Recert i ficat ion Prog rams l lI Course Steward Recert i f i cat ion -C heck-In Date J u ne 3 Completion Date J u ly 8 _, Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Ass i stan t Cook b i -weekly varies Cook and Baker b i -week ly varies Ch ief Cook b i-weekly varies Chief Steward monthly varies Three Man Steward Dept. monthly vari es · · . Ad u l l " , · Ed ucatio n Co u rses Course Check-In Pate J" Completi on Date (G ED) H ig h . School Equ ivalency Program Apri l 26 . J u ne 8 (ESL) Eng l i s h as a Second Lan g u a"ge May 3 May 3 1 (A B E) Ad u l t Basi c Ed ucation May 3 May 3 1 Upgraders Visit the ' 'Hill' ' As part of their Union Education class, these upgraders bad a chance to visit SIU headquarters and then the House . of Representatives' Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee room where legislation vital to the merchant marine is debated. The upgraders are front row (I. to r.) SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, Robert Carroll, Dennis Baker, Steve Bigelow, Jose Valle, David Stritch and Liz DeMato, SIU legislative lobbyist; (front row) Manuel Rodriguez, Joshua Lanier, Jyan Sanchez, Jeffrey Nugent and Paul Crow. March 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 i �60-Foot "Freak'.' .Wave Slams Sam Houston It was the kind of sea you might come across . once in a lifetime . And once was enough for the Sea­ farers aboard the Sam Houston (Waterman Steamship Corp . ) who were battered by a 60-foot "freak" wave last month. It had been a rough ride to begin with. The· Sam Houston hit heavy weather every day from the .time it left Suez in January . In the sec­ ond week of February the Sam Houston was steaming about 470 miles east of Cape . Henry, Va. on its way to Norfolk. The wind was gusting up to 75 knots and seas running about 25 feet. It was nasty enough out that Capt. Robert Stanage brought in the lookouts from the wings of the LASH ship' s bridge . " It was bad out there . They couldn' t see anything , " he said . AB Kenny Parks was one of those lookouts. Instead of standing lookout, Parks was standing watch at the Sam Houston's wheel when the massive wave slammed into the sl:tip. "That would have been it. It just would have washed you away , " he said. " We saw it coming at us. I guess maybe about five or six seconds. I've never seen anything like that l;>een going to sea with the Navy and the S I U for more than 20 years . The moonlight was just faint enough for Stanage to see the wave approach from starboard . He had returned to the bridge from his quarters and his eyes had not quite adjusted, but the wave was cer­ tainly big enough to see . " I've been in this racket for 40 years. That was about as big as I ' ve seen , " he said. When the huge wall of water smashed into the bridge , every­ body ducked. " I thought, 'This is the one , ' " Parks said . , "There isn't _ much you c�n do , just stand there and hang on , " Stanage said. The force of the wave was so · strong that it shattered the thick bridge\ vindows and sent seawater roaring into the bridge. The enor� mous power of the sea ripped away the bulkheads of the chief �ngi­ neer' s and assistant mate ' s quar­ ters. "The water forced in there like a cannon, " Stanage said . The rest of the crew, most in their bunks, thought the Sam Houston must have collided with another ship, because the Houston was hit so hard . 1 4 / LOG I March 1 985 of the mess caused when a 60-foot wave smashed info Spf!lc e Resea rch May Pre:dlct Freak Waves When the ship was battered, the crew was knocked around , but no one sustained any serious injuries . As soon as the wave hit and then passed, " I knew we could be in trouble. I swung hard right and put · the sea behind) me. I knew we couldn't stand up to that sea, " Stanage said . Along with the damage inside , a starboard lifeboat was ripped from its davits, a forward storage hatch was cracked , the electric motors were tom and washed away from In a d i t i n , ' t he deck i n the en­ gineer's fo ' s 'c 'le was forced down and buckled about an inch-and-ahalf. Several years ago off the coast of South Africa, in the Agulhas current, a huge "freak wave" hit the large merchant vessel Bencru­ achuan. This is what happened: ". . . the Bencruachuan was brought to a sudden halt by a large wave and the entire bow section was bent downwards until the bow 20 fe t I wer t h an it h uld me am n t he main instantaneously white hot at the point of bending. The vessel stayed afloat but had to be towed stern first to harbor. ' ' 1 In 1966 the Italian passenger ship Michelangelo was in 1 5 to 30 foot seas during a storm some 800 miles east of New York. It was hit by a "freak wave . " This is what hap­ pened: " . . . Steel superstructures gave way , water smashed through inch­ thick glass windshields 81 feet above the waterline , and t he bulkhead under the bridge was forced back 10 feet. Three people perished and 12 others were injured. " 2 Just last month Seafarers aboard the Sam Houston (Waterman Steamship Corp . ) were battered by a 60-foot "freak wave" which caused considerable damage (see accompanying story) . Every Seafarer . has bounced around, and probably will again, in some pretty heavy seas in the wintertime North Atlantic, .around the tip of South Africa or off the coast of Cape Hatteras . According to several experts , a "freak wave" basically is a wave that is twice the size, or even more, than the running seas. Normally encountered in storms, freak waves also have been reported on rela­ tively calm day s . These monstrous waves can range from 40 feet to more than 100 feet high. The honor of the biggest wave ever. reported · · The Sam Houston made its way into Norfolk for some immediate repairs and then sailed into Loui­ siana where more major repairs are being completed. . .. . SIU Rep Mike Paladino said most of the crew told him they believed they were lucky because they were riding a relatively new and well­ built ship . "They said that wave might have just driven some. other �hips right down. " some Scientists Search for Answers . ' 'The water was ankle-deep in the passageways,'' Parks said . Happy to be in port after a long rough trip and an encounter with a one-in-a-million wave are (I. to r.) Daniel Forester, steward assistant; John Aquino, chief steward, and Floyd Dayton, chief cook. ry BR Lar Bradley cleans up the Sam Houston. · and verified goes to an 1 1 2-footer during a severe North Pacific storm in 1933. The one thing these waves have in common is their unpredictabil­ ity. Nobody knows when one might show up. Though they do appear to be more common in certain geographical areas, these freaks h ve b en repo.rt�.d a.r9ul'ld the world. ·· ' ·· · . . Thanks to new outer space-based experiments, mariner� some day may have the advantage of some sort of warning, according to Rob­ ert Beal, a research oceanographer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory . " We couldn't predict an individ­ ual wave , " Beal said. But as re­ searchers learn more and more about the waves , they may be able to predict that under certain con­ ditions, such as a low pre ssure system off the coast of Chile , a ship would have an 80 percent chance of facing a giant wave. Normal · waves are created by the action of the wind on the sur­ face of the ocean. Tidal waves are the result of underwater volcanic activity or earthquakes and usually do not reach any significant height until they approach land. But nobody is quite sure what causes a freak wave. There are two theories, according to Beal . The first theory is very simple­ It' s just a matter of odds. There are millions of waves created every day around the world, and some of them are going to be monsters. Or as Beal said, "The extremely improbable wave is at the edge of the probability curve . " But he added that there are just not enough stati stics to say if that is true or not . The second reason i s a bit more (Continued on Page 25.) �At MTD Boq.rd Meeting _ ,. f 1· II ! I National Leaders U rge New Efforts to Build U . S. Merchant Marine T J ll l 1 I l l I .\ ·I l ' t I r I 1 l I I I ·· i � ' 1 . '· l · [. i \I HE leadership of . the 8-million member AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, and a number of influential leaders in Congress and the American labor movement, are uniied in their demand for a federal program to revitalize this nation's merchant marine. Speaker after speaker atthe MTD's exe,c,�_hlv"e bqard meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. last month underscored a common theme: the American merchant marine is v.ital to America's national defense, and it is facing its worst crisis ever. From MTD President Fr:ank Drozak , Congressional Leader Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and other national leaders came the charge that tire Reagan administration has, over the past four years, either totally wiped out or severely crippled programs which have encouraged the privately operated U . S . merchant marine for more than 60 Years. In his report to the leaders of the 44 national unions that make up · the Maritime Trades Department, MTD President Frank Drozak said: "We are· committed to a new start for the maritime industry; based on guideline programs established by existing law and mOdified tO attain objectives in today's environment. " · · But, Drozak pointed ouf. th�t it is "more than frustratiflil t.P'-�- to develop positive programs while we are fighting rear-guard actions to. preserve existing programs . " Drozak said that we must offer " new ideas and new options-alternatives to our present maritime policy . ' ' The MTD's executive board responded to Drozak's call for " sound programs to revitalize our industry" by adopting carefully thought-out resolutions which call on Congress anQ the administration to: : • Assure the availability of cargo for American merchant ships by negotiating bilateral . stiippmg agreements, enforcing exi st i ng cargo law , and adoptin · the .Code .of Conduct. f9r>-I..iJte r; Cgnferences dra'.Vn up by th United lion _·. ·· Conference · �� Trade .�- Dev�lopment (UNCTAD) • Extend t1le Jones Act's protections for Amc;rican c tal shippiog, .: maritime operations within 200 miles off the coast. · .·. · · · ·. . tQ a� · · . • " · • Continue transfer of Navy supply and support ships to private sector . . operation. then U . .-ftag hipJ)ing o:n Lb Ore t Lak and inland waterw y '• 'Tran fer 'certain C "f'Guard dutie · to the priv te _ �ctor. • Expand American fishing_and canning industries and implement programs' _ .. _ • tre . to protect them from unfair competition. • Use surplus funds from the maritime operating differential subsidy to finance merchant seamen's health care and support and shipment of American grain to the Soviet Union aboard U . S . -flag . vessels . • Develop a forward�looking oceans policy based on future marine tech. nological i!lnovations . ., TJ�+'.',,: > •) - . . . •• _ _ . .. · . (Continued on Next Page.) l . · ,. , · . I 1 ; SU.!alu!I-' ol llw H�use ot RepreSeil�tives , Tip" 6'Ndb always tells it like it is, and that's the way Jt was· when be spoke to America's labor leaders at the MTD board meeting: "We were crushed in the presidential race and our (Democratic] Party is facing a time of trial. The Republicans are making dramatk inroads among white Southerners, young people and blue coUar workers. They are well-financed� and weU-organized. The . big questiom is: Can we work together? It is time to put a premimn on reSlllts rather than the pl'OCt!$; on winning rather than satisfying_ sel&h particular interests. " · : ::;; .... . .,· Rep. Joe Addabbo, chairman ot the House Subcommittee on Defense Approj>riations, said be was pleased that the Navy is turning to AmeriCa's merchant Oeet for •dive support roles in both supply and logistics. He--uid that the Navy is acting upon "lessons learned from the war in the Falklands." Congressman Addabbo said: "I was .very interested in bis [the Secretary of the Navy] statement that the key to Great Britain's success was that they had a merchant fleet they .could call upon." Rep. Mario Biaggi, chairman of the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, also told it like it was. He told the maritime community that be was "frustrated" with a maritime industry tbat is "fractured and divided . " He warned that the maritime industry "lS · caught in a whirlpool that can only lead to its demise/' � we can develop a "unity of purpose supf)orted by seagoingmaritime and shipyard labor, subsidh:ed and unsubsidiied vessel operators, foreign trade and domestic trade operators, shippers, and, most importantly, the administration. " March 1 985 I LOG I 15 �' \ i. : � Steve Edney. natioaal director of the United Industrial Workers, announced the launthlag of an "all-Americaa ' • 100 pen:ent Union canned tuna campaign, and asked for the full suprt_of A�'s trade unions . Workers at the C.H.B Co. 's West Coast plant are all mtwber . . . . . � SIUNA· . . ·�. . -.S of .. . . ,·. . .· ·' - -· ' · • . . MTD President Fnulk . Drozidt ttPorted on the success of the C meeting in the winter of 1984. Drozak called for a continuatiOI! to the needs of D1aritime industry that can support and assure � '. National Lee New Efforts U . S. Mercnc (C()Dtinu In an address to the MTD boar( that the Reagan administration, a� weaken the nation's shipping .and and " user fees" for channel mark Kirkland stressed that the labo1 Congress, " but to the American 1 · . available to us. And we will make and that we are clearly addressing I The statement on m aritime polii by the MTD board on issues of � affiliates. In other action , the board rec< Drozak on the operations of the gi year ago. Drozak noted that the p and the press aware of the maritin Ray McKay, president or the Marine Engineers District 2, called upon the maritime community to unite behind programs which will benefit our industry, our membership and our. nation. Larry Jackson, secretary-treasurer of the Grain MiUers, presented the MTD resolu­ tion calling for a greater cooperative effort between maritime interests and farmers. candidates who will work to solve Speakers addressing the board, Thomas P. O ' Neill ; Rep. Mario Marine & Fisheries subcommittee House Defense Appropriations s1 Rudy Oswald ; Legislative Direct01 and Organization & Field Servicei New MTD Executive Board members pose for their· pictures with MTD President Frank Drozak, left, and MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean lngrao, right. They are Vera Catalli, secretary-treasurer of the Distillery Workers, and Tom Stapleton, business manager of Local 3 of the Operating Engineers. 1 6 / LOG I March 1 985 John Perkins, director of the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, said that "we did a good job in the 1984 elections-­ and we can do even better. " Capt. Leo Berger, president of Apex !\­ ready to cooperate in a joint eft'ort wltli "importers and exporters will be encou1 �' . l ' 1 i John Kelley, president of 08ice and ProfeSsional Employees, said that we should continue the Grassrots o political efforts. soots Political Campaign -Whidl the MTD had endorsed at their board grassroots program to "raise the consciousness of Americaa voters utlonal defense." " ,- .. rs Urge Build lt.:,.Marine ; ,, Page 15.) . L�Cio Pt(Jsiden� Lane Kii-kland :noted of its budget p po al . ·w · uld fulther jpbtii!ding capacity through subsidy cuts [and Coast Guard services. � · bwement would take its case not only to by whatever means are effective and hat our members understand the issues most vital concerns as working people. " as one of more than two dozen adopted cular concern to the department and its SIU of President Roman Gralewicz, teft, pores oyet the MTD meeting agenda with Roger Desjardins, the Canadian union's secretary-treasurer. � f � a report from MTD President Frank �roots educational program established a ram had succeeded in making the public pdustry ' s problems hse problems. � and had helped elect Justin Ostro, vice president of the Machin­ ists, caned for stronger � for Anr­ ican interests in the U.S.•Japan Trade & Transportation agreements. · ides Kirkland , included House Speaker chairman of the House Merchant Joseph P. Addabbo, chairman of the mittee ; AFL-CIO Re � earch Director , y Denison ; COPE Director John Perkins rector Alan Kistler. . �i , � r I I<·?. \ i< L, :ii...•< ·' \ne, said that the U.S. shipping industry was �ritime labor to lower costs so that American bd to ship American." James Hatfield, president ofthe Glass , Plas­ tics & Bottle Workers, urged Congress to adopt fair international trade standards. Andrew Boyle, executive vice president of the SIU of Canada, presented the MTD's statement supporting a national maritime policy for Canada. March 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 ' r--- - ----- - �MTD Meeting in Pictures · ' \ ,, � Teddy Gleason, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, had some harsh words for the Waterfront Commission Act which "hampers revitalization of U.S. ports. " vb president of the SIU, left, and Jim Hatfletd, president of the Glass, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers, review legislative materials · at the bOard meeting. Ed Turner, executive : l . Rudy Oswald, director of research for the AFL:CIO, said that new avenues of bar­ g.pning must be explored to keep pace with the rapid changes in America's industrial ud ' lad George Knaly, international representative of the Electrical Workers (IBEW), called for stronger worker safety laws,. I . ',. . ,' ' r j' : � '; . Ray Denison, who beads the AFL-CIO's legislative department, had higb· pralse for the Grassroots political education program sponsored by the MTD and spearheaded by the SIU during the 1984 political campaigns. L r Stephen Leslie, president of the Operating Engineers, and vice president of the MTD, urged a strong resolution on U.S. dredging operations. 1 8 / LOG I March 1 985 William Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, submitted a strong resolution on making more cargo accessible to U.S.-Oag ships. itime Council of New York & Vicinity, urged Congress to "fulfill the mandate of the 1920 and 1936 Merchant Marine Acts." Page Groton, assistant to the president of the Boilermakers and Shipbuilders, ponders the challenges facing the maritime industry. Dominic Carnevale, assistant to the presi­ dent of the Plumbers International, intro­ duced resolutions calling for tax reforms and a national water resources development policy. Frank Lonardo, president of the Port Mar­ �wbeder, the Mississippi Queen, cruises up and down the Missis.sippi River, taking het � back to a gracious age in Amerk8ll history. History Comes ·Alive on th� Missi sippi Story and Photos bx Deborah Greene , . . . . H· ; •\'.,;::.: ;:;f:..!.�;.:, . .: · ·.:;:-,. . :. . . . . . . -1. - •• • • ···, . ·: ::. · •,'.: ,.·-" UCH can be Written about the different kinds of boats that ply the waters of the Mississippi River-ferries, tugs, dredges, houseboats, sail­ boats and ocean-going vessels. But the most impressive of all are the steamboats. Fashioned after the steamboats of old, the SIU-crewed Mississippi Queen and Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) rival any of the luxury passenger liners of to­ day. On July 25, 1976, as part of the bicentennial celebration, the Mis- M sissippi Queen was commissioned rying passengers along 1 ,700 miles of the Mississippi River-from New in Cincinn�ti, Ohio, joining her · $i ter the legendary D lta Queen,. . , . rtean in the uth to Minn p.. t. Paul in the north. , oli I which wa built in 1 926. . . . the Delta Queen is considered The big red paddlewheel s chum the "queen mother" of p(i$senger along just fast enough to get where boats. She is truly a relic of the they're going but slow enough for past-a floating palace-and her their passeJtge'rs to s�vor the jour­ mahogany and brass staircase is ney along riverbanks and levees to the most elegant structure on the historical ports that recall another river. era, with stops at some of the grand The Mississippi Queen is larger plantations and antebellum homes than her sister, and her exterior that line both banks of the river. lines, often described as a " white wedding cake," are similar to the Both the Mississippi Queen and riverboats of a century ago. the Delta Queen have recently come Steaming under the American out of drydock for repairs, c:lressing flag, both paddlewheelers continue up and Coast Guard inspections. to work their way up and down They now make their home in New the 19th century water paths , car.; Orleans, where · the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. is moving its cor­ porate headquarters from Cincin­ nati, Ohio. A $2 million, 30,000foot facility is being built at the Robin Street Wharf on the Missis­ sippi River, just past the site of the 1 984 Louisiana World' s Fafr. Queen:· · · . And the 320 men and women of the SIU who ride and work aboard the paddlewheelers recently ap­ proved a new two-year contract signed between the SIU and the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. , ef­ fective Jan. 1 , 1 985. The photos on this and on the following pages were taken in mid­ February on a three-day cruise from New Orleans to Baton Rouge-the Mississippi Queen's first voyage of the new year. These are the boat's crew-pur­ sers , waiters, deckhands , cooks, porters , maids, bartenders , engine­ room members--the ones who help make history come alive for those passengers fortunate enough to sail on the largest, most spectacular riverboat ever. The calliope was made especially for· the Mississippi Queen by Art Davis of Seattle, Wash. It is the world's largest, and on a clear day can be heard for five miles. March 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 ": . , �Aboard the Mississippi Queen �rs enJ�y touring N6ttOway, the largest plantation, h ome In the South (backgrotmd), Deckhands Aaron Rucker (I.) and Robert. o: Pou are busy on deck. · Wh Ue . During. a ·pre ··iind · bOat drlu, decklta)ldS don their. life vests and meet o� deck to await fUrtber instrm:tion. ' . f ,. Gregory Allen (I.) and Thomas Mari:h; both 1st cOoks, h�lp ptep�re the final dlnner cruise. Jim Williams, busboy, cleans up after the mini buffet breakfast in the Lower Paddlewheel Bar (note paddlewheel in' the background). of Ut, r f · Suz Mackh, b&rtender, is kept busy in the Paddlewheel Bar. 20 I LOG I March 1 985 Darrel Allen is the man to see , not only because he's in charge of the laundry room, but also. because he's the vessel chairman. Nathan Eldridge, deckhand, maneuvers himself into a tight situation to clean the paddlewheeler's windows. �Aboard the Mississippi Queen Porters Shawn Peper (I.) and Mark Condrui get the breakfast linen from the closet. Calvin Fox, 1st cook, helps ready the galley f?r dinner. Purser Maureen Mackler helps passengers check in for the three-day cruise. l i ! � Also onboard for the Mississippi Queen's first voyage of the year are, from the left: Pat Fahey, executive :vke pre,sident of Delta Queen Steamboat Co.; Jim McGee, SIU New Orleans rep; Frank Freed, �ent of the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., and Capt. Charlie H. 'Ritchie, master. Byron Wilson (I.) and Eddie Gray, waiters, put the finishing touch, some whipped cream, on the pecan pie. Deckhand Jim Martin, paintbrush in band, makes repairs to the deck. a few Steve Stadtmiller, waiter_, sets a table for yet another delicious meal. Steve bas been saillng on-and-oft' since 1978. Deckhands help secure the gangway for departure from Nottoway Plantation. March 1 985 I LOG I 21 �Aboard the· Misstssip � Queen Dave Branan, cook, puts away the breakfast leftovers in the crew's galley. Wltb the Wipe of a clot&; Larry Trosdail'� .._Ian, g$ rid . of fingerprints on the � door to the dining saloon . Sonny Mueller is one ment mem�rs. of the paddlewbeefer's engine depart· ..... · . . . .. . _ ,..., �rs used the theater to watch '�ltafden of the Lost Ark" and ''Showboat," crewmembers gathered there for meetings conducted ttY SIU ltep Jim McGee (r.). Jim talked about the new CODtract jlllJ. l, � members to attend upgrading mrses at Piney POint and get their endOrsements� aDd •�we..ed any other question that were bl'.ougbt up; Wblle U.t wentinto effect · · · ;. , _ \ ' ' Larry Lawreoa! WOHams, GSU, puts out deU plates in the crew . galle� WllkinsOn. ,, bead Plisanger's wl cl:eWmembers .ne·-.re required to · particl· pate In the fire and boat driB. Btotbers Robert (I.) and David Heitz, . both 1st cooksJ stand outside their .cabia door with their Uf� vests on, waltiQg for the "all dear" sipal. ctri-l.Wt . �: . . Dre...-es ,., c.t olf from - . Nottoway Plaotatieo • , . Willie Haning, port.., � a � vacu--. el oae . al. the carpeted stairways. 22 I LOG I March 1 985 ---- -··--- · · ------------- . 'l �Sea-Land Leader Pays Off When she docked at her berth in Port Elizabeth, N .J. on Jan. 1 0 , the SIU-contracted Sea-Land Leader (Sea-Land Service) had just come through some bad weather and rough seas on the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the weather, she was forced to arrive two days late. The Sea-Land Leader is a D-6 ship-she has a six cylinder diesel engine . With a length of 662 feet, she ' s capable of carrying 595 con­ tainers . The vessel has a cruising speed of 1 8 . 3 knots . Normally making round trips of 28 days duration, the Sea-Land Leader stops in such East Coast ports as Wilmington and Charles­ ton , and goes on to the European cities of Rotterdam , Netherlands and Algeciras, Spain. �·Paul Pallas, able seaman, pours himself a cup of coffee. ' ,, ; Seafarer Pat Bishop sails in the engine room Relaxing in the recreation room on the Sea­ Land Letuhr is Brother sails as mesmian. Visiting the ship during the payoff on Jan. 10 is SIU Representative Joe Air, seated. Beside him is Seafarer Panagiotis Kanavos, electrician aboard the vessel . Bill Sierra, who Seafarer John Coates shlls as wiper aboard the D-6 vessel . of the Sea-I.And Leader as QMED. N.J., the Sea-Land Leader shows signs of the bad weather she bad encountered in early January . _. Docked at her berth in Port Euiabeth, ' the Atlantic Ocean. . on March 1 985 I LOG / 23 �- .· ' ,•, �: Deep Sea the Portsmouth (N. H.)"Navy Yar�. Seafarer Ells was a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces in World War I and a member of the Cana­ dian Legion. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Berlin, N. H. Interment was in Harmony Grove Cementery, Portsmouth. Surviving are a son, Leonard Jr. of Abington, N. H.; three brothers, Henry, Clarence and Frederick, all of Nova Scotia, and three sisters, Mary MacDonald of Berlin, N. H. , Leona Wood and Masie Hudson, both of Nova Scotia. Pensioner Arthur William Brown, 70, passed away on Nov. 9, 1984. Brother Brown joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Wilming,. � ton, Calif. He was a resident of San Diego, Calif. · · Pensioner Henry George R. Crack- _, nell, died on Nov.- Pensioner 1, 1975. . Brother Cracknell· joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 and sailed as a FOWT aboard the SS Robin Kirk (Robin Line) in 1957. He also sailed as a cook during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Cracknell hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. A native of London, England, he was a resident of Smithtown, N.Y. Sur­ viving is a daughter, Joan Vitale of Smithtown. · . · ·Pens,i6ii�it.,.;;ci David �·'73; . · · two daughters, Barbara Toth of Edmore and Frances. Pensioner riaan Fase, Ad­ 72, passed away from heart failure �ar his home in the Netherlands on Jan. 8. Brother Fase joined the SIU in 1946 in the. port of New York sailing as a bosun arid deck delegate. He sailed. 4Z years. Seafarer Fase was born in Rotterdam, Holland and was a nat­ uralized· U.S. citizen.- Cremation took place in the Rotterdam-Zuid Crematory. Surviving are his widow, Lieselotte and a daughter, Ingrid. Pensioner Ci­ cero Alfred Doug· las died on Feb. heart attack in February. Brother Hall joined the SIU· in 1944 in the port of New York sail­ ing as a chief cook _ Pensioner Leon· ard . Clayton Ells . Sr., 87, suc- Billie Joe Feris, 61, died on · Feb. 1. Brother Feris joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1971 sailing as a saloon messman and BR utility. He was born in Stam­ ford, Texas and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his Pensioner Ivan John Tarkov, 76, passed away on Feb. 2. Brother ' Tarkov joined the SIU ih 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. . He sailed 40 years and walked the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. 'Seafarer Tarkov was born in Kharkov; U.S.S.R .. and was a naturalized . . . . ' aboard the SS American Heritage (Westchester Marine). He was born in Hubbard, Ohio and was a resi­ dent of Reno, Nev. Surviving are three brothers, Donald, Wendell of Camel, Ohio and George of Youngstown, Ohio, and a sister, Elizabeth Centofanti of Poland, Ohio. · · >"Peri· io�er re de rick aarold Jaynes, · . pequa�'·. " • ··... 77, suc­ cumbed to heart­ lung failure in the Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital on Feb. 1. Brother Jaynes joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He was born in Somerville, Mass. and was a resident of Auburndale, Fla. Cre­ mation took place in the Lakeland (Fla.) Crematory. Surviving are his widow, Virginia and two sons, Richard and Stephen. · 14. Brother Doug­ las was a resident of Richmond, Va. He retited in 1968. Sur-Yiving are his widow, Lillian and a granddaugMer, Lana Smith. Feb. 9. Brother Morse joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as a chief stew­ ard. He was·a vet­ eran of the U.S. Army in World War I. Seafarer Morse was born in Alabama and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving is his widow, Mildred. Charles Thomas Hall, 64, died of a . Grand Rapids, Mich. Surviving are Pensioner Wil­ liam Ervin Morse, 90, passed away on Pensioner -· Sr., 79, . died of cancer in the Southeast Alabama Medical . Center, Dothan, Ala. on Feb. 1. Fain Brother joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief elec­ trician. He sailed 3� years:- Sea­ farer Fain was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II serving in the battles of Normandy, North­ ern France, the Rhineland, Ar­ dennes and . Central Europe cam�gn :'�'. H 'wa' aw ardedn.fbe. American Defense Service Medal and the European Theater of Op­ erations Service Ribbon. A native of Groveton, Texas, he was a res­ ident of Louisville, Ala. Burial was in the Louisville Cemetery. Sur­ viving are a son, Earl Henry Jr. of the U.S. Air. Force in Montgom­ ery, Ala., and two sisters, Mabel Beaty of Louisville and Mynion Carpenter of Andalusia, Ala. brother, John of Milwaukee, and two sisters, Josephine of Seattle and Marion Zarling of Menomonee Falls, Wis. George Horst Freddin, 55, died in Atlantic City, N.J. on Dec. 15, 1982. Brother Freddin joined the SIU in the port of Corpus Christi, Texas in 1958. He was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is his widow, Barbara of Pearl River, La. Early Henry Fain succumbed to cancer in the Tri­ Coµ_nty Community Hospital, Home .1'wsp;, Mich. on July 11, 19.84. Brother David joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a FOWT. He was also a -"r shipyard machinist and· began sail­ ing in 1951. Seafarer David was born in Chicago, Ill. and lived in Edmore, Mich. , Cremation took place in the Graceland Crematory, cumbed to a stroke in the Androscog­ , gin Valley Hospi­ . tal, Berlin, N.H. on Feb. 11. Brother Ells joined ihe SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as an AB. He also worked as a pipefitter and steamfitter in widow, Kathryn; two sons, John and Andrew, and a daughter, Al­ ice. Pensioner Theologos Demetriou Kalaitzis, 70; passed away in Jan­ uary. Brother Kalaitzis joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1962 sailing as a cook. He was born in Greece and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Kalaitzis was a resident, of Athens, Greece. Sur­ viving are his widow, Sophia and a son, Demetriou of Houston. Matthew Magdic, 61, died on Feb, 4. Brother Magdic joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1962 sailing as· an AB. He was a v,eteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Coast Guard. Seafarer Magdic was born in Milwaukee, Wis. and was a resident of Meridian, Miss. Surviving are his widow, Mary; a .. . " ' � ·Snr'Viving . , lJ;S.- c mzen , · . res1 1 ng 111···M. .¥:. · . · . .. - are 'his widow, Lydia and two sons, Igor of Queens, N.Y. and John.· ! '..,,,.. :<./?'''"·") · j lj . Pension�r wn. .·nam August Teff­ ner, 67, died of .! J cancer in the Fran­ cis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore on Jan. 3. B rother Teffner '· joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Bal­ timore and was a resident of Lans­ downe, Md. Interment was in the Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore City, Md. Surviving is his widow, Ida Mae. I Pensioner � Thomas Francis Vaughn, 70, passed away on Feb: 1. Vaughn joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Boston, Mass. . sailing as a FOWT. He sailed 36 years. Seafarer· Vaughn was a veteran of the U.s.· Navy in World War II. Born in Boston, he was a resident of South Boston, Mass. Surving are his widow, Mary and a sister, Catherine of Boston. · Brother f t (Continued on Next Page.) t I ' 24 I LOG I March 1 985 --- ------ - --- ----- -- ---.------ - ---- • __-.:.:::....:.-..::._•.:::: •- • --· - m ., l - ------- :J. �,,. (Continued from Preceding �ge.) Pensioner l ·l I Ed­ ward Jerome Ze­ browski, 55, died on Jan. 31. Btother Zebrowsld joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1 949. Seafarer Zebrowski was on the picket line in the 1 961 N. Y. Harbor beef. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. A native of Cleve­ land, Ohio, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving is his mother J 1icheline of Houston. Great Lakes (Continued from Page Pensioner Elmer Christensen, 87, passed away on F�b. 5. Brother Leonard Harry Di Torno, 64, joined the Union in the port of Philadel­ phia in 1 966 sailing as a mate, pilot and captain for Curtis Bay Towing Co., Brother Di Torno was on a SIU Contract Negotiating Committee in 1 972. He was a for­ mer member of the Operating En­ gineers Union, Local 28. Boatman Di Torno is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Philadelphia, he is a resident there. the port of Milwaukee', Wis. in 1 961 . He sailed as a linesman and oiler for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War I, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1950 to 1 955 and the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1 956 to 1 966. He was a former member of the Tug Workers Union from 1 955 tq 1 960. Laker Christensen was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving as an MP in World War II. Born in Kewaunee, Wis., he was a res­ of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Sur­ viving is his son, Richard of Gey­ ser, Mont. Pensioner Anto­ nio A. Zelaya Sr., 71 , died on Feb. 7. Brother Zelaya joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more in 1 955 sail. ing as a FOWT. He sailed 28 years. Seafarer Zelaya was bQarin Hon­ duras and was.. a resident of San Francisw. Surviving are his widow, Chloe and a son, Antonio Jr. · 7.) Inland Pensions Christensen joined the Union in ident Pensioner Lawrence Edmund Courtney Sr., 76, died on Dec. 'i9, 1 984. Brother Courtney joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. in 1 960 sailing as linesman and FOWT for Great Lakes Towing from 1 936 to 1976. He. sailed 51 years. Laker. C Ortriey Was a for­ mer ·nl ·· �be r of the Tug Workers U �iori from 1 936 to 1 960. A native of Buffalo, he was a resident of Hamburg, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Blanche and twQ sons, Lawrence·Jr. andGary. Elias William Landrum, 62, joined the Union in the port of Phil­ adelphia in 1974 sailing as a cook for IOT from 1965 to 1 984. Brother Landrum is a vet­ ..,..;.� eran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Brewton, Ala. and is a resident of Pensacola, Fla. David Bennie Willis , 65, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1 960 sailing as an AB, mate and · ---- Gene Carl Neubauer, 65, joined the Union in the port of Philadel­ phia in 1 975 sailing as a mate for Taylor and Anderson from 1 973 to 1 984. Brother Neubauer was born iri Tuttle, N.D. and is a resident of Milmont Park, Pa. (Continued from Page captain for the NBC Lines and IOT in 1 970. Brother Willis was a former member of Local 333. He is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Boatman. gathered by a 1 978 satellite mission 14.) and the other from a 1 984 Space scientific. The possibility of a freak Shuttle mission. Beal said that if this information wave occurs when a set of waves or swells meets a strong current, proves that when a certain set of and the interaction of the two sys­ tems can produce conditions for the one..in-a..:million wave. conditions occur freak waves are ·· · · ll1�n1ber, · . . � .• · generated, then ships can be warned in advance. • Jdeally" t llit�s could9.rbit the e rth, constantly rehiying-' fut'or:� mation to a ground station.\vhicfi in tum could make up-to-the-minute forecasts for shipping lanes. Howev r B aJ ·d, h · r m ' . · · ·· · · could not be in operation until the 1 990s, and much would depend on what scientists discover from the information they have already gathered. Until then, Seafarers will prob­ ably echo the thoughts of an Eng­ lish sailor who survived a giant freak wave in 1 91 6, "Earnestly we hope that never again would we encounter such a wave.'' 1 . From Heavy Weather Sailing by K. Adlard Coles, © 1980, John deGraff, Inc. , 2. From NOAA, Vol. 1 3 #1, Win­ ter 1983. DRUGS CAN END YOUR CAREER/ AND YOUR LIFE Tl/INK ABOUT ••• v., � ..,..·-..,,__.:.;;�. W}�W:. f�eV£� IT/ March 1985 I LOG I 25 ! I l i ­ · Willis was born in Morehead City, N.C. and is a resident there. Scientists have been making complicated studies of the seas for decades. But much of their infor­ Personals mation has been based on theory Ollie E . Johannisson Bill Cofone and reports from survivors of freak and Ple��Qµr, on Bill a.t (302) . ipcide�ts,· ',(he e.�P:.'�. <;>. e�.(l� r \• : n· ' Charles Job 12 . H� w ' uld H�e t9 hear .. so vast only small p<>rtion · of th m A retired SIU Antho y from you. could be studied accurately. La Torre, is trying to locate his Thanks to new radar techniques former deck department shipmates Eschol Graham and space exploration, researchers (1 945-1 953) and would like you now can gather vast amounts of M.adeline and your daughter both to contact him at 258 Senator data about large patches of ocean Cindy would like you to get in St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 1 1220. from several hundred miles above tquch with them. Call (518) 561 the earth's surface. The new radar 5667, or write Cindy Schrimps­ Sheldon G. Lowder can actually "see" an individual Greene, 1 05 S. Peru St., Lot 29, wave. The life of a freak wave may Plattsburgh, N. Y. 1 290 I. Please contact Douglas A. Craft be only matter of seconds or min­ at 3836 38th St� Des Moines, Iowa· utes, so it would be impossible to 50310. James Rexford relay that information from a space satellite to an earjh station to a James Rexford (sailing on the Joseph Moody ship. USNS Northern Light) is asked to Currently scientists are studying Please contact your daughter, please contactGary Baun at (313) two large sets of information, one Jolee in New Orleans. 961-1080. · . ·· ,,, . ·U · . ''· �... CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes FEB. 1-28, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer Leon H.all, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George Mccartney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 2 9 0 0 6 2 0 Port Algonac 0 0 5 43 0 22 ENGINE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .. . . . . Port 0 0 2 HEADQUARTERS STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 2 Algonac ..................... 4 14 6 0 0 Totals All Departments ........ 6 31 9 0 1 Algonac ..................... 0 Port 0 0 8 0 5 48 12 0 10 121 16 0 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 ENTRY DEPARTMENT *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea FEB. 1-28, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class A Class B TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class e-· Class C Class A 4 62 7 6 22 12 47 43 36 29 69 14 4 27 0 0 382 7 21 5 2 10 7 8 19 8 12 30 4 19 11 0 1 164 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 57 6 3 18 16 20 44 18 22 23 9 3 28 0 0 269 2 49 8 9 12 9 34 25 30 15 51 9 1 35 0 0 289 0 14 4 1 2 2 8 5 8 7 29 0 12 6 0 4 102 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 26 1 3 4 7 13 29 20 9 12 3 2 24 0 0 153 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville .. . . ...... . . .. . .. 0 31 6 3 12 10 23 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wilmington ................. 13 42 7 8 21 0 0 221 1 7 2 1 7 3 3 7 5 1 0 27 2 1 6 5 13 15 43 18 41 6 8 19 0 0 204 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 20 3 0 5 8 10 30 2 12 21 6 27 6 0 1 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 16 8 165 17 19 32 7 122 81 81 59 69 14 5 83 0 0 762 8 38 14 11 19 1 8 35 20 29 30 9 24 15 2 0 263 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 8 3 123 21 14 15 8 79 50 57 32 51 22 4 62 0 0 541 4 20 9 0 7 2 13 11 18 12 29 4 18 11 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 11 1 76 9 12 16 6 56 9 99 31 4 21 4 3 2 1 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 12 35 1 0 417 2 29 2 0 5 116 0 10 0 0 0 11 7 92 47 21 36 . 10 57 39 83 66 84 24 74 33 1 1 675 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0 2 65 0 1 0 89 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile· • • . . • • • . • . . . • • • . . . . . • New Orleans ................ Jaci<sonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... Port 0 28 0 0 3 0 7 3 4 3 13 1 12 5 0 4 83 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... 34 6 1 24 0 0 12 80 1 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 21 0 18 0 0 6 4 4 11 2 2 8 1 112 7 0 12 187 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 0 0 107 42 14 6 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Broo klyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. STEWARD DEPARTMENT San Francisco ............... �. Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT Port of Ports Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... 1 30 2 2 6 3 16 19 42 8 42 1 10 5 0 0 187 4 43 18 4 21 7 19 22 23 19 84 12 114 19 0 1 410 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 109 0 1 0 114 0 0 0 0 1 55 11 11 10 3 46 19 99 24 42 13 13 22 0 0 369 Totals All Departments........ 1,079 756 146 626 423 111 35 2,089 1,212 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 111 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of February was down from the month of January. A total of 1,195 jolSs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,195 Jobs shipped, 626 jobs or about 52 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people.·A total of 35 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 926 jobs have been shipped. 26 I LOG I March 1 985 Support SPAD �Richard Hemey, 58, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Phil­ . adelphia sailing as a bosun. Brother Heffley last sailed on the SS Rose City (Westchester Marine) in 1984: He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Cardiff, N .J. Jerome ''Jerry" Andrew Pro­ dey, 63, joined the SIU in the Stefan ''Steve" Kadziola, 65, Joseph Ruben Valdes, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a chief electri­ cian. Brother Valdes is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Redlands, Calif. and is a resident of Bel­ lingham, Wash. port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a cook. Brother Prodney was born in Maryland and is a resi­ dent of Baltimore. Adolfo Anavitarte, 65, joined the SIU in 1944 in ·the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Anavitarte hit the bricks in the 1961 GreaterN.Y. Harbor beef and the 1965 District Coun­ cil 37 strike. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Everett James Beasley, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1960. Brother Beas­ ley also ·sailed inland for the National Marine Service from 1955 to 1984. He was born in Miami, Fla. and is a resident of Gretna, La. Robert Bernard Benjamin, 67, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a baker, waiter and chief steward. Brother Benjamin walked the picket lines in the 1961 N.Y. H�rbor strike and the 1965 Dis­ trict· Council 37 beef. He was born in KoJ.wmo, Ind. and is a resident of Phoenix, Ariz. I � j ine<i the joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Kad­ ziola was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Pro­ gram in 1976. He sailed for 45 years and during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Kadziola was born in Denmark and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of Ho!?<>ken, N .J. Willard Roy Layton, 59, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as a _bo­ sun. Brother Layton is a veteran of the. U.S. Army after the Ko­ - rea:n War serving as a private in the Co. C, 14th Infantry Regi­ :Jm�:b ment, the "Golden Dragons" at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He was born in South Carolina and is-a resident of San Francisco. Rafael Matos, 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Matos was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Tom River, N.J. Bunce.Jr. m, . New York in 1957 sailing as an AB. Brother Bunce was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is a resident of Rockville Centre, N.Y. I port of.Mobile sailing as an oiler. Brother Busby is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Waynesboro, Miss. and is a resident of Mobile. Theodore "Ted" Richard Goodman, 66, joined the SIU in I 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recertified chief stew­ ard. Brother Goodman. was graduated from the Union's Re­ certified Stewards Program in November 1979. He was born in New Orleans and is a resident of New York City. Hubert Owen Halfhill, 60, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1951 sail­ ing as an AB. Brother Halfllill sailed during 1946. He is a vet­ eran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Halfllill was born in Bardstown, Ry. and is a resident of St. Augustine Beach, Fla. Van Voorhees, Great lakes Albert John �d, 66, joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1968 sailing as an AB and wheelsman. Brother Les­ sard is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He ' was born in Duluth and is a · · I William Edward AIJep M ormJq 65; j ined the SIU in the p6rt of IU,;in the port of Richard Carroll Busby, 59, joined the SIU in 1947 in the 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1963 sailing as an AB and LNG quartermaster. Brother Van Voorhees is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. He was born in Neshkoro, Wis. and is a resident of Meridian, Calif. Charles New York in 1952 sailing as a FOWT and oiler. Brother McCormick earned his 2nd as­ sistant engineer's license from MEBA, District 2 in 1966. He also worked in steel construc­ tion. Seafarer McCormick was born in Scotland and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. McCormick is a. resid�nt of Morris Plains, NJ. Dewey Alvin Penton Sr., 54, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as an AB and cook. Brother Penton began sailing in 1947. He was born in Pearl River, La. and is a resident there. Michael John Niksich, 65, joined the Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. in 1%1 sailing as a rodman and junior engineer for the Chicago Sanitary District from 1945 to 1950 and as a range­ man and buoy setter for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1950 to 1985. Brother Nitsich is also an instrument man for survey equipment. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Laker Niksich was born in Chicago and is a resident there. Carl Francis Shircel, 65, joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1960 sailing as an AB and wheelsman. Brother Shircel sailed during World War II. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Laker Shircel was born in Sheboygan, Wis. and is a resident there. Atlantic Fishermen Retired Bosun Royb Meffert, right, gets his first SIU pension check from Jacksonville Port Agent George RipoU. Peter J. Lovasco, 62, joined the SIU-merged Gloucester (Mass.) Fishermen's Union in 1983 sailing as an AB. Brother Lovasco is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Gloucester and is a resident there. March 1 985 I LOG I 27 - �· i·· l" . LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transpor­ tation Corp.), January 20--Chairman Lu­ ther Myrex; Educational Director Brenda Murry-Dye; Steward Delegate Anthony Curran.·No disputed OT. There is $172 in the ship's fund. The bosun said that no new communicati0ns had been received but everything is posted on the board, so members . were advised to check it fre­ quently to keep abreast of the changes. He also stressed that every eligible mem� . -bar shO\Jld take advantage of the upgrading courses· at Piney P9int and strive for ad­ vancement.The main point, tie said, is that "with no effort you cannot go fbrward:". The ship's secretary passed along the news of Frank Mongelli's death to the crew who were going to start a fund tor Mongelli's favorite charity to be donated in his tnem.. ..:: .l),. ory. It was noted that many members are ignoring the proper clothing requirements in the messhall by coming in with no shirts, flip-flops, swimming trunks and the like. If this doesn't change, the· steward said that they will be refus0d service. Next ports: Himeji and Osaka, Japan. _. COVE SAILOR (Cove Shipping), Jan­ uary 27-Chairman Richard Gibbons; Sec­ retary Neville Johnson; Educational Direc­ tor Yen Hutchinson; Deck Delegate Bennie Hobbs; Engine Delegate R. Zurfluh; Stew­ ard Delegate John Collins. No disputed OT reported. The chairman talked about the new contract, and a discussion ensued about port time which was eliminated. from the contract. He noted that this issue is a · very important one for the SIU in competing for jobs with other maritime unions. The educational director told members that he is leaving this trip and that he gave the ship's fund of $200 to Steward Neville Johnson for safekeeping. A new TV as well as two electric heaters tor the messhall should be installed. Next port: Houston, Texas. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Lan9 Service), Jan­ uary 20--Chairman Frank Rodriguei; Sec­ retary H. Ortiz; Educational Director Turner. Some disputed. OT was reported in the deck department. The chairman bro1,_.1ght all members up-to-date on Union activities as per President Drozak's report, explaln­ ing that the Union must work hancf-in-h&nd with the companies. He also explained the n&cessity of cutting back crews on ships if the Union is to survive. "The brothers on this ship understand the needs and will give 100 percent backing to our leader­ ship." The secretary also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. "We have to know that our president and offi­ cials are doing the best for all of us in Washington, even with the Reagan admin­ istration against us. That's why we have to keep supporting SPAD." A motion was made and seconded that the members be kept up-to-date on all imp6rtant issues affecting them, such as the elimination of port time and the elimination of crew jobs. One minute of silence was stood for our departed brothers and sisters. And a vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Of special note was this report to the Seafarer's LOG: "We should be proud to have a newspaper like the LOG, for it supplies us with all the information and proceedings of our Union." Servdr,·��, ,?�hairman AE. Weaver; Secretary Lorn A. Davis; Educa­ tional Director A. Rhymes;·E e Dele­ gate James P. McNeely. Some disputed OT for lodging in the Bremerhaven ship­ yard (Germany) was reported. Also, every· o�:;..Will.:recelve .$2o _tor IOdging duec .to · . ·.. while In AlgE1Ciras, Spain. the chairman reports: "We are finally out of the shipyard after 19 days and are on /',,. Mitchell Jr.; Educational Director Andreas our way to Elizabeth, N.J. We will be, .. ,.. ....... Alexakis; Deck Delegate Robert Lambert; arriving late due to bad weather conditic:Jn,S. Engine Delegate Edward Ezra; Steward We will return to Rotterdam Mid �main Delegate M. Degollado. No beefs or dis­ th.ere for approxim,ately aeven to 10 days." puted OT were reported in any of the After that,1::ttte 1sfttP Should return to its departments. Floyd Mitchell, who has been regUlar shipping schedule. Both the TV treasurer for the past four months, asked and the VC�need repair. Also, chairs are that a new treast.ire.r be .&Jetted because needed in the lounge and in the messhalls, he will · leave the. ship this trip. Robert and the washer and dryer in the crew Lambert was elec!ed and will take charge laundry need to be repaired. Next port: of the two funds ($73 in the ship's fund EUzabeth, N.J. .• · �X�EJ. n• tary H.A. Galicki; Educati6nal Director P. · Colonna; Deck Delegate C.H. Foley; En­ gine Delegate T. Rodriguez; Steward Del­ egate K.R. Druek. No beefs or disputed OT. Most of ·this meeting was spent in discussions on the new contract. Joe Air met the ship in Elizabeth, N.J., explained the new contract and answered all ques­ tions from the members. A vote of thanks was given to the chief steward and �he cooks for the "fine chow coming out of the galley." The ship is paying off in San Juan, P.R. this trip; then she'll sail back to Eliz­ abeth. . r .· . .·. the steward department for a job well done. All stood for one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sis­ ters. Next port: Corpus Christi, Texas. .. ��,·l!,�·LAND CONSUMER (Sea-Land BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), February 3-Chairman A. Molina; Secre­ �:,_ OGDEN LEADER (OMI), February 10Chairman Arthur Harrington; Secretary Floyd ., BEAVER STATE (Apex Marine), Jan­ uary 3-Chairman G. Mattiolli; Secretary F. Costango; Educational Director C. Cas­ tro; Deck Delegate A. Zepada; Engine Delegate C. Taylor; Steward Delegate F. Monsibais. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. The chairman announced that the Beaver State would arrive at Big Stone Anchorage for lightering and that launch service would be available. The repair list from last voyage was reviewed and the completed repairs were noted. Mention was �madeot. .� �w drapeS, furniture and t$19 tamps fot 'the 'crew lounge and of the new washer and dryer which were provided in the crew laundry room. A new clock is still needed for the crew . lounge. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job well done during the holiday season andfor the fine Christmas and New Year's dinners. A vote of thanks also was given to Alan Bartley for the use of his personal video movies. "They were great" Next port: Delaware City, Del. CONSTITUTION (American Hawaii Cruises), January 13-Chairman William Mansf�ld; Secretary J.C. Dillon. All is going well aboard the Constitution, with no major beefs or disputed OT reported; A report from Frank Drozak and the executive board. was read to the crew. A videotape also was shown pertaining to Drozak's report on the new contract, and a vote was taken: 27 for, 1 against, 4 abstentions. A motion was made and seconded to ask SIU head­ quarters to negotiate a standard SIU con­ tract with American Hawaii Cruises. A vote . was taken on this matter and was unani� mously accepted. A couple additional suggestions were made. One was to install a new washer and dryer; the other, to provide more night lunches. meeting. Rather, the Union patrolman came aboard in Baton Rouge, La. and talked about the new ·shipping rules. A special vote of thanks was given to Chief Steward R. de Boissiere for ttie "best holiday feed­ ing-Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's-,-with exotic wines and specialty foods. Mr. Santa Claus himself." A vote of thanks also was giv�n to Bosun M. Beech­ ing for all his help during the holiday preparations. "We are proud of him. We have the best engine department in. the fleet . . . Our ship is the best." In addition to the praise given to crewmembers of the Ogden Champion, a special vote of thanks was given to "our Union president, Mr. Frank Orozak, Red Campbell and all the Union officials for all their help in making our Union strong. Our battle has just begun and we must show support with deeds, not talk." One minute of silence was observed in meinory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next part: Everett, Mass. LNG LEO (Energy Transportation Corp.), January 20--Chairman J.P. Davis; Sec­ retary Henry Jones Jr.; Educational Direc­ tor QMED A. Abidn; Deck Delegate Billie B. Darley; Engine Delegate Roy C. Mc­ Cauley; Steward Delegate C.J. Gallery. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $97.65" in the ship's SIU communications fund. The arrival pools are working and the ·· Pac-Man machine. is ·doing wen-both money·makers for the ship's fund which, 'after purchasing a racquetball set, contains $61. The bOsun spoke about the courses available at Piney Point and the importance and of contributing to SP AD. He also stressed safety aboard ship ;;it all times. ln ·addition to a special safety bulletin from the com­ pany, there is a safety locker onboard in the forepeak which is· always open and contains all types of safety equipment. The passageway doors to the outside deck are to tie kept closed at all times and the air lock doors on the main deck are to be used as much as possible. Also, safety shoes are a MUST on deck. Chai.rs were brought aboard ship last trip for the crew's rec. room. Unfortunately, they are not lounge chairs, and this will be taken care of in Japan with the port captain. Several re­ minders were given: to wear-1he proper clothing to meals, to keep the noise down and respect your shipmates and to be careful in Indonesian ports. "Stay loose-­ be the GOOD AMERICAN." .A voJe of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment, especially to the new chief cook. Next port: Tobata, Japan. OGDEN CHAMPION (0MI), Januafy _ 21.:=_chairman Marion Beeching; Secre­ tary R. de Boissiere; Educational.Director J.W. Philpot; Steward Delegate P. Willis, No department reports were given at this $260 in the movie fund). He also has been asked to purchase new films in port whenever possible with money from the movie fund. All hands were' asked to be more consid&rate ab<>ut USing the mov­ ies..-and tQ be sure and rewind them and replace them in the correct cover when . finished viewing them. One minute of si­ lence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Baton Rouge, La. · · OVERSEAS O"IO (Maritime Over­ seas), January 31-Chairman James Ba1,1d0in; Secretary A. Salem; Educational Di­ rector Thomas Koubek; Deck Delegate C. Zambantis; Engine Delegate K. Kerami­ das; Steward Delegate W. Matsoukas. No disputed OT. Payoff is scheduled to take place In Corpus Christi, Texas. The chair­ man called the Union hall in Houston re­ garding port time.. He was informed that port time has .been eliminated and passed that information 0n to the crew. He also stressed the importance of upgrading at Piney Point cln.d <>(donating to SPAD. The Secretaf)'. noted that to this date the LOG is the onfy real communiCation between the members and.Union headquarters. He urged everyone to read the articles thor­ ougMy and to share the LOGs with other shipmates. A vote of thanks was given to SEA-LAND DEFENDER . (Sea-Land Service), January 6-Chairman Clifford Perreira; Secretary Ceasar F. Blanco ; Ed­ ucational Director Gerald Van Epps; Deck Delegate Eli W. Kralich; Engine Delegate Ira Jessie; Steward Delegate DWight Wuerth. No disputed OT reported. There is $32.23 in the ship's fund. The chairman reported to the members that there may be a drastic rut in manpower on all Sea-Land ships, reducing the number of unlicensed per­ sonnel in each department to a specific number. The boarding patrolman will ex­ plain this more fully and will be able to answer all questions. One concern was brought up regarding stores: whether the ship is being short-changed or not, why no ice cream was sent aboard for the Christ­ mas and New Year's holidays, and why they ran out of oranges again. These problems will be checked out. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. SEA·LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), January 6-Chairman John Hig­ gins; Secretary Wheeler Washington; Ed­ ucational Director W.R. Thomas. S6me disputed OT was reported in the engine department. There is $40 In the ship's 28 I LOG I March 1 985 ' .-.:., '"--__;,____...;,;. � '� ·� � �. � � : "� �1�<': :� ·, �� �� ·� �" � � · · ·� ·� � ·�' < : �� · :'� __ . _..______........ ' ·�� . ... .... .. ..:;.;-.... .. ..;..;.;;....;.;,; .;; __�__...... lllill:.$iii liflj lfMilli i liillllli lll illWl iio .. l ...�"'11li� ii ....-------------.. .. ----....-.. --....------- --....-. ---- ....� . ..... �. , Daniel. Some disputed OT was reported in the steward department during voyages 47, 48 and 49. The chainnan talked about the future of the Sea�Land Mariner. "As you all know," he said, ''the MIV Mariner will be reconverted in the shi ard $0�­ time this July. When the shjp comes out from the yard, the manning scale will be reduced to a Skeleton crew: six in the deck department. three iri the engine department and three in the steward department-1 2 unlicensed crewmembers in all." Brother E.A. Gomez wi ll send a letter to one of the Union officials on behalf of all Sea-Land ships' crews to ask for help in finding a means of transportation from the new Sea­ Land pier in Kobe, Japan (which is far from downtown Kobe), into the city and back to . Ute ship. Taxis are out of 1he question due to the exorbit.ant costs. Next ports: Yoko­ hama and Kobe, JaJ>an; then on to Hong Kong and Kaohsiung, TaiWan, and finally back to Oakland, Calif. tor payoff in late · . '' • D�aes� of Sh�ps llee��n11s py I l l I I treasury and $20Q was· coltected to give to the Houston Seamen's Club at Christmas. No major beefs were brought up at the meet ing. The shipping industry. is not in good shape at the present time, and, ac­ cording to the chainnan, It is in the interest of each indivi.dual member to do his or her best job on each ship they crew. "It 1s· not important that we Hke each other. it i s important that w e .do 0u r jobs to the best of our abifrties." Any member who is eligible to take advantage of the upgrading oppor­ tunities at Piney Point is encouraged to do so. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a good job well ,. done, especially the great meals at Christmas and New Year's. ·· · · �· MARINER (Sea-Land SeMce), Chairman Ben Mignano; Secre­ tary s. Amper; Educa�I Director A. ·· February. STAR OF TEXAS (Titan Navigation), February 1 0-Chairtnan. Gene Paschall; Secretary J. Fletcher; Educational Olractor G.P. Pollard-Low9ey; Steward Delegate Hatty J. Curry. Everything is in Qoocf shape in all departments, with no beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Chainnan Paschall discussed the reduction in the number of crew and asked all members to support the S1U's pc)litical activities.. noted that 8Y9lytt:ing has. been running . smoothly and that he certainly appreciates the crew's cooperation, especiaDy witti the steward department being short-handed. The educatiOnal director reminded all hands to read the LOG and k"1>. up with �t's going on In the A, vote · The --ry Texas crewed up in San Francisco bound for Singapore, and its next port and port of payoff will be Philadlephia, Pa. STONEWALL JACKSON (Water­ man), January 21-Chainnan Carl T. Li­ neberry; Secretary Thomas Liles Jr.; Ed- . ucational Director Benjamin F. Cooley ; Deck Delegate Ronald S. Davis; Engine Dele­ gate Raymond L Cullpepper Jr. ; Steward Delegate Jerry Wayne Watkins. The stew� ard department reported some disputed OT; otherwisaeverything is going smoothly, and the little everyday problems that arise are being ironed out. There is $550 in the movie fund. A motion was made to aSk the contracts department to find out why the contract was broken by having the payrolt on the Stonewall Jackson stopped Decem­ ber 10. This affects · social sec_urity pay- rnents, unemployment payments-.and pen­ sion credits. The captain asked the crew how they wanted the launch schedule made up. Following a discussion, the members decided that the launch should· leave the ship on even hours and leave the shore on odd hours; Wjttl an additional 7 p.m. 1aonet{'for: ffle steward · department. One minute of silEffice was stood in memory of our departed borthers and sisters. Next ports: Thailand, Singapore, the Suez Canal; then back to Norfolk, Va. for payoff at the end of February. .· o:iarttlrn�:HnduStry; Offical ships minutes were also received from the following vessels: · AMERICAN CONDOR ARCHON BROOIS RANGE CAGUAS LNG CAPRICORN COVE TRADER DELTA SUD FALCON COUNTESS . LNG LIBRA LONG BEACH MASSACHUsms SGT. MATEJ KOCAK NEW YORK OGDEN HUDSON . OGDEN LEADER OGDEN SACRAMENTO OGDEN WIWMETTE OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS HARRIETTE OVERSEAS VALD£Z OVERSEAS WASHINGTON PANAMA PONCE PRIDE OF '™8 PUERTO RICO SAN JUNI SEA·LAllD ADVENTURER SEA·LMD Dml.OP£R SEA-Wftl EXPLORER SfA.LANli EXPRESS SEA-LAND lllHOVATOR SEA-LAND PACER SEA-LAND SEA-LAND PIONEER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA-LAND VBfTURE SEA�LMD VOYAGER SENATOR TRMSCOLORADO PATRIOT of thailks� was given •to the steWard de­ partment for an $xcellent job. The Stw of KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS . , . a l l Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famil iarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any· time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials, etc., as well as all other details. then the member so affected should im mediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal · rights in employment and as members of the S I U . These rights are clearly set forth in the SI U constitution and i n the contracts which the Un ion h a s negotiated w i t h the employers. Consequently, no memtler may Ile disc rimi­ TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the S I U Atlantic, G ulf. Lakes and l n l.and Waters District are admin istered in accordance with the prov isions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these fund1> shall equally consist of U n ion and management represen tatives and their alternates. A l l expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. --IUtllfflllhllfflll HI patrolman or other Union oflkial, in. your opinion, fails to protect your cootract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the U n ion and the employers: Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted ana available in all Union halls. I f you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained i n the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: A..- ''Red'' Campbell � EDITORIAL POLl Y - THE LOG. The Log has trad itionallY, refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual . in the U n ion, officer or member. has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the U n ion or its collective membership. This establ ished policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1 960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Bo.ard of the U n io,n . The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks. one individual to­ carry out this responsibility. It Cbainmn, Seafarers Appall Board 5ltl Audi W.7 ..... BrlUmDla W.7 Prince Georps cont, . c..., Spriap, Md. l8746 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able i n all SI U halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your .ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as fil ing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU ' CONSTIT,UTIONA L R I GHTS A N D OBLIGA· TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution are available in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the S I U Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requ i res a detailed audi t by Certified Public Accountants every three months. which are to be suhm itted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas.urer,. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members� -ele<,:ted by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the U n ion and reports fu lly their findings an(! recommenda­ tions. Members of this comm ittee may m ake dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings; . Full copies of contracts as re'ferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or. .to .the Seafarers A ppeals Board. KNOW 'YOUR'· ' ' RIGHrs · : · ,. __ · PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to .be paid to . anyoqe i n any official capacity i n the SIU unless an official Onion receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances shou.l d any n1ember pay any money for any reason unless . he is gi.ven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts io require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels thal he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. nated against because of race. creed. color. sex. and na­ tional or geographic origi n . If any m�mber feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify U n ion headquarters. .I SEAFARERS POLmCAL ACTIVITY DONATION _;.,SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not lim ited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant M arine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade u n ion concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are volunta,ry. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. a contribution i s made by reason o f the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers U n ion or SPAD hy certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for i nvestigation • 1 I ,, i If and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to pmtect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at aa7 time a member reell that aa7 al the abeYe ripU llaff Ileen ....._.. , or that he U. lleea denAed bis twllhlltiolll rtpt of aca. to Ullilm ncards er Wwwdw, lie .... Im 'J · r, DeCll'y SIU Praiclent Fnak Oroak -' Headqurten b7 cerdfted _., nt8r'D reatpt nq1u1eJ. The addral il SJll Autlt w., 111111 111ar11M-• W.J, Prince Georps Couty, Camp Spriap, Md. l874'. - March 1 985 I LOG I 29 · '' �.I i' i . ' ···. f'.. :·. Summary Annual Reports Seafarers Welfare Plan Seafarers Pension Plan This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Welfare Plan, Lb. # 13-5557534 for Jan. 1 , 1982 to Dec. 3 1 , 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Pension Plan I.D. # 13-6100329 for Jan, l, 1982 to Dec. 3 1 , 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $6,787,384 as of Dec . 3 1 , 1982 compared to $ 1 3 ,61 7,209.00 as of Dec. 3 1 , 198 1 . During the Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its assets of $6,829,825. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets as of the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had totat income of $2 1 , 148,384, including employer contributions of $20,65 1 , 124 and earnings from investments of $485,988. Plan expenses were ,$27 ;978,209 and are comprised of three classes of expenses ( I ) Welfare Benefit expenses ,of $24,50),538, (2) Administrative expenses o f $3 ,205,631 and (3) other exp(:nses of $267,040. ·":. , · . . . Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Pfan, was $207,768,933 as of Jan. 1 , 1982 compared to $245,369,073 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1982. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $37,600 , 1 40. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the· costs of assets acquired during the year. During the year, the Plan had fotal income of $52,373,729, including employer contributions of $8,562,336, and earnings from investments of $43,81 1 ,393. Plan' expenses were $ 14,773,589. These expenses included $12,875,489 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries ; $ 1 ,274,852 in administrative expenses, and $623,248 for fees, insurance premiums and other such expenses. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, · . , . on request. The items listed below are included in that report. I . An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover . copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for a full annual report, or $. 10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be - included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not in�lude a charge for the copying of these portions o� the .report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan , 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U . S . Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. , or to obtain a copy from the U . S . Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefits Programs, U.S. Department' of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave . , N . W . , Washington, D.C. 202 16. "· Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or ariy part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report; 1 . An accountant's report. 2. Assets hel(I for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report, or $0. 10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full . annual report from the Plan administrator, . these two statements and accompanying notes. .�ill be included as part of the report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does .QOt include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions"J:tre.f.urnished without charge . You also have the right to examine the annual re fr'aftlte-'10ain office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U .S . Department of Labor in Washington, D . C . , or to obtain a copy from the U . S . Department <>f Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Program, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Co'1stitution Ave . , N . W . , Washington, D.C. 20216. · po : . ,- united l ndustrial Workers of · North America Welfare Plan U nited I ndustrial Workers of North America Pension' Rian This is a summary of the annual · report of United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Plan, 13-5677156, for Jan. 1 , 1982 to Dec. 3 1 , 1982 . The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). .,': l•i•• ' ' ' Your Rights to Additional lnformatj9n You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included iri that report: l . An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report or $0. 10 per page for any part · thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of the report. The charge tQ cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U . S . Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. , or to obtain a copy from the U;S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure, Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave . , N . W . , Washington, D.C. 202 16. '( � ..r -· ·. 30 I LOG I March 1 985 ' ...-, .;, .'i'· ,•;.., �.,:.�i':'r,"- · · ;. �'\!.'.--� '.�:). .>, � ... ,,.:, t . .: '• : , �.. w This is a summary of the annual report of .United .Jndt.tst'fliil orkers of North America Pension �Ian, 1 1 -6106805, for Jan 1', J 2 lo Dec. 3 1 , 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Inteinat &evenue. Service, as required under the Employee Retirement lm:ome: �urity Act of 1974 (ERISA). • . Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the .Plan, was $3,738,493 as of Jan. I , 1982, compared to $3,230,529 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1982. During the Plan year the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $507,964. This inclu4ed unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Pian's as.sets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $3,564,434, including employer contributions of $3 ,029 ,638 earnings from investment of 1$534, 796. Plan expenses were $4, 125,603 (netting a loss of $56 1 , 1 69 paid from the Plan's Fund . Balance) and are comprised of three classes of expenses: ( 1 ) Welfare benefit expenses. of $3,242,03 1 ; (2) Administrative expenses of $745,237, and (3) Other expenses of $138,335. Welfare Benefits in the amount of$4, 1 l 7,223 were made directly to participants or their beneficiaries, and $8,380 to other organizations or individuals providing welfare benefits. Administrative expenses were comprised of salaries, fees and commissions, Fudiciary Insurance premiums, and general administrative expenses. Other expenses were comprised of provisions for contributions doubtful of collection, and litigation settlement of a medical claim. · ' Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $ 1 1 ,720,47 1 as of Jan. 1 , 1982, compared to $14,953,618 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1982. During the Plan year the Plan experienced an increase in its net asset of $3,233, 147. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets ; that is, the difference between the. value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the - begbming of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year,' the Plan had total income of $3,697,42 1 , including employer contributions of $944,588, and earnings from investments of $2,752,833. Plan expenses were $464,274 and are comprised of two types: (1) Pension Benefit Expenses of $204,770 and (2) Administrative Expenses of $259,504. The $204,770 Pension benefit payments were made directly to participants or their beneficiaries. Administrative expenses were comprised of-salaries, fees, and commissions, Fiduciary Insurance premiums,. and general administrative expenses. · Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1 . An accoun�nt's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copyil1$ costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report, or $0. 10 per page for any part thereof! You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. , or to obtain a copy from the U . S . Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Request to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave . , N . W. , Washington, D.C. 202 16. / �Letters To The Editor 'SHLSS Is an Outstanding Facility • • • ' Frank Drozak: ,AB someone who has had a long association with the maritime industry, it is heartening for me to see what is being offered to mariners at your Piney Point, Md. facility. The tour you arranged on Jan.. 23, 1985 provided me with an insight of a truly outstanding facility. _ The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is an impressive facility offering skills needed to meet the challenges of the future . . . . Sincerely, Wallace 'l'. Sansone Deputy Commander llilitary Sealitt Command 'Working Together Toward Success . . . ' Frank Drozak: .J1 · Sil) upgraders toured the Capitol and other sites during a visit in. February. Pictured (from the bottom step up) are Laura Gillespie, Paul Cates, Barbara Jean Stevenson, . David Hood, Peter PaJtania, Rose May Mcfarlane (obscured), Michael McCarthy, SHLSS Instructor Joe WaU and SIU lobbyist Liz DeMato. -i�:�.,� "?·'.''i,"t' I would like to take this opportunity to thank the personnel of the �a.f&rers Harry Lundeberg Sc:Q.ool of Seamanship at J;>iney Point, Md. :for t.b.eir etrorts 1n showing nie their school. . . . . s!Mt working wgethet .now tri peacetime 8lJ t,here � _NO'I' ourselves with �h' ()t}lers' methodB and . operations when and if there is a war. Much of the success that our· We m�t be much time to fa.mil1arize country Will ga.m on the battlefield of tomorrow will depend on our j oint efforts both then and now to work together to b.uild a strong relationship. l·hope..tha.t my visit Will help what has alWSiYS been .',".;.;i;f;< \/ mutually beneft�tal w9:r� . - · ., · · a strong bond between the military and the merchant marine . . . . Sincerely yours, Carlos J. 'l'ibbetta Montltly MeanbersJtip Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters :· Date . Port Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, April 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . Tuesday , April 9 MAJ, 'l'C Plana & 'l'r•tntng Officer DepartJnent Qf the Anny 10:30 'Credit Where Credit's Due . . . ' It seems that .the only time attention is brought upon someone is thing iB wrong or someone has done wrong. During the last three montJl.s, I've sailed as ftrst assistant and then a.m. when · some . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a.m. chief engineer on the Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a . m . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April I I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l0:30 a . m . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April "· work for. . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m� New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , April 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday , April 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April 1 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 �.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday , April 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·. Tuesday, April 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 Due to their effo�, the engineroom has benefited greatly, and a.m. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. I'd like to see just credit given which far exceed that which could be induced solely by the wages they 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 3 0 a.m. H ouston . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday; April 15 . . . . . . . . . . $ea-Lane Venture. to the entire engineroom unlicensed personnel for an effort given which has shown personal qualities of dedication and dependability everyone involved can take pride tn a job well done. · Rather than single out individuals, I'd just like to list our engineroom personnel-for it has truly been a concerted effort: Hugh Wells, electrician; Monte Beck, reefer maintenance; Rudy Lopez, engine utility; E�ar Young, OMU; John Rizzo, OMU; Harold Welch, OMU; Elias Ruiz, wiper; Guadalupe Barida, wiper. A.gain, my special thanks to all of these men for being good crewmen, good shipmates and great people with whom it has been a privilege to work. a.m. . My hi&Jlen personal regards, llo4ney C. Baxter Chief Bnafneer, 8.L. Venture ·A MERICAN IS BEAUTIF'UL luy American ... and look for the Union Labe l UNION LABEL ANO SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT. AFL-CIO • ... March 1 985 I LOG I 31 �SIU President Frank Drozak Calls for Unity Sailors Union of the Pacific Celebrates ·� · ·, ' 1 OOth Anniversary The Sailors Union ·dates its exist­ "You can put me in jail but you voice of the modern seamen' s m_ove­ ence to a meeting held on the Folsom ment. cannot give me narrower quarters than Street Wharf on March 6, 1 885, where · as a seaman I have always had. You Furuseth joined forces with Sen. LL major maritime unions were 300 seamen met to talk about how they cannot give ine coarser food than I Robert Lafollette of Wisconsin and represented at a dinner at the could improve their working condi­ have always eaten. You cannot make other progressives to help pass such Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco hon­ me lonelier than I have always been . ' ' tions. landmark bills as the Macguire Act oring the ' lOOth anniversary of the These seamen voted to demand . an ( 1 895) , the White Act ( 1 898), the His­ Another secretary of the S U P was Sailors Union of the Pacific . Harry Lundeberg, who founded the immediate $5 raise, and they formed toric Seamen ' s Act of 1 9 1 5 and the · the Coastal Seamen' s Union, a pre­ Seafarers International Union of North Shipping Act of 1 9 1 6 . Politicians joined with industry and A Norwegian b y birth , he used the cursor of the SUP and several other America (SIUNA) in 1938. labor leaders to honor the SUP and Indeed, the ties between the SIU English language to its maximum ef­ its many achievements. Many were . , maritime unions, including the SIU. and the .SUP have always been strong. In January 1887, Anders Furuseth fect . Furuseth roused the conscience from the California area, where the · In the March 6th edition of the West of Congress and the nation through Union is based; many travelled across was elected secretary of the CSU. Coast Sailors, SUP Patrolman Bill Furuseth later became the first great such moving testimony as this: the nation to be a.t .this festive and Armstrong talked about the close re­ memory-evoking . celebratien. lationship between Paul . Hall, presi­ Earlier in the week, Rep. Sala Bur­ dent of the SIU from 1957 until his ton (D-Calif. ) had placed an article in death in 1 980, and former SUP Sec­ the Congressional Record recounting retary Morris Weisberger. the many accomplishments that the Drozak alluded to these close ties SUP had achieved during its first 1 00 when he spoke at the Fairmont Hotel. years . He also stressed the need to make In addition to ending the crimp sys­ One hundred years ago a group of bedraggled seamen met on a wharf in those ties stronger. tem, which placed seamen in a con­ San Francisco to discuss the problems that were facing them : pove_rty , "I believe , " said Drozak , "that we dition of near-slavery that today's ignorance , a system of hiring that denied dignity and promoted malnutrition [maritime unions] can continue to workers would find difficult compre­ and near-slavery . achieve gains for our members and From that one meeting sprang the modern seamen's movement and all that hending, the Union was instrumental their families-but only if we work has come from . it: better wages, better conditions, pride . in helping the industry as a whole together. Unity of purpose and soli­ It is a measure of the success of that first meeting that the I OOth anniversary improve wages and benefits and in darity of ·actions are our best tools to of the SUP was held at the Fairmont, on top of Nob Hill . Even thQugh the fighting for civil rights and democratic pull our industry out of this dark peprinciples on the waterfront. Fairmont is but two short miles from the docks. of San Francisco, It· is far riod. enough away spiritually and economically t� dramatize that seamen have,. President Drozak extended the SIU's ···"'-'..l e shipowners are split'and fight"warmest good wishes and fraternal travelled the distances in just 100 short years. the ing eaciioni�I Thete can b e no better way to honor the successes of' the first 100 years of greetings" to the SUP as it celebrated reduced cargo ava1la•""Ame��nthe SUP than by all maritime unions joining forces to combat the problems its long and colorful history . !Y� �IJl-:ftag vesi>elsl,'� he said, "an'&� facing today's sailor. " In this rocky and unpredictable ment has driven a wedge betwee. . We seamen face different problems : foreign competition, advanced tech­ maritime industry , " Drozak said, "it . ,,,,., is a major achievement simply to sur­ nology, lack of a government policy on trade and economic development. labor · and management. Unions are "''- · . b¢ing pitted against each U nlic.en d seamen mu l' contcild with reduc d manning . �s on new vive. Tbe Sai!w.s .Union ttas nqt Q�)' ''tngjust to survive. And I could go on vessels. Licensed camcn are threatened with the' ioss of survjved . . . it has filways btSen ·on and· ori, but I will stop with this one And like all other workers , we must contend with historical forces that are the front line of progress for its mem­ / last remark. changing the conditions under which pension and welfare benefits are distrib­ bers and for its fellow m�ners . " ·. �.'There is but one answer (or all uted. The dinner commemorating this · o n� u.s. Drozitk said, "and there i . In their own ways , these problems are just as serious as the ones that faced special occasion was held less than ' way for us as seam�p,... That is merg­ our brothers and sisters 1 00 years ago. And as Drozak said , there is no way two miles away from the actual spot ers-m raer t.nfons." that we can deal. with them if we do not unite. where the SUP was founded. by Max Hall , A v ,, The Legacy of the SU P : I n Unity Is Strength . · :Jt �- ' 'I • , · ·· 'tt+�;,��, at.is feft lo_f · .. arglii rtl ng tights. cit�er-,..fight- . · · Men gather outside the SUP hall in the Audifred Building o n East Street (now the Embarcadero) where Andrew Furuseth (inset) had his office during the pivotal 1901 waterfront strike. tJOft � s u p po rt the S I U B lood Ba n k 32 I LOG I March 1 985 Pacitk ·�� • , by th SaDors Union of the "You sbaU not �!" Hallmark ac determined leader, Harry Lundeberg, backed by a handful of dedicated SUP nletf� their ground at Pier 41 in San Francisco during the Sheperd Line beef in 193$18 a successful confrontation that stopped the NMU-CIO from raiding the ship Sea. Their courage to stand up and be counted stood the union in good stead in onrc� challenge after challenge in its 100-yeal" history. T�·· . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource March 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT 100 YEARS OF PROGRESS BLENDED CREDIT SHIPMENTS ARE PREFERENCE CARGO DROZAK SAYS IT'S TIME TO WORK TOGETHER SHEAR PRESENTS REAGAN'S SLASHED MARAD BUDGET TAKX OBREGON READIES FOR EXERCISES GRACE MCALISTER RUNS 24 HOURS A DAY WITH 3 CREWS THREE-MAN STEWARD DEPARTMENT SHLSS MOVES CLOSER TO COLLEGE DEGREE APPROVAL SHLSS COURSE REUNITES FRIENDS FROM THE PAST 60-FOOT "FREAK" WAVE SLAMS SAM HOUSTON SPACE RESEARCH MAY PREDICT FREAK WAVES NATIONAL LEADERS URGE NEW EFFORTS TO BUILD U.S. MERCHANT MARINE HISTORY COMES ALIVE ON THE MISSISSIPPI QUEEN SEA-LAND LEADER PAYS OFF SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY THE LEGACY OF THE SUP: IN UNITY IS STRENGTH Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 3 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1bfcf7852477cecc8a2fbe4eda6d3a54.pdf e9be04901b07c2c707f356452ef9539c PDF Text Text New Great Lakes Fitout Cable Ship SllJ's Salernum Is On Her Way to Honolulu With her bulbous bow shined to a high gloss following $7 million in renovations and repair, the C.S. Salernum is on her way to her first When the Salernum slid down the ways of the Everglades sbiir yard here, her two twin- rew'.3,500 hp. engines ,could p0wer a.to� speed;,of l6 ki:l<>\s .and a normal cruising speed of 14 knots. The 340-foot long �hip carries more than 350 miles of coaxial cable in three cable basins. ' permanent home port since the American flag was unfurle<l f(Qm her mast last year. The newlySIU­ crewed Salernumis.'on her way to Honolulu. . · C.S. · SALERNUM i . · TM ·4.,979-ton cable repair ship Wu· · , gbt . . st year by the Amer­ It is an involved process, accord­ ing to Vince Tomalonis, AT&T manager of marine operatiOns. The wOrk of cable repair is a "whole science" from the time tilt: brealc is :discovered- by AT&T locator sys­ .. ican Tele and Telegraph Co� . The Salernu m will :'�-.he'�Pacifit trouble-shooter, maintaining · and repairing the tens of thousands of miles of underwater telephone ca­ bles on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Owned and operated by the Transoceanic Cable Ship Co. (which also operates the SIU-crewed C.S. Long Lines). the Salernum was built for an Italian company in . tems 8$llOte 'tn 'lhe first � u� final attempt·· to bring me cable �- 1954. Named after the small Italian port city of Salemo, her name. is about all that is left of her Italian origins. Tracor Marine Shipyard of ·Port Everglades, Fla. was hired to modernize and bring the c�blC-ship up to U.S. Coast Guard standards. New generators, lifeboats, air con­ ditioning, communications, galley and crew quarters were installed. Inside: · The high tension·s,produced when new cable is lowered and the old cable picked up ''takes enormous skill, with people on deck working with lines having actual cable lay­ ing experience.·. Tt> repair a break, workers have to raise the cable from the bottom of the ocean over undersea- mountains and valleys. The cable could be three miles underwater,'' Tomalonis said. Through May and June, the 24 S¢a!aiers aboard:tbe,Salernum will ·Sail to the Far £.a$t hn'.a, tnment contract;. making sure that Alex­ ander Graham Bell's invention is the next best thing to being there. It's ltoat Umt oe dw GnU I.Ma, ud IUdmrd Lomu .,,_ ap lbc C,_,,.1 B. WU- ID M 15-11 fGr CCllllqllete -, Mklli . ·. . SIU Crew Wins Praise for. -�.Professionalism and Skill' grive Page 3 BJended Credit Battle Inland News Pages 7-10 Pages 11-14 SHLSS · Page 22 MCS-AFL-PMA Pension Report Page 22 SIU Benefits Update USNS So1111wrn Crou loads in Norfolk for upcOming Mediterranean Uadenvay rej)lelmll­ ment exercise. This new ship provides 58 SIU jobs. See pages 19-21. ·. �President's Report by S Frank Drozak Survival of the Fittest technical know-how. we are willing to do today-to pro­ mote jobs for our membership. You have to be alert. You can't be addicted to alcohol or drugs. Our industry is experiencing ma­ jor changes, and both management Alcohol and drug addiction re­ duces a member's productivity. And and this Union must accept this it threatens the job security of all of us. fact and ad upon it. To remain in good shape and to You have to be politically active. continue to grow, this Union must INCE 1954 when the Korean War ended, the SIU has been be as competitive as possible. The Every day, the maritime industry ican seamen is dropping. People gress. Legislation is routinely in­ troduced that threatens the job se­ is faced with challenges in Con­ number of jobs available for Amer­ trying to warn Congress and the American public about the conse­ who do not have the proper cre­ quences of letting the nation's mer­ curity of all seafarers. Thanks to your support-through SPAD and special grassroots efforts-we have been able to check these attacks. Yet even as we speak, segments of the agricultural community are dentials-sea-time, endorsements, training-are being forced to drop out of the industry. chant fleet decline past a certain point. We have had a mixed record. There have been many successes: the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, It is, therefore, important that each and every member sit down and think about what he or she the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, the redocumentation of the Inde­ trying to do away with the PL-480 needs to do about protecting job program which generates a sub­ opportunities. pendence and the Constitution un­ Yet as every seaman knows, the last thing that peacetime politicians like to think about is the U.S.-flag merchant marine and this nation's sealift capability. It's a little bit We in the SIU have been able to buck that trend. While the U.S.­ flag merchant fleet has lost nearly until it's too late to act. SIU have signed up 48 vessels in Three times in the past 50 years the United States had to engage in hasty and costly buildups of its merchant marine to meet the sealift needs of a nation at war. Yet the people who run this country never If the United States does not undef�� the .. v�u.e of a fµlly functioning irierdiant fleet, then it enemy, the Soviet Union, does. During the past 15 years, the Soviet merchant fleet has increased at a rapid rate. Not only do these new vessels provide the Soviet Union with a tremendous amount of sea­ lift capability, they have enabled that country to carry a substantial portion of the world's commercial cargo. Many segments of the maritime industry have been so hard hit by the decline of the American-flag merchant marine that they are on the verge of not being able to function. This goes for manage­ ment and labor alike. to American seamen. key. Rapid technological advances We are involved in a never-end� industry. Crews are getting smaller. fronts. If we don't show up, then are shaping the face of the maritime like high blood pressure:. you're not really aware of the damage stantial portion of all jobs available You need to upgrade. Training is der the American registry. seem to learn their lesson. maritime industry require - more The only thing that counts is what ing struggle for survival on many The new jobs being created in the we may just lose. 200 vessels since 1980, we at the the past two years alone. SIU Scholarships our health care costs under con­ Charlie Logan Awards Due Our pension plans are healthy. We are looking. into waySt.to keep trol. It has not been easy. In some instances-m ost notably in the case of the Navy vessels-we have had d ·to agree to'·manning an wage lev;:i'' · el below tho e that we have been used to. We do not have the luxury of turning down these job oppor­ tunities. Indeed, we have the re­ sponsibility to actively seek these opportunities for our membership. If a member of this Union does not want to work on one of these vessels, then fine. But at least the jobs are there for those who do want them. It's better than sitting on the beach unemployed. While the situation in the mari­ time industry is bad-very bad­ it is meaningless for us to complain that the federal government does not understand the issues, or for us to talk about how it used to be. The Charlie Logan Scholarship lowing requirements must be met: Committee will meet Friday, April For the $ 10,000 dollar scholar ·h i p me mber mu t h ve two ye of ervice wi t h a c ntra r d '""'"' employer, 125 days in the previous calendar year and one day of service in the past six months. • For a member's dependent to be eligible for one of the four $10,000 dependent scholarships, a member must have three years of sea-time, 125 days in the previous calendar year and one day of service in the past six months. • For a seaman to be eligible for • 2 , 1985 in the Seafarer Hiring Hall in Hou ton, Te t award scholarships. As has been the case in years past, the scholarships are broken down into two categories-one for seamen, the other for dependents. Applicants for the seamen's scholarships will be vying for one $ 10,000 and two $5,000 grants. A secon� $ 10,000 grant may be awarded if the committee feels that two seamen are equally deserving. Dependents will be vying for four $ 10,000 grants. The application deadline is April 15, 1985. All those interested are urged to apply. In order to be eligible, the fol- one of the two $5,000 seamen's scholarships, he/she must have two years of service with a contracted employer, 125 days in the previous calendar year and one day's serv­ ice in the past six months. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic, Gutt, lakes and Inland Waters District. April 1985 Vol. Afl-CIO 47. No. 4 Executive Board Frank Drozak Joe DIGlorglo Secret81'{-Treasurer ..... .. Angus "Red" campbell Vice Presiden..t Joe Sacco Charles Svenson Marietta Homayonpour Editor Mike Hall Associate Editor � Bourdlua Mike Sacco Vice President George Mccartney Vice President l Leon Hall V'ice President Roy A. Mercer V'tee President Washington Max Hllll Assistant Editor Lynnette ....I... Assistant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I April 1985 Ed Turner Executive Vice President Associate Editor New York Assistant Editor Vice President President Deborah Greene Assistant Editor The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union. Atlantic, Gutt, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Sorings, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional malling offk:es. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Drozak Testifies on Cargo.Preference_ Farm Interests At t ack Blended Credit Ruling Eliminating or restricting the scope of existing cargo preference laws will do nothing to help Amer­ ican farmers, but will penalize the American-flag merchant marine. That's what SIU President Frank· Drozak told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and For­ estry. Drozak was testifying on S. 721, a bill that would reverse a recent federal court decision handed down on the blended credit suit. Under the terms of that ruling, all cargo shipped under the federal govern­ ment's $1.5 billion Blended Cre�it program must meet the require­ ments set forth in the 1954 Cargo Preference Act, which states that at least 50 percent of all govern­ ment generated cargo should be carried on American-flag vessels. Drozak noted that while the ag­ confront the root c�uses of th¢ir recent economic dec1ine .. · �-. ricultural commumty has consist­ ently opposed th� 19S4:¢argo Pref­ erence Act, which generates a substantial l>Ortion of all Ameri­ can•ftag vessel s ' cargo and jobs, the U.S. maritime industry bas ''always supported programs:ben­ efitting U.S. agricultiJ.re. •• : : Ratber:tban fight each 'other on sccondal"y i uc , Drozak said, the 'maritirile industry and the farm community should join forces to · . · ··· "The problems facing tbe Amer­ ican farm community are basically the same as those facing the Amer. ican . maritime industry-weak markets, the high dollar, highly subsidized foreign competition, re­ strictive foreign trade practices and noi;i7Jariff barriers,'' said Drozak. · Testifying at the same hearing were Peter Luciano, director .of the Transportation Institute; S�. Don NiCkles (R-Okla.), die .autttor · of one of several bills that have been introduced to reverse the blended credit decision, and rep­ resentatives from several farm as• sociations. Sen. Dave Boren(D-Okla;); who chaired part· of the �ting, is a stro ng opp<>nent of cargo prefer­ ence laws. "While l believe in a strong American-flag merchant marine," he said, "I don 't believe th at the agriculture cotnmu njty should bear an unfair share of the burden of providi ng it Wi�h f�deral · relief." Drozak and Luciano took ex­ ception to that remark. : .. ·. "Congress has . apptQved the funding levels (for the blended credit program] with the full knowledge �· (left)� TI J.A. ._......... -· ( .....)�IMIGn... ..... . c.rae DNak ,<cmlill-) � to tdtlt!· . to buy their farm commodities. I mention this example to make a point : our two industries are in the that the funding represents sup� for two industries,- not ..·�· . ·. one," Luciano said,· .. and, with the full knowledge that the funding is pro- boat. together�" Representatives from all the farm associations who testified at the ofAnierican farming and.of Ainer- · hearing opposed the recent.federal ican shipping.'' ruling on the grounds· that it added to the cost of exporting agric ultural ''If the agriculture industry,'' said Dfozak� 'fis truly 'intcrc t�·'in aP., products. This · sertion was in plying: free market tradinl prac> . direct contrast, to the tatement tice. tq the maritime industry, they:, -··delivered '.by Luciano who said shOUkl; see o othing wrongwith'iiant t hat ''cargo preference doe not grain broke rs going· to Argentina (Continoecl on Page 24.) same . vided to . achiev_e two major national. objectiveS-:...Cncouragement · · .. Recertified Bosuns . Get an Earful at Hearing ' .. � by Max Hall Ten bosuns who were going through Piney Point to get their recertification diplomas had a chance to see history in the making this month. They sat in on the Senate Agri­ culture Committee's hearing on the blended credit controversy. Since a large part of all American-flag vessels' cargo and jobs are gener­ ated by this program, the outcome These recertified bosom got t� chance to see history in the making when they iittended. hearings held by the Senate AgricultuFe Committee on the rettll t blended credit ruUng. They are Willoughby Bird, Steven Copeland, Stephen Garay, Charles "Sonny" Herrera , Robert John.son, Dave Newnum, Thomas Seager, Thomas Vain, Robert Vranish, and Antonios Trikoglou. .. : of this dispute will have far-reaching consequences. In many ways, this fight to pro­ tect cargo preference is one of the major campaigns in the Union's history, o.n· a par with the Cities ServiCe organiZing . drive and the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. There is no telling what the maritime industry will look like if the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 is repealed. By attending this meeting, the 10 bosuns were able �o gain a unique perspective about the way that Congress operates. Several of the bosuns made the same observation: it seemed that most of the senators on the Agri­ culture Committee had already made up their minds on the issue. So why was it important that the SIU be represented at these hear­ . mgs.? For one thing, these hearings represent one of the few ways .that the maritime industry has of send­ ing a message to the agncultural community that both sides should set aside their various. differences and deal with the real causes of their relative decline: the overval­ ued American dollar, foreign sub­ sidies and erratic trade policies. This is especially true since Sec­ retary of Agriculture John Block '·· ·c has refused to meet with represen­ tatives from the maritime industry to discuss this issue. These hearings also represent the most effective way of informing the American public about the mar­ itime industry. Roughly half of the people at­ tending the hearings were report­ ers from major newspapers and news services. The way that they report a story shapes American public opinion, and therefore the outcome of a battle such as this. Indeed, the blended credit dis­ pute is shaping up as one of the more controversial issues of the present session of Congress. While it is receiving less attention than say the budget hearings or the arms control talks, it nevertheless has elicited a relatively rare occur­ rence: an· open dispute between two cabinet members. Agriculture's Block has made the elimination of the PL-480 pro­ gram one' of his top objectives. He has issued several press statements to the effect that the administration is behind· him on this issue. Transportation Secretary Eliza­ beth Hanford Dole, who is charged with promoting the American-flag merchant marine, has challenged (Continued on Page 24.) · W··1:·'1I f . ' ... i . ' ·-.! :,) . April 1985 I LOG I 3 - -�L i, �Sacramento Pays Off in Baltimore .. ;@ Bosun William Reeves (I.) and AB Dewey C. Bell (center) catch up on Union news with SIU Patrolman Dave Heindel. (Photos by Deborah Greene) It was a good trip for the OMI Sacramento (OMI) with everything running smoothly. The vessel, which is almost a year old, just returned from carrying a load of coal to Alexandria, Egypt. After a few days in Baltimore, she will make a return trip to Alexandria, this time carrying grain. Leif Dalen, 1st engineer (I.), and Richard Jewett, 2nd engineer, are hard at work taking the cylinder head off the engine to pull out two pistons. Sam Davis, chief steward, goes about his cooking in the OM/ Sacramento's galley. Roderick Gordon, steward delegate this trip, signs the patrolman's report. 4 I LOG I April 1985 The crewmembers got along well, as William Jemison, DEU, and QMED/ Wiper Jeff Latham show. Latham was also engine department delegate this trip. James Payton, chief cook, takes out some meat to be defrosted for yet another delicious meal aboard the OM/ Sacramento. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ••• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •• I I as April 1985 Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CIO Legislative. Administrative and Regulaton· Happenings Washinpon Report Two industries that have been par­ administration's position on this issue ticularly hard hit by this economic and the one taken by most Congres­ Frustrated by years of broken prom­ development are agriculture and mar­ sional proponents of port develop­ ises by the Japanese government to open itime. Ironically, the two industries are ment. up that country's markets to American , involved in what is being described as During the last session of Congress, goods, the Senate voted .�-0 to censure an all out war because Secretary of the admini tration stated that it viewed Japanese trade practices. Agriculture Jobn l)Io,ck is trY'irls to . port · devel opment as a• .. purely local . The unanimous vote underscored reverse' a recent fede� rUling on the .· concern. While it )la s altered its posi­ · · the Senate's concern with the growing tion somewhat, there remains a gap credit issue . trade deficit, which will hit more than In response to these developments, between the role that Congressional $35 billion this year with Japan alone. SIU President Frank Drozak testified proponents of port development feel . The vote does not have the force of before the Senate Agriculture Com­ that the federal government should law, but it is a recommendation to the mittee and called upon the agriculture play in funding port developm�nt, and president and the House of Represen­ and maritime indu trie ·.t';) put aside· ···the role that the administration envi­ tatives that something needs to be done sions. their differences andj oin forces to deal concerning this issue. The larger the with the real problems facing the two trade deficit, the more American jobs industries: the overvalued dollar, er­ will be exporteq overseas. ratic trade policies, indifferent federal Typical of the Senate's mood was Transportation SeCf�tary .Elizabeth leadership. Hanford Dole has' pr<:>po ed legi . latiOn this observation by Sen. Lloyd Bent­ For more on this story, see. page 3 that would authorize the foreign ac­ sen (D-Texas): "This country is al­ of this paper. quisition of. subsidized U.S.-ftag ves­ ready in a trade war and had better sels. She also has urged that Congress wake up to that fact.'' Oil amend the 1954 Cargo Preference Act Senate and House leaders are trying to provide immediate eligibility for cer·DeBclt to speed up action on pas age. of the ; . tain re-flagged ve el · in the carriage ' A number of economists, including. o:·::;Exp()rt Admini tration Act (EAA ) of government-impelled cargo. Charles Shultz, the head of the Presi· which expired the 1 t .. e ..ion of Con·. Dole believe that the current ttiree­ dent's Economic Advisory Board ungress because the two houses cou ld ye�r. waiting period that foreign-built der President Jimmy Carter, believe not agree on several issues relating to or rebuilt vessels must meet before that ..restrictive Japanese trade Prac:o trade wit h South Africa .. .· v ll thy ti play relativ ly mi r rol in thi a prohibi AA i at varianc with th admini Jra­ country trad d fieit accounting for again t the export of Al a kan oil. Thi tion s pr J)osalto eliminate barriers to 2 or 3 percent of the total trade deficit provision, whiCh would have an imthe acquisition of modem vessels con­ of more than $100 billion. The real portant effect on the fate of as many structed outside the United States." culprit, they believe, is the value of as 40 American-flag tankers, was not the dollar. Carriage ol U.S. Mall in contention. While he deplored Japanese. trade The Senate has passed a short exBills have been introduced in the practices, the real issue, Shultz said, tension of the EAA,·s. &83. As of this House and the Senate to require that "is the value of the dollar. It is so . writing, Senate lea�ers plan to amend American ·mail being carried overseas overvalued that American firms cannot · · s. 883 to bring it into· agreement· with be placed on American-flag vessels. compete overseas." H.R. 1786, the House version of the The House bill, H.R. 1702, was re­ The high value of the dollar, he bilL By doing this, it is hoped that the cently introduced by Rep. Helen Bent­ believes, can be traced to one impor­ House and Senate will not have to ley (R-Md.). tant factor: the huge federal budget meet in a joint committee. The Senate bill, S. 186, was intro­ deficit. Until something is done to bring H.R. 1783 has been reported out of duced at the beginning of the new the budget in line, Americans will con­ . House Committe� <>D Foreign Af­ session of Congress. tinue to rack up trade deficits in the · fairs. neighborhood of $100 billion or more. Three Watch According to Shultz, these budget · bleruted · . Build Foreipa ' • ·�i,;..· .··Alaskan Buqet . · I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •· I I I I I I I I I ·mgton · :) · the deficits can be traced to tax cuts made during the first two years of the Reagan administration, defense increases, spi­ raling interest payments on the federal deficit and run-away costs inherent in the Social Security and Medicare sys­ tems. It is a delicate problem. The trick is to get the vajue of the dollar to come down slowly, without prompting a worldwide recession in the process. PL-488 The high value of the dollar is making it impossible for many American in­ dustries to compete abroad. The Coast Guard has issued a de­ cision stating that tug and barges do not have to implement a three-watch system, and that two watches are enough to meet minimum safety stand. ards. The SIU is reviewing this decision. Support SPAD · PortDevelOplllent Several bills have been introduced in this session of Congress de�ng with · port development. While there has been no mark-up of any of the bills, there has been a lot of behind-the-scenes work to find s ome sort of common ground between the April 1985 I LOG I 5 ··· · · ----�-·-···- -- · · -� · � --·· -� - ------- --� � .. .:::..�� .� :.:: - :=::::::� --� -� � -· -� - -=-=---� � · = �-�-- � ��-·-���= � = �: -����� - �--� lee= �---- Area Vice I Gulf Coast, by V.P. Joe Sacco resident ·};A�U<· ·:. !: ·�.:h;f;'� ;�: I -----. 'M happy to report that a new three-year contract with the Great Lakes Dredge Owners As­ sociation has been ratified by the members . The Association rep­ resents the major dredging com­ panies on the Great Lakes. In other news from the Lakes, SIU-contracted Dunbar and Sulli­ van Dredging Co. has been de­ clared the low bidder on two proj­ ects. One is near Point Mouillee, Mich . ; the other is on the Rouge River in Detroit, Mich. Another SIU-contracted company , Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, has been awarded a two-year contract to rebuild the protective breakwater in the Cleveland , Ohio harbor. In the deep draft area on the Lakes, sptjng fitout is moving right along. SIU-contracted American Steamship is bringing out 13 ships this year. One of its ships, the H. Lee White , suffered damages on the Detroit River and will be in the Bay shipyard in Wisconsin for three or four weeks. Huron Cement is fitting out three, ships and Pringle transit two ships. The Bob-Lo Co. which operates two excursion boats from Memorial Day through Labor Day will also startfitting out soon. Here in St. Louis, over 500 people attended the annual dinner­ dance of the Greater St. Louis Area and Vicinity Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department (MTD). The keynote speaker was SIU and MTD President Frank Drozak who talked about the problems facing farmers and how the Reagan administration is trying to divide farmers and maritime labor. O West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney UR two SIU-contracted full service passenger ships, the Con titution and the Independence American Hawaii rui · ··) are ' doing so \Vell that ttie company is thinking of expanding its opera­ tions. Right now American Hawaii Cruises is studying the possibility of adding another ship to travel among the Hawaiian Islands . How­ ever, this ship would make three­ and four-day tours among the Is­ lands rather than the seven-day runs that the Constitution and Independence now make. The company feels that the three- and four-day excursions would be ideal for groups holding conventions. As I get more information I'll let you know the progress the company is making on this possible expansion. Ih other news from the West Coast, the SIU-contracted SS P�esident (APL), formerly the President Tyler, was recrewed in early April in San Francisco for the Military Sealift Command. I'm happy to report that in Southern California a good friend of the SIU set a record when he became the first person to be re-elected to a fourth term as mayor of Los Angeles. He 's Tom Bradley who won a landslide victory when he captured 68 percent of the vote in the April 9th election. The SIU gave strong and active support to Bradley during his campaign . Up in Seattle our Seafarers are helping Local 2202 of the Inter­ national Association of Machinists who have been on strike for nearly two months against Alaska Airlines which is trying to break the umon. In San Francisco on March 8, I attended a memorial service for the lost crewmembers of the tug Willa mette Pilot 3. In early March the tug and her six crewmembers disappeared off San Francisco's Mendocino coast during heavy seas. Only some debris and life-saving gear were found. Finally I want to express my sympathy at the passing of a good friend of the SIU , Jack Crowley, secretary-treasurer of the San Francisco Labor Council for the past 12 years and former head of the Mortuary Employees Union, an SIUNA affiliate . He died in mid March at the age of 61. E•at Co•.st, by V.P. Leon Hall '"· Report Great Lakes & Westem Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco T'S been two-and-a-half months since the 22-month strike against Dixie Carriers ended. The Union representatives have been servic­ ing the Dixie boats regularly, and it gives me pleasure to say that the crews are glad to be working under an SIU agreement again and to have representation onboard their equipment . In other new s , we have negoti­ ated a number of increases during wage reopener talks with SIU-con­ tracted tug and barge companies. An increase was won for members at Radcliff Materials in the second and third years of their contract. Also, SIU Boatmen at Crescent Towing received a cost of living adjustment in the second year of their contract. In the third year of the contract at Sabine Towing the members also received a cost of living adjustment. Later this month a contract negotiation meeting will take pJace in Mobile with SIU-contracted Gulf Atlantic Towing Co. In Jacksonville on April 23, the first in what will hopefully be a regular series of meetings will take place with SIU-contracted Crowley Towing and Transportation . This is the start of a labor-management program that will include representatives from Crowley and the SIU as well as from the rank and file. The purpose of the meeting is to improve communications between the company and the SIU and its Boatmen in the Gulf. A few months ago I reported that one of our SIU-contracted companies, Delta Queen Steamboat, was moving its headquarters from Cincinnati, Ohio to New Orleans , La. It looks like this month will see the dedication of their new building in New Orleans.. The company , which now operates the passenger paddle-wheelers Mis­ sissippi. Queen and Delta Queen, hopes to expand its operations in the near future. ·.,,."""'"'"··"" ' T HE port of Norfolk has been a very active one lately be­ cause of the many SIU-contracted ships chartered by the Military Sealift Command that are involved in exercises and training along the coast of Virginia. The PFC Eugene Obregon and the Sgt. Matej Kocak, both oper­ ated by Waterman ,just spent sev­ eral months in Norfolk. The ships are now heading for Spain.· Also, the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. (Expander Transport Co.) just returned from sea trials to .Cheanam Annex, Va. Further , thefirst of the six T-AGOS vessels expected to be crewed out of Norfolk is due to take on her crew April 25 at the Little Creek Navy Base in Norfolk . This will be the MV Stalwart (Sea Mobility). A number of SIU tug and barge contracts are being negotiated.o_y.t of Norfolk . One is with Sheridan which operates tugs and dry o barges along the East Coast and to Puerto Rico. / Also, the Association of Maryland Pilots, which was:,...g'ive'ri a negotiation extension until April 1, has asked· for aQ/additional emergency extension until the middle of May . This has been granted since the company needs time to reconstruct its operation. It is moving from offshore to a shoreside location. Up in Gloucester, Mass. a big problem had developed as of LOG press time because of the announced closing of Gloucester Marine Protein, Inc., a dehydration plant. This oper ation, the only dehydra­ tion plant in the area, takes in the leftoverfish matter, such as heads and bones, that are not used by th�· processors who fillet the fish. This leftover matter is then made,.into fish meal. Also, during the menhaden pogie season, which usually runs from June through September , the plant buys the entire fish catches to make into meal since the menhaden pogie is not considered edible. I'll keep you informed about this problem. Finally , in Philadelphia the annual dinner-dance of the Delaware Valley and Vicinity Maritime Port Council will be held on May IO. · � 6 I LOG I April 1985 = �t g/to harge/dredge SIU Fights for Navy Job Cabo Rights and Wages· · Rojo in San Juan The SIU is seeking to ensure not pay lower wages than the pre- . . that all Navy harbor tug contracts vious company paid. . are covered by the Federal Service As the Navy has inc�d the.· Contract Act. The Service Con­ use of highly trained and proficient tract Act sets wages and . .fringe pnva� tug companies 'and ·· their benefit minimums for federal s erv<;:rews, there is an increasing amount ice jobs. Harbor tug work is subject of work subject to the Act. The to the law. SIU has taken, and will take, all In recent weeks, Navy harbor appropriate aetion, inclqding law.. tug contracts in areas as diverse suits,. if·nccc sary, to ensure · that. as San· Diego and the East Coast the SerVice Contract Act is �nhave been issued without Service . . , forced for this work. Contract Act determinations or with only partial determinations. Thi A pressing need is also to extend the Act to cover all U.S. vessels violates the Act's requirements and leaves no protection for SIU tug­ under government contract when · .· �·. The Cobo· Rojo, part of the San Juan men that their prevailing wages will they operate outside the U.S. Presorders· not be undercut by non-union com.,. ·,enuy, .·the Serviec ..· Contract. Act ··· stop at the continental helf and, petitors. . The Act also require that when . as a result deep Sea. OJM'ration are not covered. This is one of the one company take over the con- . tract that another company forvery few. ateaS ofgove rnme nt con­ : n;l�rly held, the new company may tracting not coverC(I by the Act. · · · .. ' . .. senice; is iM. uP at· doclt, ,.awnc for . : The Coast Guard has ruled that't etug ind�Stl')' may continu� 19' uninspected tugs on voyages "of over (JO() mile. WitlJ,out employing. the three- . · watch system. The ruling was announced ata u�s�coast Guard Towing Safety . . Advisory Committee that advises the Coast Guard on,maritinre i · ue . :The:·· SIU is reviewing the ruling, in view of the fact that it ap to:eo'1ftictwith' · · h · -. . ·· .., l operate · . pears recently enacted federal law. • The Coast Guard appears near to finalizing a rule regarding pilots aboard tugs with tank barges that may allow tugs and tank b�s of up to l0,000, gross tons to dispense with pilot services when there is an operator in. the wheelhouse with a pilot's license. The Coast Guard also may de<:ide to further comments on· the issue of whether tugs/barges of 10,000 to 20,000 gross tons can avoid the use of a pilot by having a master with a pilotage certificate . . . . ·� � Alk:ea (I.) and Mixuet Vazquez check out the lead story la the LOG with · Aqel Hernandez.aboard the Cobo Rojo. SIU Patrolman Aboard .the· MIV Achilles request • The Florida Alliance, a coalition of Florida groups that is attempting to increase Florida public awareness about the dangers ofthe propo� Trans­ Gulf Pipeline, continues to be active in the Florida area. The conversion of the pipeline to carry petroleum products would wipe out most cro -G\Uf ship and barge petroleum movements. As an example of the dangers of converting the 26-year-old natural gas line to carry oil products, a portion of the.line b1*w up in south Florida in late March, forcing the closure of Interstate 95. The SIU is a part of the Florida Alliance. A giant conglomerate, Houston Natural Gas, is heading the fight to co.overt the line, despite the opposition of Florida consumers, environmentalists, retired groups and labor unions. • The Blended Credit battle over cargo preference has brought up the fact that many U.S. tug companies carry cargo preference goods to Latin America and Africa. These contracts are important to these companies, and at the same time the tugs provide the government a low-cost, economical transport of preference goods. · the left: Leslie Richardson, King, tankerman; Donald Penidu'Vis. captain, and Tummy Thmple, tank­ by Jimmy Walker) April 1985 I LOG I 7 :( J ·��· / _--_ J,. �A number of Curtis Bay tugs were in Baltimore recendy, including the Cape Romain (shown above). Cape Ann, Hawkins Point, Kings Point and -· In and Around Baltimore Harbor Chief Engineer Larry White helps the Cape Ann take on oil. Donald Gregory is another of the mechanics at the Curtis Bay workshop. His specialty is welding. 8 I LOG I April 1985 Joe Surwila, AB on the Cape Ann, throws the heaving line. The Cape Ann recendy brought a coal barge up from Norfolk, Va. (Photos by Deborah Greene) Some of the unsung heroes of the inland Oeets are the mechanics. They keep the boats in running condition, working on the engines, lights and various mechanical problems that often arise. At the Curtis Bay workshop, the mechanics checking a beat exchanger are, from the left: Dick Moore, Edward Kokoszka and Dave Zents. Tracy Anderson is the mate aboard the Cape Ann. Tracy is a recent graduate of the SHLSS, completing bis mate freight and towing course in November and bis radar course in Decembff. SIU Port Agent Al Raymond (I.) gets the opportunity to talk with Lonnie Dail, captain of the Holly S (Steuart Transpor­ tation). �In -· Memoriam Pensioner Anson Wilmot Brower, 79, passed away from natural causes in 1 956 sailing as a chief eniineer for Dixie Carriers from 1950' to 198 1 . He was a former member of the NMU during World War II. Boatman Ricker was born in Wash­ ington, D.C. and was a resident of Abita Springs, La. Burial was in the Abita Springs Cemetery. · Sur­ viving are his widow, Vera; two sons, Robert Jr. of Mobile and Thomas of Covington, and two daughters, Vera Ann and Brenda of Mobile . at Doctor' s Hospital, Staten Is . , N.Y. on Feb. 2 1 . Brother Brower joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a deckhand and mate for the Balti­ more & Ohio Railroad from 1925 to 1967. He was born in New York and was a resident of Staten Is. Interment was in the Moravian Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Hildgarde and a son, Richard . Pensioner John Floyd Hastings, · 82, succumbed to a heart attack in the James Hospital, Philadelphia on June 1 5 , 1 984. Brother Hastings joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1 96 1 sailing as a captain for Taylor and Anderson from 1932 to 194 1 and for the Independent Towing Co. in 194 1 . He was born in B erlin; · Md. · and•' . Pensioner David ; Cole McMillian, 65, NBC Line Gets New Tug, Barge, Run The NBC Line out of the port of Norfolk added the ocean-going tug Nicole D. De Felice plus a new barge in its fleet to carry containers on a new run to the port of New York. • From Gulf ports the tug Ocean Star (Sheridan Transportation Co.) will voyage from April 20-30, May 10-25, June 1-15 , June 25, July 10 and July 1 5-30 ·with her barge James Sheridan and either the barge Kathleen Sheridan or barge Mary J. Sheridan to haul cargoes of 10,000 metric tons of b1;1.lk wheat eac}l- trip to Kingston, Jamaica. Also froni the Gulf, from July 15-25 the tug Peggy Sheridan (Sheridan Transportation) and her barge James Sheridan will carry a load of 7 ,500 metric tons of bulk wheat to Puerto Cortes, Honduras . > (,' . succumbed to a Radcliff Materials Boatmen Get Wage Hike lung disease in the In the port of Mobile , Boatmen of Radcliff Materials got a wage Monroe Cty. (Ala.) increase as a result of wage reopener negotiations on their contract. Hospital on Feb. • 23. Brother McOfficially , the just built Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal will open for ·Millian joined the traffic on April 24. . . -;.', .Union in the port . . . o(Mobile in 1 914 sailing as a pilot Lakes Dredge Owners Assn. Pact Okay�d , was a resident of Aldan, Pa; Sur• for Radcliff Materials from 195� to The Great �e� Owpers ,A,ss,n, :standant¢ : ont�act ':' · · �a�:ra�ifie<f� 'igned, viving are a son, Robert . of Dan' ' ' 198 1 . He was a vete rart of t he U . S . · �cd and delivered. ' , :' : , , , ' '' \ ' ' ., ) , boro, Pa. and a daughter, Jacque" ·" :.. ' . "" ' ':" ' · " ' "" "' . ' Army during World War JLBoat;.; · ·\ line Lundy· The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. was the low bidder on a man McMillian was born in Uriah, contract to restore the navigation lights in the Sandusky (Ohio) Harbor. Ala. and w a te�ident there. Bur­ The company also won a major, two-year repair job on the Cleveland Pensioner Robert Bennett Ricker . · fal was in the Little River Ceme­ tery, Monroe Cty . Surviving are (Ohio) Harbor breakwall which extends one to two miles on the outside Sr. , 77, passed a.way from �d ney his widow, Vallie Mae ; three sons, and a shorter length on, the inside . failure in tQ6, Highland Parle Hos­ Wayne , Stephen and James,, and . . . l.,u�dtk:� EngineeHng go t th contractto dredge La)cc «:aJumet, near pital, Covirlgfun� La. on Dec . 23 , Chicago� DJ and Holland (Micb.), Grand Haven(Mich'Jand Ogdensburg . 1984 Brother Ricker joined the two daughters, Susan and Kim­ ··· (N .Y.) harbors . berly . Union in the port of New Orleans _. · ·. · . · • Port In th The H<illy S (Steuart Transportation) at the Steuart Transporation Company pier, Piney Point, Md. Paptl GllJ is one Piney Point, Md. The · •. . of Steuart Transportation's tugs in Kevin Thylor bas worked for Steuart as chief engineer since 1970. · JoDes Jr., from Salisbury, Md., has worked for Steuart as llSlistaat engineer since 1988. Hartzell · Bruce Falta is in the wheelhouse of the HoUy S. Bruce is from Duck Key, Fla. and bas worked for Steuart Transportation Co. as a mate on the HoUy S since 1980. In the galley of the Papa GllJ are, from the left: Chris Hunt, OS; Frank . Arthur, assistant engineer, and Ray Robbins, mate. April 1 985 I LOG I 9 _ _ , , _ __ __ -- --- -- - - --·- _....,_ -�. - ·- -�--- - -· t,...'.- �Gilbert Graham Brooks, 62, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1959. He sailed as an AB and mate with the W. L . Graham Co. from 1 957 t o 1 967, IOT in 1967 and Marin�r Towing to 1985 . Brother Brooks is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Mathews , Va. and is a resident there. � !!f: Henry Michael Ciesielski, 60, joined the Union · in the port of Bal­ timore in 1956 saiJ­ .. . . ing as a deckhand .. ,.. for C . H . Harper . �... Associates from • j 1 985 . 1 948 to Brother Ciesielski was a former member of the ILA and is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II . Boatman Ciesielski was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. r· ' Raymond John Cocek, 58, joined , the Union in ' Port Arthur, Texas in 1 964 sailing as an 1 AB for Slade Towing and G & H Towing from 1945 to 1 964. Brother Cocek was born in Waco, Texas and is a resident of Wimberly, Texas . Raymond Wes­ ley Collins, 57, jQintid the Uilion in the port of Phil­ adelphia in 1962 ·.� ' sailing as a tank-� ��· erman, mate and captain for IOT .. t ' from 1945 to 1985. Brother Collins attended the SIU Atlantic Coast Educational Con­ ference at the SHLSS in Piney Point , Md. in 1978 and is a veteran 'of the U . S . Navy after World War II. Boatman Collins was born in Mt. Vernon, Md. and is a resident of Delmar, Md. ·· Oscar Levine Cudworth, Jr., 67, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1 961 sailing as an AB and mate for Curtis Bay Towing from 1 954 to 1 96 1 , McAllister Brothers from 1 957 to 1958 and for Mariner Towing (IOT) from 1966 to 1985 . Brother Cudworth was a former member of the United Mine Workers , District 50. He was born in Wanchese, N . C . and is a resi­ dent of Virginia Beach, Va. Manuel Garcia, 65 , joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1 96 1 . He sailed as a tankerman for IOT from 1 955 to 1985, Gulf Oil Co . from 1 953 to 1 954 and as a 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA, Local 99, Houston from and the U . S . Air Force during the Korean War. Boatman Michael­ kiewicz was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. New Pensioners 1947 to 1949. Brpther Garcia is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Norfolk and is a resident of Philadelphia. U . S . Navy in World War II. Boat­ man Kabakovich was born in­ Baltimore and continues to live there . Raymond Irving Hudson, 60, joined Leon J. Mach, Sr. , 57 , joined the the Union in the port of Philadel­ phia in 196 1 . He sailed as a deck­ hand, mate and captain for Taylor and Anderson from 194 1 to 1972 and Curtis Bay Tow­ ing from 1973 to 1977 . Brother Hudson is a veteran of the U . S . Navy i n World War I I . H e was born in Philadelphia and.is a resi­ dent of Salisbury , Md. James John Kabakovich, Sr. , 57, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1 956 sailing as a deck­ hand riding the tug Britannia (Baker­ Whiteley) in 1952. Brother Kaba­ kovich was a former member of the ILA and is a veteran of the Ted Henry Pae­ den, 65 , joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1957 sailing as a boat operator and pilot for Dixie Car­ riers from 1943 to 198 1 . Brother Pae­ den was born in Bay Minette , Ala. and is a resident of Kenner, La. Union in the port of Baltimore in 1 967 sailing as a mate for Curtis Bay Towing and Baker-Whiteley. Brother Mach attended a Piney Point Inland Contract Conference in 1978. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army. Boatman Mach was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Charles Eugene Stotz, 62, joined .the Union in the port of St. Louis , Mo . i n 1968 sailing a s a deckhand for Inland Tugs in 196 1 and for ACB L. Brother Stotz was born in Pinkneyville, Ill . and is a resident of Bunker Hill , IlL Walter John Mi­ chaelkiewicz, 59, joined the Union in the port of Bal­ timore in 1972 sail­ ing as a tankerman for Harbor Towing from 1970 to 1 985. Brother Michael­ kiewicz was a former member of the U nited Mine Workers Union and is a veteran of both the U . S . Army and Navy i n World War II Morris F. Super­ czynski, 56, joined the U nion in the port of Baltimore . Brother Super­ czynski is a resi­ dent there. Dis patchers Re port for Inland Waters MARCH 1-3 1 , 1985 . :'Pi,.i . . "> ·;, *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Claai A Class B 0 0 3 1 48 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 74 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 2 2 0 2 23 0 0 6 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 24 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .......................... . ............. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ....... ................... . 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 32 34 Gloucester . . . New York . . . . Philadelphia . . Baltimore . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Houston . . . . . Algonac . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Piney Point . . Totals . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . . New York . . . . Philadelphia . . Baltimore . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Houston . . . . . Algonac . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Piney Point . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ....... , . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . : . . . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . ....... . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ ...................... . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . . New York . . . . Philadelphia . . Baltimore . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Houston . . . . . Algonac . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Piney Point . . Totals . . . . . . . Totals All . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class C Class A Class B DECK 0 0 1 10 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 52 DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4· 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT �-- --- . -- - - -- - -· 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 0 4 5 62 0 17 6 0 9 0 0 7 41 8 0 162 0 0 2 0 7 0 7 6 0 4 0 1 5 11 3 0 46 . O' 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18 1 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 14 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 15 0 53 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 60 13 28 211 68 n • "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. •• " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . 10 I LOG I April 1985 * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B �U S N S Southern Cross crew mem bers partici p-ate ·· i n the Sealift Operations and Mai ntenance cou rse The USNS Southern Cross is a C-3 break bulk freighter which has been redesigned to conduct underway replenishment (UNREP) operations with naval v�ls. This ship crews. 60 unlicensed seafarers with training by both the U. S . Navy and the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship . The U.S. Navy he�.. • week of UNREP trainiQg in port and three days actual UNREP operations at . sea. � winches, . and sliding padeyes. The damage control section concerns maintaining which watertight integrity patching � i nc l u des plugging ' holes, and pipe repair. Sound p owered t e l e p h o n e . communication , shoring , methods d ewatering > • UNREP operations. I L of and desmoking areas are also covered in damage control: · The ·· differences • between the Hagglood and · SHLSS The cargo is picked up and transferred by a hlghllne, to the tank barge. . · I.akC . ., , _ , ·I • The Southern Cross crew are briefed and assigned their stations t I " Shore cranes arc discussed and · / \\ ,_ .. 'J!'.i palletized cargo, operating boom s, Completing their training with universal hand signals are taught. the Navy, the Genentl Deck Utility - crew then ' comes . to and . On April 2 1 st the USNS . 4tf: .:.' , , enters ' , '' the . two . week Scalift , So#them Cross sails to the , . · ·.·� . -: Operations and Maintenance · Mediterranean for two months'. course. This course consists of During this . time it will replenish classroom lectures and practical the U . S . Fleet operating in training in the following �: fork these waters by using underway lift operation, crane operations, replenishment techniques taught by underway replenishment, and both the Navy and SID.SS. If the damage control. voyage is as successful as expected Because of the crews previous the U . S . Navy will rcoutfit an experience with U n derway additional nine ships :With UN­ Replenishment, this topic is only REP capabilities, thereby supply­ given a four-day overview. The sea ing 600 future jobs. lift operations section consists of ruru'ling a fork truck, moving . • prior to 'IH": Ji ': ( ' .: l ' jl The cargo is raised clear of the deck p ri or to being transferred. clisaisses procedures for all phases of Underway UNREP instructor BiH Hellwege ' ' replenishment April 1985 / LOG / 1 1 �.. ' ' New SH LSS Col lege Program Sched u led to Begi n i n J u ly SIU members sailing in the d�ck and engine depanments will have a n ew and exciting opportunity to earn two - year associates degrees in Nautical Science Technology and Marine Engineering Technology . If all goes as scheduled , SHLSS will receive degree granting approval from the Maryland State Board for Higher Education this summer, and these two new degree programs will get underway. A third degree program for the steward department members in Food Service Management will · begin in late 1985 � SIU members in the deck and engine departments will be able to earn degrees by combining credits they earn for vocational courses (i.e. trainee program, FOWT, Able Seaman, QMED , Quanermaster, etc. ) with courses which they will take in general education subjects such as math , science , English , and social sCiences. This new college program will be unique because the general education classes will be offered for six- week periods at different times during the year. This will allow SIU members to sign up for the courses and come back to school for six weeks to take two or three college courses at a time without having to be enrolled in an -upgrading course at the same time. Here is an examole of how the program wilJ work. Let's say that SIU member John Doe sails as a wiper in the engine department and . is a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program. John can come baek to SHI.SS for six weeks and take the first sequence of general education courses: Introduction to College Math, English Composi­ tion and Engineering Principles I . John then ships out and comes back for FOWT. John then sails for a while and comes back for the second sequence of general educa­ tion courses: College Math and Physics I . John then ships out again with his - sights set on QMED. John comes back to school for QMED and ships out again. John then makes one more trip to SHI.SS for the third sequence of general education courses: Physics II, Engineering Principles II. Literature and Social Studies. Upon completion of this third sequence of general educa­ tion courses, John has earned his associates in arts degree in Marine Engineering Technology. As you can see, in the course of his upgrading, John made three trips to Piney Point for college courses and earned his two-year college degree. The degree pro­ grams for all deck and engine members, sailing inland , great lakes or deep sea, work in a similar manner. These programs have been designed specifically for seafarers to be flexible to their needs and busy shipping schedules. With this new college program, many seafarers who have not had an opportunity to take college courses and earn a degree will soon have the -chance . More infor­ mation about the college pro­ grams will appear in future issues of the LOG. jobs but found she really wanted to go to sea. Roberta was able to join the SIU through the SHI.SS Trainee Program. As a member of Trainee Class #3 14, she graduated from the Steward Program in 1980 . Preferring to - ship deep sea. Roberta enjoys traveling and visiting all the foreign ports . A deep sea vessel rarely crews more than one or two women. ' 'But , says Roberta, ' 'I like to keep to myself, so it really doesn't bother me. " Roberta returned to the SHI.SS in 1982, entered the Cook and Roberta Blum First Woman Nautical Science Student Born and raised in New York, Roberta Blum has always enjoyed the ocean . After completing High School she tried several different --- Baker Program and received her endorsement . Today Roberta is back at SHI.SS studying for a - Nautical Science Certificate and an Associate in Arts degree. Her future goals include becoming a Chief Steward , and receiving a college degree as a Nutritionist. Fi rst SI U Mem ber to Register at the Port of Piney Poi nt Don' t Miss Your Chance to Improve Your Skills --­ How? SHLSS has self-study materials in many areas . Upon your request SHLSS will send them to you to study in your spare time . You can use these skills : * on your j o b . * to improve your skills for upgrading . * to further your education . Please send me the area(s) checked below: MA TH Fractions Decimals Percents Algebra Geometry Trigo nometry (Spherical) 0 0 D 0 0 0 ENGLISH: Writing Skills Book 1 4 0 STUD Y SKILLS Listening Skills How To Improve Your Memory How To Use Textbooks Study Habits Test Anxiety Test Taking Tacti cs Stress M anagem ent Notetaking Know-How - Wciting Business Letters 0 Geography U . S . History Economics Political Science D D D D SOCIAL STUDIES COMMUNICA TION SKILLS Tax Tips for Seafarers Basic Metrics 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 D 0 D Name Street City _ _ _ _ _ _ Book No . Department Sailing In State _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip Social Security No . -------­ Cut out this coupon and mail to : Chip Noell (r.) is the first SIU member to register at the Port of Piney Point. With him are Port Agent Edd Morris and secretary Betty Smith. 1 2 I LOG I April 1 985 Adult Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 Send it today! _ _ _ _ _ _ �Th ree Brothers Took SH LSS G E D Cou rse and Received Di plomas trainee Recently , Mark Platania, Class #401 , was jollied by his parents and two brothers, Peter and Tom, to ceiebrate his graduation. All three brothers not · . only share the fact that they are but also all SHI.SS graduates, three have taken the SHI.SS GED course and have received their Macyland GED Graduates (I. to r.): Peter, Tom, and Mark Platania. School High State Diplomas . Mark is the youngest member of the family to sriidy for his GED exam. P¢tcr, • the oldest · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · � I I I I I I I I I I SEAFARERS TRAI N I NG & R ECREATIO N CENTER . �:..· I'! Reservati on Informat i on Name : S.S. # · 1 �_i !,�"' L,,,"'· :II .l, ··l Boo� # � � -� ,, • . ..v: ·:· 3rd Choice : ! I Piney Point, Md. 20874 (Phone: 301 994-00 1 0) i: · · I : I · . • • . . • • • • • • • • • •• • • . . • • • . • . • • • . . •. . • . • . • • . . . • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . • . • . • . . . . .. Cook Baker and welctine''' , . - Front row I. to r.� Biii Foley (Instructor), Jeff Nugent, Steve W. Blgelow. Second row f. to r.: Juan D. SanChez, Josh Lanier, Robert L Carroll. .· . . - . .. Uf9"M Front row I. to r.: Octovlanue Pariama, Richard Wettzln, Keith Lum, Arthur Medeiros, Vic A. Bula, Gina Sytvester� Second row 1. to r.: Ben Cusic (lnatructOf'), William A. Jones. Juan Diaz Agosto, Bert Wlnfleld, Kelly Ctlong, Chris Donner, Randall Firestine, Victor Higgs, Jamtt Pang. Third row I. to r.: Gary Washington, VeronK:a Ercolono, Wilfred Scales, Bill Jones, John F. Bass. The course. Platania brothers, like many seafaring families, have made funher their education and apply them to future. upgrading courses. The GED program is oiily one of many the s u c c e ss fu l educational opportunities offered at SHlSS to prepare the seafarer for the future and we are happy to see that the Platania brothers have joined over 2 ,000 other_ seafarers who . have succCssfully · completed shipping and education · a family · • the GBD �program. traditiQn. · AU three brothers ·cited Your Holiday at the SHLSS Vacation Center: What· It Will Cost • I · Seafarers Training a Recreation Center . last November while taking the ' "C · 'A ' C;·� � ; . ' 2 weeks) i< ·:M. � Send to: : I Maintenance course. Tom received hiS diploma i: : Date of Departu re .,1i·.\,,;;,; (,;•: !f,;\�,\>· . and Operations S e a l i ft new the fi n i s h e d $30.00 per day Spouse $ 5 . 00 per day Children $5 .00 per day Member · 2nd .Choice (Stay is l imited to I Able�Bodied. Seaman and -just ROOM RATES: 1 •' , Date of Arrival: 1 st Choice • to The costs for room and board at the SHLSS \lacation Center have b�en s�t at the minimum to make it possible for all SIU mt;mbers and their famiiies to enjoy a holiday at the Southern Maryland playground. _ _ _ _ N u m ber in Party Class #25 2 . He later upgraded how they will use their skills to _ _ _ _ _ Tel ephone # 1 I ------- Address: J ., _ � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ brother, took the GED course during 1978 while enrolled in :I , ' . ' < ··<· · Member' ''$8:1o �t d ay $4 .00 per day Children $4 .00 per day Spouse : . . .\ : NOTE: No Jodging ·or meal· charge for children ' under age 1 2 . So that as many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHLSS Vacation Center, the stay is limited to two weeks. Standing I. to r.: Danny Brown, Ricky Hobson, Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Thomas McQuay. . Thlfd ...- � . to r.: Donald Ketler, Kefth Amos, Frank Byers1 Kelly Cook. Second row I. to . r.: 'Tor,y � Jr., Ronala Huffman, Mike Marth, Mark RUhl. Not ptcturect: Mark sertla. · SMDtt Ooeratlon• a MllntenaOc=e Front row I. to r.: Kaid H. Zalda�1 &lnto• Garcia Jr., Mustarl Lalong, 8an Anthony Negron, Mlchael f:lolle. Standing . I. to r.: Biii Hellwege (lnatructi:>r), Ralph Vidal, Riiey · Donahue, Peter Kulyk, Abraham Vegas, Elllot Vazquez. Not shown: Edgar Nattlel. Seallft Operations a � - Bosun Recertification . Front row I. to r.: Chllrfes Herrera, Gary Cardlllo, Joseph Consentino, Barbara Jean .Stevenson, Antolos Trlkoglou, Susanne Cake, H. Balley, Torn Vain . .Second row l. to r.: Joe M&r$hall (Instructor), Dave Newman, Tom Seaaer, August Werdenberg, Marc Sromberg, Eva Myers, Brencfon Murphy James Gavele� Peter Lolk, BUI Hetlwege (Instructor). Third row I. to r.: r-rank Andryauskas, Steve Copeland, R.A. Vamlsh, Wiiioughby Byrd, S. Randy Garay, Robert Johnson. Th'" Man at.ward · Front row I. April 1985 I LOG I 1 3 �Upgrading Course Schedule ILuN �.: M ay Through J uly 1 985 Engine U pgrading Courses �. � �· •\ ' :,i 'Programs Geared to Improve job Skllls . s�Ai"' ' And Promote U .S. Maritime I ndustry Fol l owi ng are t h e u pdated course sched u.les for M ay through J u ly 1 985, at t h e Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. SIU Representatives In all ports will ass i st mem bers in prepari ng appl icat i ons. Check-In Date Completion Date Celestial Navigation May 1 0 June 1 4 ·Radar Observer May 31 June 1 4 June 21 June 1 3 J une 20 J uly 1 1 July 1 9 August 29 Quartermaster a 3 u rie 7 J uly 26 r Ju e 6 Ju y 1 1 August 29 Thi rd Mate J uly 5 September 1 3 Master/Mate Freight & Towing July 5 September 1 3 Simulator Course July 1 2 July 26 J u ly 1 8 August 1 June 28 August 1 Tankerman May 1 7 May 3o Thi rd Assistant Engineer J u ly 5 September 1 3 Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook bi-weekly varies Cook and Baker bl-weekly varies Chief Cook bi-weekly varies Chief Steward monthly varies Three Man Steward Dept. monthly varies � Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification June 3 July 8 Adult Education Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date (ESL) English as a Second Language (ABE) Adult Basic Education (DVS) Developmental Studies May 3 May 3 May 3 May 31 May 3J M ay 1 0 i · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · -- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4\,�t-9-'-"' L(J�f!t-., ;: �.. I\ · , May 30 S£ i Welding Recertification Programs May 1 7 ·········· Completlon Date · lifeboat 8AAfamtenance t· Operations Check·ln Date Steward Upgrading Courses Deck U pgrading Courses Course Course .,.f i ' '" "!��i Name �... 'J ···· ········ 41\,+t-f.."V l.lJA,t/J�. , Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Appl ication � ·--. (first) (LaSf) Date of Birth (Middle) ... ! " ·� .. ;, ' 'I I am Interested i n the following course(s) checked below: � ... DECK DEPARTMENT __,, """=" ...., "" ...,. ,-.,.. _ _ _ _ _ MoJDay/Vear Address -----...rr::::=n--� (City) Deep Sea Member O (State) Telephone (ZlpCOde) ....,,.,,. .,,, ..,,. ... � .,., ----­ _ (Area COde) Lakes Member O Inland Waters Member O Pacific O Social Security # ------- Book # ------- Seniority ------Date Book Was lssued _______ Port lssued _______ Port Presently Registered In ________ _ Endorsement(s) or license(s) Now Held _______________________________ _ Are you a g raduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: O Yes No 0 (If yes, fill in below) Trainee Program: From -----�� to_�--------­ (dates attended) ENG INE DEPARTM ENT 0 FOWT 0 D O o 0 OMED-Any Rat1119 Marine Electronics D Automation D Diesel Ef191ne Marine Electrical Maintenance Maintenance & Operation Refrigeration Sy.tern• Maintenance a Operations o Chief Engfneer/A..latant Ef191neer (Unlnspected Motor Veuel) o Second/Th ird Aaat. Engineer (Inspected) Pumproom STEWARD DEPARTMENT Course(s) Taken _______________________________ _ Firefighting: O Yes No D 0 �ter ' '�O C.lestlal Navigation D AB Umlted D 1at Claaa Piiot D AB Speclal D Towboat Operator Inland 0 Towboat Operator (NMT 200 miles) D Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miies) D Muter/Mate Inspected Towing Veuel D Third Mate 0 Radar Observer Unllmlted 0 Simulator Course No D (if yes, fill in below) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: O Yes Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D 0 Takennan 0 AB UnHmlted CPR: O Yes No 0 Date Available for Training ---- D D D D 0 Chief Cook Assistant Cook Cook a Baker 0 Chief Steward TowbcNlt Inland Cook Three Man Steward Dept. ALL DEPARTMENTS D Welding D Ufeboatman D Sealltt Operations a Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade In rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever Is applicable.) VESSEL RATIN G HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE O F DISCHARG� ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 0 Adult Basic Education (ABE) o High School Equtvalency Program (GED) 0 Developmental Studies (DYE) 0 English u I Second Language ;S�IG�N�A�T�U�R�E;..;;:;;;;;�----:-- DATE No transportation wlll be paid unless you present ortglnal receipts and successfully complete the course. 1-4 I LOG I April 1 985 COLLEGE PROGRAM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ � RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 (ESL) �r· 1 . -v-��·�'<-ll'��.J:�;� �· n· : ;; " :·' Fitout 1 985 . r' �: w t�;: The G reat Lakes Thaw, The Steamsh i ps C rew As winter begins to turn into a chilly memory, shipkeepers along the Great Lakes' ports tum over their ore, ce­ ment and coal carriers to returning SIU Lakers. Scrapping; painting and housekeeping _chore� are the order of · the day. Some returned taniied with tales of sunny beach life. _Others are happy to relieve a bad case of cabin fever. Shipping on the Great Lakes won't be much different from last year. About half of the Lakes' 130 ships will break out this year. Like the rest of the nation's industrial heartland , the eco­ nomic health of Great Lakes' shipping is keyed to heavy industry which ,is not enjoying an economic recovery . But for the several hundred SIU Lak­ ers who will sail through the spring, summer and fall , those thoughts are put aside as they get ready for another season on the Great Lakes. � �-' · ·, i I f -� \ ' I '. ( ' Wiper Ray Semerad reaches over the side to bring siipplies aboard the Medusa' Chal­ lenger as sb1pmate BUI Hass looks on. I : 1 ·-. . ';/ ' ,I ,. J, . i The William Roesch Watchman John Kernobam oa the WilUam Roeicb. and Bosun Brett Fischbach look happy to be back to work From left to right: Russ Brown, Mltch Stewart and Doug Verosky, mates, put some paint on the Charles E. Wilson's rudder. all April deck department 1 985 / LOG / 1 5 �Fitout 1 985 From the Shores of .Michigan, Huron and Erie, William Truax is Paul Thayer. a New a conveyennan on the The Charles E. Wilson's second cook, John Beaushaw, dishes up a few bowls of coleslaw. The view from above aad below as crewn Oiler Mike Spicer iakes a minute to pose iD the eagine room of the Methua Challenger. Photos by Mike Hall .,...,.,.·. '"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''·''' Fitout also means paperwork . Here on the Willilun Roesch (I. to r.) Conveyerman Don Blnkowska, and Watchman John Kernoham catch up on some. Port Agent Jack Allen 1 6 I LOG I April 1985 Wiper Sam Beland, Algonac �i:eason Begins i '. • ' Jwit a few. lilly dtub of lee lluat· 8l'Ollll4 • A•rieu MtlriMr ia Sturgeon Bay. ' ·. · l>oug Verosky and Russ Brown finish up paint wort on the rudder Of the Charles E. Wl&oa at Its ltoat In Muskegon, Mich. Clift' Cadreau, I f I ! � photographer. a wheelslilan aboard the Charks E. Wilson, Is also an accompUshed . Maneh Ahmed is a porter on the Meduso Chalknger. April 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 �' ::, (More Photos Fitout 1 985 Next Month) ' - ' ; ,· Fresh fried perdl is on tile menu of dumps a batda of fish. the Cluuks E. Wilson and steward/cook sallin Ali Patrolman Joe Sigler (left) and Second Cook David Bartlett discuss matters with the crew American Mariner. or the IJ I l ' ; I· Oiler after CODveyerman LaVerne Cole keeps an eye OD tbe Rassim Said Abdulla (left) and Wiper Mobsip Harbert are on their way into town a day or work fitting out tile A�rican Mariner. control panel for tbe conveyers OD tbe Medusa Cltalknger. Clevelaad Field Rep. Martin Vittardi explains congressional attempts to tax employee beneftts such as be81th lnsuruce aod peasions to Methua Cludlengersteward Joe Cherubini. 1 8 / LOG I Caught from above, a crewmember on tile ADNrican Mariner. April 1985 '-=======--iiiii---- �! \ , ' 1 ' ': orfolk for upcoming Mediterranean Underway Replenishment exercises. SIU Crew Wins Praise for 'Professionalisin · and · $kill� : Cross Loads Military Supplies i n No-rfotk Navy Yard -.FOLLOWING a - SOuthern · -.� "' · . ' ': · . · · · -:: _ ' '-� - highly successful training exercise last month, including an actu . al underway replenishment, the S.S. Southern Cross began loading ' inilitacy cargo at the Norfolk Navy Yard in preparation for a full-s9ale exercise in ttie Mediterranean Sea this spring and summer with the Navy�s MEDLOGEX '85 program. . The' Southern Cross is a converted C-3 w.ith 22 booms. Her highly-trained JU c�w of 58 unlicensed seamen drew high praise from the Navy for their performance during the training exercises (see letter on page 21). . · · �· ·- . ., 1 ' AT SEA-tile SOUIMm Cross moves up on a. Navy assault ship during underway replenishment exercises last month. The SoUtlum Croa Vessel. edges in closer to the Nav)' Aaault Able SeamanBrian lsendstadt Is at dte wheel as the Solllhern Cross begins the Wlderway repleoisbment .operation. April 1 985 I LOG I 19 --_ . 1 �ABs Mklaael MeCartby, left, and Joe Saapchs OD deck Coming_ Next Month in USNS 2nd Lt. the as cargo U stowed. LOG John P. Bobo Ends Sea Trials Deck gang repairs lines and wires. From left are Rafael Rivera, OS; Willie Burrus , AB, and Martin �. deck/engine utility. 20 I LOG I April 1 985 � �====================================================---....-... ----------------------------------- �f?Tk f/� §�� O P N O RTH A M E R I CA • A P L-C I O 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746 301-899-0675 TO : • The Crew of the Southern Cross I h ave just rece ived at Headquarters a copy o f the Telex t o your vessel from the captain of the USS Sylvan ia , the vessel you exerc ised with recen t l y . The Telex praises the professional i sm and sk i l l showed in recent you underway replenishment exercises leading '85. up to the Southern Cross operations i n the Mediterranean this spring and suomer for MEDLOGEX I want t o congratulat e the entire crew for the manner in which you have taken on the c ha l l enge of operating the Southern Cross . It i s this type of convince t h e mil itary establ ishment replen ishment example that w i l l that all i r such underway and m i l itary support work can be safely and eff icient ly handled by private marit ime companies and their Hugh Woods, deck/engine utility, right, gets some advice from Seafarer Ramont Jacksoa who bas shipped aboard naval support vessels under both the SIU and the MSTIJ banners. c i v i l ian union crews . As you prepare for remember that you are of the ent ire the Mediterranean exerc ises , the SIU and that of new jobs for our union · representat ives of the membership the job you do may mean hundreds i n the future . JfZ-;p· 1�8� March Daaiel ScltwaU, right, on gangway watch, utility, signs aboard with AB Eddy Stwaeard. AB please stands luck , 27 , :•,;: :.,:l1� · by as James Dickens, deck/engine 1 9 MARCH TO: USNS SOUTHERN CROSS FROM: USS SYLVANIA 85 OVERALL, THE ENTIRE TRAINING EXERCISE WAS CONSIDERED A GREAT SUCCESS. SAFETY WAS PARAMOUNT ON BOTH SHIPS AND EXTENSIVE EFFORTS WERE TAKE N TO ENSURE A SAFE OPERATION. ATTENTION TO THE TRAINING EXERCISE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN TEACHING THE HELMSMAN ON THE SOUTHERN CROSS ABOUT THE FORCES ANO INFLUENCES HE EXPERIENCED WHILE STEERING ALONGSIDE. RIGGERS, RIG CAPTAINS AND SIGNALMEN WERE PROFICIENT, ANO DISPLAYED A TYPE OF CONTROL THAT SOME ·:EXPERIENCED" RIG CREWS SELDOM USE. IN·PORT TRAINING WAS A MUST AND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FUTURE EXERCISES OF THIS TYPE. Everyone agreed-"She's a good feeder!" And here's the reason why: Chief Steward Gerald Sinks, left, Chief Cook Tom Benefiel, center, and Cook/Baker Abdul Awadh. IN SUMMARY, EVERY EXERCISE CONDUCTED WITH THE SOUTHERN CROSS WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND EXTREMELY EFFICIENT. IF WE HAO NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE IN-PORT INITTAL TRAINING, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THEY WERE NOVICES TO ALONGSIDE REPLENISHMENT. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO HAVE THEM ALONGSIDE. BRAVO ZULU.. April 1985 I LOG I 21 ��eafarers Welfare, Pensio·n Plans Updated to Provide Best Possible Benetits The trustees of the Seafarers Plans con­ tinuously review the rules and regulations u well u the laws governing the Plans. During the past year, the trustees made certain changes to more efticiently utilize the· Plans resources and provide the best possible benefits to all participants. Seafarers Pension Plan Pension Credit Increased ., The trustees decided to increase the pension benefit for seamen whose employ­ ers are contributing at the maximum rate. If a seaman has at least 3 ,000 days of actual contributory seatime (employment aboard a vessel) he/she can receive credit for l Y4 days service for each day of actual seatime earned after June 16, 1984. Eligible seamen will now be able to accrue more service, which can be used to satisfy the Plan's eligibility requirements and may increase the benefit payable for a wage­ related pension. Effective June 1 6 , 1984, an Early Normal Wage Related Pension for deep sea em­ ployees shall be calculated as follows: All actual contributory employment shall be counted for the purpose of determining the amount of benefit payable. All days will be divided by 365 to determine the per­ centage to be applied to average earnings. Pensioner's Death Benefit Eligibility Uberalized Since Feb. l , 1984, eligibility for the standard pensioner's death benefit is ex­ panded to include all pensioners who have at least 1 25 days of covered employment in the year prior to their retirement. Added Protection for Vested Service A vested year is any year (Jan. l to Dec. 3 1 ) in which a covered employee earns 125 days service. If an employee earns less than 621/2 days service in any calendar year, he/she incurs a break-in-service. More than 621/2 days of service credit, but less than 1 25 days in a calendar year does not earn vesting service, nor does it result in a break-in-service . Once an employee is vested ( 1 0 years with at least 125 days credit) he/she can never lose that time. Employees are currently eligible to receive deferred vested pensions upon reaching normal retirement age , if they have 10 vested years. For service time after Jan. l , 1985, an employee who is not yet vested will only lose credit for prior accumulated service if he/she works less than 621/2 days in each of five years in a row, and the number of those break-in-service years equals or is greater than the number of vested years already accumulated . In addition, if a n employee i s away from covered employment due to pregnancy, child birth, infant care or adoption, up to a maximum of 62¥2 days, he/she will not incur a break-in-service. If an employee is away from covered employment up to 621/2 days while attending upgraders courses at the. Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship, he/she will not incur a break-in­ service provided he/she successfully com­ pletes the courses. Neither this school time nor child care time will earn additional service credit. However, both can now be used to help avoid breaks-in-service. Effective Jan. l , 1 985 an employee will be credited with contributory employment time and certain military service time for the purposes of satisfying the eligibility requirements for a Deferred Vested Pen- · sion. Disability time cannot be applied towards satisfying the requirements for this type pension. · 22 I LOG I April 1985 payable by coverage under no-fault insur­ ance. In addition, where applicable, the Plan will coordinate its benefits for dependent children with your spouse ' s coverage through his/her employment by providing primary coverage if your birthday comes before your spouse 's and secondary cov­ erage for the dependent children if your spouse 's birthday comes earlier in the year than yours. Spouse's Pension Rights The Pension Plan currently offers joint and survivor pensions. If an employee has been married for at least one year prior to retirement and is eligible for pension ben­ efits from this Plan, the Plan will auto­ matically pay the pension in the form of a joint and survivor pension. If the employee wishes to choose the full pension benefit instead, which would stop when the em­ ployee dies, the employee must sign an election form which will be provided by the Plan. This form will also have to be signed by the employee ' s spouse , and the spouse ' s signature will have to be notar­ ized or witnessed by a representative of the Pension Plan . In addition, if an active employee who had been married at least one year dies, at a time when he/she would have been eligible to receive a pension from this Plan and who satisfied the eligibility require­ ments for a pension, it will be assumed that the member had applied the day before he/she died. His/her spouse would then begin to receive the survivor's pension. The pensioner' s standard death benefit will be paid to his/her designated beneficiary if the employee had at least 1 25 days of covered employment in the calendar year preceding his/her death. If a vested employee, who had been married at least one year dies, before he/ she reached retirement age , his/her spouse shall be entitled to a survivor's pension of one-half of the actuarily calculated amount. These payments will begin when the em­ ployee would have reached the Plan 's earliest retirement age . These rules make sure that your spouse is protected and receives the benefits you worked hard to earn. Seafarers Welfare. Plan · Service Credit for School Time In order to help Seafarers satisfy the Plan' s eligibility requirements, the trustees decided to accept time spent at upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship as covered employ­ ment, provided the courses have been successfully completed and provided the employee had satisfied the standard wel­ fare eligibility requirements in the year prior to the employee· s attendance at SHLSS. Eligibility Requirements Reduced In order to maintain eligibility for wel­ fare benefits in 1985, the basic requirement of 125 days of covered employment in the previous calendar year has been reduced to 120 days for sealbell whose employers are contributing to the Plan at the maximum rate. The requirement of one day of service in the six-month period preceding your claim still exists. Coordination of Benefits Defined The Welfare Plan coordinates its benefits with those of other Plans. The trustees decided that some clarification of the pur­ poses and policies of this provision in the Plan were necessary. All benefits under the Plan, except death benefits and acci­ dental dismemberment benefits, are co­ ordinated with any other group, individual or service plan. If the other plan providing benefits does not have a coordination of benefits clause, the other benefit provider will act as the primary carrier, and the Seafarers Welfare Plan takes over when you have reached the maximum payable under the other plan. The Welfare Plan will not provide benefits for medical expenses that will be Special Equipment Special equipment is currently provided at a rate of 70 percent of the reasonable and custQmary charges associated with such equipment. If the equipment is re­ quired as a result of an onboard injury, the rate is 50 percent of the reasonable and customary charges. Pensioner's Eligibility Many pensioners are eligible to continue receiving welfare benefits after they retire . A pensioner is eligible for benefits if he has 125 days employment the year before he/she retires and he/she had at least 5,475 days service, OR if he/she had 1 25 days employment the year before he retires and is receiving a disability pension. Maternity Benefit Increased . A change in federal regulations regarding medical treatment due to pregnancy re­ sulted in the following benefit change: Prior maternity coverage for employees at the highest contribution rate allowed a pay­ ment of $500, .plus 80 percent under major medical for all hospital and ·physician's serv�. ty benefit l , 1983, the mate ci>vcrs all teasonabte and customary cbargq, (semi-private room) for hospital room and Mer}�Y � board and for hospital extras, in the same manner as any other illness or injury. Delivery charges for an employee' s spouse are paid according to the surgery schedule plus 80 percent of the balance under major medical. Treatment by a physician rendered to an employee for pregnancy-related serv­ ices are paid in the same manner as any other illness or injury. Although the out­ patient treatment for an employee 's spouse is not payable because it must be treated like any other illness, the increased pay­ ment for hospital charges results in a higher maternity benefit for employee 's spouses . S & A Benefit The federal government has deemed the sickness and accident benefit "taxable in­ come . " In order to continue providing $8 per day to the participant, the trustees have accepted the responsibility of paying the employer's and employee 's shares of the applicable F.l.C.A. taxes. If you re­ ceived S & A benefits from the Plan during the past year, you will receive a W-2 stating the amount of this taxable income and the amount of F.l.C.A. taxes paid on your behalf. Eye Examinations The provisions of the Optical Benefit have been expanded to include all eligible employees and their dependents, even if they do not need eyeglasses. The benefit will be paid once every two years for eye care. This benefit is intended to pay for an eye examination. It can, however, be applied to the cost of glasses if they are needed. Dependent children can receive the benefit more often if new eyeglasses are needed for pathological reasons. Seafarers Pension Plan and Seafarers Welfare Plan Summary Plan Description Booklets were previously mailed to you and. arc available at all ports. To keep your benefit in{OfDllllion cµrre n r, .,this artici. and keep it with your booklet. MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund Summary Annual Report This i s a summary o f the annual report for MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund, 5 1 -6097856, for the year ended June 30, 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1 974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan , was $6, 194,53 1 as of June 30, 1982, compared to $5,663,396 as of July 1 , 1981 . During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $53 1 , 1 35 . This increase included unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the Plan assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The Plan had total income of $ l ,469 ,223, including employer contributions of $828, 702, and earnings from investments of $640,521 . Plan expenses were $907 ,050 . These expenses included $788,920 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries; $70,620 in administrative expenses, and $47,510 for fees, insurance premiums and other such expenses. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report , or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report . ' l . An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report , or $0. 10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge , a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge . You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C . , or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Request to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N46n, Pension and Welfare Benefits Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20216. �SIUNA 's John Crowley Dies A friend of the SIU and one of San Francisco's top organized labor leaders , John F. "Jack" Crow- ley Sr. , 6 1 , the widely respected secretary-treasurer of the city's Labor Council for the last 1 2 years , died March 1 8 in Shanghai , China after emergency surgery . Brother Crowley was once head of the SIUNA-affiliated Mortuary Employees Union in San Francisco. In attendance at the funeral Mass in St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco on March 25 were celebrant Bishop Mark Hurley of Santa Rosa, Calif. , an old friend of the deceased ; Harry Bridges, leader of the International Longshoremen' s and Warehousemen's Union; city Mayor Dianne Feinstein ; state Sen. Milton Marks (R-S.F.); George Johns, retired secretary-treasurer of the Labor Council who recommended Crowley to succeed him, and city Sheriff. Michael Hennessey . Bishop Hurley eulogized the labor leader at the Mass calling him "captain and commander-in-chief of the working men and women of San Francisco . " The bishop declared in his eul­ ogy that unio11s · are . ari " essential and extremely important element in .our' society, and Jack Crowley · un.derstood the dignity of work and the dignity of workers. ' ' Previously, an editorial in the San Fran cisco Chronicle said Crowley " . . . will be remembered as a respected official with rare skills of mediation . " It went on to say " he was in the thick of some of the city 's thorniest strikes . and quickly established himself as the possessor of special qualities for negotiating fair and equitable contracts . . . the city has lost a man who has left behind a fine reputation for integrity and fair counsel. " Crowley was born in San Francisco and was a regent of the California State University System and a member of the Board of Permit Appeals. Burial was in Golden Gate Na- tional Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.Surviving are his widow , Geraldine ; three sons, John P. Jr. , Joseph and Francis, all of San Francisco; three daughters , MaryFrances of Vacaville, Calif. , Kelly Fuller of Davis, Calif. and Tara Chase of Ventura, Calif. ; a sister, Bernice Reis, and 16 grandchildren. · Support K,N QWi· � YOUR RIGHTS :,i\���� .•. . :.,.,���J0i:. :: . In the event that any SIU members have legal problems In the various ports, a llet of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The member need not chooM the recom· mended attorney• and this list is in· tended only for informational pur­ poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Filth Avenue New York, New York 1 0001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St . (at Jefferson) Suite 5 1 0 Houslofl, Texas n002 Tele. Ii (71 3) 659-4455 & Tele. # (206) 285-361 0 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (81 31 879-9842 I O W YO ON i T fU TION A L R I G HTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution are available in all U n ion halls. All memhers should obtain copies of this const itution so as to fam i l iarize themselves with · i ts con· tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation hy any methods such as deal ing with charges. trials. etc., as well as all other details. then the member so affected should im mediately notify headquarters. C the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance com m ittee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each qu arter of the finances of the U n ion and reports ful ly t heir findings and recommenda· S EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal tions. Members of this com m ittee may make dissenting the contracts w h ich the U n ion has negotiated w i t h the employers. Consequently. no memher may he discrimi· nated against because of race. creed, color. sex and na· tional or geographic origin. If any memher feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify U n ion headquarters. and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made patrolman or other U n ion offi:i al. i n your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest S I U port agent. LOG. Log SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. I ts pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes i ncl ud· ing. but not l i m ited to, furthering the political. social and economic i n terests of maritime workers. the preservation has and furthering of the American Merchant M arine with the political p urposes of any individual in the U n ion. hoatmen and the advancement of trade u n ion concepts. of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the articles deemed harmful to the U n ion or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed contributes to political cand idates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. N o contribution . may be the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return re­ b y membership action at the September. 1 960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy i s vested i n an editorial hoard which consists of financial reprisal. or t hreat of such conduct. or as a con­ dition o( membership in the U nion or of employment. I f may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to conduct. noti fy the Seafarers U n ion or SPAD oy certified EDITORIAL POLICY - THE The U n ion and the employers. Get to know your shipping traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving in all U n ion halls. If you feel there has been any violation officer or member. I t has also refrained from publishing rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available contracts between the U nion and the employers, notify ceipt requested. The proper address for t h is is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers AppeMt Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Gecqes Couty CIUDP Sprtnp, Md. 20746 Ful l copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either hy writing d i rectly to the U n ion or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your obligations. such as fi l i ng for OT on the proper sheets and i n the proper manner. If. at any time, any S I U ••I rights arc clearly set forth in the S I U constitution and i n TRUST FUNDS. A l l trust funds of the SIU A t l an tic. G u l f. Lakes and I n land Waters District are administered in accordance with the prov isions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in ch arge of these funds shall equally consist of U n ion ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the . rights i n employ m ent and as members of the SI U . These reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior· SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattte, Wash. 98 1 1 9 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 detailed audit by Certified Publ ic Accountants every three months, which are to be subm itted to the membersh i p by fund financial records are available at the headquarters of SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 1 00 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele. # (41 5) 981 -4400 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 0 1 930 Tele. # (61 7) 283-81 00 spec_ific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and U n ion fi n ances. The constitution requires a the various trust funds. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (31 4) 231 -7440 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 1 9268 Grand River Avenue Detroit. Mich. 4882 2 Tele. # (313) 532- 1 220 FINANCIAL REPOR • The constitution of the IU Atlan t ic, G u l f. Lakes and I n l and Waters District makes onl y upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1 0 1 0 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 1 1 O 1 429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 1 9 1 02 Tele. # (21 5) 569-8900 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 K N O W Y O U R R I G H TS WILMINGTON, �AUF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington , Calif. 90744 Tele. # (21 3) 634-2546 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 4 1 5 Saint Paul's Boulevard Nor1olk, Va. 235 1 0 Tele. # (804) 622-31 00 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Lile Building Charles & Redwood Streets . Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (30 1 ) 539-6967 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 S PAD ' Legal · Aid the Executive Board of the U n ion . The Executive Board carry out this responsibil ity. PAYMENT OF MONIES. N o monies are to be paid to anyone i n any official capacity i n the SlU un less a n official U n i o n receipt i s given for same. Under n o c i rcum· stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone im proved employment opportunities for seamen and In connection with such ohjects. SPAD supports and solic ited or received because of force. joh discrimination, a contribution i s made hy reason of the above i mproper mail w i t h i n 30 days of the contribution for i n vestigation . and appropriate action and refund. i f involuntary. Support SPA D to protect and further your economic. poli· tical and social i n terests, and American trade u n ion concepts. If at any time a member ree1a that any el the aboff rlgtlts have payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he been 'rielated, or that be has. been deaied bis consdtudonal right of aa:w to Union reard5 or lalonnlitioD, be should ....ly ... nedty SID President Frank Drozak at Hetldcplarten by certlfted maH, should i mmediately be reported to U n ion headquarters. Way, Prince Georges County, C...., Spriap, Md. 20746. attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying :i receipt . or i f a member is requ i red to make a should not have been required to make such payment. this return RICldpt requested. The � 11 5ltl Aalll Way and Britannia April 1 985 I LOG I 23 :\ _/ . · �Bosuns Get (Continued From Page 3.) an Earful at Cargo Hearing eral subsidy because it has dedined in recent years , Drozak looked him straight in the eye and said , "Senator, the same can be said of the farm industry . " The remark drew a favorable response from the audience. Both Drozak and Boschwitz laughed. They were like two chess players with the same goal in mind : to win over the hearts and minds of the press. Block's interpretation of the administration's policy. She states that the administration's position is "not at this time supporting _legislation to change the interre­ lationship between the cargo pref­ erence laws and the blended credit program. " According to one high-ranking government official, cargo prefer­ ence is not something that Presi­ dent Reagan or most Americans think of when they get up in the morning. " Given the heated emo­ tions on both sides of the issue, the potential consequences and the rather specialized nature of the dispute, most high ranking officials in the administration have shied ""' away from taking a definitive stand. This means that public opinion will play an important role in de­ termining the final outcome of the dispute. And the bosuns saw for themselves that President Drozak and the legislative staff of the SIU were on hand to correct any mis­ representations. When one witness cited an as­ tronomical figure as representing "the average seaman' s salary , " Drozak set the record straight by saying that the figure represented wages and benefits for all three seamen filling the same billet. When Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R­ and it wasn't even right. They tried to blame us for everything: the poor farmers , and even the starving Ethiopians . " Robert Johnson "I wasn't aware of how complex it all is until we went to the hearing. Frank Drozak did all he could to set the record straight . " Thomas Vain " You' ve got to stay in the trenches with these people , or they'll eat you alive. " After the Senate hearing on cargo preference, the 10 bosuns had a chance to sit down and discuss their impressions of the hearing. Here are some of their comments . Thomas Seager " Mr. Drozak brought to the senators' attention that they may have been using erroneous data. At the end of the session, they said that they would check into it . " Robert Vranish " It was quite educational . " Dave Newman Stephen Garay " I was raised on a farm . I didn't see anyone at that hearing who " I was really upset by the way the chairman acted . He was supposed to get input from both sides, but he h_ad already made up his mind . I never thought Congress operated that way . . . . The senators talked about the farmer's way of life being threatened, but they never brought up what kind of shot in the arm the PL-480 program is to unemployed seamen . " looked like a farmer to me. They all looked like big businessmen. " Willoughby Bird "In my opinion our side held its ground pretty good . " Antonios Trikoglou "I have a question to ask these so-called patriotic Americans: Where would we all be without an American-flag merchant marine?" Charles "Sonny" Herrera Steven Copeland " I was really mad. I felt like throwing a . �hair when they . talked . about how inucb we eamen make/ Minn.) questioned the value of giv­ ing the merchant maririe any 'fed� · ·. " When the hearing started , the senato� on the Committee didn't . . eem 'to. want tc> listen to a thing 'Dr zak ''rud.; Btit by, the end,, they: , Drugs Mean Trouble Editorial Every month you'll find a cartoon like the one below in the LOG. It' s straight and to the point. Drugs can mess with your life in a lot of ways-they can screw up your mind-they can screw up your body­ and they can screw up your job . The SIU has always tried to warn you of the dangers of drugs, and many of you have learned that drugs and shipping do not mix. But some of you haven' t . There i s one thing to remember; it's a saying you may have seen and heard hundreds of times " If you are caught with drugs you can : lose your papers . " That is not some empty scare slogan . It is true. It has happened recently. A lot of the SIU ' s work these days is under military contract or charter. The military authorities and federal drug enforcement agencies are keeping a close watch on those ships. The companies that are winning those contracts and providing SIU members with jobs have to did say that they may have been wrong on a few figures, and that they would be willing to negotiate on the issue . " Blended Credit (Continued From Page 3.) make one cent of difference in either the price the American farmer receives for his commodities, or the price the foreign importer pays to purchase those commodities . Any costs of cargo preference are paid by the U . S . government, as part of its investment in a strong national defense . ' , The American maritime indus­ try, Boren believes, started the controversy now in existence by " trying to extend the provisions of the 1954 Cargo Preference beyond its original intent. ' ' He said that he favored a " compromise" ap­ proach that would reverse the blended credit ruling and restrict PL-480 cargo to a handful of spe­ cific situations, such as the ship­ ment of relief supplies to places like Ethiopia. Luciano responded that the mar­ itime industry had not tried to ex­ pand the definition of the 1 954 Cargo Preference Act, but had tried to have its meaning clarified . He noted that the American maritime industry was forced to go this route because Agriculture Secretary John Block would not meet with them : . . ; ... ;·oa�.the"1.S:Su�'",i! ;,rr�·--· . > ., · ·· " · .- , __ Don't Use Them prove to the government that the crews aboard those ships are not working under the influence of drugs. Passenger ships provide a lot of jobs for Seafarers, and in the future they may provide even more . Seafarers on those ships are there to efficiently serve the passengers and make their voyages pleasant. That is difficult to do if you ' re wasted or wired. In some cases; before you can ship out you have to pass a urine analysis which can detect traces of illegal drugs in your system. And after shipping the same test can be made again. If you test positive , you are in trouble. If you are found to be using drugs or possess them , you are in even more trouble . If you have a drug problem , get help. You owe it to yourself and you owe to your shipmate . If you want to do drugs , don't ship. If you want to ship, don't do drugs . Help is available. It's up to you. DRU69 PUT AN A NCHOR ARO U N D YOU R N ECK ID TNEYLl ENb YOUN CAREER AND MAYBE YOUR I.IF/if Personal Notice D. Ross, AB SS Overseas Vivian 0 . Martinez, AB SS Overseas Vivian P. Decker, OMU SS Overseas Vivian J . Mc Kenny, AB SS Overseas Vivian Please contact Red Camp­ bell by letter relative to sub­ sistence claims resolved with Maritime Overseas Corp. 24 I LOG I April 1 985 . - - --- -·--- - - -· · · · --- .. � .... .. ... -------------���� - --�= - -� -� -- �==.=...:==:...== ..::. ==��r� · - ·· -� --� - - � -- � - -----=----------.... - -·� .... .. � .. � � . -� -.-... -----.... . -·---· -- �-==-=-.:. �.• BRAVRR STAT& (Apex Marine), February · 1 7-Chairman Gaetano Mattlolli; Secretary Frank Costango; Educational Di. ;.. ... "' '"'°'" .. . ..tD �� . �·1 rector Candido Castro.· Deck Oe.... Smith; Engine �legate eonr&Q , Tayior; Steward Delegate · f=ranclsco Monsibals. No disputed or. · although there were a number of beets in the engine �t which will be taken u p with the . boarding patrolman in Portland, Ore. Oue to bad weather, arrival in Kashima, Japan will be four days late. After taking bunkers in Yokohama, the vessel wilt then pr0<:$ed to Portland to load Qf'alO for Egypt. The ship's committee will discuss heating and air condltiQnlng probler1s with the captain and the chief engineer. A vote of thi:mt<s was given to the steward department for a job well done. A special vote of thanks also was given to · SIA Alan Bartley tor his kindness and generosity · in allo\Wlg the crew to borrow his personal col� 9f . .. . .. LNQ GIHllNI (Energy Transpprtail6n .. · Corp.), March 10-Cl'lairman' A.L ''Pete" Waters: Secr�aty, .Glly 0e.,8aef'a; . .fcruca� .. . . Di .. tlonal rector t; .tAaga: Deck �te . . John Grahain; Engine Delegate Harry , . . . . Gearhart ; Steward Delegate David Pap­ p8S. No disputed OT was reported in any of the three departments. The chairman announced that the vessel will be going into the shipyard and that all unlicensed personnel will be laid off or tr�.msferred to another vessel ; if to finish ihelr 1 2Q._ �s. The e(locatlorial director reminded � hands that wh8n Qoinn Into the tanks, ttiiy should be . sure that all the safety equipment is close by. He at$O stressed the importance of contribUtln9 to SPAO tor the good as well as the Unlol\end the marttim&industry. Avote of thanks was given to the steY(ard department for the. excelt:ent. food, espe·. dally to David Pappa$. "He cares." Next · video movies. "The John Wayne okMlrriers ·· · port: Nagoya, Japan. are great." . pos$ible, _ ofeact. lndMduat · -· · • BORINQUEll · (Puerto-Rico Marine), March 1 7-ch8innan A. Molina; Secretary C.B. Carter; Educational .Director George Ray. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $1 3 in the ship's fund,. and the crew and officers contributed $1 70 tor the AMMLA. There'Wilt be a payoff on arrival In San Juan this trip. All men getting off shollld leave their rooms .clean and tum In .. their dirty Unen. ¥embers should al � help keep the rec halt clean, take all cupe silverware back to the galley . and keep all · longshofemen strangei's off the ship during payoff . Next ports: San Juan, P.R. OOld the temperature. Next port: AJexarF . . . dria, Egypt. ·t>een received aboard U.· Ranger for a coupte l110nths· The ��n(departrrie(lt � short' one rnartae 'the as8lstant cook •. . OVERSIAS ....11!"8 ... (Maritime Overseas), Febn,iary 25-Chalrman .Richarct Bi'adbfd; &k:r8tary Douglas A. Thoinas; Ed�tional Director C. Wiiiiams; Deck Delegate ·· Walter, · Harris ; EnQine Delegate JOhn . McCabe; SteWMf Delegate John Mclaurin. � �ed OT was r8ported in the deck department. ,..,. crew re­ quested written clarification as to wh9 pays the transportatf(>I_\ for a relief. Also, If a man fails to r:�oin the '!!hip; who �ts that job? Can the man aln�ady there keep it, or must the job go back to the hall? Several sug­ gestions were . m8de. One was to have d()()f' hooks · put qn crewmembers' doors. Another was to order new porthole curtains. The crew also requested standby'!! . in th•· ship's home port as Well 8J �tion ()f aliotmenta.' C8pt. S.A. Sali8ns, speakll'lg on his own behaH and for hiS oflk$ts, gave th9 steward departrneht a vote of thanks for the good jOb of menu planni ng. and improved qual ity of the �als beif:lg served. This was· echoed by the crewmembers. Next portS: · Newport · News and Norfolk, was injured fn Romarna; NeverthefesS, they did a gre�t job� and ,they were giveh a vote of thanks. Next port and port of payoff: New Haven, Conn. SAM HOUSTON (Waterrman), January 27..,..Ch&innan Hei'bert O. Leake; Secre­ tary G. Aqu,ino; Educatlpnal Director .C. Tsipliareles. No beefs or di�ed OT. The new bosun Introduced himself· and told the creWrnembers his dOor is a!Ways open to resolve any problf,mls that may arise during the voyage. The death of Frank Mongelli was .also noted. "Frank, who many of us have krlOWn for a . long time, will be missed by aU." The chief mate has been showing firefighting films that are both interesting and 1nk>miat1ve. The bosuri·tatked to the crew abciut ttie importance'of donating to SPAD; a'nd the subject .Of upgrading aJ$o was brought up, Today'� Se•farers should become as pr�nal as �bl9in ttieir jobs. Tue St�rd thanked the crew for he!Ping keep the rrl8sS room clean. In tum, a vote of thanks was given to the steward depai1ment. One minute of Siience was stood in memory of our departed brothers and sisters'. Next port: Norfolk, Va. Va; SANTA ROSA (Delta Steamship Lines), February' 3-Chairman Mark Trapp; Sec­ retary e:· Dale; Educational Director J. TagHaferri. Ali is well with . no beefs or disputed OT, although one man was hurt and hospitalized · In Guayaquil, Ecuador, one man W8$ taken off the �e�l In Balboa, Panama, <>ne man was fired. A motion · and was made to anange some means wJ'lereby the members of a vesael can be notified of the progiesa of a fellow shipmate who . has been hoepftallzed In a fonMgn country. . . . . .--Yt'· .and Eltzabeth, · and and .· GOLDEN ENDEAVOR (Apex Marine), OYIRSDS .. MARILYN (Maritime February 1 7-chairman E . Lasoya;. S9c- · · Overseas), F�ry 1 7-Chairman John retary James w. . Barnett; Educational Di0. Frazier; Secretar\i'Charles Corrent; Ed­ N.J. CONSTITUTION (Amet:lcan Hawaii Cruises). Feb�a.-y 1�n William Mansfield; Secretary Cynthia A. Role; Deck , , ,,. Delegate J.C. DIHon. Thia was voyage #141 tor the SS Consfttutfon. The meetllig rector Charlie E. Durden;. Deck Delegate David Murray; Engine Dalaga"8 Juan Rodriguez; Steward Del1g1118 Edwin M. Felker. ' Ev.ydWig teem1 to be nnq smoolhty far with no beefs. or disputed OT reported· The ship has · ju$i CteWecl up after · · . a . three-month layup, and a few r:ninqr so . .�u COYB LUHR (Cove Shipping), Feb­ ruary 26-Chalrman William Smith; Sec­ retary Henry w. Roberts; Educational [)!­ ers." S9 this is the last voyage for the •sai'ita Rosa. Members were asked to clean their rooms at payoff and bring all repairs still need to be taken care of. One problem pertains to keys. There is a key machine aboard. but without the original key, it is useless. The secret8!)' stated that he was at headquart8f"!l 1Sst �mber and knows tor a fact that all SIU ships' mlnUtes by . VQ . Pre8fdent "Red" Cam�. He. fudhwr.. noted. ihat C8mpbell . · . . . . . "·· are r�ed · will respond to ariy lndMdual's tetter, .but another way to make your id8as 8nc;i sug· g$St1ons known to him. is through these · meeU!ig reports-so $Pffk· iJp The place• Admrnl; cia. No beell Boiger;' Engine Delegate Sllw.-d Orl1gme V. Gar- or clsput8d OT. The petrol­ man reported . the fact that �•.:wlll be no mare· port time. and Slso that Of rates are staYing the":Same: The bosun asked that aU member$ be sure to read the SIU linen to the linen lockenl: The stew&ld depmrtnwll WU giwr1 a wJle ol ,_.. b' ."18 good t.>oci· In � the meeting, a final -qVl&t plea was made to headquar­ . ters: "Sencf tis another ship, We have lost this one ." Next and final port: New Jersey. STUYVESANT (Bay Tankers), Feb­ ruary 1 7-Chaionan R. Garcia; Secretary W. Smith; Educational Director S. Perdon; Deck De� Todd Peden; Engine Del­ egate Dennis A. Dengate; Steward Dele­ department were put off ship due to illness. This !eaves a three-man department, and replacements are needed as soon as pos­ sible. There are tots of movies .aboard the OverSeas Marilyn, .so no complaints there. It wu requeitted that a copy Of the new agreement be sent:tQ .the vessel. Heading �. to Sudan'. PlnsauRON (Sea-Land Service), · gate Eric Parker; · The deck department sailed one nian short, but there was no disputed OT reported. The. Vessel wiU pay · off . e as . . rector J. S anchez; DeCk Delegate J8J1Y Borucki; Engine Delegate Reginald, Rldg- .. way; Steward Delegate John Lee Davis. OMI sACRAMENTO (OMI}, March �trman R.L Tuttle; SeCretary $am . No beets or disputed OT reported. The Davis; Educatiori81 Director T!A ·T$y!or; , · chairman noted that the Cove Leader has not gotten a definite charter, and so it's Engine Delegate H.J. Latham; Steward Delegate Roderick T. Gordqn. No beefs or just a trip-at-a-time for the present A repair list will be turned in when there is news disputed OT. The three departments are running smoothly so far. There is no ship's about a charter. This is the Cove Leader's fUnd as yet, but a suggestion · was made first trip with a reduced steward · depart­ for all members to contribUte something at ment. All the changeover work has not been colllP.leted in the galley. This puts . payoff to establish such a fund. The im­ portance of donating to $PAD for.a stronger the two-man galley In a position where there's a lot of man-hours put . in at no merchant marine WQ al$0 strt)$Sed. The repair list was turned In to the chief engi­ overtime, and there's stil l quite a lot . of neer. A leak under the fan drip pan ap- . work to be done to make the department parently causes ice ' to form on the deck; run smoothly. Next ports: Marcus Hook, Pa. and Neder1and, Texas. and a deep fryer on the port side will not · � T x � payoff. · was gwen to the bosun; the ship's chairman the delegates � special vote of thanks �· was given to the. steward department for the wonderlul meals. And a reminder stl'.$SS80; "Oon'.t ·� to donate to SPA[>.�· �. .· minute of silence was ob­ and. ' w$$ . � ir;nnernory. of qur �ect brothers and sisters, . . · 22, Tileri one more is scheduled before .· the .· Stuyvesant goes into ttie shipyard 1n Portland, 0re. The chairman said that h$ will check With · the patrolman about re-reg!Stering and re­ · claimlng member$' jobs when the ship goes Into the shipyard. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the vast improvements made In the food and � Next port: long Beach, Calif. r� f · •. ' late Friday, Feb. trip . . . · · · . ConstltutiOn� Two members of the steward ment of the garbage st� in the portway Moa u -C irman J n ary 3t ha Abdef K: ·· . was felt to be �venleot. Also, the crew hariled; � G. MoEW9n; Ed�tional refrigerator was d8in8ged lri rough we,(11tier . Gondzar E s and has not yet been · rep8ired. Ariother · · ' Director "sb.n1ey . verything I . running smoothty' with no beets or disputed was to secure the . offlCerS' loll� . suggestion OT. The chairman announced that the ship · rooms in rot:igh weather, · since they and · had j1,1st Jeff RIO Hatna. and is expected to · er& just above the crews' quarters. Next arrive in filinbeth, .N,J, for the Fetm.tary ports: Port Soden, Egypt; Masqat, Oman; payoff. A discussion was held pertaining .Jiddah, �di Arabia, then · back to Ned. to the new contract, and a round of thanks . · ucational Director E. Figueroa; Dec.k Del­ aa � and broth­ The 'Delta Steainship vessels have been sold, and . of the deck and engihe department w.ttn Rep E mil Lee was called to Qf'®r by 'tt19; "8un. William Mansfield. Lee talked about the crew rotation agreement of the current contract which went into effect June 2, 1 984. He also -. �. that he will soon be meeting vvtth Mr. Geoff· M6ttow, senior vice president of A�rican Hawaii Cruises and will bring up a nui'nber of topics lncludtng: allowing permanent crewmember requiring emergem:y leave to relain their permanent artlde number, and reinforcing/revising th.e untfcmn · code .to • Mr. Lee ·· . restrict short& from being answered a number of questions brought · up by crewmembers. He said that any suggested resolutions should be written and sent to him at the SIU in Honolulu. Next portS in Hawaii: Kona. Nawiliwi li , Hono lulu and Kahului. wottt . ' ··we aralnt�. . Official ships minutes were also received from the followlng vessels: Al.l:Vlllll DEVEL8Plll ·MllllCAll -=-­ .... .. r.:i':Yi ' um Clim• Clll SAla RANG... (Ocean Carriers), February . 2...--chairman V. Grima; Secretary Carrott .. . ... Kenny. Some �ed OT was reported lM llACll MITUll in the deck <;tepartment There.. .is no money .... . in tl:le ship's fund, but a col� WiO be . ... � taken, at payoff , fQr the· purpoSe of pur- . • •m• ch8sing taPes· It Was r8quested that . tile . IM Cll RWIA malt Situation be looked into. No mail has --- - April 1 985 I LOG I 25 �Thomas Lowell Laningham, 66, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as a QMED. Brother Laningham is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Ranger, Texas and is a resident of Galveston. David Marion Eby, 7 1 , joined Deep Saa James Fredolf Bergstrom, 57, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief steward. Brother Bergs­ trom is a veteran of the U . S . Army during the Korean War. He was born in Davis, W.Va. and is a resident there . George Allen Burch, 64,joined the SIU in 1 939 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recer­ tified bosun for the Delta Line. Brother Burch was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo­ suns Program in 1 974. He was born in Mississippi and is a res­ ident of Tickfaw, La. ·· · the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 968 sailing as a chief steward for the Steuart Oil Transporta­ tion Co. , Piney Point, Md. in 1 972. Brother Eby is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Maryland and is a resident of Baltimore . Donald Chestnut, 62, joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of Mobile sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Chestnut was graduated from the Union's Re­ certified Bosuns Program in 1 974. He also worked for the U . S . Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depres­ sion. Seafarer Chestnut was born in Alabama and is a resident of Fairhope , Ala. ' John Cisiecki, 64, joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bo­ sun . Brother Cisiecki was grad­ uated from the Union's Recer­ tified Bosuns Program in 1 974. He also sailed on the Great Lakes . Seafarer Cisiecki was born in Luzerne Cty . , Pa. and is a resident of San Francisco. _ William Santos Costa, 62 , joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 1 958 sailing as a cook. Brother Costa attended Piney Point Educational Confer­ ence No. 6 and is a veteran of the U . S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Costa was born in Mas­ sachusetts and is a resident of Tiverton, R . I . Norwood Emile Geno, 65 , joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a bosun. Brother Geno is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . He was born in Mobile and is a resident there . ..._..-,.. Joseph Ross Graves, 68 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 958 sailing as a FOWT and engine delegate . Brother Graves was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Seattle. Frank Eugene Guitson, 59, · Francis Libby, 68, .. joined the SIU in 1 948 in the · port of Norfolk sailing as a bo­ sun . Brother Libby is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. He was born in New Hamp­ shire and is a resident of Gal­ veston , Texas. Frederick Eugene Lillard, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Lillard is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. He was born in Tyronza, Ark. and is a resident of San Fran­ cisco. Adam Andrew Hauke, 62, . joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as an AB . Brother Hauke was born in Minneapolis, Minn. and is a res­ ident of Bush , La. Joe Vernon Martin, 50, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 963 sailing as an AB . Brother Martin is a veteran of both the U . S . Navy and the U . S . Air Force during the Korean War. He was born in Picayune, Miss. and is a resident of Gulf­ port, Miss. Oliver Allen Hess, 63 , joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother Hess is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. He was born in Texas and is a res­ ident of Hemphill, Texas . 63, joined the SIU in 1 939 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing as a bosun and ship ' s delegate . Brother De Lappe was born in Massachusetts and is a resident of Seattle . James Charlie Dial, 62, joined Maori Olaf Johannes Karls­ son, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1 946 the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Tampa, Fla. sailing as a QMED and 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA , District 1 . Brother Dial is a veteran of the U . S . Army in the Korean War. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of . ,. Livingston, Ala. Melvin joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB . Brother Guitson pounded the bricks in the 1 96 1 Greater N . Y . Harbor beef. He was born . in Ranshaw, Pa. and is a resident there . Harold R. Kammet, 57 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as an AB . Brother Kammet also sailed in the Viet­ nam War. He hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Kammet is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in the Korean War. Born in the Bronx, N . Y . , he is a resident of Brooklyn . William Augllstis De Lappe, Paul Ching Lee , 60, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington , Calif. in 1 955 sailing as a bosun. , Brother Lee began sailing in 1 948. He received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1 960 for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Fairport. Seafarer Lee was born in China and is a natural­ ized U . S . citizen. Lee lives in Daly City, Calif. in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT, oiler and deck reefer engineer. Brother Karlsson's last ship was the Sea-Land Pitts­ burgh. He was born in Jakob­ stad , Finland , is a naturalized U . S . citizen and is a resident of Lantana, Fla . Young Curtis McMillian, 62, joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Mobile sailing as a cook. Brother McMillian was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Bernard James McNalley, 66, joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief steward for the Delta Line. Brother McNalley also sailed during the Korean War and pounded the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer McN alley was born in Pitts­ burgh, Pa. and is a resident there. Joseph Daniel McPhee, 62, ·· joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother McPhee was born in Boston , Mass. and is a resi­ dent of Gretna, La. 26 I LOG I April 1 985 - -- ----------··· ----·--·---------·-· ·····--·----- --------- --·---------·-·-----------------------------'"------- -------,- �Anthony John Novak, 6l,joined the SIU in 1 946 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother Novak ' s last ship was the SS Overseas New York (Maritime Overseas). He was born in Minneapolis , Minn. and is a resident of New Orleans. Joseph Albert Rusheed, 66, joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. Brother Rusheed was born in Alabama and is a resident of .Reno, Nev . Edward Charles O 'Connell, 6 1 , joined the SIU Jose . Antonio Santiago, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 959 sailing as a cook. Brother Santiago was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Philadelphia. in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother' O'Connell graduated from the Union' s Recertified Bosuns Program in 1 979. He was bOrn in Rockport, Mass. and is a resident of Salem, Mass. Ching Song Ong, 67, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a deck engineer. Brother Ong worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Oakland, Calif. from 1968 to 1978. He was born in China and is a resident of San Francisco. Endel Pappel, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 955 �ailing as an AB. Brother Pappel is a veteran of the U . S . Army in the Korean War. He was born in Estonia, U .S.S.R. and is a naturalized U . S . citizen : Seaf: r Pappcfis' a resident of Baltimore . Jose Federico Santiago, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sailing a:s a BR utility and ship ' s delegate . Brother Santiagq was born in . Santurce , P.R. and is a resident of New Orleans. 1 � Saycon Silva� 54, joined the SIU in the port of Wilming­ ton, Calif. sailing as a FOW'f. Brother Silva w�s horn in the Philippine Is. and is a resident of San Francisco. · Frank X. Ploppert, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief steward . Brother Ploppert cw York in 1 952 Sailing in the teward department. Brother Snow is a veteran of the. U . S . • to 1 978 . He is a wounded veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . Seafarer Ploppert was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Meraux, La. Army in World War I I . He was born in Gordonsville, Va. and is a resident of Richmond, Va. Ejvind Marfuus Taube Soren­ sen, 62 , joined the SIU in 1 944 · He i s a resident of San Fran­ cisco. -, = --- Rudel Earl Ramage, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Wilmin�­ ton, Calif. in 1 967 sailing as an A B . Brother Ramage is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II serving as a chief bosun' s mate . H e was born in Detroit, Mich. and is a resident of Lemon Grove, Calif. Wal�r Scott Richmond, 63 , joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Richmond also sailed during the Vietnam War · and pounded the bricks in the 1 962 Robin Line beef. Sea­ farer Richmond was born in Il­ linois and is a resident of Satsuma, Fla. · Walter H. Whitten, 57, joined the SIU in 1 945 in the port of Mobile sailing as ,'.a FOWT. · Brother Whitten's last ship was the SS Sea-Land Ptoducer. He was born in Escambia, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. Osborne Rutledge Willlams, 57, joined the SIU in 1 940 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as a recertified chief steward. Brother Williams hit the bricks in the 1 965 District Council 37 beef. He was born in Savannah and is a resident of Corona, N . Y . James Lake Woods, 6 1 , joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1 969 sailing as a cook. Brother Woods is a veteran of the U . S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Iowa and is a resident of Fredericksburg, Iowa. Franklin Cameron Snow, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of w.&rk.t)d on the'.Watennan Shor• ew rtean from 1974 Isabelo Barcoma Quanico, 62, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief cook. Brother Quanico was born in San Pedro Antique , P . I . Miguel Angel Verdejo, 69, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 959 sailing as an assistant cook. Brother Verdejo was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of San Francisco. in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief cook. Brother Soren­ sen's last ship was the SS Charleston (Westchester Ma­ rine). He was born in CQpen­ . hagen, Denmark and is a natu­ ralized U.S. citizen and a resident of'. Jacksonville , Fla. Bueford Edward Stockman, 63 , joined the SIU in the Port of Lake Charles, La. in 1956 sailing as a QMED. Brother Stockman also worked as a boilermaker. He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . Seafarer Stock­ man was born in Alabama and is a resident of Melbourne, . Fla. Jerry Weston Trayer, 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Fran­ cisco sailing as a chief steward. Brother Trayer is a veteran of the U . S. Marine Corps in World War II. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and is a resident of Antonio, Colo. Due to. an editor's e rror. an incorrect picture accompanied last month' s Pension announce­ ment for Richard " Dick" Heffley. This is the correct picture and announcement. We regret the error. Richard "Dick" Hemey, 58, joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a bosun. Brother Heffley last sailed on the SS Rose City (Westches­ ter Marine) in 1 984. He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Cardiff, N .J. amt. Lakes Robert Edward Kane, 62, joined the Union in the port of Ashtabula, Ohio in 1 % 1 sailing as an AB fro the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1 949 to 1 984. Brother Kane was born in Con­ neaut, Ohio and is a resident of Ashtabula. Robert James Malaski, 65 , joined the Union in the port of Alpena, Mich. in 1960 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Malaski is also an amateur tbam) radio op­ erator. He is a veteran of the U . S . Coast Guard during World War II and the U . S . Navy during the Korean Conflict. Laker Ma­ laski was born in Alpena and is a resident there . April 1 985 I LOG I 27 �Deep Sea Charles Milton Bean, 6 1 , died of cancer in the Care Inn Nursing Home, West Point, Miss . on Dec . 27 , 1 984. Brother Bean joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sailing as a FOWT. He also sailed during World War II. Seafarer Bean was born in Itta Bena, Miss . and was a resident of West Point. Interment was in the Self Creek Cemetery , Oktibbeha Cty . , Miss . Surviving are two sis­ ters, Helen Myers of Gulf Breeze , Fla. and Kathleen Hudson of Memphis, Tenn. ident of Linthicum, Md. Cremation took place in the Security Process Co. , Baltimore . Surviving are his parents, Omer Calvin and Delpha Cook of Baltimore and his sister, Donna R. Dodrill of Linthicum. Pensioner Stephano Gabriel Di Girolomo, 62 , died on March 3 . Brother D i Girolomo joined the SIU in 1 940 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT on the Isthmian Shoregang in 1966. He received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1 960 and was involved in the SIU elections for officers. Born in Brooklyn, N . Y . , he was a resident of St. Petersburg, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Aura; a daughter, Laura, and his father, John of Brooklyn. Pensioner Alfred Wagstaff Booth Jr., 62, died of cancer in St. Luke ' s Hos­ pital , Houston on Feb. 1 3 . Brother Booth joined the SIU in 1 946 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT and engine de­ partment delegate . He was a vet­ eran of the U . S . Army in World War II . Seafarer Booth was born in Washington, D . C . and was a resident of Houston. Cremation took place in the Forest Park Cre­ matory , Houston. Surviving are his widow, Anna and his sister, Eleanor Oversby of Seattle . Ormsbey H. Carter, 78, passed away on Jan. 25 . Brother Carter joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU) in the port of San Fran­ cisco in 1 958 sailing as a waiter. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1 938 and was a graduate of the MC&S U ' s Steward Training School, Santa Rosa, Calif. Carter had 1 5 years of hotel experience. A native of Wisconsin, he was a resident of San Jose , Calif. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Diana; a son , Daniel and a sister, Hazel Cline of Rock Springs , Wis . Noel Duane Cook, 43 , succumbed to cancer in Balti­ more on Feb . 20. Brother Cook joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more in 1 963 sail­ ing as an AB . He .was a veteran of the U . S . Army in the Vietnam War serving as a pri­ vate earning the Sharpshooter and Expert citations for the M- 14 rifle and the Good Conduct Service Medal. Seafarer Cook was born in Bald Knob, W.Va. and was a res28 I LOG I April 1 985 On March 27, 1985, the ashes of Steve DiGirolomo were spread upon the sea at 21-05 north and 66-54 west at 1530 hours. Crewmembers and off-duty officers of the SS San Juan (Puerto Rico Marine) attended the service which was held on the stern of the vessel. The engines were stopped. Daniel J. Skwyra, master, read the Psalm of David and the Committal Prayer, after which DiGirolomo's ashes were scattered over the Atlantic Ocean. Three long blasts and one short blast were sounded on the ship's whistle in salute. Then, full ahead on the engines. Pictured above at the ceremony are Captain Skwyra and Bosun John Green. Pensioner Ana­ cleto Doromal, 76, passed away on March 2. Brother Doromal joined the SIU in the port of New York in 195 1 sailing in the stew­ ard department. He was born in the Philippine Is­ lands and was a resident of New Orleans . Surviving are his widow, Carmelite and a daughter, Loyola of New Orleans. Pensioner Charles Joseph Dougherty Jr. , 62, died in a Staten Is­ __,_ t:lft land, N. Y. hospital on Feb. 28. Brother Dough­ erty joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef, the 1 96 1 Greater N . Y . Harbor strike and the 1 965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Dougherty also at­ tended the 1 970 Union Crews Con­ ference No. 8 at the SHLSS , Piney Point, Md . and was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Born in Philadelphia, he was a resident of Staten Island. Crema­ tion took place in the Rose Hill Crematory , Linden, N .J. Surviv­ ing is his mother, Mary of Seattle . • Pensioner Grady Wilkins Faircloth Sr. , 65 , passed away from a heart attack in West End, N . C . on Jan. • 2. Brother Fair­ cloth joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward and ship ' s delegate. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. A native of Moore Cty . , N . C . , he was a resident of Pinehurst, N . C . Burial was i n the Beulah Hill Bap­ tist Church Cemetery, Pinehurst. Surviving are his widow, Mar­ garet ; two sons, Grady Jr. of Green Creek, N . J . and Robert ; a brother, and a sister, Georgia Stubbs of Pinehurst. Pensioner Dom­ inick John Fus­ chillo, 72, passed away on March 1 4 . Brother Fuschillo joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as an A B . He was born in Italy and was a resident of New Britain, Conn. Surviving are his widow, Marie and another rel­ ative, Shirley Fuschillo of Ken­ sington, Conn. Pensioner Kurt Ferdinand Holst, 78, succumbed to a heart attack at the Scripps Institute , San Diego, Calif. on Feb. 4. Brother Holst joined the SIU-merged MC&SU in the port of San Francisco in 1 95 1 sailing as a wine steward and smok­ ing room steward for the Matson Line. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1 93 5 . Holst was born in Germany and was a naturalized U . S . citizen. He was a resident of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Burial was in the El Toro (Calif.) Ceme­ tery. Surviving are his widow, Lola and a son, Mark of San Jose , Calif. Pensioner Vin­ cent Sheldon Hooper, 76 , passed � away in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada on Feb. 1 8 . Brother Hooper joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 958 sailing as an FOWT. He sailed 33 years. Seafarer Hooper was a veteran of the Canadian Navy in World War II. Born in Canada, he was a resident of Pen­ ticton. Surviving are his father, Milton of Murray River, Prince Edward Is. , Canada ; a brother, Haldon, also of Murray River, and an uncle , Austin Bell of Seattle . Ju­ lian Tadeus Lelin­ ski, 77 , passed Pensioner away from heart failure in the East Liverpool (Ohio) City Hospital on Feb . · 27 . Brother Lelinski joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a chief steward . He sailed 29 years. Seafarer Lelinski was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. and was a resident of East Liverpool . Cremation took place in the Lake Park Crematory , Youngstown, Ohio. Surviving are two daughters , Carol Hoppel of East Liverpool and Phylis Mcintosh of Holly­ wood, Fla. Miguel Martinez died on March 22 . Brother Martinez joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. Luis Santana Merced, 44, died of natural causes in the Bronx (N . Y . ) Lebanon Hospital on March 4. Brother Merced joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1970 sailing as an AB . He was born in Ponce, P . R . and was a resident of the Bronx. Interment was in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are three sons , Orlando, Raul and Pedrito ; his parents, Pedro and Josefina Merced of Ponce ; two brothers, Andres, also of Ponce and William of Brooklyn, and three sisters, Noemi Rodriguez of the Bronx, Rachel Ramires and Nilda of Brooklyn. Anthony "Tony" Raymond Morant, 27, died on March 6. Brother Morant joined the SIU fol­ lowing his gradu­ ation from the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1 979. He sailed as a wiper. A native of Norfolk, Va. he was a resident there. Surviving is his mother, Alma of Norfolk . �It was voyage 133 for the Sea.Lana Producer (Sea-Land Service) and t.lte last for Seafarer-· Dempsy Nieholson. Burial It sea services were conducted Jan. 8� 1985 for on the stem of the Sea-Lmu:I Producer by the ship's. master, G.W. Sc�, at lat; 29"06' north and long, 74°42' w�t -while. � for Rotterdam; The Netherlands. "We are gathered be.rt. to perform and to wltneSS the burial at sea of the last remains or Dempsy Nicholson accf>rding to the wishes and instru� or bis. aext of kin," the master said. " We n0w commit the remains of Dem . NidlOlson to the Sea, from which he came, and ' " ....:. ' .. to which he now returns." �kholsqn · · Pensioner TheOdore "Ted" N. Nelson, 8 1 , passed away on Aug. 14, 1 984. Brother Nelson joined the SIU-merged MC&SU in the port of San Franci c in t9"S "'Sail­ ing. until 1 97 1 . He first sailed on the Ws� oast in 1 945 and �as a _ nt of Long Beach, Calif. In­ r� ,,,,,..�rment was in the Green Hills ... . ... Park Cemetery, Los Angeles. SUr­ viving are a son, Lyle of Tinley Park, Ill . and a sister, Norma Olson · · · of · bell W i . , ,· James Kenneth Pieper, 5 1 , suc­ cumbed to emphy­ sema at home in San Franci co on Jan� 23 : Brother Pieper joined the SIU-merged Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU) in the port of San Francisco in 1979 sail­ ing as a baker for the Delta Lines from 1978 to 1 983. He was a 1962 graduate of the MC&SU ' s Steward Training School, Santa Rosa, Calif. Seafarer Pieper was born in Ho­ nolulu, Hawaii . Burial was in the Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Sebas­ topol, Calif. Surviving is his mother, Charlotte Gundall of San Fran­ cisco. · · Pensioner · Charles Edward Price Jr., 65 , suc­ cumbed to cancer at home in La Ha­ bra, Calif. on Feb. 1 4 . Brother Price joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a bosun. He sailed 42 yeCll7s and during World War II. Seafarer Price was a former member of the NMU . Price was born in Kansas City, Mo. Crema­ tion took place in the Angeles Ab- bey Crematory , Compton� Calif. Surviving :is his widow, Helen. Charies t.• . �y. d��(i. on Feb. 5. Brother Rainey joined the SIU­ merged MC&SU in the port of San Francisco. William Thurmond, 0. 56, died on April 10, Brother 1983. · ·partly cloudy on Sunday; Feb. 10, . when the Sea-Lana Philadelphia (Sea· The sky Land Service) was ordered to stop her engines at lat. 50-12N, long. 128-35W for a burial at -* of the cremated remains of Bjarne Jensen and Clyde E. Miller and a memorial to Capt. Hendon JSerger. Crewmembers gathered at the fantail, the ensign placed at half mast, and Capt. James C. Waters recited the Lord's Prayer and delivered a eUlogy for the three respected seamen. "We are gathered here today in memory of our departed brothers Bjarne Jensen, Clyde E. Miller and Capt. Hendon Berger," the master began. The 23rd Psalm was read; the remains were committed to the deep. The vessel then p� full ahead, and a long whistle blast sounded. PaUbearen were Claude L. Hollier, Larry R. Bonnell, Barney R. Loane, Richard C. Campbell, James E. Hoban and Anthony R. Myers. Others in attendance were ll. Rios, M. Strickland, B. Carlson, J. Glenn, R. Rappel, A. Shale, E. Perrigowe and G. Exum. ·was · was was resident of Houston. Surviving are his widow,. Carmel ; a brother, Donald : of : Tully, N . Y . , and a nephew, David White, also of Tully. Great Lakes �. Ne ·· ·· taylorv.58, died of ThurinOO<f joinC<t the S I U in the port of San Francisco in 1972. He was born in Mississippi and was a resident of Seattle . Sur­ viving is a brother, Walter of Jack: son , Miss. i·�;· ... Pensioner U. Wil­ .Archibald . Sr., 7 1 , WaJsh passed away on March 1 1 . Brother Walsh joined the '� . "· r.,; . SIU in the port of " Baltimore. :in 1958 sailing as a chief . steward for Sea-Land and Mari­ . time Overseas . He was born in New York City and was a resident of Rockville , Md . Surviving are his widow , Othedris and a son, Sea­ farer William J. Walsh Jr. , a 1 961 Union Scholarship winner. :�� • Pensioner John William White, 74, died on Feb. 6. White Brother joined the SIU in the port of Jack­ sonville in 1 960 sailing as a chief �•...; steward and chef. He also sailed duringthe Vietnam War. Seafarer.White was a.veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . Born in Block I s . , R . I . , he was a for the Bob-Lo Co. He was born in Hiawassee, Ga. and was a res­ ident there. Surviving are his widow, Joyce ; a son, B ynuan� a daughter, Lillian of Hiawassee , and his mother, Lillian, also of Hia­ wassee. injuries sustained in an auto crash on Jan. 1 5� Brother Taylor joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 968 sailing as a bosun Pensioner Raynaldo Octive Pel­ tier, died on Sept. 20, 1984. Brother Peltier joined the Union in the port of Duluth , Minn. in 1961 . He re­ tired in 197 1 . Laker Peltier was a resident of Duluth. Surviving is his widow, Elna. Monthly Meanbership Meetings Port Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 6 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , May 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 8 Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 9 Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , May 9 Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 9 Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 1 3 New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , May 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 1 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. . . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. , . . . 10:30 a.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , May 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 24 . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday /May . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 15 ... . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . 10:30 a.m. . . . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 2L ; . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 22 . . .. Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, May Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , May .16 Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 9 . . . . . . . . � . . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. . 10:30 a.m. . . . 10:30 a.m . April 1 985 I LOG/29 · --· ·-----· ------ --- ------- -- - ------------- ·----- �Cl l NP -tompany/lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes MARCH 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class Cl Class l Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class Cl Class l Class NP Port Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGiorgio, Secretary-Treasurer Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class Cl Class l Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 13 39 7 50 Port 2 5 5 37 5 3 17 5 3 8 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 12 25 3 Port 31 0 5 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 6 Algonac ..................... 12 2 4 Port 0 4 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 39 7 10 0 0 0 7 26 12 Totals All Departments ........ 109 36 22 93 14 2 18 88 69 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea MARCH. 1-31, 1985 Port Gloucester . . . _ • . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia • • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk • • . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile ........ ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San FrancisCG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle ........ . ............. Puerto Rico . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Pine Point ................. Tota s...................... Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Pine Point ................. Tota s...................... r: t Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Pine Point ................. Tota s...................... t Port *TOTAL REGISTERED All Greups Class A Class B Class C 1 TOTAL SHIPPED All Greups Class C Class A Class B 334 1 14 2 16 6 5 8 25 9 12 10 2 33 8 0 0 151 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 7 10 10 15 26 42 24 19 40 9 5 33 0 0 306 1 47 6 14 11 8 33 34 24 14 27 8 2 43 0 0 272 3 6 3 5 4 2 2 12 5 7 9 4 22 11 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 36 4 3 3 6 17 19 15 9 27 8 1 19 0 0 171 0 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 5 8 2 5 1 18 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 26 0 33 2 4 3 6 21 12 35 19 60 7 12 8 16 47 3& 40 20 30 13 7 37 0 0 34 1 6 7 10 15 6 44 10 17 9 11 12 0 0 182 DECK DEPARTMENT 4 11 3 10 10 2 7 23 5 2 14 6 23 2 0 4 126 2 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 34 6 13 9 0 0 197 7 182 5 0 13 13 13 112 75 78 58 71 15 5 82 0 0 570 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 2 0 15 19 23 12 79 60 51 36 51 17 3 79 0 0 447 4 0 7 9 6 6 10 16 9 13 27 5 19 21 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 12 1 3 0 30 0 0 149 0 0 46 1 0 8 4 19 13 48 13 98 31 51 12 17 56 1 0 372 4 0 4 3 1 2 4 12 9 10 27 3 141 16 0 0 236 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 75 5 0 42 0 33 12 58 56 11 64 90 28 28 33 0 6 466 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 22 1,098 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 9 0 5 6 1 5 2 11 3 19 2 111 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 14 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B 3 0 13 9 14 6 16 47 22 32 33 5 26 20 2 0 248 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 20 1 6 13 2 23 1 0 0 78 � T Rell 0 0 0 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 30 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals........ . ....... . ..... 1 29 5 0 6 2 28 8 41 16 14 7 7 16 0 1 181 2 32 8 0 6 10 22 26 34 20 43 12 101 18 0 17 351 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 160 0 1 0 171 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 8 6 44 18 35 27 35 11 0 11 0 1 205 Totals All Departments ........ 969 649 216 674 386 152 98 1,594 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce S t noo2 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 liberty St 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 . . Toll Free: t-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of March was up from the month of February. A total of 1,310 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,310 jobs shipped, 674 jobs or about 52 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 98 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 1,024 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I April 1985 Support SPAD �Truces .' Not on Workers' Benefits Employee benefit programs are essential to the well·being. and se• curity ()ffuillions of American fam­ ilies. These benefits help families meet heavy medical expenses in times of crisis and encourage preventive health care. They provide families with a source of income ·when the breadwinner dies. They allow disabled employees to main­ tain their standard of living while encouraging rehabilitation to re· tum to productivity. They provide funds for basic necessities for un· employed workers and .their fami­ lies. They provide necessary re­ tirement security with a regular monthly income for reti,r�d work· ers., It is simple. The employee ben­ efits ..are necessary to provide for the financial security and physical well-being of working people and their families who could .not other... wise afford them. The deficit has to be reduced, "Tax reform, revenue enhancearid the'tax sys��ll;\, mu l. ll1ade ment, tax simplification" are terms that have been tossed abouL{re..:·· more fair. Taxing employee bene­ fits is not the way to do it. These quently $ince th eagan admin­ proposals are not closing the tax istratiori finally ·realized that it is loopholes big enough for corporate not good business to run the counjets to Hy through; they are' putting try with a $200 billion deficit. What " a death grip <>n the average Amer­ ... /' is both frightening and maddening. ican working taxpayer. is that ,many of these programs ..These proposal must be topped, no.w before- Congre s propose to PRIL 15 has just passed, and while we may all have griped and groused some, we paid our income taxes. Nobody really likes to, but taxes are the price we pay to run the country. And as long as everybody pitches in and pays their fair share, that's fine. Today most working people are not c-0nvinced their are is fair. Corporate contributions to the na­ tion's tax coffers have fallen from more than 30 percent in 1955 to less than 10 percent today. The bulk of American tax dollars comes from the pocketbooks of American workers-American workers with­ out tax shelters. depreciation al­ lowances, accountallts or financial analysts.· A · 11t Editorial· ¥ ... · -, r��, . ' 100\ thecAmcri�n tax y r ven more. They don't just want out "'z;"'.Wcome, now they want our bene­ 'fitt!'·Forget the companies that run up hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credi,�.§, they want to put the squeeze on yo�,·��e� your pensions, your dental 'plans. That cannot be allowed. The major tax schemes now be­ fore Congress include one from the Treasury Department, the Brad­ ley-Gephardt legislation and one from Sen. Dennis Deconcini (D­ Ariz.). What they all have in com­ mon is their focus on working peo­ ple's employee benefits. and there i a way. Sen. Packwood (R-Ore.) i Robert the new Sen­ ate Finance Committee chairman and a strong opponent of employee benefit taxation. He says Congress will listen to the American people but the people must "flood us with mail. We need . overwhelming qJJantities of mail." So write your senators and congressional representatives to­ day. Then again tomorrow. Have family and friends write. Tell Con­ gress ttiat taxing employee benefits is not right, is notfair �rid is not a pf'Oper orprocluctive W;:\}'to reduce the deficit. Write today! · ·' Personals Wilbur Lee Adams·. Please contact your da�ghter Theresa Durden at 424 Perth St., Fayetteville, N.C. 28304, or phone (919) 867-1363. I love you. Buddy Marshall . l Missing y()u on the East Coast. Happy Easter. Call home soon­ Trish. • • • ' I would 11ke to thank all the Brothers a.nd Sisters of the SIU a.nd the many other frtends for their words pf kindiiesa a.nd their th®ghtful p�rs d.ur1ng our tune of 'bereave ent after the death of Frank of Frank's family, I Mon.gem. On behalf of myself a.nd other . would. like t6 express my gratitude to you With these words ... m meml)ers ' Perhaps you sent a. lovely ca.rd. Or sat quietly in a. cha.tr. Perhaps ye>u sent a. floral piece, If so, we saw it there. Perhaps you· spoke the kindest words, AB any friend could sa.,y. Perhaps you were not there at all, Just thought of us that da.,y. Whatever you did to console our hearts, We th&nk you so much whatever the pa.rt. u. •oncelll ., ramn:v . 'Barometer Search • . . ' In the.past.� We've had.'a. nu:mbe:r of our old sea-sea.pea restored. to respeci,a.btllcy by quali:f1ed a.rtiSts. And & few of our old mariners are presently reoondit,Jon.ing a.nd gussying up our collection of old ships' gear, presented to the H.arbor through tb:e years. This work :ts being done .in our own hobby workshop. We a.re pa.rticularly p:roud of our old wheel-house P&.l'&Phernalla.. And we tlnd ourselves short of a.n old mercury barometer. This piece has been out of use for � ong years, and 18 not eully oome by. Do you Jen.ow at a t1red and lonely mercury barometer in need of.a. good retirement home? KazK&Uoff Boz8'8 Sea LeYel, •.c. 8887'1 'J'orm.er Member Praise• SIU Crew . • • ' Working with a.n SIU crew has a.lwa.,ys been a. plea.sure for me .... I am both pleased and proud of the qualicy of crew that the SIU managed to put on the two American passenger ships. We, the SID, had the di.Sadva.nta.ge a{ sta.rttng from noth.tng ... Yet on trip after trip, the passengers who ha.cl Cl'UiB.ed on fore�n-:tlag sh1ps told me that our crew was so much more friendly and helpful. It is the crew that deals daily, directly, with the passengers; it is the passengers' op1n1ons that make a cruise ship a business success. Now that .American Hawaii Cruj.aes plans to put a third ship into service, let us hope that they will recogmze the Seafarers' contribution to its success. aincerely, Ban.4;v l'enebe (..BA. Dtat. 8-.&JIO) Yours Emilio A. ('fony) Portafe Maw, .ralooa Jiad.Y Emilio . A. Portafe (or anyone knowing his whereaboll.ts)� please call .your sister Francis at (804) · 499-9621. Garry Sancle Salvatore CiduUa Rafael Matos would like you to contact him at the. following tele­ phone number: (201) 244-0755. 'Words of Kindness Please cont':l.ct Linda at (415) 442-5450 or(4l5) 672-3544. Lenek'Zyzynsky Contact tbe Ia:w officesLof SE:N:7 & KRUMHOLZ, 30. East 33rd Street, NewYortc N.Y )0016 regarding a matter of impo�ance NET to you. Randy Fenebe and SIU Viee President George McCartney. April 1985 / LOG I 31 �New Study Offers Proof U.S. Fishermen Are Hurt by Canadian Imports It was the beginning of a February work week-Monday, the 18th-and -fishennen in New England were getting $1.SO a pound for haddock; 80 cents for scrod haddock; 70 cents for market cod, and SS cents for scrod cod. That price stituation held true for Tuesday as well. On Wednesday, however, the trucks came down from Canada with· fresh fish. The price for haddock promptly came down to 90 cents a pound and the price for market cod and scrod cod fell to 40 cents a pound. The above is one example of a frequent occurrence. Imported Canadian fish, for a variety of reasons including Canadian government assistance to their fishermen, is cheaper than American fresh fish. When Canadian fish comes across the border it brings down the price of all fish bought by distributors in the U.S. The problem if one that SIU fishermen have been complaining about for yearS. The Unioil has fought for adequate quotas and tariffs on imported fish, but to no avail. Now the United States International Trade Commission has issued a report on the situation. Entitled the "Conditions of Competition Affecting the Northeastern U.S. Groundfish and Scallop Industriesin Selected Markets," the report came out in December of 1984 after a year-long study. (Groundfish -includes such species as cod, haddock, pollock, flounder and sole.) • The settlement of the U.S .Caaadian maritime boundary dispute by the World Court on Oct. 12, 1984 creates new uncertainty as to the future ot both the Northeastern U.S. and Atlantic Canada grouodftsh and scallop iadustries. • This is the boundary dispute in which the Georges Bank fishing grounds were divided between the U.S. and Canada by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The larger part was given to the U.S. but the richest fishing area went to Canada. The decision greatly angered American fishermen. In its finding about this World Court decision, the ITC report notes that "preliminary assessments of the situation indicate the Northeastern U.S. harvesters will lose groundfish supplies and gain scallop supplies, but the poor condition of the scallop resource make the latter projection subject to question.'' The report goes on to say that because of the boundary decision "the relocation of displaced U.S. vessels from the U.S. coast will put added pressure on those resources and may result in lower overall catches there." Furthermore, the report notes that many fishermen in the Northeastern U.S. are afraid that the extra fish the Canadians will catch as a result of the boundary decision will be sold mainly in the Northeastern fresh fish market. Much of "the fresh fish supply in that market," the report says "originates along the Southwestern Nova Scotia coast, the Canadian region closest to the new boundary area." • Field interviews with Canadian and U.S. industry sources showed that Canadian firms are increasing their efforts to market fresh groundfish fillets to �- major buyers, such as supermarket and restaurant chains, both in the North­ ·. eastern United States and in other U.S. metropolitan areas. "The fresh market, with its potentially higher profit margins, is attractive to Canadian producers who have traditionally supplied the lower margin, frozen market," the ITC report said. The report also concluded that Northeastern U.S. producers have had the advantage vis-a-vis Canadian producers in reputation for higher quality products in the Northeastern U.S. market. "For biological and technological reasons, Canadian groundfish products have developed a reputation among fish buyers in the United States for poor or inconsistent quality relative to U.S. groundfish. In addition, consumers in the United States may perceive domesti� fi.sh as , fresher than imported fish." However, as SIU fishing representatives in Gloucester have pointed out, this advantage for American fishermen is being eroded because of misleading. labeling. For instance, American fish processors often buy processed Canadian fish arid then �t their firm's label on it from Gloucester or New Bedford or ' i some other American town. The unaware buyer would most likely think that the fish was from the United States. The ITC report, which is 230 pages fong, is, in a sense, just a fact-finding study. It was not done to make connections between the Canadian gove0U11-S financial assistance programs and the competitive price advantage eJtjoyed by . \ '. _.,r , ,,, ,. · · its fishing industry in the U.S. . Now it is up to the U.S. fishing industry to call for an ITC investigation to prove that Canadians are unfairly damaging the Americans. Spokesmen for the industry have said that they will push for such an investigation. The result, hopefully, will be tariffs and quotas that will allow American fishermen to compete fairly with their Canadian neighbors. . - · ·:·:· .: . . •. · . . . ;:::·.·.. If somethlng lsia't done to protect be hauling In nets In the future. f' ·. Ameritan fishermen from nnfllir Imports� they may � Among the Co�ssion's findings were the following: • Canadian government asmtaoce .to that country's Atlantic coast ground&b and scallop industry is more comprehemlve than that available to the Northeastern U.S. industry. In Canada, government assistance includes vessel construction aid; operating cost monies for such items as ice, fuel, and equipment; price supports; technical and marketing services; special unemployment insurance; infrastructure de­ velopment, and a number of other programs that aid the Atlantic coast fishing industry. Furthermore, the Canadian government provided substantial financial as­ sistance during a recent restructuring of the depressed processing and offshore harvesting sectors of the groundfish and scallop industry in Atlantic Canada. In contrast, the U.S. government mainly provides assistance to Northeast fishermen for vessel construction. Limited assistance is available for operating costs (mainly gear damage); technical and marketing services, and infrastructure development. • Canada, "by far," was the principal supplier of Northeastern U.S. imports of groundfisb and scallops during 1979-83. In the fresh fish market, Canada fresh fillets during 1979-83. provided 99 percent of Northeast U.S. imports of 95 percent of fresh groundfish , whole groundfish and • Imports accounted for an increasing share of consumption in the Northeastern U.S. fresh groundfish market during 1979-83. During that imports to consumption for States more about aU of fresh , time the ratio of whole groundfish in the Northeastern United than doubled, from 4 percent in 1979 to 10 percent in 1983. Just these imports were supplied by Canada and most of the increase was due to cod imports. Also, during 1979-83 the ratio of imports to consumption for fresh groundfish .fillets in the Northeastern United States nearly doubled, from 12 percent in 1979 to 21 percent in 1983. Again, the great bulk of such imports came from Canada. It is time to help American fishermen. 32 I LOG I April 1985 ,. , , ,__ , ,,_.__________ -------- -----·----"""___ ,, ,, .,,,,, ________ _ __ _ _ ------- ---- ·--- ------------------·---- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU'S SALERNMUM IS ON HER WAY TO HONOLULU SIU CREW WINS PRAISE FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND SKILL CHARLIE LOGAN AWARDS DUE FARM INTERESTS ATTACK BLENDED CREDIT RATING RECERTIFIED BOSUNS GET AN EARFUL AT HEARING SACRAMENTO PAYS OFF IN BALTIMORE SIU FIGHTS FOR NAVY JOB RIGHTS AND WAGES IN AND AROUND BALTIMORE HARBOR USNS SOUTHERN CROSS CREW MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE FITOUT 1985: THE GREAT LAKES THAW, THE STEAMSHIP CREW FROM THE SHORES OF MICHIGAN, HURON AND ERIE, A NEW SEASON BEGINS SEAFARERS WELFARE, PENSION PLANS UPDATED TO PROVIDE BEST POSSIBLE BENEFITS SIUNA'S JOHN CROWLEY DIES U.S. FISHERMEN ARE HURT BY CANADIAN IMPORTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 4 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b0fadc0439131eb8d455154c97721a48.pdf 0f7ee0b4b60aaa52ade92f2d7194d22a PDF Text Text Olllclal Paldlcatlen of the Sealal'en .........._. VnloD • .A.tlaatlc, G- Lakes and laland Waters Dlstl'lct • .A.ft..CIO VoL 47 No. S Na7 1995 USNS Bobo Completes Military Shakedown Trip Union Victorious In Outreach Case T-AGOS Crew-Up SIU's Southern Cross Excels in Exercises Page 23 Inside Tug and Tow News Drozak Defends Cargo Preference · Page 3 The NLRB ruled this month that Outreach Marine Corp. was merely a front to oust the SIU from representation. Baltimore Port Agent Al Raymond (left) informs Field Rep Dino Fire of the good news minutes after the decision. See page 9. Pages 9-11 Busy L.A. Harbor Pages 12-13 Passenger Ship Debate Returns SHLSS News Page 6 = �� ------ ----- ____, Pages 19-21 �Report re!iident's by Prank keep men and women up·to-date to help �ducate.legislat-0rs and oth­ with the skills ·needed to crew tO­ ers about our special needs and �t�Y' s ships, there will be a large h.oW,t�ose needs relate to th�. na­ "p()ol of qualified sailors ready, if t1on's needs. and when the military needs them. Also SPAD donations help keep That is.· one reason we are trying our friends and allies in office and to convince both the military arid in power. It is certainly a lot easier the politicians·of the need to have to convince a friend of the validity civilians man many of the support ofyout position than it is to convert functions for the military. an enemy. SPAD is the corner­ The fight works on two fronts. stone to the SIU's political clout, The first, of course, is to show the and it is also a pillar of your future military ·that we �are capable of job security. doing the job, that we are depend­ able and skillful. i believe we are The picture is not rosy in today's doing that now. The second is a maritime industry, but .I believe bit more difficult. That is convinc- , things are looking up. While some ing th� politicians and administra­ people sit and whine about the way tion policy makers. things are, the SIU is doing some­ We in the.SIU must maintain an thing to make the future better. active and .visible. presence in the We are protecting �mr members, J)olitiCal arena and that. is where finding new jobs and looking to the SPAD comes in. Through your fufure and the job security for all contributions to SPAD,we are able the men and women who sail SIU. Drozak All ofyou know by now that this Union is making a big effort to win military contracts. The reason we are doing that·is because it· means jobs. We are not the only people ·in this business who are bidding on this military work. But we have been winning it. I'll be frank with you-to get these jobs we are bid­ ding against a lot of other people who would love to win these Navy contracts. Competitive bidding means the people who can do it for the best and most economical price will win;. If you examine the bids, you'll find there is hardly a dime's worth of difference in the economic packages between· the competitors. Something the SlU has realized, and I hope you have too,. is that these new Navy jobs are the only game in town right now and they may .stay that way for the neat future. These new jobs are good jobs, despite what some people may say. What they are is a new opportunity for you and for your Union to findjobs and job secu� rity. We have these jo{Js, and as we prove ourselves we will .be in a position to improve both the wage and fringe packages. Weju t crewed up the fir t two of:the.new T-A.GO hip . Then� wijl�. t<lothers, with. Unlicen e d • crew oft2. Webave crewed many of the new .MSC ships, the . F t� Sealift Ships and the. Preposition� ing Ships. Along with; thos� ·hundreds of jobs, we have .sh6wrt the Navy how wen we can operate the. new craneships ··by our work on the Keyst.one State. The SIU will be part of a bid package for five Navy cable ships which will carry unlieen:sed crews of 50 to 60 each. , What we are tryirig t& do, afld what you are helping your Uiiion prove by your Performance , is to show the Navy that we have the workforce and the skills they need. We want toshow'themthatcivilian .· · · ·. � . merchant sailors can ,.do a better job for them. And when we· show them that, there will be more jobs for our membership. . .. l've h� achance tQ ·talk to ti}� Navy� bra s, and t.hey are im· pressed by,thejob you are doing. We: are way ahead Of the pack in training with our new crane courses· at SHLSS, our.underway replen­ isruni:nt skills. We, the SIU, are making headway·where other,s are tailing behind our wake. I recently spoke ata conference about the merchantmarine's mle in the nation's ·military, sealift . c;apacity' and.l think we.wi ed .up otne people. The military · Brock Named Labor Secretary under­ tand the need for ealift and through .various program they are building up thi nation' ealift ca­ pa ci ty. But w hat 1 e plained to th�n1 i the need for trained and skilled manpower. While maybe some 50,000 pe9ple have dgcu7 ments, most of those pe0,ple' haven't sailed for a long time. Most couldn't sailfoday's modem ships with new technology and smaller crews. That is why the military should open ·more ·and m0re jobs atid missions to civilians, so �x� perien�ed Crews willbe ther¢ when ar� �eeded in a crisis. You <;an'ttake somebOdy off the street and tum him or her into a sailor o'vernight. ·But if there .is work availabte to • they · .of_Labor W'dli$n Brock is flanked by AFL-CIO Secr"8cy-Treasurer New tJ�S�. Tom Dobahue (left) and President iAlne Kirkland ti be met with1.tbe Federation's executive coUllCH earlier this tnonth• Frank Drozak, a member of the AFL-CIO Exkutive CouncH, wkb tile new lilbor secretary 'on international trade committees and .. said he holck Brock ' la the bjpell n:prci." . May t985 VoL47. NO. 5 Executive Board ··Frank Dn>zak · ·C8mpbeH Joe DIGlorglo Secretary,Treasurer Angus "Red" Vice President Charles $venaon JOe8aCco. Vice President Editor Mike Hall Managing Editor DavBourdlus �tEditor llpJiall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant 2 I LOG I May 1985 Editor/Photos� Asststant· Deborah Greene Editor ·president Ed Executive Mike 5acco Vice Turner Vioe President President George McCartney Vice President 'leori Hllll President Aoy A. Vice �ll"l'Clf' Vice Pretlidet'i t/'o; �'-·, TMl i The LOG {ISSN 0160-2047). is published monthly by �farers lntetllatlonal Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and lntand Waters District, AFL·CIO, 5201 Autb way, Gamp Sprin!Js, Md. 20746, Tet. sgg.; 0675. Second-Class .J>OStaoe paid at M.S.C.. Prince Geofgl!S; . Md. :20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address c11a .nges to the LOG,. 5201 Auttf W . ••,,.. , P".,. _. "�'""" " SPri""" .. . �T . Md. 20746. ·.. ... · . . ·. ·· �Blended Cfedit 'Issue Heats· Up Farm Interests Zero In . . . . The Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee held a dramatic and· at times contentious hearing on. S. 664, one of several bills seeking to overturn a recent federal court decision making the blended credit program subject to the cargo pref­ erence provisions of the P.L. 480 program. The issue has attained priority status for both the maritime and agriculture industries, which are battling the effects of increased foreign competition, federal c11t­ backs and an overvalued Ameri�an dollar. Spectators waiteq as long as two hours to get into the mom�· · ing session. The afternoon session had to be moved to a larger room . to accommodate the overflow. SIU President Frank Drozak was part of a maritime panel that uni­ formly took exception to the bill. The panelists pointed out the P.L. 480 program was enacted with the expressed intention of.promoting two American industries, not just one. Representatives from the agri­ cultural community all said. pretty much the same thirii. BlendCd credit·. ·· was their program; the maritime', . indu try hou l d nof be given relief at the e;xpen e of the'J3f1Dc ·· ; and .. ttie recent' ruling oil the ·blended credit program made that' program ,, J ; . ..i)DOll�· I I l I • • • •, exist. It was Block, they·said. and Block alone who decided fo sus­ pend the blended ·credit program. Nothing in the judge's decision required,him to do so. Several times during the day, witnesses from the maritime in­ dustry pointed out an important fact: P; L . 480 cargoes account for less than 2. percent of all agricul-. tural exports yet are resp()nsipte for a·targe portion ofcaigo;·pres­ ently ·available to · American::fiag · shippers. Iil.addition, these withesses noted that the differential between Amer­ ican shipping costs and foreign-flag shipping costs was diminishing with -each passing year. In his testimony, Drozak noted that elimination of the P.L. 480 program would do· little to tum things around for the agricultural community, bu.t. would deal a dev­ astating blow to maritime. · According to Stevens, the sub,. committee was pondering nothing less than the capability , of the American-flag merchant marine to m.e.etits sealift duties •. Any.radical C:hai'lge in ; the exi ting program ' would have a serious effect on the ' national security of the United · · State , •..·· .· .· · . · · . . . . · .· . . . . Cargo ·Preference Law made no secret of their desire to the hearing-Don Nickels (R-Okla.) end all subsidies to the industry and David Boren (D-Okla.}-have altogetheL led the fight to overturn the federal W. Glen Tussey, associate di­ court ruling on the blended credit rector of the Washington office of decision. the National Farm Bureau Feder­ Sen. ·.John· Danforth (R-Mo.), ation, called upon the federal gov­ chairman of the Senate Committee ·emment to repeal.the Jones Act. on Commerce, Science and Trans­ Inouye and • Stevens expressed portation, introduced te,Stimony . strortg. support for the American­ stating his opposition to the P.L. flag merchant marine and the P.L 480 program and his hope that 480 program. some other method be devised to Gorton stated his belief that the protect the interests . of the mari­ American-flag merchant marine was time industry. , See page 31 for SIU upgraders an important strategic asset. Two senators who testified at comments on the hearings. . · Retired Admiral James L Hol­ loway III, one of the witnesse ' • ; "d . I n­ en. Ted y .on , thing At one point during the day Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wa h.) became • ou e . (D-Hawaii) and St�vens (R-Alaska ) took strong exception to.those argtiments, and so angry at testimony given by p0lnted out that the p.L. 480 pro­ Deputy Undersecretary of Agri­ culture Richard Goldberg, that he gram was one of the last major promotional programs available to blurted ou·t, "We're getting no,. where .. . and I abandon my efthe maritime industry. forts to help you out.'' The two senators also. blamed .John Blocic .· Agriculture Secre In the morning, session, Rep. for creating an issue that did not Helen. Delich: B�ritl y · (R;.�d;), a member· of the. House Merchant tary This group of upgraders visited Capitol Hill �d S?W SIU President Frank Dr07.&k testify before the HOllse Merchant Marine Subcommitte.e They are (left to right) Robert Clifford, Jamie Miller� SIU Legislative Rep Lii DeMato, Bill Bragg, Al Gobeli, Isadore "Jimmy" Campbell, Mike Scaringi and SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex. . • . Monthly Meanbership Meetings Marine Sub-committee and a for­ mer chairperson of the Federal . Maritime Commission, attacked the ·. Agriculture Department for fla­ . grantly violating p;L. 480 Jaws;. After Bentley had finished her testimony, Inouye looked at her and said, "Amen." Earlier in the month, Bentley issued a series of warnings about the controversy surrounding the blended credit rtiling.She �lieves that the blended··· credit issue has. · created a feeling of hostility ·to- · wards the maritime industry�ne that could' lead to the elimination of the P.·L. 480 program, a devel­ ' ·. opmeni that could conceivably jeopardize the continued existence of the American-flag merchant ma­ ·• rine; While some of the representa­ PresklentJ� . tives ofthe agricultural commuruty erence matters · durlilg a brdli· :In �at talked about their desire to see the Senate hearings; The pair, alonl wlth other American-flag merchant marine mariUme leaders, defeaded tbe 30-year-old cargo prefereace laws. "remain strong and healthy,'·' some· ' -, p Lak Inland w. · · · . · . ·�-:,!t . · Date Port Piney P int ................ Monday, June 3 ........................10:30 a.m. New York .................Tuesday. June 4 ........................10:30 a.m. Philadelphia ...............Wedne d y, June . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . BaJti more .................Thur d y, June 6 . N rfolk ...................Thursday, June 6 . Jack . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 10:30 .m. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 .m. Friday, June 7 .........................10: Hou l n ...................Mond y, Jun New Orlean 10:30 a.m. 10:30 .m. nville ...............Thu day, June 6 . . . . Algonac . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . a.m. 10 .......................10:30 a.m. .Tue day June 11 .......................10:30 a.m. Mobile ....................Wedne y, June 12 ....................10: .m. San Francisco .............Thursday, June 13 ......................10:30 a.m. Wil mington ................Monday, June 17 .......................10:30 a.m. Seattle . . an Juan St. Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friday, June 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . . Thursd y, June 6. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . 10: 0 a.m. . . . . . 10:30 .m. Friday, June 14 ........................10:30 .m. Honolulu ..................Thursd y, June 13 ......................10:30 .m. Duluth ....................Wednesday, June 12 ....................10:30 a.m. Glouce ter .................Tuesday, June 18 . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . ... . .10:30 . .m. Jersey City ................Wednesday, June 19 ....................10:30 a.m. May 1985 I LOG I 3 �First of 12 SIU Crews USNS Stalwart, New T-AGOS Vessel It may have been the start of a new era for the SIU when 1 2 Sea­ farers from as far away as San Francisco and as nearby as Ches­ apeake, Va. gathered at a Virginia Beach motel in the last week of April. The dozen unlicensed crew­ members had passed stringent background checks for security clearances , shots for a wide range of diseases , an intensive security briefing and even a shopping trip for black shoes, dungarees and chambray shirts. But they didn't know one thing-where in the world will they ride to on the SIU ' s new USNS Stalwart. The Stalwart is the first of a dozen T-AGOS vessels which will be crewed by the SIU under a $4 1 . 7 million contract won by Sea Mo. bility Inc. earlier this year. "Military ships are the newest and biggest game in town, and about the only one too," SIU Pres­ ident Frank Drozak said. Because of that, several com­ panies, some SIU-contracted, some with contracts with other unions and even non-union companies bid on the Military Sealift Command's proposal to operate six of the ves- sels from Little Creek, Va. and six from Honolulu. "We have to prove to the mili­ tary that SIU civilian crews can operate these vessels both effi­ ciently and economically. We had to reduce costs and that includes wages and benefits. But our foot is in the new door, and we've got a couple hundred more jobs , ' ' Dro\ zak said . Two other T-AGOS vessels are due out this year; the rest within the next two-and-a-half years . As the T-AGOS vessels come out of the Tacoma Boatyard, they will be crewed for about a year by MSC crews before being turneci over to SIU and MEBA-2 crews. In addi­ tion, the vessels carry civilian tech­ nicians to operate the top-secret surveillance gear. As the new crewmembers gath­ ered for two days of meetings and article signings, the emphasis was on security and dependability. Even though most of the crew had under­ gone rigorous background checks to obtain secret clearances-the captain and first mate are required to hold top secret clearances-:­ Ramona Spilman, the SMI chief of security , held a thorough security briefing. Capt. Job F.dl. dJ4Y Herman . Mate Mel Sugiyama is in the background. Because both the job and the highly-sophisticated equipment are extremely secret, Spilman told the crew that they could very easily become targets for · intelligence agents. She explained that some of the more valuable information for­ eign agents obtain does not come from high-placed secret agent types, but from information inadvertently revealed by ordinary employees. Basically she told the crewmem- AB Steve .McG� waits for topside help to raise the cargo net as the crew stocks stores their first day aboard. 4 I LOG I May 1985 bers to be wary of people who seem to be seeking iJlformation they really don't have a "need to know,'' such as what certain gear looks like, where it is aboard the ship, etc. Spilman told the crew to immediately contact the company, the Union or federal authorities if they suspect anything out of the ordinary. (Continued on Next Page.) Chief cook Brian Gross (left) and Norfolk Patrolman Mike Paladino take a minute in the hectic first day on the Stalwart to pose. �Because T-AGOS crewmembers will not know where they are going on each mission or what, if any, ports they will call in, each crew­ member is required to be inocu­ lated against yellow fever; typhoid and other illnesses. Each T-AGOS vessel will be at sea for a minimum of 50 days and possibly as long as 75 days. When the vessels return to port for up­ keep and maintenance, usually a 1 5-day period, the company will try to arrange maximum time off for the crewmembers before set­ ting sail again. Each crewmember is expected to complete two voy­ ages. If they choose to return to the vessel, they can stow their gear onboard and return to the same stateroom. Because of the length of the voyages, the vessels are equipped for crew comfort. Each crewmem­ ber gets a large private room with either a private shower and com­ mode or facilities shared with the adjoining room. Both the crew mess and lounge are equipped y.rith 25inch color televisions with VCRs and stereos. A large stock of mov­ ies for all tastes will be available. In addition, there is a fully-equipped gym with a running machine, sta­ tionary bike , various weight ma­ chines and a speed bag. Each ship is equipped with a sickbay staffed by a qualified corpsman, who also is an SIU member. Following the briefings, the soots and the paperwork, the. new Union crew took over the la/wart at 10:01 a.m., April 26� After loading stores and settling in, ·the Stal­ wart' s crew waited for orders to steam somewhere on some ocean at some time. jt AB Mel Santos pulls the cargo net to him and gets ready to load more galley supplies. Stocking enough stores for a long voyage, Steward/Baker Henry Salles hauls in a box of fresh oranges. QMED Lowell "Sparks" .McKinney looks a bit underwhelmed by the selection of blue jeans. Each Stalwart crewmember was allotted two sets of "blues" for the trip. ). OS Joe Murphy gets one of several shots that receive before shipping. Stalwart crewmembers were required to Just before leaving for Little Creek Naval Base and the takeover of the Stalwart, Norfolk Port Agent Jim Martin (left), Sea Mobility Vice President Gary King (center) .and SIU Inland Rep. Frank Paladino discuss some last minute arrangements. May 1985 I LOG I 5 L �SIU Urges Re-flagging Passenger Ship Hearings Seem Like a Re-ru'n Once again the issue was pas­ senger ships at a Capitol Hill hear­ ing. And once again witnesses were divided, as they have been for the past three years: staunch support­ ers of rebuilding the U . S . passen­ ger ship industry through re-flag­ ging, led by the SIU; strident opponents , led by the Reagan administration and the owners of brand-new "no-ships-yet" ship­ ping companies; and fence strad­ dlers who want even more studies to tell them again that there are only two American passenger ships in business . Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, called the oversight hearings to examine sev­ eral proposals, including re-flag­ ging offoreign-built passenger ships. After hearing several witnesses testify, including several operators with "plans" to builq passenger ships in U . S . shipyards, a clearly exasperated Biaggi said, "This is deja vu." Biaggi was referring to several efforts during the past years to revitalize passenger shipping through re-flagging. Each time the issue has come up, he said, sud­ denly companies crop up overnight with grand plans to build U.S . passengeri hip , ·yet·; th e hip ' ·,. never materialize.' Calling several pastplans "sheer fabrication," he said, "l expect when testimony is given, there be some substance of truth . . . We're going through thi s whole charade . with the sanie players. We've got a chance to get some ships on line and we are passing it by." Today more than 50 foreign-flag ships operate out ofU .S. ports and take in about 5 billion American tourist dollars every year, SIU President Frank Drozak told the committee. Drozak acknowledged the con­ troversy surrounding re-flagging , saying opponents have called it a threat to U . S . shipbuilding and new building projects. ''Yet as long as the controversy has raged, no progress has been made on any of the new building projects , no new vessels have been added to the fleet. It is time to give up these false hopes and to try the re-flag­ ging alternative. Only through re- , flagging, which costs the U . S . gov­ ernment nothing , can we actively begin to expand the U .SAlag pas­ senger fleet," he said. Drozak and other supporters supported the concept of re-flag­ ging with the following provJ_sions: • Allowcoastwise or Jones Act privileges to such ships. For­ eign-flag ships are not al­ lowed to carry passengers be­ tween U . S . ports. • There should be no Hmit to the .number of the ships al­ lowed to re-flag. The market is large and common business sense would not flood the trades . SIU President Frank Drozak teUs the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee that it's time to revive the U.S. passenger ship industry through re-flagging, which could provide thousands of jobs for seamen of all unions. Looking on Mario White. is MEBA-1 secretary-treasurer Commentary Flip-Flops and Gontradictions Since the Reagan administration took office , one of its major maritime programs has been the permission to build subsidized U. S.-flag ships in foreign shipyards. Yet the administration strongly opposes the re­ flagging of foreign-built passenger ships. During the recent passenger ship hearings, Maritime Administrator Adm. Harold Shear called the foreign building "the most significant" development for the U . S . merchant fleet in years , though he admitted • Set a time limit or "window" that program "does not put work in American yards." for re.:.flagging. Drozak sug­ The administration's opposition tore-flagging is based on its "strong gested a two- or three-year endorsement of the Jones Act." window. Yet thi i the same admini lration whi h r entJy initiated plan to . • The hip hould be de igned di, place d zen of J ne Act tanker all ing u idiz hi ' to convert to troop or hospital compete in Jones Act trade , which goes against almost 50 years of ships if need�d in an emer­ American maritime policy. gency, and no Soviet or . So­ He also said the administration wanted to protect the plans and viet-bloc built ships would be projects for building passenger ships in American yards. He noted allowed to re-flag. several "projects" under consideration. • Once a ship has been re­ Shear admitted that the action may have "a long term impact on flagged, any repair, alteration .. construction in U . S . yards." Rep. Dennis Hertel (D-Mich.) claimed that most of the so-called and annual maintenance should be done in an Ameri­ plans are for nothing more than "paper ships." can shipyard. Allow existing Shear, who has been through passenger ships hearings many times, U . S.-built ships to be recon­ may have shown his true feelings with the following statement. structed in foreign yards so "I can't say if any of these three [projects] will come to fruition. I've these ships would not be at a been down this path time after time after time." Haven't we all, Admiral S hear? competitive disadvantage. · · Alaska Ships Threatened CDS Payback Approved by DOT; Court Next? Fifty years of maritime tradition were shattered this month when· the U . S . Department of Transpor­ tation issued rules to allow sub­ · sidy-built tankers into the pro­ tected Jones Act trades� The move threatens up to 800 jobs and dozens of non-subsidized tankers mainly in the Alaskan oil trade. The SIU has strongly opposed such a move. Last year the Union was instrumental in persuading Gongress to pass a temporary ban on the action until May 1 5 . Thirty subsidized tankers, most ranging in size from 90,000 tons to as large as 300,000 tons, will be­ come eligible to pay back their 6 I LOG I May 1985 subsidies and enter the trades . De­ partment of Transportation figures indicate that as much as $277 mil­ lion could be paid back. Ironically, the government might not recover that money because it will offer government guaranteed financing to operators. In other words, the government may loan the operators the money to pay back the government, and if the operators fail to keep up the pay­ ments, the government will have to eat the loss. The SIU's main objections to the CDS payback have been the impact it would have on the Jones. Act fleet and national security. The operators built those ships without government money in ex­ change . for the right to operate in the _coastwise trades. The opera­ tors of the subsidized vessels ac­ cepted the millions in construction subsidies with the restriction that those ships could not compete with the Jones Act vessels. Many of the ships in the Alaskan ' oil trade are smaller tankers (less than the 90,000 ton Panamax size) which are useful to the military if the need would arise. Many of the ships in the trade today could eas­ ily wind up in scrapyards. DOT estimated as many as 800 seafaring jobs could be lost, and others estimate that for each VLCC entering the trade, four or five smaller ships would be displaced. The DOT expects as many as 1 3 ships to pay back their subsidies . Some industry groups indicated that legal action may be taken against the DOT, but none had been taken as of LOG press time. Personals Wayne Springfield John (or anyone knowing John's whereabouts), please call your mother collect at (30 1 ) 646-1 390 or write to her: Mrs. Willie Mae Phil­ lips, 5 14 Coventry Rd. , Baltimore, Md. 2 1 229. John �I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1\...-.��-· F I l t I m with �a(f an eq Aaerie8n Sblpper David Howard, publisher of the American Shipper, wrote a hard-hitting and insightful article on the double standard that many people in tfie . ultural community use in arguing the P;L. 480 is uc. . What follows arc excerpt from the.editorial: an<J agric Passenaer Vessels . ; . ,,., of tbi country• dee · l i n d ustry bas tae k n more than $.5 I · I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - ---- ---------- - - - v billion out of the Ameri� economy, SIU President Frank Drozak told the House MetchantMarjne ub;. committee. While more than 50 foreign-flag vessels are cashing in on the lucrative passenger vessel trade, the United States has only two such vessels operating around the Hawaiianlslands. Given this state of affairs, Drozak urged the subcommittee to take action to allow foreign­ flag passenger vessels to be redocumented under the American registry. He did this on national security grounds-passenger vessels serve an important auxiliary function in times of war-as well as on practical grounds. According to Drozak, plans to build passen­ ger vessels in the United States have not produced any results for 30 years. "No prog­ ress has been made on any of the new building projects," he said. "No new vessels have been added to the fleet. It is time to give up these false hopes and try the re-flagging alternative.'' Blended Credit The Senate Merchant Marine.Subcommittee held a free-wheeling, day-long hearing on S. 664 which, if enacted into law, would overturn a recent federal court decision on the blended credit program. The blended credit program was designed to promote the export of U.S. agricultural commodities by financing the purchases interest rates far below market values. The federal judge handling the case stated that the distinction that the Department ofAgriculture had been making between ''commercial'' and "concessional" exports was not relevantand that the blended credit program feltunder the jurisdiction of the 1954 Cargo Preference Act. at I f ')':' a • ·e Legislative. Administrative and Regulatory Happenings Witnesses at the hearing generally fell into two camps-maritime· and agriculture. Gen­ erally speaking, those associated with agricul­ ture want to reverse the federal court ruling while those associated with maritime wish to keep it in place. Both industries have been hard hit by federal cutbacks. and by the high value of the American dollar; Yetas Drozaknoted during the he ring , reversing ·the federal court decision would do little to stimulate growth in the ·agricultural community, but would do a great deal of harm to the maritime industry. Several witnesses during the day pointed out that the P.L. 480 cargoes account for less than 2 percent of all agricultural exports, yet provide the American-flag merchant marine· with a large share of its remaining cargo. A more detailed account of this story is carried elsewhere in this paper. Stories about Vietnam and World War II have dominated the news this month. There is much nostalgia in the air, as two different generations of Americans seem de­ termined to relive at least part of their youth. At the same time, there is a serious effort going on to understand. and even assimilate the two events which may nave done·the most to shape-our present day perceptions of the world. Having played a pivotal role in both con­ flicts, there is much that seamen can add to this dialogue. Perhaps the day will soon come when _ the federal government will recognize the sacri­ fices and contributions that seamen made dur­ ing World War II and grant them veterans's status in qualifying for benefits. American seamen provided this country badly ne� sealift support and in doing . so suffered the second highest mortality rate of all combatant groups. If the two conflicts have anything in common it is this: the United States was able to trans­ port its troops weap0n QVCfS . becau. e it. ad uate ealift capability ;Any plan fo e nhan ce this ·country's military standing in the world would be incorripleteifif did not do something about upgrading the U.S.-flag mer" chant marine .. '! l May 1985 Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CIO Wasbinpon. Report ington · Ask Je�re H�bru. .A.b(,111 It Understandably, American farmers are up­ set that P.L. 480 money (which they consider to be theit: own subsidy) is used to pay the. differential co I ofu ing Am ri an ar. o hip t o tra/Uport P .L. 4IJ() grain cargo 10. Third World nation such '" India, Pakistan, EthitJ::. p�a and'Egypt. The IOO,()()(),OOO a year which Department ofAgriculture spends to subsidize American-flag shipping could better be used to buy grain, according to the farmers. I understand. But if you really want to make a farmer mad, suggest that USDA might do still more good in Third World nations by using the P.L. 480 funds to buy wheat from Canada, Argen­ tina, Poland, or even Russia. (if Russia had any surplus to sell). The outcry from the farm bloc would make the protest over Cargo Preference sound like a quiet whimper, The point to remember is that P.L. 480 money spent on wheat and soybeans is no different from P.L. 480 money spent to cover ocean freight differential costs. It's a subsidy, approved by Congress to serve a national objective, and paid by taxpayers, who have the final voice in how it is used. Over the years, American Shipper has con­ sistently defended the right of shippers to ch(}ose ocean carriers on the basis of the shippe.r's o.wn best interest. In the case of P.L. 480r cargo1, the shipper in fact is the U.S. taxpa�r Wh(l su/1ports the objectives, controls the dei:ision-making.process, andfinances all the transactir/ns. He has a right to specify use ofh is own ships. The only person in position to help farmers understand this issue is Sen. Jesse Helms, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Commit­ tee; 1t might help if someone in the maf'itime industry asked Senator Helms if he would like P.L. 480 money to be used buying wheat from Canada, Argentina, Poland or even Russia (if they had any surplus to sell and the price was right). · I'll bet the senator and the farmers would understand. Tax Reform The tax reform plan formulated by the De� partment of Treasury earlier this year would have an adverse impact on the. American-flag merchant marine. It would eliminate many tax benefits that have helped promote the maritime industry, including the tax deduction for business con­ ventions held onboard U.S.-flag passenger ves­ sels. The revival of the American-flag passen­ ger vessel industry is still in its infancy. Without existing tax incentives, the U.S. ·maritime industry w<>uld have trouble attracting willing operators and investors. In addition, the plan seeks to tax contribu­ tions made to pension and welfare plans. This would be coptrary to the general public policy of promoting good health, and would jeopard­ ize the present level of benefits that many American workers now enjoy. The plan would also place an additional strain on management-labor relations, which already are at their lowest point in years. Al•si•• OU One of .the mot impo�t i ue facig n , American seatnen is .the �ontinuation of the ban on the export of Alaskan oil. The ban, which is covered under the Exp0rt Adminis- . tralioo Act e tend ran · out when Congre failed o t The export of Alaskan oil i now being controJed under emergency presidential pow­ ers. Yet it is important for this issue to be resolved legislatively, especially since there are a number of influential people lobbying hard to have the.ban removed. As of press time, the House had passed by voice vote H.R. 1786, which would extend the EAA forfour years. Action is still pending in the Senate. S_upport SPAD May 1985 I LOG I 7 -�=·-�--"---'-�= ====== -�-- --� �-- �.begins. (See April 198S:LOG.) f ran:D-·· A new seasen Richard Lowna is not a basket case. He's simply doing a little painting on the Charles E. Wilson. Per Ray � re8dies to cut a sectfun or pipe on the Medusa Challenger. Wi Steward Joe Cherubini (left) and Second Cook Victor the Medusa Cha/Unger for several seasom. Natt have been shipmates aboard · Here is the deck department on the American Mariner (I. to r.) AB Eugene Repko, Deckhand Tim Watchman Lee Gabczynski and Watchman Albert Bzezinski. Murkwski, WheelSman Jim Brock, A 1984 SHLSS graduate, porter Jason Pal· · mer cleans up after a fitout meal on the ·Charles E. Wilson. 8 I LOG I May 1985 ----- --------·----------------�- - cc� ��------�-- �Baltimore NLRB administrative law Judge Marvin Roth rule� on April 26 that Outreach Marine Corp. had been set up to evade the SIU contract and ordered the company to reinstate 26 fired Boatmen and pay their back wages for the last year. "McAllister sold its boats to Outreach in order to evade its ob­ ligations under the union con­ tracts , which McAllister regarded as an intolerable financial burden, ' ' Roth ruled. vi o and that their docking pil t ar� employee not independent contractors. · I ! " Wages , hours and other work­ Then the company, which said it was losing $750,000 a year, mg condition were drastically tered from tho e under Mc­ Alli ter's unfon contract " Roth Outreach fired nearly 40 ex­ McAllister employees , refusing to rehire nearly 30 of them. Outreach Marine President Al­ cide S. Mann, Jr. testified that he thought he had no obligation to the SIU contract because his company was unrelated to McAllister Broth­ ers. IU. sold four of its tugs to Outreach Manne for $ 1 .9 million. But the sale let McAllister keep control over the new company . ( SIU counsel James Altman pointed out that the judge held that Outreach captains were not super­ �,:rY'" \, f Roth found that McAllister and Outreach were "alter egos." " Outreach existed almost exclu­ sively for the purpose of servicing McAllister' s customers in Balti­ more Harbor," he added. Judge Roth ordered Outreach Marine to rehire 14 Boatmen im­ mediately, restore 12 others to their former jobs with the same senior­ ity, pay back wages to those fired, increase the wages of those still working to the rates in the SIU . contract and reimburse the Union for the loss ,of due . . I r ''I find that McAllister [presi­ dent Anthony J. McAllister Jr.] and Mann understood at all times that Mann would repudiate the union contracts, and that such ac­ tion was essential to the success of their arrangement, " he said. The unfair labor practices com­ plaint against Outreach Marine and the firm's former owner, Mc­ Allister Brothers, was brought by the SIU and the NLRB . The dispute started in late 1 983 after McAllister Brothers of the P<>rts' of Baltimore, New York, Norfolk and Philadelphia failed to ' tiate a new con t with . l found. The judge gave little credence to thi ince McAlli ter continued to adverti e that it was operating in the port of Baltimore. · ·_ · Altman noted that the judge's opinion was "comprehensive, welly by the fact in the record. An impor­ tant decision. " ·1 ' OSHA-Coast Guard Fight Continues in Court The battle between the Coast Guard and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which will have an impact on some 7 ,000 SIU members on unin­ spectecJ tugs and towboats , has entered the U . S . Court of Appeals . The fight between the two fed­ eral agencies began when OSHA was created in 1 970 to protect ev­ ery American worker from hazards on the job and unsafe working conditions. The two agencies have battled over which one will set and enforce the safety standards on the hundreds of uninspected tugs and tows in the country. -- Most of the court cases have centered around incidents where crewmembers wer� seriously in- l ·t ·1 :1 ;j '.) .I ., !I jured or killed. Representatives of the workers have filed petitions, as required by OSHA, for investiga­ tions into the accidents. But the courts have issued conflicting de­ cisions on which agency is respon­ sible for setting and enforcing the health and safety standards . The most recent court case gave the Coast Guard jurisdiction over the vessels and upheld a compa­ ny's refusal to allow an OSHA inspection of a dredge after a worker was killed while the dredge was operating off the coast of Florida. OSHA is asking the court to set aside that decision and allow the agency jurisdiction over the ves­ sels. :i :i Tugs Challenger and J.A. Hannah (Tampa Tug Corp.) force a path through the spring ice on the Great Lakes. The tugs are pushing, in tamdem, a barge holding 61,000 barrels of product. This picture was taken in mid-March. Three weeks later the Lakes were open to traffic. ' /, May 1985 I LOG I 9 ·! ! J 1 , ------ ·-· - - \, ,. -�- �� New ·t' · - · Pens i oners Edward R. Covaeevicb, 57, joined the Union in.the ·port ofBaltim9re,. He sailed as a deckhand and <;;ap:. I .· Stephen . '.''Steve" John Pap­ · · ·tlchis 57,joined the· · u afon . i n that port · .An 1%1 sailing as .a . tankerrnan ·· ' for : -McAllister B roth - · · William Rayford · . Esquerre, �y,-.:�.i -� joined Harry Morgan Hansen, 63, joined . George Hatgim.; · :isios, 62,joinedthe . Union in 1948 In the port of Bal ti- . more. He sailed as a cook for the Tay._ lor and Ander&on . Towing Co. from . • 1 962 to 1 974 and .. for McAllister Brothers from 1975 . to 1 984: Brother Hatgimisios·sailed as a chief steward during Wbrld War Hand helped in an organfaing . drive. in the port of Philadelphia in . 1 956. He is a veteran of the U . S . · Army in World War II. Boatman .· Hatgimisios was born in Norwich, Conn. and ·is a resident of Light­ house Pt . , Fla. · · ·.· Raymond - Jo­ seph Troscl•, 63, joined the Union · in the port of Mo­ -• . bile in 1974 sailing as an oiler for Rad­ cliff Materials from 1959 to 1985. Brother Trosclair is a veteran of the U . S . Aimy in World War II. He was born in Houma, La. and is a resident there . . . Rooert' W�tson . · Sm811 , 63, Jomed the Union in the port of New Or.; . �� : a leans in 1956 sail­ .. ing as an . AB for · · "� Carriers from : 1967 to 1 975 . . B rother Small at­ tended . the · SIU Louisiana Inland · Crews Confer�nce at the SHLSS in Piney · Point, M�. He was a , . Elw� W� White, 62, joined the Union in . ..the port of Norfolk in 196 1 sailing as a captam for Allied Towing in 1 977. Brother White was born in )vfobjack, Va. and . is a resident there. .· 0 TOTAL REGISTERE.D All Group Cl111 A Clas l Clau C Pitt Gloucester _ _ ew York _ Ph delph a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore Norfolk _ _ . . . _ Mobile _ New Orleans . . .. .. . .. . . . Jacksonville • . _.. San Francisco . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • • . • . . . . . . . . • . . . • . • • . . . . . • • • • • . • • . • • . . . . . • . . • • . • . . • . • • • . . . • • . • • . . . . . . . . • • . • • • • . • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . • • . . . • • . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . • . • • . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =:���. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St. Louis Pln Point Tota 1 . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • _ . . . . . . • • . • • . . . • • . • . . • • . • • • • . . • • • • . . • . . . • . . • . . . • • • _ . . . . • . • • . • • • • . . . . . • . . • . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . _ . . _ • • . • • . • • . . . . . • . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloucester ew York Philadelphia Baltlmore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville . San Francisco · · · · · · · · · · · .. . .. . . .. Wilm ngton _ _ ................................. Puerto R co Houston _ • . . . . • • . • • . • • . . . . . . . • • . • • . . . . . • . • • • • • . • . . . • . • • . • • . • . . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . • • . • • . . . . . . . • • . • • . • . . . . . . . . • . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . . . . • • . . . . • . • . . . . . • • • • . . • . . • . • • . • • . • • . • . • • . . • . • . ::::: ::::: ::: ::: :::::::::::: • . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . • • • . . . • • . . . • • . • . • • . . . . . . . • . • . • • . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . • • • • • • • . . . . �� · : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :: : : : : : : : : : : : : • · ....· . · :.--:: . . ..� APRIL 1 -30 1 9 s Seattle • '• sailing Stanley J . Stefanski, 62 , joined the Union in the port of Philadel­ phi_a in l963 sailing for Merritt, Chapman and Scott from 1 963 to 1964, Raymond International in 1965 atnd for the Industrial Lighterich Co. from 1 965 to 1976. Brother Stefanski wa� born In Philadelphia and is a resident of Quakertown, Pa. · Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters :fi Pitt · > ' · ·. . deckhand -t)n ·. the Brittariia . tug (Baker Whiteley Towing) for 26 years . Brother Pusloskie worked for the company from 1 950 to 198 1 . Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1 964 sailing as a tankerman . ' and cbi�f etlgineer. for- S l �e Towing . rromJ�47· to t9s5 . Brother Gussman · is an infant�y veteran of the U .�; Army in World · War II. He was . bom in Morgan City, La. and is a resident there. --. joined the · l,Jni<m in the P<:>rt <>( Mobile in 1 968 · sailing as a cook for Red Circle from 1972 _to 1980. Brother Scopolites sailed deep sea as a chief cook from 1 967 to 1 968. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II . Born in Mobile, Scopolites is a resident - there . Paul Pusloskie ' ...., 56, joined · the . 1_986 .. Lee Scopolites, · Union in the port of Baitimote in fQrmer member of the NMU from 1943 to 19.52. -Boatman Small was · Qom in N_elscin Cty. , Va. and is a resident of New Orleims . 72, · Cyrus J. Guss­ man, 64, joined the the Union in 1 939 in th� port . of Hou�ton sailing a·s · an AB, chief mate and captain for Red Stack Tugs and the Sound Puget l ,-.zl"--(Wash.) Tug and Barge Co. Brother Hansen was born in Norway and is a resident of New Bedford, Mass. - ers_. Brother Pap­ uchis was port agent from 1 974 to 1934. He sailed deep se� from 1 952 to 1 956 and was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union from 1956 to 1961 . Agent Papuchis is a vete�n. of the. U .S. Navy in World War II. BOffi ' in Peabody, Mass. , he is a resident of. Norfolk. · . ·. : .fort Agent . 62, the Union · •���� - in the port -0f Mo; bile in 1960 s ailing as a- deckhand and dispatcher for the . Mobile Towing Co. ·starting in 1 959. Brother Esquerre previou$lY bad worked for the U . S . Air Foree' s Brookley Air B ase from 195 l to 1957 . He is a veteran of the U . S . Army i n World War I I . Boatman Esquerre was born in Mobile and is a resident there. · Norfolk ·.. · tain during World War II and:· in­ termittently for McAllister Broth.. . ers from 1 945 tcr 1985, Charles H. . ·Harper Associate� from J959 to 1960, Curtis Bay Towing froni l96l · to 1 973 and the ' .Baker Whiteley Towing Co. time..to..time from 1 963 to 1 98 1 . Srother (:ovacevich was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. I H e . al.so . . sailed ' for McAllister B rothers from 1981 to 1 984. Boat­ man: Pusloskie was a former niem� per �f the SUP and the ILA and is a veteran of the U.S. Army in . the Korean W�. Born in.PennsyF vania, he is a resideru of Baltimore . • • • . . • • . • • . . . • . • • . • • • . . . . . . • • . Pl Point Tiii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::f. . P1Mt Gloucester New York Ptl ladelphia Baltlmore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonvllte ' San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St. Louis Point Teti I Pln3 Totlll • • • . • . . . . . • . . • . . • • • • . . • . . • . . • . • • . • • . . . . • • . • . . • • • • • • . • . • • . . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . • • . . • • . • . • • . . . . . • . . • • . • • . • • . . . . • . . • • • . • . • • . . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . • • . • • . • • . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . • • . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::: ::::::::: . . • . . . . . . • . . . . • • . . • . • . . • . . . . . . • . • . . • • . . . • . • . • • . . . . . . . • • . • . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . ' . • • . . . • . • • • • • . • . . . . . . . . _ • . • . . . • • . • . • . . • • • • . . . . • • • . • • • • • . . . . . • . • • • . . • . • . • . . . • • • • . . . . • . • . • • • . • • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . • • . • • . • . . . . • • . • . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . All Depaltmtllll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 3 1 50 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 6 1 85 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 0 0 7 0 0 0 30 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 52 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 14 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Ii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 & 0 0 0 p 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 115 22 78 TOTAL SHIPPED All Group Cius A Clan I Clau C DECI DEPARlWllT 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 4 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 7 0 0 0 4 90 · " REGISTERED ON BEACH All Grot1p1 Claa C Clau A Claa 8 1 0 5 1 60 0 5 0 0 9 0 0 0 36 7 1 1 Z5 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 1 1 29 0 0 12 0 0 0 15 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 0 S3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 s 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 1 0 SI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •O 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTllBfT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11 0 9 0 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 40 180 38 71 EJIGIN.E DEPARTMBfT 0 0 0 0 s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 "TD1al Registered .. means the number of men who actually registered for sh pp no at the port last month. "Reg stered on the Beach'. means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 45 0 ...� 1 0 I LOG I May 1 985 · ··- · -···-··--� -- · ---------·--.. �---- -------··----�---'---�- �In Memoriam Pensioner Lee Irskel Clifton, 60, died on March 3 1 . Brother Clifton joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1963 working as a diesel mechanic for the Virginia Pilots , Assn. from 1 964 to 1 983 . He was born in Creswell, N . C . and was a resident of Mechanicsville, Va. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Quales of Norfolk and Terry Bur­ gess of Jacksonville . Pensioner Ber­ nard Anthony Davis, 7 1 , passed away from diabe­ tes in the Humana Clear Lake Hos­ pital, Houston on March 3 . Brother Davis . joined the Union the port of St. Louis sailing as a captain for the Federal Barge Line from 1962 to 1976 and aboard the MIV Mobile (Gulf Canal Line). He was born in Alabama and was a resident of Kemah, Texas. Boat­ man Davis' remains were donated for medical research to the Uni­ versity of . Texas Health Science Center, H u t n. Surviving i ' hi widow Maye . Pensioner Ver· non Christopher Diggs', 7 1 , passed away on March 29. Digg Brother joi ned the Uni n in t he port of N r­ folk in 1 972 sailing in the steward de­ partment for the W.P. Hunt Co. from 1959 to 1 978. He was b orn in Mathews Cty . , Va. and was a res­ ident of Mobjack, Va. Surviving is his widow, Iva. Pensioner · Mel. · vin John Hamilton Sr. , 59, died on Brother Hamilton joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1959 sailing as a chief engineer for Charles H. Harper Associates .from 1 955 to 1 972. He was a veteran of the U . S . Coast Guard in· World War II and a former member of the ILA. Hamilton was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Louise and two sons, James and Melvin Jr. April 1 3 . Pensioner Thomas Harry Ran.· ken Sr. , 68, passed away on April 16. Brother Ranken joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1 96 1 sailing as a chief engineer for Northeast Towing and for Allied Towing from 1 959 to 1 983 . He was a former member of the NMU from 1954 to 1959. Boatman Ranken was a veteran of the U .S. Navy Sea­ bees in World War II: Born in Troy, N. Y . , he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Claire ; a son, Thomas Jr. and two daughters , Margaret and Grace. Alan Kent Rudd, 55 succumbed to cancer in the U . S . Veterans Administration James A. Haley Hospital, Tampa on Dec. 2, 1984. Brother Rudd joined the Union sailing as. a captain for .the North American Trailing Co. (NATCO) and Crowley Marine. He was born in Kentucky and was a resident of Belleview, Fla. Interment was in the Bay . Pines National Cemetery, Tampa . . Surviving is his widow , Ruth of Tampa. Pensioner Er­ nes«.elyea S r� , 72, passed away on April 4. Brother Relyea joined the Union iri the port of New . York in 1 963 Sailing $Pard the tug Horn II (E-L Rajltoad from 1 934 to 1974._ He was a. former member of the · Teamsters Union, Local 5 1$. Born in Hoboken, N .J. he was a resident of Clifton, N .J. Surviving gre his widow Lena · a on , Erne t Jr. ; a daughter Angie Be er, and a brother., Jame of Long l land .. . , N.Y. Pensioner Dominick Turso, 84, passed away from a heart attack on April 12. Brother Turso joined the Union in the port of New York in 1 963 sailing as a ferryboat porter for the ' Erl�· . ckawan � a and Western Railroad (E-L from · 19 t 7 to 1 965. He was born in Hoboken, N .J. and was a resident there. Surviving are a daughter, Antoi­ nette and a sister, Ann Perulli of Union City, N } . Pensioner William Rossie Wil­ liams, 73, succumbed to a stroke in the New Hanover Hospital Wil­ mington, N�C. on March 28. Brother Williams joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1962 sailiijg as a captain for the Cape Fear Towing Co. from 1943 to 1 945 and for Stone Towing from 1 945 to 1973. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union, District 50 from 1953 to 1962. Boatman Wil­ liams was born in Brunswick, N . C . and was a resident of Wilmington. Interment was in Greenlawn Park Cemetery, Wilmington. Surviving are his widow, Adelaide and a daughter, Deborah. Crowley Marine Nominates Mate Michael Getchell for Seamanship Award Crowley Marine recently nomi­ nated 2nd Mate Michael Steven Getchell, 29, of the tug Centurion out ofthe port of Jacksonville for MARAD's 1985 American Mer­ chant Marine Seamanship Trophy. The company said Boatman Getchell ''performed an exemplary feat of seamanship in boarding our drifting TMT barge Jacksonville after she had parted her tow-wire in storm conditions off of the South Florida coast. Hi s heroic actions averted an imminent grounding which could have resulted in ex­ tensive financial and environmen­ tal losses . ' ' Getchell, a six-footer, joined the SIU and Crowley following his graduation in 1978 from the U . S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N. Y . , sailing on the M/V s Sentry and Adventurer. He's a na­ tive of Oceanport, N.J. and resides in Jacksonville with his wife, Ann; son, Boyom, 4, and daughter, Keri, · 5 .. I t all began n . ov. 23 about 1 2;30 p.m. The 1 37-fi . . t .enturion was towing th e 400-f®t Jackson- .. vt1le from that port to the port of San Juan, hitting northeasterly 20to 30-foot waves and force-9 winds, partiilg the boat ' conn tina t w­ 90 mile due e Augu tine fla. wire t f Michael Getchell unteered the next day at 7;30 a.m. to board the barge as she drifted to 8 miles due east of Ponce de Leon Inlet. Noticing that the tug and barge were riding in synchronization in the 20-foot seas, the 2nd mate stood atop the tug's bow bulwark. Grasp­ ing the barge' s forecastle hand­ rails, he pulled himself aboard. The he went to the barge's stern, directing the tllg Explorer (Crow­ ley .. the ne t Ill ming to tow l�e Jacksonville to Freeport in the Ba­ ham . He stay d aboard the barge . until the storm subsided at 1 1 p.m. on Nov. 25 . · t. " Failing to pass a line around the barge' s tow bridles , Getchell vol- North American Trailing Contract Vote 45-24 Licensed and .unlicensed Boatmen riding the five hq.pper dredges and four launches of the North American Trailing Co. (NATCO) voted last month, 45 to 24, ratifying their new negotiated contract. The licensed vote broke down to 20 for and 14 against, and the unlicensed vote was 25 for and 1 0 against. Counting the ballots on April 1 1 at SIU headquarters , Camp Springs , Md. was the Tallying Committee of Mate Ed Anderson for the licensed personnel and Chief Steward Ed Fuller for the unlicensed dredgemen� They were also a part of the Contract Negotiating Committee. Highlights of the new contract are: Maintenance and Cure benefit raised to $ 1 5 a day. f Meal all.owance to be $5 for breakast, $5 for lunch and $ 1 0 for dinner. • On March l , 1 986, a 4 percent wage inctease will. be given either for wages and/or fringe benefits , to be determined by the. SIU in order to maintain the level of fringe benefits programs . • Wages and fringe benefits rates will b e open to negotiation on Feb. 28, 1 987. • For deck and engine room personnel, two sets of coveralls will be issued yearly. ' • Contribution rates fo t. the various trust funds will be raised to the ' deep sea level. • • (Continued on Page 22.) May 1 985 / LOG I 1 1 �- . l ' ; : � ' . \ ' A view of the T. T. Brooklyn's deck. Les Freeburn, bosun aboard the T. T. Brooklyn, left, and Tim Burke, AB, take on bunkers. Eye on ..-.- • Making quick s topovers in Los Angeles harbor recently were the Cove Liberty (Cove Shipping), T . T . Brooklyn (Apex Marine), OMI Columbia (OM!) , and the Thompson Pass (In terocean Man­ agement) . On these two pages, you ' ll see these ships and some of the hard­ working men and women of the SIU who crew the m . SIU Patrolman Ray Singletary (center) gets the chance to talk with some of the men aboard the T. T. Brooklyn. From the left: M. Mohsen, OS; Ken Craft, bosun; Singletary; Sy Yaros, AB, and Steve Hynes, AB. (Photos by Dennis Lundy.) It's pretty quiet aboard the Brooks Range on Easter Sunday. The mustachioed set aboard the Thompson Pass are, from the left: Rick Cavender, QMED; Fadel Salek, engine utility, and George Grupillion, 1st A/E (District-2 MEBA). 1 2 I LOG I May 1 985 � -� .• _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ...._ ....;.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ �Members of the Cove Liberty strike a patriotic pose. They are, from the left: Floyd Acord, chief pumpman; Allan Rogers, bosun; Felix Santiago, AB; Louis Angel Malave, OS; Charles Howell, AB, and Jack Alves, AB. Seated is John Stout, OS. AB Kevin Gibbons, left, and AB Lloyd ·Rogers soak up some California sun before a cool trip to Alaska abo&rd the COJ•e Liberty. At anchor in the port of Los Angeles Chief Steward Pedro Laboy, ·left, and Mike Hidalgo, GSU, enjoy a chat on the sunny deck of the Cove Liberty. is the Cove Liberty. · It's midnight aboard the OM/ Columbia, and looking none the worse for wear are (standing, from the left): Richard Yakel, AB; Elwyn Ford, QMED/engine delegate; Kay Egland, visitor; Marshall Novack, AB/deck delegate; Tom Jay, AB, and "Superman" Milne, chief pumpman. Seated, from the left, are: Chester Moss, steward; Ray Singletary, SIU pati-otolan, and Joe Broadus, bosun. David Boyd, QMED, makes a tool board on the OMI Columbia. May 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 ... . .. ..� .. lill' --,...-· .,-- - .. ····-- ··--- - ·---·· ·-----· �- j - -· . .· . __ a z �Gulf Coast Area Vice Presidents' Report by V.P. Joe Sacco Athings are running -smoothly S was reported last month, with the servicing of Dixie Carriers equipment. Crewmembers are glad to be working under an SIU agree­ ment again, and are impressed by the perseverence that the Union showed in protecting their interests over the course of a grueling 22month strike . We concluded a Crescent Ship Docking contract in Mobile. For seamen shipping out of the port of Jacksonville, we have resumed ne­ gotia_t�_I!�_wi!�-G�')'_gO To�ing. We had a successful meeting in Jacksonville with representatives from Crowley on a labor-manage­ ment program. It was attended by officials from the Gulf, SIU mem­ bers and company officials . The meeting was quite produc­ ti v�. It helped everyone htvolved in better understandfog . sonie of our problems. At the very least, it opened up a line-of communica­ tion. There has been a lot of grass­ roots political activity in Texas. Several elections were decided, and a run-off is scheduled for a state Senate seat. I want to thank the rank-and-file membership in Houston for their support. Their votes helped make the difference, and so did the time that many of them contributed on behalf of candidates working to­ wards a renewed maritime indus­ try. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall government to grant benefit status The Mississippi Queen is due to to merchant seamen who made a stop at St: Louis at the end of May. courageous and irreplaceable con­ We will all be looking forward to tribution to this country's war ef­ seeing this grand old paddlewheel­ fort. er. Dave Heindel took over as port There have been a number of agent in Philadelphia. He is a tal­ dredging projects started on the ented and dedicated Union official, Great Lakes . and the members there will be well Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging served by him. Company will begin dredging op­ Also in Philadelphia, Curtis Bay erations at Point Mouillee, Mich. landed a Navy yard contract. Work will commence at the en­ Whenever the Navy needs some­ trance of the channel. one to help them dock, they will Luedtke Engineering Company call the company. SIU members has begun a breakwall project in Muskegon, Mich. will be happy to oblige, especially . since it will mean more jobs. Great Lakes Dredging and Dock The Union has been active in Company has begun its spring work the local elections about to be held on the Cuyahoga River. in Philadelphia. We have been The U . S . Corps of Engineers has working . closely with the rest of postponed bidding on six jobs, organized labor to help elect local probably because of an adminis­ candidates that are . sympathetic to trative backlog. the needs of seamen. There has been a lot of political WesfCoast activity in Baltintore. Officials there by V. P. George McCartney attended an 80th birthday party for Councilman "Minti" DiPietro. SIU President Frank Drozak attended. I also want to wish SIU Rep Bobby Pomerlane a happy birth­ day. This dedicated official and ex­ boxer has worked hard to put to­ gether a strong grassroots move­ ment in Baltimore. As evidence of his success, Baltimore Mayor Wil­ liam Donald Schaefer attended his birthday party. ha been caUed Schaefer, by''gome tfre ,,be t mayor in the United States, has been a strong have been meeting with repre­ friend of the American-flag mer­ from APL to discuss sentatives chant marine. of the J-9s and scales manning the Fish landing has been low. Prices quality 9f life the as well as lOs, Care low. Things have been so bad A commit­ vessels. those onboard that some boats are making two tee is being elected that will even­ trips to make one share. Some look into matters of design, tually fishermen are leaving the industry and living quarters. layout altogether and seeking employ­ on the West Coast had Seamen ment ashore. a stake in the outcome of a cor­ The problem that I talked about battle at Matson, where Bob porate last month concerning Gloucester the chief executive officer Pfeifer' Marine Protein, Inc . , a dehydra­ a proxy fight over Harry won there, tion plant, has not been resolved. Weinberg. Had Weinberg, a real It has caused headaches for fish­ developer, been successful estate · ermen from Boston to New Bed­ then he would have sold bid, his in ford. More on this next month. off Matson, creating many head­ aches for the maritime industry out Great Lakes and here. Westem Rivers · Also at Matson, Wayne Brobst, by V.P. Mike Sacco the Dfrector of Labor Relations, retired after 40 years. We at the SIU wish him well ! \\'�O I In Seattle, the officials and the membership have been busy doing some grassroots lobbying on two important issues for members: the passenger vessel issue and the ban on the export of Alaskan oil. Se­ attle is the first major port in the Lower 48, so seamen there would be the hardest hit if Alaskan oil were sold overseas. The Union in Seattle is putting together a project to commemorate Maritime Day. Also in Seattle, the New York (Bay Tankers) crewed up. We are all awaiting EPA approval of the Apollo, one of the new incinerator vessels. Government .Services by V. P. Roy Mercer T�n� ��!�� c���:���1���� S t\Yasbi have been,'aw� to the Sea Mobility Company of Houston, Texas. Sea Mobility is an SIU-contracted company which won the right to operate' the 1 2 ships on the basis of the lowest ' bid. The bid was for a five-year pe­ riod. When all 1 2 ships are com­ pleted, six will operate out of Ho­ nolulu and six will be based in Norfolk, Virginia. On the MSCPAC vessels, we have been busy trying to sort out some beefs involving retroactive money paid to the unlicensed deck and steward departments, and in informing our members about elint­ ination of the night watch in port rate, which became effective April 1 , 1 985. Finally, I want to urge members to remember their safety precautions and to wear Personal Protective Equipment onboard ship and in shipyards. Yfacoma Sea-land Moves to Tacoma, Wash. I will be attending a ceremony held by the Seamen's Church Institute commemorating the con­ tributions that merchant seamen made to V-E Day. The best tribute, I believe, would be for the federal 1 4 I LOG I May 1 985 Trivers . The same can be said HINGS are picking up on the for the Great Lakes. Sea-Land moved from the port of Seattle to Tacoma, Wash. on May 1 2 into a new $6 million terminal with two berths on 76 acres with a 30-year lease. On that day, the trans-Pacific Sea-Land Endurance was due to arrive, with the Sea-Land Galveston from Alaska due the next day. On May 1 3 , the new intermodal 9 1-freight car railroad will be ready to carry the cargo from the two ships. - On June 24, Sea-Land will dedicate the new Tacoma Terminal, which is expected to handle 400,000 containers a year. Sea-Land Service has added the ports of Kandla, India; Karachi, Pakistan, and Chittagong, Bangladesh to its Mideast runs. �OFF MOREHEAD CITY-The USNS 2NI Lt. John P. 1Job0 cmiSes oft' M�rehead City, N.C. on a shakedown cruise W · • ruJate . war condition.s. The specially­ equlpped Maritime PreposltioDbla Ship (MPS) saOed �n . from lter'· launching yard in Quincy, Mass tc> · In late Februai'.y and tllelll � down. · · -�' -,,• . . •; . " M� .City . - . . . ' . .. near · of . . potmtial ·· ...;; ,u... ..:...: be . fullY IOllded With and the. · will . .._ r QtrgOeS. .. . .... · SI U Cr�'!\'$ )::Jp Alt N, eW · N0.Vy Ch�rte red � A. : . ·.JJ�AJ :,� :�F��e�;�;:w, ��Y�u� ��a:sw�:���;o;'� . . · '.'; ... ·" '. . " . - . : · �� �--> � .-·\ ' . , . . " ' '- . .. , , . . Morehead City N .C. o f r her fint military exerci . The 671-foot ROfRO i poweirc4 by, !Win medium peed diesels and �a a service speed of 18 knots. The 22,700-to� ve • di fitt�d .\Vith fiveAO-ton c rane .··.. Which will be operated and maintain�d by her unJicen. e<I ere)\' who r�eived t� · " · , · _.·::_ ' ., . ' . Seafarers Harry Lundeberg �d1�t of eaman. hip in · hands-oQ. training at the . . Piney Point,' Md. . . Thi military support hip can carry 1 ,400 vehicle , including tank , jeep , trucks and amphibiou craft �if.h l'[l<>re than 190,000 cubic. feet of pace. for · ge�eral cargo ,) �.ooo cubic f�t.f�r :refri�l"(l�ed goOds, and, 2_3(),()()()_cubic feet for .ammunitiop; the . 2nd- Lt.. John P.: Bqbo. ' wiU ,be ' capable of supporting a . .·. Marine a.JDphibi u brigade· ()f 3 ,000 trcio}is for 30 days; · . · · t ·· . · • · · - . t(> pick. up a contingent of Marines. ,for the simulated war emergeney · exercises. The �ion · of the USNS. Bobo, and the 12 other MPS vessels being built or converted, is to provide mobile logistic support for U.S. . arined form. The ps will. be statJoned at forward. .. ru-0110d. the ·"'orld to . . ·· . · · . j l · . 1 ·. jj 1 ·l computer�_oiled ciqO·•- bold • • : conditloning system. .The imtrudor ls Andre StandJng center is Jbn Childs, chief of safety- 8ild . for � .bverseas Marine. Seated clednrise from left are Chief Engineer Dennis Crowty, 3nl Engineer N.oel ThompSoll, QM.ED> Electrician . Danny _Beeman, QMED Larry Barker, ,1st Engineer Kevin Mase, and 2nd � Gustav Pftster. Q� and.· engineers learn bow io operate ,the Moldeovaneau. ·. . One of the five 48--ton over the foredeck. pedestal cnmes loomS May 1 985 I LOG I 15 ', '. �I: ' , i � ABs Stanley Castama, left, and James Jer­ sclleid posed for ibis photo on the foredeck. QMEDIPuulpmim Tim Stagg takes a caH at the engine room consoki in port 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo Dwayne GSU Janet Price takes pride in her L�dry, saloon messman, gets a smile or· approval from Capt. Gerald Wmhuns. work, _and it shows. BR Hans Schmuck catches up on �e latest news in mauitime. 1 6 I LOG I May 1985 �,. r ) ). I· t· ! i fi1j11Ji �!i�1;�11�1!��1i lil1il1�i I�. 8oslJil John H. "Red" Wilson Jr., �t, pulS the bed in it as he . · from the No• I-hold. At left is deck depariment delegilte AB William works with AB Stanley LaGrange to bring cargo-securing gear up King. -.�::::: AB James Jerschekt rigs a falls into the No. l bold. .2 .nd _ Lt. John P. BObo . '<, · ":. : ' (: During a recent payoff of the Bobo, some of the crew posed for this photo with SID Rep Mike Paladino (seated). From left are ABs Jiminy <>cot and Willliun King, and Steward Assistants WiUiam Perry and David Banks; ·. · . I i ' ' : 1 _) , ' ) . : l .. I ) Fnlnk DiCarlo II, chief cook, serves up a hot lunch. { ' r . i . James Blackwell, second cook/baker, keeps the crew happy with doughnuts and : ' 1 ! pastries. May 1985 I LOG I r 1 i--f' .,. �Seven Winners of Logan Scholarships . Named Three Seafarers and · four de­ pendents have been · awarded $60,000 in college scholarships un­ der the SIU's Charlie Logan Schol­ arship program; Three alternates also were nained by tbe scholarship committee. Alan Black, 30, - a QMED from Charles City, Va. , was the Winner of the four�year, $ 10,00o scholar­ ship. He said he plans to use the award _to complete . his undergrad­ uate studies at Virginia .Common­ wealth Universjty and. then .pursue a law degree with- specialization in admirality and internati()nal law. He_ has been an SIU member since - I ceived $5,000 , :two-year scbolar­ ships . Mary Reeves Courtney, 28, of Jacksonville. plans to use the scholarship to return to college for a Bachelors Degree in education. She joined the SIU in 1979 and h as been sailing cis an AB since 198 1 . _ - Joanne Alcorn 1 978 . ' Two other deepsea members, re- &l&ck Alan Seafarer Remem bered i n Scholarsh i p Donation The parent and friend of Sea- farer Griffith H ugh Hutt n died la t year have donated who more a a n L N G A B . Hi ,500 in hi memory to the I U ' Charlie Logan Scholar hip program . Hutton ' parent , Wil liam and M iriam Hutton of Chevy Chase, Md, and friend of the late Seafarer colJected the money and donated it on behaJf of the Hugh H utton cholar hip Fund , which i ex­ pected to grow. A 1975 graduate of the SH LSS ntry Trainee Program H utton ) ' � :·; " ·_:: hipped out of the port w the Pride of Texa f Balti ­ la l hip (Titan Nav­ Mary Reeves Courtney The other scholarship was awarded to chief cook Jdhp: : Han,"'. : rahan; 27, of Eldersburg; Md. Han­ rahan joined the Union in: 1980 and' has served in various steward de­ partment capacities aboard the SS _ . member of the U nited Brother­ hood of Carpenter and Joiner of restaurant degree. QMED J�h� Pennick, 32, of Santa Cruz�< Calif, and AB Jim Romeo, 30, of Oakland, N.J; were selected as alternate winners. All four dependent winners are children of SI U Inland members _ America. born in New York City 9, SS Independ­ ence. He will pursue a hot el and in Maryland and was a former He w and Constitution igation). He al o attended college and wa re ident of Chevy Cha e. Hutton was 30 years old when be died Sept. 1 984. He i urvived by ru parent . of Neptune Beach, Fla. Alcorn is · a Boatman for Crowley Towing and Transportation. She plans to attend Jacksonville University in _the fall and major _ in business administration. Oaniel Foster, 18, of Belhaven, N .C.- is currently studying at the North Carolina School for the Arts . Art accomplished pianist, Foster hopes to eventually transfer to either Julliard or PeatxXty conservatories. His goal is to perform as a concert pianist and to teach. He is the son of Charlie and- Frances Foster. Foster works for Sonat Marine. _- _ an d _ �c h will receive four-year $ 10,000 scholarships; Joanne Alcprn, 18; is the daugh­ _. -- -- ter of Raymond and Edith Alcorn Are You M issing lmportantl\lla il? We want to make sure ._ that you_ receive yourIf you are getting _ more than one copy of the copy of the LOG each month and other imi:)ortant - -LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your mail such as W-2 Forms ,- Union Mail and Welfare address , or if your name or address is misprinte� Bulletins. To accompiish this, please use the or incomplete, please fill in the - special address address form on this page fo update your home form printed on this page and send it to: address. - Your home address is your permanentaddress, SllJ & UIW of N.A. Ad� Corredion Departnlent- _-_ . s20fAuth -Way - _ , _ - - - -• Camp Springs, Maryhmd 207�9971 · and this is where all official- Union . documents, W-2 Form�, and the LOG will be mailed. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HOME . , �' i ' . ; -_ DaDiel Foster A degree in physical therapy is Yvonne Jewett's college goal. The 1 7-year-old of Russell Jewett and . Joyce Standfuss plans to attend Orand _Valley State Col­ lege in Michigan. Her father works for NATCO aboard the Manhattan - � ..... � -- - - ... - - - - -- ----- - � - -- - .. � -:� - ... - - - � - - - - - -� - _- - -- - -� - - - . P�ASE PRINT -- daughter Island. I I t --. · -- ·· ; - t l t . Social Security NO I I I Phone No. () I Your Full Name Area Code I I I -----------,----- ------ --- - 1 State ZIP Apt or Box # Street _ I City I r: - I Yvonne Jewett O _SIU Other O UIW 0 Pensioner _...,..___ I Book Number f -� C _ hris: Owens, 17, wants to earn ---- --: - , JI UIW Place of Elllployment - t _ a degree in chemical ,engineering r and c hemi stry . The son of B u lk -I· Thia will be my pennlllMlftt eddr9es for 1111 offlclll union malll.. fleet Marine Capt. David and Wendy This 8ddreu should remain In the Union ftle ....... oa..wlN c:Mliged bf � pelllOIMl.ly Owens of Bahannon, Va. is un­ i - decided on which of the nation's ADDRESS _ 081': __,..-----'--_ . ·..: ; : • ' ' :� -- ---------------- �· . -- ------- --- --- -----.. .- i --- - - , --- - : (Signed) __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - � - - - - - - - - - 18 I LOG I May 1 985 '{ - , . · ·- � .,,. '" ... . . . ' , ;, , " � - - - - - - - - - - : � top science schools he will attend in the faII. �"" 'IX �; .� rj '. ; ;� .� : .:.:,, · I� f ,_. Fi rst H ead q u arters Po rt Meeti ng i n Pi ney Poi nt In the fall of 1 984 , SIU members voted on and passed several amendments to the SIU Constitution. Among these was an amendment to make Piney Point, Maryland a constitutional port and the official SIU Head­ quarters port. April 8 , 1985 was the first constitutional meeting. Frank Drozak and other SIU o ffi c i a l s r e p o r t e d t o t h e membership on the state of the industry , and acttv1tl�s in Washington, D. C . and around the country. These reports were videotaped and sent to all port:S for use i n their monthly membership meetings . . One of the highlights of this meeting was the graduation of the Recertified Bosuns class. This was the first class to graduate at Piney Poin t . The graduation was previously held in Brooklyn, New York . Now that Piney Point is a full constitutional port, SIU members can register and ship from Piney Point , and enjoy the full range of port services which are available to them . This is especially important to members who are attending classes at - the Seaf�ers Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship . SIU President, Frank Drozak d i sc u sses the state of the industry d u ring the fi rst SIU Port M eetin� at Pi ney Point. ' . • • t-A�,"'··• • • •••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • � · �· ·.�·· � � ···•·•• ••• • • • ,•.� . i The Recertified Bos u n class i s the:««f i rst clas s to g raduate from the new Constitutional Port of Pi ney Point. : " . . . . : ..·: , . .!:·::·::::::::.:·:� ..·:· ·.. Lift You rself i nto the Futu re . . . With 'the New S H LSS C ra n e Cou rse To prepare SIU members for employment on u. s. military contracted vessels, the Seafarers Using hand signals, .S H LS S I nstructor, .Ed Boyer d i rects the · placement of the skip box. ,,, ,//,,,....,""'''" ' "" '"" " - Crane Operator Randy Garay is the first SIU member to comptetE1 the · five-day c rane course. Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship created the Sealift · Operations arid Maintenance course . The school purchased a 32 ton, twin boom , Hagglund crane for the crane portion of this course . For students, instruction on the crane consists of cargo rigging , safety rules, learning hand signals , and an overview of c�ane operations. ABs, Recertified Bosuns, and Third Mates receive · an . . add i t i o n a l fi v e - d a y comprehensive crane operation course. This course includes classroom instru c t i o n and h a n d s - o n ­ e x p e ri e n c e . T h e s t u d e n t s progress through more and more complicated crane operation · techniques. They learn crane c o n t rols , cra ne a n d s l i n g capabilities, load calculations and · Transferring a s k i p box from t he dock to a push boat is one of the exercises performed d u ri ng the crane course. characteristics , and maintain load stability. how to Practical crane operation is the result of following the three rules - safety , . efficiency and speed . Safe t y for person rtel , safe handling of cargo and equipment are the most important consideration. The crane operator is in control of tons of steel and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment and cargo . Efficiency of the operation consists of making as few moves as possible to safely transfer the cargo . Speeg is derived from the safety and efficiency of the operation. The modern crane is a complex machine , capable of extr�tnely precise control . It can lift incredible weights time after time and safely move them with a minimum of personnel, and do it faster and more efficiently than any other system. May 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 ---··-· .� . - - - - -- - - ··· - -- --·- ----··- - - --- - -- - - -- · --- -- - · - -- - - · --- - - - - -----· . - -· . - . ·· - �Gi rl Scout Troop 2207 V is i t S H LSS · · j i I i t � I The attendance of the Eleventh Worldwide Military Services Education Conference by SHLSS Adult Education fa c u l t y members , Sandy Schroeder and Dorella Rodriguez , is the · latest in a series of meetings and events with Navy educators . This biennial conference , co-sponsored by the Department of Defense and the University of Maryland, was held April 2 3 - 26 at the U n iv e r s i t y of M a r y l an d , University College in College · Park , Maryland . Th e i n v i t a t i o n fo r t h i s conference was the result of an earlier meeting with Ken Smith , Director of Navy Education , Norfolk, Virginia. SHLSS Adult Education instructors , Durella Rodriguez and Mary Coyle , met Mr. Smith at the Military Educators sessions during the Nati o n a l A d u l t . E d u c a-t i e n C o n fe r e n c e i n L o u i s v i l l e , ;; Kentu<:ky; :,, ur: .ovembcr, 1 984� Mr. Smith has since beep instrumental in providirig the Adult Education Department . with contacts. that are helping this scho()l keep . abreast in current military educational technologies. The most helpful contact has been Mr. Larry Stotsberry , the Education Specialist at the Navy Campus office at Patuxent Naval Air _ Test Center. Mr. Stotsberry has visited SHLSS and shared with . us reading curriculums and vjdeo tapes that ate cuirently beirig used by · the Navy . Durelfa Rocfriguez has met with Mr. Stotsberry several times at the Navy Campus office . She haS found out more . about Na programs that are being offered to their students and has had access to many of the materials that are applicable to SIU members . Because of · the increasing involvement between SIU and military contracted ships , there has been a growing awareness of military educational services that are relev;mt to SIU members . The Adult Edu ation dcpartn1cnt will · . ;:;:::::. · Fleet Del.egate for the Stuart Tan kermen Visits S H.LSS vy · · <:ontinuc to . explore . . m i l i tary - · educational services and incorporate new ideas that can benefit SIU members. H LSS CO U RSE Welding .::::'' ':" "'·· ' " :'':'':"" :. ,._..,, Fi rst row I. to r.: Jendi Verge, Heather Smith, Karen M i l stead, Kristy Gove Tami Fragler, Suzanne Brann, Mary Bean, Jaye Linnen. Second row I . to r.� Lyn�e Peden, A ngela Johnson, M iche l l e Sm ith, Kefah Ami n , Felecia Rosier, Kendra Terre l l , M i chelle Rosier, Jenny M i l ler, Jennifer Hawkins Debbie Textor. Th!rd row . I . to r.: Don Nolan, Ken Con kl i n , Laura Textor: Jeanne Textor, Dick Textor, M ary Brann (Troop Leader), Carol Smith, Bobbie M i l ler (Co-Leader), Ed Gi ldersleeve . · . · . Fleet Delegate for t b e Stuart tankermen, . Robert Remmel, discusses port" · services with Piney Point, Port Agent, Edd Morris. G RADUATES oie�I Engine Tec:hnoloQy . First row I. to r.: Louis Dlesso, Harvey Balley, Manuel Alvarez, Thomas Ball, Kenneth N i lsen. Second row I. to r.: Michael Glass, Mlguel Rivera, Frank Andryauskas, Biii Foley (Instructor). . First r-0w I. to r.: Jimmy Slrubna, Paul Crow. Secend row I. to r.: Jose Valle, Chuck Gallagher, Francisco E. Torres, Manuel Rodriquez. Third row I. to r.: Isadore Campbell, Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor); John Perry. Sealltt Operations and Maintenance Front row I. to r.: Richie B urgers, Martin Tlohe, Joaeph LeBeau, Nathan Stein, Joe Gludlc$, Tim O'Silen. Second row I. to r.: Jeff Johnston, Doug Hodges, Ronald Charles, Fletcher McRee, Eugene Finley, Mike Dehnert, Raymond Rainey, David Abell, John Sutherland. Third row I. to r.: Norbert Hinrichs, Mike Wittenberg, John Craven, John · O'Connell, Joseph Allum, Ron Hellner, Bob Richardson. · Southern Cross/Sealllt Operations & Maintenance Front row I. to r.: Joe Marshall (Instructor), Hugh S. Woods, Rafael Rivera, Juan Patino, John Cronan. Second row I. to r.: Blademlro Santana, Drew Brown, Pete Trolanos, Martin Ramos, James Dickens, Carlos M. ·Sotto. 'i '. ·: Front row I. to r.: Steve Castle, Joel Lechel, J immy Skubna, Manuel Rodriquez. Second row I. to r.: Joe Marshall (Instructor), Michael Scaringi, Robert Halkerston, Michael Vanderhorst, Eric Plaksln. Third row I. to r.: Craig Holdredge, Thomas Wlehl, Keith Bennett, Robert Maddox. Fourth row : David Farrell. 20 I LOG I May 1 985 . Able .Seaman Cn1tse Ship Training CJaaa ·. Front row I. to r.: Jock Morris , Judy Acosta, Hanaplah Ismail, Michael Kiyabu, Joellto Abarca, Robinson Tacang, Connie Velasques. Seco.nd row I. to r.: Anthony Rivera, Lincoln Pinn, Glenn Ferguson , Chris Nagy, Dien Short, Bob MCCioskey, Mark Feltman, Lawrence Wells, Carl Mllldrum Ill, Ben Cusic (lnstuctor). �..... Upgrad i ng Course Schedu l.e . � l�< �. J u ne Th rou g h Au g ust 1 985 . 1 ·{.0 · . '"'·��r·"'"' Radar Observer J u ne 1 4 J u ne 28 J u ne 20 J u ly 1 1 July 19 August 29 Quartermaster � Aug ust 2 Septe m ber 1 3 S i m u l ator Cou rse July 1 2 J u l y 26 Aug u st 9 July 18 August 1 Aug ust 1 5 . . - Ass istant Cook bi-weekly varies Cook and Baker bi-weekly varies Chief Cook bi-weekly varies Chief Steward month l y varies Three M an Steward Dept. mont h l y varies tf.o�.sl.'AMA. sV..· '" ''\. ·I (AB E) Ad u l t Basi c Ed ucation .' ; .'·- =:' (State) . Date of B i rth (Middle) Telephone (ZlpCOde) ...{. +�•"' '"":��... � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book # Port lssued ------- _______ ;, � :-..�'.�:· ; ·: · . . ,,.. o,..s,� · . .. . · . . · • 1 I � �,� ;.\., .. >,. · �-: ;.', ·:.,. /. ..:• .. . � � � � ­ (Area Code) Sen iority Pacific D Port Prese ntly Reg istered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ No 0 (if yes, f i l l in below) Are you a g raduate of the SH LSS Trainee Program : 0 Yes ��- to ��-----(dates attended) _ _ _ _ _ Have you attended any S H LSS U pg rad i ng Courses: O Yes Course(s) Taken Do you hold a letter of completion for Li feboat: D Yes No O Firefig hting: D Yes No O CPR: O Yes No O ------- SIG N AT U R E RATI NG H ELD DATE SHIPPED � DATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ No transportation will be paid unless you present original · receipts and successfully complete the course. .. DECK DEPARTM ENT . �-��(:,::.· :;:: ENGI N E DEPARTMENT O D D D D O FOWT O Automation QMEO..-.. Any Rating D Dleael Engine Marine Electronics Marine Electrlcal Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance I Operation Refrigeration Syatema Maintenance Ii Operations O Chief Engineer/Assistant Engineer (U nl napected Motor Vessel) D Second/Third Asst. Engineer (Inspected) STEWARD DEPARTM ENT RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever Is applicable.) VESSEL Septem ber 1 4 ·_•;.. i":ii.' .r�o .._. w _...� ... . u A8 Unllmlted D c.leett.I New18at1on D Ail Limited O 1st Clan PllOt D AB Speelal o Towboat Operator Inland o Towboat Operator (NMT 200 mll ..) O Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miies) 0 MHter/Mate Inspected Towing Veaael O Third Mate D Radar Observer Unllmlted D Simulator Course No D (if yes, f i l l in bel ow) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date Avai l able for Trai n i n g J u n e 26 July 5 Aug ust 23 am · · .· _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Endorsement(s) or ' Trainee Program : From September 1 3 September 1 3 I n terested In the following course(s) checked below: Mo./Oay/Vear Lakes M e m ber D I n l an d Waters Member D _______ License(s) N ow H e l d Aug ust 16 (GED) High School Equivalency Program Aug ust 2 I (first) Deep Sea M ember D Completion Date J u ne 21 J u n e 28 August 1 6 (DVS) Developmental Studies . ·, (City) Check-In Date Aug ust 1 6 -=: July 8 June 3 (ESL) Eng l i s h as a Second Language - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "' . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....------------ . . :.:"· ',··. (Last) Completion Date Check-In Date Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship U pgrad i ng Ap p l i cat ion " Soci al Sec u ri ty # Length of Cou rse Course July 5 I. . Course Adult Education Cou rses Master/Mate Fre i g ht & Tow i n g .. ...... . ..... . ........... September 1 9 Check-In/ Completion Date DATE OF DISC HARGE D D D D D Chief Cook Assistant Cook D Chief Steward Cook & Baker Towboat Inland Cook Three Man Steward Dept. ALL DEPARTM ENTS D Weldlng D Llfeboatman D Seallft Operations & .Maintenance ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies (DYE) D English H a Second Language (ESL) COLLEGE PROGRAM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ � RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrad i ng Center, Pi ney Poi nt, M D. 20674 ; i .1 . Aug ust 1 6 June 1 4 Steward Recertification September 1 3 Date Book Was l ssued October 31 Course July 5 · Th i rd Mate N'ame August 30 Recertification Programs iuulOust 11 29 J un e 7 J u l y 26 S al i ft Operations Maintenance l"" M arine Electrical Mai ntenance Steward Upgrading Cou rses Completion Date Check-In Date {, Aug ust 1 Refrigeration Deck Upgrading Courses ...{"�··· J u n e 28 Second/Th i rd Assi stant Engi neer Following are the updated course schedules for June through August 1 985, at the Seafarers Harry Lu n d eberg School of Seaman s h i p . SIU Representatives i n all ports wi l l assist members in prepari ng app l i cat i o n s . . . We l d i ng And Promote U .S. Maritime Industry Course Completion Date Check-In Date Course. }'Programs Geared to I mprove Job Ski �ls • Engine U pgrading Courses D Nautical Science Certificate Program D Scholarship/Work Program D Other May 1985 I LOG I 21 . ·;:.: · i �The job was to dredge a 500-foot \Vide and 46-foot deep channel beginning afth� site's entrance . Starting now. the work is expected to be completed by mid-November 1 985. Inland Unes (Continued from Page 11.) . / Arrangements will be made · to provide for .1,J;pgrading of licenses at the AMO-D2 School at Dania, Fla. until courses can be given at the SHLSS, Piney· Point , Md. . • Rad ar and sinlt1lator programs . will be av ai l�bl e at the SHLSS in · • · ' · · the near future. • The Union will provideJega lcounsel to any licensed oflker if their lice 11se is in jeopardy :in. the n .rmal co4rse, .of their duties except for · willfulmis conduct. · • . .. · . . . Competito i n jn the drectge' industry has increased in the past four years. There aJ-e D()W four n�n�union dredge companies plus the U .S. Army Corps of Engineers. dre dges competing with NATCO. North American Trailing spends $700,000 each year to keep their dredges fo s hape . The dredge s are Sugar Island, Dodge Island, Man� hattan Isl/jnd, Northerly 1sl<;uzd and Padre Island. The launches are St. Mary 's Ri� er, Miami River, East River and the Hudson River� · · Great L•kes T.ow ing Expa"ds \Great Lakes Towing�s ship assistfince , wrecking, bottom work and iceoreakiiig se:tvices also will be done . in the future atthe ports of Green Bay� Manitow 9c , Menominee and Stl)rgeon Bay, Wis. ·. . . ... · · •· . ·. . .· . ' '• . . · In the Port of . Philadelphia <, Sabine Towing Boatmen Get 3.3o/o COLA Lieensed and unlicensed Boatmen at the Sabine Towing and Trans­ portation Co. in the port of Houston got a 3 . 3 percent Cost of Living Adjustment wage i ncrease . · Mobile's Cresc.e nt Towing Gets New Contr•f A new three-year contract was negoti ated for Boatmen of the Crescent Tow ing and S alvage Co. in the port of Mobile. Included in Jhe terms of the new contract, efti ctive May' l , COLA w age hike and · a wage-related pension stipulation. were a Curtis Bay of Pa. Wins Navy Yaird Pact In the port of Philadelphia, Curtis Bay Towing won a contract . with the U .S. Navy Yard to help . in docking naval vessels coming into the yard for repairs and maintenance. Working on left, and berry. SIU 8o•tmett·Crowley Mllllrlne Meet At the monthly meeting between SIU :Boatme n and Crowley Marine management in the P<>rt of Wilmington, Calif. , the .topic of survival suits for Crowley crewniembers was discussed. They �rune · to the conclus ion that the urviviaL !luits were needed only for the colder n rt.hem wate r and that training wa required to · use•the uit . · • �g. AB .Charles "Chuc�", · . Pw11e.r . . ps0n Hawkin- S I U Goes to N LR B On Sonat Mari ne The J U i awaiting the deci ion of the National Labor Relation LRB) trial hearing early thi m nth after filing an unfair I b r pra tice c mpl jnt again t n. t Marine of t he p rt of Philadel phia and Balt imore . he charge i that the c mpany had refu d an JU "infi rma­ tional reque t ' on data n thefr aptain , mate nd b rge aptain. t whether 'they were up rvi r . ' LRB, lf the U ni n receive a fav ra le de i i n o n t w uld have to m ak e go d o n the pa t c ntri buti n due to the I U fringe b nefil plan ince the Id nt r ct w uld till e in effect. Board Gr•at Lakes D & D Wins 2 Jobs The Great Lakes J)redge and Dock Co. won a $ 1 5 .8 niillion contract last month . from the U.$� Army Corps of Engineers to con tinue maintenance dredging of Baltimore H arbor's 42-foot main shipping . was channel. · The winning bid $2.5 milli on higher than the Corps' cost estimate of the job. The second contract awarded to the Great Lakes D & D was a $7 . 8 million job to dredge 2.2 million cubic yards at the Port Everglades , . Fla. 250·.acre South Port Container Terminal site. SEAFARERS . TRAINING & REC REATIO oC · the the (CrowteyM$ifle} are AB.ltany · · · · · · · · · · · · � · · · · · � · · · · · · · · · · · � · · · · · · · · · � � · · · · � �· · · · · -� · - · · · · � · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · � ,. ' · 'C I nformation Reservati o n N ame= �---..,...� ... �....,.._ . , I . . T'E R ,. : I Address: Telephone # I : Book # ·� ____ - I I : --------� 2nd ChoiCe 3rd Choice Date of Departure I • Will Cost · • • • -------��� . • • • ---'-----.--'- . (Stay i s . l imited to 2 weeks) : • • • Member $30.00 per day Spouse $5.00 per day Children . $5.00 per day MEALS: Member $S� �O per day Spouse '· $4 ,00 per .day Children $4. 00 per day -------� : . Seafarers Training & Recreation - Center • • . • . Piney Point, Md. 20674 (Phone: 301 ·994·0010) · · · · · · · • • 11!1 • · · · · · · · · · · * · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·-�· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· � · · . .. . .., • . • • • • I I I . • • It ROOM RATES: : --..:.---,--- Send to: 22 I LOG I May 1985 What Center: The costs for room and board at the SHLSS Vacation Center have been sefatthe minimum to make it possible for all SIU members. and their families to enjoy a holiday at the Southern Maryland playground . . : -------'---� Date of Arrival: 1 st Choice Vacation · . . ..: I . • N umber i n Party .. . _.___,_...,._,,_ �--,-.,......,.-_..,._� .,.. ... ------- at " ·• .. _ S.S. # the SHLSS Your Holidav NOTE: No lodging or meal charge for children under age 12 . So that ·as many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHLSS Vacation . Center, the stay is limited to two weeks . �a converted C-3 with a highly-trained SIU crew of 58 unlicensed seamen, drew high praise from the Navy for her performance in March during underway transfer operation exercises with a Navy supply vessel , the USS Sylvania in the photo at The Southern Cross, right. Seafarer Robert Burk, wbo sails as cook/baker and chief cook, was aboard the Southern Cross and shot these step-by-step photos of the cargo transfer maneuvers between the two ships. (See April 1985 LOG.) Southern Cross and Sylvania Complete Cargo Transfer The first step in the cargo transfer maneuvers involves shooting a line from the Sylvania to the Southern Cross. Members aboard the Southern Cross take in the shot line. A cargo hookup is then attached to the padeye which allows the cargo to be raised and lowered. - Photos by Robert H u rk The cargo is received aboard the Sylvania. Ii l The cargo is now ready to go across. The cargo transfer maneuvers successfully completed, the Sylvania turns away. May 1985 I LOG I 23 t 1 J�_:::::::����''�.-�-�.�--��i.i�!!!��;;;;:;;====·=-=-===-===-=-= �Transcolorado Ends 21/2 Year Mission with Praise Military Se alift Command offi::. man. for the Hudson Waterways cials last month honored. Seafarers . : Corporation, the vessel's operator, aboard the S.S. Transcolcrado for said. their work in helping to raise tlte The Transcolorado is one of 17 curtain on yet another stage .in the . vessels in the Near-Term Force, nation' s rapid .;fefe ns e program. e .tabIi . hed in J�SO to provide mo. In Aprilthe fonner: \v)vJIJramp · t)lle, .lnllitacy.. storage supply lines freighter and hei crew arrived in fo supJ)Ort a Marine effort anythe United States ffom a two.;.andwhere in the western hemisphe re . a-half year long, but peaceful, mi . Several.years ago, cells. were con. sion as the . fir5t ship In the. Near� structed in the hull ofthe Transco­ Tenn Pref)osition: Force depfoyed - lorado for sM'er stowage, with the by the MSC to the Mediterranean explosives stacked in an orderly region. fashion in the cells . According to In letters of appreciation, · Ste., SIU <;)fficial in Cb<,i:I'ge.of contracts, phen A. Wise, COITiinander of ,the . . Ang\1$ ''Re<f' Cambell� the only way the explosives could be ignited Mediterranean Military Sealift would be if the vessel itself were Command, cited an "outstanding strafed by enemy fire. performance," and MSC captains Gene Laski and Charles Gonaghy Like many seamen sailing merwrote that the crew displayed chant vessels, Steven Coker said ' ' teamwork and unanimity of pur. he has wartime service transport· pose in fulfilling their unique · and ing arms to Vietnam and Korea. He was "no more nervous than on dangerous assignment." At Sunny Point, N.C . , ili.� last any other ship," he said, becaus� i stop before payoff In Jacksorville ;� the warheads are always separated Fla. , the ship'.s cargo, a stockpile for transport. "SIU members did of disarmed explosives, was 0offnot handle the explosives," he reloaded to box cars. . The nation was called; "but. they did have to gQ reliving the 10th.anniversary ofthe into. the stowage areas to take tern� evacuation ofAmerican troops from perafore .readings. and check for Saigon as demolitions exPerts leaks.' ' emptied the stowage area in the During the Mediterranean mis· sion, the vesset 'ruso partidpated ship's hull, handling each explOsive "like a baby," according to as the lead coo11riodore ship injoint crewmember Steven Coker. naval/maritime convoy exercises. Under charter with the · MSC called Bright Star 63 .and Distant since 1967 the Transcolorado may Hammer 84. They did so without have-been a deterrent to ho tilitie CQmplaint said Commodore Wi e. in the. Mediterranean because of MSC officials also . praised the SIU members for. the stamina to carri ag e of explosi � es, a s okesits · . . . · - . · . · work for such a fo · g voyage., Relief ·. · want c m()ugh time . to be able iQ g9 fishing. where ;l\knmy what kind of !l time was given · to . some of the . crewmembers ev.ery 120 d ays. But Coker · tayed on. . . . :o • p Decision _, Due in June . . ew ly home from. the,Jour, . he srud he will be. ready to go back to work in about six we eks "I just .. . . ' �- · • :, .. . fishing there is wile'r��m¥� home. And to see mY wife and my . . family. After i cat ti ne that meas­ ure _io at a fa r iz , l will . . dy i ; ·. • · Outlook Bleak for WW11 Seamen's Benefits More than 200,000 young Amer­ ican men served . in the U . S . mer­ chant marine in' World War Il. More than 6,000 were killed by enemy air .attacks, submarines and naval gunfite arid tens of thousands were wounded ·and injured iQ com­ bat. Their reward: a final payoff when they. arrived home and an occasional tip-of-the-hat on · . M�ri,- . time Day. . Since the end of the war, many efforts have �en :made to bring these veterans some sort of rec­ ognition, from full veteran"s status . to something as simple as an Amer­ ican flag .attheir deaths. • · . . .· . . · Brit for 40 years, both congres­ sional and adminis trativ e ·action have Jailed to bring recognition to the �en who" '. ailed :.the :,ho tile . _ seas.. . . ' ' SGmetir,nes, I think they' re just waiting for all of them to <lie,' ' said .on� . .proponent of re cogn i tio n . ··n·s: a dam n shame .. Thcf e peo;; . pie sacrific:�i:i ·. �· · tot . . . Some . : were · · killed, some �ere wounded and some captured· by the enemy and spent years in pris0ner of war . . �,;:: . · ' . camps. A�yone who was ever aboard a $hip un.der attack knows they saw combat · They deserve· a lot more than they've gotten, i ' said SIU President Frank Prozak. There is ·. . an • avenue besides COOgfes sio n�l �Cti�n: to rectify the situation-the Military Service Re­ view Board. That board set up various . requirements for non-mil­ itary veterans . of wartime serviCe t6 bC recognized cmd receive some veterans b�rtetits. Groups as di­ ver e- a Wo rl d War I dieticians, telephone operators, civilian em­ ployees on Gtia:in and Wake Is­ lands and others have been granted some sort of recognition. Each pe­ titipn:on behalf of merchant sailors has been tuIJled down. .. . The Joint Maritime Congress has h�de d a drive by' :maritime labOr unjons and other industry gfoups , including the srµ' to recognize the m rcbant. seamen ' of World War 1t · ·. . ' .· .· : The reView board app rently has decided · n all merchant marine applications but won't reveal its decision until next month . . lndica. . · ' . The Jeremiah O'Brien is one of the last WWII Liberty Ships. It h; also one �f the only tributes left to the sacri&e and service .or the 200;• Ametkab seamen who served. · to go back in about six weeks," he said. . . \ • �I .-)' , .A / · .; -� .� , : tions · are that it will not be favor­ able. To satisfy the re view board' s requirements: the following . conditi · ns must be met: ; - ·� · * Was. �her� military trainjng? j . -�'i · ., -·� * Was there military �apabil­ ity? * Wa� the contribution critical to the success of a military . . . mission? \ · * Was the group subject to mil� . ltary discipline, justice and control? * Were members allowed to re.· . . sign? . * Were/members subject to as. . signment in a combat zone? '· . , The answers to all the questions are · yes. · · The·. JMC has submitted hundreds . of pages of proof and documents to the review board.. Perhaps the government is sim­ ply .waiting for the remaining World War II seamen to die, to simply vanish as so many merchant ships did on the world's oceans. If that is the case, it wiil leave an oil-slick of guilt on American history. 24 I LOG I May 1985 '("' ? . ___ _..___ _ _ - ------- ---- ----- __ _ ,, ____ - · .. -- ----- ---- -----j"** �· . ··t4M'ft!NmtaE_.,_.fi�·lla9t,r�mfd . >�· <!'>�. ". AdiScusSmn LllQ ARIES (Energy Transportation ard Delegate Thomas c: Barrett . No dis­ Corp.), April 1 3--Chairman Donald Rood ; puted OT reported. One man was taken Secretary F.T. Motus; Educational Director off ship by the Coast Guard just before D. Panko; Engine Delegate Mark Freeman; departure from New York. The deck de­ No beefs or disputed OT were reported. partment, therefore, sailed one man �hort, --There is $1 86 in the ship's fund which will and the bosun wil hold that ordinary's be turned over to the chairman. Most of position until a replacement comes aboard. -to the video games belong the ship's fund -from an A ship's fund will be established as well. Following the safety meeting, the arrival pool which the secretary will set up captain called in all delegates to discuss a at the next port. The Inger has a long trip letter received from ETC regarding some ahead of her, and the chairman said, "We'll adjustments and freezing of supplies. This pull together SIU style." The educational .. matter also was brought up at the ship's director mentioned that he has a number meeting, and a decision will be made by of forms available for upgrading and that headquarters. A suggestion was made to those with the required amount of time change the coveralls worn on deck to a should do so. A discussion was held about lighter shade, especially while working in the lack of movies aboard ship, especially I ndonesia where it is so hot. The hard hats since it looks like an around-the-world should also be of a lighter material. A vote voyage. The entire crew attended an equaof thanks was given to the steward de­ torial crossing party. It was a great success partment for the Easter pool party and for and the chief engineer took movies of the the good meals prepared and served. Next event. All hands were initiated into the port: Nagoya, Japan. mysteries of Neptune's realm and received a piece of foolscap ("suitable for framing"): Refreshments were provided by the capLNG CAPRICORN (Energy Transportain and stewards. "A solidly middling time" tation Corp.), March 24--{; hairman M.B. was had by all. "Pictures will be forthcomWoods; Secretary R.H. Forshee; Deck Deling." Next ports: Mombasa, Kenya; Crockagate Michael Kadderly; Engine Delegate ett, Calif., and Long Beach, Calif. Walter E. Kimbrough ; Steward Delegate William Christmas. No disputed OT. Th.e · $31 5 in the ship's fund is on deposit with OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime the master. Chairman Woods led a disOverseas) , March 2�hairman J.R. cussion of the lmportance'Of taking advanThompson ; Secretary Clyde Kreiss; Edu, cational Director Mark Sawin; Deck Delatage of the upgrading facilities at Piney Point. He alsci emphasized the role that ' · ' · gate H.:Oarrow c Engine Delegate E. Whis· enhant; Steward Delegate A Brown. Sollie SPAD plays in getting aru;t keeping �&faring jbbs. Members spoke abollf the disputed OT was rep6rted ih the deck Union-dedicate9 career of Frank Mongelli department. There were also a number of and. thus brought to everyone's attention beefs in that department , � beefs . main�y pertain to parts of the �or*act that · the extent of the Union's ioss. A vote· of thanks was given to the steward departneed clarification: new rules, OT, and rates ment for a job well done, and a special and wages. There is $5 in the ship's fund. moment of siter;ice was stood in memory A discussion was held as to why some of Frank·.Mongel : t"e-� pOrt:; �agoya; JEI-' . �1lnltle de.et<.departme.-1rare tUi"Y:led . . . . · ' ··" P�H ·;;? - . :::�,;;�.".�!\ ·:;,: ,\J'· ;·�;��, �L ''. :. >� · . · ,: GROTON (Apex Marin�). March 1 7- Chairman Florous Christos; Secretary Marvin Deloatch ; Educational Director Johnnie Long; Deck Delegate George Cruz; Steward Delegate Ali s. Hydera. No .disputed OT. The chairman reported that the MN Groton is enroute from Houston, Texas to Piney Point, Md. with a load of oil and that eveMhing is running smoothly. Marvin Deloateft, the secretary, stressed to all crewmembers the importance of contributing to SPAO "to help the Union fight for a stronger merchant marine." A motion was made to temporarily (while shipping is slow) change the vaeation rule so that members can collect or cash their vacation at any time rather than wait 1 20 days. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a . p· p . good job. Next port is mey omt, Md . ; then back to Houston for payoff. INGER (Reynolds Metals), March 1 9� Chairman Stanley Jandora; Secretary John Iverson; Educational Director Oscar Ortiz; Engine Delegate Edward F. Boyce; Stew- At 1 0 1 5 hours on March 1 , 1 985 in the Gulf of Mexico, all hands gathered on the faritail of the Sgt. Matej Kocak to cast the ashes of Sandra Townsend upon the high seas "where they will remain forever in the ancient order of the deep. " . -�· :t!�!u�d�=�:!:n��J ��� · i crew. A vote ofthanks was given to the steward for the . fine · food prepared and served by his department. Next port: Baton Rouge, La. .· . .. . · .w STAR OF TEXAS (Titan Navigation), April 1-Chairman Gene Paschall; Secretary J.R. Fletcher; Engine Delegate Les Lorber; Steward Delegate Harry J. Curry; Deck Delegate H .C. Scott. No beefs or disputed OT. The ship will pay off in New Orleans on April 8. The chairman noted that it has been . a very good trip with one otthe best crews and officers. He reminded everyone to read the LOG in order to keep abreast of what's happening in the maritime industry. The secretary expressed his thanks to all hands for their cooperation this trip, especially with the reduced crew in the steward department. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the excellent food and service in the ship's cafeteria. Report to the LOG: "Most of the crew took a tour to Cairo from Alexandria, Egypt and brought back souvenirs from their trip to the pyramids." Next port: New . , �: la. . '; · ·' '· · LNG ·· · ·. O (E�ergy port · we receivecHt from." The secretary VIRG Transportation reminded all hands that he has all sorts of Corp.), March 1 7-Chairman Fred Pehler; applications (medical, dental, vacation, upSecretary Jim Golder; Educational Director grading, rep�ir lists, etc.), and to . chec:k F. Reyes. The 9f11Y disputed OT is left. c>Ver wttti him If . you '� cioe� A' y�1ot thanlc.s'5 : : d8pat1inent trom the. la5J ;:sw�=·�� � r�:=:�; � Fla. and New Orleans, La. E · .'- _ , through your SPAD donations is a big step toward that goal. Don't be a drop,out." Everyone was given a copy of the Water­ man/MSC contract and the high points were explained. The steward gave a brief eulogy to the Union's deceased brother, Frank Mongelli, who died in January, and . appreciation was extended to the steward department for the fine food prepared this voyage. The ashes of Sandra Townsend, wife of Alfred Townsend, former superin­ tendent engineer for Waterman Steamship Co., were committed to the deep (see photo this page). Next ports: Pensacola, Fla. and Norfolk, Va. Whibh:y00 dJd not '.reoetve the job � we are ,tOfd constaritty t<ir return th8 jOb .to 1he · ,• � · men.who:wiltvQte,for programs .Vitafm'()ur - �.indtlstry; . Supperting .Qrassr:Oots; programs . a k<i s · · SEA-LAND MARINER (Sea-Land Service), April 7-Recertified Chairman B. Mignano; Secretary S. Amper; Educational Director A. Bell ; Deck Delegate James Wade; Engine Delegate K. Patterson; Steward Delegate Alfred Flatts. All departments are running smoothly at this time with no beefs or disputed OT. This will be a short run for the Sea-Land Mariner-just 21 · days from Oakland to Yokohama to pick up the Innovator's cargo, and then back to Seattle. From then on, the ship will be on her normal five-week schedule except for the yard period. About two months ago, Brother A Gomez sent a letter to the Union on behalf of all Sea-land ship crewmembers, asking for help in finding a way or means of transporation from the Sea-Land pier in Kobe, Japan, which is very far from the downtown area. No reply has yet been received regarding this matter, which is a big problem to all concerned. Next ports: Yokohama, Japan and Seattle, Wash. PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON (Watertnan Steamship Corp.-MSC), March 30Chairman Jim Todd; Secretary Jim Bartlett; Educational Director Fred Johnson; Deck Delegate Stanley Zeagler; Engine Dalegate Stephen Dinnes; Steward Delegate Cecil H. Martin. No disputed OT. The chairman announced that the . ship will anchor in Lynnhaven Anchorage and that launch service will be every two hours. The Obregon will then sail on April 6 for a port in Spain, as yet unknown. Everything is running smoothly at the present time. · The antenna has even been hooked up so that members can watch movies i n their rooms. One problem noted was that the Bendix and Navy crews have been taking over the crew's lounge so that there is no way the members can get in to watch a movie. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for "some tine food," and one minute of silence was observed in memory · ot our d�parted brothers and sisters. PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), March 24-Acting Chairman/Secretary C.M. Rice; Educational Director V. Brunell; Deck Delagate H. Bentz; Engine Delegate H. Kinsman Jr. ; Steward Delegate F. Sirignano. No disputed OT was reported in any of the three departments. There is $360 in the ship's fund. The acting chairman reported that the relief bosun, J. Busalacki, will get off in Jacksonville on March 29 and that the permanent bosun, A. Burton, will rejoin the ship. A problem of one day's pay for the cook and baker and for the OS who joined the last voyage in San Juan will be held. :!and 1tte � SEA-LAND CONSUMER (Sea-Land Service), March 24--{;halrman P. "Blackie" Wagner; Secretary Lorri Anne Davis; Educational Director Arthur H. Baredian. The deck department sailed short one AB from Jacksonville, but there were no beefs or disputed OT report0ct. This particular meeting's main issue concerned transportation expenses. lt was feltthat the articles should have nothing to do with whether or not members receive transportation expenses. "We should receive it if we do not return to our port of engagement. . . , It does not mak'liJ sense tO ride the ship to a pprt from 0 ·· was · SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico Marine), March 1 7--Chairman John Green; Secretary Clyde J. Gibson ; Educational Director Jerry J. Thompson. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs or disputed OT. The edu­ cational director mentioned to members that it would be advisable for them to obtain a "secret" clearance from the government in order to qualify for some of the new military contracts. To find out about getting a clearance, check with your local Union hall. A reminder was given to all hands to please keep the TV turned down and the doors closed so that men off watch can get some sleep. An "overwhelming vote of thanks" was given to the entire steward department for the 'outstanding food and service they provide. Next ports: Elizabeth, N.J. and San Juan, P.R. · · _ that · the tlpion ''wilLcto..;.what is �ry to assisl'in Solving th& situation for the gbod of all." <::.'. '.:··. • · · -Marine's,�"1rld ' � .,' {1; · H:·� VUl'.f'� �,):� �.a...-�: !"!;>:· 'j�� f'V'��, ' ·"Red" ,.. � � ...., 1ftl..:..1...,. ,.:{� ;......, ,.._.,..,,.,:don:li ,..tMlin< edad �Ur' -V�still ne � . . their:prObleins. · ''.We need,ioetectand ln - .: :im>ught up with;;tb9,;patrolmafl.:atpayOff :cA. . , ·;naed1of.,:��;:::He.ad� .: tetter · was '�''fmm Vice.iifR&id8Bt . ·.· ,, , �; .. SGT MATEJ KOCAK (Waterman Steamship Corp.-MSC), March 1 -Chairman William Kratsas; Secretary Lee de Parlier; Educational Director Don E. Peterson; Deck Delegate WiHiam E. Ashman. The only disputed OT reported was on the part of the company, disputing the Mardi Gras Longshore Holiday in Pensacola, Fla. The . chairman will inquire about OT for . taking on stores while on day work. The chairman also noted that since the Sgt Matej Kocak has two Hagglund twin-deck cranes, it would behoove all ABs to attend SHLSS to learn how 10 operate them. Everybody has to work together and be alert. The secretary stressed the continued �ifr.<'ttle st8'ita¢ �=�� �%:'���:P��n!� a i chairman announced that he just returned to the LNG Virgo and wants everyone to try and work together "in the good old SIU fashion." The ve.ssel is due to go into . the shipyard soon, so a repair list will be needed. A discussion was held on the proposed "break-out" of the SIU Pension Plan. No one knows the details as yet, but further information is expected by late March. An ' SIU patrolman is expected onboard when the ship gets back to Japan. He will then be able to fill in the details and report on the meeting between the .SIU and ETC. The educational director also had a few words to say. "You guys all know you are spending a lot of time in I ndonesian territory. So please remember it is their country; respect it. Also be careful while you are ashore." And when dig · nitaries come aboard , all hands were reminded to be alert and respectful. "Show concern for your job. Your jobs are provided by the SIU, and they are the only people you deal with." (This last statement was made.in response to complaints that some of the officers are nosing around into steward department and SIU affairs.) Official ships minutes also were received from the follciwing vessels: ll6 AQUARIUS ARCHOI AUaA BAYAMOll · COIS'llMIOI :=:m 0VEMUs VAUli'Z ll&RT E. LEE sr. LOUIS SEA·lAllD ADVElf1URER SEA-UllD ECOllGMY SEA-LAlll EXPRESS SEA..U.. PACER SEA-LAllD PIOIEER SEA-Um mAMR iPnuT Of TEXAS Ui.'IMSEA . 11.TllAMAR May 1985 I LOG I 25 - -- -· T • ----··-- - 4§- . P, ' . · .. : �, : : - Lµis Campos Sr. , 62 , joined the SIU in the port of New YQrk in 1956 sailing as a chief electrician . Campos was .born in Honduras · and is a resident of Baltimore . Deep Sea Jacksonville Patrolman An· thony "Tony" Charles Aronica, 55, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 959 sailing as an AB bosun and deck delegate . Brother Aronica began sailing in 1 953. He sailed last on the dredge Sugar Island (NATCO) from 1 979 tci 1 984. Seafarer Aronica was port dispatcher from 1960 to 1 963 and from 1 968 to 1978. As a crewmember of the SS Ponce on Christmas Day, 1978 , he was later commended by U.S. Assistant Secretary of Maritime Affairs Samuel B . Nemirow for helping to rescue three survivors of the sunken shrimp boat, the Ginger B. Aronica also attended the 198 1 Piney Point Educa­ tional Conference . He' s a vet­ eran of the U . S . Air Force in the Korean War. A native of Pittston, Pa. , he is a resident of Jacksonville , where he owns a bar. ..· ' Edward Barrie Biss, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 950 sailing as a chief electri­ cian. Brother Biss hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line beef. He . :1&' a vet ran.M'···lJ�s. Na�y in World War II. Seafarer Biss was , born in Wallington, N .J. and is a resident of Ormond Beach, Fla. ' ��:;'.;·� · -· . Leslie Sidney Blanchard, 63 , joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a cook and chief steward. Brother Blanchard was born in Louisi­ ana and is a resident of New Orleans. Joseph Leon Bourgeois, 58, joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Boston sailing as a re­ certified bosun. Brother Bour­ geois graduated from the Union' s Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. He was a former member of the Gloucester (Mas s .) Fish­ ermen' s Union. Seafarer Bourgeois was born in Salem , Mass . and is a resident of Milton Mills, N.H. - r: _ Norman Garn, 6 1 , joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans working as an AB on the Water­ man Shoregang in 1978 . Brother Garn was also a Piney Point instructor. He is a resident of Metairie, La. John Joseph Doyle, 62, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing as a bo­ sun. Brother Doyle worked on the New Orleans Delta Line Shoregang as a deck mainte­ nance from 1 953 to 1975 . He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II . Seafarer Doyle was born in New Orleans and is a resident of Harahan , La. Rene Geiszler, 65 , joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing asa QMED for Sea­ Land. Brother Geiszler is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Army after World War II. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium and is a res­ ident there. James Preston Edwards, 64 , joined the SIU i n the port of -Houston in 1969 sailing as a . FOWT. Brother Edwards was born in Boaz, Ala. and is a resident of Houston. . · Calixto Licier Gonzalez, 57 , joined the SIU in the port of San Juan, P.R. in 1 955 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Gon­ zalez also sailed during World War I I . He graduated from the Union' s Recertified Bosuns Pro­ gram in 1 975. Seafarer Gonzalez is an infantry veteran of the U . S . Army i n the Korean War. Born in San Ju�n, he is a resident of Rio Piedras', ·p: R Juan Valeriano Fernandez, 62, joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun for the Delta Line, Sea­ Land and the Waterman Steam­ ship Co. Brother Fernandez was born in San Juan, P.R. and is a resident of Everett, Wash . .;/ nfli6mas"i 01.�a >v6sier> · . ,,,._"' . . •• . }<.��........ ._. _ William Gonzalez, 5 1 , joined . the SIU .in the port of New 63\' Orleans in 1 963 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Gonzalez was a New Orleans del�&�ie:.to t·he , 1 973 Piney J>oin'( · Educational CoJlference . He was born in Puerto Rico and is· a resident of New Orleans. joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Fos­ ter graduated from the Union' s Recertified Bosuns Program in 1 976. He sailed in the World War II Allied invasion of Vi­ chy ' s Southern France at the port of Marseilles . In 1 946, Seafarer Foster was aboard the Vic­ tory ship SS Blue Island (Water­ man) , when on a "clear night" she hit a lighthouse in the Ska­ gerrak and Kattegat Straits be­ tween Denmark and Sweden. Foster was bor:n in Baltimore and is a resident of Dundalk, Md. Salvatore Frank Jr. 63 , joined the SIU in 1 939 in the port of Providence, R.I. sailing during World War II and in the Vietnam War as a bosun and later as a recertified bosun and ship ' s delegate. Brother Frank was graduated from the Union ' s Recertified Bosuns Program in 1 980 . He was on the Strike Committee in the 194 1 Bonus beef and hit the bricks in the 1 946 SIU­ SUP Anti-Commie strike and General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Also he walked the picket lines in the 1 957 Bill Line beef, the Ralph Bullard, 63 , joined the 1 968 SS Val Chem and the 1 % 1 Maritir�e strike . .. SIU in the port of New York in Seafarer Frank .also attended the SHLSS-MEBA, . 1955 sailing as a chief cook. District 2 School of Engineering and Navigation Brother Bullard is a veteran of in B rooklyn, N.Y. in 1 969. For his war service, the U . S_. Navy in World War II. he was awarded the Vietnam War Service Bar He was))orri in Alabama and is . and the World War II Merchant Marine Combat a resident of Philadelphia. Bar and Defense Medal, Atlantic War Zone Bar, Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone Bar, Pa26 I LOG I May 1 985 cific War Zone Bar- and the Philippine Liberation Medal with a Battle Star. Frank was bOrn . in Pawcatuck , Conn. and is a resident there . William Koltonuk, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Philadel­ phia in 1959 sailing as an AB . Brother Koltonuk was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Camden, N J . 1 � . l· · \· f.r.J. '" t ,,.. ·' . i , , •• '� . • ' .. ... -.r"' _.... ;:� . Harold Edwin Long, 65 , joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as an AB and bosun. Brother Long is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. He was born in Salem, Iowa and is a resident of Metairie, La. I ii . ,,. 'f .' • -I!�� ". .. '· ��. •I . ··- William George MacDonald, 60, joined the SIU iri 1947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother MacDonald is a veteran of the U . S . Army during Korean War. He was born in Grand Rapids , Mich. and is a resident of Seattle . ·. �· �• . ·: Andres ,.Ortiz Maldb'nad0, .,,62 . joined the SIU ' in 1945 in' the : port of New York sailing as an ' AB , and deck and ship' s dele­ , gates . Brother Maldonado worked on the Puerto Rico Ma­ rine Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. in 1980. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. ; . J£rnest Winfield �er��"·· 66, , joined the SIU in th� · port_ of · Boston in 195l saiijng as an-A.B , . most recently on :the SS S�a­ . Land Liberator. Brother Pierce was born in New Bedford, Mass. and is a resident of Seattle. · SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Ramirez sailed in World War II. He walked the picket line in the 196 1 Greater N . Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Ramirez was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Playa Ponce, P.R. Nelson Robert Sprinkett, 64 , Roosevelt Robbins Sr. , 65 , joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recertified chief steward for the Delta Line. Brother Robbins was born in Alabama and is a resident of Philadelphia. 58, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New Orleans as an AB and deck maintenance . Brother Nuss worked on the New Orle­ ans Delta Line Shoregang in 1978. He was born in Louisiana and is a resident of New Orleans. Anthony Leon Kornacki, 62, joined the Union in 1946 sailing inland in the port of Buffalo, N . Y. He sailed as a deckhand for Merritt, Chapman and Scott in 1962 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1970 to 1977. Brother Kornacki was Buffalo tug agent in 1970. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Boatman Kornacki was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and is a resident of West Valley, N.Y. Tomas Ramirez, 63 , joined the Lionel Arondel McLaughlin, 65, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Miami, Fla. sailing as a MEBA, District 2, 3rd assistant engineer from 1 97 1 to 1985 . Brother McLaughlin was born in Cuba and is a naturalized U . S . citizen. H e is a resident of North •• Lauderdale, Fla. George Great Lakes Nuss, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as an AB wheelsman for the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Co. from 1960 to 1970. Brother Sprinkett helped to organize the company from 1 960 to 1 96 1 . He was a former member of the Seamen' s National "'Brotherhood of the Great Lakes and the United Auto Workers Union and also is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Seafarer Sprink­ ett was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. and is a resident of Dav­ enport, Fla. Leonard Russi, 65 , joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Bal­ timore sailing as a cook. Brother Russi was born in Connecticut and is a resident of San Fran­ cisco. · Nicholas Joseph Oppedisano, 65 , joined the SIU i n the port of New York in 1 950 sailing as an. AB . Brother Oppedisano is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Maine and is a resident of Port­ land, Maine , : Arb°alifo Ofella.1��-' 59; joined ;�'. the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as an oiler. Brother Orellana was on the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. He was . born in Honduras and is a resident of Trujillo Alto, P.R. Ruel Church Pabner, 56, joined the SIU in 1 945 in the port of Boston sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Palmer gradu­ ated from the Union' s Recerti­ fied Bosuns Program in 1 9,75 . He was born in New Bedford, Mass. and is a resident of Martinez, Calif. Stephen "Steve" Piatak, 68, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 967 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Piatak was a Union organizer on Es so tankers from 1957 to 1 966. He received a commendation from Sea-Lanp for providing a 1976 Thanksgiving Day dinner aboard the SS Seattle after an engine­ room fire knocked out the ship' s power. Seafarer Piatak is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Army in World War II. A native of Cementon, Pa. , he is a resident of Phoenix, Ariz. Atlantic Fishermen Jose Jacob Valenzuela, 57, joined the SIU in th� porL QLSeattle. fa J 95J sailing as a FO\\'T. Brother:>�ateniuela isr .a :�et�ra� 6( the U;S;, Army after World War II. He ·. was born in Calexico, Calif. and is a resident of Manzonillo Colina, Mexico. Humbert Fernandez Vina, 63, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1 959 sail­ ing as an AB. Brother Vina was born in Luauco, Spain and is a resident of San Francisco. • . l{ugll� · S.iJnpo 4.PJ,��-' . _651. joined the SIU­ nierged Gloucester Fishermen ' s Union:in t946 in ttie port of Gloucester; Mass. sailing as a fisherman until 1979. Brother Amero was born in Massachusetts and is a reside n t of Gloucester. Joseph P. Scola, 62, joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fishermen' s U nion in the port of Gloucester, Mass. in 1965 sailing as a fisherman. Brother Scola was born in Gloucester and is a resident there. Standish Brunell "Woody" Woodell, 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT and engine delegate. Brother Woodell also sailed' in the Vietnam War and . pounded the bricks in the 196 1 · Greater N . Y. Harbor beef. Sea­ farer Woodell was born in Hyer, W.Va. and is a resident of Sac­ ramento, Calif. · Brother OdeU PoweU (cen: ter) and bis wife Mildred traveled to the SIU ball in Norfolk, Va. to receive bis pension supplement check from Norfolk Port Agent Jim Martin. . SIU Atlantic Coast Vice President Leon Hall (r.) presents Seafarer Theodore Good man bis first pension check at the Union ball in New York. Brother Goodman, who joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans, sailed for many. years as chief steward. He is now living in New York City. . May 1 985 I LOG I 27 , ;. �· Pei:tsion�r Anfo· · nio Ferreira, 67, died of a heart at­ tack in New Port Richey, Fla. on April 4. Brother Ferreira joined the ..SIU in 1 945 in the port of · Baltimore sailing, as · a FOWT. He was on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Eliza· beth, N . J . from 1 966 to 1975 and walked the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Ferreira was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . Born in Brazil, he was a naturalized U . S . citizen and a resident of New Port . . Richey. Burial was i n M$adow­ lawn Cemetery, Elfers, Fla. Sur­ viving are his widow, Connie ; a son, John, and a daughter, Dianah. Deep Sea · · Pensioner Ed· ward Alexander Boyd, 8 1 , passed away Oil April 1 1 . Brother Boyd joined the SltJ in 1 939 in the port of New Orleans sail­ ing as a bosun. He was born in Mobile and was a resident of Brantly, Ala. Surviving are two daughters, Sarah Smedley of Prattville, Ala. and Bernice, and a sister, Sarah. Thomas Julian Brand, 60, died on March 4. Brother Brand joined the SIU in the port of Savannah, Ga. in 1952 sailing in the engine and steward departments. He was born in Georgia and was a resident of Lake Wales , Fla. Surviving are his widow, Janeen; a son, Carl, and two daughters, Phyllis and Faye. Jesse Francis Gindhart Sr. , 72 , succumbed to can­ cer on June 7, 1984. Brother Gindhart A: joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of "" ' Philadelphia sail. ing as a pumpman. He was born in Pennsylvania and was a resident ofPhiladelphia. Sea­ farer Gindhart was a former mem­ ber of t he l ntemati nal Brotherh Team t b uffeur Warehousemen and Helpers of America Union� Local 1 263 , in 1 976. Surviving are his,widow, Is­ abella; a son:, Seafarer Jesse Gind­ hart Jr. , and eight other offspring. Pensioner John David Cantrell Jr. , 60, died · on April 16. Brother Can­ trelljoined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Mobile sailing.as a chief electrician and chief cook. He was born in Whistler, Ala. and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Flora; a son, Vincent, and a daughter, Lancra. Pensioner John Pensioner Mel­ vin Edward Jones Jr., 60, died . of cancer · in Friend­ Wilhelm Carlson, 73;passed away on April 1 1 . Brother Carlson joined the SIU in 194 1 in the port of . · Baltimore sailing as a FOWT for Sea-Land. He hit the bricks in the 1 96J Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Carl­ son was born in Georgia and was a resident of Savannah, Ga. Sur.:. viving are two brothers, Alexander of Savannah and Alfred of Hu­ mana, Ga . . Pensioner Ar· .. mand Garcia De Jesus, 56, died on April 17. Brothe r De Je.sus joined the sni. in . 1946iin the port of New York sailing as a cook. He also sailed dur­ ing World War n. Seafarer De Jesus was born in Fajardo, P.R. and was a resident there.� Surviving are bis widow; Maria; his mother, Martha· of Brooklyn, N .Y . , and a son, Santiago. '· 28 I LOG I May 1 985 ship, Md. on March 3 1 . Brother Jones · joined the SIU in 1947 in the port ofNol'folk� Ue.·•,r.: '' was born in Baltimore and was a resident of Portsmouth, Va. Inter­ ment was in theSolomonsis; (Md.) Methodist Cemetery. Surviving0are a daughter, Bonnie Apostot of Na". varro, Calif. and his mother, Ber­ tha Thompson of Portsmouth. .. Perry .. Keliikoa, 47, died of heart failure in the Prov­ idence Medical Center, Seattle on Feb . 27. Brother Keliikoa .Wined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1974 sailing . as a . recertified b.osun for . IOT. He graduated from the Union1s Recertified Bosuns Program ip 1982. Seafarer Keliikoa was born in Ha­ waii and was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Y ar- ington Crematory, Seattle. Surviv· ing are his . widow,. Shirley and a son, Joshua. · Pensioner William Ransome Ma· gruder, 70, passed away on March 3 1 . Brother Magruder joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1968 sailing as a chiefsteward. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Magruder was born in Atlanta, Ga. and was a resident of Tampa. Surviving are a son, Doug­ las of Jonesboro, Ga. and a daugh­ ter, Jeanne of Atlanta. Pensioner Eu­ Taytay genio Marte, 80, passed away from a heart attack in the St. Joseph West Mesa (N.M.) Hospital on , March 16: Brother Marte joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing. as a FOWT. He re­ ceived a Union Personal Safety Award in 1 96 1 for riding an acd­ dent-free ship, the SS Steel Sur­ veyor. Seafarer Marte was born in the Philippine Is. and was a resi­ dent of Rio Rancho , N.M. Inter­ ment was in the Vista Verde Cem­ etery, Rio Rancho. Surviving are hi widow Gliceria of Tangaloa P . J� . and a d ug hte r n laci n (Consuelo) Trance of Rio Rancho. Pensioner Bur­ ton A. Owens died on March J] ; Owens · Brother was a resident of Baytown, Texas. Surviving is a cou­ sin, Linda Bova of Houston. Pensioner James Thomas Regan Jr., ,66, died of emphy­ . serria at home in New Orleans on March 8. Brother Regan joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in . 1954 sailing ifs a cook; He also sailed during World War II. Sea­ farer Regan was born in New Or­ leans. His remains were donated to the Louisiana State University Anatomical Board, New Orleans. Surviving is bis widow, Dorothy. Pensioner Sal· vadot Rivera, 70, passed away re­ 'cently. Brother Rivera joined the SIU in 1 946. in the · port of New York · sailing as a chief steward for Sea· Land. He sailed in World War 11. Seafarer Rivera also hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N � Y. harbor beef. A native of PUerto Rico, he was a resident of Guayanilla, P.R. Surviving is his widow, Catalina and a daughter, Wanda Jones of Wilmington, N. C . Pensioner Louis Rodriguez died on April 4. Brother Rodriguezjoined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MCS) in the. port of San Francisco. Surviving i s a daughter, Anna Cruz. Pensioner Henry James Schreiner, 74, succumbed to cancer on March Brother 31. Schreiner joined the SIU in the port of New .Orleans in 1962 . sailil}g as a chief steward. And he sailed during the Great Depression andin World War II. He was on the New Or­ leans Delta Line Shoregang'in 1970. Seafarer.. . Schreiner was oom in e n r daughter a.nd son-in-law, Mr. and M r . Vincent D'Antoni Jr.. . of Mera u , La. � � ������� P nsioner Ro­ man Szczygiel, 72, passed away from heart failure on April 28. Brother Szczygiel joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a chief pumpman. He was on the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 strike . Seafarer Szczy­ giel was born in Poland, was a naturalized U .S . citizen and a res­ ident of Denver, Colo. Surviving are his widow, Rose and a daugh­ ter, Ramona of Lakewood, Colo. · Pensioner Leon Jackson Webb, 60 , died recently. Brother Webb joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans i n 1 958 . sailing as �a • chief cook. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy in' the J(orean War. Seafarer Webb was born in Lewis Cty . , Ga. and was a resident of Enigma, Ga: Surviv­ ing are his mother, Jettie of Enigma; a brother, Lawrence , and a sister, Lois Smith, also of Enigma. .,, ·.�� �Great Lakes James Francis Williamson Sr. , 67, died on Feb. 1 5 . Brother William­ son joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1957 saili_ng as a recer­ tified bosun. His last ship was the SS Sea-Land Explorer. He also was a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. Seafarer Williamson was born in Akron, Ohio and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving are his widow, Adeline and a son, James Jr. of San Francisco. 70, died on April 25 . Brother Foisy joined the Union in the port of Lo­ rain, Ohio in 1%1 sailing as a lead deckhand. He was born in Ohio and was a resident of Lorain . Surviving is his widow, Florence. . Pensioner Belesky. away from heart failure on arrival at the Alpena (Mich.)" Hospital on April 10. Brother Skow­ ronek joined the Union in the port of Alpena in 1960 sailing as a conveyorman for the American Steamship Co. from 1959 to 1 972 . He was born in Posen, Mich. and was a resident of Al­ pena. Burial was in . Holy Cross C emetery, Alpena. Surviving is his widow, Jackie. Personals - -- · succumbed to Pensioner Sheldon Gilbert Jr. , pneumonia on 79, passed away from heart failure April 1 . Brother Kete joined the in the Paul Oliver Hospital, Frank­ fort, Mich. on April 14. Brother Union in the port Gilbert joined the Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. in of Frankfort in 1959 sailing as an 1%1 sailing as a oiler for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) deckhand for Dunbar and Sullivan. Carferries . He was born in Elberta, He began sailing in 1950. Boatman Mich. and was a resident there. Kete was born in Yugoslavia and Burialwas in; the· Gilrrtore Twsp. was a resident of Hayward, Wis. Surviving are his widow, Mary and · ' t�enietery>Etberfa. Surviving is his · widow, Beatrice. a nephew, Rudolph. t f I r I I I I l I OrviU -McGinnis Please contact your aunt, Flon­ nie Hines , at 4002 Sharon Park Lane, Apt. 19, Cincinnati, Ohio, or call at (5 1 3) 733-5584. Garry Sande Graduation is June 15 and 18th · birthday is Aug. 18. Please call Linda at (41 5) 442-5450 or '(415) . . 672-3544. . KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS A N D OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution a r e avail able i n FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU I Pensioner John T. McKay died on April 10. ·Brother McKay joined the Gloucester Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester. He was a resident there. Jo- K N O W YO U R R I G HTS r , Pensioner Anthony Manzo, 66, died on April 10. Brother Manzo joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fishermen's Union in 1 939 in the port of Gloucester, Mass .. He was born in Portsmouth, Va. and was a resident of Gloucester. Surviving is his widow , Mary. seph L. Kete, 75 , F. Seda Wiscoviche . Sr. , 78 , passed away from lung failure on Dec. 18, 1 984. Brother Wis­ coviche joined the SIU in 1 94 1 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He was born in Ponce, P.R. and was a resident of Bayamon , P.R. Surviving are his widow, Luz Maria; two sons, Jose Jr. and Enrique, and a sister, Mrs. mer . Julius Skow­ ronek, 69, passed Pensioner Val­ loyd Louis Foisy, Pensioner Jose Atlantic Fishermen Pensioner Cas­ Athmtic, Gulf, Lakes and I n l and Waters District makes sp.ecific provision for safeguarding the membership's all U n i on hal ls. A l l members should obtai n copies o f this money . and Un ion finances. The constitution requires a constitution so as to fam i l iar ize themselves with its con­ months, which are to be submit1ed to the membership by ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation tents. Any time you feet any member or officer is attempt­ detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three by any methods such as dealing w i th charges. trials. etc .. the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance comm ittee as wel l as all other details. then the member so affected of rank and file members, elected by the membership, should i m m ed i ately notify headquarters. makes exami nation ea.c h quarter of the finances of the Un ion and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ EQUAL RIGHTS. tions. M e m bers of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate find ings. rights are c l early set forth in the S I U constitution and in TRUST FUNDS. A l l trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and I nl and Waters District are administered the contracts which the Un ion has negotiated with the employers. Conseq uently. n o member may he discrimi· nated against because of race. creed. color. sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. I f any member feel s that he is in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify U n ion headquarters. in charge of these funds shall equally consist of U n ion and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursert1ents of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are p rotected exclusively by the contracts between the U n ion and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies o f these contracts are posted an(! available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained i n the contracts between the U nion and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 2o746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you a� all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able i n all S I U halls. These contracts spec ify the wages CONTRACTS. and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. I f. at any time, ariy S I U All members are guara nteed equal rights in employment and as mem bers· of the S I U . These patrolman or other Union offi::ial. i n your opinion, fai l s to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest S I U port agent. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION . -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. I t s pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not l i m i ted to. furthering the pol itical. soc ial and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. I t has also refrained from publishing artides deemed harmful to the U n ion or its . collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1 960. ·meetings in all const itutional ports. The responsibi lity for Log and furthering of the American M erchant M arine with im proved employment opportun ities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade un ion concepts. In connection with such objects. S P A D supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. N o contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrim ination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con­ policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of dition of membership in the Un ion or of employment. I f a contribution is made b y reason o f the above im proper may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to conduct. notify the Seafarers U n ion or SPAD by certified mail within 3 0 days of the contribution for investigation the Executive Board of the U n ion. The Executive Board carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU u nless an and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ t ical and social interests. and American trade union official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ concepts. u nless he is given such receipt. If at any time a member feels that any ..of the above rights have been violated, or that he bas been denied Ills constitutional right of aa:ess to Union recorm or lnfonnadon, he should lmmediatejy notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified lnait, r:etum receipt requested. The address Is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. stances should any member pay any money for any reason In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should i m mediately he reported to Un ion headquarters. May 1 985 / LOG I 29 �r, . : " � : .. . _ - . � ·. . . - . ... .. · .- ·,. " ·. -::". : . . , •.. . ' < •. : . . . .. . ' . ·· · · " '.: . · .' ..: •' . ,, _ . ....__.....__ . __ __ __ __ __ .__ - -- --· -- .,. ...__ . � ... Di rectory of 'Ports ""* Onlilllil, PrflllJident Ed Tun., Exec. Vice Praldent Port . Algonac . . Port Algonac . . . Port Algonac . . Port Totals All . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . 78 18 5 � . 32 11 6 :. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 1 . ... .. . . . . . . . . . 85 24 15 . . • :. . . . .. . . . . ·. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . DECK• DEPARTllEllT 114 . · . ·. 28 ' 1 ENGINE DEPARTll Bn' 51 11 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 26 9 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT O o o 6 29 7 4 20 . 5 3 5 2 34 30 14 58 27 191 48 3 27 * "Total Registered" means the number of meri whO actually registered for shipping at the port last month . * * "Registered on the Beach", means the total number of men regi$tered at t� port .at the end of last month. Deplttments . . . . . . . , . 206 Joe DIOlorglo. Secteta/y· T,...._ Lmn ...... VJce PrNid«rt Angue "A9d'' CMlpbel. \/Ice Ptetlldenl .. s.cco. Vice Prnldent Joe S-, Ilic# PrNldetrt George �. Vice PrMkWtt "°' .. ...,.,, \/Ice PrMklen . . 88 HEADQUARTERS 5201 .Auth Way Camp Springs, Md; 20746 . . (30 1 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. 'Clair River Dr. 4800 1 (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 21 6 E Baltimore St 21 202 (30 1 ) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 . (21 6) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722�1 1 0 . GLOUCESTER, Mess. ·. . 1 1 Rogers St. 0 1930 (61 7) 283-1 1 67 . . HONOLULU, Hawaii · 101 Alakea St. 96813 (808} 537-571 4 HOUSTON, Tex. . · 1 221 Pieree St. noo2 · (71 3) 55g..5 1 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St 32206 44 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea APRIL. 1-30 , 1985 TOTAL lllP!fD ·mAL RESllTDED am A All lrDllll cam 1 Claa A Claa C All 61..,a Clall I Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . • . • • • . • • . • • . • . . . . Baltimore Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moblle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W1lm ngton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louls Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Pl::r. . . . . • • • . • . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • • . • • . • . . • • • . . . . • . . Pert Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore Nolialk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmngton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico Honolulu . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s Louis Po nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T ...................... 0 19 1 4 4 9 32 8 63 9 34 7 6 17 1 0 Z14 2 3 1 2 3 1 5 5 6 5 5 3 23 1 0 0 II 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 7 1 26 0 1 4 1 31 11 40 16 32 11 32 12 0 0 211 ...................... 0 35 2 4 1 2 37 9 59 8 34 11 7 15 0 0 224 1 45 6 4 6 5 28 22 30 16 34 8 103 14 0 5 S27 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 D 2 0 4 0 136 2 0 0 1 50 Tlllll All 0...-111 . . . . . . . . , ,.,. 125 1 71 . . • • • . • . . . . . • . • . . • • • . . • • • . . . . . . • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ""' Glouces111r New York Ph ladelphla Baltimore Norfolk Mobile . . . . . . New Or1eans . Jacksomrille . . san Francisco Wilm ngton . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis . . . . • . . . . • • . • • • • • • • • . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • • . . . • . • . . • . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . • . . • . • • . . • . • . . . . • . • • . . • . . . . . • . . • • . . . • . . • • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • • . . . . • . . • • • • • • . • . . . . . . . ......... ...... ............... ............... . . • . • • . • • • • • • • • ............... ............... . . . • . . . . . • • . • • . • • . . . . . . • . . • . . • • . • • :Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • T [ . . . · 38 19 32 12 8 33 0 0 , 29 0 1 3 0 38 28 9 12 12 3 5 14 0 0 1 55 • . .... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 Pf:I. : 1 42 1 2 4 2 68 2 4 2 1 5 3 4 5 13 8 7 2 21 8 0 0 • . . ' .. 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 • 2 45 7 4 6 6 45 21 30 15 27 7 4 34 0 2 256 . ! · . 4 11 6 l 9 3 19 11 12 16 18 4 20 14 0 0 1 41 6 56 9 6 8 11 n 41 40 30 48 11 6 50 0 0 394 Philldelphla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . • . • • . • • . • • . • . . . • . • • . • • • • • • . • • . • . ...................... Bl&llllE DEf'ARTllBIT 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 7 0 6 0 0 6 0 61 1 0 26 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 23 3 STEWARD DEPARTMBIT 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 , 15 7 3 1 11 1 248 1 0 0 211 .... , 0 0 0 0 0 0 228 0 0 0 m 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 21 • • Rf61mRED OM BEACH All a,..,. am A Claa I Claa c 7 35 12 8 17 6 28 35 17 27 34 5 12 23 0 0 211 8 137 16 16 27 18 37 76 67 47 71 14 5 86 0 0 125 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 · · (904) 353-0987 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 l 1 1 7 0 0 0 11 3 1 03 19 23 16 13 56 47 55 31 53 18 1 81 0 2 521 4 15 7 3 10 6 6 10 19 10 22 5 13 22 0 0 1 52 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 15 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 55 6 19 14 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. 4 11 4 1 1 10 5 10 13 6 16 4 1 32 3 0 D 220 0 5 0 1 0 89 1 0 0 • 1 54 7 1 6 1 37 13 1 07 26 41 16 0 27 0 1 5 87 31 14 27 7 48 44 74 63 79 20 24 47 0 8 2 4 0 1 0 0 5 1 6 0 8 0 0 2 1 0 43 11 108 20 .... 12 19 39 , 0 ENTRY DEPMTllBfT Gloucester New York Ph ladelphla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nof1olk Mobile New Orielns Jaclcsonville San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Lou s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . • • • • • • • . . • • . . • . . • . . • • • • • • • • . • . . • • . . . • • • • • . • • • • . • . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . . • . • • • • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . r.::r.Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T Claa C DS:I DEPARTMBfT 0 0 8· 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 0 0 12 0 1 39 15 0 0 2 9 0 6 0 0 30 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 33 2 Pert � T Rell . . D D D I 331 m 31 171 1112 234 47 1.113 1 ,211 151 •·'Total Registered" means the number of men wtlo ac1Ually registered for shipping at the port last month. • • "Registered on the Beach " mans the totll number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Apr11 -. up from the month of MarCh. A . total :of 1 ,$12 )ob9· were shipped On Sltkontraeied ....., 888 ""8sela. Of the 1 ,512 fQbs shlpPed� .7$ )obs or about. 45 percent ..... taken by "A" seniority rnemb8rs Th8 rest were filled by "8., aftcl "C''· �nlority, peopht. A to_. qt 41)rtp relief Shipping In the ._,.th of • . JoJ>a were shipped. Since the trip aha-a.I --�....··· ....- 30 I LOG I May 1 985 · relief program · began on Aprlf 1 , 1982, a tOtal- Of 1,071 ,lobs have been ' · . 07302'· (20 1 ) 435-9424 · · .' ·' · MOBILE, Ala. . 1 640 DauphlnJstand :Pkwy-,_ 36605 . (205) 478-091 6 NEW ORLEANS, La. ,/ . 630. Jackson Ave. 701 30 , r" ' ' ' (504) 529-7546 ·. . . . _ ' . · Toll .- ... . _. . _ . . . ·· _ Free: 1-800-325-2532 : - NEW YORK, N.Y. .675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 . (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLI<, Va. 1 1 5 3 St. 235 1 0 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. . 2604 S. 4 St. 1 9 1 48 (21 5)336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. ,, St. Mary's County 20674 (301 ) 994-001 0 SAN · FRAN�O. Qlllf. 350 .F.remont St. .94105 ·. . · (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.A. . 1 057 Ferrnmqez Juncos St. Stop. 16 00907 (809) 72&;6960 SEAnLE; Wash. · · 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo; . 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 WILMINGTON; CaHf. · 408- Avatori BIVd 90744 . ' (213). s49-40CX,> . . •" · · S. U J)pOrt - ' JERSEY CITY, 99 Montgomery SPAE> - · . . ·· · �ence in Washington, the battle would very likely· be lost. The participation of this membership is vital. Truly our future is· at stake. Upgraders See Hill Action . First�Hand Union's Stance and Fight on Cargo Preference Draws Praise This month a group of SIU upgraders had a chance to wi� one. of the biggest maritime battles in recent years in Wash­ ington, the farm industry's attack on the nation's cargo preference laws. After the Senate hearing they were asked to record their impressions. Here· are some excerpts from their essays. Milton Alvarez--A-904 The issues of blended credit and P.L. 480 are vital and life-giving to the survival of the merchant marine. The merchant marine of today is being battered from all directions as the policies of an erratic administration are being put to test. The farmers, who before the elections were head-over-heels for Ronald Reagan, now feel that they have been sold out. It seems that for vengeance sake they, the farmers, want to step .on the merchant marine. Seeing that this is happening, you can conjecture that there is a lot of ignorance on their part as to what the merchant marine is about. They have to see and realize that it doesn't cost any more to ship their cargo on American ships than on a foreign line and that this also keeps the jobs and revenue in America. The outlook now in America is that we have lost that spark of patriotism and we are succumbing to greed and avarice no matter what the cost to our fellow workers and people. In this integral way, the SIU has been a bastion to wake up America and see the path that is leading down the road . For me, the SIU has developed very strong. survival instincts within myself, for my country and its people. The partici� pation of this membership has kept . this drive alive, and,J pray that we can reverse this ugly trend that is changing America. Norman .MacBean-M-l2S7 . • . . . . . .. . . , . hm on tp attcnd, �he Sen�.i ate Merchant Marine Committee's hearin' .· · on the issues of blended credit and cargo preference was a very satisfying and uplifting experience. These positive feelings are in direct contrast to those feelings shared by the Bosun class upon returning to the School after their attendance at the Senate Agriculture Committee ' s hearing on the same issues. SIU leadership and anyone else speaking on behalf of U . S . -ftag shipping that day before the Senate Agriculture Committee found themselves in a hostile environment indeed. I was fortunate enough to see that situation reversed this last Monday when I watched our SIU leadership and other . ' '"" '''·" m,,,, .. .., · • .·· o mg to . . spokespersons for U . S . maritime well received and supported by the majority of the Senate Merchant Marine Committee. In befog aware of these issues and their monumental impact on the future of our maritime industry in this country, and in comparing the Bosun classes experiences wit.h my own, I received a very valuable insight to the importance of our presence and our voice in Washington, D.C. It is there that we have enemies who would like to do us harm, and it is there that we must stand united with our friends to protect what is ours. We must keep alert and active on the political front because if we do not, there are plenty of misinformed and . greedy ad­ versaries who would take away from us what we have struggled so hard to attain. Michael Masek-M-2366 On May 6, 1985 I had the opportunity of visiting a Senate hearing in Washington, and seeing our union president, Frank Drozak, go to bat for us seamen in the SIU . I know that our SPAD dollars are--· being well spent. · If it were left up to the American farm­ ers, we would all be left high and dry on the beach because they do not want to ship one bushel of wheat on American bottoms. I think Frank Drozak did a good job in that hearing, . and · it is nice to know that someone is in there fighting for us. I got the feeling while I was there, that if we had no one in Washington, we would .<,l.ll, .be bidding farewell to the American shl ppirig: . I'd like to say to my fellow shipmates, keep those SPAD dollars coming in. We must be in Washington ! . . Edward Wilisch-W-1090 "It's cheaper to ship a ton of coal from Virginia to Rotterdam on a U . S . merchant ship than it is to transport a ton of coal from Newport News to Hampton Roads" then left it open. I summarize this by sayjng to the farmers, maybe they would like us to bring in a foreign railroad and truckers to save a few dollars at the expense of the working man, tax paying supporters of the U .S . I a m very grateful fo r the opportunity to attend the hearing. Our president, Frank Drozak, put together a great piece as did Representative Helen Bentle y . We are fortunate to have people like them. They deserve much credit. We had.the upper hand · in this one, but I wondered where all of our other maritime unions were. Leslie Stravers-S-2186 The issues of blended credit and P.L. 480 are serious issues, and without them the U . S . merchant marine may for all practical purposes become ·extinct. It doesn't cost the farmer any more on an American ship than any other ship, The proof of those figures are in< black and white. Our battle is with greed and igno­ rance. The farmers want government money and they want all of it. My presence at the Senate Merchant Marine Sub-Committee hearing in Wash­ ington certainly shed a lot of light for me and I wish everyone could get a taste of it. The battle is obviously very tough, and without the . SIU ' s organization · and pres' ' . :' ' ' . . ' ' . ' ' - - Michael Murdock-M�iJ59 I was very impressed with the hearing on Cargo Preference S.664. I have never been to one before and had a front row seat for the action. I never really knew were agaiil s Ut. I . ho\V trong the .farmers . � n't thirik. ·:: , By the end of the hearing, a verbal accord , of sorts , seemed to have been reached. At least one of the agriculture industry representatives , a Mr. Tussey, made a statement to the effect that he'd like nothing better than to see the Jone 's Act repealed . All seemed to be somewhat in agreement. The Maritime Industry is in dir� need of some immediate help. Biago Di. Mento . .. I was shocked and insulted to learn at · this hearing, that the farmers have already shipped millions of tons of wheat on foreign-ftag ships. We must fight this to win. If we don't get "cargo preference" I believe like Senator Ted Stevens said at the hearing, " the merchant marine will die by -the end of the decade. " The farmers are saying that we are just a burden on their back and they already have enough prob!ems. They suggest that we seek money from somewhere else, some other means . . This is ridiculous since cargo exports and trade is our future, our right. My conclusion was drawn at the hearing when Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN Retired, said speaking on expense, There were some bright spots. I got to see that we do have some very good, some very powerful friends up there. Repre­ sentative · Helen Bentley, who took time out from her busy schedule to come down and testify on our behalf. Another good friend of ours, Senator Daniel Inouye from Hawaii, responded to her testimony with but one word Which seemed to say it all. His response was, "Amen." Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska, who chaired the meeting. He made it more than clear whose camp he was in. I genuinely appreciated many of his remarks. Admiral Holloway gave a valuable testimony pointing out the importance of the maritime industry as the 4th arm of the national defense. ·During the morning Sen. Paul Trible pinned the farm industry down with some very astute questions. He could get, as he claimed, "no satisfaction " from their elusive an­ swers. Personals Please get in touch with your · preference" hould b� · · wifi.e,· ·. Purificacion Manzano, c/o · an issue at �lL · I honestly believe that war Yolanda Exconde , Reading And is a thing of the past; but ships will always be available as long as we are carrying the Bates Const. Co . , P . 0 . Box 2827, exports of the U . S . A . Khartoum, Sudan. · •·· . d The hearing aroused some very strong feelings on my part I could both see and feel the utter frustration of having to wheel and deal up on the Hill. Nothing good ever happens overnight. A long, drawn-out bat­ tle to gain anything. Should you but once drop your guard, you can and will lose it all . Donald F. Giovanni Please contact Alfred G. Oni­ shea, son of Josephine Ocon, at 2427 Alameda DL , Bossier City, La. 7 1 1 1 1 or call (3 1 8) 746-8 120. Andrew Lee Hill Your brother, James Hill , is very sick. Please contact him at Tampa Heights Hospital, Tampa, Fla. 33605, or call (8 1 3) 238-9054. Charles Philip Marker Please contact your daughter Emilia Delores Marker Bigley at (202) 675-5266. Donald I. ("Mo") Piper Donald I . Piper, . or anyone knowing his whereabouts , please contact Steven Piper, P.O. Box 6, San Luis Rey, Calif. 92068. Clarence Henry Riddel Jr. Your daughter (Edith Buckhan­ nop' s daughter) , Joyce Grimm, would like you to contact her at RD #4, Box 305, Cameron, W. Va. 2603J. " Please write . " YOU WORKED l-IARD FOR YOUR PAPERS DON'T LET DRUGS TAKE TM EM AWAY. ••. �EVER&' DRUGS CAN KI LL YOU / • S.\.1)'9 May 1 985 I LOG I 31 l �f)roz: ·: . and Chief· of Naval Operations Agree: Merchant Marine� Is Vitarto National Defense SltJ Praideat l>r� a8d Cbler ofNaval �: Adlia. James D. WllWil 'recenfy sblrect. panel. Am,..,.,. Wufan Admiral: . Watkins-�new. wateness With the adrninistrati� StrateaiC helped oUtliDe . ·· · ir.. a at the salft ��. · The conference problems and $Oldens for the merchant $8riae'S role defense. Ha ..-e 90Dle ·or tMlF commenas. .· · ·. . . · the 1980s and Reagan came dramatic a . in the need f0r American sea power. A c�itment was. made to the �rican p'ee�they. would have a 600 ship. Navy on the seas by the decade's end.­ But sea power, · more than combatant ships· alone, is having a·strong merchant �ne as well. . Add; herculean efforts are still. needed to correct defiCiencies . in our µ .S;�&g fleet. I don't have to remirid this aµdience that oor rnercruu.t marine has fallen from .first in the world·.in 1950 to tenth place today,. Can we allow this vital arm of sea power to atrophy by default any further? I say, no. H we do, our nation could easily .be crippled· by a. determined foe, and they know it. ·our merchant fleet must not only provide efficient, economical .. Of .the in the. nation's Drozak · When it comes to the U.S. merchant Manne , the questiQ!l always is: Will we be there tO dO the job" the u . s . military envisiOns for lrS with . the crews we · have? To answer that question, you must be awate that the modem U.S. merchant marine is a far more diverse industry than 20 years ago. Our ships have gotten larger, our crews smaller; and automation has Jowit. We also have seen the introduction of new classes of vessels that were once merely a naval architect's bold new idea. · Over much · of this perioo we were capable of meeting the nation's sealift needs, both in nwnbers of ships and qualified manpower. Today, ho,,wever, . we find ourselves · at a crucial crossroads . Recently, MARAD reJ>orted that · the active U'.S.�ftag fleet has dropped below 4oo ships. This decline, if not reversed by pGSttive government action, \Vill severely harm the nation's merchant marine manpower needs by driving away new blood from entering. the industry. The average age of an SIU member today is 37 years. It will be difficult for tl:�e industry, however' to �eep yom;iger skilled seamen uhlessjQl> opportunities are sufficient t6 earn a livelih-Ood. Few, if any, merchant seamen can continue experiencing fong-tei'rn periods of unemployment. without giving serious con­ sideration to.looking for employment in another industry. If the present shipping depression continues, our sealift capabilitY, will be put to a severe test. We can eliminate this concern by working together as goyernment, .industry and labor to develop programs to provide long-term job security. k f:L . I · ki. I , · "It will be difficult for this industry to keep younger skilled seamen unless job opponunities are: suffi�i�rat �o . �arn a f' - .; I i' . . and profitable commercial services in peacetime, but must also be ready to carry men; material and supplies as ·a · i'iavaf auxiliary force in times of emergency. A well-sized · U . S . -flag fleet is an · essential element of deterrence for a maritime nation. In fact, it is estimated that more than 1 ,000 merchant shiploads per month would be required to reinforce and resuJ)l'ly Europe during the first 1$0 days of a conflict. Since . our national strategy -0f fo�afd-. <.U;f�pse implies that armed conflict will usually occur far from our shores, strategic '�eMifh::awJ?.W.�ies ar.� · absolutely essential to our defense. . 1'111211 ,,1nn1"1 . - � . . . ..: . " - ;: i.· .. · · . • . · · Budget allocations should be made for shipb9ard crews too, ot you may wake up one morning to find yourself ship-rich but crew-poor. Development of a skeleton crew concept on these vessels is the absolute safe minimum policy in this area. ·� ,; ' - But, if we bad to confront threat in various oceans and' regions, would we wed of victory with 01,11' me ha:ht rDarine :of today? . . Answering that question brings·•tfie need for a strong maritim� ff�t ftito sharp focus: Today, our sealift studies show that it would essentially take every single U .S.-flag merchant ship-and mosr of those of our allies-j4�t to . · support our forward deployed forces in a large-sc3.Ie conflict And, that doesn ',t ' · even include any;additional ships for attrition, . . •· · The result is that our national economy and industrial base would be hostage to foreign-flag shipping for vital services and import of natural resources. This is not a coffifortable position for an insular nation . ! particularly one with globe-spanning cc>mmitments and dedicated to the defense of the free world. In March � 1984, we formally recognized strategic sealift as the third major . function of the Navy along with sea contr6J and power pr-0jectidn. This reemphasiZed the iricreasing importance ()f strategic sealift to o'ur oveTall military and. deterrent capabilities. We want to do our part and are doing it. The Navy, however, must do theirs. . The Navy cannot expect us to man 100 Ready Reserve Fleet vessels overnight without . gi�ing us the opportunity to frequently man and operate these laid-up vessels. You would not put an untrained crew on an aiicrilft carrier and steam it out in 72 hours. Yet, you expect us to do that with RRF vessels. , . You must assure that at a minimum, our crews get enough time on these vessels to gain proficiency in them. You should use as a mOdel your SL:-7 fast sealift ship program, in which you keep �keleton crews on these laid�p vcissels'; These crewmen provide the skilled nucleus needed for vessel activation. You should do no Jess for the rest of the 'RRF. This is a vital requirement. .; . . · · . " f. At the Seafarers Harty Lundeberg School of Seamanship, we have initiated specific programs that every seaman must take that teach military skills such as damage control; firefighting; and cargo handling. We have spent hundreds of thoosands of doli�s. on. . cranes, advanced cargo gear, and related realistic · . · training for work. ' military , • · "It would take every single- U.S.-flag shi�nd most of those of our allies� just' to support our forward deployed forces in a major conflict. '' · · T�ay, sealiftjs one of the fastest growth areas in the Navy budget. Our ' .. . ;De\V awate�s.$ QC s� Cai\ be seen as we pump $20 billion directly into the . . maritime inclu try Jof.new ' ship construction, ship conversions. charter programs, operations and maintenance. Wlfile l ha�e . �epeatedly testified about the necessity ofa strong merchant marme on �aJ)itoUlill, I think our actions are proof positive of our commitment. . . .. . . But' tbe Navy cannot bear ttie total .responsibility for revitalizing the maritinie is nothing aboµt these crafts that is any different from commercial operations. industry. Shipyards, labor unions and shiP Qperators all must demons�e . The more yc)u give us to do in this area, the more you do to keep us ready their awareness and determination. There are no qutck fixes or easy iajectiqns and to train more of our members in how to assist you. · of subsidies which can correct these.�· Problems. The ·. Navy' s effort , �while Finally, the Na:vY should apply the $ervice C�niract J\ct to all its contracts sigmflcant, is not enotigh. It is a modest injection where a transfusion is . . ·· · · · where applicable; and most would be, so there is a decent floorpfaced on needed. · wage rates. If you let wages be bid down too low, you will not get the type of ' There is an abundance of cargo carried for use by this natiqn and exported · crews you need. · to other liation � .We must carry more of this cargo. We must learn to ��ie In- summary, out message is: Give us the full mission in peacetime that y9u better in the reat-'wOrld marketplace triday to ensure survival of our merc�t expect us . to oo-m lUl emergency. Give us a level of work that will suStain- a marine t-OmdfrQv.'. Since there will always be a di;fferential between, our W�'5 . . .· . broad-based mix . of companies and unions. Let us dO your supp0rt Wt')fk at: . • ·· • · .tu)� costs; and . . those . of others with WbQm. �e are cqmpeting�. we piu�(get . fafr wages and COtwentrate your military resources and manpower 9D cotn�tantc •.·. .•. .· . . . •srnartcir, more efficient and use -American ingeJiuity-. , . , .· . - . ' · ··· vessels and missions. . The tune is now for deveJ'Opi�g a' stro� -m�rcJiaiit .liifuin�." Time is now for . H you do that, you will find that come a crisis, we wiU be there tti �upport .countering a thl:eat. ,wbich. �s •sigµifica1:n: and gt'O'wirig .. .The. time is ' now ' for and assist you as ably and loyally as we have done in every U .s. war and . enhancing dfectivene5s of .our· fonvanH:feployed de. . strategy whicll heavily . crisis. .. . pends up()n a · strong merchant m8ririe. . We should also � given more extensive work to do in the non-combatant · · Navy support area. The Navy should stop hauling its own ammo, fuel afid supplies. We can man your ships that do these.jobs. We can do your tug work. We can run the Air: Force's launches and . the Army's tugs and LSV's. There . . - · . · - - -- � - - · - - 32 / LOG I May 1985 - - - .' . ... . . . --- -. . · - - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FARM INTERESTS ZERO IN ON CARGO PREFERENCE LAW SIU CREWS USNS STALWART, NEW T-AGOS VESSEL PASSENGER SHIP HEARINGS SEEM LIKE A RE-RUN FLIP-FLOPS AND CONTRADICTIONS CDS PAYBACK APPROVED BY DOT; COURT NEXT? OUTREACH MARINE ORDERED TO REHIRE 26 WITH FULL BACK PAY OSHA-COAST GUARD FIGHT CONTINUES IN COURT CROWLEY MARINE NOMINATES MATE MICHAEL GETCHELL FOR SEAMANSHIP AWARD EYE ON L.A. SIU CREWS UP ALL NEW NAVY CHARTERED RO-RO SEVEN WINNERS OF LOGAN SCHOLARSHIPS NAMED SOUTHERN CROSS AND SYLVANIA COMPLETE CARGO TRANSFER TRANSCOLORADO ENDS 2 1/2 YEAR MISSION WITH PRAISE OUTLOOK BLEAK FOR WWII SEAMEN'S BENEFITS UNION'S STANCE AND FIGHT ON CARGO PREFERENCE DRAWS PRAISE DROZAK AND CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AGREE: MERCHANT MARINE IS VITAL TO NATIONAL DEFENSE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 5 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1ab85818f74a9dddd0e47b6d98cf0322.pdf 6a96fbcc73d8b27f7847de7db112dbf8 PDF Text Text I Ol8clal Pultllcatlon of tbe ....... International Union• Atlantic, Gall, Lakes and ..land Waten District• A.FL-CIO VoL ' ', 4'7 No. 6 .Jane 1985 Drozak Urges Compromise At Congress CDS Hearing ,�- SIU's New Paul· Buck MeansMore"Union Jobs · · . Does Cargo Preference Really Hurt American Farmers? Farm Journal Says No! See Page 31 for Cargo Preference Editorials. Maritime Day 1985 Bosun Alejandro T. Ruiz uncoils a new mooring line on the SIU's newest tanker, the M/V Palll Buck (Ocean Carriers). The new T-5 was christened and crewed earlier this month and will be chartered to the MSC. It is the first of five T-Ss. Flaking the mooring line are ABs (forward to aft) Emanuel Gazzier, Joel Lechel and David Murray. See page 3 for story. SIU Field Rep Johll Ravnik (with wreath) was one of several SIU ofticials and members aboard the restored Liberty ship Jeremiah O'Brien, which made her annual Maritime Day cruise around San Francisco Bay. See pages 10-11. Inside New Export Program Exempt from Blended Credit Page 3 New T-AGOS Ship Crews in Honolulu Stephen Pless Crews Up Pages 8-9 SHLSS News Inland Tug and Tow News Pages 5-6 SIU Members Around the World Page 4 Pages 13-20 Page 24 ,} 1 �President's Report by Frank Drozak There are times when I wish I could tum back the clock. Tum it back to the time when all our hiring halls were (µ11 of Seafarers, throwing in their cards and shipping out whenever and wherever they wanted. Turn it back to the time when every contract we negotiated carried fat pay hikes. Back to the time when the· U.S. merchant fleet was big enough to provide jobs for two large competing unions and big enough to give the country a safe and secure fourth arm of defense. But I can't do that. Nobody can. We can, however, make the best of the tough times we face now. We can do that within the SIU by staying united and working within our consti­ tutional framework to make sure that what work we do have is shared by all SIU brothers and sisters� The next time you have to get off a ship because you've hit your 180- or 120-day limit, remember that ·.opens up a job for somebody who hasn't had that time, somebody just like you who has bills to pay and a family to feed; somebody who needs eligibility time. Remember one other thing-the Union represents you, but not just you. The SIU is made up of thousands of men and women, and all their needs and concerns must be treated equally. We are facing tough times. We can make the best of these times by taking our fight to Capitol Hill . The SIU is not the only "special interest" group Iobbying for its members, so we are not going to _win evei-ything we want. But there is no .�-k.Qoc do\Yn, ru1 . iQ politics. Every time you get knocked down, you get back up,off that canvas and go back fighting. Last year we didn't win the passenger ship fight, but we are back: battling for those ships again this year. We are fighting to keep cargo preference as the cor­ nerstone of the nation's support for the merchant marine. Our opponents have chipped away a lot of the foundation of the country's maritime policy, but they haven't gut­ · SIU Supports 1.mpo.rt Roll-Back · times by taking the jobs that .are avail­ able and· proving once again...that the best sailors in theworldare Seafarers. Maybe working a T-AGOS vessel, a TAKX, a crane ship or any of the other dozens ofnew military ships is n()t your first choice, but it is a choice, and· that is something members of other unions don 'f have. The maritime industry is not healthy, but take a minute and look back at the dozens of new ships the SIU has crewed in the last year. Who else can claim that? We can .make the best of the tough times we have by accepting the changes that have been made on our commer­ cial ships. Twelve jobs may not be as good as 18 or 20 jobs on a ship, but it's a hell of a lot better than no jobs. _ We can make the best of the tough . support at an April 10 "Rol l B ack Im por ts" rally s pomored by .the ILGWU and the ACTWU in Herald Square, N.Y.C. Pictured here ar e, from the left: SIU m embers David Drinan, David Jones, Ro n Wolf,, Congressman Thomas M anto n (D-N.Y. 9th),. Mark Platania, Ro nald M ena, Thomas Pla tania and Ev an Souders. (Photo by Seth Harris, B rookly n Field Rep.) . Upgraders Visit Headquarters · . . we face by improvina ourseJve .. .. and our job skills. When you aren't shipping, upgrade. The SHLSS has a lot to offer and the more skills and education you have, the better pre� pared you will be to take advantage of the jobs available. And when you're on a vessel, do the best job you can. Remember, peo­ ple will judge the SIU by ·your per­ formance. What we have to do is make the best of the situation we have. Some­ ted it because we didn't let them. We times we have to compromise and used what clout we have, what support we have and what smarts we have to beat our enemies. You are part of that effort through your letter writing, your SPAD donations and your support at rallies and demonstrations. We can make the best of the tough maybe give up a little today to gain something for tomorrow. We can't tum back the clock. We have to pull together and work to make the best of what we have. today. We may not always get what we want, but we can at least get what we need. SHLSS s tudents and Edd Morris, Piney Po int port agent, pau se on the lawn of the Frank Dro7.8k Bu ilding for a group pho to on the final day of u nio n educatio n classes. One hour later, the grou p was cau ght u p in the flurry o f natio nal pol itics, ar riv ing fo r a guided tonr of the Capitol and the surrou nding env irons. It is at the Capitol and in confer ence hearing rooms on the 'Hill' that SIU lobby ists and President Frank Drol'.&k m ake known the interests o f S IU m em bers by presenting testimony before l awm akers and meeting to discuss the need for a national m aritim e policy . The group inclu des the follC)wing Electrical M aintenance and Diesel Tuchnology and Diesel Scholarship s tu dents: S teven Al ters, Scott B urnap, Lawrelice Croft, Gary Gateau, Raymo nd Bro wnlee, Ray Heath, John Herrtein, Harold Perkins, Au die Collison, Kelly Davis, Richard Gr oening, Charles Horseman, and Dasril Panko. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gutt, Lakes and Inland Waters District, June 1985 Vol. Afl-CIO 47, No, 6 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorgio Ed Turner Executive Vice President Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Joe Sacco i V ce President Mlke·Hall Managing Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor Max Hall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I June 1 985 Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President I '�o"''rlt• Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Vice President ,# Deborah Greene Assistant Editor The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Drozak OffE:JrS Reasoned Comprol1li,se .. ·. •- _ . , CDS : Ptiyback,PIB(Ji1�.a . . . FactDespite Opposition Despite strong opp0sitionfrom Con­ gress, the U.S. Department of Trans­ portation is going ahead with plans to allow certain tanker operators to pay back their subsidies and put their ves­ sels into· the domestic trade in what could .be a ruinous competition with the un�ubsidized tanker fleet. I The adininistration' s unilatei-al rule. went into effect June 6, and already several subsidized operators have filed applications to repay their. subsidies and put their vessels into the Alaskan · oil trade. . SIU President Frank Drozak, after reminding Congress, the administra­ tion and the broad array of tanker operators �tending a congressional hearing May 23, offered a reasoned . comproniise which would have. al­ lowed the subsidized operators to pay back and put one ship each· into - the domestic trades. 'Thi�drtdus.:. Drozak put it bluntly: • try is going to have to learn to com­ promise if we are going to survive and grow.'' f I If f I I ' . But it was not a day of compromise. So instead of seven ships coming into the domestic trade, there is the pos-. sibility of 15 ships.. C9min8 in to g\ut the already .·· ovcrcrowdccf Jones ·:Act · . · --· . · trap� r�,�te .. y( S IU President Frank Dro7.8k tried w,Oft"er the .....w..e iDctm...y ... ;tJile Nd � ...... � 18 Ute CDS .... . at • bu t found � SIU ...... earlier ..... ....... were at •Hd...tal ··. ·•• Gearp McCartmeJ , Joe S.CCO. S.a .... taded the heuiaa· Ia Int row bellimd · Oroak are, from die left: Yk:e · . S«nUrJ Joe DIGiorpo. b die ..i row are. Viet' PresldeBt Roy ••a " Mercer, �U� .Vb Prelddnd . � 1)arner .­ . . ,.�r Leo Bomer; Aho •tteadlaa the heiriDg were SW Vitt. presidebts Angus· ''RecP' Cuapbdl and LeOn ·Bal. · N C ,.and the other . . B. much support from fleet owners, de· pit member tern I wamina I om MilruJskj (D- Id.) tha1 many of the smaller vess-els 1 I riow in New Export Plan Free From Preference Block t I I I ! l I I I f J l t t li i What do cargo preference and BICEP have in common? Nothing, claims John Block, secretary for the Department of Agriculture. BICEP is the new $2 billion program formulated by the Department of Ag­ riculture to stimulate farm exports. The term stands for bonus incentive cargo export program. The details of the program have not been made public, so the SIU is re­ serving judgment as to whether or not the program falls under the jurisdiction of the Cargo Preference Act of 1 954. Agriculture Secretary Block, an un­ relenting foe of cargo preference, claims that it does not. Block is leading ari all-out effort to overturn or weaken the provisions of the 1954 Cargo Preference Act, which generates a substantial portion of the work available to the American,,fiag merchant marine. To date there have been at least 20 bills introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives that are seen as being vehicles or potential vehicles for anti-cargo preference amend­ ments. The most prominent of those bills, S. 721, has been marked up by the Senate Commerce Committee. It has already been reported out of the Sen-· I I I ,/ . · �Y Rep:'Mario Biaggi , (D�N.Y:), chairman of the .panel' rchant Marine ubcOolmitve inpIan. But neither plan got I I I ,.:-.!... •, 11 I ./1\Yo'Hoo· �sponsored bills-one by Merehant Manne .& Fisherie Com� mittet! Chauman WBlter Jone (D­ ate Agriculture Committee. If enacted, S. 721 wo . uld allow farm­ ers to ship grain exports generated under the blended credit program on either foreign or American-flag ves­ sels. At present, 50 percent of such cargo must be carried on American­ ftag vessels. The issue involving blended credit came to a head earlier in the year when a federal court judge ruled that cargo carried under the blended credit program was subject to the provisions of the 1 954 Cargo Preference Act. Attacks against this nation's exist­ ing cargo preference laws have been the biggest story to come out of this session of Congress, at least for the maritime industry. SIU President Frank Drozak has travelled across the country trying to garner support for the maritime indus­ try on the issue of cargo preference. He has testified before several House and Senate committee hearings. "The SIU," he has said, "will op­ pose any efforts to weaken or repeal existing cargo preference laws. "As for the BICEP program,'' he said, "we will be waiting for the spe­ cific details to be made available to see if it falls under the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act of 1954." 1 the Alaskan oil trade would be b\lmped . m -up. porter of the 1 a SUI>" U.S. merchant m�e . also predicted that �dinitting the very 1st of 5 New 1 ; :: ' . large . ubs�dized crude cariic into thi trade would l the federal aovernment $477 m illio n and could re ult in the loss of as many as 8,000 jobs. Ships SIU Crews New T-5 The MN Paul Buck (Ocean Car­ riers) became the home for 15 SIU members after its christening in Tampa, Fla. June 1 . The Buck is the first of five new T5 tankers which will be chartered to the Military Sealift Command. All will be operated by Ocean Carriers and crewed by the SIU. Tampa Shipyards Inc. is building the ships. Joe F. Vaughan, president of Ocean Shipholdings Inc., praised the unions crewing the ship for their help. "The contributions made by these organi­ zations in the form of realistic manning l�vels, efficient pricing of labor and their enlightened labor/management philosophy have already had a major, positive influence on its economic fu­ ture," Vaughan said. The 30,000-dwt Buck is 615 feet long with a 90-foot beam and 34-foot draft. At 75 percent power, the Buck has a speed of 15 knots and a maximum cruising radius of 1 2 ,000 miles. It can carry 239,500 barrels of petroleum cargo. The Buck is named after a merchant marine hero from World War II. Capt. Paul Buck was commanding a small merchant ship armed only with light­ weight deck guns when it was attacked by two German surface raiders. Buck was able to maneuver his ship so the larger of the two guns could be trained on the German ships. Under his di­ rection one was sunk and the other fled. But Buck's ship suffered exten­ sive damage and finally he ordered her abandoned. Only one lifeboat was un­ damaged but it was overcrowded. Capt. Buck remained on the bridge and went down with his ship. See next month's LOG for crew photos on the Buck! Talks on COLA for The Standard Tanker, Freightship Contracts Now Underway At press time, tlie SIU was in the process of negotiating the amount of Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) under the Standard Freightship and Tanker agreements. The COLA will be applied to base monthly wages, pre­ mium rates, Monday to Friday overtime rates and offwatch penalty rates. The COLA will be effective July 1 and apply to all vessels covered under the two agreements. June 1 985 I LOG I3 ,l �The Contender: 2nd T-AGOS Ship Crews Up in Hawaii The second of 12 T-AGOS ships, the USNS Contender (Sea Mobility Inc.) crewed up in Honolulu late last month. Each T-AGOS vessel carries an unlicensed crew of 12 on its highly secret mission. Each T�AGOS vessel will be at sea a minimum of 50 days and maybe as long as 75 days. When a mission is completed, the vessel will returri to port for possibly as long as 15 days before leaving on another mission. Each crewmember is expected to make two trips. One more T-AGOS vessel is due out this year, with the remaining nine scheduled to be delivered by 1987. Six will be based in Honolulu; the other six in Norfolk, Va. (See May LOG for more details.) , · . - Here is part of the crew of the Co111erukr. They inc lu de Bosun George Sh or t, OS Nel son Rodriguez, Chief · Mate Norman Cober ly, QMED Don Struthers, Cap t. Frank Cl ar k, Steward Assistant Kimberly AlJeD and AB Jack Kem . . AB Jack Kem w or ks ou t in the Co111erukr's equ ip ped w ith. various weigh t m a­ chines, a spee d b ag, s tationary b ike and other gear. gym, · .. · ··� Corpsman Bob M oore takes equ ip ped sick b ay. a m inu te to pose for th is p icture in the Co111erukr's w ell ­ Cook Richard Em anu ed (le ft) and OS Ne lson Rod�eZ (eenter) go over contrad w ith SIU Rep Steve Ru iz. the TAGOS Histo ric Ship ,... v............. Savlnp lloncls DellverH..ller lnteresttofB. the higher yields of Che money market protected with an a t t ract i v e g u a ra n t e e d ;, / .: ('{'�,. · <.:!;1 _:I< '! F· �· No ns k l If market rates d r op - you' re � !. �.. .1/' l '\t:. Invest as little as S25, and you can profit from .. -- • ; ., · \ minimum return. Just h old your bonds 5 · years or m ore, And as always, they're backed by the U.S. Govern­ ment Now. Savings Bonds bring you an ideal combination of profit and safety-plus the w orry-free ease of Payroll Savings. Enroll todayl The Liber ty sh ip John W. Brown w as r ecently nam ed to the NatiOnal Re gis ter of His tor ic Plac es. The Brown, buil t 42 years ago, is one of the be tter preserved Liberties and is one of the few sh ips to meet the cr iteria to be ll8Dled to the Register by the National Park Service. Project Liber ty Sh ip , a non-pr ofit or ganization, is trying to bring the John W. Brown b ac k to New Yor k City, where she ser ved for 36 years as a maritime h igh sch ool , and convert her into a merch ant marine mu seum . The Brown is currently in the National Reserve Flee t, bu t the fe deral gove rnment thr ou gh c ongressional action bas grante d permission to turn the sh ip over to the p rivate sector for conversion to a mu seum . Anyone interested in donating to the pr oject (no feder al funds are available) or helping m ay contac t: Pr oject Liber ty Sh ip , P.O. Box 3356, Rockefeller Ce nter Station, New Yor k, N.Y. 10185 4 I LOG I June 1 985 �. tug/to I harge/d!�.!J I ·: :�"WI!& jjltiili!il!i!![Q11i:Ji!lll!ll.ilil!Ri1Ml!i e . Ihm�-��<-�·�'. :, . . ·:.· . . Crowley Tug Captain Prevents 2-Ship . Collision. Early this year, about 6 p.m. in Long Beach, Calif. Harbor, the SS Catalina broke loose from her anchor and, unmanned and unlighted, drifted southeasterly through the anchored fleet of merchant vessels. She missed some ships, but was headed directly toward the partly-loaded tanker ST·· Exxon Washington which was an­ chored nearby. The pilot station alerted the tanker's master, telling him that the Catalina would c�llide with his ship in 22 min­ utes! The skipper put out a Mayday call on VHF Channel 16 asking for a tug to come to his aid as he got up steam in the engines. Crowley Marine dispatcherJohnAra then called Capt. Steve Warford of the tug San Diegan laying just inside the harbor's breakwater entrance waiting for a ship to dock. Warford called the tanker's skipper to tell him he'd .be th�rt:in 1 1:�ut�s. According to. eyeWitriess a009uµts, the Crowley. tug. anived .·on the :scebe just as the driftingCatalina neared the Exxon Washington, about75 feetfrom her po.rt J:Ww. Warford expertJy ma· down anchor chain as shepassed by. Later the tugtook the clearedCatalina in tow to the U.S. Coast.Guard Base on Terminal Island. Eyewitness Jacobsen Pilot Service VP John W. Albright of Long Beach commented to Crowley Port Captain Jim Penny: "From the vantage point of the pilot station radar room, I couJd obserYe and listen to the entire oper­ ation. Capt. Warford is to be com­ mencled for his alert response to the emergency andfor performing hisduty in the best tradition of his profession. CaptWarford responded to this emer­ gency in a thoroughly professional manner. His reaction was immediate; his seamanship impressive. He knew what had to be done and executed the job with skill.'' Long Beach Exxon Marine Opera­ tion Chief Doug P. Larsen wrote to Crowley Marine regional he.ad T.F. Mercer t hat : "It I.s withoufi doubt. .. that the timely. �·· effcetive reSp<>nse ve v el . . tu& between e chain and/or apossible collision. Please · extend Exxon' two to windward of the Catalina, pushing her across the bow awayfrom the tanker, barely clearing her back- ' the of your ta.ff and operators f!Vetted pro ba bl loss of the tanker's -anchor ·· . gratitude to Capt. Walford and John Ara for their prompt and profe ional action They are a . credit to your company and to the industry.'' Jobs in Algonac Sheridan Transportation Companies Early this month in the port of Norfolk the Sheridan Transportation Companies Boatmen ratified their new contract. • Seaboard Transmarine, a new SIU-contracted inland company, signed its first labor-management agreement. • At Northeast Towing in the port, wage reopener talks were continuing their working agreement. • Contract negotiations at Marine Oil Service were started up here this month. Their contract expiratio.n date is June 30. Luedtke Engineering Wins Ontonagon, Mich. Job Luedtke Engineering Co. was the low bidder for the hydraulic dredging project at. Ontonagon (Mich.) Harbor on Lake Superior. The project is. sef_'tO' . begin about the middle of this month.. · · · · . · McAIUatef, Out.-.ach:to Appeal NLRB, Ruling This month in the- )>ort of Baltim<>r�. Mc.Alli�te� Brothers and the· o\itrC&cb Marine Corp. were to appeal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) admin::. istrative law Judge Marvin Roth's ruling of April 26 ordering the rehiring of 26 fired SIU Boatm n Outreach Marine McAlli ter Brothers fi ur Ou bl with full beduled to file an appeal on · · · by June 20. · n y the decision It all began in 1983 when McAllister Brothers failed to negotiate a new contract with the SIU and then sold their four-tug fleet to Outreach Marine for $4.9-million. Outreach then fired 40 ex-McAllister Boatmen in the port, keeping only 10 of them on the payroll at lower pay with their hours and working conditions "drastically altered," according to Ju�ge Roth. (Continued on Page 7.) .. i . SIU.Vietnam Vet Remembers By their facial exp�ons, Patrolman M. "Joe" Sigler (right) bas jobs for everyone. Pictured here in the Algonac hall are, from the left: Paul Onifer, QMED; John Cull, wiper; Randy Werda, wiper, and Andy Goulet, AB. . ' ' t M. "Joe" Sigler (left), SIU patrolman at the Algonac hall, confirms a job order, members await the news. They are, from the left: Randy Werda, wiper; Gary Schuelke, AB; Brent Schuelke, OS, and Al Ragnoni, wiper. While Sonat Marine Barge Capt. John M. Herina of the port of Norfolk and Warrenton, N.C. reads some of the names of America's honored dead on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on-May 6 at the Battery in Manhattan, N.Y. Brother Herina, 44, served in the war from 1964 to 1966 on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. He is a native of New Jersey and joined the SIU in 1975. This picture appeared on the front page of The New York Times as part of a story on Vietnam veterans. (Photo by Sara Krulwicb-New York Times) June 1 985 I LOG I 5 i ---------- -----· ···------- - . ----�----- · ----- -- --- -- ---- � �Pensidners New· John Elton Brown; 70, jofoed the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1%8 sailing as a mate and captain for Allied Towing in 1968. Brother Brown was born in Mathews Cty. � Va. and is a resident there. former member of the Teamsters Union from 1937 to 1941. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Boatman Smith was born in Ath­ ens, Ala. and is a resident of West­ wego, La. Roscoe Conklin Cat'.eY Sr., 63,joined Henry Raymond Young, 63, joined l.-..il- l, the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1967. He Sailed as a tank­ 'J�'"i.:111..... .. --··;erman for the Del­ marva Oil Transpor­ tation Co. from 1951 to 1966 and as a bargeman, AB, mate and captain for the Steuart Oil Transportation Co. from 1966 to 1985. Brother Carey's last port was Piney Point, Md. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army's Infantry in World War II. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a resident of Greenwood, Del. John Henry Crep­ pon, 60, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1954 sailing as an AB for ' the G & _H Towing ., Co. for 31 years. Brother Creppon . was born in Free­ port, Texas and is a resid_ent of ·ton.• · · · · · · · l!ous- .. Vincent Smith Kuhl, 58, joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB for McAllister Broth­ ers from 1978 to 1982. Brother Kuhl also sailed deep sea as a recertified ·bosun. He graduated from the SIU's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. Boatman Kuhl was born in Norfolk and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Sandy Ashby Lawrence Jr., 62,joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1964 sailing as a bosun and cook. Brother Lawrence was born in Vinton, Va. and is a resident of Norfolk. the Union in the port of Port Arthur in 1964 sailing as a cook for the Amer­ ican Bridge Co. from 1 956 to 1 957 and as a tanker­ man for Higman Towing and Slade Towiqg from 1959 to 1 972. Brother Young was a former member of the Boilermaker's Union, Local 587, from 1956 to 1957. He is a veteran of.the U.S. Army in World War II. Boatman Young was born in Louisiana and is a resident· of Orange , Texas. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters MAY 1-31 1985 Por1 Gtouces1er ew Yorll Phlladetphla Baltimore Norfolk Mob le New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wiimington Stewart Lotz, 7 l, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in l 965 sailing as a captain for G & H Towing. Brother Lotz's last port was the port of Houston. He was born in Texas and is a resident of Laporte, Texas. Malcolm Edward Smith, 63, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a mate, deck DHP and cook for Dixie Carriers from 1946 to 1985. Brother Smith was a 0TOTAL REGISTERED AIJ Gto111 ClalA Clml ca...c TOTAL SHIPPED All Gl"Olps Ctm A Ctm l ClaaC D£aC DEPM1WlfT 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 44 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 I 72 0 0 4 5 so 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 22 2 0 112 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 5 25 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 53 Port Gloucester New York Ph ladelphla Baltlmore . . . .. .. .. . . Norfot . Mobile · · · · · · · • New Orie ns · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Jacksonville .. . .. . San Franc sco Wilmington Seattle ................................. �rto Rico Houston Algonac St. Lou s P Point Toll 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Port Gloucester ew York Ph ladelph a Baltimore Norfol · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . Mob le New Orleans · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . San Francisco .. Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St. Louis Pin Po nt Toti I.................................. 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 117 29 75 17 Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • • . . . • . . • . • • . • • . . . . • . . • . • • . . • . . • • • • . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • . • . . • . • • . . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . • • . • • . • • . • • . • • . . • . • • . • • . • . . . . • . • • • • . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . • . • . . . • • . • • . . • . • • . • • • • . . . • . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . • • • • . • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . • • • . • . . • . • . . • • . • • . • • . . • . • . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto R co Houston Algonac St. Lou s Pin Pont ,... . :l; . . . • . . . . . • . • • . • . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • ::l'. . . . . :l; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . • • . . • . • • . . . . • . . • . . • • . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . • . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . • • . • • . • • . • • • • • • . . . • • . . • • . • • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • . • • . . • • . . . • . . • . . • . . • . . • . . . • . . . . • . . . . • . . . . • . . • • . • • . • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . . • . • . . . • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . . William Chief Engineer Charles Saranthus and AB Ed. Wright pose aboard the Mobile Bay (Crescent). The shipdock.iilg tug operates in Mobile Bay, Ala. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . • • . . . . • . • • . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • • . • • . • • . . . • • . . • • . • • . • • • • • . • • . • • . . . • . • • . . . . • . . • • . • • . • . . • • . • • • • • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . • • . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • • • . . • . • . . • . • . . • • . • • . . • . . • . . . . . • . . • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . . . • • . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • • . . • • • • . . . . • • . • • . • • . • • . • . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . • • . • • • • . . • • . • • . . . • • . . . . • . . • . . • . . • . . • . • • • . • • . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . • . . • • • . • • . • • . • . • • • • • . • • • . • . . • . . . • • • • • . • • . • • . • • . . . . . . . • . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • . • • • . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . Totll1 All 01,.rtmtnta . • ENG 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 g ..REGISTERED ON BEACH All Gl'OllPI ClaaA Ctall Clffl c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 8 8 64 1 4 11 0 6 0 0 1 30 9 1 143 0 0 1 0 9 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 2 11 2 0 S7 0 0 26 0 0 0 19 42 0 6 0 0 0 0 25 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 22 1 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21 g 19 111 51 150 E DEPARlllOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT ' "Total Reg terecf' means the number of men who actual!y registered for sh pp ng at the port last month. ' · "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men reg stered at the port at the end of last month. 6 I LOG I June 1 985 - - ·- ·- ----- �'.In .Memoriam Joseph L. Vovet Smith Sr., 65, died on April 28. Brother Smith joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1977 sail­ ing as a deckhand for Radcliff Materials in 1976 and as a cook on the Albatross from 1976 to 1977. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Boatman Smith was born in Mobile and was a resident of Daphne, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Ola Mae; a son, David Wayne, and a daughter, Helen Faye. : dRcllm. ptojed&.: John Lackey is a 25-y� v � 0n !;re&t Lak Be is. bar & Sullivan Co.) al Pointe currently working aboard the launch Paddy- Miles Mouillee, Mich. Deckhand · Inland Lines ,,_ . . v: �. �- ..' Pensioner Fred­ erkk Elmer Chap­ pell, 61, died of heart failure at home in Portsmouth, Va. on May 24. Brother Chappell joined the \Inion in the port of Notfolk in 1959 sail­ ing as a deckhand for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. He was a former member of the Associated Maritime Workers and the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. Boatman Chappell was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and a native of Portsmouth. Interment was in the GreeOlawn Gar­ dens Cemetery, Chesapeake, Va. Sur-· viving are his widow, Lucy and his mother, Lottie, also of Portsmouth. ! . ' ' H · (Continued from Page 5.) · l GATCO's New Contract Okayed A new three-year contract for Boatmen at the Gulf Atlantic Transportation Co. (GATCO) was signed, sealed and ratified by the rank-and-file membership in the port of Mobile this month. The new pact's improved provisions include: • Better welfare benefits in the first year of the contract. . • Start of a new wage-related pension benefit for Boatmen and Boatwomen. • Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) in wage hikes in the first, second and third years of the contract. .··In the port of Philad lphia recently a new contract for E pre · ···.. B atmen was okayed·by �e'port'smembe KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Oi-"·•· KNOW YOUR RIGHTS • The c tltuti n of the � A Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months.which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretar·y-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and fiie membets, elected by the membership, makes examinatiofr each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissentini reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know yourshipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" CampbeU Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Autb Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs,.Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available. to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. , CONTRAC'.fS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU D· BLIGA0 TIT TIO TIONS, Copies of the SIO c�ristitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials, etc., as well as all other de�atls. then the member so affected . should immediately notify headquarters. .. --- ---- -- - -----·-------·---- -= ·· ;' , :I t j ( I rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no memher may be discrimi­ nated against hecause of race. creed, color. sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. ·If any memher feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. [ ' i I .: ! j SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION patrolman or other Union official. in your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port <1gent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing ani article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsihility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one. in . dividual to . carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No· monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt. or if a memher is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects: SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contrihution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct. notify theSeafarers Union orSPAD hy certified mail within 30 <lays of the contrihution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical . and social interests. and American trade union concepts. H at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ·access to Union records or information, be should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, mum l'eceipt requested. The addl'e$ is 5201 Autb Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. June 1 985 /LOG / 7 _________ ________ ·· EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees. in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures an , <l disbursements of trust. funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust. fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. 1.{arine IU ·· ; ,, �SIU Member$ Crew Maj. Stephen W. P.� Former Waterman Ship Converted For Military Support Program T he Maj. Stephen W. Pless, the last of three vessels con­ verted for military charter under the TAKX program, crewed up in .late April in San Diego, Calif. She was preceded by the Sgt. Matej Kocak and the Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon. All three former Waterman RO/RO vessels were jumboized and significantly modi­ fied by the Navy for military use. The Pless and the other con­ verted ships carry a 16-man unli­ censed SIU crew and will be prep­ ositioned around the world for quick deployment to any trouble spot. Following the crew-up and spe­ ' cial training programs , the Maj. Stephen W. Pless was on her way to Port Hueneme, Calif. to load military equipment. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) The Maj. Steplun W. Pless, docked in San Diego harbor, is ready for her 16-man unDcensed SIU crew to come aboard. Adan E. Martinez, steward assistant, checks out the new galley equipment. ABs Scotty Byrne, left. and Jerry CoFeUi are a 8 / LOG I June 1 985 8urry From the left, ABs James Stiller, Garin Doyle and Bob Hagwood help load sto� for the upcoming voyage. of activity on the deck of the Maj. SU,Mn W. Pku. J®n Brlgp Jr., steward 11881stan t, helps put all the new pley equipment in place. �... "· i: I Checking out some of the supplie5 and AB Scotty Byrne. Those arm supplies. muscles on are, from the left: AB Red King, Bosun Jerry Corelli Earl Nelson Gray Jr., DEU, come in bandy as be helps load I I L. Adan E. Martinez (front), steward assistant, and Louis C. Babin Jr., chief cook, unpack new dishes. QMEDs and electricians aboard the Maj. Stephen I" 'l t W. Pless take a class on the operation of the cargo ramp. Wilmington Port Agent Mike · Worley, left; talks with Harry Hastings, center, a port steward for Waterman and a dues-paying member of the SIU, and Bobby Stearns, steward. The Mtfi. Stephen W. Pless, dock ed alongside the Rose City (a former SIU ship, soon to be converted into a hospital ship) was significantly modified by the Navy for military use. June 1 985 I LOG / 9 �Maritime Day Honors Merchant Marine Sacrifices During most of the year there is conflict in the maritime industry: unions squabbling with unions ; management at lo erheads with unions; the federal government at odds with the maritime industry, both unions and manage­ ment. But on Maritime Day the problems and fights are put aside as the sacrifices and deaths of American merchant sail­ ors are remembered . Around Ameri­ ca's port cities , the merchanl marine's heroic past is remembered and its role in America' s present and future is praised. It's a shame it happens only one day a year. Below is a telegram Adm. William Rowden, commander of the Military Sealift Command , sent SIU President Frank Drozak: "By joint resolution of Congress and presidential proclamation, on 22 May 1985 we celebrate the 53rd annual National Maritime Day . In reflecting on our nation' s rich maritime heritage and the challenges that face us today, it is clear that our national defense and economic security have been and will continue to be dependent in large measure on the ships and personnel of the maritime industry. "The history of the United States is that of a seafaring nation. The early colonists braved long voyages to reach the New World, and the successes of the fledgling Continental Navy were based on the daring exploits of men and ships gained from the merchant marine. The United States has become the world' s greatest . trading. _ nation gg More than 100 merchant marine veterans and others gathered in San Pedro, Calif. for services honoring those who died in war while serving in the U.S. merchant marine and the L.A. area merchant sailors who died at sea and ashore last year. prisoners of war, and casualties among the seagoing force were greater pro­ portionately than irr all the armed services combined . "Today, the U . S . merchant marine stands ready to serve as our nation's fourth arm of defen . It pa.rtne hip with the U. . Navy is unique: no otb ·r · industry is asked to put more on the line in time of war, and no industry is more essential to the successful over­ seas deployment and resupply of our military forces. The American mari­ time industry has been mstrumental in our nation's founding, development and defense. Its role has not dimin­ ished with time , and it remains a vital national resource. For these reasons , the Navy's Military Sealift Command is proud to salute the U . S . merchant marine on this National Maritime Day." · thr:oogh its abilitv .t<l' *mP the ,fniits o( • its labors around the globe, and to import the raw materials needed by our manufacturer�. The United States has as well become the military but� wark of the free world largely through seapower-a combination of maritime and naval forces capable of controlling sea lanes and projecting military strength throughout the world. " American seafarers have indis­ pensably manned our merchant ships in times of peace and war, sailing wher­ ever and whenever our national inter­ ests have demanded , and playing a vital role in every major conflict in­ volving the United States . In World War II alone, almost 6,000 merchant mariners gave their lives in service to our nation. Hundreds more were made In New York, a special service was held before Maritime Day to recognize the efforts and sacrifices of World War II merchant sailors. Here, SIU Vice President Leon Hall ( right) joins officials from other unions in throwing a memorial wreath into the waters of New York Harbor for the sailors who gave their lives. Following memorial services ashore in San Pedro, relatives and friends of dead merchant seamen boarded a harbor boat and tossed memorial wreaths overboard. Some scattered the ashes of their recently deceased loved ones. 1 0 I LOG I J une 1 985 SIU wreathbearer Charles T. Jameson, Jr. during the Washington Maritime Day cer­ emonies. �: 1 Onbo ard the Sea-Land Newark in Seattle Engine department mates chow down some breakfast before a ship's meeting and payoff aboard the Newark. From left � Richard Kahllo, Bob McMichael and Maryin' Emaqs, all FOWTs. ,. · . ' Harry Lively, shoregang chief cook , gets breakfast started on the Newark. ·' : :.,. : · s 1 u Seeks · ervice Ac · · · \ . . Th IU trying to pe uade the federal govemmeneto apply the Serv­ ice Contract Act to the ships manned by civilians in the Ready Reserve Fleet. The Act, which requires the gov­ ernment to pay the prevailing industry wage , would cover ships in the RRF fteet whenever inside U . S. waters which · end at tfle Continental SheJf, according to lJob Vahey, sJ>ecial assistaQt to SIU PresidentFiank lliozak. : · ·>: ·� ,. There has been no response from the government on the Act's applica­ bility. . Vern Poulsen (left), shOiegang recertified bosun, and Port Steward Jim Meyers are ready to load stores on the Newark. ., ' Mar:ad' · . Sheaf R . dm . Harold bear chief fth Maritime Admini tration ince l 9 I , resigned his office June 1 . General Counsel Garrett Brown has been named acting administrator, but no permanent replacement has been nominated . Under Shear' s tenure the federal government's role in the U . S . maritime industry changed greatly . Construction subsidies for American-built ships were eliminated, operating subsidies are being phased out and regulations allowing foreign-building of American ships have been implemented. "We have seldom been on the same side of a question, but Admiral Shea� represented the Reagan administration and its policies faithfully. We wish him lµck/: SIU President Frank Drozak s.aid. is a i94t gJ:aduate of the Naval Academy, He served aboard a variety of ships including conventibnal' and 'nuclear powered, ballistic missile subma­ rines. He also served as the Navy 's director of submarine and anti-submarine warfare before retiring as a four-star admiral in 1980. , Sheaf Maritime · Day Just before the Jeremiah O'Brien shoved ofl', G0nnar Hexum (third froai:a left) a close friend of the late Andrew Furuseth and a retired member of the SUP and MM&P, shared some time wi th (left to right) Jim Gist, business agent of the Sugar Workers Local #1; Ed Turner, executive vice president of the SIU, and Carl Ottenberg. Posing with Adm. Harold E. Shear, Maritime Adininistrator, these SID members represented Ute Union at Maritime. Day services in the nation's capital� John McLeuBnd, Jerry Johnson, Jan Thompson, Alan Gobeli, Larry Philpot, Francis J. Monteiro, Charles T. Jameson, Jr. , DasrH Panko, Joseph M�, J�es Wingate, Jr., Richard Groening, Audie B. Collison , Jr., Jeffrey Yarmola, Thomas Ball , Alfeo Luciano, William Bragg, John Ponti, John Russell (SHLSS monitor) and bis son Joel Russell. June 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 J. �Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco Area Vice Presidents' Report The Union has had to confront the important issues of the day: jobs, or­ ganizing, political action and labor solidarity. All , of course; are related . . Great Lakes and Western Rivers by V.P. Mike Sacco As for organizing: we had some good news in New Bedford, where the SIU has been trying to sign up 3 1 fishing boats . We came out ahead in a preliminary organizing election. Other unions have filed challenges with the National Labor Relations Board on the outc-0me of that election, . but we are confident that we will come out ahead. Headquarters Representative Jack Caffey put in a lot of work on this one. He was ably assisted by Joe Piya, Gene Magan, Tony Petrillo and Henri Francois. T HE Union has been very busy in the Gulf Region, but I believe that it all boils down to this: jobs. Everything we do here is for the sole purpose of creating more job opportunities for our members. In Mobile, we recently concluded negotiations with GATCO Towing. We were able to maintain and improve the present system of benefits. The workers in the company understand the importance of being covered by an SIU contract, especially when so many companies in the area are looking to do business in a "union-free" . atmos- q pbere. In New Orleans , we attended the opening of a terminal that will house the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. We expect that this new facility will create more job opportunities for seamen and maritime workers on the Mississippi River. After many years, the Tombigbee opened up in Mobile. This will create a new opening to the Gulf, and will have an enormous impact on the inland . industry. Needless to say, the SIU has been actively lobbying on behalf of fi y . ' ; bOth �,.\,:�.,�1'1:+;";��;,;i;I'iJ;� · • projCcl in the' ball of Congress and on a local level. Our political efforts in Houston have paid off handsomely. Thanks to the members in that port, we were suecessful in getting Gene Green elected to the State Senate, where we have every reason to believe that he will be a strong supporter of the SIU and the maritime industry. I will attend the Texas Convention of the AFL-CIO next month. I expect to be very active promoting the interests of our members and the maritime industry. One issue that I will talk about is legislation to promote the American passenger vessel . industry . It's about time that we had an American passenger ship servicing the Gulf. Galveston and New Orleans are both big tourist centers. A passenger vessel running between the two ports could attract a lot of tourists down here , as well as create jobs for SIU members. East Coast . by V.P. Leon Hall · In New YQrk, there has been considerable support for the pilots. We helped man picket lines for them at LaGuardia Airport. We also supported the hotel workers in their strike, and have worked hard on behalf of the Committee of Interns, on strike at several New York hospitals and affiliated with the New York Maritime Port Council� We do this because vie believe in the concept of labor solidarity : If we help these unions in their fight to obtain better working conditions, then they will help us in our fight to secure more jobs for seamen. And let me tell you, when our members man these picket lines, they are a walking advertisement for the American-flag merchant marine, especially when they wear their SIU hats and jackets. In Baltimore, we concluded negotiations with SONAT Marine on behalf '";;; . of ttie workers at Harbor Towing. A in other negotiations with that com-· · pany, there is an unresolved issue concerning the status of captains, mates and barge captains. The company now calls them "supervisors . " We know better. The company' s unilateral reclassification of these workers after 40 years has nothing to do with their job status. The company is just trying to break the Union. There has been a lot of activity in Norfolk, which has garnered a lot of the new military work being generated in the maritime industry. The latest T-AGOS vessel, the Sta/wart' just crewed up and left on a mission. The PFC William B. Baugh was in Norfolk and is now moving up the Yorktown River. HERE has been a great deal of activity in the East Coast region . 1 2 I LOG I June 1 985 E in the Great Lakes and West­ ern Rivers area have been mak­ ing an all-out effort to support the airline pilots in their strike against United. The stand being taken by manage­ ment in this strike is just one more example of a disturbing trend: workers in the various segments of'the trans­ portation industry are being asked to accept cutbacks in their standard of living. The SIU went through something like this during the ACBL strike. So we understand that it is not just the pilots who will be affected if manage� ment is able to break the union. All transportation workers will be af­ fected, including seamen. As far as work goes, the inland industry has been doing fairly well. Things have been running at a brisk pace for dredging projects on the Great Lakes. The Dunbar and Sulliv.an Dredging ComJ)any i curreniJy w eking on har­ bor deepening projects in Pointe Mouillee, Mich. When that project is completed, Dunbar and Sullivan will begin dredging at Rouge River, De­ troit. The Luedtke Engineering Company has completed projects in Holland and Benton Harbor, Mich. and has begun new ones in Muskegon, Alpena and Ontonagon, all in Michigan. And finally , the Great Lakes Dredg­ ing and Docking Company will soon begin a two-year breakwater repair job in the port of Cleveland. West Coast by V. P. George McCartney In addition, the Stonewall Jackson was laid lip in a shipyard. The 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo just loaded its first cargo. And the Keystone State is on standby status at nearby Newport News. It is presently being manned by a skeleton crew. One more thing: there is a bitter fight being waged in Gloucester con­ cerning the dehydration plant there . The plant, which is essential to the well-being of the fishing industry , has been closed down . T W Also in Gloucester, SIU represen­ tatives Mike Orlando and Leo Zapata attended the annual services held at the cemetery · set aside for fishermen who have died without families. Whether he ships deep sea or inland, or in the fishing industry or on the Great Lakes, · a sailor is a sailor. We at the SIU take care of our own. T HERE is a serious discrepancy between the state of the maritime industry on the West Coast and job opportunities for American seamen. Thanks to · the unprecedented in­ crease in trade between the United States and the Pacifit rim nations, maritime activity has never been greater. Yet most of the ships that you see out here are documented under foreign registries. It is most disheartening. Yet that is · why we on the West Coast are getting involved in grassroots political activ­ ity . We realize that what President Drozak has said is true: the future of the American maritime industry will be determined by communication, ed­ ucation and grassroots political activ­ ity. Helen Bentley, the freshman con­ gresswoman from Baltimore , was out on the West Coast to talk about what is happening with cargo preference. What she said woke up a lot of people. She said that something must be done to protect the existing cargo prefer­ ence laws, especially since many seg­ ments of the American government are simply ref1.1;sing to carry them out. She received a considerable amount of radio air time. We have been busy trying to educate the . public about an issue that could create jobs for SIU members : ocean incineration. At first there was a lot of opposition to the concept. Yet re­ cently, the San Franc,isco Chronicle ran an editorial stating that ' 'ocean burning is an option that must not be airily dismissed . " In Wilmington, we attended a dinner on behalf of Jim Wright, who will probably be the next speaker of the House of Representatives. Mike Wor­ ley, the president of the Port Council . out there, attended Maritime Day cer­ emonies. Lea Anderson , the wife of Rep. Glen Anderson (D-Calif.) spoke . Anderson has a JOO percent SIU voting record! . Government Services by V. P. Buck Mercer "'-,...· ·· W HILE there have been many important issues lately, I would like to concentrate my remarks onjust one: Circular #A-76. The members out here have been extremely inter­ ested in how this issue will affect them. Basically, the circular would force government workers to accept em­ ployment. If they refuse a job, then the government would have a right to deny them future employment on­ board military ships . The SIU is doing all it can to rectify this situation . In the meantime, make sure that you contact your represent­ ative to see if you have any questions concerning your right of refusal. Building and protecting the job se­ curity of our membership has been a slow but productive process. During the past few years, we have been able to get the following work: the military ships, the cable ships, the instrJJmentation ships in the Florida observatory, and the tugs . This took time and hard work . Ironing .out prob� lems like the one posed by Circular #A-76 will atso take time and hard work; but remember, you have a Union behind you that places your welfare above everything else. : �Work . on SHLSS Science Laboratory Progl"essing . On May 21, Dt. David Sumler, co­ ordinator of Collegiate Approval and Evaluation, and Lowell Salman, facil· ities specialist from the Maryland State Board for Higher EducatiQl't ( SBHE), visited the SHLSS to check on the progress of the school's new science laboratory. The SHLSS is looking forward to getting the laboratory completed . amt in compliance with state regulations. labonltory is firllsbcd . Once the SHL.SS will be expecting from the SBHE tO grant degrees in Marine En­ gilleenng · Technology and Nautical Science Technology. These programs will include courses in physics and general physical s.cience. The labora­ tory. will be used for students in these classes to conduct their work and experiments. appro�al lab The science lab facilities are evaluated by (left to right) Lowtll Salman, Tracy . Aumann . and. Dr. David Sumler. SHLSS Ubrary Staff Attends Computer$ , ; .1,, , . . . . ·.· . NeW ' J"eeh ·HiQhliQht ' , ·. . . . Library Conference The Maryland Library Association in. Anpair ��*I ·it$. allftuaJ conference olis, Md. on May 9 and JO. Janice Smolek, Paul Hall Library dim:tor, and Kll.ye Assellllher, assi tant to lJlC the librarian, attended several ses­ sions. Speakers from Dre xe l University and We tport, .Conn. public librarie Kay �her (Jeft) and Janice Smolek review computer programs in the SHLSS Video Studio. Computers were a major topic at the recent Maryland Library Association meeting. discussed the use · of computers and on-line database systems to answer "impossible" reference questions in "five minutes or less. " A debate be­ tween the heads of the Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Baltimore County Public Library covered the recent im­ pact of video on the present film/media collections of libraries. Another ses­ sion presented the new on-line com- puter database system for Maryland' s interlibrary . loan procedures devel­ oped by Aucasrapbics, Inc. was s The conference 'Neu �ttended by Maryland ' librarian aDd admini trators. It provided an excellent · naJ to ex-. opportunity for P" chaoae information and keep up-SO. date with changes aff�ting . tate lj­ braries. The SHLSS Paul Hall Library is in the process of purchasing a computer which will enable the library staff to operate more quickly and efficiently. This conference provided a wealth of information on computer library sys­ tems as well as other services the Paul Hall Library can use to better serve the students and staff at SHLSS . SHLSS Hosts PONS/ Meeting to Help Voe-Ed Plans In May, the SHLSS was host to the American Council on Education' s (ACE) PrOgram of Non-Collegiate Sponsored Institutions (PONSI) meet­ ing. Representatives fiom 33 non-col­ legiate institutions were in attendance. The director of Vocational Education, Joe Wall , is a member of the PONSI Advisory Committee and coordinated the activities at the Lundeberg School. The three-day meeting included a tour of the facilities, a scenic boat-ride, an advisory committee and a general meeting. t . More than 210 PON SI organizations have had their instructional courses evaluated and credit recommendation established by ACE. A total of 2,600 courses have been reviewed , evalu­ ated and recommended by ACE since the program was instituted. The ma­ jority of the vocational courses at j I J� ------! SHLSS have been evaluated by ACE. PONSI meets every six months to discuss ways to transfer ACE rec­ ommended credits into programs at universities . . and colleges throughout the nation. More than 1,300 universi:. ties and colleges now accept ACE credit. The purpose of ,PONSl is . tQ take the ACE credit evaluation for courses offered at private institutions and- co­ ordinate them with institutions of higher learning. This enables stridents and employees to transfer credit for life experiences and skilled training to ac­ ademic institutions. The Lundeberg School has been a member of th� PONSI organization for the fast nine years and strongly supports the concept of accepting vo­ cational courses for college credit. Director of Vocational Education Joe Wall, seated center, discusses PONSI business over a luncheon served by Hawaiian crewmembers Desiree Kilbey and Patrick McMahon. June 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 -----.-�--�-�------ -t 2 · �Admirals Visit School Training at SHLSS Supports Navy Sealift Needs · Vice Admiral T. J. H ughes, deputy chief of Naval Operations, and Cal>" tain Robert Kesteloot, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, recently visited the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to discuss mar­ itime training and how it relates to the Navy's Strategic Sealift Program . Adm. Hughes issued the following statement: "The Strategic Sealift . Program achieves the objective of a fiscally constrained , time-phased sealift ca­ pability in balance with Army, Air Force and Marine Corps logistics sup­ port requirements and capabilities. It fulfil ls Navy responsibilities for ocean transport of U .S . forces worldwide in response to rapid deployment move­ ment requirements and sustainment of employed forces . Further, it supports the national security strategy of for­ ward deployment for deterrence and forward engagement, should that be­ come necessary , and the capability to deliver and land forces rapidly at any selected geographic location, over-the­ shore or through austere or damaged ports by delivering logistics to sustain those forces. " The Strategic Sea­ lift Program . . . sup­ ports tfl,f:J national securi strategy of forward deployment for deterrence. ' ' ty "The program is composed of two segments: ships and sealift support systems. The ship,s' portion is config­ ured for "quick reaction" response beyond that readily obtainable from Sealift Operations and Maintenance students giving the tour group a ftrst·hand look at Underway Replenishment (UNREP) operations. U .S . commercial shipping. Sealift sup. port system prov i�e additional equip� ment and ship enhancement features for in-the-stream discharge of ships and improved mission capabilities of commercial-type ships . " Frank Drozak invited Adm. Hughes to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to give the Navy a first-hand look at the S I U ' s com­ mitment to providing the merchant marine's portion of the Strategic Sea­ lift Manpower requirement. Vice Admiral T.J. Hughes (left), John Mason (center) and Captain Robert Kesteloot view a scenario at the new SHLSS shiphandling simulator. 1 4 I LOG I June 1 985 . The S I U ' s Sealift Maintenance and Operati ns ourse i providing highly . trained Seafarers to crew the M C · vessels. The tour group visited an U NREP course and watched con­ tainers being loaded using the school ' s cargo crane. Manpower placement and location is a very big concern to the Navy for crewing the Reserve Fleet in a national emergency . The computer automated manpower locater system at Piney Point can give up-to-the-minute man- power levels that include job ratings and pre ent addre infonnation. Tbe . manpower locater i a. vita.I part of the Strategic Sealift Planning. Adm . H ughes also saw the new shiphandling simulator, which is being installed at the school. An U NREP training program will be avail­ able in September for shiphandling procedures. The ultra-modern com­ puter generated scenes, and the world's first two-bridge interactive systems will provide valuable U NREP scenarios. · Frank Drozak explains the new Cargo Handling Crane course at SHLSS. �Tour Shows Admirals Seafarers Are Well Trained Frank Drozak, Captahl Kesteloot and Vice Admiral Hflghes preview an UNREP training film at the SHLSS Video Departmellt. -· The tour group visi ts the Sealift Operations and Maintenance class during UNREP exercises. ! •. i ' ·) ' ' ( .: f' f , ,, I During the tour of the Vocational Shop course . A tour of the SHLSS galley and discussion of the . three-man steward department was given to our miUtary visitors. . area, John Mason � the Diesel . · · ,,: Engine WANTED! �--........ .. __} ._ Steward Department Upgraders �arn up-to-date skills 'needed ' ' ab0ard today;s vessels . . It's your ticket to Job Security! ! I , ' ' J " ! �: : ! ' I ·f. . ; ' Assistant Cook C�ok and Baker - Chief Cook . · Chief · Steward The compukl' ........W mupower ioc.ter systeiD . at Piney Pobit Is demoastrated to Captain Kesteloot ad Vice Admlnl lftlahes. Fill out the application in this issue of the Log or contact the Admissions Office at SHLSS, Piney Point, Maryland 20674 . . June 1 985 I le<;l I 15 " ., , : 11 f -J _·r ·1 TI??7 �SHLSS Lends a Hand During U. S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Training When the Coast Guard Atlantic Area BMCS P.A. Jordan, the training Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding team supervisor, instructed several training platform, SHLSS responded by providing the MV Earl "Bull" Shep­ ship, thus requiring Coast Guard per­ Team needed a vessel to use as a ard. The Shepard is very similar in size and configuration to the typical small coastal vessels that frequently are in­ volved in smuggling activities . SHLSS students and staff played the role of a hostile . crew while Coast Guard personnel from t�e local station at St. Indigoes , Md. performed the boarding exercise. The Coast Guard used three- and four-man training teams to enact boarding the ship. The team members were told that the vessel was believed to be a "mother" ship steaming slowly up and down the Potomac River. They suspected that the ship was carrying drugs and that they would need to board the vessel and conduct a thor­ ough search. " crewmembers" to hide aboard the sonnel to perform an extensive search. The boarding team first ordered the vessel to heave to. They �ailed to the captain, asked him his name , desti­ nation, cargo and the number of per­ sonnel onboard . The captain was or­ dered to assemble all of the crew on the main deck. The Coast Guard team boarded the vessel and stationed their personnel at various points while the crew was searched for weapons. Then a search of the vessel was conducted . The performance of the boarding team was critiqued and suggestions f11r im­ provements were made . This exercise is one of many in which the SHLSS participates with the Coast Guard. Through mutual co­ operatiOn and assistance , both the Lundeberg School and the Coast Guard benefit. Coast Guard boarding teams come aboard. Boarding team member talks to a suspicious crewmember. Coast Guard boardin g team member keeps an eye on crew. A hidden crewmember is found and brought on deck. 1 6 I LOG I June 1 985 Crewmembers search for weapons and contraband. �SHLSS Marina • • • Another Progressive Facil ity for S I U T HE Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is located on 60 acres of watetfront property in Piney Point, Md. It sits along the St. Georges Creek and is approximately one-half mile from the Potomac River and 10 miles from the Chesapeake Bay. This location and watetfront availability was one of the biggest selling points when the school was purchased in 1966 . The entire marina is maintained by a five-man crew which keep the ves­ sels and equipment in perfect working order. The marina vessels enable hands­ The Charles Zimmerman Oeft) and the lightship Big Red (far right) are two of the historic vessels moored 1tt the SHLSS marina. on experience for both deck and en­ gine students . This advantage is one of the reasons for the high success rate at the school and makes it one of the best training facilities for deep sea merchant seafarers and inland water­ W::\YS boatmen in the United States. __ The SHLSS marina has five piers, a 45-foot marine railway and a dock along the entire waterfront area. The marina houses a tow boat, a push boat, two large deck barges, two small deck barges, a tank barge, a supply and replenishment vessel, a lake freighter, a rescue boat, four historical ships and over 30 pleasure boats . Along the dock is a gravity davit, a 32·ton twin boom crane and a boat museum which houses historical ships that once sailed along the Chesapeake Bay. r r ' I ! The newest addidon to � dock area is a 32-ton twin boom � crane •. The Clawk "Sonny" Simmons is courses. are taught. � as a Boating classroom when: lifeboa t and sealift June 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 ! _,_ �-- �--- ----=-----=:=-_ �SHLSS Adult Education N I Don' t Miss Your Chance to Improve Your Skills Outreach Program our efforts to continue to provide the best educational opportunities to as many SIU members as possible, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship's Adult Education De­ partment is developing a Port Out­ reach program. The goal of this pro­ gram is to bring educational. materials to the Seafarers. It will be designed so that Seafarers who are waiting for jobs in the SIU Union halls can have the opportunity to study and improve their skills. It is because of the Seafarers' many requests for both academic and vo­ cational self-study materials that this outreach project was initiated. The program will provide a variety of ma­ terials and methods to meet the Sea­ farers' educational needs. The inde­ pendent study packets can be used to help prepare the member for a job, for a future upgrading or college course, for general skill improvement or for the GED exam. Several copies of everything that is offered on the cor­ respondence coupon of the LOG in the areas of English, math, social stud­ ies, communicatio.n skills, study skills, taxes and metrics will be placed in the ports. Study packets on vocational topics such as navigation rules, safety, wire and line splicing, electricity, nu­ trition and menu planning will also be included. Some of these packets have already been developed; others are in the process of. ¥i�.complet�d. Besides self-study packets, video- cassettes and audiocassettes will be used. Recerttly, the SHLSS Adult Ed­ ucation Department purchased a video math program that was com­ pleted under a federal grant. These videocassettes can be duplicated so that eventually each SIU Union hall can receive copies of the tapes and study guides. By using these commer­ cially and instructor-prepared mate­ rials, the educational resources can be expanded in each port. The success of this program lies not only in having the materials available but also in having a key person in each Union hall who will be in charge of the educational materials. Thus far, some of the field representatives have worked cooperatively with the Adult Education Department to make the correspondence materials more read­ ily avail�ble to the Seafarers. This enthusiastic cooperation will be an asset to the Outreach Program. With the use of the electronic mail, it will be easy to keep in close communica­ tion with the ports so that any addi­ tional requests can be handled quickly. Ideas for alternative education methods for members have always been a priority at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. These ideas have been supported by both the Union and the staff at SHLSS. The Port Outreach program is yet another type of educational activity that can be effective in meetjng Jhe . .. , needs tif the Seafarers. ··.. How ? SHLSS has self-study materials in many areas . Upon your request SHLSS will send them to you to study in your spare time . You can use these skills : * on your job. * to improve your skills for upgrading . * to funher your education . Please send me the area(s) checked below : MA TH Fractions Decimals Percents Algebra Geometry Trigonometry (Spherical) D D D D STUD Y SKILLS Listening Skills How To Improve. Your Memory How To Use Textbooks Study Habits Test Anxiety Test Taking Tactics Stress Management Notetaking Know-How D D ENGUSH: Writing Skills Book 1 - 4 D Writing Business Letters SOCIAL STUDIES D D D Geography U . S . History Economics Political Science COMMUNICA TION SKILLS D D Tax Tips for Seafarers Basic Metrics D D D D D 0 D D D D Name Street City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State _ _ _ _ _ _ Book No. Zip _ _ _ _ _ _ Social Security No . Department Sailing In -----­ Cut out this coupon and mail to : . ·. ,. �:cEq�:;;t2f��c�hoot:i�f :��hip+;t!':??;>:\'. . ": .·· Piney Point, Marylan d 20674 Send it today! Apply Now for Adult Education Apply now for the Adult Education program or course you would like to take. The SHLSS Adult Education Department will offer the Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equiv­ alency (GED), and English as a Sec­ ond Language (ESL) programs only two more times this year. These pro­ grams are available to all SIU mem­ Sandy Schroeder, director of Adult Education, coordinates the information f0r the Port Outreach program. HONOR ROLL The following SHI.SS Seafarers have earned Associate of Arts degrees in General Studies from Charles County Community College: Freddie Hom Davis Hammond James Gavelek Evan Jones Gary Gateau· Patrick Tracy David Englehart Ellot Dalton Alexander Reyer Manuel Rodriguez John LunclgNn 18 / LOG I June 1 985 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. May Jan. Jan. Mlly May May Aug. 1979 1 981 1 981 1981 1 981 1 982 1982 1 982 1 982 1 982 1 982 George Nason Mark Clark Antoinette Spangler John Pennick Todd Guzmann Roger Griswold Wllllam Foley James Karaczynskl Vincent Welch John c. carr Michael A. Scaringi Jan. May May Aug. Jan. Jan. May Aug. Aug. Jan. Jan. 1 983 1 983 1983 1 983 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1985 1 986 bers who are in good standing with the Union and have paid their dues. All the Adult Education programs have been designed to help the Sea­ farer reach his educational goals. The Adult Basic Education program will help improve basic English, reading, and math skills. The English as a Second Language program can help a Seafarer improve his use of the English language by emphasizing reading, writing and speaking skills. The High School Equivalency Program will pre­ pare a Seafarer for the GED exam by working in the five content areas of science, social studies, English, math and literature. All of these programs work on skills that can be applied to the Seafarer's maritime career. In order to register for a course, it is important to send in your application as soon as possible for processing. Applicants can be pretested and ar­ rangements made prior to the sched­ uled course dates. If you are interested in any of these programs, look for the SHLSS course sched{J.le, and fill out the application form in this issue of the LOG. If there are any questions, write to the Director of Adult Edu­ cation. The following Seafarers liave completed all the requirements for the Nautical Science Cenificate and have either received their cenifica,tes or are scheduled to receive their certificates from the Charles County Community College in the months indicated: Charles W. Boles Paul J. Grepo George Kenny Vincent Welch Lawrence M. Conlon James M. Gavelek Barry R. Kiger Richard Robertson Wllllam T. Gizzo Mitton Alvarez May May May May Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Jan. May 1984 1984 1 984 1984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 985 1 985 John c... Carr Mlchael E. Calhoun Wiiiiam R.. Dean . John S. Iverson Mlchael Kraljevlc James Varela Roberta E . Blum Robert Enke Michael W. Hall Kyle M . White May May . May May May May Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 1 985 1 985 1985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 �· · · · · · · · · · · · � · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·-· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · � I I I • SEA FA R E RS & REC R EATI O N C E NTER TRAINlNG Reservation I n formation Name: Your Holiday at the SHLSS Vacation Center: What It Will Cost ������ S.S. # Address: ������� The costs for room and board at the SHI.SS Vacation Center have been set at the rninimum _ to �ake it possible for all SIU members and their families to enjoy a holiday at the Southern Maryland playground . Telephone # N um ber i n Party ROOM RATES: Member $30. 00 per day Spouse $ 5 . 00 per day Children $5 .00 per day MEALS : Member $8. 50 per day Spouse $4 .00 per day Children $4 . 00 per day Date of Arrival: 1 st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice (Stay is l i m ited to 2 weeks) Date of Departu re .:� ! Send to: ' Seafarers Training & Recreation Center -· NOTE : No lodging or meal charge for children under age 1 2 . Piney Point, Md. 20674 (Phone: 301 ·994·001 0) So that ·································�·····�······································· I many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHI.SS Vacation Center , the stay is limited to two weeks . as _ . SH LSS . •. c · · ·a: u _R·:·s · ""·· cm;;;. · · ·· · ' ' ".;./"· . . . ·· •; _ _· _ _ ... . . ·. . ·; . . G RA D lJAT--E· Left to right: Biiiy Wiiiiams, Alan Gobeli, Daniel Hughes, Abe Easter (Instructor). Left to right: Chris Beaton, Kelly Mayo, Isadore C&mpbell, Rick Burgess, Ron Wolf, Chuck Gallagher, Biii Foley (Instructor). , •1. . :�· . ; -,. . Three Man Stewans Quartermaster Left to rlght:Harry Kline, Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Royce Dudley, Donald Spangler. Kneeling I. to r.: Robert Clifford, Michael Scaringi. Second row I. to r.: Alan Gobeli, Robert Leake, Jamie- Miiier, Abe Easter (Instructor). Cn,alH $hip_ training Ufeboat Clas• First row . I. to r.: Dave �teeper, Stuart Melendy, Daniel Martinez, Desiree Kllbey, Patrick McMahon. Second row I. to r.: Tommy Kutel, Phllllp Colk.lt, Dana Crimmins, Albert, Dela Alma, Teresa Hanson, Traci Morris, C8therlne Kohs, Ben Cusic (Instructor). ' ( Three Man Steward QMED Front row kneeling.I, tQ r;:.Romlto Basa, Scott Wiikinson, J. Kool Sumlin, John Smfth, Maurice White, Jan Thompson. Second row I. to r: Phil Neergaard, Chuck $.haw, Greg - Thompson, · Francis Paslk ·J r., John McClelland, Chuck Jameson, John Quinter, Todd Smith. Third row I. to r.: Francis Monteiro, Mlchllel Woods, David Dinan, Robert Sawyer, Buddy Griffith, · oanlel Lee, Terry Johnson, Robert Deane, Larry Phllpat. Not pictured: James Wino.ate Jr. · Left to right: Harold Markowitz, Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Waverly N. Overton, Vlnoent Sharkey. Seallfl Operations and Maintenance - i First row I. to r.: Michael Glass, Howard Noehl, Dan Plcclolo, Chris_ Mosley Dou� Hodges. 'Second row I. to r.: Dan Fleehearty, Joe 0aruso; Bob Wasalnk, Joe O'Shea, Chris Gutierrez. · June 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 r--- . --- - · - - - --···- ..·--· --��-----· ·---- · - - er , , ------- - -- ------------·--- .. -� . . - - - ·-- ------ -- ------ ' - i'i I �Upgradi ng Course Schedule J u ly Th rough Septem ber · 1 9s5 1 , , ,, . (.'P .. " s�Ai"� Engine Upgrading Courses rograms Geared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry ' Check-In Date Completlon Date · Q M ED September 1 3 December 5 Mari ne Electrical Maintenance August 30 October 31 Refrigeration August 2 September 20 September 1 9 November 7 Hydraul ics September 6 October 1 0 Steward Upgrading Courses Fol lowi ng are the u pdated course schedu les for J u ly through September 1 985, at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing app l ications. Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook bi-weekly varies Cook and Baker bi-weekly varies ·.;;� Deck Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Celestial N avigation September 1 3 October 1 1 September 20 October 31 Able Seaman g�ftalntenance Operations bi-weekly varies Ch ief Steward monthly varies Three Man Steward Dept. monthly varies Master/Mate Freight & Towing July 5 September 1 3 Llfeboatman July 1 July 29 August September 6 September 23 July 9 August 6 September 3 September 1 9 October 1 . � Course Check-In Date Completion Date Bosun Recertification Programs September 1 October 7 Au t Oc o er O 26 Adult Education Courses Check-In D1te August 1 6 (ABE) Adult Basic Education August 1 6 September 1 3 August 2 September 1 4 (GED) High School Equlvalency i · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · -- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · �� �+ �f; Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship · Upgradi ng Application Name (List) Address Program I am Interested In the following course(s) checked below: · & �+,.� ��r t .. .{ ; . . ,· , DECK DEPARTMENT ,, · o .T...... 0 AB UnllmHed 0 AB Umlted 0 AB Special --� � _,,, =--­ MoJDayNear -,--------,--���------------------ (City) (State) Deep Sea Member O Social Security # _______ Book # ------- Seniority Port lssued _______ (Area COde) Pacific D ------- Port Presently Reg lstered ln -------�- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ No D (if yes, fill In below) Are you a g raduate of the SH LSS Trainee Program : 0 Yes Trainee Program: From -===- to=,.,,... ---- _ _ _ _ _ (dates attended) H ave you attended any SH LSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes Course(s) Taken � � � � ­ Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member 0 ------�-- Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held Telephone (Zip COde) Date Available for Train i ng _ No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPA: D Yes · a �· . . 0 Celestial Navlg9ilon 0 1at Cl... PHot O Towboat Operetor Inland 0 TowbcJM Operator (NMT 200 miles) 0 Towboat Op9relor (Over 200 Mllea) O Muter/Mate Inspected Towing YesHI 0 Third Mal• 0 RadM ObHrYer UnllmHed O Simulator Cout'M ENG I N E DEPARTMENT 0 FOWT D QMED-Any AatlnQ 0 Automation 0 DleMI Engine O Marine Electronlcs O Marine Electrical Maintenance o Pumproom Maintenance a Operation 0 Refriaeratlon Systems Mafnlenance a Operation• o Chief EnalneerlA••l•tant Engineer (Unlnapected Motor Y••HI) 0 Second/Third AHt. Engineer (Inspected) No D (if yes, fill in below) STEWAR D DEPARTMENT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes · ············ ___,. .. _ _ _ _ Date Book Was lssued Date of Birth (Middle) (first) Completlon Date September 1 3 Coume (ESL) English as a Second Language 1 & ,� . ·.' Recertification Programs ��.tember 26 6 �� - Ch ief Cook Completion Date ' s ·········· Course No D ----- o o 0 o O Chief Cook .Assistant Cook Cook a Baker · . O Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ThrH Man Steward Dept. ALL DEPARTMENTS 0 Welding 0 Ufeboatman O Sealltt Operations a Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATIN G H ELD DATE SHI PPED DATE OF DISCHARGE ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 0 Adult Bale Education (ABE) 0 High School Equlvalency Program (OED) 0 Developmental Studlff (DYE) o English u a Second Language (ESL) COLLEG E PROG RAM SIGNATUR E _______ No transportation will be paid unless you present ortglnal receipts and 8UCC8f8S ully complete the course. 20 I LOG I June 1 985 DATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RETU R N COMPLETED APPLICATIO N TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrad i ng Center, Piney Point, M D. 20674 0 Nautical Selene:. Ceftlflcate Progqm 0 Scholarshlf>IWortl Progqm O Olher ------- �.) The Sea-Land LiberatoF takes on its cargo of containers in .the port of Los Angeles. Matthias Soldierer, left, and Van X. Phan are involved in crane maintenance aboard the Sea-Land liberator. ye n ' The Sea-Land Liberator (Sea-Land Serv­ ice}, the first SIU-contract ship sailing under the new reduced manning scale, made a recent stopover in the port of Los Angeles. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) � .,. ., ·du'.ee-� steward departlnent aboard the Sea-Land Liberator. is made up ot, from the left: C. Modellas, c�ef steward/baker; Jack Wong, chief cook , and Pete Macaraeg, steward assiSt&nt/utjlity. ModeUas bas been sailing 31 y ears. The . l ' l '�• � '.{)' i Omar Sharif is the DEU aboard the Sea-Land liberator. Arne ECkert (left), Worley. bosun, catches up on Union news. with Wilmington Port Agent Mike June 1 985 I LOG I 21 �Pittsburgh Comes to the Rescue T HANKSGIVING is a holi­ day many of us take for granted-a day off from work, a time to get together with family and friends, an excuse to fill our stomachs beyond capacity. But for Sharon T. Whitehead, a young woman taken ill on a sailing yacht, it was truly a day to remem­ ber and to give thanks-thanks to the crewmembers of the S.S. Pitts­ burg (Sea-Land Service). On Nov. 2 1 , 1 984, Sharon be­ came extremely ill aboard the yacht Courtezan, approximately 280 nautical miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N . C . Unable to be reached by the U . S . Coast Guard, the S.S. Pittsburgh offered her as­ sistance. Capt. Gary J. Cordes' precise maneuvering of the ship and or­ ganization of the actual rescue op­ eration brought Sharon onboard where she was provided with emer­ gency medical skills and excellent treatment which she feels "may well have saved my life . " Aboard the SIU-contracted S.S. Pittsburgh, steward department members get together with· Sharon Whitehead, a young woman who was rescued when she became very ill aboard a sailing yacht late last year off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Pictured above from the left: S. Santiago, crew pantrymao; Abdul Mohammad, BR; Miguel Robles, third cook; Whitehead; Stan Kolasa, chief steward (who sent us these photos), and George Salazar, chief cook. I n Sharon's own words, "I wish to extend my deepest thanks to every crewmember aboard the S.S. Pittsburgh on that day. They risked their lives to save mine and treated me with the greatest of respect eyery moment I was aboard. The lifeboat crew . . . performed the transfer and rescue with ease and perfection under serious circum- stances . . . The steward's depart­ ment was a great source of moral support as well as the providers of the nourishment I so much needed. The meals were excellent as were the attitudes and service of the entire department. The Thanksgiv­ ing feast was attractive and excel­ lent fare. Every crewmember on the ship was both professional and Members of the Pittsburgh's steward de­ partment were a great source of moral and nutritional support to Sharon Whitehead after her rescue. Io front of a beautiful holiday meal display is Chief Cook George Salazar. Brother Salazar, who attended the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship in Piney Point, Md., said, "I don't know what I would do without the Lunde­ berg School. I learned so much there." helpful and deserves commenda­ tion . . . " And Sharon, at least, will never forget the meaning of Thanksgiv­ ing. West Coast News Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, who recently was re-elected to a record fourth term by capturing 67.7 percent of the vote, thanks SIU Field Rep Scott Hanlon (right) for helping to plan his day in the harbor area. Port Agent Mike Worley and the membership look on. The SIU lent strong support to Bradley's campaign, and hopes that he will continue in his efforts to secure a stronger U.S.-ftag fleet. Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy (D-Calif.) receives a ship's wheel award from Mike Worley, president of the Los Angeles Maritime Port Council, at a luncheon held by the council in Sao Pedro recently. Addressing some 50 maritime-related labor union representatives at that meeting, McCarthy spoke about the lack of support being given to the maritime industry by the U.S. federal government-and its implications for the future. Vic Fazio, congressman from California's fourth district, met with representatives of various labor organizations at the SIU hall in Sao Francisco in late March. Fazio noted that many of the newly-elected congressional representatives need to be informed and educated as to what maritime unions are trying to accomplish and that one way to motivate them is by writing letters to their offices in Washington, D.C. Pictured from the left are John Ravnik, SIU field rep; Bob Skidgel, vice president of Operating Engineers, Local 2; Jim Gist, business agent with the Sugar Workers Union, #1; Congressman Fazio; Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president; Clarence Briggs, secretary-treasurer with the Metal Trades Council; Capt. S. W. Galstao, western region director of MARAD, and Roy "Buck" Mercer, SIU vice president. 22 I LOG I June 1 985 Members of the SIU in the port of Seattle, Wash. recently attended an AFL-CIO Regional Satellite Conference where AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland heard comments and answered questions from rank-and-file trade unionists. Pictured from the left are SIU members Harry Lively, Scott Suprenant, Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir, Field Rep Rich Berkowitz, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, Bill O'Connor, Charlie Ries, Don Lee McNeil and Vero Poulsen, Sea-Land SIU Seattle shoregang bosun . The SIU provided security at this event. �I m e stn m I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .I Sea farers I n ternational Union oFNorth America. A F L-CIO : Washington Report Rudolph Louizzi, who sailed with the SIU from 1959 until 1%7, recently passed his Mas­ ter's exain. One of the first things he did after finding outtiie good news was to call the LOG. "I want the new kids entering the SIU," he said "to kllow that it can be done. When I ente ed the union, I had no idea what I could do with my life. The . officials and . the people connected with the SIU made me aware of all ,, the possibilities. . Things are pretty tough in the ' maritime industry these days; The number ofAmerican­ ftag vessels is down to less than 400-a sub­ stantial drop in just four years . Worse, there is a move under way to dismantle the Jones Act and the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, two of the more imp0rtant promotional programs still in existence. . Yet.new work is still being generated, mostly on ships being contracted out to the private sector by the Navy . The SIU is getting the lion's share of these new jobs, and is even beating back attempts to dismantle the Jones Act and cargo preference. As Rudolph Louizzi has demonstrated, any­ gis- w�ible. All it takes is communication , and education; a sense of responsibility and a desire to succeed. ca.so . ...... I I I. I I I r· I I I I ,, I I I I I I I I I I I I •• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The new Congress is barely six months old, ,,, ;µid already th re i a healed b tU on the � ·· • . · . que lion of cargo preferencc . Give� the trong feelings on both ides, the i ue is e pected to remain on the front burner for quite some time. Last month, 66 congressmen and 53 sena­ tors-over half of the Senate--signed a letter asking Agriculture Secretary John Block to lift his suspension of the blended credit program. Block suspended the program after a federal court judge ruled that the blended credit pro­ gram was subject to the provisions of the· Cargo Preference Act of 1954.. There was nothing in the judge's opinion that mandated this ; Block was attempting to use the suspen­ sion as a ploy to gather momentum for anticargo preference legislation. . SIU President Frank Drozak has taken the lead in protecting the cargo preference pro­ gram from being dismantled. . On May 6, he testified before the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee , where he told the committee members present that the elimination of the cargo preference would . do little to tum things around for the agricultural industry, but would deliver a devastating blow to the U . S .-ftag merchal}t marine. The anti-cargo preference forces are not giving up. A spate of -anti·cargo preference legislation has been i11troduced. More than 20 bills have been used as vehicles for anti-cargo preference amendments, or are seen as the potential vehicles. On May 8, the Hc)use Agriculture Subcom­ mittee marked up its portion of the Omnibus Farm Bill of 1 985, which included an amend­ ment to exempt cargo preferenee requirements from all agricultural eiports except the tradi. • tional P.L. 480 program. This amendment was adopted unanimously by the subcom!llittee, and is expected . to be accepted by the full House Agriculture Committee. 1 985 Legisl;itive . Adm i nistrative and Regu l a tory Happenings A week later in the Senate, the full Senate Agriculture Committee marked upand ordered reported S. 721, which has the same impact astbe House amendment to the Omnibus Farm Bill. All . of this anti-cargo preference tegi.slatlon overlooks an important point. As Peter Luci­ ano, executive director of the Transportation Institute, recently noted; the P .L. 480 program was originally conceived as a vehicle to help tW(} industries, notjust one. , A joint .H:ouse:Senate Conference Commit., tee will be held · tat.er this month to deal with this · matter. Tax Relorm · � thin June dS · President Reagan bas introduced a revised plan to reform the tax code. The plan has split the countcy down the middle, though not along the usual liberal/conservative lines. To give an example of the. split: Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N .J.), one of the authors of the Bradley/ Gephardt tax reform bill , favors the appr ach . l)e ing ,�en bY the president, while Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MoJ Ot>poses it. Rep: Jack Kemp> (R.,N.Y.), a long-time oon· servative ally of the pre ide nt , bitterly opposes the bill, while Rep; Dan Rostenkowski (D­ Ill . ), one of the more powerful figures in the Democratic House of Representatives, is be­ lieved to look favorably upon it. The SIU is taking no position on the total merits ofthe bill. It is , however�JQbbying hard against cem,lln provisions that would .have an adverse . effect on our membe rup. One such provision is the proposal to repeal the tax deduction for convention expenses held aboard U . S .-ftag passenger vessels . This provision would hamper the growth of a newly , devel9ping i nd u try, and for.little reason. · H the provis.ion i passed in it present form C� Payback In testimony before the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, SIU President Frank Drozak expressed his opposition to a proposed regulation that would permit tankers built with Construction Differential Subsidy funds to en­ ter into. the domestic Jones Act trade once the owners of those vessels paid back their Con­ struction Differential Subsidies. The regulations are scheduled to go into effect on June 6, at which time CDS opera�ors will have one year to repay their subsidies and re-enter the Jones Act trade. The SIU has opposed this rule since it was first proposed several years ago and has succeeded in post·· poning its implementation. . . . . .. Accordin� to Drozak, the nile eould knock . out dozen of. ma1Jcr Jone Act. tankers par­ then convention held onboard American-ftlta ticularly in the. Ala kan oil trade and beach hundred ofSeafarers erJ'tployed.olltho e .tank.. . passenger ve set would be .. ubject to taxation though conve ntions held Ui the Caribbean and in Montreal would not. C9µven .ions held on­ board Ariierican-pas nier ves I generate . American job and taxes. Co11vention held in Montreal and the Caribbean do neither. . ers. Two bills have been introduced in the H:ol.i e � which wollld re trict ibe CDS payback rule. In addition • a proviSion has be e n '. included in a Hou e . supplemental appropriations bill tha( . The tax reform . bill also seeks to curtail numerous economic incentives which promote investment in the U.S.-ftag merchant marine. The loss of these incentives would make it that much more difficult to tum things around for the American maritime industry. Given the cutbacks that have been made in the maritime budget over the past four years, these incen­ tives are more imporu.mt than ever. The tax reform bill also seeks to tax the fringe benefits of American workers, though at lowerlevels than proposed in the first tax package. . We at the SIU oppose this approach, because we believe that it would set an unfa, - . vorable precedent. Once fringe benefits are taxed, even at relatively low levels, then a precedent has · been set. In the future, it would be a relatively easy matter to increase those tax rates. · would block the more serious side-effects . of the rule. Marad The House passed H.R. 1156, the Maritime Authorizations Bill for fiscal year 1986. Tb.e t1Ul funds Marad programs at a higher , level than r�quested by the administration, but at a lower rate than last year. . While the measure was relatively uncon-, troversial, there was one sticky moment. Rep. Hank Brown (R-Colo.) proposed an amend� ment t at would have stripped Marad of its ability . to enforce cargo preferen�e req�e­ ments: The SIU and its congressional allies were able to kill the amendment. The Brown amendment does demonstrate one thing, however. Opponel}ts of cargo pref� erence are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts t kill that vitally important maritime program. h ' � ' Support SPAD SPR For . the past several years , maintaining ad· equate oil reserves in case of an, intem�tiopal oil embargo has · been a top national pnonty. Unfortunately, the budget presented PY the administration calls for a thr�.:.year morato� rium on · filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Senate has adopted the president's rec· ommendations on this matter, while the House has proposed a 50,000 barrels per day fill rate, down substantially from the present rate of l 2S,OOO. The 50,000 rate is perceived as being the lowest that can � sustained and still keep the SPRprogram viable. · · June 1 985 I LOG I 23 --= �SI U ·. Mem bers Arou nd the world And here is the crew of the Sea-Land Phil­ adelphia, enjoying that barbeque on the fantail as the ship heads into· Kodiak, Alaska. John Sparks receives his Masters liceQSe (1,000 gross tons freight and towing) from the U.S. Coast Guard Examining Station in Miami, Fla. on Dec. 27, 1984. Becoming a merchant seaman in 1971 after serving in the U.S. Navy up the rivers of Vietnam from 1967 to 1970, John credits the SIU for providing the upgrading opportunities needed to move up. Sailing both deep-sea and inland, John attended the Mates Program at Piney Point in May 1982 and ships out of the port of Jacksonville, Fla. Forty-five pounds of salmon is too heavy for one hand, says Recertified Bosun John Glenn, as be picks up the giant fish to be barbequed. .. . - I ,, · . .A . -·-, .- .�-· . .,; AT SEA-As the OMI Mis� ires� for Egypt with a load of grain, the crew tries out their new survival suits during a lifeboat drill . From al>oar,t the Overseas Vivian (Maritime Overseas) Ip Sobie Bay, Bosun Leonard Olbrantz send8 us this photo of Doug Rkbardson, ship's chairman, presenting a gift to Mrs. Irene Duiln, director of the Kings FilAm Home of Olongapo City. The home is an orphanage for abandoned chlldren In the area. The ship's crew collected $450 for the chlldren and would like to "encourage any of our Union brothers who sail into Sobie Baty to get bi contact with Mrs. imm., wbo Is well known on the base, and make a contribution to the home." 1be address is: Kings Fi1Am Home, 16 Coral St., Gordon Heights, Olonppo City, the PbDlpplnes. 24 I LOG I June 1 985 The above photo was sent to the LOG by retired Seafarer Anthony Nottage of California. It shows his granddaughter, Helen Downey, who made the U.S. Achievement Academy for her mathematical ability, with Rkbard Thorpe, son of the famous athlete Jim Thorpe, in Oklahoma City, Okla. The painting In the background is of Jim Thorpe. According to Brother Nottage; his granddaughter, who lives In Seminole, Okla., is "comidered one of the best athletes" in the town. She also received an Award for Creative Merit In the 1983 Congi'eSsional Art Competition for her story and picture of oil wells in Oklahoma. Seafarer Nottage Is understandably proud of his granddaughter. ·;· �A recent voyage of the S.S. Maryland (Bay 'Thnkers) took her between the ports of Long Beach, Calif. and Valdez, Alaska for a load of oil, then on to Puerto Anmielles, Panama. Working on the ship's deck are, from the left: Cesar Crespo, AB; Ken McLamb, AB, and Saleh Yafai, OS. S.S. Maryland Makes Alaskan Oil Run .l " It's not all wofk for JID.b Stenjen, swinging lazily in the sun. AB George Schuj, in work clothes, waves to the camera. The S.S. M""""'4 loaids uP with oll. June 1985 / LOG / 25 r' �Deep Sea Pensioner Adolph. Louis Danne, 7 1 , died on May 16. Brother Danne Donald Lee Beck, 59, Brother Beck joined sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Daniel Charles Thomas "Dan" Davis, 32, died on November 27 , 1 984. Brother Davis joined the SIU following his graduation from the Union's Harry Lun­ Pensioner U.S. Veterans Admin­ istration Center, Medical Seattle on March 20. Brother Beloy joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1959 sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U . S . failure in the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Commu­ nity Hospital on May 9. Brother Gold deberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Pensioner ' May i 23 . Brother Ekeland joined the SIU in 1950 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an AB . He sailed for 50 years . Sea­ farer Ekeland was picket line in the 1962 born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of Ponce, P.R. Surviving are his widow, Alicia and a brother, Rafael. Griffith Hugh Hut­ Grove brothers , · Hans and Lally, both of Jose dez joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a May 17. Brother Ca­ bildo joined the SIU 4 in the port of San Francisco in 1968. He retired in 1976. Seafarer Cabildo was born in the Phil­ ippines and was a resident of Seattle. chief steward Sea-Land . He for at­ tended the first Piney Point Educa­ tional Conference. Seafarer Fernan­ dez was a former member of the is his widow, Emelia. Pensioner D. Spiros Cassimis, 79, passed away on April 30. Brother Cas­ simis retired in 1 976. He was a resident of Greece . Surviving is his widow, Maria. Land Pacer on April 28. Brother Marlier joined the SIU fol­ lowing his gradua­ tion from Piney Point in 1978 . He sailed as ;·� > an AB . Seafarer Marlier also sailed for the Coordinated Caribbean Trans­ port Co. and worked as an airport worker from 1975 to 1977: A native of Miami, Fla . , he was a resident there. Surviving are his parents , . Gene . and Lorraine Marlier of Miami alld asister. Hospital, ·· on May 16. Brother Mateojoined the SIU in 1942 in the port of lowing his gradua­ tion the from SHLSS, Piney Point , Md. in 1975. He was born in New York City and was a resident of Chevy Chase, Md. Cre­ mation took place in the Metropolitan Crematory , Alexandria, Va. Surviving are his parents, William and Miriam Hutton of Chevy Chase. · New York sailing as an oiler. He hit the � bricks in both the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Mateo was born in Ponce, P . R . and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Cabrera and two daughters, Gloria and Trinidad, both of Ponce. Culinary and Bartenders Union, Local 463 , Los Angeles, Calif. He was born Retired Paducah (Ky. ) Port Agent in Juana Diaz, P . R . and was a resident of Hawthorne , Calif. Surviving are his Pensioner Wash . , and a daughter, Rosa of Juana Diaz. Roan Lightfoot Sr. , passed away on May attack on April 30. berg joined the SIU Brother 22 . Brother Niine­ Lightfoot in 1944 in the port of joined the SIU in the New York sailing as port of Houston in headquarters rep. in 1963, helped to heart-lung failure in organize in the 1965 Chicago taxi beef Methodist Hospital , and was elected port of Houston pa­ New Orleans on May 22. Brother Flynn trolman in 1968 and 1 97 1 . Seafarer joined the SIU Marine Corps i n World War II. He 1938 (a Lightfoot was a veteran of the U . S . charter was born in Savannah, Ga. and was a member) in the port of New Orleans resident of Paducah . Surviving 'are his sailing as a chief pantryman. He sailed widow, Carmella; three sons, Seafarer Roan Lightfoot Jr. (Piney Point 1 982), 40 years . Seafarer Flynn was born in an AB . He sailed 46 years and during 1953 sailing as a bo­ sun. He was a port of New York 78, passed away of in Alfred "Al" Niineberg, 83, 59, died of a heart widow, Elise; a son, Juan of lssaquah, Pensioner Raymond Joseph Flynn, · Pensioner Fran­ cisco Miranda Ma­ teo, 75 , passed away joined the SIU fol­ Interment was in the Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bellevue , Wash. Surviving died aboard the SS Sea­ Rockville, Md. on September 9, 1984. Hutton Brother Norway . 28. Brother Fernan­ Darrell 29, ton, 30, died in Shady born in Norway . Surviving are two 68, expired on April ure in the Cabrini Hospital, Seattle on SIU in 1939 in the Robin Line beef. Seafarer Gordils was Antonio Fernandez, away from heart fail­ the P.R. sailing as a chief Pensioner · Brother cook. He was on the tired in 1976. Saca­ rias "Jimmy" D. Cabildo, 78 , passed 16. port of San Juan, Pensioner Ola Ekeland died on Feb. Mark Marlier, Marino Gordils joined Davis of E l Cajon, Calif. Castillo of Seattle . Pensioner a son, Douglas of Jonesboro, Ga. Gordils, 67, died on Garden, Calif. and his father, C . R . the Philippines and a sister, Jean Betty 1 . Brother Bisin re­ He was a resident of Tampa. Surviving is West Coast Crematory , Clearwater, are his mother, Margaret of Winter Surviving are his brother, Moises of cio Bisin died on May SIU in the port of New York in 1 970. Largo, Fla. and was a resident of a resident of Mesa, Calif. Surviving Greenwood Cemetery , Renton, Wash. Simpli­ March 3 1 . Brother Magruder joined the Tampa. Cremation took place in the Land. Seafarer Davis had · two years Burial was in Pensioner Pensioner William R. Magruder died on veteran of the U .S. Navy after World of college . Born in Taft, Calif. , he was born in the Philippines and was a \i. �· ' brother, Henry of San Francisco. · War I. Seafarer Gold was born in · Army in World War I I serving a s an ' Mexico. Seafarer Madrid retired in 1977 . Surviving is a as an AB and deck delegate for Sea­ auto mechanic. Seafarer Beloy was resident of Seattle . New York in 1958. MEBA, District 2 in 1962. He was a Piney Point , Md. in 197 3 . He sailed the He was born in New joined the SIU in the port ofTampa in 1953 sailing as a chief electrician, engine delegate and 3rd assistant engineer for Fla. Surviving is his widow, Louise . Brother SIU in the port of succumbed to heart widow, Eunice. a resident of Cheswick, Pa. Surviving heart failure in the Byrd McMullen Gold, 79, well, Ala. and was a resident of Mobile . Surviving is his 15. Madrid joined Pensioner ing as an AB. He is his mother, Mary of Springdale, Pa. 76, passed away from May was born in Barn­ Maritime beef. Sea­ farer Beck was a veteran of the U . S . Navy. Born in Pennsylvania, he was Gilberto Tortosa Beloy, 76, passed away on the port of Mobile sail­ the SIU in 1 944 in Pensioner Jose Guillermo Madrid, widow, Margaret. SIU in 1939 in the died on March 1 7 . the port of New York joined Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving his Cranford , N . J . and was a resident of Ronald and Steven J_ay, and a daugh­ New Orleans. Burial was in St. Roch' s ter, Gina. World War II. Seafarer Niineberg walked the picket line in the 1 962 Robin Line beef. Born in Estonia, he was a U . S . naturalized U . S . citizen, and a resident of North Tonawanda, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Liidia and a niece , Ariandra Kirs of No0rth Tonawanda. Francisco ''Frank'' Manzan�es Osorio, 53, died aboard the SS Sam Houston (Waterman) in Calcutta, In- 26 I LOG I June 1 985 -=--=--==� � � � � � � � � � _ _ _ _ _ ·_ _ · · ·· � · .. � _ -· _ � - � _ -� -� -� � ----= -" -"""" � � - -=._ · - ·� � � � � _ _ _ � - � � - - ·· .... . - . � � � _ _ _ _ _ � � � _ � � �dia on May 16. Brother Osorio joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1970 sailing as an AB . He was born in Honduras and was a resident of New Orleans. Seafarer Osorio was a veteran of the Honduran Army from 1 953 to 1963 . Interment was in Lake­ lawn Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Blanca Lilia and a daughter, Eva of New Orleans. !l I - Pensioner Samuel Phillips, 83, passed recently. away Phillips Brother joined the SIU in the . port of New York in ". - . 1960. He retired in 1967. Seafarer Phillips was bOrn in South Bethlehem, Pa. and was a res­ ident of the Bronx, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Anna of Port jefferson, N.Y. and two sons. ��(�.J ' .;t. ·� "' ri -. . �:. Pensioner Hezzie Burns Pittman, 7 1 , passed away on May 5. Brother Pittman joined the SIU in the ' port ofMobile in 1956 sailing as a chief pumpman. H.e also worked as a cop... , ' persrni'th and machinist for the Ingallis Shipyard, Mobile and Pascagoula, Miss. Seafarer Pittman was also on the shipyard's steaming crew . Jrom ·· l 52 to 1955. Bomin Foxw - rth, Mi .'\· he wa a re ident of Mobile : Surviving are his widow, Mary of Grand Bay, Ala, and a son, Roy. . B�a Pensioner Kasi­ mir N. Puchalski, 61 , died of pneumonia on April 10. Brother Puchalski joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sail­ ing as a recertified bosun in the Viet- nam War. He graduated ffom the Union's Recertified· Bosuns Program in · 1974: Seafarer Puchalski hit the bricks in the 1 962 Robin Line beef and - the 1 963 Puerto Rico truckers .strike . And in 1960 he received a Union Personal Safety Award for riding an accident-free ship, the SS Seatrain New Jersey. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was a resident of San Fran­ cisco. Cremation took place in the Ap0llo Crematory, Emeryville , Calif. Surviving are his widow, Cecelia Marie and a brother, Edward of Cleveland. .Pensioner Jose Lµis Ramos, 59, died on May 1 . Brother Ramos joined the· SIU in 1946 in the port of New York. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Selirarer Ra­ mos was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Susis and his mother, Manuela Calleja of Hato Rey, P.R. Pensioner Jack Ryan, 76, passed away . o:Qc .April . 12. = ••"'°' . B r t h . r Ryan joined W the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1956 sailing as . an AB for 36 years'; He . was . ' born in Mic� and was a resident of cattle. Surviving is his widow, Lois. Darrell Lynn Rye, 33, died aboard an SIU ship in a West German port on May 7. Brother Rye joined the SIU following his graduation from Piney Point in 1 973 where he was security bosun and outstanding student. He sailed as AB and 3rd mate and was commended in 1975 by the Union crew of the ST Ogden Challenger (Ogden Marine) in a signed letter of recom­ mendation for seniority upgrading for his "outstanding conduct and per­ formance of his duties. " Seafarer Rye was born in Richmond, Calif. and was a resident of Bedford, Texas . Surviv­ ing are his parents, Ted W. and Bab­ bitte Rye Sr. of Bedford ; a brother, Ted Jr. of Quitman, Texas, and a sister. Pensioner James Holton Shearer, 74, died on April 1 . Brother Shearer . joine(i the SIU in 1 948 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief steward. He was born· in Richmond, Ky. and was a resident of Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Ruby and a sister, Violet Campbell of Berea, Ky. _ Pensioner Peter Salvatore Vicare, 73 , died in the U . S . Vet­ erans Administra· tion Hospital, East Ofailge; N ..t. on May 1 L Brother. Vicare joined the snj i� the port of New Y'ork in 1955 sailing as a -pantryman and bar­ tender. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War I I . Born iri' Eliz. abeth; N .J. , he continued to reside · there: · surVivmg are two sisters , Con­ nie and Mary, both of Elizabeth. Great Lakes Pensioner James Alexander Donald­ 80, passed away in Canada on March 25. Brother Donaldson joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a conveyorman for the Boland Steamship Co. He was born son, in Canada and was a resident there. Burial was in the Gordon Cemetery, Gore Bay, Canada. Surviving is a brother, Ivan of Gore Bay. Pensioner Wood­ row Edward Rintoul, 7 1 , died of a hem­ orrhage in St. Luke' s Hospital, Duluth, Minn. on May 1 1 . Brother Rintoul joined the Union in 1947 in an Ohio port sailing as a wheelsman for the · Reiss Steamship Co. He was born in Mich­ igan and was a resident of Duluth. Burial was in the Fort Snelling Na­ tional Cemetery , Minneapolis, Minn. Surviving is his widow, Minnie. Pensioner Hugo Max Scholz died on April 18. Brother Scholz retired in 1975. He was a resident of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Surviving is his widow, Fem. Personal Rickie L. Juzang Please get in touch with Dan Hennessy, Aetna Finance Co. , P. 0. Box 1 6602 , Mobile , Ala. 36606, or call (205) 479-058 1 - . PROTECT · YOUR dOB ANO YOUR 5/./IPMATS. t?t'NI UGE /JRUGg' u t 0 J une 1 985 I LOG I 27 / -----------�- -------- !" �D�aes� of Sh�ps Mee��nas AMERICAN CONDOR (Pacific Gulf Marine), April 21 -Chairman B . Veiner; Secretary Paul Stubblefield; Educational Director W. McRae. No disputed OT. There is $ 1 03 in the ship's fund. W. Robertson was elected treasurer since the steward is going on vacation. The bosun expressed the importance of attending upgrading courses at Piney Point. With the manning of ships being reduced, jobs are being combined and reclassified. In order to keep a seafaring job, members must be quali­ fied. The secretary welcomed new crew­ members A. Correa, B. Lang, J. McAvoy, W. Tindale and W. Dillon and wished them a good tour of duty aboard the American the Hauge wrote a letter to Vice President "Red" Campbell regarding whether they and a suggestion was made that crew­ members get transportation to and from a ship even if it is in the same area (especially don't eat." Two new washers and dryers England and then return to the Caribbean. Ranger. Members were reminded to refrain from putting their feet on the tables and chairs aboard ship. A vote of thanks was , given to the steward department for a job are entitled to hazardous duty pay (since · well done, and a hearty thank-you was ammunition). They noted that the company contract nearly intact. Next ports: Vene­ the ship recently discharged 400 tons of said it is waiting for the Union to request such payment and that they will "gladly comply." The ship is scheduled to arrive in the New York area on April 22. The next destination is not yet known , and members director repeated something "we've all heard the same ship in the same department, given to the Union officials for keeping the you don't have a shirt or shoes on, you were installed in the fan tail. In a report to the Seafarers LOG: "After 65 days in the port of Norfolk, we went to sea for 21 hours and returned to Norfolk for repairs, then set sail for Rota, Spain on April 23 and are due to arrive on May 1 . " A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. LNG VIRGO (Energy Transportation zuela and England. Corp.), April 7-Chairman Fred Pehler; Secretary J. Golder; Educational Director SEA·LAND ENDURANCE (Sea-Land F. Reyes ; Steward Delegate D. H. Watson Service), May 1 1 -Chairman Ed Kilford, I l l . No disputed OT reported . The chairman noted that there was not too much to report. chief cook ; Secretary Thomas Bolton, stew­ ard ; Educational Director George Evosev­ Everything is running smoothly and the iche; Steward Delegate John Pratt. Report it that it's Diego Garcia. The educational from the chairman: "This has been a very before but can never hear enough of: Piney Thanks to all crewmembers for a job well good trip With no beefs reported at all. lodging beef was squared away. A patrol­ man is expected onboard when the ship gets to Japan. Repair lists will be needed soon when · the vessel goes into the ship­ Point." In order to "earn, " one must first "learn. " And the accommodations at the done. It makes being ship's chairman a pleasure. We pay off i n Tacomaon Sunday, first was why the company requires cap­ suggestions were made. One was that a steward has plenty of forms for Piney Point, officers as well as the bosun and steward . training facility "can't be beat." Several yard. Several questions were asked: The May 1 2 at the new Sea-Land dock. The day off be given for every thirty days vacation, etc. Go to Piney Point when you sending movies on a monthly basis. Still plenty. We need educated men." He also tains to make out fitness reports on all They have no problem understanding why when ships are laid up and the crew is worked. Another 'was that the SIU begin can. Besides enjoying it, you can learn LOG: The American Condor had a three­ more: a crew bulletin board be set up in stressed the importance of donating to jobs only through the SIU. The second be installed in the galley and the messhall . their cooperation in helping keep the lounges who was advised by the chief engineer and everyone agreed that it was better to movies onboard and the ship shines like problem can be more easily resolved. Some waxing and shining." Next port: Tacoma, called back) . In its report to the Seafarers man team of Marad surveyors riding the ship to Rotterdam, Holland. They checked the jobs of each crewmember and con­ ducted interviews with them as well. A vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Next port: Halifax, N.S. the crew mess hall and a microwave oven Some general beefs also were discussed, . get them out in the open. Once stated, any of the crewmembers wish to salute MPSRON 1 and wish them · good luck on 288 their new ship, the Pvt. Eugene Obregon, Chairman H. B. Butts; Secretary Vincent MPSRON 2 staff. The Seafarers and the USNS BELLATRIX, T·AKR 7- and welcome aboard Cmdr. Black and his Sanchez; Educational· Director John J . U.S. Navy have already established a good (Sea-Land Service-Military), April Ashley. N o beefs or disputed OT reported. An additional two weeks have been added ontt> the Be"atrix's voyagfr-to pick up military cargo in Panama and deliver it to either a Gulf or East Coast port. A motion was made to have the Union print up and distribute the shipping agreement to all MSC ships so that the membership will know where they stand while manning these particular ships. It was also sug­ gested that a sailing board be posted, that the pantry be left open at night, that tele­ visions and videocassette machines be put aboard, and that a library be set up. Next ports: Pusan, South Korea ; Peart Harbor, Hawaii ; Balboa, Panama. rapport. "After all, we're all men of the sea." Next port: New York. : . ·. . coviE TRADElt (Cove Shipping), April 1 4-Chairman G. E. Annis; Secretary W. No disputed OT. The chairman read article 1 1 of the general rules from the new tanker agreement, and the crew elected the bosun to continue as chairman, with the steward as secretary and one of the utilities as educational director. The crew expressed some concern about a possible violation of shipping rules. They asked Union offi­ cials to look into the case of a QMED who missed the ship in Long Beach, Calif., paid his own fare to Valdez, arrived with a new shipping card from the port of Seattle, thus enabling him to stay for another six months onboard the ship. The chairman will contact the hall in Wilmington to make sure that shipping rules apply to everyone equally. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. CPL LOUIS J. HAUGE JR. (Maersk Lines Ltd.), April 1 4-Chairman B. Sa­ beron; Secretary G. Kenny; Educational before they were .. shipped and the fact that there would be no over­ 55 men in a messhall with only 24 seats. movies on hand, and a request was made pay for the films. The chairman received crewmembers that due to the crac.k-down operator for repair, but the radio operator said he did not have the necessary parts. So the master wired the company to have a replacement sent to the ship when it arrives in Kenya, around May 6. In the it." The educational director reminded on overtime, the only way to get more ADOllS •iillAISAm Uia ARIES AURORA BRGOILYI CA8UAS COlMR COVE l.EAB' . 8GLDEI EIDEAVCll IOlDEI llOlllRCll Olll COUlllllA Olll lllSSOURI Olll SACIWIEITO OVERSEAS IUSIA OVERSEAS CHICAGO OVERSEAS MARILYI PITTSllUIBf PUERTO RICO ST. LOUii SM JUAll . SEA-UllD ADVU11IRER SEA-LAID COISUllER SEA-UID � . ;=:=·= SEA-Ulll llARlllER SEA..wm PACER SEA-Ulll PIOmER SEA-UID PRGDUCEll SEA-LAID V9YA8ER SEIATllR TllOMPSOI PASS TR� 11.TIWWl . Monthly Me1nbership Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Port Date Waters Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, July 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 10:30 a.m. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. meantime, he will use his personal machine New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, July the movies and times will be posted on a Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , July 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. to run movies for the crew. A schedule of Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. weekly basis. A vote of thanks was given Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July I I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. to the steward department for the extra Easter dishes put out on that holiday. Next port: Mombasa, Kenya. PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), May 5- Chairman and Secretary C. M. Rice; Ed­ ucational Director J. Speer; Deck Delegate Calvin DeSilva; Engine Delegate Harry J. Kinsman Jr. A few problems and disputed OT were reported in the deck department and will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at payoff. There is $360 in the ship's fund. Payoff will take place on Tues­ Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . Friday, July 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, July 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, July 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, July 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , July 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , July 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , July I6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 0: 30 a.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. day, May 7 on arrival in San Juan. The Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July I7 . . . . . . . � . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. and l ifeboat drill. Members were reminded Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Delegate J. Fanoli; Treasurer M. Higham. to bring their Union books with them to 28 I LOG I June 1 985 MSC contract All members were notified of. theit wages way. If you've got a beef, let's talk about crew is to stay abOard for U.S. Coast Guard No disputed OT or beefs reported. In fact, ern Cross. A discussion was held on the "Things are going great. Let's keep it that working. It was turned over to the radio ladesh. OT movies for this trip. There are now 390 after departure that the machine was not to help keep the messhall and crew lounge areas clean. Next port: Chittagong, Bang­ reported. This is the first trip for the South­ crew by the steward for helping him feed Director M. Donlon; Deck Delegate E. Ri­ viera; Engine Delegate 0. Brown ; Steward Sadak Wala. No beefs or disputed in the steward department. A total of $1 , 1 33 . chairman also gave a report on the status routine eight hours. He had not yet seen the letter and wondered why it applied only tary G. E. Sinkes; Educational Director A vote of thanks was given to the entire of the crew VCR. It was not known until ing overtime on weekends to only the April 28-Chairman Nick Kratsas ; Secre­ A. Hicks. Some disputed OT was reported changes in the new contract from the boarding patrolman in New Orleans. He that the company had sent a letter restrict­ SOUTHERN CROSS (!OM-Military), Seafarers on the beach waiting for a job. $40 to help question came from the engine delegate to the black gang. All members were asked it, you'll have to pack it," as there are many for each member to donate officers or company officials and get their Wash. Delegate J. F. Blllotto; Steward Delegate from the movie fund was spent on new officers, but the bosun and steward are not new money. Thanks, fellows, for all the iorski ; Deck Delegate M. T. Trepp; Engine wards; Secretary G. F. Thomas; Educa­ T. E. Anderson; Engine Delegate. S. D. Byerly; Steward Delegate J. J . Johnson Jr. and messroom clean. "There are plenty of Braggs; Educational Director A. A. Sczyp­ read the changes and posted a copy on the board for all members to read . The tional Director C. L. Gard; Deck Delegate SPAD. The steward thanked all hands for time. The word was that "if you can't hack BROOKS RANGE ( lnterocean Man­ agement Corp.), April 1 -Chairman A. Ed­ '� being tossed around. Crewmembers aboard chief mate talked about dangerous cargoes made that married couples not be put on on videotapes. The chairman announced ship's fund and .other monies were spent Everything is running smoothly aboard the an arrival pool to build up the fund were "there will be no hats, pajamas or thongs worn in the messhall during meal hour. If is $1 0 in the ship's fund and thoughts of broom-a clean sweep with no beefs. There money is to upgrade. A reminder to crew: $5 in the that the ship would discharge her cargo in hope that the boarding patrolman can shed some light on the subject. Scuttlebut has and the use of survival suits. A motion was C. Kenny. No disputed OT. The the steward departmeflt has hung out the Condor. The uses and purposes of different types of flares were demonstrated, and the RANGER (Ocean Carriers), April 1 4- Chairman Leo Paradise; Secretary Carroll payoff. Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, July 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � . . . . . 10:30 a.m. �I Joseph J. Forgue Jr., 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in · 1%8 sailing as an oiler. Brother Forgue was born in Redmond, Wash. and is a resident of Newport, Ore. ! II i . Deep Sea Victor 0. Brunell, 65, joined the SIU in -'1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief electrician for the Delta Line. Brother Brunell was born in New Orleans and is a resident of Westwego, La. Elvyn Everett Bussell, 61 , joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia " in 1 956 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Bussell was born in Covington, Ky. and is a resident of Wenonah, N .J . John Donald Johnson, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1 966 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Johnson was born in Longmont, Colo.- and is a resident of Seattle. James Harold King, 55, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a FOWT. Brother King was · born in Rocky Mount, N . C . and is a resident of Baltimore. · Frank Camara, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. sailing as an AB. Brother Camara is a resident of San Diego, John F. McLaughlin, 66, joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother McLaughlin last . sailed out of the P<>rt of Baltimore. · He was born in Boston, Mass. and is a resident of Baltimore. Calif . . JoaquiJJ Al'Mlre Da Silva, 6 1 , joined the · SIU in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. His last port was San. Juan, P.R. Brother Da Silva ·was ·also a deck delegate. He re-: ¢ived a Union i%() Persomu .Safety for ridmg an accident-free ship, the SS Steel Architect. Sea·farer Da Silva is a veteran of the - Award ' �Anlly.� AhillciY m:wOr1<1war Ii. Born in Portugal, he continues to reside there. Patrick John Donovan, 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco jn . 1 956 (last in the port of Seattle) sailing as an LNG.QMEO- and ship's delegate . Brother Donovan also sailed for Sea-Land and sailed dur­ ing the Vietnam War. Seafarer Don­ ovan hit the bricks in the 1 961 Greater N . Y. Harbor and MEBA District 2 beef. He is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps in the Ko­ rean War. A native of Chicago, Ill . , he is .a resident of Federal Way, Wash. Gil Castligan Ebon, 68, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York (last in the port of San Fran­ cisco) sailing as a chief cook. Brother Ebon also sailed during World War II. He was born in the Philippine Islands and is a resident of San Francisco. Frank Feld, 63 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a wiper. Brother Feld received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing aboard an accident­ free ship, the SS Iberville. He also attended a Piney Point educational conference. Seafarer Feld is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. Born in C';hicago, Ill . , he is a resident of San Francisco. · Dimitrios Stiros, 61 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Stiros was a former mem­ ber of the Painters and Paperhan­ gers Union in Washington, Pa. He is a veteran of the U . S . Air Force in World War II. Seafarer Stiros was born in Monessen, Pa. and is a resident of Chios , Greece . Barney Edward Swearingen, 64, joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Jacksonville sailing as a recerti­ fied bosun for Sea-Land. Brother Swearingen graduated from the Union's Recertjfied Bosuns Pro­ gram in 1974. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. A native of Florida. he is a resident of Jacksonville. James Thomas. Siney, 65 joined the SIU- in the port of Baltimore in 1 953 . He sailed as a 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA District 2 out of the port of Wilmington, Calif. from 1 969 to 1984. Brother Siney was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Wilmington. · Paul V. Ward, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing as AB . Brother Ward was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Herbert Enioty Moms, 62, joined the.Sil.Jin t 946 in the port ofMobile sailing as an AB . Brother Morris also sailed as a ship's delegate for the Waterman Steamship Co. He last , sailtd out port of New York. Se3.farer Morris was born in Lenox, Ala. and is ·a resident of Winston-Salem, N . C . of'the James Moye, 68, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 96 1 sailing a s a waiter. Brother Moye was born in China and is a natural­ ized U . S . citizen. He is a resident of San Francisco. Phillip William Pron, 59, joined the SIU in 1 964 in the port of New York sailing as a cook and stew­ ard's assistant. Brother Pron hit the bricks in both the 1961 N . Y . Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. He was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Secaucus, N . J . David Binney Sacher, 57, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward . Brother Sacher also sailed for Sea­ Land. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn. and is a resident of Miami Beach, Fla. Leonard Tufts Spivey, 64, joined the SIU in 1 944 in. the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Spivey _was born in Pinehurst, N .C. and is ' a resident of Baltimore. Louis Douglas Williams Jr., 49, joined the SIU in the port of Bal­ itmore in 1966 sailing ak a chief cook. Brother Williams is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps after the Korean War. He was born in Bal­ timore and is a resident there. Jessie Winfield, 62,joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a cook and baker for Sea­ Land. Brother Winfield sailed dur­ ing World War II in convoys under enemy attack to France. He was born in Virginia and is a resident of Baltimore. Great Lakes Ralph Leonard Marker, 65 joined the Union in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1964 sailing as a wiper and coalpasser for the Reiss Steamship Co. from 1 962 to 1 963 . Brother Marker is a veteran of the U . S . Army ip World War II. He was born in Detroit, Mich. and is a resident of Richmond, Mich. Donald D. Thayer Sr. , 6 1 , joined the Union in the port of Chicago, ill . in 1 961 . He sailed as a deckhand for the Great Lakes Towing Co . . from 1981 to 1985. Brother Thayer was born in Chicago and is a resi­ dent there. June 1 985 I LOG I 29 ·,� �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes MAY 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class N� TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 21 15 16 5 6 5 0 4 51 30 20 7 29 9 President Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Ed 2 15 3 3 2 2 8 25 24 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port 29 12 8 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Port 5 8 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 18 39 89 12 0 92 37 44 0 0 36 47 67 20 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 38 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 2 1 6 E . Baltimore St. 21 202 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea MAY 1-31 , 1985 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . � Port Gloucester . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . .. . Puerto Rico . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . New York . . . Philadelphia . Baltimore . . . Norfolk . . . . . Mobile . . . . . New Orleans TOTAL SHIPPED All Qroups Class A Class B Class C Tri& Relie (301 ) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 **REGISTERED ON BEACH . All Groups Class A Class 8 Class c . . . . . . . . . . .· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 56 6 9 14 13 45 43 29 26 27 8 4 28 0 2 289 3 17 5 4 7 3 7 17 15 16 21 3 16 6 1 0 141 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 8 60 8 7 3 2 2 7 10 23 11 8 4 2 14 4 0 0 1 2 7 12 45 32 22 14 20 5 2 26 0 0 105 256 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 20 5 1 23 15 26 27 12 19 73 62 59 68 17 6 78 0 2 592 1 37 9 10 24 2 12 30 19 44 42 4 17 21 1 0 273 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 ENGINE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... 1 40 5 6 10 10 38 39 30 9 27 7 6 30 0 3 261 2 12 0 2 3 3 5 9 8 5 15 2 17 5 0 0 88 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 6 8 1 0 0 1 7 12 5 1 4 4 22 4 0 0 0 35 3 5 4 10 28 43 12 11 14 4 1 16 0 0 186 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 7 1 5 2 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 15 3 5 12 5 13 14 17 13 24 3 14 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 497 157 0 56 5 11 14 8 44 16 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 94 14 17 18 5 71 46 42 31 59 14 5 74 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 STEWARD DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Honolulu . . . . Houston . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Pin Point . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (21 6) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 DECK DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :r: *TOTAL REGIS"l'.ERED All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C Turner, HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 37 3 10 8 6 25 23 54 12 24 10 3 18 0 0 234 2 6 3 0 2 0 2 3 6 1 4 0 19 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 27 0 3 4 12 26 15' 48 18 21 9 6 11 0 0 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0 1 0 73 1 0 0 47 14 6 36 1 0 1 10 4 0 1 1 4 5 13 8 12 3 25 1 0 0 1 36 125 83 392 88 7 9 1 1 0 1 8 13 3 3 3 4 0 27 1 33 3 3 0 6 32 15 8 15 7 14 14 23 18 36 3 99 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 311 173 0 0 0 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 974 588 188 644 316 128 4 20 14 52 13 23 8 3 13 0 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 01 930 (61 7) 283- 1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 9681 3 (808) 537-571 4 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. 77002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (20 1 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-091 6 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 3 St. 2351 0 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 91 48 0 (21 5) 336-38 1 8 0 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 (301 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 12 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port :r: 2 Ports Frank Drozak, * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Port of 1 53 5 10 8 3 40 10 115 34 50 17 9 7 0 1 5 91 24 14 37 13 39 31 69 57 93 14 101 7 0 7 0 363 602 89 128 1 ,844 1 ,120 120 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 7 0 63 0 1 0 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441 -1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping In the month of May was down from the month of April. A total of 1 ,21 6 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,21 6 jobs shipped, 644 jobs or about 53 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 1 28 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 1 , 1 99 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I June 1 985 Support SPAD �I m�r be disastrous . Currently, U . S . carriers earn about 37 percent of their annual revenues from such programs . Already, the Agriculture Committee is looking to eliminate cargo prefer­ ence for the so-called Food for. Peace (P .L. 480) program that provides grain for needy nations. If cargo preference were taken away from Food for Peace programs, shipping lines would lose another $ 1 50 million in revenue . . The current plight of American farmers is lamentable, but it's hard to see how stripping revenue from an already staggering shipping industry will do the farmer any good. The House Agriculture Committee-backed by the USDA-is approaching the problem in the wrong way. It's not the cargo preference laws that are hurting export sales, but the strong dollar and heavy foreign agriculture subsidies. 3Jnur�al nf Q!nmntrrrr THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, Wednesday, May 29, 1 985 The -Need for Prefe.r.ence The House Agriculture Committee is drafting a farm bill that would elim­ inate cargo preference for all agricul­ tural exports th<,tt fall into the blended credit program. The bill, which passed the Agricul­ ture Committee' s Operations, Re- It' s hard to believe $58 million could have caused such a ruckus , especially since the administration has proposed reducing farm subsidies by $39 billion over the next five years . If Mr. Block is so concerned about the welfare of American farmers , why · . . . th·e total elinlination of cargo pref�rence would · be disastrous • . . search and Foreign Agriculture Sub­ committee earlier this . month; would hurt the nation's · depressed shipping industry and few benefits for . American farmers. But wh&t is most distressing about the legislation is·that it underscores the growing trend in Congress toward doing away with cargo preference alfogether. The House bill, and a s_imilar one in the S'enate, are supported by Agricul­ ture Secretary John R. Block. Last February, a U . S . District Court found that Mr. Block'S agency had violated federal law by not enforcing cargo preference laws, which require that 50 pe�<;�J:lt of blen,4� creditshipments. -� ose finall'ced by government and private sources-be hauled by U.S.­ ftag carriers. . Mr. Block protested the decision by some . $536 .• i �ts.'Having failed blended c dit ·· irt the courts, Mr. Block's strategy · to push his case through Con­ gress'. 0 ' · �urrently, only about 2 percent of U . S . ·agricultural exports are subject to blended -credit-cargo preference re­ quirements. Staffers at the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Sub­ committee estimate the shipping costs for the $536 million worth of agricul".' ture exports to be about $58 million. of holds . · . . ���Q2.i2j r . . . .. . . �on )n .. nq�_is· . · But there seems an equitable solu­ tion to the problem�a transfer of responsibility for cargo preference to either the Department of Transporta­ tion . or the . Department of Defense. . Giving DOT or Defense control of cargo preference funding would insure better enforcement of these laws while freeing up USDA funds for farm proj­ ects. Certainly, the situation as it stands now must be changed, because it's very obvious the maritime industry has few friends in the House Agricul­ ture Committee at the USDA. or When farming and shipping interests agree on the (see need for cargo preference, that is indeed news the reprinted editorial below). Perhaps it means the SIU's campaign to bring the truth about cargo pref- . erence to American farmers is working. Let us hope so. Cargo Complexities · would th �' h. . doesn't he fight to maintain price sup­ ports? For that matter, Mr. Block'S' withholding the $536 million in ex­ ports because of the shipping costs to the USDA, seems a classic case of cutting off the nose to spite the face. Even those with the Agriculture Subcommittee acknowledge cargo preference subsidies as but a drop in the bucket. "That kind of money doesn't mean much either way , " said one subcommittee staffer. In fact, it's questionable whether monies not spent on cargo preference would go to farm programs anyway. " Ariy money saved would, be swal­ lowed up by the federal_ deficit · and not �� spent for increased food aid," said Rep. Norman F. Lent (R� N.Y.) of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee . To be ure Jbe loss of blended credit reve'nue would not bripg American­ ftag carriers to their knees . But this kind of legislation is indicative of the dangerous trend against cargo prefer­ ence, which is gaining steam in Con­ gress. Many members of the House Agriculture Committee; for instance, would gladly eliminate cargo prefer­ ence if they could. A loss of $58 million for U . S . car­ riers cari be overcome , but the. total elimination of cargo preference would There is another issue here as well, the issue of national security. The number of U . S . -ftag ships is at a dan­ gerously low level and Defense De� partment officials question this na­ tion's ability to support any extended overseas military action. · · � !ii '• . ,. ' (From the Farmer's Exchange, New Paris, Ind. , May 10, 1 985.) ·. THERE writ be Ca hive been a num r bf rgo ten about th¢ . words Preference Aet in this publication and ·· others, most of it presenting the ques­ tion from the point of view of agricul­ ture. And that is as it should be . . . . . . From here, it would seem that agriculture needs all the breaks it can get in marketing its product, · but then the maritime industry is not without its problems, too. One way in which agriculture is not helping itself, how­ ever, is in the way it has misled the public · while trying·.· tt) ' strengthen' own point of view. · its ' Farm organizations have claimed that cargo preference has increased · the costs of our products for foreign customers because of the higher ship­ ping bills, when this is not the case . . . . . . Agriculture does not help itself when it says that blended credit pro­ grams are hurt because cargo prefer- ' ence makes them more costly to the ·customer, when that simply is not true . IF WE WORK TO GE Tl-IER1 G VERYONE June 1 985 I LOG I 31 �S I U Throws Support to Striking U nited Pilots In a strong show of solidarity for the striking United Airlines pilots, Seafarers and UIW members (head­ quarters and SHLSS employees) have been joining the pilots every day on the picket lines at Washington, D . C . 's National Airport. In addition, SIU members in ports around the country have walked the picket lines at other airports. At LOG preSstime, a tentative agree­ ment between the pilotS and United Airlines was announced. No det8ils of the pact were released and no vote bad . been taken by the Airline Pilots Asso­ ciation membership. The Airline Pilots Assocation is a _member of the Maritime Trades De­ partment, and SIU and MTD President Frank Drozak has pledged the depart­ ment's support to the thousands of striking pilots. The strike, which began in early May, centers around a two­ tier pay system, seniority rights, back to work conditions and the status of United Airlines' flight attendants who refused to cross the pilots' picket lines. The Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, joined the pilots' strike even though their contract had not expired. "What we've got is another thinly disguised attempt at union-busting by United Airlines. The management there has been stubborn and obstinate . They refuse to bargain and refuse to accept the honest efforts and willingness to compromise by the pilots and flight attendants. We cannot let this atmos­ phere of union-bashing .. Don·'t fly United until United flies union skies again," Drozak said. �timw SIU Vice President Mike Sacco tells United Pilots at the Detroit, Mich. airport to hang tough in face of union-busting attempts by the airline's management. · · ,""\ In Seattle, Port Agent George Vukmir (left) and Field Rep Rich Berkowitz join a United pilot on the picket tine at the Sea-Tue Airport. \ \ �( \ ' Mary Dunning, SIU headquarters employee, ls just one of hundreds of SIU and UIW members who have been marching in support of the United pilots. Little Vldorla Evam' first reading lesson appears to be a picket sign at Wa8hington, D.C.'s National Airport where SIU members joined striking United Airlines' pilots and ftigbt attendants on the pkket .lines. These � Oigbt attendants are (left to right): Linda EvaniJ, Betty Humphries and Barbara Burkes They were part of more than 100 members of different unions who picketed United Airlines' terminals earlier tbb month. • . 32 I LOG I June 1 985 downtown San Francisco, dozens of SIU members marched with United . Pilots to the company's offices. Here (left to right) are Frank. Mineo, Ken Rosiek and ''Smitty." In � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CDS PAYBACK PLAN IS A FACT DESPITE OPPOSITION NEW EXPORT PLAN FREE FROM PREFERENCE 1ST OF 5 NEW SHIPS: SIU CREWS NEW T-5 CROWLEY TUG CAPTAIN PREVENTS 2-SHIP COLLISION SIU MEMBERS CREW MAJ. STEPHEN W. PLESS MARITIME DAY HONORS MERCHANT MARINE SACRIFICES OBOARD THE SEA-LAND NEWARK IN SEATTLE MARAD'S SHEAR RESIGNS WORK ON SHLSS SCIENCE LABORATORY PROGRESSING COMPUTERS, NEW TECH HIGHLIGHT LIBRARY CONFERENCE SHLSS HOSTS PONSI MEETING TO HELP VOC-ED PLANS TRAINING AT SHLSS SUPPORTS NAVY SEALIFT NEEDS SHLSS LENDS A HAND DURING U.S. COAST GUARD LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING SHLSS MARINA... ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE FACILITY FOR SIU SHLSS ADULT EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM APPLY NOW FOR ADULT EDUCATION EYE ON L.A. PITTSBURGH COMES TO THE RESCUE S.S. MARYLAND MAKES ALASKAN OIL RUN THE NEED FOR PREFERENCE CARGO COMPLEXITIES SIU THROWS SUPPORT TO STRIKING UNITED PILOTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 6 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0c97f55cde8035bb5060a203fba4fb78.pdf 1a6198b5654a6f5e5b5c20775d01f3e2 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Adantl~ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 47 No. 7 .July 1985 More Military Jobs SIU Crews Up New PFC Dewayne Williams It was a busy time in Newport News Shipyard last month as Seafarers readied the PFC Dewayne Williams for a military career with the Maritime Preposition Fleet. Later in the month when the Williams steamed from the Newport marine terminal to the Pacific Coast to take part in her first military exercise, 21 SIU members were onboard. The vessel was built in Quincy, Mass. by General Dynamics Corp. She is the second of five ships to be built by General Dynamics for the Preposition Fleet. Last spring, the first, the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, was brought into service. The Williams' design duplicates the specifications of her sister ship, the Bobo. A RO/RO vessel, 671 feet long with 14 decks, the Williams has the storage capacity to supply a Marine amphibious brigade with vehicles, artillery, war supplies and provisions for 30 days in any region of the world. Its highly sophisticated technologies will enable the vessel to carry out defensive maneuvers in the shortest time possible. She travels 18.8 knots powered by twin diesel engines. Five 40-ton cranes, a modern slewing stern ramp and an assisting warping tug mean that in just five days every cargo bay can be emptied when the vessel is anchored off-shore. And when the Williams is at pier anchorage, the bay cargoes can be offloaded in three days. A helicopter deck allows a Marine surge team to be air lifted aboard the (Continued on Page 23.) PFC Dewayne Williams Inside: Jobs Saved-Alaskan Oil Ban Upheld Page 3 New Trainee Program Ready Page 4 Lessons from the Pilots Strike Pages Aboard the SIU's Paul Buck Page Lundeberg School News The maritime industry is taking a united stand against certain provisions contained in the administration's tax reform plan which have the potential to inflict great damage on the American-flag merchant marine. SIU President Frank Drozak (left) and Jesse Calhoon, president of the Marine , Engineers Beneficial Association, expressed their concerns in detail before the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee. Washington Report a Pages 9-11 Page 15 �President's Report by Frank Drozak B y now I hope most of you have received a questionnaire which covers a wide range of issues important to the future of this Union and you. The SIU has to be prepared to meet the future, and you have to help. To be able to effectively plan and lead while representing your views , we need to know what you believe is important. Remember, the basis for leadership doesn't come out of my office or the Executive Board. It must come from you because that is why we are here, to reflect your views and needs. It is very important that each one of you fill out the questionnaires. Answer honestly about what you believe. I have asked that each one of the questionnaires be sent directly to me. I will read them. This is a chance for us to communicate. To do the job that you have elected me for, I must know what you think is important to you, your Union and your future. The maritime industry faces some tough problems and , of course, our first and foremost concern must be jobs and job security. Every day the SIU is hustling to find work for you, whether it is military or commercial, inland, Lakes or deepsea. If you look back at the past year you will find an unequaled record for jobs at a time when the industry is in serious trouble. But what I want to do is plan for the future. And while jobs are the bottom line of any union, so are the services provided. When our Union was in its infancy in this country, our concerns were very basic: a wage that would allow us to live and support a family , a workplace that wasn't a death trap and a little human dignity. This was true of all labor unions in their beginnings. Throughout history, this country's unions have been in the forefront of change: public education, civil rights, women's rights, workplace safety, voting rights. As the Labor Movement's goals have expanded, the basics have remained the same-to protect the jobs and job security of America's workers--new challenges and new needs have developed. Recently unions have been able to provide such necessities as daycare centers for parents who work, health clinics, educational and training programs, services a union member 100 years ago could never have imagined. During the history of the SIU there has been a pattern of extraor- dinary service to the members that few other unions can match, especially the establishment of health clinics and the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Tens of thousands of Seafarers and their families have benefited. Now it is time to think about what else needs to be provided. We must now move out in a new direction. These may sound like some pretty big dreams to some, but they are possibilities to me. Should we build a retirement home for Seafarers and their families at Piney Point? Should we build a hospital and convalescent home for our members? The SIU has a history of taking care of its own. Should we carry it even further? During the past few years there have been several changes ma~e in the way we ship. Now it's time to see if those changes are working. While each has been overwhelmingly approved by the SIU membership, we have all had time to study the results. Each of these changes, the six months and four months rules, the central manpower office and others, were made with the best interests of the Union in mind. Now we need to know how you feel about them. Are the people you depend onthe port agents, patrolmen, field and headquarters reps--doing their jobs for you? Do they keep you informed? These are just some of the questions we need answered. I want to know how you feel about these issues. So I urge you to fill out the questionnaire and return it as soon as possible. If you have not received one, ask your port agent or write to me. You can play a large part in the future of the SIU, but to do that we must all communicate. So let us hear from every one of you, and together let's face the future and point this Union in the right direction. Two Percent COLA Won In Standard Tanker, Freightship Contracts Effective July 1, a 2 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will be included in the Standard Freightship and Tanker Agreements . The COLA, negotiated by the SIU, applies to base monthly wages, premium rates, Monday to Friday overtime rates and offwatch penalty rates. The COLA will cover all vessels included in the two agreements. Earlier this month, the most recent class of recertified stewards had a chance to meet and talk with SIU President Frank Drozak. SHLSS Commandant Ken Conklin was also there. The recertified stewards are Scott Anderson, Louis Pion, Charles J. Miles, Juan B. Gonzalez, Lois V. Ware, Vernon Deuglas, Robert Adams, Oscar Johnson, Steven Wagner, B.E. Fletcher, R.J. Lowe and Thomas H. McQuay. LOG July 1985 Olfic:iaJ Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Attantic, Gulf, lakes and Inland Waters District, Afl-tlO Executive Board Frank Drozak President Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Charles Svenson Vol . 47, No. 7 Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Editor Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Ray Bourdlua Assistant Editor Max Hall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos 2 /LOG/ July 1985 Deborah Greene Assistant Editor The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG , 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Alaskan Oil Export Ban Extended Until 1990 The maritime industry won an important victory when Congress passed the Export Administration Act (EAA), which includes a provision extending the ban on the export of Alaskan oil until 1990. As many as 40 SIU tankers would have been affected had this oil been exported to Japan. Most would have been forced into lay-up. For the past several months, the ban on the export of Alaskan oil was controlled under emergency presidential powers. The EAA expired last year, but Congress was unable to deal with many other troublesome issues covered by the broad EAA, most notably the transfer of sophisticated technology to the Soviet Union and the question of trade with South Africa. Even though the ban on the export of Alaskan oil was controlled under emergency presidential powers, the SIU made enactment of the EAA a high legislative priority because such a ban could have been reversed. Numerous special interest groups, most notably "Big Oil," tried to do away with the export ban on Alaskan oil. For a brief time last year, there was some question as to whether or not Congress would continue the ban. The SIU waged a strong lobbying effort and pointed out that the export of Alaskan oil would pose a security threat to this country and boost the cost of petroleum products to consumers. By the end of the 98th session, it was more or less agreed that the ban should be extended. But by that time, Congress was embroiled in a bitter fight over the budget and could not deal with other aspects of the Export Administration Act. 100°/o U.S. -Flag for DOD Truck Shipments Upheld WASHINGTON, D.C.-"We won the battle today," intoned a friend of the SIU and the merchant marine, Rep. Helen Delich Bentley (R.-Md.) at a press conference at the Capitol on July 12 she declared that future Department of Defense (DOD) purchases by any agency of the government will be shipped 100 percent on American bottoms. Earlier she had lodged protests with both the DOD and the General Services Administration (GSA) over reports that 1,964 Japanese Mitsubishi pickup trucks worth $10.4 million built for Chrysler and the U.S. Army would be shipped on foreign-flag ships despite provisions of the 1904 Military Transport Act which mandates that only U.S. vessels may be used to move supplies for the Armed Forces. The GSA said that it was only following regulations in the 1984 Federal Acquisition Act which stipulates that only a minimum of 50 percent of government cargo be carried on U .S.-flag ships. Rep. Helen Delich Bentley Rep. Bentley added that these foreign purchases of trucks and other items by the U.S. government have been going on sjnce the passage of the 1979 Trade Agreements Act. Great Lakes Pioneer Fred Farnen Dies at 82 Fred Farnen, secretary-treasurer of the Great Lakes District for many years, died in Tampa, Fla. on July 7 at the age of 82. Many Seafarers and SIU officials will remember Farnen who was a member of the old ISU, the union of Andrew Furuseth. Farnen's life ran parallel with the history of the SIU. In 1938 Fred Farnenjoined the SIU. The ISU was dissolved arid the SIU and the NMU came into being. The SIU was part of the AFL in those days, and the NMU was with the CIO. The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955, but they were bitter rivals in those early days. In recent years there has been talk of a merger between the NMU and the SIU-and so the times change. In 1942 Farnen became an SIU patrolman on the Great Lakes. He had sailed as a fireman on the old coal burning ships. By 1943 he was assistant secretary-treasurer of the Great Lakes District, and in 1945 he became the secretary-treasurer. In those early days, when there was only the McCarthy fleet, Harry Lundeberg, the president of the SIU, used to help finance the Great Lakes. Jack Bluitt, lifelong friend ofFarnen and former port agent for the Great Lakes, recalled those early years for the LOG. "Fred was a rough and tough guy. He held the Great Lakes together with a shoestring." Bluitt went on to say that among others, Farnen knew Jimmy Hoffa quite well. "Fred was in on all the early organizing drives and he was well known by the big wheels oflabor. "Farnen was responsible for all of the programs getting started on the Great Lakes, the contracts and the collective bargaining," Jack Bluitt remembered. "He built it up," he said of Fam en's work toward developing the Great Lakes District. In those days the Union hall was on 3rd Street in downtown Detroit. In 1957 it was moved to River Rouge, Mich., and it was there until 1978 when it moved to the modern hall at Algonac on the St. Clair River. When the Great Lakes District merged with the SIU in April 1972, Farnen became headquarters representative in charge of the Great Lakes. He retained his title of vice-president of the SIUNA until his retirement in 1978. Fred Farnen, secretary•treasurer of the Great Lakes District, speaking at the 1957 SIUNA Convention in San Francisco. With him is Paul Hall, newly elected president of the SIU and SIUNA. The convention honored Harry Lundeberg who died in January of that year. Fred Farnen was a colorful leader whose rugged face was easily recognized at SIUNA conventions throughout the years. His contributions to the building of the Great Lakes District and the strengthening of the SIU cannot be forgotten. Funeral services were held on Fri- day, July 12, at St. Paul's-on-the-Lake, in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Farnen is survived by his daughter, Theresa, who was a secretary at the Detroit hall; his son, Henry; six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Toll-Free Number for Welfare Questions Seafarers in Seattle joined forces with more than 700 others to protest proposed cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security at a rally sponsored by the National Council of Senior Citizens and Washington Fair Share. Pictured are (left to right) Frank Airey, president, Seafarers Seattle Pensioners Club; Richard Geiling; Rich Berkowitz, SIU field rep, and Steve Mason. If you have a question or problem with any of the benefits administered by the Seafarers Welfare Plan, a new toll-free number has been opened to help solve your problems. You may call 1-800-633-3390 for almost any question you have, including: • Reporting an error in a hospital or doctor's bill; • Information regarding the status of a claim; • A question about a letter or explanation of a benefit statement mailed to you; • Report a duplicate payment or payment for services you did not receive; • Or any question you may have concerning the Seafarers Welfare Plan and you. July 1985 /LOG/ 3 �Port Agents Bluitt and Reinosa Have Retired Former Algonac (Mich.) Port Agent and Headquarters Rep John "Jack" Joseph Bluitt, 58, and ex-San Juan (P.R.) Port Agent Juan Jose Reinosa, Sr., 64, have gone into retirement. Brother Bluitt was Algonac agent from 1975 to 1985 and headquarters rep in 1981. He became a Union official in 1958 and a port of Detroit patrolman in 1961. Jack Bluitt Laker Bluitt joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. One of his five sons is Seafarer Thomas Bluitt. Jack Bluitt was born in New York and is now a resident of New Richey, Fla. Brother Reinosa was port agent from 1976 to 1985. He became a Union official in 1964 and was a patrolman in the port of San Francisco from 1972 to 1975. Seafarer Reinosa joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward and ship's delegate. Juan Reinosa sailed from 1939 to 1964. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor strike. In 1960 he received a Union Personal Safety Award for riding aboard an accidentfree ship, the SS Robin Locksley (Robin Line) . Born in Puerto Rico, he is now a resident of Santurce, P.R. Juan Reinosa (right) Incinerator Ships Eyed Toxic Waste Could Be Solved by at-Sea Burning Few people realize it, but within the next three to five years, the maritime industry is expected to play an important role in helping this country dispose of its deadly toxic wastes. SIU President Frank Drozak has already submitted testimony to the House Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment and the Senate Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution on this issue. "It is imperative that the United States proceed with a well regulated program for the safe disposal of hazardous wastes that are produced on a regular basis by American industry," Drozak said. Studies conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show ocean incineration is the logical alternative to land disposal, which is be1 coming increasingly more difficult to employ because few localities are willing to live with the uncertainty of playing host to toxic waste dump sites. According to studies conducted by Waste Management Inc., there are no cost differentials between ocean and land-based incineration of toxic wastes. Currently, only about half of the nation's incineration capacity-all of it on shore--is being used to destroy liquid hazardous waste. The only exception, but an important one, is PCBs, whose capacity has already been reached. If approved by the EPA, three incineration ships would be immediately available to start operation. By approving these ships, the U.S. incineration capacity could be doubled overnight. Ocean incineration of toxic wastes has long been employed by many European nations. Still, the practice has not been adopted here. The Coast Guard has testified that the chances of collisions and other accidents at sea are "extremely remote." Opponents of these incinerator vessels point out that a spill of toxic wastes on the ocean would have a potentially ·•devastating'' effect on the marine environment, and could seriously harm the tourist and fishing industries of Southern California. Still, ocean incineration tests have shown that hazardous wastes can be destroyed with a 99.5 percent to 99.9999 percent efficiency rate. According to the EPA' s Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, there have been no casualties or spills during 320 voyages made since 1972 by European incineration ships operating in the North Sea. The debate over ocean incineration has been confined mainly to the West Coast, because that is where the first ocean incineration vessels are expected to operate. The San Francisco Chronicle, long an opponent of ocean incineration, had a change of heart earlier this year. It recently ran an editorial stating that ocean incineration of toxic wastes is something that should not be dismissed out of hand, and should be given serious consideration. "It's not a matter of approving or disapproving toxic wastes. These toxic wastes already exist, and the question is, where are we going to put them," Drozak said. Was Good Friend of Seafarers New Trainee Program Ed Carlough Is Dead at 81 Set to Start in August In recent years, vessel certification by the U.S. Coast Guard has indicated a tendency toward eliminating the ordinary seamen, wipers and messmen jobs from U.S.-flag vessels.•This procedure, in time, would eliminate the ability to replace those who retire or pass away and to prevent obtaining the necessary seatime to upgrade to certified ratings required by the vessels certificate or to train and provide competent personnel for the steward department. In an effort to prevent such a situation from happening, a new trainee program will be started on or about August 1 and will work in the following manner. 1. Trainee applications will be obtained from and evaluated by the SHLSS. 2. Those selected will have a fourmonth preparatory course at the school as a deck, engine or steward department trainee. 4 / LOG I July 1985 3. Upon completion of the four-month course, they will be assigned to a contracted vessel for a period of six months as a deck trainee, engine trainee or steward trainee. 4. At the conclusion of the six-month period of training aboard ship, they will return to the school for another two-month period in which they will receive additional training to obtain their blue AB ticket, FOWT endorsement or cook & baker endorsement. 5. Upon completion of the training and obtaining their endorsement from the Coast Guard, or certification from the school, they will be classed as "BL" or "B Limited" seniority. 6. After obtaining 1,095 days seatime aboard vessels designated by the Seafarers Appeals Board from the list of military vessels awarded to SIU companies through the RPF (Continued on Page 23.) Edward F. Carlough, general president emeritus of the 150,000-member Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, died July 9, 1985 at his home in Alexandria, Va. He was 81. Carlough was born in the Bronx, N. Y. He spent his youth in New York City before enlisting in the U.S. Navy where he served as a coxswain on the hospital ship USS Mercy. Following his naval service, Carlough began his training as a sheet metal worker. After completion of his apprenticeship program in 1927, he was initiated as a journeyman into Local Union 28 of New York City where he became active in union affairs. In 1959 Carlough was elected general president of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association. He was reelected in 1962 and 1966. Carlough is considered to be the father of the welfare plans in the building and construction trades industry, having negotiated the first such plan for Local 28 in 1946. He also put into effect the first pension plan in the construction industry four years later. Ed Carlough was a member of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and a strong supporter of the SIU. �Inland News What We Can Learn from the Airline Pilots' Strike The just-ended strike by the Airline Pilots Association holds a lesson for all organized labor. It demonstrates that when the employees of a company are united and they are supported by the other employee groups in the company, it is very difficult for the company to break the union. This was a strike by professionals against a giant company, United Airlines. The message for maritime workers, particularly for wheelhouse personnel, is clear. The rising tide of big business actions to break their employees' unions can be stopped by concerted labor action. The pilots broke a string of setbacks that began with airline deregulation and the bitter strike at Continental Airlines in 1982. The United pilots broke the pattern. The pilots have realized that militant union action was not reserved for airline mechanics and attendants. Pilots must hit the bricks to save their contract. Throughout the marine industry, licensed personnel are under assault, as the companies claim they are "su. pervisors'' and take them out of the collective bargaining agreement, with lower standards and lesser wages to follow. A tug captain or ship captain needs a union just as much as an airline pilot. To the large maritime corporations such as MTL, Sonat, Foss and Trinidad, a captain is an interchangeable part just as much as a valve on the engine is. And they want the most for their money. So, in the name of "productivity" they seek to cut wages and benefits. But first they must divide and conquer. In many cases, it's too late to stop what has already been accomplished by the corporate union busters, where they have destroyed a wheelhouse contract. But like the Airline Pilots Union, the entire industry must be ready for the next one that tries this tactic. So like them, we can put a stop to the idea that you can bust your licensed maritime union contract. Every licensed wheelhouse and engineroom - member of the SIU and every other maritime union that reads this should take heart from what the United Airline Pilots did-they stuck together and won a tough beef. They kept the benefits they had built up over decades. Captains, pilots , mates, engineers and other licensed personnel in the maritime industry can do the sameif we stay united and work together. Like the Airline Pilots, we can beat the union-busting companies that want to break our contracts and our Union. The King's Challenger (Tumpa Tugs) has been sailing out of Honolulu since last year on a long-term military contract. The tug makes three-week long voyages to various military bases in the Pacific supplying petroleum products to U.S. forces there. The crew includes Steve Housinger, Richard Wilson, Roland Seyb Jr., Danie T. Vallier, Daniel C. Tauscher, Carl Hopkins, Raymond Socherson, Kim Gill, Mark Duncan and Bill Hasting. Great Lakes D & D to Build Globe's Top Combo Dredge The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. has okayed the spending of $30 million to build the world's biggest combination dipper/clamshell dredge with her dump barges. Contracts to build the jumbo dredge and barges have been signed with the Harnischfeger Corp. , Milwaukee, Wis. and the Bay Shipbuilding Corp. , Sturgeon Bay, Wis . In a related development, their subsidiary, the North American Trailing Co. (NATCO), has completed feasibility studies and an engineering design and soon will be taking bids to build a 7 ,200-cubic yard, self-propelled hopper dredge. NATCO's dredge Northerly Island left July 3 after five or six days of dredging in the Algonac, Mich. area. About that time the company's dredge Dodge Island had completed a dredge job 125 miles north of Algonac at Bay City, Mich. and was about to begin ajob in the Detroit area. Contract Talks On in the Port of Norfolk Contract negotiations are under way in the port of Norfolk for Boatmen at Marine Oil Service, the Assn. of Maryland Pilots, Steuart Petroleum and Shawn's Launch Service. NLRB Says No to Dixie Carriers Decertification Bid WASHINGTON , D.C.-The U.S. National Labor Relations. Board (NLRB) here on July 1 ruled 4 to 1 denying Dixie Carriers' appeal of their previous ruling, which had thrown out the company's petition to decertify from the SIU. Here's part of the crew of the tug Samuel Guilds (Marine Contracting) during a stop in Florida from its South Carolina home. They are (left to right): Deckhand Eddie Richardson, Capt. Johnny Waters and Deckhand Danny Nolan. The NLRB ruled that the failure of Dixie Carriers to settle the unfair labor practice charges barred the granting of the decertification appeal. The decertification appeal petition had been filed with the NLRB before Dixie Carriers ended a two-year strike by the SIU by signing a new threeyear contract with the Union on Jan. 29, 1985 for the company's unlicensed Boatmen. Now remaining is the status of the 80 licensed Dixie Carriers captains, mates and pilots whom the company claims don 't have the protection of the NLRB . However, this issue is being appealed in a Harris County (Houston) Texas court. July 1985 I LOG/ 5 �New Pensioners Legal Aid In the event th--t any SIU members have legal problems In the various ports, a Hat of attorneys whom they can consult la being publlahed. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this Hat la In• tended only for Informational pur• poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Altman 84 William Street, Suite 1501 New York, New York 10038 Tele. # (212) 422-7900 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. #(312)263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-3100 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 11 O 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele.# (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Eliott Avenue West., Suite 500 Seat11e, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 TAMPA,FLA. Hamillon & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa. Florida 33809 Tele. # (813) 879-11842 I/ LOG/ July 1985 Freddie Lee Creer Sr., 65, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1972. He sailed as a chief engineer for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1970 to 1985 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1951 to 1970. Brother Creef was a former member of MEBA District 1 from 1948 to 1972. He was born in Wanchese, N.C. and is a resident of Norfolk. Clinton Gill, 57, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1960. He sailed as an engineer for National Marine Servicefrom 1953to 1985. Brother Gill helped organize National Marine Service, and he attended a 1979 National Marine Service Inland Conference at the SHLSS in Piney Point, Md. His last port was Mobile , Ala. Boatman Gill was a former member of the Boilermakers Union. He also worked as a welder at the Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss. from 1951 to 1953. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army after World War II. Born in Escatawpa, Miss., he is a resident of Pascagoula. 1985. Brother Hickman also sailed for the Sabine Towing Co., Port Arthur from 1954 to 1957. He was a former member of the NMU. Boatman Hickman was born in Salisbury, N.C. and is a resident of Lufkin, Texas. John A. H~U, 65, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a deckhand for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1947 to 1985. Brother Hassell is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Wenonah, N.J. Jasper John Mamoliti, 62, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a captain for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. off and on from 1941 to 1984. Brother Mamoliti also sailed for the state of Maryland aboard an icebreaker from 1947 to 1951. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II, serving aboard the U.S.S. Fersenden and U.S.S . Francovich, earning the European Theater of Operations (ETO) Medal and Ribbon with two Battle Stars, the American Theater Medal and Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal and Ribbon and the Victory Medal and Ribbon. Boatman Mamoliti was born in Vandergrift, Pa. and is a resident of Baltimore. Frederick Charles Hickman Sr., 73 , joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1959. He sailed as a chief engineer for the G & H Towing Co. , Pier 10, Galveston from 1957 to Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters JUNE 1-30, 1985 Port Gloucester .. . ................. , .. • . • , . . . New York ...... . ....• .. ... . .......... . . . Philadelphia .... . ..... . .... . ... .. .... ... . Baltimore .. . .. .. ..... . .....•............ Norfolk ................................ . Mobile .................. . ........•..... New Orleans . .. ...... . .... . .. . ....•. . ... Jacksonville . .. .. . .... . ..... . . . ...... . .. . San Francisco .. . ....... . ............... . Wilmington . ... . ... . . ... .. .. . . .... .. ... . Seattle ............. . .................. . Puerto Rico ....•... . .......... . ....•.... Houston .. . .. . . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . Algonac ..................... . ....... . . . St. Louis .............................. . Piney Point ....... . . ... . .. . .. . . .. . . . . .. . Totals ..................... . ........... . Port Gloucester .......... ... ............ .. .. . New York ....... . ..... .. ............. . . . Philadelphia .....•.. . ... . .... .. .. . . . . . .. . Baltimore . .. ........................ . .. . Norfolk ....... . .... . . . ............. . ... . Mobile .. ... .... . ...... . .. . .. . ...... .. . . New Orleans ...... . . . .. . ............. . . . Jacksonville .... . ....................... . San Francisco ........ . ............... . . . Wilmington . . .. . ... . ... . .. . .... . .... . .. . Seattle . . .. .. . .................. .. ..... . Puerto Rico . . ..... .. ... . .... . ..... .. ... . Houston .. . ......................... . . . . Algonac .. . ...... . •. . . . .. .. .... . ... . .... St. Louis .. . .. . .. . .. . ... . .............. . f~':aer/~i_n_t_:: :::: : ::: :: : : :: : : :: :: : :::::: Port Gloucester . . .. . .. . ...... . . .. . .. ...... . . . New York ... . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . ...... . Philadelphia ... . ....... .. .. . . . .. .. ...... . Baltimore .. . . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . ... .. . . Norfolk . ...... . .. . . .... . . . . . . ....... . . . . Mobile .... . .. . .... . . . .. . ... . . . . . ... .. . . New Orleans . .. . .... .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . ... . Jacksonville . . ..... . ........ . .... . .. . ... . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Wilmington . .. . .. . . . .... ......... . . . ... . Seattle ......... . .. . ......... .. .... .. .. . Puerto Rico .. .. . .. . . ........ .. ..... . ... . Houston . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . . .... .. . . ..... . . Algonac .. ... . .... . ... . ... . .. . .. .. . . .. . . St. Louis .•.... . .....• . ..... . ..... .. .... Piney Point .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. ........... . . Totals . . . ... . .. . .............. . ........ . *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Clan A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Clan A Class B Clan C **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Clan B Clan C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 3 11 54 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 4 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 15 1 0 4 2 1 3 25 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0 0 22 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 4 7 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 14 0 0 5 11 69 1 4 6 0 4 0 0 6 34 10 1 151 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 11 0 6 1 0 9 0 0 0 11 3 0 42 15 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 116 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 38 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15 0 9 0 34 TolllsAII .,.,....... .... .. . . . . .. .. .. ... 135 31 54 99 11 • "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. •• "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 11 214 55 153 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 • 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 8 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 �SIU Crews Valiant Tug :}}4t In Memoriam Johnny L. Ham, 48, died on May 12. Brother Ham joined the Union in the port of Paducah, Ky. in 1978 sailing as a deckhand. He was born in Missouri. Surviving is his brother, Glen of Elgin, Ill. Pensioner Edward P. Keelan Jr., 84, passed away from heart failure in the West Hudson Hospital, Kearny, N.J. on May 20. Brother Keelan joined the Union in the port of New York working for the Penn Central Railroad there. He retired in 1966. Boatman Keelan was a veteran of the Armed Forces in World War II. He was born in Newark, N .J. and was a resident of Harrison, N.J. Surviving is his widow, Mary. , , , ,❖, ,., , , , , ,., , .,.,.,. ,. <-;r-·~~~~~li¾¾t,:Z✓~ it Pensioner Earl M. Osborne died on May 19. Brother Osborne retired in 1975. He was a resident of Philadelphia. Pensioner Rudolph Albert Savoy, 68, died of heartlung-kidney failure in the Orange (Texas) Hospital on May 21. Brother Savoy joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1964 sailing as an AB and 2nd engineer for the Slade Towing Co. From 1946 to 1957, he was self-employed. Boatman Savoy was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Eunoe, La., he was a resident of Orange. Burial was in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, West Orange, Texas. Surviving are a son, Doyle; a daughter, Diane, and a brother, Roman of Groves, Texas. Personals Harold Bowen Harold Bowen (or anyone knowing his whereabouts) should write to Midge Edens, P.O. Box 112, Huntington, W. Va. 25706. Fred Dickey Please get in touch with your sister Jean at Rt. 4, Box 223, Waynesboro, Tenn. 38485 or your mother at Rt. 2, Box 281, Collinwood, Tenn. 38450. Bulk Fleet Marine's MN Valiant steams on the Schuylkill River. The 12-person crew on the Valiant is SIU top-to-bottom. The tug runs oil from a Gulf Oil refinery in Philadelphia to New England. Robert B. ("Mike") Meister Mike (or anyone knowing his whereabouts): please contact your parents, 2402 W. 16th St., #GS, Yuma, Ariz. 85364. Rosendo Mora Please contact your sister, Carmen Martin, at 5341 Navarro St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90032. Bernard Toner Please contact Mrs. Chong M. Toner at the following address: C. 0. Chung Nan Kim, Esq., 1255 Post St., Suite 800, San Francisco, Calif. 94109. On the deck of the Valiant are Cadet E. Smith (left) and Motorman R. Grant. Delta Queen Steamboat Co. Relocates to New Orleans The Delta Queen Steamboat Company marked the Grand Opening of their new facility, located on the wharf area in New Orleans, La. At the official dedication last month of the first steamboat passenger terminal in America, Franklin Fried, president of the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., offered remarks to the gathered guests. The SIUcrewed Mississippi Queen paddlewheeler is seen in the background. Mate David Ellis poses on the aft deck of the Valiant. William Parrish Rudy Luizzi Tomas Alia Peirce Stan Lindsay Don McKinney Nick Nagy Jack Drews Your old shipmate Jimmie Stephens has not shipped out in several years and would like to keep in touch. Drop him a line at RR #1, Box 263, Two Harbors, Minn. 55616 or call (218) 834-4397. Looking for Shipmates William Calefato is looking for some former shipmates. Tom Curtis (formerly of the National Defender) and crewmembers aboard the Sea-Land Endurance (from January to June 1981) should contact William Calefato at Sound Service, Box 490, 2318 2nd Ave., Seattle, Wash. 98121. July 1985 I LOG / 7 �New T-5 for SIU The Paul Buck Steams for the MSC with SIU Crew Despite a continuing maritime slump in commercial shipping, SIU members are finding work, and many of the hundreds of new jobs are militaryrelated, just like the 15 new jobs on the MN Paul Buck (Ocean Carriers). The Buck, charted to the Military Sealift Command, will carry almost 240,000 barrels of petroleum cargo for American forces around the world's seas. Crewed in late spring, the Buck is the first of five new T-5 tankers for Ocean Carriers, all of which will be chartered to the MSC. The Seafarers on the Buck and other military ships are proving to the Navy and other branches of U.S. armed services that SIU crews are the best trained and most dependable available. Here's a stern view of the MN Paul Buck launched last month in Tampa, Fla. The Buck, which carries a IS-member unlicensed crew, is the first of five new T-5 tankers which the Military Sealift Command will charter. (See June LOG for details.) Jacksonville patrolman Danny Griffin (left) and AB Mike Vanderhorst shake hands as they stand alongside some of the modern UNREP (underway replenishment) gear on the stern of the Buck. Flaking a line on the deck of the Buck are (front to back): ABs Emmanuel Gazzier, David Murray and Joel Lechel. It takes a lot of work to get a new ship ready to sail, and the MN Paul Buck (Ocean Carriers) was getting ready last month for its first trip with an SIU crew. Here, taking on and stowing the new mooring line are (left to right): Bosun Alejandro T. Ruiz, ABs David Murray, Emanuel Grazzier and Joel Lechel. 8 / LOG / July 1985 Getting some last minute paperwork completed before the maiden voyage are (left to right): Patrolman Danny Griffin, QMEDs Fredrick Harris and Ronald Gordon and AB David Murray. �SH LSS Steward Department Scores Another First The SHLSS steward depanment is proud to announce its chapter's acceptance into the American Culinary Federation (A.C.F.). The school's chapter, '' Professional Seafarers Culinarian Association, Incorporated" (P.S.C.A.), is the first to be accepted in the A.C.F. from the Maritime field. The formal induction of officers was held at a well-attended banquet on June 9th, 1985. The honored guest speaker was A.C.F. National President Harold Baron Galand. Speeches were also given by SIU Vice President for Contracts Angus "Red" Campbell and SHLSS Commandant Ken Conklin. Romeo Lupinacci, SHLSS Certified Executive Chef, was Master of Ceremonies. Having a chapter of the A.C.F. at SHLSS gives many opportunities to both the steward staff and the SIU information and opportumt1es offered through the American Culinary Federation. The A.C.F. has over 150 chapters throughout the United States. It publishes a monthly culinary magazine which features recipes, information on educational seminars and culinary competitions, articles on new trends and cuisines, helpful hints, and news from international chefs. The A.C.F. strongly stresses education. It offers scholarships, apprenticeship programs; it sponsors culinary competitions, culinary shows, and offers educational seminars throughout the year. For more information about the A.C.F. or a request for a membership application write to Charles Harrison, Steward Department, Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Md. 20674. ,r,~~~-··: . Master of Ceremonies Romeo Lupinacci, the SHLSS Certified Executive Chef, welcomes guests to P.S.C.A. banquet. l I Father Mussy delivers the invocation during the P.S.C.A. banquet. The formal induction of officers was conducted by A.C.F. National President Harold Baron Galand (2nd from left). The P.S.C.A. Officers are from r. to I. Greg Herring - accepting Vice-Presidency for Arsenic Gusilator, Leland "Buck" Buchan - Secretary, Joe Zeinda - Sergeant-at-Arms, Charles Harrison accepting the Presidency from Harold Galand and Romeo Lupinacci. John Cleveland - Treasurer was unavailable for the photo. Ronald Resnick serves salad to banquet guests. July 1985 /LOG/ 9 �tt ....-: : : ships on deep sea vessels out of the port of N.Y. Edward Wilisch Receives Second Mate License Edward Wilisch was ecstatic to hear from the U.S. Coast Guard that he had passed his Second Mate License exam. He is the second student to receive this license through the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Wilisch first attended SHLSS in 1973 as a trainee. He returned in 1976 for the A Seniority program. In March of 1985 he enrolled in the Third Mate course to prepare for his Second Mate License. ''The Three-day Coast Guard test was hard,'' said Wilisch, ''but having the test here at the school made it less nerve wracking. ' ' ''The course material and the instructor were well organized, which made all the difference,'' said Wilisch. "My one regret is that I didn't take advantage of the educational opportunities offered through the Union sooner.'' Ed's future plans include studying for his Chief Mate license and eventually becoming a Captain. QMED Update It is extremely important to notify the SHLSS if there is any change in your rating. Verification is required; include copies front and back of seamen's documents or a copy of your license. Fill out the coupon below and send to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Md. 20674. . ......................................................•... N 0 Mail To: Seafarers Har~ndeberg &hool of Seamanship Director of Vocational Education Piney Point, Maryland 20674 The following information is provided to upd;ite my records: I received my QMED rating on Date I have completed the following specialty course(s): Marine Electrical Maintenace _ _ _ Diesel Regular _ __ T I Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Support Office (AIMSO) Conference Held at'SHLSS C E Date Date Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations _ __ Date Pumproom Maint & Operation _ _ _ Hydraulic _ __ Date Date Marine Electronics _ _ Welding _ _ Automation ___ Date Date I hold a valid 3rd/ 2nd Assistant Engineer License issued on Date Date NAME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ SS# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ BOOK# ADDRESS TELEPHONE# Note: Each member should provide a photocopy of evidence to substantiate changes in the above records . ............................................................. - H L S S COURSE GRADUATE Diesel Engine Technology Left to right: Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Scott Burnap, Jack Croft, Josh Lanier, Gary Gateau. .w, " Recertified Stewards Front row, I. to r.: Scott Anderson, Louis Pion, Charles J. Miles, Juan B. Gonzalez, Lois V. Ware, Vernon Douglas. Second row, I. to r.: Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Robert Adams, Oscar Johnson, Steven Wagner, B.E. Fletcher, R.J. Lowe, Thomas H. McQuay. 10 /LOG/ July 1985 Marine Electrical Malnenance Three Man Steward Left to right: Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Glenn C. Bamman, Jennifer K. Jim, Connie Helter. Seallft Operations • 'Maintenance Left to right: Tom Ball, James Wingate Jr. Jeff Yarmola, John Ponti, Augie Collison, Kelly Davis. Not shown: Luciano Alfeo, Charles Horseman, Dasrll Panko, Francis J. Monteiro, Richard Groening . .,· First row, I. to r.: Charles Mlspagel, Richard Tankersley, Monica Kohs, Maurice White. Second row, I. to r.: James Duffy, Bob LeClalr, Juan D. Sanchez, Bill Winters. Third row, I. to r.: Kenneth Biddle, David Fowkes, Michael Presser. Fourth row, I. to r.: Joe Pomranlng, T.J. Dowd, Tony Adamaitis. Top row, I. to r.: Richard Buchanan, John F. Bass, Jim E. Kash, Bob Richardson. Not shown: Charles Noell. Cruise Ship Training Lifeboat Class First row, I. to r.: David Rubin, Michael Sholt, William Lucius, Connie Helter, Steven Fonua, Greg Cudal, Melecio Sison. Second row, I. to r.: Ben Cusic (Instructor), Henry Commager, Jamie Coleman, Brian Ortiz, Clay Mciver, Alex Caravalho, John Nagoskl, Michael Bio. �Upgrading Course Schedule Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operation August 2 September 20 September 19 November 7 Hydraulics September 6 October 10 Fireman Watertender & Oiler October 11 November 28 Steward Upgrading Courses Following are the updated course schedules for Augustthrough October 1985, at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. Deck Upgrading Courses Course Celestial Navigation Check-In Date September 13 Completion Date October 11 Able Seaman September 20 October 31 Sealift Operations & Maintenance September 6 October 10 Radar Observer October 11 October 24 Lifeboatman September 6 September 19 Course Assistant Cook Check-In/ Completion Date bi-weekly Length of Course varies Cook and Baker bi-weekly varies Chief Cook bi-weekly varies Chief Steward monthly varies Three Man Steward Dept. monthly varies Recertification Programs Course Bosun Recertification Programs Check-In Date September 1 Completion Date October 7 Steward Recertification October 27 December 2 Adult Education Courses Engine Upgrading Courses Course QMED Check-In Date September 13 Completion Date December 5 Marine Electrical Maintenance August 30 October 3 Check-In Date August 16 Completion Date September 13 August 16 (ABE) Adult Basic Education (GED) High School Equivalency Program August 2 September 13 Course (ESL) English as a Second Language September 14 ···························································································································-------------I I am interested in the following Name (Last) (first) course(s) checked below: ti~OD\ Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application \ AFL-CIO / ___ ,,,,, ... DECK DEPARTMENT Date of Birth - ~ ~ ~ ~- - -Mo./Day/Vear (Middle) Address, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - n = = r r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (City) (State) Deep Sea Member D Telephone (Zip Code) Inland Waters Member D ---rr,c-=-c-,..-=,..,,.------ (Area Code) Lakes Member D Pacific D D Tankerman D AB Unlimited D AB Limited D Quartermaster • Celestial Navigation D 1st Class PIiot D AB Special D Towboat Operator Inland D Towboat Operator (NMT 200 miles) D Towboat Operator (Over 200 MIies) D Master/Mate Inspected Towing Vessel D Third Mate D Radar Observer Unlimited D S(mulator Course Social Security# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Seniority _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date Book Port Presently Was lssued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Port lssued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a g_raduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Trainee Program: From -------,,,=-=-to=,,.,,.....-----(dates attended) No D (if yes, fill in below) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes Course(s) Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: D Yes No • Date Available for Training - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- ENGINE DEPARTMENT D D D D D D FOWT D Automation QMED-Any Rating D Diesel Engine Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations D Chief Engineer/Assistant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) D SecondfThlrd Asst. Engineer (Inspected) STEWARD DEPARTMENT D D D D Assistant Cook D Chief Cook Cook & Baker D Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook Three Man Steward Dept. ALL DEPARTMENTS D Welding D Lifeboatman C Sealift Operations & Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies (DVE) D English as a Second Language (ESL) COLLEGE PROGRAM SIGNATURE -----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;;.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 D Nautical Science Certificate Program D Scholarship/Work Program D Other July 1985 / LOG / 11 �Area Vice Presidents' Report on fringe benefits. We believe that such a tax would jeopardize this nation's private system of health care and pensions. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall W E had some good news up in New Bedford, where we came out ahead in an organizing election for 31 fishing vessels. There were some challenges, but we expect to have the matter resolved in no time. We are presently involved in an election for 50 more fishing vessels. And I think we'll win. We have some dedicated people working on our behalf. Joe Piva, Gene Magan and Henri Francois signed up with this Union when they realized that the fishermen in New Bedford were not being represented properly. They put in long, hard hours fighting for a cause that they believed in. Together with Headquarters Representative Jack Caffey, they have made this organizing drive a success. Things have been pretty rough for our brothers and sisters who make their living as fishermen. Leo Sabato and Mike Orlando from Gloucester, Mass. tell me that there is a crisis in the way that fishing vessels are being insured. Earlier this month, fishing vessels in the Gloucester area lost their insurance coverage. As of today, the local and state governments there have done nothing to rectify this situation. In addition, Gloucester Marine Protein, Inc., a local dehydration plant, had closed. The plant is the state's only major processor of fish waste. Processors and fishermen have been hard pressed to find an inexpensive alternative. In the interim, a barge is now taking gurry to sea from the State Fish Pier. But this has had a two-fold effect. Foreign fishermen are making use of this barge and, in effect, are receiving a hidden subsidy. In addition, operating costs for Gloucester fishermen are now higher than ever before. There have been a number of military ships in the port of Norfolk recently (Stephen W. Pless, John P. Bobo, Dewayne T. Williams, Borinquen). I mention this to remind the members that most of the new work that is being generated in the maritime industry are vessels that have been contracted out to the private sector by the Navy. It is therefore important for our members to think about getting a security clearance, and to check with their Union Rep to see if they need any kind of special training to be eligible to fill these positions. We are losing a good man in the port of Philadelphia. Tom Farrell, who worked as an AB in SONAT's IOT fleet, has returned to his old job after having helped the Union out for a couple of months. Also in Philadelphia: members and officials in that port are working with other unions in the area to publicize an important issue, the proposed tax 12 /LOG/ July 1985 Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco I recently attended a meeting of the Executive Board of the SIU at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point , Md. While there, I took a trip to Capitol Hill to see President Drozak appear before the House Merchant Marine Committee. President Drozak stated hi~ opposition to a ruling that the Department of Transportation has proposed which would allow subsidized operators to compete in the domestic trade routes of this country once they paid back their Construction Differential Subsidies. President Drozak noted that the proposed ruling would disrupt existing trade routes, reduce the number of maritime jobs and cost the American government hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue . Watching President Drozak testify reminded me just how extensive this Union's dealings are. In order to protect our membership, we have to work at the state, federal and local levels. We have to service the membership on the ships and in the Union halls. We are literally involved in every aspect of American life, from the halls of Congress, to the precinct wards in Houston, to the ocean-borne commerce that makes this country run. One interesting aside: it was recently announced that the first Labor Day rally in the history of Mobile will be held later this year. The Greater Mobile Port Maritime Council will besponsoring a float. Seamen who are in that port on Labor Day should show their appreciation to a labor movement that has fought hard to improve their living and working conditions. people who were lucky enough to get another job, 40 percent are working part time or for lower wages. The people in the Great Lakes and Midwest were hit disproportionately hard by that recession. So were seamen. And unfortunately for the maritime industry, there was no recovery to cushion the effects of the 1982 recession. I mention all this to make a point. It is important that you ta~ advantage of opportunities while they are still available to you. Seven years ago, we had to beg our members to get their A books. Those who listened are in a good position. Even though things are tough, all our A books can still get out. Today, the only work being generated in the maritime industry is on vessels contracted out by the Navy. So it is important that you do all you can to make yourself eligible for this work (i.e., get your security clearance, take any special courses that you might need). Just remember this: the American economy has been in the middle of a recovery. Can you imagine what shipping will be like if there is another recession? Still, there are some bright spots. Things have been busy in the Great Lakes dredging industry. Dredging is definitely better than last year, though much of this activity has been due to ongoing projects. New projects have been slow in being bid. The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company was the low bidder on a river and dredging project that is due to begin in the port of Buffalo in three weeks. The company just finished a harbor dredging project in the port of Cleveland, and is in the process of completing another project in Sandusky, Ohio. NA TCO is completing a dredging project within eight miles of the Algonac hall. It also has a harbor deepening project in progress in Toledo, Ohio. Two major projects are due to be bid on soon in the Duluth and Milwaukee harbors. They involved two larged dyked areas that will have to be dredged . Each is expected to cost more than $10 million, and will be federally financed. At a meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee in the port of Los Angeles, a representative from ARCO noted that the company was taking a longrange view of the situation, and was working toward eliminating the ban when it expires in 1990. At that same meeting, a discussion was held on potential drilling sites off the coast of Southern California. The SIU on the West Coast is keeping abreast of these developments. We are represented on the West Coast Policy Committee of the General President's Offshore Construction Council. Other unions, such as the Painters and the Electricians, are also inyolved with this issue. We have been active in two strikes, one against United Airlines which was recently settled, and an ongoing strike by the United Food and Commercial Workers against Ralph 's Food Markets. We also have been trying to maintain good relations with our companies. Acting upon recommendations made at the Inland Boatmen's Conference, we are attending quarterly meetings with both the management and the rank and file members at Crowley . These meetings are being held to iron out problems that the rank and file have with the management. By scheduling meetings like these, we hope to create a climate where management and labor can work together to turn things around for the inland industry. SUP President Paul Dempster was named "man of the year" by the Maritime Port Council out here. We'd like to congratulate him for his many contributions to the maritime industry. We'd also like to congratulate Matson Lines, which has announced plans to rebuild the Matsonia. The 700 ft. trailer will be converted from a RO/ RO to a RO/LO. The project will triple the ship's cargo capacity. Government Services by V. P. Buck Mercer W West Coast by V. P. George McCartney Great Lakes and Western Rivers by V.P. Mike Sacco I recently read a troubling statistic. Roughly half of all the people who lost their jobs during the 1982 recession are still unemployed. And of the T HE big news on the West Coast is that Congress has approved an extension on the ban of Alaskan oil until 1990. That is good news, especially for our members in Seattle, who have made a special effort to publicize this issue on a grassroots level. Still, it is important to remember that there are a lot of people who would like to do away with this ban. E are trying to resolve a problem that has bothered our members out here. For the past two years, they have not been given a retroactive wage increase that is rightfully theirs. It appears that there is no dispute about the wage increase itself. The problem is administrative. There have been a number of changes in the makeup of the Military Sealift Command over the past year or so-top officers have retired or moved to different jobs-and this has caused a severe back-log. In addition, 13 appeals have been submitted on A-76 award. We have submitted an appeal on the oceanagraphic ship, a T-AGOR vessel. �SIU vessels Around the world OVERSEAS VIV/AN-Everything is running smoothly aboard the ST. Overseas Vivian (Maritime Overseas) out in the Philippines, according to Chief Mate Peter E. Hermanns. "The ship looks good and the crew has performed well-meeting the extra demands that working for the MSC requires-in addition to their regular shipboard duties." Singled out for special praise was Joseph San Filippo, relief bosun, who "in his 50 days aboard, kept the deck crew in line, followed the contract, and worked hard getting the exterior of the ship chipped and painted before the rainy season puts an end to outdoor work." PRESIDENT GRANT-The SS President Grant recently was honored for her safetyaccident-free-record. She was the safest ship in the APL fleet for 1984! Present at the award ceremony were, from the left: Gunnar Lundeberg, SUP; Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president; George McCartney, SIU vice president; Dave York, MM&P vice president; Capt. Ray Wood, master, SS President Grant; Tom Haller, vice president of marine operations, APL; Gary Valentine, chief engineer; Doc Cullison, MEBA, and Whitey Shoup, MFOW vice president. . ., OVERSEAS ALICE---Crewmembers aboard the Overseas Alice· (Maritime Overseas) donated uniforms and baseball equipment to the Cavite City (Philippines) Little League Baseball Team. Present at the ceremony for the distribution of the gifts were, from the left: Chief Steward Collie Woper Jr.; P.D. Butcher, Commander Naval Surface Group, Western Pacific; AB T. Howell, and Capt. A.F. LaPalme. CABRIUO-The SIU harbor tour boat Cabril/.Q (Star & Crescent Tours) operates out of San Diego, Calif. LNG CAPRICORN-A safety-conscious crew contributes to vessel efficiency, productivity and reduced cost of operation. So stated SIU Vice President "Red" Campbell in his letter of congratulations to the crewmembers of the LNG Capricorn (Energy Transportation Corp.) who have just completed their third accident-free year. Bosun M.B. Woods (left) and Steward Robert H. Forshee attach the latest addition to the safety plaque. CONSTITUTION/INDEPENDENCE-"Big John" Bulaway (I.), executive chef aboard the SS Independence, meets up with "Little John" Worrall (r.), executive chef aboard the SS Constitution. In the center is Edward Grant, butcher aboard the Independence. July 1985 / LOG I 13 -- �After a long trip, crewmates (left to right) QMED Mike Bagley, Chief Electrician Duke Gardner and Wiper Ahmed Salim pose for a final picture. Transcolorado Gets An Overdue Rest AB John Roundtree takes a break from the hot work onboard the Transcolorado. Third Cook Reginald Melville takes a break on the deck of the Transcolorado before a final payoff and lay-up in Jacksonville. A ice, the Transcolorado was readied for a well-deserved rest by her last crew. During her last assignment, as part of the Near-Term Preposition Force and a floating " ammo dump," the SIU crew received high praise from the MSC brass for their professional operations during the long voyage. FTER two-and-a-half years on station in the Mediterranean and I 8 years under charter to the Military Sealift Command (MSC), the SS Transcolorado (Hudson Waterways) entered layup in Jacksonville, Fla. Home to hundreds of Seafarers in its almost two decades of MSC serv- Stowing gear and lines before lay-up are Transcolorado crewmembers (front to rear): ABs Ralph Brown, Pasquale Dibrase, Angel Ortiz and Glen Johnson. -- 14 / LOG/ July 1985 Here' s the steward department of the Transcolorado (left to right): Steward Assistant Ernie Hill, Chief Steward Curtis Broadnax, Saloon Messman Tate Johnson and Crew Messman Roosevelt "BB" Johnson. �• I I I I I i t StU ht I I I I I Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CIO I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - Legislative. Administrative and Regulatory Happenings Washington Report: Communication fringe benefits would be taxed, though at lower levels than originally envisioned. Members of this Union should think back on all of President Drozak' s speeches and columns over the past two years_ He talked a great deal about communication, and about the need for organized labor to get its message across to the public at large_ If you still doubt the validity of his assessment, think about the hostage crisis in Beirut, and about the daily, even hourly reports on the hostages and their families. Recall the image of two hooded terrorists reading the following message to the American people over the nightly news: "If you ever retaliate, we will do it again." Power in American society is based on the transmission of ideas and information through the media. Perhaps the tragic and exhausting episode in Beirut will wake American workers up to this basic fact of life. Cargo Preference Tax Reform I I I July 1985 For the past few months, the administration has concentrated most of its efforts in getting its tax reform plan passed. According to recent newspaper accounts, however, there are indications that the administration has decided to revise that strategy. The administration has grown increasingly concerned over the inability of the House and Senate budget conferees to reach an agreement on a spending package that would achieve a significant reduction in the federal deficit, which is now projected to top $200 billion in fiscal 1986. The administration has therefore decided to concentrate on resolving the budget deficit. That is not to say, however, that the president's tax plan is dead. The president plans to use the congressional recess in August to review suggestions for modifying the tax plan and to prepare for a renewed campaign to overhaul the tax code. Hearings on the tax plan have been scheduled at least through the end of July in the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. The SIU has strongly opposed those provisions in the president's tax reform bill that it feels would have an adverse effect on the American maritime industry. SIU President Frank Drozak expressed his concern earlier this month when he testified at a special hearing of the House Merchant marine Committee (see photo, page l). Among other things, the tax reform bill as it now stands would repeal deductions for convention expenses incurred onboard U _S,flag passenger vessels: eliminate the investment tax credit and lengthen vessel depreciation schedules. It would also repeal the Capital Construction Fund, which has played an important role in promoting the construction of American-flag vessels. The tax reform bill also contains provisions to tax fringe benefits, something that the SIU strongly opposes. In part because of the publicity that organized labor was able to generate, the Department of Treasury was forced to modify its original proposal on the taxation of fringe benefits. Still, as the plan presently exists, The battle over cargo preference continues unabated. The Senate Commerce Committee rejected by a 9-7 vote the Agricultural Trade Amendment Act of 1985, better known as S. 721. The bill would weaken this nation's existing system of cargo preference laws_ Among other things, it states that cargo preference laws do not apply to export activities undertaken by the Secretary of Agriculture. The present Secretary of Agriculture, John Block, is an ardent foe of cargo preference. If enacted, S. 721 would redefine the present status of the blended credit and payment-inkind programs, both of which now fall under the provisions of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954. In addition, the bill would clarify the status of the Bonus Incentive Export Program (BICEP). As reported in the last issue of the LOG, it is not certain if BICEP falls under the provisions of the 1954 Act because the exact details of the bill have yet to be made public. Cargo preference remains one of the major issues of the 99th Congress. The issue came to a head after a federal court judge ruled that 50 percent of all cargo generated under the blended credit program had to be carried on American-flag vessels. More than 20 pieces of anti-cargo preference legislation have already been introduced. While the decision by the Senate Commerce Committee not to report out S. 721 marks an important victory for the maritime industry, most observers believe that an attempt will be made on the floor of the Senate to bring the bill to a vote. In testimony given before the Senate griculture Committee earlier this year, SIU President Frank Drozak noted that promotional programs that fall under the provisions of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 are designed to promote two American industries, not just one. In the debate over S. 721, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) made what many in the maritime industry say is a critical point. "We have," said Stevens, "to keep our minds on the real problem: only 22 U .S.-flag dry cargo vessels are in the fleet; without cargo preference, those vessels would disappear." "Cargo preference," said Stevens, "costs less than .8 of 1 percent of the $18.4 biullion subsidy for U.S. agriculture in fiscal year 1985. Legislative Update Despite the hostage crisis and the continuing and time-consuming debate over tax reform, there was movement on a number of important maritime issues. ALASKAN OIL: After having failed to renew the Export Administration Act (EAA) in the last session of Congress, the House and Senate agreed on a compromise version of the bill. Included in the EAA is a ban on the export of Alaskan oil, which remain in effect until 1990. Renewal of the ban has been a high priority of this organization. We estimate that as many as 40 of our tankers would have been affected had the ban been rescinded. WAR RISK INSURANCE: Congress passed into law a bill that extends the Title XII War Risk Insurance program for five years. Previous authority for the program had expired -Sept. 30, 1984, but the 98th Session of Congress ended before the issue could be addressed. COAST GUARD USER FEES: Hearings were held on the administration's proposal to impose user fees on Coast Guard services. In testimony submitted before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation (House Merchant Marine and Fisheries), Drozak strongly opposed the administration's proposed plan. According to Drozak, "The SIU believes that the majority of the items for which fees would be charged are the result of statutory requirements enacted by Congress for the common good. The industry must comply with statutory requirements such as vessel inspections and licensing and certification of seamen. These are clearly designed to benefit the nation as a whole." "These services," he said, "do not properly lend themselves to cost recovery via a user fee." - DELTA QUEEN: Legislation was reported out of the House Merchant Marine Committee that would allow the Delta Queen to remain in operation for at least five more years. The Delta Queen is one of the last wood framed vessels still in operation. Such boats require a special waiver from Congress. In a letter to the committee, the SIU noted that safety and maintenance precautions on the Delta Queen are of the highest order. The boat generates hundres of jobs and milions of dollars in revenue for the Mississippi Valley. CDS PAYBACK: Several bills dealing with the payback of Construction Differential Subsidies are floating around the House and Senate. The issue is an important one because the DOT issued a final ruling May 3, 1985, giving CDS operators one year from June 6, 1985 to repay the subsidy in full if they want to enter the domestic trade. The SIU has consistently opposed the concept of CDS paybacks because it feels that such a step would upset the balance that presently exists in the Alaskan oil trade. Given the prevailing mood in Washington, however, the Union has been willing to discuss some kind of compromise, especially one that preserves a maximum number of vessels and jobs. Administration officials believe that the repayment of CDS funds would reduce the deficit. Opponents of the legislation disagree. In a tersely written letter to The New York Times, Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) noted that "Uncle Sam could lose as much as $475 million over the next five years if the CDS rule is allowed to remain in effect." Yet according to Mikulski, "the most compelling argument against blanket CDS repayment is its national security implications" because such a step would eliminate between 30 and 60 tankers from the existing Americanflag sealift capability. In the House Supplemental Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 1985, language is included ~ (Continued on Page 17.) July 1985 /LOG/ 15 �In the Port of Norfolk SGT. MATE] KOCAK-In the messhall during a recent visit to the new TAKX Naval Support Vessel are, from left, Pat Hawker, bosun; SIU Rep Mike Paladino, anci Mike Tremper, QMED. PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON-During/a visit to the TAKX Naval Support Vessel last month, some of the crew posed for this photo in the crew mess. Clockwise from left are: George Johnson, chief electrician; John\(,eonard, AB; SIU Rep Mike Paladino; James Stiller, AB; Gerald Torelli, AB; Fritz McDilllie, AB, and Don Johnson, steward assistant. M/V ARCHON-Norfolk Patrolman Mike Paladino poses with three crewmembers during a recent visit to the Naval Support Vessel. From left are Ralph Lopez, AB; U.S. Lindsey, bosun, and John Robinson, chief cook. In the Port of San Juan The MN Expwrer just received its latest copies of the LOG. From the left are: Capt. Ted Vickers; SIU Patrolman Angel Hernandez; Kirby Nelson, cook, and Mike Davis, OS. Aboard the MN Borinquen (Puerto Rico Marine) are, from the left: Leonard Charles, Jose Luis Gomez, Stephen Rivera and SIU Rep Angel Hernandez. Ken Barron, AB, greases the winch aboard the MN Expwrer. 16 /LOG/ July 1985 SIU Rep Angel Hernandez (I.) checks out the Borinquen's engine room with Tony Mohammed, engineer. �I The SIU In Washlnpon I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I (Continued from Page 15.) - that prohibits the DOT from using funds to implement the CDS repayment rule. In addition, the House version of the Department of Defense Authorizations bill for fiscal year 1986 has been amended to prohibit the repayment of Construction Differential Subsidies unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that such actions will not reduce the number of• 'available militarily useful tankers." OCEAN INCINERATION: SIU President Frank Drozak submitted testimony on the ocean burning of toxic wastes to the Senate Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution (Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works) and to the House Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Environment (House Committee on Science and Te~hnology). According to Drozak, "The Seafarers International Union supports the Environmental Protection Agency' s (EPA) proposed rule regulating the ocean incineration of toxic wastes.'' Citing a number of studies, Drozak said "the burning of hazardous waste at sea may be preferable to land incineration. One reason is that ocean bum sites are at a considerable distance from populated areas ." PASSENGER VESSELS: The administration has taken one giant step away from developing a domestic passenger vessel industry. Last year, the Customs Department of the Treasury issued a proposed rule that would eliminate all restrictions on the J ime that passenger vessels documented un er foreign flags may spend in American 'imrts. The rule is scheduled to go into effect later this year. UR IGHTS PORT DEVELOPMENT: Action is being taken on port development in both the House and the Senate. Up until recently, action on port development has been stymied by the philosophical differences between the administration and Congress over the funding of such projects. The administration has generally opposed any kind of federal funding for local dredging projects, and has pushed for the imposition of user fees. Many senators and congressmen have pointed out that the imposition of user fees would place a heavy burden on the inland maritime industry. The Senate version of the Port Development bill, which was just reported out of the Environmental and Public Workers Committee, is closer to the administration's position. It states that fees shall be established "pursuant to a state hearing and shall reflect a reasonable determination of the service and benefits provided." In other words, it gives the local ports a great deal of flexibility in setting user fees. The House version, which was reported out of the Public Works and Transportation Committee, takes a slightly different approach. It prohibits the imposition of user fees on deepdraft ports for the following reason: most vessels requiring channels greater than 45 feet are registered under foreign flags . The House bill also sets a graduated costsharing ratio between the federal government and local governments on projects depending upon their size. Dredging projects larger than 45 feet would require a 50 percent outlay of funds. Projects between 20 and 45 feet would require a 25 percent outlay. Projects less than 20 feet would involve only a IO percent outlay. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and available in all Union halls . If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested . The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times. either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your obligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU Support SPAD OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF: The Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and the Building Trades Department of that same KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution arc availahle in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union fin ances. The constitution requires a detailed a udit by Certified Public Accountants eve ry three months. which are to he suhmitted to the membership by the Secretary-Trea surer . A quarterl y finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the membership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports full y their findings and recommendations. Members of thi s committee m ay m ake dissenting reports. specific recommendations and separate findings . TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates . All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds . organization have issued a joint letter asking members of Congress to retaip a ''Build American" clause in the fiscal year 1986 appropriations bill. The "Build American" clause, which was adopted by members of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, states that all offshore equipment used for exploration, drilling and production activities on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf be constructed in the U.S. with at least 50 percent domestic materials, including steel and steel components. The provision is aimed at maintaining the technological skill as well as the domestic employment base associated with the design and construction of vessels, mobile drill rigs, and offshore production platforms used on federal lands that are leased to oil companies who seek to recover oil and natural gas resources. One mobile drill rig represents 425 direct and 1,200 indirect jobs for domestic shipyard, maritime, steel and related supply industry workers. all Union halls . All n1cmhcr, should obtain copic, of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with ih contents. Any time you feel any member or olliccr is attempting to deprive you of an y constitutional right or ohligation hy any methods such as dealing with charges. trial,. etc .. as well as all other details. then the mcmhcr ,o affected should immediately notify he adquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All mcmhcr, arc guaranteed equal rights in cmploymi.:nt a nd as mcmhcrs of the SIU . These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution anJ in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers . Consc4uently. no member may he di,crimi · nated again,;t because of race. creed. color. ,c, and na~ tional or geographic origin . If an y member feel, that he i, denied the c4ual righh to which he is entitled . he should notify Union headquarters. 11111111m111111111111ll1111111111111111n1111111ll1111111ll1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union otli:::ial. in your opinion. fails to protect your contract righ1s properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained frlim publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action al the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The rcsponsihility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union . The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility . PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies arc to he paid to anyone in any otlicial capacit y in the SIU unless an ofticial Union n:ccipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for an y reason unless he i~ given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an ollicial receipt. hut feels that he should not have been re4uircd to make such paymcnl. thi, should immediately h..: reported to Union headquarters . SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds arc used to further its objects and purposes including. but not limited to. furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concept... . In connection with such objects. SPAD suppnrts and contributes to political candidates for elective ollice . All contributions arc voluntary . No contrihutiou may he solicited or received because of force . joh discrimination. 11nanc1al reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a condition of membership in the Union or l,f employment. 11 a contribution is made hy rca,on of the above improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified ma il within 30 days of the contribution for invc,tigation and appropriate at!tion and refund. if involuntary. Support SPA D to protect and further your economic. political and ,ocial interests. a nd American trade union concepts . If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County. Camp Springs, Md. 20746. July 1985 /LOG I 17 �.. > > ·• Deep Sea Pensioner John David Cantrell, Jr., 65, succumbed to cancer in the Doctor' s Hospital, Mobile on April 15. Brother Cantrell joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician. He was born in Mobile and was a resident of Whistler, Ala. Interment was in the Byrd Cemetery, Georgetown, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Flora Della and his mother, Minnie . Pensioner Bruce Harold Caufman, 84, passed away in Houston on April 29. Brother Caufman joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1959 sailing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army after World War I. Seafarer Caufman was born in Erie , Pa. and was a resident of Houston. Surviving is a sister, Amelia Johnson of Houston. Pensioner William H. Chadburn died in San Francisco on June 1. Brother Chadburn retired in 1980. He was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is a sister, Agnes of San Francisco. Walter Edward Clifton, 59, died on May 26. Brother Clifton joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Clifton was a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in the Korean War, earning the Combat Infantry Badge, National Defense Service Medal, U .N. Service Medal, Korea Service Medal with Bronze Star, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and the Good Conduct Medal. Born in Lakeland, Fla., he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Walter J. Clifton; his mother, Margaret of Lakeland, and his sister, Mabel Cook of Lake City, Fla. Pensioner Albert James Costello, 72 , died of heart failure at home in Thailand on June 3. Brother Costello joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1960 sailing as a bosun. He was an avid coin collector and was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Seafarer Cos18 / LOG I July 1985 tello was born in San Francisco. Cremation took place in the Wat Thepprasart Crematory in Thailand. Surviving are his widow, Nipa; a son , David Sr. of San Francisco, and a grandson, David Jr. of Pacifica, Calif. Hewson was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Born in Albany, N. Y., he was a resident of Pensacola, Fla. Surviving is his widow, Vera. Pensioner Bryden John Dahlke, 69, died in South Houston, Texas recently. Brother Dahlke joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1970 sailing as a QMED. He retired in 198 l. Seafarer Dahlke was born in Chicago, Ill. and was a resident of Houston. Pensioner Urbin E. Labarrera died on May 12. Brother Labarrera joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans. He retired in 1974. Seafarer Labarrera was a resident of Houston. Surviving is a sister, Henrietta of New Orleans. Pensioner William Franquiz died on June 11 . Brother Franquiz sailed for the Waterman Steamship Co. from 1964 to 1967. He retired in 1967. Seafarer Franquiz was a resident of Tampa. Surviving is his widow, Grace. Miller Ettain Lowery Jr., 30, died on April 17. Brother Lowery joined the SIU following his graduation from the SHLSS Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1974 sailing as an oiler. He was born in San Francisco and was a resident of El Cerrito, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Yolanda; his parents, Miller and Chris Lowery Sr., and an uncle, Smead Williams, all of Richmond, Calif. Pensioner Clarence Willard Gabriel Jr., 74, passed away Pensioner Kjell Oddvar Lyngstad, 70, from a heart attack in the De Paul Hospital, Norfolk, Va. on June 8. Brother Gabriel joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1956 sailing as a FOWT. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Gabriel was born in Meadow, N.C. and was a resident of Norfolk. Cremation took place in the Holloman-Lynnhaven Crematory, Virginia Beach, Va. Surviving are two daughters, Frances McClain and Nancy Frodge, both of Kannapolis, N .C. and a sister, Mildred Newell of Charlotte, N.C. E.C. Gardner, 59, died recently. Brother Gardner joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1%7 sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Gardner was born in Gould, Ark. and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving are his father, Clint of McGee, Ark.; a sister, Annie Spencer of Chicago, Ill., and a cousin, Rose Allie of Los Angeles , Calif. Pensioner Donald Joseph Hewson, 64 , died on June 13. Brother Hewson joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a FOWT. He retired in 1984. Seafarer succumbed to a liver ailment at home in New Orleans on June 4. Brother Lyngstad joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a waiter. He retired in 1971. Born in Norway, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Burial was in the Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving is his widow, Cecelia. Pensioner David Neill died recently. Brother Neill retired in 1981. Pensioner John Charles Ramsey, 73, passed away on Feb. 12, 1984. Brother Ramsey joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a deck engineer. He retired in 1975. He was a veteran of the U.S . Army, serving as a private after the Korean War. Seafarer Ramsey was born in Bedford, Va. and was a resident of Franklin, Pa. Surviving are his widow, Mildred; two daughters, Mary and Crojnahan, and a brother, James. Pensioner Bernardino Gonzales Rivera, 70, succumbed to a liver ailment in Guaynabo, P.R. on April 22. Brother Rivera joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of New York. He retired in 1977. Seafarer Rivera was born in San Juan, P.R. and was a resident of Guaynabo. Surviving are his widow, Luz and two sisters, Carmen and Juanita, both of Carolina, P.R . Pensioner Frank Walter West Sr., 75, passed away on June 1. Brother West joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief cook. In 1960 he received a Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Del Valle (Delta Line). Seafarer West retired in 1984. He was born in Jeanette, Pa. and was a resident of Jefferson, La. Surviving are his widow, Lena; three sons, Frank Jr., Warren and Edward, and a sister, Annette Shaw of New Orleans. Darrell Lynn Rye, 33, died of heart failure aboard the SeaLand Producer in Bremerhaven, West Germany on May 7. Brother Rye joined the SIU following his graduation from Piney Point in 1973 where he was security bosun and outstanding student. He sailed as AB and 3rd mate and was commended in 1975 by the Union crew of the ST Ogden Challenger (Ogden Marine) in a signed letter of recommendation for seniority upgrading for his "outstanding conduct and performance of his duties." Seafarer Rye was born in Richmond, Calif. and was a resident of Bedford, Texas. Surviving are his parents, Ted W. and Bobbiette Rye Sr. of Bedford; a brother, Ted Jr. of Quitman, Texas, and a sister. Atlantic Fishermen Pensioner Jerome J. Scola, 67, died on June 15. Brother Scolajoined the SIUmerged Gloucester (Mass.) Fishermen's Union in 1961 sailing as a cook. He retired in 1981 . Fisherman Scola was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Gloucester and was a resident there. Surviving is his widow, Mildred. �... LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transportation Corp.), June 2--Chairman R.J. Callahan; Secretary J.W. Bass, wiper; Educational Director C.W. Dahlhaus, QMED. The engine department reported some disputed penalty OT. There is $178.85 in the ship's fund. Morale is high, and all is well aboard the LNG Aquarius, according to the secretary. The crewmembers seem to be having a great time on their Far East voyage. Magazine subscriptions are being updated, and the ship plans to order the Stars_alld-S,tripes as well. One problem is that the magazines being received in Japan come weeks late. This will be discussed with the chief mate. In their report to the Seafarers LOG: "We had a baseball game against the plant workers in Arun, Indonesia. We unfortunately lost, but when we return we will challenge them again. It is a good morale booster, and the cookout is enjoyed by all." Next port: Tobata, Japan. LNG CAPRICORN (Energy Transportation Corp.), June 9--Chairman M.B. Woods; Secretary Robert H. Forshee; Deck Delegate Michael Kadderly; Engine Delegate Walter Kimbrough ; Steward Delegate William Christmas. No beefs or disputed OT. The $235 in the ship's fund is in the steward's safekeeping. A letter of congratulations was received from SIU Vice President "Red" Campbell : "On behalf of Frank Drozak and all of the Union officials, we wish to salute the crew on their threeyear accident-free operation. A safety-conscious crew contributes to vessel efficiency and productivity and reduced cost of operation. We trust the pennant will be flown forever on the LNG Capricorn." The educational director discussed the importance of upgrading. He cited, as an example, the difference in salaries between Group 1 QMEDs and Group 3 QMEDs. A vote of thanks was given to all departments for a job well done. Next ports: Himeji, Japan; Arun, Indonesia; Osaka, Japan. 0111 CHARGER (OMI), May 5--Chairman F. Schwartz; Secretary E. Lambe; Educational Director W. Yaber; Deck Delegate Ted Weems; Engine Delegate Linton Reynolds; Steward Delegate F. Urias. No disputed OT. The $214 left in the ship's fund was put in the master's safe while the ship was in idle status. The pumpman reports that a video recorder and tapes were bought with some of the money. They are for all to use-and take care of. The tapes will be kept in the pumpman's room while the ship is in port. The chairman reports that the ship loaded grain in Houston for the Sudan and that everything is running just fine. A motion was made that suggested a change in the rule which says that a permanent SIU member taking his time off has to register in the port where he was relieved. It was felt that he should be able to register in his home port. Another motion was made to reduce the 120-day sea time to 90 days due to slow shipping and few jobs. The 4 to 8 watch was asked to help keep the pantry clean at night. And one member suggested that the "no smoking" rule (on tankers carrying grain) be brought up at payoff. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. OVERSEAS ALICE (Maritime Overseas), June 1--Chairman Thomas E. Howell; Secretary C. Loper; Educational Director L. Cowan. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. There is $150 in the ship's treasury. The crew spent some time in a discussion of the new contract and In viewing a videotape of President Frank Drozak. All in all this has been a good crew and everyone is working well together. One especially nice gesture by the crewmembers of the Overseas Alice was that they donated uniforms and baseball equipment to the Cavite City (Philippines) Little League Baseball Team. A letter from P.O. Butcher, commander of the Naval Surface Group, Western Pacific, to the captain of the Overseas Alice stated, "The ceremony for the distribution of the uniforms and baseball equipment took place in Cavite on Saturday, 4 May 1985. Your efforts in supporting this project assisted in ensuring a successful Handclasp Project with our Filipino neighbors and reflects favorably of the esprit de corps of your supberb ship." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Subic Bay, Philippines. ROVER (Ocean Carriers), May 19Chairman Wayne Shackelford; Secretary Ernest E. Harris; Educational Director S. Simpson; Deck Delegate Daniel Bullock; Engine Delegate Michael McNally; Steward Delegate Felix Camacho; Treasurer Terry Mouton. No beefs or disputed OT reported . The Rover will arrive in Bahrain and will load for Guam. She should be in Guam by June 9 and will then go back to the Persian Gulf area and load for Diego Garcia. The secretary reminded crewmembers to take advantage of the school at Piney Point. "Upgrade yourself for a better paying job. You also can take college courses there." He noted that the school has some very good instructors who take a sincere interest in each member. Everyone was asked to try and be quiet in the lounge and passageways as others are trying to steep. A new carpet is needed in the crew lounge, and regular chairs " like in the officers' mess" are needed in the crew mess. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good menus and well-cooked food-and the fabulous salad bar! A special vote of thanks went to the chief cook, Sergio Morales, for catching and cooking fresh fish almost daily. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), May 12--Chairman Frank Teti ; Secretary Humberto Ortiz. The ship is running smoothly with no beefs or disputed OT reported . The secretary stressed the importance of donating to SPAD. He mentioned that the leaders of the Maritime Administration, the Military Sealift Command and the Navy recently visited the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. They got a first-hand look at the upgrading program where we furnish qualified personnel to handle their ships. "Our officials are working hard to get jobs for our members, so sign up for SPAD. " Many rounds of thanks were given out: to the chief steward and his department for a job well done; to the chief mate and the deck gang for their concern in providing clean living quarters; and to the staff of the Seafarers LOG for all the information they provide to the membership. SEA-LAND MARINER (Sea-Land Service), June 2--Chairman Billy E. Harris; Secretary S. Amper; Educational Director A. Bell. No disputed OT. The Sea-Land Mariner is scheduled to go into the shipyard for conversion on July 27. She will remain there for about 35 days. No unlicensed crewmember will be able to remain onboard for that time; everyone will be coming back to the States. Next ports before payoff in Tacoma, Wash.: Yokohama and Kobe, Japan. SGT. MATEJ KOCAK (Waterman-MSC), May 7--Chairman Patrick M. Hawker; Secretary Courtney Rooks; Educational Director 0. Peterson. No beefs reported. There is to be no drinking of alcohol aboard this vessel , according to a letter that the captain received from the company. This is a military charter, and anyone found drinking will be subject to discharge. A copy of the new contract was received. The educational director said he will make extra copies for anyone who is interested. Some problems with the menu were brought up, and all those involved said they would try to improve the situation. One minute of silence was stood in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port is, as yet, unknown. SOUTHERN CROSS (IOM), June 5Chairman Nick Kratsas; Secretary G. Sinkes; Educational Director S. Walla. No disputed OT. The bosun thanked the crew for a job well done. He noted that even though the majority of the members were inexperienced, they handled their jobs very well. All communications were read and posted, and the minutes of the last meeting were sent to headquarters from Rota, Spain. The steward asked that all linen, clean and dirty, be returned to the linen locker before signing off, and that all room refrigerators be defrosted and cleaned. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Following a stop-off in New Jersey, the Southern Cross is expected to pay off in Norfolk, Va. on June 17. STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), May 19--Chairman C. Lineberry; Secretary Joseph Moody; Educational Director C. Hemby. No disputed OT. There is $255 in the movie fund which will be given to Electrician C. Hemby when he leaves the ship this trip. The chairman reports that it has been a good trip. The master, mates and department heads all cooperated with the crew in loading and discharging the vessel. The Stonewall Jackson is now on her way to Norfolk shipyard for lay-up. The payoff notice will be posted soon. A safety meeting was held aboard ship for all department heads and delegates. Special firefighting movies dealing with safety aboard ship were shown. One seaman died at the start of the trip in New Orleans. The crew collected $236 for his family and sent flowers. One man also was taken off sick in Singapore. A replacement came aboard in the Suez. Next port: Norfolk, Va. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels. LNG ARIES AURORA BEAVER STATE CAGUAS COURIER COVE UBERTY COVE SAILOR FALCON LEADER GOLDEN MONARCH GROTON STAR OF TEXAS (Titan Navigation), May 17--Chairman Gene Paschall ; Secretary Roy Fletcher; Educational Director Tad Ziglinski; Deck Delegate Henry Scott. No beefs or disputed OT. The ship will pay off in Houston on May 20. The tanks are all clean and ready to load. It has been a good trip "with an excellent crew, " according to the chairman. He reminded all men getting off to please leave their rooms clean and to help support our political programs. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done, especially with a short crew. Report to Seafarers LOG: "Had a very good trip. All the crew enjoyed the shore leave in Casablanca, as it was the first time there for most of the members." Next port: Houston, Texas. OAKLAIID OMI CCN.UMBIA OMI HUDSON OMI MISSOURI DMI SACRAMENTO OMIWABASH OVERSEAS HARRIETTE PITTS8URGH PUERTO RICO ROBERT E. LEE SEA-I.AND ADVENTURER SEA-WID COISUIIER SEA-LAID ECONOMY SEA-WID EXPLORER SEA-WID EXPRESS SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-UNO PIONEER SEA-t.AIID PROINJCER SEA-WID VEl11JRE SENATOR SPIRIT OF TEXAS TRINSCOUIMBIA Monthly Meanbership Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Port Date Waters Piney Point .. ..... .. ...... . Monday, August 5 . .... .. .... ......... . . 10:30 a.m. New York .. . .... . .. . .. .... Tuesday , August 6 . .. .. . . .. ...... . ... .. 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia ... ... .. . .... . . Wednesday, August 7 ....... . . . . ..... .. . 10:30 a.m. Baltimore . . . . .. .. .. . . . .... Thursday, August 8 ...... . ............. 10:30 a.m. Norfolk .. .... . . . . . ..... .. . Thursday, August 8 ................ .. .. 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville . ...... . .. . .... Thursday, August 8 . .. . ...... . ... ...... 10:30 a.m. Algonac .......... . . .. .. ... Friday, August 9 .................. . .... 10:30 a.m. Houston .... . ..... .. ....... Monday, August 12 .. .... . .. .. . ... ... ... 10:30 a.m. New Orleans . .......... . . . Tuesday, August 13 . . . ........... .. .... 10:30 a.m. Mobile ......... . . . .. . .. .. . Wednesday , August 14 ....... . ........ . . 10:30 a.m. San Francisco .. . .... . .. . .. Thursday, August 15 . .................. 10:30 a.m. Wilmington .. . .. . . . ........ Monday, August 19 . . ... . ...... .. . . ... . . 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................. .. Friday, August 23 . .......... . ... . .... . . 10:30 a.m. San Juan .... . ............. Thursday, August 8 .. ... . .............. 10:30 a.m. St. Louis ............ . .... . Friday, August 16 . . ............. . .... . . 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ... .... ........... Thursday, August 15 . ...... ... . .. ...... 10:30 a.m. Duluth . . ... . ... . .......... Wednesday, August 13 .. . ... . ........... 10:30 a.m. Gloucester. ................ Wednesday, August 21. ............. . ... 10:30 a.m. Jersey City ................ Wednesday, August 21. ............... . . 10:30 a.m. July 1985 /LOG/ 11 �. Deep Sea Gordon Ellsworth Dalman, 57, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief pumpman for the Delta Line in 1963. Brother Dalman hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He last shipped out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Dalman was born in Michigan and is a resident of Galvest?°, exas. -- Peter John Dolan, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1966 sailing as a chief electrician, educational director and LNG QMED. Brother Dolan is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Leonardo Leo Fiorentino, 63, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a passenger BIR. Brother Fiorentino's last port was New Orleans. He was born in New York City and is a resident of New Orleans. Hubert Hollis Johnson, 63, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician and QMED. Brother Johnson was a candidate for Union office in 1980. His last port was the port of New York. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Sea. farer Johnson was born in Enville, Tenn. and is a resident of Henderson, Tenn. Charles Mitchell Lambert 65 , joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB. Brother Lambert is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Ray Cleveland Miller, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1968 sailing as a cook, baker and waiter. Brother Miller is a graduate of the Union's Steward Training and Recertification Program in 1962. His last port was tt ~ port of Houston. Miller was born in Hagerstown, Md. and is a resident of Port Aransas, Texas. George Walker Richardson, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Tampa in 1956 sailing as a chief steward for IOM. Brother Richardson's last port was Houston. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Sulphur, La. It' John Davis Tucker, 58, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1954 sailing as a QMED. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Mar• itime beef and the 1947 Isthmian l Line strike. Seafarer Tucker is a 1 veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War serving as a mechanic. A native of Moundsville, W. Va., he is a resident of Cumberland, Md. Arthur Saller Turner, 64, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Turner was a former member of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Wipers Union. His last port was Wilmington, Calif. He was born in Santa Clara, Calif. and is a resident of San Pedro, Calif. Anthony "Tony" Vilanova Sr., 57, Ernesto Ruiz, 64, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing as a cook, baker, chief cook and ship's delegate. Brother Ruiz received a 1960 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Cooctaw. He was born in Playa, P.R. and is a resident of Baltimore. John Frank Smith, 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician and chief pumpman. Brother Smith's last port was St. Louis . He was born in Missouri and is a resident of Steelville, Mo. joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a bosun for IOM. Brother Vilanova began sailing in 1948. He participated in many strikes and helped in organizing drives. Seafarer Vilanova's last port was Seattle, Wash. He was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Eugene, Ore. Glen Eric Vinson, 55, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Vinson also sailed during the Vietnam War. His last port was Mobile, Ala. Seafarer Vinson is a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. A native of Bloomfield, N.J., he is a resident of Chickasaw, Ala. Atlantic Fishermen Edward D. Synan, 55, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Synan last sailed out of the port of New Orleans. He was born in Fall River, Mass. and is a resident of New Orleans. Joseph P. Misuraca, 62, joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fisherman's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. in 1967. Brother Misuraca was born in Gloucester and is a resident there . Vito J. Palazzola Jr. III, 62, joined the Gloucester Fisherman's Union in the port of Gloucester in 1980. Brother Palazzola was born in Detroit, Mich. and is a resident of Gloucester. DON'T GET OUT ON A LIMB WITII !)RUGS .... IF YOU~E BUSTED/ YOU LO~E YOIJR PAPER&FOR LIFEDII Oo 20 / LOG I July 1985 - �CL L NP I Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes JUNE 1-30, 1985 I I -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGiorglo, Secretary Leon Hail, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP - DECK DEPARTMENT Port Algonac .. ........ .... . . .... . 10 19 6 12 10 5 24 7 Port Algonac .. . . ....... .. .. . .... . 7- 8 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 21 4 6 4 11 2 Port Algonac ....... .. ............ 2 3 2 4 2 27 24 35 35 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 8 2 3 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ..................... 18 31 15 45 18 37 0 0 24 11 21 0 19 66 Totals All Departments . .. ..... 58 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea JUNE 1-30, 1985 Port Gloucester ... .... . . .... ... . . New York . . . . ....... : . .. .... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore .............. . .... Norfolk ... ............ ..... . Mobile .................. ... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville .............. .. . San Francisco . .. ............ Wilmington .... ... ..... .. . .. Seattle ....... ........ ...... Puerto Rico .......... .. .. .. . Honolulu .............. .. . .. Houston ... ...... ... . .. .. .. . St. Louis ................. : . Piney Point .. . ... .. •........ Totals . ..... . ... ............ Port Gloucester .... ... . ... ....... New York ..........•........ Philadelphia ... . .......... . .. Baltimore ... .......•... . .... Norfolk ............... .. . . .. Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco . . .... . ........ Wilmington . . .. ....... ..... . Seattle .. .. ........ ......... Puerto Rico ......... . .. ..... Honolulu .......... ........ . Houston ............. . ..... . St. Louis .. .. ... ... . . .. .. .. . Pinet Point .. . . . . ...... .. .. . Tota s.................. .. .. Port Gloucester .................. New York . .. .......... .. .... Philadelphia ...•........... . . Baltimore ..... . . ...... ..... . Norfolk ..... ... . .. ..... ..... . Mobile ...... . .... ...... .... New Orleans ............. .. . Jacksonville ... .... .......... San Francisco .... .. .. . .. .. .. Wilmington ... . . .. .... ... ... Seattle . .. .................. Puerto Rico ..... .. . .. ..... .. Honolulu ................... Houston .. . .... . ............ St. Louis . ........... ... . ... Piney Point . . ............... Totals ...................... *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 66 8 5 12 23 50 39 26 19 39 25 7 37 0 0 3 9 8 4 9 6 6 11 8 8 6 4 16 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 46 8 3 30 18 43 33 22 19 2 15 1 16 0 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 1 3 12 0 2 0 .4 0 8 0 4 0 4 0 25 0 7 0 5 0 4 0 0 3 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 356 102 4 257 1 52 5 7 7 24 33 25 20 17 23 7 2 32 0 2 1 10 6 3 5 4 6 5 1 3 13 3 18 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2 2 22 13 29 21 11 9 14 6 1 12 0 0 257 0 33 4 3 5 13 15 8 28 5 17 7 6 13 0 1 158 86 0 3 0 1 4 2 1 8 5 1 9 1 20 2 0 1 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 13 166 96 59 4 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 1 0 0 27 10 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 16 3 0 10 4 0 22 6 0 11 9 0 17 6 0 19 4 0 21 3 0 8 3 0 7 71 101 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 175 127 101 Trip Reliefs **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 1 2 1 14 4 0 0 33 3 123 9 14 30 14 102 77 60 57 76 29 8 85 0 2 689 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 7 1 5 3 0 0 101 12 12 18 13 76 8 61 35 55 17 4 73 0 5 3--' 3 32 11 6 15 4 12 35 21 33 34 4 21 20 1 1 253 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 17 8 2 10 6 12 15 14 18 29 2 17 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 493 166 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 1 2 54 2 0 0 0 58 5 12 12 11 42 18 105 13 43 14 6 32 1 1 373 0 11 4 1 3 2 5 6 15 6 15 2 27 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 7 4 116 26 6 38 16 40 9 66 60 92 14 130 1 4 0 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 4 0 74 1 0 0 71 100 Port Gloucester .. .... .... ....... . New York . . ....... . ......... Philadelphia .. ... ...... . .•... Baltimore .... .. ............. Norfolk .. . .... . . .. .... . ... . . Mobile ......... .. ... . .. .... New Orleans .. ..... ...... ... Jacksonville .... ...... .... .. . San Francisco ...... ..... .... Wilmington ........• . ..... .. Seattle . ... . ...... ......... . Puerto Rico .. . ........... .. . Honolulu . . .. ... . .. . •.. .. . .. Houston . .. .... ... ......... . St. Louis . ...............•.. Pinet Point .... ... ..... .. ... Tota s. ........ ... .. ..... ... 178 335 201 0 0 0 0 386 669 97 Totals All Departments . . ..... . 949 581 220 598 282 107 131 1,941 1,188 127 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 32 3 4 5 10 21 8. 32 14 15 11 5 17 0 0 3 55 16 2 10 8 19 22 20 18 37 5 96 21 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 188 0 1 0 2 60 3 4 10 8 29 13 114 41 40 17 10 35 0 0 46 0 6 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N. Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 --> (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping In the month of June was down from the month of May. A total of 1,118 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1, 118 jobs shipped, 598 jobs or about 53 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 131 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 1,330 jobs have been shipped. Support SPAD _... July 1985 / LOG / 21 -- �'Preparing for the Future . /" Letters Tone Editor 'To Our Misinformed Critics . . . ' (Note: the following letter by an SIU member is a reprint from The Florid.a Times Union in answer to an article criticizing the U.S. merchant marine.) __ In reference to the letter to the editor on March 27 concerning the merchant marine, I would like to set the record straight for the lady. An able seaman's base pay is approximately $1,200 per month for eight hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. Any more pay is for extra hours worked. Ordinary seamen make less. In order for a seaman to make a living wage, he has to be gone from his family eight months a year. He cannot retire after 20 years like the military because he has to have 20 years actual seatime. This takes 30 years or longer. Retirement is far less than 50 percent of his pay and there are no cost-of-living increases. He has no free medical or PX or commissary privileges. The merchant marine played a big part in World War II and in Vietnam where many lost their lives. I don't want to knock anyone's retirement, just a little tired of everyone knocking the merchant marine. • • ' I would like to encourage the membership to take advantage of the upgrading facilities at SHLSS. The time has never been better to do this. The teachers and courses are first-rate. Classes are designed to broaden the scope of the jobs that you qualify for, or to better educate you as an individual. Also now, with the new Navy contracts that the SIU has acquired, it is vital to learn the job methods taught in the Sealift Operation and Maintenance course. These contracts are going to be an integral part of the merchant marine and the SIU, more so in the future. Believe it, and get ready for it. Transportation is now paid to and from SHLSS. Families are welcome in the beautiful Seafarers While Stephen Garay was attending the bosun recertification program at Hotel, run with pride by Eddie G. SHLSS, his daughter Mariah went and his fine staff. My family and I fishing in the SHLSS pond. Six-yearconsidered my upgrading old Mariah caught a 10 lb, 28 inch experience as both a learning catfish, but she released it-so it's experience and a real vacation. still there swimming around. Because of our leadership and Frank Drozak, we are doing more than just surviving. We are preparing for the future. I would like to thank Frank Drozak and the leadership of the SIU for perpetuating the dream, and keeping alive the spirit of Andrew Furuseth, Harry Lundeberg and Paul Hall. Smooth sailing. Praternally, Stephen B.. Garay G-1072 St. Maries, Idaho BillyJlarell lliddleburg, l'la. 'Obregon'& Captain Praises Crew. .. ' 'Job Well Done ... ' I would like to take this opportunity to praise and give just credit to the SIU Deck Department of this vessel. We have just completed a 98-day, around-the-world voyage that has proven to be the best and most productive voyage that I have made in several years. These men have performed an outstanding job, and each man can take great pride in a job well done. They are: Roger Pinkham, bosun; Geqrge Lugo; John Robbins; Al Mccants; Jim Edmonds; Jim Kirchner; Ray Gorju, and Donald Plummer, all ABs. My special thanks goes out to all of these men for being excellent sea.men and great shipmates. It has been a privilege to have them aboard, and I am looking forward to working with them again in the future. Jlon sincerely, James C. Bolen Jlaner X. V. fla6ar l'.alander 'Taking an Interest in the Future . . . ' I have just completed my second year in college as a Seafarer recipient of the Charlie Logan Scholarship for 1982. I transferred to Maine Maritime Academy this year and now have two more years to go before I graduate. I decided upon an academy education after a careful review of the dwindling merchant marine job market and the growing complexity of the engineering technology facing today's marine engineers. I saw a degree in marine engineering to be the best way to assure future job security. I would like to encourage all Seafarers to take an interest in their future and apply for a Logan Scholarship. The educational assistance and encouragement that our Union offers us goes a long way toward helping achieve career goals, whatever they may be. I would like to close by saying a heartfelt "thank you" to the Union for all their help. . Sincerely, Barbara Dill"inno canine, Jlaine ... 22 / LOG I July 1985 I personally wish to thank you all for a job well done. To each and every member of the unlicensed crew, all departments, and particularly the deck dept., electrician and pumpman who hMr&--_MII___.~._-., the operation of this vessel a lot easier and almost a pleasure at times. Since taking delivery of the vessel, and all throughout the repair periods and in particular the loading operations, I believe that the s · has gained a reputation as a no problem, CAN DO ship. You all have contributed to this and I thank you. I also thank the de dept. for the amount of freedom that I have been given to do my job the way I feel it necessary. I wish you all the best, to have a pleasant vacation, and am looking forward to seeing you all return to the vessel in August. Yours very truly, James P. Olander Chief Officer BB PPC IIU/Jene A. Obregon 'Logan Scholarship Helps Attain Dream. .. ' This past year was the final year in my difficult struggle to obtain a B.S. in electrical engineering at Purdue University. Most of my time was spent working on a senior design project, and any time that was left; was spent keeping up with my other classes. If I had not received the Charlie Logan scholarship, I would have had to give up a large amount of my school time to a job. This obviously would have had a large effect on my grades. I am happy to say that the scholarship has pulled me through another year. It has helped me get past the death of my father in 1983 and the everyday difficulties associated with a college education. In the end, I would have to say that part of my degree belongs to the Charlie Logan scholarship since I could not have been so successful in college without it. Thank you once again for helping me attain my dream of an engineering degree. Sincerely yours, John B. Lud'Wricki Dyer, Ind. �Summary Annual Report SIU Pacific District-PMA Pension Plan This is a summary of the Annual Report for the SIU Pacific District-PMA Pension Plan, Employer Identification No. 94-6061923, for the year ended July 31, 1984. The Annual Report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement Benefits under the Plan are provided by a trust arrangement. Plan expenses were $15,503,167. These expenses included $979,868 in administrative expenses, and $14,523,299 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 8,215 perso?S were participants in or beneficiaries of the Plan at the end of the plan year, although not all 1 of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $118,637,367 as of the end of the Plan year compared to $119,041,797 as of the beginning of the Plan year. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $404,430. This decrease included unrealized depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of the assets acquired during the year. The Plan had total revenue of $22,564,733 , including employer contributions of $10,177,715; earnings from investments of $11,779,006, settlement income from bankruptcy proceedings and miscellaneous income in the amount of $608,012. The Plan incurred book losses in the amount of $1,847,602 from the sale of certain assets; therefore, the net revenue to the Plan was $20,717,131. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full Annual Report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1. An accountant's report; 2. Assets held for investment; 3. Transactions in excess of three (3) percent of Plan assets; and 4. Actuarial information regarding the funding of the Plan. To obtain a copy of the full Annual Report or any part thereof, write or call the office of the Plan Administrator, 522 Harrison St. ~San Francisco, Calif. 94105, telephone (415) 495-6882. The charge to cover copying costs will be $5.00 for the full Annual Report, or $.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan Administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of assets and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, and/or statement of income and expense of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full Annual Report from the Plan Administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the legally protected right to examine the Annual Report at the main _.. office of the Plan, 522 Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif. 94105, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D. C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department of Labor should be addressed to: Public Disclosure Room, N4677 Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue , N. W. Washington, D.C. 20216 Minimum Funding Standards An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed to the Plan to keep it funded in accordance with the minimum standards of ERISA. New Trainee Program Ready (Continued from Page 4.) bid process or in the hotel section of the contracted cruise ships, they will be awarded class " B " seniority. 7. These seamen, after 730 days additional seatime aboard (RFP) military-contracted vessels, designated by the Seafarers Appeals Board or by being employed in the hotel section of the cruise ships, in a rating above the entry level, may then apply for "A" seniority, after completion of a two-week indoctrination period at the school. 8. Class "B" members who are not graduates of the new trainee program may obtain class "A" se- Williams Crewed (Continued from Page 1.) vessel to help discharge the cargo at an even faster pace. The Williams also has facilities for ensuring the health of the crew. Gymnasiums, Nautilus equipment and a sauna provide for a rigorous workout. A shipboard hospital with direct satellite hook-up to a private medical advisory company will allow inquiries to be made about medical symptoms and methods of treatment for injuries, illness and disease. The vessel is named for a Marine Corps hero posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Congress. PFC niority in the same manner as provided to the trainee graduates with class " B" seniority. That is, by serving aboard (RFP) military-contracted vessels designated by the Seafarers Appeals Board or in the hotel section of the cruise vessels, for a period of 730 days in ting above the entry rating level. r Seafarers who need copies of their discharges to replace those that are lost should write to: Commandant, MVP 2100 Second St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20593 u Missin Important Mail? We want to make sure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use the address form on this page to update your home address. If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW of N.A. Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. -----------------------------------------------------------HOME ADDRESS PLEASE PRINT Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Social Security No. Phone No. ( Area Code Your Full Name Street Apt. or Box# Dewayne T. Williams died in Vietnam in 1968 when his patrol was ambushed in Quang Nam province by Viet Cong guerillas. Williams threw himself onto a hand grenade thrown into his patrol. Taking the full force of the explosion in his chest, he saved his comrades from being maimed or killed by the impact. The vessel was christened by his mother, Barbara C. Williams. Need Copies of Your Discharges? Book Number 0 SIU City 0 UIW State D Pensioner ZIP Other _ _ _ _ _ _ __ UIW Place of E m p l o y m e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thia wtll be my permanent llddrea for all offlclal union malllnp. Thia llddrea should remain In the Union file un.... otherwise changed by me peraonally. (Signed) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ------------------------------------~----------------------~ July 1985 / LOG / 23 - �SIU Solidarity With Pilots Boosted Morale During Strike Airline Pilots Say in Letters of Thanks -- SHLSS employee Dale Moore joins a striking United pilot at National Airport earlier this month. The SIU's strong show of support for striking United Airlines pilots was a "shot in the arm" for the 5,000 flight crew members who struck the airline for more than a month. At airports and United Airlines ' properties around the country , SIU members and their families joined the pilots on the picket lines and at rallies . Union members were at many of the sites every day of the strike until a tentative agreement was reached last month. "We both know that good morale is essential for an effective strike. Your support as president, on behalf of the Seafarers International Union of North America, was a real shot in the arm for our troops ," Henry A. Duffy , president of the Airline Pilots Association, said in a letter to SIU President~ ank Drozak. In New York, Seafarers threw their__ weight behind the pilots on picket lines at the city's major airports . Pilots' strike coordinator for New York, R. K . Bartsch credited the SIU with major help during the strike. In a letter to Port Agent Augie Tellez, Bartsch said , "One of the more enjoyable tasks remaining to be accomplished as we close down our strike center is to say thank you to the new found friends among our brothers and sisters in the labor movement. Your organization is at the top of my list because your people came out and supported us on the picket line before anyone else in the New York area. As I'm sure you will recall , it was your Union who provided the largest number of people at our LaGuardia rally earlier this month and that support will be long remembered . . . Let me simply tell how very welcome was the support of your Seafarers and how much it is appreciated ." Dustin Heindel got an early start in union education when he joined his father, Philadelphia Port Agent Dave Heindel, and his mother Tammy on the United pilots' picket line at the Philadelphia airport. SIU members around the country threw their support to the pilots during the dispute. The Airline Pilots Association is a Maritime Trades Department affiliate. I In San Francisco, Seafarer Ron Koski (second from left) joins an SIU brother and two United pilots in front of the company's downtown ticket office which, thanks to union solidarity, did little business during the strike. SIU members from coast to coast pitched in to help United pilots. Here in Seattle, SIU member John Mansfield joins a United pilot on picket duty at a Westin Hotel, owned by United Airlines. I• ! L AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland is interviewed about the United strike at National Airport. SHLSS Hotel Manager Ed Gildersleeve (center) looks on. 24 / LOG I July 1985 Seafarers from the New York area were out in force each day to help the United pilots in their fight. Here at LaGuardia SIU members march with the pilots. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CREWS UP NEW PFC DEWAYNE WILLIAMS ALASKA OIL EXPORT BAN EXTENDED UNTIL 1990 100% U.S. FLAG FOR DOD TRUCK SHIPMENTS HELD GREAT LAKES PINONEER FRED FARNEN DIES AT 82 PORT AGENTS BLUITT AND REINOSA HAVE RETIRED TOXIC WASTE COULD BE SOLVED BY AT-SEA BURNING NEW TRAINEE PROGRAM SET TO START IN AUGUST ED CARLOUGH IS DEAD AT 81 WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE AIRLINE PILOTS' STRIKE NLRB SAYS NO TO DIXIE CARRIERS DECERTIFICATION BID THE PAUL BUCK STEAMS FOR THE MSC WITH THE SIU CREW SIU VESSELS AROUND THE WORLD TRANSCOLORADO GETS AN OVERDUE REST SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT-PMA PENSION PLAN SIU SOLIDARITY WITH PILOTS BOOSTED MORALE DURING STRIKE AIRLINE PILOTS SAY IN LETTER OF THANKS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context No. 47, No. 7 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/64f9b6dc6aab3b458488f64e0b142598.pdf 528c6c83aef6b84e6b4435d9b92e034f PDF Text Text � ·. Fair Trade? '' 100°/o of Those Automobiles Are Coming In by . Japanese, or by Third-Flag Ships" Drozak Tells Senate, Bilaterals Mean Jobs The maritime industry and a number of agricultural groups end ;'a· oompromi Mm aimed at over cargo resolving the biUet:di ; ·· o · . preference. , Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S.-ftag share of the cargoes generated under concessionaltype programs (such as P.L. 4SO) will be increased ·from 50 to 75 percent k�� ' � · . · · ·· ···· ·· · · · 'Piite · · · ·· ·· ·· . · ·(BICEP). ::_ ' · · ·· · .. · · during the next three years.'In return, the cargo preference laws of this coun� try will no longer apply to what the Agriculture Department calls "com- · . ,· ·--··> · .fhe. ���� Wal o proi)osed . . · · maritime .interests insisted that U.S. operators .be assured a mininmm of cargo each year . . mercially-oriented" export programs such as blend.ed credit, Payment-inKinc;l (PIK) and the new Bonus lncentjve Commodity . Export Program .· . · · .. ti . ·,:: · , �tes : ili� · �· · · " thtDepartmen(ofT��wrta#oti Will pay for'the added transportation costs incurred from increasing the American�flag share of the concessional-type cargoes · In order thatthey be protected from possible budget cuts in tlie future, Inside: Benefits Application Streamlined The .. compr� jocludes what .·Pe•L��.execuuv.e�orofthe · · ; · · · Trartsp0rtatlon· lnstlfute; wdls,a �·snaP- back" provision, which.: states that maritime can reassert its claim to "commercially-oriented" export programs if DOT cargo preference funds become unavailable. "We believe that maritime and agriculture both gain from this compro- · ..,... mise,'' said SIU President Frank Dro­ zak. "Agriculture gets something that it wants. And maritime gets something that it needs if it is to have a chance of reniaining. viable: a minimum level of cargo." . ·Harry Neshem, president of the Na­ tional Association. of Wheat Growers (NAWG), said, "We believe the agree­ ment removes the political roadblocks that have prevented a resolution of the cargo.preference question.in Con- . gress. (Continued on Page 4.) Onboard the Capella Page 3 T-AGOS Stalwart .Excels on First Voyage Page 5 Onboard the Dredge Padre Island Inland Tug and Tow News Page6 Pages 7-9 Amazing!! lncrediblet! Boatman Explodes[! Page22 SIU-crewed USNS Capella piafs a �� role .in the natioD•� defense seaJift needs. Fast Sealift Ship carries lieavy military equipment, such· a8 heBcopters, tanks, etc. Here AB Keith Bennett wheds bis lift truck � one of the ship's Jarxe holds, See page 10 for more'pichires; The The �President's Report overseas customers. Nor does cargo Herald is to angrily strike back. After aid. killing children. preference divert dollars from food by Frank Drozak Cargo preference laws bolster a strong merchant marine capable of supporting the military as the nation's Merchant Marine ·Foes Attack ·'. ,, . · ··fourth arm of defense. That is one area our opponents always seem to forget ·or .ignore. There is a very important defense role for. the U.S.-flag fleet. U.S. Fleet with Sure it may cost more to ship pref- Half-Truths, Lies I '.:.� I f it hadn't been for the sharp eyes of Mary Harrington, another cheap shot at the U.S. maritime industry might have gone unanswered. her local paper, The Boston Herald, maritime industry with starving Afri­ goods and then apply that to the_.entire "It Upset me greatly and I feel it measures undertaken by industry, in­ can famine victims. fleet. No one menti()ns the cost-cutting warrants a rebuttal. I don't have the cluding this Union. expertise needed to reply," Mrs. Har­ · rington wrote in her letter to me. I was happy to· reply to the distor­ tions of the truth Mr. Lambro used in and our friends in the maritime indus­ incurred by the use of American ships is paid for by the U.S. government as an investment in a strong national Estimates show that since 1980 the federal government has shelled out in direct cash payments more than $30 defense. Eliminating cargo preference that to giant agri-business concerns. cripple our national security. would not help farmers, but it could decimate the maritime industry and My first reaction after reading an article like the one in The Boston . bast "greedy farmers" who take the the truth about the merchant marine. money and don't gfow anything. Think of all the starving children throughout So many misinformed critics contin­ ually attack the U .S.-flag fleet with the world who could be saved. half-baked information supplied by groups with special and selfish inter- • for their work? Any additional cost We could use those figures to lam­ try make every effort to pass along .. . the people who attack us for our costs be willing to take third world wages billion to American farmers, much of his piece. It is time that we in the SIU •• � "- . • answer is to try and find a common ground in which to work together. That is exactly what this Union and its friends and allies did in the recent agreement between many large agri- culture associations and maritime groups. The story on the cargo pref­ erence compromise, which starts on page 1, shows that two groups which appear to be on opposite sides of a question can sit down and deal rea­ sonably with the problem. That is a much more mature, sophisticated and efficient solution than slinging half- . baked charges and distortions about the other side. Though there are times when I'd like to do a bit of slinging myself, I try to remember that in the end,_ the truth wins out. CWA Stands Strong But it is not that· simple, and as CargQ preference does not divert dollars ·trom foOcl' aid � � • simple and shallow solutions offered . by those like Mr. Lambro. The rational • on a third world-flag ship, but would example of high rates charged to carry but came out and charged the U.S. . erence cargo on a U.S.-flag ship than Cargo preference opponents find one where columnist Donald Lambro all i� But the problems are complicated and complex and cannot be solved by To suppose that the elimination of cargo preference . would boost exports of ·.humanitarian aid is naive ... . Mrs. Harrington, wife of Seafarer Arthur Harrington, read a column in . all, no one likes to be charged with � .· ests. It is hard to counter all of the aggravated as we may get sometimes "This year, for instance, the Agri­ culture Department will shell out an lihood, using the same tactics to strike tirades. estimated $ 1 55 million in subsidies for the U.S. merchant fleet out of money allocated to the Food for Peace Pro­ gram," the columnist charged. What the writer did not understand was that that money did not put a lid on the empty bowls of starving chil­ dren. "Members of Congress are well aware of the statutory requirements from ill-informed attacks on our live­ back is not the answer. ''The problems facing the American farm community are basically the same as those facing the American maritime industry-weak markets, inadequate federal promotional policies and highly subsidized foreign competition in the international marketplace," I wrote to The Boston Herald. The facts are on our side. ingly. To suppose that eliminating cargo Cargo preference does not discour­ age exports. Its requirements affect manitarian aid is naive,'' I wrote in ers receive for their goods nor the and fund our aid programs accord­ preference would boost exports of hu­ neither the price that American farm- reply to the column. price paid for commodities by their LOG Charles Svenson Editor Mike Hall Managing Editor .... .... Assistant Editor L_ ....,_., /Photos ASsi8t8nteditor · Long-time friends and allies of the SIU, Communications Workers of America President Morton Bahr (left) and Secretary Treasurer James B. Booe; close their union's 47th annual convention in San Francisco. Bahr pledged to take a tough stand against "givebacks" and two-tiered wage systems in contract talks with seven regional phone companies. Official Pulllic;ation ol the SealallfS lntemallonal Union al North America, Alllntic, Bull, l.Jl<es and Inland WlllllS District, AFl-ClO August 1985 Vol. 47, No. 8 Executive Board Frank Drozak DIGlorglo Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Joe . Vice "President Joe Sacco Vice President President Ed Turner Leon Hall Executive Vice President Mike SacCo Vice President George McCartney V"ice President Vice President · Roy A. Mercer Vice Pr9sident The LOG (ISSN, 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafa� International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, lakes and Inland Waters District, Afl-CIO, 5201 Auth Wa'j, camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel .. � 0675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at addit_ional mailing offices . POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Spnngs, Md. 20746. 2 I LOG I August 1 985 .... ... � ����--��------------------------------------------------------------------�--------------------------------,,_, �SIU Streamlines Benefit Application r-------------------�------------------�------�--------�-�--, . ; I I I : I : I .I APPLICATION FOR BASIC AND MAJOR MEDICAL BENEFITSHOSPITAL-SURGICAL-MEDICAL-ME BER OR DEPENDENT SE�ARERS WELFARE PLAN, 5201 AUTH WAY, CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND 20746 . M SEAFARERS BENEFIT APPLICATION ... I Section I. To be cwplded bJ Member Gr' �t · :I I I I '< : I. I •· 2. Lut ., f· .: '· I : I I · S.S. No. lN � "--ft.l!AS£ PIJHT) or Praent Employer su.. ri.tc you ftrst worked ror Sl tJflllland. Company ). ELIOIBILITY: Att8dl proo( d 120 provide stubs Diil be a1tacbed ror Cily Vnsd COMPANY I I : .· I I Il· I I : : I I I I : . . 1 I. : ----z�' $. 6: PaliCnt.'s N Birth Date: Mo. Relatiombi.p to Member Have You Fjled l>Rviously for This Claim Is patient covered by any other MedK:al H yes, . advise: 7. Is claim Naine � lnsUJ'!UICC yes 0 tot.an ICCident? How Ind here did - Day var __ S.S. _ · yes 0 Heaitb lnsurance n0 0 Curler DO it happen? . yes 0 DO · · · · . 0 . ·· · ·. • . ' - .� · · ----. ·J . I 1 I I I __ . . SEAFARERS BENEFIT AP­ PLICAJ10N , J�Oll .to make it �ier for ouf meqibers to fiU · out and quicker<to process. . All of this \villmean thatfued-· ical bills wUl be processed and . . I I I : : . · ·· · in yolil'opinion, . . ·· . · . . yes 0 hal s .. . ... 1· · . . no 0 SI�o yes D. no 0 If not, releaseu · ___ _____ 19 __ Physician's Name Address Total medical charge (Please Print) _______ 19._____ Two Things Vou No. Street City · State Zip Code Telephone Number ____ Physician's Signature'----- 8. Entered ---- ------- at __ 9. If hospital charges exceed $5,000.00 admission and discharge summary is required. AM __, __ 19 __ , and left at __ AM __, __ HOSPITAL TOTAL CHARGES $._______ PAYMENT CREDITS-PATIENT $._______ PAYMENT CREDITS-OTHER CARRIER(S) $._______ COMPLETE IF SURGERY PERFORMED OR EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. , · I l f I I ! al_ . _ 19__ Wherc�Home__ Office__ Hospi•.... Amount of your charge for this operation NOTE: If more 13. Remarks _ - ·· $______ ___ than one surgery pert'ormed, show charge for each. --'------'-- ·. 1 J. ·, · · ____ "' .I : l L-----------------------------------------------------------� ---------------------------------" _ - ..�i!,l t ]' ._ _. ., "! �' . · :· • � }, · i � ti 0 }{ JL � 1i ;i Here are Your SIU Area Vice Presidents \ -ii . .. t .J I East Coast: Leon Hall, (718) '·'·leI 499-6600 . Gulf Coast: Joe Sacco, 1-800I . . I: .. '.·:• ... I , -325-2532. ..·West Coast: George Mc- -------�-- 12. Date of Operation.____, ·< d '� pital; and· . . e. )'OU must. fill OUt·Section. J of this claim i:ompletely, includ-:. ingproofofeligibility deep� discharges, and pay stub ;'•in� lan�pay ·stubs.)..... 19__ 10. Nature of Operation · Operatio,, L----------------------- by Dr. ___________ •1' Must Do _/ .... ' .. _____ _ BALANCE DUE ...___ 11. Number of sutures if accidental injury ; All claims must be sul;>mit­ ted within' 180 days fr<>m' the date of di scharge from the hos• Physician's S.S. No. ----- COMPLETE IF HOSPITAL CONFINED . --�!: 345-2112. --------'---�-�-- Federal l.D. No. you do aJJ that Toll-Free Phone Number: 1-800- ____ _ Date , · Area Vice President, or call this $. ----- it your claim , c ontact your SIU Port Representative, or your (b) Give dates of treatment at Home or Office.________ _____ ____ $ l If you have any question about 7. (a) Give dates of treatment at Hospi"'"------------------. Charge per call . or your dependent ne d i .. fill out the top hatf of the form. But, make sure you include all information, including PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY. If so, please explain why·------6. Is this person under your professional care at present? / . noO is disability caused by the patient's employment ,: SEAFARERS BENEFIT API · > PLICATION form . The new. .fonrts<w�.':be av�able in �U -- yes 0 '."'· Effective October l, '1985 sru me mbers mu t use the new I. : · · · . . You Must Use the New Form 1 I i D DDDDI r I . . · paid in a much shorter time. I Diiie - · -- (Please furnish essential details) 4. Is disability a result of pregnancy? 5. . I ....._°'Olpendd•� , 3. Diagnosis DATE OFF by t ,..__ ... ....... ot_,!Mdlcl8I lntonn111ion NCUlll} to procw ._. ....._ 0 be II I I I No. DD 0 DD D 0 DD : Member or Depcndcats Siamt1lre · II I DATE ON ·· · · · · · · ·· · · ·· ·. · · ·· ·· · · . · ··. · Section 2. Physician's Stategnt. ccomplete tbis Statement m au �.)'.i· . . ·· I. Patienl' : ·'.'· o; D [] D .· D ···· 2. tc nated for prctCDt dilabilit Y 19 Kva.:__ ot'llc� . · I I ZJp c.... . · VESS EL Addrc" . Ralina I proc:asiaa.) I· 4. -.. Olde Employment TcnniMled · The· Seafarers Welfare Plan is continuing to update and mod­ ernize its Claims Department so that medical payments to doc­ tors and hospitals can be han­ dled quickly and · efficiently. ing done. Two things ate All. claims are now being proc� essed computer so that we· can more accurately and quickly· process the claims of SIU mem­ bers. and their dependents. We have streamlined the 0 DD DD DDDD .ti clay1 worbd lut year ud I clay worked ill last six moatb1. (Deep Sea provide diachuwn ud 1nlaad pay · ·. . .- M�'1Name: Faster. Payment, Better Service To·· Membership .. I I Claim No.( . Addrcu: J I I I t : I : )I Form No. P-116 �� . Process ' . � � "' ..�:! .·kJ ., ' J'.' . · :� Cartney: (415) 543-5855. Inland & Great . . . . . Lakes: Mike . . . ·' -' ·sacco, (314) 752:.6500 ' August 1 985 I LOG I 3 ��· .;· ·' ,> i .-" �� �Drozak U rges U.S.-Japan Bilateral Agreements The best way for the United States to combat unfair Japanese trade prac­ tices and the country's massive trade deficit with Japan is through bilateral trade agreements, SIU President Frank Drozak told a Senate committee last month. The hearings,before the Committee on Foreign Relations, included wit­ nesses from many industries which· have been hurt by Japanese trade prac. tices which virtually eliminate any kfud of foreign competition with that coun­ try's home-grown industries . Drozak was part of a maritime panel which included management and labor rep­ resentatives from the industry . that if the U . S. could negotiate a 40 percent share of the automobile mar­ ket, almost 3 ,000 ocean-going jobs could be created. In trade between the two countries, Drozak said Japan "derives a signifi- -· Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) checks his notes as Drozak testifies. Drozak listens to a question from one of the committee members. Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) appeared surprised when he was told that the U . S . had only two bilateral agreements (where the trade between two countries is carried by the ships of both .with the. remaining pei:cent.age open"to third-flag ships). · · · Two of the major products traded between the U . S . and Japan are Jap­ anese automobiles,which no U . S .-ftag ship carries,and U . S . tobacco which is also transported almost exclusively on Japanese ships. Drozak estimated cant share of the economic gains from transporting their exports to the United States and from transporting our ex­ ports to them. " Drozak called Japan's claim that every country has a chance to carry Japanese cars on their own ships an "illusion of an open market " because of the way Japanese shipping compa­ nies calculate their costs. Of the three options the U . S . has, Drozak said bilateral agreements are the best. The other options are to accept Japan's piecemeal concessions to open small sectors of their markets or to retaliate through tariffs or other actions. · . ·. · · ·. · · (. If an agreement cannot be �eached, "legislation mandating U . S . retalia­ tory action in the absence of any Japanese movement to liberate their markets must be considered," Drozak said . · · Maritime, Farm Groups Reach Cargo Preference Compromise (Continued from Page 1.) "It will get cargoes moving," said Neshem. "Wheat export sales are now 46 percent below a year ago. It's past time to settle this issue. " "We really don't lose anything from this agreement," said Drozak. "Had we not reached some kind of agree­ ment,we would have spent all of our time in the courts . " While some agricultural concerns did not endorse the agreement, it was endorsed by the National Association of Wheat Growers, National Com Growers Association,National Cotton Council , National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Farmers Or­ ganization, National Grain Sorghum Producers Association, National Farmers Union,National Grange and Rice Millers Association. A promising sign for the outcome of the agreement was the fact that Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (R-Kan .), a strong supporter of the agricultural. industry, took the lead in helping to fashion the agreement. "We are particularly pleased," said NAWG's Neshem, "that Sen. Robert 4 I LOG I August 1985 Dole took an interest in our problem and sponsored the negotiations that led to today's agreement. " The dispute over cargo preference began to heat up Feb. 2 1 , when U . S. District Court Judge June L . Green handed down a decision on a suit initially brought by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union and the Transpor­ tation Institute to determine if the cargo preference laws applied to the blended credit program. In deciding on behalf of the maritime industry,the judge noted that "if the court were to accept the argument [that the Agriculture Department] is only required to apply preference when it is 'practicable,' that is when there is no cost differential,there would be no need to enact cargo preference laws. " Or as Luciano put it during one of the Senate hearings on this matter, promotional programs like blended­ credit were "enacted to help two in­ dustries,not one. " Shortly after the decision,Secretary of Agriculture John Block suspended the blended credit program, under SIU President Frank Drozak takes time during a break in the hearings to answer some questions and explain the Union's stance to an audience member attending the session. New England Fishermen Ask Duty on Canadian Fish More than $53 million of subsidized Canadian-caught Atlantic fish flooded the U . S . market last year. Because of that. giant share, 1 5 percent of the entire U . S . fish market,the New Eng­ land fishing industry has asked the wv�t.for help• . .·. Th� North Atlanti� Fisheries Task Force, a group that works for fisher­ men and fish processors, has asked the International Trade Commission to slap a 10 to 20 percent duty on fresh imported Canadian haddock, sole,cod, pollack and flounder. U.S. fisherman say they cannot fairly compete because the Canadian gov­ ernment provides large subsidies for ... . which 3.5 million tons of wheat and flour worth $536 million were sched­ uled to have been shipped overseas. The suspension caused a furor in the agriculture industry and a rise in anti-maritime feelings. More than 20 pieces of anti-cargo preference l egislation were intro­ duced. Some people, including W. Glenn Tussey, associate director of the American Farm Bureau Federa­ tion's Washington office, went so far as to call for a repeal of the Jones Act. The dispute came at an extremely difficult time for both industries . Ship­ ping is at an all-time low: farm failures , at an all time high. "Both the U . S . farm and ocean carrier industries face highly subsi­ dized foreign competition,'' said Dro­ zak, who was one of the first people to call for an amicable resolution of this issue. "They both face restrictive foreign policies, discriminatory prac­ tices and non-tariff barriers . . . . Both industries are essential to this nation's security and well-being. " The abandonment of the cargo pref­ erence laws would do little to turn things around for the agricultural com­ munity, noted Drozak on several. oc- its fishermen. The Canadian share of the U . S . Atlantic fish market has in­ creased from 4 percent in 1 979 to the current 15 percent. While Canadian fishermen prosper in the American market, U . S . fishermen have lost their ;b®t ·. or �n forced to pe te t a loss because the import drive th ,,.,,. ,�!""-,,,,,,, price of fish to low levels. No tariffs on fish exist between the two countries and the asked-for duty would not affect Pacific fish or shell­ fish. The ITC must determine by Sept. 19 if the U . S . fishermen have reason­ able grounds for their claims that they have been "materially injured " by the imports. ·. casions, but would totally debilitate the American-flag merchant marine. There were, however,some impor­ tant side-effects to this battle. The often fractious maritime industry was able to launch a united front on this issue. The issue also proved to be an important learning experience for those Seafarers who happened to be at Piney Point during this troubled period. As part of their recertification or upgrad­ ing curriculum, these members were afforded the opportunity to sit in on some of these congressional hearings. ''The hearing aroused some very strong feelings on my part," said up­ grader Edward Wilisch. "I could both see and feel the utter frustration of having to wheel and deal up on the Hill. Nothing good ever happens over­ night. It is a long,drawn out battle to gain anything. Should you but for one moment drop your guard,you can and will lose it all." Support SPAD �1st T-AGOS Mission _Stalwart SIU Crew Wins Praise for First Rate Job The USNS Sia/wart, the first new T-AGOS ship crewed by the SIU, recently completed a record voyage with top marks . "They did an excellent job and per­ formed every task asked of them. This was a very important job that helped the nation's security," said Gary King, vice president of Sea Mobility Inc., the company which won the T-AGOS. contract. The Stalwart's deck and engine de­ partments were singled out for the fine job they performed on the mission . QMED Lowell McKinney and Engine/ U tility Herman Best received compli­ ments oq the jobs they performed. King said since the Stalwart crewed earlier this year,some improvements · in the crew facilities have been made. A massive short-wave radio has been installed in the crew lounge, which enables them to keep in touch with broadcasts around the world. Also a daily news broadcast from the Navy is now available on th� ship. ' Two of the T:-AGOS vessels have been crewed, and King said the next two are schedul_ed out by the middle of November in Norfolk and early December in Hono1ulu. ,,1 • t;� / Here is part of the SIU crew onboard the USNS Stalwart whlch recently .completed a record•setting)�vR't praise for their performances. In the front row (left to right) are OS Bobby Matthews, QMEi> LOWel Mc Santos, OS Joe Murphy, AB Bob McGuinness and Engine/Utility Herman Best. . . . . . · , ,• _'. . ,.l ,, ,, ' Stalwart Capt. John Ekman watches as OS Joe Murphy signs ofl'articles following Stalwart's voyage. A./ SIU Norfolk Patrolman Mike Paladino (center) checks with OS Bobby Matthews (left) and Chief Cook Brian G� during payoff.. New relief Chief Cook Frank Sermooia waits to sign on the Stalwart for her next mmion. August 1 985 I LOG I 5 �Bay Area Workhorse Padre Island Goes North for a Busy Summer She has a full work schedule uid bulk carrier vessels. But with cisco passenger and container piers of displacement (light), the Padre maintaining access to San Fran­ and Oakland container loading ter­ Island has plowed many times her minals, Richmond oil operations, own weight in silt that otherwise Vallejo, would build up to block commod-· Stockton and Sacramento grain ities from Bay ports and sea chan­ piers, the Concord ammunition de­ nels. the Naval Shipyard at " the capacity to draw 300 short tons pot and cement and gypsum facil­ ' ities at Redwood City. The two-pump, two-engine hop­ per dredge has made her home base It's little wonder then, that in 1981. in Oakland since she was first com­ the experienced charge of SIU missioned for work in known as the workhorse of the San summer the North American Trail­ ing Co.-owned and operated dredge dredgemen, the Padre Island is Measuring 287 feet in length and Francisco/Oakland Bay area. This ·will stray north to the Oregon coast. 52 feet at the beam, the Padre Island does not even approach the to navigation. By summer's end dimensions of modem dry and liq- she will return to sunny California. . She has been contracted to remove sand bars that are posing a problem Just as other crewmembers know their questions will have answers when the SIU representative boards the gangway, Chief Engineer Gene Williams (right) bas Patrolman Gentry Moore's undivided attention. Jerome Walker, mes.mum, and John Reid, chief steward/cook, prepare the noon-day fare. lhlk of the day's news, as in Island. Shown relaxing before most homes, centers around the galley table on the Padre payotJ are (left to right, front row) AB Joe Brison, NATCO Field Office Manager Bob MacKay and SIU Rep Gentry Moore; (back row) Capt. Brad Simick, Chief Engineer Gene Williams and an unidentified crewman. SIU Patrolman Gentry Moore (left) and Representative Gilbert 'Gil' Gasch make a call on the Padre Island tied up in San Francisco Bay. In the course of their visit they paid oft' the Island, took care of business and helped to clarify the Union's medical Welfare Plan. 6 I LOG I August 1 985 ---------- - -- -- - - - ------··- --- � --- ------ -,. �J ����.;;;;;_.;....;;;...-,;;;;;;;�--- --====-==�---� ----------------------------------------------=-=-.� < ---- -- - --------·-· . - �Deckhand' s . Quick Action Saves Crewmate From ·Possible -�Death·· It was about 4 a.m. and the tug Sea Otter (Crowley) had just docked with In the Port of Norfolk , .,., .. : ' . , ' ��.. ' . Garcia was breathing when he was brought aboard the tug and placed on its barge _in Los Angeles Harbor. With the deck. As the crew wo rked to inlikc most of the crew in their bunks, Deck­ sure he was take n care · of Domangue hand John Co:X: was taking in the barge's had arra{lged to W(e the Sea Otter to lines from Tankerman Greg Garcia­ the L.A. Hamor Fire Boat talion first the stern line, then the spring line. where fir department medic worked on Garcia and then tran ferred him by That was when Cox heard two ambulance ·to a nearby hospital. "thumps" and couldn't spot Garcia "If it bad riot been for Cox being on the barge. Garcia had·· mehow alert and his fast reaction in notifying slipped from the b�ge and fatlen be� Domangue that there was a man over­ tween the Seq, Otter and barge RL-25. board, and then jumping into the water When Cox scanned the water he spot­ to get Garcia's head above- water, ted his crewmate floating face down, Garcia would most probably have unconscious. drowned," Wilmington Port Agent Mike Worley said. Mate Mike Domangue was the only "Undoubtedly your immediate re­ other crewmember awake. Cox yelled sponse, with little regard for your own to him that Q31'-cia was ove(board. As personal safety, •· ved thi man; life. ng the boat's general Domangue The quick action of your hipmate in . alarm, Coxjumped into the water. He assi ting both of you out of the water dido 't know at the time that Garcia _and .. then. his immediate transport to · · k1,.1U and .battc:-;red had · fl:a.�tured hi '', medical 'attention surely 'saved a. seri� 'his coUarbOne in the fall froin the ous accident from having possible fatal barge. He swam to Garcia and brought c n quen ,"Capt; Robert Clinton, the tankhi h ad out f the w t r Crniwley' port CNltailll , to ox. The crew onboard the Sea Otter While the two men were in the water was Capt. Bruce Cominsky, Mate Mike between the barge and tug, the boat's Domangue, Deckhand John Cox, En­ crew was on deck helping Cox bring gine Utility Hugh Wain, Utilityman Garcia aboard. Domangue was in the Ed Laird and Tankermen Greg Garcia wheelhouse to keep the boat from and .Gerald Knapp. drifting into the barge and �eriously Garcia is recovering from his .inju­ injuring or even killing 'the two men ries suffered in the July 2 incident. in the water. , . . ' '• : ; < ·· · Norfolk Patrolman Mike Paladino discusses some Union busin� with SIU members from the Virginia Pilots Association. The members are (left to right). Port and Engineers Mark Kampfmueller and Bob Hurst. · · ra · Mich. Port _Council Raises Money l! J . ;f , t . ... . . : . i ·.; ; J ; . . ) ·.'\ l Here is the Virginja Pilots Association boat Old Dominion. , r .>'· 1 :nJ .:::: ·;; ;i::;.·;· : It wasn•t the U.S. Open, but more than 100 golfers took to the links earlier this summer : �il President at the Michigan Port Council/MID annual golf tournament. Above Co Alex Bodnariuk (left) and Legal Coumel Victor Hanson (who bas worked closely with the SIU on the Lakes) shake hands. The golfers raised several thousand dollars for the Port Council PAC activities, Algonac Port Agent Byron Kelley reported. i l The SIU also represents members of the Association of Maryland Pilots. Here Association seamen Jackie Barnett(left) and EUiot H. Steveos 8ank Nbrfolk patrohnan Mike Paladino. August 1 985 I LOG I 7 - ---- :t· ---- 1 - -- �Legal Aid In the event that •ny SIU member• heve legal problem• In the varloue pone, • llllt of attorney• whom they can consuh I• being publllhed. The member need not choose the recom­ mended attorney• •nd thla llllt 11 In· tended only for lnformlltloMI pur­ PQMS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Sdlulman & Altman 84 Will am Street, Su e 1501 New YOfk, New Volle 10038 Tele.# (212) 422-7900 BALTlMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heym an. Greenberg, Engelman & Belg1ad Sun Life Bu lding Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore. Md. 21201 Tele. I (301)539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL Kall & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street C hicago, Ill. 60603 Tele.1(312)263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit. Mlch. 48822 Tele. I (313)532·1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & Wh e 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Larry Bernard (left) and Bill Gregel have been sailing with Great Lakes Towing Co. of Detroit, Mich. for more than 25 years each. Pictured here on the tug Indiana, the pair takes a break for the camera. Tele. I (617) 283-8100 An:her, Peterson and Waldner HOUSTON, TEXAS Houa10n, Tex 1801 Main S (at Jefferson) SU te 510 noo2 Tele. I (713)659-4455 & Tele. (813)879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Fogel, Rothschild, Los Angele , Calif. 90036 Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters JULY 1-31 1985 "TOTAL RE&ISTHED All Stolp Ct1a C Ct.a A Claa I Tele. # (213)937-6250 WIUllNGTON. CALIF. Plft 239 Sou1h Avalon Wlltn/ngfo,n Cellf. 907"4 Tele.# (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Vin Antwerp Building (205) 433-4904 • . Nol'lolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804)622-3100 PHILADELPHIA, PA. KIBchner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Street Phlladelph a, Pa. 19102 Tele. I (215)569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Sutte 90�hemlcal Bu lding 721 Olive Street SL Louis, Missouri 63101 (314)231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie too Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Cdf. 94104 Tele # (415)981-4400 . SEATTLE, WASH. Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 S.ttle, WUh. 98119 Tele.# (206)285-3610 TAJMIA,FU. tWnlllon & Douglas, p. A. 2920 w... Kennedy 8oulevwd T.,.... Florid.I 33809 Tele. # (1113) 879-91142 8 I LOG I August 1985 . . . • • . . . . • . . • • . • • . . . . . . . • • . • • . • . . . . . • • . • . . • • . • . . • • . . . • . . . . . • . • • . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . Algonac .•..••••....•.....•..•..•..•.... St. Louis ...•••.••.......••••.....••••.• Pn Pont ............................. . 201 . Houston ••..••.••........••••.•..•.••.•• Peter Sin 700 Allantic National Bank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul' Boulevard Anderlon & Wad!..er . Puerto Rco i .•.••....•..••....•..•....... NORFOLK, YA. K. Baba1aa & Asaoclates, P C Yles, Roberts, Reid, . Jacksonville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : San F11.ndsco Wilmington Seattle .................. ............... Me181rle, La. 70002 Tele. I (504) 885-9994 0 . New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gm'dl'l8f. Robein & H ly 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Tele. • Mobile •.••.....•••.•.....••.•..••.••... Mobi6e, Ala. 36802 Tele. I : New York. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Phllldelphla Baltimore •.•.......•••...••.••.••....... Norfolk ................................. :lis • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tell • • . • • . • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • Plft Gloucester New Yori! . • • • . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . • . . . . • . • . . . . . . . • . • • . . . • . . . . • • • • . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . • • . . . • . • • • . • . . Baltlmont ............................... Norfolk ...•.••..•.••.•.....•..•.....•.•. Mobile ................................. New Oneans Jacksonville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : San Francisco ��,����. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Puerto Rico Houston ..•........•..•.•..••..........• Algonac St. Lou s Pin Point . • . • . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . :fi1 TDll . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . • . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . • . • • • • . . • . . • • • . . . • . . • • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . • • • • • . Port Gloucester New York . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • . . • . . • . • . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . • • • . . • • . . . • • . . . . . . • • . . Philadelphia . ...••.••. ...•.••. ... ...•.. •. Baltimore • . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . • . Norfolk • . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • . • . • . . . • . • • . • . . . . Mobile ••.......•..•.....•.•......•••..• New Oneans Jacksonville • ::: ::: :::::::: ::::::::: ::::: San Francisco ........................... Wilm ngton . • • • • . • . . • . . . . • . . • • . . • . . . . . . . SeaWe •••.......••..••...••..........•. Puerto Rco Houston .••.......••..•.••.••.....•.•..• Algonac ................................ . •• • • • • • •. St. Lo u is Pi::J.Po nt . T• · · · · • . . • . • . . . • . • • • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • • . • • • • . . • • . . • . . . . . • . . . . • . • • • . • . . • • . • • . . . . • • . . • • • • • · · · · · · · • • • • · • • · • • · • • · • • · · · · TlllllAllD1..-1.................... 11 "Total Registered" means the number of men • • • 4 13 50 2 6 5 0 1 0 0 6 33 1 0 121 0 0 2 0 12 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 9 2 1 0 31 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 25 0 26 0 0 0 0 9 2 75 DECK DEPARTll EJIT 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 54 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 104 7 11 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 ""REGllTEftED ON IEACH All&..,. Claa A Ctaa I CllU C 0 0 4 7 65 0 7 6 0 1 0 0 10 30 9 1 28 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 ENGINE DfPARTllElfT • Philadelphia . 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Grt11p1 C1111 A Cina I Cl111 C 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 141 41 7 • 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 STEWARD DEPARTMEMT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 121 n It the port la.st month . "Regiltlf9d on the 8uc:tl" means the otll number of men registered It the port It the end of lllt month . who actullly reg stered tor • 0 &hipping 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 25 1 0 0 2 0 12 0 8 1 0 4 0 0 7 13 3 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 10 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 0 Iii 111 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 ' 0 31 0 z 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 ! 14 !1 fl n 11! n 1• �: � , 1, '.- Crowley Keeps Com m u n ications Open ..� '! Tankerman Tom VeUa explains some of the issues facing SIU members on Crowley boats. SIU members and Crowley Tug and Transport (CTI) managers held another of their quarterly meetings to keep communications and operations running smoothly between the Union and the company in Southern California. From the left, CTI Manager Jim Macaulay, Cargo Operations Manager Bob Mcintyre, Tankerman Joe Ruebens, SIU Port Agent Mike Worley and Patrolman Ray Singletary discuss the issues. · Aboard the Gatco Florida . ! Here's the crew of the GATCO Florido. (GATCO) before beading to Puerto Rico with a barge load of pipe lumber. They are, from the left: Capt. William Brinkley, Mate Wayne Nicholas, AB Tony Richardson, AB Charles Cliburn, Chief Engineer Edward Getz, First Engineer Edward Schaffhauser and Cook Ray Walters. At Pte. Mouillee, Mich. Tankerman Joe Rubens (right) goes over a list of concerns with CTI officials Jim Macaulay, and Bob Mcintyre. In Memoriam Pensioner Cornelius L . Higgin­ botham, 79, passed away from a heart attack in St. Mary ' s Hospital, Port Arthur, Texas on June 1 5 . Brother Higginbotham joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur in 1963 . He sailed as a chief engineer for the Pine Oil Co. from 1 948 to 1%0, Sabine Towing from 1 960 to 1969 and for the D . M . Picton Co. from 1969 t o 1970. H e was a former member of the NMU,Local 340 from 1 96 1 to 1 963 . Boatman Hig­ ginbotham was born in Iota,La. and was a resident of Port Arthur. Burial was in Greenlawn Park Cemetery, Port Arthur. Surviving are his widow, Ear­ line; a son, the Rev. Neil Higgin­ botham, and two daughters , Carol Broussard and Crystal Fulda. James J. Mulholland died on June 26. Brother Mulholland joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia. He was a resident of Philadelphia. Sur­ viving is his. widow, Mary . -�·-.;;;,;u•�� ,. · [;t�;'.�,;'.;:, SIU crewmen IOad machinery aboard the· hydtaulic dredge P.O.B. (Dunbar & Sullivan Co.) at Point Mouillee , Mich. From the left, they are: Francis BeUant, Donnie Paulson, · · · · Ernie DeMerile and wnuam White� ·.... August 1 985 I LOG I 9 . : , ' ; �U S N S Capel l a's S I U Crew - Top-Notch Pros The SIU USNS Capella is fast be­ coming an efficient and regular partic­ ipant in the military's readiness exer­ cises. The Capella is stationed in Jacksonville, Fla. and can carry huge loads of military vehicles such as tanks. Here's a look at the Capella 's crew in action. The Capella. is a converted SL-7 and one of the fastest cargo ships available to the military. The TAKR Fast Sealift Ship carries a crew of 26 unlicensed personnel. Currently the SIU crews four of the ships. �. ' ,_ On dee&, �n Bob Lawson. With SIU members at the crane's controls, a medical evacuation helicopter is IO)ded into one of the Capella's holds. '; · .. '. •· . ., i� . :� - checking out the lifeboats aboard the Capella, AB Joel Letchel looks over the survival gear to ensure everything is in order. While The steward department takes a break on the deck of the Capella between meals., Pictured (left to right) are Steward Assistants Mike Thornton, Mark D. Ambrossio, Steward James Mann and Steward Assistant Lynn Santa Cruz. • . , , ··'· # SIU member Paul Cates on the Capella. Seafarer Reginald Green fills out some pa­ perwork in the crew's lounge. 10 I LOG I August 1 985 AB Keith Bennett wheels bis lift truck through one of the large bolds in the Capella. �i\re;;,1 ; Vice Presidents' Report nation. While the facility . involves a huge outlay of funds, it is expected to cut transportati�n costs considerably and may revolutionize the maritime industry in much the same way that containerization did 25 years ago. A Great Lakes landmark is in dry­ dock. The tug McGuire, which is owned by the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Company, is now laid up in Cleveland. The tug, which is 55 years · old, is typical of the situation on the Great · Lakes. · by V.P. Leon Hall East Coast T wenty-three percent of all vessels docking in Norfolk are registered under foreign flags. This statistic says a great deal about the present state of the American-flag merchant marine, especially since Norfolk is home i}ort to many military vessels. Many of the jobs available to mem­ bers in that port are generated by work contracted out by the Navy. Last month, SIU representatives serviced the PFC Dewayne Williams, the Key­ stone State and the Stalwart. The Stalwart is on stand-by status for its next assignment. ··� Servicing the membership involves more than just paying off ships. Offi­ cials in Norfolk are negotiating two contracts, one with Shawn's Launch, Inc. and another withtbe Association of Maryland Pilots, In addition, the SIU is taking an interest in a labor dispute at Colonna Shipyard . The shipyard workers there are . repre­ sented by the UIW, which is an affil­ iate of the SIU. If the SIU cannot help its own during times of trouble , then how can ,. it expect others to support cameo when lbcy need it? Union lidarity i .an important habit to c� · tivate. · · · On the subject of labor solidarity , the SIU is helping the UIW organize the workers who man the tour boats that cruise up and down Baltimore harbor. The UIW was formed in 1 949 to be the organizing arm of the SIU , By helping the UIW grow, seamen are making the SIU a more powerful or­ ganization, especially at the grassroots level. Of course, any growth on the grass­ roots level involves planning and or­ ganization. Last month I reported that Tommy Farrell, who has helped the SIU with its long-standing dispute with SONAT Marine, was returning to his old position as an AB in SONAT's Green Fleet. Farrell, a dedicated union man, will be replaced by Bob Hall, �ho brings with him a wealth of ex­ perience servicing SONAT vessels in the Gulf area. Philadelphia Port Agent Dave Heindel welcomes the extra hand, �specially since shipping in Philadel­ phia picked up a little last month. One last thing: there is a crisis in the fishing industry. Our representa­ tives in Gloucester and New Bedford tell me that many owners there are unable to obtain insurance for their fishing vessels. Those who can get insurance are being forced to pay sky­ high rates. This has resulted in smaller and smaller crews. Many competent fishermen are being forced to leave the industry. Some drastic action needs to be taken if we are to save the American fishing industry. by V.P. Joe Sacco Gulf Coast T here is an organizing drive going . on in Fort Lauderdale where the SIUjs trying to sign up workers in the fishing fleet there. The fishermen there have been hit hard by the same problems facing their counterparts in New Bedford and Gloucester. Many fishing boats have been unable to secure. insurance poli­ cies, which is 4riving them out of business. Port Agent George Ripoll has been meeting with local politicians to see if there is anything that the SIU can do to iron this problem out. The Union in Jacksonville has been active on a grassroots level, trying to garner support for the maritime indus­ try through the local labOr movement and with various state and city agen­ cies. Among other things, represen­ tatives of the port have attended meet� ings of the North Florida l.abor Council . the, rropeller Club the P rt . Auth rity Md . the Florida Con . umer Action Group. · Representatives of the port also have bee n following local bill to govern the disposal and replation of toxic waste as well as local plan to impl - · ment user fees. Few tugs are being built to replace the 50 aging vessels that comprise the Great Lakes' fleet. Things don't look too promismg in the near future, especially since there is a five-year period between ordering a new tug · and crewing it. . The aging of the Great Lakes' fleet calls into question the safety of the seamen up here. Luckily, members have a Uruon that does more than just give lip s.ervice to the concept of safety. An example ofwhat l � talking about is the Unioo's Safety Progra:ul which was implemented to inform SIU mem­ bers of what they can do if they find themselves in a dangerous situation. I Govemment Services by V.P. Buck Mercer n an effort to protect government service employees, the SIU has temporarily halted A-76 proceedings on 1 2 oceanographic vessels following The Maritime Port Council in Al­ a court order which prevents. further gonac recently honored Victor Han­ action until a decision is made con­ son, who has been the Council's legal cerning the Service Contract Act. counsel since the time ofFred Farnen. · Under the terms of the Service Con­ Farnen, whose obituary · appeared in tract Act, t� federal government must last month' s LOG, worked closely pay workers prevailirig wages in a with Hanson in promoting the interests given industry and region. Were the of the Great Lakes maritime industry. SCA applied to the 12 oceanographic Alex Bodnariok, president of the vessels, then the wages paid to the Roofers, presented the award to Han� people who man them would be inson. .C' reased to meet prevailing tandards. A forjob ,'the Great Lake Dredge · · . · S I U members man three of the 12 and -Dock Company began the dredgso they have an important I v . iµg of Buffalo HarbQr. J . B . Fol'.:d out.tak. e in. the . °':' tco�_ of this i . ue. In ntted ilie F.ourth . ]=1leet · shij)s for Hud� addition, if SCA standards are applied, son Portland Cement. then the SIU has a chance of picking �p all 12 vessels. · • . · . Representatives in all the Gulf ports--Houston, Mobile, New Or­ leans and Tampa-have been busy servicing equipment. Last month in Tampa alone, SIU representatives had to service 84 pieces o f equipment. I Westem Rivers by V.P. Mike Sacco ·· Great Lakes and D redgingjobs are usually generated by long-term projects. While many of our members have been doing well as a result of projects already in prog­ ress, new work has been slow in being bid. Much of the work available to mem­ bers here involves the contracting out of federal work by the Corps of En­ gineers. There is a mutual interest between deep-sea, inland, Great Lakes seamen in persuading the federal gov­ ernment to contract work out to the more effici�nt private sector. West Coast by V.P. George McCartney n San Francisco, American Presi­ dent Lines (APL) is recrewing the President Truman after a two-- year lay­ up. It will take rice to the Philippines. Another APL vessel, the President Taft, will crew up later this month. We are keeping a close watch on developments relating to the cargo preference issue. Seattle is an impor.: tant center for grain that is shipped · overseas. A resolution of this problem will help shipping out here, especially since things have been slow. Apex Marine's Brooklyn was laid up at Swann Island. The owners are looking to pay back their Construction Differential Subsidy. The lndominable, . the 1th T-AGOS vessel, was christeii�d m Seattle re­ cently. Navy officers who · spoke at the ceremony said that the SIU is doing an excellent job in manning these vessels. . . A revolutionary .. new · terminal was opened up in the p(>rt of Tacoma. Sea­ Land unveiled its new stack-train op­ eration, the first of its kind in the Sel pur caune to . ..... ...... ..... ... v....... .... ....... ...... Now It's � than e\ll!r to Invest In U.S. Salilngs Boncls--ofrerin you the � cl �-based rates. the . ufwty cl a guarantftd rrHoom � N'.JO the best ·potecdon an in\llestment can hawe. Take a second look at Sallings . Bcnds-you"I want to ask 'Pl eqiioyel' about Payroll Salllngs today. August 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 ' ��·���----���·-�-����==�====::::� �� ,.\ ," .� I . Upgraders Visit Capito l Hill Don't Miss Your Chance SHLSS has self-study materials in many areas . Upon your request ; SHI.SS will send them to you to rudy in your spare time. You can use .the e skiUs : * on your job . * to improve your skills for upgrading . * to funher your education . Please send me the area(s) checked below : l . F \ MA m Fractions Decimals Percents Algebra Geometry Trigonometry (Spherical ) ,, D D 0 0 D STUD Y SKJUS Listening Skills How To I mprove Your Memory How To U e Text books Study Habits Test Anxiety Te t Taking Tactic Stress Management Notetaking Know-How 0 ENGLISH: Writi11g Skills Book 1 4 D - : Up from Mobile, Ala., SIU Port Agent Tom Glidewell accompanied Seafarers on a tour of the U.S. Capitol in July. Appearing in the group photo with the Senate wing of the Capitol in the background are Mates and 3rd Mates: Turrance Murphy, Michael Forrester, Glidewell, SIU Legislative Representative Liz D'Amato, Jeffrey McPherson and Walter Henry. Writing Busine s letters SOCIAL STUDIES 0 Geography U . . History Economi 1ence PolicjcaJ . Gookin' on the PFC Baugh Name 0 0 0 0 COMMUNICA TION SKIUS 0 D 0 0 0 0 D D 0 0 Tax Tips for Seafarers Basic Meujcs treec City Stace _ _ _ _ _ Book o. Department S�ling ln · , .. Zip _ _ _ _ _ _ oci aJ ecurity _ _ _ _ _ o. � 11 Cuc our this coupon and m�I to: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Adult Education Department Seaf.uers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship .,·.· · . . Piney Point , Maryland 20674 Send it toda ! AMERICAN IS luyAmerlcan BEAUTIFUL and look for the Union Label UNION LA8EL AN O SERVICE TRADES Of.PARTMENT AFL-CIO �.. With a stop in Los Angeles, the steward department onboard the PFC William B. Baugh, one of the SIU's newest ships, bad a chance to pose for this group photo. From left to right are: Chief Cook Zein Achmad, Third Cook Clifford Blanco, Saloon Mesmian Gabriel Bonefont, Chief Steward A. Gregoire and GSU Terry Lmyear. Seafarer Earns Engineer's Ucense ••• : Monthly Meanbership Meetings Port Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, September 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, September 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Philadelphia . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, September 4 . . .. . .. Baltimore . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, September 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , September 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , September 5 . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , September 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, September 9 . . . . .......... . . . . I0:30 a.m. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, September 10 . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Mobile . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . Wednesday, September 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , September 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, September 16 . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, September 20 . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , September 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. St. Louis . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . Friday, September 1 3 . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . , . 10:30 a.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , September 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, September 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. was a happy day for seatarer David Kopp recently in Ll>ng Beach, Calif. Kopp successfuUy completed the requirements and tests for his third.aMistant/engineer's license. Holding a brand new engineer's hat is his daughter Michelle, and presenting the license is Coast Guard Lt. Johnson. It 1 2 I LOG I August 1985 Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, September 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, September 1 8 . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. �Chri s Tennyson p u l l s up a members h i p prof i le. Man power Coord i nator Bart Rogers d i s c u sses a job order with a company. MAN POW E R the N ucleus the U nion "'" "·" · ·· ' ·' · of Comp.u ter t e c h n o l o g y i s changing the face of our world on . ·a;daily. ·basis::ln ordcr to keep .pace with all of these changes, the Seafarers International Union has placed in operation a central dispatching system through the Manpower Office in Piney Point, Maryland. The Database contains a wealth of information that is constantly being modified and updated. This information is readily available for locating membership information and dispatching job orders to each SIU port. The Manpower Central Dispatching System is set up to receive job requests by telephone from all of our contracted companies. These orders are written up and transferred to computer screens specially designed by the Seafarers Management Information System (S.M.l.S) at Headquarters in Camp Springs. Information contained on these screens includes the company name, vessel name, the company personnel placing the call , the location of the vessel, reporting dates and times , departure dates and times, any special instructions and the ratings required to man the vessel. The job order is transmitted via the computer to the port nearest where the vessel is located. When the order is received by the port, the The Manpower Staff performs vario u s duties . From I . to r. Sylvia Jones, Carol J o h n so n , J u l i e Knott and Janet Berg. jobs are placed on the Rotary shipping board · and job calls are made in accordance with the shipping rules. After each job call , any ratings filled are entered into the computer and will show as shipped. When a member is successfully shipped on the computer, he . is automatically added to the crew list for that vessel. If a job order cannot be completely filled by the port it is transmitted to , the remaining positions are turned back to the Manpower Office and sent to another port. Job calls are made in accordance with the shipping rules and eligible members are shipped to those remaining positions. The computer system is a self­ contained unit processing over a thousand calls (standby, relief and rotary jobs) per month. It provides to the membership a more accurate , efficient and economical method of registering and shipping. At the end of each month a report is compiled detailing the number of jobs filled for that month. This report is broken down into the number of Rotary, Relief or Standby jobs and it includes the seniority of each member shipping i n each category. This information is i n c l u d e d in t h e m o n t h l y membership meeting and gives everyone a clearer idea of how the industry is changing . The functions of the Manpower Office help define the areas where the SIU may require personnel with more specialized training. The military ships and charters SIU comparues are now rece1vmg are critical areas in . which this specialized training is required . The Manpower Office in Piney Point also maintains a variety of other information which is be neficial t o the s m o o t h operation of day-to-day union activities . Information regarding ship pay-offs, recrews and lay-ups is received by this office and dispatched to the port nearest the location of the ship . Manpower updates and revises display b o ards c o ntaining information on Deep Sea, Great C a r o l J o h n s o n u p d at e s Manpower Boards . the Lakes and Inland vessels. The information maintained on these boards includes the company name , vessel name , when and where the vessel was serviced and by whom. The Inland display boards contain the names of the fleet and boat delegates for each piece of Inland equipment. The UIW display boards include information such as l ocal president, type of service a particular shop produces and when a contract will be due for its next negotiation. The Manpower Department in Piney Point is a vital and important part of the Seafarers International Union. No other trade union has as much available informatio n , nor is it as centralized as our current system. By October of this year, the Deep Sea registration, shipping and dispatching portions of the system will be fully operational. In January of 1 986 the Inland and Great Lakes Divisions will come on line to give the SIU a better and more complete central operation. August 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 \ i, : �· ; �Major General H o n or &" Stat f Tou r SH LSS General Honor and staff land on the new Helo Lan d i ng area. Director of Steward Dept Laymon Tucker (r.) discusses Bart Rogers describ es the capab i lities of the Manpower the SHLSS Steward Program with I. to r. Major General Dept. Left to r. SH LSS Commandant Ken Conkli n , Bart Honor, John Mason, Brigadier Schable and Arthu r Keltz. l Honor, and Arthur Keltz. Roaers. Major Genera .. ,.... ..... /•"'9----···- ··- Start Plan n i ng for the Logan Scholarship N ow . ct \ C!Ul. s:!.C co,,, JTltlndAnt Ken Conklln Major Genera Schable, Director or vocational Ea. Jonn 'Mason, ana Arthur Kettz· dtscuss some of the school's operations. . II · · .----- · I m portant N olie �=-Effective Date: July 1 9, 1 985 Gol_d Line Bus Servic� is discontinuing its Washington, D . C . to Lexmgton Park, Maryland bus route . Therefore , the following travel arrangements are now in effect: 1 . Members "'.'ho �av� been scheduled for upgrading classes may report on either Friday, the scheduled reponing date ' or on the following Monday. arriving in Washington, the member must catch a taxi an proceed to the SIU Headquaners (5201· Auth Way , Camp Sprmgs, Maryland) no later than 2 p . m . 2 . After � 3. A vehicle will be at headquaners and will take the member to SHLSS. 4. If a member b_e cann�t at He�dquaners by 2 p . m . on Friday, then he should arrive m Washmgton , D . C . on the following Monday , by 2 p . m . 5. There will be n o bus service from Headquaners t o SHLSS on weekends or holidays! . 6. SHLSS will not provide reimbursement for either weekend lodging in Washington or taxi fare from Washington ' D . C. to SHLSS. If �ou have any questions concerning travel procedures , do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Office at the school, (301) 994-0010, extension 344: 14 I LOG I August 1 985 entrance exam they require and, you need time to schedule yourself to take either the SAT or ACT examinations . One of the big problems that seafarers have with getting their application in by the April 1 5th deadline is not having enough time to schedule , take and have their SAT or ACT exam scores reported to the scholarship committee . This problem can 1'e avoided with a little advance . planning. You need to register . to take the exams before th test Jeut . college in the fall of 1986 , now is . . date you want . You can find our the 1 ��· .t() . st.art thinking about when and where the exams are the Charlie Logan Scholarship . given by seeing a guidance You may think that it is a little counselor at any local high school early to stan working on your or at some community colleges . scholarship application packet , Ask fo1r the registration but i t is not . Some of the information and fill out the information that is required in registration to take the exams . order to complete your The process of registering for application for the Charlie Logan and taking the exams takes at least six weeks . After you have taken Scholarship includes : • a copy of your high school the exams, it can take from five to transcripts with certification of ten weeks to have . your scores graduation or a copy of your reported to the ·scholarship selection committee. The very h igh school equivalency (GED) scores latest that you should take the college • a copy of your exams is around the end of transcripts i f you h av e January. This allows ten weeks for attended ·any college classes your exams to be graded and the • three letters of reference scores reported to the scholarship • SAT (Scholastic Aptitude selection committee . If you are Test), or ACT (American going to take the exams in College Testing Program) , January, you should make sure examination scores that you have mailed in your • an autobiographical statement registration for the exams by the As you can see , it will probably middle of November. So you see , take a little time to get all this it's not too early to start planning information together and in the fo r your C ha r l i e Logan mail to the scholarship selection Scholarship application . committee. You need to contact If you are interested in applying your high school and . college to for the scholarship , you can pick up an application booklet in your get them to send transcripts , and you need to talk to past local union hall or contact Tracy employers , teachers, etc . to ask Aumann at the Seafarers Harry · them to send the scholarship Lundeberg School of Seamanship . selection committee a letter of She will be glad to send you an reference about you . You need to application o r answ.er any contact the college to which you questions about the scholarship program that you may have . are applying to fmd out which · · �. ! . S H LSS -· . ' /C rane · ·le. d . · C er . 1 1· 1· The Lundeberg crane was certified by the International Cargo Gear Bureau Incorporated , which · is a worldwide crane certifying service . This represents the first shore­ based installation .of a shipboard · cargo handling crane. . 0000000 SH LSS Graduates ew- . .. 1 . Radar From t. 10 r.: Michael MurdOck, Les Stravers, Jeffrey McPherson, Michael Masek, · -· . . . ' ·'ft:� The mtsslon · of SHLSS is to. provide weU"*raJned .personnel for our contracted companies. Pet1odlcally, . we · review 9ur; cumculums, anal� memberS' recommendattons and 8end . ·instructors to aaJI aboard· shlj:) to determine whether . or ·not changes In the Industry aboard new · ships necessitate development of new programs to fulfill the requirements aboard these ships. After carefully evaluating _the many skills needed for the steward c:tepartment, we have developed an� will continue to develop a steward program which we feel wlll be second to. . none and provide the neceaaary akllla for each rating. Effective September 4, 1985 we wlll be starti ng Phaae I of the updated program. Reaf lzing ratings differ aboard freighters and cruise ships, we have listed In chart-form the courses needed to accommodate all ratings. Descriptions of each upgrading phase for the steward department will appear In future articles In the LOG. 2. FREIGHTEMANKER Recertified Steward . .. ,t eward Prog ram SPECIALTY COURSES 14 WEEKS CRUISE SHIP Chef Or Chief Pantryman Or Chief Butcher Or Chief Grade Manager . CrulM lttlD TNlnlng ."(jfebo.lt Or Front row I. to r.: Rick '/oµng, Neal Tanaka, · Hector Fel lx, John Billingham, M lchelle. Wfllte. second row I. to r.: .Ben Cusic (Instructor), Robert Romero, Jesse Bungo, Alphonso Davis,, Lawrence Miiier, David Hodges. Pastry Chef Or Second Baker Chief Steward 1 4 WEEKS Sous Chef Chief Cook 1 4 WEEKS Chief Crew Cook Second Butcher And And Line Cook And Second Cook Cook and Baker ;)� · '· · Welding Lett to r.: Biii Foley (Instructor), James McDaniel, Joe Simone, Tyler Womack, '°'08 Pomranlng, John Cooke. Not pictured: Robert Halkerston. · 3. • • • 4. · Ufeboat And . 1 20 days as a steward assistant 1 80 days as a steward assistant for those who have not graduated from SH LSS training program Must speak, understand, read and write Engl ish High School dlploma or GED Equlvalency, or 2 years to complete GED (If not quallfied In these areas refer to LOG for when these GED and Engl ish as a Sacond Language programs are offered at school.) Cli nic card must be up-to-date To u pgrade to each level member must have sailed 6 months I n previous rating. ELIG IBI LITY: • Cruise Ship Training Assistant Cook And Baker's Helper N ight Baker • Front row I. to. r.: Vivian Wiiebski, Mary Giimore, Darci .W llllams, Ben Cusic (Instructor). Second row I. to r.: Aaron Thompson, Robin Ward, Donald Wiiiiams, Gordon Nakachl, Jerson Toro, Manuel Fanol, Danny Conti, Donald Sneed. 1 4 WEEKS 7 WEEKS COOK 7 WEEKS BAKER • Cook and Baker course wlll consist of 14 Weeks at SH LSS. 7 Weeks of cooking Instruction, demonstration and on the job training. 7 Weeks of baking Instruction, demonstration and on the job training. COOK and BAKER COU RSE After the third week of each course, a three-man-board wlll review each student as to his/her demonstrated abll lty to continue In the program. NOTE: August 1 985 I LOG I 1 5 �Upgrading Cou·rse -Schedule �--···� ... ,.. �-� I L(J � September Thru Novembe� Engine Upgrading Courses QMED 1 985 Refrlaeratlon Systems Maintenance & Operation .'! Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills ·�- " 4"4i"�"'" H ydrau l ic s And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry Fireman Watertender & Ol ler Fol lowin g are the updated course schedules for August · through October 1 985, at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg· . School of Seamanship. SIU Represent•tlves In all ports w i l l assist members i n preparing app l ications. Able Seaman. September 20 October Sea.l lft Oj:>era�lons & Mai ntenance 8�J,tWN� 6 October 1 0 November 21 Ll feboatman October 1 1 November 1 October 24 November 1 4 �r 19 �iVJ, t r:i f �3 §:ct;gm:� . �ctob8r 29 Bctober 21 November 1 8 October 1 0 October 1 1 November 28 1 November 7 December 1 9 December Check-In/ Completion Date November 26 Chief Coo_k varies bl-weekly varies monthly varies varies bi-weekly · Chief Steward varies monthly Three Man Steward Dept. Bosun Recertif icatlon Programs Check·ln Date September 1 Completion Date Steward Recertification October 27 December 02 Check·ln Date Completion Course Course 31 October 7 Adult Education Courses Date (ESL) E n glish as a Second Language N ovember 1 5 N<>vember 1 5 (AB E) Adult Baslc Education (GED) H igh School Equivalency Program . November 1 Seotember 6 (DVS) Developmental Studies October · 25 Nov.ember 21 December 5 .. . DECK DEPARTM E N,T (List) Date of Birth (Middle) (first) Mo./Oay/Vear � � � � ­ Address-------,.,rr.:'::n---.(City) Deep Sea Member O (State) Telephone (Zip Code) Social Security # ------- Book # ------- (Area Code) -= == .-­ Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member O Seniority Pacific D ------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you a g raduate of the SH LSS Trainee Program : o Yea (datiiattended) Course(s) Taken - _ _ _ _ _ - - - Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes Date Avai lable for Trai n i ng No D o. 0uart�a1.J?' �· · 0 FOWT tJ Automation 0 . QMED-Any Rating 0 DltHI Engine o Marine Eleatronlc• o Marin• Eleatrlcal M1lnl9nanc1 . . o Pumproom Malntenanci 6 Operation ·· (Unlnapected Motor Ve1HI) D Seeo nd/Thlrd A11t. EnglnHr (ln1pected) - - . Optration. No D (If yes, fill In below) -- - · AB Unllmlted o C.lestlal Navigation AB Limited · o 1at Class Piiot AB Special · Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator (NMT 200 mll••l Towboat Operator.(Ov,91' .200 Mlltt) Matter/Mate ln•pectect Towing Ve11el Third Mate Ridar ObHrver Unllmlted Simulator CourH o Chief EnglnHr/A11l1t1nt EnglnHr _ _ _ _ _ Have you attended any SH LSS Upgrad i ng Courses: 0 Yes tlinkennan · ci Refrlgttatlon Sy1tlm1 Nnt1nanee & No D (If yea, fill In bel ow) .., to,,,.,,__ ,, Trai nee Program: From -----....� o 0 0 0 o o o 0 0 D D . ENG I N E DEPARTM ENT Date Book Port Presently Was lsaued _------ Port Issued _ - --------Reg istered I n E ndorse m e nt(s) o r Llcenae(s) Now H e l d t3 13 13 December December . December Seotember 1 3 November 1 l am interested in the following course(s) checked below: ' Name 13 Length of Course bl-weekly ! " September 6 Diesel Engi neer - Regular Cook and Baker October 1 1 November 15 November 29 Sim ulator Date December 5 Recertification Programs Course Radar Observer November 7 November . Assistant Cook Completion Date . Check-In Date 13 September 20 Marine Electronics Course Deck Upgrading Courses September Compfetlon Steward Upgrading Courses e-reg ster before eavlng your home port for train i ng at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman s h i p to avoi d havi ng an exp i red sh i p p i ng reg istrat ion card when l eaving SH LSS. Also bri ng proof of Seafarers Welfare Plan e l l g l b l l l ty with you. Celestial Navigation Check-In Date September 1 3 Course- STEWARD DEPARTME NT -- - F i refi g ht in g : D Yes - No O CPA: O Yes D Cook l Baker D Towboat Inland Cook o Chief Cook o Chief Steward No o ---- ALL DEPARTMENT$ o Welding D Llfeboatman O S.allft Operation• I Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade In rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever Is applicable.) VESSEL RATING H ELD DATE SHIPPED DATE O F DISCtfARGE ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT o Adult B11ic Education (ABE) o Htgh School Equlvalency · Program (OED) · . . O Developmental StUdl•• (DVE) , · o Engll ah 11 a Second lan;uave (ESL) ;S�IG�N�A�T�U�R�E�;;;;;----'- DATE No transportation will be paid unless you present orfglnal receipts and successfully complete the course. 1 6 I LOG I August 1 985 _,_ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ RETU R N COMPlETED APPLICATIO N TO: . Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrad i ng Center, Pi ney Point, MD. 20674 COLLEGE PROG RAM . ' . O Nautical Scltnct D Scholarship/Work Program D Other . Certificate .Program �SI U , ' ' � · - ; I ' Mobile's monthly membership meetings mean niembers may make �ingfuJ contri· butions to the good of the SIU. The well-attended Mobile meetings �ve Seafarers a � to keep up on the latest Union business through Ute use of Vi�tapecl messages from . SIU President Frank Drozak and other omced. Port Agent Tum GU&iwell conduds the meetings and is available to answer any questions. .· . j f l [ I ·'· B�'s, the PFC Eugene Obregon's deck helkopter crew St. Cfuui& Parish, La. school teachers went on strike, and SIU members trOlll the New Orleans area' 'sbOrtly before t9mpleting a training missiolf. earlier this y�. 'l'lley are � �w left to right): AB s: Higgin­ joined the teachers in a sbOw ot:.labot unity'. Included in the picture are (left to right): New . . ReP Nk:k �etona, Seafarers Kenenckemt8 Williams � Wilbur Williams , Otis Brown,_ Port Agent Pat Pilsworth and SIU · � Mike Medailt. - ootbam, AB .L&rry 'McEants't (next row) AB �rge Pierre, AB W. Clement, � .�- Kratsas, AB Ivan Cox, . · Chief Mate Wiggin and AB Bill Ashman. Earlier this year, . When the Ogden Yukon (C>gden Marine) stopped in Jacksonville , Fla.,: the crew had a ch8nce to pose for a quick snapshot. Included in the picture are: AB Julio &rmuttq, OS James Nettles, � Wilton Stokes, AB Ed Spooner, AB Christopher Lopicolla� Steward Willie Tbispen; AB Paul Carolyn, OMU Jose Morales, Steward AssiStant �Y Sabeson, AB Frank Redkker, QMED John Courtney and OMU Larry Craig. SIU members aroUnd the c:ountry st� with their tlaioD brOthers during tbe·recent United Airlines ·pih)ts strike. Seafarers in Hawaii were 80 exceptioO. Here 8eafarers· march in .Solidarity With the pilots during a ·demonstratioo. in Honolulu. The_ strike was ·settled · successfuUy. · · . August 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 -------- - - --------------------'-- q ·gI: ";· ' $ - ·. -- -· �- -- · . · ·--·- - ---- ·- -- - -- - .. - - - - - - - - - - - · ----- - - - �Brooks Range Pays Off in L.A. After a long voyage, it's time for a little fun ashore, and Brooks Range crewmates AB Mike Cresci (left) and OS A.R. Ahvaseem ride the launch to the L.A. Harbor docks. I (Photos by Dennis Lundy) 11 · �· Waiting to go ashore are (left to right) Wiper Mohamed Shaie, OS A. Hussain and AB Mike Cresci as Port Agent Mike Worley takes care of payofl' paperwork. Here is the Brooks Range (lnterocean Management) riding hlgli in Los Angeles Harbor. Here is most of the crew of the Brooks Range at a Los Angeles payOfr. From left to right are QMED Chris Kirchhofer, Wiper Mo­ hamed Shaie, QMED Steven Byerley, Port Agent Mike Worley, AB T. Anderson�Bosun Bob Edwards, Chief Steward Joe "Pota· toes" Pltetta, Chief Cook Ernest Polk, GSU James Harper, AB Thomas Commans, GSU A. Agostine, and QMED James .Martin. 1 8 I LOG I August 1 985 :� �I I I I I I I I I I I .I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Wasbinpon Report The growing trade deficits with Japan are President Reagan' s bout with colon cancer arousing considerable attention. reminded everyone here that come 1988 there The front cover of the July 28 issue of The will be a new person holding the reins of New York Times Sunday Magazine featured power. Accordingly, there has been considan article by Theodore White, the Pulitzer erable 1'ockeying among potential presidential Prize winning historian. He noted that the candidates as well as a great deal of action by United States and Japan are for all effects and the various power brokers in both parties. purpo�es involved in a trade war. All of this has been occurring just . outside This, of course, is nothing new to American the glare of public attention. Yet this shadow e years have had to ame n , who dance has had a profound effegt o li the ou�� : , > contend With, re tti¢tive Japanese trade policome o . f the fight · over the bUdget • " ., cies. To m .· e example. : t.h . e. u . S. doe.s t:>"'v e 1; u s. t o o . ' The House and Senate contetef!s reached a not have .a single ve el in the lucrative . caF compromise on the budget which would cut c lh•• pe rcent J . of f or many � I I '> •• . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •· I I I I I I I I I . ·· . • . would also repeal the Capital Construction Fund, which has played a prominent role in promoting the construction of American-flag vessels. "Our problems with the tax plan , " said Drozak, "go beyond the confines of the mar­ itime industry . We believe that it would place an unfair burden on middle-class wage earners. An example of this is the proposal to tax employee fringe ben�fits . " Passe1e 11 r Vessels �th Japan · I ,,_ . Trade Politics and the Economy _,.,,., Legislative . Adm i nistrative and Regulatory Ha ppenings To protect maritime interests from possible budget cuts in the future-an important con­ sideration given recent budgetary trends-the agreement guarantees U . S . operators a mini­ mum quantity of cargo each year. The compromise includes what Peter Luci­ ano, executive director of the Transportation Institute, calls a "snap-back" provision, which states that maritime can reassert its claim to commercially-oriented federal export pro­ grams if DOT cargo preference funds become unavailable. A more detailed accC;unt of this issue is carried elsewhere, in this LOG . July has traditionally been a busy time on Capitol Hill. Senators and representatives try to get as much work done before breaking for the August recess. This year, attention. has centered on three main issues: leadership, international trade and the budget. In addition, progress was made on resolving a long-simmering dispute between maritime and agri-business over the future status of the cargo preference program, which generates a substantial portion of the work available to American seamen. I I ,, ..... August 1 985 Seafarers I nternational U n ion of North America . A F L-CIO • •• · 1· -Jt.,, ,.,_ ... ington as . ·. ' ::::� � ::. b::. �:;'!';,"t=��o\W::..�� �:f. IU � i' . � · . · . "".' . ' 00 .· ident · faank Dtoz$: W1l$ a ked to ··· much as $100 billiOo of th testiff 60 this issue before the Senate Foreign · · proj cted sav ngs are illusory and that this Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and country still must make some difficult choices Pacific Affair According t OT ; th if_ it i ver. to gcl lb Se deficit und r c ntr I. J P. . . anese have had little: incentive Lo. change th. ei . r The de�t ion . bY Coogre . an.d the .admi:.01 � . tactiCs. They are used to American tration to p<>stpone these tough choices will who talk tough but who do little to alleviate make it that much more difficult for this counthe underlying trade inequities. try to compete in a world marketplace already Drozak said that the United States could riddled by protective tariffs and generous for· make an effective gesture by requiring the eign subsidies. The growing deficits . keep the Japanese to ship a certain portion of their U . S . value of the American dollar at artificially high export goods on American-flag vessels. This · levels, which has made it increasingly difficult would signat a new American resolve without for Ameriean companies to compete in foreign provoking a trade war because the Japanese or even domestic markets. are signatories to the United Nations Code on This year's budget will have an important Trade and Development (UNCTAD). though indirect effect on the maritime industry. Funding for most maritime programs (USPHS , Grassrots o CDS , etc. ) bas been eliminated or cut to bare­ That same issue of The New York Times bone levels during the past four years; Many Magazine contained an interesting update on of the programs that generate cargo for the this Union's grassroots programs. American-flag merchant marine-SPR� Ex­ Prominently displayed over half a 'page was port-Import Bank-are not maritime programs a picture of se.veral SIU members holding per se. Some are scheduled for elimination or signs, including one sign that pointed out · the drastic reductions. inherent fallacy of the concept of Free Trade. Preference Thanks to the members who support the Union's grassroots program, our message is A compromise between the maritime indus­ getting across. try and important segments of the agricultural liev� that as.. � i '• · · · · metals ·· . · . ��:;: "'° �z�·; ��:.�� ad.!;��;�'. Contracting Out Provi i n in Jud d ,in the Hou versi n f . the Defen Authorizati n Bi ll prohibiting the . contracting out of supprirt functions to the private sector were dropped in the final version of the bill. " This mark s an important victory for the SIU , " said Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, who noted that contracting out is a major source of employment for civilian maritime operators. Delta Queen A big step was taken in restoring a queen to her rightful throne. On July 29, the House passed H.R. 2466 , which waives certain Coast Guard regulations to permit the continued operation of the Mis­ sissippi riverboat Delta Queen. The bill is expected to receive quick attention by the Senate when Congress reconvenes after the August recess. carao community was announced July 26 on the emotional and often hotly contested issue of cargo preference. U oder the terms of the agreement, cargo preference will no longer apply to commer_­ cially-Oriented export programs such as blended credit, export PIK (payment-in-kind), or the new Bonus Incentive Commodity Export Pro­ grant (BICEP). In return, the U . S .-flag share of cargoes generated under P.L. 480 and other so-called give-away programs will increase from 50 to 75 percent during the next three years. The agreement stipulates that the Depart­ ment of Transportation will pay for added transportation expenses incurred from increas-. ing American-flag share of the P .L. 480 cargo. Legislation was introduced by Senator Dan­ iel Inouye (D-Hawaii), a long-time proponent of the maritime industry , to permit the re­ flagging ofU.S.-built, but foreign-registered vessels back into the domestic, coastwise trade. The bill, S. 1461 , would give owners of these vessels a two-year period to re-flag under the American registry. Inouye, who has been an · built ioreignopponent °f the re-flagging 0f � vessels, indicated that he was frustrated with the continuing absence of growth in the U . S . passenger vessel industry. "We believe that the bill introduced by e would address an important Senator Inouy . . . , . , sru'd. Drozak. "Passenger na,fional . �()ncem, vessels generate badly n dedj bs · and tax �venue. In the ca e of an intemation8.l emer7 .. !hi . Support Tax Relorm· Officials from the SIU and the maritime industry have expressed their opposition to the administration's tax reform plan. The maritime industry has presented a united front before several House committees on the president's proposals to reform the tax code . Drozak summed up the feelings of many when he told the House Merchant Marine Subcom­ mittee that the prop<>Sed overhaul would "be . harmful to .. the industry. " Among other things, the tax reform pro­ posals would repeal deductions for convention expenses incurred onboard U . S.-flag passen­ ger vessels, eliminate the investment tax credit and lengthen vessel depreciation schedules. It SPAD · August 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 fm - . · .. . , ; �Seafarers Welfare, Pension Plans U pdated to Provide Best Possible Benefits The trustees of the Seafarers Plans con­ tinuously review the rules and regulations as well as the laws governing the Plans. During the past year, the trustees made certain changes to more efficiently utilize the Plans resources and provide the best possible benefits to all participants. Seafarers Pension Plan Pension Credit Increased The trustees decided to increase the pension benefit for seamen whose employ­ ers are contributing at the maximum rate. If a seaman has at least 3 ,000 days of actual contributory seatime (employment aboard a vessel) he/she can receive credit for 1 v. days service for each day of actual seatime earned after June 1 6, 1 984. Eligible seamen will now be able to accrue more service, which can be used to satisfy the Plan 's eligibility requirements and may increase the benefit payable for a wage­ related pension. Effective June 1 6 , 1 984, an.Early Normal Wage Related Pension for deep sea em­ ployees shall be calculated as follows: All actual contributory employment shall be counted for the purpose of determining the amount of benefit payable. All days will be divided by 365 to determine the per­ centage to be applied to average earnings . Pensioner's Death Benefit Eligibility Liberalized Since Feb. 1 , 1984, eligibility for the standard pensioner's death benefit is ex­ panded to include all pensioners who have at least 1 25 days of covered employment in the year prior to their retirement. Added Protection for Vested Service A vested year is any year (Jan . I to Dec. 3 1 ) in which a covered employee earns 125 days service. If an employee earns less than 62Y2 days service in any calendar year, he/she incurs a break-in-service. More than 62Y2 days of service credit, but less than 1 25 days in a calendar year does not earn vesting service, nor does it result in a break-in-service. Once an employee is vested ( 10 years with at least 1 25 days credit) he/she can never lose that time. Employees are currently eligible to receive deferred vested pensions upon reaching normal retirement age, if they have IO vested years. For service time after Jan. I , 1985 , an employee who is not yet vested will only lose credit for prior accumulated service if he/she works less than 62Y2 days in each of five years in a row, and the number of those break-in-service years equals or is greater than the number of vested years already accumulated. In addition, if an employee is away from covered employment due to pregnancy, child birth, infant care or adoption , up to a maximum of 62Y2 days, he/she will not incur a break-in-service. If an employee is away from covered employment up to 62Y2 days while attending upgraders courses at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship, he/she will not incur a break-in­ service provided he/she successfully com­ pletes the courses . Neither this school time nor child care time will earn additional service credit. However, both can now be used to help avoid breaks-in-service. Effective Jan . 1 , 1985 an employee will be credited with contributory employment time and certain military service time for the purposes of satisfying the eligibility requirements for a Deferred Vested Pen­ sion. Disability time cannot be applied towards satisfying the requirements for this type pension. - Spouse's Pension Rights The Pension Plan currently offers joint and survivor pensions. If an employee has been married for at least one year prior to retirement and is eligible for pension ben­ efits from this Plan, the Plan will auto­ matically pay the pension in the form of a joint and survivor pension. If the employee wishes to choose the full pension benefit instead, which would stop when the em­ ployee dies, the employee must sign an election form which will be provided by the Plan . This form will also have to be signed by the employee's spouse, and the spouse's signature will have to be notar­ ized or witnessed by a representative of the Pension Plan. In addition , if an active employee who had been married at least orie year dies, at a time when he/she would have been eligible to receive a pension from this Plan and who satisfied the eligibility require­ ments for a pension, it will bi: assumed that the member had applied the day before he/she died. His/her spouse would then begin to receive the survivor's pension. The pensioner' s standard death benefit will be paid to his/her designated beneficiary if the employee had at least 1 25 days of covered employment in the calendar year preceding his/her death . If a vested employee, who had been married at least one year dies, before he/ she reached retirement age , his/her spouse shall be entitled to a survivor's pension of one-half of the actuarily calculated amount. These payments will begin when the em­ ployee would have reached the Plan's earliest retirement age. These rules make sure that your spouse is protected and receives the benefits you worked hard to earn . Seafarers . Welfare .. Plan ·· payable by coverage under no-fault insur­ ance. In addition, where applicable, the Plan will coordinate its benefits for dependent children with your . spouse's coverage through his/her employment by providing primary coverage if your birthday comes before your spouse's and secondary cov­ erage for the dependent children if your spouse's birthday comes earlier in the year than yours . Special Equipment Special equipment is currently provided at a rate of 70 percent of the reasonable and customary charges associated with such equipment. If the equipment is re­ quired as a result of an onboard injury, the rate is 50 percent of the reasonable and customary charges. Pensioner's Eligibility Many pensioners are eligible to continue receiving welfare benefits after they retire. A pensioner is eligible for benefits if he · has 1 25 days employment the year before he/she retires and he/she had at least 5,475 days service, OR if he/she had 1 25 days employment the year before he retires and is receiving a disability pension. Maternity Benefit Increased A change in federal regulations regarding medical treatment due to pregnancy resuited inthe following benefit change: Prior maternity coverage for employees at the highest contribution rate allowed a payment of $500, plus 80 percent under major medical for all hospital and physician's services. .After July I , 1 9 3 ; the . mat e rn it y benefit - / fove�'811 re 'na 1Ca:fid tu8fomatyetrafges . . (semi-private room) for hospital room and board and for hospital extras, in the same manner as any other illness or injury. Delivery charges for an employee's spouse are paid according to the surgery schedule plus 80 percent of the balance under major medical. Treatment by a physician rendered to an employee for pregnancy-related serv­ ices are paid in the same manner as any other illness or injury. Although the out­ patient treatment for an employee's spouse is not payable because it must be treated like any o.ther illness, the increased pay­ ment for hospital charges results in a higher maternity benefit for employee's spouses . S & A Benefit The federal government has deemed the sickness and accident benefit "taxable in­ come. " In order to continue providing $8 per day to the participant, the trustees have accepted the responsibility of paying the employer's and employee's shares of the applicable F . l . C . A . tax.e s. If you re­ ceived S & A benefits from the Plan during the past year, you will receive a W-2 stating the amount of-this taxable income and the amount of F . I . C . A . taxes paid on your behalf. Eye Examinations The provisions of the Optical Benefit have been expanded to include all eligible employees and their dependents, even if they do not need eyeglasses. The benefit will be paid once every two years for eye care. This benefit is intended to pay for an eye examination. It can, however, be applied to the cost of glasses if they are needed. Dependent children can receive the benefit more often if new eyeglasses are needed for pathological reasons. Seafarers Pension Plan and Seafarers Welfare Plan Summary Plan Description Booklets were previously mailed to you and are available at all ports. To keep your >benefifinf���cur:r�nf.r cl,ip. this· article and keep it with your booklet. ' ·· · ·,-,,.r�· Service Credit for School Time In order to help Seafarers satisfy the Plan's eligibility requirements, the trustees decided to accept time spent at upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship as covered employ­ ment, provided the courses have been successfully completed and provided the employee had satisfied the standard wel­ fare eligibility requirements in the year prior to the employee' s attendance at SHLSS. The Future Is Now Are You Ready for It ? Take the SHLSS GED Program Eligibility Requirements Reduced In order to maintain eligibility for wel­ fare benefits in 1985, the basic requirement of 1 25 days of covered employment in the previous calendar year has been reduced to 1 20 days for seamen whose employers are contributing to the Plan at the maximum rate. The requirement of one day of service in the six-month period preceding your claim still exists. Coordination of Benefits Defined The Welfare Plan coordinates its benefits with those of other Plans. The trustees decided that some clarification of the pur­ poses and policies of this provision in the Plan were necessary. All benefits under the Plan, except death benefits and acci­ dental dismemberment benefits, are co­ ordinated with any other group, individual or service plan. If the other plan providing benefits does not have a coordination of benefits clause, the other benefit provider will act as the primary carrier, and the Seafarers Welfare Plan takes over when you have reached the maximum payable under the other plan. The Welfare Plan will -not provide benefits for medical expenses that will be ' ...'i. '-'"·�... � . J \.o_,. S£-< MA.I<�",�4... � .. ... � • I The Adult Education Department at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship offers a high school equivalency program. Over 1 700 seafarers have already · received their GED diplomas at SHLSS. No matter when you left school or what your age, this program can help you . The classes ar� small and designed to meet your specific needs and interests while receiving the basic skills necessary to pass the exam. With the everchanging needs of the maritime industry , Education is your key to the future . Take your first step by enrolling in the GED program. Contact SHLSS Adult Education Department or fill out the Upgrading application in this issue of the Log · �Poems of the Sea from the thoughts and pens . of Seafarers I'm Going to California by Ray Barnes II, QMED I'm going to Calif. , but I won 't stay long That's just the way I am, don 't get me wrong. I'll hear that call, like many times before,· Then you 'll see me walking out the door. The Sea by Andy Marcus M-2453 New York, N. Y. Out here, where the world is liquid, where nothing can stand, Vast fathoms beneath and above, empty space, punctuated by brief periods of land. Elements seen in their purity, As primal as the first day of existence, Wind, clouds, sun and moon Arrayed-all as my inh(!ritance. Open, fragile and pale, I ride Upon this small speck of steel, And.watch · the sea dancing in Rhythm to its own music That I cannot hear-but that I can feel . . · Grey and silver, with bur:pin,g . · gold A Seaman's Prayer by James Moore "May the winds ride high And the salt spray fly, Let the weather be so fair; Guide our Course at night With the North Star's light;" This is a seaman ' s prayer. "May we have the tide Flowing by our side, Let our hull be ever strong; May our hearts be free As we sail the sea Where men, like us, belong. May our Ladies wait To hear our Fate As round the world we roam; May our trip be short, May we make our Port And soon be headed Home. " Days pass, Time reels . Nights that have no finite end; The cosmic spectacle (lost by sun 's light) in darkness revealed. Through what magic that I am transformed I do not know, But endless as this scene ,.described, fading, gazing into myself, I too become liquid with joy-as currents of sea-soul and my soul merge I slip into untended time, (o be . lost and forgotte_ri�o l()hger . real. Cause all my plans lie in a belly of a ship, And I can throw it all away if I make one slip . · But this certain type of lady is surely hard to find, And I' fl keep a sailing and roaming in the meantime. There 's an orange ball I follow, and it sets on the sea, And yoit'll have to understand, me . ' .<; • ' ' :. ' that's all part of ' Your love won ' t take me to Africa or t(} Spain, . . · f al rov�r on land, J'd /started f . .. l ce Drawn into this ocean of pea ' ' ' ' ', ' ' ' sink deeper, no Longe/· caring if ' ' ' .· noihini th g(lin:C . . · / surface, ' · ··... · · · · . . . . . . For I realize in these · mmnentS of reverie my highest thoughts. , :· This union ith ii that:l seek'···.. · · ·· My Hands is also rit ' hi he t purpdf ; ' · · Thoughts While My Husband Is Away by Mrs. M. Agui"e Miss the coffee that you always brew, The pool, not the same without you. Bread, biscuits, rolls you always bake, All the good food you love to make . Miss playing rummy, casino and also gin, How I'd holler cause you always win . Am not afraid when you are here, You 're such a comfort just being near. Can 't think of anything more to say, But love and miss you more each day . IL· iJ Many a good sailor left the sea for a home, Then ones like me just sail and roam . I'm looking for a lady who'll love and wait for me, A lady who allows to share me with the sea. Life of a sailor is to come and go, Hope you understand, I just don't know. I heard times before, either the sea or me, Guess I'll have to c,hoose just .being free. . ' 1, > _. ·. . . ·. :.� . :..-.: ' ' . . ; .·,·: .: . by Henri Percikow My hands, once straight and strong Raised girder upon girder, brick upon brick These now awkward trembling hands Anchored cables along river, over mountain Laid rail and wire that circle the land. · My hands welded, molded Seeded and plowed, Picked cotton and corn, My hands tore from the earth Coal, copper, iron and gold. Faster, faster, my hands were driven They were good hands, Wanted at the market of hands . . . Small hands, big hands, Fine hands, calloused hands, White hands, Black hands, All powerful hands, All hands for sale. Now my mutilated hands are refused, No more market for my hands!!! ; .! ',. Jf ' Poems of the Sea August 1 985 I LOG I 21 --"·--·-·-=i · �KA-BOOM Boatman Big Hit in Bang Business by Lynnette Marshall "I'm still in one piece, " SIU Boat­ man Pat O'Brien says into the tele­ phone. It's July and he is midway into his summer leave of absence from G&H Towing and having a blast tour­ ing the countryside and small towns as Captain Dynamite. It was the 4th of July, Rogers, Ark. at a lake with fireworks like neon streamers bursting in a spectular dis­ play behind him . As he always is for his act, O'Brien was bellied down in the 'coffin of death, ' a box with white butcher paper stretched tight. Four sticks of dynamite are set to blow it sky high. There is expectation in the crowd. One can imagine . Little kids rush the impending stunt. "Kaboom!" they yell and shout. Per­ haps the Captain will be even better than caps pounded with a hammer rat-a-tat-tatting on sidewalk pave­ ment, better than the thunderous roar of a cherry bomb. Unflappable, even with four sticks ofdynamitejust outside his coffin, two at his head, two at his feet, O'Brien says he is hardly ever afraid. Each contains 90 percent nitroglycerin . His suit is fire resistant but not fire proof The countdown begins: JO, 9, 8 . . . O'Brien releases the remote control detonator. At once a shockwave goes through the stands. It boxes the ears. Into the air O'Brien is thrown, engulfed by a cloud of dust and dirt. His gold lame jumpsuit is powder scorched. Shards of butcher paper fly and hang in blue smoke. The dynamite would topple a brick house. Splinter a wooden bungalow. If it were a cartoon there would be shooting stars. For seconds O'Brien is uncon­ scious. Children wring their hands. Medics run forward. Then, first an arm stirs. Then a leg. He struggles. Groggily he pulls himself up. Onto his feet he staggers . He presses toward center field. He waves. The crowd breaks wild. They shout. They cheer. "Dy-no­ mite!" They stomp on the bleachers like a thousand head of charging buf­ falo. " They say the noise was the loudest they had ever heard in that part of Arkansas, ' ' O'Brien says. * * In their spare motordome in full swing he was to become Captain Midnight, fearless champion in black, wearing a helmet and goggles. He could perform mo­ torcycle ramp-to-ramp stunts. He steered doggedly through hoops of flame . He broke his back riding on the hood of a car that dove through a wall of fire. And picked himself up and went back to Ford's Tournament of Thrills show. He met Evel Knevil when Evel was in diapers. Al)d not until he was 60 did O'Brien put his motorcycle down. He has performed . with the Circus of Stars. He has performed with Robert Mitchum, Clark Gable , Marlon Brando, Mickey Rooney. He was a Hollywood stuntman with the tele­ vision series "Highway Patrol" and "That's Incredible" has featured his act four times. He has appeared on "P.M. Magazine" and "Real People, " too. And name a state i n the country and most likely he has performed there, he says. In fact, he is so well known that in his home state ofTexas the local media rarely interviews him, according to SIU Houston Patrolman Gene Taylor. * It has been 32 years since O'Brien began blowing himself up, mostly at county fairgrounds and during half­ time and openings of sports events. He performs 60 to 70 times each year for the World Champion Dare Devils of Amusement Enterprises, Houston, Tex. It was 50 years ago, at age 1 9, he began thrilling audiences. Taking his motorcycle aboard the merchant ves­ sel Charlie McCormack ("I wouldn't sign with anyone that wouldn't let me keep my motorcycle, " he once said), he got off in Everett, Wash. as an ordinary seaman with the SUP. Straight away to a carnival with a h o� ·.ihufuner· vaca&ns most · SIU Boatman Pat O'Brien blows himself up. * · * * Now 69, O'Brien is he says "the oldest still active stuntman in the whole United States." He is hard of hearing from the cacophony of explosions. Nevertheless he talks on about his career as though each experience had happened only yesterday . Or as if he had seen fragments of his life pass many times before his eyes as he dared - death. There was the time in Eldorado, Kan. he recalls, when by accident a child brushed against a stick of dy­ namite and changed its angle . The blast tore into his side but he walked away from the stunt to perform a 75foot motorcycle jump, then out to dinner for filet mignon before going to the hospital. When he blew himself up inside the­ Omni Hotel in Atlanta, "It looked like it was snowing in there," from the way the coffin was decimated to pieces of paper the size of snowflakes he said. And when he announces he will ignite an even mightier charge, using six sticks of dynamite or more, anyone can bet that after the show he will be counting his blessings. At a mere four sticks, the explosion produces a 200 pound-per-square inch force. He wears permanent bruises. * * * All of the explosions have taken their toll. His dentures are cracked. His originals were destroyed years ago. Once, his boot was flung off by the force and sent sailing to kingdom come. But, strangely enough his foot was unharmed. Another time, his pants were blown down to his knees live on cable t.v. As a sailor and naval serviceman iii three wars, O'Brien always came out of dangerous duty mostly unscathed, save for a gunshot wound for which he received the Purple Heart. In 1938 he joined the SUP and started sailing with the SIU in 1 % 1 . Today he is a chief engineer with a masters rating and sails eight months out of the year, he says. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Five merchant vessels he was assigned to were sunk by German U-boats. He worked as a Navy frogman at the beginning of the Second World War and later there was a job as a powderman in Califomia gold mines. He admits to running guns to South American rebels. If there is one reason why he has been so bold he says it is this: It's not so much the money but the "noto­ riety" of the stunts he performs. ''Really, it's because I like to do some­ thing no one else would do, " he says. Out in Little Rock, according to Bill Valentine in charge of the Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League , a mi­ nor league baseball team, fans are glad to see him. In Little Rock, says Val­ entine, "he has a cult following. He comes in once a year," says Valentine , "blows himself up between games of a doubleheader and everyone is happy . " 22 I LOG I August 1 985 __,,___,,_ ::::. . ' t T �Campbell and CrowJey Captains Meet Dlrect Deposit For Pension Checks SIU pensioners can save them­ selves a trip to the bank every month through direct-deposit of their Union pension checks. The SIU will send their checks directly to the bank if a pensioner wishes. To arrange this service, they must send the name and address of their bank, and their account number to the SIU Pension Department. If a pensioner lives in a foreign country the same service is avail­ able, but only if the pensioner maintains a bank account with an American bank in the United States; j•. l' i �� dent Angus "Red'' bampbdl shares hmch and d iscussion with three · Crowley Piierto Rico tug captainS after a recent at; TlJe three are (left to right) Antonio Colon, Raymond Diaz and _Juan Diaz. membership meeting at PlneY: SHJ -fice Support . --; President · Jackson·.- C;arries -.�iil' Pass�nger$ to , lndia . . - -'-,•, . . . . . . . . . . . . .. '· � ..·., ·:, . . . . . · - . SPAD ', ' .· Goi ng On Pension? ; '\ . ; :-..... . . . Plan Ahead !If you are planning on going out on pension, it is to you r adVantage to plan ahead . I t i s best to start a year ahead to get all the forms and paperwork together so that there will be no delay in getting · your pension application approved and your checks in the mail to you. The President Jackson (APL) carried 12 passengers on a recent 904ay voyage from Seattle to Bombay and Madras, India. Pictured above are, from the left: Dave Awakauni, assistant cook; Glen Evans, chief cook; Julio Roman, 2nd cook/baker, and Lois V. Ware, chief steward. Going On a Fly-Out? Help Deliver the Mail If you are joining � vessel-and especially if you are going on a foreign fly-out-you can help your Union and your shipmates by delivering the mail . When you are ready to leave , see the Dispatcher at the SIU hall and get from him a supply of: Ship's Minutes forms ; Crew List forms ; Repair Lists , and a few copies of the LOG. This will be a big help because some ships are without these necessary forms because of delays in postal mailing systems . Here is what you are going to need : 0 Copy of your B I RTH C E RTIFICATE. 0 Copy of your wife's/husband's BIRTH CERTIFICATE: 0 Copy of your MARRIAG E CERTI FICATE. 0 C E RTIFICATE OF DISCHARGES for period PRIOR TO 1 95 1 anq AFTER 1 981 . D Passport size PHOTO. (If you have lost any dis­ charges, write to the U.S. Coast G uard, Washington, D.C.) If you are filing for DISABILITY PENSION , you will also need: D Social Security Disability Award. D - P�rmanently - Not Fit For Duty letter from doctor. If you are filing for �NLAND PENSION, you will also need : D Type I Statement,,of Earnings from Social Security. D Company letter stating your years of service in days or hours per year. _ You r Union's Pension and Welfare Department is set up to give you prompt service. Yo�.11: help in- giving them the necessary documents for proof - of, eligibility will ensure that you get your benefits on time. · August 1 985 I LOG I 23 -{ ' - -' I .( · �'.). f . : ··.. S S I U's MN Senator Explores South America TICKY, strength-sapping sum­ mers come early to the Florida coast. The heat is just as unbearable for the white ospreys flocking to the Everglades in search of shade and the Floridians (few sensible tourists would visit Miami in the summer) searching for relief in the cool surf. But from Dodge Island where the Caribbean Coastal Transport vessels Senator crewmembers - pass through on their trip from mountain mansions to shacks, which makes many think there may be only two classes of people here-the very rich and the tragically poor. The stark contrast between rich and poor is broken somewhat in La Guaira's bright and bustling market­ places and city streets, where the are docked in precise rows, every working class make a living. capes Miami' s tropical heat for the workers to shuttle the trailers from week-and-a-half the M/V Senator es­ However long it takes shoreside cooler breezes of a Caribbean cruise to Central and South America. the Senator's roll-on bay s , Seafarers Debbie Byers' first trip as chief stew­ ard . The work conducted onboard the beyond the shipyard gates . From La Guaira harbor, all roads Recently it was voyage 67 for the Senator, crewed with 14 Seafarers and Senator and the important cargo the ship carries certainly don't make the trip a fantasy Caribbean cruise. But the five ports on the regular run are more attractive and romantic than, say, Port Elizabeth, N .l. From interviews with crewmembers and a bit of research, here' s a travel­ ogue of the Senator's ports of call . LA GUAIRA Mountains slope to the sea as the Senator approaches its first port , La Guaira, Venezuela. At La Guaira and the other four stops, Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo in Venezuela, Colom­ bia's Cartagena and Las Minas, Pan­ ama, "There is nothing but big green mountains' ' coming down to m�et the sea, QMED Gustavd Guerrero t�caijs . In the sunlight, La Guaira's mountains sparkle like the emeralds mined from beneath them. Luxurious mountain resorts over­ �. look the Caribbean. But like so many South American countries, the major­ ity of the descendants of the highly cultured Inca and Mayan civilizations may hail a taxi or bus for several hours or even a day ' s worth of exploring the scenic beauty as well as the destitution lead to Caracas, the capital of Vene­ zuela and the city the port was founded to serve. It is one of the largest cities in the world. But unless a maritime traveler has a day to traverse mountain roads for several hours inland, La Guaira itself may be a wise choice diversion from the ship's decks. By bus, the district that has made the sea port like no other, the gem district is 40 minutes from the sea. It is like a crystal mirage. Block upon block sparkles: emerald, ruby , dia­ mond, sapphire blue in velvet jewel­ ers' windows. Because the gems are mined from Latin America' s earth, they are cheaper here than just about anywhere in the world. CARTAGENA It is in ancient G<!-rtagena where Gustavo Guerrero has 'fond remem-' berances . He has sailed four of the past five years with the Senator, and he always takes a traditional mule ride up the narrow path along the craggy mountains. At the end of the ride, Guerrero spends his time at an ancient monastery which peers out over the AB Jonathan Dye washes down the MN Senator (CCT) in downtown Miami. Caribbean. Coastal Transport docks its vessels at Dodge Island, a mound of land that juts out of ai center-city body of water and is surrounded by Miami's urban skyline. live in stupefying poverty. Here pov­ Colombian city. moved from the wealthy . the past in Latin America. Today an infusion of "petro-dollars "-the area But Cartagena doesn't seem to have is a major oil producer-and a vast gem market have contributed to the Perhaps the favorite souvenir for been spoiled. Many residents still make their living from the land and the sea, Seafarers , Guerrero say s , is the razor­ toothed legendary man-eating pirhana modernization of many cities . displaying their produce in open air (the fish has been known to nibble on markets : coffee beans , bananas, co­ conuts and the morning' s catch. Plan­ of the fish have been known to strip a erty is just one mountain ridge re­ Cardboard shanties slammed to­ gether slant at odd angles . Heavy rains soak and then sag the roofs and sides. It is this kind of startling reality that Cartagena is a refreshing glimpse of tains are a favorite fruit native to the region. A staple , it is like a banana but with a thicker skin, best eaten after soaking in sugar cane juices and women and children, too, and schools cow's flesh in 60 seconds). The Gua­ haros stuff and mount the fish with the evil mouth spread in a toothy grin. * flambeed. MARACAIBO Vast oil deposits have catapulted Venezuelan sea ports into the modem America. Along the Venezuelan coast, The high rollers spend their time and far from the nation' s ports. or by the chemin-de-fer shoe. But like Las Vegas , slot machines are popular for the more common gambler or tour­ ist in the resort town of pricey hotels and casinos. Oil wells and iron ore mines are not Colombia has a large number of coal mines, and a bit further north the Pan­ ama port city of Las Minas is named after the mines in the area. The tall skeletal frames of oil wells dot the coastline . mercial district , a Seafarer will find . And if a Seafarer has had his fill of cities , casinos and market places there haros Indians nimbly weaving centu­ hours : the long white sandy beaches , Just a short side trip from the com­ himself in a different world-Gua­ 24 I LOG I August 1 985 There are other sights and industries in this northwest comer of South beef cattle graze up to the shoreline. money in casinos at the roulette wheels and * world. And in Maracaibo those new found petro-dollars are lavishly spent. Here's more of the Senator's crew (left to right) AB s William Chad, Carl Lowery John Mullis; QMED Doug McLeod; Bosun Durell McCorvey and AB John Floyd. * ries old tribal patterns into ponchos, rugs and wall hangings. is one other retreat for the onshore coolarid pristine, secluded and restful, rocked by the Caribbean crosswinds. �Hel p A Friend Deal With Alcoholism I I Alcoholics � UGJ � don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to lead to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy -and just as important -as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SIU members who are fighting the same tough battle he is back to alcohol-free life. a � - - - - - - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - ---- - - - � I I I I l I I Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I am interested in attending a six-week program at the Alcoholic Rehabil itation Center. I understand that all my med ical and counseling records will be kept strictly confidential. and that they will not be kept anywhere except at The Center. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book No . . . . . . . . . . . . . healthy' productive Address . . . . . . . The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, you'll be . showing him that the first step back to recovery is only an arm's length away • Mail to: . . . . . . . . . . Telephone N o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Street or RFD ) THE CENTER Star Route Box 1 53-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 or . . . . . . . . ( City ) ' . . . . ( State ) (Zip) call, 24 hour.t-a-day, (301) 994-0010 .._----- - ------ --- --�-- - - - - - ----- --- -----�..J August 1 985 I LOG I 25 � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____________, , --�------��-- �--�----- :---------- - - -- - - ----,,�---- �s»+. � Deep Sea Pensioner Adolph Louis Danne, 7 1 , died on May. 16. Brother Danne joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as an AB . He was born in Barn­ well, Ala. and was resident of Mobile. Surviving is his widow, Eunice. <... '.. c·-�.·� ,; ·- Pensioner James Garnett Juvenal, 68 , ' , .' away on July passed _ I ' .... # , 6. Brother Juvenal ' ' . . joined the SIU in the ?J port of New York in 1962 sailing as a chief > ,...·� ... . • 11 He electrician. helped to organize the SS Twin Falls Victory (Suwannee Steamship) that year. Seafarer Juvenal was born in Taft, Texas and was a resident of Houston. Surviving is a niece, Garnett Wagnerof Lyte, Texas. ·. : • . �• • f�•¥;kll-'f;;:,·iW1�/� y · ·· .. Pensioner Charles David Locke Jr. , 64, died on July IO. Brother Locke joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a chief , cook . He was born 1 in West Virginia and was a resident of Houston. Surviving are two sisters , Mae of Martinsburg, W. Va. and Pearl of Norfolk. Pensioner Robert Olson, 64, died in San Francisco on June 25. Brother Olson joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1962 sailing as a bartender. He retired in 198 1 and was a graduate of the union's Pacific Dis� trict Steward's Training School , Santa Rosa, Calif. Seafarer Olson was a veteran of the U . S . Army during the Korean War. Born in Chicago , Ill . , he was a resident of San Francisco. Pensioner Haskell Lyford McLaughlin, 73 , passed away on July 6. Brother McLaughlin joined the SIU in the port ' of Tampa, Fla. in ' 1956 sailing as a . FOWT. He began sailing in 195 1 and attended a Piney Point educational conference. Sea­ farer McLaughlin was born in Roatan, Bay Is. , Honduras and was a resident of Tampa. Surviving are his widow, Jeanette and sons and daughters . John Manuel Cas­ tro Sanchez, 54, died of natural causes in Mt. Sinai Hospital (N .Y.) on May 3 . Sanchez Brother i joined the SIU in the port of San Juan, P.R. in 1962 sailing as an oiler and AB . He also was a private investigator. Seafarer Sanchez was born in Santurce, P.R. and was a resident of New York City. Interment was in St. Raymond's Cemetery , the Bronx. Surviving are his widow, Julia and his mother, Victoria of New York City. · • • Pensioner John W. Pesley Parker, Jr., 84, passed away on June 23 . Brother Parker . joined the SIU in 194 1 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sail­ ing as a chief stew­ ard. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy after World War I . Seafarer Parker was born in Savannah and was a resident there . Surviving are his widow, Katherine and a daughter, Pa­ tricia Corley, both of Savannah. William Charles Watson, 56, died on June 14. Brother Watson joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1948 and worked on the Sea-Land Shoregangs in Oakland, Calif. from 1969 to 1977 and at Port Elizabeth , N .J. in 1978. He was a veteran of the U . S . Army during the Korean War. Born in the Bronx, he was a resident of San Francisco. Sur­ viving are 'his widow, Heide and his mother, Dorothy ofTrn� Ba:,oill . ':'II..,,.�..• ' '?i."'�;.;,��•.. ,.--r--'!!'!"�...--�-��!"'!"'��������� K NOW YOUR T RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS lh' TIONS. Copies of the S I U const i t u t ion are avail�Je': A tl a n t i c . G u l f. Lakes a n d I n land Waters District m a kes specific provision for safegu a rd i n g the a l l U n ion h a l l s . A l l m c m hers shou ld ohtain copies ·t)f t hi.s m e m bersh i p"s money and U n i o n fi n ances. The const i t u t ion req u i res a const i t u t ion so as to fa m i l i arize themselves w i t h i ts con­ If · --tt- · detailed a u d i t by Certified P u b l i c Accountants every three months. w h i c h are to be s u b m i tted to the members h i p by the Secretary-Treasurer. A q u a rterly fi nance com m i t tee tents. Any t i m e you feel any memher or officer is attempting to deprive you of any consl i t u l ional right or obl i gat ion hy any methods such as deal i n g with charges. lrials. etc .. as well as all olhcr det a i ls. 1 hcn lhc mem her so ;1ffec1cd of rank and file mem bers. elected b y the memhers h i p . should i m mediately not ify headquarters. m a kes exam i nat ion e a c h q u a rter of the fi nances of the U n ion and reports f u l l y t he i r fi n d i ngs and recom menda­ EQUAL RIG HTS. All memhers arc g u ara nteed equal tions. Members of t h i s comm ittee m a y make d isse n t i n g rights i n em ployment and as m c m hers of l h e S I U . These reports, specific recom mendations and separate fi n d ings. r i gh t s arc clearly sci forth in the S I U const i t u t ion anJ i n t h e contracts w h i c h t h e U n ion h a s negoti ated w i l h t h e TRUST FUN DS. A l l trust funds of the S I U Atlantic. em ployers. Conseq u e n t l y . no m e m her niay h e d i scr i m i ­ G ul f. Lakes and I n land Waters D i strict are ad m i n istered n a ted against hccause or race. creed . color. sex a n d na- in accon.lance w i t h the prov isions of various trust fund 1 ional or geogra phic orig i n . If a n y memher feels that he i -; agreements. A l l these agreements specify that the t r ustees denied t h e equ al rights to w h i c h he is enti tled. he should in c harge of these funds s h a l l e q u a l l y consist of U n ion not i fy U n ion headq uarters. and m a n agem e n t represe n t at i ves and t h e i r alternates. A l l expend i t u res a n d d ishursem-ents of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are a v a i l able at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and sen i or­ i t y are protected exclusively hy t h e contracts between the U n ion and the employers. Get to know your s h i p p ing rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and a v a i l able in all U n ion halls. If you feel t here h a s been a n y v iolati o n of y o u r s h i p p i n g or sen iority rights as contained i n the contracts hetween the U n ion a n d the e mployers. not i fy the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified m a i l . return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for 1 h i s i s : Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 F u l l copies of contracts as referred to are a v a i l able to you a t a l l t i m es. ei ther hy w r i t i n g d irectly to the U n ion or to the Seafarers A ppeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of a l l S I U contracts are avail­ SEAFARERS POLITIC A L ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. S P A D is a separate segregated fund. I ts pro­ patrolman or other U n ion olli:: i a l . i n your op i n io n , fails ceeds are used to further its ohjects and pu rposes i n c l u d ­ to protect your contract rights properly, contact the i n g . h u t n o t l i m i ted to. furthering t h e pol i 1 ical. soc i a l a n d nearest SIU port a gent. econom ic i n terests of m a r i t i m e workers. the preservat ion and furtheri ng of the Amer,.ican M erch a n t M ar i ne with EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has i m p roved t ra d i t i o n a l l y rcfrai·neJ fnim p u b l i sh i n g a n y artielc serv i n g for seamen and contributes t o pol i t ical candidates f o r elective otticc. A l l articles deemed h a r m f u l t o 1 hc U n ion or i t s collective con t r i hut ions a r c vol unta ry. m e m bersh i p . This esta h l i shed pol icy has been reaffirmed N o contri h u t io 1 1 may he by m e m hersh i p action at the Septcmhcr. 1 960. mee t i ngs sol i c i ted or received hccause of force. joh d isc r i m i n a t ion. pol icy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of d i t ion of members h i p i n the U n ion or of em ploy ment. II in all const i t u t ion a l ports. The responsi h i l i t y for Log the Execu t ive Board of 1hc U n ion. The Excc u l i v e Board PAYM ENT OF MONIES. N o mon ies a r e to h e p a i d oftlc i a ( U n ion receipt is given for same. Under no c i rc u m ­ stances s h o u l d a n y mcm her pay a n y money for a n y reason rece i p t . . In t he event t h reat of s u c h conduc t . or as a con­ a cont r i b u tion is made hy reason of 1 h c ahovc i m'proper port SPA D to protect a n d further your econom ic. pol i ­ to a n yone i n any oftic ial capac ity i n the S I U u n less a n such or m a i l w i t h i n 30 Jays of the cont rihut ion for i n ves l i gation and appropriate a ction a n d refu n d . if i nvoluntary. Sup- · carry out t h i s responsi b i l i t y . u n l ess he is given fin a n c i a l repris a l . conduct. not ify the Seafarers U n ion or S P A D hy certi fied m a y delegate. from among i ts ranks. one i n d i v i d u a l to anyone and con d itions under w h i c h you work and l ive a board s u p p l y i n g a rece i pt. or i f a memher is n:qu ireJ to make a sheets and i n t he proper m an ner. I f. a t any t i m e . any S I U oppor t u n i t ies In con nection w i t h such ohjccts. S P A D su pports a n d officer or m e m ber. It has a l so refra ined from p u b l i s h i n g attempts 1 0 req u i re any such payment he m ade w i t ho u t your ohligations. s u c h as fi l i ng for O T on t h e proper em ployment hoatmcn and the advancement of trade u n ion concepts. the pol i t ical pu rposes of a n y i n d i v i d u a l i n t h e U n ion. able in a l l S I U h a l l s . These contracts specify the wages your s h i p or boat. K now your contract rights. as well a s ..�,,�· CONSTIT U T I O N A L R I G H T S A N D O B L I G A - , . . ' FINANCIAL REPOR S. T h e cons t i t u tion of t h e SI U payment anu is giwn an otlic i a l recei p t. h u l feels t hat he should not have hccn req u i red lo make such pa);ment . l h i s should i m m ed i ately h e replirteJ tl) U n ion headquarters. tical and social i n terests. a n d American trade u n ion concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have access to Union records or Information, he should immediately notify been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of return receipt req�ed. The address is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, Way, Prince Georges County. Camp Springs, Md. 20746. 26 I LOG I August 1 985 ..:: -- -- .. , -·:- _ __ <::: . . .- ii �BAY RIDGE (Bay Tankers), June 23Chair:man Clyde Kent; Secretary W. Higgs Sr. ; Educational DirectorlPumpman Daniel Mitchell. No beefs or disputed OT were reported. Everything has been running pretty smoothly according to the ship's chairman. The only minor problems have to do with the toaster which hasn't worked properly for three trips and needs to be replaced, and the microwave oven which needs to be' moved out of the galley and into the pantry. The steward department wishes to thank the "outstanding crew on the Bay Ridge tor being so nice to serve and get along with." BEAVER STATE (Apex Marine), June 1 5-Chairman Robert T. Wood; Secretary F. Costango; Educational DirectorlQMED Michael Gilbo; beck Pelegate Harry Smith; Engine Delegate Pete Vasquez; Steward Delegate.- Francisco Monbisias. Some dis­ puted OT was reported in the deck and engine departments; otherwise everything is running pretty smoothly. There is $20 in · the ship's tund which will .b e a dded to ,the . fund collected for Alan Bartley 1or the us� of his video cassetlEHnc>Vtes and trairling films. The.. vessel ..will arrive at Big Stone, Del. on.,.June 24 and the crew will be paid. N Ship Will remain at anchorage unti.1 .#\e beginning of July when a new ittev/ wm come aboard. Member8 - ·asked totum in all extra and soiled linen. A $ir list · has been pass8d to each department, and survival'sults wil l be cheCked before arrival. Th�iCrew wovld like the Union to look into the mail situation. The mail was held up i n Egypt, � some members believe the ,,,,,�aoy could do a much better job with , ..-·'/ the handling mail. Capt. Flan�gan also t_ ··. took a fe\\'.. m1 n.utes to expre� h is than,ks . . . · . _ to. all the SIL! metnber'a for a job Welt done. . - . · . ?' . A YOta o4 thanks was given to the .-'� dep�rtme�t and another to Alan Bartley for s.h anng film collectlo�. The steward a� his thanks to Chief �k Frank Monbisias, SIA Anthony St. Clair and SIA Al�n Bartley for "a great job, for their attitudes and �rtormance of 1 01 per_ Stone, cent-they care. . Next port: Big Del. �IS _ . BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), . June 1 &-Chairman R. Molina; Secretary Cassie B. Carter Jr.; Educational Director P. Colonna. No beefs or disputed OT reported, There is $1 3 i n the ship's treas­ ury. The Borinquen will pay off in Norfolk, Va. in the shipyard. Crewmembers will be paid transportation as per Union agree­ ment, and the Union hall will be called to . see if a patrolman can come aboard and register the men who will be coming back to the ship rather than have them go into town to the hall. All members leaving the vessel were reminded to strip their bunks, tum in all soiled linen and leave their rooms clean for the next person. When the pa­ trolman comes aboard, the question of lodging will be brought up (which some members feel they are entitled to). It was also suggested that lockers be available for the men who return to the ship so that !h�Y can leave their gear onboard. More chairs for the crew's rec room were sug­ gested. Next ports: Elizabeth, N.J. and Norfolk, Va. INGER (Reynold's Metals), June 1 � Chairman Frank Rodriguez; Secretary J. Iverson; Educational Director Robert Sullivan. No beefs or disputed OT. Due to the short-term plans for the SS Inger, a ship's fund seemed unnecessary at this time, but a Hawaii arrival pool may be used to rajse some money if needed. The re- pumpman, � m<>tion 'Nas made to Change . . illlportance of upgrading. "Training . is the the 1 20 days seatinie" f& a member to ' :k�l· talPid'. teehno� ·advancea.� shaping the face of the ITiarttime indusffy. keep his benefits to 90 days seatime. This Crews are getting smaHer and the new motion wiR be . forwarded to· VP "Red" jobs.being created require more technical Campbell at headquart�. The bQsun . kflow•how." He alSo reminded the memthanked his crew for a good jOb on clean" up and tank cleaning after the ship unbers of the importance of donating to SPAD in order to help keep the maritime industry loaded grain. A vote of thanks also went stable. A vote of .thanks was given to Chief to the steward department for being a good Steward H. Ortiz and his department for a feeder. And Dorray Saberon, steward asjob well done. Report to the Seafarers sistant, was thanked for doing a very good LOG: "We the crew of the St. Louis are job on her first ship. She will certainly be very g reatful for all the good news we get recommended for any upgrading job she may seek. from our good newspaper which keeps us informed as to how our officials are working hard for us in Washington and headquar­ PFe,EUGENE A. OBREGON (Water­ ters." man·MSC), June 3Q.,-Chairman Bill Krat­ mainder of the last pool was !;liven out in California as a "first line ashore" prize to those who had made their last trip. The bosun, who just joined the vessel , brought members up to date on the new develop­ ments: the 2 percent COLA, the new ves­ sels being crewed by the Union for the military, and the fishing fleet news (both the merger or joining of the New Bedford fishermen to the SIU and the plans being made for the fleet that is going to operate from N.Y. harbor). Mention also was made of the classes to be held at the Piney Point training facility in order to prepare the membership for these jobs. AU those mem­ bers with sufficient time to upgrade at Piney Point were urged to do so. Applications are available through 1he ship's committee or in the LOG. The steward explained the satellite TV concept to the new crewmem­ bers and got a positive response. The proposal is to use satellite TV as a possible fair exchange for crew reductions and for improved conditions at sea whico . . wOQld l:>en�l t �11: . crewmembers. ThlS coold be employed 'Where possible to reduce de­ pendence on video rentals, a ge�afly disappointing system which promotes bore­ dom by its tack of variefy. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department mem­ bers for their good work and fine food. "We are all working hard to get her back in shape after her final soda ash run." Next port : Hawaii. · sas; Secretary Lee de Parlier; Educational Director. Aonnie .Harian; Deck Delegate William Ashman.; Engine Delegate Louis Seymour; Steward Delegate Earl Gray Sr. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck and engine departments and will be referred to headquarters for clarification. The ship will pay off on July 1 4 in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. An early supper will be served in order for the crew to catch the launch 10 the hoteL The flight to .Madrid, Spain and then to New York and other ports of engagement will leave the next morning. The chairman noted that all h ands did "a heads-up job with the Navy heHoopter landings off Rota, Spain. This was a first for an SIU crew. The Obregon C:Onducted 51 operations including full lock and Chock and touch and goes. All personnel were Waterman on the flight deck except the. choppers and their crews. The Navy �nt a 'well done' to the ship." The secretary added that. since the addition of �'()'·· MSC ships has become a vital part of o,or empl()Yment and will expand in the Mun�. ·�It iS, as our f>Cesiden�, emphasized, our �tion to our country: 8nd UnioOcto ... . trained mariners to fjli ihe Our future· may well lay' in �pporting the U.S. Navy as we have i n the past. Upgrade your skill13.. Fill the bill." The educational LNG LEO (Energy Transportation Corp.), July 7--Chairman J.P. Davis; Secretary L. Conlon. Some clariflcation wq in the· 1 2-4 watch. •Otherwise, ev9rything' is going along well with no major beefs or disputed OT . There is $99 . in the communications r�µested deck deJ)attment � the· '.}· fund' Bild 8 couple hundred doll8nl 1n the • ship's fund. The Pac-Man machine continues to be a money-maker. The chairman proVlde·'ftie · : jabs: diredor lioted .tha( #l8fe. n. a,!Qt, oftA�e.' · the �· to ·attenct One of the . 9Chools for brought up a number of points: (1 ) Raleigh . Minix will visit the ship in July in the port of Himeji Japan · (2) Safety aboard ship is very im l your department head and bosun if you see anything that might be considered unsafe or hazardous; (3) There are watch-standers 6n the 02 level,. so keep the noise down. The educational director added that he would like to see some better cbrrespondence between the SHLSS staff and the members aboard vessels. Very often, he noted, the LOGs are late and by the time a letter gets from the ship to SHLSS and back, the class is over or the. member is someplace else. Ghri�­ mas cards have been ordered and will be on sale some time before Christmas. With regard to plane tickets, it was brought up that the fly out is no problem but that on the way home there is no direct routing to major cities. The trips are usually very inconvenient with lots of stops and lay­ overs. A problem was also brought up about the clothing situation. Japanese clothes just don't fit. In the future, · if clothing is unavailable from the U.S., Indonesia will be tried as a last resort. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. most important colir'Ses is helicopter firefighting. The 51 helicopter landings on the Obregon convinced the crew of the re�uirernents needed to properly react to a fire on the landing pad. A special film will be shown to all hands at 1 p.m. on the 7th. Several items were brought up for discussion. One was that a better system is needed for picking. up transportation tickets. Another was a question as to in­ surance coverage while in transit. A third suggested that if a crewmember is required to go to school, he or she should not miss their next assigned ship-that schedules be worked out. "This has been a long trip due to the training program and getting used to working with the U.S. Navy (most of . whom may have been trained as tech­ nicians but have not learned to adapt themselves to sea life, particularly onboard a merchant ship). Sometimes tempers get frayed, but it is a credit to the 'A Team' that we CAN DO-AND DID!!" Congratu· lations to Brothers William E. Ashman and Larry D. Mccants who both became fathers within 1 0 days of each other. Cigars were passed around and refreshments pur­ chased at the US Seamen's Club in Bre­ merhaven in celebration of the births of William E. Ashman II and Morgan Jacque­ line Mccants. 0111 CHARGER (OMI), June 9--Chair­ man F.R. Schwartz; Secretary E.W. Lambe; Educational Director Wiley Yarber. A few hours of disputed OT were reported in the engine department; otherwise everything is going well. There is $429 in the ship's movie fund. The ship's chairman reports that the ship took a load of grain to the Sudan and then loaded gas in Saudi Arabia which she will discharge in Boston. Anyone wanting to know how to operate the cas­ sette and movie recorder should see the ST. LOUIS (Sea·Lahd Service), July 7-Chairman Frank Teti; Secretary H. Or­ tiz; Educational Director LaGasse. The ship is running smoothly with no major beefs or disputed OT. The chairman noted that a cable had been received from SIU Presi­ dent Frank Drozak infonning the members of a 2 percent cost of living allowance. They also received a copy of · the new wages and overtime rates from the patr.ol­ man. Both have been posted for aH to read. The secretary reminded everyone of the · � �tify --- �---- d '� ·· ·· - - - �-· ·- - - -·-- �- - SENATOR (Coordinated Caribbean Transport), July 1 ()-Chaitman D.L. McCorvey; Secretaiy D. Bye(S; E(fuqa­ tiohal Director E. Balil; Deck J:W. Mullis; Engine Delegate Frank b. Byets; Steward Delegate Robert K Firth ; E:very­ thing is going smoothly with no disputed OT. Payoff is expected following arrival in Miami. Notice was received from SIU Pres­ . ident Frank Drozak about the , 2 percent cost:" of living increase effective July 1 , 1 985. A motion was made to have the SIU clinic moved· closer to · the Union hall-­ either that or provide transPortation to &1d from the hall. A vote Of thanks: was given to the steward department and the bosun for jobs well done. Next port: Mtami, Fla. �8 SUGAR ISLAND (Pacific Gulf Marine), June 1 6-Chairman Niel D. Matthey; Secretary J. Bennett Jr.; Deck Delegate James E. Hirchner; Engine Delegate Joseph Coltins; Steward Delegate Edward Singleton. No b0efs .or displJtect.OT, The ship's cha,ir� ' :man ' reportecf to the 'members that the ve�el would present in the New Oneans area and then would most likely load grain for El Salvador in the same area. Then it will be back to Hawaii for a load of sugar. bound for Crockett, diSct;&rge;fier carg() '-"'''!:�rs haw· t>een Uik&n care, of t�?�. · everythiilg' has : been gbing · pretty smoothly. The steward noted that it's been a wonderful, cooperative crew. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a "swell job done." Next port: New Orleans, La. and Official ships minutes also were received the following vessels: from AllElllCAll EA8lE PRIDE OF TEXAS LIB ARIES BAL11MORE SAii JUAI au:.U. C011SUMER SEA-Um DEYBJJPER SEA-Um ECOllOlY ll SU-I.AID ExPREss SEA-UllO lEAllER 8ROOIS Mm COft TRADER LI& 8EMlll GOlDEll EmAVOR G8lDEI MOllARCll OMl llUDSOI OMI SACRAMENTO OVERSUS CHICAIO OVERSEAS MARILYI OVERSEAS IATAUE SEA-Wm PACER · SEA4.AID'� SU-Um PRODUCER au....- VOYAGER STAR Of TEXAS Ul8 TAURUS PFC WWAM A. BAUGH TllOllPSOI PASS PITTS8lMml ULTRAMAR POICE ULTRASEA , Lefs have a picnic! Lefs have aparade! Lefs celebrate Labor Day and Americanrnade! -- - ----- August 1 985 I LOG I 27 �Walker Wilson, 59,joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Norfolk, Va. sailing as a chief cook. Brother Wilson' s last port was Mobile. He • is a veteran of the U . S . Army after the Koren War. Seafarer Wilson i was born in Birmingham, Ala. and ,; is a resident of Ocean Springs, Miss. Juan B. Leon, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Mobile sailing · as an AB. Brother Leon hit the bricks in the 1 %2 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1%5 District Council 37 strike. His last port was New York. Seafarer Leon was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Brooklyn. j �t " · Deep Sea Great Lakes Earl Ronald "Snufl'y" Smith, 62 , • joined the SIU in 194 1 in the port of Tampa sailing as a bosun. Brother 1 Smith sailed for 43 years and also 1 sailed for the Calmar Li!J.e. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y . Harbor beef. Seafarer Smith was . born in Florida and is a resident of . Jacksonville . William Bilger, 6 1 , joined the SIU In the port of Philadelphia in 1953 sailing as a chief electrician . .Brother Bilger' s last port was the port of San Francisco. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Seafarer Bilger was born in Phila­ delphia and is a resident of Hay­ ward, Calif. John L. Hopkins, 66, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in l %0 sailing as an oiler. Brother Hopkins is a wounded veteran of the U . S . Army during World War I I . H e also ' is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8402 , Jackson, Ohio. Laker Hopkins was born in Alabama and is a resident of Talbott, Tenn. · ,, · .. .-.·�... f. -f - Here (left to right) Jacksonville Port Admlrustrator Bill H(;dges, m retiree Barney . Swearingen and Port Agent George Ripoll gather as Swearingen accepts his first pension check. • · Jacksonville Port Agent Georg RtpoU pt�ntS pmsiond BeiiUiOl-d Stoeknilin \Vitti his first SIU retirement check after decades of service with the Union. Are Yo u M issi ng I m po rta nt M tt1/ Toll-Free Number for Welfare Questions We want to make sure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as W-2 Forms , Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use the address form on this page to update your home address . If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you , if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete , please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW of N.A. Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents , W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. Address Correction ·Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland HOME ADDRESS PLEASE PRINT bate: A toll-free number is printed on the back of your Clinic/Welfare Coverage Card. This number is for eligibility verification only. If you need to know the status of your claim, you may call this num­ ber: 1-800-345-2122. Use this num­ ber ( 1 -800-345-2 122) for: • Reporting an error in a hospital or doctor's bill ; • Information regarding the sta­ tus of a claim ; • A question about a letter or explanation of benefits state­ ment you received ; • To report a duplicate payment, or payment for services you did not receive . 28 I LOG I August 1 985 20746-9971 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - � - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Social Security No. Phone No. Your Full Name Apt. or Box # Street Book Number City 0 SIU 0 UIW UIW Place of Employment Area Code ZIP State 0 Pensioner Other ------ ----- This wlll be my permanent address for all official union malllngs . This address should remain In the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. (S�ned> ------- ------------------------------�---------------------------- � �-Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority CL L NP Dispatchers Report for Great lakes JULY 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . · Directory . . • . . . . . Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 3 23 7 6 14 9 2 5 3 19 12 23 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 7 25 7 4 7 12 10 6 6 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 4 0 10 0 34 23 Ed Turner, 0 0 5 89 11 19 16 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total n umber of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, "TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Clu1 C Clm A Class 8 TOTAL SHIPPED ·All GnMQll Claa C Class A Cl111 8 32 Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph ladelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Batumore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfol . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . New Or1eans . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . ., . .. .. .. . . .... .... .... . . . . .... .... .... . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I l 51. Louis Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... T Pi.:I. 'I ' -1•--";-»' I f''',, i ··· tI ' l . • . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battim ore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ;y, . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mob le . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . New Ortean:r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JICklonville . • . • . • . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilm ngton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Puerto R co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I St. Louis Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Pi:I. r' i • . t I • 5 79 4 11 9 17 47 44 42 26 37 3 4 41 0 2 371 5 17 3 3 8 5 7 13 17 13 15 3 14 9 0 2 134 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 44 5 4 22 15 55 25 26 16 33 2 1 18 0 0 217 2 29 4 0 12 5 10 24 13 3 5 0 12 0 0 1 120 T l . • • . • . • • • . . . . . . . • . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 47 9 3 to 14 27 26 31 12 22 4 1 28 0 2 243 2 5 1 3 4 5 6 2 10 4 11 1 14 5 0 1 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 19 3 2 18 1 28 30 9 14 15 2 4 14 0 1 111 0 33 3 6 2 13 20 8 51 11 23 4 1 22 1 0 111 0 6 3 0 4 1 0 3 6 1 4 0 16 0 0 1 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 34 1 2 18 6 30 8 24 21 32 0 4 14 0 0 1 14 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Yort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph ladelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltlmor9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mob le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Ortea.na . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaeksonville • San Francisco • . • . • • • . . • . . . • . . . . . • • • . . . • . . . • . . • • . . . • . Wilmington . .. . . .. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . • . • . . . • • . . . . . . . • . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pi::r.Point . . • . • • • • • • . . . . . . • • ................. Toll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . • Pi::t Po1ri1· : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Tota I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 39 3 6 3 5 24 11 54 12 17 0 13 21 0 0 ZOI 2 60 8 0 14 10 23 10 21 16 31 0 1 28 10 0 1 334 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 163 0 0 0 1 70 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 1 , 021 517 1 17 . New York ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. Ph lidelphla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltlmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . .. ... . New Oneans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . ... . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H ulu . . . . . . .. .. . onol . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Lou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 40 13 19 27 20 92 80 71 66 73 26 12 88 0 4 731 6 30 7 10 17 5 19 33 21 37 33 7 47 18 1 1 212 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 11 2 0 0 21 3 1 09 18 14 14 18 63 50 61 32 53 22 11 69 0 4 541 3 15 10 3 12 9 12 9 19 13 30 1 31 14 0 2 183 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 86 1 0 0 12 0 62 7 13 4 21 41 18 111 25 36 2 1 412 0 14 4 4 2 0 2 12 17 3 12 2 43 1 0 2 111 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 11 3 72 " 2 11 7 37 15 1 09 42 38 20 23 37 0 0 421 3 118 22 1 31 20 46 32 58 54 83 18 250 43 0 3 712 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 3 0 237 1 0 0 251 2,111 1 , 375 212 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 6 0 20 1 0 0 • EN81l11E DfPARnlENT Port ! I:& Rel .. RmlSTERED ON BEACH All GntUJI C1au A C au I Clau c DECK DEPARTMENT Por1 0 6 2 1 11 0 4 9 1 4 9 0 11 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a ITEWARD DEPARTltElfT 0 0 0 11 4 0 1 0 16 0 3 0 6 0 0 7 1 2 1 0 0 13 0 0 61 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 II EJfTR Y DEPARTMBfT 0 a 0 a 127 3115 67 152 46 18 7 Vice President HEADQUARTERS Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea JUL 1-3 1 1 985 Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President 17 35 Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary 3 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Ports Frank Drozak, President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP ENGINE DEPARTMENT 15 61 54 12 of 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 21 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 (301) 327�4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old R iver Rd. 441 1 3 (21 6) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn 705 . Medicat Arts Building .55802 ' . ,. , (21 8) 722-41 1 0 • ( !) Jj ' "- GLOUCESTER, Maes. Rogers St 01 930 (61 7) 283-1 1 67 11 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 9681 3 (808) 537-571 4 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. 77002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 Crrv, - _, , (201 ) 4$-9424 , , MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin \stand Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-091 6 NEW ORLEANS, l.8. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) I 529-7546 l -1 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 N W YO K, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 3 St. 235 1 0 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 91 48 (21 5) 336-381 8 PINEY POINT, Md. E R St. Mary's County 20674 (30 1 ) 994-001 0 Callf. Fremont St. 94 1 05 (41 5) 543-5855 -1 SAN FRANCISCO, 350 1 1 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. . Stop 1 6 00907 SE.AITLE, Wash. ST. LOUIS, Mo. (809) 725-6960 25os 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) . 549-4000 • "Total Reg stered" means the number ol men who actually reg stered for shipp ng at the port last month . · · "Reg stered on the Beach" means th11 total number of men reg stered t the port at the end of last month. Shipping In the month of July was up from the month of June. A total of 1 ,1 51 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,1 51 jobs shipped, 600 jobs or about 54 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B'.' and seniority people. A total of 1 52 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on Aprll 11 1 982, a total of 1 .482 jobs have been shipped. . - Support SPAD "C" August � � 1 985. / LOG I 29 �-·;;,;� �·;; .;;;:;: "5 ::iiiiiii i ,;,;;; iiii; ;;;,;,,;,.;,;.,,;,.;,;.,;;;,;,;;; ; ,;;;;,;;,; ; ,;;; ;,;; ; �-� ;;;;;;,;;,; ;;; ;,;; d C · �· � __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ,.;; .,;,;; ..,_ _..,__ _,, ....__ .., _. ..,_ ..,-���--------------------__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -� : --- ,.-- -..-' -------·------------- --- �----- �'Changes for the Good . . . ' I'd like to ta.ke this opportunity to thank our claims department for their quick response to my claim for dental work I had done . . . . I wOUld like to . commend them for the quickest response on payment of charges that I have ever seen in deaJ.ings with the SIU. It 1s obvious that there have been some changes, and I very appreciative and grat.eful. my Letters To The. Editor stnoerely J'0111"8, C&Ulryn •· l'lanagan We9'Dl.1nner, ..... This 'SIU Has Helped Many People . . . ' I want to thank the Seafarers Welfare Plan on behalf Of myself and husband tor all that done for us. Without the plan, th.ere 1s no way we could have paid $16,442.80 in medical in 1984. We are so grateful for hav.tng such good insurance, and we are tha.n.kful to the SIU for providing us with such a good plan. I pray that the Union stays strong. It helped so people. my was costs will has my spring I completed junior year at the Rhode Island School of Design. Although I have another year before graduation, I begjnntng to feel a sense of accomplishment. If a seaman a college degree, then he 1s probably capable of ma.king some kind of valuable contribution to society when he 1s on the . I want to aclm.owled.ge the tremendous heave ahead that the Charlie Logan Scholarship has given me, both financially and morally. am can earn beach Youra, 8'ephen McGurgan Providence, B.I. · 'Thanks for .An:ether Great Year Pon .anhur, Texas SIU PD-PMA Supplemental Benefits f"und, lnq. • • • ' I would like to thank you for making possible · an.other great year of college. I have learned much that help me in my goals. . fl.rm summer I doing an internship with interior des and ta.king a night class. The internship is giVing me much experience that lead me toward my future plans. Many for the financial assistance for college. It has been very valuable and I encourage all students to app . Charlie Logan Scholarship. This am Summary Annual Report ·.' ·.' - , '.'· , ,. t , 'Sense of Accompltshment . . . ' many Youra traly, Mrs. wmtam Parks ' am am tba.nks will an. ig:n will IY f�tQ..� SiDcerely, JI. CJaro1 Stmm• • CA.l'tle*' ' ' "��. This is a summary of the annual report for the SIU PD-PMA Supplemental Benefits Fund, Inc . , Employer Identification No. 94- 143 1 246, for the year ended July 3 1 , 1984. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employer Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, ERISA. Basic Financial Statement Benefits under the Plan are provided by a trust arrangement. Plan expenses were $9,057,078. These expenses included $206,539 in administrative expenses and $8,850,539 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 2,334 persons were participants in or beneifi.ciaries of the Plan at the end of Plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $2,863,486 as of the end of the Plan year compared to $3 , 1 12 ,076 as of the beginning of the Plan year. During this Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $248,590. The Plan had total income of$8,808,088 including employer contributions of $8, 147,981 , earnings from investments of $365,43 1 , settlement income from bankruptcy proceedings of $68,3 16, and lapsed benefits of $226,360. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items lis.ted below are included in that report: 1 . An accountant's report; 2. Assets held for investment; and 3. Transactions in excess of three (3) percent of Plan assets. To obtain a copy of the full annual report or any part thereof, write or call the office of the Plan Administrator, 522 Harrison St . , San Francisco, Calif. 94105, telephone (415) 495-6882. The charge to cover copying costs will be $5.00 for the full annual report, or $ . 1 0 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan Administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, and/or statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan Administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge . You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 522 Harrison St. , San Francisco, Calif. 94105, and at the U . S . Department of Labor i n Washington, D.C. , o r tO obtain a copy from the U . S . Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department of Labor should be addressed to: The Public Disclosure Room N4677 Pension and Welfare Benefits Program Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20216 30 I LOG I August 1 985 i . Several hundred Seafarers make their livings aboard the S.S. Constitution and S.S. (American Hawaii Cruises), and SIU President Frank Drozak was recently aboard the ships to speak with the crews and listen to their comments. Here he is posing with Constitution Capt. Harry T. Wu. lnde/)endence --� �U.S., Others Scuttle Fight AgainstRunaway Flags 111 p;� April 1977, the Shipping Commit­ UNCTAD. Its efforts were clearly tee of the United Nations Confer­ directed toward "phasing out open ence on Trade and Development registries" or runaway flags as we . (UNCTAD) set out on a task to elim­ properly call .them. inate flags of convenience fleets from In 1980 the question of· "phasing . world commerce. out" drew heavy fire and the ..focus That noble undertaking has contin­ shifted to ''what conditions should · ued now for eight ye;;u-s. The most exist for vessels to be accepted on recent UNCTAD meeting on the su� national shipping registries. · � Under ject was held at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from July 9-20, 1985. What most ob­ servers believe will be the final conference is scheduled to be held Jan. this approach the objective was to 20-Feb. 7, 1986. prepare and adopt an mternational The original and ultimate aim of the agreement to establish a genuine ecoUNCTAD members was to phase out nomic link between ships and the flag flags of convenience and thereby restate and thereby bring to world marmove from the high seas vessels that itime transport a · truer sense of responsibility and greater safety . The are unsafe, environmentally irrespondeliberations however, have been all sible, and exploit seafarers' basic rights. However, along the way, the ecodDwnhill since then. nomic forces of the runaway flag opThe original elements of economic-· erators "persuaded" a .number of linkage were: management, manning countries, including the United States, and equity. Stat� .con.trol; 9-Wner idenGreat Britairi, Norway, the Nethertificatio11 arid accounfubility were other significant aspects of ihe original .drafts. lands, Germany, Japan and Greece to join forces with Panarna, Liberia, BaIn the three sessions of what· is titled hamas and Vanuatu (the newest runas the United Nations Conference on away haven) to destroy this objective. Conditions for Registration of Ships, During the late 1970s the course this the,, runaway flag nations and those undertaking took was through an in� , .. supporting them, including the united States, have succeeded in extracting tergovemmental Worki� gr up within . · ·· ·_ ..__ ..._. " .:'..__ .;..,\... , .._ ·. . - . · · · Commentary 1· · This editorial and their unions, who worked for years to reach their cm:ren.t . sal� levels: take bitter:issue .wiil\ American. com. panies c �e �i'Og Aliterican-Owned ships with foreigners willing to work for a pittance; th�y callit the isslle of "run- ' runaway ftags ap- American Shipowners who operate l _t.tieir vessels under foreign ' 'flags of i . ,,,,,/convenience' ' should take note o f a . 1 ;-· situation that is unfolding for some of .· · " · n o ir counte w y 1 the P cifiv--as hQuld all other partie Ther� al have: been safety consid� to the long-running debate over the erations . Qpen�registry nations long practice. .have been accused of having low ship There are roughly as many J\merisafety standards, and mishaps involvcaD-61,Mi;led ships registered in foreign ing open-registry vessels have, in the countriis�;tbere are American ships past, J>e¢n all too common. , under the U ftag, , · · .· . · ..· . BUT THERE. JS· Y�t anot�t issu.e Americans and other nationals have in the debate , one that Is atthe heart used open registries for decade : The fees they pay to fly the flag of a nati �·. . o.f. much of traditional thinking about · ships : national derchant . •e like Liberia or Panama provide healthy · .. .Athene� m <' : ·' . .'. ' ' : ,, · fe n se . revenue to those countries. And the attractions for . shipowners are undeAmerican maritime interest, miliniable ; lower costs-including signifi· tary leaders and presidents have praised cant savings in being able to use vefy the t\me,ric� merchant m�e in ringlow-cost crewmen-and less red tape . ing tones for the V:itafrole it plays in i national defense by providing the supBut there is heated oppostion to the practice. American merchant seamen ply lines between the industrial base _ � .. '• lj l jl jl • . . .- ·- . . · .. · . · I 11 ll ! I I I I f. l . [ · · · ·. · . :,O rrii fio tJs. SCeo ario -. peared in The Journal of Commerce. on nts ruoa­ all �f the mearnngful provisions from . has an: adviser who re . way ship·. operators . and who, . at . the th� ·draft . international. agreement. · ILO's Maritime Session . 1976, was an ne effort to establish g¢ntline eco­ · official · adviser to the emi)loyer .dele­ nomic Ifuks -betweeit ,ships · a:rid the state ·of · registry has degenerated to . gate from Liberia ! hollow political rhetoric and empty United States interests in the bal­ promises. Even more discouraging is ance of international payments, do­ the fact that all the enforcement powmestic employment. federal individual ers have been eliminated. arid CO!l>Orate tax revenues, maritime What the seafarers of the world had and environmental safety, military hoped were the first steps toward endsea.lift · capability, and strategic min­ ing the runaway (lag system and its e.rals are all vitally affected by our exploitation of "coolie seamen" are government's position on ftags of con­ now the road t() the opposite result. venience. In spite of all these national · The cynical compromises offered by inte�sts, the position held by the U.S. the hardline supporters of runaway State Department is full support for · flags have essentially made it possible the runaway flag operators arid their for all registries to be transformed into sorry record of evasion' of tespolj"si­ runaway · ship havens rather than the bility iO the areas of wages� working . other way· round. · conditions, safety . standards and tax Once again, it has been demon:. dodging. strated that �ght is right! .· In. the,·�sumed · session of January­ The Seafarers International Un1on Fe� 1 �1 tAe· SHJ representative has cf,ose.lyfollowed these pfaceedings will· be p� .. ing f0r. . rejec,tiQn, o.( tJie and SIU President Frank Drozak's present ·dnlft. text whicJl.: �mp61,lrid : Assistant for International Affairs, the exploitation of seafarers and gives . Richard J, Daschbach, has been an adviser to the U .S. delegation. U nfor- · runaway flags and their owners acloak of respec�bility . We will . continue to tunately, · both Drozak:'s and Dasch­ fight these phony flags and the adop­ bach' s have been voices in the wil­ tion of the agreement before UNCderness as far as the U.S. govemme.nt TAD that . is a Trojan horse to be is concerned. avoided; Incredibly, the U.S . . delegation also · .• .. · · · ---� <. , .....::· _.._ ...._ at home and the· troop on· the front · ·· ... line . · ,< , < And Jj.S.�ftag shipping proponents . a8k a pointed question: can the United States, in time of emergency , depend on American-owned but foreign-reg. i tercd and foreign-ere 'ed me.tcflant. . , · . sb.ip to upport American forces? . U . S . open-registry advocates reply that such ships are under what they call "effective U . S . control. ' ' There would be no problem in an emergency , they say� But the situation· now devefoping for Hong Kong -shipowners sho,uld raise new debate on that point. Hong Kong has no ship registry of its own, and some 45 . of the British . crown colony's shipowners have a total of 400-plus vessels registered in Liberia. As rep0rted in these pages a few days ago , however, a problem has arisen. Over the last three months, at least three of those ships have been refus�d entry at Arab ports that invoked a boycott of nations that have · · di;� or � relations With IsraeL · >11ie sanctions have never really. bcen'd� . . ·.·. -.. · . applied to Llberjan-ftag ve els. But Hong Kong 'shii>-owners. are de�ply • concerned about more such actions . They've asked the Liberian govemment .fot'beJ P-:)iilld some are speaking of switching fiMs. What does all this mean for American . owners -Of Liberian·registered ships? Maybe nothing. Maybe these will turn out to have been isolated instances. But maybe they won't. Maybe they'll be the start of a trendan ominous scenario that raises questions on just how effective U.S. con· tr<>l of the U .S.-owned, foreign-flag merchant fleet might tum out to be . · It may be too· soon to see exactly what happens to th� Hong Kong business interests and their Liberian·flag ships . But it may not be too soon to . take another look at what could happen to American-owned ships that fly the other nations' .flags. ' •. · TllERE '5 · NO ROOM FOR dUNKIE� ON OUR 511/PS'l BE A PllOFESSIONAL SEAMAN : AVOllJ NARCOTIC5/ · August 1 985 I LOG / 31 ·,.---....;;;. . ;;. ....;.·= ·= ---------------------'"------� --------------------------------------------------�··��------�----------- �IT'G A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR c.108 6ECl./l</7Y � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MARITIME AND FARMERS REACH PREFERENCE ACCORD SIU STREAMLINES BENEFIT APPLICATION PROCESS DROZAK URGES U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS NEW ENGLAND FISHERMEN ASK DUTY ON CANADIAN FISH STALWART SIU CREW WINS PRAISE FOR FIRST RATE JOB PADRE ISLAND GOES NORTH FOR A BUSY SUMMER DECKHAND'S QUICK ACTION SAVES CREWMATE FROM POSSIBLE DEATH CROWLEY KEEPS COMMUNICATIONS OPEN USNS CAPELLA'S SIU CREW TOP-NOTCH PROS MANPOWER: THE NUCLEUS OF THE UNION START PLANNING FOR THE LOGAN SCHOLARSHIP NOW SHLSS CRANE CERTIFIED BROOKS RANGE PAYS OFF IN L.A. 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El l!QiiJil Ollldal PuMtcatloa of t1ae ......._. lldelaatleaal Ualoa •Atlantlc, � Lallel.and lala.. W.._. DllUtGt • AFJ..CIO Vol. 47 Mo. 9 ...._._ 1985 More Jobs As SIU Set To Crew 4 New SL-7s e eafarers Ca e rgAb1e Ce er o Open "There is no question that drug abuse is a serious problem in virtually every segment of our society. Our concern is with the well-being of our members. That is why we are setting up this program. ' Frank Drozak See Inside: SIU Backs New Passenger Ship Bill Page 3 Pension "Buy-Out" Plan Offered Page Sonat Battle ConUnues Page 3 New Bedford's Fishermen Celebrate Fleet's Blessing 4 Page 7 Cerebral Palsy: One Girl's Fight Page 10 News from the Lundeberg School Pages 11-13 A SIU esta de vosta em New Bedford Pagina 17 New Claims Service Added; Cranford Is Claims Director Page 20 The Tina & Vina (above) was one of 42 fishing boats to take part in the annual Blessing of the Fleet in .New Bedford, �. The SIU h&S organized dozens of fishing boats in New Bedford recently. See pages 15-18 for more pk:tures and stories in English and Portuguese. �. President's Report by Frank Drozak ·. Despite Troubles, Union Continues·· To Serve You You've heard it hundreds of times and I've said it just as There are serious prob­ often. · lems in the U.S. maritime in­ dustry. We know what most. of the problems stem from; lack of cargo, lack of a national mari­ time policy, lack of government support, lack of' 'fair trade'' and many other specific issues. But I don't want to spend my time this month on the serious problems we all face. I want to point out some of the. things your Union is doing for you, despite the problems in the in­ dustry. Some people have a ten­ dency to bitch and moan, even when their problems may not be as serious as tbey think, even ;Whe'tt'theY mafi�bave ome ad� vantages over other people. JOBS Even though every year, even every month, U.S.-flag ships are disappearing from the oceans, the SIU has put Seafarers to work on 42 new ships in the last year. That's 800 to 875 jobs that were not there before. These 42 ships are military suppbrt ships and some people don't like them for various reasons. But there is something to re­ member, they are jobs, and not several months I.have made the administration of the Plans a top priority. Your UniOn owes you a first-rate progtain. Tom Cran­ . ·ford, who has been with the SIU since 1960, has been ap­ pointed Claims Administrator. All of us who are associated with the Plans know that there have been some problems dur­ ing the past year or so, espe. · eially in the payment.of Claims. While there are some valid rea­ sons, I know yoii are more con­ cerned with results tharr ex:.;· cuses. Right now it takes an average of more than 40 days to process a claim. But with the new serv­ iees we are installing for the thing about it. That resulted in the birth the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center· (ARC). Sh1ce that time hundreds of Sea­ farers have helped themselves back to sobriety and to a pro� ' ductive life. Alcoholism remains a major problem in our society and in this Union. But just like the rest of society, drug abuse is in­ creasing a.nd is ruining lives f<)r some Seafarers and their faniilies. . . That is why I am pleased t() tell you that beginning Jan. 1, the SIU will offer a new. drag abuse counseling program in conjunction with the ARC (see page 2). In other words, if you · too damn bad jobs either. I want each Seafarer to think about · throwing in for these job-s. You will make a decent wage, you will get seatime, you will qualify for benefits, you will move up in seajority, and you will help your Union out. We have a commitment to the niilitary we must fulfill. We have promised them that the SIU can and will . provide trained and competent crews for these ships. If we don't make our commitment, we could lose some Welfare Plans, we hope . tp be have a problem and want to do of those jobs. There are not able to cut that time in half, or something about it, you will have enough jobs around to be able .. even le s� · Bet ween the : new ··.·.·the opp<>rttinity to beco me drug . · . . ' . . " · .. to afford to tos even one· away. benefit application t e form h . In the face of all the problem . new toU.:.fre e telephone servic �bout .that term "drug . e, in this industry, your Union. has free.'' Wb:at does it 01ean? Drug . : ··• the expanded hou,rs ofthe Claims helped to put almost l ,000 SIU Department, the �oritinuing free Ill. earis yori ·are not putting members to work onboard ships. . computerization of the depart- · y(}uilife or your shipmates' lives · Remember that. on the line every time you work ment and Cranford's experiwired or stoned. Drug free means ence, I expect to have the best .. Claims Department around. We you're not putting your wages up your nose, or your job at risk owe that to you� (the·Coast Guard wants to test seamen for drug use, and most Unlike most other unions or military jobs requrre mandatory companies, theSIU administers drug testing.) Drug free means its own·health insurance plans,. . you 're.not cheating yourself out the· Seafarers Welfare Plan. of. your life · and careeL. Drug ·there:are Il)�tJ,y.re��n§foithis. free means you're not robbing Ten years ago the SIU and The · most important of these .your.family ai:ld friends of your".' its president Paul - Hall recog­ reasons is to put service to our . self. yOU owe it to them. yOU nized a serious problem for Sea­ membership first. . farers and decided to do some. owe it to yourself. That is why during the . past ' " I want , .,:· tti ffoint outto. you some ofthe things your Union. is . doing for-you; despite problems in this industry. · · · · 'Tiunk. . WELFARE. NEWD�UG CL.INIC · Olfldal Publlcatidn of the Seafarers International Union ol America, Allantie, Gull, lakes and. Inland Waters Dblrict, AFL-CIO Sept 1985 Vol. 47. No. 9 North Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorglo Secretary Angus "Red'� Campbell · Vice President . Charles .Svenson · · · I;ditor Ed Turner Executive Mike 8acco Vice President . Vice President George McCartney Joe 8acco · Leon Hall . Vice President Vice PreSident Vice President · Roy A llercer Vice ·President Mike Hall· D..v Bowdlua ASSfstant E� . ·. .. . 2 I LOG I September 1985 Managing.· Editor•·· .. . Max Haff . . Asslsttio tEd!tOr . . · · �=:t8'oofus • · Deborah Gteene Assistant Editor . . . . 0100:.2047) : ' is published monthly by Seafare�.. International Union, Atlantic, Gutt, The LOG: (ISSN Tel .. �99La� and Inland Waters 01stri�. Afl-CIO, 5201. Auth Way; Canip Springs , Md. and at additional 0675. Second-class POStage paid at M.S.C. Pnnce Georges; Md. offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, mail Auth Way, Camp Springs, . . . . · Md. . �746. . . 20790-9998 5201 20746, �·Facilities Will Be SIU Will Located at Piney Point OjJen Drug Rehab Center opened 10 years ago,- nearly every A comprehensive Drug Rehabilitation program will begin Jan. 1, SIU · Seafarer admitted fro atcoholism treatPresident Frank Drozak annoi.mced at tilent had no hlstbry of any other the September membership meetings substance abu_se problem; according in all ports. to Rick Rersriian, director of the Cen_ ter. In announcing the new substance e abuse program, Drozak said it would "By 1982, 40 perc rit of all admisnot be mandatory, but that ''it is going sions to· our clinic showed a history to be available for any of our members of other substance abuse," Reisman who have a problem and want to do said. "Today, 70 percent of those who something about it." come in to the Center for alcoholic "There is no question," Drozak treatment are also hooked on - other said, "that drug abuse is a serious �gs," he said. -- .__ . -• problem in virtually every segment of . Another al.arming statistic; accord� our society.'' ing to Rdsman,-�s th_aliii m�y ca�e$Drozak's assessment of the serious . of deatfls.frriin drug_:oveido es, a high and widespread growth of drug abuse level of alcohol i foun d Ui the bl6od is in accord with every survey taken ofthede�eased. by medical, Coast Guard and law eri� . Closet to home,. drug use evalua.: forc ement agencies Further, the tions are becoming more prevalent in tbe maritime industry. Seafare� growth of narcotics abuse. is documented at the Seafarer5 Alcoho c Rei for jobs-.on.•military sl1P., 7 -�throwin g_ n _ L,, �· _ . , _ " �· . _ . -' · · . . ... - li h�::ti�:ec�:��:� - :� ;��::��eii����=��' . opened in 1975, there has been a steady increase_ n i . the number of Seafarers coming in for alS(> chemically depeOO,�ilton other su�. er Coost - alcoholic rehabilita.fion w}lo are _ · stances.- · - _ · . •. Whe_n the SIU s Rehab Center ' ·· ��� _·. The· l>r� I - • , I 1·: "' �hlm -' . . - <:I - I . 1e&rning mor� �the new SubStance AbuSEJ Program: . : _w. ill be kept In the-strictest u� that.this. -req� confidence. 1 . . . . I &ni ihtel'8St8d in _I . . - - < . � · - - · I I - S.S. No. I (AptorBoxNo.) (Rating) (City). (5-1) J (ZIP}. I - (Book No.) I I I I L------... -------------------=-��------------� .: ., ;,,. · ·:. · suit' contend that bccatiSe tbC M C did ooi in cl ude provi 'on, for the �rv­ . .. .Four I · o deci ioo h · beenr�ached iitthe but the Navy voJuntarliy .• asked for new bid Qn the oceanogi:aphic and cable ships. . · . court ice Contract Act, the companies were able to set a very low wage structure . . . . - .. ''y . . and :underbid SIU-con_tracted firms. , · . ·. (StreetorRFD#)_ · . · Se�farers �ehabilitation Progr� �Pmey Pomt, Maryland. 20674 . t doc umentsorlicenses, and more and more industries are setting up in-plant other trades, for government contracts perf�rm�d .by private.. c.001panie�.. The · · - y >ve r perfi rmed in territorial United tate but many of the e hips pend 40 to 50 percent of their time in port or within the three-mile limit. for op­ . - . Earlier this year contracts erating oceanographic, cable and sea­ lift tanker ships were awarded to non­ SIU-contracted companies. The Union's chart­ ering almost two dozen hip the Navy asked for new bids on contracts covering 17 of those ships and several hundred jobs. . . The Service ContraCt Act puts a floor on wages and benefits somewhat like current prevailing wage laws in · r----------------------�---------------, __ - llPllKICU l . (Nam&-PLEASE PRINn ·· SlU filed a suit in U.S. Distri�t Court daiming the Sery­ . : : rt>r'a u� of 'ix weeks With up to 12 weeks drug screening programs. ' Shortly afte r the . ·\ availabie for those who may need additional help. The -SIU RehabilitatiOn Center has already begun assembling films, books and other materials, and is interview­ ing candidates for counselors, clinical nurse and clinical director. Although no dollar value can meas­ ure the worth of helping one individuaI overcome an addiCtion "which will cer� tail)l.Y crlppfo ifu<l v�cy_ possibly 'kin him, �b, i5inan pc)�teci out that treat111ent atany private' hospital or- insti­ tUtion would cost between $5 ,000 and . $18,000. Reisman said tha{ an overall pro­ gram is being developed which will be tailored to meet the individual needs of each member wbo coines to the Center,fQJ:" tr�atmeqt;;: ; • - oua:ro i .now·pushi:Dgfor .legislation ·wbfuh woUid ,require similar e valuations before issuing seamen's { · _ _ _ "Our concern is with the well-being of our members," Drozak said, "and that is why we are setting up this program." The attendance and rec­ ords of all Seafarers who come to the Center for help will be kept in strictest confidence," he said. ' . .. Jan. ,1 on case ·. hips Now on. -The first Maritime Prepositiorung Ship Squadron is now loaded and stationed in the Eastern Atlantic, the· Military Sealift Command announced. The ships contain most of the equipment needed to supply a 16,000 man Marine amphibious brigade. The ships in this force are PFC Eugene Obregon (flag-ship), Sgt. Matej Kocak, ancfLt.- John P. Bobo and the Major Stephen Pless. New Passenger Ship Bin Could Boost ·U.S. Fleet Another move to revive the Anter� _ ican-flag passenger ship id n ustry i s under way in the U.S. Senate. The SIU has thrown its support behind a bill which would allow U.S.-built, but_ currently fQreign�registered passenger ships back into the domestic trades. If the legislation is approved, the The Department of Transp<>rtation U.S. passeng er fleet, which provides commercia;t aild ri-lmt<!J'Y advantages' would i.Dcrease' "at :no cost to the government," Frarik Pecqtlex, �JU legislative director said. · Pecquex and others testified before the Senate's Merchant Marine Sub­ committee. He told the subcooioiittee · that on average one Qf _the passenger . ships would create more:than 500 sea . · faring jobs, plus additional jobs and ·· ec(}rto�c benefits on shore. . One of the. ships eligible under the provisionspf the bill is die SS Liberte owned �y'!\µterlcan Giobal Line Inc., the par�n.i . �QWP�Y: 'Of American­ Hawaii Ciuisesi, The hiberte is cur. rently saillng-·iin:a ·r::th�j>�arnanian . flag and will tie making cruises to. the South Pacific after the firsfiefth� ye ar, Conrad Everhard, ch.ail.man of- the . . -. .company said. : ·:: ·• . . t The bfu; S�l461, intr�duced by sen- .. Bu the firm has<pfans fo use.. the atots Daniel Inouye JD-Hawau) and . .. Liberte inthe Hawaii cruise trade lf-it Ted Stevens (R�Alaska), would open< is allowed t� re�flag the Liberte Amer a two-year w�dow for some 10 ships .. ican. 'That trade is protected byJhe which were built in U.S. yards but are Jones Act and reserved only for l,J.S,.., flag vessels. currently under a foreign flag. would support the bill if it was modi� 50 years old. He said the administra­ _ fied. in some areas; Garrett Brown, actirig �arad administrator, told tl\e suliomriiittee. BroWn - aid .that se:verat pf the v�s� sets eligible for re-ftagSirig under� the biiI are extremely old, one more than · _ . . tion would prefer provisions in the bill wmch would require the_ �hipyard work the vessels be done in the U.S.,_ that -the Ships be both commercially and militarily useful and that U.S.-fiag ships are not disadvantaged by any ne\'V'tnirles into.the domestic trade. ·on :1 :� ­ -" . - !. . l { _ _• . · ._ - . � · Sen. Daniel lnouye (D-Hawaii) aJ:ltl Sen. Ted :Stevens (R-Alaska) listen to_ testimony on a bill which could increase the number of u.s ftag passenger ships. The bill would allow Amerlcim-bullt but C1in'ebtly foreign-flagged ships back into the domestic trades. The SIU testified in support of the measure. •• · · " " September 1985 I LOG I 3 �., :.� Nevv·:Retirement Option "Buy Out�' Plans OK Pension In an effort to provide its,member­ At th e time of applying for this shipwith.attemative programs to plan . pension option, a. Seafarer must also for their retirements, the SIU this present a Certificate. of o®<i Uealth month announced. a new Pension "Buy f�pm his l)ersonaj physician or from a Out" plan which will be available to SlU Clliiic: The pen8ion application ·fonn must be·signed by' the Seafai:er;s eligible deep sea inenibets beginning Oct.' l, 1985. Eligibfo members will spouse.· have one year in which to apply for Unde.r this pensiot;i option, the Sea­ this Seafar�rs · Pensici.n '.option. ;The farer, hiS 's.,Q� and "epe. - dents will program will end Sept. 30, 1986.. not be �ntitled to· any· $eafar�rs Plans To be eligible for this new program, · medical co verage . a Seafarer must qualify under the Sea­ .The new. program ,was annouhced farers Plan rllles for Early Nonnal by SIU Pre sid ent Frank Droµk at the Pension, which means he timst have · September.· membership meetings in 20 years (7 ,300 days) seatime at �e · an J)Orts� Followmg his announce55 years; All of the seatime:must have been covered, un9er the Seafarers Pen- . ment, .the program was explained by sion Plan. . . . . Carolyn Gent�e, . Special Counsel foi the Seafarers Plans. U oder this new Lump Sum Payment �.-This. progrdm offers a new choic� Pension Plan, a Seafarerwolildbe able to choose to get a $100 a month pen­ to our members who may be looking for. other pension prbgrams to provide sion, and a lump sum· payment .that . for their retirement years,''· Gentile would be the actuarial equivalerit to said; the remainder of the benefits that the She listed several examples of how Seafarer would otherwise be entitled . to. the.program would work: :.1• 'h · . · , · · · · · . - · ,. trial Basis on a If a sean:ian qualifies fo,r. an . Early Nonnal PeitsiQll (20 years seatime, 55 years of age) of $45() per -month and he elects the new program, he wou1d rec�i�e a$100per month.pensiori.ben� efit for the rest of his life and a IUnip sum payment of $38,000. Let's assume that the seaman was 58 years of �ge �nd had 20 years of seatime under his· Pension Plan. This . seaman,if he electedthe new program, would get $100per month for.the rest . of his life and a lump sum payment of ·. . .&l)proxitnately $36,000. . . If a 5·9�year�old.seaJI1aD quatifi.ed for not only .the farrly Nonnat. Pension but also increments iilld a supplement, the.benefit that he would 're,'7ive would be ,greater. For. example, if he was tQr,ece!x,e:tl;l�l)asic be�efit. and f'our��tjcf.elti�Ats., .•lie w9w4A��t $5� per nionth under the ext:Sting Platt,,. :U: such an individual . elected the ri�w pension program he would receive $100 pet montb for the rest of his life as well as a lump sum payment, of .·-·. . . ._ �IiSib�e Agents Joe Air, Steve .Troy · .· Retire, Worked,>,4··'.E>eca·des - · approximately $46,106, This. . h1divid­ ual woUid also be eligible for a pen sion supplemeµt of $6,600 which w0uld bring his total to $52,706� Applications for the· new• program are available. at the Se�arers Plans office, and will· be available. in the ports beginnin� Oct. L Ms. .Gentile explained thatthe Se . a­ farers Pla11s trustees decidedto open the program on a one-year triat for deep sea me�bers in order to deter-' .mine what kind of response it would get. Depending up()n the response,the program may be extended and ex� panded, she said., · _ * . * * If you have any ques�ions about this· program, contact: CaI;ol� Gentile, Special Counsel : - Seafarers Plans 675 Fourth.Ave.· , Broo�yn, N.Y. 11232 ':- I ' . Phone:· (718) 499:6600 ' ' " .. Former .Philadelphia Port /Agent · Robert "Joe" N. Air, 59 and Seattle Port Agent Steve P. Troy Sr., 58, have retired. sailing when he was 17; He joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York , ':f � i Brother Air joined the SIU in 1949 in the. po� of N�w York sailing :a " mian trike. He 0e<:ani1e N. Y :joint He hif the pric;ks on the 1961 Greater N;Y•. flat�·, beef. In J963hebecame· ... .· . � ': .. Joe Air is a ·�) .. .. , . . . · ··,,:: . . · · .. . Former Philadelphia Port Agent Joe Air (Jeft) helps rend cook Eclwlllid Thlst �r� Cookaur. ·· . ' " ·- : ;. ·,: :: Washington� D.,C .. ;. · . .. Afso e�i�r, he was a SIU: rep in . the I>orts of'Houston and New York, serviilg in the port of Sari Francisco from 1975 to i979. Th�t year tie became Seaitle j,Qrt ageil(. • Troy is a�eteran.of the U.S. Navy in World Wif IIX lie is a resident of Alameda, Ca]if. One of his two sons is Seafarer Sieve P. Troy Jr: · veteran of the U.S. Seattle l'Oit agent Stkv� Tr�y began t ' 1967, . . · Navy during World, War II. A native of Floral Park; L.I., N.Y., he is a ·residentof Lumberton, N�J� : patrolmllll. Earlier iri : "13;s, piGkeg. a� � "de_l�gate h> the · u ru9n': 13tt(Bibrmiat Convention .. in b a uliion<Jffldal, a port of'Philadefphia patrolman in 1968 and the. port's agent in the early l980s; His iasf post was intll.e port of :New York where he had · started. . .� sailing as an AB. Brother Troy walked the picket lines in both the 1946 Gen­ eral Maijti.Ine beef and the· 1947 Isth- ,: . Recently retired Seattle P�rt AgeotSie�e Tioy (right) ch�tS during a Pr;opeUer .Ci b meeting. with an ' u uiiicte . ntmed Sanko BanJ(roUpt ·_ . lit� . · , . The world's la,rgestoperator of ()ii tankers,Sanko Steam liiP<C<)1l1pany, filed for bankniptcy protection under Japanese law fast mon.tti clhlmlng to be $2;2 . inillion in debt. . The c6mpany operated 264 ship �, about half tankers; arid the. �ompar.iy · . accountsfor. about 20 perct!nt.of the. Japanese shipping)ndustry. ... Sanko. began as- a one-�hip company in 1934. The president of the company , apologized for the bankruptcy to shareholders and customers. . - ,, •''' _ . · _- _ .• , .... . · . ' '" ' ;' :.. . 4 I LOG I September 1985 · . ···_. . Th�- tnen:·are:t�dY rut :fbe:giilimg tb be done and th ·eatiilg'to begin. Froio the left are.the ind assisbint engineer\ the 3rd mate, ChiefCookN.- Battle, AB· E. Bronstein and AB R. Pence; · • �Onboard the Ogden Yukon l }: ' r i 1 r Pumpman Chicle Hall poses by bis bank of dials below decks of the Ogden Yukon. -•­ � .· AB Mike Smolen (left) and OS Roy Mitchell take a well-deserved To the shorebound, the Ogden Yukon's (OMI) itinerary sounds like a travel brochureAlaska, Jiawaiiand� L9 'Ang . le��· The ()gd m�hy - n 'Yu/cor(i .'one of . bre&k. , : I - .. · ..· . the backbone of the Alaskan oil trade. During a recent stopover . in Los Angeles, photographer . .. . . .• J)ennf Lundy.. .. took tb(!se:,<;rew hots:; ItTtankers. thafmake up Steward Baker Wilburt Williams cheeks bis list of galley supplies. · ·· Bosun Joe Alleluia (kft) and AB Jerry Cosugay on deck. Juan Ortiz, steward assistant, is about finished with his last dish after lunch on the Yukon. Even Cats Face-Lay-Up In July 1984, Seafarer Charles Bortz wrote tllJout. il§crawny catwhich boarded tlie.·M!v Ranger as she was ·tiboui to leave Greece. That cat diSa/lpeared in the wilds of New Jersey, but she left something behind, a kitten. Bortz up­ dates us on Cat II. Those brothers and sisters who are concerned with the status of endan­ gered species will be pleased to know th'at at least one member on the list-:­ The Ship's Cat-is still hanging fr there. The MIV Ranger's Kittikat, having learned to· handle waterfront mongrels, speeding delivery vans and assorted foreign toms, 'has surtnounted one more hazard ofmodern, maritime life-the lay-up. Somemonthsback when theRanger went to the yard in Mobile, the ship's cat, along with the rest of the crew, was dumped on the beach. His ship- .:· ! l' . ! · mates, recognizing Cat'siar-froin-fru­ gal lifestyle, took up a tarpaulin muster and Cat was lodged in Mobile's finest animal hostelry during the ship's stay there. When the crew was called back, Cat was one of the first up the gangway. At last report Cat was bunking in ·Bosun Winnie's foc'sle, sallying forth to atta<;k dangling rope ends and startle look-outs on long night watches. A survivor that one!!!!! September 1 985 I LOG I 5 __ :! _., . , ___ �' ·'' " ..'� Heading North to Alaska Bay Ridge Enters L.A. Harbor It's 5 a.m. as the Bay Ridge (Bay Tankers) enters th� breakwater ill Los Angeles lia�bor to take on bilnkers and supplies before heading back up to Alaska. Checking over the. day's BeU. menu . are GSU James Hines (left) and Steward/Baker Charles After refueling, the hoses are, from the Glennon and left: are return� to the Crowley barge. Disconnecting the hoses Clyde Kent ("born again and never better"), Stand-by AB Pete Stand-by ,.\JS Richard Elliott, Boson 6 I LOG I September 1985 The Bay Ridge,. anchored out in the haroor, gets its·supPnes from a barge .and crime set� up. Here's. a view from the top! · �, .. i Contract Dispute Enters 2nd Year SIU Stands Fi"rm to Protect SONAT Workers • Legal services, the details of which still must be worked out • A life insurance plan • Training and upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship • Access to drug and alcohol pro­ grams at the SHLSS . SONAT's decision comes on the • Vacation time at the SHLSS heels of an NLRB ruling relating to The Associate Membership pro­ SONAT's failure to supply the SIU gram is a way to reaffirm the historic with information for the basis on which connection between the SIU and the it unilaterally reclassified the captains, captains, mates and barge captains in mates and barge captains in its fleet the SONAT fleets. SONAT's reclasas "supervisory personnel." sification of those rating t. a" u�r� While the judge found for the comvisory personnel status'' after 20 years pany on that charge, the SIU intends of stated company·practice to the conto appeal the decision. trary has created a disturbing and still unresolved situation where many of "We know that the judge was inthese workers, and others, are being correct in his finding that SONAT had denied benefits and privileges that have offered to provide the factual basis for been rightfully theirs for many years. its supervisory claim," said Fay. "The Uoder the labor laws of this country, members of your negotiations comthe provisions of an expired contract mittee will tell you that the SIU reremain in effect during uch �e that peatedly asked for th� information needed to evaluate SONAT's clai.nl.,,; Jhe Nati .nal Lab r Relation B ard i making a final determination on .. Management con i tently refused to charges relating to 'negotiations over provide any information to the Union." Meanwhile the SIU has taken steps the new contract. That means that the to make su.re that the membership contract that expired last year for "Obviously, if management wants to grant a wage increase, the Union will not block it," said Fay. "But we will oppose any attempts to take away your Union: repre eiltation or to win contract concessions by dividing and 'weakerung the bargaining unit. ''Since July of 1984, SONAT's man­ agement has imposed artificial distinc­ tions between crewmembers. Now it SONAT Marine has withdrawn the final proposal it submitted during the 1984 IOT contract negotiations. "We anticipate that a new round of nego­ tiations will soon commence," said John Fay, assistant secretary-treas­ urer of the SIU; in a letter to the membership. . . ·· resentatives,'' said Fay. "The opject · of SONAT's divide­ and-conquer strategy is clear: Man­ .agement wants to deny its seamen the benefits of a Union contract-benefits achieved through decades of struggle long before SONAT's purchase of the IOT fleet," said Fay. is seeking to drive a wedge between SONAT's seapen and.the. Union rep- <' c . nn..t.•""*••"""1"' what i ni n has on. igned n of it work remain in variou A t in effect. Yet the company top representatives, Bob Hall, to service SONAT tugs and barges on a fulltimebasis. HWI will be working closely with Tom Bediet, representative froni Marine Engineers District 2, to make sure that the membership on all SONAT boats is informed on all the latest developments. The Union is also planning to establish an Associate Member organiza- has been taking advantage of th confusion that it has caused by failing to reimburse members for work that they have done. Indeed, the company has been trying to add to the confusion by sending out literature that distorts the truth and which seeks to blame the SIU for SONAT's failure to implement a 3 percent wage increase on Oct. 15, barge captains. Members who join would be eligible for the following: viously had no intention of implementing," said John Fay. tion for SONAT captains, mates and 1985-"a wage increase that it ob- Labor Day Celebration Among the more than 125,000 Labor Day participants in a Detroit, Mich. celebration were (left to right) SIU Representative Byron Kelley, Michigan Gov. James Blanchard and UAW President Owen Beiber. Caught from a distance on the Dr. E.W. Brown (Higman Towing) are Tankerman M. Elliot, Capt. R. Williams and Pilot M. Rodgers You Can Trust Your Boat To the Men Who Stay Afloat "Fill 'er up, check the oil, and while you're at it why don't you scrape the seagulls off the wind­ shield." It was a strange and different kind of gas station the Seafarers aboard the tug MIV Hinton (Marine Con­ tracting) manned last month off the South Carolina coast. It was a float· ing filling station for a high-powered speedboat in a race from Miami, Fla. to New York City. Marine Contracting was con·tacted by one of the race entrants, Popeye's Fried Chicken, and asked if they could provide certain serv· ices for that company's speedboat, said Louis Seabrook of Marine Contracting. After the calculations were made and the rendezvous set, the Hinton and crew turned an oil barge, deck barge with a 20-ton crane and the tug itself into a filling station, dry dock and helicopter pad. Everything proceeded like clock­ work, Seabrook said. A helicopter carrying a relief crew for the speed­ boat found the Hinton, as did the speedboat. While the crews were changed, . the boat was filled with high-test racing fuel, and the speed­ boat was back in the race after only a 14-minute floating pit stop. The Popeye's entry finished sec­ ond in the race. But they left the Hinton in such a hurry, they forgot their free Flintstones glass. September 1 985 I LOG I 7 j .. j ' ' �Pensionet'Wdliam ' 'Philadelpliia- ori JUiy I3. Brother'Kelly Randolph Lewis Jr., , joined the Union in the port of Phila­ 74, passed away on delphia in 1961 sailing as a captain for Aug. 29. Brother Curtis Bay Towing from 1950 to 1982. of the Shipbuilders Union, Local 56 - - He attended the 1978 Piney Point InLewis joined the and Local 1 8 09. Boatman Grimes W'(ls Union in the port of land Atlantic Coast Educational and - born in Philadelphia and wasa resident Norfolk in 1972 sail­ Contract Conferences. Boatman Kelly - of Barrington, N.J. Surviving are a ing as a deckhand for was a former member of the Masters , daughter, Judith Wilgus of Belmawr, Curtis Bay Towing Mates and Pilots Union, Local 1700. N.J. and a sister, Lillian Moll of Wood­ Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. , he was a from 1950 to 1952 and for McAllister lynne , N.J. Brothers from 1953 to 1973. He was a resident of Media, Pa. Surviving are former member of the United Mine his widow, Patricia; four sons, Chris­ Pensioner Vincent Michael Kelly Sr., Workers Union, Disrict 50 from 1952 topher, Sean,_Andrew and Vincent Jr.; 60, died of heart failure in the Thoma� fo 196 1 . Boatman Lewis was born in a daughter, Patricia, and a niece, Kath- ryn Labrum of Wallingford, Pa. Northumberland Cty . , Pa. and was a Jefferson University Medicai Center, resident of Norfolk. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth and two . daughters , TinaHelgren of Norfolk and Kathleen. In Mem,orlam Harold Anthony Bourgeois Jr., 43 , died on July 23. Brother Bourgeois joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1983. He was born in Lou­ isiana and was a resident of Algiers, La. Surviving are his widow, Bobbie of Belle Chasse,La. ; his parents, Har­ old Sr. and Pauline of New Orleans, and a brother, Dennis, also of New Orleans.- '-­ - Pensioner Jesse T. Brown, died on Aug. 1 0. Brother Brown joined the Union in the port of Nort'olk. He retired in 1974 and lived in Supply, N.C. Surviving are his widow, Helen and a daughter, Lillian of Shatlotte, N.C. •· i Pensioner Pensioner John i Henry Creppon, i died on Aug. 60, 14. Creppon 0 joined the Union in - _ ; 1947 in the port of : Galveston, Texas -� sailing as an AB for ;,r' G & H Towing from 1954 to 1984. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritinie beef and - attended- the Piney Poiitt Inland Texas Crew Conference in 1977. Boat­ man Creppon was born in _ Freeport, Texas and was a resident qf Houston. Surviving are his widow, Lorence;_ a son, Kirk; a daughter, and two sisters, C . F .Walther ofHoqston and L.J. Glo­ ger of Friendswood, Texas. i Brother Pensioner - - Clifton _ _ _ The crew of the Gatco Florida iS all smiles after receiving a new three-year contract. .The crew is (I. to r. , standing) Cook .R. Walters, AB W. Burns, AB T. Richardson (sitting). ' Mate W. Nicholas, Engineei' Ed Schaftba'user, Engineer Ed Getz and Capt. R. Penley. AUGUST 1-31, 1985 Port - -­ succumbed '1o can• cer at home in Sanford, N;c, 'oil July 2� � Brother_ Douglas , , joined the Union in /' the {>Ort of Norfolk ,ill sailing as a chief en­ gineer for Curtis Bay Towing frorn 1945 to 1973. He was born in Hamett Cty . , N.C. Burial was in the Gi:e _ en­ lawn Park Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va. Surviving are his widow, Iantha and a daughter, Leta, both of Virginia Beach, Va. Sound, Wanchese, N.C. on July 3 1 . Brother- - Etheridge joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1967 sruJing as a deckhand, tankerman, inate and cap­ tain aboard the tug Little Curtis (Steuart Oil Transportation) from 1965 to 198 1 . He was born in Wanchese and was a resident there. Interment was in Cud­ worth Cemetery , Wanchese. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Betty ; two sons, Lauris and Christopher, and a: daugh­ ter, Corinne . _ __ _ _ _ 2:wJ�. : : : : : : � : : : : : : : : : : : : '. : : : : : : : : : : . . . �E?t:���:,::·: ::::. : ::: : . .. Jacksonville . . . . Sail Francisco . . Wilmington . . . . Seattle . . . : . . . . Puerto Rico , . . . -Houston . . . . • . . Algonac . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . Totals . ._ - - o, : :·::: ::: : -: ::::::: . .- ·. ·, ·.. . . . . . . -: ,- . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . • . .- . . .. . . .. . . . • . _. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . • . . . . . . . . ....................,.... . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. - - ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . • -• • . • • . • . . . . Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloucester_ . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . , . New York . . . , , . . . , . . . . . . , , . , . . . . . . , . . . _ , Philadelphia , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . , , . , , . . . . . , . • . , , , , . , . . . . . . , . , . Norfolk . . , . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . , . , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . -, . . . . . . . . . New Orleans , , . . . , , , , , , , , , , . , . . . . . . . , . , . Jacksonville . , . . , , . , . . . , . , . , , , _ , . . , . . . , , , San Francisco . . . . . . • . . . . . , . , , . . . , . • . . , . . Wilmington , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·, .- . . . , . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico , . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . , , . , . . . . : . • . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . • Algonac , . , , , . .. -. . . . . . . . . , . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . .. , . . . . , .- -. , . , . , . , , . . . . , , . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 ·o · o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 0 2 Totals All Departments . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '125 29 . , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . , . . . . . Baltimore . , . . , No rfol k . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . New Orleans . . Jacksonville . . , san Francisco . Wilmington . , , Seattle . , . . . , , Puerto Rico _ . . . Houston . . . � . -. Algonac . . . , . , St. Louis . . , , , Piney Point . . . - Totals . . . . . _. ,., . , , . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . , .,,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . • . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .,...., ...�.. ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . , . . . . . : . . . . . ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , ,.. . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . :-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Port _ Totals . . . . . • ** - , ,,.; , 0 0 0 10 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 Philadelphia - · '.'., _- o---: _ 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 New York . , _ 1 7 54 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 4 23 1 0 99 . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . ........:. Port - Thomas Anthony Grimes, 65, died of heart-lung failure in the Cooper Medical Center, Camden, N .J. on Aug. 9. Brother Grimes joined the Uruon in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 work­ ing as a mechanic-machinist for the Curtis Bay Towing shoregang from , 1952 to 1985. He was- a former member '0 - Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltlmore . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - _ drowned iri _ Croatan *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class c - . - Jessie Emerson Etheridge · Jr. , 40, Sablan, Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters Leon Do�as, 76, · Jose 71, passed away from heart failure at home in Norfolk on Aug. 14. ,Brother Sablan joined the Union in the port of Norfolk \.: in 1963 sailing for Curtis Bay Towing from 1971 to 1978. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy. Boatman Sablan was born in Guam. Burial was in the Hampton (Va.) Na­ tional Cemetery. Surviving are a son, John of Norfolk and a daughter, Joyce Wright of Ch�sapeake, Va. Agun ; - - :_. Q: _: · 0 7 0 0 0 7 14 0 11 0 0 0 0 20 0 DECK '"ci:J )': . ': � lJfPARTM�NT 0 1 12 58 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 86 59 ;,l {'1:�: - O. �',· •• ,,-0 3 0 8 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 19 S:�ARD DEPARTMENT ' • 0 -- - 0 - 0 00 0 0 0 0 - -0 6 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 80 104 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2' 24 · Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping_ at the port last month. " "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men. registered at the port at the end of last month. _ 8 /LOG I September 1 985 -- ----------------- - --��-- .;;<0:'7( :-;f_; 0 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 - 4 3 1 ;0 0 - o 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 o . 2 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 28 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 t o_ o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 . \·: �. ·ff :o 0 7 11 70 0 8 6 ii 2 0 0 11 25 4 0 144 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 1 0 28 0 4 0 14 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 11 10 3 0 53 0 - - - -- 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00 3 --- ,::,--: �ir: ; 0 1 5'' 0 0 0 14 52 0 11 .0 0 0 0 28 1 121 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 - 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 18 0 5 0 0 0 3 12 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 31 1.81 74 162 �Valiant Crewmembers Pump Oil: .. . b CliftOn James Black um, ' ' 62; joined\ C.harles · Tennent Fletcher, 63 , joined · the Union in the port of Norlolk in 1 962 sailing as a deckhand � captajri : for Stone Towing from l954: �to' 1962 : and for Cape Fear 'I'owitig ir<ik • 1·%9: . to 1 977. Brother Blackburn was a former member : o:f_ the .utiited Mine workers; tJiiion,� �at · .5<> rtom 1954 to 1%2 . 'He alS-0 wdrke.d as a Pepsi� Cola Co. salesman· from'l952 to 1 954. " Boatman Biackburn is a vet�ran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Born in Samson Cty. , N . C . , he is a resident of Wilmington, . . . N.C. · ' ·. the U riion in tlie port l · in of Jackson.vile 1 976 sailing as an AB for Mariner '{owing · . . (IOT}. . - _ Brpther . Fletch.erJast shlppecI ' out of the port ' of Mobile. He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War I I . Boatman Fletcher was born in Alabama arid is a resident of Bay Minette, Ala. · Joseph Clayborne Brooks, 62, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in. 1962 sailing as an AB for Mariner Towing (IOn from 1 963 to 1972. Brother Brooks attended the Piney Point SONAT Inland Conference in 1984. He was b<>rn in Virginia and is a resident of Mathews, Va. · Walter Grabowski, 59, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1 977 sailing as a deckhand for the Pennsyl­ vania Railroad and aboard the tllg New Yorker (Conrail) from 1 945 to 1977. Brother Grabowski was a former member of the Masters , Mates and Pilots Union from 1945 to 1960. He is a veteran of the U,S . Army in- World War II. · Born in Jers�y -City, N.J . . be. . ; is a resident there. · < . . ,_ ·'· RQber( Graham Eason,, 62,joined the: ..port of Union iii the . Noffolk in. i960, He .·. .. sailed · as · a tankerman, mate and capLynch for tain 1946 from Brothers . OATCO . .. to 1953 from 1954 to 1912 an(f Allied m 19n. Brother Eason was a former • · , _ · member of the United! Mine Workers· , Union from 1 959 to 1961 . . H� is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World war n. &ltman Ea.son w born in North Carolina and i a resident of Wilmington, N.C. To� · , . . llenry llebdlmlw., 68, joined the Union in the p()rtoi Houston in 1958 . sailing as an oiler, assistant engineer and chief engineer for G . & H Towing from 1958 to 1977. Brother Hendrixson was_ a former member of the Pipefitters Union,,LoCaJ533, Kan. . . ·- Mis urL He was bom lli'J..Oe town, Kan. and i a resident of Day­ ton, Texas. . .. . .· · · - · ' La��ce EbDer �' S6, johted the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1960 sailina as a deckhand and pilot. Brother Martin was born in GeorPa and i& a resident of St. Rose , La. . Yalial.I cre�mbers OS S. Vickery Oeft) and AB J. Parks pose on the pumping barge Pennsylvania. · Harry Robert Is- Maier JJ'�,, 6,3doined. enhart, ro,joined the . the.U$n in lhe port Union in the- port of . ..of Houston in 1957 ' Philadelphia in 1 957 sailing as a captain sailing as a cook for ...,,... for Dixie Carriers Express Marine in .... from 1957 to 1985 . ' 1974 and for Allied Brother Maier was Towing in 1 977, in . Oc,({� born Brother henbart la t Mi s. and i a re ident of Spring shipped. out of the pc:>rt of orfolk. He: was born· irt Gassaway, W�Va. and is · . . . . Freeport, Texas ...... a resident of Stonewall, N .C. · · .· · · . . � . OD Lope, 61, joined the · .. Aboard . the. Miami · River : Union in the. port of Noi:folk in 1 965 sail-· ing. as a chief- stew-'· . · �l���:fd;!Mii:�: · ·· . · (Assn. of Maryland Pilots) from 1 967 to 1 972. Brother Lope is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War IL He was born in the Philippines and is a resident of Norfolk. Charle5 Lloyd LOwe, 69, joined the Union in the port of Mobile in . 1 956 sail­ ing as an oiler. Brother _Lowe was . born . in the British "llil.ii�f"l'l"'l• . West Indies and is a ... resident of Mobile. · --.........-.....- '. b�d H� 'is both the �t o�tit�r and chief Fischet ts some.t of a one� engineer of the Miami River which is working with the dredge Sugar Islander in Pascagoula, man I. MW. harbor • . •. · Rufus Cecil Pitt­ 62; joined the man, ·· Unio n .in the port of , Norfolk in 1 96� sail­ ing as ' a captain "for · the NBC Line from 1943 to 1953 and frorn 1963 .t:OJ973. Brother • Pittmafi . �fu �?iied for the Sinclair Refining Co. from1955. to 1963 and for McAllister Broth�rs in 1 973 : He was a former member of the Mariners Uriion, Local 912. Boatman Pittrrian:was born in Lukens, N .C. and is a reiideni .-Of Chesapeake·, Va. . ·. . · · Eugene R. Lut­ . treU, 64� joined the chuck U nion in the port of Philadelphia in 1 957 sailing as a captain for Mariner Towing (IOT) from 1 965 to 1974. Brother Moore last shipped out from . the port of Jacksonville: He was born in Washington, N .C. and is a resident of Brandon, Fla. ·. � _ i f Arthur Eugene · . Union in the port. of Norfolk in 1 96 1 sail­ . ing as a chief engi­ neer for Curtis Bay · Towing from 1954 to 1985. Brother Lut­ tr.�U also sailed for McAllister BrothersJrom 1 95 1 to 1 954. He was born in Readville, Va. and is a resident of Norfolk . · George Davi.d Williams0n. Jr.-, 6_5 ; joined t.he Union in the port ofNoJfolk in 1 96 1 .. sailing as a deckhand and leadman for Curtis Bay Towing from 1960 to 1974. Brother Williamson also sailed as a commercial fisherman: . He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union, Local 50. in 1961 .: Boatman Williamson was born in Lowland, N .C. and .is a resident of Suffolk, Va. September 1 985 I LOG I 9 ,' I' I l ;j \ l=-· - �-- ---- ,,________ ·--- · ___ , ____ -- � - --.. · ---- --- i J �. , ,. _ . ,. - ·- � -..:c:: , ;:� ,, _ \• • --r+-- ��:::.�---:-._�����r�:�..., One .Step at a Time Seafarer's . Daughter Katie Battles Cerebral Palsy by Lynnette Marshall Her favorite color is puq)le, Katie' s mother Sarah Calahan says. And she loves babies. She has one of her very own. A Cabbage Patch doll she feeds from a tiny bottle . And hugs . Just three and trying very hard , Katie Calahan has learned to stand while someone counts to 2�and _to take short steps without neediqg to hold onto . anything for support. A sweet, active child, she very niuch wants to help her mother clean house for her new baby sister soon to arrive home from the hospital maternity ward. When she tells her father, Seafarer Thomas Calahan, what she really wants most, more than anything, it' s a min­ iature broom and dust pan and ruffled apron toy set. She is the apple of her father's eye, says his wife Sarah. He thinks such a toy would be a help to Katie . Because by moving the broom, she stands . And that, along with her many other exercises, might somedai help Katie to regain the use of her legs that she lost at birth to cerebral palsy. Katie is one of 750,000 children and adults in the nation today handicapped by cerebral palsy, a condition that may impair speech and disturb nerve and motor coordination. ' Katie' s condition became noticeable when she was six months old, Sarah Calahan remembers . And she told Ka­ tie ' s doctors about how her daughter's legs would cross very tightly and she would have difficulty changing Katie's clothes. Katie's feet, too, would curl up tensely and then tum outward . At times her toes point out awkwardly behind Katie now. With a new baby on the way , there has been even more urgency for Katie to keep exerCising so her muscles become more limber to give her more independence from her parents. Be­ cause it will be harder to carry Katie while caring for a newborn, Katie has been spending her summer in training. Working long hours every day with her uncle in Atlanta, using only a cut­ off broomstick or two light-weight ski poles for support, Katie practiced for two months "like an athlete" learning how to walk. And repeating over and over to herself slowly, · 'This is going to make m e stronger. This is going to make me walk, " Katie was able to discipline herself to go on. " Katie wanted to be a big sister and she wanted physically to be a big sister in every way , " said Sarah Calahan. ' 'She would call me and we would talk long distance on the phone. And she would say 'Mommy, I'm so proud of myself. ' And I would say ' Katie, I'm so proud too . ' " Katie s metimes knows that when her mother is busy cooking dinner she cannot go out an<J·. play because there would be no one . there. to catch her . when she falls . According to Sa:rati Calahan , the condition has affected Katie in such a way that her mind will not tell lier leg muscles to relax. She cannot reach her legs over her hobby horse. And it is doubtful she will ever run and feel the wind toss her honey colored hair. But in every other re­ spect, Katie is a normal, healthy child, her mother says. She has tested far above average on intelligence tests . " And returning home from Atlanta she could walk. "It takes her about 30 minutes but she · can walk from one end of the living room to the other side , ' ' Thomas Calahan explains, trying to hold back a father's pride and pleasure. To thousands of others like herself who awaken each morning to realize that only in tqeir dreams is the burden of cerebral palsy lifted, Katie has been a symbol of life ' s sometimes seemingly insurmountable tragedies. When the leg braces reach the floor to take the day's first steps, living is painful to those who cannot walk without them. The wheelchair each morning awaits others. Though in their dreams they walk. For some afflicted with. cerebral palsy, the words will never come out as they should. But Katie, in her white pinafore dress flowing one size · too large so it nearly covers her leg braces as she steadies herself, holding onto two vertical bars, smiling, despite all, makes the world at once bright. This is the way Katie appears in a . . . . · Most people wouldn't think twice about a task as simple as walking across a room, but to Katie Calahan that is a triumph borne of determination and courage. 1 0 I LOG I September 1985 Katie Calahan photograph distributed to victims of cerebral palsy and to fund-raising or­ ganizations . by .the Easter Seals cam­ paign . Easter Seals is a non.-profit organization that gives support to peo­ ple like Katie. Serving last year as a poster child for the Easter Seals cam­ paign, her guest appearance on the Easter Seals telethon, her photograph and her presence at many fund-raising events has helped bring thousands of ·· · dollars in contributions, dollars that will go far into research to find a cure for cerebral palsy. in th� neo-natal unit of the hospital in which Katie was born. "If she goes several days and does not work out, her muscles will tighten and she 'll have to exercise to feel better. But the condition is nonpro­ gressive, " Sarah Calahan says. And then she is beaming. She is remem­ bering that over the phone Katie asked · for a pair of roller skates for Christ­ mas. For a child who will have cerebral palsy for a lifetime, the request seems out -of the question. ''Always , there is the hope , " says Sarah, "that as an adult , Katie will be . able to walk unassisted. " And she believes deeply that this is what will happen, such a well spring of hope is her small daughter's determination to overcome cerebral palsy . ·. She's Going to be OK Reflecting on the therapy Katie has undergone for three years of her young life, Sarah Calahan says she has al­ ways tried to keep a positive attitude. "We didn't expect Katie would do so well in such a short time , " she say s . " Being her dad, it's n o different," says Thomas · Calahan. "Your kid's · your kid. I love her, and hope for the best for .her. We know a nurse who has cerebral palsy. And I believe Katie is going to tum out to be an exceptional person. I don't think it will slow her down . " Sarah Calahan has gone from full­ time to part-time work as a nurse so she can be there for Katie . She works ·· Editor's Note: Katie Calahan became a big sister when hen nother gave birth to Jessie Megmicalaha1l; But like Kane, Jessie was born prelnature aniJ. with complications. After a long stay in · the . hpspital, she is at home now. The per­ soruil struggle of Katie and her parents is an inspirational one.' One bur.den other familksface in such situations, the heavy financial burden · of . medical. care, hos been lightened. The Seafarers Health and Welfare Plan hos provided coverage for the Calahans in their time of need. �Make You r Futu re Cool & Comfortable . . .• · Take the SH LSS Refrigerati on Cou r;se ' cWm>om insuuction and practical hands-on �· Topic:S include: refrigeration theory, refrigerants and lubricating oils and their use, ooublcsh<>('.J:iQg , standard service techniques for repairfug and maintai n i n g hermetic and commercial Sy-stems. The program of instructioo .includes working. . on and operating ships stores · plants, air conditioning plants, refrigerated container units, walkin and reach-in boxes, pantry refrigerators/freezers, ice machines, and water coolers. The training also ., includes the cotqplete fabncation of a working refrigeration system including leak testing, evacuation,_. charging with refrigerant and oil, setting operating controls , . and troubleshooting. . · . . . . . . To be e}igiQ �· fbt this .<o\lCSC all applicants mliSt hold a QMED Any Rating endorsement, or endorsements as a Refrigeration Engineer and Electrician , or equivalent inland experience. The vast majority of refrigerated cargoes are presently being shipped by the use of refrigerated coo.tainers. Working and living conditions onboard modern vessels are a vast improvement over what conditions were many years ago. one important contributor to this improvement is the use of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. Crew comfon during a voyage depend.5 upon engine department personnel knowledgeable in the operation and maintenance of such.equipment. The six - week course in Refrigeration Systems Maintenance and Operations offered at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Samansbip consists of both ! · . · · � su� dclivcry of such in optimum maiketabJe condition requires · refrigeration cargoes and maintenance electddans operation and maintenance procedures associated with such equipment. In keeping up with technological advances, the Seafarers Harry ·Lundeberg School is offering knowledgeable in the beginniog .'in l986: a six�� eourse in Refrigerated Cont.aiQer5 Advanced Maintenance. Check future issues of the LOG for a detailed course description, eligibility requirements, and course dates. . ...� . ..•r�d..l'Lt i&'it > <> Edwin Harris uses a propane torch to solder a soft copper refrigeration tubing swaged joint. . . .. James McDaniel (I.) and Wllllam Lignos Install a filter dryer and sight glass/moisture Indicator Into a llquld llne. . . Tyler Womack (r.) prepares a joint for soldering. Left to r. Steve Walters and Edwin Harris inspect a soldered joint while Spurgeon Simpson cuts refrigeration tubing. September 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 �(:"· QM E D U pdate college and studied Marketing at the University of Maryland. After _ · 1t iS e�remely_imp<?tt�tto no�ify �e SID.SS if �ere is any change in spending five years· -in -- the your ra�tng. Verification ts reqmred; tn�lude copies front arid back of Marketing field and finding it seamen s docume11ts or a copy of yout hcense; creatively unrewarding. Bud - - Fill out the coupon below and send to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg returned - to college and receiv�d a School of Seamanship , Piney Point, Md. 20674. Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts at · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· � · · �· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · � · · · · · � · - · · · - · · · · · · . . . St� Mary's College in St. Mary's City, Maryland. __ ! Mail To: Bud began working at SID.SS : - Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School - of Seamanship in 1974. In 1977 he started the Director of .Vocatiorial Education Arts and Crafts Department Piney- Point, Maryland 20674 which took over the functions of the old Hobby Shop . The Arts and Crafts D ep artment is The following information is provided to update designed towards_ education. Its my reco�ds: I received my QMED rating on Date main objective is both teaching __ - _ • _ - · Bud Adams begins the process- of forging a silver wine goblet - how - to Use appropriate tools and understanding the possibUities and lin;iitations of different materials� - It also emphasizes the we of raw materials {not kits) to Arts & Crafts Coordinator create_- art objects. Students can learn the basics at SHLSS and The staff at SHLSS is known for - - - follow thCough on their own. The Arts and Crafts Department offers their diverse backgrounds and abilities. Bud Adams, . our Arts instruction in leather, metal, glass and Crafts Coordinator, has and wood. The skills that are acquired some of the more taught - are chosen with - the unusual skills. He has worked in seaman in mind. y expanding creative art _ mediums froin . Bud is - con�uall painting to blacksmithing. his own creative education. He -Bud w as raised in the experiments, learns from other Washington D .C. area and comes instructors or _ students , and enrolls in at least one course each from a family of cabinet makers, carpenters and other craftsmen. year to learn another art medium. Upon completing high school, he ' 'The more the instructors spent three years in the Army. know, " says Bud, "the more we After his tour of duty, he went to can teach. ' ' Bu d Ad ams ­ 0 - · ·. -r· : . .. • ' __.._ _ _ I have completed the following specialty course(s): - Marine Electrical Maintenace - _ Date Diesel Regular - Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations . Pumproom Maint & Operation - ___ Date _ _ Welding Marine Electronics _ -Date _ • __ Date I hold a valid 3rd/ 2nd Assistant Engineer License issued on NAME SS# BOOK# ADDRESS __ Date _ _ _ Date Hydraulic --'---Date Automation __ Date Date ������ --------�-­ ------- TELEPHONE# . - • Note: Each member should provide a photocopy of I :evidence - to substantiate ·changes •'fri : 4ie - ·above • -- : : records . : . •· · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · • · · • · · · •• · • • · · · · • • · · · · • · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · · · SH LSS CO U RSE - c.RADUATES Third Assistant Engineer F_lrst row I. to r.: David Mull, John Pennick, Harry Gearhart, Michael DeNardo, Ruben Velez. Second row I. to r.: Steven Kues, Bob Lee, Phillip Decker, Danyl White, Lee Cook, William Parker. --- _ · The marriage of gold t o silver i s demonstrated I n the above necklace. The rutilate:d quartz adds a fi nishing touch. Spe�ial Ab le Seaman/ Crane Operator's Course ==== - ==== - A special Able Seaman/Crane - Operators course has been scheduled from Novem ber 1 , 1 985 to December 1 9, 1 985, i n order' t o provide train ed crane operators for jobs that w i l l become avai lable i n - late December, 1985. Course Schedule· * · Lif�boat _Able Seaman/ _ Crane Operator Checklln Date Completion Date October 1 8 October 31 N ovember 1 - December 1 9 * Note: Thi s l ifeboat class i s schedu led for the students who wi l l attend the Able Seaman/Crane Operators course, and do not hold a l ifeboat endorsement. 12 I LOG I September 1985 • _ _ Lifeboat _ _ Front row I. to r.: Ryan Malla, Wilhelmina Ortiz, Richard Manalo. Second row Lto r:: Ben Cusic (Instructor), Ed Kirkland, Bernard Moody, James Thornton, Crissy Wright. Third row I. to r.: Peter Schmitt, Ken Miner, Tina Sivola, Mark Dawes, Kevin Wolfe, John Morgan, Pedro Torres, Valentin Lora, Glenn Kitchen. . �Upgrading Course- Sc;h:ed�I� ';����,-·uN�t Octobe� Thru December 1 985 . . · ··. ' . · ' );1.. : \� }I Programs. Geared to lmpro·ve Job Sktlls t ' ' ... ' s,,�i"'" ' . • .· ' · ' " Diesel Engineer - Regu lar Fol lowing are the updated co�rse schedules for Oc�qber through December 1985, at the Seafare rs Harry Lun.deberg · · School of Seamanship . . ·. • . . . . . . .. ·.· . . . . ·. SIU Representatives all ports w i l l assist members i n prepari ng app l i cations. . . NOTE: · Re-reg i ster be fore · leavi ng . your home po rt ·for · trai n i ng at the Seafa re rs · H a rry Lundeberg School of Seama n s h ip _t o . avo i d hav i ng an expi red s h i p p i n g .· · . registration card wtlEm l eavi n g SH LSS: . . . .. . Also · bring. p roof .of Seafarers Welfare .Plan .-eUgib.HitY · with you . · . . . ,, �·· ·· · · · Deck Upg r11ding �ourses - � " · : g:T:k·ln "· . Seallft Operattons &. Maintenance October 1 8 Radar Observer · Octobeff1 · • November 1 Lifeboat (Must be taken In Sim ulator _ . g:;:ptetton > • · con}unctlon with � cdurae) ·. · . · - . .. · .. , _ November 15 November 29 December 6 November 21 December:5 December _ 1 2 �hnth1y .· .• .· varies . . · varies :\:.J:.:. .·• Dlite .. . octo�r 21 ) ; . ·- ,·� · Adult · EducatiC>n ·. · courses ·· . - . - ·: :·· �:-. - Check-In · Course -October 31 t,1�w-�k1y· · Check"'" Course ,, ·.' ; ' &tc.>t>er 18 : . · . . Length of · Course . Recertification Programs · ·· · C>ecemt>er13 ·. · · l October 23 •· 14· weeks ·.· De.camber 4 - · · • 14 weeks · · steward Recertlflciltfon . . . : ·. �- November'21 -· - · Chief steward ' . . .-. '. Deeember.:19· · ·. bourses cheek-1n1 Chief Cook . -: Completion · · · Date Cook and . Baker · .·. # '{ . No.vember 28 , . · Nc5V_erri ber 7 · · Course . . . . . Course � Steward Upgr ding:,. . · October 11 . ··; . . Nov rhbe� 1 · · !' · Fireman Watertender & Oller . Marine Electron ics And Promote U.S. Maritime . I ndustry · · ' ' Course . tn· Cour§f.$ . Engine Upgradi ng (ESL) English as a · Second La!Jg�age Dat·e .- · November 1 5 (ABE) Adult 8$$ · November 1 s ; : 1.c·: e.d�� �tto o �: : ' ;, . (GEOJ High School £qutv8lency Program N ovember 1 ' ' • ,,, ',', ' ,• • • >' ••• ' ' ' · · .. ·. : , I, '• • Completion · D•te ,., , _ Oecember2 • Completton : '. ·o.te .-..��, : !, . ( · December 1 3 ' ' _ _ December 1 3 December 1 3 �h, (DVS) Developmental Studies October 25 N ov t>er 1' ,. . , Able Seaman/Crane Operator Decem ber 1 9 November 1 1 , . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . 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' · ' ea9.i flP. 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ...._ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .__. . --- l'�tn: ·'·ci ,va� .· · •: , , . · ·· Trai nee Program: From -----� to=a - ------· (a = a= te�atte �e� a.) n s No o (If YEts, rn 1 In below). . . . - ' � · No D (If yes; fill In below) Have you attended any S H LSS Upg,radln g Courses: D Yes . · _ _ _ � --'- Do you hold a letter of completionJqr Lltet;>oat: D _Ye� No. D Firefighting: o . ·· :-· · RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TlME�(�hoWonly amount needed to upgr�}n t81lngndt� above or attach l�tter of 5ervlc&, whl�hev�r I� appllcable.) VESSEL T i>ATESHJPPEQ RA iNG ffELD .. .:� "' : · - · . ' . · ,\, . .,'.�- · · .. � ' . " ,/'·.. , D FOWT 0 QMED-Any Retlng 0 Marine Electronlca 0 AutOtMtlon 0 DleHI Engine 0 Marine Etectrtcal Maintenance D Pumproom M1lnt1nanct I Oper1Uon 0 Aefrtgerallon 819tema Maintenance • O Chief EnglneerfAaalatant Engl""' (Unlnapected Motor YHHI) D Secondllh lrd Aaat. 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The UIW is an affil" Union organizers are on the move again, " screamed the ·ad. "Armed iate of the SIU. with more sophisticated strategies and This year's Labor Day celebration more aggressive tactics. And backed had a special theme: industrial policy. · The problems facing the American by greater campaign dollars. " merchant marine are part of a larger If the SIU is any guide, then the ad problem faeing all American industries is indeed right. We learned the hard and. workers. way that you can't always trust the As part of our commitment to the word of "Big Business." You can work with them, but you can't trust concept of an industrial policy, . we Creat Lakes · and them. have been active on a grassroots poWestern Rivers litical level. We held a fundraising What has happened in the inland by V. P. Mike Sacco industry is an example of what I am luncheon in conjunction with Teamtalking about. SONAT Marine, a comsters Local 572 on behalf of Lt. Gov. REDGING projects have been Leo McCarthy, who has been a good pany with which the SIU has had good proceeding apace on the Great relations for more than 20 years, unifriend of organized labor and the marLakes. Leudtke Engineering·, in parlaterally reclassified the captains, itime industry. When he was speaker ticular, has been doing well. mates and barge captruns as superviof the California State Assembly, he Leudtke has been declared the low sors. helped pass through more labor-sponbidder on a harbor dredging project in SONAT believed that we wouidjust sored legislation than ever before. Lorain, Ohio. It will soon begin work roll over and play dead. They were Part of developing an industrialpolon a substantial project-a diked diswrong. A yeat after the Green Fleet icy is to foster better relations between posal area in Green Bay, Wis. management and labor. We have been contract expired, we are still fighting The Green Bay project demonit out before the Nation'al Labor. Redoing that with our quarterly meetings strates the broad range of work that lations Board. with Crowley Towing. the SIU is involved in up here on the While shipping has been slow, we We won't give up. We didn't give Great Lakes. Leudtke is being asked in to other companies that have tried still have been getting work that the to build an environmentally safe island the same approach: Dixie Carriers, military has contracted out to the prithat will store industrial waste over a Curtis Bay, ACBL. And it cost those vate sector. IO-year period. companies plenty. . Sen. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) spoke Given the nature of our society, it at the dedication of the USNS ReguWe are working closely with District is not a matter of whether you are in lus, which is being crewed by SIU 2 on this issue. Bob Hall, one of our favor of industrial waste-it will exist top organizers, is servicing SONAT members. It is the fi r st of the SL-7s no matter what-it is a matter of how tug and barges with Tom Bethel, an that will be operated by Bay Tankers. you can safely dispose of it. organizer from District 2. We are makThe reason why we are getting this Much of the industrial waste is left ing a special effort to keep SONAT work is that our members have worked to evaporate or else be pumped out members informed of their rights. hard to make themselves more marand hauled away. The remains, the ketable. Two new courses being ofNot surprisingly, the company has most toxic part, will be stored in the fered at Piney Point-the three-man tried to take advantage of the needless holloUJ " bowl of the island that Leudtke · Steward Department and Sealift Main� c(>nfu' ion that. irca.u . sed.· by· unilatetally . will build. . .· "· · . . .. .i:eclas ifymg :: cert8in · Categorie' '/'br · . · :tenan� �bave: be e n particularly tierp;.:; . · . -· ·• . , �thet · ���tf,.. �es' . . . . workers . .. fuL . as . supmisors. Members Dtedging and Dock-has fi rtl s h eifriver aren't getting the overtime that is due We also have been trying to work and harbor dredging projects in Bufthem under the old contract, which closely with the rest oforganized labOr falo, N. y. It also is winding up a light remains in effect until · some determion issues that we think are important replacement project in Sandusky, Ohio. on SIU representatives in Washington present charges. made is the nation Byron Kelley represented the SIU attended the State Labor Council there The company is hoping that its workat the Labor Day parade in Detroit, in order to make recommendations ers will be too scared to file grievances Mich. which had its usual quota of on this matter. about the upcoming state elections; In SIU caps and colors. During the day addition, I touched base with SUP The managers at SONATlike to call he met with UAW President Owen President Paul Dempster, MFOW the company the C�illac �f fleets . Ii Bieber and Gov. James Blanchard to this is a Cadillac, I'd hate to see an President Whitey Disley and MMP discuss issues important to the mariPresident Robert Lowen when we atEdsel. time industry. This has toughened our resolve in tended ceremonies commemorating the all areas of our operations. We reanniversary of V-J Day, which were held onboard the Enterprise. cently were successful in organizing the . fishermen in the New Bedford Vice President George Bush gave area. In addition, we are involved in an e1oquent speech . ·B. ut actions speak louder than words. I believe that the an organizing drive in the Baltimore best way to honor V-J Day is to grant area. We are trying to sign up the veteran s status to the merchant sailworkers onboard the cruise ships that ors who nske d therr lives so that this operate in that port. country could wm world War II. Our commitment to our members-past, present and future-extends to all areas. As for the fishermen of New Bedford, we will make sure to publicize the single most important problem plaguing that industry: the growing West Coast insurance crisis. by V.P. George McCartney The fishermen in nearby Gloucester have an extra problem. The dehydraEMBERS in Wilmington had the tion plant there - that processes the chance to see AFL-CIO Pre si­ remains of fish--Or gurry as it is called-­ dent Lane Kirkland speak at a Labor has been. closed down. The entire . Day picnic that celebrated the coritri­ fishing season has been lost, and . butions 'that organized labor has made to the American way of life. hundreds of people are thinking about leaving the industry. The SIU made good use of the East Coast occasion by running a booth that pro­ We have been active on a grassroots by V.P. Leon Hall moted the American-flag merchant level on this and other issues. In Bal­ timore, Rep. Helen Delich Bentley marine. Brochures on the SS Inde­ full page ad proclaiming " How attended a PQrt Council meeting which pendence and SS Constitution were To Keep Your Company Union­ was charred by MPC President Joe handed out, as were products made Free" has recently appeared in busiby members of the United • Industrial . ness magazines. Townsley of the Teamsters. Bentley D . .- . PresidentS' Report ; One bright spot has been Norfolk, which has been getting the lion's share of military work contracte� out by the Navy. Here is a partial list of some of the ships that have been in and out of that port: the Keystone State, the PFC James Anderson Jr. , the William V. Baugh, the Cpl. Louis Haughe Jr. , - and the Sunnypoint. Also in Norfolk, negotiations have been continuing with Shawn's Launch Inc. and the Asso­ ciation of Maryland Pilots . · .·. · • M A 14 I LOG I September 1 985 talked about the crisis in the maritime ·industry today and highlighted a num­ ber of important issues, most notably ca.rgo preference. · · · Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco Tto be more like Thanksgiving than HIS year's Labor Day turned out anything else .. Residents in Jacksonville and Mobile lived through yet another hurricane, Elena. Injuries and property damage were far less than originally anticipated. An interesting follow-up to the hurtills was . tJieji,(_s.t4oor pay plirade. ijl 'tlie :hisiQry of M()liile� rAI�l.i -i' to be cancelled because of a hurricane . . But it was rescheduled and the SIU is going to sponsor a float. - ricane; Na. We have been negotiating with . tional Marine over the detajls of a new contract. In addition, we have been meeting with representatives of G & H T-Owing about some modification of the contract. It hasn't been easy. There is a serious problem in: the towboat industry. Demand is down, and there is a lot of competition from other modes of transportation. · . We have been active on a grassroots level throughout the Gulf. In Jacksonville, we supported Mike Langton for the city legislature. Thanks to the support that our members gave him, he gamere.d 42 percent of the vote and secured a spot in the run-off election. Also in Jacksonville, Headquarters Representative George Ripoll was asked to serve on the Economic Development Council that has been forined to promote business in that city. He will be well-positioned to advance the interests of the port from that post. As with other ports around the coun­ try, military work has become increas. ingly important for members in Jack­ sonville. Representatives from that port attended the christening of the MV Gus W. Darnell. Officials from the Military Sealift Command spoke and praised . the work that the private sec.. tor -has done in carrying out these .··· duties. (Continued on Page 28.) �The SIU Returns to New Bedford Photos & Story by DEBORAH GREENE T HE SEAFARERS International Union is back in New Bedford ! In 1 979, the fishermen in the New Bedford region voted to disaffiliate from the SIU . They were part of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, an affiliate of the Seafarers International Union of North America. It was an autonomous organization with its own constitution and contract. The SIU had little contact with the New Bed­ ford Fishermen's Union's officials. So when they decided to leave after get­ ting a lot of "pie in the sky" promises from the Teamsters Local 59, there was no way to prevent them from walking. For the past six years , the fishermen of New Bedford have been under con­ tract with Local 59 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). And during those six years, there has been a serious decline in the New Bedford fishing industry. Where there used to � �fo · SIU Ne rd Port Agent Joe Piva (right) administers the Seafarers oath to new book members (I. to r.) Frank Joia, SIU organizing rep; Michael Perron; Gene Magan, SIU organizing rep, and Robert Miller. be more than 1 ,500 union jobs, there are now fewer than 600 . For those few who were able to survive as fishermen, things were still pretty tough. Prices for fish fell as foreign competitors took over the American market with their imports . Insurance costs went sky high, and cancellations of current insurance pol­ icies are becoming more frequent. These problems are affecting the I , 1 in New Bedford, fishermen and boat­ the intention of the SIU to let every But the philosophy of the SIU is to owners are becoming more aware of boat have a vote-and so elections will continue for another six months. try to improve the quality of life for the problems they face and the fact that, with the proper representation, some things can be done to improve their situation. Piva, with· the assist· ance of three representatives, Gene Magan, Frank Joia and Henri Fran­ cois, and the negotiating talents of SIUNA Vice President Jack Caffey fishing industry around the country, not just in New Bedford. But here in (who is special assistant to SIU Pres­ New Bedford (a city with the highest paigning on the waterfront for two years, telling the fishermen that they dollar value of any port in the U . S .), a city whose fishing industry does not have the potential for growth-the Teamsters Local 59 ignored the prob­ lems of the fishermen. They failed to service their vessels, and failed to come up with any kind of legislative program, either locally or in Washing­ ton, D.C . , to help tum the tide for the hard-pressed fishing industry. * * * But the SIU can help ! And through the efforts of Joe Piva, SIU port agent ident Frank Dtozak), has been cam­ have problems which can be solved, listening to their needs, and talking about programs to rebuild the indus­ try. As of this writing, the SIU has already organized 1 40 of the 2 1 0 boats in the fleet. By the end of the year, this number will probably be closer to 175 boats and l ,500 members. Eighty­ five of the boats have already been certified; the rest are going into elec­ tions within the next few weeks. It is * * tion is the key to unlock the many * doors which. would otherwi e.remain The question remains, however: Just what can the SIU really do to help out the New Bedford fishing industry that Local 59 did not? The answer can be found in several different areas. First, new members will be sworn into the Union and will receive their SIU books, establishing a real bond Union, the with of protection something they never had with the Local 59. just as they do in their other ports for their deep-sea, inland and Great Lakes members . By maintaining a proper hiring hall, fishermen will have some­ contract infractions and other prob­ lems they may wish to bring up. They also will no longer have to seek out Third, and very important, are the educational opportunities available through the SIU . The Union maintains a large training and upgrading facility at their Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. The school has been called the finest of its kind in the country. Fish­ ermen will be given the opportunity to take courses with their SIU brothers and sisters to upgrade their own ca­ pabilities. The school maintains a fully-oper­ There are many other ways in which the SIU can help the New Bedford fishermen: by providing medical iden­ tification cards, processing medical claims quickly, updating some of the unfair and antiquated systems of the and helping with insurance problems. Most of all, the SIU will give its members job security . * * * The goal of the SIU is to get all fishermen together-from the fisher­ men of New Bedford and Gloucester to the fishermen of the West Coast. The more men and boats we represent, the louder our voice will be heard in Washington. Only by speaking as a group can the voice of the fisherman be heard in the halls of Congress and the industry be given a fair deal by the federal government. We are looking at the whole indus­ try-at what we can do better to rep­ resent our members. The tools to help the fishermen of New Bedford are available. It is a question of taking advantage of them. ational fishing trawler to provide in­ "We hope to make New Bedford a struction on the use and maintenance model fishing port," said SIU Presi­ of modem fishing gear. Education dent Frank Drozak. "I want to thank courses are also offered, including the Union officials and the New Bed­ learning English , high school studies ford rank-and-file for a job well done. programs and adult basic education However, the work has just begun. On behalf of myself and the entire SIU programs. They even offer a college � cation can be another advantage. By being well trained and certified, lower insurance costs could be a result. where to go and speak out against do now. ats tied up in New goal of the SIU is to get all fishermen together-from these Bedford harbor to the fishermen of Gloucester and the West Coast. clo ec1:· And for the fi hermeo, edu­ auction house and processing plants, Second, the SIU will maintain a proper hiring hall for the fishermen jobs at the local bar or dock as they The all of our members-and that educa­ program for those who wish to con­ membership, we welcome our brother tinue their studies. This was unheard and sister fishermen into the Broth­ of in the past. erhood of the Sea . " September 1 985 I LOG I 1 5 �- . . J . . � - , � : . .. Fleet IS · Protected for Another"¥�21r·· . · . . . .. '' . . . . - , .. . . ' ".- . . . - . . , . . " > Mass. late last month� . . Good weather brought thous�ds-of . spectators to the waterfront aiid.�:doz� ens of boats into the harlxil'. for the - . annual rittia1 which pays ml>�t� c. tp - those fishermen who have died chinng : the past year and asks for profocfom, good luck, and .safe ajld bo�ntiful seas ' · for the year ahead� · · -. . .·. · · •· - ·. •· Rep. Gerry E. Studds (D-Mass.) was the principal · sp¢aker of- the day, and both he and N ew Bedford Mayor Brian J. Lawler sang the ,praises of · the city's fishing fleet and the Coast Guard . . It was a truly ecumenical event. From the reviewing stand on the deck · · - ., · r ·. � : ' ·.• . ;_ , _- . • Yes , the Portuguese · kriow how to . thro� a party-and .a well deserved one at that. These are a people proud of their families, their traditions and thei.r ·heritage. Throughout the past yeats,.: they· haye stuck together in good •times and bad-and this was one of . the good times'"--'ll. day to celebrate and· be with each other. ..·. Aboard the Tina & Vina nothing · was going to upset the day-not even · the radio announcement that this year's Winner was the,Luzo American/, and . that the Tina & Vinti had come in second. Because, after all, with Goers pro­ tection . . . there's always next year. . of the 3 1 1-foot Coast Quant �utter, the USCG Unimak; Rev. c. Ucifuird Newbert, chaplain of the Seamen's · Bethel, said, "We gather today to honor all of thoSe who go down to the . sea in ships " The Rev. John F. Ho­ gan, pastor of St. Julie BiHiart Church in µearby Dartmouth; Mass. , asked f0r blessings forthe · 'brave and Sturdy men" who: b� ,in th� catch and th� . \ . · _ - .. - · sels that participated mihe . 1 6th annllal Blessing of the Fleet in New Bedford, . · : ·• . . ·side-..of her hull , dearly visi�le to the , judg�s . aboard tl)e USCG. Unfmak as she ;passe_d by: Friends and relatives of the captain and crew were aboard­ .. bringirlg with them lawn chairs on which to'telax and incredible amounts of delicious Portuguese food to last the: day. Grills were fired up for steak am;l;freshly-�ught fish; wine, beer,and SOft_driJ:tkS flowed; and there WCI,$ plenty of smging and dancing onboard as the boat left . the prcx;ession and headed out ihrough the Cape Cod . Canal in celebration. _. - ·'s ' - OD �less ?ur Fleet,'' �·God Bless New Bedford . . . . - :�." "We . ,. Are 'Jbc Wodd;-' "Eal Fisli .America;" Those were some of th({ signs and slogans d�ratirigJhe fis:hilig ves­ G . - , . . The nia & Vina w.S One of 42 &hlni �ts �pathig � · this year's Blesmng ·of- the' . . �t.ceremomesJn New Bedford, Ma.. • . . .. . , . . sels that gathered to take part in the . day's festivi ties . . More fishing boats participated this year than in the past-42 in allpos�ibly be�� tllree,- cash prizes . . . . · · . . . · . . -Tina & Vina was unable to participate . in the annual event, bqt the year before . she came fo. second , and the year before that she came in third. This year her c�w was hoping for the t. op prize-! / '· ' ,fhe boat had just .had her yeady paint job;· Banners hung from every . · · · · wer((-�Uig offered for. ..the- �st dec& rated boats:�$1 ,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for third · · · available rail; arid paper rosettes spelled out "WE ARE THE WORLD" and· "WE • U.S.A. " from the starboard place. On most of the boats, American and Portuguese flags ftew side by side (the l>oriugue s� make up nearlv 80 pe,rc_ent' of . the. New · Bedford - · · · COVCl'CK h1Hm"'11"1 , bt an ate over the fteet. A pray_er and paper rosettes .as they passed by was added by the Very Rev. Constari- . the i:ece�vitig; ·stand witb horns �nd tme , S. Bebis of the local Greek Or­ sirens blaring. .. · . thodox Church for. protection of .com­ . Th�r� .were: fewer wQ<>den ves sels . , �ereial and private � dUrlng'.' 'heavy . at this year's event as more and more seas and perilous , dat:�· nights." of the steel�hulled scallopers and dtag­ The three clergymen . then-sprinkled gers steadily take over. Some '.of'.the holy water on a long proeession of boats . were freshly painted_; and . some ooat�ftom: · the. scallopers and drag� . wore the scars of rust that come ftoin gers that make up the New Bedford . . jus't a week �Hea. . fishing fleet-to the rowboats , motor­ TypiC� ofthe- �eaworti:.Y: New Bed­ boats, sailboats and Coast Guard vesford : boats participating in this year's Btessing of the Fleet was the Tina & Vina, a 9��foot stertl t_rawler� The five� year-Otd vesset WitJi a·bealti of 24 feet · and a� 13�foot,dratt, wa:s btiilt in MO­ bile, Ala. and is' kept in tip-top shape by her owner/captain; Carlos Vassal , a native of Portugal . Last year the · · .. · · . · , ·. · . - Meet Me ·at the Auction · { ' The days start . early for the fisha week in the small auction room, ermen of New Bedford. Scallopers the chalkboard lists each returning . and draggers retUrning from the ferboat and its catch: union boats on theleft, non-uruon boats oft the right. tile fishing grounds on Georges Bank in the Gulfof Maine and on the Grand Buyers, phones in hand, do the bid­ . Banks off the coast: of Nova Scotia . diflgfor sc�lops, cod, flounder and tie �p a* piers . 3 and 4 to inak� their haddoek. Two meri:at tlie 'thalkboard way to the auc tion house. There they · change the figures �itheach bid. And li&Hhe_ir catch on the.chalkboard and . in 22 minutes it's all over. . . . wait for tlie �uetfori"'.fo beglli . For �he .·· , Cr�Wlill mbe: m�(�s standing . . scallopers, ifs 1 a.Di. ; for the drag� · · in the hack r0om watch 'the process · . . · . . gers;· 8 a.m'. . · thr "" .. 1.. ..... g1 . rom u�u· � 6e � wm ow. o " ' : t e t e e r. th al · c n ; The- auction h u is e th€* · at h w tell h to 1e � ar¢:' ey t tbet� o ' life ·a:·,n �w B�orrl�-" ™1io 'di fi;,;.�.;.;. · · "'1<116 · · hate ' r t hei<iat�h 'will be. · · · . arid nlaicltiuned by th ·City of New · . · . :a��;'. little has cbanged the� < : men nUu arou�4- out.Si(fe ttie 'ih· );�-� /There has beCn : ooi;mod• . mall au.ctioo h .· e h pigg f9fa job �nlizatioii �r coilJputeriiatioii"in the . unJoiuiing the fish at '9rie �f th� ?6 way the bidd1ng' 1s clone. F�v:e days> locat pro.cess�rig plants. _ . - · - , . .. · . SIU Secretary Jee DiGiorgio (in white cap) enjoys the feast a� the ,T� & Vina during the Bies.mag of the Fleet ceremonies. 16 / LOG I September 1 985 · SIU Htadquariers R.ep Sack Caffey (I.) applauds the fleet as·it goes by the reviewing stand to be ble!Wed by the· priests. . · · . ·. · . , · . , over -..:- . · itnd - . , . - . Other . _ . .- a· ,p · .· . . · . �. . A· S I U esta de vosta em New Bedford Hist6ria e fotos de DEBORAH GREENE Tradu�o por FRANCOIS, FRANK JOIA . e JOAO COELHO HENRI ·A UNIAO Internacional Seafarers . voltou a New Bedford. Em 1979 os pescadores da regiao de New Bedford, votaram para se desa­ filiarem, vindos da SIU eles fazem parte da uniao dos pescadores de New Bedford, afiliados, com os Seafarers Uniao Internacional do norte da Ame­ rica. Iles sao uma organizacao aut6numa com a sua propria constituicao e contracto. A SIU teve um pequeno contacto com os oficiais da uniao dos pesca� dores de New Bedford. E , quando I �:�:�:;r-;��:"E �;::: i Teamsters Local 59, ai ja nao tinham caminho para prever o que vinha cair. Nestes ultimos seis anos, os pescadores de New Bedford estiveram sob um contracto com a local 59 do International Brotherhood dos Team� sters (IBT) e durante esses seis anos, elestiveram um serio declfneo na industria piscatoria de New Bedford. Eles tiveram para mais de 1 ,500 trabalhadores uniunistas, e agora sao pouco menos que 600. . Para esses pouces pescadores sO-: breviverem toma-se dificil e, e neces-_ sario ser-se duro, OS pr�os do peixe caiu derivado aos competidores estrangeiros que encheram o merf;:ado li · k '"- . . . t&��-�l_i��!lilil [iill! . • .. SIU Agente Sindic81 Joe Piva de New Bedford a diteita, adininistra para oS membros do Seafarers, 0 juramento para OS membros novos, que levantain os livros. Frank Joia, orgaDizador e representante; Michael Perron; Gene Magan, organizador e representante e Robert Miller� · · vem vir com as elei�6es que esperamos nas pr6ximas semanas , isto e a inten�o da SIU para deixar que todos os barcos tenham direito ao vato-e as elei�6es irao continuar ,pelos pr6ximos seis meses. Washington, D.C. Par ajudar a voltar a corrente, que muita pressao a industria piscatmia estafazendo; Mas a SIU pode ajudar! e sob as responsabilidades do Joe Piva, director sindical da SIU im New Bedford, pescadores e donos de barcos esrao vindo cada vez mais � . apr¢seJ!tar _os factos e * · * * As quest6es p6em-se; nao imJ)orta �. ·qi,ie:-Po<leriiJazer reintn il,te a:s SIU, pr6blemt\S · pari, :/unU.�- -:reprcs"eiita�aty · r)ara aj\idW''itisau'."a iodustria pisealona· digna e:: pi-0,pna;.: �::..ct>isas · �derao ser feitas para resolver .essa · de NbwT�amst.ers· . situ�ao. Local 59 nliO fizeram1 Ktesposta'.Pdde . ec:dr9riJ;.4ii�: os ·. ' Piva com a assistencia de tres representantes, Gene r.fagan, Frank Joia >Ant:ericano�m aS suas imp0rta¢es. r . e I;lenri raDc.QiS; e · os talentQHJ.egO'Os custos do seguro subiram derha� .· dadore de SIUNk Vice Pr.esidente, siado alto, e foram canceladas muitas Jack Caffey (que e assistente e$pecial -�polices de segµro, e mais serao e com do Presidente da SIU F.1uuc Drozak) mais frequencia. Esses problema:s veem�lhe fazen�o c0�pai1fila nas d�. afectam a industria piscatoria ein todp . · .··ea ,. P.Qr dois. :ano , ' veem,,Jhe. dizendo o pafs, nao e s6 em New Bedford, a . que gos�m � que · Podetn re�olver cidade onde o vaior do dollar e mais os problemas dos pestadores. Ou vindo . o que eles precisam e falando acerca alto do que em outros portos dos estados unidos. dos PfOgramas para refazer a indus· A cidade onde a industria piscatoria tria. teve 0 potencial de se elevar-os ' �Quan.do escrevemos, a SIU ja tern organizados 140 dos 2 10 barcos da Teamsters Local 59 ignoraram os profrota, ate ao fim do ano este numero blemas dos pescadores eles falharam porque mlo serviram esses barcos e ira chegar provavelmente perto dos falharao com qualquer programa le_1 75 barcos e 1 ;500 inembros. 85 dos gislativo em qualquer lugar ou em barcos ja estao certificados; . o resto ser encontrada em muitas> areas diferentes. '. Pri:ineiro OS novos: mernbros farao um juramento dentro da uriiao ; e re.:. ceberao os semi livros cia SIU estabetecendo um real seguro de protec�ao com a uniao, qualquer coisa que eles nunca tiveram com os Teamsters Loca:l 59. Segundo aSIU mantera uma casa pr6pria onde os eiri/pregados irao procurar trabatho de pescador quando vierem dos seus portos, OU quando forem para outros portos onde trabalhem no mar-alto OU tnembros de terra e lagos;.grandes, para manter essa pr6pria casa do pescador os pescadores teem para onde ir e falar contra as infrac�6es ao conttacto, e outros problemas que que eles queiram apresentar eles ja- riao . se preocuparao muito para atranjar emprego, otl procurar no bar," OU na doca, pois ele ja 0 pode fazer nesta casa. Terceiro e muito importante, sao as opurtuni�ades extraordinarias de educ�ao denf . ro da SI U A uniao mantem um largo treino e facilidades para se elevar nessa escola Seafarers Harr}' Lunde.berg, escola de mari_timos em Piney Point. Md. A escola ,e chamada a coisa mais fina do genero no pals. Pescadores . irao t�r opurtunidade para tirar cursos com .6s seus SIU irmas e irmaos e elevar as . slias pr6pnas capacidades. A escola mantem . um barco de pesca todo operacional para providenciar a fotnic<;ao e ma­ nut�m;ao de material ria pe�c-a modema.. Tambem sao oferecidos cutsos · edu­ cacionais incluindo aprendizagein de ingles, programas estudados da es­ cola-alta (High School) e prograinas ' · · · . . .· · · . · A finalidade da SIU, e juotar todos. o8 pescadores dos barcos. do porto8 de New B�ord', Gloucester e Costa Oeste. -. · basicos educacioriais para adultos, eles oferecem tambem um programa de colegio (College) para quern desejar continuar os seus estudos. Isto era a nossa preocupa�ao no passado. Mas a filosofia da SIU e tentar providenciar a qualidade de vida piµ-a todos os membros, e essa edu- �aq e a chave -para abrir muitas �rtas�.qtie.s� encontram, e continuam .fecfi�as e ·P� 'o pesc�or educ�ao pode "vi.I' a se� cnitra v'�tageiil i><>r ser bem treinado e certificado o resuliado pcXJera estar, no ctistQ b$o do seguros . fla muitas. outras oianeiras, em que a SIU p6de ajudar os pescadores de New Bedford: todo o pescador ini ter um cartao de identific�ao medica, procedimento rapido para processos medicos nesta altura alguns sistemas da casa de venda do peixe (auction house) sao e estao antiguados e nao sao direitos, como tambem OS problemas dos seguros nao nos ajudam presentemente a SIU vai dar seguranc;a no trabalho a meta da SIU e juntar todos os pescadores�esde os pescadores de New- Bedford e Glocester, ate aos pesfadores·; da costa oeste quantos mais homens · e barcos nos representar-mos ma.is aita a nossa voz, sera ouvida nas se:tlas· do congresso e asSlln podera ser dado a industria 0 que ela merece por parte do govemo federal. . :; , r.i , . . " ii ·• r !· · ! i I . . * * i '. J: * . N6s estamos a olhar por toda a industria-n6s podemos representar melhor OS nossos membros. Estao a n�ssa disposi�ao asJerramentas para ajud.at os pe.scadores de New Bedford. Isto e uma questao de vantagem em rela�ao a eles. "Esperamos transformar New Bed­ ford num porto de pesca modelo, " afirmou o Pre sidente d a SIU, Frank Drozak. ' 'Quero agradecer aos oficiais da Uniao e colaboradores de New Bedford, por um traba:lho bem exe­ cutado. Todavia, o trabalho agora e que come�ou. Em meu pr6prio nome e no de todos os membros da SIU, damos as boas-Vindas aos nossos pes­ cadores , para a Fratemidade do Mar.'' . � f �· . • /. ' , { :: ·,:,;: · September 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 l' /. ·�� -· --- - -- --- �New Bedford Mass. A Frota Esta Protegida Por Mais u m Ano '' DFrota", "Deus Aben� New EUS Abem;oe a Nossa Bedford", "N6s somos o Mundo", "Come Peixe America. " Estes eram alguns cartazes e slogans que orna- · . mentavam os barcos . de 'pesca que participaram na 16@ Ben<;�o anual da Frotit de New Bedford, Mass. , no mes passado. 0 born tempo trouxe milhares de espectadores a zona portuftria e de· zenas de barcos participaram no rito anual que presta tributo aos pescadores que morreram durante o ano anterior e pede protec<;6, boa sorte e um mar seguro e generoso para o ano que se segue. 0 Congressista Gerry E . Studds (D­ Mass.) foi o orador principal do dia, e tanto ele como o Presidente da. Ca­ mera de New Bedford, Brian J. Law­ ler, teceram elogios a frota piscatoria da cidade e a Guarda Costeira. Poi um acontecimento verdadeira­ mente ecumenico. Da tribuna erguida no conves do cuter de 3 1 1 pes da Guarda Costeira, o USCG Unimak. o Rev. C. Leonard Newbert, capetao da Seamen's Bethel, disse: Reunimo­ nos hoje para prestar homenagem a todos quantos pereceram em barcos no mar." 0 Rev. John F. Hogan, paroco da Igreja de St. Julie Billiart, na vizinha vila de Dartmouth, Mass., implorou as ben<;aos para "os bravos e resolutos homens" que trazem as · pescas e pata a lripula� da Gu8rda Costeira qui ••ufa e vigia a frota. 0 Mui Rev. Constantine S. Bebis da lgreja Ortodoxa Grega local, suplicou a proteci;ao para os barcos comerciais e particulares , nos Ifiomentos de "mar revolto e perigosas noites de tempes. tade. " Os tres membros do clero aspergiram, entao, com agua benta, a longa procissao de barcos--desde os scal­ lopers e arrast6es que formam a frota piscat6ria de New Bedford-ate aos · · · ' · -"l 0 Tina & :-.::_;;.. - Vina foi um dos 42 barcos que partidparam barcos a remos, a motor, a vela e barcos ·da Guarda Costeira que se juntaram para tomar parte nas festi­ vidades do dia. Este ano, participou maior numero de barcos do que nos anos anteriores­ um total de 42-possivelmente porque foram estabelecidos tres premios em dinheiro para os barcos melhor deco­ rados: $ 1 ,000 para o primeiro lugar, $500 para o segundo, $250 para o terceiro. Na maioria dos barcos, viam-se lado a lado as bandeiras Americana e Por­ tuguesa (os barcos Portugueses cons­ tituem cerca de 80 por cento da frota de New Bedfi l"d , o coov� e amu­ radas coben � da frota. 1 8 I LOG I September 1 985 est(! ano, na �o da Frota. em Mobile, Ala. , e e mantido nas melhores condii;oes pelo seu proprie­ tario/capitao, Carlos Vassal, natural de Portugal. No ano passado, o Tina & Vina nao pOde participar neste evento anual, mas no ano anterior ficou em segundo lugar, e no ano antes ficou em terceiro. Este ano a sua tripulai;ao esperava alcani;ar o primeiro lugar! 0 barco havia tido a sua pintura anual. Bandeiras pendiam de todas as amuradas e com rosas de papel se dizia "WE ARE THE WORLD" (N6s Somos o Mundo") e "WE \? U.S.A." de baodciras multico­ res, emblemas, haloes e rosa de papel, enquanto passavam diante da tribuna de honra, ao som das buzinas e sire­ nes. Participaram menos barcos de ma­ deira este ano, pois de ano para ano vao surgindo mais e mais scallopers e arrast6es construidos em ferro. Al­ guns dos barcos acabavam de ser pin­ tados, enquanto outros apresentavam apenas alguns sinais de ferrugem de uma semana no mar. Tipico dos valiosos barcos de New Bedford que tomaram parte na Ben<;ao dos Barcos deste ano, foi o Tina & Vina, um inflexfvel arrastao com 98 pes. Este barco, com 5 anos de idade, tern uma largura maxima de 24 pes e um calado de 13 pes, foi construido 0 Secretarlo da SIU Joe DiGiorgio (com chapeu bnmco) toma parte na festa a bonlo do Tina & Vina durante a cerbnonia da (N6s "amamos" a America), do lado de estibordo do casco, claramente vi­ siveis para osjufzes a bordo do USCG Unimak a medida que passava. Ami­ gos e familiares do capitao e tripulai;ao encontravam-se a bordo--levando consigo cadeiras reclinaveis onde re­ pousavam e quantidades enormes da deliciosa comida Portuguesa para todo o dia. Acendeream-se os fogareiros para as bifanas e peixe fresquinho; abundavam o vinho, a cerveja e os refrescos; e havia musica e dani;a, cantava-se a bordo, ap6s a procissao, enquanto se dirigiam na direci;ao do Canal do Cape Cod para festejar. Sim, os Portugueses sabem organi­ zar uma festa-e bem rrierecida neste caso. Sao pessoas com afincado or­ gulho pelas suas familias, suas tradi­ <;6es e herani;as. Ao longo dos ultimos anos, tem-se mantido unidos nos mo­ mentos bons e maus-e este foi um dos bon�m dia para celebrar e es­ tarem uns com os outros. A bordo do Tina & Vina nada iria alterar o born espfrito do dia-nem mesmo a noticia na radio de que o vencedor deste ano era o Luzo American I, e que o Tina & Vina tinha ficado em segundo lugar. Porque, para alem de tudo, com a ajuda de Deus . . . ha sempre um pr6ximo ano! Vindo da Central o Representante da SIU Jack Caffey (I.) aplaUde a frota de barcos que vai pmsando para serem benzidos pelos padres. A frota �ue em Hnha, para esperarem a sua vez de serem a�oados. Vamos . Ate a . Lota Os dias comei;am cedo para os pescadores de New Bedford. Scal­ lopers e arrast6es regressando das ferteis zonas de pesca do George Bank, no Golfo do Maine, e dos Grand Banks ao largo da Nova Es­ c6cia atracam as docas 3 e 4 para se encaminharem para a lota. Ai, alis­ tam a sua pescaria no quadro e aguar­ dam o comei;o da lota. Para os scal­ lopers, e as 7 da manha; para OS arrastoes, as 8. 0 edificio da lota e o centro real da vida piscat6ria de New Bedford, Propriedade e manuteni;ao da cidade de New Bedford, pouco se tern mo­ diifoado ao longo dos anos. Nao se tern modernizado ou computarizado no processo de arrematai;ao. Cinco dias p0r semana, na pequena sala principal da Iota, as listas do quadro a giz registam'cada barco que chega e SUa pesca: OS barCOS da uniao, a esquerda; os que nao esta na uniao, a direita. Os compradores, com te­ lefones na mao, arrematam os scal­ lops, bacalhau, flounder (solha) e haddock. Dois homens de servi<;o aos quadros, alteram os numeros com cada lani;o. E em 22 minutos, tudo termina. Membros da tripulai;ao e ajudan­ tes, em pe ao fundo da sala, obser­ vam o processo atraves de uma larga vitrina. Mesmo dali, poderao dizer quanto rendera a sua parte na pesca. Outros agitam-se impaciente­ mente, fora da ·pequena sala da lota, na esperim�a--de terem trabalho na descarga do peixe, para uma das 26 fabricas locais de processamento do mesmo. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •• m Seafarers I n te r n a t i o n a l U n io n of N orth Amer i c a . AF L -C I O Washington Report The August recess is -a time-honored Washington tradition. Just when the halls of Congress are filling up with tourists, they are being emptied of professional politicians, lobbyists and anyone remotely connected to the power structure. The maritime industry has used this time to take stock of its priorities. High on the list of issues that will have to be addressed in the upcoming months are the following: cargo preference, passenger vessels and tax reform. Of course the maritime industry does not eXist in a vacuum. It is going to have to adjust to a new period of political uncertainty. The 1986 elections loom large in the minds of the 22 Republican and 14 Dem­ ocratic senators up for re-election. In ad­ dition, there has been a sudden and dramatic shift in the public' s perception of such issues as international trade, defense spending and South Africa. What does all this mean to seamen? A great deal. To put it simply, things are very tough. The latest statistics reveal·that -- - .. ·:" _ September 1 985 Legi s l a t i ve . A d m i nistrative and Rt:: g ula torv H a p p e n ings most notably the growing budget and trade deficits, are far more important. "You know, I'm not an economist," said Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kan.), majority leader of the Senate . " I can't predict, but I think we're heading for some economic problems in, probably, '86, if not, '87, unless we deal with the �eficit. And if we don't deal with the trade deficit, we're going to pass a lot of protectionist legis­ lation . . . . " I don't know of any economist; ' ' said Dole, "who doesn't urge us to do some­ thing on the deficit side . . . . Our interest payments thjs year are going to be $150 billion. They're going up to over $200 billion by . the end of the decade. That's bigger than the entire federal budget not many years ago, so iCs a problem: " ance to cover damage or loss of their vessels, and protection and indemnity in­ surance to cover insurance to their crews. ' ' We are making this issue a high prionty, ' ' said Drozak. ' ' Something needs to b e done to save the American fishing industry. " - CDS Payback A court ruling is expected to be handed down shortly that will clarify the status of the administration's plan to allow repay­ ment of Construction Differential Subsi­ dies. Earlier this year, non"'.�inding language was included in the State, Comme_rce, Justice Conference report that requisted that the Secretary of Transportation not implement a proposed rule - that would allow operators engaged in foreign trade - to enter the coastwise routes as long as they repai<;l their Construction Differential Subsidies. Passenger Vessels SIU President Frank Drozak has. thrown the Union' s support behind s: 146 1 , a bill Military Cargo that would allow American-built but foreign-registered vessels to be redocuThere has been a disturbing pattern in the enforcement, or rather the lack of mented under the American registry. enforcement, of agreements and statutes ·�we are pleased that S. 146 1 would . th . . th�re·�e� . �wert.1lan5l<tvessels-r. eii.stered.-- · · .. . . create a window ofoppc)rtunity to foster .. i at require the use ()f U.S.-flag vessels _ _ _ flag� Out . merchant _ to carry military cargo purchased from the · •ndet the �American· · further . e xpansion of the dOmestic fleet, ' ' .. . · -United· States. said Drozak. ' ' In -1959� there were 44 marine is one-fifth the size of the Soviets. The issue is aroltsing concern among flying - the U .S . flag. - passenger vessels Once the largest in the world, it now ranks . pro-maritime figures. Earli�r - this month Today, the nation has but two deep-sea alongside such "giants" as the Philippines · Rep. }lelen Delich Bentley,(R-Md.) called vessels to take advantage of the cruise .and the Netherlands. :·, ·:, ·: : : _. . _ market which now totals $5 billion and l,s - � Upon the· S9tith i<.oreet:n .gQvemment to correct inequities in the use of U .S.-ftag growing yearly. " Cargo Preference · vessels . to carry military cargo purchased Drozak also noted that these passenger .- A tentative compromise has been reached from the United States. vessels could be used to auginent this betweenthe.rttaritime industry .and various . According to Bentley, during the past nation's sealift • capability; He compared segments of the fatJn corillnuriity on the 1 1 years the South Korean government the present state· of the .American-flag question of cargo preference. If that com­ has Jailed to li�e upto the terms of various passenger vessel industry tO that_ of the promise is accepted by Congress, then the agreements that require the use of tJ . S . Soviet Union, which operates 87 vessels percentage of P.'L. 480 cargo that is carried vessels to carry cargoes, particularly miland i s expected to grow to nearly 100 in on American-flag vessels will be increased itary goods, purchased on credit. the next five years. from 50 to 75 percent over a three-year A similar situation exists between this period. American-flag requirements relat­ country and the government of Iceland. South Alriea ing to blended credit, payment-in-kind, The government there has put pressure on There is a growing feeling that some BICEP and other such "commercially­ the State Q�partment to ease up on Amer­ kind of blow-up is inevitable in South oriented" programs will be dropped. ican�ftag requirements. While this does Africa. A day does not go by without some While the normally fractitious maritime not directly affect any SIU vessel, it does new report of violence there. industry is united on this matter, the ag­ set a dangerous precedent that could The ties that organized labor has made riculture community is split right down weaken this nation's military cargo pref­ to the black trade union movement in that the middle. The SIU will continue to work erence laws, tragic country will be an important, and for enactment of this compromise because perhaps the only, link that the United Drucs it believes that it serves the needs of both States will have with any post-apartheid industries. The SIU has submitted comments on a government. " Both maritime and agriculture have proposed Coast Guard ruling dealing with been victims of unfair trade practices , " drug and alcohol abuse. Insurance Crisis said SIU President Frank Drozak earlier The Coast Guard ruling is part of a this year when this cargo preference issue Hearings were held by the House Mer� larger societal trend. All across the coun­ first began to heat up. "By fighting among chant Marine Subcommittee to look into try there has been a growing determination ourselves, we draw attention away from the growing crisis in the fishing industry. to do something to arrest drug and alcohol the really important issues that need to be Commercial operators o{ fishing vessels abuse, especially when such behavior would addresssed: the overvalued American dol­ have found it increasingly difficult to ob- · endanger the lives and safety of other co­ lar, subsidized foreign competition, and a tain insurance for their businesses. workers. lack of a coherent national policy on trade SIU Representative Leo Sabato of The SIU has long been a pioneer in this and economic development. ' ' Gloucester reports that the -fishing indus­ field. Ten years ago it opened up the try was au but called off because of· this Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Tax Reform issue. Hundreds of fishermen are being Lee, Md. Within the next few months, it While the administration has vowed to forced to leave the country. will expand that program to include drug make tax reform a top priority, many Commercial fishing vessel operators re.. abuse, which has become a serious na­ quire two types of insurance: hull insureconomists believe _ that other matters, tional problem.·. · c _ ._ (:' ' · _ September 1 985 I LOG I 19 ��=======�==� �25 Years With the SIU · Cranford Named Claims Administrator, Aims SIU President Frank Drozak has made the reorganization ofthe Welfare Plans claims department a number one priority of the Union. This month he named Tom Cranford; a 25-year Plans veteran, to be Claims Administrator, and brought him into the Union's Camp Springs, Md: headquarters. · for Improved Service The move froni Brooklyn to Mary.-. "If we know where each claim is, land, the growing number of claims .. when a member or even a provider submitted and the problems of finding · calls with a question, we will be able trained and .- qualified employees for to locate it immediately and let them the department have led to a slow­ .know exactly what the status is," down in processing, Cranford said. ·Cranford · explained. Currently it takes about 40 days, Department employees are being and sometimes longer, for a claim to trained in specialized areas, such as be processed. ''A. 14�ay turnaround processing, coding or answering mem­ or even less is what we are shooting bers' inquiries. Also, with the addition for, that's my goal," Cranford said. · of a night shift designed especially to "I've seen a lot of progress already . . help Seafarers on the West Coast, the A lot of paper was just getting backed new toll-free telephone number, the · up arid never got out of the house," addition of a new answering service he said. and the simplification of the claims Cranford, , since he began at Camp form, Cranford said he hopes the SIU · Springs, and other claims department membership will begin to receive bet­ . staffers have reviewed the entire op­ ter service. eratio� and · 10cated many problem Cranford is a Kentucky native who areas, and those problems are in the process 9f bemg straightened out. came to work for the SIU in New York in 1960. In his 25 years with the Also, a more efficient system of keeping track of claims, from the mo­ SIU, Cranford has gained experience , ment they are received at headquarters in all areas of the union s welfare and until the check is issued, is · being Pension departments. He is married developed, he said. and the father of three children. · Tum Cranford, the newly · appointed Clabns Administrator for the SIU Welfare Plans, says bis goal is to be able to process a member's claim within 14 days, as opposed to the · current 40-day average. · · ·· rend�rlng B New .Ships · carry This is an artist's or a t8nke�. are all built to same specifications, and after a layup the Falcon Duchess has been recrewed. FBlcon The Fakon tankers At Sea /��ITTJ ® IT3® Hill Grou p Can't Find Cargo Policy, Again In 1983 Congress' Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) concluded that the United States had no cargo policy. Last month the same group still couldn't find a U.S. cargo policy. The OTA studied such issues as cargo preference, UNCTAD, bilateral agreements, other countries' polic_i es. The group recommended more studies. Drozak Named to Maritime Caucus SIU President Frank Drozak was one or "14 members selected for the newly­ created Congressional Marltline Caucus Advisory Board. The caucus will draft an "action plan aimed at stimulating legislative and regulatory initiatives aimed at revit�ing the maritime fudustry ," said caucus chairman Rep. Walter Jones .. (D-N.C�). Aloag.with the 14 member 'board made tip of tabor and itidustry leaders, some JZ: House members have joi®d the caucus . . Unl.iJte so many other �-�study gn}ups;· the caucus bas a· deadline, March, to draft and present a proposal. , . · Bill vyould Ban ·· . Fo reig n Fishing" Foreign fishing boats could disappear from America's 200-mile · fishiiig zone by as early as 1989 under a bill introduced by Sen. Slade Gorton (R�Wash.). Gorton said his bill would encourage the- development: of the U.S. fishing industrY 's harvesting and processing aspects. 20 I ' .; >,t;:, �-�' .. L9.� I September. 1 985 i the SIU Crews . The SS Fairwind and the MV Gus W; 'Darnellate two recent additions · to the SIU's deep-sea fleet. The Fairwind, a bulker operated by American Fairwind, Inc., crewed up in Philadelphia on Aug. 17 with an unlicensed crew of 14. Her maiden voyage took her to Kenya with a lo�-4 of grain. Ibe.Qus .W. l)amell, a T-5 Navy tanker chartered. toQceanShlpholding, :Jnc., gained another 15 Unli�ensed jobs for the SIU when she crewed up Sept. 9 in 'Tampa. A third ship, the Gem State, is soon to be added to the deep-sea fleet. Interocean Management has. been awarded a .contract to operate this crane ship for the Navy and, like her sister ship, the Keystone State, will provid� another 20 unlicensedjobs for our members, Also Falcoo Tankers recrewed the Falcon Duchess. The Duchess carries an unlicensed crew of 15. After seven years in layup in the James Ri�er. �ast Coast Ready Reserve Fleet the Atlanti c Spiritis no\V � with a crew of Seafarers fotAcadiaMarml·T11e Spirii, forrtl.edf the Atlantic Bear, sailed for only six months before its original owners went bankrupt. Acadia bought the ship for $20 million from Marad and spent more to refurbish_her. The Spirit will run in the Puerto Rico trade. Greek Captain Charged in Stowaway Deaths A Greek freighter captam has been charged with forcing 1 1 Kenyan stowaways to jump overboard in shark�infested Indian Ocean waters. None survived. The drama is unfolding in a Greek court where the captain and 10 crew­ members face charges in the alleged beatings and deaths of the stowaways. The second mate ofthe freighter Garifaliatestified that the 1 1 were discovered after the ship left Mombasa, Kenya. First, according to the mate, the stowaways we�e kept in a tiny tool shed for two days with little fOod or water. When they began to beg for help, the captain beat two of them with a hull scrapper and · attempted to throw another overboard, the niate said. _ Two were given lifejackets and · forced overboard about 12 miles off the coast of Somalia, and later the otherirwere forced overboard, the mate testified. He also said the name of the ship was erased from all the lifejackets provided the. stowaways. The trial is continuing. · Fish�rman's · Survival Studied Last March an Icelandic fisherman survived. five hours in 41 degree water and three more hours walking barefoot through freezing air and snow before beiilg rescued. The fisherman is now the subject of intensive tests by hypo�hermia e_xperts. · · Wheri the fisherman's boat capsized off the coast of �celand, he and two companions entered the water. His compani®s were dead .within 10 minutes. Doctors in London have tried to recreate the conditions in a laboratory to take readings of the fisherman's body composition and heat loss to find out why the fisherman lived through an. experience which' would have killed most people within an hour and a. half at most. . . . . . _ �Plans Strive for Better, More Efficient Service r-----------------------------------------------------------, Form No. P-116 I Re". 8/85 · I I I I I I SEAFARERS MEDICAL BENEFIT APPLICATION APPLICATION FOR BASIC AND MAJOR MEDICAL BENEFITS­ HOSPITAL-SURGICAL-MEDICAL-MEMBER OR DEPENDENT I SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN, 5201 AUTH WAY, CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND 20746 Claim No.( _______ ) : I I 0. 000 DD DODD: -------�-- tc Empl rermi m·n lt h lhc 1cd mi I d " V F.l. The Seafarers Welfare Plan is con­ tinuing to add new services so Seafar­ ers and their dependents can count on a more efficient and swifter claims ------- c:d in I t r l I 1 n process. lnL d ti cp nth Expanded Phone Service Means Claims Help Coast to Coast The newest service is the addition of a high-technology answering device D for the new toll-free telephone line to the claims department. The answering service is designed to speed up action on your claim and give you better 4 ticnt' Barth ame e: . ·o ..tdr cm . H vc D noO ye Iaim You ye , d access to the Plans. The "800 number" telephone lines __ ODD DD DODO will be manned by trained claims pro­ cessors for at least two shifts to pro­ r ·c? I c: ·c vide service for members in all time zones. If aU the processors are busy I euthortze the ,...._ of eny medk:al lntonMllon nee111wry to proceee this cWm . On 0 with.calls, or you call after hours, the new answering service will take over. ' --------� c H ear d whue D n Here's What You Must Do D You should be prepared to give the following information: 1d 11 h ppcn. ------lure *Your name IC *Your Social Security number *Your telephone number Section 2. Physician's statement. (Complete this statement in all cases.) I. Patient's Name 2. Date patient first treated for present disability ______ 3. Diagnosis S:S, No. · 19 __ Home D D O. DD __ *T . he nature of your problem or DODD ' __ claims .;____________ (Please furnish essential details) a result of pregnancy? yes 0 no 0 5. In your opinion. is disability caused by the patient's employment yes 0 0 yes no 0 within one working day. - If not. release·u_._ ________ I dates of treatment at Home or Office Charge per Physician's Name call bers with the most efficient and best __ possible Welfare claims service. Effective ______ Total medical charge $ Date ------- (Please Print) No. Street City ____ 19·----- State Zip Code Physician's Signature: ________________ _ Federal I.D. No. ---'--- Physician's S.S. No. ------- COMPLETE IF HOSPITAL CONFINED 8. Entered ------- at ___ AM _, ___ __ 19 , and left at __ --- AM --� --- 19 __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ and discharge summary is required. SIU SIU, A&G welfare participants, and will be available in all SIU halls. To make it easier, all that you or your dependent need do is fill out the yellow section of the form. But, make sure you include all information, in­ cluding PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY. HOSPITAL TOTAL CHARGES $, 9. If hospital charges exceed $5,000.00 admission 1985, The new forms are being mailed to all Address ------Telephone Number 1, ERS BENEFIT APPLICATION form. _ _ _ _ __ ------ October members must use the new SEAFAR­ _____________________ $ the new medical claims form (at left)­ are all designed to provide SIU mem­ 19 7. (a) Give dates of treatment at Hospita'-----th) Give th�t inf()rmatio�, a processor will get back to you device, extensive computerization and If so, please explain why·------- 6. Is this person under your professional care at present'' r you give These new services-the answering 0 no ·question Af't� Office ______________________________ 4. Is disability "I PAYMENT CREDITS-PATIENT $. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ PAYMENT CREDITS-OTHER CARRIER(S) $. _______ _ BALANCE DUE $•------ COMPLETE IF SURGERY PERFORMED OR EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT 10. Nature of Operation Operatio•IL--- by Dr. All claims must be submitted within 180 days from the date of discharge from the hospital. If you have any question about your claim, contact your SIU Port Repre­ sentative, or your Area Vice Presi­ dent, or call this Toll-Free Phone Num­ ber: 1-800-345-2112. ___________ _ 11. Number of sutures if accidental injury 12. Date of Operation�-� J9 __ Where? Home __ Office __ Hospital.__ Amount of your charge for this operation $ ____ _ _ _ _ NOTE: If more than one surgery performed, show charge for each. I I I ------- I I �-----------------------------------------------------------� 13. Remarks Here Are Your SIU ------ Area Vice Presidents East Coast: Leon Hall, (718) 499- 6600. Gulf Coast: Joe Sacco, 1-800-325- 2532. West Coast: George McCartney: (415) 543-5855. Inland & Great Lakes: Mike Sacco, (314) 752-6500 September 1985 I LOG I 21 , ·, �Bay Tankers Wins Contract . . . Regulus /s. First of 4 NewJy�Refitted · SL�rs .._, · ' : ··: ' · . 1:·�, ' :;:, . ' ...... .. : if.oi:e\ban, t�' $ro:jobs were ere:> ated:�Ji�ri·»(lr'(aiikeij: Inc. wbn the: coritract:to ol)erat:e·the remaining fotrr � ' · · . .· . -.' the ro'�er Sea".Land �cfitmge and waS cort\rerled by' the N�onaJ. Steel . . . for SJU :::" �·; . ' and SbipbUilding Company . . . Sl::.•7FastSealiftShips for theMilitary . ·' Each Fast .Sealift Ship, . or T-AKR· Sealift .Command. The first four are . is powered·by two 60,000 horsepower · operated by sea-Land and. crewed by. · steam. turbine engines and can �ch , Seafar�rs. speeds as high as 33 knots. The srups · will carry vehicles and other .fatge . · .. · · · . �c) for cotllbat support missions for ' · ihe Afn\y �- Marine Co:rps, · ne last . ' tJu:eC, T-AKR _ships are ' due .to � crewed' within the next 6 months ; . · . . ·. I Bosun Fred Sellman Here's the deck departmeBt ooboard the R�ulus (left to right) OS Ayvaziu, AB Richard CamplJeD and OS Randy Black. 22 I LOG I September 1 985 Boo . Ricbanboo, AB Skve B�, AB and · � delegate Ecidie . . Wiper Willie Boward checks out the LOG. �Ovf?rseas ft.retie Pays · · orr 1n Port of Pbiladelphia · . · The Overseas Arctic was in Phila­ delphia recently for a payoff. At right on the Arctic 's deck is crewmem­ ber Pete Kratas . Below; preparing a meal prior fo the payoff are galley to·.r .) Crew Messman James R � ' Buggs , BR Clarence Williams and Chief Cook Tr�vis _ Mainers, · on deck are (l. to r.) OS Toni Reynolds and ABs (and brothers) Ernest and Lawrence Zepeda. the mates (l. · - KNOW YOU,R RIGHTS '·, · R P RTS FINANCIAL E O . The constitution Of the SIU ··A..\\�-n t ic . G u l f. Lakes and I n l a n d Waters District makes specifi&"•P � \ Q,..Jor safeguanJing the membership"s � money and Uri!Oil: fina�c� " Tp . c o ti�qtjon req u i res a deta i l ed audit hy Ce rt i fi ed Puhlic -�cc U'tlt<i:�tS evet;y:three months. w h i ch are t o be submitted to'the�membershi·p .­ the Secretary-Treasurer. A q uarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the membership. makes exam i n ation each quarter of the finances of the . U n ion and reports fu l l y thei r findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of t h i s com m ittee m a y make d issenting reports, spec ific recommendations and separate findings. � ·.- K N O W YOUR R I G H TS ' · .. . ' j t f . , SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniot'- ' i t y are protected exc lusive l y by the contracts hetwe.en t he U n ion and the em ployers. Get . to k_now your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are: posted a nd - available i n a l l U n ion halls; I f you feel t_here has been any viol ation of your sh i pp i ng or se n iority rights as contai ned in the contracts between the U n ion and the employers. not i fy the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified m a i l . return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for t h is is: . Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seaf�ers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Bntannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20146 F u l l copi e s of contracts as referred to are available · to you at all t i mes. either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Boa.rd. CONTRACTS. Copies of all S I U c on t rac ts are avail. i n all. SIU halls.' These contracts specify the wages and conditions under wh ich you work and l ive uboatt! your sh i p or boat. Know your contract rights. as· well as your obl igations. such us : fil i n g for: OT on the proper sheets and i n the proper. manner. I f. at any time. any SIU a bl e · · ----�---- ��-�--¢,. r . : .. : . . .�. CONSTITUTIONAL ., · . : ··r .. RiGHTS ' ANO . OBLIGA- · · · notify U n ion h e a d quarte rs . SEAFARERS POLITICAL AC'tlVITY DONATION -SPAD. S P A D is a se pa r a te segregated fu n d . Its pro­ patrolman or other U n ion otlbal . in your opinion, fai·ls to p rotcc_t your contract rights properly� contact . the near� st S I U port .ag_en L ' . EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. Th e Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article servi n g t he pol itical purposes o f a n y i n d i v i d u a l i n_ t h e U n ion. office r or member. I t · has also_ refrained from publishing . articles deen.1cd harmful to the U n ion or its collective membership. This es t a b l ished pol icy has been reaffirmed . by membership ·,iction at the September. 1 960. meetings in all . const itutiona l ports. The responsibility Log p ol i c y is vested i n an eJitorial board which consists of t he Exec utive Board of lhc U n ion. The Executive Board may · Jc l e g ate. from a m on g its ra nks. one individual to · carry out this respon�ibility. ·for ceeds arc used to further its objects and pur poses i nc h.id� i ng. but not l i m i ted to. further i n g the pol itical. social and economic i n terests of marit ime workers. the ·preservation <ind furthering of t h_c American M erchant M a rine with improved employ ment o p portu n i t i e s for seamen and · boatmen and t he advancement of trade u n ion concepts. l n connection w i t h such objects. SPAn supp<irts and cont ri hutcs to political candid;itcs for e l e c t ive otlicc. A l l contributions arc v o l u n t ary. N o contribut ion may be solicite1.for received because of force. job 1.fr;cri m i n a t ion . financial reprisal.- or .t hreat of such cond uct. or as a con­ dition o f nic m bcr s h i p in t he Union pr o f em p l oy m e n t . I f a cohtrihut ion is made by reason ·(J f th e a biwc improper conduct, noiify t he Seafarers U n io n or S P A D hy certified niai.l within .'1 0 d a y s o f the c ont r i b u t i o n for i n ve st igat ion arid appropriate act ion and refun d . i f involuntary. Sup­ . port SP AD t o protect and further your cconom ic.' pori­ . tical a nd social i n terests. and A merican trade u n ior:i concepts. · · · PAYMENT OF MONIES. N o monies are to b e paid to anyon.e· in any oftic i a l capacity i n the - SI U u n l ess an official U n io n receipt i s given for same. U nder n o c i rc u m ­ stances shou l d a n y member pay ariy money for .any reason u n less he is- given such reccipi. In t he event anyone attempts to require any such, payme n t be made without supplying a recei pt . or i f a member is requ i red t o make a p<iyrncnt and' is given <in ofticial rccc'ipt. _but feels .that h e s h o u l d n o t h a v e heen re q u i red t o niakc such payment. t h i s should in1meJiately be reported to U n kin hc;idquartcrs. H at. any time a member reels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been ·denied his constitutional right of access to Union recoMls or information, he should immediately nc;itify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified ma'il, return receipt-requesied. The � is.5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prine� Georges County, Camp Sprinp, Md. 20746. September 1 985 I LOG l 23 � I, -f i· · · KNO W· ;YOU R RIGH TS, _ ' '. . . : • . . " ._. . . . · ·.� ', • EQUAL RIG HTS. A l l mc m hc rs arc guaranteed equal rights i n employ ment and as members of the S I U . These r i ghts arc clearly set forth i n the S I U const i t u t ion and i n the contracts w h ich the U n ion h;1s negoti ated with the employers. Conseq u e n t l y . · no member m ay be J i scrimi· nated against b ec a u se o f race. creed. color. s C ); and na­ . tional or geogra phic origin. I f any m em ber feels that he i� denied the c4ual rights i o which he is e n i i t l ed . · he s h o u ld TRUST FUNDS. . A l l trust funds of the S I U Atlantic . Gulf. Lakes and I n land Waters District are administered in accordance w i t h the provisions of v � r i ous trust; fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the ' trusfo·e s< ·· in c harge of t hese funds shall equally consist of U nion and management reprcsentutives and their a lternates. All expenditures and d isbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are availabfe at the headquarters of the various trust fu n ds . . ··: ': r . TIONS. Copic� of . ihc S I U con s t i t u t i o n arc ;1vailablc in all U n ion halls. All mchlhers � h ou l d obt ain cop ie s of this cor'tstitut ion s o as to fa m i l i a ri ze t h·c mselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attcrnpt­ ing to deprive y o u of any const i tutional right or ohligation by any methods such as dea l i n g w i th charges. t rials. etc.. as wel l as all other .details. t hen the mcmhcr so affected should immediately notify hcadq u a ricrs. ---¥-.. ' • • -= ·- - -- - --·-- ----- - -- --- --- ----- - ----- ------·- ------ -- ----------- -- - · · · · - -- ---- --- _________.:__ ___. - . . . � �Richard Charles Daly Jr., 38, died Deep Saa Pensioner William at home in Great Neck, Long Island on July 2. Brother Dalyjoined the SIU Julius Bielski, 62, died on Sept. 3. Brother Bielski joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1969 sailing as a wiper. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War. Seafarer Bielski was born in Chicago, Ill. and was a resident of Bremerton, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Dolores and a sister, Bess Mueller of Chicago. Lutheran joined the SIU in suns Program in 1979. Seafarer Daly New Orleans sailing also sailed during the Vietnam War and attended Broome Cty. (N.Y.) Aileen of Binghamton, N.Y. died on Sept. 2. Brother Beasley joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1%0. 1974. Seafarer Garrity was born in Antoinette. Pensioner Frans N . He sailed deep sea and inland as a DeKeyzer, 66, died chief engineer for National Marine Pensioner Arthur Henderson, 71, died , on Aug. 1. Brother Hendersonjoined the on Aug. 18. Brother SIU in 1945 in the Service from 1958 to 1974 and for Gulf DeKeyzerjoined the port of New Orleans Miami, Fla. and was a resident of New York in 1962 was born in Algiers, Canal Lines in 1975. He was born in SIU in the port of Gretna, La. Surviving are a son, Ed­ sailing as an AB. He ward of Slidell, La. and a daughter, hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line Cheryl Barrett of Orlando, Fla. Pensioner Alfredo Car­ "Freddie" moega, 67, died of { ,,, arteriosclerosis / .· at home in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Aug. 16. � Brother Carmoega beef. Seafarer DeKeyzer also sailed rock Co. Born in the Netherlands, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Starke, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Hilda and a sister, Jacoba of the Netherlands. Pensioner port of New York in James "Jim" Michael Faust, beth,.N.J. from 1966 to 1974. Seafarer Carmoeg walked the picket line in arteriosclerosis at home In Baltimore 73, passed away from the Sea-Land shoregang, Port Eliza­ � 1964. Carmoega was born in Puerto Rico. Burial was in St. Denis Ceme­ tery, East Fishkill, N. Y. Surviving is a daughter, Myrta Grencher of Hope­ well Jct., N.Y. Pensioner James Edward Coleman Jr., succumbed to cancer in the M.D. 60, Anderson Hospital, Houston on July 16. Brother Coleman joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as an AB. He also sailed on the Great Lakes in 1%0. Born in Virginia, he was a resident of Galena Park, Texas. Interment was in the Orleans Union patrolman James McGee and his parents, James H. and Josie Coleman Sr. of Stuart, Va. Pensioner Walter Cressman , 72, drowned in Philadelphia on Aug. 8. Brother Cressman joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a FOWT and engineer. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Born in Sellersville, Pa. he was a resident of Quakertown, Pa. Surviv­ ing is his widow, Miriam. 24 I LOG I September 1985 Paszek of New York City. T homas John Re­ more in 1961 sailing as a chief pumpman, chief electrician, QMED and MEBA District 2 2nd as­ sistant engineer in 1966. He also sailed assistant Surviving on a task force. Faust was a native of Downington, Pa. Cremation took place in the Green Mt. Crematory, Balti­ more. Surviving is a brother, Col. Robert J. Faust of Alexandria, Va. Pensioner Nicolas Villaverde Fer­ nandez, 95, passed away at home in FerroL Courna, as a waiter from 1954 to 1970. Surviv­ ing is a nephew, Manuel M. Villaverde of Ferrol, Coruna. a engineer. is his zeveteb of Shamokin, Pa. Pensioner Michael "Mike" 64, Romalho, succumbed to cancer in St. Mary's Hospital, San Fran+ Lewis, 62, died on cisco . on July. 20. Romalho Brother joined the SIU in Lewisjoined the SIU New Orleans sailing as a recertified Joseph Aug. Francis 9. Brother in the port of Balti- 1944 in the port of chief steward. He graduated from the more in 1952 sailing Union Recertified Chief Stewards Pro­ s iled during the � v 1etnam w ar. s ea- born in British Guiana and was a as an AB. He also farer Lewis was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Bridge­ water, Mass., he was a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviving are two sons, Stephen and Lionel; two brothers, Donald of Canton, Mass. and James of Cambridge, Mass.; a sister, Orin gram in 1981. Seafarer Romalho was naturalized U.S. citizen. Romalho was a resident of Daly City, Calif. Inter­ ment was in the Daphne Fernwood Cemetery, Mill Valley, Calif. Surviv­ ing are a sister, Mary Pacquing of Alameda, Calif. and a grandniece, Abella Tolmosoff of Daly City. Stimpson of Brockton, Mass. , and a Francis James niece, Cynthia Lewis of Canton. Ry an Jr., Spain on July 20. Brother Fernandez joined the SIU in the port of Tampa, Fla. in 1954 sailing as mother, Pauline Re­ duras, he was a resident of Meraux, . La. Surviving is his widow, Elma. during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Faust was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving sailed MEBA District 2 2nd Conference No. 3. A native of Hon­ " , a 28. Brother Rezev­ eteb attended the 1970 Piney Point Pension ,..• of heart attack on Aug. Hyde joined the SIU in 1949 in the "! -�; died zeveteb Pensioner T homas Raymond Hyde, in the port of Balti­ Houston National Cemetery. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Helen; a son, New widow, Anna and a brother, Joseph 78, passed away on Aug. 23. Brother on July 21. Brother Faustjoined the SIU the Wall St. strike, the 1%1 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1965 District the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union Training School, Santa Rosa, Calif. in Brooklyn. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Surviving are his 1946 General Maritime strike and the 1952 sailing as a cook. He worked on Council 37 strike. He graduated from Czechoslovakia and was a naturalized U . S. citizen. Paszek was a resident of Ardenia Morgan of Houston. hit the bricks in the Wall St. beef, 1. strike and the 1%5 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Paszek was born in La. and was a resident of Houston. Surviving is a niece, port of Tampa sailing as an AB. He Aug. the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef, the 1962 Robin Line 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Hyde joined the SIU in the Paszek on port of New York in 1955 sailing as a deck engineer. He hit sailing as a cook. He as a scow captain for the N. Y. Trap­ Brother joined the SIU in the on the Delta Line New Orleans and was a resident of Chalmette, La. Surviving is his widow, widow, Brooklyn, as an AB. He worked place in the Vestal (N. Y. ) Hill Cre­ are his Medical Center, N.Y. shoregang, New Orleans from 1953 to matory. Surviving natural causes in the 1947 in the port of Community College. Daly was born Haissa and his parents, Richard and Pensioner Everett James Beasley, 63, 21. Brother Garrity Point Entry Program in 1968. He grad­ uated from the U nion Recertified Bo­ Emil Paszek, 67, died of passed away on July after his graduation from the Piney in Johnson City, N.Y. Cremation took Pensioner Francis Garrity, 74, . "']. ·, Carl A. McKinley, died on July 28. Brother McKinley joined the SIU in '· 61, died aboard a Sea-Land ship on Sept. 2. Brother Ryan joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 the port of Houston in 1975. Surviving is his mother, Lernice Williams of Port sailing as an AB. He Arthur, Texas. was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Pensioner Luis G. Fuigueroa , died Larry Robert Korean War. Seafarer Ryan was born Brother brother, John; an aunt, Helen Van on July 31. Brother Fuigueroa joined Mowbray, 24, died on in Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his He was a resident of Puerto Rico. Mowbray joined the Wart, and a nfoce, Patricia, all of May the SIU in the port of Santurce, P.R. Surviving are his widow, Josefina and a daughter, Sandra of Puerto Rico. Louis Garcia, 64, died on July 10. __ .� "". ii· . �·· ,.,·P SIU 23. following his graduation from the Union's Harry Lun- " deberg School Seamanship of Entry Brother Garcia joined the SIU in the Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in QMED. He was born in Texas. Sur­ in Baltimore and was a resident there. Surviving are his parents, Herman and port of New York in 1967 sailing as a viving are a brother, John of Rockdale, Texas and a sister, Isidra L. Timkley of Lockport, N. Y. 1981 sailing as a cook. He was born Betty Mowbray and an uncle, John Mowbray, all of Baltimore. Brooklyn. Pensioner Bela Szupp, 60, died on Sept. Szupp 2. Brother joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1963 sailing as an AB. He was born in Hun­ gary, was a natural- �ized U.S. citizen and was a resident of Baltimore. Orleans. Surviving are a sjster and brother-in-law, Gloria and Theodore Karmanski of Chicago. ( Pensioner Andrew i Arthur Thompson, 63, passed away from cancer in the Villa Mercy Hospital, Daphne, June Ala. 6. on Brother Thompson joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a bosun. He was born in Mobile and was a resident Stephen Laker steward. He was born in Welch, W. Va. and was a resident of Portland. Burial was in the Rose City Cemetery, Portland. Surviving are his widow, Annie and a son, Joseph. Pensioner Peter .'1..··• natural causes in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City on July 29. Vlahos Brother joined the SIU in 1944 in the ,· port of New York sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Seafarer Vlahos was born in New York pty, an was a resid ntA\l\ere"rlnferrnerit was in the Cemetery, Brooklyn, . , C'9press Hills N.Y. Surviving are a brother, Deme­ trios of Greece and a niece, Pauline Valenti of Queens, N. Y. joined the 1;\ as an Blaine AB. was born in San Fran­ cisco and was a resident of Novato, Calif. Surviving is his father, Califor­ nia Superior Court Judge Jack Blaine of Ignacio, Calif. Pensioner Leon­ '' succumbed to can- cer in the Bonnabel James Brother joined the was a resident of Benidji, Minn. Burial was in the Augustana Lutheran Cem­ etery, Pine Lake Twsp., Minn. Sur­ viving is his widow, Jennie. on July 25. Brother Meister joined the 1974 sailing as an AB. He was a Heights, Ill. on Aug. ing as an AB. He Calif. Surviving is his father, Robert joined the SlU in U.S. Navy during the Detroit in 1973 sail­ Arlington was a veteran of the 9. Brother Wooten 1939 in Puerto Rico sailing as an AB. he was a resident of Redwood City, Meister Sr. of Clintonville, Wis. Pensioner Korean War and World War II. Born Ray- He was on the picket line in the 1961 in Alabama, he was a resident of mond Joseph Kane, itime strike 2nd the 1947 Isthmian Gwendolyn Dunn of Detroit. July N.Y. Harbor beef, 1946 General Mar­ beef. Seafarer Wooten attended the 1970 Piney Point Pensioners Confer­ ence No. 6. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy before World War II. he was a resident of Des Plains, Ill. Burial was in the Oak­ Born in G rgi . ridge Abbey Cemetery, Hillside, Ill. Surviving is a sister, Florence Kos­ micki of Des Plains. Detroit. Surviving is his John Douglas Wright Sr. , 71, passed away on Aug. 19. Brother Wright joined the SIU in 1943 in the sailing as a deck en­ He hit the 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Walberg was bricks in the 1961 N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Wright was born in Canada of New Orleans. Cremation took place York and another relativ:e. and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. , Kane Pensioner Homer R. Bourgue, 70, vincial House Nursing Home, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. on July 22. Brother Bourgue joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a dredge­ man for Construction Aggregates from 1977 to 1978. He was born in the a resident of Sault Ste. Marie. Burial Marie. Surviving is his widow, Cecelia. Brother joined the Detroit in 1970 sail­ ing as a cook. He also sailed during World War II. Laker Kane was born in Lexington, Ky. and was a resident of Mt. Clemens, Mich. Interment was in St. Thomas Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ky. Surviving is a son, Ira of Mt. Clemens. was in the Oaklawn Chapel Cemetery, Sault Ste. 27. ' Union in the port of passed away from cancer in the Pro­ Eugene �' · Tech, Aug. Tech 54, JO. Clarence died on Brother joined the Pensioner Carl Odin Dahl, 78, died Union in the port of Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. sailing as a bosun. He was a former Co. from 1957 to 1969. He was a former member of the Tug Firemen's Surviving are his widow, Janice; a son, John (Jack) D. Wright Jr. of New Union, Local l, Chicago, in 1952. Laker Dahl was born in Bayfield, Wis. and Wright of Seattle. widow, Alma and a daughter, Sharon. Henry 77, passed away on mother, sailing for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. and the Great Lakes Towing FOOL.';:) was born in Clearbrook, Minn. and veteran of the U.S. Army in the Viet­ nam War. A native of Green Bay, Wis., gineer. Pl./ZZLE: WllO I� TllE Detroit in 1960 sailing as an oiler. He Union in the port of joined the SIU in in the St. John's Crematory, New the Union in the port of Health Care on July 10. Brother Dahl joined the born in Chicago, Ill. and was a resident joined Brother Booker 4. port of New York Walberg Nordin 29. cancer in the Amer- Aug. Hospital, Metairie, La. on May 22. Brother on July Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in Pensioner a,rd .9u"1 Walberg, 67, Minn. Robert Michael Meister Jr., 36, died William Cam­ province of Quebec, Canada and was . ... Hospital, Duluth, B ooker, 61, died on Center, 69, Mary's Brother eron Elbert Wooten, icana passed away from ! ' 22. sailed Portland in 1955 sailing as a chief 77, passed away from. Vlahos, heart attack in St. Detroit in 1979. He Brother Williams joined the SIU in · Pensioner passed away from a John Union in the port of pital South, Portland, Ore. on June 11. Lee qf Mobile. ,, Blaine of heart failure at the University Hos­ widow, Ruby and a daughter, Delilah � July Solomon Joseph Williams, 63, died there. Burial was in the New Hope Steve Pensioner Gustof Adolph Nordin, 67, Blaine, 35, died on Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his ·� Great Lakes was a resident there. Surviving are his Chicago, Ill. in 1966 member of the NMU from 1954 to 1966. Laker Tech was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. Born in Winona, Minn., he was a resident of Highland, Ind. Surviving are his widow, Mary Ann and a sister, Patricia. 5�fld'(J f);Y/7() at/2 Sa3dt7d fill JJS07 ONV' :f.iO 7/tt.L :Jiff S�cYOM OtlM N'/Wt/JS f Nt/ ��3MS V' September 1985 I LOG I 25 �Rol:Jert Willie Campbell, 6(),Joined the the Port ofN�w,1,�61k · . a LNG re�ertm�d in 1953 sailing as . , cltj.ef ste�a{d,'. . Brothet C.�.Pb.ell : gradµated froni ihe {Jnfon's· chiet Stewards RecertificatiOn Program ·. · in 1980. He worked'on the isthinian . shoregang in the port. of New Y�rk . in 1%6. Seafarer Campbell. is · a . resident of Hephzibah, Ga� · . Fot:mer Philadelphia port agent "Joe" Norman Air 59, joined the SIU in . 1949 sailing for Cities Service Oil Co� Brother Air was born in Floral Park, N. Y. and is a ; resident of Lumberton, N .J. . · : Robert i ! I ;' ·· s1u in . . _ � . . ...� . . . Luis · G. Gonzalez, 65, joined the · · }' SIU.itiJhe :port of San Francisc<>. I Brother · Gonzalez is a resident of . . L. 'Laredo . Texas · . : ·. · · ' ' . · · · -. · ' j . •. V�cent Cba�ez Sr. , 64, joined·the Tomas Gutierrez Sr., 60, joined the SIU in the port : SIU. m 1944 m the port of New of Houston in 1955 sailing as a cook. Brother Gu­ tierrez was born in Texits and is a resident of Houston . . 1 York sailing. as a LNG chief steward; Brother Chavez graduated from Roman Vance Harper Sr., 63 , ; the Union's Chief Stewards 'Recer­ · . '. joined the SIU 'in 1 943 in . the port i tification Program in 1980. He also . Of New York sailing as a QMED . . , sailed during the VietnamWar. Sea. Brother Harper also worked on .the . farer Chavez was a former tiiember ·· ·· �� :.,,..-,, Seatrain shoregailg, Edgewater, N .J. ·, [ of the NMU. A native of the Phil� · Paul Aubain, 57, joined the SIU from 1970 to 1973 . He was on the ''-. j ippine Is. , he is a resident of Seattle, in 1 947 in the port of New Orleans pickefline' in the 1 961 N.Y. Harbor · sailing as a FOWT. Brother Aubain beef arid the 1 965 District Council Carl Churko, 62, joined the SIU last shipped out of the port of Hous� . 3? strike. Seafarer Harper Is a vet, i in the port of Baltimore in 1955 ton. He is a· veteran of the U.S . eran of die U.S. Navy in World . . :· sajling as a c�k B r o t her Churko Army after the Korean War serving War II. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. , he ., .took part in the IJ�tt.U11 re . beefs . as a PFC in Co. 51 6, Signal Corps . is a resident of Que�ns Village, was . a . He former membe�: . . of t he . . in Austria. Seafarer Aubain was N.Y. ! Teamsters Union and is a vete rtt n born in St. Thomas, V.I. and is a ' of the U . S . Army in World War 11 . resident of Houston. Seafarer Churko was born in Cory, .AllisOn Isidore Hebert, 61 , joined ' Pa. and is a resident of Baltimore. . die SIU in 1 947 in the port of New . York sailing as a QMED. Brother James Hilton Babson, 62, joined • . Hebert sailed fo(Cities Servi e from the SIU . in 1 944 in the port of � Estuardo Ignacio Cu�nca, 62, . . .t , 1 945 to 1 95 1 . He was born m LouNorfolk sailing as a chief pumpman. joined the SIU in the port of New ��..: isiana · and is a resident of Abber­ Brother Babson hit the bricks in York in 1957 sailing as , a FOWT. ville, La. the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef Brother Cuenca waQC�� the pick�t.; and the 1965 District Council 37 line in the l96 1 N:y�· Ha.rbo'i:· b�ef. ' strike. He was born in North Car­ He was born in Ecuador and i� a olina and is a resident of Anahuac; . naturcilized U.S. citiz�n. Seafar�r Texas. Cuenca is a resident of Weehaw­ Bruce R. Hubbard, 65, joined the ken, N.J. �IU in the port of Seattle sailing as : . .;;i, chief electrician. Brother Hub- . · Charles Moni$ Barkins, 60, joined . Nicholp$ JohJi ,Damante,. 67rjoiri d the S I U m 'tb . · . bantis�resident ofEdmoods,. WaSh. the .S IU in the port of New Orleans · . pol't qfN¢w · ' Y rk 'in 19. 6 ailing. a a · recertified ,,. . -�� .. . . . )\ in 1955 sailirig ;-a,� . .. .. le �rother sun; :Br6ther Damante graduated from the Andrew B arki n s was bom.'in Louisiana and Furuseth Training School, Brookiyn, N.Y. in 1958. is a resident of New Orleans. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry after World War II. Seafarer Dama:nte was b�m in Brook. . lyn and is a resident of Hoboken·, N.J. . . 1 •. • ) � ' · .. . -. - ·· Howard Fre4erick Bickford, 55, joined the. SIU iit .the port of New York in 1952 sailing as a cook . Brother Bickford last shipped out of the port of Gloucester, Mass. He bOm is a resident of Mexico. was Nicholas de los Santo8, 59, joined . the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing_ as an AB. Brother de los Santos is a vetemn of th U.S. Navy in World War' I I . lie . was born in Galveston, Tex�s arid .- . William Harold Deskins, · · �arfos aboard an accident-free ship, the : l\lanuel DiazSr. , 63 , joilted . .--. 26 I LOG I September 1 985 · · - - :.iii ' • . . · · · · · ..111itWl�IMP. the SIU.in 1944 in the. pott ;Gf Ne� york . sailing . as a ' chief steward,< · Brother Diaz graduated from the' . · Union�s Chief Stewards Recertifi­ �ation Program fa 1980. He is ah 'ensign veteran of the U.S . Maritime: Service, gi:aduating as a J st cook from theiT Cooks and !fakers Train­ . ; ing School, Sheepshead Bay; . Brooklyn, N . Y. Seafarer Diaz aJsO' attended St. John's :university, Brooklyn in 1958. A native of.Puerto Rico, he. is a residerit of t�enton, . . .. . N�J . · 66,tJ5iii� SS De Soto. He was born in Mobile and is a resident of Carson.• Calif. ; 65,joined 'the SIU in the · port of Norfolk in 1969 sailing last as a chief steward. Brother Deskins was a former member of the NMU from 1943 to 1947. He is a veteran of the U�S� Maritime Service (USMS) during World War'Jl:serv� Henry Bilde, 69, joined the SIU irig as a ··lieutenant. He attende<i 'tli6"'M d s>t&>k·s in the port of New York sailing as · and J;ia,kersSchooi, Sheepshead B�y, Brooklyn , N. Y. · a chief mate. Brother Bilde is . a in 195L Seafarer Deskiris also attended Moorehead resident of Bellport, N. Y. (Ky.} State University. A fiaiive of Nolan, w.va:, . 'he is a resident pf Viriipa Beach, Va. Ronald J. Burton, 66, joined the . . SIU iii the port of Jacksonville s�� · ing as a recertified bosun. Bfother Burton is a resident ofJa:Cksonville . . • is a resident there. in Lawrence, Mass. and · . .� ._,--'• . . James John J� . the SIU;iji;'l,9'3�fir'tbe port of Mobile . ailing'· as a chief cook. Brother Johnson received a Union Personal Safefy Award in 1 960 for sailing · · .. · •. •'• Teddy Kermit Lane, 62, joined . the SHJ in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1 956 sailing as a bosun. Brother Lane also worked for the Chrysler Corp . , on roadshows and as a salesman; He is a veteran of . the U . S .• Navy in World War IL Seafarer Lane was born in Loogoo­ tee, Ind. and is a resident of Seattle. · . . '. �ugi� ,-��''. L�ya, 65, joined the SIP ::iQ: 194 I , in' the · · port qf lf<:)u�tpn ajli.ng as a recertified bo­ . su•.n. B{ottier ·tAisoya graduate(l from ith'e Urlion�'Recertified Bosuns Pro­ graQ} .in :l975. He hit the bricks in . • th.e 1946 pe neral Maritime b�ef. . ·. · · · ; , Se arar� L.asoy� is a v¢teran of the . r ·· . · ··� �· �v�s.Yt!Y;:,'fii�r���;cn�:ie� · Bo(Il in Cle�.eland, Texas, he is a ..resident ot S�nta Fe, Texas. ·· · � · �Alfredo Rios, 63 , joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a FOWT. Brother Rios walked , the picket line in the 1961 N . Y ." Harbor beef. He was on the Sea­ Land shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N . J . from 197 1 to 1978. Seafarer Rios was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Brooklyn, N . Y . Leon Lockey, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing last as a QMED. Brother Lockey last shipped out of the port of New York. He also worked as a longshoreman for the ILA, Local 829 in Baltimore. Seafarer Lockey hit the bricks in the 196 1 Greater N .Y . Harbor beef and is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II. Born in North Carolina, he is a resident of Fayettville, N.C. · Nick Marcogliese, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 196 1 sailing a s a FOWT. Brother Mar­ cogliese is a veteran of the U . S . Coast Guard in World War II. He was born in Kincaid, Ill. and is a resident of San Francisco. Joseph Ira Michael, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 195 1 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Michael graduated from the Union Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Cecil Harold Mills, 58, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1957 sailing as a FOWT and QMED. Brother Mills last shipped out of the port of New York. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy after World War II. Seafarer Mills was born in Milltown, Ind. and is a resident of Salem, Ind. ap-�ll Moose,5?',joined Thomas (: tht :IU""m t 'lie-' port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing as an AB. Brother Moose is a veteran of the U . S . Navy after World War II. He was born in Dallas, N . C . and is a resident of �alisbury , N . C . . a t,"· Ii · George Arthur Roy, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sailing as a chief electrician, LNG QMED and 3rd assistant en­ gineer. Brother Roy also worked as a shipyard shipfitter. He is a veteran of both the U . S . Army and U . S . Navy in World War II and the Korean War, serving in those serv­ ices' amphibious corps. Seafarer Roy was born in Plainfield, Conn. and is a resident of Williston, Vt. Auldeon Eugene Sharp, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1965 sailing as an AB . Brother Sharp is a veteran ofthe U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Humphreys , M o . and is a resident o f Seattle. Erik Pekka Smith, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 196 1 sailing a s a FOWT, donkeyman and 1 st assistant engineer in 1955. Brother Smith was born in Pirkala, Finland and is a naturalized U . S . citizen. He i s a resident of Brook­ lyn, N . Y . Vincent Leo Stankiewicz, Sr., 62, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Stankiewicz was born in Philadelphia and is a resident there. ' ,;.,,Jl� Jam� Principe, 62, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief electri­ cian, QMED and 3rd assistant en­ gineer. Brother Principe worked on the Sea-Land shoregang, Oakland, Calif. from 1967 to 1985. He is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps' Robert Fross Staplin, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Staplin was on the picket line in the 1962 Robin Line .beef. He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy was born in Mt. Pleasant, Wis . and is a resident of San Francisco. Mass . , he is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. in World War n. Seafarer Principe in World War II. Born in Attleboro, In the port of Jacksonville, Patrolman James B. Koesy (left) and HQ Rep. George M. Ripoll (right) congratulate James Northcutt on his many years of service to the Union. Ashton "Steve" Louis Stephens, Sr., 62, joined the SIU in 194 1 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief electrician, mate, warehouse­ man and storekeeper. Brother Ste­ phens hit the bricks in the 1 965 District Council 37 beef. He was on the Delta Line shoregang in the port of New Orleans from 1966 to 1985 . Seafarer Stepehens was born in Vi­ olet, La. and is a resident there . Robert L. Sullivan, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Houston sailing as a FOWT. Brother Sullivan is a resident of Houston. Bertil "Bert" Olof Svenblad, 66, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun and deck maintenance. Brother Sven­ blad began sailing in 1935 and sailed Finnish ships taken over by the U . S . government in World War II. He hit the bricks in the 1%1 N . Y . Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike . And in 1960 he won a Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Seatrain New Jersey. Sea­ farer Svenblad was born in Finland , is a naturalized U . S . citizen and resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. _, Francis "Frank" John Sylvia, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1946 in the port . of New York sailing as a chief electrician and QMED. Brother Sylvia also sailed during the Viet­ nam War. He was on the Sea-Land shore-gang, Oakland, Calif. from 1 945 to 1969. Seafarer Sylvia was born in Taunton, Mass. and is a resident of Hayward, Calif. (Continued on Page 28.) Walker Wilson (center) receives his first pension check in the port of Mobile from Field Rep Ed Kelly (left) and Port Agent Tom Glidewell. September 1 985 I LOG I 27 ----"---=====- ,;:;_ �(Continued from Page 27.) 1• Arthur John Vogel, 69, joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 1955 sailing as a cook. Brother . Vogel is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War Il. He was born in Boston and is a. resident there. :--,.. ' Edwin "Ed" James Wellner, 63, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco irt 1%7 �saillilg as an .()iler . arid FOWT. Brother Wellner last shipped out of.the port of Wilmington, Calif. He '·;ittended the U . S . Manti1Jle Service's Tnllnllig School, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, N.Y. in World War n. Seafarer Wellner was born in Sidney,. Neb. and is a resident of Elsinote, . ·" Utah; · . Walter Carl Zaj anc , 65 , joined ' · the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a bosun and deck maintenance. Brother Zajanc is a . veteran of the U . S . Army in World · War II. He was born in Staten IS. , <' N.Y. and is a resident there. .1 William Robert Gallagher,_ 60, joined . the Union in ·· the port .of Cleveland. in 196 1 sailing as a. deck­ hand and dredgenian. Brother Gal­ of the member .. . lagher was . . ,. . .· , ,. . . .a. . former . · I; Dredge Worlcers· union in '1 946. He is a veteran of the U. S. Navy in . World War n: Laker Gallagher was born in Clevelan� and is a resident of Conneaut, Ohio. il · � ' /I · · · William Joseph Rush, 65 , joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Detroit sailing as a FOWT. _ Brother Rush last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and is a. resident of · Bradenton, Fla. · Paul Leland Whitlow, 64, joined ! the SIU in 1948 in the port of New ' York sailing as a recertified bosun. ; . Brother Whitlow graduated from the Union Recertified Bosons Pro­ gram in 1983. He also s ailed -during the Vietnam War and . was a ship delegate and secretary-reporter. -' t Seafarer Whitlow was a former member of the NMU and a veteran of the U . S . Navy. A native of In­ dianola, Iowa, he is a resid.ent of San Francisco. Great . Lakes �- John Ellias Jr., 60, joined the , Union in the port of Detroit in 1 %0 · sailing . as a bosun. Brother Ellias '-fast shipped out of tffo port of Du­ ; luth.; Minn. He is a .v eteran of tlle U.s� Navy during World War II. Laker Ellias was born in: Mellen, Wis. and is a resident there . D. Ross, AB Area Vice Presidents Report personals Overseas Vivian 0. Martinez, AB S . S . Overseas Vivian (Continued from Page 14.) S.S. Overseas Vivian J . McKenny, AB Please contact Red Campbe11 by letter relative to subsistence claims Overse�� resolved <:., , Maritime . ,' CoFp .< ' with. <., ,.,,:w ,�<< ,, Are You ,:; ' ' by V. P. Buck Mercer E W. SIU · are happy to repo� that the was .successful an regards to the action that it took on the A-76 circular. Thanks to our efforts , the . provisions of the Service Contract Act Will be app!ied when determining wages for workers who are employed Oil the 12 oceanographic vessels and cable ships. . We had filed a petition before the Circuit. Court� but · before the issue c<5uld be considered, the Military Sea­ lift Command backed down. This will have · two important effects. Workers who are employed on these vessels will be paid wages in line with ?re­ vailing industry standards. In addition, the SIU no� has a chance to pick up nine more of these vessels, which .had been awarded before the MSC · had . decided to apply tire standards con� · tafued in the Service Contract Act. The members . out · here are ·ex­ tremely pleased . by these develop- · mentS. They also.� know that the SIU was the only union t-0 take action on this matter. · · · 28 I LOG I September · 1 985 i� . Please contact your aunt, Mary lid Ave. , 94 . i������:.. c;�� Your stepdaughter, Nora Rios Moon, would like you to get in Charlie Thomas Corden touch with herat 733 Alb.er.s Lan�� · Please get in· touch with Robert, Bethalto , ill. 62(J1.(}. (tel . (618) 377 -. • ·. ,, 67 Kennedy Blvd. , . B�yCorden, · :<'iii·;.,.. :;:); ';;·;·0880 ;_, ,, < . . ' oni1e N�J. {teJ. 201-339-1884).. · ·. · · : · ' . ' ' ' , · · .. . Missing lmportant Mail? 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Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. . sw·· & UIW of N.A. · Address Correction 5201 Auth Way Department Caiitp �riDgs, · Maryland 20746-9971 r - - -�-----�'."9-- ----- --��--- ---.7' - : -- � - :- � � �-- ---�-� ---�- ------ ---_.. , : 1 I I HOME ADDRESS · •·· . Pl,.�SE PRINT oate: ------'--.--Social Phone No. ( Security No. ' ) Area Code ·. Your Full Name ztp I I I I � 0 Pensioner 0 SIU 0 UIW I . Book Number I I .UIW Place of Employment ·'-------'- I . I .. ' ' I -.... for .. oflcli.t union ....... ., Thie wlll be.my ...... .. I Thie 8ddr9u should ....... lri ..... Union ftle ...... ollilrwlM .CMnged by mt perewlly. I I I ...;.� ._ (Signed) I -- � - - - - � - - � - - � - - - - - - - - - - - - - � - - - - � - - - - �- -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - �- - � - - -� State Street · - _ _ _ _ . Tc"!>;,; �. ,....:.... :� .'-- for oompensatiort a:tter tanlc' cleani ngs it ' ' ... SEA��D"PICE.:(Sea-l..arld 'Servf: still being disputed. The �tain is waiting . ·· . ice),_ July 1 � James Ho Corder.i · · ·· · . ·· ':.'. .. .... · � .· · · . . · · . . . .. .. . . . , . tor written t:enfirmatiOO Jrom h&adquarters · secret� o.G. Chafitir Edueational OirEIC" · . · . . . . . • • • • . . •',•· on this rn&�ef, lt._� .sµggested that ,first- < . . tor KG. Katsalis;· � Qelegate ' Edwai'd . . • ..,.. : . . . . • .aid kits be; pbtained •for t:ht :enol"!" and · : �rry� Eng(�:·Qel�te! jobp P.• Unton1 . · · · � dep.&ftm8tits anclthat !18. � . flJO cispUt,ed OT- ii i any oi the three d&, · ·:- . ."· : ,. : : . . · · . fum!sh · � 9';: f®v � � · , maybe: , afl"/ ; . :: � · aflhough tf)e deci< department : · _ ·•,• ·•· � one man short due to the repatriation · other . washing mactiine ¥ ttie one.: �e . hav� tias broken ' down<tw�:j�npe .�Jeff . .·' <t:rornc Hollan<f of one .AB. for inedical rea-. . •. AMERICAN CC)NDOfi' <'�: Gulf' �rade meat and pdqltry had alread}I been .: the rd." A�ote 9t ttian,k$ _wEJ,$ giyeri t() · , son�k 'There ' is, $.10Jn 1he. Sflip'sf u nd. A . ya bo . and. this is prese.ntly uilder Marine), July . &-Chainnan Jo8 Justus} · . put a ard; radiog� was ·�· a,Oci -P9sfed , in.· and t.h9 , . · . th� �anj ���mentfor a Job wel l .done.. · .. t\Nee.t ·. e . 11y . . , · m.pa . • co . tti . t :. " , " · . • , i l . be . Oil P . . sei.tssi . d . . .. . , . . . .· · � of ttt•:f 2 percen.f COLA . Secretary ;;ili Stubblefield ; Educational! ran ut . ng . ead fomilng,·the · . ce . i o to F H Diregtor J. :Shuler; Deck Delegate William : . SIU; A motion was.'JJjade and unanioi®sly:: · e. lti/ias �lcom$d t1yru1;.Th8 ohakman · niis J. Roberts� No' d!sputed OT reportec:f Th8 $W<>Ved lhat 1.h8 :man on the garigway : . � the importance .of donating tO .. :; . · . stiould � be responsible fo[ persons ccim�' chairman noted .a change ln thf) � �-' . SPAD. He .said, "We are losing a lot of ule. The �t�,Y;' Wtlo h{ufjust·nm.riled > trig 'bactno the house anc:t that he. should dl!BJO eut·backs on our ships, .but we · .�� LEE (W�erman Steam- jObs aJ.so � futnishechvith a waikle-talkie so that he ·Ship Co.) , Jl!ly tram vacation ("9t loog , eriOugh�). exgaining a lot o.f j9bs oh Navy are . ainnan .:.<:; h 7.... Thomas J pr� llis pi8asure at � same of ; -� nOtlfy � eaptain or the mate on watch ve�ls . SO �r SPAD. dOllars are working onal . Hilt>Orn; 88(:retary LJ, Miles; Educati th.e old "smiling faCEts!' . st!ll . oriboard. Dif� . · if anyone not known to have ,bUsines5 on' u s/! The electrician,"KG. Kaf.salis,-wtiO or f OT disputed :e . i Q:ioley. B;J rector D > Lin � fhe Shij) sht)uld try tQ pass. Mother an . dirJ1onstra. ferent types of fli:tres. . d���11t. .. was �cling � edll_cattonardi rector, noted w�s rEp<>rted In at.one of thefire·arid bo&t drttlS,aMsurViVal lhlous vote was taken on gettirl!'.1 Jwo dryers , ,op at the end of e Jttnd,:i�::-<. •:\. 1hal :f:!•.s 1W�ttiP rel•ef wasal ; e:·�s t tt m? suits.were Ptit.Prl by·the crewmembers for . �or ft1e crew laundry. onE! Is jUst" over,' · , · "Th ��. ,� ·�?5 l meml:>ers for · 1he . thl�ntec;t �e were VOVQ ;· ' : '. i' Stlifj' . 'practic8. A rilovie>;was·�n to the' new worked to tb8 point' tflat'�;·8nd up with .. �.:.·1:�tved ab<)ard' � "It 0,,S b9en a.p�asure coope � " ' '''"'' �\¥�' fh:ese � . I� t m� �n the: Pt;OPel" use b(lhese si:Jits; · ooC:fl'Yer �.811 ." Avote ijftsttan'R A\tf:iS:gwen · �8( e��ctive .. . �"� with JH of you,, _ .b�; -�; As far; 8$ . lt w�·ment!On � Jh al i:i '. ll the: �Y�being . · · tQ: tne ,stewafd,,<fePartme'1ti'' ftS�iaflrto.'' �n .ot the. 2 .percent CQLA.e r One · repairs this trlp-IWO � niatt resses were news, une wek;omed was J which ' , lO . baic. · worldert ul ptit into the ' ship's fund wjll· be us.ad to · . · GSU Ellen ;Jobbers for her �> on:te;'� for �.�� �e.8�12 O�ED, f leamlng � bip o � of ipg and to Gsu'·l(evln Kosinsky tor his . . sad note ptirchase new mo� 9r Wtillt�er :et8$:is; anc::I thEr VCR_ a�:· t�on will be ; fixed .� · A $. mother mate. th chief the Qf � , ,. f ut� o si want�. "Adi;iple v°'e of·· thanks" went to .· great cooking abiUties. One mln voyage . ..!fl,·, �th: 11.ie tjl�gnan this to � !aken appearett up�. Ther� was tion · thestewa�·�rtrrier:it tOr a JOb well done. : ·. tenoe wa8 observed In nl8f"l'lOfY of our some disappointrhent with the 8lCp(8ssed tn the ga!l �y wjth , ms probl� some · · ' departed � ancLSisters. Next po_(I:: Next port: Chilr'lestori, s.c.: .� o� June 1 8, ,H,e felt they loaded s; store w�!t 11 patrOlman ; ThE:) � · pr 1 'J food t>e•ng , . :' . f:tif11ejl, . aparr: . ,, · .· ·c:he¢k Into the pJOblem, m8ldrig sure · that<;; . ShQuld have · included . watermelons; ·· · ·· · · · al l 18fl-ovef foods are used within 48 hours; '" . ,.. .. pe&ches. pears and othet'tresh fruit. On� j) : d that all unused meats and vegetahJeS. . rnln"te of$ilence was obseiv0d. i n. memory ·· � · (OM I)", July : : �. .•· ; an . FALC.Olf PRIN,C:E�$JJ:l�n ;Naviga� . · l nT ' . . <: be disposed of after.each meal. � ITiiriute · of our departe<fbrQthers · and ·sister5. . Next , : 1, WIL.LAl f:. o.M · ·· tion} . �ly. i1 �ti�rin� Floyd Friti:; Sec· of sUence was observed in inemorY ofour ' pOrt:[Eflzabeth,: N ,J. Ch . ajrr:nan J. F. Bermudez; Secretary W. · · retary frank Nigrc;>; Educational Director•,._ J:, Harris ; Educational DlrectorC. Coello; Deck ,,de . .parted.. ,,bt:others·.. .: and.· si$lers. Next nnr.t: ""' ' M Fshe I . r.· E�e... � ,Ith. .. �tng I·S QO·ll'.19 ilI0i:'9 ta' " ' . ·. Delegate George elegate e ng •A · . llen Newport News,va... · . , ' ; .E . • . D ' . ' . i n . . . , . . well w1th no d1sputed O"f aboardthe Fa/con h 1 ow So . e Pol k; · me questionable C � es .· ayn ;; Princess as'the voyage nears Its end. . . �·... :<; . was repolce .· rted in the deck . . .. : ,....... · re r""""' ' ,· a ·· n h . s .m the . . ,·nu·t·es ·a1so"w ip v e l ... . . »1·.c·•.·al sh•.P ..•.Off s lo e : .' :..'.,:a Q Members were reminded .""1Y..U ,·. � nsed perso. n I II fact that l . . . . fl:smf the following vessels: clean for the next erew� � aJsQ 'were ' ' � t· :. . . ST. LOUIS {$ea-Land ser'.vice), Augu st nel Jlf�' perfomiing unlicensed perS<>nnel . . urged to �e adVantage of U)e upgr�J ng·c . · r t n co . the s ct i a t re i of i · d : ADOllS . violation c . ort< ' n · --.-y .. ... a., ... Oria ,_psen; s·ecretary. H . Qr'"'h. a1i.... A t.a.c.i.1.iti,es . a.·.� .P•iney . Point. " lt " w 111 .p·a· y· o'ff· 1·n· . · · w AMERICAI HEllT. A&E and will be brought to the attention of the · no. The ship o tiz; � d u ca t i nal Qirector Di Ni · with there go you . th'eJongnin," providing boarding patro an at payo ARCHOll ·.• eefs or ff. Arid in the is running smoothly With no rri�• lm ..., or b a �·positive attitude , to learn/' th e educa� Ul8 ARIES . t . . in.:. chief cool< con . . . steward department, the . · · . d,isputEKt. OT reported. Communications ···. . tional di rector stresl)eQd � ecent LOGs were · . ' ues to have tO butch8r his 6Wri meat without · · · ._. , onboard en betwe few far and have been r�ived, ariQ the arinouncement oHh e 2 of OT-"atter we were assu red · payment the St. Louis, and the crawrnember8 would percent COLA poeled. One that all meat waa to be pre-butchered. " llke to know something about the pension in 1he steward department was probl The 2 percent cost of living allowance was . buyout The S8Cf8lal'y noted that in recent · . .. stave which had only one bumer wonc:di�� .and P()Sted on the board . This . ·· ye�. V8SSe · ing.. tile entire VO.yage>The patrolman Will I ce�tion by the u.s.. . Coast . ntitifreation · was received : frprri · OM! via . · d ha:s · · " tended · · eliminating such . . towa· rc1 · Guar check into this needed repair, "The steward telex. No other mail has been forwarded · . jobs as the or d i n a ry seaman, the wii>er a � partment.is to ��i:nmen�e.df�f a g9<>c1 t() the ship si,11Ce the first week in July. The · and the �I jobs from U.S.-flag job when we were short of food and with chairman recognized the etf()fts of 1he such a situof ,.__," Next rtmen sflo� � steward depa t � ex· Marcus e to � for �;Job well · . ·.gram will be started at the . PreSSed h1 � , g .. . .. · . � . . ,_<jqQE1,,f'.IC11"! . � :.'P� rt ¥<1· f;gypt�, <"" ; . ,Pointto address the problem and µpgrade . ··· ·. . .. . . · .. D 11 ,. . . • . - .� S h ps 11-41m · .· · · · .· · . .. .. . . . · n · ·· · · \. · . .· · · · · . . .• J��Ell"I' · ted wei:ei; · the, �Etw� . - . ·. · · - •. • ·· · · · · · · . · ���:����eT .• • • ' . .. ·- · · · �rt . ti(;;t;:.e. • MON�CH (Apex �) · ·. .. " � ; ' ·. . ; . ::S·.:n80�;:':! � . . . ' • . ;=��;k�=·�J't�rm:�r (Maritt� AM · � , . . . .•. . . Jtie importance of,cionattng to · OYmlUAS N .. YOllK bers." . .Overseas); July 13-:-ChaJfTTltlll M. Zepeda; · · · SPAD was stressed for this particular rea· �etary Danas L t<napp; Educational · $O�Ob s,ecurity; "Like always, a vote of . ttlanks tp Steward H. Ortiz �d his gang Director Edward . H . Shelf; �k Delegate ported in thedeckand engme departments. · for a job,Well done;" Md tttanks also went Boyd . . • No beefs or disputed . OT �m��. Whatever banl·be. �ttled · by payoff �II be . to "our editol'S of the.LOO, the b0st newsturned over. to .ttie patrOlman. And while . ·· r13�EKt_One OS \fias fired-,at se!i;,and got �r.'' .[ · there \Vas no dispOt� OT In , the steward ·· · Off 'ft �anama. so '� deck :departmen1 · · · 11 ·11 · lllllllil•••••i..•lilllllll department, the d&leg8.te. felt tha,1 his�trew . . · was samng � mitrlst!OrttTh8 educiliional · ·11 ,.. llil llilllilllil•••illi•llillil•llillllliil l l lll · was (!nable to malntainproper san- CX)l'k .• C!!rec:tor urg0d · everror;1e to att,end:th'e up,: . ditiotlsin thetn�all, galley and .ieeboxei' ' : · gi"ad1ng CO!Jr$0S at •. t.he sch()ol ii!J Piney . . Polnt as 9000 ..as pOSs11>1e: f\l'td not tQJ>e . without OT. Th�; tqo!.;yVQJ #9.•taJ<eo tfP with . fo rgotten ts the Alcohol Rehabilit�ifrm tan� the boarding J>�trotma,n., Notification of the. . . te . r�arty. e<>th of these facitlties are there 2 per� C,O l,;A.was: reeeiVed, but many are ·sbll uncle �f�Jo ce®io. other eontract · tor SllJ me� te> .take advantage ofand · g'ai n job �iity tor themselves and their' changes: The eCltJdrtiOnat dlreCtor Wilfse& abbut Changing the' mo\i.ie. selection. He . , l)nion. N13w rnoVies ar� !')�� to eome said that h e wilt try to keep foreigri-:made :� aboar.ct. Jn l.OQQ . B�acn; Calif.; Qn !U;ie trip �ck . Jrom f\laska . . SeveJ'!il. suggestions Port n:iovies off the selection �s .Jl'Wqtl ·.� post . . sible'. A vqte:,of thanks wae.: gi\len to the� . · �er� made� One was to.have headquarters . stei,yard . qe�rt,ment for a· ' fltie job; the . ·· S�llJ:tthe�IQ OfVacati<>n che.eks. Pin Y Point . . . . . . . . . . . M nday, October 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. · . Golden Monarch is an "excellent feeder." · Allot·t,ler Was. �ot .!he ship t9 g�' �mot. her • New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tue day, Oct ber 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. a ��el' fild dryer. Thanks WEtte given to Ne xt' ports: Nede�land, Texas; St. Luc@;: PhiladeJphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedne day, tober 9 .. ... . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a.m . ' all .Jiajl�s foi thelr . coape ra�or) :this voyage, '" " ·. '·' W.1., and St. Croi)(:, VJ: .and il �al V()te. �t ttianks wa,s given io Baltim re . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, October JO 1 0:30 a.m. . , tt1e steward departmenuor a jqb well done. Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thur day, October 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a.m. Next parts wil.1 be in · Panama- and Aiaska . J onville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, October 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a.m. LNG · LIB.llA . (Energy ,Trarisp0rtation Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, October 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a.m. corp.), July 14-:-Cliairman Thomas Hawk- · Roust n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tue day Octob r 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 .m. ins ; SecretarY R !=. Frazier; .Edtlcational . · · . ·. ,, P� . u.·L BU�K (O.ce� Shipholcflng Inc.), New Orlean . . . . . . . . . . . . Tue d y, October 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a. m. · . Director John Fede50viCh;>QetK.Qelegate· · A'ugyst .+--:-Cpairman �lchael L: Vander­ bile . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, October 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. R . E,lmoody; El)gine · Delegate . Dominick ·. ®rst;. q� qe,1eg�� 4()e! · L�hel; •Engine . . n Franci co . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, October 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a.m. Or�ini;· .$tew�r9 Delegate Henry Daniels. � . �tegat�. flotf :�orqen; : s�etary . f..ouis R1on, Ne disputed OT, The ve$$QI pajd off . No . disputed OT. There is $146.30 i n tne Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mood y, October 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a.m. ship'.s fund wtlicll rem�i ns il'.1 a sa,fe in the · . in. St. Qroix @ was �rviced by the San Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . riday, t ber 2S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10: O a.or. Juan patrolm�. The cllaim;an.enco.urag� . captain's office at a1f times . . A telex was · an Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, October 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a.m. · sent to Vice .president ".Red" Camp�I as · · everyone to attemt the. sealift class ·at: the t. Loui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, I ber 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10: 0 a . m . to how the watc:he.s -.V.ill � handled · �: , .,, ttan:Y ..· Lunde�g $.ciJO<)I . in . Pil)ev Point. .· . HonoJuJu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday tober 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10: O . m . the upcoming At3$ ' rather than,, qua,rte.rr ·.· ,J::te . noted thafthe ''&" rlen<i li:'1' ' ained ,, "' piasters. No af!��rha$y�t � receivecL ,_. , , iller:e came in :handy ·; > ng lh$ DuJuth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedn day, October 1 6 10:30 . m . A new too? program was :being tested on: unde��YJ'epl0J'li$hrn�f El)(QrgiSes.:(''whipti, , Glouce ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tue day, October 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. the LNG Ubr<J.. I�, w� 0WJ1n� to f!1e crew . by . �Et �ay.�;,,W�r,t.k a!i:nost. J lawl�!y'1; , Je y ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, October 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: O . m . "f:very�me; ". � s�a\0d, · ·�,� verj proud:·. . Who we_re assur�that no fhcmge In menu . of the job they anfdolng." ' The deck ' &I.:: occu r . However; , or quality of -food would . the secr�ary did note that some non-u.s, : · agate rep0rtecl that tile clothing allowance GO�DEfi July 7--Qialnnan W.. • P, >.JeffE:) rsQri; Sec� retary C. JohnsOri; · Educational Dlrecfor Ross Hardy. 'SOme disputed OT was re- . .. < · .· . ·· · Monthly Meanbership Meetiftcs · · . . . . . • · . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo¥ecimt d:o I I . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September · 1 985 / I( -- �� ). " . . . \!.�. . . · . · . :.. � : ;.�,,.• . · .. ·'· '. '",t:'.. '· ·. ·.·: ·�.. :./·· · ,,. , ,.. , · · :. ,:,-�- ·.. .-..,. , .,, .. , / . " : " ' '.� . . ..,- � _ :; , · - ; . . .. .. . . LOG / 29 · · :· ·"_; . �' ' '. Dispatchers Report for Great;Lake·s "TOTAL REGISTERED . Alf Groups Class CL · Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . ; . . . .. . . . . . . . : . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. : � Ctass L Class NP 13 -33 4 15 2 o 2 o 12 · 56 15 2 9 5 21. 6 3 5 21 0. : 3 4 14 ENTRY.DEPARTMENT T O 0 O · .4 . 91 25 9 _ · * "Tota l Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the. port last month * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of- men registered at thQ. port at the end of lastmonth. -. . .. - - - Totals All Departmef!ts ,.... 11 . 62 lO ' 27 . . .. . -. . · ; · AUG. 1-31 , 1985 Cllll A a.. I Clm C 5 60 12 11 18 8 49 35 38 17 29 3 4 37 0 1 325 1 11 1 3 8 4 7 7 6 8 10 0 22 7 0 8 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 . . • • • . • • . • . . • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . New Orlelnl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jadasonvilll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Fr1nclsco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . SI. Lou s . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . .... .... .... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. ..... .... .... .... ... .. ........... ........... ... Pert Gloucester New York . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . • . . . . • • . • • . . • . . • . . • • • . • • • • • . . • . . . PhHadelphla . • . . • • • . . • • • • . . . • . . • . . . . • • • • . Jacksonville San Francisco • Wilmington . . • • . • . • . . . . . . • • • . . . . . • . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston St Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Pont . • . . • . • • • • . . . . • . • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Philadelphia Baltimore Nor1olk Mob le • . . . . • . . . . . • • . . . . . . . • . . . • • • . • . . • . . • . . . • . • • • • • . • . • . • . . . • . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • . • . • . . . . . . . . . • • . • • • • • • • . . • • • . • • ............ ... ........ ............ ........... . . . . . • . • • • . • . Sea.ttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . Honolulu Houston St. . . New Orleans . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . • . • . . . . • . • • . . . . . • • Lou s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . • • • • • . . . • • • . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totlll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . • • TOtlls All 0 7 l l 4 9 14 9 1 4 5 0 9 4 0 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 . • . . . . . • • • . . . . • • . . . • • . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • • . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . • • • . • . • • • • • . • . • . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . • . • . . . . • . • . • . • • • . • • . • . . • • . • . . . . . . . • . • • . • . • • • . • . • • • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . • . • . . . • . • . • . . . . . • . • • . • . 0 9 2 l 5 0 27 14 4 2 7 0 101 0 0 0 172 0 0 502 230 Tl.1 357 113 . 0 30 4 5 7 11 28 20 31 20 33 7 9 11 0 0 211 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 0 189 0 l 0 204 . • 3 9 0 6 2 1 5 3 3 3 28 11 5 12 4 18 7 21 16 19 0 1 53 10 0 3 310 Dtpartl'lltlltl . . . . . . . . • . 0 31 5 5 8 10 36 31 16 14 13 7 2 15 0 3 1 11 2 0 13 0 0 0 5G . . • • 0 l 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 11 . . . . . • . TOtlls • . Norfolk Mob le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilming10n Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico Honolulu Hous1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Piney Po nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 51 11 11 8 9 59 53 30 2� 23 15 5 16 0 0 315 1 21 4 14 8 4 21 11 45 10 21 4 1 15 0 0 ,. 2 29 8 3 4 1 17 10 39 12 18 0 5 18 0 0 1 11 New York Philadelphia Baltimore ., (31 3) 794�988 . . . BALTIMORE, Md. 1'21 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 ' (301 ) 327 4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio ·1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 (216) 621 �545<> . DULUTH, Minn. 705 · Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 . ·. , . GLOUCESTER, Maas� 1 1 Rogel"S St. 01930 . '. ' . , "·. : . ' .. (61 7) 283-1167 HONO�Uw. HaY(all 707 Alakea St 9681 3 (808) 537-571 4 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. 77002 .. (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 liberty St. 32206 ,' ' , ' 3 total number of men reg stered at the • •IE8llTEllED DI HACH All ""'9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 21 Clla A a. I Clla C 9 1 38 7 19 v 15 88 65 75 58 73 32 5 97 0 3 m 7 26 6 10 9 5 10 35 20 25 21 8 25 17 1 1 221 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 12 0 0 0 22 1 107 13 19 15 14 47 40 50 33 -48 16 8 68 0 2 411 4 13 3 4 2 15 2 6 14 7 -40 3 40 2 0 0 1 55 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 17 0 0 2 63 4 3 6 2 32 14 111 :fl 8 23 18 41 0 0 314 5 1 00 23 5 34 4 28 27 58 48 36 13 116 36 0 3 531 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 5 0 0 0 208 0 0 1 224 141 149 1 , 913 1 ,041 _ �� . ,. , . , ., .... . . -... .. . "· . '· ,.. .. . ..... . . . . ... ,.. . . · ' . ' ' .· · • ' '• •' < (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (20 1 ) 435-9424 . ' ' '""';��.;.�'0' ' ;;. MOBIL� A..�/, ,: : : '..fslahd Pkwy,. 3.6605 . · •.1 640 . .paupnin ' . '. . .· , , · . · , :, , (205) 478-091 6 NEW ORLEANS, La. > . / 630 Jackson Av:e- 1:Pt30::·' . .• . (504). 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-32�2 NEW YORK, N.Y. · . 675 4 Ave "·':::"1"NORFolK:-:'V:,'fu'·"'"'�· ' ' Br'(11'� ·. . , , :· .· . .. . ,. . . . 499-6600 1 1 5 3 St. 235 1 0 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. . . 2604 S. 4 St. 191 48 . (21 5) 336:-3818 PINEY ·polNT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 . - (301) 994�001 0 ' .·. ' SAN. FRANCISCO, Callf. . . .• . . . 350 Fremont St 941 OS (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Junco� St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725"'6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441 - 1 960 ST, LOUIS, MQ. , 4581 .Gravois Av�. 631 1 6 · - - ' ' ' ' ,_ ' _. . . , ·. . · . c314Ltsa'."ssoo WILMINGTON, Callf. · · 408 Avalon Blvd .. 90744 . (21 3) 549.;40bQ . . · · port at the end of last month . -·. ,,. . · · 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 10 4 3 8 10 6 8 13 10 21 3 25 5 0 2 131 1 56 5 13 6 18 33 14 111 26 69 14 -4 39 1 1 41 1 EJITRY DEPARTll EJIT ,· Shlpptrig lh the month of August w.as up from the month .of July. A· totclt · of 1 ,381 .• Jobs · we�·shlpped�·· · · on Siu-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,381 Jobs shipped, 727,Jobs or about 53 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by dB'' and "C" se�torlty people� A total of .1 49 trip relief Jobs were. shipped. Since the trip relief pr0gram began on Aprll 1, 1 982� a total of 1,631 jobs have been , , ...slllppec:t.· ·· · ,. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 95 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 0 0 143 '"Total Reg stered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at lhe port last month . · • "Reg stered on the Beach" means the -1 -, ., ·, : ALGONAC; Mich. 520 St Clair Rivel' Dr. 48001 SllWARD DEPARTllEJIT GIOucester • . • . Pert • . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . 0 9 0 3 3 1 2 2 2 4 6 0 9 0 0 0 41 0 45 7 19 9 7 29 25 23 12 17 0 6 25 0 2 Z2I . Seattle . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Puer1D R co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 39 · DBI DEPM1IBT 0 0 24 0 0 2 4 0 10 0 4 0 19 0 1 9 8 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 3 21 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 111 C8mpbell, Vice . president Mike Saeco, Vice President Joe saccO, Vice President . George McCartney. _Vice President Roy_ "::·Mercer, Vice President · Bl6INE DEPARTMENT Baltimore Nor1olk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mob le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Or1eans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · TOTM. IHIPPED All ...... ca.a A Cllll I Cllll C "TOTAL llHiiIEilED All er.,. Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Pllllldelphla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blltimoft Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·�. . . 17 .· . 34 -�us "Red" Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea ""' l' ·.• - . Leon Hall, _ Vice President . STEWARD DEPARTMENT 6 "·' Q,. ...f:,� ���nt Joe DtGlorglC>, SecretBrtL . ' . ENGINE · DEPAfiTMENT 8 . : -. !>: · ·. ""REGIS:TEftED-ON· BEAt;K ··. . AU Groups ' ' Ctass CL Class L Class NP DECK · DEPARTMENT 3 4 . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups ·Class CL :pi�.•ctory o1·· po;tts ._ ·· ·· . · . . . .. ... .. . . . � � su.pport SPAD. I 30 I LQG I September , 1985 __;._______________________________________________________________________ � � --------------- �· · · ·· . · · ·.· · · .··. e.. · · . o ts. . tq;�i}fi� an4 tighten our belts" ? Or · . S S ha ·\..., ·. ed fr · .. � · · · ·. · • . •.· ., o £'1 .. ·.· � . . mthe long summ .· ·.. t...catio�, · 1··. · . , /Will we.�ntinfie to hear, "Cuthis and . · e· ··r·....•·. sva ·· N.G•. RE .. . . ·and . . · . '• , .. 0 ) - �: �:� :/". : M.ci dozens ()f6fhers--yet so little has bavi,- ''been dq�; " . ' tacked wprld word going aroumi capitol Hill is th�t don't you · dare,touch mine''? put together poQcies that are at least ·,,. Illdeeifiherejs a growing consensus The'United Sbites has no trade pol.; .. repn�sentative . and s¢nators learned beneficial .to . them< It is, time,:for the�. ambng tJie Ame{ic,an �pie that we've . something; 1be 9lk(pacJc hoµie rant �icy to speak of� �icepi �?n!shmasliof . . lJnit¥ States }Q do tlie SilJ1le. ·11 is . hacl �ell,ougb. �talk, f�cy words and action on the problems .this country is · - o trade'·t , t hepries. tiln e f orthe Uill t ed States ldfis hioned "free to d . . . ·� . t5-s0me-- '�111pty·p'romis�s byfoaderswho appear ,. tO � concerned only with the next facing; DQtalk, no. p0sturing. Po some: · · election or fund raiser. It is time for thing. elected representatives to stand Legislators went to. their grassrootS , · er and they learned that their constitu· � tllan mere party affiliation and deV'elop programs that will rekindle ents back home are tiied elf political America's eco.nomic and moral lead­ posturing and lip service .· How many Fajrand vigorous tnule wirh the rest tffing offief than gri and moari•while . ership. years now ha\re we listene<I to Repub­ of the world is what 1wil(�Stain this ' only protecting partisan political selflican.amrDelll�rat alik:e stand on the country into the 21st centilrY'f �tull 9th intere C soapbOx aricfrail agfilnSct cJhe mas sive support Representative and senators 'W€?re century philosophies wdn, 'r w . federal deficit. The people watit some­ omewhat . tart.led to di scover tJ:ie'. Again, both political papie a8ree thing d()ne. B-Oth parties warn of eco­ ' growing mood of their c0nstituents. there is a problem. The Uriited States , no.mic.di� and y� the,4eftcit grows . Were is . ;ui.�er �d. ev�n disgust be.. With an otr�year election on the her · the;world's mo t powerful coul)try i� . ·. on the Verge of becoming·� a debtor caUSC S() manY lealiers have flogged riz()1Lwil1 ahY; offi.ce, �e�icer go home . . • the same problem .. for years a.pd. ·.. . ·.. nation, like Bolivia. and teUhis people, "L>Ok, we all have. · years-mili tary spending, education, · social program, ·� crime, farm p�bJe m · J 0.ther industrifil countrl�s· havcf at� . r_ _ , �c= problems and · · y · Editorial :#r � · �·· , · ' 'Attn; Gulfamarica Crawmamb ara . I am in the process of writ.tug btogfapMes ab°'ut some Of my rela.tives a.nd; would like to get � cont.act. ?1th or9WJ¥�r& of the , • • Notice to Deep Sea Members: Special Agreements Gulfamsr:toa, ·Wb.iob. l'Tas atta,okei:l>tJ#,a German subrna.rine off J�nv1lle · Pl&. on April 10, 1942. Any help you can provide will be · $px)reeiated. 'VU7 �t Afth11r L. Jlo1dtaille , · •·()� Jlml e ... . . : Marlow He:lgb:ts, ,�,," &GotnC.tor •tpe:r'"Jl4uc;attoll . . .. "·· •ct. Ir. . , 80748 ··F '• • t� I .am a gr�ful recipient of on.a ofthe iJftloh�e Charlie r.6ga.n. 8chol&rsh1J>e. I received f;l).is a.wa.M in the spring of 1984, a.nd it has , · . •. . .. ' . ' ' been a gre&t h81P f.O; JD;Y' a0adem1q ca.rear. .. l ha.ve �en enro�ed in the Matteo R1®1 ennege,pregra.m � Be&ttl.e .of studies. •a.tteo Jitieci Unive1'8iW, a.nd,h8.v�. Just . oornpleted that College is an .mtegra.tion Qi high-s(}}'l.001 a.nd ooll��e that 61ldS in a. Bachelor of Arts degree in the humanities, six yea.rs a.ft.er tn.e eighth grade. It is not S. l)J:(>gr8JI1 spEt.ciflca.lly for g1fted students, but ior thOEJe mterested in . a structured edueation a.nd a smooth transition from · highc-school .to oonege. It.is h1ghly e)(pertmental ·and'haa won •.ma.ny . . .·. . . · ·· .··.·.· .· ·. . . a.ward8 an!i gr¥1-ts. Juet th1S past M� l: cpmpl�ted the Matteo ll.ic¢ progrtun., and.wjll to s,tu<JY commeretiil go on, at, Bea.ttl� u. in,.. art a.nd bee<>me a. �:Pbjc ,<if:leigner. A.-t thiS. po1Il.1'. � $1'a.dErpotnt · · average 1s a 3:39. . .·.· ·. · . . ·.•··.. ,· . . . . . · ·.. .· < The �ll� I.og&:p. schol8.l'shiI> ha.s given me time to pl&n a.n . . . .sho,. rt education t,hat I can reaJ:isticaJ1y.hope to. a.trord now, a.n� in. . term it ha.$ anow:ea. me to live pn at Seattle U. fol.' at' lea.st P�.-�· I1lY in'vol-yement a;t of'the y�. Ltviilg on · . o ch ql m � e t.)l . my gi'qWth Whli& at Beattle U., I have re� �.a,� a. ooll�ge edUQ&tiOJ1 is n()t . , , course . . · . ' · . .. . . .. . . · the,·�'of Al't' rl,hell- plan 1'1te Cam.pus ca.µipu$1 gr8&tJY .fa.c1litates. � tp.d eontrj®tif.()l). 1;6 sclro<>� �. sbliply ?l� to learn � µt a h!gli-p�·J;)I'Ofe�1Qll; but pl&ee. for person ti>:11npl'QV9 oneself. throµgtl. opp9rtllnitJ.�8 for le&rDJ.t.J,g · a a & a.bout the '!<>rid.· Some .�f .the oourses I h&ve eI!Joyed the most have little.to ·dci·.·� eonUn9reia.l .a.rt; such .�', philosoppy &nd theology . .··· . . .. . . . . . . . . .•... .·.· • . ···• ..· J:, Would strop.gly encqura.ge sea.m� n &lid tl>.eil" �ptmdep:ts who a.re 9ou.rees.. clonside� ],Ugh:�r eduqation to. appJy' for the . �lle.Logtm . ve you oppo sc.]lol&rship I,et it·gt ties t;hat,weren't possible. I h&ve heard tllat a.b<>ut .three nUlliori doiijU>S of prty&t$ schola.rsJ:tl,p . money goes unused. ea.cl). yea.r �e pee)ple e1mpjy don't apply. Even 1f· you aren't sure OfYOUI' cha.n� , go for lt. l �$elf .· app'.lled atter a.h'ea.dy oompleti:Qg �:�� 9f cqllege;. a.nd'W$8n't sUre l, would wm. · Tcyin.g is oert&1n1y � die > which can }tE!SP you from ha.vttlg tq fo;rego higher edUca.tit;>n. �r a.it. .' � . --' - - �Il8tve. ' as they SBi.V• '."If,;you education tcy tgnor&nce/ _ ' think · _ , , , -_ .• rtuni preyi_Oll81y t.en-tb.ciUsan�.;dollaP&W&W, - _ ,- ' ; - - , - ' - ' , .- -, stnoeft!y, Conft4· CJwres · Seaftle, 'WH,h. • - .. ; - ,, ,.;> - - ,, - .• • Many of our contracted ve sel are operating under special agreement , acquired by SIU Cont�cted Employer , by or Propo als (RFP ) . succes fully bidding on Requests These vessels are subject to special requirement from the Department of Navy, Military Sealift Command or the Maritime Admini tration . All Port Agent have copie of all pecial agreemen which are available for your review and in pection . If you are employed aboard any uch ve sel you may have copie of any pecial agreements relating to your ve el by contacting the Contract Department at U nion Headquarters. The folJowing ve els are under pecial agreement USNS USNS USNS USNS Altair Denebola Pollux Regulu M. V. f}us Darnell M . V . Paul B uck Southern Cro SS SS Keystone State USNS USNS USNS PFC 2nd PFC P C Cpl . Maj . PFC Sgt. Antare Algol Capella Dewayne William Lt. John P. Bobo Jame Ander on William Baugh Loui Hauge, Jr. Stephen Pless Eugene Obregon Matej Kocak SS SS USNS Bel latrix Other ve sels covered by below: M.V. M.V. M.V . M.V. M.V. Falcon Falcon Falcon Falcon Falcon M.V. SS SS SS Falcon Prince Inger Independence Constitution Champion Leader Counte Lady Ducbe SS Gem AJatna tate Chattahoochee Nodaway M. V. Contender M . V . Stalwart SS American Eagle SS American Condor SS American Cormorant SS pecial agreements are li led M.V. M.V. M. V. M. V . All All O . M . I . Mi ouri 0 . M . I . Sacramento Sugar Islander Moku Pabu Integrated Tug Barges LNG Carrier . September 1985 / LOG / ·31 · �t\ ;� F '" �. -... - �, i �� : � , ·� ,_ . ·- L . . ·: . -, . � - · · � � . . ·. '� . , ;·. . � - . ' . clU�T Fl�H .'! HOOK INTO dOB DON 'T L)ECURITYf r .• � : -;_ ·- ·. . . ' · -��-� : '· '� >r · .. '• . . . • . . -� : � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 1985 Description An account of the resource Headline: DESPITE TROUBLES, UNION CONTINUES TO SERVE YOU SIU WILL OPEN DRUG REHAB CENTER ON JAN. 1 SERVICE CONTRACT WILL APPLY IN 3 NAVY BIDS NEW PASSENGER SHIP BILL COULD BOOST U.S. FLEET PLANS OK PENSION "BUY OUT" ON A TRIAL BASIS AGENTS JOE AIR, STEVE TROY RETIRE, WORKED 4 DECADES ONBOARD THE OGDEN YUKON EVEN CATS FACE LAY-UP BAY RIDGE ENTERS L.A. HARBOR SIU STANDS FIRM TO PROTECT SONAT WORKERS YOU CAN TRUST YOUR BOAT TO THE MEN WHO STAY AFLOAT SEAFARER'S DAUGHTER KATIE BATTLES CEREBRAL PALSY MAKE YOUR FUTURE COOL & COMFORTABLE THE SIU RETURNS TO NEW BEDFORD FLEET IS PROTECTED FOR ANOTHER YEAR CRANFORD NAMED CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR, AIMS FOR IMPROVED SERVICE 5 NEW SHIPS CARRY SIU CREWS EXPANDED PHONE SERVICE MEANS CLAIM HELP COAST TO COAST REGULUS IS FIRST OF 4 NEWLY-REFITTED SL-7S FOR SIU OVERSEAS ARCTIC PAYS OFF IN PORT OF PHILADELPHIA LEADERS: THE PEOPLE WANT ACTION, NOT HOT AIR Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 9 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0babafa7c4a60335085b52a26ce48315.pdf 105e6606a1d2cd7607d86801dd06d1f1 PDF Text Text ·Cargo Preference SurviVes •dne• �· • A!leetlc:, Gtdl, i.e.-� ...... .. . . ·:-: . •' ;. 1r." ,, ' .. ·· . .. . · 6itt9r Oebate Precect es Vote;· But SlU Musters Roundin Farm BUI Fight 1ropps to Win ·. .· .. . ·. · 1ie� battl�ground was the: ft�� of the IJou se of Representatives. Tt,ie weai'on was the House version of the 1985 Farm Bill. The stake�were cargo pteference. And when ·the debris 6f · . -�!: ! 1, " • . · . houi-S=iong debate was finally cleared, all anti-cargo preference amendments .. were defeated. The resuU · means thaf:Skafarers can ' count on . their rightfu l share of government-impelled cargo and the jobs and job security that go along .. with it. The floor fight over the cargo pref� erence issues was the culmination of a year-long effort by anti-maritime; . . agribusiness intere t to trip the U.S. · ·.· m rcruint marine of a vital t; gov­ · , ernment cargo, one of the few govern­ ment upport program I ft lo the U. merchant tfeer. ym o. , •.. ' '' .. ,,--·�:· ' .. · .. . -� � 7_ ,.! i,� . ·�·· y the past several month top� tile . · anti-merchant marine forces dead 'in . the water.'.. . : •·Theiobbyil.g;.ef(.t;.rthitlts peak when. mo� Jhan ��l.Jru n� �e$entativ� · . and upgraders spent:tw.O day,$ in��· . ·<N."·,<!\i'Y<:·., sonal 'lobbying efforts throughout the House offices and hallways (see s�ory ·: pages 16and.17). .. . ·:· . . ··: .. · As a result of the efforts by the A group of Seattle Seafarer's; led by Field Rep� Rich Berbwit:z, were abje to. �bby first-term Rep. J. Miller (R-W��) as MOier m8de Union, its member hii> :'ifud ·its allies, his way to the House floor for a vote. Later in the. week he thtew hb �port to the SIU aml' voted .&gidnst the antkargo preference amendments. The lobbying.::,team included Greg TuylOr, John Smith, Mikt? O'Counor, Larry Cline and Glen Christensen. (Contimied·oa•Page 3�) ,. 1: J . t �.. · \, · · Sonat Pickets Hit: the Streets Inside: ,, New Marad Chief Nominated , -· , MEBA's - Calhoon · Retires ., Page 4 ... Page 4 ,\ J ! , Towboat Board Meets at SHLSS Page . . SHLSS I ·, ; ., 6 News Pages ·, 9�14 ; ,' : SPAD-Politics Is Power Page 1 5 ;{ Hog lslandf!JrS Revisited Page 22 � Inland Tug and·Tow · · . · News . . · _ Pages 23-25 ;' J ·" i�'.· ; '· .I fi For more than a year Sonat Marine has refused to bSrgain with the SIU .over the status of captams, mates and· e captains. Se8farers around the East Coast have set up informational pickets at mil'1y places where Sonat does btisiness. Here (left to right) OS Pat Walsh, Rep. Bob Hau and Philadelphia Port Agent Dave Heindel picket an ARCO refinery in Philadelphia� · � ' ' ·'· i fI : f. t � t i i ' I i, "" ' I({ "' ... �·� ·� ' President's Report by "- �: ·� .' Frank Drozak I, �i.. The victory in the House cargo preference fight earlier this month gave me a lot of satisfaction. First it was good to see that a majority of the representatives did. not buy the trash being peddled that cargo preference kills children· and bank­ rupts farmers. That made me hot. We'll fight anybody, anytime; but baldfaced lies we can do witho.ut. The aspect of the fight that gives me the most satisfaction is what you, the inen and women of the SIU did. We had Seafarers from around the country trooping through the halls of Congress, lobbying representatives, passing out infor­ mation and making their presence known. They made a difference. But the people who dido't come. to Washington made a difference, too. SPAD has made it possible for small unions like ours to be }�. ··- r h 1 !Ii. · ' l ��' !�-. ;� . \-- ·-. .,_»· .. .... ,_ I �· _ able to reach out and save this industry from disaster this time. Every $.50 mounts up, arid when that mounts up so can our troops. SPAD is the best insurance you can buy because it offers you pro­ tection in Washington where so much of our future lies. It is here where decisions on such things as Alaskan oil, CDS buyouts, military work, the.Jones Act and dozens of other issues are decided. The SIU is there, and you are there tbi:ough YOUf contnb'titfon· to'· J_>AD.· ' This farm. bill victory 1s the result of all our work, it belongs to the complete membership. · • • • I know some of you out there are trying to decide whether to throw in on our new military ships. The decision is yours to make; but keep in mind, those ships are the biggest game around. We have done our best to make them better. The new A-seniority program on some of the ships means a Seafarer can advance to A-seniority faster than normal. That should certainly be an incentive for a lot of B-book members. If you ship regular on those military vessels, you could earn those 730 days in three or four years (see story page 5). The new engineer's program on the T-AGOS vessels means a ca­ reer as a licensed officer is avail­ able to those of you who want it, and want to work at it. This pro­ gram is a fine opportunity for peo­ ple who want to improve them­ selves. The SIU's Finance Committee met this month at HeadqWlrters. SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio and Controller Phil Burlant go over some items. The committee includes William Lovett, cluef steward; John Gibbons, chief steward; David T. Manzanet, AB; Cal James, committee chairman; William "Flat-top" KoOowitch, QMED; Charlie Mann, AB and Lawrence Whitfield, chief cook. "This farm bill victory is the result of all our work, it belongs to th� complete membership." ; � As I'm sure. you know, the SH S h . bCen offering everal course to help you - upgrading ·qualify for work on the military ships. The skills you can learn at the school are just the ticket you need to make sure you can fill those jobs and get your seatime, not to mention paying your bills. These programs, I believe, typ­ ify how the SIU is trying to help you out. We are notjust concerned that Seafarers get a job, we are concerned that Seafarers can ad­ vance themselves, pick up some education, learn new skills and tum seafaring into a career, not just ajob. I urge you to take advantage of what we have to offer you. It can only help. LOG SIU upgraders had a chance to visit Capitol Hill this month and see Congress in action. They are Tom Brooks, Brian Fountain, John O'Shaughnessy, Steve Yursha, Michael Harrell, John McLaurin, Daryl Nelson, Joni Dell'Olio, Mike Schmidt and SIU lobbyist Liz DeMato. Official Publication of !he Seafarers International Union of Inland Waters District, North America, Alfantic, GuH, Lakes and AFL·CIO October 1985 Executive Board Frank Drozak Joe DIGlorglo Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Charles Svenson Editor ·\·. Joe Sacco Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor {''. . Ray Bourdlua Assistant Editor Max Hall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I October 1 985 Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Vol. 47, No. 10 President Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President 1 Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer V'ice President The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Cargo Preference Survives Farm Bill Fight (Continued From Page 1.) the anti-merchant marine forces were defeated 245 to 1 79 and 269 to 1 5 1 on the two votes which covered the amendments to the farm bill. Many of the amendments to the farm bill covered the same ground. Basi­ cally they would have exempted all of the government's food export pro­ grams, including P.L. 480 shipments, from any sort of cargo preference requirements. Others would have transferred the funding for cargo pref­ erence from the Agriculture Depart­ ment to either the Department of De­ fense or the Maritime Administration. "It was time to circle the wagons. These people who wanted to strip cargo preference from the nation's laws have been hard-headed and stub­ born for the past year or more," said SIU President Frank Drozak. Drozak noted that the U.S. maritime industry's claims to these export cargoes has been upheld legislatively and in the courts during the past three decades . "Since this thing started, the merchant marine has been _accused of starving African famine victims, of being a major culprit in the nation's budget deficit and of forcing farmers off their land and into the poorhouse. I'm glad we were able to convince a large majority of the House members that those charges just weren't true. These cargo. prefe_rence.Jaw ·· are a,_ •• sP'iall.pricc: t PaY to keep U. ftag - ship .. sai.ij:ng; . • Droz.alt aid. Fiercest Fighting Ever agricultural indu try, including the De­ partment of Agriculture (USDA), have been going on for years. But this past year marked some of the fiercest and most bitter fighting ever. In February, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that cargo preference laws applied to a government program called Blended Credit. The program was a combination of federal loan guarantees and financing to help other countries purchase American grain. The USDA refused to use U.S.-ftag ships for any of the sales. The judge, June L. Green, read the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, which states that any time the government is financially involved in commodity sales, half of what is exported must sail U.S. She agreed, and the wheat hit the fan. USDA Secretary John Block can­ celled $500 million in Blended Credit sales. Large agribusiness opened its pocketbooks, rolled its printing presses and unleashed its public relations people. Here's a sample. ''Agriculture is currently under the threat of blackmail by the maritime industry." National Commission on Trade and Export Policy. "This policy [cargo preference] has had the effect of putting the cost of supporting the merchant marine on the backs of American farmers." Rep. Virginia Smith (R-Neb.) "Cargo preference makes a victim of the African child as surely as it does the farm producer." Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa) · "Cargo preference has in reality ripped off millions of dollar.s from the federal government [and] diverted food from the mouths of thousands of starv­ ing and malnourished people . . . . If this amendment is defeated, then Con­ gress will have planted a knife in the backs of our farmers, hungry people in Africa and the American taxpayer.'' Rep. Douglas K. Bereuter (R-Neb.) Those were the - kinds of distortions the maritime lobby had to fight. Even in the middle of those unfounded at­ tacks, the industry, led by the SIU, was able to forge a compromise with many farm groups (see August LOG). Those groups were made up of real live farmers, not big city agribusiness executives. Even the compromise was attacked. AFL-CIO Gives Support The time leading up to the debate on the farm bill gave the SIU a chance to _muster its forces and line up its allies. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland jumped into the battle with a letter to each House member. "The U.S. merchant fleet has long been a victim of tough foreign competition and uncertain governmental policy. Cargo preference is one of the few federal programs that supports the industry to the benefit of all America. In the interests of American jobs arid national security, cargo preference and . th tJ ;S. ft et de crve Ame rica's con- tinucd upport," he wrote. Fact b eets and briefing paper from the SIU _and other_ maritime · groups found their way i nto the hand of representative that cargo preference applied to only 2 perc. nt of America's farm exports. They told_ of the dra­ matic drop in the cost of U.S. ships, some 41 percent during the past three years. The floor debate was the place, however, where maritime's allies and supporters finally got a chance to lam­ bast some of the opponents, a chance to set the record straight. Here's What They Said "The Secretary of Agriculture has in effect deprived the - farmers of $450 million worth of sales of agricultural products so the maritime interests do not get the cargo preference which amounts to some $40 to $50 million. So I do not see how this is helping the farmer . It seems to me he is shooting the farmer in the foot," said Rep� Norman Lent (R.-N.Y.). "The truth of the matter is that the restriction of cargo preference will have a devastating impact on every sector of the American maritime industry and on our defellSe capability, but will not provide any meaningfui benefit to the American - farmer," said Rep. Glenn Anderson {D·Calif�). "Let's be hone5t about federal sub­ sidies. Our agricultural sector receives an estimated $18 to $20 billion per year in direct federal subsidies. By compar­ ison, our maritime sector receives roughly $500 to $600 million in govern­ ment assistance, about 2 percent of the subsidies given to farmers," said Rep. Don Bonker (D·Wash.). "The gentlewoman from Nebraska • • • Not every representative was swayed. Here Brian Folkerts, legislative assistant to Rep. Lynn Martin (R-Ill.) explains to a group of Seafarers that 60 percent of Martin's district is agricultural aitd _that Martin was committed to support the anti-cargo preference amendments. The group includes Illinois Field Rep. Bonnie Heraty, and Seafarers Bryan Iversen, Bob Layko,. and � Raji. was talking about how much more food could have been taken to the hungry in Ethiopia. Very true, but if we had bought the food in Argentina, we could have fed even that many more people," Rep. Helen Bentley (R-Md.). "The same people who killed that compromise have about as much in common - ·with the·. American -fanner as 1.ne � SplCek Mei 1 - - , Lange. I have with me wire lel'Vice storieS about of multinational ·· ; _ · _ Argentµie red ·wheat for import into the United States Who's kidding whom. Sayfug that these people represent the American farmer is like saying that Toyota represents the American autoworkers," said Gene Synder (RKy). "Secretary Block has halted the entil'e progr8D) (blt�nded creditJ, but that · -� 1..et ..... eo...p1y wttb the law and die pr'Oll'UI will_fit_ fortbcoll)lng. ,action was abitrai'y · and capricious?' said Rep. Matjo Biaggi . • • • {D- • J98S, this boolter of American cutture proposed to buy 25, funs of _ . More on Pension Buy Here are some of the questions that have been asked about the new Sea­ farers Early Normal Lump Sum Buy Out Pension. • When does a Seafarer's medical coverage terminate under the "Buy · Out" Plan? Medical coverage c� oo the date the application for the buy-out is approved. • Will a wage-related calculation be made and taken into account when computing the lump sum figure? No. The basic early normal· calcu­ lations which include the increments and sulJplements, if the· employee is eligible- for them, · will be used to compute the lump sum payment The wage related calculation will not be made. • What does a "Certificate of Good Health" mean? All that is required is either .a Clinic C ard from a Seafarers Welfare Plan Clinic, or a letter from a private doctor stating that the employee is in good health for his or her age. • How is the $ 1 00 per month an­ nuity affected by the joint and survivor benefit? H the employee and his or her spouse do not choose to reject the joint and survivor benefit, the $100 per month will be actuarially reduced in the •. Out same manne r that regular monthly pension benefits are handled, and a benefit in the amount of SO percent of the reduced benefit. will become payable to the Spouse of the_ employee upon the death of the employee. H the employee and spouse choose not to receive the monthly annuity in the form of a joint and survivor benefit, the full $100 per month will be payable in addition to the Lump Sum Benefit. The procedure to be followed in making this election is spelled out on the appli­ cation form. • Can a current pensioner apply for a lump sum payment, thereby chang­ ing the current method of payment of his .pension benefits? No. The Lump Sum Benefit is only available for those employees· who retire on or after Oct; 1, 1985. • Is the buy out program available to pensioners? ' No. The buyout program is restricted to active employees of the deepsea and Great Lakes employers. /' If you have any questions about the Lump Sum Buy Out Pension, write to Carolyn Gen­ tile, Special Counsel, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232, or call (718) 499-6600. October 1 985 I LOG I 3 ,...... . �I. Ex�SIU Canadian Chief, Former SIU of Canada chieftain "As the SIU began taking over the (1949-1964) Harold '�Hal" Chamber- · ships according to th� agreement, the lain Banks, 76, died <)f heart dise ase _CSU called a strike in March 1949. in St. Mary's Hospital·; .San Francisco . AbQut: 80 ships w¥re atyected, for the on Sept. 24. Canadians at tfuit :time 'still had a SUP officials in San Francisco said sizable deepsea fleet. The �trike spread Brother Banks slipped into a coma as far as G��at Sritain; Em:ope, Austhat weekend after being hospitalized traiia .and New Zealand as left-wing for two weeks. He had joined the SUP longshore m1ions were brought into there in 1941 sailing as an AB and the beef in support of the CSU. working as an organizer for therri in "The famoas 'Battle of Halifax' the 1940s. erupted .on April 8, 1949, when some Seafarer Banks, a native Of Water. 300':SIU 'and CSU ·�en came together loo,' Iowa, was sent by the late SIU in a herut�u ting conftontation on the President Harry Lundeberg to Monwat�tfront there with a number being treal, Canada in January 1949 when hurt by shotgun blasts, , 'bricks, rocks, Canadian steamship companies asked bottles and othermissiles. There were him to form a Canadian affi.liate to waterfront battles in oth�r ports, too, counteract the strong, Communistas the· SIU bo'arded its ships and fuldominated Canadian Seaman's Union fi lled its contract with the shipping (CSU). . · According to author John Gorley ... Jederation� Bunke r (''Liberty Shlps: the Ugly ''T he SllJ finally p ev.ailed and the Ducklings of World War 11"),writing CSU faded away (in 1950) in what one in the Seafarers LOG in ·198 l: writer called 'one of the worst defeats ·When the contract between the to .be suffered by communism in North Canadian Shipping Federation (CSF) America.' " which included most of the Canadian operators, and the CSU expired, the Following the·end of the honeymoon federation signed contracts with the in the 1950s with the Canadian gov­ new SIU. . ernment, maritime labor unions and Hal C. Banks, 76, shipowners, Ottawa set up a govern­ ment-run trusteeship to run the mari­ time unions subsequently ousting Banks as president of the 15,000-member SIU of Canada in 1964. · · ) \ . . · . � \ ;. L ! . J '' · · · 2 Gaughan Named MARAD\ Head President Reagan nominated John Gaughan, 38, deputy assistant secre­ tary for Governmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to be head of MARAD:. onSept. . 19. Thej>0st h been vacarit since June · t·\vben; retifed Adnl� liarold E. Slie ar · resigned. · · The U.S. ·senate Commerce Com­ mittee will ha".e to confirm the nomination expected next month. . Gaughan was also, director of Ex- . ternal ·Affairs for MARAD. A Washington, D.C. native, Gaughan joined DOT in 1981 as a congressional relations officer form�time and U.S. Coast Guard programs. Previously, he was an attorney for the Federal Mari­ time Commission. He is a 1970 Coast Guard graduate serving nine years on active duty com­ manding the cutter Point Martin. He also has a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Maryland. �� -� · '' i•; ·� ' \ ·, '. . Surviving is his daughter, Sylvia Mary Almasri of San Francisco. "He was a legend," declared SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio. who added; "Probably few people today under­ stand or know of the contribution made by Hal Banks to democratic unionism · and to Canadian. national security. He successfully led the bitter struggle to oust the Communist Party:­ controlled Canadian Seamen's Union from ttie Canadian waterfront. As di­ rector of the . Seafarers lnternatfonal Union of Canada, Banks enabled. Ca­ nadian shipping and Canadiin sea­ men's jobs to be free from the dictates of the Canadian Seamen's Union whlch was part of the network controlled by the post-war international Communist . Party apparatus.•• · · · · · Hal C. Baliks Calhoon Retires, DeFries Takes Over MEBA Post pre fowing . the u . n.ex . pe�ted · retire�eq.t of . Jesse M.'Cathoon. . · . · DeFries.tQOk over:. the union's Dis. trict 1-Padfic Coast District iri Jan'uary and prior to that h.�ld. several offices . .. .. . withln MEBA. "I've known Gene for many years, and I believe we can work together. We're going to have to because the entire maritime industry, not just the SIU or MEBA or the .NMU, but all of us face tremendous problems. It's time to solve them," said SIU Presi­ dent Frank Drozak. · · ' ' • · j He then returned to San Francisco to run a water taxi business until hls death. C.'.E. (Gene) De rie wa elec.ted . nt of Marine Enli · ficial A ociati n early thi month (i 1- . ·. ·� John Gaughan Greek Captain Gets 10 Years . A Greek freighter captain convicted of forcing 11 African. stowaways 10 years in prison last to overboard into shark-infested waters, was sentenced . . month. {See September LOG.) . . The captain and 10 other crewmen were charged with felonies which could have c0$t them 20 years each in jail. Sbortly before the triil ended, hpwever, they pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charg�s' of endangering the lives oft.he 11 victims. The incident happened off the coast of Somali.alast year. The stowaways were forced overboard at gunpoint about four to eight miles off the coast. The area is notorious for its shark-infested waters. One crewman was acquitted of the charges. The first mate was sentenced to 44 months in jail and the bosun to 31 months. In Greece the prosecution may appeal a sentence; the chlef district attomey said he plans to appeal because the sentences are too lenient. Koreans Agree to Use· U.S.-Flag Ships All military equipment purchased by the Korean government from the U.S. . will be shipped on American vessels until a 50,000 ton deficit is made up. The Koreans, under several agreements with the U.S., have obligations to 4 I LOG I October 1 985 Dies- C .E. (Gene) DeFries · '.'i . .·:. ):; act Along with Drozak, Calhoon h become a familiar figure on CapitO.t• Hill in recent years. The two meo: were on different sides of various. i,Sj sues many times. "Jesse and I disagreed in many areas. But I think we both have tb¢ same goal, a healthy m�rchant fleet:iJ wish Jesse luck in his retirement.!�� Otozak said. :; Calhoon is 62-years-old. · Jesse M. Calhoon use American-flag ships for portions of their military purchases. Quring th¢;; past eight years, the shortfall grew and reached about 80,000 tons. The.Maritim¢;; Administration was willing to settle for the 50,000 ton figure. ; Rep. Helen Delich Bentley (R-Md.) brought the situation to light an�j requested that the Korean government use U.S.-ftag ships to make up the;: deficit. · · ·; �T-AGOS Opportunities for Seafarers With Licenses A new job classification aboard the SIU's T-AGOS vessels could help Seafarers with third assistant engineer diesel unlimited licenses upgrade those licenses in a shorter than normal time and move into licensed positions on those vessels. The new slot on those vessels will be third assistant engineer/QMED po­ sitions. Those positions can be filled by SIU members who also carry third assistant engineer diesel unlimited li­ censes currently. Under the rules of the new program, which applies only to the T-AGOS vessels, a Seafarer with a third assist­ ant engineer's license, but with no seatirne on that license, could advance to T-AGOS chief engineer in three years. But that license would be lim­ ited to only the T-AGOS vessels. However, half of that seatime could be applied to the requirements for an unlimited chief engineer's license. The appropriate Coast Guard examina­ tions must be passed for an unlimited license also. Forexarnple a third assistant/QMED who sails in that job for two years can move up to T-AGOS limited first as­ sistant license. Then sailing for a year on the first's license, he or she may move up to a T-AGOS chief engineer's license. But the applicable portions of the second engineer's unlimited li­ cense exam must be taken. If a Seafarer sails aboard a T-AGOS vessel as third assistant/QMED, he or she will gain membership in MEBA2 and will also sail as an officer with the privileges and responsibilities, in­ cluding posting their license and wear­ ing khakis. For more information on this pro­ gram contact your port agent or Head­ quarters' Frank Paladino. I T-AGOS Contender Pays Off I Here's more of the crew of the Contender; (I. to r.) AB Al Lautennilch, AB Bob Wassnik, OS George Apo, OS Rocky DelaMerced, (kneeling) QMED Donald Struthers and AB Gerald Durham. · New Program Can Speed A-Book 8-book the eafarer AB for the military hip . The 7 0-day eatime requirem nt may arned w ith ut tandaro, other word 730 r uch if a eig ht y cafarer earn Keystou StaU, tender, MV Cormorant, SS ChalJIJhooche, ern Cros a . In th day in 3'h year , then A- e ­ ni rity will be granted. The hi p which the new pr gram ppl i e to are: The U Bellalrix, U N Algol, USNS Capella, U 'N; Alllans, S time earned by b regar d to a Lim , Con­ lab&a SS odaw<q SS SouJh- Slolwort, MV Con- B-book member elected pri r 10 hipping a oard the ve el will not c unt toward the 730-day requir; me n t e tabli hed by S.S. Titanic Memorial Sought · A bill which would declare the site of the Titanic's wreckage a maritime memorial and prevent tampering with the wreckage or the site until an international agreement is reached, was introduced in the House last month. Rep. Walter Jones (D-N .C.), who introduced the bill, said, "The significance of the Titanic transcends national borders . . . and, at long last, survivors and the family and friends of those who perished on the Titanic can now perhaps put one final issue to rest." Standby Chief COOk Jerry Magno and Chief Steward/Baker Maxine Peterson are caught in the sparkling g�y 9rt�e ..Cf!n!e1Ukr. . . . . . 2nd Seafarer Buried at Seafaters Haven Seafarers from the Harry Lunde­ berg School at Piney Point bowed their heads in solemn prayer during a morn­ ing burial service at the SIU cemetery, Seafarers Haven, for Seafarer Bella Szupp last month. Though most had never met him, Seafarers placed flow­ ers next to his casket. Brother Siupp, 60, died Sept. 2, 1985. Before the clear running waters of the St. Georges·· Creek, he was honored among friends. and· honor.ed too as the second seaman to be buried in Seafarers H<.tven. " As a young man, Szupp had endured a treacherous escape from his native Hungary to the United States. He sailed entry level in every department on ship from 1961 when he became a member of the Seafarers International Union. "Bella's exuberant personality and his congenial attitude made him an · f 1 !. i '· f f I i excellent shipmate, watch partner and friend," Ken Conklin, SHLSS com­ . mandant said in a eulogy. In Baltimore retirees remembered Szupp. During his retirement on dis­ ability pension, from 1983 , he lived in an apartment across the street from the hall. He frequently arrived at the hall for a game of cards with fellow pensioners. And days when he did not go to the hall, Szupp would sit outside on his porch and greet passersby, Port Agent Al Raymond said. Szupp also . would care for stray dogs in the neigh­ borhood around the hall. The grass has filled in over the spot where Szupp is buried. Because Szupp has no surviving relatives, Seafarers passing through the Lundeberg School will be the ones to put flowers on his grave. A few feet away former SHLSS Vice President Frank Mongelli rests in peace. Seafarers and frieods pay last respects 'to Bella Szupp who is the second Seafarer to be buried at the SIU cemetery. October 1 985 I LOG I 5 �Towboat.Advisory Board Meets 1f �· ·.� �('. ' q . . ; ' [r Toget�er, Inland HE T nation's inland waterWa.ys "are vital transportation arteries and will stay in business. despite the dis­ tress'' the industry is suffering right now, Bill Creelman, Marad's chief deputy for inland and Great Lakes told the more than 70 people gathered for the arinual Towboat Advisory Board meeting early this month. . The day-long gathering ai SHLSS covered such areas as what the SIU and the SHLSS can offer to the inland waterways industry, some of the rea­ sons for the decline in the industry, what the government plans to do, new work (including military contracts) and legislative issues. The Towboat Advisory Board is made up of industry, government and Union representatives. The meeting gives the group a forum in which to discuss the problems and needs of the industry. It allows for an exchapge of ideas by both Union and management. · Industry Can Solve Its Problems "We're here becatise we need your input. We are trying to give you the best we can and want you to be able to take advantage of what is here. We've just got to keep this industry alive," SIU President Frank Drozak said. Creelman gave the day's major presentation as he discussed some of the reasons for the shrinking inland industry and what could be done to put itbac� 011 its feet. Before joining Matad; Creelman spent 34 years as an executive. with National Marine. He said that. two of the major rea­ sons for a depressed inland industry are overcapacity (too much equip­ ment) and the decline of the nation's industrial and agricultural economy, . two of the major users of inland trans­ portation. Representatives from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard explained the various new programs stressed that as the industry's needs change, the SHLSS must be kept in­ formed so the school can continue to tum out students who fill the require­ ments. "Out product is manpower, and it's meetings like these that help us learn whai the industry needs," said John Mason, dean of education. Mason said that one of the goals of the school is to tum out graduates of the various upgrading courses with practical as well as classroom expe­ rience. "You're not getting somebody from us who'll quote a test· answer, but somebody who knows what to do," he said. That is one of the reasons for the school's new ship simulator. The mas­ sive computer-controlled simulator can give a student a chance . to control a deepsea or inland vessel. The impres­ sive display can be used to create just about any situation a Seafarer or Boat.. ,man could run into on the water. In addition to educating members for their particular jobs, the school also tries to help members with their non-working lives. That's why the SIU has begiln a drug abuse rehabilitation program to go along with the success­ ful Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. Rick Reisman, director of the sub­ stance abuse program, told the board that it was time for the industry and the Union to clamp down on drug abuse and to help the victims of such abuse. JO "One out to . many peopl h I r drug . work for your company? Figure out how many have a problem," he said. It's time for you to let it be known that drug or alcohol 'abuse on the boats won't be tolerated. Let it be known they have a choice. Either find new employment or get treatment, and we offer that treatment," Reisman said. (Continued on Page 7.) SHLSS Commandant Ken Conklin wel­ comes the 70 Towboat Advisory Board mem­ bers to the annual meeting . t � Coast Gnard Capt. D. A. Naus eXplalns plans the Coast Guard 1s·stodyiilg to contract out some services the civilian sector. Army Lt. Col. Roy Schaibel (left) was part of a panel diseusslo�. on military wm:� for the inland industry. SIU Vice President Leon Hall (right) Hstem. · SHLSS Dean-Of Education John Mason tells the Board, "Our product is.manpower, and it's meetings like these that help us learn what the industry needs." which will call for the services to contract for tug and tow transporta­ tion. The military has discovered that civilian contract crews and ships can be counted on. Even the Air Force is getting into the act. 'Tm like the new kid on the block, the closest thing to an admiral in the Air Force," said Lt. Col. John Reidy. He explained that the Air Force does operate several types of ships and is looking into the possibility of civilian operation of those vessels. The Transportation Institute's Tom Allegretti told the Advisory Board about several of the legislative ·and regula­ tory issues the iitd'1.stry faces and what has been done abQIJt them. Several of the issues include: Coast Guard and port user fees, weakening of the Jones Act, OSHA inspections of towing ves­ sels, pilotage on tank barges and �atch­ standing requirements for uninspect­ ed vessels .. SHLSS officials spent. the morning sessions explaining to the board the various programs the school has to offer which help make SIU Boatmen the most qualified on the Lakes and rivers. The instructors and officials Navy Capt. Robert Kesteloot, of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, chats with SIU upgrader John Kearny during a break in the meeting. 6 I LOG I October 1 985 ---- - ------·- ·- ---- --- --- --·· - ----· -- ------ -- --- . �Towboat (Continued from Page 6.) Other areas covered during the day included manpower requirements, adult education and various vocational courses. I r' · ' ' ' Bill Creelman, deputy administrator fo� inland waterways and Great Lakes, explains some of the reasons for the decline in the inland industry, including economic hard­ times for the agriculture and heavy indus­ tries, two big users of inland transportation. The SHLSS' new ship simulator was one of the more pop�lar parts . of the day-long Board meeting. Here Steve Bargas of Ship Analytics, the company which designed and built the simulator, explains how it operates to group of Board members. First Aid for Choking-It Can Save a Life-Yours By Phillip L. Polakoff, M.D. Director, Western Institute for Occupational/Environmental Sciences Choking is a frightening experience , both for the victim and those observing it. Let' s say you're eating with a group of friends on your lunch break , or at a restaurant, even at home. One of the group tries to swallow a badly chewed lump of food. It gets caught in the throat, re ulting in total obstruc� tion·:· · , · . , ""·'": ·., . .. Suddenly, the struggling victim is quite silent, unable to cough or speak . ��-··· wbistw·"aa ' the windpipe . . · Knowing what to do and ....111S. .. MUi1U moving in y doing · it quickly in such a situation can save a life . Your first response should b e what is colmnonly · called the Heimlich Ma­ neuver-or abdominal thrust . Here' s how t o d o it: If the patient is standing or sitting, wrap your arms around his or her waist from behind. Make a fist with one hand and put the thumb edge at the bottom of the rib cage somewhere 9etween the navel and the lower ribs. Clutch the fist with your other hand, then thrust hard inward and upward. The hard thrust on the upper ab­ domen may give a popgun result, forc­ ing air out of the lungs up the windpipe to propel the obstruction up and out: One thruscmay �o the trick . Jf not� . ' do it again. 1,'he maneu ver c� be don repeatedly,' if nece ary. If the patient is lying down, the abdominal thrust can still be used. . ... · ., try' · to ted or Landing. Get him quickly on ' hi . bac�. K nee l a tride hi hip ,. facing him. With t{fo heel of one hand stbone and cov­ placed below his b ered by the other ha!ld , again press hard and thrust towar(l�he throat . If the patient vomits lifter this pro­ cedure , immediately turn him on one side and clear his mouth. After the rescue, it' s a good idea to � · Visiting New Orleans During a visit to New Orleans, Recertified Bosun "Dulce" Duet and Steward Bernie Guarino take some time in the haU to go over the Seafarers LOG. · · the American Red Cro and the American Heart A iation have , recommended and taught slaps For year , on the back as.,,.the fiist step in emer· Dr. gency assis nee ' for cho�ilig. ' . . - blOw . . · certain to be made final. It calls for the back blows to be dropped and the Heimlich Maneuver, which will be called by its generic name, the " ab­ dominal thrust ," to remain as the sin­ gle recommended first aid for life­ threatening choking. Prevention is still the best means for lowering choking deaths. As the Life Extension Digest reported re­ l - -:._ :.-.�·:·=:.-:��=--- ..- c ntly, h 're • how e pe rts cauti n on choking: . Eiit lowly. Chew thoroughly : Hyon wear dentures, be doubly careful: Solid pieces of meat are the bigge .t culprits · in y bloc buc ve been known to choke to death on a ingle uocbewed pean:ut. • · · food or and may cau piece of me fi reign body to lodge more firmly in the throat. The dispute, which grew bitter over the years , apparently has been re­ solved . An annual conference of the American Heart Association, held in Dallas , issued a preliminary recom­ mendation which both the association and the Red Cross said was virtually . If you s tart to choke, do not leave the table . Hold your throat and indi­ cate you need help. If you go off alone , the experts say, your chances of sur­ vival are slim. And they have a final piece of ad­ vice: Heavy drinking of alcohol and eating is like drinking and driving. The Atlantic Spirit SIU Patrolman Nick Celona (left) poses with some · of th e crew o f the Atlantic Spirit (Puerto Rico Marine) when she was berthed in New Orleans. With Celona are (I. to r.) Bosun Steven Coker, OS Michael Warren and AB Randolph Archer. October 1 985 I LOG' I 7 l 1:.-:._·�:_ get medical advice to make sure there is no internal damage from the thrust­ ing. This is rare , but it could happen� The risk can be minimized by the correct positioning of the hands . The Heimlich Maneuver, named af. ter its developer, Dr. Henry Heimlich, is becoming the single recommended treatment of choice for a choking vietim. i} �Area Vice Presidents' Report \. 1 training facilities at Piney Point, and have tried to work closely with the owners of companies to secure legis­ lation that will help the industry. Oc­ casionally a company like National Marine will come along that will break the trust that we have tried to develop. While we have made the resolution of the NationaJ Marine. impasse a top priority, we are still working to im­ prove conditions for our other mem­ bers . We recently wrapped up nego­ tiations with Energy Ammonia Transportation Company. · '� Govemment Services · by V. P. Buck Mercer W e will be sending a business agent to Diego Garcia. Ra1eigh Minix , who has serviced the Subic Bay area so well, will be heading on towards the Indian Ocean sometime in November. We are talking with the MSC about having them pick up transportation costs to such places as Diego Garcia. More on this in my upcoming columns. The MSC has hired people to work on a temporary basis on those vessels affected by the recent decision to ap­ ply the Service Contract Act to some vessels that have been contn�cted out to the private sector. We are not sure if we can get these vesseis on a full­ time basis ; but we are keeping our fingers crossed. This will be a good chance for us to pick up more jobs and better pay for our members . West Coast by V.P. George McCartney · r-1 : )!, , ,,/ �. . W e have been active in the local races in Seattle for city councilman and mayor. In addition, our good friend Thomas Bradley , mayor of Los Angeles, was unopposed in his bid to become the Democratic nomi­ nee for governor of California. Bradley has been a strong supporter of the American-flag merchant marine , as well as the fishing and canning industries, b th ofwhich have expe- ·"'rien� sCtjou T Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco he big news down in the Gulf is National Marine, which has tried to lay off 150 of its workers . National Marine has been taken over by Towboat Operations Department of Compass Marine Propulsion, Inc. We intend to bring the matter to court because as far as we are concerned it is not a legitimate saJe. For the past several years , the tug and barge industry has been in a tur­ moil. The latest move by NationaJ Marine is just the latest in a series of events which have upset the rules under which labor and management operated for many years. The Union is trying to make sure that we can compete in this new en­ vironment. Last month at Piney Point, . we held a Towboat Advisory B oard' meeting which was attended by rep­ resentatives from- the SIU , several . towboat companies, the military a ·' the government. We discussed the issues that are changing the face of the tug and barge industry, and the things that this Union and its membership can do to make sure that we can continue to play an important part in this vital industry in the years to c-0me. We have continuously upgraded our · cicclinCS · �.n y . ,,Many.maritime re tat� industries on · the We�t Coast have' not been doing well. The Tacoma Boat sliipyard has flied for bankruptcy . Seven tankers have been laid up in Swann . Island . We crewed up the Overseas Boston, which had been laid up in Seattle for two weeks. The Gem State, a crane ship, was temporarily laid up in the Birmingham, Wash. Naval Shipyard . We have been waiting for EPA ap­ proval for incinerator vessels that will help this co untry dispose of its toxic waste material . We have reason to believe that the EPA will approve those vessels . We have been forging ties with other labor unions . We helped the Lab�rers Union man a picket line at tf:ie Dis­ neyland Hotel. In this day anq age , even Mickey Mouse can .be a lousy employer. · fl:d 8 I LOG I October 1 985 W Great Lakes And Inland Rivers by V.P. Mike Sacco e have been working hard to pass a right-to�know law in Michigan. Similar laws have been passed in 1 3 other states . Organized labor a s a whole made state right-to-know laws a top priority when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration failed to carry out existing federal laws. The safety of American workers is being threatened by cuts in the OSHA budget. There are one-third fewer in­ spectors available for field duty as a result of budget cuts made during the past four years. This has had important conse­ quences for workers employed on our Great Lakes vessels . For one thing, they must deal with detergents and other chemicals that may pose threats to their health. Under the right-to-know law that is being promoted by organized labor, all potentially hazardous materials would have to be listed on a product . There is also the question of right of refusal. Do workers have the right to refuse to work if they believe that their safety is being threatened? This grassroots political activity has an important side effect . In lobbying the Michigan state senate and house on these matters , we get to meet the people who may eventually serve i n Congress. A senator or representative who has dealt with a union on a local level will be more receptive to its arguments on national matters . A degree of trust will already have been established. That is what happened in the debate over cargo preference. Many of the congressmen who supported the mar­ itime industry wefe . �ople<who had dealings with the SIU on a local level. In addition, we have been able to develop strong working relations with other unions . That wilh:ome in handy in the next presidenfiaJ election . . . �.;c;,�=... T � & • East Coast by V. P. Leon Hall he dispute between the SIU and SONAT Marine has entered its second year. Last July , the company informed the Union that it would not negotiate over the wages , benefits and ·working conditions of the captains, mates a11d barge captains employed in its various fleets. The matter is presently being argued in the courts. The dispute between the SIU and SONAT is part of a larger trend that is affecting the inland industry as a whole . The most important thing to remember, however, is that the SIU has refused to give in and is working to protect the interests of its members . All across the country , the Union has been putting up informational picket lines to publicize the shoddy way that SONAT has treated its work­ ers . One of the most successful pickets occurred in Norfolk, where deepsea sailors and industrial workers sup­ ported their fellow workers in the inland industry. More than 20 workers manned an informational picket in front of Colonna Shipyard, which does a lot of business with SONAT Marine. Colonna was singled out because it too is trying to deprive its workers of their economic and legal rights . The name of the game is money. Both Colonna and SONAT Marine are being run by a new brand of cofPorate man­ ager who sees pension money as a source of company revenue . Norfolk was a logical place for the SIU to confront SONAT Marine . It is one of the few ports on the East Coast that has not been . hard hit by the present recession in world shipping markets. Much of the work available to sea­ men shipping out of Norfolk has been generated by military work that is being contracted out to the private sector. There was a lot of activity there last month . The Keystone State left to go to Pensacola. The James B. Anderson Jr. was in port, as well as the !TB Mobile . Still, things would be a lot better in Norfolk and other eastern ports if the federal government would come up with a policy to stimulate merchant shipping. The problem with the maritime in­ dustry is part of a larger crisis In the transportation industry as a whole. Deregulation . has created a crisis in the airline and trucking industries . . . Safety is a\ serious >probJem: · • · ··': ,.n-' •' t Safety is also a problem for our brothers and sisters employed· irf't'he fishing industry . Hundreds of fishermen are being forced out of the industry because private insurance companies are ask­ ing exorbitant prices for protection . Steve Edney , the national director of the UIW , which is affiliated with the SIU , submitted testimony to Congress on this matter. One bright note: Frank Drozak , president of the SIU , has been awarded this year's Paul Hall Award , which is handed out b y the N e w York Maritime Port Councir. The award comes at an historic time in the maritime industry. It marks the one hundredth anniversary of the mod­ ern seamen's movement ; the twenty­ fifth anniversary of the New York Maritime Port Council, and the fifth anniversary of the Paul Hall Award. DON 'T B E TRICKED Look for the Union Label for your Hal loween Treat Union Label and Service Trades Department. AFL·CIO • · 'C".' �,. :. : :'� .. '. ,; > " .. . ·•· .· ··. · . ': ,\. . : .; ·i · ' :; New H yd rau l ics Class Gets U nder Way at S H LSS The Hydraulics course .is designed to give the Seafarer a working knowledge of hydraulic systems found aboard ship . Among the subjects covered are theory and terminology, symbols, circuits , pumps, motors, valves, l l I I.. fluids, cylinders and filters. After studying basic systems and co�poncnts;> ate .· · · si)C¢Wc· Systems studied such as watertight doors, winches, windlasses, steering gear and the Hagglund deck crane. The classroom time is supported by practical work on a hydraulic trainer and actual hydraulic components such as pumps , motors , valves and cylinders . The course is four weeks long. The eligibility requirement is as follows: all applicant! must hold:a QMED-Any Ratin Coast Guard Endorsement. Instructor Biii Foley explains proper dismantling procedure o f hydraulic cylinder to Bob Layko. ) :! g HandS-On expenence Is an Important part of the Hydraulics course, as shown by · Jeff Mccran i e dlsassembHng a hydraulic pump. ·1 :1 J :1 ii . I nstructor Bill Foley, (second from left), c hecking the m o u n t i n g flange A d i rect ional control valve bei n g d isassembled by J oseph Spel l . l I ll w i t h class mem bers (J. to r.) Bob Layko, Carl Merri t t and J oseph Spe l l . October 1 985 I LOG I 9 l ,' I' : I .. � I �. .. . ' Seafarers Continue · to Trai n Meet MilitC}ry lob Challenges . " With the Sealift Operatio ns and Maintenance Cou rse · . . Since January 2 1 , 198 5 , seven Sealift classes have been con­ ducted at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. To further meet this challenge, the enrollment of stildents has increased from 2 5 per class to 40. . . . . operations and the loading and unloading: of��nwnerized cargo with a fork truck. This will ensure our members the job security they so richly deserve, now and into the future . This training is . required·' by all membe� who attend . classes at contracted companies a nucleus of SHI.SS, and is four weeks in length. over 2 50 trained members to man The course covers UNREP (Underthese ships . This specialized :·· way Replenishmc:nt), VERTREP ·· We now have given our .military training has result�d in · 'the · awarding of four more converted SL- 7 class ships to Bay Tankers, Inc . as T-AKR's. Training has Replenishment) been updated with · the addition of small crane Fork Truck operation5� Damage Control and Crane Operations. A separate course in ' " - .. ' . (Vertical Director of Sealift Trai n i ng BiH Hel wege procedures prior, to the UN R E P t rai n i n g . crane maintenance will be offered in the near future for electricians . This will ensure our memb.e.rs the job security .they so richly deserve, now and into the future. · :� J ' Bill Eci<les, recertified bosun (c.) passes the shot line to the tank barge_ ' .� : The high fine Is hauled across to the tank barge and attached to the king post. 10 I LOG I October 1 985 Ernie Duhone (rear) signals replenishment completed as the crew d isconnects the barrels. �Deck Instructor Joe Marshall, (I.) Instructs students In high stacking of pallets. Student M ike O'Connor positions pallets duri n g Seall ft Operations and M ai ntenance C:trl1t. Seal i ft Operations and Mal otenance student Bern ie H utchi n g navigat i ng 1he obstacle course with fork truck. Ferd i nand Gongora using a Clark forkl i ft to transport contai nerized carg'o I nto a forty foot container. ·i J i l l Prescott l earns proper signalman proced ure from I nstructor Ed Boyer prior to l lttlng of a m i litary grader. ' · • SH LSS crane l i fts m i l itary road grader onto a barge. i · " ' ··' The contai ner bed i s posit ioned prior to hoisting. Recertified Bos un N i ck Nagy pos itions container. Gene Spau l d i ng prepari ng operate the SH LSS crane. to October 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 _.L • �S H LSS I nstructor Sets H igh Standards With Ass istant Engi neer Exam i nation Resu lts (iiiaiiiii£�iiiiiiail Ir a · !t · +i;� ' ,,i, ' . i"i :, i .� ' · ,1 \, I• { r .' . .' Biii Egllnton SHLSS I nstructor The Seafarers Haicy Lundeberg School of Seamanship is very proud of its students' test results on the . U . S . Coast Guard Assistant Engineer examination. StatiStics on the last five classes show that 72 percent passed the examination on their first attempt f The· first step Seafarers sh01.tld take in obtaining a license for a Third or Second O riginal Unlimited License must be to submit a completed United States C o as t Guard (U . S . C . G . ) application at their nearest U . S .C.G. office in order to determine their eligibility to sit · Engine :R<>om eligible by the U . S . C. G. office , have them verify this in writing. Do not accept a verbal , "Looks " o . K . to me There · is Previous articles in the LOG have addressed the problems some studentsJace by reporting to S H LSS without t h e proper character reference on their U. S.C.G. application form . These signatures must be obtained by the Seafarer on board ship before · Blue Book' ' and ' ' Study · Guide to the MultipleChoice Examinations for Third and Second Assistant Engineers . , , Bill n� applied his research and knowledge · to the· courses he teaches, and the results speak for · . themselves. a waiting list he submits his license application. These signatures can be obtained at anytime and. you do not have to wait until you have the full required seatime before beginning your application process. courses so you must apply early. Bill stressed the importance of following the correct pr<Xedures to qualify for the courses before arriving at SHLSS. · written· two books in his spare time �q · is .working· on a third. He. i s ' the ' author of " Marine . . i f' · SHLsS instructor Bill ,pglinton is es�y pi:oud of thes¢ results. Bill h� taught at the school for ·1 3 years and has taught the ten week Third and Second Original Unlimited License program since '198 1 . A graduate of Calhoon Engineering School and the •.)t ' ·.\i . ' and the remainder of the students re-tested and also p�ed the exam , giving S.HLSS stiidents a 100 percent average . The national average for the same time perio.d was 71, percent'. · ·· If you choose to go for a license , you should obtain a U . S .C G. application form after you have completed about two thirds of the requifed seatime. Also remember to obtain the necessary signatures : Master, Chief Engineer and one other Engineer on the next several boats or ships on which you sail . The ,license course is tough and . there · is no time alloted for confusion as to your eligibility to sit. Any effort you make to properly apply and produce the seatime requirements will reward you with the maximum time for study. � for - - - - -- - - - · - · - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - · - · - · - - � - - � - - - · � · - · - · - · - · - · - ' , · ·· . · ·· · · . QM E D Update · · It is extremely important to notify the SHLSS if there is any change in your rating. Verification is required; include copies front and back of · ,! , .. '! · ·' " : .:"'1 - , _ ' · seamen's documents or a .copy of your license. . , . Fill out the coupon · bclaw and send to the Seafarers Harry lurideberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Md. 20674 . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . .. . •. . . .. . . • . . • . • . • . . .. • . . . . . . • . • . . . • . . . • . . . . • • N : Mail To·: : Seafarers · Harry Lundebcrg School of Seamanship : Director of Vocational Education Piney Point, Maryland 20674 • • The following information is provided to my records: I received my QMED rating on update _ _ _ Date I have completed .the following specialty course(s) : .. ' , ). · · Marine Electrical Maintenace ': . . \ ·� .. nt: Communi ty invoivem$nt is an importa above at the St. Mary's County Fair. M pect . · /.'- · Pumproom Maint & Operation Marine Electronics I Date .. E __ Date ___ Dare Welding -- Date : I hold a valid 3rd / 2nd Assistant : Engineer License issued on · • • _ _ _ Date Hydraulic --Date Adtomation · __ Date Date . ---------� NAME_ � . SS# · BOOK# . - c U I W members prepare booth at St. Mary's County Fair. Diesel Regular -- Refrigeration Systems; Mainte.nance & Operations tc>r ' SHLsS, _ ;as ,, �hown . . Date ------- . . ADDRESS : · TELEPHONE# . . ����-�--���- : Note: Each member should provide a photocopy of : evidence to substantiate changes in the above : records. • •• . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . .• • . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . • • . . . . 1 2 I LOG I October 1 985 - � . --�------------ -� - ·· �--- ------- ----- ---·· ·- - -- ·--·-- - - -- -- - · - - - -- -- 1 �N ew Steward Prog ram 1. S H LSS H o nors Reti ree The m ission of S H LSS is to provide well -trained personnel for our contracted companies. Periodical ly, we review our curricul ums, analyze members' recommendations and send i nstructors to sail aboard sh i p to determ ine whether or not c hanges in the i ndustry aboard new ships necessitate development of new programs to ful fi l l the requ i rements aboard these ships. After caref u l l y eval uat i ng the many ski l l s needed for the steward department, we have developed and w i l l con t i n u e to develop a steward prog ram w h i c h we feel w i l l be second to none and provide the necessary ski l ls for each rat i ng . Effective September 4, 1 985 w e w i l l be start i ng Phase I of the updated p rog ram . Realizing rati ngs d i ffer aboard freighters and cru i se s h i ps , we have l i sted i n c hart-form the cou rses needed to accom modate a l l rat i ngs. Descriptions of each upgrad i ng phase for the steward department w i l l appear in future art i cles i n the LOG. 2. FREIG HTER/TA N K E R SPECIALTY COU RSES C R U ISE S H I P Recert i fied Steward Plaq ues of recog n ition for h i s many years of ded i cated service to SH LSS and t he SIU was presented to Jose p h Zienda by Com mandant Ken Con k l i n . A l so present for the awards were Laymon Tucker, D i rector of C u l i n ary_ Servi ces, and Executi ve Chef Romeo L u p i nac c i . Chef Or 14 WEEKS C h ief Pantryman Or Chief Butcher Or .. C h i ef G rade Manager Or Pastry Chef Or S H LSS Second Baker Chief Steward Chief Cook 1 4 WEEKS Sous Chef And G rad u ates Chief Crew Cook Second Butcher 1 4 WEEKS And Line Cook And Second Cook Cook and Baker 14 WEEKS 7 WEEKS COOK · 7 WEEKS BAKER Assi stant Cook And · · Baker's Helper And N ig h t Baker .. , 3. . E�.IG.lQllJJY: ... . .. . ;> e 1'20 days as a steward assistant • 1 80 days as a steward assistant for t h ose who have not g raduated from SH LSS ·· · · ... . . � · · · • • • • trai n i ng program M ust speak, u nderstand, read and write Eng l i s h H igh School d i p loma or G ED Eq u i valency, or 2 years to comp lete G ED (If not qual i fied i n t hese areas refer to LOG for when these G E D and Eng l is h as a Second Language programs are offered at sch oo l .) C l i n ic card m u st be up-to-date To upgrade to each level member m ust have sai l ed 6 months i n previous rat i ng . 4 . COOK and BAKER COURSE Cook and Baker course w i l l con s i st of 14 Weeks at S H LSS. 7 Weeks of cook i n g i nstruction, demon stration and on the job trai n i ng . 7 Weeks o f baki n g i nstruction, demonstration a n d on t h e j o b trai n i ng . •. NOTE: After the t h i rd week of each course, a t h ree-man-board w i l l review each student as to h is/her demonstrated abi l ity to conti n u e i n the program. Refrigeration Front row I. to r.: Bill Llgnos, Steve Walters, Robert Benson. Second row I. to r.: James McDaniel, Ed Smith, Tyler Womack, Edwin "Red" Harris, Spurgeon Simpson Jr. \_ Seallft Operations & Maintenance Hydraulics Front row I. to r.: Carl Merritt, Joe Spell, Dan Rose, Instructor Bill Foley. Second row I. to r.: Chromer Jefferson, Jeff Mccranie, Rob Caldwell, Paul Hanley, �ob Layko. First row I. to r.: John Zepeda, E. J. Rokicki, Ramll Mohamed, Claus Schunk, Eddie Kirkland, Sii T. Abzara Jr., David Mull, Biii Hellwege (instructor). Second row I. to r.: Michael W. Crane, Jiii Prescott, Wlllle Mitchell, Glenn Christianson, Joe Marshall (Instructor), Ed Boyer (instructor). Third row I. to r.: George Bradley, Bryan Iverson, Mike Hall, Peter V ictor, Gene Spaulding, Charles Spence, Mike O'Connor. Fourth row I. to r.: Osmond Rajl, Matthew Stevenson, Bernie Hutching, Mitchell Santana, Frank Arnett, Nick Nagy. Fifth row I. to r.: Julius Francum, Greg Taylor, Doug Craft, Ferdinand Gongora, Ernest Duhon, Robb Saylor. October 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 '! �Upgrading Course Schedule · �� �, '(JN�< I ;, ·� i< � · .' t ! : ,, : \ .I'. .. i .' \ ·' -t.'o,_ Deck Upgrading Co u rses November Thru December :� Q85 P Following are the updated course schedules for November through December, at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship . For convenience of the membership , the course schedule is separated into four categories: engine department courses; deck department courses ; steward department courses; adult education courses. The starting and completion dates . for all courses are also listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised .to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in size- so sign up �y. Class �edules may be changed to reflect membership demands . SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in. . preparing applications. NOTE: Re-regi ster before leaving you r home port for train i ng at the Seafarers H arry Lundeberg School of Seamansh i p to avoid havi ng an expi red s h i pp i ng reg istrat io n card when leaving SHLSS. Also bri ng proof of Seafarers Welfare Plan e l i gi b i l ity 1 1 with you. November 1 4 S i m u l ator November 1 5 November 29 December 6' November 21 Decem ber 5 December 1 2 Able Seaman/Crane Operator Novemoer 1 December 1 9 En� ine Upgrading Courses Course Check·ln Date Completion Date .. Mari ne Electronics November 1 December 1 9 Diesel Engi neer - Reg u l ar November 7 December 1 3 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check·ln/ Completion Date Length of Course Chief Cook Cook and Baker N ovember 22 December 1 1 varie� M arch 20 Adult Education Courses Course (ESL) Engl i sh as a Second Language Check-In Date November 1 5 Completion Date December 1 3 (ABE) Adult Basic Education November 1 5 December 1 3 N ovember 1 December 1 3 : (GED) High School Equivalency Program . . . . . . . . ........ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SeafareJS Harry Luncleberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application · :. · Name I . ; : ' (first) (Last) I (State) Deep Sea M ember O DECK DEPARTM ENT Date Book Was lssued Date of B i rth Telephone (Zip Code) I n land Waters Mem tier D _______ Port lssued � Mo./Oay/Vear --. ,-r.:-i -= =­ -� ­ -� � � (Area COde) Lakes Member D ------- _______ Sen iority Pacific O Are you a grad uate of the SH LSS T rai nee Program: O Yes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ No D (if yes, f i l l i n-below) Trainee Program: From -------,.,,=.,,.. to==n------­ (dates attended) . Have you attended any S H LSS Upgrad i ng Courses: D Yes Course(s) Taken No D (If yes, fi l l I n below) Date Avai lable forTrai n i ng No D Firefig hti ng: D Yes No D CPR: O Yes ------- RATING H ELD. DATE S H IPPED ;S�IG�N�A�T�U�R�E;;.,;;;;;:;;-���� DATE No transportation will be paid unless present original receipts and successfully complete the course. you 1 4 I LOG I October 1 985 D Chief Cook O Cook & Baker O Towboat Inland Cook D Chief Steward No O RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL 0 Automation FOWT QMED-Any Ra ttng D Diesel Engine Marine Electronics Marine Electrlcal Maintenance -o Pumproom Maintenance & Operation o Refrigeration Systems Maintenance • Operations O Chief Engl nnr/Assl stant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) O SecondfThl rd Asst� Engineer (Inspected) D 0 D O STEWARD D EPARTM ENT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: O Yes AB Limited o 1 st Class Piiot AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator (NMT 200 miles) Towboat Operator (Ove r 200 Miles) Master/Mate Inspected Towing Vessel Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course E N G I N E DEPARTM ENT Port Presently Reg i stered I n Endorsement(s) or . D 0 O O O O D D 0 . ------- Llcense(s) Now Held --'----� ' . Q· Tankemi.,.. . .. D Quartermaster: . . ; cf AB Unllmttecf' ' •'ef Ce1Ht1ei . ,.livlget16n • (Middle) Social Security # ------- Book # _ · Address------�::=.---� (City) ____________ I am i nterested in the following course(s) checked below: . . .; ·, . November 1 · 'J Completlon Date Radar Observe·r _ · l �. - . . · . . � rograms Geared to llnprove Job skms s"'j"'", °' And . Promote U.S. Maritime Industry . Check·ln Date Course DATE OF DISCHARGE ALL DEPARTM ENTS O Welding 0 Lifeboatmen O Sealift Operations & Maintenance ' ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT O Adult Basic Education (ABE) ' O High School Equlvalency Program (GED) O Developmental Studies (DVE) O English as • Second Language (ESL) .COLLEG E PROG RAM ��������­ RETU R N COMPLETED APPLICATlON TO: Seafarers Harry Lu ndeberg Upgrad i ng Center, Piney Poi nt, M D . 20674 O Nautical Science Certificate Program · o ScholarshlplWOl'tt Program 0 Other �r ) SPAD Is Power-Power Is Politics What i power? For the Seafarers International U nion power i SPAD­ The Seafarer Political Action Donation. Let's break down what · SPAD stand for. SEAFARERS-That' you, your shipmate and your U nion, whether you ail deepsea inland or Great Lake . To be a eafarer you b ve to have a JOB and you need JOB ecurity. POLITICAL-Today politic play ooe of the major role in getting you a JOB and protecting JOB ecurity. Politic i the Jone Act. Politic in Ala kan oil. Politics i cargo preference. Because what you do for a living i so clo ely reJated to politic and government, your JOB and JOB ecurity depend on politic . ACTIO H the SI U al on it duff and dido 't get involved in the action of politic , you wouJdn't have a JOB or JOB ecurity. Ju t look at the recent fight over cargo preference, a program that account for 37 percent of the cargo carried by the U . . merchant marine , carried by you. DONATION-If there are no donation , there i no SPAD. Thi i the mo t fundamental and direct role you play in protecting your JOB and JOB ecurity. It finance all the political activity the SIU i involved in from Capitol Hill to City Hall. lt educate the public and the lawmakers. It upport our friend and help beat our foe . W hington D.C. i where almo t every major merchant marine and I U battle for JOB and JOB ecurity i fought today. The e battle include bill and regulation ranging from thin ucb your afety, your j b right , n w JOB uch military work, JOBS carrying g vemment-impeUed cargo, protection of y ur JOB from unfair foreign competition and a host of other area . PAD make the work of the IU lobbying team e ier. T be frank, being a politician i e:xpen ive work and SPAD help u reward our friend by helping them g t re-elected. We help with mon y we help with manpower. P litic can be a na ty bu in . P litic i certainJy a hardball bu ine . A I ng our enemie people who want to ee the U. . m rchanl marine dry up and wither away, are aJway out in fi rce on Capitol Hill , in the e ecutive office and th agencie , th I U h lo be there t oo­ t protect you-to protect your JO BS-to protect your JOB ecurity. upp rt PAD. Let the Union upport you. Here i ju t a partial Ii t of the hundreds of pi c of lcgi lation and regulation the IU and it lcgi lative team must deal with in ju t on year. Read it; then you wilJ ee why the JU mu t be in Wa hingl n and why it must be armed with a powerfuJ 1-SPAD. i l OIL EXPORTS me 40 ru I carry this vital resource. dd'eated and your JOB wen ved. • .883 Export Administration R.i ut horization l (E protect American Seafaring S. I (Ino uye ) lI Extend ection 7d re tricti n against the export of A ka iJ for 5 years until September 30, l 9'JO , and correc leg­ i lative veto provi i WW help to buDd more • J B UNO wbkh more JO • I H . R . 2893 Qualified Operator (Biaggi) larifie th e v e e l and perator which arc eligible to utilize the F program I • H . R. 3 1 64/S. 1 522 U nqualified Withdrawals ( B iaggi/ imp n ) lmpo e evere penaJti for u nquali­ fied withdrawal of funds by predator corporati n in the event of a ho tile corporate takeover I l ! l I l ARGO PREFEREN l ! I I II Cargo preference tlHMdalldl of JOBS. - ! j· (B llCCOUD I' ', f ! ., , 'I I· .) ' .! S. I 7 DOT Authority (lo uye) Clarifie and trengthen DOT auth rity over federal agency cargo preferenoe compliance H . R . 19 9 Ag:ric Import (Ev ns-IA) Require that 50% f all agric commod1ue produc imported into the U . S . be carried n U . .-ftag ve ls CARGO PREFERE If cargo prefe.reoce I ph le to require the filing f rate with the FM for cargo moved over land Lo contigu n Lion port ION I A) w AR 0 DIVERSI AD B Act A major move to export the oU ( 1 I :; · . · to treqt.ben for 7 pettm l fl the mercbant' marine' cargo and H . R . 1 30 1 Dr y Bulk Promotion (Donnelly) Require 40% of dry-bulk ca.rgoe to be tran ported n U .S.-built, U . . ·flag hip within 10 years H . R. 2573 Dry Bulk Promotion ( Bateman/Bogg ) Require 20% f dry-buJk cargoe to be transported on U.S.-built , U . S.-ll hip within 1.S ye s. 1 8.5 Gov't·lmpelled Cargoe (In uye) ClariJie Gov't-impeUed cargo law ; provide enforcem nt mechani m; in· crea e PR &. trategfo tockpile car­ riage to I H . R . 1 702/ . I 6 Carriage of U . S. M ail (Bentley/In uye Require th t U . . mail be carried on u . . hip m) or J . .,. e. Di pule Oversight Hearing ( H . Merchant Marine ubcm te) Hearing to re iew cargo preference law and th di pute between agriculture and maritime over ppli ti n of P to ag• ricultural export B.R. 2100 Rcauth rize and amend food , and farm program H . R . 1 6 1 2/ . 72 1 CP Exemption (English/Boren ) Exempt all agric. export programs ex­ cept PL-480 from CP requirements R . R. 1 760/ . 930 Tola) CP Exemption (Bercute� ickJe ) E emp all agric. e port programs ad­ ministered by the CCC from CP re· quiremen H.R. 1 5 17/ . 664 CP Exemption (Smith, NB ickJe ) Exempt export PIK, blended credit, and commercial agric exports from CP requiremen H . R . 1 466 Blended Credit Exemption (Evan , IA) Exempts the blended credit program fr m CP rcquiremen H . R . 2357 CP Exemption ( B rown, CO) Exempt all g vt-finan ed agric. ex­ port from P requircmen H.R. 246.5 Agric Trade Cmte (Smith NB) E tablishe an Agri Trade Cmte to tudy int'I agric trade and recommend ction to expand U . S. agric exports H.R. 1464 CP E pen C$-D00 ( Evan , IA Transfer re pon ibility for funding CP to the Defen e Depanment H . R. 1 465 CP Expen e$-MarAd (Evan lA) Transfer re pon ibWty for fund.in to the Maritime Admiru trati n 1985 Farm Bill (de la Gan.a) fcderal agric, ( ontinued on CP 18.) October 1 985 I LOG I 1 5 �- ___,,_,,______---·---- �'f ' � ·. i Members Turn Lobbyists Seafarers Hit the Hill for Massive Garg "I think that we all earned our money on this one," said a weary but satisfied Frank Pecquex after the House of Representatives voted to defeat 20 anti-cargo preference amendments that Rep. Virginia Smith (R.-Neb.) and others had tried to attach to a farm aid bill. Pecquex , the head of the SIU's legislative department , noted that the issue was still farfrom resolved. "There will be some kind of anti-cargo pref­ erence measure up when the Senate gets around to debating its version of the Farm Bill," he said. Still, the House vote marked an important victory for the members of this Union. As Rep. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said on · the floor of the House of Representatives, "The cargo preference law that currently exists is keeping our merchant fleet alive." That assessment was echoed by many other supporters of cargo preference. "This (anti-cargo preference) amend­ ment could mean as many as 6,00C more jobs lost," said Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.). "We cannot afford to lose this vote," said SIU President Frank Drozak shortly before the de­ bate began. The vote on the Smith amendment, the most serious of the anti-cargo pref­ erence amendments, was defeated by a lopsided margin of 269- 15 1 . "I at­ tribute the size of our victory to the work that our members and field reps did on behalf · of our position," said Pecquex. "No one was expecting a victory quite this big." Given the importance of the issue, more than 60 SIU members and field reps volunteered to spend a week in the Washington area to help the leg­ islative staff lobby the 435 members of Congress. They came from all across the country: Washington state, Indi­ ana, New York, Alabama. For a week, at least, Capitol Hill Wilmington Field Rep. Scott Hanlon arranges an appointment with Rep. Matthew Martinez (D-Calif.) With Hanlon are Seafarers Dan Rose and Mike Schmidt. was awash in white caps and SIU jackets. "Everywhere you turned ," said Liz DeMato, one of the Union's lobbyists, "you could see SIU mem­ bers fighting to protect the job security of their fellow Seafarers." "Before they showed up ," said DeMato, "people didn't know what a merchant seaman was. But our guys worked hard. They exhibited a lot of class. The results speak for them­ selves." It was a hectic week. SIU members accompanied their field reps to various congressional offices from their state or region. They dropped off position papers, 'spoke to congressmen or their legislative assistants, and generally made their presence felt. "It is one thing to read about the legislative process in high school or Union ed class," said Mike Hall, who ships out of Seattle. "It is another thing to be part of it." For many of the members, it was a real eye-opener. "I can't believe how small those congressional staffs are," said Joseph Spell. "How can they possibly keep on top of every issue? It's a good thing that we are here." "How the hell can those lobbyists Rep. Ed Feighan (D-Ohio), center, talks with SIU Field Rep. Martin Vittardi, right, and SIU member Mitchell Santana about his iron-clad support of the American-ftag merchant marine. walk so much every day?" said old­ timer Willie Mitchell. ' 'These halls just go on and on. ' ' Some of the members were so moved by the issue that they made impas­ sioned speeches. "If things get much worse in the maritime Nicholas Nagy (center) takes a break during the long day on the Hill. With Nagy are Michael Moore (left) and Willie Mitchell. Rep. Dan Schaefer (R-Colo.) studies some of thi ·Capitol Hill with. Field Rep. John Ravnik (left) f1 are bosons George Bradley and Julis Francom. industry , " said SIU i the � the A of C4 Eugene Spaulding to Calvin Hill , the admin­ istrative assistant to Rep. Louis Stokes (D-Ohio), "I might not be able to find a job. As it is, I have to wait several months on the beach before I can ship out." "Few people understand what the maritime industry has done," said SIU Field Rep. Martin Vittardi. "We have enabled thousands of inner city and Appalachian kids to make something of their lives. We have made a differ­ ence." "In case of a war, it will be the people standing before you who will have to secure America's sealift ca­ pability. They will be risking their lives to save this country." The cargo preference issue came up at a very busy time. A number of different farm groups were lobbying the House on the entire Farm Aid Bill (cargo preference accounted for 0.08 percent of that appropriation). In ad­ dition, the House Ways and Means Committee had scheduled hearings on the president's tax reform package. Many of the field reps and members had to go back to their home ports Philadelphia Rep. Frank Spazziani (center Mark Ricci check to see which congressio 16 I LOG I October 1 985 ----- -- - --- - --- --------- ·----··----- ------= �� Preference Campaign, Foes Beaten largo preference information the SIU Oooded Francisco, points out some facts. With him before the issue was finally resolved in a dramatic three-hour floor debate . But while they couldn't be there in person, they were there in spirit. "Mike Nagy (recertified bosun) couldn't stop talking about his expe­ rience as an SIU lobbyist, " said SIU Wilmington Port Agent Mike Worley. "He told everyone here that he chewed Tip O'Neill' s ear off. " The SIU members obviously made a difference. Congressional supporters of the maritime industry , armed with the facts that the SIU members and field reps had given them, were able to clear up a number of misconcep­ tions that had been raised by several farm groups . " Both U . S . agriculture and the mar­ itime industry are essential to our nation's security , " said Rep. Robert Borski (D-Pa.). "I reject the notion that we must sacrifice the interests of one to help the other. " " I would like , " said Rep. Mario ·· Rep. John Miller (R-Wash.) threw his support behind the SIU. Here on his way to the House ftoor, Miller is accompanied by a mobile lobbying team that includes Field Rep. Rich Berkowitz, Greg Taylor, John Smith, Mike O'Connor, Larry Cline and Glen Christensen. Biaggi (D-N . Y . ) , "to . . . put things in perspective. If you objectively as­ sess this issue, I think you will come to several conclusions . " First, " h e said, "the merchant marine is indispensable to our armed forces and national defense. "Second, cargo preference is essen­ tial to the survival of the U . S . maritime industry. "Third, a vote for cargo preference is not a vote against the American farmer. ' 'These amendments will not help the farmers significantly , but it will kill the merchant marine. " "Everyone i concerned abou t che American farmers , " said Maryland' Mikulski. " We know that they are - suffering, but the reason that they � , J.er E.J. Rokicki, center, talks to two farmers about t role that cargo preference plays in providing -ftag merchant marine with a minimum amount eep it aftoat. SIU Rep. Ed Kelly, right, makes an appointment to talk to a member of the Alabama congressional delegation. With him are SIU members Darryl Nelson, Joseph Spell and Willie Mitchell. Seafarers Ferdinand Gongora (left) and >resentative is next on their list. cannot export is because of the high value of the dollar, declining land val­ ues, low market prices and huge crop surpluses. "In 1984,'' she continued, "of 145 million tons of U . S . agricultural prod­ ucts, only 2 percent was covered by cargo preference . . . . " I think it is a shame, " she said, "when one group of American work­ ers is pitted against another. " Seafarer Dan Rose (left) shakes hands with legislative aide Erin Atwater from the office of Rep. Barbara Vucanovich (R-Nev.) Matt Stevenson is at the right. October 1 985 I LOG / 1 7 �..J . SPAD Is Power-Power Is Politics H.R. 2 1 1 2/S. 616 1985 Fann Bill (Daub/Helms) . Reauthorize and amend federal agric, food, and farm· programs H .R. 1965/S. 908 1985 Fann Bill (Am Fann Bur) (Emerson/McConriell) Am. Fann Bureau Federation proposal to reauthorize and amend federal agric, food, and farm programs S . 1041/S. 1051 1985 Fann Bill (Boschwitz/Zorinsky) Reauthorize & amend federal agric, food , and farm programs H.R. 1 3 1 3 Food fo r Progress Act (Huckaby) Establish a 4-year program to provide food assistance to countries wishing to develop long-term commercial agric policies H . R: 2407/S. 1049 Agric Export Enhancement (Thomas, CA/Wilson) Expand agric exports thru programs administered by t_he CCC & USDA, including Export PIK, blended Credit and Food for Peace CARGO PREFERENCE (CP) Other possible vehicles for anti-cargo preference ame�dments . · ' ' s. 1040 Agric Export PIK (Cochran) Establish a program to expand U.S. agric exports by providing surplus CCC stocks to offset foreign subsidization H .R. 2000/ S. 843/S. 1083 1985 Fann Bill (de la Garza/Cochran/Harkin) Reauthorize and amend federal agric, ' food, and farm programs S. 1 7 1 Agric Trade Enhancement Act (Quayle/Boschwitz) Establish a Presidential Agric Trade Cmte to study unfair foreign trade prac­ tices; and expand U.S. Gov't support of agric exports H . R . 999 CCC Subsidy (English) Expand exports thru direct subsidiza­ tion by the Commodity Credit Corpo­ ration H.R. 2 1 40 Agric Export Subsidies (Watkins) Expand U.S. agric exports thru direct subsidization to offset foreign subsidy H .R. 2 1 04 Agric Export PIK (Skelton) Expand U . S . agric exports b y providing surplus CCC stocks to offset foreign subsidy H.R. 1889/H.R. 2390 l!· - "-�•,,>Mk�·ik . ·0· H .R. 1776/S. 42 Barter Trade (Dorgan/Nickles) H .R. 1065/H.R. 2077 Wheat Incentives (Marlenee/English) H.R. 2359 Agric Export Reserve (Evans, IA) �:!���� . Strengthen U .S. food .aid programs. to El:.U . . port .· · Promote agric exports by facilitating the use of barter in trading surplus domestic agric commodities for stra­ tegic minerals & materials Expand & revise federal build-and­ charter program under Title VII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 H.R. 2144 Build and Charter "Ready Reserve-Sealift Enhancement Fund" (Mc Kernan) Establishes a new federal fund to.build & charter militarily-useful merchant vessels in U.S. shipyards H.R. 1662/S. 535 West Coast Shipbuilding (Hunter/Symms) Reaffirms existing U . S. policy to main­ tain a West Coast shipbuilding capabil­ ity CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS-FOREIGN BUILD *H . R. 3 14 1/S. 1481 Foreign-Build Authority (Lent/Stevens-by request) Grants permanent authority, through the Secy DOT, for subsidized U.S. operators to build or acquire vessels overseas *S. 1 482 Reftagged Vessels­ Preference Cargoes (Stevens-by request) Permits vessels built or acquired over­ seas and reftagged U . S. to immediately carry preference cargoes Hundreds of SIU members work aboard U.S. Oag dredges. H.R. 3016 Foreign Dredging (Blaz) Permits the operation of foreign·registered dredges in the Territory of Guam H.R. 85 1 Dredge Waste Reclamation (Yatron) Exempts operators engaged in the proc­ essing or disposal · of waste materials recovered from certain dredging oper­ ations from the Fed. Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ENERGY AND STRATEGIC MATERIALS ' U.S.-Oag ships must move government cargoes, including strategic material such as the SPR oil and others. That means JOBS. H.R. 1 699 . . . PR Reauthorization & Coot Imports Reporting Act · . . � . �� I . o( ;,; : . R��uth 9rize & ext� d Titles I . . tlj�· E ne �hcy, &1<;.����Q&, ll\.•"'· · of 1974, arid require a quarteriy report� ing/review of U.S. coal imports · · *S. 960 FY '86 Foreign Aid Auth & Federal Coal Export Comm Authorizes funding for U.S. foreign ajd programs and establishes a Federal Coal Export Commission Establish an Export Reserve to be used for Export PIK and barter for strategic materials H.R. 892 Coal (Coke) Acquis. (Rahall) Require acquisition of 3-year supply of domestic coke for the Nat'l Defense Stockpile * S . Con. Res. 32 . .. Impose duty to offset competitive ad­ vantage of foreign coal Admin. proposal for FY '86 program changes, user fees, etc. Authorize the establishment of user fees to recover costs incurred by the U.S. Coast Guard *H.R. 2466 Coast Guard Amendments (Studds) Makes miscellaneous changes in nu­ merous laws affecting the U.S. Coast Guard H.R. 1231 Int'l Training; Maritime Skills (Studds) Encourages Coast Guard to provide education & training to foreign nations in search & rescue, aids to navig . , & other general maritime skills CDS REPAYMENT Could harm Jones Act trade WlleM· done properly. FY '85 Supplemental Approp *H.R. 2577 Provides supplemental funds for the continuance of federal programs in FY '85 *S. 1160 FY '86 DOD Authorization Authorizes Defense programs for Fiscal Year 1986 H.R. 2485 Limited Payback (Biaggi) Permits CDS operators to repay subsidy and enter the domestic trades one year out of every two H .R. 2550 Permanent Authority (Jones) Permits CDS operators to permanently repay subsidy arid enter the domestic trade if can qualify for tempo� 6month authority for 3 consecutive years 1 8 I LOG I October 1 985 H .R. 368 Build and Charter (Mc Kernan) Establish a Wheat Export Incentive Program to increase wheat exports User fees cQU)d harm U.S. marl� companies and cost JOBS. H.R. 1936/S. 1318 . User Fees (Conte/DOmenici-by request) FY '86 H.R. 422 Import Coal Surcharge (Rahall) COAST GUARD User Fees (Admin FY '86_ Budget) Authorizes $300 million for CDS for s. 102 CDS Auth. (Inouye) DREDGING 't;=�-� ::: �' CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS Sets FY '86 budget guidelines , including FY '86 Budget Resolution recommendations for the Strategic Pe­ FY 'S5 Supplemental Approp *H.R. 2577 Provides supplemental funds for the continuance of federal programs in FY '85, including the SPR *H.R. 301 1 FY '86 �nterior Appropriations Provides FY '86 funds for the Dept of Interior and related programs, including the SPR H�R. 1699 SPR Reauthorization & Test Drawdown & Distribution Reauthorize & extend Titles I & II of the Energy Policy & Conservation Act of 1974, and require a test drawdown & distribution of the SPR H.R. 1 803 SPR Regional Reserves (Heftel) Requires the establishment of regional SPR storage sites in New England and California H.R. 473 Defense Petrol. Reserve (Thomas, CA) Establishes a 100 million barrel reserve for emergency national defense fuel needs S. 1412 Import Oil Surcharge (Hart) Imposes a $1 O/barrel tariff on all imports of crude oil and refined product *H. Res. 1 2/H . Res. 244 Import Oil Surcharge (Conte/Rinaldo) Express House opposition to the im­ position of any import fee on crude oil or refined products *H. R. 2577 FY '85 Supplemental Approp Provides supplementaY funds for the continuance of federal programs in FY '85 *S. 1 160 FY '86 DOD Authorization Authorizes Defense programs for Fiscal Year 1986 troleum R.eserve (Continued on Page 26.) :. �QMED/Electrician William Carroll (left) and Bosun Roy Salernunt (Transoceanic Cable Ship Co.) for a photo. Theiss meet on the deck of the C .S. Amid the gleaming stainless steel of the Salemum's galley are Chief Cook Ruben S. GaUeguellos (left) and Chief Steward Vicktor Romolo. Loading stores are, from the left: Ali M. Shale, Kevin Daugherty and Alfonso Bombita, aU steward awistants. c.s. Salernum Pays Off in Hawaii ., .·;.. "' :· i �. . •i • ·; i 1· Waiting for the payoff are (t to r.) T�y Evanosk:h; OS; Peter �phet, watch AB, and C.L. Wilson, wiper. On deck are OMUs (I. to r.) Salvador Zabala, Bruce Wright and Turry Mouton. ·. . \ l Posing for this picture at the Salemum's payotr -are Kevin Daugherty, SA; Anthony Evanosidl, OS; Alfonso Bombita, SA; C.L. WUson, wiper; Ali Shale, SA; Edward Collins, cable AB; L. Lawrence, watch A ' B; Bruce Wright, OMU; Ruben GaUeguellos, chief cook , and Eddie Siplin, SA. It looks like Serious buslneSs aboafd the C.S. Salemiim at payoff. From the left are Richard Buchanan, deck delegate; Peter Chris­ topher, watch AB, and Roy Theiss, bosun. October 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 - ----- --- -· - -----�-�---�-----·- "rL ,.· .,j·-·,\, ,; 1t'ii: •"c;• ;. ')'" - ---- · -·------- ---- --- �Cruising Aboard the S.S. Independence '• .,_: ,. . Aboard the Sauntering down a passageway of the S.S. (American Hawaii Cruises) is AJan Perez, OS. S.S. Independence are SIU member and 2nd Mate Bill P�erson (left) and B�un Tom Lasat I Independence Going over some Union business are, from the left: Doug Hodges, AB; Chris Cursio, carpenter; Errol Pak, SIU patrolman, and Keith Douglas, AB. · Oiler Matt McGeehon Labor Day in Mobile More than 10,000 people turned out for a delayed Labor Day parade 'iil Mobile, Ala. The parade was post­ poned when a hurricane disrupted the plans. The SIU and Maritime Trades Department were represented by floats, a large turnout of members and their families and a Seafarer's daughter who rode as queen aboard the SIU float. Here is the Maritime Trades Department .entry in the Mobile Labor Day parade. 20 I LOG I October 1 985 Felicia McCants (foreground), daughter of Seafarer AJvio McCants, was the queen of the SIU Labor Day ftoat. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I m c stu m Seafarers I n ternational Union of North America. A F L-CIO October 1 985 Legislati ve . Adm i n istra t i ve and Regu latory Happenings • t Washington Report More than 6,000 seafaring jobs were saved when supporters of the maritime industry were able to defeat all anti-cargo preference amendments that were intro­ duced on the floor of the House of Rep­ resentatives. It was a make or break issue for the American-flag merchant marine, which de­ pends upon cargo generated under the 1 954 Cargo Preferenc<? Act for a large portion of its business. The issue was so important that 60 members of the SIU volunteered to serve as part-time lobbyists (see story pages 1 6 and 17) . The normally fractious maritime m­ dustry put on a united front for the issue. Still, the matter is far from resolved. It is almost certain that someone will try to offer some kind of anti-cargo preference amendment when the Senate gets around to debating its version of the Farm Aid Bill later this year. Alaskan on The maritime industry barely had time to savor its victory on cargo preference when 98 House Republicans introduced trade legislation that could seriously threaten the continued existence of the .. -American�ftag merchant marine. Included in the bill was a provision that would give the president of the United States the authority to instruct the Special Trade Representative to negotiate with the Japanese government over the export of Alaskan oil. The premise behind the bill is this: by offering the oil-hungry Japanese the chance to buy Alaskan oil, they might be per­ suaded to open up their markets, espe­ cially in regards to computers, lumber and electronics. " It is inconceivable that the House Republicans would single out the industry to serve as a sacrificial lamb, " said SIU President Frank Drozak, "especially when that industry-maritime-is so central to this nation's defense. " Ironically, during the past 10 years the Japanese government has removed many of the official barriers to its markets. The real barriers to Japanese markets are in the way that the bureacracy in that country interprets law and sets standards. Before the House Republicans unveiled their trade proposal, unofficial reports from the White House stated that the adminis­ tration did not favor the export of Alaskan oil. There still has been no official word on this, however. ' 'This has everyone in the maritime industry discouraged,'' said Frank Pec­ quex, head of the SIU's legislative de­ partment. "It used to be that when an issue was resolved, it was resolved. Lately, we've had to fight the same issues over and over again. It keeps us from being able to deal in a meaningful way with the many other problems at hand.'' Passenger Vessels A move is under way in both the House and the Senate to revive this country's once vibrant passenger vessel industry. In the House, Rep. Helen Bentley (R­ Md.) has introduced a bill that would permit " hybrid" passenger vessels to be documented under the American registry. Sixty percent of the value of a passenger ship must be built in American shipyards for it to be eligible under this legislation. In the Senate, Senators Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) have introduced a bill that would allow U.S.-built but currently foreign-registered passenger ships back into the domestic trade. Pecquex has testified in favor of the Inouye-Stevens bill. He told the Senate Commerce Committee that the bill, S. 1461 , would add passenger vessels to this nation's existing fleet " at no cost to the government.'' The bill would open a two-year window for some 10 ships which were built in U.S. yards, most notably the SS Liberte, which is owned by American Global Lines, the parent company of American-Hawaii Gf\lises� .¥ oWY o e ves el is redocu- .1 � ··· mented under\thj ' · 1egi$lat.ion. th�if th�; ·. American-flag merchant marine stands to gain more than 500 seafaring jobs, plus additionaljobs and benefits on shore. Outer Continental SheU The House Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries Committee attached an amendment to the 1986 Budget Reconciliation bill which would require that offshore struc­ tures used in the production of o.il and gas exploration be made in the United States. Fifty percent of the materials used in the construction of these rigs would be of American origin. The amendment, which was introduced by Rep. Doug Bosco (D-Calif.), has aroused considerable support from labor and busi­ ness groups. A short list of supporters includes the following: the Maritime and Building and Construction Trades depart­ ments of the AFL-CIO; Armco; Bethle­ hem Steel; Kaiser Steel; LTB Steel; the SIU; the Boilermakers; United Steel­ workers, West Coast Fabricators. The amendment was adopted in retal­ iation for unfair foreign trade practices, including below-cost pricing, subsidiza­ tion of industries by foreign governments, and the dumping of Korean and Japanese goods onto the American market. The issue has important national secu­ rity implications. The capability to de­ velop offshore oil and gas deposits is critical to U.S. energy independence. The Bosco amendment would see that the en­ gineering skills, production techniques and manufacturing capacities be provided by American interests. In addition, there would be substantial domestic economic and employment ben­ efits. One offshore oil platform can gen­ erate between 1 ,000 and 1 ,300 jobs re­ sulting in as much as $200 million in revenue for the domestic economy. One mobile drilling unit can mean 450 direct shipyard jobs, plus an additional 1 ,200 indirect steel and supply relatedjobs. The amendment is also consistent with existing international trade agreements. Article XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) authorizes sig­ natories to take action necessary for the protection of its essential security interests relating to trade in goods that directly or indirectly serve military needs. Other GATT signatories such as Britian and Norway have already imposed restrictions requiring local production. Coal Shipments Existing policy requiring coal used on U.S. bases in Western Europe to be pur­ chased in the United States and shipped on American-flag vessels was reaffirmed by the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. The legislation affects at least three SIU vessels,'.an(l>Jtumerous shc>residejobs. The Senate counterpart to the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to take up the issue sometime in the near future. Tax I l ·: Reform The president's Tax Reform bill, which he claims is his most "pressing" domestic priority , was marked up in the House Ways and Means Committee. It contains several provisions that would have serious consequences for the maritime industry and American workers in general. The legislation would do away with the Capital Construction Fund, which has spurred construction of many American vessels. This comes at a time when the U.S. shipyard industry has reached an all­ time low. The bill would also tax workers' fringe benefits, repeal tax credits that companies operating in Puerto Rico presently enjoy and make several changes in the status of shipboard conventions. The SIU, along with the rest of orga­ nized labor, opposes any attempt to tax the fringe benefits of workers, especially when important health and safety pro­ grams have been scheduled for elimina­ tion. In addition, the Union is working hard to make sure that tax credits offered under S. 936 of the Internal Revenue Code re­ main in their present form. This section recognizes the strategic importance of this (Continued on Page 31.) October 1 985 I LOG I 21 . ·.� I • ':� �The Hog Islander: By Dorothy R• · " The Emergency Fleet has been termed the greatest single industrial feat ever undertaken in history. It has been compared to the building of the Pyr­ amids, or the Great Wall of China . " From The Tale of Our Merchant Ships W HEN America finally entered World War I, it discovered that it had neglected one very important matter-the building of a mechant fleet. Three thousand miles of ocean ex­ isted between the United States and Europe. The use of ships was. imper­ ative to span that distance. Ships of any and all kinds were needed . In addition, a German tyranny was being fought overseas by our allies: France, Belgium, England and Italy. The United States felt compelled to join them in their defense of liberty-our liberty . The fact that U-boats boldly entered our waters and were sinking what little we had in the way of merchant ships, helped to fast-forward our decision. America was called upon by a war­ torn Europe to send food, mainly wheat and flour, clothing, railroad materials and munitions , coal and steel. The task of getting all of this to our allies seemed insurmountable. It was General John " Black Jack" Pershing who coined the phrase , "We must build a bridge of ships across the Atlantic. " And build a "bridge of ships" we did At first, many ships were converted from other trades for war use. Some were repaired; others were leased from foreign countries . But something more drastic was needed. The idea of wooden ships was eliminated for transoceanic use, and concrete ships were tried. But steel ships were what was des­ perately lacking. .. · ,. Emergency Fleet Corp. Early in 1917, the United States Shipping Board was created, and the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) became a subdivision a few months later. The Shipping Board took over control of the many shipyards around the country (other than government Navy yards). By the �nd of August 1 9 1 8 , there were 203 such yards; 100 were newly built. All told, the Erner- Building a Merchant Fleet gency Fleet Corp. built a total of 2 , 3 1 8 vessels from 1 9 1 8 to 1922. The largest of all the new shipyards was the one at Hog Island, near Phil­ adelphia, Pa. This yard, on a 900-acre area of marsh land, was built at an estimated cost of $50 million. And it was this enormous yard, employing 28,000 men, that gave the ships of the Emergency Fleet the nickname "Hogs. " The Early Days F. Huntington Clark of Roxbury , Conn. had the initial idea of building wooden ships to span the i\.tlantic. But it was Major General George W: Goethals who held out for steel ships. (Goethals was the builder of the Pan­ ama Canal and was called to Wash­ ington in April 1 9 1 7 to become the first general manager of the Emer­ gency Fleet Corp.) He broadened the base of the EFC and dreamed of a merchant fleet that would extend be­ yond the war. From April 1 9 1 7 until the Armistice in November 1918----one year and seven . months-the incredible job was ac­ complished. Innocent looking mer­ chant ships with concealed guns and highly-trained crews transported the necessary materials across the Atlantic to our allies . At the time of the Hog Islander: U-boat commanders couldn't tell whether the ship was coming or going. The result, dull to many , was in many ways sleek and modern . Mass Production · . Anni tiee, 3 centen of bipbuilding and 1 ,284 ways, twice as many as existed in all the rest of the world at that time , had built Pershing' s "bridge of ships . " Hog Islander Design The design of the "Hogs" was of vital importance, both because of the newly-devised Ford assembly line pro­ duction techniques that were used, and for economical reasons. Literally stripped of all unnecessary additions, the result was a plain Jane among ships of those days. The result was a curving sheer from stem to stern. The crowns of the decks were omitted as was every other bit of non-essential marine equipment. On one · special group, both the bow and stem were · pointed, a protective device so that American Merchant . The idea of manufacturing ships on an assembly line , like the production techniques at Ford, was new to the marine construction business. Paddle­ wheel hulls for use on Mississippi riverboats had been built in Shous­ town, Pa. and had "their guts" added , in Cincinnati . And mass production "had been tried at th New ork <;on. t ruction Corp. But not imtilHog 'Is­ land, run by the contracted American International Shipbuilding Corp . , was the wholesale plan to assemble a ship from material cut and fashioned en­ tirely in the mills and nearby factories actually achieved . War created the necessity fo r such an extravagant undertaking, and America met the challenge. From the men who set up the systems to the workingmen who drove in the last )' There was an organization of spirit as well as of muscle and brain. War rallies brought the secretary of the Navy and other important people to the yards to talk to the workers . Slo­ gans , contests , posters and projected goals were inspirational. Likened to the building of the pyr­ amids of Egypt and the Great Wall of China, this fabrication of steel ships was , nevertheless, carried out in a remarkably safe and sane fashion. Working conditions and pay were reg­ ulated by the newly-formed AFL. These . : agreemmts provided 'for union stand­ ards of wages, hours and conditions under which the men worked. A rep� resentative board was set up with district examiners in each area, and a safety engineering section of the EFC was created . One shipyard had 50 men checking to reduce safety hazards. Hog Island Admiral Francis T. Bowles was in rivets , there was a unity of purpose. charge of Hog Island, and Lt. Col. . Once the design was set, dies , jigs, patterns , templates-everything that pertained to the parts of the ship-­ Were put into construction at factories which were sometimes several hundred . miles from one another and from the shipyard. Hull plates , engines , shafts, propellers-every last bolt was pro­ duced in large numbers and trans­ ported to its proper place in sequence and then coordinated at the yard. Before Hog Island and other fabri­ cating shipyards, it took a year to build a ship. That time was whittled down rapidly, and by the time of the Armistice, one per month was the rule. Philip S. Duane was head of health and sanitation at the shipyard . Hog Island was an entire city built on a marsh island in the Delaware River below Philadelphia . Of its 900 acres, 20 were covered with workshops , bar­ racks , warehouses, a mess hall, a YMCA, a school for on-the-job train­ ing for shipbuilders, and a hospital. Skilled Labor Hog Islander: Black Falcon courses for technical and navigational training. This massive project required skilled men. Training centers were set up all over the country, some in shipyards, others nearby . Pratt Institute, Mas­ sachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stevens Institute , Johns Hop­ kins , Tulane , the University of Wash­ ington at Seattle-these were among the many schools which offered free Hog Island had its own band, its own publications, its own filter plant for pure water, its own sewage system, a gymnasium, a railroad, and a post " office . Outside this "city , " huge hous­ ing facilities were constructed for the families of the workmen. Women were employed by the shipyards, but only as office personnel. The first Hog Islander launched was the Quistconck. President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attended christening ceremonies of this ship, which took only six months and 2 1 days to build. But it was the Tuckahoe which set the record about a year later of being built in 27 day s . All told, 1 10 ships were built at Hog Island. (Continued on Page 27.) 22 I LOG I October 1 985 -- -- ---- =-- -� ---- �an No Rest for SONAT I nformational Pickets 'i .\ l 1 l i I l l In order to demonstrate their sup­ port for SIU members employed in SONAT companies, deepsea sailors and industrial workers have run infor­ mational picket lines at specified sites around the country . For the past year, the SIU and SONAT Marine have been involved in a dispute that will help determine the fate of the inland maritime industry for years to come. SONAT Marine is trying to create a "union-free" at­ mosphere on the rivers and harbors of this country . The SIU is not willing to let that happen. Few people outside the tug and barge industry know what is going on because most of the action so far has been confined to the courts. Yet the fight involves important principles, and is being waged in deadly earnest . The SIU sees this fight as a matter of maintaining members ' pension and welfare rights ; ensuring their safety in the face of potentially hazardous re­ ductions in manning scales, and pro­ tecting a grievance and arbitration sys­ tem t_hat bas prevented tug and barge Workers from being fired without good cause. On September 26, an informational picket was set up at Colonna Shipyard, Norfolk which does business with SONAT Marine . Many of the indus­ trial workers there braved dismissal in order to support the workers in SONAT. Over the past year, the Union has not jeopardized the job security of our members , especially the captains , ma­ tes and barge captains who the com­ pany has unilaterally reclassified as· "supervisors . " For that reason , only the non-SONAT personnel who helped man the line are named below. All gave their time and some even risked their jobs so that tlie workers em­ ployed in the SONAT fleets could maintain decent benefits , safe working conditions and unthreatened job se­ curity . The Union thanks the following peo­ ple for manning the lines: James T. Mann Floyd Payton Howard Plybon Clifton Forbes Pat Wright John Cooper Stephen Argay L. Price UIW Joe Jones W. Kaulback - UIW Mark HaU Larry Ambrous Sam Davis Ivey Cox · A · Dag and Its J3oys .: ' Along with the rest of its crew, the Manhattan Island (North American Trailing Co.) sarries an extra crew­ member, Manny the Dog. It appears from these pictures , shot by SIU third mate Marshall McGregor, that Manny is a member of the licensed crew. But unlike some officers , Manny is not rabid, and has the papers to prove it. The eight-year-old dredge is a 28 1 foot long, 2,385 gross ton split-hull hopper dredge. She also is the first of her kind built in America. : '.. : .--: A police officer talks to picket line volunteers at the Colonna Shipyard in Norfolk. Though company officials called the law, there were no incidents and the pickets were allowed to march. The SIU has been setting up picket lines around the East Coast to pressure SONAT Marine. The informational picket lines have been manned by SIU and MEBA members and officers. Here in PhUadelpbia at tl)e MobU Oil Paulsboro Refinery are (left to right) QMED Erik PlakSm, MEBA Rep _Tom Bethel, Steward A.ssist. Douglas Moore and QMED Mike Goins. .' • · The hopper has a capacity of 3,581 cubic yards. Material is pumped into the hopper from a pair of suction arms which trail alongside the ship on the sea floor. when the hopper is full, the Manhattan Island heads to the dump · grounds , when� the ship, which is hinged in the middle, splits apart and material is released. The pictures were ta_ken during a project in Cameron, La. , and the dredge' s next work was set for Free­ port, Texas. �{�; Here's part of the crew of the Manhatlan Island: standing (left to right) Chief Coot and Steward Ed Vieira, AB Paul Wolfe, Dragtender Patrick Burke, Cadet Brad Brown, Mate Patrkk Dollard, Wiper PbU Lyon, Engineer Jim O'Meara, AB Steve Wells, (ki.eeling) Steward Assistant Leo Kinney, Engineer Russell Jewett, Chief Engineer Bill Baumann, Mate Marshall McGregor and Manny. · Manny reaches the pinnacle of "dredgedom" her upon the dragtender's "throne." as Steward Assistant Leo Kinney installs October 1 985 I LOG I 23 �- · - - ·---·--·· - - - . ·-·-------- · -------- - ·------ ---- - ---- -�-- - - #fur;"�.. "-"> ,,, ' . · ,,, ., \ , ,. n �_$. &,..·;," ' ' " ·· · ·�<. �L r I i· I: In Memoriam· Whitley Hudson Callis, 58, died on July 6. Brother Callis joined the Union in the port of Nolfolk in 1 983. He was e a resid nt of Mathews, Va. Surviving is his widow, Hilda. Tilton Jerome Grater, 65, died of heart failure in St. Joseph' s Hospital, Highland, lli. on Sept. 13, 1984. Brother Grater joined the Union in the port of St. Louis, Mo. in 1975 sailing as a cook for Inland Tugs from 1957 to 1975 and for ACBL from 1975 to 1980. o He was a f rmer member of the Brew­ ers and Matters Union, Local 6 and was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. Boatman Grater was born in East St. Louis, IU. and was a resident of St. Jacob Twsp . , Ill . Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery, Belleville , Ill. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Ozburn of Belleville and a brother, Clarence of St. Jacob Twsp. Pensioner John A. Hassell, 65 , died on Sept. 4. Brother Hassell joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1960 sailing as a deckhand for Curtis Bay Towing from 1947 to 1985 . He was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Boatman Hassell was born in North Carolina and was a resident of Wenonah, N.J. Surviving are his widow, Marie ; a son, David of Rocky Mount, N . C . , and a brother, William of Thorofare, N .J. Paul Joseph Mfiduschak, 56, died in Mobile on Sept. 8 . Brother Miklus­ chak joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1977 sailing for Allied Tow­ ing in 1977 and as an AB aboard the dredge Sugar Islander (North Amer­ ican Trailing) from 1981 to 1985. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during the Korean War. Boatman Mikluschak was born in Pittston, Pa. and was a resident of Nolfolk. Surviving is his r Dispatchers Report for ·Inland Waters SEPT. l-30, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Clan A Clan B Class c Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �· . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . 0 0 2 4 49 1 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 15 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 54 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 18 0 0 0 0 18 0 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :-. . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in t f�'::Y/� · · . 0 : '. : '. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 2 14 ' 3 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P Point · · · · · · · · : : · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · : . . . . . . T I . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. , .. . .. . . . . . = Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • •• ' c ... . 1, 2..' ·�.····-''•.·,.,:.·..<..;... 2,:.,. ·,: . .T.�-. . ,�. . , !' ' T' .:&".''.'•{,·:'�'. "-:' . 1 09 2 -.:�> 26 . . 1.'•:- .. ·,�(, i. ": · 58 TOTAL SHIPPED Clasa A All Glllupa Clasa B Clau C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 10 52 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Clasa A Clan B Class C 0 0 6 4 65 0 5 7 0 3 0 0 1 24 4 0 0 0 3 1 16 0 6 1 0 7 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 42 0 8 0 0 0 0 28 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 119 46 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 22 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 74 15 10 3 ,; 5, , 2 89 20 "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. 7 11 28 152 . 99 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 �1 5; .- --;;;".''.-: · .i;; .: : : ·. :;\ :. 60 125 " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last tnonth. New Pensioners widow , Irene . Timothy Keen Sosey, 22, died of injuries sustained in a boating accident in Bay Lake Twsp. (Minn. ) Hospital on July 27. Brother Sosey joined the Union in the port of St. Louis in 1 985 sailing as a deckhand on the paddle­ wheeler Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) He was born in St. o Paul, Minn. and was a resident f Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Interment was in the Lake Havasu City Ceme­ tery. Surviving are his parents, Walter and Martha Sosey of Lake' Havasu City. Willie Credeur, 61 , joined the Union in the port of Houston, sailing last as a cap­ tain · for Higman To ng .from 1945 to 1985. Brothef . Cre­ deur was born in • Rayne, La. and is a resident of Orange, Texas. :m Pensioner Abel Nolton Trosclair, 70, passed away on Sept. 22. Brother .. Trosclair joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing as a deckhand for Crescent Towing from 1946 to 1980. He was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Boatman Trosclair was born in Morgan City, La. and was a resident of New Orle­ ans. Surviving is his widow , Stella. .William Diggs Sr., a'ir jllfii'o� 'lll R Md. · Russell Edward 63 , joined the Union in the port of Nolfolk in 1966 ·. sailing as a chief en­ gineer for the Vir­ ginia Pilots Assn. from 1 952 to 1985. Brother Diggs was a former member of MEBA. He also worked as a machiiiist. Boatman Diggs was born in Laban, Va. and is a resident of Onemo, Va. ·· John Haines, 62, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1968 sailing as a chief en­ gineer. Brother Haines was born in Burlington, N .J. and is a resident of Joppa, Richard J. Lud­ . lam, 58, joined the Union in the port of . Houston in 1957 sailing as an oiler for G & H Towing. Brother Ludlam was born in Raymond­ . ville, Texas and is a resident of Freeport, Texas. Personals Benjamin Harri­ son Hayman, 70, joined ihe Union in the port of Baltimore in 1972 sailing last as a captain for Harbor Brother Towing. Hayman was born in Elizabeth City, N .C. and is a resident of Baltimore. Hugo or Max Brewster Please contact Pete Waters, LNG Gemini , c/o Energy Transportation Corp. , 540 Madison Ave. , New York, N.Y. 10002 . 24 I LOG I October 1 985 .. -- ------·---- �-- -·· � l I I f 1 ! t· r i i i J I I �Onboard the William Roesch, crewmembers (I. to r.) AB Danny Bensoni, Bosun Brett Fischbach and Deckhand Leonard Scott listen to Sacco and Great Lakes Rep. Byron Kelley. Here's Wheelsman John Litersky on the Ml V Belle River (American Steamship Co.) enjoying a meal. Here SIU Vice President Mike Sacco steps carefully back aboard the Union boat after spending time on the MIV William Roesch (Pringle). Deckhand William Mulcahy and Bosun Larry Smith on the Belle River. Conveyorman Darrel Overby on the Clair (American Steamship Co.) St. He claims it's a bank, but t�en Seafarer Andy Goulet bas always thought "big" thoughts. He brought in his new "coin bank" to show his brothers and sisters at the Algonac hall. "When it's full of Susan B. Anthony dollars, I'll retire," he said. On the National Crescent Part of the steward department on the Belle River includes Ahmed Nassar and Ray Buzwah. New Harbor Dedicated in Hawaii While docked in Mobile, Ala., part of the cnw of the tug National Crescent took time for a cup of coffee. Shown here are (I. to r.) relief Capt. Howard Trey, Tankerman Stanley James and Capt. Roy Benoit. A 92-acre, $47 million new harbor facility at Barbors Point near Honolulu was dedicated last month. It is designed to supplement Honolulu Harbor's capacity . The new facility is 38 feet deep with 450-foot wide entrance channel some 38-42 feet deep. A l ,000-foot long pier and a storage yard will be added by 1987. October 1 985 I LOG I 25 �SPAD Is (Continued from Page 18.) ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES These issues could help create new JOBS, .such as · . �> ·... � · .. Power- Politics '·ls · PoWer .. ocean incineration ' H.R. 967 Clean Air Act Amends; Vessel Air Emissions (Florio) Reauthorizes and amends the Clean Air Act H.R. 1295/S. 1039 Ocean IncineratiOn (Boxer/Cranston) Requires a comprehensive study to be. conducteq on the . health & environ­ mental effects of ocean incineration of hazardous & toxic wastes *H.R. 1232 Oilspill Liability (Studds) Establishes a single nat'l li�bility sys­ tem to replace the four separate existing single-purpose 'oil cleanup programs *H.R. 1957/S. 824/S. 1502 Ocean Dumpi11g (Mikulski/Lautenberg/ Chafee, PY request) Reauthorize for . 2 years Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, & Sanc­ tuaries Act, which authorizes Gov't selection, monitoring,. &. enforcement of ocean dumping cites · _ *H.R. 3 158 (Jones) Revises laws related to maritime com­ mercial instruments and liens and public vessels and goods as Chapters 3 13 and 3 1 5 of Title 46 Each new passenger ship could employ as many as 1 ,000 people. Revitalization Efforts (H.M�&F Cmte) Discuss initiatives to expand & revital­ ize the U.S.•ftag passenger cruise ship industry *S. 1 64 1 Vessel Redocumentation (Inouye) Permits any U .S.-built passenger cruise vessel -subsequently sold foreign to re­ ftag U . S . with Jones Act coastwise privileges · PORT DEVJ):LOPMENT AND INLAND WATERWAYS Improvement on the inbinCI ·w�terways could lead to thousands of SIU JOBS on the rivers. · Several hundred SIU members depend on the Lakes for their JOBS. Establishes the principle o f lowestlanded cost in shipping Governmerif cargoes, and directs federal agencies to follow this practice in shipping agency goods *H.R. 3 1 96 Pilotage Liability (Oberstar) Revises laws related to maritime liabil­ ity for personal property and goods as Chapters 307 and 309 of Title 46 PASSENGER VESSELS GREAT LAKES *S. 1 5 1 8 Gov't-lmpelled CargoesLowest Landed Cost (Glenn) *H.R. 3 157 (Jones) *H.R. 2577 FY '85 Supplemental Approp Provides supplemental funds for the continuance �f federal programs in FY '85; including funds for water projects *H.R. 2959 Provides FY '86 funds for energy and water development programs. Administration/Senate Republican Cost-Sharing Agreement Negotiated to remove veto threat from H . R. 2577, the FY '85 Supplemental Approp. bill (See Above) *H.R. 6 Water Resources Development (Roe/Howard) Omnibus bill authorizes $ 1 8 billion in water projects & establishes cost shar­ ing 'fortnula which substantially in­ creases the 'co'sts borne by local bene­ ficiaries FY '86 Water Devel Approp Limits the liability for negligence of U . S . registered pilots navigating vessels on the Great Lakes so as to provide reciprocal and equitable participation by U . S . and Canadian citizens in pilot­ ing Great Lakes vessels JONES ACT The Jones Act protects thousands of SIU JOBS. *Coastwise Trade Oversight Hearing U .S . Customs Svc. Activities (MM&F Subcmte on Investiga­ tions & Oversight) · · .. · . '' · ·· · Hearing to review U . S . Customs Serv­ ice regulation of certain activities in­ volving the U . S . coastwise trades MARITIME DEFENSE COMMISSION This c0�i0n c0uld �ad to more SIU JOBS. · •. ·. nze , riiatio'n '' , ,, . , . �¢�� �W61J �tittl� · *H.R. 2577 .. . FY '85 Supplemental Approp (House Approp Cmte) �fe�s,ep�. , .. TRADE AGREEMENTS Fair trade means U.S. ships with U.S. crews could compete. S. 189 Bilateral Agreements (Inouye) H.R. 2268 . Isra I Free T rade • Provides supplemental · funds for the continuance of federal programs in FY '85 *H.R. 3 156 trade between the U .S . and Japan . Facilitates the co.osiderati�h '& imple­ mepmtion of re�iprocal trade measures · against coun�ries employing U nfair trade · · policies · · s. 609 unfair · Trade Act (Byrd) . · TRADE REORGANIZATION H.R. J20iH.R. 1679/H.R. 1928/ S. 2 1/S. 923/S. 1 365 U . S . Dept of Trade (Endreich/Regula/W atkins/ · Moynihan/Riegle/Roth) Revises existing laws pertaining to lim­ itation of liability for maritime claims Revises, consolidates, and enacts cer­ tain laws related to admiralty and mar­ (Jorres) ·· �ent bc:.t�een J raet 'ancJ the p.S . t . of . H ring t review the TRADE REMEDIES MARITIME LIABILITY REFORM H.R. 277 (Biaggi) Implements a two-way free trade agree­ Trade . . Authorize the use of funds appropriated to Navy for the expenses of the Com­ mission on Merchant Marine & De­ fense; extends the date by which reports and recommendations from the Com­ mission are due H.R. 2 1 97 Commission Extension & Funding (Bennett) Establish guidelines for the negotilltion· · of bilateral maritime agreements s. 450 U . S . Trade Commission (Bingaman) itime liability as subtitles I and II of Title 46, u .s. Code; ·�shipping" Reorganize trade bureaucracy, and es­ tablish 3: U.S. Dept. of Trade Establish a Presidential bipartisan Int'l Trade and Export Policy Commission (List compiled by the Transportation Institute) Gas�Culprit in Tanker Blast Hydrogen gas, not sabotage or foul play, caused the explosion which ripped apart the oil tanker Puerto Rico last year off the coast of northem California, the Coast Guard reported this month. The explosion, which killed one crewman, apparently was caused by the hydrogen which "could have been produced by caustic soda cargo leaking into a void space and reacting with . . . zinc coating, " the report said. It also laid some contributing blame on the ship's captain for "failure to determine that the caustic soda had leaked into the void space. " Fish Gain Vote Years ago Navy submarine pioneer Adm. Hyman G. Rickover changed Navy tradition and stopped naming submarines after fish. He substituted prominent people, cities and states. His reason, "Fish don't vote. " Tradition will return during the next several years thanks to Navy Secretary John Lehman who has revived the practice of naming submarines after such fish as tigersharks , barracuda and even the lowly perch. TMT Starts New Service Trailer Marine Transport Corp. will use the Caribe Tra.der to begin new RO/ RO service to the Leeward and Windard Islands. The 385-foot Caribe Trader will sail from San Juan, P.R. to Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique , Dominica, Antigua and St. Kitts. TMT is a Crowley Marine Corp. subsidiary. 26 I LOG I October 1 985 . ' · . . . T � SIU and other .community organizations in Baltimore got together to make a wish come true for a young cancer patient, a trip to Florida;s Disney World. More than $5,ooO w&S l'1:iiSed at varioU.S l)euefits and functions so Teddy Roser and bis parents ean vi$t Disney World and meet Mickey Mouse� one of_ Teddy's fondest wishes. Pictured above are (t to r.) Bob Ardnt, Lou Karpouzie (chairman of the fundraising drive), Rep. Helen Bel}tley (R�Md.), Teddy with bis parents Susan and Ted Roser, Kathy Hoff and SIU Rep · Bob Pomerlane. f ll ! I I �.,.- -.. Stylianos Goumas, 60, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1964 sailing as an oiler. Brother Goumas was born in Greece and is a resident of Fort Lee, N.J. · Harold Dean Smith, 65, joined 1 the SIU in the port of Wilmington, i Calif. sailing as an oiler-FOWT. Brother Smith is a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II, sailing last as a WT3C aboard the ; USS Columbus. He Was born in · ' Springdale, Iowa and is a resident of Payson, Ariz. • Deep Sea Willie Albert Sr., 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Albert began sailing in 1946. He was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Baltimore . John H. Dehring, 60, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 961 sailing as an AB . Brother Dehring was born in New Orleans ' and is a resident there . = Thomas Richard Reading, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1 970 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Reading was born in California and is a resident of Central, Utah. Hector M. De Jesus, 6 1 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. .. Brother De Jesus began sailing in 1947. He was born in Utuado, P.R. 1 and is a resident of Brooklyn, N . Y. .. -· Henry Boyden Donnelly, 65, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified chief stewl'!rd. Brother Donnelly gradu­ ated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewcµ-ds Program in 1 980. · . .. j sailed dulirig the Vietnam Wat< His'.'son; . William , -was a 1969 SIU scholarship winner alternate. Born in New York City, he is a resident of Lacombe, La. m ·fil The Hog Islander: Buifrling (Continued from Page 22.) A few special transports were made at Hog Island that were larger, but for the most part, Hogs were 380 ft. with a 54 ft. beam and a 27 ft. draft. They were propelled by a 2,500 h.p. turbine engine . (The Wantegan and the West­ moreland were larger by several tons and deeper by three feet. ) These fab­ ricated ships were the prototypes for the Liberty and Victory ships of World War II. The greatest single moment for this gigantic enterprise came on July 4, 1 9 1 8 when 100 ships were launched at one time from various shipyards around the country. Pershing sent his con­ gratulations to the ' 'patriotic brothers in the shipyards at home. No more defiant answer could be given to the enemy challenge, " he wrote. " With such backing we cannot fail to win. All hail, American shipbuilders . " One month before the Armistice , peak production was reached. Ship­ builders , however, continued to com­ plete the ships until 192 1 , and America had her merchant fleet, just as Goe­ thals had envisioned. Following WWI The Hogs served in World War II as well, but 58 were sunk. According a Norman Lawrence Hargrave, 59, , . joined the SIU in the port of Phil­ adelphia in 1955 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Hargrave hit the bricks in both the 1 96 1 Greater N . Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike . He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. Seafarer Hargrave was born in Bal,,.;., timore and is a resident of Houston. Walk.er Eugene Ward, 69, joined the SIU in 1 946 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Ward also sailed during World War II. He is a deep sea diver, too . A native of Alabama, he is a resident of Wilmer, Ala. Frank A. Keller, 60, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED and 2nd assiStant engineer. Brother Keller was born in Newark, N .J. and is a resident of Union, N.J. Charles Anthony Welch Sr. , 65 , joined the SIU in 1945 in the port .. , of New York sailing as an oiler and 3rd and 2nd assistant engineer for MEBA , District 2 . · Brother Welch helped organize the SS Edmund B . Alexander ( U . S . Army Transpor­ tation Service) during World War II . He was born in Queens, N.Y. and is a resident of Norristown , Pa. ·.· · Regin8Jd BeeSon "R.B." Kelly Jr., 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1960 sailing as a cook. Brother Kelley hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He ' was born in Remlig, Texas and is a resident of Kountze, Texas. Morra Junior Maultsby, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in . 1959 sailing as a steward-baker. Broth�r Maµltsby was born in Blad­ enbo�o. N.C. ' aild• of. . i:s, a,7�iderit . . . Baltimore. . · .. Great Lakes .. · Ralph Leslie, 65 , joined the Union I in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. in 1960 \ sailing as a FOWT for the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Co. , fBrother Leslie was born in Geneva, · Ohio and is a resident of Toledo, Ohio. Merchant Fleet to an article in the Seafarers LOG of November 1 949, "The 'Hog'-The Seaman ' s Favorite S hip, " by John Bunker (former seaman and former director of the SIU's Historical Re­ search Department), "56 survived the war" and "37 were transferred to foreign flags." B unker also said that the Hogs saw plenty of action carrying cargo to the fronts. " Few ships have ever been drier at sea in a heavy blow , ' ' he said in asserting · that the Hogs were more seaworthy than the Liberty ships, the Victory ships or even the C-3 s . It is a sad reflection on the nation they served so well in two wars, how­ ever, that no Hog Islanders are left today . Editor's Note: The massive govern­ ment, labor and industry effort to pro­ vide the U.S. With a merchant Oeet in World War I was really America's first shipbuilding program. The story of the Hog Islanders and the World War II Liberty and Victory ships program shows the national security needs that a mer­ chant marine Oeet fills. Yet in �th wars it took an outbreak of hostilities before this country acted. Are we in the same position today? · Monthly Meinbership Meetings · -� Deep Sea Port Date Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, November 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. New York . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , November 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, November 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , November 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , November 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, November 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, November 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, November 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, November 1 3 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, November 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, November 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m: Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, November 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, November 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, November 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, November 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Gloucester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, November 1 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, November 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30. a.m. October 1 985 I LOG I 27 ; ' �Deep Sea Fred Frank Dor­ ney, 55, died in Doc­ , tor's Hospital, Ma­ ; nila, P.I. on May 1 . : Brother . Dorney joined the SIU -in the port of New York in 1962 sailing as a re­ bosun. certified Dorney graduated from the Andrew Furuseth Training School, Brooklyn, N.Y .. in 1966 and from the Union' s Recertified Bosuns Program i n 1983. Seafarer Dorney also sailed during the Vietnam War. He was a former mem­ ber of the ILA and the Postal Workers Union and was a veteran of the U . S . �, Air Force serving as a cook in the Korean War. Born in Brooklyn, he was a resident of Reno, Nev . Surviv­ ing are his widow, Aida of Manila; a daughter, Sarah also of Manila; his mother, Katherine of Brooklyn; two brothers, William of Brooklyn and Thomas of El Paso, Texas, and two sisters , Catherine Riniker of Grand Junction, Colo. and Ann Grochowski, also of Brooklyn. · Frederick Cohen, 66, died on Sept. 1 4 . Brother Cohen joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 195 1 sailing as an oiler. He was a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II. Seafarer Cohen was born in Mas­ sachusetts and was a resident of Se­ attle. Surviving are his mother, Molly of Brookline, Mass. and his sister, Blanche of Boston. Pensioner Avob Lucien Granger, 77 , passed away in St. Patrick's Hospital, Lake Charles, La. on Sept. 1 . Brother Granger joined the SIU iii the port of Lake Charles in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. He was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Seafarer Granger was born in Mamou, La. and was a resident of Lake Charles. Burial was in the Consolata Cemetery, Lake Charles. Surviving are his mother, Carrine and a brother, Eual, both of Mamou. Pensioner Christos Antonios Houlis, 84, passed away on Sept. 1 3 . Brother Houlis joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a bosun. He was born in Greece and was a naturalized U . S . . citizen. Seafarer Houlis was a resident of Athens, Greece. Surviving is his widow, Koula. Melvin Preston Newsom Sr. , 62, died on Sept. 2 1 . Brother Newsom joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Wil­ mington, Calif. in 1958 sailing as a chief steward. He graduated from the Union' s Chief Stewards Recertifica­ tion Program in 198 1 . Seafarer New­ som also attended Northwestern Uni­ versity' s School of Commerce, Chicago, Ill . and was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Born in Los Angeles , Calif. , he was a resident of Portland, Ore. Surviving is a son, Melvin Jr. of Compton, Calif. Pensioner Quinton Alton Nall, 68 , passed away on Sept. Brother Nall 6. joined the . SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. He was born in Ala­ bama and was a resident of Waynes­ boro, Miss. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, _.,.,,": _. CONSTIT U TIONAL RIG HTS A N D OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution are, ll,vailabte iil FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gu lf, Lakes and I n l and Waters District makes all U nion halls. All mem bers should obtain copies of this membership's constitution. so aS: to money and Union finances. The constitution requires a -- famitiai'ize themselves with its con­ detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance _committee by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc., makes examination each qu arter of the finances of the should immediately notify headquarters. ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation months, which are to be subm itted to the membership by as well as all other details. then the member so affected of rank and file members, elected by the membership, U n ion and reports fu l ly their findings and recommenda­ EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal tions. Members of this com m ittee may make dissenting rights i n employ.ment and as members of the S I U . These rights are clearly set forth in the S I U constitution and i n reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and I nland Waters Dis�rict are admi nistered the contracts which the U n ion has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no member may he discrimi­ nated against because of race. creed. color. sex and na­ in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees · tional or geographic origin. and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are .made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust 11d"'8111�l 1n lnlnJlltnudhu1u1u1111n11111111 the various trust funds. to protect your contract rights . properly, contact the fund financial records are available at the headquarters of SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ If any memher feels that he i s den ied the equal rights t o which he is entitled. he should in charge of these funds shall equally consist of U n ion patrolman or other U n ion official, in your opinion, fails nearest SIU port agent. notify U n io n headquarters. · SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. I ts pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects a.nd purposes includ­ i ng. but not lim ited to, furthering the political. social and economic i n terests of maritime workers. the preservation rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available the political purposes of any individual. in the Union. !In d furthering of the American Merchant M arine with ·i mproved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade u n ion concepts. of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the articles deemed harmful to the U n ion or its collective contributes to political cand idates for elective office. All the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified· mail. return re­ by membership action at the September. 1 960. meetings ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping i n all U n ion halls. If you feel there has been any violation contracts between the Union and the employers, notify ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Autb Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the U n ion or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all S I U halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as -r. Brother Ryzop ' joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as a chief cook. He hit the bricks in the 1 % 1 Greater N . Y . Harbor beef. Seafarer Ryzop was born in Poland and was a naturalized U . S . citizen. Ryzop was a resident of Lakewood , N .J. Surviving is his widow, Stella. Pensioner Roman F. Starczewski, 74, succumbed to arteriosclerosis on Sept. 4. Brother Starczewski joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1961 and began sailing on the West Coast in 1 956. He was born in Massachusetts and was a resident of San Francisco. Cremation took place in the Apollo Crematory, Emeryville, Calif. Surviv­ ing are two brothers, Edward and Pensioner John Wesley Parker, Jr. , Sigmund, both of Worcester, Mass . ; 79, passed away on June 25. Brother a sister, Mrs. William Burgess of Bos­ Parker joined the SIU in 194 ljn the · ton, Mass . , and a niece, Patricia port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as a · ··:·' Ceµghl,ig pf Norton, Mass. chief steward. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy after World War I . Seafarer Parker was born i n Henry , Ga. and was a resident of Savannah. Surviving are his widow, Katherine and two daughters, Patricia Corley and Elizabeth Kitzmiller. K N O W Y O U R RI G H T S specific provision for safeguarding the Pensioner Leon Ryzop, 73 , passed away on Sept. 8 . your obligations. such as fil ing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. I f, at any time, any SI U 28 I LOG I October 1 985 EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving officer or member. I t has also refrained from publishing membership. This establ ished policy has been reaffirmed In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributions are voluntary. No cont ribution may be solicited or received because of force. joh discrimination, policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con­ d ition of membership in the U n ion or of employment. I f may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to conduct, notify the Seafarers U n ion or SPAD hy certified in all const itutional ports. The responsi bility for Log the Executive Board of the U n ion. The Executive Board carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. N o monies are to be paid to anyone i n any official capacity i n the SIU unless a n official U n ion receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such rece ipt. In the event anyone attempts 10 require any such payment be made without supply.ing a receipt. or i f a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he should not have been requi red to make such payment. this should i mmediately he reported to U n ion headquarters. a contribution i s made b y reason o f the above i mproper mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and. appropriate action and refund. if i nvoluntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social i nterests. and American trade union concepts. If at · any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infonnadon , be should Immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The ad� is 5201 Autb Way arid Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. .. · ·· �Diaes� of S_ll ips Meejinas AMERICAN CONDOR (Pacific Gulf Marine), August 31-Chairman J. Sorel; Secretary Paul Stubblefield; Educational Director W. McRae; Deck Delegate D. Paccio; Engine Delegate J. McAvoy; Stew­ ard Delegate K. Darmody. No disputed OT. Money in the ship's fund is being spent on movies, a dart board and darts. This trip three Danish military personnel were aboard the American Condor to Bremerhaven, Germany, guarding some military equip­ ment the vessel was carrying. The steward, Paul Stubblefield, and engine cadet Kevin Fay won the dart tournament, with AB Darrell Pulley and Capt. Robert Webber taking second place. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done-for excellent food and service. A thank-you also was given for the refresh­ ments at the last cook-out, furnished by AB Lee DuBany, Joe Bryan and QMED John McAvoy. education and communication. "No ques­ tion is stupid if you don't know the ai:iswer." The meetings will help explain the function of the Union and how decisions are made. Crewmembers will learn what a delegate does, how to go through proper channels (obey any order, challenge later), how to work to improve working and living condi­ tions. Members also were advised not to talk to passengers about their wages or about the Union. A number of suggestions were made. They included scheduling ro­ tation according to seniority, rotating days off, orientation for new members, spraying for roaches, hooking up the TV antenna and receiving a copy of the Union contract. CPL LOUIS J. HAUGE JR. (Maersk Lines), September 1 -Chairman Bernard Saberon; Secretary G. Kenny; Educational Director M. Donlon; Deck Delegate Carlos Irizarry; Engine Delegate Ben Conway; Steward Delegate · Gary N. Lackey. No beefs or di$j:>tited OT . reported. There is now $1 6 in the ship's fund. The steward suggested a poo l of some sort be estab­ lished. The bosun generously pledged to pay for half the cost .of a n1:1w popcorn machine, arid the stew ard pledged to buy . the p0pcorri. Th& company had requested a two-entree format at meals. This request operated successfu lly and was adhered to while the ship was under repair. Now that the vessel is operational and with capacity manpower, it has been requested by the membership that they return to the three. entree m�ou. The steward agreed that this idea wlll be both cost effective for the company and beneficial to the member­ ship. The bosun rep0rted that payoff will take place on Sept. 6 and that a patrolman . will be present. He.'s hoping for good news in regard to the wpl'f( schedule (4 on and 2 off). The steward reported that the ship will take on 1 20-day stores at the end of the month. In order to make ready for this . load, ·the pre�t proviSlons will be cleaned GOLDEN E NDEAVOR (Apex Marine), September 2-Chairman M . L. Keith; Sec­ retary R.D. Bright; Deck. Delegate H.P. Lopez; Engine Delegate L. Fountain. Some . disputed . OT was reported in each of _the three departments. There is $30 in the ship's fund. The ship will arrive in Jack­ sonville, Fla. on Sept. 6 and will go straight into the shipyard for repairs. How long the lay-up will be, nobody knows, and it's not yet known whether the crew will be laid off. The bosun will talk with the boarding patrolman at payoff. Overtime has been cut for QMEDs in spite of the conditions in the engine room. The fore plates were removed and have not been replaced. Also, the beams in some of the tanks are cracked and need welding. It is hoped that these repairs . will be done in the shipyard and that the ship will be safe enough to go back out to sea. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. MANHAnAN ISLAND (North Amer­ ican Trailing Co.), August 4-Chairman Steve Richter; Secretary Ed Viera; Edu­ cational Director/Chief Engineer William Baumann; Deck Delegate Jock Klohn; En­ gine Delegate Jim O'Meara. No disputed OT. There is approximately $1 00 in .the ship's fund for movies, etc. This is the ship's first meeting since coming out of the shipyard and crewing up. A question was raised about working equal time-4 weeks on, 4 weeks off. The captain advised the crew of the company's decision on this matter: no for now. But it could be possible in the future. Report to the LOG: "We have a new member of our crew, a dog we named Manny. We .received her in the shipyard and she is getting along fine, as well as being good for morale." One final reminder was given: please do not feed the dog "people food." __ LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transpor­ tation Corp.), August 1 8-:Chairman R.J. Callahan; Secretary Steven Wagner; Stew­ ard Delegate R.M. Worobey. No disputed OT. There is $ 1 80 in the ship's fund, and the steward suggested arrival poo l s to generate even more money to the. treasu . Copies of the SIU penSion ptan and'Welfare plan booklets we.re received onboard ship. Anyone wishing to see them sl:Jould check with the bosun since there are only two copies available. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depa�t. ' "'�xt ; aridTobata, Japart. ports: Arun, In rY' I�.. :- ,,,.,,'!'-� ' ;. . BO,_D,IQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), September 1 7-Chairman Pedro Flores; '(�-!,, Secretary Cassie B. Carter Jr.; Educational Director Raymond J. Bowman. No beefs _,,/' or disputed OT reported. There is $1 3 in the ship'� treasury. There will be a payoff on arrival thiS 1cjp tn· $an 'Juan:. A Jetter k· I f il · · ed ·trom headquarters cOnC:em- . ... ing going ba o 90 days attme ror·d · vacation. This letter has been posted. Also, clarification was received on the following: the men. who were laid off when the ship went into the shipyard in June in Norfolk and wPQJl:len shipped through the Norfolk ba?k, have officially hall tO shipped from the "i)Ort"of'. Norfolk: Whe.n their time is up, they can be pulled 'off ' iri New York even if they originally caught the ship in Puerto Rico. Next ports: San Juan, P.R. and Elizabeth, N.J. · · · g�"� \ l fi CONSTITUTION (American Hawaii Cruises), August 1 1 -Chairman Fred Ol­ son. The chairman explained the ship's delegate system and the three-strike sys­ tem of the Union. He announced that meetings will be held every other week for OMI WILLAMEnE (OMI), August 1 8-:Chairman J;_ BenT!udeZ; Secretary W. Harris; Edt:reationa1 Director C. Coello; Deck Delegate George F. A11en; Engine Delegate Charles D. Polk; Steward Delegate Fred N. Lindsey. Some overtime was questioned : and Soql�. disputed in the Cleek depart�nt eontinue to perform unlicensed personnel �ork in violation of the general rules. And in the steward department, the chief cook continues to have to butcher meat even though he was informed that all meat would be pre-butchered because of the reduction in the manning of the steward department. The ship will be placed out of service on Aug. 21 in Jacksonville, Fla. Anyone desiring to reclaim his job was reminded to register in Jacksonville. The notification of the 2 percent cost of living allowance was received by Telex and was posted. A motion was made that when the ship is being placed out of service during a weekend or holiday, that the., boarding patrolman be allowed to register the men who would be flying out · of the registering city. A further suggestion was made that on long voyages, extra movies be placed aboard before the foreign articles are signed. A vote of thanks was given to �II members by the chairman "for making this voyage as pleasant as possi­ ble." A vote of thanks also was given to the steward department. for "an extremely well done job." Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. PAUL BUCK (�an Ships, Inc.), Sep­ tember 8-:Chairman Michael Vanderhorst; Secretary Louis Pion; Deck Delegate Joel Lechel; Engine Delegate Ronald Gordon; Steward Delegate Franklin Robertson. Some disputed OT was reported in the steward department. There is $40 in the ship's fund. The Paul Buck paid off in St. Croix, having just completed a record dis­ charge of cargo at Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. It was a unique experience for all. The chairman urged all members to upgrade at Piney Point and, if possible, to enroll in the Military Sealift Operations class, "as this ,company is chartered to MSC and the ship performs many of the underway replenishment" maneuvers. Suggestions included getting more movies and more exercise equipment. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment (despite the stores, which were not the best) for an outstanding job. Next ports: Harpswell, Maine; NorfolK, Va. ; St. Croix, V.I. SEA·LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), August 1 8-Chairman John F. Higgins; Secretary Herbert L. Scypes; Ed­ ucational Director W. H. Sander; Deck Delegate Jim Dawson. No disputed OT. The chairman stressed the importance of attending upgrading courses at Piney Point and of becoming reclassified in order to "keep a job on these new Navy ships which are under the SIU contract . . . We need the jobs with shipping the way it is now, so that everybody can get their time." The bosun, steward and electrician are all going on vacation this trip. A vote of thanks was given to the s.teward department for the good feeding. One minute of silence was Observed in memory of our departed broth­ ers and sisters. Next port: . New Orleans, La. . ·� this may lead to substitutions Ott:')f\a5 ti�;pen;onri81 the menu� One member has reque8ted · information pertaining to the rotation of crews and is awaiting correspondence from headquarters. Another motion made was that a partition be built in the crew lounge so that those wishing to watch movies are not disturbed. Other new business brought up at the meeting was that some members feel that they should be entitled to be segregated from the civilian and Navy personnel while dining. Apparently the feeling is mutual, but the steward stated that in order to maintain equal rights for all concerned, the messhall will operate on a first-come/first-served basis. This matter will be brought to the patrolman's attention. Other suggestions were for a microwave oven for the messhall, refrigeratorsforeach man's cabin and a short wave/AM/FM radio for the crew lounge. Next port: Norfolk, Va. ' : -· . � - ,_ . Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: OMI HUDSOI OMI LEADER OVERSEAS CHICAGO PITTS8UR8H PRIDE Of TEXAS PFC EU6EIE A. OBRE60I ST. LOUIS SAii JUAll SAii PEDRO SEA-I.MD ADVEITURER SEA-WO COllSUMER SEA-l.AllD EXPRESS· SEA-I.MD l.EAOEJI SEA.WO PACER SEA-UllO PIONEER SEA-UID PRODUCER SEA-LAID VEITURE PAllAMA 11.TRASEA AMEIUCAI EA8l! ABCllOI LIG ARIES BEAVER STATE GOLDEI llOIWICH 6ROTOll llDEPEIHIBICE l.116 LEO OAIUllD OMI CllAMPIOI OMI CHARGER OVERSEAs MARii.YI SEIATOR OVERSEAS WASllllGTOll SPIRIT Of TEXAS ' /$ BOOZE YOUR PROBLEM ? • 'ARE DRUGS YOUR PROBLEM ' • WE CAN JIElP YOU '$0LVE IT. FOR A�!ll�TANCE WIT/./ EITJ../£12 PROBLEM CONTA CT 7/IE A.R. C OR YOUR PORT AGENT I ' October 1 985 I LOG I 29 �-Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority CL L NP Dire<;tory of Ports Disp•tchers Report for Great Lakes SEPT. 1-30, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP · Frank Drozak, Presi(fent Ed Turner, Exec. Vice Presiderit **REGISTERED ON BEACH . All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Joe DIGlorglo, Secretaty Leon Hall, Vice President Angue "Red" Campbell, Vice President DECK DEPARTMENT Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 29 10 7 16 8 5 Port 34 6 4 18 15 3 12 7 Mike Secco, Vice President Joe Secco, Vice President ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Port George McCartney, Vice President 3 18 Roy A. Mercer, Vice President STEWARD DEPARTMENT 2 5 . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 0 HEADQUARTERS 3 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 25 20 75 39 8 Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 0 12 0 0 4 25 26 64 9 13 58 49 (301 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . BALTIMORE, Md. 1 21 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 (301 ) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea SEPT. 1-30 , 1985 -....· � Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orteans Jacksonville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu Houston . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \ "TOTAL REGISTERED · - All Groups Class A Class B Claa C 25 18 15 29 10 4 7 0 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 5 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 10 0 7 0 0 28 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 12 14 0 0 0 1 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 4 0 9 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 1 42 0 5 18 1 273 0 0 157 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 213 1 48 2 8 13 7 11 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 1 0 7 4 53 7 7 17 7 38 35 33 5 31 14 9 10 0 3 Totars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A .Cla$a B Claa C 6 13 6 7 13 2 4 15 19 19 27 1 14 11 38 Port 'J , �-·,-- »· · �' �- Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu Houston . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . Tota�I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 4f 29 24 13 32 13 10 20 0 4 261 . 2 o· 4 8 3 12 4 16 3 0 4 85 (I · o 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 18 1 4 7 4 14 11 57 7 15 5 6 6 0 2 Totars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 1 6 1 35 0 0 4 1 57 64 0 24 2 11 5 2 24 13 37 17 15 10 9 12 0 0 5 . ,....,. 3 ' 26 33 · 11 7 22 5 5 26 0 0 4 182 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 0 1 5 9 19 17 15 46 3 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . New Orleans JacksOnville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . ·: ···: ;· : 0 20 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 34 11 4 9 3 14 16 15 10 27 7 131 21 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 182 0 0 0 . <.�,�5 0 1 5 0 8 3 0 1 53 .. ·., g: ·,·. ·:. :.;::-.,( ,: .. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 4 0 0 28 1 0 0 0 t 3 a 15 0 2 171 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .st. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totar1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 113 . 6 0 1 24 1 0 4 0 101 1 0 0 171 Tri& Reffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 CLEVELAND, Ohio **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C f1 0 10 14 33 13 78 73 72 58 67 20 11 7 0 6 ' .· . 7 0 6 14 12 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 3 1 18 28 26 18 5 23 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 473 189 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 18 19 6 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 55 3 2 2 6 0 18 3 0 2 15 48 52 31 56 16 8 44 0 7 ,5 6 5 19 11 21 2 19 3 0 4 . .· · 0 '�· 0 0 2 0 ·2 0 3 0 0 0 8 36 366 111 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 4 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 31 21 107 . 23 14 5 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0- 2 2 0 108 3 0 0 123 13 38 30 4 24 0 0 1 3 1 10 5 16 0 0 4 319 93 11 2 0 3 0 7 2 36 19 3 0 26 14 24 3 32 22 49 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 31 17 16 24 0 0 62 25 185 28 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 4 0 3' 0 226 1 0 0 913 271 99 34 181 308 1 82 0 0 0 0 290 872 614 210 566 337 116 175 1 ,448 44 520 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 0 1 930 (61 7) 283-1 1 67 0 16 .C' Q' :,,. :. . .· . 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 (21 6) 621 -5450 242 HONOLULU, . Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 968 1 3 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. .. · , 1'221 . Pierce St. noo2 (713)' 6?9-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St., ,07302 (201 ) 435-942+·" ' MOBILE, Ala. ·.·. < 164o Dauphin· Island PJcWy; 36560 (205) 478-091 6 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave.]01 30' (564) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1 -800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 3 St. 2351 0 (804) 622- 1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 91 48 (21 5) 336-381 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441 -1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6. (31 4) 752-6500 . WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. · � .. · Shipping in the month of September was down from the month of August. A total of 1 , 1 94 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 , 1 94 jobs shipped, 566 jobs or about 47 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by ·�e" and "C" seniority people. A total of 1 75 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a fotal of 1 ,806 jobs have been shipped. · Support SPAD ·-. . 30 I LOG I October 1 985 "T · ':_ ---- �'The Union Is You . . . ' I'd like to take this opportWuty to share with you on how lucky you are to be members of the SIU. · I started to gci to sea with the SIU in 1967. It opened .many doors fpr me and gave . me chances in life that .I would never have hid 1f I had not been a merchant seaman. I started off as a messman and worked . way up to a. QMED. Unfortunately, in 1981 I hurt aboard ship, and it stopped my sea-going career. I have certeJ.nly had a healthy dose on how it_ is to pe . ashore without a union You have no representation; no medical plans, · - · and· 1f somebody does not like you, he can fire you when he wants to. For now, I have to work as a security guard,· and the pay is low. There is not one day that goes by without somebody telling me how . lucky I am that I have job and how fast I can be fired. •I have no voice, nor any sa;y-so, about my j ob. I realize how lucky I was to be a part of the SIU where I had a voice and could express opinion freely, without fear of being fired. I am trying very hard to make a come-back, but I can certainly tell . . · my was . _ Letters · : · To nie Bd.i'tor · this my you right now that notb.ing can beat .the Union, and the Union is y-ou. Mexico during the war. I am specifically interested in these ships: Ben}a.m.ln Brewster, Robert E. Lee, Bayard, Alcoa. Penn, David McKelvy, Heredia, a.nd Halo. If you can help, please contact me as soon as possible. Thanks! Perry lll11B B 898 l'ort Worth, Texas C.L. Mead 128 Pine Knoll, #483 Jackson, Jl8 398 1 1 'Giving It My Best . . . ' Being one of the recipients of the SIU Charles Logan Scholarship, I would like . to take time to SSiY thank you. Thank you to the Union and my old shipma�s and to the instructors at Piney Point. ;_ , I giving it best for all of you who showed me my l'.lfe cdtt.ld be . something great, and that I could make contributions to my fellow · :· : man. .· I am complettng my 'second year at Penn State University in forestry. I hold the est grade point average in my class. 1 let it be known t6 all that I'm a member of the SIU. (601)986-8 184 this am __ • my � . And . · · · • • ,_. .. . ' . :. _ -� . memberiihip and :> > ; . .. . ''"everyetn'e eefl:'M--�;tbEJ,DiSaStel' CoaBtllne 'Pl'ojeot for '�e help· and support we have received from this _network of union haJ.ls I want to express our a.ppreoiation t.q your , ·. · . throughout the four-state area affected by Hurricane Elena. . . . "(our cooperation, and that of your membership . . . have made a great contribution not only to the Red Cross disaster program but also to the �covery of the disaster victims themselves. I waD. ' oo w how much allcof ua appreciate your help. I am sure your local Red Cro . Chapter can look fo!'W"ard to many future benefits of fine working relationship . ty t6"ltno this ss smcerely, Grover C. Adame Diaafter Director, DB. 800 American Bed erou· 'Never Looked Better . . . ' (The following is a letter from C. E. Anderson, master of the LNG Gemini, to aJ1 unlicensed personnel aboard th.at vessel.) . ·· this I'd like to take opportunity to thank everyone in 8.n departments for your help and cooperation tour. I feel the ship's appearance both on deck and below reflect the efforts you have all made. The old girl has never looked better, and I am very proud of her. Again thanks for a j ob well done. Hoping you all enj oy your upcoming vacations, I am this my Sincerely, C.B .Anderson Kaster, LNG Gembl.1 • 'Writer Seeks .Assistance . . . Quail ' I am a writer working for Ridge Press on a book that describes the sinking of American merchant vessels by German U-boats in the Gulf of Mexico in World War II. I am looking for men who served as crewmen on any vessel damaged or by U-boats in the Gulf in 1942, as I need first-person accounts of these sinkings for my book. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who survived a German attack, or who has other information relating to U-boat activity in the Gulf of sunk Yours truly, Jens C. Madsen M47 Hoboken, R.J. · Tom Glidewell Port .Agent, Mobile . ' Thank you for the money paid me for 1984 in doctors bills . . . . It was a great help. T,b.ank you again. And everything looks all right. . a:oaeph rr-.aeft&>Jr. ., 836. SprtDg:field, ••� · : '' · - . , 'Hurricane Help . . 'Thanks to Claims . . . < ... � �.,,_ l.,. Puritan, Gulf Oil, Gulf Editorial A Crop of Truth I�: !��:����= ����:i�����; ··.��:�s�;: !�:y���: �� �; y o e · ··' . s a t · callmg them · (armers because farmers . farmer whose life depend� on . a fair market price. No, they pay the lowest dig in the dirt-to stop slinging mud possible price, and then, some specagainst the maritime industry (see story page 1 ) . ulate in the land farmers lose because they go bankrupt. It was trash politics that some agribusiness concerns and their congres­ The maritime industry has bent over . . sional supporters played earlier this backwards to find a compromise on month. Accusing the U . S .-flag mer­ the issue. Even though cargo preferchant marine of killing starving chil­ · -ence only accounts for about 2 percent dren or ensuring the ruin of America's of the government' s ex nditure on farmers is nothing but third-rate rhet­ food export programs , these people oric, with no basis in fact. Cargo scream as if we were taking money preference does not kill children. · from their pockets. We never knew that the people who It is time to debate the facts. On the ' speculate in the international grain market were such humanitarians. Do - facts the maritime industry wins. It is time to plant a· crop of truth. Agri­ the Cargills of the world (a multina­ tional agribusiness company) give away business should remember-If you the grain in their silos? No, they take plant ice, all your harvest is wind. · pe Washington Report <<;ontinued from Page 21.) country's territorial holdings in the Caribbean by granting tax exemptions to businesses that operate in Puerto Rico. The SIU represents mimy seamen who live in Puerto Rico, as well as numerous shipyard and cannery work­ ers there. If the 936 exemption is repealed, then the island's already fragile economy will be further in­ jured. The president ' s original plan would have completely eliminated business deductions for conventions held on­ board American-flag passenger ves­ sels. This would have stopped the revival of the American-flag passenger vessel industry dead in its tracks . Moreover, it would have made a senseless distinction between conven­ tions held on land and those held . onboard American-flag vessels. The staff of the House Ways and Means Committee has recommended that shipboard and land-based con­ ventions be treated in the same fashion, although it would place a $150 . per day cap on each: The SIU, along with many American labor unions and business organizations, does not be­ lieve that any cap should be enacted. At present, there is a $2 ,000 exemption _ for all shipboard expenses. · October 1 985 I LOG I 31 �.. ·. :';. ;�, ' ,··•· ,.__. �- �--­ �· � •' ' �· . \ �> ·;;.. L � . ·�. . :.{ �· -�-�. -�- , T · .:· � . � ' 't ' • '• i \. ·\' I \ ' . �� � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BITTER DEBATE PRECEDES VOTE, BUT SIU MUSTERS TROOPS TO WIN FIRST ROUND IN FARM BILL FIGHT CARGO PREFERENCE SURVIVES FARM BILL FIGHT MORE ON PENSION BUY OUT EX-SIU CANADIAN CHIEF, HAL C. BANKS, 76, DIES GAUGHAN NAMED MARAD HEAD CALHOON RETIRES, DEFRIES TAKES OVER MEBA POST GREEK CAPTAIN GETS 10 YEARS T-AGOS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEAFARERS WITH LICENSES 2ND SEAFARER BURIED AT SEAFARERS HAVEN TOGETHER, INLAND INDUSTRY CAN SOLVE ITS PROBLEMS FIRST AID FOR CHOKING--IT CAN SAVE A LIFE--YOURS NEW HYDRAULICS CLASS GETS UNDER WAY AT SHLSS SEAFARERS CONTINUE TO TRAIN MEET MILITARY JOB CHALLENGES WITH THE SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE SHLSS INSTRUCTOR SETS HIGH STANDARDS WITH ASSISTANT ENGINEER EXAMINATION RESULTS SPAD IS POWER - POWER IS POLITICS SEAFARERS HIT THE HILL FOR MASSIVE CARGO PREFERENCE CAMPAIGN, FOES BEATEN C.S. SALERNUM PAYS OFF IN HAWAII CRUISING ABOARD THE S.S. 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No. I I Novemlter I 985 SIU Backs Farm Bill Agreement In Senate More Work for Seafarers MPS Lopez, 2 Others, Join SIU Fleet The U .S.-ftag share of government food exports could jump from 50 to 75 percent under an agreement the Senate voted on during the recent cargo preference debate. The increase in the cargo preference was the result of a compromise worked out by the SIU, other maritime inter­ ests and several large agriculture groups. It was pushed in the Senate debate by senators Ted Stevens (R­ Alaska), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Thad Cochoran (D-Miss.). The compromise was offered as an amendment to the Senate farm bill after several attempts were made by anti-maritime senators to slash or re- ., .. ... v<lke �gq,,,preference �emeJats for all programs. The Senate action would lift pref­ erence rules on so-called commercial sales such as Payment in Kind, Blended Credit and other programs, even though court decisions have upheld the pref­ erence requirements in those cases. The increased percentage would apply to concessional programs such as P.L. 480 and Food for Peace ship­ ments. "This has been the roughest year I can remember on cargo preference. Every time we'd tum around some­ body was out there attacking the laws and us," said SIU President Frank Drozak. "I believe this agreement helps both the maritime industry and the agriculture segment. It gives them some of the things they wanted and gives Twenty-one Seafarers are now working aboard the brand new 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (American Overseas). The ship is under long­ term charter to the Military Sealift Command as part of the Military Pre-Positioning Oeet (MPS). Also, the brand new T-5 tanker Samuel Cobb crewed in Thmpa with 15 unlicensed jobs. The Cobb is also under MSC charter and is operated by Ocean Sllipholding. Eleven Seafarers will crew the heavylift submersible Cormorant (Pacific Gulf Marine). Also under mUitary charter the Cormorant will serve as a Boating drydock. us some of the things we wanted. I guess that's why they call it a compromise." The Senate debated the issue over three days late last month and it was much the same scene as recent House action on the matter. Inside: Farm state senators and those be­ holden to the large agribusiness firms MTD Sets Course in Anaheim Pages 12 and 14 New SIU Hall in Hawaii A Look at Shipping in Seattle Page 24 Pages 16 and 17 WWII Merchant Vets Remembered and lobbying groups took to the Senate floor to lambast the maritime industry and c�rgo preference. Page 4 New Health Care Services­ PPO Page 23 Tug and Tow News The Senate has not finalized their version of the entire farm bill; cargo preference is only one aspect of the legislation. But the compromise is ex­ pected to survive any attempts to weaken it. If it does, then the Senate and House must get together in con- Pages 5 and 6 •. .. · .. · (Continued on Page 3.) . �President's Report by Frank Drozak During the past few months I have used this space to talk to you about the problems and prospects we all face as Seafarers ; a declining industry , shrinking employment opportunities, new work on military ships, upgrading skills at SHLSS, drug and alcohol problems and plans for the future such as a pensioners' home and hospital. A lot of the issues we must confront are faced by the labor movement as a whole . Unions and their members throughout the country are having tough times. Some of the problems are spe­ cial to their own industry , but so many are shared by all of us. As you probably know , I serve as president of the Maritime Trades De­ partment for the AFL-CIO. In that capacity I am able to be close to the issues of 43 other unions and more than 8 million union members. I would like to· share with you some of the remarks I made at the MTD' s conven­ tion which I attended late last month . is to destroy the conditions and ben­ efits of the American worker and the labor movement as a whole .· So as we gather here today, and certainly next week at the AFL-CIO convention, I would hope that on some of the issues that we deal with in the ''The Labor Movement has always won, and it always will where it is solidly on the issues." As we gather here today I don't see a lot of changes than there were two years ago. We face the same problems, the same administration, the same is­ sues and, in my opinion, a changed group of working people in the work force . We have the same anti-labor situations that , as they say in Ala­ bama, run us up an old tree, and no place to get out from under it. I think we are faced with some tough times, believe me . I know we have all seen some tough times in our days. But with an anti-administration like this, with a Labor Department and a Labor Board which are working for management and not for the working people, a deficit that has gone com­ pletely out of hand, trade jobs that are shipped overseas-in my opinion, it' s just a confused America and a con­ fused leadership which has but one thing in mind, in my opinion, and that agai nst a tough fight in the last 18 months on cargo preference, as we call it , in the Farm Bill . The opposition felt with this administration that they could take us. It would have meant 50 percent of our ships out of business; 50 percent of our ships meant 50 per­ cent of our membership. We were successful in the House to win and we did it because we worked on it-you worked on it, you helped us-and together we were solidly in support of an issue and were able to win on that issue in the House. Now we are faced with it again in the United States Senate . I believe we will win there as well, because we agreed that this was a fight that we all must take on. And I say this because the only way that we are going to get the attention of the public and the attention of the politicians is being united on those issues that preserve jobs and help our people . So in t h e next several days, I would hope that we can get our act together because, believe me, if we don't , I don't think a lot of us are going to be around several more years to talk about it. It is a serious matter. It doesn't mean that we have to agree on everything. Certainly we are not going to agree on everything. But we ought to be big enough to under­ stand that an injury to one is an injury to all-sooner or later. If we could just sit down and try to work out some of the issues and prob­ lems between us and confront them with a united front, we can win. This labor movement has always won, and it always will where it is solidly on the issues. I ask you to think about that because there are some issues that separate this labor movement. It separates unions from unions. And that is what the conservative right wants. That' s what they're doing, and they're driv­ ing that wedge through us. So we ought to start thinking about them. They've got their act together and their act is to destroy the labor movement. They hate us, they pub­ licly said it . If you read last month's Business Journal , the whole story is in it. And so we are going to survive . We can survive and we will survive providing we can separate those issues that divide us and begin to work on those things that will make a better place for us tomorrow , not only for us, but for our families , our kids and the future. next two days and certainly in the next several days in the AFL-CIO conven­ tion that we take them seriously. I believe we can do something about some of our problems if we want to , providing that we understand them, and we do understand them, and work together toward achieving some of those goals. I think it boils down to a couple of things that really count, because the rest of it would fall in line if we had job s , if we had an industrial base in this country, if our trade balance was adjusted. I believe that would then begin to correct some of the issues and satisfy most all of the resolutions that we adopt here and also in the council and in the conventions. But it does us no good if we don' t begin to look a t them and work to­ - gether and cooperate with them. I believe we can win. We have been up SIU President Frank Drozak told delegates to the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department that U.S. shipbuilders have lost 270 ships to foreign builders under the Reagan admin­ istration. He called on labor organizations in the Metal Trades to join with maritime labor unions in our common struggle to rebuild the U.S. merchant marine. At left is Metal Trades President Paul Burnsky. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union ol North American. Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Wateis District, Afl-00 November 1985 Vol. 47, No. 11 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorglo Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Charles Svenson Joe Sacco Editor Vice President Mike Ha ll Managing Editor Deborah Greene Associate Editor Max Hall Associate Editor Ray Boun:Hus Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I November 1 985 --- ----·--· ·-----·-·----·----.. Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President ·- Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Vice President The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Spnngs, Md. 20746, Tel.. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at addit_ional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �New Efforts to Boost Merchant Marine Introduced Three bills which could have a major tween the country and foreign-flag introduced in the House and Senate ships. Hearings on the bill are sched­ this month. The bills cover two areas, uled for later this year. bilateral shipping agreements and a new build and charter program. In the House, Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation which would create mandatory bilateral agreements between the U.S. and trading partners. Sen. Ted Stevens (R­ Alaska) has two bills, each of which would use more than $800 million in already appropriated Navy funds to pay for the cost of a build and charter program, similar to the old Mariner A "build and charter" program would provide a boost to national security, the country's shipbuilding mobilization base and employment opportunities for America's merchant seamen, SIU President Frank Drozak told the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee. But "the commercial functions of those vessels still confront the dilemma of inadequate Program under the Eisenhower admin­ istration. Biaggi's bilateral bill is "an impor­ cargo," he said. Couple a "buHd and charter" program with government-impelled cargo and bilateral trading agreements and that problem could be solved, Drozak said. tant step in developing a comprehen­ sive maritime policy to respond to Court Upholds Military Cargo Preference Law Once again the government has been slapped down in its attempt to circum­ Lehman's findings were "nothing vent the nation's cargo preference laws. more than an after-the-fact attempt to The latest case involves the 1904 cargo shore up a decision made on other percent of the nation's military sup­ Harold H. Greene wrote in a decision plies be carried on U.S.-flag ships. on the case. preference law which requires that 100 In 1984 a company called Rainbow grounds," U.S. District Court Judge Rainbow argued that the govern­ Navigation (a Masters, Mates and Pi­ ment's attempts to grant rights to the lots-contracted firm) entered the de­ cargo to the Icelandic companies were fense shipment trade to and from Ice­ based on land. Until that time no U.S.-flag t:ompany was involved, and shipments to American military bases in Iceland . , . '" to the Icelandic shipping companies. ,�ifhile �3'i:t,no�e��:��=� l�rge amount of the military cargo when it first entered the business, Navy Sec­ international practices and ensuring the growth and vitality of a United States merchant marine with the nec­ essary defense capabilities," he said. Under the bill, the president would be · with the other two-thirds divided be­ impact on U.S.-flag shipping have been required to negotiate bilateral agreements with countries whose trade with the United States is 1 percent or more of the U.S. total foreign sea trade, or where less than one-third of the trade is carried by U.S. ships. Basically, Biaggi's bill would limit the U.S. share of trade to one-third, Stevens' build and charter proposals came about as a result of a meeting he and Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) had with several representatives of the maritime industry. The two bills differ in approach from a build and charter program, but the end results are the same; the Navy would foot the bill for the construction of militarily useful commercial ships and would charter them to private companies for commercial use. In case of emergency, these ships would be ready to use for military purposes. Stevens said he did not endorse either bill but hoped that their intro­ ductions would spur the kind of debate needed to get some sort of .program off the ground. "There is no unanimous agreement within the industry as to the approach which should be taken to implement this program, yet I believe there is unanimous agreement that the U.S.­ flag fleet is in serious decline and that immediate action is necessary to re­ verse the trend," Stevens said. Hearings on the build and charter legislation were held earlier this month. Australian Seamen's Chief Visits political grounds, not freight rates. The Icelandic shipping compa­ nies depended on the cargo for most of their trade. i, ...: 'Ih�p� is noth � g in the lal).8\jAl&e of the statute or ifs le&i lative hist ry to support the conclusion that the executive branch may disregard the retary John Lehman announced that cargo preference granted by law to the company's rates were "exces� U.S. vessels on account of political sive" and granted rights to the cargo considerations," the judge wrote. Boatmen OK More New Contracts Boatmen at Energy Transportation in the port of New Orleans and at the Newport News Transportation Co., Assn. of Maryland Pilots, Marine Oil Service and Piney Point's Steuart Transportation Co. in the port of Norfolk have put their stamp of approval on their new contracts. Energy Transportation's two crews of ABs, cooks and technicians aboard the tug Energy Altair and the barge Ammonia, based in Tampa and Port Sutton, Fla., got a 1 5 percent wage increase over the three years of the Patrick Geraghty (second left), federal secretary of the Seamen's Union of Australia, visited the United States last month. Shown above, Geraghty meets with (I. to r.) George At the Assn. of Maryland Pilots, a new operational base on Solomon's McCartney, SIU West Coast vice president; Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president, and Don Taconi of the Sugar Workers Union, Local 1. contract. Island near Piney Point will have our launch operators and deckhands picking up and taking off the pilots on the Norfolk-to-Baltimore run. For more Inland news see pages 5 and 6. Farm Bill Compromise OK'd in Senate (Continued from Page 1.) LOG Wins 3 Awards for Excellence The Seafarers LOG was honored attentive to detail in reporting on for its overall excellence, editorial members on the job as it is in writing and feature writing by the delivering blow-by-blow reports of International Labor Communica­ tions Association. The 1985 Journalism Awards congressional and political re­ ports," the judges wrote. An editorial slamming the Na­ Contest had more than 900 entries tional Labor Relations Board anti­ from around the country. The en­ ond place. Written by Managing from 138 labor union publications tries were judged by university jour­ nalism professors, working news­ labor decisions was awarded sec­ Editor Mike Hall, the editorial was runner-up to a piece written by paper and magazine writers and Screen Actors Guild President Ed labor union journalists. Asner, who portrayed newspaper­ The LOG won second place for overall excellence in its class. "A fine, well-written, comprehensive newspaper which is as careful and man Lou Grant in a long-running television series. The judges called the editorial, "a searing indictment of the Reagan dominated NLRB, made doubly ef­ fective by the parody of the absurd reasoning behind many recent board decisions." The editorial appeared in the June 1984 issue. Assistant Editor Lynnette Mar­ shall received a third place award for her story, "Seafarers Don't Sing 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' " which appeared in the December 1 984 LOG. The judges said Mar­ shall's story was "a heartwarming feature on the lonely men and women who are away earning their living as deepsea sailors and tug operators at Christmas time; for them there are no holidays." ference and iron out differences in each house's version of the bill. In the House version (see Oct. LOG), maritime supporters were able to pre­ vent attempts to weak�n cargo pref­ erence laws, In the House bill, how­ ever, the share of cargo for the concessional programs was not raised nor was there any change on cargo preference's applicability to commer­ cial sales. Those differences must be ironed out in conference. "It is possible that another attempt to weaken cargo preference could be made during the conference. The SIU will continue to fight to ensure that cargo preference laws are not weak­ ened, and that the final version of the bill benefits the U.S. fleet to the great­ est degree possible," Drozak said. November 1 985 I LOG I 3 �World War II Seamen So Many Sacrifices-So Little Respect Editor's Note: November 11 is Veter­ an's Day, a day when the nation honors those men and women who gave their lives in defense of the United States. Most ceremonies will forget the sacri­ fices merchant sailors have made, es­ pecially in World War II. That is why we present this remembrance of World War II Seafarers. by Dorothy Re In 1 939 Hitler' s troops marched into Poland and W WII had begun. Presi­ dent Franklin Roosevelt did not back our future "allies" with soldiers at first, but in 1 939 America began to send munitions and other war essen­ tials to the British and the Frenc h . These essential materials were trans­ ported by sea on American ships with American seamen and thus our mer­ chant marine was jeopardized. Prior to U . S . entry in WWII , six known merchant marine ships were sent to the bottom . Many seamen have recorded their heartbreaking accounts of the disas­ ters that became their daily lot from 1 939 to 1 945 . Before America actually got into the war-before Pearl Har­ bor-the men of the merchant marine were in the thick of battle. Men of the Army, the Navy , the Air Force, and the Marines, and even the Coast Guard, were all compen­ sated for their participation in WWII with GI benefits, pensions and other benefits. The families of those lost in action were honored and also com­ perrsated . But the men of the merchant marine received nothing for their her­ oism. The men of the merchant marine remember how important they were during the war-how important they felt.War slogans such as "The Fourth Arm of Defense" and "Heroes in Dungarees" made them feel as though they were an integral part of the war effort. They really were. But when the war was over, all of the slogans were forgotten. No one shared their tragic memories. No one honored their val­ iant contributions. One of the reasons given for this neglect is that they were paid for their time at sea. One seafarer reports that he made less than $20 a week in 1 939. The merchant marine also paid with their lives. Many were maimed for life. Once they had U SPHS hospitals to help these "veterans." This serv­ ice, set aside in John Adams' admin­ istration in the 1 700s, has been ended by the Reagan administration. An­ other tragic "cut-back." One less thing for the brave men who went to sea. The merchant marine is well rep­ resented in A Careless Word . . . A Needless Sinking. This fine record of lost ships and men of WWII, compiled by Capt. Arthur R. Moore, is now in a second, revised edition. More tor­ pedoed ships and lost men have been added. Someone should compile a book of the stories the survivors have to tell. The LOG receives many letters, and many of these are from merchant ma­ rine "veterans." We also interview as many SIU seamen as we can. The following is a report of one of these interviews. U.S. merchant seamen suffered casualties at a rate topped only by the Marine Corps. 4 I LOG I November 1 985 This American freighter was one of hundreds of U.S. merchant ships sunk in WW II. Murmansk Run W Once Was Enough e tend to think of history in some logical way , but this is not always the case. World War II was not fought with WWII ships entirely as one might suppose . Ask Joe Brooke who sailed on the Eldena, a "Hog Islander" of World War I fame. She was built in Seattle, Was h . in 1 9 19, Joe will tell you , and was one of the gigantic fl e et built in shipyards all across America by mass production prior to and during WWI . These ships became known as "Hog Islanders" because that was the name of the largest of the shipyards that produced this emergency fleet: a feat likened to the building ofthe Pyramids (see LOG, October, 1 985). These ships were still around when WWII broke out. Since the merchant marine had been neglected for a sec­ ond time, they had to be put into service until the Liberty and Victory ships, modeled after them, were built "one a day ." Ask Joe Brooke about a lot of things and you'll find out that, "There isn't a port i n the world I haven' t been. You name it, I 've been there." But don't ask him dumb questions like, "How many times were you on the Murmansk run?" His answer, "Once was enough!" Joe was on the Eldena on that in­ famous trip to "the front door to Russia." He also was on her when he made a trip to "the back door to Russia," the Persian Gulf. That trip was the worst, Joe thinks, because they were laid up there for six months not knowing their fate in the sweltering heat.The inactivity was almost worse than the Murmansk run. Almost . "When I came off that Murmansk run I was like that," Joe said, putting his hand out in front of him and making it tremble . "My nerves were shot." After a thoughtful pause Joe contin­ ued. "I ain't afraid to tell anybody that I was scared to death. All of us were ." And then there we re tears in his eyes as he told of how the chief engineer had to be brought down be­ low deck, with a gun to his head, to relieve Joe at his station . .. . "The guy wouldn ' t come down on his own ." And, after another pause. 'There were men up there cryin' ." Joe made a number of trips to North Africa with "green troops ." Most of these runs were on Liberty ships . ··And we would pick up the seasoned troops (the green troops were trained in North Africa) and take them to Anzio and other places." Joe has a lot of stories to tell, especially about the Mediterranean . "I remember one night we were headed out with a full load of ammunition and troops. Well , the troops were o n top of the ammu­ nition all the time. And there was a convoy comin' down empty and the Germans started diving on that instead of us . They meant to get us instead of the empty ones, but they bombed the empty ones, the empty convoy , in­ stead of us. " "You had a lot o f hkk," I com� mented. "Yeah, didn't I ," Joe answered. "I consider myself one of the luckiest guys that ever went to sea." But it wasn' t all luck. Somewhere a lot of pluck, a lot of guts, has to be added. Joe Brooke, as so many of our brave men of the merchant marine , kept going back for more! They were doing their part for America' s war effort. They were our "heroes in dun­ garees." They were America's "Fourth Arm of Defense ." After the war Joe sailed with the SIU unti l a heart condition forced him to retire. No, he will tell you, he didn't retire on his own, he didn't retire voluntarily. He'd still be sailing, like his friend Alex "White y ' ' Benzuk, if he could. Joe spends a lot of time in the. Philadelphia hall these days rem­ iniscing with some of his other "beached" pal s , Bill Smith and Bill Koltunuk ( "Cocoanut") and Jim McLinden. Each has , like Joe , over 40 years of seatime. And each has a story to tel l . Alex Benzuk is on his way to Casablanca, but when he gets back they will sit around the Philly hall and talk about their experiences, and the war, and the fate of the mer­ chant marine and their Union. Don't ask Joe , or any of his friends , either, about the possibility of the government giving some c-0nsideration to the merchant marine for all that heroism we have been talking about , because Joe will tell you, "The ain't never going to do anything for the merchant marine ." His tone of voice is dull and sad. He's been waiting a long time for something to happen . y �,--� I tug/to I lharge/dre ea � & ��� � ��$!!�:�:- =::.�:�:. �<.::�:t : :::::»=:-.:··�:-<?:. :. -: : :- �*"��::-:. ::* Unions Take Sonat Protest to Wall Street The SIU has carried its fights against Sonat Marine to moneyed chambers of Wall Street , and t hat is only the beginning. Licensed and unlicensed seamen from the S I U and District 2-MEBA manned an informational picket line in front of the New York Stock Ex­ change on Nov. 6 to let the stock­ holders of Sonat Marine, Inc: know about the labor problems facing that company. In addition, the SIU is carrying on a series of i nformational picket lines all across the country in areas where Sonat Marine services its customers. It also has taken steps to alert the board of directors of the company to what i s going on. The letter to the board of directors stresses the S I U ' s determination to do everything it can to protect the rights of its membership. It discusses in de­ tail past instances of where inland companies have tr: 'd to take on the Union. "The S I U has had to resort to only three strikes in the 1 980s," read the Jetter. "The strike at Sonat Marine in 198 1 was one of the three; the other two companies the SIU struck in the 1 980s were ACBL ( 1 980) and Dixie Carriers ( 1 983)." ACBL has lost successive labor board decisions involving the SIU . A back pay and benefits award of more than $20 million is pending before the N LRB. "Dixie Carriers is a subsidiary of Kirby Industries , a natural resource company. The price of Kirby ' s stock has dropped from 8% before the SIU strike to Jess than 3 today . Dixie itself faces damages of $20 million in an action filed by the SIU.'' For the past year, Sonat Marine, one of the largest tug and barge com­ panies in the U nited States, has been involved in a labor dispute with the SIU and District 2-MEBA. Last year, in contract negotiations with the two unions, Sonat Marine unilaterally reversed more than 30 years of company practice by declaring that certain categories of workers were "sea-going supervisors ." It gave the captains, mates, chief engineers and barge captains in its IOT fleet just one week to sign up for the company's new and untested pension and welfare plans. The matter is presently before the N LRB . "We will do everything to protect the rights of our workers," said SIU President Frank Drozak. Last year, the I nternational Trans­ port Workers Federation (lTF) , an international association of maritime unions representing nations as diverse as Great Britain and Panama, pledged that they would honor any picket line that the SIU and District 2 might put up against Sonat Marine. Seaway Snafu Means Uke Boatmen of Old, SIU Sails the Erie Canal Closing of the 271/2-mile Welland Canal (linking Great Lakes Ontario and Erie) dµe to a collapsed wall i n Lock No. 7 on Oct. 1 4 , forced General Motors (GM) to choose another alter­ native delivery method and route for :;.""i; rn,,,. • • �s. ()f �� l&,000-ton auto s�ping .- - press destined for a port of call i n Cleveland, Ohio. Originally, the assembled 53 yard wide, 70 yard long, $ 1 5 million press­ with the biggest part weighing in at 167 tons-was shipped aboard a heavy­ lift ship. It got as far as Oswego, N . Y . on Lake Ontario, unable t o transit the blocked Welland Canal . So GM on Oct. 19 called SI U-con­ tracted Great Lakes Towing to the rescue and decided to barge the giant press parts on the 1 60-year-old, shal­ low, small locks' N .Y . S . Erie Barge Canal from Oswego to Buffalo, N . Y . on Lake Erie. U sing four different kinds of Great Lakes Towing tugs, the parts were loaded onto barges and towed singly down the Oswego River to the Erie Canal to Syracu se, N.Y. ; then past Rochester, N . Y. and the Finger Lakes on the canal to Tonawanda, N . Y . on Lake Erie. and Buffalo and a Lakes tug to Cleveland on Nov. 4. Canal bottom suction and foggy nights made the transit slow and dan­ gerous. The canal passage was so tight that the barges and parts cleared the four lowest bridges spanning the canal by mere inches. The barges even had to be ballasted to lower them several feet so the parts on deck could clear the bridges. Once clear, the barges then had to be lightened so as to escape the suction and float on the shallow canal. The tug Superior (Great Lakes Tug and Towing) hauls one of the barges which carried parts of a huge auto-stamping press through the Erie Canal, when the St. Lawrence Seaway's Welland locks were closed. IS BOOZE YOUR PROBLEM? ��REIJRUGS YOUR PROBLEM� • WE CAN JIELP YOU �OLVE IT. FOR A�{l/{;TANCE WITI./ EITJ.IER PROBLEM CONTACT 71/E A.R.C. OR YOUR PORT AGENT I ' 0 November 1 985 I LOG I 5 �In Memoriam George Weldon Armistead Sr. , 56, died on Oct. 6. Brother Armistead joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1 966. He sailed,as an AB for the V ir,.: A' ginia Pilots Assn. on and off from 1 952 to 1 976, GATCO from 1 968 to 1 %9, Curtis Bay Towing from 1 974 to 1 975 and in 1 984 and for Coal Terminal Towing from 1 975 to 1977 and 1 98 1 . He began sailing i n 1949. Boatman Armistead was a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy during the Korean War. He was born in Ma­ thews, Va. and was a resident of Dillon, S . C . Surviving are three son s , George Jr. , Melvin and Marvin; a daughter, Georgiana Lassiter of Ches­ apeake, Va. and a sister, Roberta Hudgins of Mathews. Edward Fleetwood Boyce, 63, died on Sept. 29. B rother Boyce joined the Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1 %8 sailing as an OMU and FOWT. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. B oatman Boyce was born in Texas and was a resident of Azusa, Calif. Surviving is his widow, Beverley . Stephen Wayne Chappell, 35, died on Sep�.. 1 . . B.rother ·Chappell joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1 978 sail­ ing as a deckhand for Radcliff Materials . H e also worked for the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuild­ ing Co. Boatman Chappell was a vet­ eran of the U.S. Marine Corps . Born i n Mobile, he was a resident of Pri­ chard, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Wanda of Saraland, Ala, and a son, Joseph. Pensioner Joseph F. Farren, 80, suc­ cumbed to lung failure in the Baltimore (Md.) General Hospital on Sept. 24. Brother Farren joined the Union in the port of Baltimore i n 1956 sailing as a bargeman. He was born in Bal­ timore and was a resident there . Burial was in the Moreland Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Surviving are his widow, Clara and a daughter, Estelle Boles of Baltimore. Robert Charles Roberts, Sr., 42, died on Oct. 1 9 . Brother Roberts joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1 970 sail­ ing as a deckhand for Radcliff Materials from 1 %9 to 1 970, Ideal Cement in 1976 and for Caribe Tugs (Crowley Marine) in 1 976 and from 1 98 1 to 1985 . He was born i n Mobile and w a s a resident there . Sur­ viving are his widow, Del ; his mother, Mrs. J. B. Roberts of Mobile and two sons, Charles Jr. and Roscoe. Pensioner Joseph Vasile Sr., 82, passed away from arteriosclerosis in the St. Mary's Nursing Home, Cherry Hill , N . J . on Oct. 6. Brother Vasile joined the Union in the port of Phila­ delphia in 1 954 sailing as a mate and captain for the American Dredging Co. from 1 94 1 to 1 945 and for the Inde­ pendent Towing Co. from 1 945 to 1 968. He was a former member of Local 1 700 . Boatman Vasile was born in Philadelphia and was a resident of Atco, N .J. Interment was in Hillside Cemetery , Roslyn, Pa. Surviving are two sons, Joseph Jr. and James of Atco. 6 I LOG I November 1 985 Leon Howell Bas­ inger, 6 1 , joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as a deck­ hand and tankerman for Dixie Carriers from 1968 to 1985 . Brother Basinger was a U .S . Civil Service employee from 1957 to 1 958 and is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II . Boatman Basinger was born in Frye­ burg, La. and is a resident of Ringgold, La. Paul Leo Straszynski Jr. , 5 5 , joined the Union in the port of Baltimore i n 1 956 sailing as a captain and mate for the Baker and Whiteley Towing C o . from 1 953 t o 1 976. Brother Straszynski was a former member of the ILA. He i s a veteran of the U .S . Army M . P . s after World War II. Boatman Stras­ zynski was born in Baltimore and i s a resident there. Roland Alvin Wright, 60, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1 957 sailing as a chief en­ Brother gineer. Wright was born i n Galveston, Texas and is a resident of Joseph Lege, 64, joined the Union in Port Arthur, Texas in 1964 sailing as a "' ...,.. ; } ' . cook and tankerman for Slade Towing in 1 96 1 . Brother Lege last sailed out of the I / port of Baltimore. He is a veteran of the U .S . Navy Seabees in World War II. B oatman Lege was born in Gueydan, La. and is a resident of Crowley, La. ·� Santa Fe, Texas. Harry William Wroten , 73, joined the Union in the port of Norfol k in 1 960 . Brother Wroten was born in Virginia and is a resident of Clare­ mont, Va. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters OCT. 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester ... . ... ... .... . .... . . . . . . .. New York .... .. ....... ..... .. . . . .. . . . Philadelphia .. ... .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .... . .. . Baltimore . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . .. . .. .. . .... .. . Norfolk ... .. .. ... ... . .. . ... ...... . ... ... Mobile ... . . .. ..... .... .. . . . ........ .. . . New Orleans . . . Jacksonville . ...... . . . . ........ . . .. ... ... San Francisco Wilmington .. Seattle ... . ..... ... . .. . .... ..... . . .. . . . . Puerto Rico .. .. . ... . . .. ... . . ..... ...... . Houston .. ... ...... ..... . . . . . . ... ... ... . Algonac .. ......... .. ... . . . ... .. ... ... .. St. Louis ... .... ...... ....... ...... . ... . Pine Point . .... .. .... ... .... ... ........ TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class C Class B DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 8 47 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 6 3 3 2 0 79 21 1 0 4 7 40 3 27 4 0 2 0 0 5 10 16 2 121 0 0 1 0 10 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 31 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 15 0 19 0 0 3 0 12 0 60 0 0 1 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucester ..... ... .. ..... : . . . .. New York .. . .. .. ........................ Philadelphia . . . . .. .. Baltimore ... ... . ...... ...... ..... . . . ... . Norfolk ..... . ... ... ... ... ..... ... . .. . .. . Mobile . . ..... . .. .. . .. ... . . . ..... . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . New Orleans . . . Jacksonville . . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... .. San Francisco ... . .. . . . . . Wilmington .. . ...... . ... ... .. . .. . .. . ... . Seattle .. .. ....... ... . .. ... . .. .. ... . . . . . Puerto Rico .. .... . ... . .. ... . .. . .... ... . . Houston . ... .... .. . . . . .. . .. . . ... ... . .. . . Algonac .... .... .. ... . ... ..... . .. ....... St. Louis ... ... . . ... ... .. . . ... .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. Piney Point Totals .................................. 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Totals All Departments.................... 147 40 77 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: � Tota s . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . Port Gloucester .............................. New York ............................... Philadelphia ...... ... .... ... . ... ......... Baltimore ............................... Norfolk . .... .. ..... ... ... . ... .. . . . . ... .. Mobile ...... ..... . ........ .. .... ....... New Orleans Jacksonville . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle .... ............. .. ........... . .. Puerto' Rico Houston .................. .. ..... . . ... .. Algonac ........... . .. ...... .. . ...... . .. St. Louis Pine Point ....... . ... ..... ....... .... .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totar:s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B .· 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 31 1 0 7 8 60 2 27 7 0 4 0 0 10 22 16 0 164 0 0 1 0 14 2 10 3 0 6 0 0 7 11 0 0 54 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 32 0 19 0 0 4 0 14 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 29 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 9 0 O' 1 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 27 36 208 69 97 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 13 3 1 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port . Pensioner John J. Herman, 9 1 , passed • away from a fall at home in Baltimore on Sept. 22. Brother Herman joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a captain. He was a former member of the Baltimore Harbor Union. Boatman Her­ man was born in Baltimore. Burial was in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Baltimore, Surviving is a daughter, Theresa Fieden of Balti­ more . New Pensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. • • "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of .last month. ..;·:. �Charlie Logan Scholarship The Time to Begin Application Procedures is Now! If you are an SIU member and are thinking about attending college next fall or if your dependent child will be attending college next fall, then it's time for you to start working on a Charlie Logan Scholarship application. Each year, the SIU awards 60,000 dollars in scholarship money to members of the SIU and their dependent children. This money is offered ID order to help Seafarers and boatmen realize their educational goals either for themselves or their dependent children. It's an opportunity, that in this day and ·age of spiraling educational costs, no one can afford to pass over. . . l'he Charlie Logan Scholarship Awards are granted each April. Four $10,000 awards are given to dependents of members and one $10,000 award as well as two 5, 000 dollar awards are given to members of the SIU. The 10,000 dollar awards are for those working towards a four - year college degree and the 5,000 dollar awards are for those working towards a two-year degree in a trade or technical school. The Scholarship program was begun in 1952 to help members and their dependents realize their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan, a labor constlltant and arbitrator who died in 1975. He helped establish the Seafarers Scholarship Program and then work�d hard to keep it strong and growmg. In order to get your application in on time for the April 15th deadline, you should get an application booklet now and begin work on· the application. Some of the paperwork which must accompany the application such as transcripts and college entrance exam scores take time to compile. Applications are available at all union halls or through the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 or by contacting Tracy Aumann at the Seafarers H a r r y Lundeberg School, Piney Pojnt, M D 20674. Seafarer Requirements Seafarers and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships must: • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Ha v e one day of employment on a vessel in the six -month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Ha v e 125 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. ------ Pensioners are not eligible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Requirements Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen who apply for a scholarship must be unmarried, under 19 years of age, and receive sole suppon from the employee and I or his or her spouse. Unmarried children who are eligible for benefits under Plan #1 Major Medical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to th e _age o f 2 5. Each applicant for a dependent's scholarship must: • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under lQ or 2� yeai:s of age (whichever is applicable). • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must: • Have credit for three years (1,095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Ha v e one day of employment m the six-month period immediately preceding the date of application. • �Ha v e 125 days of employment m the previous calendar year. The last two items above covering worktime requirements of the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are the children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible members, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Examination . Boards (SAT) OR American College Tests (ACT). The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no later than February 1986 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship·>S<;J��-''' Committee in time to be evaluated. For .. ,,,;,,,, upcommg SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Examination Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box 1025 Berkeley, Calif. 94701, whichever is closest to your mailing address. For upcoming ACT test dates and applications contact ACT Registration Union, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Winners of the Charlie Logan Scholarship are announced ID May. So get started on your application now. You might be one of the happy recipients of a 5,000 or 10,000 dollar college scholarship and be on your way to earning a college degree. Chemical Dependency·------ Why do people use dnigs? They either want to feel better or they want to feel different. All drugs, including alcohol, directly affect the central nervous system either as a stimulant or as a depressant. It is this action on the central nervous system that makes a person feel different. Drugs work well. They do exactly what they are supposed to do - make you feel better. The problem with drugs develops when a person discovers that when he has a "problem" or a to use the drug in order to cope another drug if his drug of choice is not available. Since the drug is not being.used to cope with problems, the drug use is creating its own problems. At this stage the person with life's problems. is using drugs in order to feel "bad day" he can feel better by just taking a drug or drinking alcohol. In this early stage of addiction, the person is beginning Over time tolerance to the drug begins to develop so that the person begins to use more of the drug, more frequently. Quite often the person will start; trying other drugs to find one that works even better or may even switch to normal. Also by now, the drug user will be expenencmg family problems, job problems, and quite likely health, legal and fmancial problems. This will not stop him , he will continue t o use his drug. He is Chemically Dependent. November 1 985 I LOG I 7 ,, .. ''''""'"''# �The Seafarer s H arry Lu ndeberg School of Seamanship Sealift T raining Coo rdinato r T ravel s Near and Far to I nstitu te and Maintain Contract Military T raining . con tractor, I n terstate Ocean Manangement (IOM), and the Government Agency representatives aboard in setttng up a ten day training program for all SIU members who would crew this ship . What started out to be a twoday training session became , instead, a six-week fact finding and support trip . A crane manual was redesigned with the input from the officers and crew. This combined with a " quick" familiarization course at SHLSS prepared our members for " Crane Shock" aboard the S . S . Keystone State . Upon arrival he again worked with the officers and crew' setting up training programs and also c o n t i n u e d to fi n d m o r e Bill Hellwege information to be included in the SH LSS Coordinator SHLSS Sealift course. Many trips were logged by Bill to The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg the S.S. Keystone State until the School of Seamanship received program was safely off the ground. news of a contract being awarded After Bill's arrival back to to . th.e SIU for . the first. mil � of 1 984. · After her conversion in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, the S.S. Keystone State, a heavy- lift crane ship, was heading towards Hampton Roads, Virginia to begin the training of the crew in crane operations. Bill Hellwege was selected to be trained along with the crew in hea-ry lift operations. He traveled to \:'tcginia for the two.day training session. Upon arrival , he and the crew found a situation which proved to be uniq!le to all of the Sealift ships. They discovered modern equipment and new methods of transporting and stowing military cargo which had to conform to Navy, Army , and Military Sealift Command (MSC) procedures, for this particular class of ship. Since this was new to everyone involved , Bill worked with the Programs After a ten- day stay aboard the USNS Algol where he assisted the crew in the set-up of this system and actually went to sea to perform the UNREPS with them, he departed for Philadelphia , Pennsylvania to repeat the same tasks aboard the USNS Capella, another Sealand Military T-AKR. Aboard the USNS Capella, he assisted the officers and crew in setting up for an UNREP. As in the USNS Algol the task was met and ' ' At a Boys' ' were received to all concerned from the Navy. Upon arrival of the USNS Capella off of Maypon,Florida, Bill was put off the ship on a Navy Tug and proceeded to Jacksonville , Florida to catch, so he thought, a flight back to the School. This was not to be the case ! Bill was told to be on the next plane to New Orleans and to train another crew for the Sealand Military T-AKR, the USNS Antares. Due to engine problems, ���dh�o0� �oU�'· x· ;m� .r���Jt.1 s�:�e�: on the road two . and- one-half to train our members on cranes on the USNS Algol, a Sealand military contracted T-AKR. This was not to be so easy either. Where as the Keystone State has Lake Shore cranes aboard, the rest of the Sealift force has Hagglund cranes. He discovered that training would also have to include the operation of side ports with a portable ro-ro ramp, alongside refueling while underway, light frei�ht and personnel transfer stations, UNREP' damage control and various types of fork trucks. Bill immediately contacted the school and recommended that a complete new training program h ad to be d e s ig n e d . a n d implemented to meet the training needs of our members who would have to safely operate this class of ship. · months. After a short break, Bill commenced work -on the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course . He made trips to Sealand headquarters in New Jersey, MSC Fire Fighting and Damage Control School in New Jersey and the Naval Amphibious Base UNREP School in Little Creek, Virginia to g e t u p d ated information for the course . In Se tember, Bill was sent back to an Dieso, California to train and assist the USNS B e llatrix , · another S e al a n d Military T-AKR. Upon arrival back in Piney Point, the Sealift course was finally starting to take shape . Heavy Eguipment was bemg procured for the crane. The crane E itself was in the final stages to be put into operations . The obstacle course for Fork Trucks was set up and the UNREP gear on the school ' s training vessels was modified to conform with Navy standards. March and April found Bill on the road again to Savannah , Georgia, and the USNS Antares to complete the training that had not been completed due to her engine problems. In addition to his schedule , trips were made back to Norfolk to assist and train USNS Southern Cross T-AKS for a new program of replenishing Navy replenishment ships on station at sea. Many other trips followed during his breaks from instructing. He attended Sealift conferences in Washington D. C. and also met with GSA representatives in Norfolk, Williamsburg, Richmond and Fort Eustis, Virginia to procure surplus military equipment for the Sealift course. In August of this ·year Bay Tankers received the contract for the next four T-AKRs and Bill was back on the road again. After a brief visit to Bay Tankers headquarters in New York, he traveled to San Diego and the USNS Regulus for ten days of Sealift training. Two weeks later he departed for Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and conducted training on the USNS Denebola for two more weeks. Bill is a retired Navy Chief Quartermaster with 2 1 of service. Bill had set up an trained members of the Royal Saudi Navy in navigation and ship handling for three years prior to coming to SID.SS . His motto of ' 'Whatever it takes' ' has made the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course what it is today. ears J Recently, he has been working with American Overseas Marine Co�oration, a contractor for Milttary Pre- Position Ships , scheduling and crew team training in Sealift at SHLSS. Upcoming trips will be to New Orleans, Louisiana for the USNS Altair and visits to Quincy, Massachusetts for technical observation aboard the Military Pre-Position Ships. Bill Hellwege supervises MEBA District Two Officers from AMSEA in disconnecting the highline. · 8 I LOG I November 1 985 Fi rst M EBA District Two Officers pose for U N R E P g raduation � ict u re with i n st ructors B i l l Hel l wege and _ H arry Alon g i . Pictu red from I. to r. are: Steven Wi lson David G i bson , Joseph z. G remelsbacker, Joh Mayt u m , Anthony Papadopoulos. n The mtSSion of SID.SS is to provide the best training for our members while at school or at sea. The next time you turn around don't be surprised to find Bill standing next to you. �Q M E D Classification SHLSS Ne ws The QMED - Any Rating course is twelve ( 1 2) weeks long. The subject breakdown is : Weeks 1 , 2 - Generals I Pumpman Weeks 3 , 4 - Machinist Weeks 5 , 6, 7 , 8 - Electrician I Deck Engineer Weeks 9 , 10 - Refri�eration . Weeks 1 1 , 1 2 - Jumor Engineer ��; :�! ':# 19'... � . Port Agent Edd Morris cong ratu lates J o h n Sm ith u pon com pl etion of the Port Employee twe lve- weel< trai n i n g p rogram. John spent s i x weeks i n trai n i n g at S H LSS, and six weeks of trai n i ng at S I U H eadq uarters before returning to h is port in Seatt le. The ten (10) specialty courses are: 1 . Automation - 4 weeks . 2 . Marine Electrical Maintenance - 1 0 weeks. ,3, Marine Electronics - 6 weeks. 4 . Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations - 6 weeks . 5 . Welding - 4 weeks . 6 . Pumproom Maintenance & Operations - 7 weeks . 7 . Diesel Engine Technology - 6 weeks . 8 . Hydraulics - 4 weeks . 9. Hagglund Crane Maintenance - 6 weeks . 10. Refrigerated Container Advanced Maintenance - 6 weeks. The classification steps are: L 4th Class QM ED - SHLSS QMED certificate or Coast Guard QMED -Any Rating. 2 . 3rd Class QM ED - QMED with 2 or 3 SHLSS specialty courses . 3 . 2nd Class Q M E D - QMED with 4 or 5 SHLSS specialty courses. 4. 1 st Class QMED - QMED with 6 or more SHLSS specialty courses. QMED Classification Information: Alt SHLSS specialty course certificates will be retroactive to the · dates obtained . Example: If a member completed a class in 1 977 , it will count. 2 . No more than two (2) specialty courses can be taken consecutively. A member needs "on-the-job" experience to go along with the theory. 3 . A minimum of three (3) months seatime will be required before obtaining the next higher QMED class rating. This gives the member a chance to try out day working jobs they are being trained for. Example: 2nd Electrician. 4. A test for certification will be given, if the member can show evidence of a class (es) taken elsewhere . 5 . Any member with an Engineer's License will be classified as a 1st Class QMED . .. 6. Any �e� ber w�th more than two (2) years <;>f dischar�es from a day working JOb will be able to take a pracucal. test. .1.0: Ji�µ .of th� ·'»'\ ,.,. ·. >;'· ,, '•'"� · ' specialty course . Example: A mem ber with three · (3) years Chief · Pumpman discharges can take the Pumproom Maintenance and Operations test, instead of the course . If he /she passes the test, he I she will receive the certificate . 7 . SHLSS will be increasing the number of classes offered in the ten ( 10) specialty courses , to make sure everyone has the opportunity to take the classes. 8 . SHI.SS will be getting new equipment to beef up the courses for larger class sizes, and to update the training programs. Example: Two (2) or more Diesel Engines, Tanker Cargo Control Simulators and a Regulator Panel with Modular Card Packs, and a new Cargo Crane . 1. Man power Coord i nator Bart Rogers explai ns the functions of the SIU I nformat ional Systems to representatives from the Republ ic of Chi na. Pictured I. to r.: Bart Rogers, Ms. Ko Yu-Ch i n , President Ch i nese Federat ion of Postal Workers, Chen H s i -Chi , President C h i nese Federation of Labor, S H LSS Commandant Ken C�mk l l n , and H u san H u Coord i nation Counselor for Publi c Affairs, Chinese Federation o f Labor. t ' , ...... .,..: ..;· ·· / ;·,, · ·.. · ·. ·. ·� . {( w The eighth g rade geography class from Northern M id d l e Schoo l in Owings, Md. recent enjoyed a tour of the S H LSS fac i l it ies. Each student was given a navigati onal chart as a souve n i r. !)' · . � · · . S H LSS trainees h ave �artlcipated In the success of t h e Pi ney Point Elementary School H a l l oween Carnival s i nce 1 980. Thi s year's activit ies I nc luded fort u ne tell i ng , story telli ng rope c l i m bi ng , refreshments, a s w e l l a s general set-up a n d d i smant l i n g . As u s ual tney d i d a n outs i anding job. Able Seaman Bosun Recertification First row I. to r.: Sii T. Ablaza, Jr. , E. J. Rokicki, E. J. Duhon Jr., R. B. Mohamed. Second row I. to r.: Nick Nagy, J. M. Zepeda, Geo. H. Bradley, Wlllle Mitchell. Not pictured: Biii Eckles, Ferdinand Gongora, Julius Francum. Celestial Navigation In alphabetical order: Harold Berggren, M ichael Forrester, Todd Guzmann, Walter Henry, Allan Hitt, James Kruger, Michael Lynch, Jeffrey McPherson, Terrance Murphy, Thomas Mylan, Rory Wix. First row I. to r.: Michael E. Habbell, Darryl B. Nelson, Jose A. Alvarez, Steve Yursha, James Blitch. Second row I. to r.: Mark Durand (instructor), Toni M i l ler, Mike Schmidt, Mark Ricci, Brian Fountain, Frank Andryauskas. Third row I. to r.: John Mclaurin, Timothy Hammack, Chip Noell, John O'Shaughnessy, Michael Moon Moore. November 1 985 I LOG / 9 �Deck U pgradi ng Courses Upg rad i ng Course Schedule t �"���'-11 '1)f,,( December 1 985 Thru February 1 986 ... \ jPrograms Geared to I mprove Job Ski l l s ll) ,... ''l�'"' ' Check-In Date Completion Date S i m u lator License M ate (Th i rd U n l i m i ted . M aster Mate Freight & Tow i n g December 6 January 31 December 1 2 April 1 1 Lifeboat February 24 M arch 7 Seal i ft Operations & Mai ntenance January 1 0 February 7 February 7 M arc h 7 Radar Observer January 1 0 February 1 7 December 27 January 24 February 28 Course And Promote U .S. Maritime I ndustry Fo l l ow i ng are the u pdated cou rse sched u les for Decem ber 1 985 t h ru February 1 986, at the Seafarers Harry Lundebe rg School of Seaman s h i p . S I U Representatives in a l l ports w i l l ass i st m e m be rs i n p repar i n g ap p l i cat i on s . Tankerman N OTE: Re-reg i ster before l eav i ng your h o m e port for Steward U pgrading Courses Check-In/ Completion Date Course Jan uary 8 January 29 January 9 Length of Course M arch 1 4 M arch 9 t rai n i ng at the Seafarers H arry Lundeberg School of Seaman s h i p to avo i d hav i ng an exp i red s h i p p i n g reg i st rat i o n card w h e n l eav i n g S H LSS. Al so b r i n g p roof of Seafarers Wel fare Plan e l i g i b i l ity Ch ief Cook Cook & Baker with you . Course Check-In Date Completion Date (ESL) Eng l i s h as a Second Lang uage January 24 M arch 8 (ABE) Adu l t Basic Ed u cat ion Jan uary 24 M arch 8 (GED) H igh School Equivalency Program January 24 Marc h 8 Adult Education Courses Engine Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Th i rd Assi stant Eng i n eer January 27 Apri l 1 1 Marine El ectrical Mai ntenance February 24 Apri l 25 H aggl und Crane Mai ntenance January 3 February 1 4 Refrigeration System s Mai ntenance & Operations January 1 0 February 21 Refrigerated Contai ners Advanced Mai ntenance W e I d i n g Conveyormen February 21 Apri l 4 February 21 J anuary 24 March 20 The Developmental Studies Class w i l l be offered one week p rior to some of the u p g rad i ng c l asses. The w i l l be offered as fol lows: Th i rd Engi neer January 1 7 J an uary 24 February 20 Conveyorman 1\l For seafarers who are applying for the upgraders Lifeboat c lasses and who are either ESL or may need some work on basic ski l l s, may take the ESL/AB E Lifeboat t h ree weeks prior to the sched u l ed Lifeboat c lass. This c lass i s offered February 28, 1 985 thru March 21 , 1 985. January 17 January 24 N OTE: Check t h e December and January Seafarers LOG for a complete listing of all classes t h at w i l l be g iven at SH LSS in 1 986. I am interested in the fol lowing course(s) checked below: . . • Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship U p g rad i ng App l i cat i o n . • . • . • . DECK D EPART M ENT • • • Name (Last) (first) (City) (State) Deep Sea M e m ber D In land Waters M e m ber D _______ Endorsement(s) or Llcense(s) Now H e l d Are you a g rad uate Te lephone {Zip Code) Soc ial Secu rity # ------- Book # Date Book Was l s su ed Date of B i rt h (Middle) Port lssued Mo.7Day/Year -.,,.� .,,. �=-----­ (Area Code) Lakes Mem ber D ------- _______ Se n iority Pacific D Port Prese ntly R e g l st e red I n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ of the S H LSS Trai nee Program: D No D (if yes, f l l l in below) Yes D Automation FOWT QMED-Any Rating C Diesel Engine Marine Electronics Marine Electrlcal Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance Bi Operation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance Bi Operations D Chief Englneer/A1&lstant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor VeHel) O D D D D D D D D D D ldates attended) H ave you attended any S H LSS Upgrad i n g Courses: D Yes Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miies) Master/Mate Inspected Towing Vessel Third Mate Radar Observer Unllmlted Simulator Course D Second/Third Asst. Engineer (Inspected) __,,,.... , ., ..,,. ,... to=,..,.-----.. _ _ _ _ _ Tankerman D Celestial Navigation D 1st Class Pilot AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator (NMT 200 miles) EN G I N E D EPART M ENT ------- ________________________________ Trainee Program : From Cou rse(s) Taken ---.�--=�---­ D D D D D D O D D D D No D (If yes, f i l l In below) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Hagglund Crane Maintenance Hydraulics Conveyorman Refrigerated Containers Advance Maintenance STEWARD DEPART M ENT Do you hold a letter of completion for Li feboat: D Yes Date Available for Tr� n i n g Primary Language Spoken No D F i ref i g h t i n g : o Yes No D CPR: o Yes Cook Bi Baker D Chief Cook Towboat Inland Cook O Chief Steward No o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ---- RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade In rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) V ESSEL RAT I N G H EL D DATE S H I PP E D DATE O F DISCHARG E ALL DEPART M ENTS Lifeboatmen C Weldlng D Seallft Operations Bi Maintenance ADULT EDUCATION DEPART M ENT Adult Basic Education (ABE) High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies (DVE) D English as a Second Language (ESL) �S�IG�N�A�T�U�R=E.;;;;-����- DATE No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. COLLEG E PROGRAM ������ RETURN COM PLETED APPLICATION TO: Nautical Science Certificate Program D Scholarship/Work Program Other Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrad i ng Center, Pi ney Po i nt, M D . 20674 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 I LOG I November 1985 �Govemment Services by V . P . Buck Mercer A little self-congratulation i s in or­ der. The Military Sealift Com­ mand turned 36 years old on Oct . l . SIU members who are employed in this division perform an invaluable public service by providing support to the Navy while it is overseas. At times, though, it seems that the government is not very appreciative of the services we perform. We have been having .a problem with the Mili­ tary Sealift Command over the ques­ tion of medical coverage for our mem­ bers . The MSC contends that it does not have to provide coverage for ail­ ments that are not specifically job related (i . e . , colds, prescriptions, etc . ) . The government will continue t o pay for these medicines or services, but has decided to deduct the cost from a worker's paycheck . We believe that this goes against years of previous practice . The M SC contends t hat its obligation to provide comprehensive medical coverage ended when the USPHS hospitals were closed in October 198 1 . We say that this is nonsense, and besides , the four years that the MSC has provided coverage is proof that the two issues are unre­ lated . One more thing . The recent h ijack­ ing of the Achille Lauro underscores that all of us who make our living at sea must be alert to the dangers posed by worldwide terrorism. Outside the MSC , there is no industry-wide prac­ tice on how to deal with the matter. Compass Marine has l 0. boats that are presently tied up because of a lack of work. The only reason why it has agreed to buy 13 more boats is because National Marine has promised to throw it business. And the only reason why National Marine agreed to the sale in the first place is because it wants to cut back on wages , benefits and work­ ing conditions. The SIU is now in court to block the sale. We have made a commitment to the people that we represent. N o matter h o w much i t costs, and how long it might take , we will do every­ thing we can to protect their right s . The sale o f National Marine has sent shock waves throughout the en­ tire tug and barge industry. lfthe court allows this sale to stand, then no person working i n the tug and barge industry can count on any kind of job security. Workers in other fleets­ Sonat, in particular-are viewing the sale with alarm. The conduct of companies like Sonat and National Marine are poisoning the entire atmosphere of the tug and barge industry . Workers and unions are be­ ginning to realize that you can't rely on the word of the corporate managers who run these companies because there is a strong likelihood that they won't be there in a year or two. As a result of the increasing number of corporate sales and takeovers , the only constant factor in a worker's life is his or her affiliation with a union. This is a problem that goes far be­ yond the confines of the tug and barge industry , oi even the maritime indus­ try. It is a cancer that is eating at the American way of life . This country is producing a generation of managers who have no sense of responsibility to the people who have helped make their companies profitable. A new social contract is in the proc­ ess of being negotiated , whether we like it or not. That is why we in the Gulf have made an extra effort to be involved at a grassroots level . I took time out from my busy schedule to attend the MTD meeting in Anaheim. In addition, the members and officials in the Gulf worked hard to make sure that local candidates who have con­ sistently supported pro-labor and mar­ itime issues were elected in the Nov. 5 elections. Gulf Coast by V . P . Joe Sacco F OR those who are not yet aware of it, there is a war being waged in the tug and barge industry of this country . The latest shot was fired in the Gulf, where National Marine agreed to sell 13 of the 1 7 boats in its fleet to Compass Marine Propulsion. As a result of this sale, 1 5.0 loyal and productive workers have been laid off. The irony is that the sale is not a real sale. It is just an elaborate mech­ anism by which National Marine can evade its contractual and moral obli­ gations to its workers . Great Lakes and Rivers by V . P . Mike Sacco T H E end of the dredging and ship­ ping season is fast approaching. Each year around this time , as the weather hits the freezing point and below, work on the Great Lakes grinds to a halt . There have been a spate of articles on the antiquated state of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and presumably international trade. But the St. Lawrence Seaway is in such bad shape that many companies have found it cheaper to bring their products to Baltimore or Norfolk. Of­ ficials in this area have been meeting with our representatives in Congress, who view this matter as serious and deserving of i mmediate attention. Luedtke Engineering is engaged in a major prOject in Wisconsin. It also has started jobs i n the Rochester area. I want to wish all our members a happy Thanksgiving Day holiday ! West Coast by V. P. George McCartney S EVERAL big news items occurred out here. The Maritime Trades De­ partment of the AFL-CIO held its convention i n Anaheirn ; a new . hall was dedicated in Honolulu ; there was a heroic rescue onboard one of our vessels, and a mysterious stranger vis­ ited the San Francisco Bay area and captured the hearts of everyone on the coast. The Maritime Trades Department , under the leadership of SIU President Frank Drozak , met in October to plot a course of action to bring about the revitalization of the American-flag merchant mari ne. There are fewer than 4 10 active vessels in this nation's deep­ sea fleet. Five years ago , there were more than 600. While many resolutions were passed, I want to make special mention of two, those dealing with the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act of 1954 and the Jones Act. During the past five years , funding for every single maritime program has been eliminated or curtailed. Without cargo preference or the Jones Act, it is doubtful that we would have any American-flag merchant marine at all . I urge every member t o keep abreast of developments relating to these two issues . Read the LOG , or else talk to one of the field reps . And by all means, contact your senator or congressman on the issues. James Filippo, an AB on the Sugar Islander, fell overboard earlier this month. He was rescued by the wiper and captain, who jumped into the water to save him. Had they not done so, Filippo would have almost certainly drowned, because he had hit his head and was unconscious. This is just one more example of the selflessness and fine training that typify the SIU mem- bership. More on this story on Page 5 of the LOG. We opened up our new hall in Ho­ nolulu earlier this month. It is quite beautiful , befitting a region that is known for its tranquility and hospital­ ity . Thanks to the Constitution and Independence, Honolulu has become an important port for SIU seamen. I want to remind everyone that legisla­ tion is being considered that would add at least one more vessel (the Liberte) to this country's two-vessel cruise ship fleet. The SIU was very active in the November elections. There was one interesting development out here. Many of the local candidates were concerned about a national issue: the trade defi­ cit. To those familiar with the recent history of California-which is famous for its love affair with foreign-made goods , especially cars-this comes as something of a surprise . It suggests that the Democrats will have an im­ portant issue once 1986 comes ar­ round . As for that mysterious stranger: no it wasn't Princess Di , or even Vitaly Yurchenko (the defector-turned defec­ tor). It was Humphrey the humpback whale. I mention this only because it was the hot topic of conversation in the U nion hal l s . One more thing: I would like to thank the following S I U members for serving as sergeant-at-arms during the AFL-CIO Convention : Nicky Main (Tankerman, Crowley) ; Ricardo Gill (Tankerman, Crowley) ; Jim Rolin (Tankerman, Crowley ) ; Nick Nagy ( Recertified Bosun ) ; Gussie McKee (Recertified Steward ) ; Mike Guerin (Tankerman, Crowley) ; Bill Pratley (AB).; Wayne Knoedler (AB), and hi t but not least, Clarence Henry, who was once a contender for boxing's middleweight world championship. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall I T has been a busy month on the East Coast. SIU members manned an informa­ tional picket line on Wall Street to publicize the dispute that this Union and District 2-MEBA are having with Sonat Marine. Frank Drozak and the officials of this Union have made an all-out commitment to inform the pub­ lic about the shabby way that Sonat has treated the people who work for it . In New Bedford, the SIU has been meeting with two separate associa­ tions of fishing boat owners to hammer out a contract for our newly-organized members in that port. Also in Massachusetts, the SIU pre­ sented testimony to the state legisla­ ture . Some local politicians wanted to pass a resolution calling on Congress (Continued on Page 19.) November 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 �MTD Convention Drozak Slam� Calls For Nation1 The more than 200 delegates and other labor representatives attending the biennial convention of the AFL­ CIO Maritime Trades Department in Anaheim, Calif. this month heard MTD President Frank Drozak "tell it like it . IS . " \ Decrying decades of neglect that Q.\'\\� ,.�.A MTD President Frank Drozak opened the Maritime Trades Department conventiQ.P with a call for unity in what he termed Is "the toughest light this labor movement has seen in many years." have all but sunk the privately-owned and operated American-flag merchant fle et, Drozak once again called for a "national policy which will generate More optimism came from AFL­ CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R . Donahue who suggested i n his address to the MTD Convention that there has been an important shift in the tide of American public opinion. Labor is no longer "a voice crying in the wilderness for a sensible trade policy , " Donahue said. " People are merchant marine . ' ' This was a working convention as the delegates from the MTD's 43 af­ pening to our industrial base and to our maritime base, and that' s a good thing, " he said . Donahue also noted that recent national polls are reflecting of America's economy and the erosion a growing concern over the loss of of many of labor's hard-won social jobs and the growing disparity be­ action programs . "Make no mistake , " Drozak told these labor leaders , "we are in tough times . " Drozak, who is also president of the Seafarers International Union, cited the continued decline of Ameri­ ca' s maritime industry and the sharp erosion of the natioQ's industrial base. He blamed the administration' s blind embrace of a "free trade" policy for the loss of thousands of American jobs, and he expressed the bitterness tween the "have's" and the "have not ' s " in the U . S . economy. The convention adopted a number of resolutions dealing with a wide range of concerns of the more than 8 million members who are represented by the MTD's 43 affiliated organiza­ tions. High on the list is a comprehensive maritime policy resolution. That res­ olution noted that less than 6 percent of our nation's foreign trade is carried .the on ships that fly the American :flag1· :ln administration ' s "callous indiffer­ ence ' ' to the plight and suffering of adopting the resolution by a unani­ mous vote, the convention stressed the millions of unemployed workers that the essential first step is a national in America. policy which generates cargo for U . S . >of:all .:in the Port · Mariti me Councils National Field Representatives shipped on U . S .-flag vessels. beginning to catch on to what' s hap­ took a long and sober look at the state Raymond McKay, president of Marine En­ gineers Dist. 2, said that jobs for American workers must be our No. l priority. without the requirement that half of all government-generated cargo be a fair share of cargo for the U . S . filiated national and international unions Rudy Oswald, director of the AFL-CIO Department of Economic Research, said that our economy Is in trouble in four key areas-jobs, help for the unemployed, fed­ eral budget and trade. disappear from the world's oceans convention room, at But, Drozak did see some light on the horizon . He told the delegates that merchant ships. A national commitment to a fair he was enormously encouraged by the cargo policy, the resolution went on recent 245-1 79 vote in the House re­ to say, will generate the investment jecting an attempt to scuttle a cargo needed to build new ships in U . S . preference law (see Oct. 1 985 LOG). yards and encourage the training of Drozak said he was encouraged by crews in the latest maritime technol­ that vote because it demonstrates that ogy - thereby ensuring qualified man­ the congressional leadership is aware that America' s merchant fleet would power to meet any national emer­ gency. American history began with its seaports , and our economic develop­ ment has been centered in coastal and inland cities that provide essential waterborne transportation. The seeds of trade unionism were planted early in our port cities. Today , most of these are still centers of a variety of maritime activities , and they have strong and varied unions t o better the lives of their members and improve the economic climate of their communities. Because the maritime industry is an integral part of all port cities , it is natural that trade unions in these maritime centers have joined forces to help one another and to promote their common trade union and community interests through the Port Maritime Councils of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Today there are 30 Port Maritime Councils . They are structured from the local unions , councils and districts that are a part of the 43 national and international unions affiliated with the Maritime Trades Department, as well as some other local unions outside the MTD which share a common trade union and community bond. FIELD REPRESENTATIVES The Port Maritime Councils have greatly benefited from the 1 8 Field Representatives which assist the officers of the 30 MTD Councils in 2 1 Port cities. The National Field Representatives have been especially effective in state and local political action programs and in promoting our national legislative goals in the kitchens and backyards of the nation's congressional leaders . The Field Representatives played an important role in coordi­ nating MTD's highly successful grassroots campaign in 1 984. 1 2 I LOG I November 1 985 Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) said this: "America cannot hold her own in world trade unless she holds a fair share of the world's maritime shipping business." �looks for Answers I i ' 'Free Trade, ' ' l Maritime Policy Another resolution dealt with "flags of convenience' ' that allow American shipowners to register their vessels in such nonmaritime countries as Pan­ ama, Liberia and Honduras solely to ues to be a top legislative priority for the MTD and the national AFL-CIO. A number of prominent leaders in government and labor came to the MTD convention to talk of their con­ escape their own nation's labor and cerns and to offer their support for the safety standards, and , not inciden­ programs and objectives of MTD's affiliated unions. tally, to avoid their fair share of taxes. Two years ago, the resolution noted , the Maritime Trades Department had Among the speakers, in addition to the AFL-CIO' s Tom Donahue, were urged participation by the United States Ray Denison, director of the AFL­ in the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCT AD) CIO Department of Legislation, and which was then holding sessions seek­ ing ways to phase out these runaway ment of Economic Research. flag ship registries and require a gen­ hinting that he would be a candidate uine link between the ships and the for governor next year, expressed his flags they fly. continued strong support for a healthy Rudy Oswald, director of the Depart­ Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, But " regrettably and incredibly" U . S . maritime industry. Mayor Brad­ the U . S . backed away and joined with ley thanked MTD President Drozak those nations that profit from provid­ for his strong support and for the ing flag registries to runaway ships. Other convention actions reflected support of the SIU in his campaigns the broad concerns of the trade union Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) , a long-time supporter of maritime pro­ grams and of the needs of workers and closings, opposing a discriminating sub­ their families, told the delegates that urging stronger steps to combat ' 'the deadly worldwide epidemic of terror­ "Our economy faces the fight of its life over the next 10 years. "We must have a concerted effort ism," and calling for stepped-up eco­ from labor and government and busi­ nomic pressure against South Africa's apartheid policy. ness to tackle the challenge of our severe trade imbalance and to put One area of particular concern to America' s economy on the path to future prosperity , " he said. all of the delegates was the rising costs of health care , and the devastation the delegates at the opening of the convention and urged the "partkipation and cooperation" of all MTD aftiliates in "our common struggle to protect American jobs." in California. movement, such as urging legislation to require advance notice of plant minimum wage for teenage workers , Jean lngrao, executive secretary-treasurer of the Maritime Trades Department, greeted Cranston praised the efforts of caused by unemployment and the at­ American-flag shipping companies and tending loss of health care benefits . the unions that represent their sea­ The MTD and its affiliates strongly going personnel for their increased supported efforts of the national AFL­ productivity, and he said that he rec­ CIO to enact legislation to provide ognizes that we need cargoes for health care services to unemployed workers . American-crewed ships. Sen. Cranston summed it up this Although numerous federal , state and local programs already exist to way: ' 'America cannot hold her own in world trade unless she holds a fair help offset the financial strain of un­ employment, these benefits are short­ share of the world 's maritime shipping business. We can regain a healthy lived and are rarely sufficient to take care of even the basic needs of the share of the shipping business if all of us involved-those in Congress, in family of unemployed workers, and government, in business and in the even fewer of these programs provide maritime trade unions-work together for medical care. For this reason, health on some basic common care for unemployed workers contin- tions . " sense ac­ Captain Hank Duffy, pr:esident of the Airline Pilots, came to the MTD Convention to personally thank SIU President Frank Dro­ zak and all of the members of the Seafarers International Union for their "solid sup­ port" during their successful strike against United Airlines earlier this year. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R . Donahue told the delegates that "labor is no longer a voice crying in the wilderness for a sensible trade policy," citing polls which show a growing concern throughout the nation over the loss of jobs to the U.S. economy. Legislation The Maritime Trades Department is committed to the enactment of . legislation which will revitalize America' s basic industries to restore the jobs of the many thousands of American workers who have been displaced because of recessions and this administration' s blind pursuit of a "free­ trade" world economy. The MTD remains committed to its long-term legislative objectives­ to ensure better jobs, better working conditions and job security for our members and for all American workers . We face a time of challenge. This administration has turned a deaf ear to the problems of ailing U . S . industries and their workers. It is cutting more deeply into federal health, safety, environmental and education programs to try to offset budget deficits brought on by its ruinous economic policies. Along with its 43 national and international affiliates, the Maritime Trades Department is continuing to work with the national AFL-CIO to preserve these vital worker programs, and will strive to enact policies in our government which will promote and protect the jobs of American >. workers. Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley pledged his support for a strong U.S. merchant marine. November 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 �Photo Scenes from: The MTD Convention AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Tom Donahue posed with MTD President Frank Drozak and MTD Vice President Stephen J. Leslie. SIU of Canada was well-represented at the MTD Convention. Seated from left are Roger Desjardins, secretary-treasurer, and Richard Thomasson , vice president for the Lakes and Inland Waters. Standing from left are Andrew Boyle, executive vice president, MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean lngrao, .Roman Gralewicz, SIU of Canada president, Malcom Boyle, counsel, and from the International Transport Workers Federation Ake Selander, assistant general secretary. Page Groton , assistant to the president of the Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders, hits the deck to express his opinions. Dominic Carnevale, administrative assist­ ant to the president of the Plumbers and Pipefitters, reads the report of the creden­ tials committee. William Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, was chairman of the MTD's Trustees Committee. Paul Dempster (right), president of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, chats with Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) at the MTD con­ vention. Jack Otero, vice president of the · Brother­ hood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, called upon the delegates for support against Conrail's attempts to take over the successful Amtrak system. SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner (left) chats with an old friend, Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) , during a break in the convention. Ed Panarello, executive director of the Greater New York Maritime Port Council, was an active participant of the convention. Robert A. Georgine, president of the Building & Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, spoke at the MTD Convention. He was later elected a vice president of the AFL-CIO to fill one of four vacancies on the Federation 's executive board. 1 4 I LOG I November 1 985 ------- ·---· -----·· ·--------·-·--·-·----·----··--- .._ _ _ _ �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • ington m S e a fa rers I n te rn a t i o n a l U n i o n of North A m e r i c a . A F L-CIO Washington Report Even though 1 985 1s an off-election year-no Senate or House seats were up for grabs-political analysts still watched the results of the local races to see if they could spot any political trends. Neither party dominated the voting. With a few exceptions (e . g . , Miami ) , in­ cumbents were returned to office . If there was a trend , it was toward the center. Conservative and New Right candidates failed to make much headway . The Dem­ ocrats who were elected , such as New York City Mayor Ed Koch and Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire , tempered their liberalism with a good dose of fiscal con­ servatism. S I U-backed candidates made strong showings in the elections . And in many ways, the 1 985 elections were primarily about grassroots . The Republican party spent millions of dollars trying to recapture or retain control of state legislature s . Their most spectac­ ular success came in New Jersey, where they were able to ride the coattails of Gov . Tom Kean ' s incredible landslide . A polit­ ical moderate , Kean captured a majority of votes from every conceivable group , from hard rock conservatives to liberal s , blacks and union members . The most talked about race occurred in Virginia, where ·· a centrist Democractic slate roundly defeated its conservative Republican opponent . For the first time since Reconstruction , Virginia will have a black lieutenant governor. Doug Wilder, the new lieutenant gov­ ernor, won the election in a state that has long been considered a bastion of the Old South, and which has a black population of less than 20 percent. His election marked a new chapter in the history of Virginia, and perhaps in national politics as well . Labor Update The executive council of the A FL-CIO discussed a number of important issues at its 1 6th Convention in Anaheim, Calif. which also marked the 30th anniversary of the modem labor movement. While conceding that the labor move­ ment faces some difficult challenges-the percentage of American workers belong­ ing to unions has reached a 50-year low­ the speakers and delegates also pointed out the important gains that have been made in many areas . Indeed, one of this country ' s most re­ spected columni sts-David Broder of The Washington Post-called the convention " historic" and said that the labor move­ ment is lucky to have a vibrant leader like Lane Kirkland heading it during a difficult time in its history. Some delegates compared the situation of the labor movement today to 1 95 5 , when the A FL and CIO were able to put aside long-standing animosities and merge into one powerful national organization. November 1 985 Legisl a t i ve . A d m i n istra t i ve and Regu l a to r \ H a p p e n i ngs SIU President Frank Drozak, who sits on the executive council , has been in the forefront of thi s changed mood. He has consistently called upon American work­ ers to build "A New Frontier"-to re­ spond to the challenges of today as their counterparts in the labor movement re­ sponded to the challenges of the Great Depression and the merger of l 955 . Alaskan Oil The Alaskan oil issue , which many per­ sons thought had finally been resolved earlier this year, is again in the news . A group of Republican congressmen have introduced a trade bill that would allow North S lope oil to be exported to Japan in return for certain concessions by that country in eliminating import restric­ tions on American good s . The S I U is fighting to stop this devel­ opment . " While such an action could help to slightly reduce our trade deficit with Japan , " said S I U President Frank Drozak, " it would increase this nation ' s overall trade deficit because any exported Alas­ kan oil would have to be replaced i n the U . S . market by more expensive foreign oil . " Earlier this year, the Export Adminis­ tration Act ( EAA) was passed . Among other things, it prohibited the export of North Slope oil. A number of special interest groups, however, have tried to use the highly emotional trade issue to rescind the ban on the export of Alaskan oil . They made their first move in late October, when the administration announced that limited quantities of oil from the Cook Inlet region of Alaska would be allowed to be ex­ ported. Oil from the Cook I nlet region was not covered by the EAA because it is consid­ ered to be " Alaskan state royalty oil . " While the amount of oil that can be exported from Cook Inlet is miniscule in comparison to the amount found in the North Slope region, many maritime figures are afraid that it would set a dangerous precedent. " We shall keep , " said Drozak , ' ' a careful eye on the issue to see that Alaskan North Slope oil is not exported. In addition , we will increase our efforts to stop the export of Cook Inlet royalty oil . " Cargo Preference There has been a promising follow-up to last month ' s stunning defeat of the agriculture bill anti-cargo preference amendments in the House. The Senate voted 70-30 to adopt a com­ promise reached by the maritime industry and a number of important agricultural groups . The compromise would take into account the needs of both industrie s . U nder the terms of the compromise , the cargo preference requirements of the 1 954 Cargo Preference Act would be increased from 50 to 75 percent in exchange for a redefinition of the type of cargo covered under that act . So-called " concessional cargo" like that generated by the P. L . 480 Program would still be covered by the Act, though programs such as PIK and B ICEP, which the agricultural industry contends are " commercial" would not . Since the original Senate version of the farm bill contained provisions that would have seriously weakened the Cargo Pref­ erence Act of 1 954, this marks an impor­ tant victory for the American-flag mer­ chant marine . A final . vote on this issue is expected shortly . Tax Reform The House Ways and Means Committee is in the process of marking up a tax reform bill that seeks to restructure the entire tax code. A completed version of the bill may be reported out by the end of November. Tax reform remains a high priority of the Reagan administration. The bill that was drawn up by the Treasury Department contains a number of provisions that labor and maritime groups find objectionable . " We have been talking to members of the House Ways and Means Committee about a number of issues vitally important to the maritime industry , " said Frank Pecquex, head of the S I U ' s legislative department. " These issues include the retention of Capital Construction Fund accounts and maintaining tax deductions for convention business expenses incurred onboard U . S . -fiag passenger vessel s . " " I n additio n , " said Pecquex, " the S I U has encouraged the committee t o eliminate the favorable tax treatment currently given to U . S .-owned, but foreign-registered ves­ sels. " Hearings on tax reform are still being held by the Senate Finance Committee . On Oct . 9, the committee heard testimony from financial analysts, economists and maritime operators concerning the poten­ tial harm that the tax reform bill could have on the American-flag merchant ma­ rine and the shipbuilding industry . Military Cargo A federal court has ruled that the U . S . Navy illegally declared that U . S .-ftag freight rates covering the carriage of military cargo to Iceland were unreasonable . It ordered the Navy to stop taking bids from foreign operators and to reinstate the 1 00 percent U . S . -flag carriage requirements . " This i s a victory for the American maritime industry , ' ' said S I U President Frank Drozak, " and will reinforce the military preference requirements which are so important to many U . S . -flag car­ riers , including a large number of S I U contracted operators . " November 1985 I LOG I 1 5 �I n the Po rts of Wash i ngto n : The steward department aboard the President Cleveland (APL) includes (I. to r.): William Houston, 3rd cook; Lincoln Pinn, 2nd cook; Ruby Ellison, pantry; and J.D. Hopkins, chief cook. The President Cleveland (APL) ties up in the port of Seattle. Payoffs always seem to bring out the smiles. Seattle Port Agent George Don E. Whitlow, passenger BR on the Pres­ ident Cleveland, reads some important in­ formation about the new clinic in Seattle. Ellen Maholchic is waiter #1 aboard the Vukmir (center) checks the books of Chief Steward Norris Perkins (I.) and Steward Utility Mike Bubarer. President Cleveland. *"'· Seattle Port Ageot George Vukmir shares information with the membership before a job call in the Seattle hall. Seattle Field Rep Rich Berkowitz (center) helps D. Campos, AB (I.) and Steve McGuiness prepare campaign posters for the upcoming local elections. 16 I LOG / November 1 985 ·----·- ------- �I I f.� r The SIU in Seattle and Tacoma ! Aboard the President Wilson (APL) i n Seattle, members get the latest information from Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir. From the left are Richard Walsh, waiter #1; Willie Cromwell, chief cook ; Carl Rosander, chief steward ; Jim Henry, utility; and Willie Netters Jr., waiter #2. The President Wilson ties up in Seattle. At the new Sea-Land docks in Tacoma, it's payoff on the Sea-Land Galveston. From the letl are Charle:> Curley, wiper; J.C. Myers � chief cook/baker and steward delegate; Ursula Ibert, officer's mess ; Ken Hayes, steward; Bill Walton, electrician at;id educational director; Al Sacco, bosun and chairman; Jesse King, fireman; and George Vukmir, Seattle port agent. The Galveston will be the last ship for Bosun Sacco who will retire in December 1985 with more than 20 years seatime. John Sullivan, QMED (shoregang), keeps the Galveston's engine room in tip-top shape. Mike McKnight, QMED (shoregang) reads the gauges in the Galveston 's engine room. November 1 985 I LOG / 17 ------------···---------·--··--··-�--------- ------ �, Deep Sea Pensioner Rich­ ard Paul Bowman, 77, passed away in February. Brother Bowman joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston sail­ ing as a cook. He hit the bricks in both the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike . Seafarer Bow­ man was born in Boston and was a resident of Hyde Park, Mass. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Stephena of Ever­ ett, Mass. and a sister, Rose Clifford of Hyde Park. Pensioner Blanchard Jack Chera- mie, Sr. died on Oct. 7. Brother Cheramie joined the SIU in the pq Pensioner J. A. Fetzer died on Sept. steward utility. He was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Sea­ 1 3 . Brother Pelzer joined the SIU­ the U . S . Army after World War II. farer Pressley was born in Charlotte, merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Seafarer Loney was born in Brooklyn, N . C . and was a resident of Long Union in the port of San Francisco. He went on pension in 1967. N. Y . and resided there. Surviving is Beach, Calif. Surviving are his widow, a sister, Doris Pierce of Brooklyn. Kachiko and his mother, Heuz of Charlotte. Pensioner Henry Griftin Jr. , 67, died Pensioner Leon­ ard Gray Mattson, SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stew­ 68, died of natural in the Houston Del Oro Medical Cen­ ter on Sept. 27. Brother Rawza joined Veterans Adminis­ the SIU in the port of Houston in 1 958 tration Hospital, ards Union in the port of San Fran­ causes in the U . S . cisco in 1975 sailing as a tailor. He was born in Mississippi and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is a sister, Laura Turner of St. Louis. New York City on Sept. 23 . Brother Mattson joined the Mo. SIU in the port of New York in 1967 Dennis W. Hardin, 26, died on Sept. 8. Brother Hardin joined the SIU fol­ sailing as a chief electrician. He at­ tended the 1 970 Piney Point Crews was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and was manship Entry Trainee Program' at a resident of Queens, N . Y . Cremation Piney Point, Md. in 1 977. He was born took place in the Fresh Pond Crema­ in Missouri. Surviving are his widow, tory, Queens. Surviving are his widow, Phyllis and his father, Donald of Ha­ Arlee and another relative, Leonard K. Mattson, also of Queens. 4 . Brother Rodriguez joined the SIU­ Pensioner Carlton Puerto Rico and was a resident of zelwood, Mo. Vincent Helie. Anthony 1984. port of Seattle in 1957 sailing last as a QMED. He also sailed during the Viet­ Conference No. 4. Seafarer Hebert was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. Born in Houma, La. , he was a resident of Slidell, La. Sur­ viving are his widow, Betty ; two sons, Steven and Thomas ; two daughters, Lina and Kathy , and his mother, Ev­ elida of New Orleans. Pensioner Louis Kemp, 89, passed N . Y. , Mary Acker of Dearborn Heights , Mich. and Theresa of Min­ away from. a heart attack in the San Francisco General Hospital on June 18. Brother Kemp joined the SIU­ Pensioner John Antonio Ensenat, 69, passed away in Ma­ llorca, Spain on .._ ...,.•• March 20. Brother Ensenat joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1957 sailing as a head waiter. He was born in Havana, Cuba. Surviving are . his widow, Car­ men and a daughter, Maria Soden­ kamp, both of Margate, Fla. merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco sailing as a waiter. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1948 and went on pension in 1 97 1 . Seafarer Kemp was born in New York and was a resident of San Francisco. Burial was in the Rolling Hills Park Cemetery, Rich­ mond, Calif. Surviving are a sister, Mathilda of New York City and a nephew, Walter Berger of Newark, N.J. Joseph Anthony Evans, 6 1 , died on SIU in the port of New York in 1967 sailing as an AB. He was a former member of the Teamsters Union. Sea­ farer Evans was a veteran of the U .S . Army during World War I I and studied Business Administration in college for three years. A native of Oak Park, Ill . , pital, wood, Carmen Amalia, Carmen Ner­ Portsmouth, on Aug. joined the 22. Pensioner Liston Neal Lanier Jr. , 62, died of heart-lung Beulaville, N.C . on Sept. Lanier 20. Brother joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 195 1 sailing as an AB. He was born in Duplin City, N . C . Burial was in the Jeff Lanier Cemetery, Lyman, N . C . Surviving i s his widow, Eula. he was a resident of San Pedro, Calif. Surviving are two sisters, Ellyn Call eida, Luz and Migdalia. Moore SIU in Pensioner MeUcio 1947 in the port of Philadelphia sailing Mejia Serquina, 77, as an AB . He was a veteran of the U . S . Army after the Korean War. Seafarer Moore was born in North Carolina and was a resident of Ports­ passed away on Sept. 27. Brother Ser­ quinajoined the SIU in the port of Seattle mouth. Interment was in the Green­ in 1963 sailing as an lawn Gardens Cemetery, Chesapeake, AB . He was bom1in the Philippine IS. and Va. Surviving are a daughter, Carla of ton of Portsmouth. was a resident of Seattle . Surviving is his widow, Kaizuko. James Montgomery Newsome, 57, died on Oct. 2 1 . Brother Newsome Pensioner joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk Lewis in 1965 sailing as a QMED. He also James Shipley, 59, succumbed to heart failure at home in worked for the Norfolk Ship and Dry­ dock Corp. in 1964. Seafarer New­ some hit the bricks in the 1965 Chi­ Allen Park, Mich. on Oct. 2. Brother cago, Ill. taxi beef. Born in Roanoke Rapids, N .C . , he was a resident of Norfolk . Surviving are his widow, Ma­ Shipley joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Boston sail­ mie ; his mother, Myrtle of Norfolk, and a brother, Seafarer Dallas New­ ing as a chief electrician. He walked some of Virginia Beach, Va. Maritime beef. Seafarer Shipley was Philip Ortin Sr. II, 46, died on Oct. failure at home in Sept. 25. Brother Evans joined the Surviving are his widow, Blasina and five daughters, Anna Cruz of Brent­ Baltimore and his mother, Carrie Clif­ erine Ball Campbell of Tonawanda, neapolis, Minn. the Maryview Hos­ 56, Brother He attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews and Catherine, and three sisters, Cath­ Raymond's Cemetery, the Bronx, N.Y. cumbed to cancer in Va. as a chief steward. Brother Convey joined the SIU in the widow, Juanita; his parents, Michael Union in the port of San Francisco in Long Island. Interment was in St. May 1 8 . Brother He­ New Orleans sailing 53, succumbed to cancer in the Tampa, Surviving are his merged Marine Cooks and Stewards suc­ "Carl" Moore, in 1945 in the port of Pensioner Dennis Robert Convey , Clearwater, Fla. side Hospital in New York on April Eugene Hebert, 58, died on bert joined the SIU place in the West Coast Crematory, Pensioner Luis Rodriguez, 7 1 , passed away from heart failure in the South­ 195 1 . Seafarer Rodriguez was born in Gloria nam War. Seafarer Convey was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and was a resident of Dade City, Fla. Cremation took Houston, and a sister, Jenny of Chi­ cago, Ill . Conference No. 8. Seafarer Mattson a son, Jack Jr. and 24, Surviving are his widow, Sandra of Magnolia·, Texas ; a brother, Henry of lowing his graduation from the Sea­ in 1966 . Surviving are (Fla.) Hospital on Sept. sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Deckerville, Mich. and was a resident of Houston. Cremation took place in the Forest Park Crematory, Houston. farers Harry Lundeberg Schootof Sea­ port of New Orleans a daughter, John Rawza, 5 3 , died of heart failure on Sept. 30. Brother Griffin joined the 2 1 . Brother Ortin joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1975 sailing as a cook and baker. He was born in New York and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his the picket line in the 1946 General born in Hot Springs, N .C. Burial was in the Our Lady of Hope Cemetery, Brownstown Twsp . , Mich. Surviving are his mother, Pearl of Lincoln Park, Mich. and a brother, Claude, also of Lincoln Park. widow, Paulina; two sons, Philip Jr. III and Edward; a daughter, Vanessa, and his mother, Julie Hilaire of New York City. Otto Tonner, 83, passed away re­ cently. Brother Ton­ ner joined the SIU Pensioner Heath in the port of San Pressley, 65, died on Francisco Sept. sailing as an AB. He 28. Brother in 1963 Pressley joined the had sailed 35 years SIU in the port of and attended the 1 970 New York in 1955 Piney Point Crews Conference No. Leo L. Loney, 58, died on Sept. 24. sailing as a cook. He 1 1 . Seafarer Tonner was born in Ger­ mann of Mountain Lakes, N.J . , and Brother Loney joined the SIU in the began sailing in 1947 many and was a naturalized U . S . cit­ an aunt, Margaret Hirth of Pekin, Ill . port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a and was a veteran of izen. He was a resident of Baltimore. of Springfield, Ill . and Harriet Orde­ 1 8 I LOG I November 1 985 �Pensioner : '"'/ :£�:0,::::� Henry Arthur West Sr. U , 73, passed away re­ cently. Brother West joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1962 sailing as a FOWT. He was a veteran of � the U . S . Navy dur­ ing World War II . Seafarer West was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada and was a naturalized U . S . citizen. H e was a resident of Lyn­ wood, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Alta of Marysville, Wash. and his son, Henry Arthur Jr. Ill of Woodinville , Wash. Pensioner Jesse Dalton Wiggins, 83 , passed away on Oct. 24 . Brother Wiggins joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. He was on the picket line in the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Wig­ gins was born in Alabama and was a resident of Andalusia, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Livia and a nephew, James Dalton McVay of Andalusia. hemorrhage in St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco on June 25 . Brother Wong joined the SIU­ Marine merged Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco sailing as a cook. He began sailing in 1 933 and first sailed on the West Coast in 1946. Seafarer Wong was born in Ningpo, China and was a resident of San Francisco. He was a naturalized U . S . citizen. Inter­ ment was in Woodlawn Park Ceme­ tery , Colma , Calif. Surviving are his _, � �.. .- , Brat Lakes Pensioner Pensioner Erling Oscar Anderson Jr., 58 , died on Sept. 28. Brother Anderson joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a gateman for the Bo­ land and Cornelius Steamship Co. He was born in Man­ istique, Mich. and was a resident of Toledo; Ohio. Surviving is his father, Erling D. Anderson Sr. of Manistique . widow, Chi Fong and a son, Peter of . San Francisco. Taylor Wolford died on Jan. 1 6. Area Vice Presidents · Report (Continued from Page 1 1 . ) Atlantic Fishermen Pensioner Joseph Billante, 78, passed away from heart failure in St. Mary ' s Hospital , West Palm Beach, Fla. on Oct. 5. Brother Billante joined the SIU-merged Atlantic Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester', Mass. sailing as a fisherman. He went on pension in 1972 . Fisherman Billante was born in Italy and was a resident of Lake Worth, Fla . Burial was in Calvary Cemetery , Gloucester. Sur­ viving is his widow, Vincie . posed to any weakening of the Jones Act. The SIU played an active role in to redefine the Jones Act to exclude fishermen. The SIU is vehemently op- Seafarers Welfare Plan Emergency Treatment Reasonable and customary charges are payable, for eligible members and their dependents, when emergency treatment is received in a hospital setting, even if it does not involve a hospital stay. In addition, under Plan I, emergency care may be covered when received in a doctor' s office. A CLAIM FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM THE DOCTOR VERIFYING THE EMER­ GENCY NATURE OF THE VISIT. ARE YOU HOOKED ON Elmer 75, succumbed t o can­ cer at home in Bear Lake, Mich. on Sept. 1 7 . Brother Derby joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich. in 1958 sailing as an oiler .on the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Carferries. He was born in Manster City, Mich. Interment was in the Bear Lake Twsp. Cemetery. Surviving is . his widow, Doris . George Derby , Pensioner John Ellias Sr. , 60, died on Oct. 29. Brother Ellias joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 960 sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1 947 . Laker Ellias was born in Mellen, Wis. and was a resident of St. James City, Fla . Surviving are his widow, Delores ; a son, John Jr. of Mellen and a daughter, Sara. Francis Baker , 68 , died on Oct. 23 . Brother Baker joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Ashta­ bula, Ohio sailing as a FOWT last for the Bay Shipping Co. in 198 1 . He was a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. Laker Baker was born in Superior, Wis. and was a resident of Duluth, Minn. Surviving is his brother, Clarence of Superior. Pensioner Carl Edward Jensen , 80, passed away on Oct. 9. Brother Jensen joined the Union in the port of Frank­ fort, Mich. sailing as an A B . He went on pension in 1 970. Laker Jensen was born in Norway and was a resident of Frankfort. Surviving are his widow, Velma, and a son, Gary, both of . El' berta , Mich. the local elections up and down the East Coast. An example of why we did this occurred in Gloucester, where several local politicians were eager to tear down existing fishing piers and replace them with high priced condo­ miniums. This lack of concern for an important local industry is not helping matters for fishermen here , who have had to contend with one of the worst fishing seasons in recent memory, meeting. Shipping has been fair in most ports, except in Norfolk , where it has been pretty good thanks to the large amount of military work there. SIU Rep Mike Paladino wants to remind all " B " Book members about the new ruling concerning military work, which was spelled out in detail in last month' s LOG. We are still negotiating a contract thanks in large part to poor weather, with soaring insurance rates and scarce fishing resources. Maryland. The Steuart contract has been settled . And the Association of Maryland Pilots is opening up a new pilot's station near Solomon's Island , which is a short drive from Piney Point . The launch boat will be manned by SIU members. In addition to servicing deepsea, inland and fishing equipment, we have been busy with our grassroots activi­ ties. In Baltimore, we are preparing for a Christmas Maritime Port Council BOOZE OR DRUG:,? Shawn' s Launch Service in HELP WI TJI 7HE6E P/lOBLEM!/ /G A VAILABLE . CONTACT Tl-IE A .R.C. OR YOUR PORT A GENT November 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 --- - -·- -·-·---- ------- ·----- �LNG AQUARIUS ( Energy Transpor­ tation Corp.), September S-Chairman R. J. Callahan ; Secretary Steven R. Wag­ ner; Educational Director Jose Camelo; Deck Delegate John F. Batorski; Engine Delegate Brenda Murray Dye; Steward Delegate R. M. Worobey. No disputed OT. Fifty dollars was added to the ship's fund from an arrival pool. There is now $230 in the treasury. (Steward Assistant Mark Pla­ tania, winner of the $1 50 pool, was seen having a good time in Tobata. ) The treas­ u rer suggests arrival pools more often. The crew would like to receive the Stars and Stripes newspaper upon arrival in Japan. The captain is going to make arrangements for two copies of the paper to be delivered to the ship each trip. The ship's fund will pay for th� subscriptions. A brief discussion was held on the importance of donating to SPAD. Also discussed was the necessity for new hands to develop proper work habits and attitudes. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done-and a special thanks to Tom Leen for putting out a great salad bar. Report to the LOG: " I n Bontang , we had a softball game and won. LNG Aquarius, 1 5-Bontang Ex-Pat's, 1 3 . The bosun is getting relieved this trip along with two other crewmembers. A going-away party was held and a good time was had by all. A special thanks was given to the bosun for providing the beverages." Next ports: Arun , Indonesia and Himeji, Japan. UIW in Long Beach, and those aboard government charter vessels). To that came the response, " Let it be known that working for lower wages is better than not working at all." The feeling expressed was that if members don't like conditions aboard the maritime prepositioning ships, they shouldn't throw in for the jobs. Thanks was given to headquarters for responding so promptly to the crew's last beefs under Good and Welfare. The matter now rests with the company. Other than this response, there COVE LIBERTY (Cove Shipping), Au­ OS Joe Murphy; (sitting) Steward Chris Rowe, and QMED Bob Haller. gust 25-Chairman D . . Ellette; Secretary W. Wroten; Educational Director R. Gia­ manas. No disputed OT. There is $61 .29 in the ship's fund. The vessel is expected to pay off in Long Beach, Calif. at the end of August. Members interested in shipping on the new Navy-contracted vessels should apply for a security clearance. Applications are available from the partolman. Members also were urged to upgrade their skills at Piney Point because "entry jobs are be­ coming very scarce." Several suggestions were made. One was for the Union to look into ways to improve and expedite payment of medical claims. Some members feel their credit ratings are being jeopardized because of slow medical payments. There also was a beef about the company's purchasing agent in New York and on how the ship is being shortchanged on fresh fruit and vegetables each voyage. The cockroach problem .has gotten out of hand aboard ship. A . fumigator/exterminator is needed. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. CPL LOUIS J. HAUGE JR. (Maersk Lines Ltd . ) , October S-Chairman Kon­ stantinos Koutouras; Secretary George Kenny; Educational Director/ Engine Del­ egate Al O 'Krogley; Deck Delegate Bob Shaw; Steward Delegate Tom 'Whitey' Wiehl. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $85 in the ship's fund, thanks to the formation of various pools and the generosity of the brothers and sisters of the S I U , along with Naval and maintenance personnel. The bosun reported that the ship is due to arrive in Bahia (Salvador) Brazil at approximately 1 1 00 hours on Thursday, Oct. 1 0. A launch service will be provided for all. The bosun reminded the members that these are all permanent jobs with a four-on, two-off rotation. A letter from the vice president of operations of Maersk Lines had expressed the compa­ ny's desire to begin a new policy of pro­ viding only two entrees during the noon and evening meals, thus reducing the workload and improving the quality of food served. The educational director noted that some changes are taking place in Piney Point with regard to length of courses. The LOG is continuously u pdating this infor­ mation, and it was stressed how very important it is for the membership to up­ grade their skills. Also during the meeting, the sad shape of the maritime industry was brought up, and the fact that many of our brothers and sisters have had to take "reductions in pay and benefits" (i.e., the 20 I LOG I Novembe r 1 985 A board the USNS Stalwart (/. to r.): AB Charlie Johnson; OS Mike Novae; Bosun Tom Calahan; have been no communications, so while the ship was in Wilmington, Calif. , "Whitey" Wiehl and Lisa Wright of the steward de­ partment boarded the Sea-Land Adven­ turer and obtained some copies of the LOG, an excellent source of information in keeping up with the everchanging industry and what the Union is doing to keep pace with it. "Speaking of Lisa, she will be missed, and we wish her good luck while at the upgrading center. " Report to the LOG: "In the name of Neptunus, brother of Zeus, on the morning of Sept. 7, the ship was boarded by a rowdy bunch calling themselves "Trusty Shellbacks" who promptly seized control of the ship while it was traversing equatorial waters. They rounded up all polywogs and initiated them into the mysteries of the sea. Congratula­ tions to all those who participated (en­ dured) the ritual." Next port: Brazil. GROTON (Apex Marine), September 30--Chairman Christos Florous; Secretary Marvin Deloatch; Educational Di rector D. Turner; Deck Delegate John W. Rambo; Engine Delegate Isaac Rowel ; Steward Delegate Ali S. Hydera. No beefs or dis­ puted OT. The chairman reported that everything is running smoothly and that the ship will pay off in Stapleton , N.Y. on Oct. 5. He also urged all crewmembers to contribute to SPAD in order to help the Union fight for a stronger merchant marine. The secretary reminded members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at Piney Point and to better educate them­ selves for increased job security. He noted that college courses are available at the school and that the instructors take a sincere interest in each member. The ed­ ucational director stressed the importance of practicing safety at all times. The steward gave the crew a vote of thanks for their cooperation in keeping the mess room clean. The crew, in tum, gave stewards Marvin Deloatch and Ali S. Hydera a vote of thanks for serving very good food. "The food is much better since they returned from vacation." Next port: Stapleton , N.Y. OMI LEADER (OMI Corp.), September 25- Chairman/Steward Delegate . Kathy Devane; Secretary Floyd Mitchell Jr. ; Ed­ ucational Director Alton Hickman; Deck Delegate D. Kenny; Engine Delegate Jose Sanchez. Some beefs will be brought up with the patrolman at payoff. The treasurer reports that a new VCR was purchased from the contributions made by the unli­ censed personnel. The machine is hooked up, but there is some problem piping it in to all the rooms. There is still $ 1 03 left in the movie fund and $60 in the ship's fund. The chairman reports that the ship will pay off this trip. A patrolman will come aboard and, hopefully, provide some clarification on work rules and other items pertaining to the cut in the manning scale. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for the good food and a job well done. Next port: Chiriqu i , Panama. PATRIOT (Ocean Carriers), Septem­ ber 1 5-Chairman Richard Kidd; Secretary Edward L. Johnson; Educational Director J. C. Haight. Some problems were reported in the steward department; otherwise, everything is running smoothly. There is $20 in the ship's fund. The chairman re­ ported receipt of communications pertain­ ing to the 2 percent cost of living allowance and the overtime increases as of July 4. He further reported that the ship's com­ mittee had not yet received copies of the new contract. Four crewmembers were taken off ship sick this voyage; all have been replaced. The educational director talked about the importance of responding to the questionnaires from headquarters, and of answering each question fully­ especially with regards to establishing re­ tirement and hospital facilities at Piney Point. A motion was made to resolve the extraordinarily high travel expenses in­ curred by users of the Jacksonville Clinic, either by moving the clinic or by reimburs­ ing users for the taxi fares (which can run as high as $60 to and from the hall). Next port: Bayview, N.J. USNS STALWART (Sea Mobility Inc.), September 21 --Chairman Thomas F. Ca­ lahan ; Secretary Chris Rowe; Engine Del­ egate/Educational Di rector R. Haller; Deck Delegate Charlie Johnson; Steward Dele­ gate Andy Cuares. No disputed OT was reported . A number of beefs, however, were brought up in all three departments. After reviewing the delegates' report, it was felt that the company should provide in writing its seniority policy and a seniority list. The ship has been operating more in accordance with the deep-sea contracts than with the memorandum of understand­ ing between the S I U and Sea Mobility. It also was felt that an agreement be made, one that would encompass such subjects as overtime, transportation and job de­ scriptions. These, it was believed, would avoid most of the beefs that have arisen to - date. Some other requests include videotapes on Union upgrading and Union education , work gloves, arctic clothes, and that the ship's store carry long johns. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: PFC EU&EllE A. OBREGOll POllCE PRIDE OF TEXAS PUERTO RICO SAM HOUSTON ADOllS AMERICAN COIHIOR ARCHOll AURORA CA&UAS SAii PEDRO COISTITUTION SEA-WD ADVEITURER SEA-WD llEVEUIP£R SEA-WD ECONOMY SEA-WO l£ADER SEA·WD LIBERATOR SEA-WO PACER SEA-WD PRODUCER SEA·WD VOYAGER COVE l.EAllER COVE IAVl&ATOR Lii& &EMllll l.Ol6 BEACH OMI DYIACHEM OMI MISSOURI OMI SACRAMENTO OMI WABASH OVERSEAS AlASU OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS HARRIETIE OVERSEAS llEW YORK SPIRIT OF TEXAS STONEWALL JACKSOll Lll6 VIRGO Personals J.P. Fitzgerald Your old friend N eftali Vargas would like to hear from you again . Write him at Pita] d e San Carlos , Costa Rica. Muslim S . Muhammad Please contact Brenda Sands as soon as possible at 9 1 5 Palmetto St � , Jacksonville , Fla. Arthur Remus Murphy Please call your daughter, Gloria Jean Murphy, at (702) 737-2039. Robert Shields Please call Joy S hields at (30 1 ) 522-4943 . David D. Sepulveda Please contact your son , Ray­ mond , at 1 953-A Lync h St. , St. Loui s , Mo. 63 1 1 8 , or telephone (3 1 4) 776-3 1 1 6 . Monthly Membership Meetings Port Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, December 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , December 6 . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . N e w Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , December W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, December 2 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . S t . Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, December 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Glouceste r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, December 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 :30 a . m . Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a,m. �Francis "Frank" Eugene Harper, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1 948 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. Brother Harper is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . H e was born in Aberdeen, M d . and is a resident of Baltimore. Anton D. Ratkovich, 66, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 962 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Ratkovich was born in Yu­ goslavia and is a naturalized U . S . citizen. H e i s a resident of New York City. Joseph "Joe" Hearn Jr., 65, joined the S I U in the port of Mobile in 1 957 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Hearn is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . He was born in Arkansas and is a resident of Theo­ dore, Ala . Walenty John Rozmus, 63 , joined the SIU in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1 958 sailing as a QMED. Brother Rozmus last sailed out of the port of New York. He began sailing in 1 950. Seafarer Rozmus is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . A native o f Passaic, N . J . , he is a resident there. Deep Sea George Leo Arpin, 57, joined the SIU in 1 949 in the port of New York sailing as a BR utility . Brother Arpin last sailed out of the port of Gloucester, Mass. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Arpin is a veteran of the U . S . Army during the Korean War. Born in Webster, Mass . , he is a resident of Thompson, Conn. Edward Joseph Jordan, 59, joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as an AB and recertified bosun. Brother Jordan last sailed out of the port �f Jack­ sonville . He was born in Georgia and is a resident of Savannah. Frank "Jimmie" Lindsey Bartlett, 65 , joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a re­ certified chief steward. Brother Bartlett graduated from the Union' s Recertified Chief Stewards Pro­ gram in 1 984 . He walked the picket line in the 1 946 General Maritime beef, the 1 947 Isthmian strike and the 1 948 Wall St. beef. A veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II , Seafarer Bartlett was born in Lenox, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. Joseph Charles Smith, 66, joined the SIU in 1 949 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Smith last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. He hit the bricks in the 1 96 1 Greater N. Y . Harbor beef. Seafarer Smith is a veteran of the U . S . Army' s Infantry Corps in World War I I . Born in Philadelphia, he is a resident there. William Martin Laree, 5 1 , joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 958 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Laree was born in St. Jo­ seph, La. and is a resident of New Orleans. • Herman Collier, 5 1 , joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1 960 sailing as a chief pumpman . Brother Collier attended Piney Point Crews Conference No. 5 in 1 970. He is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps in the Korean War. Born in Ken­ tucky, he is a resident of Upper Darb y , Pa. Julio Marcial Lazo, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 956 sailing as a wiper. Brother Lazu is a veteran of the U . S . Army Field Artillery Corps in World War I I . H e was born i n Guanich, P . R . and is a resident of Baltimore. Jack Alphonse Gomez, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 960 sailing as an A B . Brother Gomez was born in Slidell , La. and is a resident there. ' ···� Johnnie Herbert Green, 67 , j oined the SIU i n 1 947 in the port of Norfolk sai ling as a steward ass i st­ ant. Brother Green last sailed out of the port of New York. He also sailed i n the Vietnam War and hit the bricks in the 1 96 1 Robin Line beef. Seafarer Green was born in Savannah, Ga. and is a resident of the B ronx, N . Y . Vincent "Vinny" J . Grima, 6 5 , joined the S I U i n the port of New York i n 1 962 sailing a s a recertified bosun. Brother Grima began sailing in 1 949 and hit the bricks in the 1 962 Greater N .Y . Harbor beef. Seafarer Grima attended Piney Point Crews Confer­ ence N o . 7 ( 1970). Born in Malta, he is a naturalized U . S . citizen and a resident of Brooklyn, N . Y . .� \ James Albert Hammond, 65 , joined the S I U in 1 942 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an AB . Brother Hammond began sailing in 1 938. He worked on the Isthmian shoregang in the port of Houston in 1 969. Seafarer Hammond was born i n Antlers, Okla. and is a resident of Pari s , Texas. !! ::; . I Julio Movido Magno, 65 , joined the S I U in the port of Yokohama, Japan in 1 97 1 sailing as an A B . Brother Magno began sailing i n 1 964 and last sailed out o f the port of Wilmington , Calif. He was born in the Philippines and is a resident of National C it y , Calif. Gabriel Morales, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 968 sailing as an AB. Brother Mor­ ales last sailed out of the port of San Juan , P . R . He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . Seafarer Morales was born in Guay­ ama, P.R. and is a resident of Vega Alta, P.R. Bart James Power, 57, joined the SIU in 1 945 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT and 2nd and 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA District 2 from 1968 to 1 985 . Brother Power began sailing on the Great Lakes and was a former member of the SUP. He last sailed out of the port of Jacksonville. Seafarer Power was also picket captain in the 1 946 General Maritime beef at Terminal Island, Calif. and the Bull Line strike in Brooklyn, N .Y . Born in Buffalo , N . Y . , he is a resident of Clearwater, Fla. James Temple, 65 , joined the S I U i n the port of Baltimore i n 1 95 1 sailing as a recertified chief steward/ baker. Brother Temple graduated from the Union ' s Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1 982. He- be­ gan sailing in 1 946 and last shipped out ofthe port of Wilmington , Calif. A veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I , Seafarer Temple was born in New Orleans and is a resi­ dent of Long Beach, Calif. Norman Edward Wroton Jr. , 5 5 , joined the S I U i n 1 948 i n the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief pump­ man, ship ' s delegate and 2nd as­ sistant engineer for MEBA District 2 from 1 966 to 1 985 . Brother Wro­ ton ran for the port of New York patrolman post in 1 960. He is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps during the Korean War. Seafarer Wroton was born in Norfolk and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. &mt Lakes Francis Alexander Basley, 65 , joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 96 1 sailing as a FOWT and coalpasser for the Reis Steam­ ship Co. Brother Basley last sailed out of the port of Duluth, Minn. He was a former member of the Saw­ mill Workers U nion and the Team­ sters Union . Laker Basley was born in Ashland, Wis. and is a resident of Superior, Wis. Lawrence Joseph Belanger, 64, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 960 sailing as a watch­ man and wheelsman. Brother Be­ langer is a veteran of the U . S . Armed Forces during World War I I . He was born in Marinette, Wis. and is a resident of Menominee, Mich. November 1 985 I LOG I 21 �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes OCT. 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port President Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorglo, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George Mccartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Frank Drozak, * * REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Ed DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 7 9 Port 44 9 2 18 15 2 12 5 0 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 5 Port 2 25 3 Turner, STEWARD DEPARTMENT 3 Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Port 2 10 HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 24 10 0 0 0 4 20 24 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 22 51 23 16 79 14 8 52 45 ALGONAC, Mich. * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last mont h . 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 2 1 6 E. Baltimore St. 2 1 202 (301 ) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea OCT. 1-3 1 , 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester . . . . . . New York . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . Nerfolk . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . Jacksonville . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 68 3 6 16 12 40 29 35 21 35 11 10 33 0 0 321 3 12 6 6 11 2 9 17 16 5 6 7 30 0 0 7 137 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 34 2 1 22 4 56 25 12 4 40 17 9 20 0 2 248 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 18 9 29 12 12 23 15 52 69 71 50 71 25 11 73 0 5 627 8 29 23 12 16 4 12 29 25 20 21 5 26 14 0 2 246 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 3 2 12 3 0 0 31 0 98 9 20 22 10 54 30 40 33 58 15 12 46 0 8 455 3 16 4 0 4 3 7 2 14 16 18 4 22 4 0 3 119 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 73 2 0 0 84 0 53 4 5 11 11 35 21 95 23 41 14 14 27 0 0 354 5 8 2 0 3 0 5 7 11 6 13 2 51 0 0 3 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 47 0 0 0 50 0 2 59 2 9 7 2 31 14 1 08 32 37 14 19 24 0 0 360 3 85 13 14 20 12 22 28 42 42 52 21 207 28 0 5 594 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 4 0 4 2 286 1 0 0 309 1 ,796 1 ,075 373 . . . : . . . 0 37 4 5 13 8 29 20 18 3 26 13 6 31 0 5 221 0 4 0 2 1 3 7 0 8 5 9 0 21 4 0 4 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 1 18 2 6 11 5 37 22 5 3 35 11 8 18 0 2 1 84 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 14 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 13 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 66 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . &. �u� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals. . ............ . ...... . 0 35 2 0 6 8 18 9 48 13 23 8 9 19 0 0 198 1 3 1 0 1 6 1 4 8 2 7 0 28 0 0 1 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 31 0 28 1 1 12 0 37 12 14 4 36 10 13 8 0 0 176 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 97 1 23 4 0 0 0 0 1 124 1 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Point : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals..................... . Totals All Departments . .. . ... . * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 2 1 20 10 1 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 24 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 92 Port Gloucester . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . Trip Reliefs CLEVELAND, Ohio 0 28 2 2 13 1 13 8 57 15 19 4 0 14 0 0 176 916 3 39 7 10 9 7 15 17 17 13 21 8 0 11 0 5 182 450 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 19 63 0 608 0 310 0 131 133 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of October was down from the month of September. A total of 1 ,1 82 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 , 1 82 jobs shipped, 608 jobs or about 51 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 1 33 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 1 ,939 Jobs have been shipped. 22 I LOG I November 1 985 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 (21 6) 621 -5450 D ULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (2 1 8) 722-4 1 1 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 01 930 (61 7) 283-1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 968 1 3 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 22 1 Pierce St. 77002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (20 1 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-091 6 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (61 7) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: NEW YORK, N.Y. 1-800-325-2532 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 Third St. 235 1 0 ( 804) 622- 1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 9 1 48 (21 5) 336-38 1 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (30 1 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 2 1 (206) 441 -1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63 1 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21 st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 �New Health Care Concept Seafarers Begi n Preferred Provider Program The Seafarers Welfare Plan has be­ gun a pilot project for its members and their families to provide, better medical services . The Seafarers Welfare Plan is designating hospitals in several ports as Seafarers Preferred Provider Hos­ pitals (PPH). This i s the first in a series of articles which will introduce the project and spotlight the hospital which has been selected as the Preferred Provider Hospital in Seattle, Wash. WHAT IS A PREFERRED PROVIDER HOSPITAL? For the purposes of this project , a Preferred Provider Hospital is a med­ ical facility which agrees to provide services to Seafarers and their families for a negotiated reimbursement rate. Generally , there will be only one Pre­ ferred Provider Hospital in each port. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION (PPO)? The purpose of a PPO is to give Seafarers and their families an oppor­ tunity to be served by one facility which will become aware of t-he needs of men and women working in the maritime industry, and the particular needs of their families. This arrangement will allow mem­ bers and their dependents who are in need of medical attention to use a hospital which is familiar with the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the claim's payment procedures . This artangement also allows the ·Rla.n to have a continuing relationship with a hospital , so that if there are disputes which come up · concerning payment of claims, they may be re­ solved quickly and with -a minimum involvement of the members or their dependents . Since the closing o f Public Health Hospitals in 1 98 1 , Seafarers have used many different facilities in their home ports as well as when they were in unfamiliar U . S . ports . Establishing a PPO arrangement with one hospital will offer Seafarers the opportunity to get medical treatment at a hospital which will provide excellent care and will welcome Seafarers and their fam­ ilie s . HOW WILL THIS PROGRAM WORK? As with any other hospital admis­ sion , in order to use a particular facility you must use a doctor who has priv­ ileges at the hospital . Most of the PPO hospitals will have outpatient clinics as part of their facility . By choosing a doctor from that clinic, should it be­ come necessary for you to be admitted to a hospital , you should have no trouble being admitted to the PPO facility. For example, if you are having back trouble, you would go to the clinic at that facility and ask to make an ap­ pointment with an orthopedist. If you feel this doctor suits you, he would bec9me your regular doctor. And if you should need to be admitted for an operation,- you would receive treat­ ment at the PPO facility . · . This is one of the clinics operated by the Virginia Mason Medical Center. If your doctor does not have privi­ leges at the PPO facility , the chances are you will not be able to use the PPO hospital when you or your family need in-patient treatment. As the PPO hospitals are among the biggest in the city, there will be many doctors in each specialty to choose from. In non-emergency admission situa­ tions, you or your dependent would go down to the hospital ' s admissions section to check into the hospital . At that time the hospital staff would pro­ vide you with a Seafarers benefit ap­ plication to be filled i n . Once this appli­ cation and other hospital forms are complete, in most cases, this would facility if you do not have eligibility for welfare benefits; however, you would be responsible for the payment of the hospital bills just as you would be at any other facility. MUST I USE THE PREFERRED PROVIDER HOSPITAL? The use of the PPO hospital is vol­ untary. If a member or dependent chooses a facility other than the PPO hospital, there is no effect ,.m the benefits which will be provided by the Plan. There are, however, · many advan­ tages to using the PPO hospital such as: • obtaining services at a facility which offers quality care for a reasonable cost. • using a facility which is familiar with our organization and whose staff is familiar with the unique needs of our membership and their families. • streamlined claims procedures for members and dependents using this facility . • use of these hospitals will allow the Plan to monitor the claims to make sure the hospital is offering their services efficiently and maintaining high standards of quality of care. • if the hospital sees that many Seafarers and their. families are using the facility , the hospital and Plan will be able to maintain the reasonable rates for services. This, in turn, will allow the Plan to keep a lid on rising health care costs and use these savings to the ben­ efit of members and their depend­ ents . The Plan hopes that this pilot proj­ ect will work and that the goals of this project will be realized . Support from the membership is necessary to make this program work. Since this project is still in the experimental stages , there may be problems which need to be worked out. The Plan would like to hear from you concerning this program . with any questions or comments you have. Write to: PPO Coordinator SIU Headquarters, 3rd floor 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Mary....d 20746 Virginia Mason Medical Center Seatarers Preferred Provider Hospital Jn Seattle, Washington Virgini a Mason Medical Center, located in downtown Seattle, has been chosen as the Seafarers Welfare Plan ' s Preferred Provider Hospital. Virginia The Virginia Mason Medical Center offers top flight care. be alJ that is required of the member or his dependent. The hospital will forward all forms and bills d irectly to headquarters. At the time of admission, the mem­ ber's eligibility will be checked by telephone with headquarters in Camp Springs. By checking eligibility before services are provided, it will be deter­ mined at the outset who will be re­ sponsible for payment, and this will avoid disagreements later on. I n some instances , the PPO hospital will also be the clinic performing the fit-for-duty and other employment-re­ lated physical examinations. Your Port Representatives will notify you of any changes concerning the clinic s . WILL I B E ABLE TO USE THIS HOSPITAL IF I DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY FOR WELFARE COVERAGE? Mason enjoys one of the finest reputations as a quality health care institution i n the ci ty . Along wi th the main facil i t y , there are out-patient cli nics located at Fourth Ave . , Seattle , Mountlake Terrace , Kirkland, Federal Way and North Bend . The V i rgi nia Mason Medical Center was established in 1 920 when a group of six doctors agreed to build a clinic and hospital. Today, the Virginia Mason Medical Center has five main buildings in Seattle. There are more than 1 25 doctors who practice all areas of medicine in the clinic. The Virginia Mason Medical Center offers all the medical services available in large institutions such as an intensive care unit, maternity ward, surgery units, laboratories and pharmacy. Virginia Mason also provides such services as a Diabetes Teaching Center to educate patients with diabetes , a pain management program which assists people who live with chronic pai n , a short stay surgery program for out­ patient surgery , an obstetrical information line which provides people calling in to receive detailed i nformation concerning obstetrical treatment, and a new midwifery program for prospective parents who wish to take advantage of alternative birthing methods. The Virginia Mason Medical Center also provides audiovisual programs and other materials in its Patient Health Education Center which are available to patients and visitors. The hospital also has a teller machine from the Seattle First National Bank in the lobby. An eyeglass store also is on the premises. For people who need to be near in-patient members or dependents , the hospital operates a hotel with reasonable rate s . Packages of information about Virginia Mason and the services it provides are available at the hall and wiH be sent out to the ships. If you hav_e any other questions concerning services available through this facility, contact your port agent. It is possible for you to use the PPO November 1 985 I LOG I 23 �New Hall Dedicated Better Service in Store for Hawaiian Members More than 300 people attended ded­ serve the two cruise ships Constitution ication ceremonies for the SIU's new Union hall in Honolulu serving the military vessels calling on Hawaii and Hawaiian Islands. The November 2 the commercial ships stopping there and Independence, many of the new festivities included a huge buffet, en­ tertainment and a chance for Union also. By the first of the year, the Union families and their friends from the plans to be able to offer some classes for trainees and upgraders, including Islands to visit and relax . Groundbre!lking for the new hall was August 1 . The large building will lifeboat , firefighting and Union edu­ cation. A Hawaiian tradition includes the holding of the haile. In front of the new hall, holding the haile are (I. to r.) SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio, SIU Vice President George McCartney, Field Rep Joe Corrigan, Far East Rep. Steve Ruiz, Rep. Tom Fay, Political Director Marianne Rogers, Frank Drozak, Rev. Kealanahele, Gilda Lee and Emil Lee . During the festivities, SIU President Frank Drozak took time to have a word with Honolulu patrolman Errol Pak and Ills wife Julie, who is b� their daughter, Chloe • ... ·� :· (,I�-....::��\<\�... . . . . ,· There is always time for politics. Here state representative Donna Kim and Dave Peters, special assistant to Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), take time to visit. J' ,,,,.,....,. .. .,. . . < ,,,._ . , ,'; � . . � SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio waves to the crowd after being introduced by the day's emcee, Field Rep Joe Corrigan. Here SIU Rep Tum Fay, who has supervised several Union building projects during the past few years, and Union President Frank Drozak chat with the Honolulu ball's architects, Henry Lukele and Lloyd Sweda. More t:fum 300 people attended the dedJcation of the new Union ball. 24 I LOG I November 1 985 ·· _ _______:..._" '- · - ------- ·- ---------- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU BACKS FARM BILL AGREEMENT IN SENATE NEW EFFORTS TO BOOST MERCHANT MARINE INTRODUCED COURT UPHOLDS MILITARY CARGO PREFERENCE LAW SO MANY SACRIFICES--SO LITTLE RESPECT ONCE WAS ENOUGH UNIONS TAKE SONAT PROTEST TO WALL STREET LIKE BOATMEN OF OLD, SIU SAILS THE ERIE CANAL CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY THE SEAFARERS HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOLOF SEAMANSHIP SEALIFT TRAINING COORDINATOR TRAVELS NEAR AND FAR TO INSTITUTE AND MAINTAIN MILITARY CONTRACT TRAINING PROGRAMS DROZAK SLAMS "FREE TRADE" CALLS FOR NATIONAL MARITIME POLICY IN THE PORTS OF WASHINGTON: THE SIU IN SEATTLE AND TACOMA SEAFARERS BEGIN PREFERRED PROVIDER PROGRAM VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER SEAFARERS PREFERRED PROVIDER HOSPITAL IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BETTER SERVICE IN STORE FOR HAWAIIAN MEMBERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 11 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/65cb3a33443485f6e93d31e269da2fd3.pdf a64bc57f97b34b6e434e11f8377e24eb PDF Text Text i ' t ! :t ,, � ':; ·\ ' � _, ---·· •._........ ., ... l�1f•r•• ...... Valen ._.....,..,,LUellatl1n1.a.w.._.Dldl'k:t•AJ'L.CIO . : ..... . ... . . , ' ' ' . . ' . · .· : - . ' : · ... . :.· Vol.4'7 No.12Decn•fuil' i9as . . .. . :·' " . ·... 'I . ·· ''· I l t t ,,, jj ___ �disciplines. In the Feb. 1986 issue of the LOG we will carry a special supplement on what we have been doing in this area. President's Report by Frank Drozak * S we come to the end of an­ other depressing year for the maritime industry in this nation of ours, we in the SIU can look back and say we didn't do bad. In a year that saw a worldwide lay-up of tankers and a sharp drop of both tanker and· dry-bulk ton­ nage in the U.S. trades, our Union has continued to grow. In the past year, we have gained 35 new ships and 680 new jobs. In 1985, every ''A'' seniority Seafarer who wanted a job had a berth� (Nearly half of all jobs were taken by "B" men.) This dido't just happen because we're nice guys. It happened be­ cause we worked hard-all of us­ a.nd we worked together. We con­ tinued to grow because we kept our priorities in order: first, to seek jobs for this membership; second, to provide the best training and education for our membership. A Jobs Come First · . * * In our dealings with govern­ ment, too, all of our efforts are aimed· at one thing: jobs and job security for this membership. Whether we are hammering at the door of the Department of Trans­ portation, meeting with top offi­ cials of the Department of Energy, or sitting across the desk from a member of Congress, our focus is always the same. How can we better ensure jobs for the members of our Union. · Members' Support Vital· organization is preeminent . in the industry today because we "have developed the finest training facil­ ities and the most relevant training and upgrading curriculum in this country. I want to commend the staff at Piney Point for their con­ tinued effo'rts to keep our training programs relevant to the rapidly changing needs of the industry. I also want to commend our mem­ bership for their enthusiastic participation in these programs. At every level of our dealings with government and industry, we put j<,lbs first. Our political action has that one focus in its sights: Education Is Key jobs. And we have been successful I believe that our membership because we have kept that focus. In our political action, we are not u�nderstands and· has responded to �he realitie of the change in our Democrat oi:- Ile.publican nor are. t We we Independent. adf: tly .':'.''mdu try because we have alway supp0rt those members of Conplaced a high priority on education gress, of whatever affiliation, who and communication. I have said support our objectives. many times that if we will comIn our dealings with the maritime 111unicate, we can understand our industry, we aggressively seek new problems. And if we understand job opportunities wherever they our problems, we can begin to exist. We have succeeded in getsolve them. Many of the new job opportuting new jobs for two very good reasons. We have developed a nities we have developed for our training and education program membership require new skills. second to none, and we have a Today, about 30 percent of all of membership that understands what our job opportunities are aboard is happening in the real world and military support vessels. In five is willing to adapt to the changes years, I believe more than 50 percent of our jobs will be on military that inevitably must come. Let me say something about our support and· 1ogistics ships. This training program. I believe that our has required new training and new _ And here again is where our membership, because it is in­ formed, has played a considerable role in otir efforts here in Wash­ ington. Our members have re· sponded in two very important ways: through their support of SPAD, and through their active participation in grassroots political action. I cannot emphasize too much the importance of this membership support. Without it, our efforts here in Washington must grind to a halt. It .is because of the SPAD contributions of each and every member of this organization that we have been able to develop working relationships with mem­ bers of Congress, and have been able to win their support for our programs. 'Let me assure you that if we had not been active_ly. in­ volved on Capitol Hill, there would be no cargo preference, no Alaskan oil on U.S.-ftag ships; there would be less than half of the ships we have today and maybe only a third of the jobs we have. Remember that we are playing hardball with an administration that wants to destroy our industry and a well-financed political action co­ alition that -wants to destroy all . labor organizations. * * * But we have grown bOth in strength and experience in this past year, and with the support of this membership we will continue to grow. I would like to take this oppor­ tunity to wish our members and their f�unili,�s a warm and joyous Holiday Season, and.a New Year of growth and happfuess. . ' . During the recent Washington State AFIA:IO Council Cooventjon, Rep. Don Bonker (D· Wash.) spoke to delegates: aoout the country's foreign trade policies and the U.S.-Hag merchant marine. Bonker bas been a strong friend of the U.S. merchant Oeet. Pictured above are retired SIU oBicial Edward X. Mooney, Booker, Seattle Field Rep Rich Berkowitz and Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir. Official Publlcation of the Sealar9rs lnlemational Union of North America, AUantic, Gulf, lalms and Inland WllBIS District, AFL-CIO Del:ember 1985 Vol. .47. No. 12 Executive Board Frank Drozak President· Joe DIGlorglo Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Chatlea S¥enson Joe Sacco Editor Vice President Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor . Max Hall Associate Editor Deborah Greene Assocl8te Editor �d=os 2 I LOG I December 1985 LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) si published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Attantic, Gulf, Lak� and .Inland/Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201. Auth Way, camp Springs, Md. 20746; Tel. � 0675. Second-class POStaoe. paid at M.S.C. Pnnce Georges, Md. ro790-9998 and at add _itionaf i s. POSTMASTER: Send address chan ges to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, camp Springs, mailing offce Md. 20746. The �.. New ·Seafarers Program Jan. Starts, 1 Beat Your Drug Abuse·· Problem Now i I �" I .�: SIU members with drug depend­ ency problems will have a new place to tum to for help starting Jan. I. That's when the SIU's new Chemical Dependency Program will begin op­ erations at the Piney Point, Md. facil­ ities of the Seafarers Alcoholic Re­ habilitat.ion Cent�r (AAC). The new six to 12-week program will address a problem that has been growing dramatically during the past several years. When the SIU opened the ARC 10 years ago, drug abuse was seldom seen. The main .problem was almost always alcohol. But today, ac� cording to ARC Director Rick Reis� man, about 70 percent of the people treated for alcoholisn1 also· are dependent on other drugs such as mari­ juana and cocaine. "That's the general trend around the country. But one thing is that people are going into treatment sooner," Reisman said. · He said there are two majpr reasons. for that. The comb inatio.. n of aicohol and drugs . results in a ·much faster decline in a person's condition. There also is a inuch greater public aware- ness of drug problems and the pro­ grams a".ailable to help addicted individuais. Most ARC patients show addiction "primarily to. alcohor and marijua�, and cocaine when they can get it," Reisman said. In the past, and even In some Circles today, marijuana was considered a "harmless drug" that didn't lead to addiction problems. "What do you call it when somebody sCi'tS. out. of bed in the morning .and roijs>. a: joint· be(ore. work. then smdkes another with lunch. and then goes home and smokes afro· other joint before dinner and then one in front of the television and gets up in the morning and does it all over again? rd call it addiction," he s�d. Cocaine use has risen a great deal also, mainly because. its availability· c me . has increased and it : price h · · · Compromise OK'd stronger urge to keep doing the drug. While there has been an increase in drug . dependency ai:nong ARC patients, kei�tnan·· · d be doesn't believe drug problem arn<)J}g,sCafarers are: a great deal more prevalent than in the general population. "Perhaps a little more, but not that much," he said. · Along with the physical and psychological benefits of beating an. addicifon, there. are career benefit too. , Drug tc ting by both the government and priv _le companies . is on' tbe..in• creas.e,,and iuiyo� Who teSts posi tive faces serious employrri�nt problems. Much of the. SIU's work (about 30 percent now and that could reach 50 percent within the next few years) is onboard military ships, and pre-employment . and ·spot drug checks are requiied. If they show positive for drugs-, a Seafarer is out of. work,. maybe ' permanently. · · · · down d�nn the past few years� Re· cent studie have shown tl-.at an ad­ dic,tiofi to cocaine is more serious than. heroin addiction. The intensity of the "high" from cocaine is so great (some liken it to sexu_al orgasm, Reisman said) that it ci:eates a stronger and How t. o Get He. Ip · If a Seafarer with a drug problem wants help, it is as close as a telephone or SIU hall. "He can pick up the phone' and call or even better, go through his port agent or field rep," Reisman said. , Like any welfare program, a member must be eligible; dues paid up, 120 days of: seatime in the past year and , one day in the last six months. Depending on how many people are in the program at the time, a person could enter treatment in as little time as a day or perhaps as long as a week-anda--balf, Reisman said.. But plans call f�r. ex� the facility).size in"Uie � nlotC . futureJO the programwill run from a miriimum of six weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks. The length of stay will depend on how the person responds physically and psychologically. Individual and group counseling· will be used; and an individual treatment program will be mapped out for each patient. At the end of treatment,· patients wiltbe provided. with information on after�care, where to go for help (such as Alcoholics, Cocaine, Narcotics and Chemical Dependent Anonymous groups around the country) and other tools to help stay drug free. peopJe. . � . · · ·. Senate Passes Farm BUI, House HOids Hearing ··. ; ; .A year�lona squabble over eargo ' . preferenee could be on 'it� way to ettlemenf now that the Senate has passe.d . it� versi n . of .. th . -1�8.S . farm. .. · ··· .. • incl erencc mpromi c Augu t engineered by the SIU and other lead­ ing maritime groups with various ag­ riculture concerns. The-,,bill was passed by a 61-28 margin; Th� � u . ve�ion of the farm bill does not 'inclµd� com� promise, so the two bodies will go to conference in an effort to hammer out an agreement over the issue, which has divided the maritime and agricul­ ture co�unities for· ·$Q. long. The traced back to a February 1985 federal court de� cision which declared that a govern.;; ment export program, Blended Credit, fell under the 1954 Cargo Preference Law which mandates that at least 50 percent of those .cargoes be carried on U.S.-ftag ships. The Department of Agriculture claimed the. program was exempt from cargo pr¢ference. -As a result of the judge's decision, Secre­ tary of Agriculture John Block sus­ pended the program and appealed the decision. Block's action rileanf a loss. of more than $500 million to American farmers whose crops were due for export under the program. There have been efforts in both houses of Congress since then to gut the cargo preference program, in some cases to eliminate it completely. In an effort to find a solution acceptable to both sides, the SIU and other maritime groups began an effort to reach a compromise. The compromise eliminates cargo preference for s�alled commercial export pt:"ograms such as Blended Credit, but it also raises the 50 percent . ·. · · compfotms(rcan be · the . · .carriage requirement from SO to 7S '•· pereent of CQnc . . ional program uch as P.L. 480. The .fucreases w uld be phased in during a three-year period 1�1�s raae. De of · · · and determined to ee that cargo pref4 erenee i ca rri ed out. to th Jetter of the law/' he said of the group. explained .some· of the reaHe al to com srouPl-we� this is a reason­ able se>,luti9n to a p�ob­ lem Wh i ch ha s caused some Of the most bitter _arguments l have seen in· a lo.ng, long time.'' '' I th ink · . · " Transportation would pay for the ad­ ditional shipping costs. "I think this is a reasonable solution to a problem which has caused some of the most bitter arguments I have seen in a long, long time,'' SIU Pres­ ident Frank Drozak said. House Hearings After the Senate passed its version of the bill, the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee held hearings on the compromise. Its ver­ sion of the bill mruntains cargo pref­ erence in the same manner as before. A broa<l-based maritime coalition began the action on the compromise last spring. It was a group that had many differences Qf opinion on a wide range of issues, SIU· Legislative Di- .. rector Frank Pecquex testified. ''Without reservation, we are bound · . t<? an• agreement. .. "Both industrie (maritime and llgricultufe)'are in deep economic trouble; both are victims of long·tem) worldwide. rcccssipn; . boJb. . · uffer pre(:i y the · quence of an over-.valued doUar· both face stiff foreign competition, which is often heavily subsidized by foreign governments, and both need immedi­ ate relief if their continuing economic difficulties are to be reversed," he said. Drozak said that if the House con­ ferees could accept the compromise, "it would meaQ that both sides could get down to work and stop this battle, all o f us will benefit. The entire mar­ itime industry stands united behind this compromise, and we are joined as well by a broad-based coalition of agriculture interests.'� . · · · In this Issue: Pages 5-7 Tug and Tow News L4ndeberg. Sc_17ool Se.ction . Pages Washington Report Rescues at Sea Time. for Respect Dredg(3 ·Sugar Island 10-13 Page 15 Page 17 Page 23 Page 24 D�ember 1985 I LOG/� �In Pearl Harbor DiGiorgio Gets a Look at T-AGOS Contender One of the m re important type of hip the military' The e ve eafarer T-AGOS ve el . el play an important r le in national membe crew are ecurity and IU have hown that they can crew the e pecial ve with pride and pro� el ionali m. During a vi it to Hawaii, IU ecretary Joe DiGiorgio had a chance t t nd r vi it the U 011- a M bility Inc.). ( r m the left DiGiorgio MEBA-2 Pr - ident R y McKay Capt. Mike larity ( ea M b"Lity dent of Pacific Con1ender vice pre i­ peration and apt. Douglas tahl examine the deck winch The IU t crewmem re Chief on AB tahl ntrol cretary al vi it with had a ontender r . Bel w (l. t r.) teward Maxine Peter­ teve Hyne /U D n DiGiorgio truther , B Gerald Durham and Bo un Alan Lautermilch. Seafarer ·McKinley Is� Buried �t",�e� ,�· ,, '. . .. ,\,: According to the wishes of the late Seafarer Carla ··McKinley and his mother, Lernice Williams of Port Ar­ thur, Texas, the ashes of Seafarer McKinley were scattered upon the deep of the Atlantic Ocean by the SIU crew of the Sff Golden Endeavor (Apex Marine) led by Capt. Craig J. Kalloch (who read the burial service), Bosun Paul M. Butterworth and Chief Steward James W. Barnett. The ceremony was held on a clear and sunny, but slightly windy day, Sunday Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. at N. Lat. 26:42, W. Long. 67:47. May he have found a lasting, safe harbor. Military Ships Spark SAB Action on Work Refusal The Seafarers Appeals Board (SAB) has amended the Shipping Rules to cover possible disciplinary action against members who receive special training for military ships and then refuse to report to the ship or do not complete the first assignment following training. The SAB's action cited the specialized training by the employer, the expense and the efficient operation of the military assignment in its decision. In part it reads, "Therefore, seamen who accept employment aboard military vessels that require specialized training which involves expense to the employer directly attributable to the seaman, such as transportation, subsistence, lodging, toll calls. and the like, and who after receiving such specialized training and expenses refuse or fail to join their assigned vessel, or who after joining the vessel, fail to remain aboard for the contractual tour of duty, shall be subject to discipline under Section 8A of the Shipping Rules and for such subject matter a new subdivision 10 is hereby added, whieh shall read as follows: · '10. Failure, except for good cause shown, to join a military vessel operated by a contracted employer, or who after joirung the vessel, fails to remain aboard for the contractuaj tour where said assignment is the initial one after the seaman has received specialized training which involves expense to the contracted employer directly attributable 4 I LOG I December 1985 to the seaman such as transportation, subsistence, lodging, toll calls and the like.' "In connection with discipline which may be imposed, the Seafarers Appeals Board may also include, as a condition of further registration and shipping under these ''Shipping Rules,'' the reimbursement of the contracted employer by the affected seaman for the expenses incurred as found by. the Board, referred to in the above new subsection 10 of Section 8A of the Shipping Rules.'' U.S./Soviet Maritime Talks The possibility of some sort of bilateral agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was on the top of the agenda during four days of talks between the two countries in early December. Until 1981; the two nations traded under a bilateral maritime agreement for almost 10 years. The agreement, however, was one of the victims of martial law in Poland. In retaliation, thc;i U.S. let the agreement lapse. The American delegation was Jed by new Maritime Administrator John Gaughan. It also included State and Agriculture department representatives. �Inland News Sonat IOT Talks Set National Marine Dispute Enters the Courts The SIU has a ked a federal judge to halt the ale of 13 of Marine NatiooaJ Marine' tug boat to non-union Comp ay, it i nothing more than a charade becau e, SIU official and a barn in order to break tbe Sru contract with National. More than 150 SIU Boatmen have lo t their job of the sate. a a re ult ha 10 boat that are tied up becao e of lack of Compa work. The only r a OD why it ha agreed to buy 13 more • becau e National Marine ha i b at bu ine agreed to throw it . And the onJy rea OD National Marine agreed to the ale in the fir t place i becau e .it wants to cut back on wage beoefi and working condition president for the Gulf Coast Sacco , aid. '' Joe Sacco SIU vice­ aid he was hopeful that the judge would overturn Seafarers Man Pilot Launches TbeASsociation of Maryland Pilot recently opened up a new pilotstatiQn at Ship's Point, Md. near Solomon's Island, a short driv� from Piney Point. · PU t, . PUot Expr: Negotiations between the SIU and SONAT Marine overthe IOT con­ t�t, which expired more than 16 month ago will re ume on Dec. 19. Once they are finished the Umon and. the com pan y . will ettter into ne­ gotiations over the Mariner Contract, which expired last December. The Union has decided to accept the com­ pany's offer concerning the IBC and Harbor ft,eets, even though the issue of uperv i cy personnel still needs to be olved. . "Our decision to acc�pt the com� offer on the: me and ff� ontract docs not in any w ay · waive our right to represent the Captains, ' pany mates and barge captains in those· fleets," said SIU Assistant Secretary John Fay. "I know that this has been a long, ale. the tug/tow , harge/dredge , Baltimore Pmap o) manned by SIU members, are used to pick up and deliver pilots to guide ships up · and down· the Che peake Bay from Baltimore to Hampton Roads, Va. drawtt�out dispute,•• �d s1u Presi­ dent Frank Drozak. •But. I wantall the members to know that we intend solved to the satisfaction of the mem­ bers there." In order to put pre urc on .the c0mpany the sru bas been. putting up informati nal picket lines at ,Stra­ tegic locations, such as Wall Street and Con Edison. Last year, in the middle of what the SIU believed were good faith ne'goti. ations, the company stopped bargain­ ing for the captains, mates and barge captains, and .Jeft them with ub tand:. ard pe�fon and we . lfm-e coverage. They years µhilate@Dy �v more pf. tated. tompany practice without . than 20 iiving any notice. "SONAT Marine is a mercenary company," said Bob Vahey, special assistant to the president. "They're just like National Marine, which re­ cently 1ired 150 loyal workers with no notice whatsoever after arranging a to do everything we can to get it .re lved to their tisfaction, ju t we were Ible to get Curti Bay te.. ham · saJ to Compas Marine. The only way to beat them i to bang tough tand united and apply economic pre " ure. SIU members serve as deckhands and launch operators aboard these and. from hi t ·····to erryina large as ide y all times of the· day · skyscrape�t and in all kinds of weather. This shows the fine pier .used by the Association of Maryland Pilots at Ship's Point near Solomon's IslaJld. Formerly, El Paso Natural Gas was situated here until the inflated cost of Arabian gas forced them to cease operation. Deckhand Don Clark believes tbat the best way to excel is to get into the thick of things. Here Don assists with repairs to the motor launch Pilot Express. ,lie wants to be as well as possible with a variety of skills, and looks forward to nen becomlag one of the boat opera�y. maybe, a pilot. But if Don should ever have an engine failure in bad weather, he wants to be prepared. rounded Ridgely ·llopldm iS a� operator for the Associatlon of Maryland Piiots who, between runs, keeps a tralic-watda while other members make repairs on the M/V PUot Express. December 1985 I LOG I 5 �( ��. . Charles Junior Funck, 62, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1960 sailing as a chief en­ gineer for National Marine Service from 1954 to 1985 and as a deckhand for Northern Towing. Brother Funck also worked for the Cangrette Shipbuilding Co. from 1952 to 1954. He attended the 1984 Piney Point Gulf Inland Crews Conference, the 1977 Educational Conference and the1979 National Ma­ rine Conference there. Boatman Funck is a former member of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Longshoremen, Local 1827: Funck also is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Born in New Orleans, he is a resident of Lacombe, l� � ,.,., New Pensioners Elmer Fletcher Pressley, 63, joined . La. Lee Raymond Griffin, 65, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1962 sailing as a chief en­ gineer for Dixie Car­ riers from 1957 to 1977. Brother Griffin began s�ng in 1950 and last shipped out of the port of Mobile. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Boatman Griffin was born in Vance, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. In Memoriam Pen io n�f �Jl¢m'Y Dueiit, 80, passed a\Vay ·from arteriosclerosis at home in Mobile on Oct. 16. Brother Dueitt joined the Union_ in the port of Mobile in 1956. sailing as a chief en­ gineer for RadclitfMatenals from 1957 to 1966. He was born in Leaksville, Miss. and was a resident of Lucedale, Miss. Burial was in the Pisgah Cem­ etery, Green Cty., Miss. Surviving is a daughter, Eunice Balius of Colum­ bus, Ga. Pensioner Josephus Everton, 86, succumbed to pneumonia in the Al­ bemarle Hospital, Eliz.abeth City, N.C. on Nov. 7. Brother Evertonjoined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961. He sailed as a captain for the Norfolk Lighterage Co. in the 1920s, Curtis Bay Towing from 1936 to 1946, Wood Towing from 1946 to 1951, Coyle Lines from 1951 to 1961 and for McAllister Brothers from 1961 to 1966. He was born in Dare Cty., N.C. and was a resident of Elizabeth City. Interment was in the New Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City. Surviving is his widow, Myrtle. Pensioner James Wesley Williams, 77, passed away on Oct. 25. Brother Williams joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1962 sailing as a captain for Stone Towing from 1946 to 1973. He also worked for the Wilmington (N.C.) Shipyard from 1944 to 1946. Boatman Williams was a former mem­ bers of the United Auto Workers Union, District 50, from 1953 to 1962. A native of Georgia, he was a resident of Hamp­ stead, N.C. Surviving is his widow, Lillian. 6 / LOG I December 1985 also sailed for the Sinclair Refining Co. from: 1955 to 1963 and for McAllister Brothers in 1973. He was a former member of the Mari­ ners Union, Local 922. Boatman Pittman was born in Lukens, N.C. and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Antoine Guidroz, 65, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1969 sailing as an AB for G & H Towing from 1969 to 1985. Brother Guidroz is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Leonville-Pt. Barre, La. and is a resident of La Marque, Texas. Peter V. Polkus, 67, joined the Union in the port of Philadel­ phia in 1977 sailing as a cook for IBC and IOT from 1975 to 1977. Brother Polkus was a former member of the Arco Independent Union. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Boatman Polkus was born in Chicago, Ill. and is a resident of Philadelphia. the Union in the port of St. Louis in I 972 sailing as a head deckhand for Inland Tugs starting in 1970. Brother Pressley is ii a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He ws born in Lewis Cty., Ky. and is a resident of Portsmouth, Ohio. Joseph John Pie­ 62, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1970 sailing as a chief steward and cook for Oil Steuart the . Transportation Co. . :, .... :ill/I from 1968 to 1971 and for IOT from 1971 to1976. Brother Pietras last shipped out of the port of Norfolk. He was a former member of a Blast Furnace Union local from 1964 to 1965. Boatman Pietras is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, the Koa:ean War and the Viet­ nam War. Pietras was born in Erie, Pa. and is a resident of Wanchese, N.C. tras, · Rufus Cecil Pittman., 62, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1963. sailing as a captain for the NBC Line from 1943 to 1953 and from 1963 to 1973� Brother Pittman Joseph Thomas Ramsey, 66, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing as a deckhand for Coyle Lines·in 1955, Cres­ \ cent Towing in 1963 and Dixie Carriers. Brother Ramsey is a former member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Dray­ mens Union. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Boatman Ramsey was born in Algiers, La. and is a resident of Marrero, La. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters NOV. 1-30 1985 'TOTAL RHISTIRED AllS,... Cllll A Clm I "" Gloucester New York • . • . • . . • • • • • . . • • . • . • • • . • • . . . . . . Philadelphia .........•..••••..•.•••...••. BalHmore Norfol ................................ Mobile New . . . . . • • • • • • • . • . . • • • • • • • • • . . . • . • . . . . • . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • . • • • • • . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . • . . • • . • . . . • . . . • Or1eans Jacksonville . San Francisco Wilmngton Seattle . • . • . ..... . . . • • . • • • . . • • . • • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . • . • • . • • • • • . . . . • • . . . . . . . • • . • . . • . • . . . . . • • . . • . • • . . • . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . Toll la .................................. 5 5 0 0 0 1 15 1 1 0 0 2 0 15 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 10 0 15 0 0 0 0 6 2 102 2t 41 0 0 0 DECI DEPARTmlT 0 0 2 8 55 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 1 13 1 1 5 0 2 7 2 00REGIS1tRED ON BEACH All GroQt Clau c Cius A Class I 0 0 ,0 13 72 4 32 6 0 4 0 0 1 30 13 0 0 0 3 1 18 3 11 3 0 1 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 6 28 0 15 0 0 1 0 20 1 115 51 71 0 0 0 EN&llE DEPARTllOO "" Gloucester .....•.•........••.•.......... New Yor1c • •. .• . .. Philadelphia . . . • • . • • . . • . . • . . • . • • • . . • . . . • • . 8altlmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . • • . • • . • • . • • . • • . . . . . . . • • Norfol Mob le ................................ New Orteans . • . • • . • . • . . Jacksonville San Francisco • • • . • • • . • • .. . . Wilmington .• •• . •. • . • .• Seattle . . . . . . • • . . • . • • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . Puerto R co . . . . . . . . • • . • • . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston • . . . . . . . . • • . • • • . . • • • . . • . . • • . . . . . • • • • • • • • . . • • . . . . . . • • . • • • . • • . • • • . . . . . . • • . . . • . . • • . . . . . • . . . • . . . • • . . . • • . . • . . • • Algonac ............................... St. Louis .............................. Pi ney Point . . • . . . • . • . . . . . . • . . • . . . . • . . . . . . Toll ll ................................. . . . P1Nt Gloucester . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . New York • . • . . • • . • . . • • • • • • • • • . . . . • . • • . • • Philadelphia • • . . . . . Baltlmore . . • . . • • . • • : • • . • • . • • . . • . . . . • • . • • Norfol ................................. Mobile .............•...............•..• ew Orleans •.•..••.••••...........•..•. Jackson lie ............................ . San Francisco . • . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . • • . . • . . . • . • . . . ��.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Puerto Rico • . • • Houston . • • • . . . Algonac . St. Lou s . . • . • • . • . . • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • . . • • . • • . . . . . • . . • • . • • . • . • . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • • . • • . . • . . . . . . . • • • . • • . Piney Po nt T•la ................................. • Tltala 7 4 60 2 1 . Puerto Rico Houston •.......••.••••..••...••.......• Algonac • . . . • . . .. .. .. • St. Louis .......•.••.••.••.••••...•....• Pi ney Pont • . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . • • . . . . • . . • . 0 0 Cina C TOTAL SHIPPED All Grolt,. Cius A Clm I Claa c • • • . • . . • . . • . . • . . . . . • . . • • . • . . . 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMEllfT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 I 3 111C5 Z3 44 51 1SS . All .,.,.,..... means the number of men who actually 1'8g!stered for sh pplng at the port last month. Beach"' means the total number of men reg stenld It the port at the end of last month . • "Total Reg stered" • • "Reo stered on the 0 11 0 0 0 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 I 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 1 0 7 , 2 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 14 Z3I 71 .. 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 · �The Tug Gobbler in Mobile C. and D. Towing Is Successor C. and D. Towing has taken over the operation of the NBC Lines in the port of Norfolk. • At Shawn's Launch Service, the SIU is awaiting the company's signing of a memorandum of understanding on a new contract. Aboard the Dredge Albatross The tug Gobbler recently came into the port of Mobile with a load of sand from the Alabama River. Some minor repairs were also scheduled. The dredge Albatross, in Mobile from a run up the Alabama River, gets a new roof for the crew's quarters, among other repairs. Three hardworking deckhands on the Gobbler are and R. Nelson. (I. to r.) C. Weatherspoon, T. Phelon Monthly Me1nbership Meetings Crewmembers aboard the Albatross include (I. to r. back) C. James, AB; R. Johnson, AB; D. Griftin, cook; R. Jackson, AB; (I. to r. seated) A . Walker, captain; R. Nettles, leverman; W. James, AB; R. O'Dom, cook. Port Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point ................Monday, January 6 .....................10:30 a.m. New York .................Tuesday, January 7 .....................10:30 a.m. Philadelphia ...............Wednesday, January 8 ..................10:30 a.m. Balti more .................Thursday, January 9 ....................10:30 a.m. Norfolk ...................Thursday, January 9 .... .......... .....10: 30 a.m. . Jacksonville ...............Thursday, January 9 .............. ......10:30 a.m. ·Algonac ...................Friday, January IO ....... .............10:30 a.m. . Houston...................Monday, January 13 ....................10:30 a.m. New Orleans ..............Tuesday, January 14 ....................10:30 a.m. Mobile ....................Wednesday, January 15 .................10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............ :Thursday, January 16 ...................10:30 a.m. Wil mington ................Monday, January 20 ....................10:30 a.m. Seattle ....................Friday, January 24 ..... ...............10:30 a.m. . San Juan ..................Thursday, January 9 ..... ..............10:30 a.m. . St. Louis ..................Friday, January 17 .....................10:30 a.m. Honolulu ..................Thursday, January 9 ........... ..... ..10:30 a.m. . . Duluth ....................Wednesday, January 15 .................10:30 a.m. Gloucester .................Tuesday, January 21 ....................10:30 a.m. Jersey City ................Wednesday, January 22 .................10:30 a.m. Taking a quick break from work aboard the Albatross to pose for this photo are J. Coleman, AB; M. Keith, AB; D. Johnson, welder, and A. West, leverman. (I. to r.) December 1985 I LOG I 7 �.- 111[ 1i:. illt41111.� ·1.. •1 •1 1••i •li!�. :•.•.•.'·1•.••··.•.• . :: -:- -:-·:· :-:·: · : -:·: : . · ·.······· : ·:· :;� · :·· : .. . · : . . : .. .·...... . · . · ·· · · ···.. .. . . .: ·: ; �: . . . .. · .· · ·.···....··. · . · ...... ... . .. .. :· : ·· · . . . :: · : · ·: : ·· · < . . . : · . . . · · . . · ; ;:;: ; :; ; ; -;-;. : ·: · · · . .. . . .·.··· ... . .· . · :.;.;.:-:;:;:;:;:;:;::::::::;:;:::::::::::::::-:::;::::::::::=::::::::::::::::::::::: ::: :::::�::::�::::;;; =::::::;:;:;:;::::::::�:::::: · ·.· : :·< : ·=··· ·· : · : · ··· ··::·· · · : ·::·:·:· . ·. . ·. .·.·· . ·-.·.· . . . ·:···:·:·· : : ·· . · · cost of a vessel. Title XI and_ CDS funds were not made available to : gotiating a new contract with Star and American operators until the 1970s, Crescent Towing Boat Company in San Diego, and are helping the MTD itors at a distinct advantage. More­ California. which placed their Canadian compet­ over, the American CDS program was one a Happy Holiday. And when the New Year conies around, I would urge every member to make use of our training facilities down at Piney Point. Political action and education are the two things that wiU. ensure the contin­ ued job security ofthis membership. support a grocery strike in Southern scrapped in 1981; the Canadians are Govemment Services by Buck Mercer ! attended the Executive Council meetings that were recently held in Dania, Fla. President Drozak and the Council discussed the progress that just now ending their subsidy program. By phasing it out over a period of several years the Canadians gave their operators a chance to adjust to a changed business climate. Is it any wonder that the American maritime industry has not reached its full potential? And unfortunately, once a market is lost, it is hard to recapture. has been made over the past year, and East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall also mapped out strategies to improve the job security of our membership. Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco Perhaps the most important success that we had over last year was in having the provisions of the Service T Contract Act applied to the 12 ocean­ ographic vessels. The vessels will have to be rebid, and we will have a good I would like to congratulate Rear Admiral Walter T. Piotti Jr., director of the Office of Program Appraisal in West Coast by V.P. George McCartney the Office of the Secretary of the serve as commander of the Navy's Military Sealift Command. ! attended an Executive Council meeting in Dania, Fla., where the SIU laid out a five-year program to he just isn't able to make ends meet. enable the company to evade its con­ selling it at such low prices," said tractual obligations to its workers. We are waiting for Federal Court Judge Morey Sears to hand down a tive workers. People's livelihoods are bearing on this case. underscores an important trend in the the entire five-year program: the need maritime industry, especially in· the dustry is a very different place than it member's job security depends on what inland sector. In many instances, a gone up so high that boat owners and fishermen are being forced out of the industry. This is a problem that goes Deepsea and inland companies are being pressed by insurance problems. a little noticed outport to the Union's largest concentration of jobs in just tance of becoming involved on a grass­ The transformation of Honolulu from labor relations judge hands down. And Over the past several months, I have talked a great deal about the impor­ has engulfed the maritime industry. It that this Union has made during the security and the political climate in state of Michigan. The end of the passenger vessels that we helped re­ about it: one vote can make a differ­ legislation has been stalled by business have created hundreds of new jobs for our members. And given Hawaii's and unpredictable pace of change that also is an example of how the moves past five years have paid off. The two document under the American flag right of workers to know the names strategic location, it has captured a they may have been exposed to. For many years now, Great Lakes available to our members. Honolulu is the exception, unfor­ decline and lost opportunities. That on the West Coast things don't look A little history lesson is in order. According to statistics released by the trends. After all , the center of com­ of potentially hazardous chemicals that Other problems are affecting the fishing industry. Insurance rates have these people are appointed by the president of the United States. tion. interests that place profits above the artificially low levels. ing, if we don't plan for the future, then the future will leave us behind. ident Frank Drozak said at the meet­ large share of the new military work· direct link between a worker's job this country. And make no mistake ence. AD SP has been a godsend to this industry. At a recent Executive Council meeting of the SIU, President Frank Drozak said, "We are losing many new ves­ sels, but not for the reasons that you might expect. Given the high produc­ tivity of our workers, we are compet­ itive. We are losing vessels because the price of insurance isjust too high." All this is causing problems for our newly-organized fishermen in New Bedford who are presently in negoti­ ations. Things just don't look good up Union, and so has the Maritime De­ there. We're going to hang tough, about the beefs that put this Union on the map: Cities Service, the Wall Street folk remains extremely good, mainly fense League. Oldtimers like to talk Strike. Yet 1985 has been just as his­ though. On a brighter note: shipping in Nor­ because the port is one of the major beneficiaries of military work the Navy is contracting out to the private sector. tunately, and not the rule. Elsewhere toric as those times. The only differ­ quite as good. But there are hopeful battles on Capitol Hill and in the courts. The quality of our training facilities in mercial activity in the United States the fine job they have done in sup­ capture a large share of these jobs. (GOA), American vessels carry only 2.8 'percent of all bulk trade on the country's overseas business is now SIU helped elect two city council The Canadian government passed a cific rim. Time is on our side. All it takes is careful planning, hard work Robinson. 1960 covering up to 40 percent of the We also are in the process of ne- shipping has been synonymous with did not have to be the case. Government Office of Accounting Great Lakes. ship construction subsidy program in has shifted westward. Most of this conducted with the nations of the Pa­ and just the right amount of luck. ence is that we have had to fight our I want to thank our membership for porting our local political efforts. The members: Anthony Hall and Justin On the whole, shipping has been good in the port of Houston. With that thought in mind, I want to wish every- ,, , fish products trucked into New Eng- far beyond the confines of the fishing roots level in the political process of this country. I have done so because it seems obvious to me that there is a session is fast approaching, and the Captain Rowe is not unique. The kind of decision a district court or was just five years ago. And as Pres­ five years is an example of the rapid In an earlier column I reported about received widespread attention in the The problem with National Marine were predictions on these things, but I am year around this time, the Great Lakes the work we have been doing to help enact a "Right to Know" law in the Rowe, "I might as well give it away." He got his point across though. He training programs, organizing-there seemed to be one thread connecting issues to adapt to change. The maritime in­ shipping industry goes into hiberna­ 'Tm not going to make any money land have driven the price of fish to many cussed-health and pension benefits, one thing to seamen shipping on the Great Lakes: unemployment. Each the time, it seems obvious that the sale was nothing more than a sham to . at stake, and that should have some While INTER is upon us, which means Rowe wasn't crazy, just fed up. Prices have dropped to the point where dis­ Union could have been there. - W Marine had 10 of its vessels laid up at pressed by foreign imports that �e heavily subsidized. Cheap Canadian and prodll tive that everyone connected with this Great Lakes by .V.P. Mike Sacco place at the right time. sersby who happened to be at the right industry he is working in is being hard c meetings I have ever participatedJ.tl. r�f� \ know, National Marine sold 13 vessels to Compass Marine. Since Compass extremely hopeful that he will do the right. thing, es�muy since the com­ pany let go 150 dedicated and produc­ membership. It was one of the most ��. when he gave away free pollock to more than two dozen startled pas­ press. interesting \ sachusetts fisherman, made a dra­ matic gesture in Boston late last month decision on this matter. I hate to make maximize job opportunities for our : National Marine is being waged APTAIN Ronald Rowe, a Mas­ in the courts. As most people in the Gulf already shot at picking them up. Navy, who has been appointed to HE dispute between the SIU and C Piney Point has enabled the SIU to Remember this: in order to be eli­ gible for military work, you have to get a security clearance, be able to pass a drug test and take courses (e.g., crane maintenance) specifically geared to lhe needs of the Rapid Deployment Force. 8 I LOG I December 1 985 = ============== == =====:=====::=::==::::::::=:= === == ==========:::;=;: =;= _: = :::: . ::::=::::= . _:::: . ._ · ··· � ;:;:;: -::; - · · --· � . = --=-= = -= · · '-- ================ - �Charles Pillard, president of the Electrical . Workers (IBEW), was chairman of the con· vention's Executive Ofticers Report. · Maritime Trades Department President-Frank Drow opened Ute ·1985 MTD Convention with a call for unity in the struggte to preserve . and promote American jobs. The M� of the most active departments in the AFL·CIO-is comprised of 43 national and internadooal labor unions repn:sentina more dau 8 A$frlcan workers. · � .• '" United to PIOlllOte Jabs for U.S. Walkers: At the MTD Convention: 1985 Plitrlck of die upal­ ters, was chairman of the Committee on Port Maritime Councils and Field Repre· sentatives. John C. Kenneally, vice president of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees, reads the report of the Committee on Cargo Prefer­ ence. W hitey Disley, president of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union, took an active part in the convention. As a �mber of the important Rules Committee, Disley is seen here wi.th the committee's chairman Larry Jackson, secretary-treasurer of the Grain Millers. � I Frank Martino, president of the Chemtcal Workers, was secretary of the convention's Credentials Committee. I JllllleS E. Oatfield, president of tbt Glass• Pottery & Plastics Workets, chats with MTD President Frank Drozak and MTD Execudve Secretary-Treasurer Jean Iagrao. � Fosco, president � the Laborers mternatlomil Union, was one of many na· tional waion presidents who took an active part in the ceaffRtlon. Rep. Tuny Coeblo, Democratic congres.mian from the 15th Dist. in California, was a featured speaker. He called for unity among labor organizadons to ftght the export of Amerlcaa jobs. December 1985 / LOG/ 9 -·--·-· ----------- ------ --------· �1986 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 schqol year at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: deck department courses; en gine department courses; steward department courses; adult education courses; all department courses and recertification programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised. to enroll for class as early as posable. Although evety effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. A three month updated course ·schedule will be included in every issue of the LOG. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Deck Upgraellng Courses Check-In Date Completion Date License Mate (Third Unlimited Master Mate Freight & Towing) January3 1 August 1 April 1 1 October 10 Celestial Navigation April 1 1 October 10 May 16 November 1 4 Towboat Operator Scholarship May 23 July 18 Lifeboat February 24 March21 May16 July 1 1 August8 October 10 October3 1 April 3 May 30 July25 August 22 October 23. November1 4 Able Seaman April 4 July 25 October 24 May30 September 1 9 December 1 9 Radar Observer January 10 February 1 7 May 16 July 18 November 1 4 January 24 February28 May30 July3 1 November 28 Simulator May 2 July 18 November 1 4 May 16 August 1 November 28 Tankerman Dec. 27, 1 985 April 18 July 1 1 October3 January 9 May 2 July 25 October 1 7 March 7 April 4 June6 August8 September5 November 7 December5 March 1 4 April 1 1 June 13 August 15 September 1 2 November 1 4 December 12 Course · � Radar Observer (Renewal) 10 I LOG I December .1985 March 7 Engine Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date QMED Any Rating September 1 9 December 1 1 Third Assistant Engineer January 24 April 1 1 Automation May 23 June 1 9 Marine Electrical Maintenance February 1 4 August 22 April 10 October 16 Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) October3 1 December 1 2 Haggl.und Crane Maintenance January3 April 25 February 1 4 June6 Refrtgeratlon System s Malnten ande & Operations January 10 August 15 Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance February 21 September 26 April 4 November 7 Diesel Engineer Regular April 4 November 7 May 16 December 1 9 Diesel Scholarship April 4 June 13 Welding February 21 June 27 November 7 March 20 July 24 December5 Hydraulics July 25 August 21 Flreman/Watertender & Oller March 21 September 12 May16 Conveyormen January 24 February 20 • · ' ',,,�' ' · Fe b rua,Y 21 September 26 November 6 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Chief Cook January8 March 1 9 June 25 October 1 March 1 4 June27 October3 Jan. 9, 1 98 7 Cook & Baker January 29 March 1 9 May 7 June 25 August 13 October 1 November 1 9 May 9 June 27 August 15 October3 November 21 Jan.9, 1 98 7 Feb.2 7, 198 7 Chief Steward March 1 9 June 25 October 1 June 27 October3 Jan. 9, 198 7 · �· All Rating Upgrading Co.u rs�s Adult.: Education · courses· . I 1 · ., · Check-In Date Course Completron Date . For stµdents who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or AaE classes for next year, the courses will be six weeks In length and offered at these times: January 24 March 8 May June· 14 .• August 1 September October 31 December Seallft Operations and Malnt�nance · · :.i l 2 ' ,\ January 10 February 7 March 7 · • , May ;2 :: 13 13 JurJe 6 July September October 1 7 November 1 4 25 Seafarers who are applying for the upgraders Lifeboat . classes and who are either ESL or may need some work on basic skills,. may take the.,ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat ct•. These classes will be offered : . . 28 February June September 1 9 27 March 2 1 July 1 8 October 1 0 January 17 Conveyorman January 1 7 January 24 FOWT March 1 4 Diesel Regular March � March 21 - ' Able-Bodied seaman ·· · March 28 Towboat Operator Scholarship May 1 6 ' , Bosun Recertification 23 May 23 . July 25 . 4u1y"25 .· . ·· ·. , l ' h · , :. . ' ·· :· · : : · ·- October 17 October . .· educational ·. . .. :, 3 . Completlon Date 28 April November . · . . , · , • 3 March 3 September 2 2 June December 8 Aprll f October 6 · '1 11l� O rt a n t· ' N Oti c e -- Hote1 BUI Payment Policy Changed .; . • · · , · ,, �ptember 12 "r September 1 9 . ·. May ·30 July 3 . '� · ·_ ' - May 18 July 1 8 ' Steward Recertification April 4 July i ·· August 22 October November 1 4 December 1 2 5 Check·ln Date Course AprH 4 . May 1 6 . . January 24 · '\' February 7 March 7 · Ap ril 4 Recertif icatlon �'rogra ms The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) wlll b e offered one week prior to some of the upgrading cl��es. They will be offe"'d as JoUows: Third Engin�r Completion Date Check-In Date Course · .. 24 ·· · {fee :E tiveJanuary 1 , 1986 all upgrader's dependents staying at the Seafare�s Training al}d Recreation Center at Piney Point will be required .to pay their bill bi-monthly. This will help . to lessen · · the burden of the cost of your stay. · : --': · . go�. The Adult . Basic Education progr2ril�ill hc1p .· improve basic EngliSh, i'e:idfug� writing, math and snid skills. The English As A . Second · Language program can help a seafarer improve his us� of the English language by emphasizing reading' writing ' apd . speaking ski fls . The H i gh S c h o o l Equivalency program will prepare him for the GED exam by working in the five content areas of�ence, social studies, English, Apply now for the Adu•t math and literature . 1Ul of these Education program or course you programs stress skills that can be would like to take in 1 986. The applied to the seafarer's maritime Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School career. Interested seafarers may of Seamanship Adult Education find it helpful by taking an Adult Department will offer the Adule Education course prior to a Basic Educ;ition · · (ABE), High scheduled upgrading class . School Equivalency (GED), arid However, seafarers _may come English As A Second Language back for the Adult Education class (ESL) programs four times next at any of the scheduled times. year . These six. · week ' long ;� · ' In order to register for a course' programs are available to all SIU it is important to send in your members who are in good application as soon as possible for standing with the Union and have processing. Applicants can be paid their dues. It is important to pretested .and arrangements made note that seafarers will be. given prior to the scheduled course tra v e l teimburs e m e n t ·.. for dates. If you are interested in any succesSflll completion of the of these programs, look for the Adult Education courses as they schedule and fill do · for any of the vocational 'SHLSS ' course . ' out the application form in . this courses . issue of the LOG. If there are any All the ·Adult Education questions, write to the Director of programs have been designed to Adult Education. ·� help the seafarer reach his y ' · ·. · President of the . Seafare rs U nion · of Tu rkey · visits S H LSS Adult Education · f I I ! i Touring the Simulator building are from I. to r. Patrick King, Masters, Mates & Pilots; Tracy Aumann, SHLSS director of curriculum; Sinan Yazcioglu, Turkish staff member of the Asian Free Labor Institute; Emin Kul, . president of the Seafarers Union of TulKey; Dick. �. assistant ..to _SIU Presicjen t for International Affairs, .and . . . SHLSS Simulab' tnstructor .DaJe Rausch. The S H LSS STA F F · : Wishes you a Happy and Prosperous New Year· :1 · � . .. . · December 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 -- �ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation Course The SHI.SS Adult Education Department is offering a three· week lntroductioQ. to Lifeboat course. This course will be offered three times during 1986: February 28-March 2 1 , June 27-:July 1 8 , and Sep�embcr 1 9-0ctobcr 10. The purpose of th i s introductory course is to help seafarers prepare themselves for the regular upgrading Lifeboat course which immediately follows the introductory course . The introductory course will be of benefit to: • students who have difficulty reading or do not read at all , The Professional Touch ���� That's what graduates of the Marine Electrical Maintenance Course have-the professional skills to maintain electrical systems aboard ship. These are the skills that mean more money and more job security. They're the skills you get when you take the Marine Electrical Maintenance Course. • students whose first language is not English, • students who have been out of SCbool several years and want to improve their feading and study skills before entering a regular upgrading course. For more information conw:t the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanshi p , Piney Point , Maryland , or fill out the application in dUs issue of the Log . Course Starts February 14 If you are interested, please fill out the upgrading application in this issue of the LOG. If you know of anyone . who qiay be interested but would have difficulty reading this article , please tell him or her about this opportunity. - S H LSS COU RSE G RADUAT ES•��•*=-�**'�� ����� . Front row (t to r.): tnetructor J Brown Aory Wtx, W•ter Hemy1•Michael Lynch; Second row (I. fo r.): Tom Mylm'lr Terry Murphy. MMne Electrical Maintenance ' Front row (I. · .. · to r.): �·ClaY; P. Mitoheff, JQhn CU.ldy. Second row (I. to r.)! tnatrucfor Eric Malzkuhn, Glenn H . Watson, Tom Nevllle, John Hall. Front row (l. to r.): Vincent c&rrao, Mark Freeman Ron Kltlaa, Lula A. Nieves. Second row (I. to r.): Alan Hansen, Wiii !am Thomas, Jeff Kinsman, Prince Wescott. Nautical Science Kenneth C. Taylor ' ' ' Radar . 12 I LOG I December 1 985 '"' Lifeboat Front row (I. to r.r. Lavey E. Lee, Robin Leyva. Second · row (I . to r.): Louis Ullakl, Manas Nasser, Michael Linus, Ben Cusic (Instructor). Seallft Operations • Maintenance FOWT First row (I. to r.): C. Suazo, Walter Devereaux, Pete sanchez, Charles James Spielmann VIII, Elllot Vazquez. Second row (I. to r.): Matthew Stevenson Frank Coburn, Wayne Kinsey, James Dickens Jr., Glenn Johnson, Ed Brooks, Pat Patrlcca. Third row (I. to r.): Instructor Biil FOiey, Mark Henneasy, 8ara Beland, Terrance ..T" Reed, A. Santiago, J. Armstrong, Ron Giannini. ' FroM �.le.}; RoberUl.-twt. 8aclc row O:.,r.): J. M. � Jr., Leon MaCh Jr., Bany Freeman , IMtructor Oate Rauech. First Row (I. to r.): Instructor Joe Marshall, Fletcher McRae, John Kalkaka, Raymond Garju, Coordinator Biii Hellwege. Second row (I. to r.): Charles Allen, Lisa 8alnz, Eric D. Bergesen, Frank Footer, Mlchael Taralea, Mlchael Harrell, Jack Cooper. Third row (I. to r.): Brian Fountain, Christopher DIOrlo, Instructor Ed Boyer. Fourth row (I. to r.): Timothy Hammack, Toni Miiier, Catherine Kohs, John Mclaurin, Rick Young, Nancy Heyden, Louis Mlfeto, Mlchael Anderson. Fifth row o. to r.): John Morgan, Carl Francom, A. G. Connolly, Thomas . Murphy, Mlchael Watson, Chris Broerman. · , �A p p l y N ow for a n S H LSS U p g rad i ng Cou rse � · · · · ··· · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · -- I Seal are rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship U p g rad i n g A p p l i cat ion Name (Liil) (tlrat) Date of Blrth (Middle) Address MoJOayNear ..,... ..,,._ .,_.,, ..,... -= ____, .... _ _ _ :mr.�.------------------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Stata) (City) Deep sea Member 0 Social security # Date Book Was Issued ______ Book # ______ Port lssued ______ _______ (Xiii COdi) Pacific D Department _ _ _ _ _ _ Port Presently Reglstered I n _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ..._ _ _ _ _ ..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: Trainee Program: From ,....,, . ,.,..,,. __,., _ _ _ _ _ O Yes No D (If yes, flll In below) to_�=:ft""------ (dat• attendid) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: Course(s) Taken Senlorlty ­ -� Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member O _______ Endorsement(s) or Llcense(s) Now Held Telephone (ZlpCOda) O Yes No D (If yes, fill In below) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ Do you hold a letter of completlon for Lifeboat: 0 Yes No O Firefighting: O Yes No O CPR: O Yes No o Date Available for Training . . i ! Am Interested In the Follow Ing Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here If Not Listed D D D D 0 0 D 0 \ 0 t -- Primary Language Spoken -----I 't -- 0 0 0 D D 0 D DECK Tankamwt All UnfJmltacl All LJmltacl All lpeclal Towboat ()patatOf lnlMd Towboat ()patalot" Not MCHe Than 200 ...... Towboat Opentot" (Over 200 Mllaa) C4tlaetlal NnlgaUon .,_,., lnepactacl Towing V..... Mate lnapected Towing Vaaaal 1 1t a.a Piio t Thkd Mat.a Celaatlal Navlgltlon Third Mite Rader ObMrfef UnUmllacl Simulator CourN Seelltt Opatatlona a Maintenance No traMpOttatlon wlll be pmd un.... you preMnt ortgln11I receipt• end 1ucc .. 1tully complete the COWM. ------ STEWAR D ENG I N E 0 FOWT 0 QMED-Any RatJng 0 llaltne Electronlct 0 ...... Electrlcal llalntenanoe O ,..,.oom Maintenance I Operation 0 Autonwtlon 0 AafrtgenUon Sy1tam1 Malntena� • ()par8tlon1 O DlaMI Enolnes 0 Aaalee.nt Englnaat (Unlnapac1acl llot0t YMMI) 0 0 0 0 0 Aulatant Cook Cook I Ballet a.let Cool! : ...... Towbolit Inland Cook ADULT EDUCATION D E PARTM ENT D Adult Buie Education (ABE) D Chief Englnaet (Unlnapeotacl D High School Equlvelency Program (QED) 0 D Davelopment8' Stud... 0 Mot0t VffMI Third A11t. EnglMar (Motor lnapacted) ... .,....ad Contalnara AdYlnOed llalntanence D Englllh 11 1 Second Language (ESL) 0 Alll EIESL Ufabolt Praper1tlon 0 Marina Elacironlca (LASH Crane) D Hydraullca D Heggl und Crane M1lntanance ALL DEPART M ENTS D Walding D Ufaboltman 0 Salllltt Operation• a Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade In rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever Is appllcable.) DATE O F DISCHARGE DATE SHIPPED RATING H EL D VESSEL SIGNATURE _�-�-�-��---- OATE �-----�---­ RETU R N COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: ! �. . ' ' December 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 �Seafarer Saved From Drowning Fast-Acting Crewmates Keep Victim's Head Above Water Only the splendid courage and stal­ wart fortitude of Seafarer William "Willie" Pat Jemison, Capt. James Nolan and another unidentified crew­ member of the MIV Sugar Islander (Pacific Gulf Marine) stood between the possible drowning of AB James C . Filippo when he toppled overboard off the ship into San Pablo Bay, Calif. early last month. 48, a Navy vet of TheOdore, Ala., who dove into the water with the captain and another brother to save Filippo, 62: "While installing stanchions in the gangway, it rolled with the ship caus­ ing Filippo to lose his balance. I grabbed him, but his weight and the thickness of his jacket made it difficult to hold onto him with one hand with the other hand holding on to a stanchion· for support. He fell head first onto the dock, hit twice before bouncing off the side of the ship into the water." * * * As Filippo was knocked out cold, Jemison was able to keep his head above water until Capt. Nolan, using a lifesaver, arrived to assist . On deck , Bosun Roger W. Pinkham, ABs Paul E. Anderson, Ruel Law:. rence, Henry Gable and Jon Grayson used a ladder to lower a body basket below to the rescuers for their stricken shipmate. QMEDs Billy Joe Ball and Jan Hai­ dir helped to bring the victim aboard where Chief Steward Milton Thrash, .;. , Chief Cook Lito G. Acosta and Utility Michael Hill administered oxygen and covered the frozen Seafarer with blan­ kets. Filippo was hospitalized with a bro­ ken collar bone and sent home to Jasper, Texas to recuperate. He joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Gal­ veston. Jemison joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1960. Next Time, Take the Launch AB James Filippo is hauled out of th� water by his crewmates aboard the Sugar Islander. lklsun Red Pinkham (upper foreground) directs the operation. It all began at 9 a.m. on Nov. 6 as the vessel was tied up at the C & H Refinery Dock in Crockett near the port of San Francisco. In the inimitable words of coura­ o Houston Patrolman Dun Hurricane Dann pped lalo the Galv ton Dally Ne geous rescuer Deck Engineer Jemison, phoCop'apber IWllDlU Robert Jobo Mlbovil, the wav and l a hip. Th£ 32.- ear-old Co�y an avid urfer, and when h t of �y w captured by w tt a er• dr ted Pras picked up I.be photo (or its wires. · Hurricane Juan Batters MIV Ambassador in Gulf Hurricane Juan pounded on the RO/RO MV Ambassador (CCT) for 12 hours In the GUtr of Mexk:o In late October. As the pictures above show, cargo on the RO/RO was torn aad twisted from its ties during the storm. Only one crewmember was btjured, Bosun Dave Murray who sutl'ered a broken arm. The ship was on Its way from her home port of New Orleans to Miami, Fla. when Juan trapped her. The Ambassador was able to return to New Orleans. 1 4 I LOG I December 1 985 'j, •• �I I I I I I· I ·:....-. · washblston Lc �islative. Adm i n istrative and Regulatory Ha pp en ings Report culture industry. Tbe continuing controversy over cargo preference thfeatened to disrupt "We are a Union that looks towards the The maritime industry breathed a collective the standing of both industries on Capitol Hill . future," said SIU President Frank Drozak at sigh of relief when the administration's tax The fight over cargo preference· drew attena meeting of the Executive Council last month reform bill was reported out of the House tion from the real problems facing both indusin Dania, Fla. Ways and Means Committee. tries. Both industries were in deep economic The meeting was held to establish five-year The bill was stripped of several provisions trouble. Both were victims ofworldwiderecesgoals to ensure the continued job security of that would have posed a setjous threat to the . sion; both uffered preci ly, l be -same 'consethis membership. One of the issues discussed quences from Jin overv,al�ed d Jlai; lx.tth faced . . · future devek>pme�t of the American-flag merwas the importance of this Union' s political chant inanne. The provisions included the stiff foreign comp¢titio:n, . which was often activity, both in Washington and on a grass·rollowmg: the elimination of tax-deferred status heavily subsidize4 by foreign -governments ; roots .level. for the . Capital Construction Fund (CCF) ; a . · ii th if f i e te e r e l con and ooth neCdci:I immedia "The SIU has been able to maintain an tax on workers' fringe benefits, which histortinuitig economic difficulties were to be �eadequate job base for its membership di.uing . · versed. ically have been tax-free ; and the elimination a time when the American maritime industry of the tax deductions for business expenses Things b.ecame so bitter between two in-· has been in a state of severe decline," said incurred while attending conventions· or semdustries that more than 20 anti-cargo preferDrozak. "If it hadn't been for our activities inars on American-flag passenger vessels. ence amendments were introduced on the floor . on Capitol Hill, then things would be immeasThe House Ways • and Means Committee of the House of Representatives and defeated urably worse. also retained the S . 936 business deduction for .. . in a dramatic and decisive vote; . . companies operating in Puerto Rico. Given "We. were able tO create 1 ,00() new j()b in SIY President Frank Drozalc w�·O'n!? oftbf' the passenger vesselindustry with the redothe strategic role that Puerto Rico plays in the 6r5tto pe8.k outpublic ly on the, ne:ed for b9th cumentation of the SS lndep'endence and tb,e . ·· :. mdu tri · to bucy their differences. ln e sti all-important Caribbean Basin areaf any change t . . . Comtilution . . And we stopped the agriculin this provision w.ould have had far-reaching mony before various Ho1,1se and Senate comlure industry from gutting this country ' s cargo consequences . . mittees, he stressed that the agriculture induspreference program, which accounts for a large The maritime industry'' did not win every pe y substantiall w not by hel d be the fry ould share of.. existing jobs in the Ameri�ari-flag . repeal of C1µ"80 prefe re nce, buttha.t e b�ttle, �owever. Two ifllporlant provisions tb Airier• · · ·· · merchant hiarine. were igriificanlly altered. The accelerated vesican-ftag merchant marine would be d v . depreciation cbedule , which now permits �·There are opportunities for. .the maritime . tal!ed industry, bui .only if we .mak them happen. operators to write off the co t of new vessels · .· The industry is undergoing rapid change. lf .in five years w I ngthened to a l �year ; · . ·.· ··· t . , . .. we dOn't give It our best shot, e pecially on P.-t De. '):>Criod. And the inve tment tax credit, which . · ,. . ; < Capitol Hill , then we're going fo get left ·b.�,. : . . · . ·The HOU;Se of Repre ntativc ·pa. ed H.R. pehnits the immediate recovery of 10 perce nt . · hind . " ... 6, the Oi:rulli>u s W tcr Re urce bill by a vote . of the cost of new equipment, w repealed. . of 358-60. if enacted , it would signal the first The bill will be considered by the entire . maj r port d velopm nl ptoj ct in ove r 1 0 H u e. In an unu uaJ d vel pment , t h bill . eith r will have to be passed whole or el years . v led down. A Republican alternative al o wilt Puring tho e 10 years, lhi country' y tern : Five well-known experts representing a broad be' considered if the House Ways and Means of ports and waterways has deteriorated draspectrum of the maritime industry appeared Committee bill is rejected. matically, reducing otir competitiveness in world before the House Merchant Marine SuQ<;om­ markets. This is especially true of the coal mittee to explain their reasons for supporting industry, which has failed to live' up to its Alaskan OU ·a Senate plan to restructure the Cargo Pref­ potential of supplying the United States with erence Act of 1954. Legislation was recently introduced by Rep. a large share of its energy needs. . . The plan, . which was the result of months Thomas J. Manton (D-N.Y.) that would place The bill 3lso would authorize the dredgirig of intense negotiations between a uilited mar· reStrictions on the export of crude oil prOduced of six new deep draft ports · and would make · itiule industry and segments of the agriculture from Cook Inlet, Alaska. It is H.R. 3 817. improvements in 28 general cargo ports and indusf:J:Y, would limit the scope of the Cargo The administration announced last month on seven inland waterway locks and damns . Preferel\�e Act of 1954 to so--called conces­ that it intends to issue a waiver permitting the The bill includes provisions for substantial sionary cargo whil� ··nuSing Am�rican-ftag cargo export of 6,000 barrels per day from Cook local cost-sharing of improvements , which is requiretrierits from 50 to 75 percent over a Inlet, with Japan or Korea among the likely a sharp departure from traditionai practiee (the three-year period. customers for the oil . federal government was seen as the major · The , five experts included Frank Pecqu�x, While the amount that can be exported from funder of these projc;cts). The administration dir�tcir of legislation for the , SIU. All five Cook Inlet region is relatively small, many had.tried to imp0se across-the-board user fees were members of the Maritime Coalition on ob· rvers in Washington believe · that some to cover the entire cost ofthese improvement ·: . ' . ' . . the Cargo Preference Compromise. peopl� 'rri�y be trying to use it as a precedent · The. SIU opposed th�t Plan. · ..\ According to the five experts,, the. wmproto export the:9il from the Nqrth Slope region, . mise on cargo preference was the culmination ' which is prohibited from being exported under of a long cham of events associated with the 81dld 8llfl 'a..t• the provisions of the. Export Administration blended . · credit controversy' which caused a Act. A build and charter program �as introduced seemingly irreparable rift between the mari� in the Senate that would. convert $850 million time arid agrlcultural industries. . in unused Navy funds into a build and charter . uto Cerri9" program that would ejfer n�w �J!lploy�� nt · A Earlier this year, Federal District Judge Jtine opportunities for Amerfoan �n.�<, .< ·�:� . . Green ruled that cargo generated under the ' .. U- : House · Merchant Marine ·Comnlittee ' 'Chairman Watter 8." Jories (D-N.C.) has his Under the .terms of the pro8fain, the U'.$�. aiended Credit Program was subject to the· 50 �ay ' Afuencan-ftag vessels will get a . 50 perpercent Arllerican-flag requirement$ of the 1954 . . . government woqld fund the consuqction Of cent share of the car-carrying trade betwe.en American-ttag vessels in U.S. shipyards, then Cargo Preference Act. Inimediately after the · this country and Japan. He recently introduced decision was handed down, secretary of Ag­ charter the.vessels to private U .S .-flag carrier$ wl®h wouJ4 operate in the foreign trade routes. H:R. .3().55, which he, says "is intended to riculture John Block stoppe d the $500 million balanc� .the support accorded by Japan to its The vessels would. be equipPed with defense .. program. . ... The maritime industry had brought the suit features so th�t they coul<i �rfonn· sup�rt : mariti.tneinciP$ltY," . in large part because the federal government Af Present, J�pan �()ntrols two-thirds of the functions m case of a naf.i<>rial emergency. vetiiclf c� kct, two-thirds of which sails had failed to carry out existing ca(go prefer� President Drozak testifted in favor of this ence laws. While the industry was i,ntent that between Japan and the West Coast of the bilt He noted that it was important to tie the ' 'cargo preference be carried· out to the full · program into some kind of cargo promotional United States. Not one of the 600 vehicle carriers operating worldwide is documented program, such as the use Qf bilateral trade letter of the law," it also saw the need for in the United States. some kind of accommodation with th� agriagreements. I I I I I I I f� r I! I December 1 985 Seafarers I n terna tional Union of North .A merica . A F L-CIO I I I · I I · I I I · · _ I · I I I · I I I I ·. I I I I I _ • :I .I. '1 I ,, II I · · . · · · · • I •• , ;ii '1 I I I I I I I • I I I I I · I I I I • • I Propam · I I I I I I I I I I I I · · I December 1 985 I LOG I 1 5 '><y- - -· · -- - _ ,, ... �Have You Sailed for Apex Marine? "Save a Job-Buy American" Any seaman who worked for the above-named company or its affi l­ iates from April 1, 1985 to the pres­ ent may be entitled to port time compensation. All claims are to be submitted to: Ms. Anne Novotny Marine Personnel Apex Marine Corporation 2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite N-215 Lake Success, New York 11042 Specify your name, rating, social security number, period of time employed, name of ship. Seafarers t'rGm Houston travelled to Thxas' capital of Austin to join in an AFL-CIO "Buy American" raUy last month. Gov. Mark White and Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) spoke at the gathering and urged participants to support American-made products. Above, Patrolman Don Anderson, Seafarers Rick Bti'fgess and Paul Berrera, Field Rep. Steve Beede and other SIU supporters display the Union's banner. Does It Really Talk? II � car won't talk maybe •I are Bosun John 0. Gknn SI U in L.A. Anti-Discrimination Rally FOB CJDITftKAS More than 1,000 union members from Southern California, including dozens of SIU members, rallied to protest wage and employment discrimination. The rally was sponsored by a coalition of national women's, civil rights and labor organizations, including the NAACP, the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the Service Employees International Union. Above (I. to r.) are Seafarers Ahmed Yafai and Mohmed Shale; George Samanc, president of Local 9 of the Industrial Union of Marine Shipbuilding Workers of America; Wilmington Port Agent Mike Worley, and Local 9 Dispatcher Victor Zuniga. (Photo by Clinton Hayes D, reconling secretary, Local 9) 18 / LOG. / December 1985 �SIU ITB to the Rescue Baltimore Saves 1 O from 2 Small Boats 1n The SIU·contracted Baltimore (Apex Marine) · foiled the killer instincts of Hurricane Kate last month when she plucked 10 survivors out of the stormy Atlantic . The Baltimore, an integrated tug/ barge, was a day out of St. Croix, V . I . and headed fo r New York with a load of petroleum products when the first word of a sailboat' s distress was re­ ceived from the Coast Guard. A 42-foot sailboat, Taxi Dancer, had capsized in the 80-knot winds and 30foot waves generated by Hurricane Kate. Despite the terrible weather , the Baltimore steruned toward the site of the Taxi Dancer� The. five crewmem­ bers from the sailboat were brought onboard. While the rescue of the five was under way , the ship received word that nearby another sailboat had been battered by the storm and its five­ person crew had abandoned ship. The Baltimore was able to make the site in less than two hours and the rescue took about 80 minutes to complete in the hurricane conditions. "If it [the second Fe$Clle] had been on videotape, it would have made a perfect training fil m. It was a textbook rescue , ' ' said Chief Male Qh.uck Sad­ ler. • Capt. Leo Berger, president ofApex Marine Corp. said, "The crew of the -Baltimore is to be commended for its selfless act. The rescue of these two 1 · Day boats is in th� fine tradition of the U . S . merchant marine. " · Rainbow Wins Another Round The fight by an American-flag company to preserve its right to carry military cargo to U . S . bases in Iceland brightened when the U.S. Court of Appeal han ded down a favorable deci ion. Th c urt rut d that until a full i completed, Rainbow Navigation (an MM&P company) must be given. first priority in the carriage rev· of the c , of the Icelalld·boun4 cargo. The U . S . government, under some pressure from Iceland's government, cited Ba,inbow's rates as "excessive" and tried to divert the cargo to foreign-Rag carrie . The 1904 Cargo -Preference Act reserves the vast majority of all U : S . military shipments for American ships. A decision in the case is not expected until 1986. Lakes: OK Despite �arly Freeze A frigid massive cold snap over the Great Lakes in late November and early December did not hinder much Lakes' traffic . Even at Thunder Bay , the mo t nort he rn port, hip were moving i n and out of po rt and there w no delay in loading. Official e ti.mate it would ta.kc about a w k to I 0 day of zero and below temperatures before enough ice could form to hinder traffic. Titanic Memorial Bill Passed The House of Representatives passed a bill in early December to designate the wreck of the recently discovered Titanic a maritime memorial. R sets standards tor exploration, research and possible salvage activities. LNG Taurus Saves Indonesia n Victims Breakdown of Overall Benefits Paid October 1985 Total Benefits for Members Total Benefits for Members' Dependents Total Benefits for Pensioners and Dependents $ Amount 1 , 185,639 668,876 423 ,429 Miseellarieous 2,382,393 Benefits Paid Total Seafarers 1 ,438,034 · Welfare Plan . .. It began when watchman o.s. J .T. Lyons sighted a man 8eatlng in the waters Oft' the � (OaSt. ctmgidg to a pitte or debris. But by the time a rescue alert was ended from the LNG Taanu (Energy Transportation) Sept. 19, 17 people bad been pUlled out or the Singapore Straits shivering, exhausted and afraid. The SIU erew onbelrd.the Tuwru hid launched the No. 2 � to rescue ftff or tbe people. At the request or LNG radio operatort, three s� Navy WSlllllls and one aircraft arrived. The first vessel rescued u ........, ' survivors. Information gathered from the survivors by members or the TOIU'flS crew tndicates dud some 30 people bad been on the boat A""' Yaha. They were on their way to Malaysia trom lndoaesia when their vessel was overturaed by a burst ·or heavy gusting wind. They. had been In the water sb hours before bein& discevered. Pu1idpllting in tllls life-savblg effort were SIU members J.J. Arnold, O.S.; J. Bartono, caqo engiDNI, L.D. � AB; and feDow :f Progtams Total Seafarers Pension Plan Benefits Paid Since the closing of the United States Public Health Hos­ pitals on October 1 , 1981, a total of $51,434,820 has been paid out for member bene­ fits. ABs G. Sllalald and B.P. Glllls. December 1 985 / LOG / 17: ..,.------ - - · · --·-- --· ----·-----·-------- - l �Deep Sea Erwin Oscar Berwald, 65, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York. He sailed as QMED. Brother Berwald hit the bricks in th� 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike and the 1948 Wall St. beef. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a resident of Houston. Eugene Romano Ceccato, 62 , joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Ceccato walked the picket line in the 1962 Robin Line beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Ceccato was born in N_ew Philadelphia, Ohio and is a resident of Middlesex, N.J. Jay Charles Cohen, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1954 sailing as an OMU and steward utility. Brother Cohen was on the picket lines in both the 1946 General Maritime ,beef and the 1947 Isth­ mian strike. He last shipped out of the port of Seattle. Seafarer Cohen was born in Houston and is a resi­ dent of Seattle. Edwin Davis, 64, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as an AB, bosun and ship's delegate. Brother Davis was born in Alabama and is a resident of Birmingham, Ala. Henry Lawrence Durham, 61, joined the SIU in the port of Wil­ mington, Calif. in 1956 and shipped chief steward. Brother Durham at­ tended the Piney Point Crews Con­ ference No. 10 in 1970. He last shipped out of the port of Jackson­ ville. Seafarer Durham was born in Oklahoma and is a resident of Jack­ sonville. Johnny Ferro, 67, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1964 sailing as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Ferro last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Seafarer Ferro was born in Donaldsonville, La. and is a resident of Jacksonville. Jack P. "Digger" Fitzgerald, 60, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as an FOWT and engine delegate. Brother Fitz­ gerald also sailed during the Viet­ nam War and hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike and the 1948 Wall St. beef. He was born iri Wel­ lington, New Zealand and is a res­ ident of Brooklyn, N.Y. 18 / LOG I December 1 985 Eddie Hernandez Sr., 61, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. Brother Hernandez walked the pick­ et lines in both the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isth­ mian strike. He last shipped out of the port of San Juan, P.R. Seafarer llernandez was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Santurce, P.R. George Henry Malin, 60, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Malin began sailing in 1947. He hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line beef. Seafarer Malin is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Chicago, Ill., he is a res­ ident there. . Donald Hicks, 59, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailihg as a recertified bosun. Brother Hicks graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns program in De­ cember 1973. He worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Eliza­ beth, N.J. starting in 1981. Seafarer Hicks was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the 1948 Wall St. beef, the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor strike and the 1965 District , Council 37 beef. A native of Fall River, Mass., he is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Irvin Matthews, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1954 sailing as a cook. Brother Matthews was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army's Quartermaster Corps in World War II. Seafarer Matthews was born in Pensacola, Fla. and is a resident of Mobile. Ben Hill McLendon, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as an AB, bosun and 2nd mate for District 2, MEBA starting in 1969. Brother McLendon graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship­ MEBA District 2 School, Brooklyn, N.Y. He was born in Savannah and is a resident there. Arne Wessel Hovde, 66, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Baltimore. He is a recertified bosun. . Brother Hovde graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo!iuns program .in Jµly 1974. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef; the 1947 Isthmian strike and the 1948 Wall St. beef. Seafarer Hovde was born in Norway. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Hovde is a resident of Phila­ delphia. James Joseph McLinden, 62,joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB and deck delegate. Brother McLinden last shipped out of the port of Philadelphia. He was born in Philadelphia and is a resi-1 dent there. John George Katsos, 68, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1955 sajling as a cook . and Gsu� Brotllef Katsos al o is . a. hi toy{-: teacher. He is a veteran of the U.S. Anny during World War II and the Korean War. Seafarer Katsos was born in Waltham, Mass. and is a resident of Reno, Nev. John William McNellage, 59,joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB. Brother Mc'­ Nellage is a PFC veteran of the Army of the United States during the Korean War. He was born in Mobile and is a resident there. John Wilbert McCauley, 64, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1947 sailing as an AB. Brother McCauley hit the bricks in both the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He last shipped out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Mc­ Cauley was born in Virginia and is a resident of Houston. Charles Misak Jr., 61, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York and shipped AB and recerti­ fied bosun. Brother Misak worked on the Sea-Land shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. from 1966 to 1974. He was born in Perth Amboy, N.J. and is a resident there. Dominador Zambra Lutero, 71, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Tampa sailing as a steward gen­ eral utility. Brother Lutero was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N.Y; Harbor beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II . Seafarer Lutero last shipped out of the port of San Francisco. Born in the Philippines, he is a resident of Stockton, Calif. Roque Rosario Macaraeq, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port -of New York sailing as a cook and SB. Brother Macaraeq graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards program in July 1 980. He was born in the Philippine Is. and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Sea­ ' farer Macaraeq is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Anthony Leon Kazmierski, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as an AB. Brother Kazmierski was born in New Jersey and is a resident of New York City. 1 ·· William George Moody Jr.; 65, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1959 sailing as an AB. Brother Moody graduated from the Aridrew Furuseth Training School, Mobile in 1959. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy during World War II an d the U.S. Army during the Ko­ rean W�. Seafarer Moody was born in Alabama and is a resident of Chickasaw, Ala. George Edward Renate, 63,joined , the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York. He sailed chief electrician and QMED. Brother Renate last shipped out of the port of San Fran­ cisco. He was born in Ecuador. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Seafarer Moody is a resident of San Fran· cisco. �Warren R,ay Shmpl, 6$,join�dthe . SIU in the P<Jrt of evi York in ' 1 968 ; He.Jastshipped LNG QMEJ:>.;y .·· 2. Brother Shoun is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II, the Korean War arid the Vietnam · War. He Jast shipped out of the port of orfolk. Seaf!U'er Shoun . was b()tri in Envin, Terui. and i a . • . Frank Wong, 65 , joiried the SIU iri ·the port ,of�New . YQtk m 1951, He .Sailed as a �un. Bfother w:(jrig worked 'on the Sea-Land Shore.,. gang, Port Elizabeth, N .J� from'·l 966 to 1978. He hit the bricks in :the 1965 Di strict Council 37 beef. Seafarer Wong was born in China and i a naturalize.d U ,$; citizen. Wong . i a re idcnfof'Ncw York City� · resident thefe. · · ·· , · . ·· . · J_,... · Warfield, 61 , joined the SIU fu 1945 in the. port of New . Orleans sailing as a chief c()C)k. .Brother Warfield was born in Lou­ isi8rta and is a resident of New · . (. . ... '. . . Breit 1 _..81 liillll . 1 · : . .\ . . .. . ' . . · �-: .. Thomas "Thni" Sam.iel Green, 6s, joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich. in 1962 sailing as a deckhand for the Arnold Transit Co. which be he� to organize. Brother Green bqpm sailing in 193S. He last shipped out of the port of AJaonac , Mich. Laker Green w GeneralMaritimc beef. He was born in North cWolina and i a re ident of CoiJtjock. N.C. Clarence Lee Wh{te, 65, joined the· $1U in. 1943 in the port of New •. York : Brother Wbite graduated from the; Uniqn'$'.Recertified ChiCf Stew­ . ards Program jn 1981. He received a 1960 SIU Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Iberville. Seafarer White was born in Ala6ama and is a res­ ident of the Bronx, N . Y . . · .. ., Kirby McLean Wright, fiO, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk and sailed as a bosun, AB · . and deck delegate. Brother Wright walked the picket line in the 1 946 Orleans. . · · born m Wisconsilfand is a' resident Mich. of Mackinac Is. , · ·.· · · · .. .:.· · j John Thomas Waltich, 64, joined . . ,,:. , K N O W YO U R R I G H TS KNOW YOUR . RIGHTS · . TITUTIO FINANC1AL . The constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf. . es and Inland Waters Di trict mak peciftc pro ision for safeg uardin g the membershi p's .. mon y and Union fi n a nc . The con t itution requ i re a derailed audit by crt ificd P\jblic Accountants ev ery three month.$; �hi ch r� t be ubmitted to the membership ,by . tbe\ SC<:retary-lreasurer. A quarterly finance �omroit�ee . of rank and file members, elected by the membership; ' makes exa.mination each quarter of the finances of the un· n and· reports full their ftndin and recommendan . m hl mitt . m ma e d tin reports, specific recommendations and sepa rate fin di ngs. . . · . ·. ::· ' I KNOW YOUR . RIGHTS · :--:/ : -�·":.;.: · ., the Union in the.port of Detroit in 1960 and JiipPed: conveyonnan� Brother Waltic h is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. fo World War ll; He w born in King ton; Pa. and is a . resident of Toledo , Ohio. TRU All trust f,unds of the SIU Atlantic, Ulf. Lakes and l rillind Waters District are administered in. accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agrecmen AH these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of th fund shall equally consist. of Union and management rep nt tiv�s .and their altetnates. All expenditures and di c m c n t of tr · t funds are m ade only upon approval h · a majorit y of the tiu tees� All trust fund finaneiahe<:ords are available at the headquarters of the various trusf'fuh >; , . as well as all other details, then the member .should immediately notify . headquarters. , '' ., · SHIPPING RIGHT$: Y ur . of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: .Aaps "Red" Campbel �. Seatare,n � Board · 5281 Audi Way and BrttaDnla Way Prince Georp. Coimty · · c_, Spriap, Md. :20746 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail- able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your. contract rfghts, as well a s your obligations, suEih as filing for OT . on the proper sheets_and i n the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU . ' · ·· ·. . EDITORlAI} Pol.ICY - THE LOG. The Lug has · · traditionally refrained from publishing any arricle serving '�· the . political p u rposes of any indivWual in t� Union o�er • . , Qf<,,"'e�her,. It has also refrained. from . publishing articles d med ham1ful to the Union or its collective membership. Thi t blished policy has been reaffirmed . by membership action ar. the September. t 9(iO;. meetirigS ' in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOg policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board rtiay· delegate. from among its . ranks. one individual to carry out this'responsibility. · ·· PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid · Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers A ppeals Board. · · ' • ' . ' •' "•I ' . . so affected ·' i • L RIG All mcmben are JU ranlccd equal in employment nd . membe of the IU. Th are clearly set forth In the SIU c n titution and .in .SEAF�RERs. POLmCAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. S P AD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro· · patrolman OJ'. 01ber Union official. in your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest S I U port agent. . · .. in all Union balls; If you feel there has been any violation "." - , ', • ' :·. ' •, - ' the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no member may he discrimi­ nated against because of race. creed. color. sex and na­ t ional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he. should notify U n ion headquarters. · hlppipg ri hts and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your abipp i na rights. Copies of these con tracts are posted and availlble ' righ ·. · �. r4ghts ·. · AL . RfGHTS AND OBLIGA· 110 opi f 1hc IU , ri t i t u r i n ar� avaiiable in all Union hall . A l l mcmhcrs hould obi in capi o f thl con l i t ut ion familiarize lhem Iv a. t ith i con­ tent . Any t.i me Y9U feel .an member r office r i . auempt· ing.to deprive you of any con sti 1 ution I right or ohli ation, by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc., • < · to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an officiill Union receipt is given for same. Under no c.ircumt nccs �oul<.l �1'Y rnember ay any money for any reason , unless he iS giveri such receipt. In the event anyone attempts io tequire any such payment be · made Without supplying . a receipt. or if a member is required lo make a payment an9 i s given an official receipt. but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should inm1ettiately he reported to Union headquarters. p cee.ds are used fo further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In -connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contrihuti<m may be Solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, . financial reprisal, or .threat of SU<;h conduct, or as a con ­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. H a contribution is made by reason of the above improper .conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD bf certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Sup· port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli· t ical and social interests. and American .trade union concepts. 1 lht any .� a member feels Cbat any et the above ·rtpta ..... been violated, or that be lias been cleeW Ids � r:tlfat et arteM to Unloa r«el'ds or lnft>rinadon, be should lmmedla•ely nodfy SIU President F.._. Drozak at Headquarters by certifted mail, return receipt requfSted. The address a 5201 Autb Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Spttnp, Md. 20746• . , AMERICAN IS BEAUTIFUL . luyAmerlcan.�. and· look f,or the Unlon Label . . UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT. AFL-CIO • " December 1 .985 l LOG l 19 · �Deep Sea Pensioner May­ nard Keith Adams, succumbed to lung failure in Northwest Hospita(, Seattle on Nov. 10. Adams Brother ',joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a FOWT. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Adam.s was born in Kansas and was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place and his ashes were scattered at sea. Surviving are a daughter, Cindy L. Rosted of Seattle ; a brother, Glenn of Fowler, Colo . , and a sister, Muro Beier of Medford, Ore. 71, (APL). He first sailed on the West Coast in 1957. Seafarer Brown was born in Miller City, Ill . and was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Bonney-Watson Crema­ tory, Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Ruth; two sons, Robert and Ricky, and four daughters , Valerie of Seattle, Vicky , Sandra and Malenda. · Pensioner Curtis 68, died Anderson, on Nov. 1 . Brother Anderson joined the SIU in 1948 in the Port of New York sailing in the stew­ ard department. He walked the picket lines in both the 1946 General Mari­ time beefand the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Anderson was born in Vir­ ginia and was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Marie of Smithfield, Va. 56, Nov. 4. Louis Basta, died on Brother Bastajoined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a cook and baker. He was on the picket line in the 1 961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Basta worked as a baker in a Brooklyn, N. Y. bakery from 1946 to 1955 and was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. A native of Brooklyn, he was a resident of Douglaston, N. Y. Surviv­ ing is a sister, Pearl Corrado of Doug­ laston. Pensioner Joseph Pensioner Dioscoro Delacruz, 75, passed away on October 3 1 . Brother Delacruz joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing in the stew­ ard department . He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer De­ lacruz was born in the Philippine Is­ lands and was a resident of Santurce, P.R. Surviving is his widow, Hermi­ nia. Claude Blanchard, 67, died on Nov. 23 . . Brother Blanchard joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1956 sailing as a bo­ sun. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas and was a resident of Galveston, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Gladys and a son, Paul of Port Arthur. Pensioner Sam Brown, 69, suc­ cumbed to a stroke in the Virginia Ma­ son Hospital, Seat­ tle on Oct. 14. Brother Brown joined the SIU­ merged Marine Cooks and Steward Union in the port of Seattle in 1978 sailing as a chief steward for American President Lines 20 I LOG I December 1 985 Michael Foley died Frank aboard ship on Nov. 5 . Brother Foley joined the SIU in the port of New York sailing as a wiper. He was a resident of Phila­ delphia. Surviving is a sister, Thelma Esposito of Philadel­ phia. a�� �t::!� J. William �on Jr., "Sonny" 49, di«t­ on Nov. 2 . Brother Gironjoined the SIU i)l the port of Seattle in 1 970 sailing as an AB · and deck dele­ gate. He was born in Seattle and was a resident there. Surviving is his mother, Dorothy Cortez of Redwood City, Calif. Pensioner John Gomes, Leo 74, passed away on Nov. 5. Brother Gomes joined the SIU in 1945· in the port of Mobile sailing in the steward depart­ ment. He was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Mary ; a son, Paul of Mobile , and a daughter, Theresa Bums of Bir­ mingham, Ala. Hollis Hubert Johnson, 64, died on Nov. 18. Brother Johnson joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as a chief elec• trician and QMED. ---- . He attended the 1975 Piney Point Crews Conference. Sea­ farer Johnson was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. Born in Enville, Tenn . , he was a resident of Henderson, Tenn. Surviving are his mother, Dora of Henderson and a sister, Lee Hodge of Redlands , Calif. Marion Kruljak died on Oci. 1 5 . Brother Kruljak joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. Pensioner Juan P. Lagonero died on Nov. 6. Brother Lagonero joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Union in the port of San Fran­ cisco. He retired in 1964. .. Calvin Ray Mc­ Christian, 32, died on Nov. 1 7 . Brother McChristian joined the SIU following his . graduation from the .. Seafarers Harry ,,Lundeberg School of I Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1970. He sailed as a cook. Seafarer McChristian was born in Houston and was a resident there. Surviving are his mother, Nannie Eckford and his step­ mother, Catherine Crosby, both of Houston. . Pensioner Victor O'Briant, 75, passed away in the Hartford (Conn.) Hospital on Oct. 1 5 . Brother O'­ Briantjoined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sail­ ing in the steward department. He was born in North Carolina and was · a:.resident of Head­ land , Ala. Surviving are his widow, Louise ; a daughter, Meave Carriker, and another relative, Florence. Carri­ ker, both of.Headland. Pensioner August Frederick Reich, 76, passed away on Nov. 1 8 . Brother Reich joined the SIU in the port of San Fran­ cisco in 1967 sailing as a FOWT. He was born in San Fran­ cisco and was a resident of San Carlos , Calif. Surviving i s a son, Conrad of Daly City, Calif. Gilbert Eugene Riegel, 57, died on Nov. 2 1 . Brother Riegel joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 963 . He was born in Reading, Pa. and was a resident of Seattle . Surviving are his widow, Patricia; hisfather, Frank, and a brother, Ken, both of Takoma Park, Md. Pensioner Edwin Evans Ritchie Sr., 64, died on Nov. 1 5 . Brother Ritchie joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief cook. He be­ gan sailing in 1946 and hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Ritchie was born in Noxapater, Miss. and was a resident of Picayune, Miss. Surviving are his widow, Annie and a sister, Naomi of Prichard, Ala. Ronald Robidoux, Roland 29, died on Nov. 8. Brother Robidoux joined the SIU following his graduation from Pi­ ney Point in 1980. He was born in Rhode Island and was a resident of Blackstone, Mass. Surviving is his mother, Lucille of Blackstone. Pensioner Pedro G. Tantiado passed away on Oct. 25. Brother Tantiado joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He retired in 1972. Pensioner Nome Robert White, 62, died on Nov. 14. Brother White joined the SIU in 1 948 in the port of New Or­ leans sailing as a chief steward. He was a former mem­ ber of the SUP. Seafarer White walked the piCket. l,ines in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike and the 1948 Wall St. beef. White was born in Oklahoma and was a resident of Pearl River, La. Surviving are his widow, Alvina and a daughter, Marla Kelley of Marrero, La. 1bok Lim Yee died on Oct. 15. Brother Yee joined the SIU-merged MC&SU in the port of San Francisco. &mt Lakes Pensioner James D. XidiaS, 86, passed away in Athens, Greece on Oct. 29. Brother )(idiasjoined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. He began sailing in 1926 and hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Xidias was born in Phastros , Greece and was a resident of Athens. Surviving are his widow, Adamantia and another rela­ tive, Helen Xidias of Phastros . Pensioner Willis Edward Bierly, 64, died on Nov. 13. Brother Bierly joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1964 sailing as a FOWT for the American and .Boland and Cor­ nelius Steamship companies. He was a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II. Laker Bierly was born in Fairfield, Pa. and was a resident of Cleveland. Surviving are two daugh­ ters , Debra Riggs of Cleveland and Bonnie Collins of Amhurst, N .H. Pensioner Carl Laurentius Larsson passed away in Sweden on Sept. 28. Brother Larsson joined the Union in the port of Detroit. He retired in 1 965 and resided in Erie, Pa. He was a member of the Independent Order of Svithiod, Verdandi Lodge No. 3 , Chi­ cago, Ill . Surviving are his widow, Nels-Ruth; five nephews. �payoff, ancl ·a discussion was held pertain­ ing to the pension buy-out. A vote of thanks was given to the steward dep�rtment for a job wet! dPne. N&xt·p<>rt: New. Orteans, La. ' D �i8st Of Sll�ps . 11eet�n11s. . . LNG C.,.ICC>ftN (Energy Transpor­ tation Corp.), October 27-:-Sec:retary Ed­ ward Haber. No disputed OT. There is $485 in the ship;s fund. Communications received from Camp SpriQgs included the . tanker C()ntract fl:om the. NM U and the union scale. They were posted tor all to read and compare. The crew were advised to use the main deck so as not to bother those members off watch sleeping by slamming doors and other loud noises. The bosun also advised crewmembers to take advan­ tage of the educational opportunities at Piney Point and said he · has applications if anyone is interested. A vote of thanks was given to the steward dapartment for their good food, great poOI parties, and delicious salad bars. Next ports: Osaka, Japan and Arun, Indonesia. GOLDEN ENDEAVOR (Westchester Marine), October &-Chairman Paul M. Butterworth; Secretary James W. Barnett; Deck Delegate James i:: ·. Kash; Eilgine Delegate Ralph G. Griffin; Steward •Dele­ gate Barney Johnson. No disputed OT reported. The captain and the chief engi­ neer extend their thanks to the crewmem� . bers of the Golden Endeav0r Who ttimed to helping with the boiler repairs. They expect the boiler to be working very soon and will then attempt to resume speed. Everyone was asked to help conserve water while the repairs are being. com­ pleted. A reminder was given as to com­ pany policy regardln g overt1�e: no over­ time Wednesday . thrOUgh Sunday or on holidays . except for emergencies by order of the �tain. Next ports: Suez Canal, Port Su dan. - tober 27-Chairman R. Schrun; Secretary R. Principe; Educational Director R. Hoff­ man; Engine... Delegate Frank E. White. Three hours disputed or were reported in the engine department; otherwise, every­ thing is running smoothly. A letter was received from SIU Vice President "Red" Campbell; explruning the tanker trade sit­ uation and enclosing a copy of the NMU contract to see how that union Is resporid­ ing to the shipping situation. A motion was made to find out why members aboard the MN Courie� are not getting war zone pay on the Persian G ulf run. And a vote of thank$ was given to the steward depart­ ment for a job well dg9't ... ' •, t"' . puted OT reported. Thanks to the success of various .poo l s, the ship 's fund now has 1 �. ot whk:h $8 waa .apant on 1he pur- . chase of a case of soda. The · ship wlll al'riVe .at Diego Garcia on Thursday, Oct. 3J . . The mess .halls are closed every day frcim Q:45 to 9:45 for cleaning, The steward stated that "if there are no objections, the cadetS wltl be allowed to eat with the crew." A show of hands revealed no objections. Also, members went reminded that the .Jf::anyone crew lounge is not for s wants. to lie down on the sofa, they shoutd r�membei'fo. remove their shoes first. The educational director· �ad about the . up­ grading facilities at Piney .Point and urged all members to take advantage · of them. The U.S. Navy celebrated its 210th birthday on Oct. 1 3. The commodore expressed · his �titude to the steward depa rtment for · leeping . _ . CPL LOUIS J. HAUGE .IR. (Maersk Unes), October 27-Chaimlan. K.. Koutouras; Secretary G� �ny; Educational Director. A. . Okn>gley; 't:>eck Delegate Bob Shaw; '. · Engine Delegate Ben Conway; Steward Delegate Thomas Wiehl. No dis­ •' G,halrmaii D.O,. Fleming; Secretary E. Har­ ris; Educational Director R.M. Stewart; Deck Delegate John Japper; Engine Delegate D.F. Gardner; Steward Delegate Felix Ca­ ma�. NQ beefs or disputed OT reported. The chrutinan reported that the vessel will discharge at Guam and Japan this trip; then will � back to Singapore for an­ other load. CreWmembers were urged to take advantage of the facilities at Piney Point for upgrading their skills. A discussion was held on the Union's proposed pension buy-out. From the information members have received so far, they feel they cannot accept the. plan, . but wlll · need to talk with someone wt)O h• mor� lntorm.i1on . Th�re se,ms. .� ,be a,n Qi! CQnta.m .n�t19n P.ro,bletn with the drinking water abc>ard Ship. The chairman will talk to the captain about the problen(. If. no action is taken, he'll contact the PUblic Health Service in Guam. Next ports: Guam, Japan and Singapore. decorating the lounge, and · to Bill, the baker, for his delicious cake . . . and for the soda that was donat8d by the ship's fund. Another, and more Serious, message was received-this one a telex from Navy headquarters. It stressed the need for "heightened security awareness," espe­ cially for all aboard an American�flag ship. "Terrorism is a very real threat in today's world," it stated. Next pe>rt: Diego Garcia. 11/V COURIER (Ocean Carriers), Oc­ . llOYU (OCean Carriers), October 2()-­ · . •· . · ·. · · · INDEPENDENCE (American Hawaii Cruises), October �hairman T.W. Las­ ater; Secretary Duane Wong; Educational Director William Turner. No disputed OT reported. The chairman asked Jhat an questions � Qirected to the main ISsue at hand, namety''entry of the S.S. Uberte into the American cruise matket. He also.aSl<ed · for Union solldatlty and departmental Co­ operation. The SIU patrolman explained to the crew the need to pull together for the good of all Union members and to support the SIU on all issues in order to remain a strong organization. The bosun then asked tor . . · SEA·LAND DEFENDER (Sea-Land Service), October 20-Chai rman Ted To­ lentino; Secretary Ceasar F. Blanco; Ed­ UQational Director James W. Duffy; Engine Delegate L.D. Chappetta; Steward Dele­ gate F.A. Abello. No disp1,1ted OT reported. There. is $20.25 in the ship's fund. The , ...sh p's chairman recognized .the · difficulties of the steward department and expressed his wish · that the Union and Sea-Land review the existing daily workload of the steward utility (GSU). The one hour over­ time for cleaning and making up, on a daily basis, nine .bunks for the licensed officers ,.is �� chicl(�f�. And it was stres.sed that all .crewmembers must join efforts in . keeping up the crgw lounge, the taUlldry JQOm, the passag8Ways and the . firSt deck · toilet l'OOf11. Everyone Is respc)o$1bte· . for k ng the · ship neat and c. �- NEJxt " ports: LC>ng Beach and Oakland,. Calif. . . . .· . • . ! �NOE (Puerto Rico Marine), October 19-Chalrmah R. Rivera; Secretary C. Rice; Educational Director C. Sullivan; Deck Del­ egate G. Ortiz; Engine Delegate J. Mixon; Steward Delegate G. Bloncourt No beefs or disputed OT reported. A letter was received from-Vice President "Red" Camp­ bell . a.bout · the disputed OT from the last � STAR C)F TEXAS (Trtan Navigation), November �airman Gene Paschall ; secretary I.A. Fletcher; Deck Delegate Arthur Fennell ; Engine Deleg8te Micha81. a show of hands supporting 1he SIU on the Uberte and 11H other .Issues It was unanimous, with 1 1 0 members in attend­ ance. Louie Walder, a bartender on the Independence, gave his personal testi­ mony about working without a contract on a foreign-flag vessel. He told of the long hours and other hardships crewmembers had to endure. Next port: Hono ulu, Hawaii. eepi ·. :St. . . . Angelo; Steward Delegate Clifford · will be ice cream for the crew at all times. Report to the LOG: "The crew and officers got · to shop for beautiful wood carvings while in Matadi (Zaire). We were all sorry that our QMEO injured his back and had to fly home ffom Monrovia." Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. LNG TAURUS (Energy Transportation Corp.), October 20-Chairman John P. Davis; Secretary Robert H. Forshee; Deck Delegate Robbynson H. Suy; Engine Del­ egate David Terry Jr. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $oo.<J in tl)e ship's fund with the addition of $300 from the baseball pool s. The chairman re-empha­ sized the need to stay away from drugs, using as an example the recent discharge of a crewmember who failed the drug test given aboard ship. A basketball was pur­ chased and punching b�� ordered, and the educational director announced that he is . going. to arrange . for nlc>re. magaiiOeS and news�pers . onb()ard the Taurus, All communications were posted, and a hearty vote of thanks was given to the steward ·department for a job well done. Next ports: Bontang, Indonesia and Himeji, Japan. This tropical poolside mural was painted in his spare time by David Reilly, steward assistant on the LNG Capricorn. · ·.Offidat ships minutes &tao were � · frcim .the . folng lowi vessels: .. · AMBASSADOR AMERICAN CONDOR CAGUAS q< E7 .;/. ' · Fuertado. No beefs or di8puted OT re­ ported, although the engine department has been short one QMED since Monrovia. The chairman reported a good trip with no problems. He talked about the .changes in the shipping industry and the impe>rtance MOKU PAHU OMI HUDSON OMI MISSOURI OMI SACRAMENTO OVERSEAS MARILYN PATRIOT PFC JAMES ANDERSON JR. remember to support the SPAD program. Articles in the current LOG were discussed, and everyone was asked to be sure to report all necessary repairs. A vote of thanks was given to the steward · depart­ ment for the fine food and good service in the cafeteria. It is hoped the . freezer will be replaced. in the shipyard so that there ST. LOUIS SEA-LAND DEVELOPER SEA-LAND INNOVATOR SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-LAND PACER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA-LAND VENTURE SEA-LAND VOYAGER SUGAR ISLANDER WESlWARD VEtm.IRE · of� adVan\ageof the upgr:adingcourses at' Piney Poirlt. He also asked everyone to · IS 8001£ YOUR PROBLEM ? WE CAN JIELP YOU �OLVE IT. PORTLAND FOR A�!l/G'TANCE WITJ.I EITJ..1£12 PROBLEM CONTACT TJIE A.R.C. OR YOUR PORT AGENT I , December 1 985 I LOG / 21 i'. . �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes NOV. 1-30, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 3 3 8 3 2 2 2 5 Port 14 56 0 7 12 2 9 4 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port 3 4 17 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Port HEADQUARTERS 0 6 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10 0 5 0 0 5 Totals All Departments . ....... 11 36 13 7 13 24 82 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 16 15 33 32 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 21 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 (301 ) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea NOV. 1-30, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class.B Class C Port Gloucester . . . . . New York . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . Jacksonville . . . . San Francisco . . Wilmington . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 68 9 4 10 11 53 27 37 26 24 22 8 42 0 2 350 1 16 12 6 12 1 8 14 6 6 4 2 22 6 0 7 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 56 3 4 10 1 42 48 25 15 25 16 6 28 0 1 283 Port 1 20 1 2 4 0 26 38 17 5 5 10 13 5 0 6 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 10 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 (21 6) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 4 0 7 2 0 0 8 1 27 13 11 25 23 76 58 69 62 57 25 6 78 0 3 641 230 22 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 88 9 18 22 16 57 42 37 35 48 14 5 51 0 6 5 13 2 2 9 5 7 6 12 14 19 3 22 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 JERSEY CITY, N.J. NEW YORK, N.Y. 30 5 32 12 12 24 9 13 26 21 18 10 5 29 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 01 930 (61 7) 283-1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 968 1 3 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. 77002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . .-• . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . NWI Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 33 7 8 7 7 39 26 22 12 15 7 5 24 0 4 217 2 7 1 1 5 1 12 4 3 2 5 2 16 3 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 188 1 22 2 4 3 8 19 9 40 4 19 2 4 12 0 2 0 9 2 0 1 3 3 1 4 6 5 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 1 27 1 4 12 1 31 20 36 15 36 8 14 6 0 1 0 33 1 3 5 1 21 7 36 12 14 5 11 8 0 0 4 42 5 5 8 2 12 14 9 12 19 4 1 19 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 49 0 0 0 0 31 1 5 3 3 39 34 15 16 17 8 3 10 0 3 Port 0 6 2 1 0 1 19 8 3 4 7 2 10 6 0 1 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 t 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 20 450 124 15 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 70 1 0 0 0 46 1 6 10 19 35 15 90 20 41 9 9 16 0 0 4 12 3 6 3 13 3 3 9 0 13 2 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 43 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Gloucester . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·' · . . . . . . ........... ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 59 35 203 0 11 1 2 3 0 17 16 5 2 11 2 72 0 0 1 1 43 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 64 0 0 0 167 88 317 100 46 0 55 2 0 10 2 29 12 101 33 35 12 12 21 0 0 7 63 14 6 20 16 20 28 35 39 50 14 101 28 0 5 1 8 0 1 0 0 7 4 4 0 3 3 1 47 1 0 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............. 157 262 163 0 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 875 502 206 674 Gloucester . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . JaGksonville . . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . Totals-. . . . . . . . . **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Trip Reliefs CLEVELAND, Ohio 0 0 0 324 446 366 1 80 138 1 ,732 900 179 262 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of November was up . from the month of October. A total of 1 , 1 82 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,1 82 jobs shipped, 608 jobs or about 51 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 1 33 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip rellef program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 1 ,939 jobs have been shipped. 22 I LOG I December 1 985 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-091 6 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (61 7) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1 -800-325-2532 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 Third St. 235 1 0 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 91 48 (21 5) 336-381 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 2 1 (206) 441 - 1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 G ravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 2 1 st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 �Marine POW Ending , in Life of Merchant . By Kevin Leary (Reprinted from the San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, Nov. 16, 1985) . . in the Woo Sung prison camp in China fits to the mercharit marines. "I've been trying to get him some until the end of the war. help from the VA for a year, first for Armstrong survived the harsh.POW his alcoholism and ·now for this . life and was liberated in 5eptember of 1945' out he emerged ffom _captivity ' . They L U�ll me he wasn't in the milit8.ry ; h.e \\ias just a civilian who with a devastating case of tuberculosis that ended his merchant marine ca­ got captui:ed. They don't even tr;'" to . artswet my questions. reer. His son ·believes the experience left "My father went through hell for . this country, and now they turn away him with a seric>us drinking pro�lem , and say, ' Sorr)r, that's just the way it that may have led 'to A"*-strong's is.' " current life-threatening ailment. · On October 2, Armstrong 9r�hecl · his. car in . mi nor drunken dnVing ' · : · accident in :Which he bumped hi bead . ' · After that mishap, the veteran· radio ·. announcer _decided to seek help at the . ,· . alcoholic rehabilitation clinic t Feather ' River · Hospital in : P&.radi e, Butte ·. · · County. . ' '. .· · Wheri. he was admitted, he \\'.�s · frs a familiar refrain to diagnosed as having pneumonia. On many bi t ter .sailors who served aboard October 7, while being examined, merchant ships in World War II. More Armstrong stopped bre at hing suf� than 6,000 of them.died aboard supply fered a _heart atta�k and .:has been in a and Ger'." ships unk by th� coma ever since. man · . they femed equipment to war His medi�at ·prognosis _ is _ not : go�:' zones, yet they are not considered The doctors say he wiU·�bably nof . veterans , come out of the coma, and if he does After years of petitions by seamen he'll probably be brain damaged , " his . ·· seeking veteran status , the governson said. ment position was state.d in 1982. by "It's not fair that he went through all that suffering in the war · and n w : Secretary of.the Air Force Verne Orr: everyone�s tumitlg away from him "While the servi . . of the American .. said David nn trong. "The Vele.ran .. . . merchantmarin during,World War II Adrrlini tra,ti n refu highly qieritoriqus contrib. to .8JCUll be.ne.: · . .. Timothy Armstrong, a well-known all-night Chico radio disc jockey, re­ mained in a deep coma yesterday and his doctorS do not expect him to Uve • . It is yet another tragedy in the life of a hard-luck guy· who spent nearly four years in a Japanese prisoner-of- · war qimp during World War II and never completely recovered from the ' experience . Even now,. his son, David Arm­ strong, a Colusa restaurant owner, thinks hi� dad is getting a raw deal ftom t�. t.LS, government, which de­ nies veterans benefits to merchant sea- men. . ' L I I ' 'He's been in a coma since October 7, and he's just about gone through his health insurance, " said David, owner of the Hu.ngry Farmer restau­ rant. "I want some help from the . Veterans Administration, but they're just turning their backs on him . " The elder Armstrong, 6'.2, was a merchant seaman, ser¥ing aboard the freighter Malama, carrying weapons . and radar equipment to the Philippines on Jan. 1 , 1942, whe n·'tfie ship was bombed and �- y the Japanese. Th 2 crewinen and five soldiers . .. .. ard were taken pri ner d he!d . _ I · I .. . ' i. ' . ) father · went .t hro�gh: h e1.1. for thi$ c:ountry' . . l . 'j I l I I l l i � l 1 ·t I i \ l ll l j l l I l 1 ,,Timothy Armstrong's story is one of the .more tragic examples of what happened to many American merchant seamen following World,War II. While most went on to lead normal and productive lives, many carried the Saffie type of battle scars veterans of the armed services did'. But · seamen had few places to tum to for help. The number ofWorld War II seamen is dwindling, and soon the government won't have to worry about its obliga­ tion to .the men who served and died for their country. What the U-boats started, time will finish. · Apart from unions and other seg­ ment of the maritime industry, the bravery; patP,.otism and sacrifices of these seamen will probably fade from memory, because there i� nothing to remind the American people. "Most everyone visits veterans' graves throughout the wofld. But very few talk about the graves at the bottom Of t� ocean . ' ' . Aretired �arer wrote those lines. Verner Anderson, who'sailed through­ out World War II, may have found the reason which explains why so many care so little. He noted that veterans' cemeteries . and memorials are scattered ··throughout the nation and the world as reminders for. those of us who have benefited from others' . ,.. sacrif\ces. " But no one can visit those ceme­ teries because they are a mile below. That's one cemetery they don't spend · · · · . - . · · · · ·· . 40;:fear-old · · · . JaJ)rulese · . anti w�� . . . facing east, west, south and north. · If persons wish to donate to the prQject, they may send their contri- . . · t>uii0n - 1o: any 111oney on for upkeep. That's prob· ably why they forget about · the mer­ chant marine." Despite the stories of men such . as Armstrong, it is. doubtful that the fed­ eral government can · be spurred into action to grant any kind of veteran's benefits to merchant seamen. Years of efforts by d�dicated<$f0Ups have produced few results. But to their . . credit these gr90ps keep on fighting. While these . merebant marine vet. erans may nev r: receive their due, there is one group · :that is trying to keep the memory alive and give the survivors at least a little respect: The American Merchant Mariners Memor­ ial Corp. That group has submitted a design . and selected a site for a memorial in New York City. It is headed by Adm. Thomas A. King, the. superintendent . . of the Merchaiit MarfueACademy, and • .··, the honorary chairnian is Lane Kirk­ land, president of the AFL-CIO. La­ bor, management and government rep­ resentatives are involved. King said plans call for the memorial to be between Battery Place Park cµid· the Fireboat Docking Pier at the south­ western tip of Manhattan Island, where the Hudson River meets . the upper New York Bay. The names of the 6,500 mariners killed in World War Il will be ptacea in a time capsule at the memorial, King said . . The design calls for four prows (from actual ships) to be set e · · · · Adm. Thomas King The American Merchant Mariners Memorial Corp. .. . ·· · . · . .· . .. & VA 'sayl? · . . . • . . · " '•' dePrlv� . · ': !f My war effort and was often conducted within combat zones, it lacked the characteristics of active military service as defined by law.'' That . reaSQning infuriates Arm­ strong; who hasjust about given up hope that his father will get VA help. "But I'm going to fight this for as long as it takes," he said yesterday . "Now it's a matter of principle. There must be thousands of old merchant of die benefits seamen'.being they deserve . > : ·. . . • · .. � � ·1 am going. to keep · ing W.til ' ilie govemD1 nt o r the: they're S-0.rry and admits they've made a mistake and should have helped my father. " The elder Armstrong has been an announcer and disc jockey for Chico radiO station KPAY for 25 yeats. . During the past . several years he worked, the midnight to 6 a.m. slot, playing . easy-listening music and providing a frost alert for farmers. "He's a good man and everyone knew him," said KPAY general manager Monty Ivey, who tried in September to have Armstrong admitted to an alcohol detoxification center under a veterans program . ·.· "But the VA screened him out and deraied him benefits, " said Ivey. " I fO}ey had accepted him,who knows :.··. what mi�t hav h ppen d/' . -­ · . · Edit() rial M:· 'Time fop Re peCt t · uted to the success of the American • ··- a . Corna tht'f · .Merchant Marine Ac demy . •. Kings Point, N.Y. 1 1024-1699 While the government may continue . fu those who r¥e<r t.beli c0un- . . try in World War D tbeY Jtave for deeades; this memorial gives everyone a chance to show a little respect. . That's not too much to ask. i&riore · · WWI I "Mulberry" Vets WinVeteran's Benefits Merchant eamen who took part in Operation Mulberry on D- Oay have been granted veteran ' latu by the Department of Defen e . It i e timated th t o n ly about 200 of the I ,000 merchant amen who participated io the operation arc till alive. Operation Mulberry involved 32 hip which were tripped down and filled with explo ive . After tho hip cro ed the Engli b Channel under heavy fire the day before D-D y they discharged troop to landing craft bortly after midnight. They were anchored off the Normandy t under heavy fire. When th crew left the hip on the landing craft, all 32 hip were blown up and unk-to be used br waters for the invaion ite. More than 6 500 merchant men died in World War II, but until thi ti n only six had been granted veteran ' talus, even though groups of dietician , telephone opcrato and phy ical therapi ts were granted those righ . " I applaud the deci ion. The e men d crvc i t , but o many the do also. I am disappointed they have been turned down," IU Pre idcnt Frank Drozak "d . The M ulberry veteran are now eligible for I w-co t VA medical care , low interc t loan and burial in military ccmeterie . Following a li t of hip in the operation . If you believe you are qualified, contact your local Vet­ eran Admini tration office for de­ tail : · West Nohno, Audacious, Cou­ rageou , Be!Vamin Contee, Matt W. Ramon, Jamts Iredell, Baj­ aloidt, Jamts W. Marshall, Potttr, Victory Sword, West Honaker, West Grama, Wilscox, West Nilu , Jlli­ noian, Export, Kentucldan, Alcoa uader, Kofresi, Lena Lucken­ bach Pennsylvanian, Robin Grey, ahalt, We I Che wald, Olambala, FUght Command, David 0. Saylor, JuJjus Virtuvius, Galvtston, George W. Childs, Arttmus Ward, Georgt S. Wasson. December 1 985 / LOG I 23 - - ---- - =·-·-·-=-·== . ···--·--·--·-· ·--- · · - --- --- - - - -- - - - ----..... , ....____ _ ____ ___ _ _ __ ____ _ ______ __ ___ ___________ : - . _ _ ___:_ - - - · . . ·� :...:. �Sugar Island-Muck Raking on the Delaware The Sugar Island's Chief Mate Ed Anderson takes a quick break as bis dredge works on a project in the Delaware River. }:j, "';iii... \. . .. AB Gary Gardner signals the crane operator as they prepare to perform some maintenance onboard the Sugar Island. . . ' � ,( -- Wiper Sb'eWoa Greenberg (left) and Engineer Mark Wirtanen make some final adjustments cutilng sheet metal onboard the Sugar Island (North American Trailing Co.) before AB Ed Broadus (backaround) and AB Louis Green repair a line aboard the dredge Sugar Island. Capt Tum Decker prepares to tte up Im launda the Huason River alonpide the Sllf'IT Island. 24 I LOG I December 198.5 - -- -- -- - · · · - -- · ··· · · ---- - - ·· - · ·--------·-- ---------- -·------------ ---- -�- --- ·--- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BEAT YOUR DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM NOW SENATE PASSES FARM BILL, HOUSE HOLDS HEARING DIGIORGIO GETS A LOOK AT T-AGOS CONTENDER MILITARY SHIPS SPARK SAB ACTION ON WORK REFUSAL SONAT IOT TALKS SET SEAFARERS MAN PILOT LAUNCHES UNITED TO PROMOTE JOBS FOR U.S. WORKERS: AT THE MTD CONVENTION FAST-ACTING CREWMATES KEEP VICTIM'S HEAD ABOVE WATER BALTIMORE SAVES 10 FROM 2 SMALL BOATS IN 1 DAY RAINBOW WINS ANOTHER ROUND LAKES OK DESPITE EARLY FREEZE TITANIC MEMORIAL BILL PASSED LIFE OF MERCHANT MARINE POW ENDING IN A COMA EDITORIAL TIME FOR RESPECT WWII "MULBERRY" VETS WIN VETERAN'S BENEFITS SUGAR ISLAND--MUCK RAKING ON THE DELAWARE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 12 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3f953c7f6755bb76e02c33ec40ad74f3.pdf 635f9a8506d4516c19219f6775c2c791 PDF Text Text OfBclal Publication of the Seafarera lniernatlonal Union• Atlantic, GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 48 No. Strike for Fair Share ���!�rs�,�ces SIU Fishermen Shut New Bedford Harbor -.... ••• , . �,- :.... . Even Ebenezer Scrooge couldn't "self-employed," the boat owners were come up with a more depressing sce­ able to get the fishermen working for them to assume the full cost of their nario. Faced with the prospect of a wage cutback in excess of 20 percent, New Bedford fishermen called for a strike. Two days after Christmas, at a ._ a1v1s1on · ··-'"'-- .. .,.�.. . · � &l l(•O January 1986 ·I MN Rover Plucks 63 From South China Sea own Social Security and unemployment taxes." The strike, called against the Sea­ _ time when most people are making food last minute plans for New Year's, 600 represents 32 boat owners, is costing of these newly organized SIU mem­ the city of New Bedford $ 1 million a Producers Association which bers were braving freezing weather on day. Both sides agree, however, that picket lines at 23 sites around Mas­ the strike was precipitated by wors­ sachusetts. \ 1 • • •• � .- ... . . , .. . ... .. , ,_ ,,, _ • • _� I ening conditions in the fishing indus­ At the same time, however, there try. It has been hard hit by heavily was a sense of purpose and solidarity. subsidized Canadian imports, insur­ "I don't like doing this any more than ance problems and a recent ruling by anyone else," said SIU fisherman Mark the World Court which declared that Preference Fight Ends When striking SIU fishermen in New Bedford put a stranglehold on the nation's busiest fishing harbor, the city's auction house (above) had to close its doors. Once the center of activity, the auction house has no fish to sell. Saunders to a Journal of Commerce the rich fishing banks of the St. George's reporter. "But there's a point to be made." are under Canadian jurisdiction. "People can only stand so much," said Jack Caffey, special assistant to The strike has temporarily alle­ viated one nagging problem. Fish the SIU president. "The New Bedford prices, which were at intolerably low levels, have risen dramatically in re­ fishermen had to accept a de facto cent days. cutback three years ago when the SIU fishermen, who make up about owners persuaded the union repre­ one-third of New Bedford's fishermen, senting the fishermen before the SIU do not receive a fixed salary, but are to accept a change in their employment status. By reclassifying fishermen as awarded a certain percentage of the (Continued on Page 32.) Inside: New Build and Charter Program Farm Bill Increases U.S. Ships' Share of P.L. 480 U.S.-flag ships will begin carrying IO percent more P.L. 480 cargo this ing to give up preference rights to so­ called commercial export programs, year, and by 1 988 SIU and other Amer­ ican ships will haul 75 percent of those shipments under the provisions of the even though a federal court had ruled in favor of the Union's claim to pref­ erence requirements on those pro­ new, five-year, $ 1 60 billion farm bill. President Reagan signed the bill late grams. last month. Each house passed its version of a farm bill in early December. The Sen­ The approval of the farm bill sig­ ate bill contained the Union-backed naled the end of one of the most brutal compromise. The House version maintained cargo preference regula­ and long fights over the cargo prefer­ ence issue in decades. It also showed tions at the 50 percent level, but it did what two groups who were initially not directly address the controversial opposed to each other can accomplish issue of commercial cargoes. through tough but reasonable negoti­ ations. The cargo preference compromise, Prior to the House/Senate confer­ ence, the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee held a hearing where Pages a small part of the massive farm bill, opponents of the compromise had one SIU Crews Float-On/Float-Off last chance to try to scuttle the agree­ Pages increases the share of cargo for Amer­ ican ships from 50 to 75 percent on a partment of Agriculture, the Navy, Overseas Alice Rescues 47 Page 4 1 0- 10-5 percent timetable during the next three years. Up to the last stages of the farm bill's passage, the administration and many large and powerful agri-business groups continued their attacks on the compromise. The fighting continued despite compromise supporters agree- A Look Back at 1985 Pensioner Housing At Piney Point Pages 11-24 Pages2 ment. Representatives from the De­ the Agency for International Devel­ opment and Marad spoke out against the compromise. They were joined in their attacks by the North American Grain Export Association, Millers Na- (Continued on Page 3.) �President's Report by Frank Drozak W E aid We are continuing to develop new shipments would not harm the econ­ omy of their farming constituents. of federally-supported training and upgrading programs for start the New Year facing a our Union even better for our mem­ school. proved our claims processing systems, trained crews. And the maritime unions, * and still newer improvements are being themselves, are unable to put together a unified program for survival and growth. That's a tough assessment of where Five years ago, the Reagan admin­ istration began with a promise to de­ sign a maritime program that would revitalize our badly ailing industry. That isn't bad. If you take a good That hasn't happened. Instead, we look at what's happening in this in­ have had to spend four years expend­ dustry, and especially what's happen­ ing much time and energy in the leg­ islative halls of Congress just holding ing with the other unlicensed unions, we have done quite well. But, it didn't on to what we already had. We had just happen. We have these jobs be­ to beat back those who would take cause we have developed the kind of from the holds of U.S.-flag ships those training programs that can prepare our cargoes that are keeping what's left of membership for new opportunities, and our nation's merchant marine afloat. because our membership is responding There were serious attempts to give to these new job opportunities by be­ away Alaskan oil which would have . coming qualified for them through the been diverted to foreign-flag super­ tankers. We fought a long and grueling Seafarers' training programs. * battle with the powerful farm lobby to protect the legislated right of the U.S. * * put into· place. We have set up a So, you can see that although we are faced with many problems as we begin this year, we are also in a place on their pensions. Beginning this month, we have a new program to provide I believe it's an honest and accurate picture. * program for those members who want the option to get a lump-sum buyout we stand as this new year begins, but housing for our pensioners at our fa­ of opportunity. I believe that if we continue to communicate with each other, and work together, we will con­ cilities in Piney Point. Also this month, we begin a program to help those of that most concern us as a Union: job our members who have a problem with security, our health and welfare, and drug addiction. our continuing education. tinue to make progress in those areas * There are some bright spots as we begin 1986. I think that Congress is finally convinced that something has to be done to encourage trade to pre­ vent the total erosion of America's industrial base. I think Congress is also finally becoming convinced that America's maritime industry needs to be a viable component of this nation's * trade policy for reasons having to do As.we go into 1986, the biggest game in town is military work. In the past year we were able to secure 35 military support vessels. This year degree granting program at our During the past year we have im­ of maritime unions to provide fully­ * We are continuing to plan and work toward our goal of having a full four­ b.ers and their families. placing increasing strains on the ability * bers in the field of nautical sciences. a number of new programs to make tary vessel contract proposals are the jobs of hundreds of our members. school is now fully accredited to grant two-year college degrees to our mem­ doing too badly, and we are developing together a consistent maritime pro­ gram. Manning requirements in mili­ support of our membership, we were And, I am proud to announce that our for us. As an organization we aren't of an administration that cannot put able to win these battles and preserve from our members and their depend­ ents for college scholarship programs. * of both a challenge and an opportunity industry is awash in the confused seas Because we did our tromework: and showed up every day, and had the * Finally, I see this new year as one number of serious problems. Our goes. our members. Our scholarship com­ mittee· is presently taking applications * merchant marine to carry foreign car­ foreign with our economy and our national defense. In the past four years we have de­ brought our veloped meaningful dialogues with membership 680 jobs which helped to offset the job losses we suffered as members of Congress of both political parties. We have done this through many of our commercial vessels were our members' continued support of laid up or scrapped because there was SPAD, and through our ability to rea­ no cargo for them. By June of this son and our willingness to compro­ year, we figure to be manning 45 mil­ itary ships with a total of 850 good mise. It was by no accident that we jobs for this membership. many farm states that the continua tion were able to convince legislators from Just before Christmas, SIU members were in Los Angeles walking picket lines and carrying signs in support of 22,000 UFCW and Teamster meat cutters on strike in Southern California against major California supermarket chains. Above, SIU members posed with Maritime Port Council affiliates during a loud raUy in McArthur Park where 2,000 turned out to protest lock-outs and an impasse in negotiations. Negotiations had stalled six weeks earlier, when management refused to back away from its subcontracting and two-tier leaving grocery workers no choice but to vote to strike. wage proposals Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Aliantlc, Gutt, lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL.CIO Januaiy 1986 Vol. 48. No. 1 . Executive Board Frank Drozak President Ed Turner Joe DIGlorglo Executive Vice President Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Joe Sacco Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Deborah Greene Max Hall Associate Editor Associate Editor Rey Bourdlua Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I January 1 986 Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President I -'�..q; ' ..... Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Vice President " '... • � i The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-999 8 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Funds Appropriated But Not Authorized BUILD AND CHARTER PROGRAM PART OF 1986 SPENDING BILL For the first time since the Reagan administration took office, Congress has passed and the president has signed legislation which approp riates $852 million for ship construction in a build and charter program. There is only one hitch. The money has been appropriated, but Congress has not authorized the spending of any of the funds. The money, named the Maritime Fund, is part of a joint House/Senate resolution which is an omnibus $368 billion spending bill for fiscal 1986. The fund is "patterned after Presi­ dent Eisenhower's mariner program to construct ships for commercial op­ eration which may be used for military sealift," the conference report said. If the money is authorized , experts estimate that some 10 to 12 ships could be built with the $852 million. It is similar to a bill introduced in Novem­ ber by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). The Navy would determine what type of ships would be needed, such as RO/ RO's, crane ship s , tankers or troop­ ships and then designate a builder and an operator, all based on competitive bidding. "This is certainly a step in the right direction. It's the first infusion of ship building money by the government in more than five years. But we're going to have to wait and see how this whole thing shakes out," SIU President Frank Drozak said. Normally Congress will authorize a certain program and then in separate action it will appropriate money for SIU Crews Float-On/Float-Off Ship ­ the program . . This time the action is reversed, but both steps are needed before a penny can be spent. Members of the House/Senate con­ ference which developed the fund said in a report that they hope to begin the program as "soon as possible after authorization is enacted . " I n addition, $228 million was set aside in another resolution to re-engine and modernize ships the Navy might buy for it s Strategic Sealift Program. Any revenues from the build and charter program would be returned to the Maritime Fund so it c oul d maintain itself or grow. SHLSS Wins OK for 2Year College Degree In November of 1985, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship wa s approved as a two-year de­ gree granting institution by the Mary­ land State Board for Higher Education. The school now has the authority to award associate in arts degrees in Nautical Science Technology and Ma­ rine Engineering Technology. The approval for the SHLSS marks the end of a two-year process in which SHLSS worked with the Maryland State Board for Higher Education and Dr. David Sumler, coordinator for Collegiate Approval and Evaluation. In order to achieve degree granting status, SHLSS had to meet all require­ ments of the state of Maryland for two-year colleges. The process of the state's judging of the school included evaluation team visits by respected educators. The evaluators examined all aspects of the school's operations including administration, curriculum, faculty, finances, admissions and fa­ cilities. The degree programs are designed to provide the members of the SIU with the opportunity to earn a two­ year college degree in their occupa­ tional area and to provide a solid academic background in the sciences, arts and humanities. Earning degree granting approval from the Maryland State Board for Higher Education is a big step for SHLSS. The approval from the state confirms that the school is providing top quality educational experiences and instruction to the members of the SIU. It proves that Whats a FO/FO? the SIU and the SHLSS are committed and able to provide highly trained workers in the maritime field. How­ ever, the new degree granting program will provide more than occupational training to the members of the SIU; it will provide solid academic training in such areas as English, math, physics, engineering principles, social sci­ ences, physical sciences and humani­ ties. The new college program is de­ signed to provide the flexibility that Seafarers need to achieve a higher education.Unlike traditional semester systems that most colleges have, the SHLSS degree program will be de­ signed to meet the needs of Seafarers who are not always able to attend school for whole semesters at a time. The SHLSS program will offer courses three or four times per year for six to JO-week periods. Members will be al­ lowed to come back to school for college courses just as they do for upgrading courses.Members who wish to earn their degree will come to SHLSS and work on a sequence of two to four courses over a six to 10-week period. The college program will work just like upgrading, but instead of taking a vocational class, the student will be enrolled in the college program. The first sequence of college courses to be offered will be English 101: Compo­ sition and Rhetoric; MTH 108: Intro­ duction to College Mathematics, and either MET 221: Engineering Princi­ ples I (for engine department majors) or PHS 101: General Physical Science One of the more unusual ships afloat is the Cormo­ rant (Pacific Gulf Marine). It is a semi-submersible or float-on/float-off ship. It can carry four Army tugs plus other equipment. When a tug or other vessel is brought aboard, the Cormorant ballasts down until six to 20 feet of water cover the work deck, and the ships are floated on and secured. Then it de-ballasts and the vessels can be stored or even repaired onboard. The Cormorant is sta­ tioned in Diego Garcia. It is 739.1 feet long, 40,685 GWT, has a 135-foot beam and 19,700 horsepower. It carries an unlicensed crew of 11. SIU-Backed Farm Bill Signed tional Federation and other agri-busi­ ness groups. The SIU, the Transportation Insti­ tute, the Council of American Flag Operators, Joint Maritime Congress and MIRID strongly supported the bill. Several farm groups including the National Com Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Grow­ ers, National Cotton Council, the Rice Millers' Association and the National Council of Farm Cooperatives also backed the compromise. "The group of people outside the maritime industry who agreed with the compromise shows that it must be a fair way of solving a very tough issue," said SIU President Frank Drozak. During the House/Senate confer­ ence, the SIU-backed compromise emerged as the bill's cargo preference provision. It passed the House on a 325-96 vote and the Senate by a 5538 margin. "A productive and healthy agricul­ ture industry and a strong and active United States maritime industry are vitally important to the economic well- being and national security objectives of our nation . . . Both industries must compete in an international market increasingly dominated by foreign trade barriers and the subsidization of for­ eign governments . . . Increased ag­ ricultural exports and the utilization of United States merchant vessels con­ tribute positively to the United States balance of trade and generate employ­ ment opportunities in the United States . ..The purpose [of the bill] is to stimulate and promote both the agricultural and maritime industries of the United States and encourage co­ operative efforts by both industries to address their common problems," the conference report said. Along with the increased share of government cargo, the bill also calls for a minimum tonnage requirement for the cargoes, a 'snap-back' provi­ sion to original cargo preference law should funding for the program be terminated at a future date, a mecha­ nism to protect against freight rate inflation and a national advisory com­ mission on agricultural export trans­ portation to begin work this year. I (for deck department members). These new courses will begin in the early spring around the beginning of March and are the first sequence of courses needed for the new college degrees. The first sequence of three courses will run for six weeks. Any members interested in starting the col­ lege program or having any questions about it can contact the Admissions Office or Tracy Aumann at the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship, Piney Point, Md. 20674.This is the time for members to get in on the ground floor of this new and ex­ citing educational opportunity. Watch your LOG for more stories and infor­ mation about the process. (Continued from Page 1.) January 1 986 I LOG I 3 �USAF, Navy Choppers Pick Up 81 Others Overseas Alice Crew Saves 46 in Heroic Rescue SUBIC BAY, P.1.-Seven U.S. Navy 7th Fleet helicopters from here, two of the U.S. 13th Air Force of Clark Air Base, Manila and the crew of the MSC's SIU-manned Overseas Alice (Maritime Overseas) rescued 127 of the 175-passenger and crew from the Asuncion Cinco. The Cinco, a 15-year-old, 250 dwt, inter-island Filipino ferry boat, sank on Dec. 18, nearly 200 miles south of here in the Mindoro Strait, South China Sea. The ferry was enroute from Tay­ tay, Western Palawan Is. to Manila. The rescue operation was sparked by an S-0-S from a passing merchant vessel which saved three survivors in the water. Five Navy Patrol Squadron 22 search-and-rescue planes and chop­ pers and two Fleet Squadron 5 Sea King choppers and the Overseas Alice in the South China Sea were dis­ patched to the sinking ferry at 4 p.m. Dec. 18. Squadron 5 aircrews spotted and picked up out of the sea eight drifting seamen off Palawan Is. at about 5 p.m. Later it was learned that they had been cast into the sea off the ferry in a small boat which was broken up in heavy seas. Then the Navy chopper crews picked up more survivors from the sunken ferry, flying them to the U.S. Naval Hospital in Subic Bay and the Olon­ gapo City (P.I.) Hospital for treatment for exposure. The Overseas Alice reached the dis­ aster area at about 9:30 p.m., rescuing about 50 survivors in heavy seas in the dark pre-dawn hours of Dec. 19. At first light on Dec. 19, two Navy and two Air Force Jolly Green Giant search-ana-rescue choppers were sent to the scene where they plucked l 0 survivors out of the water and re­ covered five bodies. They later ferried 23 of the survivors to Manila from the deck of the Overseas Alice where a Navy doctor and medical team were attending the survivors. The next day the Overseas Alice delivered 46 survivors and seven dead to the port of Subic Bay. Earlier the crew had spread the blanket, collect­ ing $550 for the survivors, giving each one 200 pesos. Survivor Analilibet Acar was given 375 pesos. Six of his family of eight survived the sinking. Between the crew and the ship's slop chest, they were able to clothe most of the survivors, and U.S. Navy chaplain aboard gave more clothes to completely clothe all survivors. Last summer the Overseas Alice picked up more than a dozen refugee boatpeople out of the cruel sea and put them ashore in the Philippines. In 1969 the tanker plucked out of the storm-tossed Pacific Ocean a downed De Havilland Dove airplane ferry pi­ lot, Warren Bullock, 47, enroute from 4 I LOG I January 1 986 This was the second at-sea rescue in six months for the Overseas Alice. Watch for next month's LOG and pictures of the rescue taken by a crewmember aboard the Overseas Alice. Hawaii to Southern California when he had engine trouble 85 miles off the coastline. Also, last May 4 the generous Over­ seas Alice crewmembers donated baseball uniforms, gloves, bats, balls and other baseball equipment to the Cavite City, P.I. Little League base­ ball team. The heroic rescue crew of the Over­ seas Alice was Capt. Richard Trippe and his officers, Bosun Steven Cope­ land, Chief Steward Collie Loper, who gave some of the Little League base­ ball equipment, Chief Pumpman and QMED Steven Bower, Chief Cook Edward P. Herrera, ABs Richard G. Buchanan, William Rawluk, William A. Cruickshank, Leonard R. Wright, Oscar A. Martinez, Rudolfo Aso­ pardo, OSs Hugh A. Wooten and Har­ old L. Loew, Steward Assts. Jaber A. Ali and Reynaldo Rodriguez, OMUs David G. Locsin Jr., Roger J. Hark­ leroad and Kenneth I. Harder and Wiper Renaldo V. Rosette. Just before Christmas Day, the Navy and Maritime Overseas sent congrat­ ulatory messages to the Overseas Al­ ice crew: "The pivotal role played by the Overseas Alice in her second at-sea rescue in six months is noted with pleasure. Your action in the rescue of a large number of survivors from the Philippine ferry epitomizes the Amer­ ican merchant mariner's dedication to humanitarian causes. "The compassion, endurance and bravery you displayed during the re­ cent rescue at sea have won admira­ tion PACOM-wide. No one could have performed more professionally. Well done, COMSAC, Washington, D.C." "To Master, Officers and Crew: "On behalf of your vessel owners and the management and staff of the Maritime Overseas Corp., please ac­ cept a resounding 'well done' for all hands in their successful rescue of 50 survivors from the sinking ferry Asun­ cion Cinco on Dec. 18-19, 1985. Your timely response and the action of your crew exemplifies professionalism and the highest skill of seamanship within the finest tradition of the sea. The humanitarian efforts by all hands re­ flects the concern of the merchant mariner for the safety and protection of life at sea at all times. It is reassuring to know that during these changing times in our world, the American sea­ farer is ready, willing and able to serve. We are proud of all of you. Maritime Overseas Corp." Kings Point Honors Apex Marine Chief Capt. Leo V. Berger, head of the SIU-manned Apex Marine (Avon Steamship), has been named winner of the 1985 Alumnus of the Year Award of the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad­ emy Alumni Assn., at Kings Point, N.Y. Capt. Berger graduated from the academy in 1943. Award winners are picked for their career achievements and their support of the school. James Allan Golder, 61, Dies on New Year's Day; Burial in Piney Point James "Jim" Allan Golder, 61, died Steward Golder sailed the seven of heart failure in Vassar Hospital, seas and experienced a fire aboard Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on New Year's ship in the engine room on the SS Day. Brother Golder joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Norfolk and last sailed as a recertified chief steward. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1979. Seafarer Golder hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the 1948 Wall St. beef and the 1965 District Council 37 strike in which he served as a picket captain. In 1955 he was a patrolman in the port of New York helping organize the Atlantic Steamship Co. From November 1969 to July 1970, Jim Golder served on the SIU Pension Study Committee, and also Union Contract Negotiating Committees, Financial Tallying Committees and was a delegate to the April 1984 Deep Sea Crews Conference at the SHLSS, Piney Point, Md. Jim also wrote articles for the LOG. Notre Dame in 1975 . On and off from 1968 to 1977, he sailed for Construc­ tion Aggregates de Venezuela, Mara- caibo aboard the dredges Sand Cap­ tain and Ezra Zensibar. He also worked as a port steward for them in Vene­ zuela. From 1971_72 he was on the Sea-. Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. In 1980 he rode the LNG El Paso Paul Kayser, and in 1981-82 he was aboard the LNG Virgo (Energy Transporta­ tion). Jim was born in Woodbine, Iowa and was a resident of Pleasant Valley, N.Y. Cremation took place in Pough­ keepsie after funeral services at home. Burial was in the Piney Point Ceme­ tery. Surviving are his brother, Keith of Sydney, Neb. and two sisters, Evelyn Eggleton of Bird Is., Minn. and Marjorie Fewell of Lincoln, Calif. �tug/tow barge/dredge , .. i Most Grain Barges, Towboats Escape Winter's First Freeze More than 200 grain barges and 37 towboats escaped the winter freeze in mid-December on the Lower Missis­ sippi River despite unseasonably cold temperatures and an earlier than usual deep freeze. On the Upper Mississippi, however, north of Guttenburg, Iowa to above Winona, Min�.. 147 barges and 15 towboats will remain tied up until springtime because they can't pass through the thick ice there. As of Dec. 16, only about 20 barges remained in the Mississippi River sec­ tion running from Guttenburg south to Hannibal, Mo., according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Normally, the northern part of the Mississippi near Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. freezes in early December so barge companies try to leave the area by Thanksgiving Day. But last year heavy ice developed on the river around Nov. 27 and has been thickening ever since, catching the operators by sur­ prise, "This was the earliest icing that anybody in the industry can recall," reported a Minnesota Department of Transportation official. "We had a dozen straight days of single-digit tem­ peratures," creating a thick sheet of ice making navigation impossible. So when grain traffic soared toward the end of the season, it led many barge companies to stay until early December to get one last grain cargo. "After a very slow year, there was a feeling late in the season among grain owners to get the grain out before off-season carrying charges came into effect. That pushed barge rates up and then a lot of barge tonnage was at­ tracted," said one owner. The cold spell that caused the early freeze developed gradually so most operators on the Upper Mississippi were able to tie up their equipment at river ports such as Winona, Minn. and Alma, Wis. In 1983, a severe December freeze trapped barges in river channels before the companies had a chance to navi­ gate to terminals. This year's tie-up is less serious, they said. Orgulf Boatmen Get 30-30 Before their new contract went into effect Jan. 1, 1986, Boatmen employed by Orgulf could never be certain of their work schedules, even though their previous contract spelled out a 30-day work shift with 15 days off inbetween. The problem, according to St. Louis Port Agent Mike Dagon, was that it was almost impossible to juggle the two varying time slots. When a Boat­ man was ready to work, the worker he should have replaced was not nec­ essarily at the end of his 30 days and ready to leave the vessel. All that was changed with the latest contract covering Orgulf Boatmen. Circumstances played a large part in determining the revision when Mid­ land Industries purchased Heartland Transportation last year. With the ac­ quisition, Orgulf, a subsidiary of Mid­ land, absorbed Heartland Transpor­ tation, ending the Heartland contract. And Orgulf became the first inland company with SIU members to insti­ tute a 30-30 schedule. "It was something SIU members had asked for in their last contract," said Dagon. "I really don't expect to hear any complaints from our mem­ bers," he said. SONAT on AFL's Unfair List In December the AFL-CIO placed SONAT Marine, Inc. on the list it keeps of companies who have engaged in unfair treatment of union workers. It is circulating the resolution it passed against the company to small and large labor union locals, labor publications and labor councils throughout the na­ tion. The AFL-CIO stopped short of add­ ing SONAT to its boycott list because its services are sold to companies and not readily available to consumers over the counter, said a spokesman from the union labels department of the AFL-CIO. The AFL-CIO action comes after SONAT excluded several categories of tugboat workers from contract ne­ gotiations. While the issue makes its way through the courts, captains, mates and barge captains who were reclassified as ''supervisors'' have been working without a union contract. Many live with the fear that without a union contract they could be fired without cause. Medical benefits and pensions, a structure for entering grievances and the safety protections provided by their membership in the SIU have been lost by the workers. Negotiations between the SIU and SONAT for the IOT fleet are contin­ uing, and dates for talks concerning the Mariner fleet may be set soon. Last U.S. T-2 Tanker To Be a Grain Barge The last U.S. T-2 oil tanker built will be converted into a 17,000-dwt Mississippi River hopper grain barge. The tanker Lompoc (Union Oil) in layup three years in Portland, Ore., was sold to American Gulf Shipping of the port of New Orleans and will be towed there. She was built in 1945 at Henry Kaiser's Portland Shipyard and christened the Jordan Valley. Her new name will be the American Gulf V. Duluth Ends Sailing Season Dec. 20 The port of Duluth, Minn. ended its shipping season on Dec.20, loading a ship with donated bagged wheat and powdered milk cargo for the Sudan from the Minneapolis Coalition for African Famine Relief. Earlier in the week, five ships were to load grain cargo and another scrap iron in the port. The last Laker to exit the Sault Ste. Marie (Mich. ) Locks was on Dec. 26. More Jobs on James River Towing More jobs for Boatmen in the port of Norfolk with the James River Towing Co. (Curtis Bay) were available this month with the company operating a couple of towboats to haul coal barges up to a Richmond, Va. powerplant. 4 Crescent Towing Harbor Tugs at Savannah Four Crescent Towing harbor tugs from the port of New Orleans will be doing docking work in Savannah, Ga. t�is month. Mississippi Queen Hit by Tug Late last month, the $ 15.5 million sternwheeler Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) was in the Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans to repair a 3-foot by 15-foot gash in her bow after colliding with a tugboat on the Mississippi River near Donaldsonville, La. The Queen's captain beached the steamboat carrying 272 passengers and 159 crew on a sandbar following the Dec. 12 midstream crash at about 5:30 p.m. The tug, Crimson Glory (Agri Trans), was undamaged with 25 barges in tow. Three persons aboard the Queen were treated for minor ailments while one of her crewmen was picked up out of the river by a passing tug. January 1 986 I LOG I 5 �In Memoriam Legal Aid In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they Pensioner Claude Andrus, 83, passed away on Dec. 5, 1985. Brother Andrus joined the Union in Port Arthur, Texas in 1964. He sailed as a tug captain for Slade Towing from 1945 to 1968. Born in Hayes, La., he was a resident of Sulphur, La. Surviving are his widow, Clara Emma and a son-in-law, Clifford Kenney. can consult Is being published. The member need not choose the recom­ mended attorneys and this llst Is In­ tended only for informational pur­ poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Altman 84 William Street, Suite 1501 New York, New York 10038 Tele.# (212) 422-7900 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 Pensioner Floyd Lamkin Turner, 77, succumbed to heart failure at home in Hobe Sound, Fla. on Dec. l, 1985. Brother Turner joined the Union in 1943 in the port of Philadelphia. He sailed as a deckhand and mate for Taylor and Anderson, the Independ­ ent Towing Co. from 1939 to 1940, the Sheridan Transportation Co. aboard the tug Ann Sheridan in 1942.He also sailed as a captain and harbor pilot for Curtis Bay Towing from 1943 to 1969. Boatman Turner was born in Mary­ land. Cremation took place in the Wal- CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street The King's Challenger was in Honolulu in November, refueling for a deepsea run to Wake Island .. (Photo by Patrolman Danny Keao) Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele.# (312) 263-6330 lace and White Crematory, Stuart, Fla. Surviving are two daughters, He­ lene Blom of Cedarbrook, N.J. and Joyce Patmore of Philadelphia. 196 1 sailing as a cook for the R.K. Davis Transportation Co. from 1946 to 1970 and for Allied Towing from 1970 to 1974. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army before World War II. Boat­ man Parker was born in Hertford, N.C. and was a resident of Norfolk. Surviving is a sister, Ethel Parsons of Norfolk. ;t Pensioner Lewis Parker, 78, passed away on Oct. 3 1. Brother Parker joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele.# (313) 532·1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele.# (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele.# (713) 659-4455 & Tele.# (813) 879·9842 Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters DEC . 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Gloucester ................ . New York ..... .. . . . ..... . Philadelphia ............................. Baltimore ....................... . ·Norfolk ................................ . Mobile ...... .......................... . New Orleans ...................... . Jacksonville .......... . San Francisco ........................... Wilmington ............................ . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . Puerto Rico ............................. Houston ................... ............. Algonac ............................... . St. Louis ............................. . Piney Point ............................ . Totals ................................. . 0 0 13 12 65 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 5 20 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 8 1 0 118 41 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 17 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 45 Port . Jacksonville ............................. San F ranci sco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Wilmington ............................ . Seattle ................................. Puerto Rico ............................ . Houston ............................... . Algonac ............................... . St. Louis .............................. . Piney Point ............................ . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 12 53 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 82 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Port Gloucester .............................. New York .............................. . Philadelphia ............................. . Baltimore .............................. . Norfolk ................................ . Mobile ................................ . New Orleans ........................... . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . San Francisco ........................... Wilmington ............................ . Seattle ................................ . Puerto Rico ............................ . Houston ............................... . Algonac .......................... . St. Louis ............................... Piney Point ............................ . Totals................................. . Totals All Departments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •• 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 68 3 17 6 0 0 1 0 20 3 7 6 0 0 12 1 0 0 5 16 11 0 163 20 1 0 26 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 35 0 3 0 0 3 64 65 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 6 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 30 17 13 10 172 70 59 103 2 21 "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele.# (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele.# (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele.# (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 1 48 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 51 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard 0 Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-3100 3 1 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. 6 I LOG I January 1 986 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Gloucester ............................. . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia ............................ . Baltimore ............................... Norfolk ................................ . Mobile ................................ . • **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B DECK DEPARTMENT Port New Orleans .......................... TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 31 61 14 25 242 142 83 Weinberg & Dempsey 1429 Walnut Street Suite 110 Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele.# (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele.# (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele.# (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele.# (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 �New Pensioners Charles M . Curtis, 62,joined the Union in the port of Jack­ sonville in 1975. He 1 sailed as a cook for Marine Crowley from 1978 to 1985. Brother Curtis was J born in Candler, N.C. and is a resident of Orange Park, Fla. Kenneth Alfred Davis, 60, joined the Norfolk SIU Rep Mike "M.P." Paladino (left) presents a first pension check of $1,000 to Chief Engineer William "Bill" Edward Diggs, 63, who sailed for the Virginia Pilots Assn. from 1952 to 1985. Brother Diggs joined the Union in 1966 and was a former member of MEBA, District 2. Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1960. He sailed as a mate, captain and chief en­ gineer for Gellethin Towing from 1950 to 1956 and rode the Christine E. (Marine Towing) from 1968 to 1977. Brother Davis began sailing in 1946. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Boat­ man Davis was born in Showell, Md. and is a resident of Berlin, Md. He was born in Norwich, N.Y. and is a resident of White Marsh, Md. Tommy Ray Fillin­ gim, Sr., 55, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Mobile. He sailed in both the deck and ste­ ward departments . Brother Fillingim hit - the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Chick­ asaw, Ala. John Quiney Joyner, 79, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1982 sailing as an AB and captain. Brother Joyner was born in the Isle of Wight Cty., Va. and is a resident of Hamp­ ton, Va. Marble Ely Nel­ son, 62, joined the Floyd Frederick Deiss Sr., 6 1, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1956 . He sailed as a deckhand and captain for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. in 1972. Brother Deiss is a veteran of the U . S. Navy dur�ng World War II. In the galley of the Calrice Transport are (I. to r.) Gentry Moore, SIU patrolman; Kaj Kristensen, SUP patrolman, and Stephen Akens, cook/steward. ......___ Union in 194 1 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as a captain. Brother Nelson was born in Mobile and is a resident there. .___ SAFETY ON THE JOB Ca/rice in S. F. These photos of the Catrice Trans­ port were taken on a recent stopover in San Francisco Bay. The vessel has a crew of 19; the two men in the steward department, however, are the only SIU members. Now in layup in Puerto Rico, the Catrice Transport usually carries cargoes of rice and grain-sometimes sailing to Africa; most recently returning from the Phil­ ippine Islands. Russell Hawkins, steward utility The Calrice Transport, docked in San Francisco Bay. January 1 986 I LOG I 7 �Vice Presidents' Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco S eafarers in the Gulf Region are waiting for District Court Judge Morey Sears to hand down a decision on the sale of 14 National Marine tugs to Compass Marine Propulsion. The sale of these tugs is nothing more than a sham to break the SIU contract.As a result of this sale, more than 150 SIU Boatmen have lost their jobs. I am, however, extremely hopeful that the decision will be favorable. I firmly believe that 1986 can be a good year for seamen in this region, but only if we get a few decent breaks. Meanwhile, we keep plugging along. Our representatives are making sure that every piece of equipment gets serviced properly, which is difficult in the inland field since there often is no fixed position for a tug or barge. There is talk of reviving the U.S. passenger vessel industry in the Gulf area. That is why we are keeping track of the tax reform bill, which in its original form would have ended tax deductions for conventions held on­ board American-flag passenger ves­ sels.(See page 25.) In addition, we are opposed to at­ tempts on the part of the mayor of New Orleans to use foreign-flag ves­ sels in that city's much touted "Cruise to Nowhere" scheme. The economy of the Gulf region has been down recently as a result of a decline in oil prices.And talking about oil, the SIU supports the AFL-CIO's campaign against Shell Oil for its treat­ ment of black workers in South Africa. The AFL-CIO is urging all Union members who have Shell Oil credit cards to return them to the company. One more thing: I urge all Seafarers to make use of the facilities at Piney Point to upgrade their skills. I believe that education is the key to this Union's future. around a fairly sound high-tech and service economy, has been making gains in recent months against its com­ petitors on the East and West coasts. The other, the traditional pillars of the midwest region-agriculture and man­ ufacturing-unfortunately have not re­ gained their former strength. President Drozak has made the adoption of a national industrial policy one of this nation's top goals.Such a policy would go a long way in curing the ills that presently plague this re­ gion. The state of the maritime industry on the Great Lakes is tied to grain and steel, both of which declined last year. As reported in last month's column, the General Accounting Office (GAO) estimates that only 2.8 percent of all cargo carried on the Great Lakes is hauled by American-flag vessels.The Canadian maritime industry, which has received substantially more support than its American counterpart, rides high in this region. Still, the antiquated state of the St. Lawrence Seaway poses a problem for both the American and Canadian economies in the region. The SIU has consistently supported attempts to modernize the Great Lakes ports, in­ cluding this year' s port development plan, and such comprehensive ap­ proaches as the "Stange land Plan , " which was developed several years ago by Rep. Arlan Stangeland (R­ Minn . ), who sought to "winterize" Great Lakes ports . West Coast by V . P . George McCartney N ineteen eighty-six promises to be a busy year for the SIU. Seafarers in the port of Seattle are gearing up for a grassroots campaign. Later in the year, there will be impor­ tant local elections, especially in King County, Wash. We plan to continue our emphasis on training and education. Just this past month, we trained 17 more AB's in the port of Seattle. Great Lakes by V. P . Mike Sacco T he Great Lakes are quiet now, as they always are around this time of year. There seem to be two midwest re­ gions evolving. One, which centers 8 I LOG I January 1 986 Labor solidarity will continue to be emphasized. A number of local strikes that we were supporting through the California state federation were suc­ cessfully completed. In Seattle, we are trying to get group rates for members who want to attend the 1986 World's Fair in nearby Van­ couver. And we are meeting with the management at American Hawaii Cruises to get vacation discounts for our members who work onboard the SS Constitution and Independence. Overall, shipping remains fair on the West Coast.Things, however, are booming in Hawaii. The jobs gener­ ated by the two passenger vessels that this Union helped get redocumented and the military transportation vessels that we have signed up have re;lly improved the shipping picture out there. ister for their jobs by writing the steamship company and by keeping the SIU hall posted as to where they can be located. That's it for this month. As they say in Hawaii, Hauoli Makahiki Hou. Happy New Year. East Coast by V . P . Leon Hall I Government Services by V . P . Buck Merce� T he Circular A-76 Program has now come full circle with the 1 2 ocean­ ographic MSC ships being awarded to Lavino Shipping Co.of Philadelphia, Pa., which will operate them for the next three years. Three of the ships, the USNS Chauvenet, USNS Silas Bent and USNS DeSteiger, are from MSCPAC while nine are from the Atlantic Command. Reduction in force procedures are expected to follow immediately in the Atlantic area though not in the MSCPAC command.Marine employ­ ees who are temporarily hired are expected to be laid-off in order to bring down the marine manpower ceil­ mg. Lavino was able to take over this contract in large part because of the efforts of the SIU, who went to court to make sure that the provisions of the Service Contract Act applied.The bottom line is that SIU members in the MSC fleet will have a shot at more jobs and better wages. Lavino Shipping Co.bid $2.2 million more than the Marine Transport Line. The USNS Chauvenet is enroute to Japan where it will undergo a yard period. The USNS Silas Bent is in the shipyard in Subic Bay, P.1., and the USNS DeSteiger is also in a yard in Tacoma, Wash. Other MSCP AC ships scheduled to be contracted-out under the Circular A-76 Program include the USNS Ob­ servation Island, four tug boats: USNS Sioux, Catawba, Narragansett and Navajo, as well as the Myer, Mizar, Neptune and Zeus. With an additional nine ships from MSCP AC scheduled to go on the bid block, it is natural to assume that a reduction in force will take place sometime near the end of 1986. This will affect about 350 non-officer mar­ iners. As these events take place and as MSCPAC mariners are terminated from their employment, they should follow reduction in force procedures and reg- t was a busy Christmas and an even busier New Year's up and down the East Coast. On Dec. 27, fishermen in New Bed­ ford braved freezing weather by call­ ing a strike against fishing boat owners who had hoped to cut their wages by as much as 25 percent (see story page 1). In Philadelphia, negotiations were continuing between the SIU and SONAT Marine over the IOT contract which expired in August 1984. Both the Union and the company also have tentatively agreed to resume Mariner negotiations. Meanwhile, in Washington, the SIU was able to persuade the AFL-CIO to place SONAT Marine on its "Unfair List" for the high-handed way that the company has treated its employ­ ees, most specifically for its unilateral reclassification of captains, mates and barge captains as "supervisors." Shipping has been fair or worse in most East Coast ports, with the ex­ ception of Norfolk, which has gar­ nered a large share of the military vessels that are being contracted out by the Navy. These vessels are assuming an in­ creasingly important role in the job security of this membership. Two years ago, the LOG carried a story about the American Eagle, which provided sealift support during the American invasion of Grenada. At that time, 10 percent of all SIU jobs were generated by these military vessels. That figure has since risen to 30 per­ cent. Within the next few years, it is estimated that half of all jobs available to SIU members will be onboard these vessels. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. has played an important role in helping the SIU gain these jobs.It has constantly revised its curriculum to keep up with rapidly expanding fields. Meanwhile, in the corporate board­ rooms of New York, Sea-Land, one of this country's most progressive and profitable shipping lines, was trying to avert an unfriendly takeover. Numerous unions have joined with the SIU to oppose any takeover of Sea-Land, including the International Longshoremen's and Warehouse­ men's Union, the International Broth­ erhood of Teamsters, the Masters, Mates & Pilots, the International Longshoremen's Association, and even AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland. �The U n ited States Army Trai ns Crane Instru ctors at S H LSS C rane o p e rat i o n req u i res a l ot of team work. M S G Ph i l l i p Lee d i sc u sses the next l i ft. The U . S . Army Transportation School at Fort Eustis, Virginia sent nine instructors to a one-week Crane Instructor's Course held at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship ( SHLSS) . The Lundeberg School is the only Maritime Institution offering Crane Instructor Training along with seven other courses which involve trarnrng relevant to Military Contracted Vessels and Personnel . The Army has the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r m i l i t a r y operations o n board the T-AKR Ships , which are the SL- 7 conversion. All of these ships are equipped with Hagglund Cranes . The Army group received the training to prepare them for conducting their own courses when their Hagglund Crane is operational at Fort Eustis . Until that time SHLSS will work jointly with the Army to provide training in this very important program . M i l i tary cargo comes i n al l s hapes and s izes. S H LSS has exam p l e s of most of it to t ra i n w i t h . : .: :i j f -� SGT G a l e Vestal h as a c l ear v i e w of the cargo a n d vessel f ro m t h e cab of the H ag g l u n d c rane. I n structor Ed Boyer p re pares a co ntai n e r f o r a l i ft . Army Training Group First row (I. to r.) I nstructor Harry Alongi, Trainee Joseph Martyn, SGT Jeffrey L. Weakland, SSG Kermit D. Jones, SSG Gale A. Vestal, SFC Jessie Simon. Second row (I. to r.) SSG Rob i n Shackelford, M S G Ph i l l i p A. Lee, S S G Santiago Jose, Trainee Kevi n Luck, Upg rader Mart i n Fox, SFC McArthur Brown. The USNS A L GOL is o n e o f the Navy's c o n verted S L-7's . January 1 986 I LOG I 9 �Fi reman/Wat erten de r, O i ler Cou rse To be Offered i n March and Septembe r The course l e ading to of instruction endorsement as Fireman / Watertender, Oiler con­ sists of classroom instruction and practical training . Topics covered in the course include the parts of a Guard General Safety , Oiler and Watertender, Oiler course . All applicants for endorsement Fireman / Watertender tests. The eligibility requirements are as fireman / watertender and oiler must have discharges showing six as follows : All applicants for FOWT must months seatime as wiper . Any graduate of the Seafarers Harry have normal color vision. Lundeberg boiler, engine room equipment , All applicants for FOWT must fire fighting , safety procedures, have 20 I 100 vision in both eyes program 20 I 50 in the other eye . as wiper. e ngine room operating procedures , auxiliary equipment , watchstanding, and starting and securing course main prepares engines . This you for Coast corrected to 20 I 30 in one eye and School at Piney entry rating Point can qualify after three months seatime All applicants must pass a U . S . Coast Guard approved physical before entering the Fireman / The length of the course 1S eight weeks . Wayne Kinsey i nstalls a camshaft in a four cyli nder d iesel block. I n s t ructor B i l l Foley descri bes t he assembly of a boi ler gage g lass. L. to r. : I ns t ructor B i l l Foley, Wayne Ki nsey, Crescen c i o Suazo, Charles Spiel mann and Edwards Brooks. Bookwork i s a large part of t he FOWT course. S H LSS CO U RS E G RA D U AT E S Cook and Baker Steward Recertification First row (I. to r.): Revels A. Poovey, S.L. Amper, E . L. Johnson. Second row (I. to r.): Tobe Dansley Jr., Herlies Evans, Joe M i ller, C.F. Gardenh ire. Th i rd row (I. to r.): Alexander Reyer, Robert M. Kennedy, Virge Dixo n , G. Sivley. Marine Electronics L. to r. Alan Hansen, Ron Kll las, Jeff K i n sman, Cardel D u n n . L. to r. Gary Havri l l a (Instructor), M ichael Davalie, Henry Edwards, Gregory Linkous, Daryl Dani, Veronika Cardenas, Charles Gooch , Liz Showbrooks (Instructor), not pictured: Manuel Basas. /@;; lfi !:'1 ;; � 11ru�lt-..11:.. QMED Able Seamen First row (I. to r.): James Brady, Reggie R. Green, Larry Lee, Mercer V. Watkins, Robert Jones. Second row (I. to r.): John Hughes, James Petersen, Tiiiman Churchman, T. R. Benak, Louis Uleskl. Third row (I. to r.): Jim Brown (Instructor), Timothy G. Ward Sr., Rick Bumstead, Peter Victor, Daniel Ticer. Not pictured: Phil Knowls. 10 I LOG I January 1 986 Dlenl Engine First row (I. to r.): Clay P. Mitchell, G. Vides, Joe Scuterl, Mark Wiiiiamson, Laureano Perez, John Blegalskl. Second row (I. to r.): Chuck Jameson, Chris Benzenberg, Corbin Piper, James McGlnty, Edgar A. Nattlel Ill, Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), John Walsh, CeifJ. Williams. Haywood Butler, Thomas Clark, Patrick Coppola, Martin Fox, David Hamilton, John Gener, Giiman Wiikins, Woodrow Hesllp, Reginald Hood, Michael Hurst, Worcester Johnson Gregorio Madera, Joseph Mlspagel, Wayne !.. Molter, l"'aul Olson, Santos Pastorlza, Laureano Perez, Corbin Piper, Joe Pomranlng, David Simmons, Harmando Salazer, Toney Smith, Cleveland Taylor, Wiley Yarber, Joannis Hatziyiannis. �1 986 U PG RA D I N G CO U RS E SC H E D U L E Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lundebers School of Seamanship . For the membership 's convemence , the course schedule is separated into six categories: deck department courses ; engine department courses; steward department courses ; adult education courses; all department courses and recertification programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members , the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership 's needs . A three month updated course schedule will be included in every issue of the LOG. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Deck Upgrad ing Cou rses Check-In Date Completion Date Li cense Mate (Th i rd U n l i m i ted M aster Mate Freight & Tow i n g) Jan uary 31 Aug ust 1 Apri l 1 1 October 1 0 Celesti al N avigation Apri l 1 1 October 1 0 M ay 1 6 N ovem ber 1 4 Towboat Operator Scholarsh i p M ay 23 J u ly 1 8 Lifeboat February 24 March 2 1 May 1 6 J u ly 1 1 Aug ust 8 October 1 0 October 3 1 M arch 7 Apri l 3 May 30 J u l y 25 Aug ust 22 October 23 N ovem ber 1 4 Able Seaman Apri l 4 J u l y 25 October 24 M ay 30 September 1 9 December 1 9 Radar Observer January 1 0 February 1 7 May 1 6 J u ly 1 8 November 1 4 January 24 February 28 M ay 30 J u ly 31 N ovem ber 28 S i m u lator M ay 2 July 1 8 N ovember 1 4 M ay 1 6 A u g ust 1 N ovem ber 28 Tankerman Apri l 1 8 July 1 1 October 3 May 2 J u l y 25 October 1 7 Radar Observer (Renewal) March 7 Apri l 4 J u ne 6 August 8 September 5 N ovem ber 7 December 5 M arch 1 4 Apri l 1 1 J u ne 1 3 August 1 5 Septe m ber 1 2 November 1 4 December 1 2 Course • Engine U pgrading Courses Completion Date Q M ED · Any Rat i n g Check-In Date September 1 9 December 1 1 T h i rd Assistant Engi neer Jan uary 24 Apri l 1 1 Automation May 23 J u ne 1 9 Marine Electrical Mai ntenance February 1 4 Aug ust 22 Apri l 1 0 October 30 Marine Electron i cs (LASH Crane) October 31 Decem ber 1 2 H ag g l u nd Crane Mai ntenance Janua Apri l 2 February 1 4 June 6 Refrigeration Systems Mai ntenance & Operations Jan uary 1 0 A u g u st 15 February 21 Septem ber 26 Refrigerated Containers Advanced Mai ntenance February 2 1 Septem ber 26 Apri l 4 N ovem ber 7 Diesel Engi neer - Reg u lar Apri l 4 N ovem ber 7 M ay 1 6 December 1 9 Diesel Scholars h i p Apri l 4 J u ne 1 3 Wel d i n g February 21 J u ne 27 N ovem ber 7 March 20 J u ly 24 December 5 Hydrau l ics J u ly 25 Aug ust 21 Course F i reman/Watertender & O i le r March 21 September 1 2 May 1 6 N ovem ber 6 Conveyormen Jan uary 24 February 20 For students who w i s h to apply for the G ED, ESL, or next year, the cou rses w i l l be six weeks i n length and ti mes: Jan u ary 24 M ay 2 Aug ust 1 October 3 1 Course �3 Steward U pgrad ing Co urses Check-In Date Completion Date Chief Cook Jan uary 8 March 1 9 J u ne 25 October 1 M arch 1 4 J un e 27 October 3 Jan . 9, 1 987 Cook & Baker Jan uary 29 M arch 1 9 May 7 J u n e 25 August 1 3 October 1 N ovem ber 1 9 M ay 9 J u n e 27 Aug ust 1 5 October 3 N ovem ber 21 Jan . 9, 1 987 Feb. 27, 1 98 7 Marc h 1 9 J une 25 October 1 J u ne 27 October 3 Jan. 9, 1 987 Course C h i ef Steward Recertification Programs Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recerti ficati o n Apri l 28 Novem ber 3 June 2 December 8 Bosu n Recertificati o n March 3 September 2 April 7 October 6 Course Al l Rating Upgrad ing Courses Course Seal i ft Operations and Mai ntenance Check-In Date Completion Date January 1 0 February 7 March 7 May 2 June 6 J u ly 25 September 5 October 1 7 N ovember 1 4 February 7 March 7 April 4 M ay 30 July 3 Aug ust 22 October 3 November 1 4 December 1 2 Adul t Ed ucation Courses Completion Date Check-In Date A B E c l asses for offered at these M arch 8 J u ne 1 4 September 1 3 December 1 3 Seafarers who are app l y i n g for the u p g raders Lifeboat c lasses and who are either ESL or may need some work on basic ski l l s, may take the ESUA B E Lifeboat course t h ree weeks prior to the sched u led Li feboat c lass. These c l asses w i l l be offered: M arch 21 February 28 July 1 8 J u ne 27 October 1 0 September 1 9 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) w i l l be offered one week p ri o r t o some of the u p g rad i ng c lasses. They w i l l b e offered a s fo l l ows: Th i rd Engi neer Conveyorman FOWT Di esel Reg u lar Able-Bod ied Seaman Towboat Operator Scholars h i p Automation Able-Bodi ed Seaman Hydrau l ics Q M ED Able- Bodied Seaman --- Jan u ary 1 7 January 1 7 Marc h 1 4 M arch 28 M arch 28 M ay 1 6 M ay 16 July 1 8 J u ly 1 8 September 12 October 1 7 I m portan t Notice Jan uary 24 January 24 M arch 21 Apri l 4 April 4 M ay 23 M ay 23 J u ly 25 J u ly 25 Septem ber 1 9 October 24 -­ Hote l B i l l Payment Pol icy Changed Effective January 1 , 1 986 all upgrader' s dependents staying at the Seafarers Training and Recreation Center at Piney Point will be required to pay their bill bi-monthly . This will help to lessen the burden of the cost of your stay. January 1 986 I LOG I 1 1 �U pg rad i n g Co u rse App l y N ow f o r a n S H LSS · · · • · · • · · · · • • • • • · · ••·· · · · ••· ·•· · · • ·· · · · ·• · •• · · · · · · · · · • · · · • · · · · · ·· · · ·• • • · · · · · · ····· • • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • •• • · · · · • •• ·· · · · • • . • • ' ' Seafarers H a rry L u ndeberg School o f Sea m a n s h i p U pg rad i ng A p p l i ca t i o n Name (Lisi) Deep Sea Member 0 Social Sec u rity # Date Book Was l ssued _______ Book # Sen iority _______ Port l s s ued _______ ______ (Area Code) Pac i fic :.! Department _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Port Presently Reg l s tered l n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you a g raduate of the S H LSS Trainee Prog ram : 0 Yes Trai nee Program: From N o 0 (If yes, f i l l In below) �� to,...,,... ,...,. .,... _ _ _ _ _ _ (dales attended) _ _ _ _ _ _ Have you attended any S H LSS Upgrad i n g Courses: 0 Yes Cou rse(s) Taken -� � � -­ Lakes M e m ber 0 I n land Waters M em ber 0 ______ Endorsemen t(s) or Llcen se(s) Now H e l d Telephone (Zip Code} (State) (City) Date of B i rt h (Middle) (lirsl) N o � ( I f yes, f i l l i n below) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Do you hold a l etter of comp let on for Li feboat: D Yes Date Avai lable for Trai n i n g No C F i re f i g h t i n g : :J Yes No 0 C PR: lJ Yes No --- -- Pri mary Lang u age Spoken ----I Am I n te rested i n the Fo l l ow i ng Cou rse(s) Checked Below or I nd icated Here if Not Li sted DECK L :J 'J ' [' U u LJ C C :. il ::: :J [ ENGINE T1nk1rm1n AB Unllmll1d AB Limited AB Specl1I Towbo1t Operator lnl1nd Towboat Operator Nol More Then 200 MllH Towbo1t O pe rato r (Over 200 MllH) Ce l e1t 1 1 I N111 l g1llon Muter ln1pected Towing Ve11el Mete ln1pecled Towing Ve11el 1 st C l1 11 Piiot Third Mite Cele1tl1I N1vlg1tlon Third Mite R1d1r Observer Unllmlted Sl m u l 1 t or Course Se1 l l f t Operations & M1lnten1nce No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and s uccessfu l l y complete the course. � L. .-[" lJ D i... ..._ :::J � STEWA R D FOWT Q M ED - Any R1tlng Minn e E lect ro n ic s M1rlne Electrlc1I M1lnlenence Pumproom M1lnlen1nce & Operetlon Aulomellon Refrigeration Syalema Melnlenance &. Operations O le 1 1I EnglnH A11l1l1n1 Engineer (Unlnapected Motor Ve11el) C h ier Engineer (Unlnspected A11l1t1nl Cook Cook & Biker _ Chief Cook :::::: Sle w 1 rd Towbo11 lnl1nd Cook _ _ ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTM ENT Motor V1111I :: Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) ' Relrlgereled Conl1lner1 Ad111 nced M1lntenence - M1rlne Electronics (LASH Crane) • Hydraulics � Hagglund Cr1ne M1lntenance Adult Buie Educellon (ABE) H ig h School Equlvelency Program (GEO) Deve lop me nt e l S tudies English 11 1 Second Langu1ge (ESL) ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preper1tlon A L L D E P A R T M E NTS L Welding L lleboetm1n S.1llfl Oper1llon1 & M1lnlen1nce R ECORD OF E M PLOY M E N T T I M E - (Show o n l y amo u n t needed to upgrade i n rat i n g noted above or attach letter of service, w h i c hever is app l i cable.) V ES S E L S I G N ATURE R ATI N G H E L D D A T E SH I P P E D ---- DAT E -----­ RETU R N C O M P L E T E D A P P LI CATI O N T O : 12 I LOG I January 1 986 DATE O F D I S C H A R G E �Rover Saves 63 Refugees From Certain Death Ten years after the fall of Saigon, ten about the courage and persever· thousands of Vietnamese are willing ance of the hundreds of thousands of to risk everything, even death, for Vietnamese refugees who fled their freedom. And American seamen are tragic homeland to become productive still rescuing them. The latest chapter in this continuing citizens of the United States. Yet few Americans know that these people saga was written on Dec. 13, 1985, in could not have made it to these shores the South China Sea, when the M. V. without the help of American seamen Rover picked up 63 Vietnamese refu­ and vessels. Rover is manned by Seafar­ The first wave of Vietnamese refu­ ers employed in the Government Serv­ gees came in the wake of the Com­ ices Division. munist takeover in 1975. They were, gees. The The refugees, who were crammed for the most part, carried on MSC into one small fishing boat, had made vessels which are manned by civilian mariners. their way past pirates and through turbulent seas. The crewmembers were moved by their heroism and did every­ Those first refugees were part o f a makeshift freedom flotilla. Privately thing they could to help them. owned American-flag and MSC ves� (Continued on Page 15.) "The crew donated clothing and money to the refugees," wrote Business Agent Melvin Henline. "The cook and the steward worked many extra hours to prepare food for these tired and This Vietnamese refugee gives a big smile for joy as he realizes that he is about to be rescued by the MIV Rover, which is crewed by Seafarers in the Government Services Division. Below (right), a rescued woman hugs her child. hungry people. In fact, the whole ship did everything possible to help them." Numerous articles have been writ- MSC Paper Incorporated Into LOG Starting with this issue, all news have been lost; little relief is in sight. pertaining to the Government Services The problems facing the American cilities at the Seafarers Harry Lun­ Division of the Seafarers International maritime industry are not confined to deberg School of Seamanship, this Union of North America will be car­ any one segment or region, but. extend Union's political connections in Wash­ ried in the LOG. to all areas: Great Lakes, inland, fish­ ington, and the Union newspaper. including the impressive training fa­ "I believe that it is important for ing, government, deep sea, shipbuild­ "The LOG is an award winning this Union to speak with one voice," ing and maritime related industries publication," said Drozak. "Not only said SIU President Frank Drozak. "It such as wire and rope. "The only way does it accurately reflect the needs of is also important for everyone con­ to deal with the problems facing the this membership, but it is read by the nected with the SIU to have an un­ American maritime industry,'' said SIU politicians and government officials derstanding of the full scope of the President Drozak, "is through a com­ who establish a maritime policy that Union's activities." prehensive national policy." will affect the job security of all sea- "In a sense," said SIU Vice Presi­ While the Military Sealift Command dent Buck Mercer, "this completes has fared pretty well over the past few the 1981 merger between the old Mil­ years because of a massive defense itary Sea Transport Union and the build-up, a number of developments Seafarers International Union of North have occurred that need to be ad­ America." dressed. The 1981 merger, which was over­ The Gramm-Rudman bill that was whelmingly approved by both mem­ recently signed into law may mandate berships, was undertaken to promote severe cuts in the Pentagon budget, the important but often elusive goal of especially in funding for the Military maritime unity. "The great tragedy of Sealift Command. men.'' SIU Contests MSC Decision To End Free Medical Care The Seafarers International Union is contesting the decision of the MSC the maritime industry,'' said SIU Pres­ At the very least, enactment of ident Frank Drozak, "is that ship own­ Gramm-Rudman will probably accel­ ers and the federal government have erate the process of chartering out ''The Union has directed a letter to been able to play one maritime union Navy work to the private sector. The the commander of the military fleet against another." to end free medical care for civilian mariners employed in its fleet. decision by the Military Sealift Com­ requesting that the MSC provide its The decision to incorporate the sep­ mand to go down this road presents marine employees with free medical arate Government Services Division opportunities as well as potential pit­ care in overseas and/or foreign ports," paper into the LOG comes at a pivotal falls for the members of this' Union. said SIU Vice President Buck Mercer. it alleges can recover their costs under the Civil Service Health Plans. The MSC bases its decision on the closing of the Public Health Service hospitals in August 1981. "We don't think that argument is valid," said Mercer, "especially since there has been a five-year period that has elapsed since the closing of the USPHS hos� pitals." time for civilian mariners employed in As reported by Vice President Buck "This is in tune with the MSC's ob­ the Military Sealift Command and in Mercer in his monthly report, it gives ligation as a shipowner and/or char­ The SIU is particularly concerned the history of the American maritime the civilian mariners represented by terer and in accordance with prevailing about medical care in foreign ports. maritime practice." industry. It also underscores the suc­ this Union the chance to pick up some cess of the 1981 merger, and the prom­ extra work, such as the 12 oceano­ Earlier this year the MSC decreed ise that it holds for the future. graphic vessels covered under circular that non�occupational related injuries, The American-flag merchant marine A-76. "In foreign ports," wrote Mercer in the November 1985 issue of the farer, Sea­ "where medical or dental atten� illnesses or dental care. will no longer tion is often times badly needed, we has been reduced by more than one­ Obtaining this work involves mak­ be paid for by the MSC, but will be believe that the law of the seaman third since 1980. Thousands of jobs ing full use of this Union's resources, charged to individual mariners whom should prevail." January 1986 I LOG I 1.3 �USN� Bol'a,���'2fcJ��etires From Active After 1 8 years of faithful service to her country, the USNS Meteor has been retired from active service and is now part of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) berthed in San Pedro , Calif. The RO/RO vessel spent much of 1 985 in West Coast shipyards prepar­ ing for her entry into the Ready Re­ serve Force. RRF ships must meet certain requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping and the Coast Guard before acceptance into the fleet . First launched in 1 965 by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Com­ pany of Seattle, Meteor (initially named USNS Sea Lift) formally began her service with MSC in 1967 . At the time . she was one of the few new ships built exclusively for the MSC. Designed expressly for the trans­ portation of vehicular cargo, the in­ terior of the 2 1 , 700-ton ship resembles the interior of a municipal garage . Ramps connect the ship' s five decks , allowing for fast and convenient ve­ hicle movement throughout the ship. Vehicles are able to board or be dis­ charged from the ship by means of a stern ramp , side port doors, or by traditional cargo handling gear such as booms and winches. In her heyday , the ship traveled throughout the world. never staying in one port too long. Meteor's constant movement created a kind of nervous energy and excitement of its own, qualities that endeared her to MSCPAC mariners. "I guess I liked this ship better than any other I ' ve sailed because there were always new things happening and new places to see . " said Bosun Marty Collins, who served eight of his 43 civil service sailing years aboard Me­ teor. " With her rigs and booms and other cargo gear, there was a lot of seaman· s work to do on the ship, " said Collins. " We worked hard but we had a lot of good times, too. The ship seemed to attract good people . " Chief Electrician Bill Brewer, a World War II Navy veteran, has sailed with MSCPAC for 23 years. Up until Meteor's entry into the RRF in Oc­ tober, Brewer had s�rved aboard the ship since 1 970 . Like many others, Brewer hated to see the ship laid up. "It's sad to say goodbye to her after all these years , " said the veteran elec­ trician. "It's like saying goodbye to an old friend . " Brewer recalls the support Meteor provided to her customers with pride. "Up until this year , " he said, "the ship never missed a commitment. I think that ' s a damn fine record the Meteor crew can be proud of. " The roll call of exercises the ship participated in reads like a military campaign history . There were the RE­ FORGER (Return of Forces to Ger­ many) voyages to Europe ; the TEAM SPIRIT loadouts for Korea; BEAR H UNT exercises with the Marines in the Far East ; OPPORTUNE JOUR­ NEY shuttles between the islands of Hawaii, and many, many more . Me­ teor also was one of the seven original vessels assigned to the Near Term Prepositioning Force in the Indian Ocean as part of the Rapid Deploy­ ment Force. "The ship was very versatile and served a multi-purpose , " said Third Mate Greg Musk, who served on Me­ teor the past two years. " With her relatively shallow draft , she could nav­ igate rivers where larger ships are unable to go . Meteor is really what rapid deployment is all about . " The ship ' s last MSCPAC master, Capt. Frank Ballard , served aboard Meteor her final two years with the command. The vessel is the only M SCPAC ship he' s sailed on since his employment with MSC. " Man for man, the crew on Meteor has been as good if not better than any I've sailed with , " said Capt. Bal­ lard , who's spent most of his career aboard commercial ships . " Employees of MSCPAC, NSC Oakland and the Oakland Army Base toured the USNS Regulus in October during a special one-day open house for the three commands. MSCPAC personnel from the transportation office served as tour guides to 350 people who went aboard the 946-foot ship berthed at NSC Oakland. Regulus is the fifth of eight former SL-7 ships that now compose MSC's Fast Sealift Ship program. (Photo by Maricela Sandoval, MSCPAC) 1 4 I LOG I January 1 986 MSC Duty Captain Frank Ballard, the Meteor's last MSCPAC master, is flanked by Chief Electrician Bill Brewer and Bosun Marty Collins. Both have been strong SIU men for years. " Meteor is a good, strong, solid ship and I' ve been blessed by having a competent crew that ' s gotten the job done. The shoreside support from MSCPAC was outstanding. The ship always got what it needed. And there was always good cooperation with our military customers. We always tried to provide them with the same coop­ eration. "In a way , I'm sort of pleased to hear people say they 're sorry to see the ship go ," said Ballard when he was told of the comments made by other Meteor crewmembers. "Those words speak well for Meteor and the organization she worked for. " As a part of the RRF , Meteor re­ ceives regular maintenance by the Maritime Administration. The former MSCPAC ship is capable of being activated for sealift operations within five to 10 days. MSC Touts New Safety Program Terrorist Activities On the Rise Sixteen bystanders, including the I I -year-old daughter of an American correspondent, were killed as terror­ ists simultaneously attacked airports in Vienna and Rome. The incidents occurred at the end of a year that saw a dramatic rise in the number of ter­ rorist related incidents in Western Eu­ rope and America. The incidents raised important and troubling questions for American sea­ men, especially those who work on­ board vessels that provide strategic sealift support for American naval ves­ sel s . As a recent circular issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) stated, what's the state of your ship ' s physical security? The MSC has issued new and more detailed instructions on safety meas­ ures that should be followed in order to deter acts of violence against MSC chartered ships and USNS civilian manned and contracted ships. It has also designated LCDR Werner Beier to head a special ship security pro­ gram . The program , contained in COMSC Instruction 5530 . 3 , was issued July 25, 1 985 . It was conceived to be both flexible and comprehensive . Accord­ ing to a flyer put together by the MSC, the program "is responsive to chang­ ing threats, whether such threats in­ volve terrorism, piracy or barricaded captor or hostage situations. ' ' The key to ship physical security , ' ' states the flyer, "is alertness. We want everyone on the ship from the master on down to understand the new pro­ gram and be aware of the importance of security onboard ships . " The MSC admits that the program has met some resistance, especially since many people don' t believe that they are at risk, or because they find they are already overworked . ' 'Trying to convince the ships they need to do more about security may be (our) biggest challenge, " read the pamphlet. " MSC ships do not have sufficient personnel to fully execute U . S . Navy standards for fire, rescue, assistance or physical security bills. " Yet maritime vessels are an attrac­ tive target to pirates and terrorists. The International Maritime Bureau in London reported in October of last year there were 30 reported cases of piracy and armed robbery against mer­ chant ships worldwide in 1 984 . There were 28 such cases in the first half of 1 985 alone. Most of the reported attacks are taking place clo�e to West Africa, Singapore and the Straits of Malacca. Alertness Is The Key to Vessel Safety �Rescue at Sea Sixty-three refugees crammed into one small boat to gain their freedom. The turbulent seas rocked the small fishing boat. (Continued from Page 13.) The refugees were carried on stretchers to the medical emergency area. The following crewmembers helped our (I. to r.): Keith Elliot, AB; Maurice Askinazi, second mate; Ron Wolf, AB; Peter Pinksteaon (who is out of view), and Peter Lum, steward. Erine Harriss poses with this young Vietnamese refugee as his mother looks on fondly. sels give this county the sealift capa­ bility to make possible such large-scale humanitarian rescues. One of the crewmembers onboard the Rover performed an extra special deed: he took pictures of the rescue, from the first spotting of the vessel to the outfitting of the refugees in clothes donated by the crew. He captures it all with his camera­ the look of pain and joy on the faces of Vietnamese refugees as they realize that their long journey is finaJly over; the concern of the crewmembers as they provide the refugees with food , medical attention and clothing; and the process of assimilation that began from the moment the boat was spotted by American seamen. The boat was barely visible. The crew donated the clothes. January 1 986 I LOG I 1 5 �Getting to Diego Garcia Can Be Half of the Fun by Raleigh G. Minix Raleigh G. Minix, this Union's Far East Representative, has been as­ signed to service the membership in Diego Garcia . In this article he traces the steps that a mariner has to go through to reach the place that Ameri­ can seamen have playfully dubbed "the Paradise of the Pacifi c. " ( Yes, they know it's in the Indian Ocean. They 'd just rather be in Subic Bay.) Getting there, it seems, is half the fun . Minix relates that the MSC could do a great deal to improve poor flight accommodations. Difficult travel con­ ditions are made worse by improper planning. At one point in his trip, because of an administrative foul-up on the part of MSC officials, Minix had a run-in with immigration officials in the Philippines who "ordered me to get back on the aircraft and leave the country or go to jail. " Minix relates this all in good fun, especially in his conclusion ( " The only recreation on this trip was wine, beer and liquor. "). Yet he . knows that this is a problem common to all mariners and has drawn up a list of recommen­ dations to make the trip more pleas­ ant. I arrived Oakland, Calif. Interna­ tional Airport about 1 0: 00, 1 8 Nov. '85, and checked in at the MAC pas­ senger counter. There was no MSC PAC representative at the airport to give crewmembers instructions. The crewmembers who were joining ships in Diego Garcia were instructed to see a Mr. Johnson who I found out later was a patrolman from the National Maritime Union. It took about five minutes for a Navy chief petty officer to check my baggage and check me off on the flight list. This CPO informed me the airline would be Arrow Air Line, boarding at gate 6 at 1 2:30 p . m . , flight no . 2666, and that I had seat number 30 F, right window, smoking section. After a two hour and 15 minute wait, we were allowed to board the aircraft . The aircraft was a DC-8 with a seating capacity of over 200. I must say the accommodations were less than stand­ ard coach class. The clearance be­ tween most seats was about nine inches, and none of the seats would recline. As we boarded the aircraft, the flight assistants told everyone to disregard the seating assignments on the board­ ing passes and take any vacant seat. This is when the first problem began . Some of the passengers had made this flight before and knew which seats would give them more leg room. Some of these passengers reported to the airport early and requested certain seat assignments . I heard some flight assistants tell some passengers, " we are not going to move every one around to please you . " This was a constant beef until we arrive in Diego Garcia. Mr. Woorley, the MSC PAC repre­ sentative who made the trip, discussed this matter. Our first stop was Anchorage, Alaska International Airport. We debarked · 1 6 I LOG I January 1 986 while the aircraft was being serviced. The only thing open was a snack bar. A bottle of beer cost $3.50. They had hot dogs and snacks at about three times the price in San Francisco. Our next stop was Yokota Air Base (Japan). We were allowed to debark and had to remain in a holding area while the aircraft was being serviced. This stop was not bad because they had a TV area, cafeteria, etc . We were on the ground about an hour-and-a­ half. Our next stop was Clark Air Base in the Philippines. At this stop the passengers were kept in a holding area, but were allowed to visit the cafeteria to at a time. Ten would go ; when they returned t 0 more could go. Most of the passengers got to visit the cafe­ teria. We were in Clark Air Base about two hours. Our next stop was the paradise of the Pacific, "Diego Garcia. " Flight time-about 29 hours. Most of the passengers were so beat and happy to get off the cramped aircraft that they said nothing. We were herded into an airport holding area where the British informed us of the do' s and don'ts of the island. The B ritish then collected our passports, our shot records were checked, and about an hour later we were instructed to collect our baggage which was then checked by the British customs people and their dogs . Later the crewmembers were bussed to the boat landing and taken to various ships anchored in the bay. All the boats were used to ferry crewmembers to their ships and bring back the ones that were being repatriated. There was no way for me to visit any ships in the port. * * Around the MSC Fleet USNS MISPILLION-Mr. Minix and myself boarded the USNS Mispillion in Subic Bay, Philippine s . No ship chairman was onboard. Assigned Mel­ vin Rivers to chairman job. Talked with engine department crewmembers and they stated no trouble in the engine department. Deck also stated no trouble. Stew­ ard department had a few beefs . t . Steam valve on copper in need of repair or replacement; 2 . Not enough ventilation in galley . Hardly any exhaust ; 3 . Ovens need calibration; 4. Deep fat fryer shocks when in operation; 5 . Head in room #0 1 - 1 6-2 does not work. Has not worked in six months. Crews will be reduced while others will be put on ship leave. About 26 men are expected to stay for yard period . Talked with engineer and was told that the galley and head would be worked on in the yard. Crews stated no CMPI for Union delegate. Went to the purser and Mr. Blanco did turn CMPI in to purser. Mr. Rivers now has the CMPI . Crews stated they did make good money on the last trip. Ship looks rough; needs a lot of chipping and painting that will be done in yard. Captain Thomas is back and the crew feels better for it. Crewmembers in the engine department still want their watch time back and stated it sure as hell is not fair. Bulletin boards seem to be well posted with messages from home port . Will board the Mispillion on her return from cleaning tanks. Will let you know any troubles that arise. USNS PONCHATOULA-It was re­ ported that while the ship was at sea and under way on Nov . 1 4 , 1 985 , a seaman was put over the ship ' s side on a stage to sand, prime and paint rust spots. This type of assignment violates all Navy safety regulations. I must admit the ship' s hull and outer structures look good, but if this must be accomplished by disregarding the safety of a crewmember it is not worth it. Capt. Michael R . Melton was the master. Capt. Robert A. Farr III re­ lieved Capt. Melton as master of the Ponchatoula Nov . 29 , 1 985 . I read the answer to Irvin J . Levy's grievance and advised him that if he desired to press his grievances further he should contact our office at #350 Fremont St. , San Francisco . USNS HASSAYAMPA-Brother David Sitton is the ship ' s chairman. The ship came in very clean and with no beefs . There was a question about a delayed sailing that the master cleared up. All crewmembers involved will be paid. B rother Sitton took some port leave and we did not get a chance to discuss the trip with him . We did get a chance to talk to Captain Farr and his department heads prior to Captain Farr being relieved by Capt. Meloney. It is a pleasure to service a ship with a crew this size that has come in from an extended voyage with no beefs . O/S VIVIAN-No beefs on the ship, but the crew wants the chief steward to vary the menu s . Also the crew stated they need new mattresses and pillow s . The Vivian and Alice will pay off on Dec. 26. * I remained in Diego Garcia about 1 2 hours. As the returning crewmem­ bers were bussed to the air terminal, they were lined up and their baggage was checked by British and U . S . Navy personnel. Before being allowed to go into the airport holding area, their carry-on baggage was checked by U . S . Navy Customs fo r liquor and fruit . One bottle of champagne and two oranges were confiscated. The passen­ gers were very calm and waited about two-and-a-half hours to board the air­ craft. Our next stop was Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines . Everyone de­ barked the aircraft and was taken to a holding area. This time everyone was allowed to visit the cafeteria all at once. I was due to terminate the flight at Clark Air Base. I was not on the manifest nor did MSC PAC give me any orders. The immigration peo­ ple would not let me land in the Phil­ ippines . They ordered me to get back on the aircraft and leave the country or go to jail. After about two hours we departed Clark Air Force Base for Yokota Air Force Base (Japan). When we arrived at Yokota Air Force Base we were herded into a holding area and no one was allowed to leave. The passengers were not allowed to use the cafeteria. I dis- cussed this problem with the master sergeant in charge . He informed me that the U . S . Navy customs people should have had the passengers fill out customs declaration forms in Diego Garcia. This is called a pre-customs clearance . If this had been done, the passengers would have been able to use the cafeteria, and in the event of delay due to breakdown, etc . , they could have used anything on base. This also makes clearing customs in the U . S . port of entry faster. I re­ mained at the air terminal until the flight departed . The Air Force master sergeant assisted me in clearing cus­ toms/immigration and helped me get a room for the balance of the night. At 0800 the following morning the same sergeant met me in the Yokota Air Terminal and helped me get airline reservations from Narita International Airport to Manila in the Philippines. Arrangements were made for trans­ portation from Yokota to Narita In­ ternational Airport-about a two-and­ a-half hour bus ride. * * * Recommendations to improve travel conditions on flights to Diego Garcia: 1 ) Remove some of the seats on the DC-8 type aircraft to allow more leg room ; 2) Allow the seats to recline; 3) Follow the seat assignments on boarding passe s ; 4 ) Show movies o n this long flight; 5) Have an MSC representative at airport from reporting time until the flight departs; 6) Instruct MSC personnel in Diego Garcia to have passengers fill out customs and immigration forms while waiting to board aircraft. This procedure is called pre-cus­ tom clearance; 7) Continue to check carry-on bag­ gage for liquor, etc . ; 8) Management and unions should check aircraft prior to letting bids on what is standard coach clas s ; 9 ) Continue t o have observers aboard these flights . * * * CONCLUSION: Under the conditions these mariners had to travel, they conducted them­ selves as ladies and gentlemen. The only recreation on this trip was wine, beer and liquor. The flight attendants served liquor anytime of the day or night and gave the passengers as much as they could pay for. �I \:/u ...r I OCll VI LI Iv I V l l l l lO I y ..,� vi . . Hundreds of New Jobs Boost SIU in Face of Shipping Slum�Membership Services Expand obs ! New jobs for SIU members on U . S . Armed Forces vessels was the name of the game in the year 1 985 as the Union countered the ill effects of Reaganomics. The year ' s job totals were 680 new jobs on 35 military-support ships . Mil­ itary-contracted vessels now comprise 30 percent of the S I U ' s manned fleet. By June of this year, the SIU expects to be crewing 45 military-support ships with jobs for 850 Seafarers. The year also was marked by the S I U instituting new programs for the membership . They included a Pre­ ferred Provider Hospitals Program, Drug Rehabilitation Program, Pension Plan Buy-Out Program and a new SHLSS Trainee Program. Other highlights of 1 985 were the settlement of the two-year Dixie Car­ riers strike, disputes with SONAT Ma­ rine and National Marine Service and some significant victories in Congress for the maritime industry. The military jobs were provided by the U . S . Navy ' s Military Sealift Com­ mand on their ships designated as TACS , TAGOS, TAKR and TAKX fleets. The T ACS fleet is composed of 1 1 heavy-lift crane ships , two SIU­ manned, the Gem State and the Key­ stone State which took part in Under­ way Replenishment (UNREP) Navy exercises in September-October off the coast of Virginia. TAGO S , the 1 2-ship surveillance fleet, will cost $4 1 . 7 million and run . to Sept. 30, 1 989. It will provide 144 jobs. In April the Union crewed the TAGOS USNS Stalwart (Sea Mobil­ ity) and the USNS Contender in June . The TAKX program consists of 1 3 J pre-positioned ships which will store heavy equipment, armored vehicles, fuel and other supplies for rapid de­ ployment in case of military emer­ gency. Converted SL-7s, the fastest cargo ships afloat , make up the TAKR John P. Bobo (which can carry 1 ,400 Army or Marine vehicles and tanks) followed by the Mjr. Stephen W. Pless in April , the Pfc. Dewayne Williams in July , the USNS Capella in August, the USNS Regulus in September and Drug Rehabilitation Program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) Piney Point, Md. In October the Union started an Early Normal Lump Sum Buy-Out Pension Program which would end on Sept . 30, 1986 . Back on Aug. I , the Union began a new trainee program at the SHLSS for the new military ships' jobs and the hotel section of our contracted cruise ves sels . On the Strike Front The crew of the Cove Liberty (Cove Shipping). On the inland strike front, 1 985 was notable for the SIU settling a two-year beef with Dixie Carriers in the port of New Orleans, inking a new, three­ year contract on Jan. 29 for Dixie ' s unlicensed Boatmen. It's retroactive to Dec . 10, 1984. On April 26, a Balti more NLRB judge ordered Outreach Marine-a creation of McAllister Brothers ther� to reinstate 26 fired Boatmen with owed back pay . In June the SIU hit the bricks, joining picket lines at airports around the country in support of the striking AFL-CIO-MTD Airline Pilots Assn. ' s United Airlines pilots and Assn . of Flight Attendants . On Dec. 19, the Union and SONAT Marine ' s IOT inland fleet restarted contract negotiations which had been stalled since July 1 984 over the com- o r Fast Sealift Ship program . These ships are stationed around the country and can be ready to steam, fully loaded, in a matter of day s . In March, the fleet' s SIU-crewed flagship, the $200-million USNS Pfc. Eugene Obregon came on station with the USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak, 2nd Lt. Naval officials touring the SHLSS training facility got a close-up view of practice trials in underway replenishment by students enrolled in the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. the I st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (Ameri­ can Overseas) in November. Three more T AKX ships will join the fleet in January, February and March 1 986. Health & Welfare Plans During a brief hiatus in San Diego, Calif. in April, Earl Nelson Gray Jr., DEU, loaded stores onto the Maj. Stephen W. Pless. The Pless is one of four TAKX vessels under military charter crewed by SIU members. Last November the Union began a Preferred Provider Hospital Program at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in the port of Seattle . The hospital has agreed to provide medical services to Seafarers and their families for a ne­ gotiated reimbursement rate. On Jan . l , 1 986, the SIU opened a pany ' s reclassifying their captains, mates and barge captains as " seagoing supervisors . " In the same month at year' s end , inland contract talks with National Marine Service in the port of New Orleans were taken to the courts for litigation. At both the February MTD Exec­ utive Board meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. and the October MTD Convention in Anaheim, Calif. , SIU and MTD President Frank Drozak told the or­ ganization' s 8-million members in 44 national unions that Reagan ' s policy of free trade was crippling the mari­ ti1ne industry and that he again called for a " national policy which will gen­ erate a fair share of cargo for the U . S . merchant marine . ' ' January 1 986 I LOG I 1 7 �A Glimmer of Hope on the Hill Hostilities Force Maritime to Circle Their Wagons as Foes Make Heated Charge A month into the new year, it is still too close to call the outcome of 1985's legislative game. If the Congress au­ thorizes an $852 million build and charter ship program for which it al­ ready has appropriated the money, 1985 will be remembered as a good year for the maritime industry. If it doesn't, the year will be yet another stalemate. The build and charter program (see · issues have even passed one or the other house in Congress), no final action has been taken. CARGO PREFERENCE The issue of cargo preference sur­ faced in the courts, the halls of Con­ gress, the wheat fields and the mari­ time industry. Long a major source of the industry's cargo, and one of the few maritime promotional programs Rep. Ed Feighan (D-Ohio) talks to SIU Field Rep. Martain Vittardi (right) and SIU member Mitchen Santana during the Union's fight to protect cargo preference. Above, from left, SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, SIU President Frank Drozak and Transportation Institute Legislative Counsel Jim Henry before the Senate convened hearings on cargo preference. story page 3) could be the cornerstone of new merchant fleet growth designed to meet both the commercial and mil­ itary needs of the United States. It is patterned after the successful Mariner Program of the late 1950s. The N avy would decide which type of vessels to build, tankers RO/RO's, etc., then desig_nate the builder and select the company to lease the ships. All the ships would be designed for quick conversion to military use, and the Navy could sell the ships after five years. USDA Secretary John Block and powerful agri-business companies be­ gan a high-pressure campaign against cargo preference, blaming it for every­ thing from the trade deficit to the deaths of starving children. The SIU undertook a large educa­ tion campaign on Capitol Hill and throughout the nation's farm lands in an attempt to explain that cargo pref­ erence was not responsible for the farm crisis. SIU President Frank Drozak made­ dozens of appearances before farm groups outlining the problems shared by both industries; a strong dollar, a massive trade deficit and high interest rates. The program, introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), was just one small part of the omnibus spending bill passed by both houses and signed by the president in late December. But there have been indications that some powerful Capitol Hill leaders may throw a roadblock up and try to stymie the program later this year. not gutted during the past five years, cargo preference came under its heav­ iest attack in years in 1985. The center of last year's contro­ versy was the Department of Agricul­ ture's (USDA) Blended Credit pro­ gram. While the USDA claimed the program was not subject to cargo pref­ erence, the maritime industry said it was.In February, acting on a suit filed by the Transportation Institute, a fed­ eral district judge ruled that the pro­ gram was subject to cargo preference. The USDA, instead of complying with the court's decision, simply decided to cancel the program and the $500 million worth of cargo due to be shipped. But at the same time, agri-busi­ nesses and their allies in Congress began introducing dozens of bills which would have stripped cargo preference from the nation's laws. In mid-summer, a large group of maritime interests, Jed by the SIU and a coalition of many farm organiza­ tions, began meeting to see if some kind of compromise could be worked out. Those meetings resulted in a new plan that was beneficial to both sides. The maritime industry would set aside its claims to so-called government commercial cargo (such as Blended Credit) but the percentage of U.S.-ftag cargo for concessional programs (such (Continued on Page 19.) If you eliminate the build and charter program from last year's legislative equation, then 1985 becomes another year where the SIU and the maritime industry had to battle to maintain their own turf, and perhaps even gain a little ground. The big issues on the hill last year were once again cargo preference, Alaskan oil, passenger ships and tax reform. These issues were not con­ tained in just one piece of legislation, but in more than 100 pieces of maritime legislation introduced. On most of the issues, the SIU was able to persuade Congress that our interests were the interests of the nation. Because Congress is in the middle of a two-year session, many areas of importance to SIU members have not been acted upon. Though legislation designed to help the fishing industry, the Great Lakes ports and the inland industry has been introduced (some 1 8 I LOG I January 1 986 Speaker of the House of Representatives "Tip" O'Neill knows better than any leader bow the wind is blowing on Capitol Hill . As a guest speaker at the MTD Executive Board meeting, he told delegates that it was time for a new beginning for the nation and for the labor movement. He asked: "Can we work together? It is time to put a premium on results rather than the process; on achieving our common goals rather than satisfying selfish particular interests. " Later, the speaker posed with MTD Executive Secretary Jean lngrao, MTD President Frank Drozak and Steve Leslie, MTD vice president. �Support SPAD as ington In the week before Congress was to meet for a final vote on the farm bill, Seafarers came to Washington and went door to door on Capitol Hill asking the nation's representatives for their support on the bill. Above, Seafarers found an audience in Brian Folkerts, · legislative assistant to Rep. Lynn Martin (R-UI.). (Continued from previous page) as P . L . 480) would jump from 50 to 75 percent during a three-year period. Maritime opponents were making one last large-scale stand in Congress, where approval of any such deal must come from . In the fall , several bills and amendments were introduced which would have either eliminated cargo preference completely or se­ verely limited its scope. In response, the SIU gathered more than 50 rank-and-file members and field representatives and brought them to Washington. Their job was simple, convince enough representatives that . their support was needed to block the anti-cargo preference amendments at­ tached to the new farm bill . After several days of face-to-face lobbying, their efforts paid off. By a 245- 1 79 vote, the House of Representatives defeated the anti-cargo preference measures. When the House and Senate got together to iron out the differences in their farm bills, the compromise worked out by the SIU and the farm groups was included in the final version of the bill . It was signed by the president iri December. It had been almost a year-long fight, but the SIU won. ALASKAN Oil. Another Jong-running fight on Cap­ itol Hill has been the battle over the export of Alaskan oil . The oil from the north slope of Alaska is the major source of trade for U . S-flag tankers and an important source of energy security for the United States . Many attempts have been made dur­ ing the past few years to lift the export ban. Each one has been met and de­ feated, but only on a temporary basis, because Congress could not agree on the entire Export Administration Act which covers a large range of issues. Last year the maritime industry was successful in retaining the prohibition against the export of the oil for seven years when Congress passed and the president signed the Export Admin­ istration Act. On the other hand, the administra- PORT DEVELOPMENT This is another issue which has been simmering in Congress for several years . Both houses passed different versions, but the S I U was able to help trim back many of the user fee pro­ visions. FISHING Legislation designed to help ease the burden of the high-cost of insur­ ance , protection from unfair foreign competition and measures to improve safety were introduced but not en­ acted . No single issue was more important last year than cargo preference. Without having a fair share of government impelled cargoes, American-flag shipping would cease to exist. But a farm bill up for a vote in Congress last year proposed to severely limit the application of cargo preference. It was the role of SIU President Frank Drozak to explain to the nation's leaders, to reporters, and to people who packed hearing rooms to hear testimony on the critical need to maintain a strong merchant marine for the nation's defense. tion granted permission to export a small amount of Alaskan oil from the Cook Inlet area which is not covered by the Act. The SIU will be watching that situation carefully this year. TAX REFORM While the tax reform bill covered a wide variety of questions when it was originally introduced, it carried sev­ eral provisions which could have been harmful to the maritime industry. Dur­ ing the legislative process the SIU was able to make some changes in the bill which protected some important mar­ itime issues. Tax deductions for conventions held aboard U . S . -flag ships were retained despite initial objections. The Capital Construction Fund was retained. Some tax loopholes were closed for U . S . owners of foreign-flag ships. Taxes on employees' fringe benefits were elim­ inated. The tax bill passed the House and will be taken up by the Senate this year. PASSENGER SHIPS Several bills were introduced which would have allowed the re-flagging of some foreign-flag, but U . S .-built pas­ senger ships back into the domestic trade. None was enacted . SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex and SIU lobbyist Liz DeMato worked closely with a contingent of Seafarers campaigning for cargo preference. Each day Seafarers gathered for their assignments, then down the marble balls of the Senate and House office buildings wearing their SIU white jackets and everywhere raising questions. In the end, Congress turned down the anti-cargo preference amendments. Because human faces speak louder to issues than to statistics on paper, perhaps more than anything this explains why the SIU was successful in this campaign, and why the legislative year belongs to the SIU membership. January 1 986 I LOG I 1 9 �Heroes, Volunteers and Exploding Boatman S eafarers Mark Year With S acrifice, Dedication and For many in our Union, 1 985 was a year of hard work and shared pride. With the new military ships, the face of the maritime industry changed and the work of the Seafarers broad­ ened . Seafarers underwent security clearance checks and carried out clas­ sified military exercises throughout the world. Through a program designed by the Navy and the SIU, they prac­ ticed underway replenishment and sealift operation procedures at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. In their new work roles , many Sea­ farers excelled. Commendations from the Navy for a job well done seemed to be coming in weekly to SIU head­ quarters. The first vessel under MSC charter to be stationed in the Medi­ terranean, the S . S . Transcolorado re­ turned after a two-and-one-half-year­ long mission. But it was not only for new Navy ass!gnments that the year will be re­ membered. Food is again sailing to underdeveloped nations on SIU-con­ tracted vessels. Cavite City in the Philippines has a new Little League baseball team , and orphans in the Young Piney Point trainees led a fu­ neral procession of mourners to Sea­ farers Haven Cemetery in Valley Lee, Md. On Jan. 12, 1 985, Frank Mongelli died following a prolonged illness. Before a garden of winter-picked flowers, they gently lowered his casket and stood back to salute the man and the Union official who had done so much to advance the lives of Seafarers through training and education. Frank Mongelli was 72. He had been a loyal member of the SIU for 40 years and had worked tirelessly to shape many of the programs in existence in the Union today . As the vice president of the Seafar­ ers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship, Mongelli had the distinction of directing and molding what has become the largest maritime training facility in the nation. With his unwav­ ering compassion, he made certain that students were given every possi­ ble means of learning and then flour­ ishing in the merchant marine . His office was always open. His legacy remains in the minds of hundreds of young men and women with dreams rafters of a playground jungle gym . A woman 'spreads out a blanket beneath a tree. Several children go to her. The teacher, like the young girls in her charge , wears the traditional dress of her church, a long pinafore skirt and blue bonnet. The men and boys wear dark trousers , white shirts and bow ties. Out of a paper lunch bag comes a Mcintosh apple. And soda pop. A basketball clears the hoop. For 9-year-old Shiloh King, the only thing missing from her old one-room schoolhouse in comparison to her new one are the bright yellow swings. Otherwise , there is much more for the children at the hall, more space to romp and enough room for desks for 23 children attending the school . With three rooms and separate film projec­ tion and reading lab areas, they now take instruction in ABC' s preschool class, kindergarten, elementary and intermediate grades . Said reverend of their church, Steve Skelton, of the donation, "It was a Godsend for us all . " * * * * Henri Percikow, a member of the There was no greater loss to the SIU last year than �\, and versatile officials of the Seafarers International labor movement under the leadership of past SIU R; Seafarers Training and Upgrading School-first HI (right) and Hall were photographed attending one ol Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in 1971. , and plowed Picked cotton and com, My hands tore from the earth Coal, copper, iron and gold . . . . " Hands of Seafarers everywhere were busy last year. Lashing vessels to piers and making other preparations, Sea­ farers rushed to batten down the hatches as hurricanes shot up the East Coast and Gulf shores in record num­ bers. Hurricane Bob was first. Danny, Elena and Gloria followed. Then Juan and Kate. The nation held its breath. Damage from the hurricanes mounted . And when it was all over, official estimates of the damage totaled $5 billion. . x . Where Elena would touch down, no one seemed able to predict . She chose Mississippi, slamming ashore with 1 25 mph winds. Louisiana, Alabama and Florida were ravaged . In the Pensa­ cola area of Florida, the largest evac­ uation ever to be organized brought more than 1 million people to safer Tugs like the Grace McAllister provided employment for inland workers in 1985. The Grace was in operation 24 hours a day in and around the port of Norfolk. To keep up with a continuous flow of work orders, two SIU crews were hired aboard the Grace to work a day shift and night shift. But between shifts there was always time to welcome aboard David 'Scrap Iron' Jones, SIU patrolman. Above, Jones is pictured seated in the left corner of the galley dining booth, meeting with Grace crewmembers. Philippines ' Subic Bay can now buy shoes with money donated by Seafar­ ers. In Baltimore, children resumed their studies in a new schoolhouse courtesy of the Baltimore hiring hall . Relief was given to hundreds of hur­ ricane victims, and Seafarers on the LNG Taurus rescued 1 7 Indochinese boat people when their small boat capsized . Dozens of others around the world were brought to safety by Sea­ farers' helping hands. And with med­ ical assistance from the SIU Welfare Plan, one seriously ill daughter of a Seafarer took her first steps. Today , three-year-old Katie Calahan walks . * * * * But the year was also bittersweet . 20 I LOG I January 1 986 of finding a better way of life , a sense of accomplishment, discipline and a feeling of belonging to the brotherhood of the sea. * * * * As much as Frank Mongelli loved children, he would have cherished the sight of children at play at the Balti­ more hall . In January, with their faces reddened by the chill of winter, they took recess on a playground just a short run from the schoolhouse they began attending several weeks earlier on the first floor of the Baltimore hall, the space donated by the SIU. Even as they are suspended upside­ down and a few inches away from each other, they chatter from the bowed SIU, sang praises of America's work­ ers. In his poem , "My Hands," pub­ lished in the August issue of the LOG, his words elevate laborers up from sweat shop factories and servitude to the honored position of builders of nations. "My hands, once straight and strong Raised girder upon girder, brick upon brick These now awkward trembling hands Anchored cables along river, over mountain Laid rail and wire that circle the land. My hands welded, molded, seeded ground . From each of the four states , SIU members spilled from SIU hiring halls to work closely, many around-the­ clock, with the Red Cross Disaster Coastline Project. And their efforts made a difference said Red Cross Disaster Director Grover C. Adams. In a letter to SIU officials , Adams wrote, "Your cooperation, and that of your membership . . . have made a great contribution, not only to the Red Cross disaster program but also to the recovery of the disaster victims themselves." At the Lundeberg School , trainees saw the flood waters approaching. Runoff from the Appalachians brought flooding to Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland. Muddy waters steam-rolled over entire towns , and headwaters crested up to the na­ tion ' s capital. Just a matter of yards from the SHLSS , the St. Georges 1 L s s S4 ��wards Around the World When high tide came in at 10 pm, trainees evacuated nearby residents, taking the Lundeberg school bus through rising waters. Families fleeing their homes were given shelter at the Piney Point Hotel. Trainees went back with a pick-up truck to retrieve pets families had not had time to collect. * * * * The SIU-contracted tug M/V Hinton (Marine Contracting) was a gas station in the Atlantic Ocean last year off South Carolina for a boat entered by Popeye' s Fried Chicken in a race from Miami to New York City. The fast food chain entrusted their boat to the guys who wear the SIU ,th of Frank Mongelli, one of the most respected n. Mongelli came up through the ranks of the !Jt Paul Hall. Together they worked to form the '1yn and then in Piney Point. Above, Mongelli �artiest educational conferences at the Seafarers River swelled and lunged over its banks and retaining walls . But SHLSS train­ ees kept a fleet of training vessels afloat in the SHLSS marina and kept the Dauntless , an historic yacht moored at the school, from breaking loose from lines and washing up onto pilings. As winter thawed on the Great Lakes, SIU members appeared everywhere on open scaffolding and on decks, ,_tting out vessels for another shipping season. Richard Louma gave the Charles E. Wilson new life applying a fresh coat of paint to the ship's faded hull. Wheelsman Cliff Cadreau found employ­ ment on one Great Lakes carrier last year. For lack of cargo, only half of the ships in the Lakes Beet were fitted out for the 1985 shipping season, and many other SIU mem­ bers from the region had to seek employ­ ment elsewhere. caps, and their speedster finished sec­ ond in the race . Making a 1 4-minute stop to refuel at the Hinton, the speedboat also took on a relief crew flown in by helicopter onto a barge lashed to the tug. But the racers didn't take SIU members up on their standing offer of a free boat wash with every fill-up of high-test gas. ·two children of members of the Church of the Christ like Shiloh King (left) and Jade may continue learning their ABC's since the nated space for them to set up a working �us >use on the first Door of the Baltimore hall. Another unusual assignment for SIU crews came when the Welland Canal, a vital link between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, was closed and could not accommodate a vessel carrying an 1 8 ,000 ton GM auto stamping press destined for one midwestern auto in­ dustrial park. A caravan of Great Lakes tugs with SIU Boatmen made the de­ livery instead. Transferring the press to the decks of the barges , SIU members piloted along an alternate route through the oldest canal in the nation, the NYS Erie Barge Canal and into Lake Erie. The canal proved narrow, with shal­ low water and low-hanging bridges . The trip had its dangers. B u t in 1 7 days the auto press was docked safe and sound at the terminal in Cleveland. Crews from many SIU-contracted vessels received safety awards last year, while safety survival suits be­ came mandatory for most deepsea ves sels. Topping the charts of safety con­ scious crews were Seafarers on the LNG Capricorn . They celebrated their third accident-free year. "Safety contributes to the smooth operation and to the productivity and lowered costs of a trip, " SIU Vice Presictent Angus " Red" Campbell commented on the award to the LNG carrier. The SS President Grant received an award from 1984 . American President Lines, after looking over the safety records of its ships, proudly presented SIU workers with an award for achiev­ ing an accident-free year and for being the safest ship for that year in the APL fleet. * * * cedure , the crew of the Countess did not try to be heroes on their own. Though the vessel had several small arms stored in the captain's quarters, as do most ships under Military Sealift Command, not a shot was fired. The crew showed the type of restraint that can save lives in the event of such an attack, even as Seafarers were threat­ ened with knives and the captain of (Continued on Page 22.) * Piracy on the high seas has become an increasingly serious problem for mariners who sail through the Malacca Straits , West Africa and Indonesia. It ' s become so serious that maritime unions have gone before the United Nations to ask for measures to be put in force to reduce the likelihood of pirate attacks. Pirates boarded the SIU-contracted Falcon Countess in the Straits of Ma­ lacca, brandishing knives and made off with $ 19,000 pried from the ship's safe . A lesson learned from this and other experiences is that ship crewmembers should remain calm. According to pro- Katie Calahan, daughter of SIU member Thomas Calahan, learned to walk last year, despite suffering from cerebral palsy. January 1 986 I LOG I 21 ��1u t-'eop1e vvorKea , t-'1ayea ana Learnea (Continued from Page 2 1 . ) the vessel bound and held a t knife­ point. * * * * It' s probably a good thing that Seafarer Pat O ' B rien was not aboard the vessel . There was a lot of commotion around O ' B rien last year. But then, there has been for years . Ever since he took his motorcycle aboard the merchant vessel Cha ;les McCormack, got off at the port in Everett, Wash . , joined a carnival and became a fearless stuntman. That was 32 years ago. Today, O 'Brien has a fan club that reaches around the globe. He performs on television and at fairgrounds all across America, thrilling audiences as Capt. Dynamite with the World Champion Dare Devils of Amusement Enter­ prises , in Houston, Texas. What was his favorite stunt in '85? Well it was perhaps the one he per­ formed most. Sixty times last year he hunkered down in a wooden framed 'coffin of death' stretched with butch­ er' s paper. Four sticks of dynamite at his head and at his feet were ready to explode. And each time they did , it was a sight to behold as the captain blasted through the air. As one of the greatest stuntmen the world over, and a Seafarer, O' Brien surely did not complain about 1 985. Always he picks himself up after the explosions. Amid cheers, he brushes off the dirt and scorched butcher' s paper. And next year h e will be back to do it again. * SIU Boatman Pat O'Brien, alias 'Captain Dynamite, ' has gained a reputation in Hollywood, travelling circus shows and at state fairs. In his dynamite act he blows himself up and lives to tell about it. He is one of the most accomplished stuntmen in the world. * * - * Roberta Blum, a graduate of S HLSS trainee class # 3 1 4 , had a lot to smile about last year. She set a first at the Lundeberg School when she became the first woman in the SHLSS nautical Water survival suits became part of the standard safety equipment carried on most SIU-contracted vessels last year. Stepping into one of the suits, Seafarer Grif McRee demonstrates how the suit is designed to keep a seafarer alive for hours in the water if forced to abandon ship. science certificate program. Last year, too, Blum was working to complete an Associate in"Arts degree . * Sonat Marine Barge Capt. John M. Herina reads the names of those who died in Vietnam on the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Manhattan, N.Y. This photo appeared on the front page of The New York Times last year as did a story about Vietnam veterans. Because Herina served in that war, he has veteran's status. But the irony is that had he been a Seafarer in Vietnam during the war years, his service to his country would bring him neither status as a veteran nor a monument to remember fellow Seafarers killed in the war. Nowhere are the names of Seafarers who perished then or in other wars inscribed in stone. Veterans' status bas been denied Seafarers for WWI, WWII and the Korean War also. But on Dec. 5, the Defense Department granted veterans' status to Seafarers participating in one special mission during the invasion of Normandy. Two hundred are still alive to hear of the honor. In the second world war more than 6,000 members of the merchant marine lost their lives. 22 I LOG I January 1 986 * * Katie Calahan, three-year-old daughter of Seafarer Thomas Calahan and wife Sarah, may be too young to appreciate 1 985 but she will when she is older. Only through stories from loved ones may she then understand how special she made the year for thousands like her who will take with them for a lifetime the handicaps and the pain of cerebral palsy. For Katie hope came last year. As an adult, she may be able to walk unassisted by the heavy leg braces she now wears. Because last year she worked like an athlete in training the muscles in her legs, deformed by ce­ rebral palsy, until she could move, take one step, then another to walk. Word of Katie' s struggle and accom­ plishment has spread. She has become a little legend to nurses, doctors , teachers and physical therapists who work with cerebral palsy victims . Rep­ resenting the Easter Seals campaign as a poster child in 1 984, a photo of Katie was distributed nationwide. It continues to bring thousands of dollars in donations so that some day a cure may be found for treatment of the condition, a condition that affects 750,000 American s . �In 1985 Because of the professionalism of SIU workers and persistent lobbying for jobs- by the SIU leadership, SIU members gained hundreds or jobs aboard military ships in the year just passed. Deck/engine utility James Dickens signed on the USNS Southern Cross, one or dozens of vessels under military contract with SIU crews. Like many other SIU-contracted ships which are playing key support roles for our nation's defense teams around the world, the Transcolorado earned commendations for the professional performance of her crew. One or many ves.wls of the U.S. fishing Heet, the Tina & Vina, d� in all her finery­ carnations, streamers and Oags-for the Blessing of the Fleet ceremonies in New Bedford, Mam. Steward Assistant Leo Kinney and Manny the seafaring dog on the MlUfhaltmt Island bopper dredge. 1985-Welfare Plans Met Your Needs This past year has seen many improvements in the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The Plan is developing new programs and during the year has streamlined its claims departments. All of this is being done to make your Plans more responsive to your needs. November 1985 LOG. We have continued to provide college opportunities to our members and their families through the Seafarers Scholarship Program. For our pensioners, the Seafarers Pension Plan approved a cash buy-out Here are some of the things that happened in 1985: program for eligible members to give them more flexibility in planning for We have centralized our computerized claims processing at our head­ their retirement. A full report on this program was published in the October quarters in Camp Springs so that we have been able to speed up the time it takes to process and pay your claims. We have installed a toll-free "800" number at headquarters so that members can get fast and accurate information on the status of their claims. With medical costs rising each year, we are instituting a program to 1985 issue of the LOG. And throughout the year, the Plan has published articles in the LOG to keep you informed and up-to-date on amendments to the Plan and on new programs to help you and your families deal with the harsh realities of sickness, accidents and death. monitor hospital bills-and you will be able to earn a cash bonus for taking part in this program. A full description of this program is being published ARC PROGRAM in this issue of the LOG. Be sure to read about it. At the request of the membership at the Crew Conference last year, we During 1985, your Seafarers Plans have helped many of our brothers and began a Preferred Provider Program to select hospitals in areas around the sisters begin the process of recovery from alcoholism. This program, which nation where our membership is concentrated. These hospitals and their has been in place at the Seafarers ARC in Valley Lee, Md. for nearly 10 out-patient clinics will be selected on the basis of their reputations for years, has helped hundreds of Seafarers become happy and useful persons. highest quality heahh care. These facilities will provide our members and their families with the best medical care available. We already have established a relationship with the Virginia Mason Also in this past year, the Plans trustees approved a program to help those of our members who are addicted to other mood-changing drugs. This program begins this month, and will be developed in the months ahead to Medical Center in Seattle, and we are in the process of contracting Preferred offer an ·avenue of hope to those of our members who want to kick their Provider facilities in other areas. A report on this development is in the addictions. January 1986 I LOG I 23 �Military Ships Steam I nto S I U Job Picture Last year marked a major change in job patterns for Seafarers. Jobs aboard military ships, most requiring specialized training in areas such as helicopter landing, crane work and underway replenishment, were the biggest game in town. While commercial shipping has been in a years-long slump , the S I U decided not to sit o n its thumbs. Because o f planning made several years ago , courses were developed and strategies outlined to make sure that this Union and its members could fill the job slots opening up on military ships . Currently military work accounts for about 30 percent o f all seafaring jobs and could climb as high as 50 percent during the next year or two. ' 'You have to adapt to the times and accept the changes in the industry , and we have done that. We will always work to revitalize commercial shipping because a private merchant marine is essential to the country' s trading. B u t w e also must make sure that men and women of the SIU have a place to work, a place to use their skills , " S I U President Frank Drozak said. Following is a list of the new military ships Seafarers crewed last year. From T-AGOS vessels (above) to break bulkers like the Southern Cross (below) and just about every type of ship inbetween, Seafarers worked hand-in­ hand with the military throughout the world last year. It's a trend. It's where the jobs are. Type Name FOIFO RO/RO RO/RO RO/RO RO/RO RO/RO 11 26 26 USNS Denebola 26 USNS Pollux 26 USNS Regulus PFC Dewayne T. Williams 2 1 RO/RO 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo 21 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez Major Stephen Pless 21 14 14 14 16 Pacific Gulf Marine Bay Tankers Bay Tankers Bay Tankers Bay Tankers American Overseas Marine American Overseas Marine AMERSEA Exporter Transport Extender Transport Expresser Transport Waterman MV Paul Buck 15 Ocean Shipholding MV Gus W. Darnell MV Samuel Cobb 15 15 Ocean Shipholding Ocean Shipholding Southern Cross 57 Alatna 15 Chattahoochee 15 Nodaway 15 IOM Crowley Tow & Trans­ port Crowley Tow & Trans­ portation Crowley Tow & Trans­ portation IOM IOM Sea Mobility Sea Mobility Sea Mobility Sea Mobility RO/RO RO/RO RO/RO RO/RO RO/RO T-5 Tanker T-5 Tanker T-5 Break/ bulk T- l Tanker T- 1 Tanker T- l Tanker Crew MV American Cormorant USNS Altair PFC James Anderson PVT Harry Fisher 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman Craneship Gem StaJe TAGOS MV Contender TAGOS MV Stalwart TAGOS MV Triumph TAGOS MV Vindicator 57 12 12 12 12 Company I -.,. o"'°' ERJ..to ,, .. , ... - I 24 I LOG I Jan uary 1 986 .. . .� o,l' ;"' TH E - I ... �.,,. ') /.. Seafarers on the Obregon and ships like her have proven they can be counted on as part of the country's national security posture. �• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I + m S e a fa re rs I n te r n a t ional U n i o n o f North A m e r i c a . A F L-C I O Washington Report In order to protect the interests of its mem­ bers in today' s increasingly complex world, a maritime union has to be able to operate on many different levels . The maritime industry is one of the most heavily regulated in the country. It is also one of the most volatile. In the space of 20 short years , seamen have had to adapt to far-reach­ ing changes in their environment (containeri­ zation, computerized engine rooms , reduced manning scales) as well as rapid and unpre­ dictable swings in world shipping markets . People working in the maritime industry have their own special needs . They often are exposed to toxic chemicals and hazardous conditions . At the same time, they share the same concerns as workers everywhere. They are parents, homeowners, members of the community . Life onboard ship must b e monitored to ensure continued health and safety. At the same time, the American maritime industry has to compete against owners who pay their workers next to nothing and tolerate unsafe conditions onboard their vessels. The aritime industry plays a little appre­ ciated but vital role in the defense of this country. In times of national emergency, troops and materials have to be transported overseas . That takes ships and merchant seamen. Airlift accounts for only 1 0 percent of this country' s strategic transportation needs. � Legislative Update * Farm Aid Bill-President Reagan signed into law a $52 billion farm aid bill that contains a provision that will have far-reaching impli­ cations for the job security of seamen. Under the terms of the bill, the cargo pref­ erence requirements of the P.L. 480 program will be increased from 50 to 75 percent over a three-year period. At the same time, certain so-called programs such as Blended Credit and BICEP will be exempt from the cargo prefer­ ence requirements of the legislation. The compromise ends a bitter dispute be­ tween the maritime and agriculture industries that has waged unabated since Secretary of Agriculture John Block suspended the Blended Credit program (see story page 1 ) . The con­ troversy became so intense that it threatened the standing of both industries on Capitol Hill. SIU President Frank Drozak was one of the first people to sense the damage being done to both industries and to call for a compromise. He emphasized that both industries were fac­ ing the same set of problems: heavily subsi­ dized foreign competition, closed markets and an overvalued American dollar. * Tax Reform-In a dramatic showdown between Reagan and the members of his own party , the House of Representatives passed H . R . 3838 , a comprehensive tax reform bill. The proposal was substantially different from the one that the administration originally sub­ mitted to Congress. The original text contained a number of provisions that were opposed by the maritime industry and the labor movement. The provi­ sions included the following: taxation of fringe benefits , the elimination of the Capital Con­ struction Fund and an end to the tax deductible status of state and local taxes , business ex- January 1 986 as ington Legi s l a t i v e . Ad m i n istra t i ve and Regu l a tory H a p p e n i ngs penses held onboard U . S . -ftag cruise ships and companies doing business in Puerto Rico. None of those provisions was contained in the final version of the bill, which marks an important victory for American seamen and workers. According to the AFL-CIO, " more than a million postcards [protesting the pro­ posed changes] were distributed [by labor] , along with some 650,000 brochures, 1 0,000 posters and 60,000 legislative fact sheets . " It took two votes before the House passed the bill. Ninety-two percent of the House Republicans voted against the president on the grounds that the bill was "anti-business . " After a week of intense lobbying, the president was able to persuade 50 members of his own party to switch their votes. * Marad Authorizations Bill-H . R . 2965 , the Maritime Authorizations Bill for fiscal year 1 986 was signed into law. While a number of important maritime programs will continue to be funded, levels were lower than in previous years . The authorizations bill once was considered to be the single most important piece of mar­ itime legislation . During the past five years funding for most maritime programs has been sharply decreased or eliminated . This year's authorizations bill would probably be even lower were it not for the fact that funding for the Operating Differential Subsidy program is set for a fixed term. Yet even this important program is slowly being phased out by the administration . * Build and Charter-Thanks to the efforts of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), an $852 mil­ lion mariner build and charter program was included in a funding resolution for a number of federal agencies , including the U . S . Coast Guard and the Department of Defense. This will mark the first new infusion offederal funds into the depressed shipbuilding industry since the Construction Differential Subsidy program was eliminated in 1 980. Before this money can be used, however, authorizing legislation will have to be passed by Congress. Given the nature of the budgetary process, federal funds have to be both approved and authorized. Usually Congress approves a pro­ gram and then authorizes funds for it. In this case, however, Congress has set aside monies for a program before approving it. * "Buy American" Amendment-The Budget Reconciliation package is pending action in both the Senate and House. The House version contains an amendment offered by Rep. Doug Bosco (D-Calif. ) that would require 50 percent of equipment used in the production of oil and gas to be constructed in the United States . Noting the national security implications of the amendment and the economic benefits it would generate in terms of jobs , revenue and taxes, SIU President Frank Drozak has made a strong pitch on Capitol Hill. "The advent of foreign government subsi­ dization below cost pricing, " he wrote one senator, "has assured that virtually no new mobile drill rigs have been built domestically since 1 982. Without a Buy American provision, this trend will no doubt continue. " * Passenger V�I Industry-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has introduced S. 1 93 5 , legislation that would permit five foreign built passenger vessels to be documented under U . S . laws. "The purpose of this bill, " said Stevens , " is to promote the development of a domestic cruise ship industry. Our domestic industry is nonexistent, and will remain so without the utilization of foreign built vessels. " Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Helen Bentley (R-Md. ) also have introduced legislation aimed at reviving the once proud passenger vessels industry. Business Briefs * Profits for the three major U . S . -ftag con­ tainer shippmg companies, including Sea-Land, are likely to be down in fiscal year 1 986, according to a study commissioned by Alex Brown, a Baltimore based brokerage firm. * A quiet revolution is occurring in the shipping industry. Almost overnight, shipping companies have moved to open their own rail operations, thereby substantially cutting trans­ portation costs. More than $200 million has been spent in this area. In the forefront of this development are such companies as Sea-Land , which opened its own rail terminal in Tacoma, Wash. * The Journal of Commerce predicts a move toward "equilibrium" for the American-flag shipping industry next year, but at a great price. "The next two months undoubtedly will see more shipowners go out of business and others hover perilously on the brink of collapse before any real evidence of recovery emerges." * Two ocean incinerator vessels approved by the EPA have been caught up in bankruptcy hearings. The move stalls the development of an important new American industry. * According to a report carried in The Washington Post, the supertankers that were built in the 1970s and early 1 980s are no longer economically viable given today' s depressed shipping market. ''They face extinction, ' ' stated the article. * A controversy is brewing over the future of the Export-Import Bank. The administration wants to extend the agency ' s charter, which expires Sept. 30. Congress, however, might want to ' 'use the occasion for an overall review of the Ex-Im Bank , " according to a report carried in The Washington Post. The admin­ istration's goal of eliminating long-term loans under the program has met with opposition on Capitol Hill, where many people view the Export-Import Bank as an important and un­ derused tool in formulating trade policy . Agency Briefs * Marad is seeking to implement a new system of monitoring subsidy payments, which it contends will be " more efficient. " * The State Department will hold an open forum on an upcoming UNCTAD meeting on the registration of vessels under national flags. Regional * There is an increased competition be­ tween American ports for cargo. Typical of the new mood is this quote from a Baltimore port official that was carried in The Wall Street Journal: "The only way that we are going to thrive is to increase our share of the pie . " * The S t . Lawrence Seaway has closed down for the winter season. While business was down from last year, the season ended later, in large part because of several accidents that tied up traffic . (Continued on Page 31.) January 1 986 I LOG I 25 _ �n a vv a 1 1 c u 1 r v 1 "' u 1 v v v � In and Around Honolulu : The C.S. Salernum (Transoceanic Cable Ships) readies t o sail to Okinawa. Loading stores are ABs (I. to r.) Jeff Hood, Greg "G-Man" Johnson and Mike Shanley. Chief Cook Devlin "Maunakea" Wilson (I.) and Steward Assistant Jerry Hong share a few laughs in the Salernum's galley. The bridge of the Ogden Yukon (OMI) at anchor in Honolulu. (Photo by Danny Keao) Laura Gillespie (I.) and Nicolas Lopez are both assistant crew cooks aboard the Constitution (American Hawaii Cruises). Jim Hoeming, oiler aboard the Constitution. 26 I LOG I January 1 986 Crewmembers aboard the Constitution meet with Patrolman Errol Pak (seated, second from left). They include: Melanio Domingo, chief electrician/educational director; Louis Zkizzo, bosun's mate; Roy Aldanese, 3rd steward; Richard Connelly, AB, and John Kelly, AB. �Aooara rne 5. 5. 1naepenaence In Ha waii David Millard is a room steward aboard Sara Rotter, deck lounge stewardess. Bartender Mike Minkler is always kept busy aboard the Independence. the Independence (American Hawaii Cruises). Ernst Forbes (I.) and Damien Tanoi both work as assistants in the laundry. Tony Piazza Jr., assistant purser, and Fran Sakai, junior assistant purser, are usually the first people you'll Jerry Johnson (I.) keeps the ship's engines working; Raymond Prall is a machinist onboard the Independence. see upon embarkation. This happy galley trio includes (I. to r.) Roy Calo, assistant cook; Jens Jensen, executive chef, and Doriana Schmeltz, 2nd cook. January 1 986 I LOG I 27 �Help A Friend Deal With I CELESTIAL NAVIGATION A SKILL ALL SEAFARERS I Alcoholics \ 1=LJBJ � \ SHOULD KNOW don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly tra•el a course that has to Jud to the destruction of his health, his job and his E n ro l l i n t h e Celestial Navigation Course at family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer w h o has a drinking problem is just as easy-and just as important-as steering a blind I Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Onco he's there, an alcoholic S I U member will receive ;uu k n ow to earn the Ocean O p e rato r Over 200 intcrt''tt•J in ;11 tt•nding .1 \1\-wcc!._ M i les L i c e n s e . A n d t h at m ean s a bett e r j o b and \i:llllt.' the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SIU members who are fighting the a S H LSS. I t ' l l h e l p y o u l earn w h at y o u n eed to Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center pni!-'r;un al 1hc Ak••hl•1ii: R..:h;1t>il11aut1n Ct•ntcr. I umkr,tand (h;ll ,111 m� mt•ti lc:1I ;ind l'l•tm� ling H'cnrJ\ u ill l:it• '-t'PI �lri<-11� i:onfidenfial. ;mJ tha! 1hc� "ill nnl ht' l.:1.• p1 ;1n� u.h1..·r\' t'\Ct'fll at Tl'it' l t'Olt•r. man across a street. All you have to do is take that m o re money ! I alcohol-free life. I Addr1.·" I The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. I But because of ARC, an alcoholic S I U member doesn't I Tckptwnc NP I have to travel the distlll\ce alone. And by guiding a \fail IP I Siar Roule Ro:\ 153-A brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, I \"�lie� l,tt. Md. 20692 I you'll be showing him that the first step back to recovery I is only an arm's length away. I '--�����L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - same tough battle he is back to Co n t act yo u r S I U F i e l d Re p resen tat i v e , o r f i l l o u t t h e a p p l icat i o n i n t h i s i s s u e o f t h e Log . healthy, productive KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Course Starts Apri l 1 1 K N O W Y O U R R I G H TS K N O W YO U R RIG HTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The const i t u tion of t h e S I U C O N STITU TION A L R I G HTS A N D O B L I G A · A t l a n tic. G u l f. Lakes and I n land Waters District makes TIONS. Copies of t h e S I U const itut ion are avail able i n specific provision for safeguard i n g m e m bership's a l l U n ion h a l l s . A l l members should ohtain copies of this money and U n ion finances. The con stitution requires a const itution so as to fam i l iarize t he m selves with its con­ detai led audit by Certified Public Accountants every three tents. Any time you feel any membe r or officer is attempt­ the months. which are to be submit1ed to the membership by i n g to deprive you of any const i t u t ional right or ohl igation the Secretary-Treasurer. A q uarterly finance c o m m ittee hy any methods such as deal ing with charges. trials. etc . . of rank and fi le members, elected by the m e m hersh ip. a s well a s a l l other details. then t h e mern h e r so affected m akes exa m i n ation each q u arter of the finances of the should i m medi ately notify headquarters. U n ion and reports fu l l y t he i r fi n d i n gs and recommenda­ EQUA L RIG HTS. All rnern hers are guaranteed equal tions. M e m bers of this c o m m ittee m ay make dissenting rights i n employment and as m e m hers o f the S I U . These reports, specific reco m mendations and separate find ings. rights are clearly set forth in the S I U const itution and in TRUST F U N DS. All trust funds of the SlU A t lantic. the contracts which the U n ion has negoti ated with the G u l f. Lakes and I n land Waters District arc ad m i n istered employers. Conseq uently. no mernher m a y he discri m i ­ in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund nated against because of race. creed, color. -sex a n d na­ a gree m e n ts . All these agreements specify that the t r u s tees tional or geographic origin. I f any m e m ber feels t h a t he is denied the equal rights to which h e is e n t i t l ed. h e should in charge of these funds s h a l l equ a l l y consist of Union and m a n agem e n t representatives and their a l ternates. All expenditures and disbu rse ments of trust funds are made only upon approval by a m ajority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are avail able at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. You r shipping rights and senior· i t y are protected excl usively by the contracts between the U n ion and t he emp loyers. Get to know your s h i pping ' rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and avail able i n all U n ion hal ls. lf you feel there has been any violation of your s h ipping or seniority rights as contained i n the contracts between the U n ion and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified m a i l . return re· ceipt requested. The proper address for this i s : 11111n111111111tu1111R1111111n1111111111u1dlll1m1111111111111n111111n11u111n1111111n1111111n1111 patro l m a n or other U n i on offi�ial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest S I U port agen t . notify U n ion hea d q u art e rs . SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SP AD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. I ts pro· ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes incl ud­ i ng. but not l i m ited to, furthering the political. soc ial and economic i n terests of m aritime workers. the preservation EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. T h e Log has and furtheri ng of the American M e rc ha n t M arine w i th tradition ally refrained from publishing any artic le serving im proved the politic a l p urposes of any individual hoatmen and t he advancement of trade u n io n concepts. in the U n ion. officer or memher. It has also. refrained from p u b l i sh i n g emp loyment In connection with opportun ities for sea me n and such objects. S P A D supports and articles deemed h a r m f u l to the U n ion or its col lective contributes to pol i t ical candidates for elective office. A l l membersh ip. This estahlished policy has been reaffirmed contributions are voluntar y . N o contrihution may be by mem bership action at the Septemhcr. 1 960, meetings solic ited or received because of force, joh d iscrim i n ation, dition of m e m bership in the Union or of e m ployment. I f i n all const itutional ports. The respon s i h i l i t y for Log financial reprisal. or t hreat of such conduct, or as a con­ Angus "Red" Campbell policy i s vested in an editorial board w h i c h consists of Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board the Executive Board of t he U n ion. The Executive Board a contribution is made h y reason of the above i m proper 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way may delegate. from among i ts ranks. one individual to conduct. notify the Seafarers U n ion or S P A D ny cert i fied Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 F u l l copies of contracts as referred to are avail able to you a t a l l times. either hy writing d irectly to the U n io n or to t h e Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all S I U contracts are avail· able in all Sl U halls. These contracts spec ify the wages carry out this respon s i h i l i t y . P AYMENT OF MONIES. N o mon ies a r e to b e paid to anyone i n any offic ial capacity i n the SlU u n less an official U n ion receipt is given for same. U nder no circum­ stances should a n y m e m ber pay any money for any reason u n l ess he is given such receipt. I n the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without and conditions under which you work and live aboard supplying a rece ipt. or i f a member is req u i red to m a ke a your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as w e l l as payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he your obl igations. such as fi l i n g for OT on the proper should not have heen required t o make such payment. this sheets and in the proper m a n ner. I f. al any time. any S I U should i m mediately he reported to U n ion headquarters. 2 8 I LOG I January 1 986 m a i l w i t h i n 30 days of t he contribution for i n vest igation and appropriate action ;ind re fund. if involu ntary. Sup· port SPAD to protect and further your econom ic. pol i ­ t i c a l and social i n terests. and A m erican trade u n ion concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights havt been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The � is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Book Review ---- ---- Life on the Water Through a Woman's Eyes by Lynnette Marshall Traditionally , seafaring has been a man ' s world. It has been a world where men are men , a place where experience in the hard knocks of street life has been a prerequisite to surviving months at sea. The docks in the old days were a place where women could not work. A woman ' s safety could not be guaranteed when she passed through the chainlink fence separating the waterfront from the rest of the world. Women In the Wheelhouse, pub­ lished last year by Tidewater Press, is a book about one woman' s struggle to cross the divide and work in the sea- the nearest she had ever been to "per­ fection . " ' 'A fresh breeze began to blow off­ shore , a fragrant reminder of lush summer crops, just past their prime, that stretched for miles on the other side of the salt marshes. I did not let myself think that it was in all proba­ bility the last time I would have that pleasure, " she writes . In the distance lone ships passed . And she was glad to drink in one last sky and the slow night-crossings of ships and waves ebbing out across the bay like fine the distances and months of separation that tears at the life-fabric of the fam­ ilies in the maritime trades were di­ minished to a few short steps between decks for the Robsons-she working in the galley or on deck, he as captain in the wheelhouse , where she later would work after earning her license. From such a distance, observing her husband' s work, the author says she was able to first understand why any­ one would, knowing the danger of tug work, choose the profession. There are scenes such as the approach to Nancy Taylor Robson learned life on the water aboard the tug Progress (above). I n her years aboard this and other boats, she went from relief cook to mate. faring world. In the process, author Nancy Taylor Robson uncovers life on the water few outside the maritime industry have had the opportunity to observe firsthand . With gentle prose, Robson brings the reader to the other side of the fence, to the warmth of the galley , where lives of seafarers unfold over mugs of black, inky coffee. Tugboats, leading barges precipitously in tow, thread their way, along narrow pas­ sages of inland waterways, through harrowing storms at sea. Images fly to the senses. Starry nights and sunsets, mist rising on rivers are not easily forgotten as Robson describes the overwhelming beauty of the water­ ways , scenes so beautiful that the heart aches to be there . . And when Robson takes a leave of absence to raise her family, one is sorry to see her go, because, of course , that is when the book ends. It was a round harvest moon that cast the Chesapeake Bay in light as Nancy Taylor Robson climbed up to the wheelhouse of the tug Quaker to assume her watch for the last time . That she has found home in the sea­ faring world was something she had not expected in 1 976 when she began sailing. "It had seemed to me at the time that tugs were greasy, inhospit­ able mountains of metal, " Taylor wrote of her first impression. But this night , sailing from the Chesapeake B a y into Tangier Sound in a steamy August of 1 982, was to be her last. She would leave the industry the next morning to prepare for the birth of her first child. And she was to write of this night as silver strands . In the moon' s light the strands seemed suspended from the bay's rolling banks and the tug sus­ pended as well, swaying just as a sleeping sailor's hammock sways strung from the open deck on hot summer nights. Today on cold sunny days, Robson now 34, zips up children's snowsuits for walks out of doors . Matthew is 3 and Abigail 10 months old. Her home is in Galena now, a hamlet where people of the water live and work and the Sassafras River flows into Kent County, Md . It is a quaint settlement Hell Gate, a treacherous portion of the East River in New York leading under the Triborough Bridge . As her husband Gary stood at the wheel, lines from a barge in tow broke loose . Rob­ son spun the wheel first this way, then that as the barge threatened to ram the shores on either side of the narrow slice of river channel . Giving enough play in the steering, he kept the barge swinging, back and forth, without such force that the lines remaining would snap and send the barge up over the tug and into the rocks. Until the tug had cleared he did not avert his gaze. But as the tug cleared the channel, it was then the author explains that she saw in his face that "exhilaration of triumph. " I t was this triumph Robson herself would come to experience. She chron­ icles her own achievements in carrying out physically demanding work and learning how to react to the crew. Some, she writes, did not care to see a woman working with them. But the majority , she found, accepted her presence and helped her to gain skill and confidence in her own abilities . It is the triumph that Robson writes most of. The reader is invited to share in the struggles of these workers . The reader can too sigh relief when a line is thrown in time to secure a barge without injury to a deckhand. Winter is especially hard for tugboat workers. There are small achievements and large. And crews survive, even as tugs be­ come encased in ice. Hot tap water becomes a luxury in winter and frost­ bite and hypothermia constant wor­ ries. But when the cherry red stove heats up, after being overhauled, and a warm meal can then be prepared , the author celebrates the talents of crewmembers . A description of a tug so frozen by ice that it becomes, " a crystal palace that threatened t o an­ chor us all in the Chesapeake , " sends a shiver up the spine. And just as an intense feeling of dread and cabin fever begins to try the crew, the author describes workers prying doors open with ice picks and then darts into spring. A small bird perches on the sill of the deckhouse, inches from Robson. The two watch each other. The author can feel the sensation of the bird breathing; its breath so close brushes her cheek. Then the bird , hearing the call of a fellow winged creature , skitters off to the deck below and takes flight. with gardens rimming houses and where Robson is comfortable raising her chil­ dren. She still waits though for her husband, Gary , to return from his journeys as a tug captain. And longs to be sailing at the helm with him as third mate. Spending weeks at a time in the galley as a cook and deckhand, then in the mate's quarters of tugs, Robson entered the seafaring profession to be with her husband. "I had gradually discovered that it was a rare thing to meet a seaman over 35 who was mar­ ried to his original spouse . . . We hoped that if we could share our work­ ing lives as well as our home, our marriage would have a better-than­ even chance, " she writes. Through her husband' s efforts , they were able to work and to be together. When a reliefjob opened aboard a tug on which Gary Robson was working, he would let her know. She would apply . With his aid, she was able to break through what had been years of discriminatory hiring practices. And The PFC James Anderson is one of the many new military ships which bas provided hundreds of jobs for SIU members. Above, Norfolk Rep Mike Paladino (left) and Billy Dickens, assistant cook/utility, pose for a picture in the A nderson's galley. January 1 986 I LOG I 29 �Check Your Medical Bills-New Plan's P rog ram Could Pay You For many months now you have heard Union and Welfare Plan officials tell you about rising medical costs and overpayments and errors which have been found in bills submitted by doc­ tors and hospitals. All of these costs your Welfare Plan money. Well, the Seafarers Welfare Plan is now in the process of researching and implementing various programs in an effort to contain medical costs while at the same time maintain the type of benefits and care that you have all been accustomed to receiving. As a first step, the trustees have adopted a plan which will reward em­ ployees for policing hospitals that have provided inpatient services. The plan is very simple. After a hospital confinement, all eligible employees should carefully re­ view their hospital bills . If there are any charges indicated which the em­ ployee feels are unjustified because the service or treatment was either never performed or unnecessary , the employee should notify the Plan's medical auditor in writing as quickly as possible providing all relevant in­ formation such as: the hospital , the dates of services, the procedure or treatment involved , and the charges. If the Plan then succeeds in getting the hospital bill reduced due to the information provided by the em­ ployee, the Plan will reward that em­ ployee by paying a bonus of 25 percent of the amount saved. * * * * This program has great potential. It can help your Welfare Plan save a lot of money which could then be used to provide benefits for others. It is also a way we can make sure that the hospitals bills are fair and justified. Lastly , it can provide nice bonuses for all eligible employees who take the time to audit their bills and who find errors or discrepancies . * * * * Just remember, you are in the best position to know if the treatment in- dicated on a hospital bill was actually performed or necessary. Just a little effort on your part can save all of us money and enable the Welfare Plan to go on providing quality care for Sea­ farers and their families. If you have any questions about this new program, call the Plan's Claims Department for full details. Sea-Land's new facilities at the port of Tacoma, Wash. wore winter well last year. Draped in its first white cloak of snow, the terminal was a November wonderland for crews sailing into the port aboard the Sea-Land Independence and Galveston, above. (Photo courtesy of Marine Digest) Th ief Steals Seafarer's Ch ristmas , but Has Chan g e of Heart " My neighbors said everything had looked so nice. My children loved the decorations . " A s he had for 1 0 years ; Seafarer Ben Bolli labored hours from a step­ ladder stringing tinsel and Christmas lights , draping his home , fence and evergreen tree in his own version of yuletide cheer. But in the early hours of Dec. 1 0 , as Bolli and his family slept unaware , the spirit of the Grinch of Christmas Past came and ran away Are You M issi ng I m porta nt Mai l ? We want to make sure that you receive your If you are getting more than one copy of the copy of the LOG each month and other important LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins . To accomplish this, please use the address form on this page to update your home or incomplete , please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to : address. Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents , W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. SIU & UIW of N.A. Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 thief who took all our Christmas dec­ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HOME ADDRESS PLEASE PRINT Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Social Security No. Phone No. Area Code Your Full Name Apt. or Box # Street Book Number 0 SIU 0 UIW UIW Place of Employment ZIP State City 0 Pensioner Other ------ ------ This will be my permanent address for all offlclal Union malllngs. Thia add ress should remain In the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 I LOG I January 1 986 with their Christmas. " Here it is almost Christmas , " Bolli said, "a time of love, sharing and giving . And they rip off my Christmas lights . I couldn't believe it, " he told a reporter for the Atlantic City Press . Bolli decided to air his heartfelt commentary on the theft to the Gal­ loway Township neighborhood where he resides in New Jersey. He cut out a large sheet of plywood, attached a post to make a placard that could stand in his front yard , and painted a mes­ sage . He painted a sprig of holly leaves and berries in the left comer of the sign. When finished, the placard was eight-feet square and read: "To the � orations from our yard , Is this what Christmas is supposed to mean to my kid s ? " A giant red q uestion mark at the end served to emphasize his point. Several days later as the neighbor­ hood came alive for weekend errands and chores, Bolli found his message answered. In a brown paper bag left on the lawn, Bolli, with his children, ages 2 and 5, and his wife Susan, disco vered his C hristmas ornaments in the bag. There was not a clue as to who had taken them (but then grinches work in strange ways). "I went to a lot of trouble decorating my house, but the thieves went to a lot of trouble taking all of them down, " he told the reporter. H e said he was just glad they were returned and thought his sign may have made the thieves think over what they had done. "I think lights are just a way of telling your neighbor Merry Christ­ mas ," he said. "And that's what I am telling everyone with my lights . . . Merry Christmas . " �vors1gua, veteran West Coast Seafarer Dies 1vaar1e West Coast seamen this month mourned the death of veteran Seafarer Marie Corsiglia, whose seagoing ca­ reer spanned nearly half a century. rating of stewardess, with an occa­ sional trip as a nurse. In the early '50s she joined the then Born in San Francisco in 1908, Marie AFL Marine Cook.s & Stewards and helped greatly in the reorganization of first went to sea in 1934, at the age of the West Coast steward department. 26, as stewardess on the passenger Then, in 1958, she went to New Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans Benefits Paid-November 1985 MEMBER'S BENEFITS Nwnber Death ................................. Amount 5 . $ 41,000 Hospital & Hospital Extras ................ 3,012 852,963 ship SS President Madison (Dollar York where she helped the A&G Dis­ Surgical ................................ 242 170,693 Line). From then until 1942 she sailed trict organize the crew of the SS At­ Sickness and Accident @ $8.00 ............. 132 17,555 on a wide variety of passenger ships lantic in that hard-fought battle. When Special Equipment ....................... 10 3,200 such as those sailing for the old Alaska she returned to the Pacific she contin­ Optical ................................ . 46 1,m Line, Matson Lines, Oceanic Steam­ ued to sail steadily. As Matson, Amer­ Supplemental Medicare Premium ........... 23 2,212 ship Company and others. ican President Lines and Pacific Far Dental ................................. . 465 11,218 TOTAL Benefits for Members ............... 3,935 $1,100,618 East Lines withdrew from passenger service, she switched to the four liners of Prudential-Grace and then Delta Since the closing of the United States Public Health Hospitals on Octo­ Lines. In 1969, at the age of 71, she became the oldest seafarer to qualify for a lifeboat ticket, having gone through ber 1, 1981; a total of $52,534,638 has been paid out for member benefits. Dependents of Members Nwnber the same course as seamen a fraction of her age. Finally, just five years ago, at 73, she decided to call it quits; but only because of declining health. As she said, the spirit was still willing but the flesh was too weak. And so she died, just before New Year's. Only last summer Marie proudly told SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner that during her 46 years at sea Hospital and Hospital Extras ............... 712 Doctors' Visits in Hospital ................. 189 . Surgical ............................... . 223 119,960 Maternity ............................... 16 29,735 Optical and dental surgery .... ... .. ........ 41 2,133 TOT AL Benefits for Members' Dependents .... When stewardesses were removed 442,368 $ 29,139 l, 181 $ 623,335 Pensioners and Dependents Number Amount 1,172 $ 346,551 988 59,562 Surgical . ............................... 53 36,009 Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,560 she had sailed on every American-flag Marie Corsiglia Amount passenger liner that sailed during those Hospital and Hospital Extras ............... years on the West Coast. Doctor's Visits & Other Medical Expenses . . . from the big liners at the outbreak of It is a record not likely to be sur­ World War II, Marie took nurse's passed by anyone. She will be missed training so she could continue to sail not only by her family, but by hundreds Special Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 19 on what were now troop ships. After of seamen who fondly remember Marie Dental .................................. 5 1,542 the war she returned to her favorite Corsiglia. Supplemental Medical Premiums ............ 19 2,606 TOTAL Benefits for Pensioners and Dependents 2,796 Personals James L. Camp Jr. 1, Box 163, Mooresboro, N.C. 28114 or call (704) 657-6649. Anyone knowing the wherea­ bouts of Norman Brent (Zookie) Gerock should contact his sister: Diane Michael J. Cassidy Michael J. Cassidy (or anyone Forbes, P.O. Box 1092, contact his brother, Edward J. at home, and we felt you needed Cassidy, 3541 Palm Valley Circle, to know. Please notify Eddie at Oviedo, Fla. 32765, or phone (305) (704) 248-2539. Very urgent! 365-3046. -Rhonda & Eddie Lawson Washlnpon Report enacted Gramm-Rudman bill will have on the military budget. They are re­ fusing to commit themselves to many new programs, including a request by the congressional delegation of Mas­ sachusetts to "assess the concept of converting cruise ships to troop car­ riers" by subsidizing the construction of three new passenger vessels in Mas­ sachusetts shipyards. $ 48,306 TOTAL Seafarers WeJfare Plan Benefits Paid $2,223,644 TOTAL Seafarers Pemion Plan Benefits Paid . . . . . . . . . $1,410,332 Monthly Membership Meetings Port (Continued from Page 25.) * Pentagon officials are worried MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS ............. J.C. Mahaffey or "Bill" There are serious illnesses here about the effects that the recently 451,385 Beaufort, N.C. 28516. knowing his whereabouts) should Military $ ----- Norman Brent Gerock Please contact your parents, Rt. 3,555 ducers as Japan, Singapore and South Korea. * Canada is going ahead with plans to deregulate its maritime industry. * Various departments in the fed­ eral government are fighting over who will have the deciding input in deter­ mining what improvements or alter­ nate plans will be made to the Panama Canal. Labor Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point ................Monday, February 3 .. ... .... . . . ... ....10:30 a.m. . New York .................Tuesday, February 4 ................ . . .10:30 a.m. Philadelphia ...............Wednesday, February 5 ..... .. . .... .. .10:30 a.m. . Balti more .................Thursday, February 6 .. ..... ... . . . . . . . . . .10:30 a.m. Norfolk ...................Thursday, February 6 ......... ... ......10:30 a.m. . Jacksonville ...............Thursday, February 6 ..... ....... .. ... .10:30 a.m. . Algonac ...................Friday, February 7 . ....... . .... . . ......10:30 a.m. Houston ...................Monday, February 10 ...................10:30 a.m. New Orleans ..............Tuesday, February 11 ..................10:30 a.m. Mobile ....................Wednesday, February 12 ...... .. .. . .. ..10:30 a.m. . San Francisco .............Thursday, February 13 ..................10:30 a.m. Wil mington ................ Monday, February 18 ...................10:30 a.m. Seattle ....................Friday, February 21 . ...................10:30 a.m. * The SIU is on strike to protect San Juan ..................Thursday, February 6 ...................10:30 a.m. the interests of the fishermen that it St. Louis ..................Friday, February 14 ........ ............10:30 a.m. represents in New Bedford, Mass., Honolulu ..................Thursday, February 13 . .................10:30 a.m. the largest fishing port in the country. Duluth ........... .........Wednesday, February 12 ................10:30 a.m. The strike is expected to cost the city Gloucester.................Tuesday, February 18 ..... ........... .I0:30 a.m. * There has been a severe decline in the world shipbuilding market, which $1 million a day (see story page 1). Jersey City ................Wednesday, February 19 ................10:30 a.m. has even affected such leading pro- the unfair list of the AFL-CIO. International . . *SONAT Marine has been put on January 1986 I LOG / 11 - �r u ::S L \JUI 1 1 � , r 1 1 ::S L v�I v�u Piney Point Offers Qualified Pensioners Housing 50 Rooms Available No. P-125 Original l/86 Form SEAFARERS BENEFIT APPLICATION P E N S I ON ER H O U SING t h e S eafarers Lundeberg S chool of S ea manshi p i n P i n e y Poi n t , Maryland For Further. information, or for help with this form, contact Seafarers Pension Department, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746 or call: (30 1 ) 899-0675 . Note: Fill this form out I . Pensioner's Name: completely. Be sure to sign this form. -----(Please Print) Soc. Sec. No. DDD DD DODD Address ------Apt. or Box N. Street City State ZIP 2. What type of monthly pension benefit are you receiving? D D Early Normal D Normal Disability Note: Individuals who are receiving deferred vested pension benefits, or who have opted to receive a lump sum pension benefit are not eligible. 3. Are you presently married? D Yes D No If "Yes , " please provide your spouse' s name: ------(If you have not already provided the Seafarers Pension Plan with a copy of your marriage certificate . please attach a copy to this form . ) 4 . What is the amount o f your current monthly pension benefit from this Plan? What is the current amount of your monthly Social Security check') $ $ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ (Please attach a copy of your most recent Social Security check.) If you wish to take advantage of this benefit you must agree to sign over two-thirds (2/3) of the monthly pension benefits that you are or will be receiving from the Seafarers Pension Plan , and two-thirds (2/3) of the monthly benefits you are or will be receiving from the Social Security Administration. If you agree to these conditions and are interested in applying for this benefit, please sign and date the statement below. I, thirds , hereby agree t o have two-thirds (2/3) of m y monthly pension benefits and two­ (2/3) of my Social Security benefits apply toward the costs of my room and board at the Seafarers Training & Recreation Center, located at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. Md. At Union 's Center arc being opportunity for hous­ at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point . Md . Fifty large rooms have been set aside for eligible pensioners . and ap­ plications are being accepted on a first­ come, first-served basis . The 50 avail­ able rooms will be available for single pensioners and for pensioners with their spouses. The program includes room and board and unlimited use of all recre­ ational facilities. All rooms are large doubles and include cable television. The housing program is available to all pensioners except those on De­ ferred Vesting Pension and those who have accepted the Lump Sum Buyout. Pensioners who qualify for the pro­ gram will be required to sign over two­ thirds (2/3) of their monthly pension payments and two-thirds (713) of their monthly Social Security payments to the Seafarers Pension Plan. Because this will not cover the ful l costs of the housing, the Seafarers Pension Plan will cover the expenses with a supple­ mental payment to the SHLSS. For an application to take advantage of this new housing program. pension­ ers should write to: Pensioner' s Hous­ ing, Seafarers Pension Plan, 520 1 Auth Way, Camp Springs, M d . 20746. For further information on the pro­ gram , call TOLL FREE: l -800-3452 1 1 2 , or call (30 1 ) 899-0675 . I '®'"U"o ,/I .. •� .. ,_,o;, TH£ '>"",.,. i Do You Have Claims Questions? If you have any questions about your Welfare claims, When completed, mail this application to: contact your port representa­ Seafarers Pension Dept. Seafarers International Union 5261 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20674 (Continued F'rom Page 1 .) catch . On draggers, which are rela­ tively large , they receive 58 percent ; on scallopers, that figure is 64 percent. The uncertainty of this method has raised some problems . " We are not sure if the owners are paying their workers their fair share , or even if they are making adequate contribu­ tions to the pension and welfare plans, which are also based on a percentage of the catch, ' ' said SIU Port Agent Joe Piva. The boat owners want to reduce the percentage of profits that fishermen receive from the catch. Yet as it is, some fishermen are working long, hard 32 I LOG I January 1 986 Signed ------ ----· ----- tive , your area vice president, or call this toll-free number: 1 -800-345-2 1 1 2 . Date New Bedford Strike Shuts Harbor hours for weeks at a time for practi ­ cally nothing. Thomas Callahan, who was on the line the first day of the strike, told a New York Times reporter about a 1 6day voyage from which he had just returned . "Callahan . . . said he was doing 12 hours l�f work and taking six hours <�fl The boat l he was on/ returned with a cargo of about 5 ,000 pounds, a poor haul. After the j(Jod, fuel and ice were paid for and the owner's percentage deducted, there was nearly nothing left for the crew of six to divide . ' ' " The captain told us, ' You 're not supposed to be getting this , but here is $100, ' ' said Mr. Callahan, who has been a fisherman for eight years. Re­ flecting on being paid $100 for the entire trip , he said: " You should av­ erage at least $100 a day . Then it works out to a minimum wage deal. " During the course of this strike , the SIU has picked up support. It has taken pledge cards on 14 new vessels. This comes after a two-year period when the SlU tried to organize the fishermen in this historic fishing port, who were represented by a union that had few , if any, ties to the sea. "We told them that we' d go to the wall for them, and we have, " said Caffey . " At the same time that this strike is occurring, the SIU is working on many different level s to protect the interests of the fishermen here . " We have a Washington staff that is closely monitoring the situation in the fishing industry , " said Caffey. "The Commerce Department recently ruled that the Canadian government was unfairly subsidizing its fishing indus­ try . Well , this Union's research staff was coming up with the figures to show this . It was a number one prior­ ity . " �SIU Streamlines Benefit Application Process r-------------------------------------------------------- ---, Form No. P-116 I Rev. 8/85 I APPLICATI ON FOR BASIC AND MAJ OR MEDICAL BENEFITS­ HOSPITAL-S U RGICAL-MEDICAL-MEMB ER OR DEPENDENT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN, 5201 AUTH WAY, CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND 20746 SEAFARERS BENEFIT APPLICATION 1 Claim No.( ______) To be co plet.ed b Member or Depend tion 1 . t : The Seafarers Welfare Plan i s I I continuing t o update and mod­ I that medical payments to doc­ o. O O D D D O O O D : . s. Faster Payment, Better Service To Membership I I I I I ernize its Claims Department so ·------ ' 2. I I t I I I . tors and hospitals can be han­ I Date y u first w rtcd for I /Inland Company ------- Date Employment 3. ELlOIBILJTY: At tach proof of 120 day prov;de pay u � be auachcd for p Terminated car and I da VE COMPA N Y _ _ __ _ _ _...... _ _ _ _ _ worlted in EL DAT I t I I I 0 dled quickly and efficiently . ------ · · I I I I I od lnl nd I I I DATE FF Two things are being done . All claims are now being proc­ e ssed by computer so that we can more accurately and quickly process the claims of S I U mem­ bers and their dependents . We have streamlined the S EAFARERS BEN EFIT AP­ --- 4. Patient' Name tc: Birth Mo. - Day Year _ ., __ No. S.S. dd Relali nship to Member yes N ame of Insurance Carrier yes 0 easier for our members to fill out , and quicker to proces s . 0 no ical bills will be proces sed and I authorize the release of any � Information necesaafy to procese. thlS claim. 0 no O 6. Is p tient covered by any other Medical Health Insurance 000 0 All o f this will mean that med­ ----- 5. Have You Filed Previously for This Claim If yes, advise: 000. 00 PLICATION form to make it paid in a much shorter time . You Must Use the New Form ------ ' ------ I I How and where did it happen? ------�-- I I ----. 1 7. Is claim for an accident? yes 0 no 0 Member or Dependents Date ignatUre Effective October I , 1 985 , SIU members ------ PLICATION S . S . No. ODD DD 4. ls disability a result of pregnancy ? yes D no yes D form. The new To make it easier, all that you or your dependent need do is fill out the top half of the form . But , make sure you include all D 5. ln your opinion, is disability caused by the patient's employment new SIU halls . DDDD ---(Please furnish essential details) the forms will be available in all 2 . Date patient first treated for present disability ______ 19__ Home__ Office__ 3. Diagnosis use SEAFARERS BENEFIT AP­ I Section 2. Physician's statement. (Complete this statement in all cases . ) I . Patient' s Name must no information , including PROOF D OF ELIG I B I L ITY . If so, please explain why__________ 6. ls this person under your professional care at present� yes D no D If you have any question about If not, release�----- 1 9__ your claim , contact your S I U 7. (a) Give dates of treatment at Hospita.____________________ Port Representative , Toll-Free Phone Number: 1-800- Charge per call $.______ Total medical charge $.______ Physician ' s Name Address -----(Please Print) 345-2 1 1 2 . Date ------ 19_____ Two Thin -----No. Street City State Zip Code Telephone Number______ Physician's Signature________________ Federal I . D. No. ------- Physician ' s S . S . No. ------ ------ at __ AM __, ___ _ _ 19__ , and left at __ AM _, ___ 19__ _ _ HOSPITAL TOTAL CHARGES $,________ 9. If hospital charges exceed $5,000 . 00 admission and discharge summary is required . You Must Do • All claims mu t be ubmit­ . ted within 180 day from th date of di charg from the ho - . pitaJ · and • You mu t 611 ut Section I of thi claim mpl tely, includ­ ingproo/ofeligibility deep di charge and pay tub in� land-pay tub . ·. COMPLETE IF HOSPITAL CONFINED 8. Entered o r your Area Vice President , or call this (b) Give dates of treatment at Home or Office__________________ PAYMENT CREDITS-PATIENT $________ PAYMENT CREDITS-OTHER CARRIER(SJ $.________ BALANCE DUE $,________ · COMPLETE IF SURGERY PERFORMED OR EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT Operation 10. Nature of Operatio,.._________________________ by Dr. ___________ I I . Number of swures � accidental iajury _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ East Coast : Leon Hall, (7 1 8) 1 2 . Date of 499-6600 . Operatio.�__ /__ 1 9__ Where? Home__ Office__ Hospital.__ Gulf Coast: Joe Sacco, 1 -800- 325-2532. Amount of your charge for this operation $________ West NOTE: If more than one surgery performed, show charge for each. 1 3 . Remarks Here Are Your SIU Area Vice Presidents ___________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ �----------------------- ---------- --------------------------� Coast : George Mc­ Cartney : (4 1 5) 543-585 5 . Inland & Great Lake s : Mike - Sacco, (3 1 4) 752-6500 January 1 986 I LOG I 33 �Deep Sea Pensioner tacio Pascua Anas­ Bar­ 84 , passed away on Nov . 27, 1 985 . Brother Bar­ roga joined the S I U i n the port o f Seattle in I %5 sailing as a ', cook. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1960 . Seafarer Barroga was born in the Philippines and was a resident of Seattle . Surviv­ ing are his widow. Eulalia of Acoje Mines . Zambales, P . I . and a son, Ro­ meo of Lipay, Santa Cruz, Zambales . roga, _ Pensioner .. Be- nigno Cortez, 75, died on Dec . 1 5 , 1 985 . Brother Cortez joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an A B . He began sailing in 1940 . Sea­ • farer Cortez hit the bricks in both the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. A native of Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Nuevo Rio Piedras , P . R . Surviving are his widow, Maria and two children. Leland Creamer died on Nov. 30, 1 985 . Brother Creamerjoined the SIU­ merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco . He retired in 1 966. Seafarer Creamer was a resident of San Francisco . Sur­ viving is his widow. Pensioner Joseph "Joe" Cuccia Jr. , 60, succumbed to can­ cer in the St. Charles Hospital , New Or­ leans on Dec. 8, 1985. Brother Cuccia joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 950. He sailed as a bellboy , laun­ dryman, waiter, linenkeeper and night, deck, smoking room and passenger bedroom steward. He also sailed for Whitman Towing, Coyle Lines from 1 947 to 1 948 and worked on the New Orleans Delta Shoregang from 1 966 to 1970. Seafarer Cuccia walked the picket lines in both the 1 946 General Mari­ time strike and the 1 947 Isthmian beef. And he was a former member of the MAW, Local 653 . Cuccia was born in New Orleans and was a resident of Harvey , La. Cremation took place in the Tharf-Southen Crematory, New Orleans . Surviving are his widow, Shirley ; two sons, Guy and Merrill ; four daughters, Debra Karl of Harvey, Pamela, Donna and J .J. Cuccia, and his mother, Anna of New Orleans. Chester Walter Gietek, 62 , died on Nov . 26, 1 985 . Brother Gietek joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as an AB and in the steward department. He helped to or­ ganize the tug Sheridan (Sheridan Transportation). Seafarer Gietek was 34 I LOG I January 1 986 born in Westfie ld, Mas s . and was a resident of Russell, Mass. Surviving are his father, Joseph of Westfield ; a brother, Richard, an.d two sisters , Donna Sue Foley of Westfield and Lillian M . Kuczynski of Russel l. Pensioner San- tiago M. Laurente, 89, passed away from natural causes in the ::� Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, N . Y . on Oct. 27, 1 985 . Brother Lau­ rente joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief cook. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef. Sea­ farer Laurente was born in Aklan, P . I . and was a resident o f Brooklyn and Malima Capis, P . I . Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery , Brooklyn. Sur­ vivin3 is his widow, Caridad. .· Pensioner Clodis Marceaux, 76, suc­ cumbed to a liver ail­ "' ment in the ProviHospital, dence Mobile on Nov. I , < 1 985 . Brother Mar­ ceauxjoined the SIU 1 in 1 949 in the port of ...a\ Mobile sailing as an AB . He was born in Kaplan, La. and was a resident of Bayou La Barte , La. Interment was in the South Memorial Cemetery, Bi­ loxi, Miss . . Surviving is his widow, Marie . ., . Pensioner Stephen Joseph Mosakowski , 69, died of a heart attack in the North• east Hospital , Phil­ , adelphia on Nov . 1 4 , 1 985 . Brother Mo. . sakowski joined the SIU in 1 940 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Mo­ sakowski was born in Philadelphia and was a resident there. Burial was in the St. Peter's Cemetery, Philadelphia. Surviving are his mother, Petonela Figlewski ; a brother, Edward and a ;I• ) ·· sister, Jennie Sczypiorski, all of Phil­ adelphia. Pensioner Niko­ dem Olen, 73 , passed away on Dec . 2 , 1 985 . Brother Olen joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang , Port Elizabeth, N . J . from 1 966 to 1 968 . Seafarer Olen was on the picket line in the 1 946 General Maritime strike. Born in Poland, he was a resident of fovemess, Fla. Sur­ viving are his widow, Vera; three daughters, Kathryn, Christine of New York City and Eleanor, and another relative , Mrs. N. Olenwrites , also of New York City . Antonio Oouendo, 63 , succumbed to arteriosclerosis at home in Los An­ geles, Calif. on Nov. 1 6, 1 985 . Brother Oouendo joined the S I U in the port of San Francisco in 1 953 sailing as a room steward. He last shipped out of the port of Wilmington, Calif. He was born in Puerto Rico. Burial was in the Angeles Abbey Cemetery, Compton, Calif. Surviving is his widow, Alice . Pensioner William 68 , died on Nov. 24, 1 985. Brother Reid joined the SIU in the port of Tampa, Fla. in 1958. He sailed as deck maintenance. Seafarer Reid was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. A native of Parish. Fla. he was a resident of Palmetto, Fla. Sur­ viving are his mother, Nora and a sister, Rosa Mathews, both of Pal­ metto. Reid, . Hafford Wright . Roberts, 60, died on Dec . 9, 1985 . Brother . .,......,_. Roberts joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as a QMED. He was born in Ala­ bama and was a res· Funeral services were held Sept. 9 aboard a Sea-Land Service ship for Julius Bielski, OS. Attending the ceremony were (counterclockwise from top left): James Boss, 3rd cook; Don Ikert, AB; John Glenn, bosun, and Dave Scott. ident of Oklahoma City , Okla. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Betty Jean ; his parents, J . M . and Margareta Roberts of Hancerville, Ala. ; an uncle , Henry L. Bonner of Montgomery , Ala. , and a cousin , Bobbie J. McCouck of Rising Fawn, Ga. Pensioner Clilford F. Udell, 75 , passed away from pneumonia in the Ferry Cty. Hospital, Republic , Wash. on Sept . 20, 1 985 . Brother Udell joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1 957 sailing as a porter. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1 942. Seafarer Udell was born in Sul­ tan, Wash . and was a resident of Wauconda, Wash. Cremation took place in the Hennessey Smith Cre­ matory, Spokane, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Mary ; a son , Richard of Medford, Ore . , and two daughters, Nola Enos and Mary Brusha. Webster Garfield Williams, 6 1 , died on Dec . 1 1 , 1 985 . Brother Williams joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 1 955 sailing as a recertified chief steward. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 198 1 . Seafarer Williams also sailed during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. Born in Chelsea, Mass. , he was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Helen and his mother. Elizabeth of Mobile . Great Lakes Pensioner David Henry , 79 , passed away on Dec . 1 , 1 985 . Brother Henry joined the Union in 1 943 in the port of New York. He sailed as an oiler for Kinsman Marine. He last shipped out of the port of Buffalo , N . Y . in 1 973 . Laker Henry also worked as a butcher. Born in Ireland, he was a naturalized U . S . citizen and a resident of Buffalo . Surviving is a brother, John of the B ronx , N . Y . Pensioner Samuel Olaf Lysdal , 84, succumbed to heart failure in the Ala­ chua Hospital, Gainesville, Fla. on Oct. 30, 1 985. Brother Lysdal joined the Union in 1 942 in the port of Frank­ fort, Mich. He sailed for the Ann Arbor (Mich. ) Railroad Car Ferries from 1 942 to 1 963 , the year of his retirement. He was born in Frankfort and was a resident of Inglis , Fla. Cremation took place in the Roberts Crematory , Ocala, Fla. Surviving is a daughter, Agnes Clark, also of Inglis . Pensioner Andrew Rebrik, 7 3 , passed away on Oct . 26, 1 985 . Brother Rebrik joined the Union in 1 947 in the port of Detroit sailing as an AB and wheels­ man. He began sailing during World War I I . Laker Rebrik was born in Pennsylvania and was a resident of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Surviving is a sister, Ann of Wilkes-Barre. �Dllaes� of Shllps llee�llnas LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transpor­ tation Corp.), November 30-Chairman Donald L. Rood ; Secretary L. Conlon; En­ gine Delegate Brenda Murray Dye; Stew­ ard Delegate George 0. Taylor. No dis­ puted OT. With the help of George Taylor and Capt. Glenn, there is $1 05 in the ship's fund. The chairman reported that a new washing machine was installed. There is now one machine for street (dress) clothes and one for work clothes. He also reminded all deepsea members that they must reg­ ister in deepsea ports. The educational di rector noted that there are plenty of films about safety onboard an LNG vessel and advised everyone to take time out to watch them. He also urged qualified members to take advantage of the upgrading opportu­ nities available at Piney Point. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done and to Brenda for her art work. New mattresses or mattress pads are needed as are lamps for the crew's lounge. The LNG Aquarius wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Next ports: Osaka, Japan and Arun, Indonesia. CONSTITUTION (American Hawaii Cruises), November 1 2�hairman Sil La­ blaza; Secretary Roy Aldanese. Some dis­ puted OT was reported in the deck de­ partment. There is $ 1 0,400 i n the ship's fund. A ship's committee was set up to control this money which is not to be used for any perishable items. At the present time the committee has ordered all new gym equipment, microwave ovens, refrig­ erators, fans, books for a library and games. The chairman informed the members that descriptions and clothing requirements for each job are now being processed. Crew­ members also were told how happy Frank Drozak was during the dedication of the new Honolulu hall and how very pleased he was with the gathering . A motion was made to allow smoking on the bridge. Next port : Hilo, H I . COVE LIBERTY (Cove Shipping), No­ vember 21 �hairman James L. Sanders ; Secretary W. Wroten; Educational Director/ Engine Delegate William Beatty; Deck Del­ egate Paul McMahon; Steward Delegate Ronald DeWitt. No disputed OT reported. The bosun is acting as treasurer until a new treasurer is elected. There is $61 .29 in the ship's fund. Payoff will be in New York on arrival. Everything is running smoothly, and the ship will probably stay on the East and Gulf coasts-to-Alaska run for the next three or four months. Trans­ portation rates from the New Orleans port agent were received for men shipping from the New Orleans hall to various M ississippi River oil ports. The educational di rector reminded members that the U.S. govern­ ment ships offer new jobs to S I U members, jobs which did not exist two years ago. And in order to take advantage of these new jobs, members should upgrade se­ niority to secure their benefits and increase their job security. Next port: New York. GOLDEN MONARCH (Apex Marine), November �hairman Manuel Silva; Secretary George W. Luke; Educational Director Thomas Rodriquez; Deck Dele­ gate John Wolfe; Engine Delegate Erik Fischer. Some disputed OT was reported in the engine and deck departments. The ship is due to pay off in St. Croix. The chairman will send a message requesting Union representation as there are several items that need to be discussed. The chairman also noted that two brothers are retiring at the end of this voyage and wished them much luck. A discussion was held regarding crewmembers being restricted to the ship in West Africa. This will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman, Brother Silva, for his job of representing the members throughout the voyage. An­ other vote of thanl<s was given to the steward department for a fine job. Next port: St. Croix, V. I . OMI COLUMBIA (OMI}, December 1 Chairman J . R . Broadus; Secretary C. Moss; Educational Di rector A.G. Milne; Engine Delegate Paul F. Whalen; Deck Delegate R. Ehlert; Steward Delegate L. Cu rry. No disputed OT. There is over $200 in the ship's saf�ot quite enough, however, to purchase a video machine that will play the same cassettes as the officers.' The chairman reported that there will be a payoff this trip. Everything is going sm09thly and he encouraged more members·- to attend courses at Piney Point and upgrade themselves. In particular he mentioned a new steward department course for those members on passenger ships. He also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. The secretary noted that the OM/ Columbia sti ll has a four-man steward department and "we are happy for that.'' This ship has a good crew, and the deck department has been particularly helpful in cleaning up at night. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the delicious Thanksgiving Day dinner. OMI SACRAMENTO (OMI}, Decem­ ber 1 2�hairman Joseph F. Cosentino. No beefs were brought up. The chairman noted that the problems with the steward department have been resolved and that there is no need for headquarters to in­ vestigate the situation any further. He also said that the captain is happy with the crew and their performance. The ship is sched­ uled to lay off her crew after docking i n Baltimore. The length o f time is still un­ known. Delegates were reminded to turn in copies of contracts and other corre­ spondence from headquarters to the stew­ ard so that he can bring the ship's files up to date. Members also were reminded to turn i n keys before leaving ship and to put life jackets and survival suits in the gym. The baggage room is avai lable to those members desiring to store their gear. Com­ pliments were given to the steward de­ partment for their improved performance. One min ute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sis­ ters. Next port: Baltimore, Md. OVERSEAS WASHINGTON (Mari­ time Overseas) , December 1 2�hairman Ballard B rowning; Secretary C.A. Guerra; Educational Director J.O. Mccarry. No dis­ puted OT. Everything is running smoothly, although one engine department member got off sick at the Loop and was replaced by a member sent from the New Orleans hall. There is $72 in the ship's fund which remains in a safe in the steward's office. Donations are always welcome. The chair­ man reported that the ship will pay off i n I exas c..; 1ty, I exas this trip. A motion was made to have a microwave oven in the crew's lounge; another to keep all areas nice and clean; another to exchange mov­ ies this trip as they have been aboard for over six months. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner. Crew­ members observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Texas City, Texas. PONCE (Puerto R ico Marine), Decem­ ber 1�hairman R. Rivera; Secretary P. Stubblefield ; Educational Director D. Bee­ man; Deck Delegate G. Ortiz; Engine Del­ egate M. Marth; Steward Delegate G. Blon­ court. No beefs or disputed OT. The chairman reported on a letter received from S I U Vice President "Red" Campbell con­ cerning the new ships due out this coming year. The letter also talked about how tough shipping is today for all companies and that S I U members should be thankful for their jobs and that their Union is still trying harder to i mprove the situation . The chair­ man reported that he will see if he can get an outside antenna for the television in the crew's lounge when the ship pulls in to San Juan. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and a job well done. SEA·LAND DEVELOPER (Sea-Land Service), November 1 1 �hairman Ronald Jones; Secretary T. Maley; Educational Director Ed Armstrong. No disputed OT reported. Chairman Ronald Jones asked for the cooperation of all crewmembers in working together to keep the ship in good working condition. He also stressed the i mportance of contributing to SPAD and to the Maritime Defense League and of being politically aware and active in your respec­ tive communities. From the educational director come these words to the wise: "If you're looking to the future, brothers, you must be looking at upgrading your skills. Support the political objectives of the S I U leadership i n whatever ways you can." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done, especially with two ovens not working for three days and one oven under constant repair and out of service most of the time (since September). And now that winter is setting in, members were cautioned to exercise safety at all times. Brothers leaving the vessel in Elizabeth were asked to pick up fresh linen for their replacements. Next ports: Halifax, Canada; then on to Eliza­ beth , N .J . for payoff. SEA·LAND PIONEER (Sea-Land Service), October 2�hairman Joe Don­ ovan ; Secretary A. Goncalves; Educational Director Jerry W. Dellinger. No disputed OT was reported although in the engine department the wiper expressed some dis­ satisfaction on being required to mop the passageway, previously done by the stew­ ard department. He was advised that this was due to changes made by the captain regarding the steward utility's job. It was reported that aside from the LOGs, no communications had been received from headquarters. The educational di rector Notice to Crewmem bers Aboard the American Eag le J u ly 1 , 1 984-J u ne 30, 1 985 I f you were employed aboard the M/V American Eagle between July 1 , 1984 and June 30, 1985 , you are entitled to an escalation for that period for each day worked. To receive this escalation, submit copies of your discharge or pay vouchers to the Contract Department at Union headquarters in Camp Springs, Md. Be sure also to advise them of the number of dependents you claim for tax purposes. Each day employed from July 1 , 1 984 to Dec. 3 1 , 1 984 provides $4. 3 1 8 per day less taxes. Each day employed from Jan. I , 1 985 to June 30, 1 985 provides $4.678 pere day less taxes. If you have any questions, contact the Contract Department. stressed the i mportance of contributing to SPAD for job security. "It is the only thing helping us keep any ships at all." One suggestion was made to improve the qual­ ity of the food. It was suggested that the MEBA food list, dated 1 964, be followed as a guide. The steward reported that the luncheon menus were requested by the captain but that he did not have any ob­ jection to a larger menu if that would satisfy the crew. The steward also said that he would not follow the MEBA list, not only because it is against S I U policy to follow the list of any other union, but mainly because the S I U has a much more exten­ sive listing of foods than any other union. And to make his point, he read from the list, proving that the SIU's food list is far superior. The captain had previously in­ structed the steward to reduce the lunch­ eon menu by one item since most of the members only order a sandwich and soup, resulting i n food waste, but the steward stated he would put the three entrees back on the menu. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. SEA·LAND PRODUCER (Sea-Land Service), November 1 7�hairman R. Kitchens; Secretary R. Boyd; Educational Director Paul Thomas; Deck Delegate Louis Malave; Engine Delegate J.J. Clark; Stew­ ard Delegate Jerry Wood. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The weather has been bad this trip. The chairman reminded everyone to practice safety precautions at all times. The secretary stressed the im­ portance of donating to SPAD: "When you give to SPAD, you help yourself.'' Crew­ members were again reminded of the com­ pany policy of no drugs or alcohol aboard ship. "We are still losing good men because of dope and booze. If you use them they will tell on you every time. It can't be expressed enough, you're in the danger zone. Two have lost their lives, many have lost their jobs. A ship is no place for dope or booze. " A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. STONEWALL JACKSON (Water­ man), November 1 7�hairman Carl Line­ berry; Secretary Thomas Liles Jr.; Edu­ cational Di rector Raymond G . Nickalaskey; Deck Delegate Carl B. Parks; Engine Del­ egate Clarence Jones Jr. ; Steward Dele­ gate Miguel Aguilar. No disputed OT or beefs reported. One steward department member got off sick in Singapore. His replacement came onboard i n the Suez Canal. There is $5 in the movie fund. The chairman reports that this has been a good voyage for the Stonewall Jackson and that they expect to arrive in Norfolk for a payoff. Minutes of the last meeting were mailed in with the S I U crew list, and a repair list is being put out. A vote of thanks was given to Third Mate John German for helping tape movies for the video machine. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Norfolk, Va. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ADOlllS AMBASSADOR ATLAITIC SPIRIT AURORA BAY RIDGE BORllQUEI BROOKS RAll6E USIS CAPEUA USIS DEIEBOU FALCOll PRllCESS lllG GEMlll 118 MOBIL£ MOKU PAIRI OMI WDER OVERSEAS BOSTOI OVERSEAS HARRIETTE PAUL BUCK PUERTO RICO SAMUR L C088 SEA-LAID COISUMER SEA-WO ECOIOMY SEA-LAID EXPRESS SEA-WO lllllOYATOR SEA-UllD LIBERATOR SEA-UllD PACER SEA-UllD PATRIOT SEA-UID VEm& SEA-WID VOYAGER SUATOR THOM,_ PASS IRIUllPll January 1 986 I LOG I 35 �Eugene v ictor uayoen, t>4 , Jomea the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 956. He sailed as a steward utility , steward delegate and ship ' s delegate . Brother Hayden began sailing in 1 947 out of the port of Tampa. He was born in Pass Chris­ tian, Miss. and is a resident of Biloxi, Miss. Deep Sea Reuben C. Blackburn, 63, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 95 1 . He sailed as a recertified chief steward and as a chief cook for 35 years . Brother Blackbum was graduated from the Union ' s Recertified Chief Stewards Pro­ gram in 1 980. He is also a graduate of the University of California. Sea­ farer Blackbum is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II. A native of Wilkesboro, N . C . , he is a resident of San Francisco. Jimmie Dale, 70, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 967 sailing as an A B . Brother Dale be­ gan sailing in 1942. He is a wounded World War II veteran of the U . S . Army ' s 4th Combat Engineers Bat­ talion. Born in the Philippine I s . , he i s a naturalized U . S . citizen. Dale is a resident of Camden, N . J . Daniel Dean, 7 6 , joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of New York. He sailed as an AB and cook for the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Eliz­ abeth, N . J . in 1 972. Brother Dean hit the bricks in both the 1 946 Gen­ eral Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike . He was born in Newark, N .J. and is a resident of Neptune, N .J . William James Dunnigan, 78, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Dunnigan began sailing in 1 934. He was born in M aryland and is a resident of Baltimore. Dennis Harold Gibson, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1 956 sailing as an A B . Brother Gibson last sailed out of the port of Jacksonville . He was born in Stonega, Va. and is a resi­ dent of Jacksonville. Charles Maurice Hill, 67 , joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1 964 sailing as an AB . Brother Hill was born in Nebraska and is a resident of Norfolk. Tom Endel Kelsey, 60, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1 950 sailing as an AB and recertified bosun. Brother Kelsey graduated from the Union ' s Recertified Bo­ suns Program in 1 957. He last sailed 1 out of the port of San Francisco. Born in Estonia, U . S . S . R . , he is a naturalized U . S . citizen residing in Sparks, Nev. Fishing has been good for Reino J. Pelaso (P-8) of Vallejo, Calif. He caught 15 salmon (6 to 22 lbs. each) as well as lots of rockfish and sturgeon. Pensioner Pelaso wishes to say hello to all his old shipmates. "I hope everyone has a Merry Christ­ mas and that the New Year will be good to all my friends." ·· 67 , joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York. He sailed as a FOWT and chief pumpman. Brother Mar­ tin worked on the Sea-Land Shor­ egang, Port Elizabeth, N . J . from 1 970 to 1 978. He is a wounded veteran of the U . S . Army during the Korean War. Seafarer Martin was born in Scotland , is a natural­ ized U . S . citizen, and resides in Oakridge , N . J . James "Blackie" Martin, Patrick Ignatius Rogers Sr. , 56, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother Rogers last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He walked the picket lines in both the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1 947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Rog­ ers was born in New York City and is a resident of Titusville, Fla. Aquilino Villariza, 66, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. Brother Villariza was on the picket lines in both the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1 947 Isthmian beef. He last shipped out of the port of San Francisco. Born in Iloilo City , P. I . , he is a resident of San Fran­ cisco. Brat Lakes August Sakevich, 65 , joined the r Union in the port of Buffalo, N . Y . t r-8- in 1 964. H e sailed as a coalpasser for Kinsman Marine in 1 96 1 and 1 7 · h i s c e o a r r porter, deckhand and FOWT for the Boland and Reis Steamship companies . In 1 944 he began sail­ ing, first out of the port of Duluth, Minn. and lately out of the port of Philadelphia. Laker Sakevich is a veteran of the U . S . Army ' s Infantry Corps during World War II. A na­ tive of Scranton, Pa. , he is a resi­ dent there. l !� � �:�� �; �:�;� �� � � ��;:� Gerald Francis Scott, 62 , joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N. Y. in 1 96 1 sailing as a deckhand and oiler for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1 95 7 to 1 985 . Brother Scott rode the tug McGuire (Great Lakes D . & D . ) in 1 976 ano worked as an inspector for the Re­ public Steel Co. from 1955 to 1 957. He also was a former member of the Teamsters Union, Local 336, driving a truck from 1 948- 1 954 . Laker Scott is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he is a resident of Parma, Ohio. PROTECT YO/JR dOB AN/J 1 YOUR 51./IPMA TS. .OO!Y'T UGE fJRUGg' u 0 I 36 I LOG I January 1 986 'II �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes DEC . 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP President Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Frank Drozak, * * REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class N P Ed DECK DEPARTMENT Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 19 2 6 2 3 6 6 Port 37 6 5 5 0 0 2 0 4 16 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Port 3 21 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 13 Port 3 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 11 0 0 0 3 15 8 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 10 42 18 8 71 22 8 28 13 * "Total Registered" means the n umber of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total n u mber of men registered at the port at the end of last month . Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea DEC . 1-3 1 , 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class A • Class B TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 6 58 12 15 11 13 60 41 34 16 34 17 7 43 0 0 367 5 7 6 11 8 6 6 7 13 6 4 6 25 5 0 2 1 17 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 2 64 5 13 9 9 35 43 21 15 23 14 6 3 0 0 262 0 51 7 13 7 10 38 25 27 13 17 16 4 27 0 3 258 2 10 4 1 9 4 10 5 5 8 9 2 16 4 0 5 94 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 33 2 6 6 4 31 26 10 12 12 11 4 16 0 2 176 0 19 1 11 7 9 25 19 40 7 15 6 8 17 0 1 185 2 4 2 9 5 5 3 4 6 1 6 3 53 0 0 2 105 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 41 0 0 0 46 0 30 1 3 3 6 18 16 34 17 35 6 20 15 0 1 205 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 4 1 0 7 4 0 0 26 9 1 04 14 0 28 25 1 05 71 68 49 60 34 5 86 0 2 660 5 27 12 0 29 8 17 23 23 9 7 1 19 8 0 2 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0 4 1 2 2 1 12 7 2 6 4 1 8 5 0 1 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 6 1 0 4 3 0 0 21 1 1 07 12 0 18 14 83 44 1 49 35 41 19 3 57 0 3 586 4 15 6 0 16 7 12 8 10 21 15 3 20 4 0 5 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 53 2 0 0 67 0 44 2 0 11 16 60 23 99 21 38 9 5 28 0 0 356 3 8 3 0 4 12 19 6 10 10 12 4 29 1 0 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 33 0 0 0 36 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port G loucester . ......... . New York .... Philadelphia ... . Baltimore . .. . .... . .. Norfolk . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . Mobile .......... . . . .... . ... . New O rleans Jacksonv ille ....... . ......... Sa n Fra ncisco ..... . ......... Wilmington ... ....... . . . Seattle ... . . . .. . Pue rto Rico . . .. . ... ......... Ho nolulu ................... Houston . .. . .. . . .. St. Louis ................... P iney Point ... . ............. Totals . .. . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 1 19 4 0 5 2 23 42 5 5 6 5 18 11 0 4 150 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Glouceste r ................. . New York ................... Philadelphia ................ . Baltimore ................... Norfol k .... . . . .. . ..... . . . Mobile ........ .... . ... . ... . New O rleans ................ Jacksonv ille ................. Sa n Fra ncisco ............... W ilmington ................ . Seattle .... . ..... . .......... · Pue rto Rico .. . . . . . . . . . .... Ho nolulu ...... ............ Houston .. ....... . St. Louis ........ . . ........ . ... . .... . Piney Po int Totals . . . . . . . . . .. . **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester ................. . New Yo rk ................... Philadelphia ......... . ....... Baltimo re ................... No rfolk ..................... Mobile .................... . New O rleans .......... Jacksonv ille ................ . Sa n Fra nc isco ........... . .. . W ilmington ................. Seattle ............. . ....... Puerto Rico ................ . Ho nolulu ................... Housto n ................. . . . St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................ . Totals . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Trip Reliefs 1 22 1 1 5 1 11 21 7 1 5 2 1 54 2 0 2 236 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 220 0 0 0 225 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester .................. New Yo rk ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore .......... . . . . . . . . No rfol k ..................... Mobile .................... . New O rleans ............... . Jacksonv ille ......... ....... . Sa n Fra ncisco ........... . ... Wilmington ................ . Seattle ......... . . . . . ...... Puerto Rico ................ . Ho nolulu .................. . Houston ................... . St. Louis ................... Piney Po int ................ . Totals.. . . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . . . 1 26 7 3 4 3 17 24 41 10 20 17 13 12 0 0 1 98 2 40 10 4 8 8 20 18 14 9 15 10 181 7 0 3 349 0 2 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 242 0 0 0 256 0 0 0 Totals All Departments . . . . . .. . 1 ,008 665 319 643 442 238 Turner, 0 1 49 13 0 11 5 248 29 116 33 38 19 11 24 0 0 597 7 75 9 0 21 14 48 31 25 31 44 16 1 25 16 0 7 469 0 9 0 0 0 0 10 5 4 0 5 3 1 61 1 0 0 1 98 114 2 , 199 926 258 * "Total Registe re d " means the numbe r of men who actually reg istered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men reg istered at the port at the e nd of last mo nth. Shipping in the month of December was up from the month of November. A total of 1 ,437 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,437 jobs shipped, 643 jobs or about 45 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 1 1 4 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 2,053 jobs 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (30 1 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 4800 1 (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 21 6 E. Baltimore St. 2 1 202 (30 1 ) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old River Rd. 44 1 1 3 (21 6) 621 -5450 D U LUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-4 1 1 0 G LOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 01 930 (61 7) 283- 1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 968 1 3 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 22 1 Pierce St. 77002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 {904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (20 1 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy . 36605 (205) 478-09 1 6 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (61 7) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1 -800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave . , Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 Third St. 235 1 0 (804) 622- 1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 9 1 48 (21 5) 336-38 1 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (30 1 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98 1 21 (206) 441 - 1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 458 1 G ravois Ave. 63 1 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 2 1 st St. , W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 ( 2 1 3) 549-4000 have been shipped. January 1 986 I LOG I 37 �"The SIU-A Great Start . . . ' I have been meaning to write for a long time to thank the SID for a great start in my professional career. I joined the Union in 197 1 and To The ditor 'The Merchant Marine and Veterans' Benefits . . . ' In the Longview Ds.ily News, Friday, Dec. 6, 1 985, th.ere was an article mentioning th.at seamen who were involved in Operation Mulberry on the "Block" ships during WWII are entitled to apply for service d1scharge certiflcates which will make th.em el1gible for such veterans' beneftts as home loans, medical care and burial in a national cemetery. The criteria for this entitlement is that they served under direct military control, performed a uniquely military mission in a combat zone-a mission that is not considered a mission of the merchant marine. I know th.at the SID has been seeking this type of recognition for seamen, but I haven't heard of such being applied to those involved in similar operations. Two which I was personally involved in were the Murmansk run and the invasion of Saipan. Those who were sailing in those days will recall that we were compelled by the military to take gunnery practice, which I don't consider a mission of the merchant marine. J"raternally yours, l'red '1'. Killer canJ.e Bock, Wash. 'Veteran Status for WWII Seamen • • • later got my "A" book and QMED ratings. SHLSS was very good [to me ] . . . I later received a Logan scholarship and got a B.S.M.E. at the University of Virgin.ia in Charlottesville. I sat for my 3rd asst. license and got it, thanks to all I learned in the SID and at Piney Point . . . Since I stopped sailing in 1979, I have worked for Newport News Shipbuilding, American Bureau of Shipping and Bailey Controls (a division of Babcock & Wilcox). I am currently planning to obtain a Professional Engineer's license as mechanical engineer in Virginia. The test will be rough, but I'll give it my best shot! This is no ''bull": you people have a great, progressive organization with a very astute president and executive board. Look at the other unions as they bite the dust because they can't adapt. Go to the Point and learn all you can. You don't have to be an Einstein to get a degree or a license-you just have to study, ask questions and pay attention. I was so happy when I got the license, I was naturally "high" for a month.I Who needs drugs? You have got a hell of a Union-be proud of it . . . I miss not going to sea, but I will always remember my seafaring days and all the great shipmates. Maybe I'll take a cruise with you all sometime! .&..:a. ''Woottr'Woodhouae Bewport Bewa, Va. 'Bncouragement Pays Sincerely, Off . . . ' I would like to express my thanks to the faculty and staff at SHLSS for their patience and assistance during my stay th.ere. Aft.er completion of the sea.lift. course in August, I entered the tail­ end of the 3rd mate's course and took celestial navigation and radar observer courses. During th.at time, with the encouragement of instructors Jim Brown, John Mason and many others, I began testing for an ocean license. At this time, I'm happy to say, I have passed all the exam sections and need only qualify in Morse Code. I could not have done it without their help. I would also like to acknowledge the sta.:tr at the hotel, especially Eddie Gildersleeve, who made our stay a plea.sure. My wife and I were made to feel at home by everyone we came in contact with. Thanks again to the SID and everyone at SHLSS. ' Enclosed is an article from The Sun ( Bremerton, Wash.), Dec. 6, 1 985. What is the veteran status for the remain.ing merchant seamen who sailed during WWII? Or is there a status? It would seem this might be a wedge in the door. . . . Enclosed is a modest contribution to SPAD. W-10&8 'l'hom.aa Mylan. M-2460 'New System Proves Effective . . . ' I want to thank our Welfare Plan for the newly-installed system which made the reimbursement of our drug expenses faster than it used to be. I know that other "old timers" on pension j oin me in this sentiment. Barl Robert caughie Bellair, Wash. Yours fraternally , P.M. B.eyes Jlobile, .Ala. 'Proud of the SIU . . . ' This is to let you all know that I still feel very proud of the SID, and any time you may need anything from me, I am at your service. I want to say hello to Frank, Red and all the boys th.at I worked with in my 29 years of sailing and working with the SID. I also want to say hello to all the shipmates I had through the years. At 73, I still feel young. Enclosed is a $25 donation to SPAD. Jose s. Coils 'Greetings and Thanks from the Garners . . . ' I would like to express my sincere thanks in regards to the insurance payments on my wife's hospital bill for the birth of our son, Joshua. There are ,, really no words that can tell you how grateful I am. A special thanks to Red, Joe, Mike and George for talking with me on the phone concerning my j ob and insurance. C- 1 1 Santurce , P.B. 'A Note of Appreciation . . . ' I know th.at the Alpena General Hospital received money from the Seafarers Welfare Plan. My debt is payed and I am very grateful. I hope this expresses my sincere appreciation to all of you folks. Merry Christmas-Happy New Year. Bichard J. Piasbowski Alpena, Mich. 38 I LOG I January 1 986 Jimmie Garner Gadsden, Ala. Joshua. Wizyne Garner l O months P.S. Joshua said to say thank you for the $50 savings bond-and Merry Christmas! �SPAD Editorials Keeps Us Playing With the Big Boys Political action donations are com­ ing under increasing fire because some critics charge these donations (which totaled $ 1 1 3 million during the last election cycle) buy influence. If that is true , a look at who is spending the most money to promote their agendas for the nation is scary . The National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC)- $ 1 9 . 3 million. Fund for a Conservative Majority­ $5 .4 million. National Congressional Club (or­ ganized by Sen. Jesse Helms)- $ 5 . 3 million. The list goes on with organizations whose views seldom agree with or­ ganized labor; the American Medical Association, the Realtors PAC , the National Association of Home Build­ ers and other business-oriented orga­ nizations . A t the SIU , the Seafarers Political Action Donation (SPAD) is our arm for donating money to our political friends . We don't believe that a congressional representative or a sen­ ator can be "bought" for a few thou­ sand dollars at campaign time. But we do believe that these SPAD donations help us open the door to politicians. SPAD gives the Union a chance to make its pitch, to explain its goals and p romote legislation in the best interest of the SIU and organized labor. Should the structure of PAC dona­ tions be reformed? When we look at the $ 1 9 . 3 million from NCPAC , a vir­ ulent and rabid anti-labor organiza­ tion, the answer might very well be yes. But until changes are made in the game' s rules, the SIU has to play at the best of its ability , and that means SPAD. We must counteract the millions and millions of dollars that flow from these wealthy, conservative anti-labor PACS. We can't do that with corporate do­ nations and tax write-o(fs from mil­ lionaires. We have to count on each member of the SIU for a few dollars here and a few dollars there . Fifty cents a day, $ 1 or $2 a day can mount up. If politics were a game of fairness with everyone on equal footing, the SIU and organized labor might be able to count on old-fashioned persuasion and debate on the issues. We need your help and your money . In the political game the SIU is the basketball player under six-feet tall , the 1 75-pound wide receiver sur­ rounded by 300-pound defenders. But just like sport s , the little guy , if he' s dedicated enough and works hard, can win. Make sure to set aside that little bit from your wages-50 cents a day the ' price of a i;up of coffee. In the end, those pennies a day can make a big difference. ' ' That's a good question ' ' One letter has more influence in Washington, it has been said, than petitions or any other form of communication to members of Congress , bureaus and committees . While i t i s difficult t o believe such a statement , a recent breakthrough for merchant mariners who now have veteran' s status for Operation Mulberry , was the result of letters as reported in The New York Times, Dec . 6, 1 98 5 . Raymond Carreau of Tacoma, Wash. wrote several letters on the subject of veteran' s status , and his perseverence paid off. He wrote his first letter in 1 982 . It took three years to get results, but it was worth it . We all owe Carreau a vote of thanks . The question that remains unanswered i s , "Why has only this one group of D-Day participants in World War II received veteran' s status? " Capt. Miles Wiley of the Air Force was asked this question and he replied , "That's a good question. I don't have an explanation. " Operation Mulberry , which consisted of constructing a sea-wall from 30 sunken ships to make a protective harbor for the D-Day invasion forces , affords the seamen who were on those ships veteran' s status . Everyone is delighted with this great news, this progress, but we are also concerned about the other merchant seamen who were in the D-Day invasion and all of those who were wounded or died on sunken ships elsewhere . Only 200 of the 1 ,000 in the Operation Mulberry group are still living. Even though many others are dead , they should receive the honors due them, and the other living merchant mariners should also be given similar status. General Dwight D . Eisenhower said during the war: " Every man in the Allied Command is quick to express his admiration for the loyalty , courage , and fortitude of the officers and men of the merchant marine . We count on their efficiency and their utter devotion to duty as we do our own ; they have never failed us yet, and in all the struggles yet to come we know that they will never be deterred by the danger, hardship or privation. When the final victory is ours , there is no organization that will share its credits more deservedly than the merchant marine. " Eisenhower' s intentions were admirable , but nothing was done to expedite these sentiments during his administration or any other administration over the past 40 years . His words of praise can be found "buried" in the Smithsonian Maritime Exhibit. They are there for all to see, but that is not enough. How many more letters will it take before the Defense Department comes to terms with the facts in this case. It is not the case of small sections of the merchant marine, but of all of this group of Americans who gave their all in World War II . The Heavy Cost of Substance Abuse By Phillip L. Polakoff, M.D. Press Associates, Inc. Alcohol and drug abuse afflict an estimated 2 5 . 5 million Americans. An additional 40 million people are af­ fected if we count members of the abusers' families and people close to those injured or killed by intoxicated drivers . Substance abuse victims can't con­ trol their use of alcohol or other drugs . They become intoxicated on a regular basis-daily, every weekend, or in periodic binges-and often need the drug for normal daily functioning. Substance dependence victims suf­ fer all the symptoms of abuse ;-!us a tolerance tor the drug so that increased amounts of it are necessary to get the desired effects . Alchohol, opiates and amphetamines can also lead to phys­ ical dependence in which the person develops withdrawal symptoms when he or she stops using the drug. The human tragedy of this is incal­ culable. The measurable costs are ap­ palling. The total dollar cost of alco­ holism is estimated at $89. 5 billion­ for treatment and indirect losses such as reduced worker productivity, early death , and property damage resulting from alcohol-related accidents and Drug abuse annually drains an es­ timated $46.9 billion in direct and in­ direct costs from workers , business children and adolescents are alcoholic, according to the American Psychiatric Association. These victims, on the average, will die 10 years earlier than nonalcoholics. other drugs, such as alcohol , mari­ juana, sedatives, hallucinogens or am­ phetamines . About half of those who abuse the drugs develop a dependence or addiction. and industry and the economy in gen­ eral . Drug abuse afflicts more than 1 2 . 5 million Americans. Of those, seven Successful treatment of drug and alcohol abuse includes a variety of Alcoholism is a progressive disease million use addictive prescription drugs that generally first appears between the ages of 20 and 40, usually after five to 1 5 years of heavy drinking. It takes a much shorter time, perhaps measured in months , for an adolescent heavy drinker to become alcoholic . therapies geared toward abstinence. without a doctor's supervision; five million abuse cocaine, and half a mil­ lion are addicted to heroin. Psychotherapy often helps patients understand their behavior and moti­ vations, develop higher self-esteem and cope with stress. Self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous also are effective for many. crime. And that $89. 5 billion figure is for one year. Some alcoholics, upon sober reflec­ tion, say they probably were alcohol­ ics from their first drink; that lack of control-a key indicator-was evident from the start. Although drinking habits vary widely, in general abuse occurs in one of three patterns: Abuse of sedative-hypnotics or bar­ biturates most often begins either as a prescription for insomnia among middle-class women between 30 and 60, or as a recreational experiment among men in their teens or early 20s. Often, abusers regularly take heavy daily doses and develop an addiction. Abuse of opiates , such as morphine or heroin, generally follows abuse of The only medication for alcoholism requires daily use of disulfiram (An­ tabuse) which induces violent physical reactions to alcohol . Drug addiction has been treated with various sub­ stances which substantially reduce or block the effects of the abused drug. • Regular, daily intoxication; • Drinking large amounts of alcohol at specific times , such as every weekend ; • Binges of heavy drinking that may last for weeks or months after relatively long periods of sobri­ ety . Ten million adults and three million January 1 986 I LOG I 39 �S the 1 986 school season begins, it's not too early for high school seniors to start thinking about September 1 986, and college. For depend­ ents of Seafarers and Boatmen, the financial burden of college can be greatly eased if they win an S I U scholarship. The awards, known as the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program, are given each year under the auspices of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. For de­ pendents, four $1 0,000 schol­ arships are offered . But the Scholarship Program is not exclusively for depend­ ents. A $1 0,000 award and two $5,000 scholarships are avail­ able to active Seafarers and Boatmen. Also, when there are exceptionally qualified Seafar­ ers and Boatmen, the Board of Trustees of the Welfare Plan may grant a second $1 0,000 award to an active member. The Scholarship Program was begun in 1 952 to help members and their children achieve their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan , a labor consultant and arbitrator who died in 1 975. He helped establish the Seafarers Scholarship Program and then worked hard to keep it strong and growing. A Seafarer Requirements Seafarers and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships must: • Be a g raduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan on the em­ ployee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employ­ ment on a vessef in the six­ month period immediately pre­ ceding the date of application. • Have 1 25 days of employ­ ment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pensioners are not elig ible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Requirements -· Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen who apply for a scholarship m ust be unmarried, under 1 9 years of age, and receive sole support from the employee and/or his or her spouse. Un­ married children who are eligible for benefits under Plan # 1 Major 40 I LOG I January 1 986 Don't Wait! Apply Now For 1 986 S I U College Scholars h i ps Dead l i ne - Apri l 1 5 Medical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to the age of 25. Each applicant for a depend­ ent's scholarship must : • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under 1 9 or 25 years of age (whichever is applicable) . • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seatarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must: • Have credit for three years (1 ,095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan on the em­ ployee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employ­ ment in the six-month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 1 25 days of employ­ ment in the previous calendar year. The last two items above cov­ ering worktime requirements of the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are the children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible mem­ bers, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of h igh school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Exam­ ination Boards (SAT) OR Amer­ ican College Tests (ACT) . The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no later than February 1 986 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship Selection Committee in time to be evalu­ ated . For upcoming SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Exami­ nation Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box 1 025 Berkeley, Calif. 94701 , whichever is closest to your mailing address . For upcoming ACT test dates and applications contact: ACT Reg istration Union, P . O. Box 41 4, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Scholarship program appli­ cations are available to active members or their dependents at any S I U hall or through the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746. Scholarship winners will be announced in May 1 986. The deadline for submission of ap­ plications is April 1 5, 1 986. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU FISHERMAEN SHUT NEW BEDFORD HARBOR FARM BILL INCREASES U.S. SHIPS’ SHARE OF P.L. 480 BUILD AND CHARTER PROGRAM PART OF 1986 SPENDING BILL SHLSS WINS OK FOR 2-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE SIU-BACKED FARM BILL SIGNED OVERSEAS ALICE CREW SAVES 46 IN HEROIC RESCUE KINGS POINT HONORS APEX MARINE CHEF JAMES ALLAN GOLDER, 61, DIES ON NEW YEAR’S DAY; BURIAL IN PINEY POINT MOST GRAIN BARGES, TOWBOATS ESCAPE WINTER’S FIRST FREEZE ORGULF BOATMEN GET 30-30 SONAT ON AFL’S UNFAIR LIST MISSISSIPPI QUEEN HIT BY TUG THE UNITED STATES ARMY TRAINS CRANE INSTRUCTORS AT SHLSS FIREMEN/WATERTENDER, OILER COURSE TO BE OFFERED IN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER ROVER SAVES 63 REFUGEES FROM CERTAIN DEATH MSC PAPER INCORPORATED INTO LOG SIU CONTESTS MSC DECISION TO END FREE MEDICAL CARE USNS METEOR RETIRES FROM ACTIVE MSC DUTY MSC TOUTS NEW SAFETY PROGRAM TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ON THE RISE GETTING TO DIEGO GARCIA CAN BE HALF OF THE FUN HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS BOOST SIU IN FACE OF SHIPPING SLUMP-MEMBERSHIP SERVICES EXPAND HOSTILITIES FORCE MARITIME TO CIRCLE THEIR WAGONS AS FOES MAKE HEATED CHARGE SEAFARERS MARK YEAR WITH SACRIFICE, DEDICATION AND AWARDS AROUND THE WORLD SIU PEOPLE WORKED, PLAYED AND LEARNED IN 1985 MILITARY SHIPS STEAM INTO SIU JOB PICTURE IN AND AROUND HONOLULU ABOARD THE S.S. INDEPENDENCE IN HAWAII LIFE ON THE WATER THROUGH A WOMAN’S EYES CHECK YOUR MEDICAL BILLS-NEW PLAN’S PROGRAM COULD PAY YOU THIEF STEALS SEAFARER’S CHRISTMAS, BUT HAS CHANGE OF HEART MARIE CORSIGIIA, VETERAN WEST COAST SEAFARER DIES PINEY POINT OFFERS QUALIFIED PENSIONERS HOUSING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 1 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/df30227ed222a3e7beeb7b0f729dd6b2.pdf 34b1f2ec2ef4ad0da2c18464fd89d544 PDF Text Text Owners Reject Arbitration Fair Share Is Key in New Bedford Fish Strike by Mike Hall About the only thing that is certain owners, the Seafood Producers As­ which split the Union and the owners. in the seven-week-old New Bedford fishermen's strike is that the SIU will sociation (SPA} which represents only On Feb. 2 the SPA Oatly refused the 32 owners, made its ''final offer" Jan. SIU's offer. be there ''until hell freezes over,'' 24. The proposal would drastically The strike by some 600 SIU fisher­ i)nion President Frank Drozak said. slash the share of the catch which men from about 1 20 boats has virtually The strike, which began Dec. 27, centers around several issues, includ­ currently goes to the fishing crews and shut down the once-busy harbor. New leave the fishermen with virtually no Bedford is the nation's most profitable ing the way each boat's catch is di­ rights. fishing harbor. Even though most of vided between the fishermen and own­ "We're willing to give them another I percent. But the boatowners have gone too far. There isn't any more to take from us. But the percentages are not the main issues. We want a con­ tract that can correct the incredible abuses in this whole system," said Jack Caffey, SIU special assistant to the president. In an attempt to bring about a set­ tlement of the strike and reopen New Bedford's $1 million-a-day harbor, the Union offered to turn the dispute over to binding arbitration in which a neu­ tral party would decide the issues ers, documentation of crew expenses, work rules and the way the entire fish auction system is run (see page 7). Despite SIU attempts to reach a contract (the old contract negotiated by the fishermen's former union, Lo­ cal 59 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. expired in March), boat­ owners' representatives have failed to bargain in good faith, Union officials say. More than 50 failure-to-bargain charges have been filed by the SIU since contract talks began in July. The main bargaining unit for the Seafarers at the New Bedford ball the fishing boatowners are not part of the SPA, the Association wields power far beyond its numbers. "It's a closed market and they are trying to dictate for the rest of the industry. We've asked the independ­ ents what their demands are. We've offered to talk to them, but most hav­ en't shown up. The Seafood Producers have totally lied to the independents," Caffey said. In the face of the SPA's attempts to dominate the New Bedford fleet, (Continued OD Page 5.) Fisherman Dao Spooner walks a pn-dawn picket line at the site where the Seafood .Prodaftn COlldud their dlspafed &la nc­ tlon wttb catches from scab boets. make preparations for the day's picket action. Inside: Pages 3 & 10 Seafarers Detained by Iranians Complete New Bedford Strike Coverage Pages Government Services Division News Pages B Erl & g Onboard the SIU's Crane Ship Gem State Pages 12 & 13 Special Lundeberg School Section Pages 15-34 The SIU-contracted MV Ricltanl G. MaJthintn is the 9eCODd of five new T-5 tankers scheduled for long-term charters to the Navy's Military SeaUft Command. All five will be opented by Ocean Carriers, Inc. of Houston, Teus. Both the Mo#IUe1en and the MV Gw Warnn DarntQ w«e buUt at the American Shipbuildhig Co. yard In Tampa, and both are crewed by the SIU and District 2, MEBA·AMO. Tite new 30,000 dwt tankers are being named for dvOlan Ameriam ..tann who lum� been cited for acts of lleroillm .oo.rd mercJaut slaipl chuiDc World War D. Able Seaman Richard G. M.attblmn was killed aboard the S.S. Mlll'tiu 1WJ dllriaa tbe lnl:tW bavaioll of tlle Phlllppme hluds. �President's Report by Frank Drozak I * sailors, offshore fishermen and with Japanese trade and gov­ ernment officials in recent months, and I am hopeful that we will get some agreement here. Again, it means more jobs for American seafarers. partment to provide better and faster service in the payment of medical claims. We are offering new options in our pension pro­ grams. We are improving our mail system to make certain that see that our industry is in a deep decline. But, if you look at the availability of jobs for our full book members, and even most of our B seniority members, we're not doing too badly. And, if you look at the sad condition and service for our members. There are the new job oppor­ tunities in the growing military support sector of our industry. eter to measure the condition of our organization. That is the Here, we have been successful in getting the very large majority day-to-day activity of our or­ ganization, and the participation of these jobs because our mem­ bers understand that this is where of our membership. the job opportunities are and ... We are moving forward with new pro­ grams to improve job opportunities, edu­ cation and service to our membership... Center in Piney Point-we are moving forward with new pro­ * ices for our membership. We have streamlined our claims de­ pared to 20 years ago , you can ters, on the legislative front, in Ol:Jr ports and at our Training * many thousands of cars that are imported each year into the U.S. I have had a number of meetings At our headquarters, we are continuing to develop new serv­ industrial workers. If we look at the number of jobs we have today for our membership com­ In every area-at headquar­ are also on the verge of a break­ through in getting agreement with the Japanese on carrying the has taken advantage of these programs. senting deep-sea seafarers, tug and barge workers, Great Lakes quite well. But, there's another barom­ thousands of new seagoing jobs. That means more job security for all American seafarers. We We are the most skilled and best trained because we have devel­ oped the finest training facilities anywhere in the United States, and because our membership T'S TOUGH trying to deter­ mine just how well we are doing as an organization repre­ of the other unlicensed unions, by comparison we are doing skilled seafarers in the world. that in order to get these jobs we must be competitive. I don't like the manner in which we have to bid for these jobs, and I'm not happy with the manning scales. But I know, and our grams to improve job opportu­ nities, education and service to our membership. And because we have placed a high priority on communication and educa­ we have to make concessions now in order to protect our job security. lt is a base from which tion, we have a membership that understands the needs and the problems of our industry and we can build to better these conditions. A key reason for our success has responded to them in posi­ tive ways. A reading of this and recent issues of the LOG shows the in winning these military sealift and support jobs is that we alone have developed the training pro­ grams that enable our members scope and the depth of our many programs, and how they all tie to qualify for the many new jobs they will perform on these ves­ together to provide job security sels. Our members are the most * * * As I write this, I am getting ready to meet with the executive board of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. I will be meeting with the presidents and other top officers of 43 national our members get timely infor­ mation. * * * AFL-CIO unions who share a common interest in the well­ Our legislative and political action departments are contin­ being and growth of the U.S. uing to work to protect our job maritime industry. There are a rights and to seek new job op­ number of programs we will be portunities. We have already outlined in recent issues of the discussing, and I will report to you on this at our next mem­ LOG the many struggles we had in the past three years to protect bership meeting in March. * our jobs in the Alaskan oil trade and in foreign aid cargoes. That * * Finally, let me encourage each of you to take advantage of the fight goes on. As we go into this last session of Congress, we have another shot at breaking open a whole new job market-the U.S. pas­ senger ship trade. l can tell you many training and upgrading op­ portunities that are available to you at the Seafarers Harry Lun­ deberg School of Seamanship. that if we can get legislation to open up this trade, it could mean available anywhere, and they are free. These are the finest programs membership understands, that Edward X. Mooney (l.) meets his old friend Scottie Aubussoo (r.) at a Chicago fund ndser for Richard F. Kelly Jr., state senator from llllnols' 39th district. Mooney, a former SIU official, is now work.log with some of our pensioners in the Seattle area. Aubusson, also retired, was one of our colorful port agents lo St. Louis and Chicago. Oftlcill PubiclUof1 ol lhe $ednr$ lnlemlllonal llnion o! Allantlc, Gli!, Lakes and l!Uld Wllenl Dlslllct, Afl.-0() Nortll Amlflca, Vol. '48, No. 2 Executive Boaird Frank Drozak President Ed Turner Executive Vice President Joe DIGlorglo Secretary Angus "Red" C8mpbeH Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Joe Sacco Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hllll Associate Editor Deborah Greene Associate Editor L vn nette Marshall AsslStant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I February 1 986 Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Vlce President ..rt·� .� .. I The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Umon, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters 01strict, AFL-ClO, 5201 Autll Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 6990675. Second-ciass postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at add!tlooal mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Sand address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 207-46. �Advance Your Career-Ship T-AGOS UA S. NAVAL SHJP TRIUMPH The USNS TriJlmph (Sea Mobility) is one of the new T·AGOS mHitary-contracted vesse ls which now comprise 30 percent of the SIU's manned Oeet. Standing on the dock is Bob HamU. Job opportunities with a chance for quicker advancement from B to A­ book and for Seafarers with third as­ sistant engineer diesel unlimited licen­ ses are available aboard the T-AGOS vessels. Currently six T-AGOS vessels are sailing, and there will be 12 of these ships under SIU contract by next year. At I a.m. eastern standard time and 150 miles north of Abu Dhabi, seven Iranian officers and seamen came alongside the Taylor. Travelling on a gun-boat fitted with 50-caliber ma­ chine guns, they radioed the captain of the Taylor to stop, that they were coming aboard. According to Richard Tavrow, sen­ ior vice president of American Presi­ dent Lines, the owner of the vessel which carries an SIU steward depart­ ment, the guns were positioned before the bow. He said it was the first time in the 75 years APL has provided service in that region that one of its vessels has been stopped. Aboard were 11 SIU crewmembers. Iranians proceeded to search the vessel and ordered a black-out on radio contact during the search. They broke open seals on containers, searched rooms and ship's alcoves for war armaments en route to Iraq. In 45 minutes the incident was over. But international repercussions were on1y just beginning. Vessels have been stopped as far away from Iran as 240 miles southeast of the Straits of Hormuz near Pakistan. Iran officially acknowledges searching 300 vessels since September for war goods that could be placed in the hands appropriate Coast Guard examina­ tions must be passed for an unlimited license also. For example a third assistant/QMED who sails in that job for two years can move up to T-AGOS limited first as­ sistant license. Then sailing for a year on the first assistant's license, he or she may move up to a T-AGOS chief engineer's license. But the applicable portions of the second engineer's un­ limited license exam must be taken. If a Seafarer sails aboard a T-AGOS vessel as third assistant/QMED, he or she will gain membership in MEBA-2 and will also sail as an officer with the privileges and responsibilities, includ­ ing posting their license and wearing khakis. For more information on this pro­ gram contact your port agent or call Frank Paladino, at headquarters. Any Bosun/AB, AB, OS, third assist­ ant/QMED, QMED, engine/utility, steward/baker, chief cook, steward/ assistant or corpsman/independent duty who is interested in securing a berth aboard a T-AGOS vessel should get in touch with their port agent for details. Under a new program adopted by Iranians Board, Search APL's President Taylor (See Reaction Page 10.) No one could have predicted that on Jan. 12 the President Taylor, heav­ ily laden with cotton, would not be permitted free passage through the Gulf of Oman. the Seafarers Appeals Board (see Oct. 1985 LOG) a B-book member who earns 730 days seatime aboard a T­ AGOS vessel or other selected mili­ tary ship. will be granted A-seniority. Also, Seafarers with third assistant engineer diesel unlimited licenses can upgrade more quickly under another new program by sailing as third as­ sistant engineer/QMED aboard a T­ AGOS vessel. Under the rules of the new program, which applies only to the T-AGOS vessels, a Seafarer with a third assist­ ant engineer's license, but with no seatime on that license, could advance to T-AGOS chief engineer in three years. But that license would be limited to only the T-AGOS vessels. How­ ever, half of that seatime could be applied to the requirements for an unlimited chief engineer's license. The of Iraqi soldiers. Iran and Iraq have been engaged in war since 1982. Response from the U.S. State De­ partment was immediate. Bruce Am­ merman, an official at the department, issued a statement that the U.S. thought of the incident as ''a matter of serious concern.'' However in recent weeks the State Department has called its stand into question. It now holds that international law does not restrict a nation at war from searching vessels for contraband and has pointed out that the U.S. has engaged in similar activity, searching vessels during the Cuban missile crisis. No injuries were reported, and Am­ merman said the incident was the first time that an American vessel has been stopped and searched by Iran. In an effort to guarantee safe passage of U.S. vessels for the time being, vessels are being given Naval escort through the Gulf region. The Taylor, a C-5, 27,000-ton multi­ purpose carrier, was to pick up a cargo of wheat in the Port of Fujaira in the United Arab Emirates when it was intercepted. There were 43 crewmem­ bers working on the vessel at the time. The Taylor is one of several APL vessels that normally travels with car­ goes into the GuJf. There was deep concern for the safety of the SIU crewmembers by officials of the SIU. "American ships," said SIU Presi­ dent Frank Drozak, "are like a piece of the U.S. The Iranians who boarded the Taylor had no legitimate right to Another vessel in the T-AGOS fleet �the USNS Contender (Sea Mobility). Sitting (l. to r.) are Bruce Mercado, OS; Errol Pak, patrolman; Steve Ruiz, port agent; Nel<>oo "Chico" Rodriguez, OS, and Norm Young, QMED. Standing (l. to r.) are: AJ Lautennilch, bosun; Kimberly Allen, chief cook; Jack Kem, AB; Chris Bren, SA; Bob W�ink, AB, and Gerald Durham, AB. board the vessel under the rules of international law. We condemn the boarding and we consider it to be piracy at sea." Drozak urged the Navy to train all Seafarers in self-defense. He has asked the State Department to "take the strongest action to see that this doesn't recur." "The crew," he said, "handled themselves in a professional manner and had the good sense not to incite the Iranians. "I am reminded." he said "of the reports of piracy particularly occur­ ring in the South China Sea and of the Achille Lauro in which an American businessman was killed by terrorists. Something has to be done," he said. The President Taylor is tentatively scheduled to return to the U.S. March 7 in the port of Seattle. Orientation Held in Honolulu The new SIU ball In Honolulu Is the site crewmembers aboard our passenger ships. for orientation programs ror newly-hired February 1986 I LOG I 3 �Dempster Wins SUP Re-Elects All Officers All incumbent officials of the Sailors Union of the Pacific were returned to office Jan. 3 1 , at the conclusion of the unionwide two-month secret ballot vote of the membership conducted by the American Arbitration Association. Those re-elected in San Francisco were President Paul Dempster; Vice Presi­ dent Jack Ryan; and Business Agents Gunnar Lundeberg, Duane Hewitt, Knud Andersen and Kaj Kristensen. Incumbent port agents and business agents in Seattle, Portland (Ore.), Wil­ mington (Calif.), New York, New Or­ leans and HonolullI also were returned to office. Also on the ballot were 63 proposed constitutional changes and three pro­ posed shipping rule amendments, most of which were adopted by the required two-thirds majority of the votes cast. Did You Get Your If you received taxable benefits from the Seafarers Plans, such as Vacation or Sickness & Accident, you should have received a W-2 form in the mail. These forms were mailed to each member's last known address. If you have not received your W2, please call headquarters (301) 899-0675, and ask for extension 2 1 0. W-2 Form? You should also send by mail your permanent home address so that you will not miss any important information from your Union. Write to: Seafarers International Union Membership Services 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 COLA Boosts Freighter, Tanker Wages A I percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) went into effect for Seafarers working under the Standard Freightship and Standard Tanker agreements Jan. 1 . Following is a list of wage rates with the COLA included for those agreements. Tanker Wages, Premium and Overtime Rates as of January 1, 1986 Monthly Rate Premium Rate Overtime Rate DECK DEPARTMENT Boatswain (on vessels constructed since 1970) Boatswain (25,500 D.W.T. or over) Boatswain (under 25,500 D.W.T.) A.B. Deck Maintenance Able Seaman (Green) Able Seaman (Blue) O.S. Deck Maintenance Ordinary Seaman 2133.34 18.52 I0.11 1933.83 17.82 I0.11 1861.32 1587.23 1396.86 1299.41 1282.55 1107.66 16.23 13.85 12.21 11.34 11.22 9.68 I0.11 7.75 7.75 7.75 6.14 6.14 2133.34 1949.21 1765.10 1580.98 2133.34 1951.53 18.52 16.89 15.28 13.70 18.52 17.00 10.11 IO.I I 10.11 10.11 10.11 10.11 1951.53 17.00 10.11 1727.66 1571.30 1609.86 13%.86 1396.86 14.89 13.98 13.99 12.21 12.21 10.11 10.11 7.75 7.75 7.75 1282.55 1282.55 11.22 11.22 6.14 6.14 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (on vessels constructed since 1970) Steward/Cook Steward/Baker Chief Steward (25,500 D.W.T. or over) Chief Steward (under 25,500 D.W.T.) Chief Cook Cook & Baker Third Cook Assistant Cook Steward Assistant 18.52 JO.II 2133.34 2133.34 18.52 18.52 10.11 1941.54 16.93 10.11 1869.06 1677.71 1638.12 1453.02 1453.02 1070.77 16.29 14.62 13.85 11.92 11.92 9.40 10.11 10.11 10.11 7.75 7.75 6.14 2133.34 JO.II PENALTY RATES Off Watch, Monday through Friday 11.26 9.04 8.04 Group I Group II Group III 1813.41 1668.42 1668.42 1541.83 1454.20 1380.62 1284.30 1153.69 !079.20 15.79 14.54 14.54 13.42 12.69 12.06 11.22 9.42 9.42 10.11 I0.11 I0.11 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 6.14 6.14 2193.56 2193.56 2133.34 2133.34 2133.34 1994.28 1994.28 19.24 19.24 18.52 18.52 18.52 17.38 17.38 10.11 I0.11 I0.11 I0.11 I0.11 10.11 10.11 1994.28 17.38 10.11 1994.28 17.38 10.11 2045.56 1817.73 1695.70 15.93 15.22 14.77 10.11 10.11 10.11 2050.29 1882.87 1715.45 1548.04 1828.64 17.64 16.31 14.85 13.40 15.93 10.11 10.11 10.11 10.11 I0.11 1744.84 15.22 10.11 1571.08 1692.04 1593.63 1461.71 1380.62 1485.74 1380.62 1380.62 1380.62 1282.47 13.72 14.77 13.91 12.78 12.06 1 2.97 12.06 2.06 12.06 l 1.22 10.11 10.11 10.11 10.11 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 6.14 1 7 1 2.73 1593.63 14.77 JO.II 12.97 7.75 1282.47 11.22 6.14 2050.29 2050.29 2050.29 1813.41 1611.82 1571.07 1380.62 1361.96 1361.96 1070.78 17.64 17.64 17.64 15.79 14.07 13.72 11.92 11.92 11.92 9.40 I0.11 10.11 10.11 10.11 10.11 10.11 7.75 7.75 7.75 6.14 ENGINE DEPARTMENT ENGINE DEPARTMENT Q.M.E.D. Class I Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Q. M.E. D./Pumpman Chief Pumpman Second Pumpman/Engine Maintenance Ship's Welder Maintenance Engine Utility Oiler Maintenance Utility Oiler Fireman/Watertender General Utility/Deck Engine Wiper Boatswain Carpenter Carpenter Maintenance A.B. Maintenance Quartermaster Able Seaman (Green) Able Seaman (Blue) O.S. Maintenance Ordinary Seaman Freightship Wages, Premium and Overtime Rates as of January I, 1986 Monthly Rate Premium Rate Overtime Rate Chief Electrician (SL7's, SLl8's, D6's, Lash & Mariner) Q.M.E.D./Electrician D-9 Chief Electrician Crane Mtce./Electrician Electrician Reefer Mtce. Second Electrician Engine Maintenance Engine Utility Reefer Maintenance Refrigeration Engineer (when one is carried) Refrigeration Engineer (when three are carried) Chief First Assistant Second Assistant Q.M.E.D. Class I Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Plumber Machinist Unlicensed Jr. Engr. (Day) Unlicensed Jr. Engr. (Watch) Deck Engineer Engine Utility Evaporator/Maintenance Oiler Oiler (Diesel) Watertender Fireman/Watertender Fireman Wiper Ship's Welder Maintenance Oiler/Maintenance Utility General Utility/Deck Engine STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (SL7's, SLl8's, D6's, D9's, Lash & Mariner) Steward/Cook Steward/Baker Chief Steward Chief Cook Cook & Baker Second Cook Third Cook Assistant Cook Steward Assistant PENALTY RATES DECK DEPARTMENT Off Watch, Monday through Friday Boatswain (SL7's, SLl8's, D6's, D9's, Lash & Mariner) Group I Group II Group III 4 I LOG I February 1986 2050.29 17.64 I0.11 11.26 9.04 8.04 �Fair Share Is Key in New Bedford Fish Strike (Continued from Page 1.) the SIU has been able to sign about the auctions be open to the public. 35 fishing boats to new contracts, and These are not. negotiations between the Union and other independents Since the strike began, support from goes on daily. SIU headquarters, the Labor Move­ Union officials hope that by signing up boats one at a time, they will be ment throughout New England and able to weaken the SPA's hold on the whelming. the local townspeople has been over­ Almost 1,000 striking fishermen, their other owners. But since the strike began, a few families, friends and other union mem­ scab boats have been out to sea, and bers marched through New Bedford the SPA, in violation of a 20-year-old last month for a rally to support the New Bedford ordinance, has been strikers. buying their small catches at an illegal auction house. The New Bedford Seafood In addition, enough groceries to fill more than 400 bags have been donated Ex­ by townspeople and other unions to change Inc. has rented space on the help strikers through the tough times. property of Yellowbird Trucking Co. to hold the illegal auctions. Every Oddly enough, fishermen say, they began a strike fund under their old morning two vans and a handful of union, Local 59, but the officials of other vehicles are escorted by police that union have refused to release any past the Union's picket lines. The of the funds. The SIU is helping through courts slapped an eight-person limit a stipend of $10 a day for strikers on on the picket line there. But usually picket duty. In addition a 24-hour they are buying the catch of only one sandwich board is available at the or two boats. makeshift Union hall. Local 59 refuses Every day since the Seafood Producers began to violate the city's ordinance on fish auctions by holding their own private auction from scab boats, fishermen have been at the site. Here fishermen George Albert and Milo Pendergast lead a group of pickets. 40 members from the port of New The city, reacting to strong Union to vacate its offices in the former than 2,200'pounds of lunch meat, 1,200 pressure, has finally asked for an in­ Union building. Also, several coffee loaves of bread, 400 pounds of cheese, York to assist the striking fishermen junction to halt the auction because it and sandwich runs are made each day 72 cases of coffee and more than 200 around the clock. They work 12-hour violates an ordinance which requires to all the picket sites throughout New dozen donuts have been used. Ost­ shifts. that all seafood sold in New Bedford Bedford and adjoining Fairhaven. man, a cook on the boats, spends "We've never had the strength we about eight hours a day preparing the have now. The brotherhood is there," be sold through the city's own auction Fred Ostman, who has spent 40 house at Pier 3. It also requires that years on the water, estimates more food and buying the supplies. In addition, the SIU has sent about Ostman said, "I think we're strong enough to whip any boatowner's ass." In better times New Bedford's fish auction was held at this site, the City Wharfage on Pier 3. No fish have been sold there since Dec. 27. Fishermen Bill Murphy (left) and Jimmy Jones man the site. At right, New Bedford Rep. Frank Joia helps some striking fishermen at the Union hall. Since the New Bedford fishermen's strike began in December, there has been an outpouring of support and Area Rallies Around Strikers help from many segments of the com­ munity. The area's unions have shown a great deal of support for SIU fish­ ermen. People from as far away as New York have journeyed to New Bedford to join the fishermen on the picket lines and to show their support. The following groups have helped and to them we express our heartfelt appreciation. Hospital Workers Local 767, Oper­ ating Engineers, United Food and Commercial Workers, Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, United Rubber Workers, Southern Massa­ chusetts Faculty Federation, United Auto Workers, Bricklayers, Plumbers, Longshoremen, Insurance Workers-American Income Life, Massachusetts State Federation, New Bedford and Cape Cod Central La­ bor Council, Building Trades De­ partment, MEBA-AMO, Leather and Novelty Workers, Garment Shops. There are many other individuals who have helped, but space does not allow us to list them at this time (see next month's LOG). Unions throughout the region have pitched in and helped out during the SIU strike. Above are members of Operating Engineers who joined hundreds of others at a rally late last month. February 1986 I LOG I 5 �System's a Rip-off SIU Fishermen Demand End to Years of Abuse The sentiment of most SIU members in the New Bedford fishing fleet is that they have been "ripped off" in the past and they want that changed. "I don't want to be on a boat where there is total dictatorship by the captain and the .boatowner. You don't know how long you'll be out, where you'll be � , / . ' I working or what your pay wiU be," said fisherman Patrick Carr. "I'm 60 years old and I have never fished for what they're asking for now,'' .,.·· said Jimmy Jones, another SIU fisherman. -�· ·· ;>?ef-�� The strike centers around several issues (see page 7). The percentage of the catch that goes to a fishingboat's crew is a central issue. Under the last contract, crews on scallopers divided up 64 percent of the proceeds from the . catch. On the draggers-that figure was 58 percent. But those figures are ,•, ..._:: ,· i<:. deceiving. "There are so many ways to rip us off," said Dan Spooner who has been fishing for eight year!>. :C: ;fr ' :\�_ Before a fisherman receives a penny, here is what happens. First the boat's captain gets 10 percent of the catch's value off the top. That leaves 90 percent of the catch to be divided between the crew and the owner. That means before anything is split, JO percent of the boat's catch is slashed .� -: < .. from the top. But there's more. The crew must pay fuel, ice, and food costs for the trip. However, few of the boats' fuel tanks are equipped with gauges so the owner "estimates" the cost of fuel. The owners order the tons of ice needed to keep the fish fresh. The owners order the food and other supplies, and the owners determine "miscellaneous" expenses. The owners also do all the accounting, but there is no way to hold them accountable for the figures. striking fishermen say . Supposedly after each trip the owner provides a settlement sheet which is supposed to outline the expenses. But many owners simply tell the crew what their expenses were, and while others will provide settlement sheets, there is no way to determine how accurate and honest the figures are. "You don't see any receipts. You ask them what $3,000 in miscellaneous is and they say ·you 're paying for the light bulbs.' For the last 50 years, if you asked to see the settlement sheet, you got fired," said Kevin Mederios who has been fishing for 1 3 years. But Union officials and striking fishermen say the abuses don't stop there. The crew may have been told their expenses for the trip ran $20,000; they still don't know how much the portion of the catch weighed or how much it will bring at the fish auction. And strikers are not convinced either process is run Several times a day, an SIU van makes the rounds of all the picket sites in New Fairhaven, keeping strikers warm with coffee and fueled with sandwiches. More than a too of lunch meat and 1,200 loaves of bread have been served. Bedford and See honestly. In normal times, the auction is run at the city's own auction house. The Editorial Page 47 'auction at the city's facility is public, but in reality the entire operation is a A common practice, according to striking fishermen, is to take only part of ''closed market." Strikers and other observers have charged that some buyers the catch to the auction house and arrange for the remainder to be sold to and some owners work hand-in-hand to cheat fishermen on the weights of the buyers outside the auction system. catch, the prices and the quality. All of those factors figure into the final pay. By the time a fisherman's expenses have been deducted and the price of the Fishermen and Union representatives have few ways to ensure an honest fish determined, the leftover money still does not belong to the fisherman. process. Under an agreement negotiated by the fishermen's previous union, Local 59 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, each employee must pay his own Social Security taxes, which last year amounted to more than I 3 percent. Earl Withee is a cook on a New Bedford scalloper. He has been fishing in New England for 23 years. At one time he fished out of Maine on a non-union boat. "If I wanted to fish for nothing," he said while walking the picket line, "I could go back to Maine and fish for nothing. That's what they are asking us to do here." The community has rallied around the striking fishermen. Here Ramos helps unload bags of groceries donated by a local woman . 6 / '...O G I February 1986 Seafarer Marti Striking fishermen and local fish buyers eye each other at the site of the disputed fish auction wliere a handful of scab boats seU their small catches. Police escort the buyers in and out or the site. · �Fishermen's Rights Are Strike's Central Issue The strike centers around what every American worker, and even most managers, would agree are basic issues-guaranteed rights. But decades of tradition and a powerful group of owners and fish buyers have run the industry as their own personal fiefdom for years. They do not want to give up anything. Their greed shows through their offers. Here is a list of the main issues. Owner Demands Jack Caffey, SIU special �t to the president, tells the nearly 1,000 people at a rally that the fishermen wW stand Orm. New Bedford Port Agent Joe Piva (right) also_ spoke at the rally. Union Offer SHARE OF THE CATCH Increase owners' share from 42% to 48% Increase owners' share to 43% PENSION/WELFARE Take away current plans Keep plans (2 V2% of gross to each plan) FISIDNG TIME Take away all limits on time away fr'om home Keep some limits GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Take away grievance and arbitration procedure Keep procedure AUCTION HOUSE Take away all rules re­ garding selling catch Keep city-run, jointly ad­ ministered auction house SAILING TIME Captain & crew can agree to Sunday sailing No Sunday sailing FISH WEIGHING Take away union access to fish weighing Keep union access SHOP STEWARDS Take away steward recog­ nition Keep recognition ACCOUNTING OF WAGES & EXPENSES No documentation o f wage and expense records Crewmember access to documentation FUEL GAUGES No fuel gauges; estimate fuel costs Gauges to be installed on every boat SAFETY COMMITTEE Take away safety commit­ tee Keep committee; add sur­ vival suits for each crew­ member PENSION ABUSE Existing plan benefits non­ fishermen Stop abuses; benefits to union fishermen -· i. : x «":'� ...-......... . SIU fishermen will not . �,.» be moved. Port Agent Joe Plva (second from left) end a group of striking fishermen picket the site oC the Seafood Producers disputed auction. ': ·. :. ' . : : . This child's sign tells the story. : .: ' When members of the Seafood Prodettrs Association tried to hold an illegal auction with scab fish, they called to protect the site. Hundreds of SIU fishermen turned out to protest the action. on law enforcement ofticlals . February 1986 I LOG I 7 �Revised Forms for CIVMARS MSC Releases Important Tax Information on W-2 Forms The MSC has released important tax information concerning W-2 forms. All MSC employees should be tzware of this informaJion. Because of the importance of this material, the LOG is reprinting the cir­ cular that the MSC handed out word for word. Forget the condescending tone of the circular ("E mployee expense de­ ductions are not limited to CIL pay­ ments, but to actual and provable ex­ penses. Note the emphasis in the last sentence."). The information it conJains will be very helpful when the April 15th deadline for taxes rears its ugly head. The Wage and Tax Statement, more commonly known as a W-2, for civilian marine employees has been changed slightly for the 1985 tax year. Previous Income tax deduction-The value of subsistence and quarters furnished in kind is not subject to Federal Income Tax. Cash paid for subsis­ tence and/or quarters in the home­ port is taxable and is subject to withholding tax deductions whether the employee's homeport is in the continental U.S. or overseas. Cash paid for subsistence and/or quarters away from the home port is not subject to withholding tax deduc­ tions, but must be reported by the employee on his Income Tax Return as part of his woss income from which he may deduct the actual expenses incurred in procuring board and/or lodging for the period during which the allowances were paid. ·4' > � . tt. ' l. editions apparently caused substantial confusion regarding the taxation of cash in lieu of subsistence and quarters (CIL). Revisions have been made in CIL will continue to be reported on the W-2 in two categories: "Home­ an attempt to alleviate this confusion. port" and "Other." However, all MSCPAC's revisions do not change CIL, wherever earned, will be in­ the tax consequences of CIL pay­ ments, if the proper tax forms are cluded in taxable income. In other words, all CIL payments will be completed and adequate supporting documentation obtained. The revi­ reported to the IRS as income via sions merely simplify the W-2 form mean that tax will be owed on CIL and treat both CIL Homeport and CIL payments. CIL payments are made Other as taxable income. The revi­ to reimburse employees for food and sions also align the W-2 with an ex­ isting provision of CMPI 593, Sub­ lodging expenses incurred sistence and Quarters, paragraph l 5e, which states: the W-2. This does not necessarily when subsistence and quarters in kind (S & Q) cannot be provided aboard ship. Around the MSC Fleet The USNS DeSteiguer is one of the oceanographic ships that the SIU fought to obtain foc MSC members. Since subsistence and quarters ing is based upon the premise that the employee for the convenience of MSCPAC, the value of S & Q in mariners maintain their residence kind is not taxable. Although there is a W-2 block for S & Q in kind, lodging is obtained at home and consequently the CIL Homeport ago a value was attached to S & Q in kind for social security deduction payments are income. However, mariners who do not commute from purposes. However, placing a dollar their homes and who actually spend value on S & Q in kind became unnecessary in 1981 due to a Su­ meals and lodging can deduct these preme Court ruling, and the S & Q expenses as employee business ex­ penses and avoid taxation on CIL Expenses for meals and lodging Homeport payments. Since 20 per­ when S & Q in kind are not available Talked with crew and ship chair­ man. No beefs. cause of the watch time he lost in engine department. He stated that come by completing Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses, and Hassayampa went to sea Jan. 27 it was not fair. I explained to him making an adjustment to income on about 7:00 pm. Two or three men the facts that were put to me on this subject. line 25 of Form 1040. In fact, if actual expenses exceed the CIL * morning and stated he had the mid­ * "' payment, a better tax position will night to eight watch but the board Boarded t he MIV Rover. Talked to crew. No complaints on ship. result by using this form. Employee expense deductions arc not limited was not posted when he left the Collected dues of members getting to CIL payments but to actual and ship. He did turn himself in to the off. Was told by crew that the Rover provable expenses. Note the em­ phasis in the last sentence. The would pick up the Ranger load. taxpayer has the burden of proving Ranger canceled out in coming to Subic. Was not told the reason why. Did not get a crew list of Rover as it was not ready at this time. All crew feel the captain is some­ thing else. Crew stated he was a very hard man to get along with. Crew also stated the captain picked up seamen's documents, for what reason I do not know. ! ! ! ! Captain was not available at this time, so will try and talk with him tomorrow. -Melvin Henline the validity of all deductions, and must keep records supporting his MSC office. Steward department asked if they could have a meeting in the SIU office as they did not want to talk on the ship. I informed them they could come to the office anytime that was right for them. As of yet they have not come to the office. Ship did pick four new TVs in Japan for crew and licensed per­ sonnel. Crew stated that 33 days in Japan was pure hell-cold and nasty weather. Ship did give leave to everyone that wanted it here in Subic. 8 I LOG I February 1986 their CIL Homeport payments on block on the W-2 is no longer used. One watchstander raised hell be­ men came to the office the next to a ship in its homeport, food and block exists because several years USNS Hassayampa. were left on the beach. One of the within commuting distance of the homeport; therefore, when assigned that block is always empty. The are expenses incurred by an em­ ployee on business for his employer which may be deducted from in­ Boarded the ments. This difference in withhold­ are normally provided at no cost to expense deductions. If audited two or three years from now, do not expect to rely upon MSCPAC for records. By then, records will be in storage, if they have not been de­ stroyed. There is a difference be­ tween "CIL Homeport" and "CIL Other" related to income tax with­ holding which needs to be under­ cent of CIL Homeport payments has been withheld, if these pay­ ments were used to pay for meals and lodging away from home, then by completing the proper forms the amount withheld may be refunded or may at least offset other tax liabilities. Even though no taxes are with­ held from CIL Other payments, these payments are reported to the IRS as income. If Form 2106 is not completed and actual expenses are not deducted, then the CIL pay­ ments will be taxed as income. To avoid paying tax on any CIL payment, "Homeport" or "Other," maintain records of your expenses by keeping receipts. By completing Form 2106 and taking the appropri­ ate adjustment to income, the value of CIL will be deducted from your gross income and you will not be taxed on these payments. Any individual tax questions should be directed to a private tax stood. Twenty percent tax is with­ professional. Any general questions held Homeport regarding S & Q and CIL can be payments. No withholding taxes are addressed to Carol H. Pickard, As­ deducted from CIL Other pay- sistant Counsel (415) 466-4925. from all CIL �New Administrator at MSC The Military Sealift Command, Pa­ cific has, for the first time, brought onboard a full-time administrator for the Civilian Employees Assistance Program (CEAP). Donna Ottosen who came to MSCPAC from the Veteran's Admin­ istration can boast of 20 years expe­ rience as a counseling psychologist. Her credits include service with the MentaJ Health Division of the County of San Mateo (Calif.) where she worked with drug addicts and alcoholics. She has also worked with the mayor's task force on drinking and driving in Mon­ terey, Calif. Although the CEAP has been touted by MSCPAC to help shoreside as well as civilian marine employees, little was accomplished in the area for which the program was designed until the arrival of Ottosen. . · .. . ..:_:·r:·:.':.:�i· ·· '·.· ... ·-· . . _ . ·:::· ··· Donna �n will lend a sympathetic ear to MSC mariners. U.S. Ships Threatened The Islamic Jihad has threatened to continue its war against the United States by carrying out new suicide attacks and kidnapings against targets belonging to the U.S. and its allies, most notably ships and embassies. In a letter sent to the Associated Press news agency headquarters in Beirut, the Jihad announced that it would carry out "righteous" attacks against Israel, Turkey and the United States. ''The American terrorist Ronald Reagan must be told," the letter said, "that other V .S. embassies and ships will be blown up just as the U.S. Marine headquarters in Beirut was destroyed." The Jihad has claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks in 1983 against the American Embassy in Beirut, as well as for the 1984 attack against the embassy complex. The combined at­ tacks caused the deaths of more than 300 people. "This underscores the importance of implementing new safety measures onboard American vessels," said SIU President Frank Drozak. "The safety measures formulated by the MSC are a good beginning." According to the MSC, the key to vessel safety is alertness. Ottosen declared that she will ex­ pand the program to deaJ not only with alcoholic and personal problems, but marital, financial, legal, drug, mentaJ and family issues as well. She realizes she will be dealing with a widely di­ versified group (shoreside and marine personnel), but she is looking forward to the challenge. Never having worked with mariners before, Ottosen feels she can become better acquainted with the problems of seamen by observing them at the point of production. It is · her intention to visit the ships and also to make a short voyage where she can gain first-hand knowledge of the life of a seaman. It should be understood, however, that Ottosen is not there to do ex­ tended counseling on a case-by-case basis. She will perform assessments and give referrals to outside agencies for whatever needs to be done. Nor is she there to deal with EEO or disciplinary actions. Her role is to discuss and counsel those ,,.;ho seek help in the problems outlined. For many employees, particularly marine people, this type of help could very easily avert disciplinary actions. Referring to employees with a chem­ ical dependency, Ottosen said "get­ ting people to admit they have a prob­ lem is the first big step they have to take; after that, there is plenty of help available." Her office is located in the P-2 area, Employee Relations Section, on the first floor of building 310. Marine em­ ployees who are reporting for duty from leave or are spending time await­ ing assignment should drop by her office to see who she is and to say hello--0r to discuss a problem. Alertness Is The Key to Vessel Safety USNS Henry J. Kaiser The delivery date for the USNS Kaiser b Sept. 12, 1986. Key penoanel will board the ship early to become familiar with It. 11ae Kaiser is the largest superstructure ever constructed by Avondale Shipyards. MSC olHclals have exp� satbraction with the ship's accomod m ations. Everyone will be assigned bis or her own stateroom, which includes an 18n by 24" window. Restructuring of Military The House Armed Services Com­ mittee has taken up legislation to man­ date the most significant change in military structure since the Defense Department itself was created in 1947. The legislation would create for the first time a uniformed officer who will provide military advice from a national perspective and counteract the paro­ chial interests of the services, accord­ ing to Les Aspin (D-Wis.), chairman of the House Armed Services Com­ mittee. In 1947 the War Department and Navy Department were separated and the Defense Department was created. But the Army, Navy and Air Force remained independent and fairly un­ coordinated organizations within the Defense Department. In 1949 the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was created but he was given hardly any authority. The new bill will give him authority in his own right, creating for the first time a single senior military officer as principal military adviser to the president. At press time, it was uncertain what effect this would have on the MSC, which underwent an organizationaJ re­ structuring in 1984 to give it equal footing with other departments of the Navy. Imporklnt Notice: Union Books There are still a number of members who have not received SIU Union books. We here in the office do not know where people are located, mainly because of the many changes that are made. If each ship's chairman would forward a list of those in his crew who do not have Union books, we will make every effort to get their books to them. Representative Raleigh Minix and J will meet with MSCPAC on a number of unresolved issues as well as other subjects that are important to seagoing personnel. One of the unresolved problems revolves around POOL as­ signments which has been a serious bone of contention for some months now. Another issue that will be dis­ cussed is TRAINING at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship in Piney Point, Md. Both of these subjects will be ad­ dressed in the March issue of the LOG. -Buck Mercer Obituaries We in the SIU would like to erpress our condoknus to thefami.Ues andfriends of the following SIU mem�rs. Nicetas F. Gonzales, Bk #G-20. Born in Philippine Islands 6120/05. Expired 3/14/85 in Hawaii. Joined MSTU 10/ 25/62. Retired. David J. Frazier, Bk #F-25. Born in Hawaii 12110/14. Expired 5/6/85 in Cal­ ifornia. Joined MSTU l0/17/62. Re­ tired. Walter A. Fender, Bk #F-12. Born 121 18/35 in Ohio. Died 5nl85 in Califor­ nia. Joined MSTU 8/23/62. Tb� C. McCaffrey, Bk #M-3. Born 612102 in Washington. Died 6112/85 in California. Joined MSTU in 1962. Re­ tired. Jerry J. Stone, Bk #S-349. Born in Virginia on 8/20/17. Died in California on 6127/85. Retired. Santiago N. Negron, Bk #N-126. Born in Puerto Rico on 5/10/12. Died 6127/ 85 in California. Retired. Alexander Manago, Born in Philippine Islands 612125. Died 613/85 in Philip­ pine Islands. Active. Ledrew Sowells, Bk #S-178. Born in Louisiana on 9/29/23. Expired 8/5/85 in California. Retired. Augustus M. Browning, Bk #B-733. Born in California 2/21124. Died 9/161 85 in California. Retired. sru Representative Raleigh Minix explalm a point at a Union meeting held aboard the Kawislaiwi. Cory Patton, Bk #P-79. Born in Ar­ kansas 216122. Died in California on l l/28/85. Retired. February 1986 I LOG I 9 �Taylor Boarding Puts SIU Families Under Stress by Lynnette Marshall Panic still comes and goes for many families as they await the return of the crew of the American President Lines' President Taylor. Many are severely depressed. Fear comes and goes in dark waves. The young wife of one crewmember has disconnected her telephone. Her husband was with lO SIU steward department members who were de­ tainee! in the Gulf of Oman Jan. 1 2 when Iranians boarded their vessel searching for war goods bound for Iraq, the first such incident involving an American vessel in the Persian Gulf. The woman was unable to speak to reporters. Though no one was injured during the search, the fact that her husband's life had hung in uncertainty was something she dared not speak about, at least not until he was safely home. Many families shared similar reac­ tions. They said they felt a desire to be closed off from the world, from the five-year long tumult of bloodshed in the Iran-Iraq war, from the knowledge that vessels of many countries neutral in the war have been searched and several bombed by warplanes. In the last five months Iran has increased searches of vessels in the Gulf. Gone is the ease of passing into the major maritime highway that leads into the rich oil fields of the Middle East. To sleep, the son of one Seafarer aboard the Taylor has been given med­ ication. He is unable to eat, fearful that the stress of the boarding by Iranians could have been especially traumatic for his mother, a cook in the steward department who suffers from a heart condition. As news of the search was broad­ cast, families and friends of SIU mem­ bers on the Taylor gathered before televisions. Others learned the next day of the incident. The thought of a hostage situation seemed to cross many people's minds. "I was scared. I thought, oh no, what if there is a complication, what if they are not allowed to leave the ship?" Janie Esquibel the girlfriend of Julio Roman, a worker on the Taylor said. She awoke at 6 a.m. to the sound of the news on her radio alarm clock. "I couldn't believe it," she said. "I thought, 'did I hear it right, that the vessel was boarded by Iranians?' I was just shocked. " The husband of one crewmember learned from the front page of the San Francisco Examiner while driving by a comer newsstand. He was on his way home from the hospital where he has been undergoing treatment for a recent illness, when he caught sight of the headlines. He said when he got home he laid down to rest, fearful that as weak as he was he might faint. At the Seattle hall where the Taylor was crewed for the voyage, the reac­ tion was strong, according to George Vukmir, SIU port agent. Seafarers dropping by the hall to note the posting of jobs on the shipping board were curious to know what had happened. " I told them everything was okay. 1 0 I LOG I February 1986 The crew was okay , " Vukmir said. "The general feeling in the hall was that the Iranians had no right to board the vessel. People mentioned that Sea­ farers had no guns to defend them­ selves and they were in greater danger because they were all the way out in no-man's-land. '' The 27 ,000-ton container vessel is scheduled to return to the port of Seattle March 7 said Vukmir. "Not a day will go by that families do not think of their loved ones on the Taylor and I will be thinking of them . " Vuk­ mir has spoken to many of the families to give assurance that the Seafarers are safe. A spokesman for the American President Lines, an Oakland, Calif.­ based shipping company that owns the Taylor, said the company had decided � against informing families of the inci­ dent. "The decision was made for several reasons," said Steve Potash. "The incident was not prolonged but was over in less than an hour. The news coverage also was so immediate and so widespread including news that everyone was alright. And crewmem­ bers were given access to the ship's radio or to telephones in the next port­ of-call so they could speak to their families," he explained. Many families have received such phone calls. According to those inter­ viewed, Seafarers were calm. Most just wanted to say they were fine. "That was one hour of sheer panic right there," said Julio Roman's girl­ friend who received a call from him an hour after hearing the news broad- cast. "He didn't seem to be too wor­ ried. H e just wanted to get out of there and come home, " she said. Dezorah Smith, the wife of Samuel A. Smith, received a letter from her husband. She plans to go to Seattle when his ship comes in. "We're all going to tease him about it." she said. "His reaction will probably be These things happen. I'm okay' . We have a tendency in our family to look at the bright side. We try not to look at the horrible side or the scary side. I be­ lieve all things work for the good in the end," she said. "The first thing I'm going to do is hug her," said 23-year-old Efrem Ware, son of Lois Ware. "Then, I'm going to thank God she's alive. Then, I'm going to sit down and talk to her. Maybe she will stay home for a while. " N ew Steward P rog ra m � The mission of SHLSS is to provide well-trained personnel for our contracted companies. Periodically, we review our curriculums, analyze members' recommendations and send instructors to sail aboard ship to determine whether or not changes in the industry aboard new ships necessitate development of new programs to fulfill the requirements aboard these ships. After caref u l ly evaluating the many s k i l l s needed for the steward department, we have developed and w i l l continue to develop a steward program which we feel w i l l be second to none and provide the necessary s k i l l s for each rating. Effective September 4, 1985 we have started Phase I of the u pdated program. Real izing ratings differ aboard freighters and cruise ships, we have l isted in chart-form the courses needed to accommodate all ratings. Descriptions of each upgrad i n g phase for the steward department w i l l appear in future articles i n the LOG. SPECIALTY COURSES CRUISE SHIP 2. FREIGHTER/TANKER Chef Recertified Steward Or 14 WEEKS, Chief Pantryman Or Chief Butcher Or Chief G rade Manager Or Pastry Chef Or Second Baker 1. Chief Steward 14 WEEKS Chief Cook 14 WEEKS Cook and Baker 14 WEEKS ? WEEKS COOK 7 WEEKS BAKER Sous Chef And Chief Crew Cook Second Butcher And Line Cook And Second Cook Assistant Cook And Baker's Helper And Night Baker 3. ELIGIBILITY: • 120 days as a steward assistant • 1 80 days as a steward assistant for those who have not g raduated from S H LSS train i ng program • Must speak, understand, read and write English • High School diploma or GED Equivalency, or 2 years to complete GED (If not qualified i n these areas refer to LOG for when these G E D and English as a Second Language programs are offered at school.) • C l i n i c card must be up-to-date • To upgrade to each level member must have sailed 6 months in previous rat i n g . 4 . COOK and Cook and 7 Weeks 7 Weeks BAKER COURSE Baker course w i l l consist of 14 Weeks at SH LSS. of cooking instruction, demonstration and on the job trai n ing. of baking instruction, demonstration and o n the job trai n i ng. NOTE: After the third week of each course, a three-man-board will review each student as to his/her demonstrated ability to continue i n the program. �In Memoriam 3 Irvin Joseph Gros. 59, died on Dec. 19, 1 985. Brother Gros joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1 960 sailing as a pilot for Cheraman Towing from 1953 to 1955 and as a captain aboard the MIV National Star (National Marine Service) in 1970. He was a former member of the IBL, Local 1827. Boatman Gros was born in La Rose, La. and was a resident of Pa­ terson, La. Surviving are his widow, Suzanne; a son, Perry; a daughter, Caroline of Paterson , and a brother. Tillman of Lockport, La. of Crew Saved in S inking Crowley Marine Tug Skipper Drowns A senior Crowley Marine tugboat skipper, Capt. Edward "Bud" Mackey, 72. apparently drowned on Jan. 4, despite a heroic rescue attempt by a team of underwater divers, after his tug, the 65-foot Napa River (Harbor Tug-Red Stack) collided with another tug-barge in the fog and sank near San Francisco Bay. Three crewmembers of the Napa River were picked out of the water, but divers had to search 90 minutes before they found Capt. Mackey in his submerged pilothouse on the bottom. The crnsh occurred when the Napa River and her sister tug. the Sea Breeze, were pushing a 450-foot oil barge in 50-foot visibility fog at 12:30 p.m. in the Carquinez Strait. Coming the other way was the tug Marine Commander pushing her barge. Evidently, the Napa River collided with the other tug-barge. turned turtle on the surface and quickly sank. Brother Mackey was born in Seattle and was a resident of Alameda, Calif. Until 194 l , he piloted fireboats for Alaska fish packers. Boatman Mackey was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. After the war. he piloted small boats for the U . S . Army i n San Francisco Bay before joining Crowley Marine in 1957. Surviving are a son and daughter­ in-law; a daughter; two brothers, and three sisters. *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Clm C Clau A Cius B Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New YoJ1( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals. . . . . Port Gloucester . . New Yort . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . ............ ................ ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... .......... .......... . . . . . . . . . . .......... .......... .......... .......... . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... . . . . . . . ... Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Yor11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... Baltimore Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco ...................... Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 4 8 61 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 11 30 4 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 5 4 0 3 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 1 7 0 18 0 0 4 0 7 0 129 42 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 32 0 10 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 22 9 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 8 0 60 67 82 12 183 0 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Altman 84 W��am Street, Suite 1501 New YOflc., New York 10038 Tele # (212) 422·7900 . BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 HOUSTON, TEXAS 1 11 1 0 1 1 1 1 70 not chooee the recom· mended attorneys and thla flat la in· tended only for Informational pur· poses: Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas n002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 l member need GLOUCESTER, MASS. DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The 0'1ando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Chm B Clan C 0 0 1 8 46 0 2 In the event that any SIU members have legal problems In the various DETROIT, MICH. Vtetor G. Hanson 1 9268 Grand River Avenue Detroi1, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters JAN. 1-31, 1986 Legal Aid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .. REGISTEJIED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Clau A Class B 0 0 13 13 70 4 12 5 0 1 0 0 14 45 5 0 4 182 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 0 1 1 4 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 1 1 54 0 0 3 0 17 3 7 7 0 4 0 0 6 27 1 0 75 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 21 1 0 0 3 23 0 21 0 0 5 0 11 1 86 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 g t 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 57 13 17 263 152 108 0 0 s 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 •"Total Registered " means the number of men wtio actually registered for shipping at the port last month. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2500 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, Al.A. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Buijding Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 4334904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Heal'( 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885·9994 NORFOLK, VA. Paler K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bklg. 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-3100 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner. Walters, Wrnlg, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 1 1 0 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, "'O. Gruenberg, Sounders & leviM Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Aitci'lie l 00 Bush Stroot, Suite 440 San Francisco. Calif. 94104 Tele. # (415) 981-4400 SEATILE, WASH. Davies, Roberts. Re�. Anderson & Wacker 201 Emott Avenue West. Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 98 1 1 9 Tele. I (206) 285·3610 TAMPA, Fl.A. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2t320 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Aoricla 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 · *"Registered on the Beach" means the total number ol men registered at the port at the end of last month. February 1986 I LOG I 1 1 �Meeting tne cna11enge ot a cnang1ng 1nausrrv Gem state Trains cra ne Operators T HROUGH training and upgrad­ ing, Seafarers of the SIU are ready to meet and conquer any challenges set before them. Witness the training of the first two groups of Seafarers in the operation of the Lakeshore heavy-lift cranes aboard the Gem State (lnterocean Management Corp.). The Gem State is the second of 1 2 heavy-lift crane ships under charter to the Military Sehlift Command (MSC). The Key­ stone State was the first of these spe­ cialized ships (see May, June and July 1984 LOGs). Along with opportunities for new jobs, the crane ship program. known as TACS (Tactical Auxiliary Crane Ship), gives SIU members the chance to learn the specialized skills needed to operate these vessels: crane oper­ ation, cargo handling, maintenance and ship operation. Training of the first graduating class look 10 days aboard ship. Classroom briefings were supplemented by hands­ on experience in the cab operating the cranes, and on deck as hatch captains. The course stressed communication between operator and hatch captains by means of hand signals as containers were lifted and hatches removed and replaced. .· . . r : ..:-; · ;<;:> , ;< ) ... .. · / . . .�. :. The Gem Slall at her berth at Swan Island, Portland, Ore. Once the PresidenJ Monroe, the former liner is now a heavy-lift crane ship, TACS-2, under charter to the Military Seallft Command in defeffie of our country. Training progressed from single crane operation to twin crane operation and finally to tandem operation using four cranes as one to lift as much as 86 metric tons. Tandem operation makes it possible to load tanks, trucks. heli­ copters and parts of airplanes. A computer monitors all crane func­ tions and operations. However. the operator is more than along just for the ride. The operator often must ma· nipulatc the crane outside of the limits and controls of the computer. This is where the skills and control of the operator become necessary, and train­ ing invaluable. Ultimately, it is the man-not the computer-that wrings the utmost in perfonnancc from the a The first cl� of crane operators to be trained aboard the Gem State gradu te on a chilly December day. Congratulations to (I. to r.): Steven Castle, Tom Tray, Jim Bolen, Bob Hommel, Tom Luketkh, Bob Woods, Davkl McGatb, Joe Crowley, Mike Wiley and Wayne Darling. Not pktured is Jim Lewis. crane. The Gem State, moored at Swan Island in Portland, Ore . , is 660 feet long and 74 feet wide. Formerly named the President Monroe, the ship is now heavily ballasted on the port side to compensate for the weight of the cranes which are all to starboard. Each 1 2 1 · foot-high crane weighs 700.000 pounds. and has a single lift capability of 36 metric tons. Dubbed TACS-2 for Tactical Aux­ iliary Crane Ship #2 !the Keystone State is T ACS- I ) , the Gem State al­ ready has trained two classes of Sea­ farers. TACS-3. the ex-President Polk. is currently being refitted, and the need for additional crane handlers will pro­ vide more job opportunities for SIU members. The LOG thanks Bosun S. R. Garay, his crew and the crane operator in· structors aboard the Gem State for sending us these photos, and hope that they will encourage other Seafarers to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the SJ U to learn new skills so vitally needed in today's changing maritime industry. ·.. ; . · . Steven Castle from Seattle raises the hook, obvious!} enjoying the training. 1 2 I LOG I February 1 986 The inunense dimensions of the crane become apparent when looking at operator-trainee David McGath in the cab. John Caswell, crane instructor and operator extraordinaire. is also known as "Crash Gordon. " �The second da.s.s or crane operators to be trained aboard the Gem State are (I. to r.): Andrew Greenwood, Larry Watson, David C. Williams, Jim Hendrix, Mike Willis, Charles R. Loveland, Joseph Artis, L.H. Covert, Timothy L. Smith, Carrol G. Heick, Jack Kingsley, Alfred John Erickson, Mike Watson and Mal Frost. Kneeling is Floyd Hogan. Not pictured Is George Wright . . �- . . . ·.-.· . .· . ..:. . .. �. . :·. . ,:·� . i' hY ·"· ,. Training crane operators aboard the Gem State is one way the SIU is helping Its members obtain new skills and job security as Seafarers. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS The awesome set or Lakesbore cranes-the fastest and largest marine cranes in the world. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution o f the SIU CONSTITUTION A L RIGHTS A N D OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution arc available in Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and I n l a n d Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RI GHTS all Union halls. All members shoul<l ohtain copies of this membership's constitution so as to familia rize themselves with its con­ money and Union finances. The constitution requires a tents. Any time you feel any memher or officer is attempt­ detailed audit hy Certified Puhlic Accountants every three ing t o deprive you of any constilutional right or obligation months. which are to he suhmitted to the membership by hy any methods such as dealing with charges. trials, etc., the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance commi ttee as well as a l l other details. then the m e m he r so affected of rank and file members. elected hy the memhership, sho ul d makes examination each quarter of t he finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All memhcrs are guaranteed equal tions. Mem bers of this commillee may make dissenting rights in cmploymt:nt and as memhers of the S I U . These reports. specific recommendations and �eparate findings. rights arc clearly set forth in the S I U constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the S I U Atlantic. employers. Consequently, no memher may he discrimi­ C i ulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District arc admin istered in accon.lance with the provisions of various trust fund nated against hccause of race. creed. color. sex and na- agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union 1ional o r geographic origin. If any memher feels that he is denied the equal righb to which he is entitled. he should and management representatives and their alternates. All notify Union headquarters. only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. A l l trust SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ expenditures and dishurscmcnts of trust funds arc made fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ i ty arc protected exclusively hy the contracts hetwcen the Union and the employers. (jct to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and available in a l l Union halls. If \'OU feel thcr,• has hcen any viol atio n of your shipping. o r �eniority rights a s contained i n t h e contracts hetY.een t h e Union and t h e empl oyers. not i fy patrolman o r other Union otfa:ia l . i n your opinion, foils to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest S I U port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with the political purposes of any individual in the Union. hoatmen a n d lhe aJvancement of trade union concepts. traditionally refrained from p uhlishing any a rt ic le serving otficer or memher. I t has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or ils collective membership. This estahlished policy has been reaffirmed the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified m;iil. return re­ ceipt requesced. The proper address for this is: AnJU5 "Rt'd" CampbeU policy i!> vested in an cdllorial hoard which consists of in all const itutional ports. The responsihility for � Chainnan, Seafarers Appeals Board the Executive BoarJ of the Union. The Executive Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way may delegate. ! rom among its ranks. one individual to Ca.mp Springs, Md. 20746 F u l l copies of contracts as referred to are available to you a t all times. either h�· writing directly to the Union o r to the Seafarers Appeals Hoard. CO:"o/TRA('TS. Copies of all S I U contracts are avail­ able in all S I !; halls. These contracts specify the wages \'OU carry out this rcspomihility. PAYMENT OF MONIF:S. �,, monies are to he paid to anyone 111 any otlicial capacitv i n the S I U unless an tlfficial Union receipt is given tor same. Under no circum· �lances should anv memhcr r<.1Y any nionev tor any reason u n less he is given such receipt. In the cvent anyone a1temp1s to require any 'uch pa\'ment he made withoul � <lllr �hip or hoal. Kno\\o � ou r contract r igh ts. as well as -;upplying a n:cc1pl. or 1 f a memher i� rl•quircd to make a pavment and is !!i\ en an nllic1al receipt. hut feels chat he � 1' u r ohliµations. �uc h a' filing for OT on the proper �hould not have been rcyuired tll make such pa\'mcnt. this ;md conditions under which work and live ahoar<l �heeh and in the proper manner If. at any time. an�· S I U ing. but not limited to. furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation by memhcrship action at the Scptemher. 1 960. meetings Prince Georges County ceeds arc used to further its objects and p urposes includ­ �:hou l d i m mcdiatch l'L' rcpt>rtcd ttl L'ni0n headquarters. improved employment opportunities for seamen and In connection with such ohjects. SPAD supports and concrihutes to political candidates for elective office. A l l contributions arc voluntary. N o contrihution m a y be solicited or received hecause of force. joh discrimination, t1nancial reprisal. o r threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. I f a contribution is made hy reason of the ahove i mproper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPA D hy ct:rtified mail within JO days of the contrihution for investigation and <.1ppropri;ite action and refund. i f involuntary. Sup­ port SP AD to protect and further your economic. poli­ tical am.I -;oc ial interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time 11 member reels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his comtltudoDlll rf&ht of access to Union reconh or lnfonnalion, he should lmmedlaCdy nodty SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return Reeipt requested. The address � �201 Auth Way and Britannia Way. Prina Gror,:es County. Camp Springs, Md. 20746. FeV•Jary 1 986 i LOG I 1 3 �page 42). We undcr'itand their frustra­ tion, yet we feel they are taking the wrong approac h . That i s why this U n i on ' s legislative staff in Washington is working so hard to get a bill passed that would redt)­ cument several more passenger ves­ Cargo preference means jobs. What is nCl'dcd is a com­ prehensive policy to rejuvenate the maritime industry, and that i s some1 hing that requires a common effort. sels under the American registry, in­ cluding the SS Liberte. There has been a lot of talk on the West Coast about the problems in the East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall Philippines. That i s to be expected. California and Hawaii arc this coun­ try's gateway to the Orient. I t is a potentially explosive situa· M E M BERS of the S I U up and Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco down the East Coast are adding their contribution to the h istory of the modem Labor Movement. From the striking fishermen of New Bedford, to .. tion. What's worse, supporters of huth T Marcos and Aquino are bitter at the U n ited States. It seems that no matter what we do, we're damned. H E SIU is still waiting for a fed­ a That is why the role that our mem­ suit we bers are playing onboard military ves­ members arc hrought against National Marine. I n sels is so important. In order to qualify fighting to protect the things their prcd­ the meantime, we have tried t o place for these vessels, American merchant every si ngle one of the 150 members seamen have to take underway re­ the inland boatmen who work for Sonat Marine, today's S I U ecesson; risked their lives for. Herman Melville, the great nine­ teenth century noveli s t , once wrote that the sea "was a fiend to its own eral judge to rule on let go hy the company in different plenishment courses. And according jobs. to a number of newspaper and maga­ There i s , I believe. a new mood in zine accounts. including U.S. News and World Report, the i mportance of offspring. ' ' He might as well have been the Labor Movement. You don't have referring lo the Seafood Producers to go as far away as the stiiking Hor­ the American hascs i n the Philippines Association, the collection of hoat­ mel workers in M innesota to feel i t : has declined slightly i n recent years owners who pretty much run New i t ' s right here. i n the S I U . For years. because of this nation· s underway re­ Bedford . the American Labor Movement has plenishment capac i t y . Bedford tried to develop good relations with walked out two days after Christmas, owners to promote American indus­ The fish<.:rmen of New A number o f military-contracted vessels arc in Washington. We just after the owners presented them with tries. Y ct when the first opportunity crewed up the Regulus. Jn addition. a final offer that would have drastically arose, many owners tried to do away we have been politically active. Port cut their wages and benefits, even with unions and cut back on their though things are so bad that there are workers' benefits and wages. Agent George Yukmir has just been elected vice president of the King on-againfoff-again oceanographic contract­ 1 2 MSC ship'> has <lone nuthing constructive for the morale of MSC seamen. Not only has 1he OMB Cir­ cular A-76 program �erve<l to confuse mariners, the "Righi of First Refusal ' · i s evrn more bewildering. Many of the MSC sailors art: nuw accusing their respective labor organizations of being responsible for the Cin.:ular A-76 pro­ gram. Nothing could be further from the truth. The O M B Circular A-76 program has been nearly a year since t h e Ma­ 1 talked to George the other day. than anyone else," said SJ U fisherman rine Fleet contract between the SJ U and he said something which I would the operation of nucleus M ilitary Sea M ark Saunders to a Journal of Com­ and Sonat Marine expired, yet we are like to repeat. merce reporter. " Bu t there's a point . to be made. , still hung up i n the courts. enough arc to make a difference. I t than $ 1 00 for a two-week journey. "1 don't I ike doing this any more Council h ing-out pr<><:es'.; of the has long since heen on the federal Not all companies are like this, but Labor Te Executive times that fishermen will be paid less County Government Services by Buck Mercer Board. " I can't expect S I U members to get involved," h e said. books but was never put into effect in Transport or Military Sealift Com­ mand ships. While the federal govern­ ment has always contracted out some Sonat Marine sustained heavy fourth · ' if I don't. That is why I am so excited quarter losses. This was due in large about being selected for t h i s Labor In part, 1 believe. to the corporate cam­ Counci l . " Philadelphia. t h e S I U and District-2 paign th:.tt we have waged against them. Reagan administration. It was Presi­ wrapped up negotiations with Sonat The AFL-CIO has placed the company dent Marine on the contract for the IOT on its unfair list for the abominable workforce was tOll big and far too fleet, more than one year after the way it has treated its workers. There arc other points to be made, and not only i n New Bedford. agencies, the O M B Cin.:ular A-76 pro­ gram came into full focus with the Reagan who said expensive. and We were just successful i n getting contract had expired. phases of vari1)US operations in all it the federal was the Reagan administration which ordered the MSC The contract will be sent out to the Congress t o grant a five-year operating ships to be contracted out under the membersh ip for a final vote. But the extension to the Delta Queen, which Circular A- 76 program . real story here i s the way that the provides hundreds of S I U members company has tried to risk everything with jobs and generates millions of membership who hclieve that the lahor for short-term gains b y unilaterally dollars for the Gulf Region. organizations are responsible for the As a consequence, those among the declaring that captains. mates, chief engineers and barge captains who work contracting out of M S C ships arc being on their tugs and barges arc · · sea­ move seems to he a foregone conclu­ misled. I n addition. as long as this Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco going supervisors. " The company set u p its own single­ cmployer pension plan for the workers T it has unilaterally reclassified. To date, there have been no instances of multi­ sion. mari n e rs now employed by MSC should take solace in the fact that union-contracted companies are sub­ H E lull in shipping that inevitably mitting winning bids for these �hips. comes around this time gives Slu At least the M SC mariner who lo!'es employer pension plans like the Sea­ officials a chance to up<late all infor­ farers' going out of husiness. I n just mation relating to seniority and ship­ force by MSC will have an opportunity the 1 975- 1 977 period alone. 7,000 sin­ ping time. to retain fringe benetits through union h i s/her position through a reductioL m gle-employer pension plans went bust. This is probaby the most i mportant welfare and vacatil>n plans, as well as In New York, the job security of thing t hat we do all year, although i t build seniority and pension credits. i s certainly the least glamorous. Se­ whereas f i non-union companies were deep-sea sailors was the last thing that the corporate raiders who were trying to take over Sea-Land had i n mind. Protecting the rights of union members now extends to the boardrooms of West Coast by V. P. George McCartney T H E next time you tum on the TV niority for Great Lakes seamen is awarded MSC contracts, the former handled differently than for inland and MSC seamen could lose fringe benefits deep-sea members. as well as wage� and vacation pay. program " Magnum P.1 . , " be sure This period also gives us time to At this point. there i s still nothing to look for the crew of the SS Comti­ take stock of the political situation. definite to report on the 1 2 MSC ocean­ erned labor-management relations since tlllion. The producers of the long­ Martin Vittardi. our field rep i n Cleve­ ographic ships except that the M E B A the end of World War JI have changed, running series decided to film an epi­ and unions like the SIU are among the sode onboard this historic passenger land , has been on top of grassroots developments there. This is a hig year itime Union have petitioned the court first in the labor movement to adapt. vessel. for Ohio politicians, so we want to to try and get a ruling tu allow MSC make our voices heard. temporary marine employees the right Wall Street. The rules that have gov­ In this frenetic atmosphere, Districts I & .1 . and t h e National Mar­ the The port of Honolulu is doing ex­ Union is stiU progressing with its long­ tremely well. thanks in large part to Great Lakes port interests have filed term plans. Jt is crewing up new mil­ the passenger vessel jobs generated a suit requesting an exemption from in thi� case in an effort to protect the itary vessels that have been contracted by the redocumentation of the SS the provisions of the compromise that rights of the out by the Navy. Con.\·titurion and SS Independence. was worked out on the cargo prefer- ployee. 14 I LOG I February 1 986 offirst refusal. The SI U has intervened M S C permanent em­ �·S I U & S H LSS == == Meeting the Training Needs of Today and Tomorrow ; . . :'"'t/;1:· , ?,• ·�·.. .·.. · ··� . . ·'. . .· �:�� �l-. , . . .... . '" <') rt.> Frank Drozak, Captain Kcsteloot and Vice Admial Hughes preview an UNREP training film at the SHLSS Video Department while on tour of the Base. Founded in 1967, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has grown to become the largest educational facility for �arers in the Uni�ed States. In the past few years, the school has purchased new eqwpment and materials and set up new military-related courses to meet the ever-changing needs of the indusuy. 1his supplement is designed to update military, government and congressional personnel on the military-related courses offered at SHLSS. ' 'The purpose ofour school iJ to guide and encourage our members to improve theirprofessionalsh/ls /Q meet the 11eeds ofthe industry. ' ' --SIU President Frank Drozak. To achieve these goals, the school emphasizes both academic and vocational education. . . , .. · " I · : ;. .c: °': .,_ - . ;._ _ . �-:�· : . ..: -� ·: ...----S I U Military Contracted Vessels ----. Algol Altair American Condor MV American Cormorant American Eagle American Heritage Antares 1 st. Lt. Baldomero Lopez Bellatrix 1 st Lt. Alex Bonnyman Capella MV Contender CPL Louis }. Hauge Denebola Gem State MV Gus W. Darnell PVT Harry S. Fisher Keystone State 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo Major Stephen W. Pless Mount Vernon Victory Mount Washington MV Paul Buck PFC Dewayne Williams PFC Eugene Obregon PFC James Anderson PFC William Baugh Pollux Regulus MV Samuel L. Cobb Sgt. Matej Kocak Southern Cross MV Stalwart MV Triumph USNS Alatna USNS Chatahoochee USNS Nodaway MV Vindicator ........·�..·. �" ·.:.��-· . .... ·: .'; .· .... ,. .• . . .. .. �.�:. ;� . . . ·:·;.1!f.:·>:f.�:· : a,;' . " •· · . · ' . ·_ ; . �»�·,:;·. . ' ·::� ... < ;.;.j lst Lt. Baldomero Lopez ! 2nd Lt. John P . Bobo February 1 986 I LOG I 1 5 �·; '', a. __ _ . . .·: �·. -- �c . - ·: � �1 • • Ji The tow group visits the Scalift Operations and Maintenance exercise. class during an UNKEP ·. . John Mason discusses the Diesel Engine course during the tow of the Vocational Shop area. Ad m i rals Visit School Trai n i ng at S H LSS Su ppo rts N avy Sealift N eed s Vice Admiral T. ]. Hughes, deputy chief of Naval Operations, and Captain Robert Kesteloot, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, recently visited the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to � maritime training and how it relates to the Navy's Strategic Sealift Program. response to rapid deployment movement requirements and sustainment of employed forces. Further, it supports the national security strategy of forward deployment for deterrence and forward engagement, should that become necessary, and the Adm. Hughes issued the following statement: "The Strategic Sealift Program achieves the objective of a fiscally constrained, time-phased sea.lift capability to deliver and land forces rapidly at any selected geographic location, over-the-shore or through austere or damaged ports by delivering logistics to sustain those forces. capability in balance with Anny, Air Force and Marine Corps logistics support requirements and capabilities. It fulfills Navy responsibilities for ocean transport of U . S . forces worldwide in configured for ' 'quick reaction ' ' response beyond that readily obtainable from U.S. commercial ,, The program is composed of two segments: ships and sealift support systems. The ships' portion is commercial-type ships . '' Frank Drozak invited Adm. Hughes to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to give the Navy a first-hand look at the S I U ' s commi tm e n t to providing the merchant marine's portion of the Strategic Sealift Manpower requirement. The SIU's Sealift Maintenance and Operations Course is providing highly trained Seafarers to crew the MSC vessels. The tour group visited an UNREP course and watched containers being loaded using the school's cargo crane. Adm. Hughes also toured the new shiphandling simulator, with its u l tra-mod ern computer generated scenes, and the world's first two-bridge interactive system. Manpower placement and location is a very big concern to the Navy for crewing the Reserve Fleet in a national emergency. The computer automated manpower locater system at Piney Point can give up-to-the-minute manpower levels that include job ratings and present address information. The manpower locater is a vital part of the strategic Sealift Plan. ,, :·: Frank Dtozak explains the new Cargo Handling Crane coorsc at SHI.SS. 1 6 I LOG I February 1986 shipping. Sealift support systems provide additional equipment and ship enhancement features for in­ the-stream discharge of ships and improved mission capabilities of Frank Drouk answers questions about the Steward Department while on tow of the SHI.SS galley. �Tow boat Adviso ry Board Meets at S H LSS SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin welcomes the 70 Towboat Advisory Board members to the annual meeting. The nation's inland waterways ' 'are vital transponation arteries and will stay in business despite the distress ' ' the industry is s u ffer i n g rig h f now , B i l l Creelman, Marad 's chief deputy for inland and Great Lakes told the more than 70 people gathered for the annual Towboat Advisory Board meeting. The day-long gathering at SHLSS covered such areas as what the SIU and the SHLSS can offer to the inland waterways industry, some of the reasons for the decline in the industry , what the government plans to do, new work (including military contracts) and legislative issues . The Towboat Advisory Board is made up of industry, government and Union representativc:s. The meeting gives the group a forum in which to discuss the problems and needs of the industry. It Coast Guard Capt. D. A. Naas explains plans the Coast GWlld is studying to contract out some services to the ciYilWl sector. Army Lt. Col. Roy Schaibel (l.) was part of a panel discussion on military work for the inland industry. allows for an exchange of ideas by both Union and management. "We're here because we need your input. We are trying to give you the best we can and want you to be able to take advantage of what is here. We've just got to keep this industry alive, ' ' SIU President Frank Drozak said. Creelman gave the day 's major presentation as he discussed some of the reasons for the shrinking inland industry and what could be done to put it back on its feet. Before joining Marad, Creelman spent 34 years as an executive with National Marine. He said that two of the major reasons for a depressed inland industry are overcapacity (too much equipment) and the decline of the nation's industrial and agricultural economy, two of the major users of inland transportation. Representatives from the Army , Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard explained the various new programs which will call for the services to contract for tug and tow transportation. The military has discovered that civilian contract crews and ships can be counted on. Even the Air Force is getting into the act. ' 'I'm like the new kid on the block, the closest thing to an admiral in the Air Force, ' ' said Lt. Col. John Reidy. He explained that the Air Force does operate several types of ships and is looking into the possibility of civilian operation of those vessels. The Transportation Institute's Tom Allegretti told the Advisory Board about several of the legislative and regulatory issues the industry faces and what has been done about them. Several of the issues included: Coast Guard and port user fees, weakening of the Jones Act, OSHA inspections of towing vessels, pilotage on tank barges and w a t c h s t a n d i n g requirements for uninspected vessels. SHLSS officials spent the morning sessions explaining to the board the various programs the school has to offer which help make SIU Boatmen the most qualified on the Lakes and rivers . The instructors and officials stressed that as the industry's needs changed , the SHI.SS .must be kept informed so the school can continue to turn out students who fill the requirements . ' ' Our product is manpower, and it's meetings like these that help us learn what the industry needs , " said John Mason, dean of vocational education. Mason said that one of the goals of the school is to turn out graduates of the various upgrading courses with practical as well as classroom experience. "You're not getting somebody from us who'll quote a test answer, but somebody who knows what to do, " he said. That is one of the reasons for the school 's new ship simulator. The massive computer-controlled simulator can give a student a chance to control a deepsea or inland vessel. The impressive display can be used to create just about any situation a Seafarer or Boatman could run into on the water. In addition to educating members for their particular jobs, the school also tries to help members with their non-working lives. That's why the SIU has begun a drug abuse rehabilitation program to go along with the suc­ cessful Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. Rick Reisman, director of the substance abuse program, told the board that it was time for the industry and the Union to clamp down on drug abuse and to help the victims of such abuse. Other areas covered during the day included manpower re­ quirements, adult education and various vocational courses. . l �; . � , ---/ SID.SS Dean of Vocational Education John Mason tells the Board, "Our product is manpower, and it's meetings like these that help us learn what the industry needs." � :,..r)(«. .,,.,, ( .� � The SHLSS' new shiphandling simubtor W2S one of the more popular parts of the day­ long Board meeting. Here Steve Harp of Ship Analytics, the company which designed and built the simulator, explains how it opecatcs to a group of Board members. February 1 986 I LOG I 1 7 �Seafarers Continue to Train to Meet Military Job Challenges With the Sealift Operations and Maintenance Course Since January 21, 1985, seven Sealift classes ducted at have been operations and the loading and con­ unloading of containerized cargo Harry with a fork truck. This will ensure Lundeberg School of Seamanship. our members the job security they the Seafarers To further meet this challenge, the enrollment of students has increased from 25 per class to 40. so richly deserve, now and into the future. This training is required by all We now have given our military members who attend classes at contracted companies a nucleus of SHLSS and is four weeks _in length. over 250 trained members to man The course covers UNREP (Under­ these way ships. training has This specialized resulted in the · Replenishment), (Venical VERTREP Replenishment) Fork awarding of four more convened Truck Operations, Damage C.Ontrol SL-7 class ships to Bay Tankers, and Crane Operations. Inc. as T-AKR's. Training has A been updated with the addition of small crane separate course in Director of Sealift Training Bill Helwege (c.) Instructs In high line procedures prior to the UNREP training. crane maintenance will be offered in the near future for electricians. This will ensure our members the job security they so richly deserve, now and into the future. Bill Eckles, recertified bosun (c.) passes the shot line to the tank barge. The high line Is hauled across to the tank barge and attached to the king post. 18 J LOG J February 1986 Ernie Duhone (rear) signals disconnects the barrels. replenishment completed as the crew �Deck Instructor Joe Marshall (I.) instructs students in high stacking of pallets. Student M i ke O'Connor positions pallets during Seallft Operations and Maintenance drill. Seallft Operations and Maintenance student Bernie Hutching navigating the obstacle course with fork truck. Ferdinand Gongora using a Clark forklift to transport containerized cargointo a 40-foot container. • ··.· ==: rz'. ��..:; �/�:!.:.:;·: Jiii Prescott learns proper signalman procedure from Instructor Ed Boyer prior to liftlng of a m i l i tary grader. · Ii ... . �II . The container bed Is positioned prior to hoisting. SH LSS crane lifts m i l i tary road grader onto a barge. t •: Recertified Bosun Nick Nagy positions container. G e n e Spaulding preparing o perate the SHLSS crane. to February 1 986 / LOG / 19 �The Seafare rs S h i phand l i ng Si m u lator The Seafarers Shiphandling Simulator combines state-of-the-art technology and proven educational methodology into a complete training system. Marine simulators are a safe and cost-effective alternative to traditional shipboard training. Vcsse l operators can develop shiphandling skills while working in a safe and controlled envirorunent. The central feature of the SHL5S simulator system is a full-sized re­ creation of a ship's bridge. Seafarers Shiphandling Simubtor building. • bottom contour effects • bow thruster and assist tug effects • various traffic vessels • several own-ship configura­ had the capability shiphandling on • full day or dusk visual scenes • beam to beam forward view, and after view • clear or reduced visibility • wind and current effects tions including pushing barges towing astern. . :·. ,· . . • . · tugboats ahead and Programs are now being developed to provide training in Basic Shiphandling, Bridge Navigation Manageme n t , Emergency Shiphandling, Vessel which mimics real shipboard operations . The interactive bridges give us the ability for this important training achievement, ' ' said John Mason, dean of vocational education. The. Lundeberg School is very proud of the great strides it is making in the use of simulators . �-·· · . ··�,.. ���;�: .� · '' . · · . .... J --�· to r. John Morgan and Dale Rausch demonstrate the simulator feedback capability to Vocational Director John Mason, and T. J. Radmaker and Robert Feaga from the Naval Sea System Command. L. The main feature of the simultor is a full scale replica of a ship's bridge. This allows for 20 I LOG I February 1986 of training a simulator . i> State-of-the-an computers arc used to operate the simulator. provide station keeping training for deck officers aboard underway replenishment vessels. The full bridge simulator can be used in conjunction with three other ownship radar simulators to create a scenario with four operating vessels. These three additional simulators also have the ability to operate alone and will be used extensively in radar observer training. The training for the military related program will add a new degree of realism to the shiphandling simulacor. "Our MSC UNREP scenarios will be the first time the merchant service has Features include: A scale model of the simulator shows clas.uooms, computer room, bridge, radar rooms, secondary bridge and a view of the projection theatre. to Vessel Communications , Rules of the Road Situations, and Restricted Waterway Navigation . Future courses are envisioned which will train harbor pilots for specific geographic locations and a full 180° forward field of vision. �Radar Obse rver Trai n i ng at S H LSS The S H L S S R a d a r O bs e r v e r Training Program is designed to provide training for SIU members who are applying for an original license as a deck officer; renewing and/or upgrading their licenses, or seeking to increase the scope of their licenses for service on vessels of 300 gross tons or over. The course is divided into two areas of study. The first, radar theory, deals with how radar works, factors affecting a radar picture , relative motion , operation simple and maintenance of a radar system , and an in-depth look at the legal aspects of shipboard radar operation. During the second phase of training the student learns radar plotting techniques and collision avoidance. This is accomplished by the use of radar transfer plotting sheets and direct plotting exercises. The SHLSS radar training simulator is used extensively during this phase of the program . Thomas Calahan (l.) and Marshal McGregor practice direct plotting on the radar. At the secondary bridge, Mike Ryan communicates with the main bridge while planning a maneuver. This system utilizes actual shipboard radar displays upon which a computer generated radar presentation is projected. The students learn to plot the true course and speed of other vessels and to interpret the radar picture in order to determine if any dangerous c l ose q u a r t e rs situations exist. If necessary, the students may then order course or speed changes to their own vessels to avoid the danger of collision. SHLSS presently offers the following radar courses: An eight­ day program of fundamental radar trammg , a three-day refresher/renewal program and a one-day recertification program . A l l SHLSS radar courses are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. Graduates receive an endorsement as Radar Observer Unlimited. Those SIU members who now hold an endorsement as Radar Observer Inland Waters may upgrade and renew their endorsement by completing the Refresher/Renewal three-day Course. Students practice radar tnnsfcr plotting in the wlar obscner classrom o . February 1986 I LOG I 21 �Pau l H al l Li brary and Mariti me M u seu m The Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum continuously expands its materials and services. The library's collection of printed materials consists of over 1 6 ,000 volumes and over 200 periodicals . Maritime history and reference materials which support the vocational and academic courses offered at the school are an important part of the collection. Over 800 volumes were added in 1985 mostly in the subject areas of technology , naval science and science. The highest areas of circulation in 1985 were technology military I naval science and language / literature. The Library Advisory Committee consists of vocational and academic instructors who make recommendations for p u rc h a s ing new titles and periodicals . The newest addition to the library is an IBM P C - AT Computer . This computer 1s · .-:: , Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum Kay Assenmacher (1.) aad)anice Smolck use their IBM PC-AT computer to produce a New Acquisitions List. The Library houses maritime memorabilia and 22 I LOG I February 1 986 a sunken reacting area. being utilized to catalog the 1 ,000 plus books added to the library each year. It will reduce the time spent processing the books and get them on the shelves for use much quicker. The computer is also used to produce a bi-monthly acquisitions list, and it has word processing capabilities The museum collection displays ship models, historic nautical and union i ns t r u m e n t s memorab ilia. T h e library ' s archives also contain union memorabilia and rare book s. The Media Center provides audio-visual equipment and software for students to view videocassettes, filmstrips, slides and audio cassettes. The library also houses a television studio, an auditorium and several conference rooms. All the modern facilities of the library help instructors and stu­ dents in the pursuit of educational goals. Reference materials are in constant use in the srudy areas of the Library �MAN POWE R== the N ucleus of the U n ion == C.omputer technology is changing the face of our world on a daily basis. In order to keep pace with these changes, the Seafarers International Union has placed a central dispatching system through the Manpower Office in Piney Point, Md. With the majority of the work being mil itary related, these changes help the SIU to meet the needs of che contracted companies that operate these vessels. The database contains a wealth of information that is constantly being up-dated and modified through the daily activities of the ports. This information is readily available for meeting the military requiremenrs for manpower. At any given time, the manpower available in any SIU port, through the registration procedure, can be checked to find out what ratings are available in a port, what speciality endorsemenrs each member holds, and their previous work history. In addition to this information contact phone numbers and addresses of every active member in the SIU are also available. Having this knowledge available enables the SIU to focus on what areas the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School needs to concentrate its upgrading and training dforts on. In addition to membership information, the Manpower office provides the sru with a central dispatching system set up to receive job requests by telephone from all of our contracted companies. These orders are written up and trans­ ferred to computer screens specially designed by the Seafarers Management Information System (S. M . I . S . ) at headquarters in Camp Springs. Information contained on these screens includes the company, name, vessel name, the company personnel placing the call, the location of the v�l . reporting and departure dates and times, any special instructions, and the ratings required to man the v�l. The jobs ordered are then transmitted to the port nearest to where the vessel is located. When the job order is received by the port, the jobs are placed on the rotary shipping board and job calls are made in accordance with the shipping rules. After each job call, any ratings filled are entered into the computer and shown as shipped. When a member is successfully shipped, he is automatically added to the crew list for that ves.sel. In addition to this, the man who is being replaced has a record of the time spent on that ves.sel, the rating held, sign on date, and sign off date put into this individual work history file contained in the data base. This is extremely helpful in locating experienced personnel needed to fill our military vessel's key ratings. If a job order cannot be completely layups, and additional military work. All this is done in an effon to provide sru members with the best accounting of work available and sru companies with the most qualified personnel. The Manpower Office updates and revises display boards containing information on deep sea, Great Lakes and inland vessels. The information maintained on these boards includes the company name, vessel name, when and where the vessel was serviced, and by whom. The Manpower Department in Piney Point is a vital and important part of the Seafarers International Union. No other trade union has as much available information, or has it as centralized as our current system. The future will bring many new changes to the Manpower Office . Soon every phase of shipping in the sru will be brought into the already established system, providing our membership and companies with the best maritime service possible. filled by the pon, the remaining positions are transmitted back to the Manpower Office and sent . "' ,, _,, to .. ..:J;t:4. . ... ....��...·d·f� ......... : •' , v , ...·�··"' Carol Johnson updates the shipping boards - another pon. Every effort is made to all openings in the area surrounding the ves.sel. fill The computer system is a self. contained unit processing over a thousand calls (Standby, Relief, Rotary) per month. It provides the membership with a more accurate method of shipping. It also provides our contracted companies with a direct link to their manpower needs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and enables the sru co fill the vacant billets as quickly posfilble. The Manpower Office also maintains a variety of other information which is beneficial to the smooth operation of day-to-day union acttvmes. Information as Bart Rogers describes the capabilities of the Manpower Dept. From 1. to r. SHI.SS Vice President Ken Conklin, Bart Rogers, Major General Honor and Arthw Keltz. . regarding ship payoffs, recrews, and layups is received by the office and ' ' dispatched to the port nearest the vessel . The Manpower Office also maintains manpower requirement reports for each area of shipping contained in the sru. These requirement reports are updated each month as the industry changes because of automation, vessel . . . . . . . . '�-,)��-:;: �··� The Manpower staff performs various duties. From 1 . to r. Sylvia Jones, Carol Johnson, Julie Knott and Janet Berg. 24 I LOG I February 1 986 : i!i.i- ···"�· ::'. :� . .-�:...·�..: '• Chris Tennyson demonstrates the manpower system to Vice Admiral Hughes (seated) and Capt. Kesteloot �Instructional Television at S H LSS The Video Deparunent at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship provides a number of services to SHLSS students and SIU members . One of these is the management of the school 's large library of videotapes. Right now, there are over 638 programs on subjects ranging from Union Education. An to Some of the programs in this collection were produced at the schoo l , while others were purchased. Still others are copies of films that SHLSS has the rights to . The videotape library is a constantly-growing resource that provides SHI.SS students with valuable information . One of the fastest growing areas is Sealift Operations. This ponion of the collection contains programs directly related to SIU training for military vessels. Many of these tapes are produced by military for their own use, and available in the students' rooms and are repeated throughout the through contacts made by SHI.SS instructors, the school was able to of c o m m u n i c ation between the members and the leadership of the union. Every m o n t h a R e p o r t to t h e Membership i s videotaped and students to watch during their add them to the library as well. Soon over 1 1 5 programs will be free time. This allows for self­ paced instruction and repetition sent to SIU ports around the country . This gives members a chance to see and hear first-hand added to the collection. as many times as necessary. how the SIU But even the best library is worthless if it can't be used. At SHLSS, this isn 't a problem. Six channels of local-origination programming are available to instructors and students during class hours. Through these channels six different programs to six different classes in six different locations all at the same time can be provided . Last year over 1 , 200 programs were distributed to classrooms all over the campus. In addition , every evening during the week four of the channels are programmed with tapes geared to the classes in session provides at the school. another 40 This hours of instructional viewing for SHI.SS students. The programs are In the studio control room tapes can be edited, and music, special effects and graphics can week. Videotapes are also available in the Library Media Center for avenue be added to produce informati"e While most of the videotapes come from outside sources, approximately 25 percent of the programs are produced by the Video Department. Since the television studio was opened in October of 198 1 , over 1 50 programs have been made. The advantage of in-house production is that videotapes that are directly related to SHI.SS training can be produced. Through cooperative efforts with SIU-contracted companies, the video deparunent can go aboard the ships and tape the actual equipment in use and design programs to mesh with dasssroom study. Other programs produced by the Video Department serve as an is dealing with industry problems as well as the current state of the Union. In addition to these regular reports, special videotapes arc prepared and sent out when needed. Last year, for example . programs about the SIU T-AGOS program , Steward Department Upgrading, and several other subjects were distributed. Other programs dealing with the structure and functions of the SIU were produced and are used at SHI.SS as part of the union education program. It is the combination of these two major functions, Production and Distribution, that makes the Video Department at SHI.SS an effective and valuable part of both the school and the SIU. The Video Department's computer is used for graphics, scripting, inventory control and schedulin1. · video · Robert Abdi runs the video distribution center and scnch programs all over base. Melody Chainey video tapes Mike Wilson in the SHLS.5 studio. February 1 986 I LOG I 23 ��eaTarers n arry Lu noeoerg Sch ool of Seam a n sh i p The Seafarers Seamanship is Harry Lundeberg School of 60 acres of southern Maryland Paul Drozak B u i ld ing waterfront property dedicated to the training and advancement of seafarers. Seafarers Shiphandl ing Si m u lator B u i lding . Charles Logan B u i l ding . · · ·. : · S H LSS Marina . Paul Hall Li brary & Mari t i m e M u seum Seafarers Harry Lundebe rg Train i ng & Recreation Center February 1 986 I LOG I 25 �ENG I N E D E PA RT M E N T WELDING AUTOMATION CHIEF ENGINEER & ASSISTANT ENGINEER Unlnspected Motor Vessel REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS­ Advanced Maintenance MARIN E ELECTRONICS .r MARINE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE 26 I LOG I February 1 986 ... , . �· �·�· . .· :·. '< ·.• FIREMAN/WATERTENDER, OILER (FOWT) �DIESEL ENGINE TECHNOLOGY .. CONVEYORMAN � PUMPROOM MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ....-··· THIRD ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND ORIGINAL SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER STEAM OR MOTOR "" • :: ,• :. . '• . � ''' ' . . . . . . . ., . �: . · · · --�-7? REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AN D OPERATIONS =.:=�r �,tffi.&:�.:�...,. .,. "' HAGGLUND CRANE HYDRAULICS QUALIFIED M EM BER O F T H E ENGINE DEPARTMENT (QMED) February 1 986 I LOG / 27 �D EC K D E PA RT M E N T . U pg rad i ng P rog ra m s - ::-�:�... ,,...�:..�: ABLE SEAMAN-Special (12 Months) ABLE SEAMAN-Limited (18 Months) ABLE SEAMAN-Unllmlted (36 Months) CELESTIAL NAVIGATION .,. . ,';.�.� f. .. . .. TAN KERMAN ;/511�" ..:j !ii. \r� __ . QUARTERMASTER 28 I LOG I February 1 986 . .. � . ' · · :1 , . ,.·.,r· ' FIRST CLASS PILOT �THIRD MATE AND ORIGINAL SECOND MATE TOWBOAT OPERATOR 0 ..__ b.... MASTER/MATE FREIGHT AND TOWING VESSEL (Inspected) RADAR OBSERVER DEEP SEA DECK SHIPHAN DLING SIMULATOR I N LAND DECK SHIPHANDLING SIMULATOR February 1986 I LOG / 29 �ST EWA R D D E PA RT M E N T U pg rad i ng P rog ra m s I I - TOWBOAT INLAND COOK • , I ""' ' � N� . . .·, · ·.· · :� �����'� .. ,, � ' CHIEF COOK COOK AND BAKER 30 I LOG I February 1986 CHIEF STEWARD ,, , �• ...... -.- . . -. IJ . ALL D E PARTM E N TS U pg rad i ng Spec i a l ty Co u rses ...,. • ...,. ._ • • . · � · .._ .._.. ..,. . .. .... 191.-. 1 1 • I ..... ..,. ,. , ,. .... ._ U N DERWAY REPLENISHMENT , � '·�� LIFEBOAT ?\ , t'<:::i� ' "' I CRAN E CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) a , _...,, · · · ·:aw· · <J.. . ·e iaXA •• :�=.;��· FORKLIFT > · FIRE FIGHTING FIRST AID february 1986 / LOG I 31 �A D U LT E D U CAT I O N P rog ra m s HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (GED) SH LSS Ad ult Education Opportu nities ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) ABE/ESL INTRODUCTORY LIFEBOAT COURSE 32 I LOG I February 1 986 For an education program to be effective , it must be able to meet the student's needs. A continuous effort must be made to identify these needs and design new materials to reach them. The Seafarers Harry lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) has l o n g r e c o g n i z e d and responded to such innovative approaches in education . It is the schoo l ' s p hilosophy that education and training go-hand­ in-hand in preparing members for both their jobs and life skills. Learning is still a lifelong , continuous process whereby seafarers acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help them on the job, at school and in everyday situations. Because of the open admissions policy at SHLSS, the reading and math skills of every upgrading seafarer are diagnosed. The seafarer is counseled, and an individualized course of study is mapped out for those seafarers who need basic skill improvement so that they can realistically reach their vocational and personal goals. In dealing with the adult learner, there is the need to provide a warm, supportive climate to help the seafarer overcome learning anxieties, fear of failure, test-taking anxieties or any previous negative learning experience . It is with the supportive learning climate provided by the Adult Education Department and the student's motivation that a great degree of learning success is experienced. It is because of this function that the Adult Education Department has been recognized as the support department. In efforts to continue to provide the best educational opportunities possible, the Adult Education Department offers five basic service s : remedial servi c e s , t e c h n i c a l w r i t i n g s e rvi c e s , correspondence materials and an educational outreach program . The five basic courses offered are: Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (GED), English As a Second language (ESL), Developmental Studies ( DV S ) , and a n A B E / ESL Introductory lifeboat class. These classes are available to all SIU members who are in good standing with the union and who have paid their dues. The Adult Education courses have been designed to help seafarers reach their educational and career goals. They will be offered at four specific times throughout 1986. Applicants can be pretested and arrangements made prior to the scheduled course dates if applications are sent in early. Interested seafarers should look for the SHLSS course schedule and fill out the appplication form in the Seafarers LOG. The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program will help improve basic English, reading and math skills. The English as a Second Language (ESL) course can help seafarers improve their use of the English language by emphasizing reading, writing and speaking s k i l ls . The High School Equivalency program will prepare a seafarer for the GED exam by working in the five content areas of science, social studies, English, math and l i t e r ature . The Developmental Studies (DYS) class provides seafarers a chance to improve study and test-taking s k i l l s before a s c h eduled upgrading class. The ABE /ESL Introductory Lifeboat course helps prepare the seafarers for the regular Lifeboat course and is geared for students who have difficulty reading, who do not read at all, or who have been out of school for several years. All of these courses stress skills that can be applied to the s e afarers m a r i t i m e car e e r . Interested seafarers may find it h e l p fu l t a k i n g a n A d u l t Education course prior to a scheduled upgrading class. �However, seafarers may come back for the Adult Education class at any of the scheduled times. Besides the courses that are available through the Adult Education department, another key function is the offering of remedial service through the Learning Center. Basic help on reading, writing, study skills, and math is provided. In addition, correspondence courses and materials have been offered since 1980. Seafarers have the opportunity to send for review packets in math, English, social studies, communication skills, metrics and taxes to name a few. These requested materials will be sent to the seafarer's home port or aboard the vessel. Any of these materials are useful in preparing the seafarer for his job, for a future upgrading or college course, or for everyday situations. All of these Adult Education courses and functions are only some of SHLSS 's effective educational activities. The Adult Ed ucation d e p a r t ment w i ll continue to expand and upgrade the programs in order to prepare the seafarer for the future. Write to the Director of Adult Education for more information on any of these courses. SHLSS Computer Course Meets the Needs of the Union. Computers are fast becoming a way of life, and the Seafarers Harrry Lundeberg School of · Seamanship (SHLSS) is preparing the membership for the changes that are coming. SHLSS Adult Education Department offers computer training to meet one of the educational needs of the seafarers through an introductory computer course. This course has been a popular class because the membership understands how important it is to be skilled to meet the changing technological demands of the vessels. Further, the maritime industry is finding more and more uses for the computer aboard ship. Currently, computers already play an important role in the maritime industry. While on the vessels, The science lab facilities are evaluated and a�proved by (I. to r.) Lowell Salmon, SBHE facilities specialist, Tracy Aumann, SHI.SS director of curriculum, Faculty I Services and Dr. David Sumler, SBHE coordinator of Collegiate Approval and Evaluation. Associates in Arts College Programs Offered at SHLSS The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship offers to SIU members the opportunity to earn a two-year associate in arts degree in their maritime occupational field. Members of the deck department (inland or deep sea) can earn a degree in Nautical Sci ence Technology. Members of the engine department (inland or deep sea) can earn a degree in Marine Engineering Technology. Both programs as well as certificate programs have been approved by the Maryland State Board for Higher Education. Seafarers earn their college degrees in this new program by combining credits that they have earned or will earn in vocational courses with credits they will earn while enrolled in sequences of general education courses such as English, Math, Science and Humanities. To be admitted to the college program the seafarer must: 1 . be a member in good standing in the SIU 2 . hold an A, B, or B-limited seniority in the SIU 3 . pass an admissions exam to present evidence of ability to profit from the courses 4 . possess any prerequ1s1te maritime background for vocational courses. The new college program is designed to provide the flexibility that seafarers need to achieve a higher education. Unlike traditional semester systems that most colleges have' the sm.ss degree program will be designed to meet the needs of seafarers who are not always able to attend school for whole semesters at a time. The sm.ss program will offer courses three or four times per year for six to 10-week periods. Members will be allowed to come back to school for college courses just as they do for upgrading courses. Members who wish to earn their degree will come to Sfll.SS and work on a sequence of two to four courses over a six to 10-week period. The college program will work just like upgrading, but instead of taking a vocational class, the srudent will be enrolled in the college program. The first sequence of college courses to be offered will be English 101: Composition and Rhetoric, MTH 108: Introduction to College Mathematics, and either MET 221: Engineering Principles I (for engine department majors) or PHS 101: General Physical Science I (for deck department members). These new courses will begin in the early spring around the beginning of March and are the first sequence of courses needed for the new college degrees. The first sequence of three courses will run for six weeks. Any members interested in starting the college program or having any questions about it can contact the Admissions Office or Tracy Aumann at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Md. 20674. This is the time for members to get in on the ground floor of this new and exciting educational opporrunity. s e a fa rers receive information instantaneously over the computer screens. Off-shore computer terminals and satellites signal telecommunications data for cargo transports. By dialing into the terminals, information may be processed on payroll, inventory, fuel and parts requisitions, navigation and updated weather forecasts. SHLSS recognizes the integral role computers play in the industry and have taken the lead in computer training by offering the seafarers this computer course. Seafarers not o n l y r e c e i v e information o n the operations and benefits of computers, but also have practical hands-on experience with the computer keyboard. As seafarers become comfortable with the computer, they are eager to use it on their jobs. Both recertified bosuns and recertified s t e w a r d s h a v e h a d m a ny opportunities to use the computer when working on inventories and requisition lists. All of the computer classes are taught by SHLSS instructor Roger Francisco. He is continously updating the computer course based on feedback from both the shipping companies and seafarers. Because of the increasing involvement between the SIU and military contracted vessels, there has been a growing awareness of the computer skills needed aboard these ships. Roger Francisco has incorporated these skill needs into the computer course. The computer class is only one of t h e m a n y e d u c a t i o n a l opporrunities available to seafarers through the Adult Education Department. Adult Education D irector Sandy Schroeder discusses the Outreach Proh 0 U trea ch Program The educational ou.treach program, offering educational opportunities to seafarers while in port and aboard vessels, will be implemented on a greater scale in 1986. Durella Rodriguez, an instructor in the Adult Education Department at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, began preparations· for outreach in 1985. The USNS Southern Cross, a military vessel contracted by the SIU, was chosen as a pilot project program to begin the outreach aboard SIU vessels. Ms. Rodriguez visited the crew twice while in port in Norfolk. Both academic and vocational materials were brought aboard for the members availability while at sea. Materials included books, self study packets and videos. The program was well received and provided a lot of valuable information for further projects. Ms. Rodriguez has also received valuable materials from Military educators. Larry St_ otsberry, the naval educational director at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station has provided SHLSS with many valuable educational materials over a two year period. Ms. Rodriguez attended the Eleventh Worldwide Military Services Education Conference in April of 1985. She recently met with Major Carlos Tibbetts of the U.S. Army Reserve a n d discussed the possibilities of ship board correspondence. The plans for 1986 include: implementation of a pilot outreach program in one of the SIU Union Halls; continued exchange of programs and ideas with military e d u c a t o r s; distribution of educational materials to more SIU ships; correlation of programs with Sea­ lift Operation instructors at SHLSS who visit military vessels, and the aquisition of more outreach materials for the membership. Ms. Rodriquez feels that one of her most important goals for the 1986 outreach program is to make all facets of the SIU organization aware of the outreach program and to work together to provide more educational opportunities to all SIU members who want them. · February 1986 I LOG I 33 �U pg ra d i ng Cou rse Ap :p l y N ow for a n S H LSS ·· : ·· · · · · ·· · · ··· · · · · · · ·· ·· · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · ········· · · ··- � � · ·· · ·· · · · · · · · · ···· ··· · · · ······· ·· · · · · · ·· ······· ··· · · ······· · · �· · · · · ·· · · · · ········ I . 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RATING HELO DATE SHIPPED DATE O F DISCHARGE . • . , , • • • • • • • • • DATE �---��---- -�---� SIGNATURE ��������RETURN C O M PLETEO APPLICATION TO: 34 I LOG I February 1 986 • • • . - Muh a.Uo EOUc:au.11111 ALL DEPARTMENTS ft V E SSEi. • . • • • • • . taMflCll ..... v....,, � • • • • • • . STEWARD T...... • ,, • • • 1) Cheeked Balow or Ind cated H 111 II Not Listed Following Cour . . • • �I ax 1 1me Again Here·s �ome Help Important Tax Law Changes Exemption fo r Children of Divorced or Separated Parents GeneraJly , for 1985, if you did not have custody of your child. you may claim that child as your dependent only if: • the parent who had custody of that child waives the right to claim the exemption by completing Form 8332, Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Di­ vorced or Separated Parents, and you attach that form to your tax return, OR • a divorce decree or written agreement executed before l 985 states that you are entitled to claim the child's exemption, and you paid at least $600 for the child's support. Alimony If you received alimony or separate main­ tenance payments in 1985, you must let the payer know your social security num­ ber. If you deduct alimony you paid. you must show the recipient's social security number on your tax return. Also, for divorce or separation instruments exe- cuted after 1984, new rules apply in de­ termining whether the payments qualify as alimony. Deduction for Charitable Contrlbuti<>ns TllE G'OLUTION 15' SIMPLE, Generally , for 1985, if you do not itemize your deductions, you may deduct one-half of your qualified charitable contributions. W4T�ON.f New rules also apply if you made contri­ butions of property other than cash. Earned Income Credit A"w�c:hocil ... ... .... Youndl "-'"""' �·'� For 1985, the income limit has increased to $11 ,000. - New Information Required for Business Use of Vehicles Beginning in 1985, you must answer certain questions on Form 2106, Employee Busi­ ness Expenses, if you were an employee and you claim a deduction for business use of an auto or a light truck. Get Form 2 1 06 for more details. Similar questions are on Form 4562, Depreciation and Am­ ortization, for other persons who use a vehicle in their business. l'f�OOno(Nw' ,w,2. ..... _ . ,, k'IUTVCIOl\1 IS ��0t(kua)(#ttM/I F(61'1?<fl91) ""·� <1tfKt.cl'lf'(.k '- 1 1N1"""'1 ��·'1+(t Important Reminders Estimated Tax Payments-Retirees and Others With Income Not Subject to Income Tux Withholding If you have income generally not subject lo income tax withholding (such as inter­ est, dividends, pensions, or capital gains), you may have to make estimated tax pay­ ments. If you do not pay enough estimated tax or do not have enough tax withheld, you may be charged a penalty. For more details, get Publication 505, Tax Withhold­ ing and Estimated Tax. SoclaJ Security Benefits May Be Taxable If you re.ceived social security benefits, part of these benefits may be taxable under certain conditions. Be sure to read the IRS Nqtitt 703 that you should get from the Sqcial Security Administration with Form SSA-1099 by January 3 1 , 1 986. Could You Pay Less Tax by Income Averaging? to you an interest in a tax shelter must maintain a list of investors and give you the tax shelter registration number as­ signed to the tax shelter. You must attach to your tax return Form 827 1 , Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number, to report this number. Penalties are provided if you fail to report this number on your tax· return. Do You Want More or Less Income Tax Withheld in 1986? Jfthe refund you receive is large , you may want to decrease your withholding for 1986. If you are a working married couple, or had two or more jobs, or had income not subject to withholding, you may need to have more tax withheld to avoid owing IRS a large amount. Employment Taxes for Household Employers If there has been a large increase in your income this year. you may be able to pay less tax by using the income averaging method to figure your tax. Get Schedule G (Form 1040) to see if you qualify. Tax Shelter Registration Number A person who sells (or otherwise transfers) If you have a household employee, both you and the employee may have to pay a share of the social security tax on the employee's wages. You may also have to pay FederaJ unemployment tax, which is for your employee's unemployment insur­ ance. For more details, get Publicati<>n 503, Child and Dependent Care Credit, l) �...., Ol'(licM)(Mtlch Sc:htidWt t>) Uj"'l-b ···­ !'+t'tt!• A t�U.Ol'I �ll) and Employment Taxes for Household Employers. owe on your tax return. Make your check for taxes payable to " Internal Revenue Service." Assembling Your Return Malling Your Return Attach all schedules and forms in order of the "sequence number" that is shown below the year in the upper right comer of the schedule or form. Attach other forms in numerical order and any additional in­ formation sheets at the end of your return. If you received an envelope with your forms booklet, please use it. You may be filing your return with a different Service Center this year because the IRS has changed the filing location for several areas. Voluntary Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt We often receive inquiries about how peo­ ple may make voluntary contributions to reduce the public debt. If you wish to contribute, just enclose in your tax return envelope a separate check made payable to "Bureau of the Public Debt." Subject to the limitations on charitable contribu­ tions, you may deduct this contribution on your 1 986 tax return. But please be sure to keep your contribution to reduce the public debt separate from any amount you Who Must FUe You must file a tax return ifYour marital sliltus al the end of 1985 was: Single (including divorced and legally separated) and your filing status is: Single or Head of household and aJ the end of 1985 and your gross you were: under 65 65 or over income was aJ least: $3,430 $4,470 Married with a dependent child (or a child whom you cannot claim as a dependent because of the rules for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents) and living apart from your spouse during last 6 months of 1 985 Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,430 $4,470 Married and living with your spouse at end of 1 985 (or on the date your spouse died) Married, Joint return under 65 (both spouses) 65 or over (one spouse) 65 or over (both spouses) $5,620 $7,700 Married, separate return any age $1,040 Married, joint return or separate return any age $ 1 ,040 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,430 $4,470 Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child under 65 65 or over $4,580 $5,620 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,430 $4,470 Married, not living with your spouse at end of $6,660 1 985 Widowed in 1 984 or 1983 and not remarried in 1985 Widowed before 1 983 and not remarried in 1985 Telephone Servke for Tax Refund Information If i t has been at least 1 0 weeks since you mailed your 1985 tax return, you may be able to call a special telephone number for your area to find out the status of your income tax refund. For details on how to use this service, see How To Use Tele-18.x Information. Other Flling Requirements. Even if your income was less than the amounts shown above, you must file a return if any one of the foUowing applied for 1985: • You could be claimed as a dependent on your parents' return and you had $ 1 ,040 or more in income that was not earned income-for example, taxable interest and dividends. • You owe any special taxes, such as: -social security tax on tips you did not report to your employer; -uncoUected social security tax or RRTA tax on tips you reported to your em­ ployer; -alternative minimum tax; -tax on an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA); or -tax from recapture of investment credit. • You received any advance earned in­ come credit (EiC) payments from your employer(s). • You had net earnings from self-employ­ ment income of at least $400. • You had wages of $100 or more from a church or qualified church-controlled organization that is exempt from em­ ployer social security taxes. • You exclude income from sources within U.S. possessions and your gross income was at least $ 1 ,040. These rules apply to all U . S . citizens and resident aliens. They also ,apply to nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who are married to U . S . citizens or resi- (Continued on Page 36.) February 1 986 I LOG I 35 �dents at the end of 1985 and who have elected to be treated as resident aliens. If you were a nonresident alien at any time during 1985 (except as mentioned above), different rules apply. You may have to file Form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresi­ dent Alien Income Tax Return. Also get Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens. • • • Note: Bef.{inninK in 1985, specific rules apply to determine if you are a resident or nonresident alien. See Publication 519 for details. • Who Should File Even if you do not have to file. you should file to get a refund if Federal income tax was withhelO from any payments to you. Also file if you can take the earned income credit. If you file for either of these reasons only, you may be able to use Form 1040A (or in some instances, Form 2040EZ). • • treated as a resident alien. Exception: You may be able to use Form 1040A if you meet the tests under Married Per� sons Who Live Apart. You received taxable social security benefits or tier l railroad retirement benefits. You received interest as a nominee You received or paid accrued interest on securities transferred between inter­ est payment dates .. You received any nontaxable dividends, capital gain distributions, dividends as a nominee, or you elect to exclude qualified reinvested dividends from a qualified public utility. You are required to fill in Part III of Schedule B for foreign accounts and foreign trusts. You take any of the adjustments to income shown on Form 1040, lines 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, or any write-in amount included on line 3 1 . • You claim any of the credits on Form When to File You should file as soon as you can after January I , but not later than April 1 5 . 1986. If you file late, you may have to pay penalties and interest. If you know that you cannot file by the due date, you should ask for an extension using Form 4868, Application for Auto­ matic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Note: Form 4868 does not extend the time to pay your in<:ome tax. See the instruc­ tions for Form 4868. If you are living or traveling outside the United States and Puerto Rico on April 1 5 , you can get an automatic 2-month extension of time to file. Just attach a statement to your return explaining the details. Which Form To File 1040, lines 42, 43, 47, 48, or any write­ in credit included on lines 45 or 49. • You owe any of the taxes on Form 1040, lines 39, 5 1 through 55, or any write-in amount included on line 56 (other than advance EiC payments). • You claim any of the payments on Form 1040, lines 58, 62, 63, or any write-in amount included on lines 63 or 64. • You file any of these forms: Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individ­ uals, for 1 985 (or if you want to apply any part of your 1985 overpayment to esti­ mated tax for 1986). You MUST Use Form 1040 If: • Your taxable income is $50,000 or more. • You itemize deductions. • Your spouse files a separate return and itemizes deductions. Exception: You may still use Form 1040A if you have a child and can meet the tests under Mar­ ried Persons Who Live Apart. • You can be claimed as a dependent on your parents' return AND you had in­ terest, dividends, or the other unearned income of $ 1 ,040 or more. • You are a qualifying widow(er) with a dependent child. • You were a nonresident alien during any part of 1985 and do not file ajoint return. (You may have to file Form Hl40NR). • You were married at the end of 1985 to a nonresident alien who had U.S. source 36 I LOG I February 1 986 Community Property States Community property states are: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, ]'exas, and Washington. If you are your spouse live in a com­ munity property state, you must follow state law to determine what is community income and what is separate income. How­ ever, different rules could apply if: • you and your spouse lived apart all year, • you do not file a joint return, and • no part of the community income you earn is transferred to your spouse. For details, get Publication 555, Com­ munity Property and the Federal Income Tax. You may round off cents to the nearest whole dollar on your return and schedules. But, if you do round off, do so for all amounts. You can drop amounts under 50 cents. Increase amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For example: $ 1 .39 becomes $ 1 and $2.69 becomes $3. Form 2555. Foreign Earned Income. Form 4563, Exclusion of Income From Sources in United States Possessions. Where To File aries, tips, unemployment compensa­ tion, interest. or dividends. • Your taxable income is less than $50,000. • You do not itemize deductions. You can also use Form 1040A to claim the deduction for a married couple when both work, the deduction for certain con­ tributions to an Individual Retirement Ar­ rangement (IRA), the credit for child and dependent care expenses, and the partial deduction for charitable contributions. Since Forms I040A and 1040EZ are easier to complete than Form 1040. you should use one of them unless using Form 1040 Jets you pay less tax. However, even if you meet the above tests, you must file Form 1 040 if any of the following situations applies to you. Generally, foreign source income must be reported. Get Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, for more details. Form 2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals. • You were single and claim only your • You had income only from wages, sal­ U.S. Citizens Living Abroad Rounding Off to Whole Dollars Form 8271, Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number. You MAY Be Able To Use Form 1040A If: Congress established this fund to support public financing of Presidential election campaigns. You may have $I go to the fund by checking the Yes box. On a joint return, each of you may choose to have $ I go to this fund. or each may choose not to. One may choose to have $1 go to this fund and the other may choose not to. If you check Yes, it will not change the tax or refund shown on your return. Do not claim this amount as a credit for political contributions on line 44. Schedule G , Income Averaging. You MAY Be Able To Use Form 1040EZ If: own personal exemption. • You had only wages, salaries, and tips, and not more than $400 of interest in­ come. • Your taxable income is less than $50,000 •. You do not itemize deductions or claim any adjustments to income or tax cred­ its. You can use Form 1040EZ to deduct part of certain charitable contributions. Campaign Fund Use the addressed envelope that came with your return. If you do not have one, or if you moved during the year, mail your return to the Internal Revenue Service Cen� ter for the place where you live. No street address is needed. Other Information Death of Taxpayer If the taxpayer died before filing a return for 1985, the taxpayer's-spouse or personal representative must file and sign a return for the person who died if the deceased was required to file a return. A personal representative can be an executor. admin­ istrator, or anyone who is in charge of the taxpayers' property. The person who files the return should write ''deceased'' after the deceased's name and show the date of death in the name and address space at the top of the return. Also write "DECEASED" across the top of the tax return. If the taxpayer did not have to file a return but had tax withheld. a return must be filed to get a refund. If your spouse died in 1985 and you did not remarry in 1985, you can file a joint return. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1986 before filing a 1985 return. A joint return should show your spouse's 1985 income before death and your income for all of 1985. Also write "filing as surviving spouse" in the area where you sign the return. If someone else is the personal representative, he or she must also sign. If you are claiming a refund as a surviv­ ing spouse filing a joint return with the deceased and you foHow the above instruc­ tions, no other form is needed to have the refund issued to you. However, all other filers requesting a refund due the deceased must file Form 1310, Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Tax­ payer. to claim the refund. For more details, see Tele-Tax Infor­ mation in the index (topic no. 1 28) or get Publication 559, 'rax Information for Sur­ vivors, Executors. and Administrators. Amended Return If you file your income tax return and later become aware of any changes you must make to income. deductions, or credits, file form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income l'ax Return. to change the Form 1040, 1040A. or I040EZ you already filed. Note: If your Federal return is changed jOr any reason, it may affect your state income tax liability. This would include changes made as a result oj' an examina­ tion oj' your return by the IRS. Contact your state tax aRency jOr more inf'orma­ tion. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Free help is available in most communities to lower income, elderly, handicapped. and non-English speaking individuals in preparing Form 1040EZ, Form 1040A, and the basic Form 1040. Call the toll-free telephone number for your area for the location of the volunteer assistance site near you. Corresponding With IRS Be sure to include your social security number in any correspondence with IRS. How Long Should Records Be Kept? Keep records of income, deductions, and credits shown on your return, as well as any worksheets used to figure them, until the statute of limitations runs out for that return. Usually this is 3 years from the date the return was due or filed. or 2 years from the date the tax was paid. whichever is later. Also keep copies of your filed tax returns as part of your records. You should keep some records longer. For example. keep property records (including those on your own home) as long as they are needed to figure the basis of the original or re­ placement property. For more details, get Publication 552, Recordkeeping for Indi­ viduals and a List of 'fax Publications. Filing Status Lines 1 throuj!h 5 Boxes Consider yourself single if on December 3 1 you were unmarried or separated from your spouse either by divorce or separate maintenance decree and you do not qualify for another filing status. State law governs whether you are married, divorced. or legally separated. If you were married on December 3 1 , consider yourself married for the whole year. If you meet the tests explained on this page for Married Persons Who Live Apart, you may consider yourself single for the whole year and file as head of household. If your spouse died during 1985, consider yourself married to that spouse for the whole year, unless you remarried before the end of 1985. Married Joint or Separate Returns? Joint Returns. Most married couples will pay less tax if they file a joint return. You must report all income exemptions, de­ ductions, and credits for you and your spouse. Both of you must sign the return, even if only one of you had income. You and your spouse can file a joint return even if you did not live together for the whole year. Both of you are responsible for any tax due on a joint return, so if one of you does not pay, the other may have to. Note: !f' you file a joint return, you may not, after the due date of the return, choose to file separate returns for that year. If your spouse died in 1985, you can file joint return for 1985. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1986 before filing a 1985 return. For details on how to file the joint return, see Death of Taxpayer. a Separate Returns. You can file separate returns if both you and your spouse had income, or if only one of you had income. Jf you file a separate return, you each report only your own income, exemptions. deductions, and credits. and you are re­ sponsible only for the tax due on your own return. Special rules apply, however, for tax­ payers who live in community property states. For details, get Publication 555. In most instances if you file a separate return. you will pay more Federal tax because the tax rate is higher for mairied persons filing separately. The following also apply: • You cannot take tfle deduction for a married couple when both work. • You cannot take the credit for child and dependent care expenses in most cases. • You cannot take the earned income credit. • If you lived with your spouse at any time in 1985a. You will have to include in income more of any unemployment compensation you received in 1985. b. You cannot take the credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled. c. You may have to include in income up to one-half of any social security ben­ efits (including any tier I railroad retire­ ment benefits) you received in 1985. • You must itemize your deductions if your spouse itemizes, even lf it is not to your tax benefit to itemize deductions. If you file a separate return, write your spouse's full name in the space after Box 3 and your spouse's social security number in the block provided for that number. If your spouse does not file, check the boxes on line 6b that apply if you can claim the exemptions for your spouse. Married Persons Who Live Apart Some married persons who have a child and who do not live with their spouse may file as head of household and use tax rates that '1re lower than the rates for single or for married filing a separate return. This also means that if your spouse itemizes deductions. you do not have to. You may also be able to claim the earned income credit. Y 11u should check Box 4. Head of house- �Tax Time Again-Here's Some Help hold, if you meet ALL 4 of the following tests: I. You file a separate return from your spouse. 2. You paid more than half the cost to keep up your home in 1985. 3. Your spouse did not live with you at any time during the last 6 months of 1985. 4. For over 6 months of 1985, your home was the principal home of your child or stepchild whoma. you can claim as a dependent, OR b. the child's other parent claims as a dependent under the rules explained on page 7 for Children of Divorced or Sepa­ rated Parents. (Write this child's name in the space provided on line 4.) Head of Household Tax Tip: The tax rates for a person who can meet the tests for head of household are lower than the rates .for sinf;le or for married.fl/in,; a separate return . You may use this filing status ONLY IF on December 3 1 . 1985, you were unmar­ ried (including certain married persons who live apart, as discussed above) or legally separated and meet test I or 2 below: I , You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home, which was the principal home of your father or mother whom you can claim as a dependent. OR 2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up the home in which you lived and in which one of the following also lived for more than 6 months of the year (except for temporary absences, such as for vacation or school): a. Your unmarried child, grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild. This child does not have to be your dependent. However, your foster child must be your dependent. Note: If this child is not your dependent, you must write the child's name in the space provided on line 4. b. Your married child, grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild. This child must be your dependenL But if your married child's other parent claims him or her as a dependent under the rules on page 7 for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents, this child does not have to be your de­ pendent. (If your child is not your de­ pendent because of these rules, you must write the child's name in the space pro­ vided on line 4 . ) c . Any other relative listed below whom you can claim as a dependent. Parent Brother-in-la\.\ Grandparent S1steHn·h1w Brother Son·1n-law /)aughter-in-la\.\. or S1ep0ro1her if related by blood Stepsi�ter Uncle S1epmo1hcr Aum Stepfather Nephew Mothcr-in-hiw Niece Father-in-la"' Special rules • If you receive payments under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and use them to pay part of the cost of keeping up this home, you may not count these amounts as furnished by you. • You cannot file as head of household if you claim a relative in 1 or 2 as a dependent under a Multiple Support Declaration. Qualifying Widow or Widower With a Dependent Child If your spouse died in 1984 or 1983 and you did not remarry in 1985, you may he able to use joint return tax rates for 1985. You can figure your tax at joint return rates if you meet ALL 3 of the foH()\Ving tests: L You could have filed a joint return Vv'ith your spouse for the year your spouse died. even if you didn't actually do so. 2. Your dependent child, stepchild. adopted child or foster child lived \Vith you (except for temporary absences, such as for vacation or school) . 3 . You paid over half the cost of keeping up the home for this child for the whole year. Check Box 5. Qualifying widow( er) with dependent child, and show the year your spouse died in the space provided. Do not claim an exemption for your spouse. If your spouse died before l 983 and you were single in 1985, you may check Box 4 if you met the tests under Head of Household. Otherwise you must file as single. Exemptions Line 6a Boxes For Yourself You can always take one exemption for yourself. Take two exemptions if you were blind, or 65 or over. Take three exemptions if you were blind and 65 or over. Be sure to check all the boxes on line 6a for the exemptions you can take for yourself You can take the extra exemptions for age 65 or over and blindness only for yourself and your spouse. You cannot take them for dependents. Age and blindness are determined as of December 3 1 . However, if your 65th birth­ day was on January I , 1986, you can take the extra exemption for age for 1985. Line 6b Boxes f'or Your Spouse You can take exemptions for your spouse if you file a joint return. If you file a separate return, you can take your spouse's exemptions only if your spouse is not filing a return, had no income, and was not the dependent of someone else. Your spouse's exemptions are like your own. Take one exemption for your spouse if your spouse was neither blind nor 65 or over. Take two exemptions if your spouse was blind or 65 or over. Take three ex­ emptions if your spouse was blind and 65 or over. Be sure to check all the boxes on line 6b for the exemptions you can take for your spouse. If at the end of 1985, you were divorced or legally separated, you cannot take an exemption for your former spouse. If you were separated by a divorce that is not final (interlocutory decree), you are con­ sidered married for the whole year. Jf your spouse died during 1 985 and you did not remarry before the end of 1985, check the boxes for the exemptions you could have taken for your spouse on the date of death. Lines 6c through 6e Children and Other Dependents Line 6c. Enter the first names of your dependent children who lived with you (except for temporary absences, such as for vacation or school). Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arrow. Line 6d. Enter the first names of your dependent children who did not live with you most of the year. Fill in the total number in the box on the right. If you are claiming a child under the rules explained on page 7 for Children of Divorced or Separated Parent'i, you must either: • attach Form 8332, Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents, or similar statement, OR • check the box for pre- 1 985 agreements. Line 6e. Enter the full names and other information for your other dependent�. Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arro\v. You can take an exemption for each person who is your dcpcndenL Birth or Death of Dependent. You can take an exemption for a dependent who was born or 1,vho died during 1985 if he or she met the tests for a dependent while alive. 'fhis means that a baby who lived only a fe\\' minutes can be claimed as a depend­ ent. For more information, please get Pub­ lication 501, Exemptions. Each person you claim as a dependent has to meet ALL 5 of these tests: 1. income; 2, support; 3. married dependent; 4. citizenship or residence; and 5. relationship. These tests are explained below. 1 . Income In general , the person must have received less than $ 1 .040 of gross income. Gross income does not include nontaxible in­ come, such as welfare benefits or nontax­ able social security benefits. Special Rules for Your Dependent Child. Even if your child had income of $ 1 ,040 or more, you can claim your child as a dependent if tests 2, 3, and 4 below are met, and: • your child was under 19 at the end of 1985. or • your child was enrolled as a full-time student at a school during any 5 months of 1985, or • your child took a full-time, on-farm training course during any 5 months of 1985. (The course had to be given by a school or a state, county, or local gov­ ernment agency.) ·rhe school must have a regular teaching staff, a regular course of study, and a regularly enrolled body of students in at­ tendance. 2. Support In general, you must have given over half of the dependent's support in 1985. If you file a joint return, the support can be from you or your spouse. Even if you did not give over half of the dependent's support, you will be treated as having given over half of the support if you meet the tests for Children of Divorced or Separated Par­ ents or Dependent Supported by Two or More Taxpayers. child as a dependent for 1985. and the noncustodial parent attaches the form or similar statement, to his or her 1985 tax return. OR b. A decree of divorce or separate main­ tenance ( or a written agreement) that was in effect before 1 985 states that the non­ custodial parent can take the exemption and he or she gave at least $600 for the child's support in 1985, The noncustodial parent must check the box on line 6d for pre-1985 agreements. (This rule does not apply if the decree or agreement was modified after 1984 to specify that the noncustodial parent cannot claim the ex­ emption.) Note.- In figuring support, a parent who has remarried may count the support proM vided by the new spouse. Dependent Supported by Two or More Taxpayers. Sometimes two or more tax­ payers together pay more than half of another person's support, but no one alone pays over half of the support. One of the taxpayers may claim the person as a de­ pendent only if the tests for income, mar­ ried dependent, citizenship or residence, and relationship, are met. In addition, the taxpayer who claims the dependent must: a. have paid more than 10% of the de­ pendent's support; and b. attach to his or her tax return a signed Form 2120, Multiple Support Declaration, from every other person who paid more than 1 0% of the support. This form states that the person who signs it will not claim an exemption in 1 985 for the person he or she helped to support, 3. Married Dependent The dependent did not file a joint return, However, if neither the dependent nor the dependent's spouse is required to file, but they file a joint return to get a refund of all tax withheld, you may claim him or her if the other 4 tests are met. 4. Citizenship or Residence In figuring total support, you must in­ clude money the dependent used for his or her own support, even if this money was not taxable (for example, gifts, sav­ ings, welfare benefits). If your child was a student, do not include amounts he or she received as scholarships. The dependent must have been a citizen or resident of the United States, a resident of Canada or Mexico, or an alien child adopted by and living the entire year with a U . S . citizen in a foreign country. Support includes items such as food, a place to live, clothes, medical and dental care, recreation, and education. In figuring support, use the actual cost of these items. However, the cost of a place to live is figured as its fair rental value. The dependent met test a or b below. Do not include in support items such as income and social security taxes, premi­ ums for life insurance, or funeral expenses. Capital items-You must include capital items such as a car or furniture in figuring support, but only if they are actually given to, or bought by, the dependent for his or her use or benefit. Do not include the cost of a capital item for the household or for the use by persons other than the depend­ ent. If you care for a foster child, see Pub­ lication 501 for special rules that apply. Children of' Divorced or Separated Parents. The parent who has cus'tody of a child for most of the year (the custodial parent) can generally take the exemption for that child if the child's parents together paid more than half of the child's support. Beginning in 1985, this general rule also applies to parents who did not live together at any time during the last 6 months of the year. But the parent who does not have custody_ or who has the child for the shorter time (the noncustodial parent), may take the exemption if either a or b below, applies. a. 'rhe custodial parent signs Form 8332, Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents, or sim� ilar statement, agreeing not to claim the 5. Relationship a. Was related to you ( or your spouse if you are filing a joint return) in one of the following ways: Child Stepbrother Son-in-law Stepchild Stepsister Daughter-in-law Mother Stepmother or, if related by Father Grandparent Stepfather blood: Uncle Brother Mother-i n-law Sister Brother-in-law Aunt Nephew Grandchild Sister-in-law Niece Father-in-law Note: A ny relationships that have been established by marriage are not ended by death or divorce. b, Was any other person who lived in your home as a member of your household for the whole year. A person is not a member of your household if at any time during your tax year the relationship be­ tween you and that person violates local law. The ·word child includes: • YouF son, daughter, stepson, or step­ daughter. or adopted son or daughter. • A child who lived in your hon1e as a member of your family if placed \Vith you by an authorized placement agency for legal adoption. • ,1\ foster child (any child who lived in your horne as a men1ber of your fan1ily for the whole year). (Continued on Page 38.) February 1 986 I LOG I 37 - �\Lonunueo 1rum rage J/ • J Income Examples of Income You Do Not Report (Do not include these amounts when you decide if you must file a return.) Welfare benefits. Disability retirement payments (and other benefits) paid by the Veterans' Admin­ istration. Workers' compensation benefits, insur­ ance damages , etc., for injury or sick­ ness. Child support. Gifts, money, or other property you in­ herited or that was willed to you. Dividends on veterans' life insurance. Life insurance proceeds received because of a person's death. Interest on certain state and municipal bonds. Amounts you received from insurance be­ cause you lost the use of your home due to fire or other casualty to the extent the amounts were more than the cost of your normal expenses while living in your home. (You must report as income reimbursements for normal living ex­ penses.) Amounts an employer contributed on your behalf and benefits provided to you as an employee or the spouse or dependent of an employee, under a qua1ified group legal services plan. Cancellation ofcertain student loans where the student, under the terms of the loan, performs certain professional services for any of a broad class of employers. Examples of Income You Must Report The following kinds of income should be reported on Form 1040, or related forms and schedules. You may need some of the forms and schedules listed below. Wages, including salaries, fringe benefits, bonuses, commissions, fees, and tips. Dividends (Schedule B). Interest (Schedule B) on: bank deposits, bonds. notes; U . S . Savings Bonds: mortgages on which you receive pay­ ments; tax refunds; certain arbitrage bonds issued by state and local governments; and accounts with savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, credit unions, etc: In certain instances, part of Federal social security benefits (and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) may be taxable. Tier 2 and supplemental annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act. Original Issue Discount (Schedule B). Unemployment compensation (insurance). Distributions from an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), including SEPs and DECs. Amounts received in place of wages, from accident and health plans (including sick pay and disability pensions) if your em­ ployer paid for the policy. Bartering income (fair market value of goods or services you received in return for your services). Business expense reimbursements you re­ ceived that are more than you spent for these expenses. Alimony, separate maintenance, or sup­ port payments received from and de­ ductible by your spouse or former spouse. Refunds of state and local taxes if you deducted the taxes in an earlier year and got a tax benefit for them. Life insurance proceeds from a policy you cashed in if the proceeds are more than the premium you paid. Profits from businesses and professions (Schedule C). Your share of profits from partnerships and S corporations (Schedule E). Profits from farming (Schedule F). Pensions, annuities, and endowments. Lump-sum distributions (Form 4972 or Form 5544). Gains from the sale or exchange (including barter) of real estate, securities, coins, gold, silver, gems, or other property (Schedule D or Form 4797). Gains from the sale of your personal res­ idence (Schedule D and Form 2 1 19). Rents and royalties (Schedule E). Your share of estate or trust income 38 I LOG I February 1 986 \�\;IICUUIC CJ, 111\,;IUUlllg a\;\;UlllUiaUUll distributions from trusts (Form 4970). Prizes and awards (contests, raffles, lot­ tery, and gambling winnings). Earned income frorn sources outside the United States (Form 2555). Director's fees. Fees received as an executor or adminis­ trator of an estate. Embezzled or other illegal income. Adjustments to Income Line 24 Moving Expense Employees and self-employed persons (in­ cluding partners) can deduct certain mov­ ing expenses. The move had to be in connection with your job or business. You can take this deduction only if your change in job location has added at least 35 miles to the distance from your old residence to your work place. If you had no former principal work place, your new principal work place must be at least 35 miles from your former residence. If you meet these requirements, you should see Form 3903 for details. Use Form 3903 to figure the amount of moving ex­ penses to show on line 24. If you began work at a new work place outside the United States or its possessions, see Form 3903F. If your employer paid for _any part of your move, you must report that amount as income on Form 1040, line 7. Your employer should give you a Form 4782 and include the amount paid in the wages, tips, and other compensation box (Box 10) on your Form W·2. Line 25 Employee Business Expenses You can deduct certain business expenses that were not paid by your employer. "fravel, transportation (but not commuting to and from work), and meals and lodging can be deducted on line 25 even if you do not itemize deductions on Schedule A. You must use Form 2106 to claim the deduction. A11 other business expenses, such as union or professional dues, tools, and uniforms, that were not paid by your employer can be deducted only as an itemized deduction on Schedule A. Out­ side salespersons must use Form 2 106 to claim their business expenses on line 25. For details, see Tele·Tax Information in the index (topic no. 214) or get Publication 463, Travel, Entertainment, and Gift Ex­ penses. Line 26 Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) Deduction You can deduct on line 26 contributions made to your IRA (including those made under a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan or to a plan that accepts deductible employee contributions (DECs)). Schedule C or F filers with a SEP and partners with a SEP take the deduction on line 27. You should receive a statement showing contributions made to your IRA for 1985. Before you figure your IRA deduction, please note the following: • If you made contributions to your IRA in 1985 that you deducted on your 1984 Form 1040, do not include those contri­ butions on your 1985 tax return. • If you made contributions to your IRA in 1986 (by April 1 5 , 1 986) for 1985, be sure to include these contributions when you figure your IRA deduction for 1985. • If your IRA deduction on line 26 is less than your IRA contributions and you do not withdraw this excess contribution before your return is due, you must file Form 5329 and pay the tax due on the excess contribution. • If you are married and you and your spouse work and you both have IRAs, figure each spouse's deduction sepa­ rately. Then combine the two deduc­ tions and enter the total of the two amounts on line 26. • If you are married and made contribu­ tions to your nonworking spouse's IRA for 1985, you must file a joint return for 1985 to deduct these contributions. • LJU IIUl 111\.:IUUI: ruuuver l:UillHOUllUIJ:S Ill figuring your deduction. Line 27 Keogh Retirement Plan Dedut·tion Caution: You must be se(f:e1nployed to cfu;m this deduction. Sole proprietors and partners enter the alhnvable deduction j(Jr contributions to your Keogh plan and your SEP on line 27. 'l'here are two types of Keogh retirement plans: • Defined-contribution plan.-This plan provides an individual account for each person in the plan. In general, if contri­ butions lo the plan are geared to the employer's profits, the plan is a profit­ sharing plan. If contributions are not based on the employer's profits, the plan is a money purchase pension plan. • Defined-benefit plan.-The deduction for this type of plan is determined by the investment needed to fund a specific benefit at retirement age. Write "DB" on the line to the left of the amount if you have a defined-benefit plan. For 1nore details, get Publication 560, Self-Employed Retirement Plans. Line 28 Penalty on Early Withdrawal of Savings The Form 1099-INT given to you by your hank or savings and loan association will show the amount of any penalty you were charged because you withdrew funds from your time savings deposit before its ma­ turity. Enter this amount on line 28. (Be sure to include the interest income on Form 1040, line 8 . ) Line 29 Alimony Paid You can deduct periodic payments of ali­ mony or separate maintenance made under a court decree. You can also deduct pay­ ments made under a written separation agreement or a decree for support. Don't deduct lump-sum cash or property settle­ ments, voluntary payments not made un­ der a court order or a written separation agreement, or amounts specified as child support. For details, see Tele-Tax Infor· mation in the index (topic no. 219) or get Publication 504, Tax Information for Di­ vorced or Separated Individuals. Caution: Beginning in 1985, you must enter the recipient's last name, if different than yours, and his or her social securfry nurn­ her in the space provided on Une 29. If you don't, you may have to pay a $50 penalty and your deduction may be dis­ allowed. If you paid alimony to more than one person, enter the social security num­ ber and last name, �fapplicable, of one of the recipients. Show the requ;red in.f'or­ mation for the other recipient(s) on an attached statement. Enter your total pay1nents on line 29. now1:v1:r, tner1: arc Lwo t:Xl:cpuu11s tu un� rule: Exception 1. You don't have to itemize deductions on Schedule A or complete the worksheet if you have earned income* of $2,390 or more if single ($1 ,770 or more if married filing a separate return). Enter zero (0) on line 34a and go on to line 34b. Exception 2. You don't have to use Schedule A if you know that your earned income* is more than your itemized de·· ductions. Instead, use the worksheet after completing line 33 of Form 1 040 and enter your earned income on line 3 of the work­ sheet. Note: Ifyour unearned income is less than $1 ,040, you don't have to use Schedule A or the -worksheet-enter zero (0) on line 34a and go on to line 34b. In any case, be sure to check the box below line 34a. 8. You are married, filing a separate return, and your spouse itemizes deduc­ tions. C. You file J<'orm 4563 to exclude income from sources in U . S . possessions. (Please get Publication 570, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens Employed in U.S. Possessions, for more details.) D. You had dual status as a nonresident alien for part of 1985, and during the rest of the year you were either a resident alien or a U.S. citizen. However, you do not have to itemize if you file a joint return with your spouse who was a U.S. citizen or resident at the end of 1985 and you and your spouse agree to be taxed on your combined worldwide income. You Choose to Itemize You may choose to itemize your deduc­ tions if you arc: • Married and filing a joint return, or a Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child, and your itemized deductions are more than $3 ,540. • Married and filing a separate return. and your itemized deductions are more than $ 1 ,770. • Single, or a Head of household, and your itemized deductions are more than $2,390. If you do itemize, complete and attach Schedule A and enter the amount from Schedule A, line 26. on Form 1040, line 34a. Caution: Certain taxpayers must itemize even though their itemized deductions are less than the amount sho1vn above for theirfiling status. See '' You MUST Itemize Deductions''. You Do Not Itemize If your itemized deductions are Jess than the amount shown above for your filing status (or you choose not to itemize), enter zero on line 34a, unless you MUST itemize as described above. Lines 34b through 34e Line 30 Deduction for Charitable Contributions Deduction for a Married Couple When Both Work For 1985, you may deduct one-half of what you actually gave to qualified charitable organizations if you do not itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). Include what you gave to, or for the use of, a qualified organization. Examples of qualified organizations are: churches, United Way. and nonprofit schools and hospitals. Contributions may be in cash (keep cancelled checks, receipts, or other relia­ ble written records showing the name of the organization and the date and amount given), property. or out-of-pocket ex­ penses you paid to do volunteer work for a qualified organization. Line 34b. Enter all of your cash contri­ butions (including out-of-pocket ex­ penses). If you gave cash of $3,000 or more to any one organization, on the dotted line next to this total show to whom and how much you gave. Line 34c. Enter your total gifts of property. If the total is more than $500, you must complete and attach Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (Rev. Oct. 1985). For information on the records you must keep for gifts of property. You can claim a deduction if: • you are married filing a joint return, • both you and your spouse have qualified earned income, and • you do not file Form 2)55 or Form 4563. Tax Computation Line 34a You will fan into one of these three classes below: • You MUST itemize deductions, or • You choose to itemize, or • You do not itemize. The three classes are described below. You MUST Itemize Deductions You must itemize deductions if: A. You can be claimed as a dependent on your parents' return and had interest, div­ idends, or other unearned income of$I ,040 or more. Generally, this means that you must complete and attach Schedule A and complete the worksheet on this page. �Tax Ti me Again1-Here's Some Help Line 34d. Add the amounts on lines 34b and 34c. Line 34e. Divide the amount on line 34d by 2 and enter the result on line 34e. Line 36 Exemptions Use the chart below to find the amount to enter on line 36. If you claimed more than ten exemptions. multiply $ 1 ,040 by the total number of exemptions entered on line 6f. If the number on Form 1040, line 6f, is: On Form 1040, line 6, enter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 JO $ 1 ,040 2,080 3, 120 4 , 1 60 5 , 200 6,240 7,280 8,320 9,360 JO 400 Line 38 Tax To figure your tax, use one of the following methods. Tax Rate Schedules You must use the 'rax Rate Schedules to figure your tax if your taxable income is $50,000 or more. Also use the Tax Rate Schedules if you figure your tax using: Income A veraKinJ?, Schedule G.-You may pass less tax by using this method if there has been a large increase in your income this year. In some cases, you may benefit even if your 1985 income did not increase substantially. This will depend on the amount of your taxable incomes in the three base years ( 1 982-1984). Get Schedule G to see if you qualify. · Tax Table If neither of the above conditions apply to you, you MUST use the Tax Table to find your tax. Be sure you use the correct column in the Tax Table. After you have found the correct tax, enter that amount on line 38. There is an example at the beginning of the table to help you find the correct tax. Line 39 Additional Taxes Check the box(es) on line 39 to report any of the additional taxes listed below. Form 4970, Tax on Accumulation Distri­ bution of Trusts. Form 4972, Special JO-Year Averaging Method. Form 5544, Multiple Recipient Special 10Year Averaging Method. Credits Line 41 Credit for Child and Dependent ('are Expenses You may be able to take a credit on line 41 for payments you made for child and disabled dependent care while you (and your spouse if you are married) worked or looked for work. The credit is allowed if you kept up a home that included a child under age 1 5 or your dependent or spouse who could not care for himself or herself. Use Form 2441 to figure the amount of any credit. Please see Form 2441 for more infor­ mation, including special rules for divorced or separated parents and certain employ­ ment taxes for which you may be liable. Line 42 Credit for the Elderly and the Permanently and Totally Disabled You may be able to take this credit and reduce your tax if, by the end of 1985, you were: • Age 65 or over, or • Under age 65, you retired on permanent and total disability, and you had taxable disability income in 1985. For more information, see the separate instructions for Schedule R. Enter the credit on line 42. Line 43 Residential Energy Credit Generally, if you installed energy saving items in your principal residence during 1985, or you have an energy credit carry over from a prior tax year, you may take a credit against your tax. Form 5695, Residential Energy Credit, tells you which energy saving items qualify and how to take the credit. Correction to Form 5695, line 29. Disregard the following sentence: "If less than $10, enter zero . " Line 44 Partial Credit for Political Contributions for Which You Have Receipts You may take a tax credit on this line for contributions to candidates for public of­ fice and to newsletter funds and political committees of candidates and elected pub­ lic officials. Caution: Do not take this credit for the $ I or $2 you checked to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. To figure your credit, add up the amounts you gave. Enter half of this total on line 44, but do not enter more than $50 ($100 if you are married and filing a joint return). property. Use Form 3468 to figure the credit. Form 5884 , Jobs Credit. If you are a business employer who hires people who are members of special targeted groups, you may qualify for this credit. Use Form 5884 to figure the credit. Get Publication 906, Jobs and Research Credits, for more details. Form 6478, Credit for Alcohol Used as Fuel. If you sell straight alcohol (or an alcohol mixture) at retail or use it as fuel in your trade or business, you may be able to take a credit for the alcohol used as fuel. Use Form 6478 to figure the credit. Line 49 Add amounts on lines 47 and 48 and enter the total on line 49. Also include in the total on line 49 any of the following credits. Credit for Fuel From a Nonconventional Source. A credit is allowed for the sale of qualified fuels produced from a noncon­ ventional source. See LR. Code section 29 for a definition of qualified fuels, pro­ visions for figuring the credit, and other special rules. Attach a separate schedule showing how you figured the credit. In­ clude the credit in the total for line 49. On the dotted line next to this total, write "FNS" and show the amount. Credit for Increasing Research Activities. You may be able to take a credit for research and experimental expenditures paid or incurred in carrying on your trade or business. Use Form 6765 to figure the credit. Include the credit in your total for line 49. On the dotted line next to this total , write '·Research'' and show the amount. Other Taxes Note: You cannot deduct political contri· Line 51 hutions as charitable contributions. Self-Employment Tax For more information, please get Pub­ lication 585. If you had self-employment income in 1985, and earned under $39,600 in wages from which social security tax or RRTA tax was withheld, you may have to pay self-employment tax. Please see Schedule SE (Form 1040) and instructions. If you have to pay self-employment tax, enter the amount from Schedule SE, line 14. Line 45 Add lines 4 1 through 44 and enter the total on line 45. Also include in the total on line 45 any Mortgage Interest Credit. Mortgage Interest Credit. Beginning in 1985, you may be able to take a credit for part of the interest you paid on your home mortgage if you were issued a mortgage credit certificate by a state of local gov­ ernment under a qualified mortgage credit certificate program to buy, rehabilitate, or make improvements to your principal res­ idence. Use Form 8396, Mortgage Interest Credit, to figure the credit. Include the amount of the credit in your total for line 45. On the dotted line next to this total, write ''MIC'' (mortgage interest credit) and show the amount. Line 47 Foreign Tax Credit Form 1 1 1 6 explains when you can take this credit for payment of income tax to a foreign country. Also get Publication 514. Enter the credit from Form 1 1 16 on line 47. Line 48 Line 52 Alternative Minimum Tax You may be liable for the alternative min­ imum tax if your adjusted gross income added to your tax preference items total more than: • $40,000 if married filing jointly or qual­ ifying widow(er) with dependent child, or • $30,000 if single or head of household, or • $20,000 if married filing separately. Tax preference items include: • dividend exclusion; • accelerated depreciation; • amortization of certified pollution-con­ • • • General Business Credit Check the box(es) on line 48 if you can take any of the three credits listed below. Use the appropriate credit form (as de­ scribed below) to figure the credit. If you have only one credit, enter on line 48 the amount of the credit from the form. However, if you have a credit carry for­ ward or take two or more of these credits, you must also complete Form 3800 to figure the total credit and enter on line 48 the amount from Form 3800. Also be sure to check the box on line 48 for Form 3800. Form 3468, Computation of Investment Credit. You are allowed a credit for in­ vesting in certain types of trade or business • • • • trol facilities; capital gain deduction; mining exploration and development costs; reserves for losses on bad debts of financial institutions; depletion; incentive stock options; intangible drilling costs; and circulation and research and experimen­ tal expenditures. Get Form 6251 to see if you owe this tax. Line 53 Tax From Recapture of Investment Credit You may owe this tax if you disposed of investment credit property before the end of its useful life or recovery period. See Fonn 4255 for details. Enter any tax from Form 4255 on this line. Line 54 Social Security Tax on Tip Income Not Reported to Employer If you received tips of $20 or more in any month and you did not report the full amount to your employer, you must pay the social security or railroad retirement tax on the unreported tips. To figure the amount of social security tax on unreported tips, complete Form 4137 and attach it to your Form 1040. Enter the tax on this line. "fo determine the amount of railroad retirement tax on unreported tips, contact your nearest Railroad Retirement Board office . On line 54, enter the tax and on the dotted line next to it, write "RRTA. " B e sure all your tips are reported as income on Form 1040, line 7. You may be charged a penalty equal to 50% of the social security tax due on tips you received and did not report to your employer. Line 55 Tax on an IRA If you owe tax on any early distributions from your IRA, any excess contributions made to your IRA, or any excess accu­ mulations in your IRA account, use Form 5329 to figure the tax. Enter the total tax on line 55. Line 56 Total Tax Add lines 50 through 55. Put the total on line 56. Also include on the line 56 any of the four taxes listed below that apply. Section 72 Penalty Tuxes. Beginning in 1985. if you are or were a 5% owner of a business and you received income from a premature or excessive distribution from a Keogh plan or trust, you will have to pay a penalty tax of IO% of the distribution. Get Publi­ cation 560 for more details. Uncollected Employee Social Security and RRTA Tax on Tips. If you did not have enough wages to cover the social security tax or railroad retirement tax (RRTA) due on tips you reported to your employer, the amount of tax due will be shown on your Form W-2. Include that amount in the total on line 56. On the dotted line next to this total. write "'Uncollected Tax on Tips" and show the amount. Payments Line 57 Total Federal Income Tax Withheld Add the amounts shown as Federal income tax withheld on your Forms W-2, W-2G, W�2P, and 1099-R. Enter the total on line 57. If line 57 includes amounts withheld as shown on Form J099-R, on the dotted line to the left of line 57, write "Form !099R." Backup Withholding. If you were subject to backup withholding on dividends, in­ terest income, or other income you re­ ceived during 1985, include the amount withheld in the total on line 57. On the dotted line next to this total, write "Form J099." Line 61 Excess Social Security Tax and RRTA Tax Withheld-Two or More Employers If you had two or more employers in 1 985 who together paid you more than $39,600 in wages, too much social security tax and railroad retirement tax (RRTA) may have been withheld from your wages. If so, you may be able to take a credit for it against your income tax. If you are filing a joint return, -you must figure this separately for yourselfand your (Continued on Page 40.) February 1 986 /.LOG I 39 �(Continued from Page 39.) Sign Your Return spouse. Complete the following worksheet to see if you can take the credit. If you worked for two or more railroad employers, or if you had both RRTA tax and social security tax withheld from your wages , see Publication SOS, Tax Withhold­ ing and Estimated Tax, for information on how to figure your excess RRTA or social security tax. Do not use the worksheet below. Form 1040 is not considered a return unless you sign it. Your spouse must also sign if it is a joint return. If you are filing a joint return with your deceased spouse, see Caution: If you were a U.S. Government employee who paid only the I .35% hospital insurance benefits (Medicare) tax on your government wages, do not include on line I of the worksheet below the Medicare tax withheld j'rom your government wages. See the instructions for line 63 to see if. you can taf!,e a credit for excess Medicare tax paid. Worksheet (Keep for your records) I. Add all social security tax withheld (but not more than $2,791 .SOfor each employer).* Enter the total here . . . . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ 2. Enter any uncollected social security tax on tips included in the total on Form 1040. line 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ _ _ _ 3. Add lines I and 2 above 4. Less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2,791 .80 S. Subtract line 4 from line 3. Enter this amount on line 6 1 * Note: Jj'any one employer withheld more than $2.1 79.80, you should ask the em­ ployer to refund the excess to you. You cannot take credit for it on your return. Line 62 Credit for Federal Tax on Gasoline and Special Fuels If you can take a credit for tax on gasoline and special fuels used in your business (including qualified taxicabs), or for certain diesel-powered cars, vans, and Hght trucks, please attach Form 4136. Enter the credit on line 62. Underpayment of Estimated Tax If line 68 is $500 or more and more than 20% of the tax shown on your return, or you underpaid your 1985 estimated tax liability for any payment period, you may owe a penalty. Get Form 2210 (Form 2210F for farmers and fishermen) to see if you owe a penalty and to figure the amount of the penalty. If you owe the penalty, attach that form to Form 1040 to show how you figured it. If you do not owe the penalty because you annualized your income to figure the required payment for each pay­ ment period, also attach that form to Form 1040. Note: The penalty may be waived under certain conditions. Get Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax. for details . If you underpaid your 1985 income tax, you will not owe a penalty or have to complete Form 2 2 1 0 (or Form 2210F), if: I. you had no tax liability for 1984; 2. you were a U . S . citizen or resident for all of 1984; and 3. your 1984 tax return was for a year of 1 2 full months. If you attach Form 2210 or 221 0F, be sure you check the box below line 68. If you owe a penalty, show the amount in the space provided below line 68. If you owe tax, add the penalty amount to the tax due and show the total on line 68. Or, if you are due a refund, subtract the penalty amount from the overpayment you show on Jine 65. Should You Make Estimated Tax Payments for 1986? In general, you do not have to make estimated tax payments if you expect that your 1986 Form 1040 will show a tax refund, or a tax balance due IRS of less than $500. If your total estimated tax (including any alternative minirnum tax) is $500 or more, please get Form 1040-ES. It contains a worksheet that you can use to see if you have to make estimated tax payments. 40 I LOG I February 1 986 Death of Taxpayer. Instructions for Schedule A Itemized Deductions Changes You Should .Note l'he following changes apply to tax years beginning in 1985. Medical and Dental Expenses. Even if you do not claim your child as a dependent because of the rules explained for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents, you may still deduct the medical and dental ex­ penses you paid for your child. Charitable Contributions. If your total de­ duction for gifts of property is over $500, you must complete and attach Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (Rev. Oct. 1985). Also. the standard mileage rate for use of a car in performing services for a charitable organization has increased to 1 2 cents a mile. Long-Trip Tax Problems A major tax beef by seamen is that normally taxes are not withheld on earn­ ings in the year they earned the money, but in the year the payoff took place. For example, a seaman who signed on for a five-month trip in September 1 984, paying off in January 1985, would have all the five months' earnings appear on his 1985 W-2 even though his actual 1985 earnings might be less than those in 1984. There are ways to minimize the impacts of this situation. For example, while on the ship in 1984, the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and may have sent allotments home. These can be reported as 1984 income. Unfortunately, this raises another com­ plication. The seaman who reports these earnings in 1984 will not have a W-2 (withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and explain why he doesn't have a W-2 for them. Further­ more, since no tax will have been withheld on these earnings in 1984, he will have to pay the full tax on them with his return, at 1 1 percent or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. The earnings will show up on his 1985 W-2. The seaman then, on his 1985 return would have to explain that he had reported some of his earnings in 1984 and paid taxes on them. He would get a tax refund accordingly. In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and get a refund a year later. While this will save the seaman some tax money in the long run, it means he is out·of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until he gets the refund. This procedure would also undoubtedly cause Internal Revenue to examine his returns, since the income reported would not coincide with the totals on his W·2 forms. That raises the question, is this proce· durejustified? It is justified only if a seaman had very little income in one year and very considerable income the next. Otherwise the tax saving is minor and probably not worth the headache. Purpose of Schedule Some taxpayers must itemize their deduc­ tions and some should itemize because they will save money. See You MUST Itemize Deductions and You Choose to Item� ize. If you itemize, you can deduct part of your medical and dental expenses, and amounts you paid for certain taxes, inter­ est, contributions, casualty and theft losses, and other miscellaneous expenses. These are explained below. choanalysts (medical care only). • Medical examinations, X-ray and labo· • • • • Lines I through S Medical and Dental Expenses Before you can figure your total deduction for medical and dental expenses, you must complete Form 1040 through line 33. You may deduct only that part of your medical and dental expenses that is more than 5% of your adjusted gross income on Form !040, line 33. You should include all amounts you paid during 1985 (including amounts you paid for hospital, medical. and extra Medicare (Medicare B) insurance), but do not include amounts repaid to you, or paid to anyone else , by hospital, health or accident insur· ance, or your employer. Get Publication 502 for information on insurance reim­ bursements. If you received a reimburse­ ment of prior-year medical or dental ex­ penses in 1985, see the instructions for Form 1040, line 22. Do not reduce your 1985 expenses by this amount. When you figure your deduction, you may include medical and dental bills you paid for: • Yourself. • Your spouse. • All dependents you claim on your re­ turn. • Your child whom you do not claim as a dependent because of the rules ex­ plained for Children of Divorced or Sep­ arated Parents. • Any person that you could have claimed as a dependent on your return if that person had not received $ 1 ,040 or more of gross income or had not filed a joint return. Example,-You provided more than half of your mother's support but may not claim her as a dependent because she received $ 1 ,040 of wages during 1985. If part of your support was the payment of her medical bills, you may include that part in your medical expenses. Note: On line 2c list the medical expense and the amount of the expense. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 2c. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY Deduct To the extent you were not reimbursed, you may deduct what you paid for: • Medicines and drugs that required a prescription, or insulin. • Medical doctors, dentists, eye doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths, podiatrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and psy- • • ratory services, insulin treatment, and whirlpool baths your doctor ordered. Nursing help. If you pay someone to do both nursing and housework, you may deduct only the cost of the nursing help. Hospital care (including meals and lodg­ ing), clinic costs, and lab fees. Medical treatment at a center for drug addicts or alcoholics. Medical aids such as hearing aids (and batteries), false teeth, eyeglasses, con· tact lenses, braces, crutches, wheel­ chairs, guide dogs and the cost of main­ taining them. Lodging expenses (but not meals) paid while away from home to receive med­ ical care in a hospital or a medical care facility that is related to a hospital. Do not include more than $50 a night for each eligible person. Ambulance service and other travel costs to get medical care. If you used your own car, you may claim what you spent for gas and oil to go to and from the place you received the care� or you may claim 9 cents a mile. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY NOT Deduct You may not deduct the following: • The basic cost of Medicare insurance (Medicare A). Note: Ifyou are 65 or over and not entitled to social security benefits, you may deduct premiums you voluntarily paid for Medi­ care A coverage. • Life insurance or income protection pol­ icies. • The 1 .35% hospital insurance benefits tax withheld from your pay as part of the social security tax or paid as part of social security self-employment tax. • Nursing care for a healthy baby. (You may qualify for the child and dependent care credit; get Form 2441.) • Illegal operations or drugs. • Medicines or drugs you bought without a prescription. • Travel your doctor told you to take for rest or change. • Funeral, burial, or cremation costs. Publication 502 has a discussion of ex­ penses that may and may not be deducted. It also explains when you may deduct capital expenditures and special care for handicapped persons. Lines 6 through IO Taxes You Paid Taxes You MAY Deduct • State and local income taxes (line 6). Include on this line state and local in­ come taxes that were withheld from your salary and any estimated payments made. Also include payments you made in 1985 on a tax for a prior year. Do not reduce your deduction by either of the following amounts: a. any state and local income tax refund (or credit) you expect to receive for 1985, or b. any refund of (or credit for) prior­ year state and local income taxes you actually received in 1985 (see the instruc­ tions for Form 1040, line IO). • Real estate taxes (line 7). Include taxes that you paid on property you own that was not used for business. Publication 530, 'fax Information for Owners of Homes, Condominiums, and Coopera� tive Apartments, explains the deduc­ tions homeowners may take. If your mortgage payments include your real estate taxes, do not take a deduction for those taxes until the year the mortgage company actually pays them to the taxing authority. • C..eneral sales taxes (line 8). 'fhe Sales Tax "fables show how much you may deduct for your income and family size if you did not keep detailed records. You may add to the sales tax table amount the general sales tax you paid if you bought: • A car, motorcycle, motor home, or truck. (Note: Texas charges a higher motor vehicle sales or use tax than it does for other items. Figure how much you would have paid at the general sales tax rate and enter only that amount on line 8b.) • A boat. plane, home (including mobile or prefabricated), or materials to build a new home if: a. the tax rate was the same as the general sales tax rate, and b. your sales receipt or contract shows how much tax was imposed on you and paid by you. If you kept records that show you paid more state sales tax than the tables list, you may deduct the larger amount on line Sa. Separately show the sales tax you paid on any motor vehicle you bought in 1985 on line Sb. Include state or local selective sales or excise taxes if the rates were the same as the general sales tax rates. If you use the Sales Tax Tables, count all available income. Follow the steps at the top of the first page of the tables to figure your available income and your deduction, especially if your total available income is more than $40,000. • Personal property taxes and other taxes (line 9). If you had any deductible tax not listed on Schedule A, lines 6 through 8b (such as personal property or foreign income tax), list the tax and the amount of tax. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 9. Personal property tax must be based on value alone. For example, if part of the fee you paid for the registration of your car was based on the car's value and part was based on is weight, you may deduct only the part based on value. If you paid tax to a foreign country or U.S. possession, you may want to take it as a credit instead of a deduction. Please get Publication 514, Foreign "fax Credit for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens. Taxes You MAY NOT Deduct • Federal income tax. �Tax Time Again1-Here's Some Help • Social security tax. • Railroad retirement tax (RRTA). • Federal excise tax on transportation, telephone. gasoline. etc. • Customs duties. • Federal estate and gift taxes. (However, see Miscellaneous Deductions on page 21.) • Windfall profit tax. (Use Schedules C or E of Form 1040 to deduct this tax.) • Certain state and local taxes, including: a. Tax on gasoline. b. Car inspection fees. c. Tax on liquor, beer, wine, cigarettes, and tobacco. d. Assessments for sidewalks or other improvements to your property. e. Taxes paid for your business or profession. (Use Schedules C, E. or F of Form 1040 to deduct business taxes.) f. 'fax you paid for someone else. g. License fees (marriage, driver's, dog, hunting, etc. ) . h. Per capita (head) tax. Lines Ila through 14 Interest You Paid Include interest you paid on nonbusiness items only. In general , a cash basis taxpayer who in 1985 paid interest that includes amounts that apply to any period after 1985 may deduct only the amount that applies for 1985. Note: IJ: at the end <�/' :vour tax year, you have a loan in existence »'hose term is in excess <�f 5 years and the loan agreement in any way refers to the "Rule (�f 78's," get Publication 545, Interest t7xpense, j(Jr inf'ormation on h<nv to figure the amount of interest you nu1y deduct on the loan. Interest You MAY Deduct • Home mortgage interest (lines 1 la and J ib). Beginning in 1 985. if you paid $600 or more of interest on your home mort­ gage, the recipient of this interest will generally send you a Form 1098, Mort· gage Interest Statement, or similar state· ment, showing the total interest received during 1985. You should receive this statement by January 3 1 . 1986. How­ ever, if you paid "points" (including loan origination fees), they will not be shown on this statement. Get Publica· tion 545 to see if the points qualify as interest. If they do, report them on line 1 3 . Do not include them on line I la. a. Line Ila. Report mortgage interest you paid directly, or indirectly, to financial institutions on line l ta. If you and at least one other person (other than your spouse if you file a joint return) were liable for, and paid interest on, the mortgage, and the other person received the Form 1098. or similar statement, attach a statement to your return showing the name and address of the person who received the form. I n the far left margin, next t o line I Ia. write "see attached." Note: Jj" you are claiming the Mortgage Interest ('redit (see instructions for f'orm 1040, line 45 ) , subtract the amount sluxwn on line 3 of 'J?orm 8396 f'rom the total interest you paid on your home mortgage and enter the result on line / l a . b . Line J l b . Report mortgage interest you paid to individuals on line I l b . Also list this person's name and address in the space provided. • Credit card and charge account interest you paid (line 12). Include on this line interest you paid on bank and other general purpose credit cards. Deduct the finance charge paid as interest if no part of it was for service charges, mem­ bership fees, loan fees, credit investi­ gation fees , etc. Also include interest you paid on revolving charge accounts. Deduct any finance charge a retail store added if the charges are based on your monthly unpaid balance. • Other interest you paid (line 13). List each interest expense and the amount. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 1 3 . Include on this line interest you paid ona. Your personal note for money you borrowed from a bank, a credit union. or another person. b. Loans on life insurance if you paid the interest in cash and you report on the cash basis. c. Installment contracts on personal property, such as cars. d. Taxes you paid late. Show only the interest� do not include any amount that is considered a penalty. If the tax is de· ductible, show it under Taxes You Paid (lines 6 through 9 of this schedule). e. Loans on investment property. Report only the nonbusiness part of interest on these loans. (If your total investment in­ terest on investment debts created after 1969 is more than $ 10,000. ($5,000 if mar­ ried filing a separate return), you may have to complete Form 4952, Investment Inter­ est Expense Deduction, to figure your correct deduction. Also get Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses. ) Note: Special rules apply to interest ex­ pense imputed on below·market loans. Get Publication 545. lnJerest You MAY NOT Deduct Do not include interest paid on your debts hy others, such as mortgage interest sub· sidy payments made by a government agency. Also do not include the interest you paid for• 'rax exempt income. This includes in­ terest on money you borrowed to buy or carry wholly tax·exempt securities. This also includes interest paid to pur­ chase or carry obligations or shares, or to make deposits or other investments, to the extent any interest income re· ceived from the investment is tax-ex· empt. • A loan on life insurance if the interest is added to the loan and you report on the cash basis. • A debt to buy a single-premium life insurance or endowment contract. • Any kind of business transaction. (Use Schedules C. E. or F of Form 1040 to deduct business interest expenses.) Get Publication 545 for more details. Lines !Sa through 18 Contributions You Made You may deduct what you actually gave to organizations that are religious, chari­ table, educational, scientific, or literary in purpose. You may also deduct what you gave to organizations that work to prevent cruelty to children or animals. Examples of these organizations are: • Churches, temples, synagogues, Salva· tion Army, Red Cross, CARE, Goodwill Industries, United Way. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys Club of America, etc. • Fraternal orders. if the gifts will he used for the purposes listed above. • Veterans' and certain culturdl groups. • Nonprofit schools, hospitals, and orga· nizations whose purpose is to find a cure for, or help people who have arthritis, asthma, birth defects, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, heart disease, hemophilia, mental illness or retardation, multiple sclerosis , muscular dystrophy , tuberculosis , etc. • Federal , state, and local governments if the gifts are solely for public purposes. If you contributed to a charitable orga· nization and also received a benefit from it, you may deduct only the amount that is more than the value of the benefit you received. If you do not know whether you may deduct what you gave to an organi7...ation, check with that organization or with IRS. Contributions You MAY Deduct Contributions may be in cash (keep can­ celled checks, receipts, or other reliable written records showing the name of the organization and the date and amount given), property. or out-of.pocket ex� penses you paid to do volunteer work for the kinds of organizations described ahove. If you drove to and from the volunteer work, you n1ay take 12 cents a mile or the actual cost of gas and oil. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. (But don't deduct any amounts that were repaid to you . ) Line !Sa. Enter o n line 1 5 a all o f your cash contributions (including out·of-pocket expenses) except those that total $3.000 or more to any one organization. Line J 5b , Enter on line J 5b cash contri· butions totaling $3,000 or more to any one organization. Show to whom and how much you gave in the space provided. Line 16. Enter on line 16 your contri· butions of property. If you gave used items, such as clothing or furniture, deduct their fair market value at the time you gave them. Fair market value is what a willing buyer would pay a willing seller when neither has to buy or sell and both are aware of the conditions of the sale. I f your total deduction for gifts of property is more than $500, you must complete and attach Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (Rev. Oct. 1985). If your total deduction is over $5,000, you may also have to get appraisals of the values of the donated property. See Form 8283 and its instructions for details. Recordkeeping. Beginning in 1985, if you gave property, you should keep a receipt or written statement from the organization you gave the property to, or a reliable written record, that. shows the organiza· tion's name and address, the date and location of the gift, and a description of the property. You MAY NOT Deduct As Contributions • Political contributions (but see instruc­ Use line 22 of Schedule A to deduct the costs: of proving that you had a property loss. (Examples of these costs are appraisal fees and photographs used to establish the amount of your loss.) For more details, get Publication 547, Nonbusiness Disasters, Casualties, and Thefts. It also gives information about Federal disaster area losses. Lines 20 through 23 Miscellaneous Deductions Expenses You MAY Deduct Business Use of Home. You may not deduct expenses for business use of part of your home unless you use that part exclusively and on a regular basis in your work and for the convenience of your employer. See Tele-Tax Information in the index (topic no. 237) or Publication 587, Business Use of Your Home, for details. Educational Expenses. Generally, you may deduct what you paid for education re· quired by your employer, or by law or regulations, to keep your present salary or job. In general, you may also deduct the cost of maintaining or improving skills you must have in your present position. You may not deduct some educational expenses. Among them are expenses for study that helps you meet minimum re· quirements for your job, or qualifies you to get a new job. For more details, see Tele-Tax Infor­ mation in the index (topic no. 238) or Publication 508, Educational Expenses. Employee Expenses. Examples of the ex­ penses you may deduct are: • Safety equipment, small tools, and sup­ plies you needed for your job. • Uniforms your employer said you must tions for Form 1040, line 44). • Dues, fees, or bills paid to country clubs, lodges, fraternal orders, or similar groups. Cost of raffle, bingo, or lottery tickets. Cost of tuition. The value of your time or services. Value of blood given to a blood bank. The transfer of a future interest in tan­ gible personal property (generally, until the entire interest has been transferred). • Gifts to: • • • • • a. Individuals. b. Foreign organizations. c. Groups that are run for personal profit . d . Groups whose purpose is t o lobby for changes in the laws. e. Civic leagues, social and sports clubs, labor unions, and chambers of commerce. Line 19 Casualty and Theft Losses Use line 19 to report casualty or theft losses of property that is not trade, busi­ ness, or rent or royalty property. Complete and attach Form 4684, Casualties and 'fhefts, or a similar statement to figure your loss. Enter on line 1 9 of Schedule A the amount of Joss from Form 4684. Losses You MAY Deduct • • • • • have, and which you may not usually wear away from work. Protective clothing, required in your work, such as hard hats and safety shoes and glasses. Physical examinations your employer said you must have. Dues to professional organizations and chambers of commerce. Subscriptions to professional journals. Fees to employment agencies and other costs to look for a new job in your present occupation, even if you do not get a new job. Note: If your employer reimbursed you directly or indirectly for any educational expenses or employee expenses, you must use Form 2106, Employee Business Ex· penses, Part I, line 5, to deduct those expenses up to the amount you were reim­ bursed. Also use Form 2106 to deduct any related travel or transportation expenses. Expenses of Producing Income. You may deduct what you paid to produce or collect taxable income or to manage or protect property held for producing income. Examples of these expenses are: • Safe deposit box rental. • Certain legal and accounting fees. • Clerical help and office rent. You may be able to deduct all or part of each loss caused by theft . vandalism, fire, storm, and car, boat, and other accidents or similar causes. You may deduct nonbusiness casualty or theft losses only to the extent thata. The amount of EACH separate casualty or theft loss is more than $100, and b. The total amount of ALL losses during the year is more than 10% of your adjusted gross income on Form 1040, line 33. Special rules apply if you had both gains and losses from nonbusiness casualties or thefts. See Form 4684 for details. • Custodial (e.g., trust account) fees. Losses You MAY NOT Deduct Gambling Losses. You may deduct gam­ bling losses, but not more than the gam­ bling winnings you reported on Form 1040, line 22. • Money or property misplaced or lost. • Breakage of china, glassware, furniture, and similar items under normal condi· tions. • Progressive damage to property (build­ ings, clothes, trees, etc.) caused by termites, moths, other insects, or dis· ease. Qualified Adoption Expenses. You may be able to deduct up to $ 1 ,500 of qualified adoption expenses you paid for each child you adopt with "special needs." A child with special needs is a child (for purposes of the Social Security Act adop· tion assistance program) whom the state determines cannot or should not be re· turned to his or her parental home, who has a specific factor or condition that makes placement difficult, and who has been the subject of an unsuccessful place· ment effort. Income in Respect of a Decedent. You may deduct the Federal estate tax attributable to income in respect of a decedent that is ordinary income. (Continued on Page 44.) February 1 986 I LOG I 41 - �I I I I as ington • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Seafarers l n tcrnc1 t l o n a l Union of North A m cri.c a . A F L�Cll) Washington Report • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I President's Budget • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The Reagan administration's budget for fis­ cal year 1987 sent shock waves through Wash­ ington, where members of Congress are des­ perately trying to come up with some kind of formula to meet the budget cuts mandated by the Gramm-Rudman law. As reported in earlier issues of the LOG, Gramm-Rudman seeks to eliminate the grow­ ing federal deficit by implementing across-the­ board cuts in non-exempt federal programs if Congress and the president fail to meet certain specified goals. The president's budget would cut almost every single existing social program, from Medicare to aid to higher education. It would totally eliminate the Interstate Commerce Commission, Housing Vouchers, Amtrak sub­ sidies and a host of other federal programs. It would turn other programs over to the states, and implement user fees on services now provided free by the federal government, such as the documentation of seamen's papers. The president's budget was attacked on both sides of the aisle. "As far as I am concerned," said Rep. Les Aspin (D-Wis.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, "this budget is dead before arrival. " At the same time, the president's budget would increase spending for the defense budget by 8 percent. The president also continued to oppose any kind of new taxes to reduce the size of the federal deficit, though he did not rule out an oil tax if it were tied to passage of his tax reform bill. Such a move, he said, would have to be "revenue-neutral" before he would consider it. • While the full details of the president's budget will not be known for several days, maritime officials feel the maritime industry will stand to lose less from it than other industries, but only because most maritime programs have been reduced or eliminated over the past six years anyway. "There's not much left that they can cut," said Frank Pecquex, head of the Union's legislative de­ partment. The following maritime programs are ex­ pected to be affected by the president's budget, and by debate over Gramm-Rudman. • Maritime Authorizations-The most im­ portant maritime program still in existence, the Operating Differential Subsidy program cannot be cut because it involves long-term commitments already in effect. Funding for maritime research and education has already been affected by the first phase of Gramm­ Rudman, which will begin on March l of this year. • Strategic Petroleum Reserve-The Rea­ gan administration wants to eliminate this program, even though it serves an important strategic purpose, especially now when oil prices are at a 1 3-year low. "The administra­ tion has failed to grasp what every smart consumer knows," said SIU President Frank Drozak. "The best time to stock up on an important item is when prices are low." • Coast Guard and inland water user fees­ The administration is attempting to impose user fees on certain kinds of " services" pro- 42 I LOG I February 1 986 February 1 986 Legisl ative . Ad1ninistrativc and Regulato r�· Happcnin�s vided by the federal government. "The SIU feels very strongly that funding for Coast Guard services and inland water projects should be the responsibility of the federal government because the public at large benefits from them, not just a single special interest group. " • Build and Charter-Last year the Senate appropriated $852 million for the first major vessel construction program since the elimi­ nation of Construction Differential Subsidies in 1980. It failed, however, to authorize the program. "The build and charter program is the best news that the shipbuilding industry has had in years, " said SIU President Frank Drozak. " Unfortunately, since the program has not yet been authorized, the funds which have been appropriated may prove to be a tempting target for federal budget cutters. " • Title X I Vessel Mortgage Guaranty Pro­ gram-Title XI was rocked last year by finan­ cial difficulties, which may prompt efforts to further restrict the program. • Port Development-While everyone agrees that improvements to our ports and waterways are desperately needed to keep America com­ petitive in world markets, full scale projects will involve billions of dollars. Unfortunately, few large scale programs are expected to survive the present financial crisis. • Export-Import Bank-The administration has made no secret of its desire to eliminate the bank's $ 1 . l billion direct loan program, which finances major U . S . exports and is subject to cargo preference. As a matter of fact, the biggest threat to the maritime industry may not be cuts in any particular maritime program, but to programs that generate cargo for the Ame1ican-flag merchant marine, such as this one and aid to farmers under the P.L. 480 program . Auto Carriers In part because of pressure that was applied by the Seafarers International Union, Toyota, the largest Japanese auto manufacturer, has decided to ship 10 percent of the vehicles it exports to the U . S . on American-flag vessels. The issue received considerable public at­ tention last year when SIU President Frank Drozak appeared before a Senate committee investigating unfair Japanese trading practices. He noted that not one American-flag vessel was engaged in carrying vehicles between Japan and the United States. Outraged, House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee Chairman Walter B . Jones (D-N.C.) introduced H.R. 3655, which would require that 50 percent of all cars imported into this country from Japan be carried on American­ flag vessels. When informed of the latest de­ velopments concerning Toyota, he said that it "certainly was good news and at least a step toward opening up this trade to U.S. opera­ tors. ' ' Cargo Preference The compromise reached on the application of the Cargo Preference Act last year is under attack from a group of Great Lakes port interests, who filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government. The suit charges that certain types of cargoes are being diverted away from Great Lakes ports so that the government can meet existing cargo preference requirements. To remedy this, the suit is seeking to exempt cargoes that move through Great Lakes ports from cargo preference requirements put forth under Title II of the P.L. 480 program. "The SIU strongly opposes any move," said SIU President Frank Drozak, "that would reduce the total amount of cargo subject to cargo preference. This would mean fewer jobs for our members at a time when there is a depression in the American maritime indus­ try . " While the suit has been filed against the federal government, the SIU has been granted permission by the court to join the government in fighting this attack on the P .L. 480 program. Incidently, the first phase of that compro­ mise is scheduled to go into effect on April I , 1986. In exchange for exempting certain kinds of cargo-generated programs from the provi­ sions of the P.L. 480 program, the American­ flag requirements will be increased from 50 to 75 percent over a three-year period. Phase I which begins on April I would raise the cargo preference requirements to 60 percent. Cash Carry Hearings have begun on a lawsuit filed by the SIU and the Transportation Institute on whether or not cash transfers to Israel fall under the provisions of the P.L. 480 program. Israel does not contest the applicability of the law. I t signed a " side agreement" with the United States stating that it would ship 50 percent of all cargo generated by the $3. 7 billion Economic Support Program on Amer­ ican-flag vessels. The dispute is between the maritime industry and the Agency for Inter­ national Development (AID). "We view this failure to include the cash transfer program under the provisions of the P.L. 480 program as just one more attack against the American-flag merchant marine," said SIU President Frank Drozak. "In a way," said Peter Luciano, executive director of the Transportation Institute, a non­ profit organization which seeks to promote maritime research and education, "this is rem­ iniscent of the suit we filed concerning blended credit, when the Agriculture Department failed to implement existing law. " While the issue still remains undecided, some favorable developments have occurred in court. After the attorney for AID said that there was no direct link between the cash transfer program and exports, Judge Kenneth W. Starr noted that linking foreign aid to U . S . exports was a broad enough idea to make "shipping services includable. " Maritime Promotion Bill Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N. Y . ) has introduced a comprehensive maritime promotional pack­ age that is intended, in his own words, "to streamline the administrative process and fur­ ther deregulate the ocean shipping industry. " The bill, H.R. 4024, includes a new approach to build-foreign. Vessels obtained under the (Continued on Page 43,) �Doest hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime Thomas Louis Magras, 62, joined beef. He was born in Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana ·. '!\ the SIU in the port of New York (Surinam) and is a resident of New York City. · in 1953 sailing as a bosun. Brother ;J\, • Magras received a 1 960 Union Per­ sonal Safety Award for riding an Winfield Scott Downs Jr., 65, Deep Sea accident-free ship, the Alcoa Po­ joined the SIU in 1 945 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Medardo Aqurcia, 63, joined the Brother Downs last sailed out of SIU in the port of New Orleans in the port of Philadelphia. He was on 1957. He sailed as a chief cook for the Waterman Steamship Co. and the Delta Line. Brother Aqurcia was born in Honduras and is a resident of New Orleans. the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isth­ J laris. He was also on the picket line in the 1 963 maritime beef. A former \ member of the NMU, Seafarer Ma­ . gras was born in the Virgin Islands and is a resident of Philadelphia. mian strike. Seafarer Downs was born in Egg Harbor City, N .J. and is a resident of New Gretna, N .J. Sanjurjo Manuel Medina, 56, joined the SIU in the port of San Juan, P.R. in 1970 sailing as an AB. Restituto Ebajo Bernadas, 64, joined the SIU in 1 948 in the port of San Francisco sailing as a QMED. Brother Bemadas hit the bricks in both the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He was born in the Philippines and is a resident of New Orleans. James Doyle Gillian, 57, joined Brother Medina last sailed out of the SIU in the port of New York ' the port of Santurce, P.R. He was in 1963 sailing as a recertified chief born in Puerta de Tierra, P.R. and steward. Brother Gillian graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief is a resident there. Stewards Program in 1982. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Gillian attended the Massey Business College, Bir­ mingham, Ala. studying business administration. Gillian is also a wig- Willie David Crawford, 57, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New . maker. A native of Cordova, Ala. , he is a resident of Starke, Fla. the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He walked the picket lines in the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1947 Isth­ mian beef. Seafarer Crawford was born in Jacksonville and is a resi­ dent there. Robert John Cunningham, 60, joined the SIU in the port of Bal­ 77, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk sailing as a bosun. Brother Jan­ kowski hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. He last shipped out of the port of New York. Sea­ farer Jankowski was born in New York and is a resident of Boynton Beach, Fla. Frank Joseph Jankowski, assistant. Brother Cunningham was born in Baltimore and is a resident Robert Edward LaG�, 62. joined the SIU in 1943 in the port there. of New York. He sailed as a chief electrician and junior engineer. Brother LaGasse is also a cabinet maker. He was born in Dover, N. H. and is a resident ofCanovanas. P.R. George Harvey Doest, 65, joined the SIU in 1 946 farer Nelson was born in Minnesota and is a resident of Seattle. Herminio Pacheco, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun and deck delegate. Brother Pacheco tified Bosuns Program in 1976. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian. 1 948 Wall St., 1 96 1 Greater N . Y . Harbor and 1 962 Robin Line beefs. Seafarer Pacheco worked on the Puerto Ri­ can Marine Shoregang, Port Eliza­ beth, N.J. in 1 979. A native of Penuela, P. R. , he is a resident of Carolina, P.R. in Port Arthur, Texas sailing as a FOWT. Brother Washington Report Brother Nelson also sailed during graduated from the Union's Recer­ timore in 1955 sailing as a steward l York sailing as a chief steward . the Korean and Vietnam wars. Sea­ York sa.iing as a recertified bosun. Brother Crawford graduated from Curtis Ellwood Nelson, 57, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New Maritime Underwriters (AlMU), made Attempts to address the problem sions of the Export Administration the following remarks: "It would be superficial to maintain have in the past centered around re­ quiring earners moving U . S . cargo Act," said SIU President Frank Dro­ that insurance alone was the cause of through Canadian ports to file tariffs z.ak. The export of Alaskan oil is prohib­ provision would be eligible for a five­ the fishing industry ' s problems . . . . with the Federal Maritime Commis­ ited under the provisions of the Export year subsidy for crew costs and insurance. Subsidized operators cur­ [Other problems include] lack of ves­ sel maintenance, poor vessel design sion. Mikulski has taken a different approach. Administration Act, which was passed last year. rently receive an operating differential subsidy for 20 years. She has introduced the "Cross Bor­ A number of administration officials der Cooperation Act of 1986," which ''The shorter subsidy period for for­ and stability, inadequate safety re­ quirements, lack of crew standards and rising personal injury awards." have suggested exporting Alaskan oil to alleviate this nation's growing trade eign-built vessels will reduce federal Jack Caffey, special assistant to the sides of the border" to sit down and imbalance with Japan. Yet such an government outlays while still offset­ SIU president. who is heading the reach cooperative agreements. While ting foreign subsidies for the first five SIU's strike in New Bedford, disa­ years a vessel is under U . S . registry . " grees. ' 'The insurance industry must take responsibility for the problems the Shipping Act of 1984 does not prohibit such meetings. it does not approach, according to the AFL-CIO, "cannot be part of any (solution) to (Continued from Page 42.) said Biaggi. Maritime Insurance The role that insurance plays in the maritime industry is coming under in­ creasing public scrutiny. would allow ocean carriers from ' 'both specifically endorse them either. This solving U . S . trade problems" because they have caused the maritime and has created a great deal of uncertainty fishing industries . Something needs to about the legality of such meetings. it would ·'lead to a continued erosion of our international competitive base." The SIU is monitoring this situation Alaskan OU close I y. At present, roughly 40 tankers employing SIU members are involved be done to address this important is­ sue . " Cron-Border Diversion The Commerce Department is busy compiling comments from interested in carrying Alaskan oil. Navy Builds Sea·LUt At the same time that American marine underwriters are trying to gain Rep. Barbara Mikulski m-Md. l is parties concerning options and rec­ seeking to address a growing problem ommendations regarding production The Navy made its second largest their fare share of insurance policies for American ports . which arc losing and distribution of crude oil from the purchase of merchant vessels to be generated by such programs as the cargo to Canadian and Mexican com­ North Slope of Alaska. used in its "ready reserve force." Export-Import Bank and P.L. 480. petitors because of uncertainties about Under the provisions of the Export the proper interpretation of the Ship­ Control Act, the Commerce Depart­ ment is required to compile these rec­ number ican maritime industry, particularly ping Act of 1984. The problem is particularly acute ommendations and present them by bought for the reserve force. The pur­ the fishing industry. for East Coast ports. which have seen chase, which will cost the government $206.7 million, will bring newer and more modem types of vessels into the reserve fteet. they are trying to minimize their role in the present depression in the Amer­ Speaking to a reporter for The Jour­ cargo moving out of the U . S . Midwest April 1 2 , 1986 to Congress. · 'The SIU is strongly opposed to nal of Commerce, Thomas 0. Clark, diverted away from U . S . ports to Ca­ nadian harbors. any attempt to change existing provi- chairman of the American Institute of the export of Alaskan oil. and will fight Thirteen barge and vehicle carriers will be acquired to bring to 72 the of merchant-type vessels February 1 986 I LOG I 43 - �Deep Sea Wallace "Wally" Perkins "Mad Bear" Anderson, 58, a leader, spokesman and champion of the Indian American civil and legal rights movement, died Dec. 2 1 , 1985 in the U . S . Veterans Administration Hospi­ tal, Buffalo, N . Y. Brother Anderson joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952. He sailed as an AB, bosun and deck delegate for Penn Shipping, Waterman Steamship Co. and Merritt, Chapman and Scott. He was born in the Tuscarora Indian Res­ ervation, Sanborn-Lewiston, N.Y. and was a resident there. Seafarer Ander­ son, in May 1958, Jed an unsuccessful Iroquois Indian Nation "war party" protest against the New York State Power Authority for their non-pay­ ment takeover of 550 acres of reser­ vation land. Later the land went to build the $600-million Robert Moses Power Project at Niagara Falls, N . Y. "Mad Bear" traveled extensively in his quest for the right� of the Indians, taking part in memorial events in Washington, D . C. in 1968 and at the Wounded Knee demonstration in South Dakota in 1973. Surviving is his mother, Martha John, of Lewiston. Personals -- Paul Bagalay Please contact Judy Green at Howard's regarding your daugh­ ter. The number is (904) 354-9160. Rickie L. Juzang Please get i n touch with Dan Henderson at (205) 479-0598. James Walsh Please get in touch with Jim Steighner, 32 Lincoln Way East, Jeannette, Pa. 1 5644 Pensioner Walter A. Beyer, 67. died on Dec. 20, 1985. Brother Beyer joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of Savannah sailing as a FO WT. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike and the 1948 Wall St. beef. Seafarer Beyer was born in New York and was a resident of Paramount, Calif. Sur­ viving are his mother, Mary of Buffalo, N . Y . and his sister, Matilda of New York City. Pensioner Jennie Cecile Rizzuto, 93, passed away on Dec. 2 1 , 1985. Sister Riz­ zuto joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans. She sailed as a chief stewardess aboard the SS Del Mar (Delta Line) and for the Mississippi Shipping Co. She walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Rizzuto was born in New York and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are a brother, Angelo of New Orleans; a sister, Bobbie; a nephew, Mercurio of Abita Springs, Fla., and another rel­ ative, M . S . Rizzuto of New Orleans. Pensioner Garrett Anlister Wile, 82, passed away on Nov. ,;t 25, 1985 in the Cliff House Nursing ., , .· Home, Winthrop, . Mass. Brother Wile ' , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as an AB and 3rd mate. He hit the bricks in both the 1 946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isth­ mian beefs. Seafarer Wile was born in East Boston, Mass. Surviving is his brother, John of West Palm Beach, Fla. Richard Raymond Rodriguez Jr., 64, succumbed to arte­ riosclerosis on Dec. 14, 1 985 at home in Norwalk , Calif. !�,.-�,,�Brother Rodriguez • ·� · ·' /' joined the SIU in the . port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1970 sailing as a cook. He was born in Palms, Calif. Cremation took place in the Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery. Surviving are a son, Richard Rodriguez II of Santa Ana, Calif. ; a daughter, Deanna Lee Meeder of Las Vegas, Nev . ; a sister, Margaret McGuyer of Rockdale, Texas, and other relatives, Marion and La­ mont Rodriguez ofGarden Grove, Calif. : �!""� J . . . •. . ':!\.� ; Pensioner Don Dempsey White, 66, died on Oct. 3 1 . 1985. Brother White joined the SIU in the port of Wilming­ ton, Calif. in 1%6 sailing as a chief pumpman and QMED. He was born in Arkansas and was a resident of Murrieta, Calif. Pensioner George Philip Saucier, 75 . passed away o n Jan. 1 . Brother Saucier joined the SIU in Great Lakes ���il� ::� =� 0! ii s deck engineer. He l- was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. In 1960 Seafarer Saucier received a Union Personal Safety Award for riding an accident-free ship, the Alcoa Ranger. A native of Louisiana, he was a resi­ dent of Pass Christian, Miss. Surviving are his widow, Gladys; a son, and a daughter, Lynda Edmond of Mobile. . ' .. ��\ ""'.. �"- .. ·· I� ���: �� :�� �:� ·. i Ferries Railroad from 1964 to 1973. He was a resident of Frankfort. Sur­ viving is his daughter, Mary Vincent of Arcadia. Mich. Are Yo u M issi ng I m porta nt Ma i l? If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted We want to make sure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use the address form on this page to update your home address. or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW or N.A. Address Correction Department Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-mt ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- . PLEASE PRINT HOME ADDRESS Date: ------ Tax Tips Social (Continued from Page 41.) Miscellaneous Expenses You MAY NOT Deduct Pensioner Alfred Gilbert Sandow, passed away on Dec. 25, 1985. Brother Sandow joined the Union in the port of Frankfort , Mich. Phone No. Your Full Name S&curtty No. Area Code • Political contributions (but see instruc- tions for Form 1040, line 44). • Personal legal expenses. • Lost or misplaced cash or property. • Expenses for meals during regular or extra work hours. • The cost of entertaining friends. • Expenses of going to or from work. • Education that you need to meet mini­ mum requirements for your job or that will qualify you for a new occupation. • Fines and penalties. • Expenses of producing tax-exempt in­ come. For more details on miscellaneous ex­ penses, get Publication 529, Miscellaneous Deductions. 4.( I LOG I February 1 986 Apt. or Box # Street 0 Book Number City SIU UIW Place of This wlU be my permanent addreu 0 UIW State 0 Pensk>ner Other ------- Employment ------- for all offlclal Union malllngs. Thhs address should remain In the Union me unless otherwise changed by (Signed) ZIP me per90nally. ----------- ----- --------- ---------- - ----------------- - � - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - �D�11es� of Sh�ps llee��n11s .AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex), De­ cember 29-Chairman Phil Rubish; Sec­ retary W.A. Jones; Educational Director Richie Wilson; Engine Delegate J. Melen­ dec; Steward Delegate Eddie Fisher. No disputed OT. Treasurer's report: "Poor, but not broke!" The chairman says everything is running smoothly aboard the American Heritage and that he has had a fine crew to wor1<: with. Communications from head­ quarters were received pertaining to the 1 percent COLA increase effective Jan. 1 , 1 986. These were read and posted. On behalf of the officers and crew, a very special thanks was given to the steward department for their extended time in pre­ paring Christmas dinner-truly an out­ standing job. Next port: St. Croix. V.I. BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), December 29--Chalrman Juan Osorio; Secretary Cassie B. Carter; Educational Director P. Colonna. No disputed OT or beefs were reported. There is $13 in the ship's fund. The chairman notified the crew of receipt of a radiogram from headquarters stating that a 1 percent cost of living allowance will go into effect Jan. 1 , 1 986. The chairman also announced that he is taking up a collection for the Seaman's Church Institute and that anyone wishing to contribute should get In touch with him. A motion was made and seconded to make vacation money payable after 90 days instead of after 1 20 days. This will be referred to the Negotiating Committee. Crewmembers were reminded to be mind­ ful of others sleeping at night: keep the noise down and don't slam doors. Next ports: Elizabeth, N.J. and San Juan, P.R. GALVESTON (Sea-Land Service), De­ cember 24-Chairman A McCrea; Sec­ retary Ken Hayes; Educational Director W. Watton. No beefs or disputed OT. Minutes of the last meeting were read. The new mattress for the 12� oiler is on the way. The chairman reported on several com­ munications from headquarters and ex­ pressed himself on the vital importance of continuing to donate to SPAD. He re­ minded crewmembers to read the LOG in order to keep abreast of Union and mari­ time activities. Payoff will be this trip. The educational director noted that anyone needing any infonnatioo regarding the Union (upgrading, medical forms, vacation forms, etc.) should feel free to call on him. Every­ one was asked to help keep the messroom tidy, return all mugs to the pantry and return all books to the library. MAJOR STEPHEN W. PLESS (Waterman), December 9--Chairman Robert Hagood; Secretary Bobbie W. Steams Jr. Some disputed OT was re­ ported in the deck department. There is $70 In the ship's general fund at this time as well as $687 in the movie fund. There are approximatety 200 movies in the library, which is growing all the time. After tossing ideas around about how to spend the library fund monies, It was decided to save it for emergencies-as a fund to be used in the event flowers need to be sent in the ship's name to the family of a deceased crew­ member or other emergencies as needed. Maurice Duet thanked all those who helped him while he was injured, and wanted everyone to know that he appreciated the help very much. Cook-outs are still being held aboard the Pless in the rec. area. Sports fishing is becoming the leisure ac­ tivity, and some 75-pounders are being caught. Sunbathing is also very popular onboard ship when time permits. The skeet and trap range will provide additional rec­ reation when it Is finlshed. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed broth0f'S and sisters. Next port and port of payoff: Norfolk, Va. MOUNT WASHINGTON (VlciOf'Y Carriers), January 3-Chairman David Gil- more; Secretary A. Salem; Educational Dlrector/Pumpman L.J. Nixon; Deck Del­ egate J. Bidzllya; Engine Delegate David Timmone; Steward Delegate J.C. Mahaf­ fey. The deck department reported some disputed OT. Christmas greetings and no­ tification of the 1 percent cost of IMng allowance was received from headquarters and posted on the bulletin board. The chairman stressed the importance of do­ nating to SPAD, and the secretary urged crewmembers to attend upgrading courses at Piney Point. Members also were re­ minded to read the LOG and share it with .,. a..,. . ,.• w N, ,, . Garcia, chief cook aboard the LNG Taurus, rakes a break between meals. wuis A. their shipmates. The LOG is the chief means of communication between head­ quarters, the ports and the members at sea or ashore. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. All stood and pa;d their respects to the memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Philadelphia, Pa. OMI COLUMBIA (OMI), January f­ Chalrman J.R. Broadus; Secretary C. Moss ; Educational Director A.G. Milne; Deck Del­ egate Edward L. Collins; Engine Delegate Paul F. Whalen; Steward Delegate D.L. Guerrero. Disputed OT was reported in all departments due to a delayed sailing. Pay­ off this trip will ciose out 1 985; wages earned this year to date will be paid on the next trip. Notification of a 1 percent COLA was received from headquarters. Every little bit helps. All In all, everything is going smoothly with a good crew and officers. Thanks were given to the steward depart­ ment for the good Christmas dinner and to the deck and engine departments for their hard won<. The 4-a watch was also given a vote of thanks for keeping the pantry clean. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed broth­ ers and sisters. OMI DYNACHEll (OMI), December 31-Chairman Robert G.Lawson; Secre­ tary Rudy De Boissiere; Educational Di­ rector G. L. Spell; Deck Delegate David B. Campbell; Engine Delegate Felipe A. Torres; Steward Delegate Joseph P. Emidy. No disputed OT. The chairman announced a payoff this trip upon arrival in Baton Rouge, La. and that all members should see the patrolman when he comes aboard. The educational director noted that times in the maritime Industry are changing rapidly and that "we must change with them." He ad\llsed all eligible members to take ad­ vantage of the upgrading facilities at Piney Point. A special vote of thanks was given to Steward/Baker Rudy De Boissiere. Chief Cook Joseph P. Emidy and Juan Morales for an excellent Christmas Day dlnner­ c:omplete with exotic foods, pastries and imported wines. A vote of thanks also was given to the deck department for "making this a smooth trip," and "our hats go off to the engine department-they are the best in the West." Report to the LOG: "We say a fond farewell to Bosun H. B. Rains as he leaves to go on vacation, and we wish everybody a very Happy New Year!" Next port: Baytown, Texas. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), De­ cember 27-Chairman Angel Camacho; Secretary H. Ortiz; Deck Delegate Pablo Pacheco; Engine Delegate Or1ando Flores. Some disputed OT was reported in both the deck and engine departments. Com­ munications from headquart0f'S were re­ ceived regarding notification of the 1 per­ cent cost of living allowance as well as Christmas greetings. The secretary stressed the importance of donating to SPAD. He noted the positive effects of SPAD and how It worl<s, "but we have to help too." Everything is running very smoothly. A vote of thanks was given to the steward and his department for especially fine meals on Thanksgiving and Christmas. And an expression of appreciation was mentioned regarding the SlU's award-winning news­ paper, the LOG. SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land), December &-Chairman J. Higgins; Sec­ retary H. Scypes; Educational Director U. H. Sanders; Deck Delegate P. O'Neal; Engine Delegate H. W. Miller. Some dis­ puted OT was reported in the engine de­ partment. The ship's chairman held a dis­ cussion about the state of shipping today, based on an article from The Wall Street Journal. He also talked about the impor­ tance of taking advantage of all the new Navy-chartered ships under military con­ tract and how this is a good opportunity for B book members to receive a full book in less than eight years. It was suggested that each crewmember put $5 Into a fund to be used in the event the VCR needs to be repaired. An arrival pool will also raise some money to purchase new movies and blank cassettes. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a fine Thanksgiving Day meal. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next ports: Port Everglades, Fla. and New Orleans, Institute if he so desired. Donations should be given to department delegates or to the 1 st assistant engineer. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for an excellent Christmas Day dlnner. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. THOMPSON P.AU (IOM), December 29-Chairman D. Ellette; Secretary L. Vi­ dal; Educational Director Peter Nortava. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There Is $ 1 00 in the movie fund. The captain lnfonned the chairman that several rules were disregarded while at the Alyeska terminal in Valdez. There is to be no smoking at the end of the dock or walking from one dock to another. Any crewmem­ ber caught violating those rules will be terminated. O.S. Willie Lee was taken off ship in Panama due to a dislocated hip. He will be hospitalized for two to three weeks. Followlng some questions in the deck department, the chairman explained that when a watchstander requests a relief, the relief man goes on the watch of the man he is relieving. A special vote of thanks was given to the entire steward department for a fabulous Christmas Day dinner and a job well done. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: I.IS AQUARIUS Ul.TlllllE BAY .. IUVER ITATE CA8UAS COll11TU11DI COVE UIBTY FALCOI PWESI -­ GVEmAI AUllA DVElllEAS llARRIETTE OYUSEAS VMAll PAUL IUCl PFC llEWAYIE l. W1U.WIS PFC BJ8EIE A. OllED POlrllMll PUERTO RICO SAii llDUSTill SAI PEm 5U-UllJ llEVB.OP£R Sl... LI . AllJ FIHlilM SU-Wm lmEJIEmBICE SU-Wm UIERATOR La. SEA·L.AND PACER (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), December 29--Chairman J. Chiara­ monte; Secretary D. Chafin; Educational Director W. Brack. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $10 in the ship's fund. A radiogram from SIU President Dro­ zak was received and posted. It wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and also informed the member­ ship of the 1 percent COLA. A repair list was turned in last voyage, but the ice-cube maker still is not working. The chairman said he would speak to the present captain about the situation. Each member was asked to donate to the Seaman's Church SEA-UllJ IWlllER SU-Um PllOllUCEll SU-Ulm vaTUllE S8T. llATEJ IOCAI 11UUMPtl ll.TIWIAR Monthly Me1nbership Meetings Deep Sea Port Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, March 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. March 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. March 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 5 . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , March 6 . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Friday, March 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March to . ................... . I0:30 a.m. New Orleans . . . . . . . . " . . . . . Tuesday , March 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , March 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, March 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0:30 a.m. St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, March 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday , March 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , March 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l0:30 a.m. Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. February 1986 I LOG I 45 �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority JAN. 1-31, 1986 Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Frank Orozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe OIGlorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Port Algonac . 4 21 2 4 18 4 2 4 0 0 0 6 24 3 5 19 4 2 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Algonac . 0 0 0 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port 9 47 5 0 0 0 9 44 8 19 90 12 0 0 0 22 93 16 Algonac . . Totals All Departments . . "'Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. . . "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. JAN. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class B Class C Class A Trip Reliefs .. REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . Philadelphia . Baltimore . Nortolk . Mobile . New Orleans . Jacksonville . San Francisco . . Wilmington . Seattle . Puerto Rico . Honolulu . Houston . St. Louis . Piney Point . Totals . . 0 10 0 0 3 1 9 5 2 4 5 3 11 5 0 0 58 8 123 12 19 24 21 92 73 64 47 56 0 6 88 0 0 633 7 23 12 9 14 8 11 19 21 10 10 0 30 8 0 1 183 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 10 1 8 0 0 0 0 5 4 3 2 3 0 13 4 0 0 43 2 89 11 16 15 12 75 41 46 29 41 1 7 46 0 3 434 1 17 5 1 12 6 9 7 11 13 12 0 19 6 0 4 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 14 0 7 0 0 3 0 5 2 7 4 8 0 89 6 0 0 131 0 49 3 5 9 16 41 18 84 21 40 0 6 31 0 0 323 2 6 2 1 6 2 4 7 13 4 5 0 28 0 0 3 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33 0 0 0 35 4 13 6 5 16 0 81 1 0 1 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 114 0 0 0 111t 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 60 5 9 10 5 45 20 82 41 38 1 12 22 0 1 363 4 80 15 7 17 11 25 23 39 29 35 1 132 16 0 4 438 0 9 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 5 0 207 1 0 0 232 313 153 232 1 ,743 827 291 1 10 0 0 3 1 3 11 11 2 9 0 8 4 0 1 64 4 49 4 13 12 9 44 42 27 20 31 1 7 39 0 0 302 3 13 3 1 2 5 7 12 19 5 12 0 20 6 0 2 110 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 8 3 36 0 2 6 5 38 33 18 12 33 1 5 27 0 0 219 1 34 2 5 11 5 34 23 21 9 29 2 7 20 0 2 205 1 4 1 0 6 4 3 6 8 6 6 0 19 5 0 3 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 13 0 19 2 1 5 2 17 18 15 5 24 1 2 15 0 0 126 0 26 2 2 5 5 20 10 30 12 32 0 8 19 0 0 171 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 29 0 0 0 31 0 13 0 1 6 1 15 13 21 5 25 0 5 7 0 0 112 0 20 0 0 3 0 9 17 19 3 30 0 4 12 0 0 117 574 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . New York . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . Baltimore . Nortolk . Mobile . New Orleans . Jacksonville . San Francisco . Wilmington . Seattle . Puerto Rico . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . Houston . St. Louis . Piney Point . Totals . . . 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 5 3 4 0 14 3 0 2 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . New York . Philadelphia . Baltimore . Nortolk . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . San Francisco Wilmington . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . Honolulu Houston . St. Louis . Piney Point . Totals . . . . . . 5 0 26 0 0 3 55 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 2 7 0 24 1 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24 0 0 0 27 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . New York . Philadelphia . Baltimore . Nortolk . Mobile . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . Honolulu . Houston . . St. Louis . . . . Piney Point . Totals . . . . ........ ...... Totals All Departments . . . . . . . 0 31 0 0 8 2 27 10 41 21 32 1 6 18 0 0 197 24 16 15 1 85 9 0 2 235 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 181 0 0 0 190 875 472 242 1 40 3 1 8 5 10 15 1 16 0 1 6 5 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. .. "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of January was down from the month of December. A total of 1 ,272 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,272 jobs shipped, 574 jobs or about 45 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 232 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 2,285 jobs have been shipped. 4t I LOG I February 1 986 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (30 1 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 2 1 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 (30 1 ) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 (216) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-41 1 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 0 1 930 (61 7 ) 283-1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 968 1 3 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (20 1 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-091 6 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 9 1 48 (215) 336-38 1 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (30 1 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441 - 1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 2 1 st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �terviewing one of the striking fish­ Strike- Union Busting Again Ed.torials The SIU's fishing strike i n New Bedford, Mass. , boils down to a simple problem, Union officials and striking fishermen say: UNION BUSTING. Despite all the well-publicized prob­ lems of the fishing industry-foreign imports, overfishing, increased costs, monstrous insurance premiums-fish­ ing remains a lucrative, multi-million dollar business in this old New Eng­ land whaling port. The people who run the business and pocket the profits just don't want to share the pie with the people who ride those boats and perform the back-breaking and dan­ gerous work where the whole profit­ able system starts, on the fishing beds far at sea. Few American workers would stand for the type of abuse and the working conditions the 800 New Bedford SIU members have had to live with for years. The majority of New Bedford's fish­ ing fleet spends more than 300 days a year in good weather and deadly weather dragging the ocean• s depth for scallops, yellowtail, and cod that can fetch as much as $10 a pound at been named to an AFL-CIO commit­ tee to help lead the Federation's fight against apartheid in its boycott against Shell .Oil Co. Shell Oil Co. is the American sub­ sidiary of Royal Dutch Shell which has large holdings in racially segre­ gated South Africa. It also has been accused of repressive treatment of its black workers at the company's South African mines and other plants. "The entire racial system in South a boatowner standing nearby said, "Why are you asking him? He'sjust The owners want to: your local fish market. But most fish­ ermen can tell you of the time they spent IO days out only to come home with $100 in their pocket. Most fishermen can tell you of being fired from a boat because the owner's relatives needed a job, because they complained, or because they asked for simple proof where their money really went. A few years ago fishermen could make $30,000 a year or more, even with the abuses in the entire system, which benefit the owners and buyers­ the padded settlement sheets, the in­ accurate weigh-ins, the under-the-ta­ an ignorant fisherman. " Eliminate all rules regarding selling the catch; Eliminate Union access to fish weigh­ ing; Provide no proof for settlement sheet expenses; Provide no proof for fuel expenses ; Increase their own share of a dwin­ dUng catch. There is no place tem, for this attitude or for the kind Bedford's fishing power structure. The Union has offered to increase the owners' share of the catch. But the owners and buyers want to keep the cards marked and dice loaded. Fishermen want a fair game. What the people who control New It is time for New Bedford's fish­ Bedford' s fishing industry seem to ermen and the SIU to force the want is a class of indentured serv­ ants. Men with strong backs and no owners and the power brokers into Broadcasting radio station was in- it or not. the modem world, whether they like rights. When a reporter for a Public ble fish sales and the close working­ Fishermen and owners agree that the profits are shrinking. There are problems in the industry. Strikers say they are willing to work together, but what they want is an honest system. That apparently is not what the owners and the Seafood Producers Associa­ tion (SPA) want. What few checks and balances exist today, the SPA wants to do away with. Africa in an attempt to put economic pressure on that country's government to end apartheid. The boycott comes after a request from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions which has been working with black trade unions in South Africa. Management at a SheU­ owned coal mine fired four shop stew­ ards when miners took time to attend a funeral for a co-worker killed at the mine. That led to a strike by miners, and Shell fired 86 miners and refuses Letters To The Editor �I 'Someone Cares. I • • ' d.1.sagree with your December 1985 ed1tor1a.J. where you SQ8 it is doubtful that the federal government can be spurred into e.ny action to gra.nt e.ny kind of vet.era.n's benefit.a to merchant sea.men. Public La.w times) 96-202 (under which sea.men were turned down several 600 WWII women was speoiftoeJJy ta.ilored to accommodate ferry pilots (total dea.tha--2 ) . When I read in the newspapers about Sena.tor John Glenn's interest in a. Korean Wa.r memoria.l, I wrote him asking what a.bout veteran's recognition for WWil merchant seamen. He wrote me a. very sympathetic letter a.nd also inquired for me at Since this last DOD ruling, I have a.gain written Sen. Glenn, morally reprehensible. There is no dates its workers and refuses the Union excuse for this kind of repression, " access to its members. Drozak saiJ. The AFL-CIO launched its boycott of Shell last month as part of its longstanding effort against apartheid. The Federation has called for Ameri­ can companies to disinvest in South workers hold meetings, and intimi­ asking him to introduce legislation for WWII merchant seamen's veterans Glenn a.nd also your own U.S. representatives and senators. American firm has any part of it, it is - the Dept. of Defense. recognition. when an modem of absolute power possessed by New to let the National Union of Mine­ Africa is disgusting, and in America for this kind of feudal sys­ relationships of the rival buyers. Drozak Named to Anti­ Apartheid Commission SIU President Frank Drozak has ermen about the causes of the strike, I urge all SIU members, as well as all other seamen, to write Sen. I know for a. fa.ct that Sen. Glenn ca.res about us. The AFL-CIO is urging all its mem­ bers to cut their Shell credit cards in Sincerely yours, tion's Civil Rights Department. It is HunU.ey (.. Badio OJn"., lM0-88) Bevada City, calif. half and return them to the Federa­ also asking members not to purchase any Shell products. Pred B. BOOZE I AND DRU� 1 HAVE YOU OOWN P 1-/ELP I� A VAILABLE. CONTACT Ydl/R PORTAGENT, OR 51.(J l>RUG AND AJ..(OJKJt. PIKJGRAM. lffNEY�INTNb. - • February 1986 I LOG I 47 . �S I U H e l ps Those i n N eed . ' •' ·�� A Navy helicopter ferried some of the survivors to Manila from the Overseas Alice. Overseas Alice Saves 46 in Heroic Rescue In the dark, pre-dawn hours of Dec. 19, the Overseas Alice (Maritime Overseas) rescued nearly 50 survivors from the Asuncion Cinco, a 1 5-year­ old inter-island Filipino ferry boat which sank nearly 200 miles south of Subic Bay, P.I. in the South China Sea (see story in Jan. LOO). Following treatment for burns and Despite their terrible experience, some of the survivors still manage a smile . In the words of Collie Loper Jr. , crew, some with flashlights, others 50 survivors that night with all hands one SIU member aboard the Overseas with life rings, was working to get as working from the time we arrived 'tit Alice: • 'The Overseas Alice, upon get­ many survivors rescued as possible. daybreak. The humanitarian efforts by all hands make me proud to say that ting an SOS from Subic Bay, P.I . , ' 'The rescue went smoothly with raced to the scene of the Asuncion the crew working together . . . The I am a merchant mariner and a member Cinco disaster, arriving at about 2 1 :30. ship was taking seas over the side. It of the SIU . . . It was dark. Voices were heard in the was impossible to put a [life] boat in water on both sides of the ship. The the water, but we were able to rescue exposure, the survivors of the An11tcio1r Cinco have time to rdlect on " The photos were taken by SIU mem­ ber David Locsin. their terrifying ordeal as the ship beads toward Subk Bay. Sharing Christmas in Seattle · i�i�-�,,...'i' Clans Schmunke removes candied yams from the oven. �- ./ Top left: Christmas Day was one of sharing at the Seattle Cathollc Seaman's Club Cbristmas Day dinner, as Seattle Fleld Rep Rieb Berkowitz and other SIU members volunteered to cook and se"e the meal Here, Berkowitz (r.) stands by the Christmas tree with Father Horrigan, dlndor or the CatboHc Seaman's Club. . Eltjoying the sumptuous meal are SIU memben Hector Felix, John Mitchell , David Kendrick, Jim Johan, Sam Torina, Bob "Chico" Leyva and Joe Graves, among Bottom left: otben. 48 I LOG I February 1 986 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES FAIR SHARE IS KEY IN NEW BEDFORD FISH STRIKE ADVANCE YOUR CAREER- SHIP T-AGOS IRANIANS BOARD, SEARCH APL’S PRESIDENT TAYLOR SUP RE-ELECTS ALL OFFICERS SIU FISHERMAN DEMAND END TO YEARS OF ABUSE FISHERMAN’S RIGHTS ARE STRIKE’S CENTRAL ISSUE MSC RELEASES IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION ON W-2 FORMS NEW ADMINISTRATOR AT MSC RESTRUCTURING OF MILITARY U.S. SHIPS THREATENED TAYLOR BOARDING PUTS SIU FAMILIES UNDER STRESS 3 OF CREW SAVED IN SINKNG CROWLEY MARINE TUG SKIPPER DROWNS GEM STATE TRAINS CRANE OPERATORS ADMIRALS VISIT SCHOOL TRAINING AT SHLSS SUPPORTS NAVY SEALIFT NEEDS TOWBOAT ADVISORY BOARD MEETS AT SHLSS SEAFARERS CONTINUE TO TRAIN TO MEET MILITARY JOB CHALLENGES WITH THE SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE THE SEAFARERS SHIPHANDLING SIMULATOR PAUL HALL LIBRARY AND MARITIME MUSEUM MANPOWER THE NUCLEUS OF THE UNION INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION AT SHLSS SHLSS ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES SHLSS CIMPUTER COURSE OUTREACH PROGRAM THE SIU IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON REPORT PRESIDENT’S BUDGET AUTO CARRIERS CASH CARRY CARGO PREFERENCE MARITIME PROMOTION BILL STRIKE-UNION BUSTING AGAIN EDITORIALS DROZAK NAMED TO ANTI APARTHEID COMMISSION SIU HELPS THOSE IN NEED OVERSEARS ALICE SAVES 46 IN HEROIC RESCUE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 2 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/64d2d422c5530a31ccfaee8041db5bc7.pdf 5b8861064e38e261bd8ef7944e92552f PDF Text Text Offtcial Publication of the Seafarers International Union •Atlantic. Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters Dlstl'lct • AFL-CIO VoL 48 No. J Marcia 1986 Pressure Splits Owners 300 Fishermen Back to Work, as More Boats Sign A massive defection of Seafood Pro- bargaining past Jan. 24, the SIU began ducers Association (SPA) members to negotiate with about 80 independent has swollen the number of New Bed- boatowners who are not part of the ford fishing boats sailing with an SIU SPA. contract to about 50 as the SIU fish- "In the past," Piva said, "the Sea- ermen's strike enters its third month. food Producers were usually the first In addition to the signed agree- to sign and the rest of the boats would ments, about 20 independent fishing follow. But this time they wouldn't boats are near to signing Union con- get off the dime and bargain, so we tracts, SIU Vice President Mike Sacco changed tactics.'' said. The independents began to sign con- "We've had major progress here. tracts which contained many of the We're getting a lot of our people back points the SPA would not move on in to work. We've been able to split the their offers, including: Seafood Producers and we've made Y' a 55-broken 45 percent split of the great strides with the remaining inde- catch's proceeds, with the crew pick- pendents," said New Bedford Port ing up the 55 percent for draggers and Agent Joe Piva. a 60-40 split for scallopers; Dozens of unfair labor practice Y' continuation of the current 5 percent charges have been filed by the Union contribution tQ .the pension and wel- against the SPA and .some independ- fare plans (2V2 percent to each); ents. The charges include failure to Y' the elimination of the captain's ab- bargain in good faith, failure to provide solute right to hire and fire. Under the information to the Union and other contracts there must be just cause for charges. dismissal, and the action falls under As the indeped! nt · ign cdfitfads, the Union's grievance and arbitration SIU fishermen are crewing the boats procedure; as they sail, but pickets remain up at Y' requiring the owner to document all sites where the owners have not come expenses-fuel, food and ice; to terms with the Union, said Jack Y' the installation of fuel gauges on all Caffey, special assistant to SIU Pres- boats and the elimination of the prac- ident Frank Drozak. tice of estimating fuel costs; "We're coming afong real well, but this strike will not be over until we get all the boats we have bargaining rights with to sign up," Caffey said. The latest break in the dispute came in late February after two months of strike pressure on the SPA. Following the failure of the SPA to continue Y' the use of an impartialjudgeto settle disputes of fish quality. As more and more independents began to sign, Piva said, many SPA After being strike-bound for nearly two months, the scalloper Mondego II begins its first trip with an SIU contract. Striking fishermen on the dock wave goodbye. members began questioning the Association's stand. "They were saying, 'These people (Continued on Page 28.) MTD Board Sets Course Inside: Buck Stuck in Fast Ice Page 3 Build and Charter Stirs Debate Page 3 Marad Budget Means More Cuts Pages 4 & 5 Government Services News Pages 26 & 27 Cafe Is Haven in Fair Haven Page 29 Maritime Trades Department President Frank Drozak opened the MTD's executive board meeting last month in Bal Harbour, Florida with an outline of a program to pump new energy into the U.S. maritime industry. (See pages 17-24 for a report on the meeting.) March Marks Pioneers' Birthdays Pages 32 & 33 �President's Report by Frank Drozak (The U.S. Coast Guard is putting together proposals for changes to licensing and documentation requirements for deepsea officers and crewmembers, and for inland and mobile offshore drilling crewmembers. Because of the immediate and long-range effects of these proposed changes, I have written the following letter to the U.S. Coast Guard Safety Council expressing my concerns on behalf of the members of our Union.) SIU Comments on Changes In Coast Guard Documenting Further, the SIU restates its opposition to the Coast Guard's intent to permit engineroom service to be creditable for up to six months for deck licenses and vice versa. We do not believe that watchstanding in the engineroom equates with that on the bridge and vice versa. This provision is, therefore, unaccept­ The Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, which able. counts among its members thousands of seamen who work aboard U.S.-ftag In reference to the firefighting provision of the Proposed Rules, the SIU vessels on the oceans, Great Lakes and inland waters of this country, urges the Coast Guard to include firefighting training for all personnel onboard appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Supplemental Notice of U.S.-ftag vessels in all sectors of the maritime industry. The Proposed Rules Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM), CGD 81-059 and CGD 81-059a, Licensing of now limit required firefighting training to deck officers on vessels over 200 Marith11e Personnel and Licensing of Officers and Operators for Mobile Offshore gross tons in ocean or near coastal service and to engineers on vessels over Drilling Units, respectively. As noted in our comments of March 5, 1984 responding to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on this subject, the SIU concurred with both 1000 horsepower. It appears that no firm commitment is forthcoming to include personnel of vessels less than 200 gross tons even though no vessel is immune from fire hazards. This minimum safety requirement is long overdue. the need and complexity of streamlining the license structures for ocean and inland service and once again commends the efforts of the officers involved in authoring this aspect of CGD 81-059. It is our view that the establishment of career growth patterns for merchant seamen will definitely contribute to a more professional attitude among our licensed members and will encourage them to continue their education and training. In our previous letter, although noting that the Proposed Rules would generally benefit our members, the SIU, nonetheless, voiced several concerns with the proposal and recommended that certain modifications be made to the proposed rulemaking. The SIU is pleased to find that the Coast Guard did incorporate several of these recommendations into the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CGD 81-059. However, a number of initial concerns still remain unresolved and, in fact, other problem areas have surfaced with the publishing of the revised proposed rulemaking which we will enumerate further on into these comments. Health Care Of equal importance to the SIU is the availability of quality emergency health care aboard all U .S.-ftag vessels. The SIU feels that CPR and first-aid training be required for all seamen in all sectors of the maritime environment, including deepsea, shallow draft tug and tow, barge, dredge, passenger vessels, offshore oil and gas, MODU's and fishing fleet employment. Unfortunately, the Proposed Rules do not extend the CPR and First Aid training requirements throughout the industry. Thought should be given to this recommendation as well as requiring refresher training in both firefighting and CPR/First Aid in license regulations for renewal as well as for upgrading endorsements. The amended Proposed Rules create additional areas of concern for the SIU. Specifically, we draw your attention to the revised Subchapter P­ Manning of Vessels, Part 157-Manning Requirements, appended to this rulemaking. Surely an issue of such major importance should be dealt with in a separate rulemaking. The SIU is aware that the Coast Guard is granted statutory authority to Simulator Training interpret laws and promulgate regulations intended to promote marine safety First, the SIU reiterates its belief that the combination of both simulator and to protect navigable waters. Nevertheless, the SIU is concerned with training, utilizing meaningful and realistic programs with specific skill objec­ several proposed regulations within Part 157 which in our view are, in some tives, coupled with Coast Guard approved formal training courses in the instances, an unjustified expansion of discretionary agency authority while, in classroom is a positive step toward achieving safer working conditions aboard others, an evasion of agency responsibility. We, therefore, submit for your U .S.-tlag vessels. We, therefore, support the use of training as a partial consideration into the finalized version of the Proposed Rules the following substitute for actual seatime. specific comments: However, it is our view that substitution of a satisfactorily completed approved training course for up to two-thirds of the required service in the engine or deck department-as recommended in the proposed rulemaking-is imprudent and excessive. Although simulators and training are suitable teaching tools, they are only an adjunct to "hands-on," at-sea experience, and should not be given the excessive high priority proposed by the rulemaking. Therefore, the SIU recommends that the Coast Guard accept a shoreside training substitution not to exceed a maximum of one-half of the required service on deck or in the 15.301: Definition of Terms (f) Longstanding maritime tradition in the private sector has always consid­ ered a deck maintenance person as part of the deck crew. The SIU considers eliminating the maintenance person as a member of the deck crew in the proposed rulemaking contrary to this tradition and unacceptable. 15.401: Certificates of Inspection (b) It is once again unfortunate that the Coast Guard persists in leaving the engine department and only on a one-to-one basis. According to the rulemaking, in anticipation of the future domestic imple­ responsibility for determining the minimum complement of licensed officers mentation of the Tonnage Convention which will result in higher gross tonnages and crew necessary for the safe operation of vessels to the Officer in Charge for current measurements, the Coast Guard "will make every attempt to allow of Marine Inspection in varied ports. If minimal manning levels are left to the the seaman to continue to operate on those vessels presently employed. That interpretation and determination of each individual Coast Guard Officer in may require specific tonnage endorsements on each individual license or it may require conversion to licenses in the new system." Charge of Marine Inspection, the present confusion in the industry will continue to perpetuate. The SIU is concerned over the apparent lack of specific information regarding The SIU considers national and centralized standards not subject to individual a grandfathering clause as it applies to present license holders. We urge that OCMI discretion as the logical answer to the current disparate set of manning the regulations be amended to include guarantees to present license holders standards. The SIU urges the Coast Guard to set a standard minimum manning that no loss of tonnage or limitations of scope would be imposed on their complement for American merchant vessels which will protect not only their present license so that the job security of present license holders will not be safe navigation and maintenance but also the safety of life and property at sea. (Continued on Page 30.) threatened. Offioal Publicatiofl of the Seafarers International Union ot North America. Atlantic, Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters District. March 1986 Vol. 48, No. 3 AFL-CIO Executive Board Frank Drozak President Ed Turner Joe DIGlorglo Secretary Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Vice President Charles Svenson Joe Sacco Editor George McCartney Vice President t Vice President Deborah Greene Associate Editor Ray Bourdlua Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos Roy A. Mercer V°IC6 President "'l:t"l( �\.":. - .-._ ;; .. Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Associate Editor Leon Hall Vice President r .n i The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. 2 I LOG I March 1986 ---- -··---· · ...... ... ._ _ ·--·-·"'' ...... .........- �SIU's Paul Buck Can Do-And Did Heavy Weather, Fast Ice Make for a Slow Trip A trip from the top of the world to the bottom is one long voyage, but when you have extremely heavy weather and ice thick enough to trap a large tanker, it's even longer. The SIU's M/V Paul Buck (Ocean Carriers) launched last year, com­ pleted the trip with an "enthusiasm, professionalism and a total can-do at­ titude," according to the commander of Navy Support-Antarctica in a letter of commendation he sent to the crew. The Buck left Alaska Christmas Day and had to endure a severe gale in the Gulf of Alaska. She arrived in New Zealand Jan. 14 to take on bunkers and then proceeded into Antarctica to deliver various petroleum products. On the way into McMurdo Sound and the way out "some of the worst fast ice conditions ever experienced" in the sound trapped the Buck. Ice­ breakers had to cut channels for pas­ sage each way. The 12,000-mile voy­ age took about two months to complete, and the Buck was dry-docked in Aus­ tralia for some minor repairs. The M/V Pmd Buck slowly makes its way through the thick ice of Antarctica earlier this year. The SIU members of the Buck's crew were: QMED!Pumpman James Brock, QMED KeUy Mayo, QMED Richard Parrish, BOSUN Joel Lechel, AB Keith Bennett, AB Ervin Bronstein, AB Willie Dillon, AB James Blitch, AB Mike McEarchen, GUDE Donald Gearhart, GUDE Thomas Sherrier, STD/BKR Marvin Bowell, C/COOK Toyo Gonzales, GSU Samuel Johnson and GSU Robert Maschmeier. Navy, White House Oppose Program Build and Charter Hearing Searches for Answers used a gress" to come up with a bill that best facilities at Piney Point," Drozak said ·'That way everybody's needs will hearing on the build and charter pro­ Several House members combines the needs of the military that it takes three years to train a top­ be met," said Drozak. He stressed gram to vent their anger at the admin­ establishment with those of commer­ notch AB or QMED, and another half that he did not personally favor build­ istration's refusal to come up with a cial shippers. year after that to train a licensed mar­ ing foreign, but that something needed plan to reverse the decline of the American-flag merchant marine. Rep. Roy Dyson (D-Md.) was more specific. He warned that the Navy mer. Drozak drew a great deal of atten­ They also predicted that the House would have no input in determining tion when he said that the Navy and will eventually authorize a build and the kinds of vessels that would be the private-flag merchant marine would charter program despite opposition constructed under this program unless have trouble manning all the vessels from the administration and the Navy. it decided to work with the committee in the Ready Reserve Fleet. "When the [build and charter] bill at an early stage in drafting a bill. Noting events in the Philippines and hits the floor," said Rep. Charles E. Another government witness, Ev­ elsewhere in the world, Drozak said Bennett (D-Ala.), Seapower and Stra­ erett Pyatt, assistant secretary of the that sealift is more important than tegic and Critical Minerals Subcom­ Navy, told the committee members ever. mittee chairman, "it will pass." that ·'the build and charter method of to be done to overcome the gridlock on this issue. The administration was not the only one to come in for criticism at the hearing. So did District I of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association for its opposition to reflagging the Cunard passenger vessels. Mario White, secretary of District Other industry representatives tes­ 1, said he believed that some of the $852 million could be used to build "We have an administration," said producing sealift capability is not nec­ tified at the hearing. One was Lee Rep. William Carney (R-N.Y.), "that essarily more cost effective than our Rice. head of the Shipbuilders Asso­ passenger vessels because such ves­ has done everything possible to build current method." ciation, who noted that the Navy's sels "are extremely important to the up the military with the exception of When asked by Dyson if the method much touted plans for a 600-vessel defense of the country.'' Camey agreed giving it a way of transporting troops of procurement was the main reason Navy could not alone ensure a mini­ with White that passenger vessels are and cargoes overseas." behind the administration's opposition mum shipbuilding base, especially now important. Because of that fact how­ to the bill, Pyatt replied no, that the when the need to cut the budget deficit ever, Camey said he found it hard to Carney directed his remarks to John A. Gaughan, head of the Maritime main reason "was the concept of tak­ makes it unlikely that a goal will ever understand District l's intense oppo­ Administration ing money and building vessels that be met. Unless something else is done, sition to the reflagging of the Cunard we didn't request." Rice said, he could see the extinction vessels. (Marad), who out­ lined the administration's opposition to the $852 million build and charter program. Pyatt also noted that he felt that any vessels used for sealift purposes could of the shipbuilding industry in another three or four years. If authorized by the House and the be crewed by Navy reservists. SIU One of the committee members, Senate, the build and charter program President Frank Drozak addressed that Rep. Herbert Bateman (R-Va.) con­ will be the first major vessel construc­ tion program since the elimination of Construction Differential Subsidies in issue later on in the hearing. centrated many of his remarks on the Drozak said, sad state of the shipbuilding industry. ''when I heard someone say that our After listening to Gaughan state the "I was appalled," 1980. In a slight departure from stand­ sealift needs could be met by Navy administration's preference for build­ ard legislative practice, monies for the reservists. Technology is changing so ing foreign, Bateman said, "I com­ program already have been approved rapidly that if you are out of the mend your candor but I find it shocking by the Senate, although the bill itself industry for more than six months, that we will write off this industry." still has to be approved by both houses then you are not really equipped to of Congress. handle the latest equipment." Bennett stressed that Congress did Drozak also testified that you could Later in the hearing, Drozak said Early on in the hearing Pyatt esti­ mated that "only eight to IO vessels would be generated by this legisla­ tion." Rep. Norman Sisisky (D-Va.) replied, "it would be at least eight to IO more vessels than we already have," and that the program would keep three or four shipyards in business that would otherwise have to fold. When questioned about Pyatt's as­ sessment of the number of vessels that that he believed that a compromise would be generated by this bill, Rice could be worked out between the gov­ said under the right circumstances as not think it ''sinful'' to help an industry put facilities in mothballs, but not ernment and shipbuilding industries many as 20 vessels could be built. He whose skills. This nation, he warned, is in which would allow American ship­ also felt that the program itself could danger of losing thousands of skilled owners to build a certain number of be a useful stopgap measure while the mariners. vessels foreign for every vessel con­ administration comes up with a more structed in an American shipyard. comprehensive policy. foreign competitors receive substantial subsidies. Bennett urged officials from Marad and the Navy to "work with Con- Referring to what he called "the fine March 1986 I LOG I 3 �Cuts, Cuts and More Cuts Marad Budget-On a Steady Course to Disaster A SPECIAL REPORT by Max Hall PART ONE The Reagan administration has sub­ mitted its proposed budget for fiscal year 1987, which it contends will meet the spending cuts mandated by the Gramm-Rudman Act. The budget has assumed an increased importance now that a three-judge panel has declared parts of the Gramm-Rud­ man Act unconstitutional. The Su­ preme Court is expected to take up the matter some time later this year. The Gramm-Rudman Act mandates across-the-board cuts in the federal budget over the next five years if Con­ gress does not meet certain budgetary goals. Organized labor has opposed Gramm-Rudman on the grounds that it would inflict serious harm on the average taxpayer. "Gramm-Rudman would bring chaos to government and to the American standard of living," said Ray Dennison, head of the AFL­ CIO's new credit card program and former head of its legislative depart­ ment. "As harsh as Gramm-Rudman was, the president's budget is worse," said SIU President Frank Drozak. The budget calls for sweeping cuts in most social and promotional programs and an eight-and-a-half percent increase in American ships under construction in American yards may soon be a thing of the past if the government trend toward abandoning the merchant marine continues. the defense budget, which has grown substantially over the past five years. cargo preference compromise, which natural allies in fighting some of the The president has adamantly op­ was included in the 1985 farm bill. more objectionable provisions of the Reagan budget." PART TWO posed any new taxes to pay for badly Under the terms of that agreement, needed social and promotional pro­ cargo preference requirements for cer­ One other program that the admin­ This year's battle to secure funding grams. tain programs (e.g., Blended Credit, istration has scheduled for elimination for federal maritime programs is taking place during a period of great eco­ The few remaining federal maritime BICEP and Payment-in-Kind) were is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. programs still in existence are sched­ dropped while overall cargo prefer­ This move has met with considerable nomic upheaval. There is also an in­ uled to be cut or eliminated under the ence levels would be raised from 50 opposition from around the country, tense ideological debate going on over president's proposed budget. to 75 percent over the next few years. best typified by an editorial in Th e the proper role that the federal gov­ Washington Post. The newspaper In programs under the direct admin­ The administration alleges that the istration of the Maritime Administra­ compromise would increase transpor­ tion, Reagan is asking for the elimi­ tation costs. "The figures that the guarded the strategic interests of this The state of the American economy nation of three important functions: government is talking about are min­ country by maintaining an adequate is decidedly mixed. Inflation and un­ supply of "readily available" oil. called the SPR a bargain which safe­ ernment should play in regulating and promoting American industries. research and development, aid to state iscule," said Drozak, "especially con­ maritime schools, and the Title XI sidering the fact that the P.L. 480 ''Those who think we can stop filling Vessel Mortgage Guarantee Program. program is the most important source the reserve," said Sen. Bill Bradley of cargoes for the American-flag mer­ (D-N.J.), who has taken the lead on high, and so is the federal deficit. Of the three, elimination of the Title chant marine." this issue in the Senate, "misunder­ azine that would normally be expected stand the nature of energy security.'' to support the fiscal policies of the Bradley also noted that buying oil for present administration, ran a 30-page XI program would have the most se­ rious impact on the U.S. merchant marine. Since its inception, the Title XI program has been instrumental in allowing shipowners to gain sufficient financing for new vessel construction. In hearings held before the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, funding was restored to state maritime schools, though at levels slightly lower than last year. Cuts in research and development programs were allowed to stand. If enacted in their present form, these cuts will mean the elimination of all federal aid to maritime research and development within a few years. Yet, direct cuts in the maritime budget were only part of the story. The most serious threat to the mari­ time industry came to programs that generate cargo: cargo preference and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The agriculture industry is also slated for substantial cuts in the proposed Reagan budget. Last year, Drozak consistently argued that the real prob­ lems facing the agricultural industry were not caused by cargo preference, but by the high value of the dollar and closed foreign markets and policies enacted by the Reagan administration. Drozak's arguments helped bring about a compromise in the bitter dis­ pute. If the president's budget is en­ acted in its present form, then both industries would have to go back to square one. Blended Credit and other such programs would still be covered under the P.L. 480 program, and the American-flag requirements would be scaled back to 50 percent. employment are down. At the same time, the trade deficit is at an all time Business Week, a conservative mag­ the strategic reserve would help Mex­ special report on the decline of Amer­ ico, which has been hard hit by the ica's ind ustrial base and the ominous drop in oil prices. The Mexican econ­ implications for the future. omy is collapsing under the burden of "A service-driven economy," said owing nearly $100 billion in loans to BusinessWeek, "must count on sales foreign, mainly American, banks. to basic industry to survive. Vast sup­ To seamen thinking about protect­ port networks-including utilities, dis­ ing their future job security, there was tributors, and financial, accounting and one interesting provision in the pres­ consulting firms-will inevitably be ident's budget request. Even as the administration has with­ hurt if manufacturing continues to atrophy." drawn its support for the private mer­ The first taste of that is occurring chant marine, it has continued to press in the insurance industry. Last month, for more funds to build cargo vessels Thomas 0. Clark, chairman of the strictly for defense uses. (It has, how­ American Institute of Maritime Un­ ever, opposed a badly needed build derwriters (AIMU), talked to a re­ and charter bill. See page 3.) porter for The new budget earmarks $228 mil­ The Journal of Commerce about the need to ensure that Ameri­ "We are meeting with pro-maritime lion for further acquisitions of U.S. can insurance companies have access and pro-agriculture legislators to see and foreign vessels during the coming to foreign markets, which he contends The administration has announced what can be done on this issue,'' said fiscal year for vessels that can be used are closed to American insurance com­ its intention of repealing last year's Drozak. "These two industries are in the Ready Reserve Fleet. panies. 4 I LOG I March 1986 . . . . . .. .. ......----·-··----····---··--·----···-----···-·-· -··----·-- · · · ·· ..--··--•"·-·---- �"Countries trapped in industrial de­ cline almost never get a The delegates, meeting in Bal Har­ second bour, Fla. Feb. 13-14, urged the adop­ chance," said BusinessWeek. "But tion of several programs that would dropping oil prices and a falling dollar spur the development of a viable are giving the U.S. a fresh opportunity American-flag merchant marine. to revitalize its manufacturing sector. The country does not need a compre­ These programs can be summed up hensive industrial policy requiring large­ in one word: cargo. "Ultimately," scale government intervention in the said the delegates, "cargo is the key economy. But U.S. business, labor factor for using American-flag vessels and government leaders must start to and for creating the demand for new think harder and act more ·decisively ships. Yet we lack a positive national toward one goal: strengthening the commitment to putting more cargoes long-term competitive stance of U.S. on U.S.-built, U.S.-ftag vessels." business." The decline of the American-flag PART THREE merchant marine, said the delegates, "has "I admire your candor, but I find it shocking that we are willing to write over the American-flag merchant ma­ Herbert Bateman (R-Va.) at a subcom­ rine. mittee hearing on Sealift. He was re­ sponding to remarks made by John A. of the Maritime Administration, who was outlining the administration's opposition to a pro­ posed $852 million build and charter program. ''In recent years,'' said the dele­ American maritime leaders have spent countless hours during the six years of the Reagan administration trying to warn the Congress and the American people of the consequences of a withering merchant marine. generated by the earnings- paid to Drozak noted that it takes three workers. That same figure would prob­ years to train an AB or QMED. In building industry. He might as well ably hold true for ships made in the today's rapidly changing technological have been talking about the maritime U.S. world, that requires extensive train­ Bateman was talking about the ship­ industry as a whole, from the ship­ In another section of its report, ing. "If you are out of the industry owners who have to compete against BusinessWeek talks about an even for six months or a year," said Drozak, heavily subsidized foreign competi­ more "then you just can't keep up with the tors, to the men and women who man American the vessels, to the insurance writers Abroad." who have been closed out of foreign markets. several neglect have created a deathwatch Those words were spoken by Rep. head through bad planning, absence of planning and off this industry.'' Gaughan, continued administrations whose combination of important problem: Know-how Is "Even Headed SIU President Frank Drozak al­ luded to this problem when he told new skills required to run a ship." gates, "the federal government has eliminated the Construction Differen­ tial Subsidy program and has proposed foreign construction for subsidized op­ erators. By cutting ODS and permit­ ting buy-outs, the government has put U .S.-flag shipping in a less competitive stance. "Our world position has been fur­ ther undercut by opposition to the Law of the Sea Treaty, resistance to ne­ gotiating bilateral agreements with our PART FOUR trading partners, and attacks on our cargo preference laws." Business Week estimates that for ev­ the committee members that this coun­ Delegates to the MTD Executive ery $ 1 billion spent on foreign-made try is in danger of losing the skills of Board have fashioned a plan that could A full report on the MTD Executive autos, the U.S. loses at least $2.43 the men and women who man Amer­ serve as a basis for a comprehensive Board meeting is carried elsewhere in billion, not including taxes on the jobs ican-flag vessels. national maritime policy. this paper (see pages 17-24). SHLSS Cook Upgraders Win Jobless Pay Dispute engines were shut down when the ship slammed into the rocks and water poured into the engine room. Information for D-Day Mariners Seafarers Robert L. Overton of the SHLSS Port Agent Edd Morris also Since our recent article (December 1985 LOG) about the Mulberry port of Honolulu and Kelly D. Scott testified that SIU Seafarers were hired Project being a new Defense Department category for the first veterans of the port of Seattle won jobless pay out of the hall on a regular basis from status given to merchant seamen, we have had inquiries from several benefits last month when San Fran- among the school's students. members. Some are close to this group, having been in the D-Day invasion operations but not on that particular project. If you have questions cisco administrative law Judge George Judge Trigueros ruled that ''Al­ Trigueros ruled in their favor, it was though [they] are full-time students in pertaining to this or other similar veterans status questions, you can write announced by Leslie Tarantola of the the Union's Cook and Baker School, to the department that processes applications for veterans status: SAF­ SIU Legal Department who repre­ they are actively seeking work by MIPC, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20330- 1000. sented them at the appeal. virtue of their registration for jobs They had been turned down for through their Union. The evidence jobless pay benefits while they were indicates that jobs are regularly made attending the SHLSS Cook and Baker available to such students as [them] Upgrading Program in 1985 because and that students are hired on a regular they "were not available for work." basis. Under the circumstances of this They appealed to the California Un­ case it is concluded that [they] are employment Insurance Board testify­ available for work notwithstanding their ing that they had transferred their job attendance in school." registrations to the SIU Hiring Hall at the school in Piney Point, Md. In addition it was stressed by the Union that advanced training is essen­ Furthermore, they said, they were tial today for people in this industry. registered for work at the Piney Point There is a lot of new and modem hall and were available to be dis­ equipment being used, and seamen patched to any jobs which would be­ need to learn new skills and update come available to them through the older skills if they wish to secure Union. employment. Soviet Cruise Ship Sinks Greek Captain Jailed in Fraud The 1980 sinking of the supertanker Salem turned out to be the biggest marine fraud in history, and the ship's captain was sentenced to 12 years in a Greek prison for his role in the incident. The captain was found guilty of scuttling the 200,000 dwt ship off the coast of Senegal and of being part of the illegal sale of the ship's 180,000-ton cargo of crude oil. The Salem was insured for $24 million and the cargo for $56 million. Freighter Capsizes, 7 Die A small Panamanian freighter capsized in stormy seas off Greece last month. Seven crewmembers drowned and two others were reported missing. The 490- ton Unity II was sailing from Spain to Cyprus and Lebanon. Nominations for Ship Safety One crewman died, but nearly 700 other crewmembers and passengers were Nominations for two safety awards are being accepted by the American rescued when the Soviet liner Mikhail Lermontov slammed into rocks off New Institute of Merchant Shipping and the Marine Section of the National Safety Zealand's South Island and sank last month. Council. A fleet of local boats, a cargo ship and a ferry rescued most of the people The Ship Safety Achievement Awards are given each year to vessels that from the ship after they abandoned the vessel in the area between Tasman have performed outstanding feats of rescue or seamanship reflecting high safety Bay and Cook Strait, some 25 miles northwest of Wellington. standards. The Jones F. Devlin Award goes to any self-propelled U.S.-flag The ship sank about five hours after it hit rocks in the fjord-like area. The vessel that operates for two consecutive years without a crewmember losing captain, according to reports, let the ship drift for five hours in an attempt to a full tum at watch or because of an occupational injury. For more information, beach the vessel before it finally sank about four miles off the coast. Both contact either group. March 1986 I LOG I 5 �Help A Friend Deal W i th Alcoholism Alcoholics � Uff) � don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to ltad to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy-and just as important-as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's �------------------------------- � I 1 I l Rehabilitation Center. I understand that all my medical and counseling anywhere except at The Center. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the Name ............................. Book No. ........... . support of brother SIU members who are fighting the a I am interested in attending a six-week prografll at the Alcoholic records will be kept strictly confidential, and that they will not be kept Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. same tough battle he is back to healthy' productive Address alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. (City) (Street or RFD) But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't (State) (Zip) Telephone No. ... ...... .. ..... have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a Mail to: THE CENTER Star Route brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, Box 153-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 you'll be showing him that the first step back to recovery is only an arm's length away. I 1 Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I or calf. 24 hour.1-a-day, I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I : : I (301) 994-0010 '-'--- --------- -------------------- --- -' 6 I LOG I March 1986 �Inland News tug/tow harge/dredge . · ::;::·· NLRB Upholds Judge's Ruling on Union-Busting WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld Administrative Law Judge Marvin Roth's ruling that Out­ reach Marine (McAllister Brothers) of the port of Baltimore was formed in 1984 to evade the SIU contract, an unfair labor practice and violation of the law. The Board ordered Outreach Ma­ rine to restore jobs and back pay with interest to 26 former employees. Outreach Marine said that it plans to appeal the decision to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Outreach began operations after presumably buying four tugs from McAllister, discharging most of the former employees and rehiring others at lower wage scales and without the benefits of a union contract. The Ii- censed personnel were classified as supervisors, not employees. The NLRB also affirmed Judge Roth's April 22, 1985 findings that Outreach was McAllister's "succes­ sor" and that they were really alter­ ego s--on e and the same. The SIU had charged that Mc­ Allister-Outreach unlawfully with­ drew recognition of the Union as the collective bargaining agent for their employees, captains, mates, engineers and unlicensed personnel, that it by­ passed the SIU by dealing directly with their employees, and that it uni­ laterally reduced employees' wages, crew sizes and vacation benefits. It also eliminated overtime pay and failed to recall employees according to se­ niority rules. Judge Roth also found that the loan deal (in which McAllister sold its tug­ boats to Outreach but stayed liable for $1.9 million to a bank for repayment of $1.4 million loan Outreach secured by a first preferred fleet mortgage on the boats) was nothing but a paper­ shuffting device "guaranteeing one mortgage for another." The NLRB ordered Outreach to reinstate the following SIU Boatmen to their former or equivalent jobs: Ralph Kirchner, Charles Rogers, Louis Canavino, Jerome Lukowski, Leon Mach Sr., Peter Messina, Alvin Hirsch, Manuel Alvarez, Joseph Zorbach Jr., Joseph Rakowski, Paul Pusloskie, Robert Machlinski, Ronald Neibert and Robert Henninger. It also ordered Outreach to give jobs to Steven Hardin, Charles Dougherty, Robert Schwatka, James Perry, George Florida Pipeline Draws Fire at Hearing A plan to convert a cross-Florida natural gas pipeline to an oil pipeline received more criticism during a Sen­ ate committee hearing late last month. The SIU and several environmental groups have been fighting the planned pipeline for a number of years. The major concerns of pipeline op­ ponents are environmental. In addi­ tion, several SIU contracted tug com­ panies could face cargo losses if the pipeline replaces current barge traffic. The 26-year-old pipeline runs from the Alabama border to Port Ever­ glades, and about 640 miles of it would be converted to carry oil. But those 640 miles run through Florida lake country, national forests and other major supplies of drinking water for the state, some of which are very close to ground level. While the Department of Transpor­ tation has approved much of the plan, representatives from the General Ac- counting Office said federal inspec­ tions are inadequate. Other witnesses said more safe­ guards against oil spills and contami­ nation should be included in the plans. The Florida Alliance, the group heading the opposition to the pipeline, has been successful in helping local communities pass ordinances against the project and will continue those efforts. The Alliance will search for legal remedies. The SIU is part of the Alliance. Leaire, William Miller, William Bobac, Karl Dlabich, Raymond Kuta, Steve August, Larry Neibert and Norman Gifford. Outreach was further ordered by the Board not to discourage member­ ship in the SIU and to live up to the terms of the Union contract. Addi­ tional orders included not to refuse to recognize and bargain collectively and in good faith with the SIU as exclusive representative of all licensed and un­ licensed employees and to reimburse the SIU for any loss of dues. On Feb. 24, nine of the Outreach employees regaining their jobs wrote to SIU President Frank Drozak: "Ev­ ery body of men who is organized to protect jobs and benefits requires strong leadership. During these past months of legal struggles with our former em­ ployer, we in Baltimore have experi­ enced the Union· support which other labor organizations only talk of. "The recent news from the NLRB panel confirming Judge Roth's deci­ sion, broadcast loud and clear to the maritime community what we knew all along: the men were right. ''The original alter ego decision and the panel's confirmation are good omens as we work our way back to the jobs and pay which are rightly ours. Our faith in the SIU over the years is once again rewarded in lead­ ership, support and an excellent 'day in court.' " MEBA-2 Seeks Contract Extension, SIU Talks Under Way Great Lakes members of MEBA-2 are voting on a contract extension of their 1983 agreement which is set to expire in July. MEBA Vice President Melvin Pelfry has recommended the contract be ratified in letters to the 1,500 engineers, mates and stewards. The new contract will stabilize wages, fringe benefits and vacations, plus re­ store a 34 cent an hour wage cut agreed to in 1983. ln addition, a 29 cent Cost of Living Adjustment called for in the current contract will be paid. The SIU contract for unlicensed Lakers expires July 15, said Algonac Headquarters Rep Byron Kelley. He said the Union is currently in negoti­ ations with the Great Lakes Associa­ tion of Marine Operators (GLAMO). Some 24 boats and seven companies are represented by GLAMO. Kelley said negotiations with non-GLAMO operators also are under way. The American Republic is one of the Great Lakes v� manned by the SIU. See upcoming issues of the LOG for news of the annual Great Lakes fit-out. March 1986 I LOG I 7 �Pensioner Joseph Albert Lewis Kel­ In Memoriam ley 53, Jr . , suc­ Herman cumbed to cancer in passed the Riverside HosPensioner . pita!, Olen Page Brown Sr . , 68, died of a heart attack on Feb. 1 7 in FreeBahamas. port , Brother Brown joined the Union in the port of Baltimore ' in 1957. He sailed as a mate and captain for the Steuart Oil Transportation Co. for 20 years and earlier for the Arundel Corp. on the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Harbor Tunnel. He was born in Sharpstown, Md. and was a resident of Arnol d , Md. Burial was in 86, King, away from kidney failure in the Newport Peninsula Hospital, News, Va. on Dec. Salisbury, 1 6, Jan. 16. Brother King 1 985. Kelley Brother joined Md. on the joined the Union in Union in the port of Norfolk in 1 959. the port of Philadel­ He sailed as a deckhand for the Ches­ phia in 1 96 1 . He sailed as a mate for apeake and Ohio Railroad from 1 98 1 the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1 942 t o 1985. He was born in Newport to 1 95 1 and the Independent Pier Co. News and was a resident there. Inter­ in 1 95 1. He was born in Williamsville, ment was in the Peninsula Park Cem­ Del. and was a resident of Ocean City, etery, Newport News. Surviving are Md. Burial was in the Evergreen Cem­ his widow, Jean and a daughter , Cyn­ etery, Berlin, Md. thia Dawn. Stalwart Returns to Norfolk Legal Aid In the event that any S I U members have legal problems In the various ports, a llst of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The member need not choose the recom­ mended attorneys and this llst is In­ tended only for Informational pur­ poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Altman 84 William Street, Suite 1 50 1 New York, New York 1 0038 Tele. # (21 2) 422-7900 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan , Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 2 1 20 1 Tele. # (30 1 ) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn Park, Md. Surviving are his widow, Willa ; four sons, Olen P. Jr. of Jack­ Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (31 2) 263-6330 sonville Beach , Fla. , Robert A. Trott of Mineral Wells, Texas, John R. Trott DETROIT, MICH. of Pasadena , Md. and Thomas E. Trott Victor G. Hanson 1 9268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (31 3) 532-1220 of Rivera Beach, M d ; four daughters, Barbara Pumphrey of Cape Charles , Va., Susan G. Martin of Pasadena, GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White Betsy L. Shepet and Diane Fletcher, both of Arnold , and a sister , Audrey 1 Western Avenue McDaniel of Hampton , Va. One of the first of the SIU's new T-AGOS vessels, M/V Stalwart, returned to Norfolk, Va. last month after completing another successful mission. Seafarers have been aboard Gloucester, Mass. 0 1 930 Tele. # (61 7) 283-81 00 the Stalwart for almost a year. Above, QMED Robert Haller, Bosun Ray Madlock, OS HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner Bobby Matthews and Norfolk Rep Mike Paladino catch up on the LOG and some 1 80 1 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 51 0 paperwork. Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (71 3) 659-4455 & Tele. # (81 3) 879-9842 Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters FEB. 1-28, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class A Class B TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class C Class A Class B LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 * * REGISTERED ON BEACH A!I Groups Class C Class A Class B DECK DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester New York . . . Philadelphia . Baltimore . . . Norfolk Mobile . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle Puerto Rico . Houston . . . . Algonac . . . . St. Louis . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 17 92 0 0 3 5 13 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 0 0 24 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 55 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 59 0 0 0 8 43 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 60 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 14 71 2 14 3 0 3 0 0 6 45 5 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 8 3 0 5 0 0 4 27 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 3 28 0 10 0 0 3 0 20 1 13 181 68 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . Mobile . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . Puerto Rico . Houston . . . . Algonac . . . . St. Louis . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Port 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 55 24 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 9 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Gloucester . New York . . . Philadelphia . Baltimore . . Norfolk . . . . Mobile . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . Puerto Rico . Houston . . . . Algonac . . . . St. Louis . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 112 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 36 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 6 76 73 1 16 * "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . * * "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . 8 I LOG I March 1986 3 16 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 31 267 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 49 16 141 1 09 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (21 3) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1 0 1 0 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 4 1 5 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 2351 0 Tele. # (804) 622-31 00 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 1 1 O 1 429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 1 9 1 02 Tele. # (21 5) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri . 63 1 0 1 Tele. # (31 4) 231 -7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 1 00 Bush Street. Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94 1 04 Tele. # (41 5) 981 -4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 981 1 9 Tele. # (206) 285-36 1 0 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (81 3) 879-9842 �-- New Pensioners Dorgan, Melvin Joseph He· 63, joined t he U nion bert, 64, joined the Marion in the port of Mobile Union in in 1 956 sailing as an thur. Texas in 1 972 . AB. B rother Dorgan Ala­ H e . sailed as a captain for Lake Charles bama and i s a res i­ Towing from 1 966 to was born dent of in Port Ar­ 1 967. H igman Tow­ Fairhope . ing in 1 967 and for Ala. Slade Towing from 1 967 to 1 978. B rother H ebert attended the Inland Texas Crew Conference at Piney Point. Eugenio Gestido, 65 , joined the U nion i n the port of B al ti­ more i n 1 962 sailing as a c h ief engineer. B rother Gestido was born in Spain and is a resident of Line­ boro, M d . He was a former member of the U nited Aluminum Workers U nion from 1 95 1 to 1 954 and i s a veteran of the U . S . N av y d u ring World War I I and the Long-time SIU member Roy Harden (right) receives his first pension check from Norfolk Rep. Mike Paladino. Harden sailed as a cook aboard boats for Mariner Towing. Korean War. Born in Gueydan, La . . Riley he i s a resident of Kaplan , La. Glendy Leland f gineer Harden, 63 , joined 1 980. Larrimore the U nion in the port is a veteran of the U . S . N a v y in World of Norfolk i n 1 966 . War I I . H e was born in Tilghman, M d . H e sailed as a chief and i s a resident of Easton, M d . William Southern Carriers in 1 966 and for Mariner also manager Orn· U nion in the port of St. of t he 1 968 Ranchhouse Restaurant , N orfolk from Lou i s , Mo. sailing deckhand . 1 948 to 1 965 . He is a veteran of t he as in a B rother Ornduff was born in U . S . Navy during World War I I . Boat­ Marion, I l l . and is a man H a rden was born in Bertie . N . C . and i s a res ident o f C hesapeake . Va . E. duff, 65 , joined the Towing from 1 972 to 1 977. Brother was in Brother cook deep sea, for Harden IOT resident of Collinsville. Ill. Port Texas in for Slade Towing from 1 966 to .,captain for- Harbor for Brandon . Fla. U nion i n captain and chief en­ sailing as a mate and Stevenson the 1 968. He sailed as a the U nion in the port of Baltimore in 1 966 Roy War I I . Boatman Thomas was born i n Palmet to, F l a . and is a resident of A rt h u r , Larrimore, 65 , joined Towing i n 1 964 and Cleveland Rodgers, 5 6 , joined 1 976. Brother Rodg­ ers is a veteran of t he U . S . Army in the Korean War. He was born in M an y , La. and is a resident of Ana­ coco , La. Gordon Lawson Thomas, 62, joined the U nion in the port of Tampa in 1 973 . H e sailed as an A B and cook for the Sheridan Transportation Co . in 1 97 2 , Tug Management in 1 977 and Bay Houston Towing in 1 980 . Brother Thomas was a former member of the N M U and a veteran of the U . S . Navy both during t he Korean War and World Are Yo u M issi ng I m po rta nt M a i l ? Persona ls Greg Browder Please call Rod B orlase as soon as possible. Call collect (804) 4902473 . Rubin Collazo Please get in touch with your son, Santia B racero Collago at 3 1 6 Mt. Prospect A ve . , Newark , N .J . 07 1 04 or call (20 1 ) 484-4289. Lawrence Fee Anyone knowing the wherea­ bouts or having any i nformation concerning Lawrence Fee , please contact his niece , M s . Frances Fee Homer, 1 1 42 Devereaux Ave . , Philadelphia, Pa. 1 9 1 1 1 . We want to make sure that you receive your If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG each month and other important LOG delivered to you , if you have changed your Donald Hammer mail such as W-2 Forms , Union Mail and Welfare address , or if your name or address is misprinted B u lletins . To accomplish thi s , please use the or incomplete , please fill in the special address address form on this page to update your home form printed on this page and send it to : Please contact your brother Leon H ammer at Box 1 43 , Norman, N . C . 28367 . It i s a matter of i mportance . copy of the address . SIU & UIW of N.A. Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 Your home addre ss is your permanent address , and thi s is where all official U nion documents , W-2 - Forms, and the LOG will be mailed . Jeffrey Daniel Parrish Please contact your mother, Al­ ice Hindmarch at (904) 775-9409 . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HOME ADDRESS PLEASE P R I NT Date: Social Security No. Phone No. Your Full Name Mike Piskin Please get in touch with your brother- in-law , George C. Pulig­ nano, 65 1 4 Keystone St. , Phila­ delphia, Pa. 1 9 1 35 . ------ Claude Royce Area Code Clarence Jones Charles M artin Apt. or Box # Street Book Number City O SIU O UIW UIW Place of Employment O Pensioner Other The above three men worked for Coastal Towi ng in 1 983 and were witness to an accident . They should call Roy Summers collect ( 7 1 3 ) 280-0699. ZIP State ------ ------ Johnny Villafane This will be my permanent address for all official Union mailings. Please write to J u l io Figueroa at Calle 238HQ24, Urb . Country Club, Rio Piedras . PR 00924. This address should remain in the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. (Signed) - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - � �,.·,· .. :·:·!-- -tiere: 1i.�Jrll'�fi;Cf�t1he pus.b toeAPffi.1.CoOk Inlet oil ·is just case.· a test We also are monitoring legislation by the National Maritime Union and the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation, Districts 1 and 3. The case involves 12 MSC ocean­ ographic ships that were awarded to the Lavino Shipping Company of Phil­ adelphia as a result of the OMB Cir­ Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco T HERE has been a huge drop in the number of barges operating on the Mississippi River, which is cular A-76 bid. The case will be heard April 3, 1986. The judge will rule on whether or not temporary MSC marine employees will be allowed the Right of First Refusal Meanwhile, the Gulf area ports are to protect the interests of its members. with South America. Miami has gar­ I hope that none of our members out here suffered any damage from nered the biggest share of this trade, but Houston has taken steps. to in­ legislature to authorize $1.8 million to Orleans, and our local representatives businesses were destroyed. Fifty thou­ I attended a recent c6nvention of night in hastily set-up emergency shel­ the Texas State AFL-CIO, where I company has already started two proj­ ects: a dock construction job in Burns Harbor, which is in Lower Lake Mich­ igan, in Indiana; and dredging on the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River. the torrential rains and winds that hit Thirteen people were left dead and 96 are actively supporting it of work for West Coast sailors. We will be fightingfor you. crease the amount of cargo it handles. modernize facilities in the port of New The Great Lakes Dredge and Docks The SIU has one thought in mind: the northern California area. There is also a bill before the Louisiana up around here. anese autos into the United States. This would create a substantial arriount privileges under MSC reduction-in­ loss by MSC of the 12 ships involved. trying to cash in on the growing trade improving, things should start picking quirements on the importation of Jap­ force procedures resulting from the evidence of .the continuing recession in the tug and batge industry. The Great Lakes fit-out is just around the comer. Now that the weather is that would place American-flag re� ·East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall It was the worst storm in memory. T injured. Thirteen thousand homes and sand people had to spend at least one ters. W�st Coast by V. P. George McCartney A Crossings roots political program. I will discuss Be(fford. The battle now;goes intO the · on television would have seen an interesting footnote in the this in detail in next month's column. history of both the SIU and World We are still waiting word on the progress in its fight. against the Seafood Producers Association in New NYONE watching the mini-series tried to drum up support for our grass­ HE SIU has made tremendous. courts where we will put pressure on the association to settle. As of.last count, we signed up about 60 fishing vessels in th(!.t town. We've been able to make the public aware; of the abuses that have become routine outcome of our suit against National War II. in recent years. And we have let our steps to make sure that none of our the Hotel Queen Mary which was once lengths to protect their interests. Part of the series was filmed onboard Marine. Meanwhile, we have taken a luxurious ocean liner.. supporters in that fleet is unduly hurt During World War JI, the British by this beef. government used the Queen Mary to members know that 'we will go to any It is a new age for the labor move­ ment. Many battles between manage­ mittee on Labor and Human Re­ augment its sealift capability. H played an impdhant role in helping to defeat the Nazis. ment and labor are being settled in the courts. That is why it is so imi:>ortant for th� . �e mbers of 'H�is tinitin 'i& become involved in our grassroots problems that would occur if a pro­ was reminded about the inadequate appointed by politicians. ity. SIU President Frank Drozak talked about this at a recent hearing on the its effort to come up with new ways Perhaps the most important local development occurred in Fort Lau­ derdale, Fla., where the Senate Com­ While watching the mini-series, I sources held a hearing on the health state of this country's sealift capabil­ posed Cross-Florida Transgulf Pipe­ line is allowed to be built. Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco The major issue discussed at the meeting was the possible contamina­ tion of Florida's drinking water. Less publicized, but equally important, R ECENT studies paint a grim pic­ ture for Great Lakes shipping political effort. After all. judges are We are supporting the AFL-CIO in of organizing members. The federation build and charter program. is putting the final touches on a pro­ program is so important: to get our message across to the public at large. local unions. Union membership has That is why this Union's grassroots gram to issue credit . cards through would be the devastating blow to the which has been hard hit by the reces­ were allowed to be built. tural industries. concern to our members in the inland industry, many of whom have had take years before Great Lakes ports can bounce back to the amount of Tom Bradley's campaign for gover­ But as a percentage of the overall closely mirrors this country's shrink­ cess of our grassroots program. tug and barge industry if that pipeline This, of course, is of paramount sion in the manufacturing and agricul­ Many economists predict that it will One of our field reps, Scott Hanlon, has taken a temporary leave of ab­ sence to work in Los Angeles Mayor nor. We view this as a positive devel­ declined to its lowest point in years in relationship to the overall working population. Numerically, there are just as many union members as before. workforce, we've never been lower. their job security threatened by pro­ cargo they handled in the mid-1970s. The decline in Great Lakes shipping opment-for Bradley's campaign, for the Union and for the continuing suc­ Things are changing for the maritime industry as well. Baltimore is looking the transportation industry. ing industrial base and the present Hanlon's chores will be taken over port on the East Coast. As President posed manning cuts, corporate merg­ ers and a growing anti-union bias in crisis in the agriculture industry. The cargo preference compromise that was included in the 1985 Farm Aid Bill gave both the maritime and agricultural industries a respite from their bitter struggle, and has enabled both of them to concentrate on other, more important issues. Surprisingly, permanent MSC civilian mariners. the SIU has intervened in a case brought 10 I LOS i March 1986 AFL-CIO on a number of important membership and has a good rapport up with all the changes. grassroots campaigns. He knows the with them. Two bills before Congress will have year, he will find it difficult to keep One of the quickest ways to "stay out of the industry" is to get caught with drugs. The president's Task Force would help no one, and would reopen them very closely. report calling for mandatory drug test­ being healed. The Canadian government is think­ MTD port councils to express our opposition to the export of Cook Inlet ernize the St. Lawrence Seaway, which generated for the port of Seattle are ulate Great Lakes shipping. There isn't very much Cook Inlet oil, the winter respite to complete a con­ North Slope oil, and if that were al­ lowed to be exported then things would be very tough for SIU members 0ut ing about authorizing money to mod­ N order to protect the rights of the committee hearing, maritime is a rap­ idly changing industry. If a member is out of the industry for more than a recently, Lundy worked with the state an important effect on West Coast the bitter wounds that were slowly I Drozak recently said before a House the administration now wants to re­ scind that compromise. Such a move Government Services Division by V.P. Buck Mercer by Dennis Lundy, who got his start as a photographer for the LOG. More to become the first fully computerized is fine with us because it would stim­ Nine Great Lakes members used veyorman Md. · s course at Piney Point, members, so we have been monitoring on Organized Crime recently issued a We are working through the various ing for all federal employees, espe­ oil. Roughly 20 percent of the jobs jobs available to members of this Union related to the carriage of Alaskan oil. contracted out by the military, I urge but there is an awful lot of Alaskan to make use of the Union's drug re­ cially those involved in transportation industries. Since more than half of all will be on vessels that have been all members who have a drug problem habilitation center at Piney Point, Md. It's the only way to protect your job security. �Admissions Department -----The Key to SHLSS -, -_ ,- The rn&t imponant duties of the Admissions Office at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship are to process applications for a d miss ion, · register students for class, maintain permanent academic records, and to assist in the school's recruiting efforts. In addition, the Admission Office the many letters and answers telephone calls for information on the programs that the Lundeberg School offers. Improvements are always being made in order to shorten the time it takes to process an application for admission. By using a state-of­ the-art electronic mail system, SIU ports are quickly informed of the application status for members who are registered in that port. The member is also sent notification as the application is being processed. Because of this immediate e l e c t r o n i c mail between the ·SIU ports and the Admissions Office, it is to a member's advantage to submit an application through the port in which he or she is registered. Applications can also be mailed directly from the member's home. For those members who either do not have an application or who live far from a SIU port, one of the Admissions Office staff will be happy to take an application by telephone. Future plans include a computerized on­ line application process to- funher improve the application process. The Admissions Office registers students when they repon for class. A group registration procedure was developed and is used so that the "check-in" time for each course is reduced. By reducing the registration time, is paperwork important completed more quickly and students are able to begin their studies sooner. Accurate academic records have always been important to the Lundeberg School. This accuracy is more important than ever with the approval of the Nautical Science Technology and Marine Engineering Technology d�grees by the Maryland State Board for Higher Education. T h e A d m i s s i o n s Of f i c e maintains over 10,000 permanent academic records and prepares the transcripts for students pursuing one of the new college degrees. Transfer credits are also kept in this o ffice. Assisting in the school's recruiting efforts is an important duty of the Admissions Office. Through electronic mail, articles in the LOG and correspondence, SIU ports and members are notified of class vacancies, Dayna Lynch, Perry Stedman and Trudy Lacey review and send messages to the ports thr ough the "E" Mail System. ---- provided course descriptions, and school of abr e a s t ke p t developments. Members who are interested in applying for upgrading at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship are strongly encouraged to submit application for immediate an consideration. The Admissions staff will also be happy to answer a member's telephone call or letter. Perry Stedman responds to a request for Information on the training programs at SHLSS. Jim Schwab talks to a member interested in attending one of the Lundeberg School's many upgrading classes. Corbin Piper, Kyle White and Manuel Rodriguez are registered f or class by Trudy Lacey and Dayna Lynch. March 1986 I LOG I 11 �cowa anena ·SUdi mectings and assured him that I would indeed attend. .IU1VW uial u1c:: wIVes I scurried around and finally gulped down a cup of coffee. By the time I reached the auditorium doors, everyone was already seated with the exception of a lean, tall gentleman in a (what appeared to be) tan cow-hide jacket. He was very kind to me. He asked my name and my husband's name. I told him and that we were here for Mr. and Mrs. Fred J ohns on My First SIU Meeting By Doris Johnson I remember my first SIU meeting very clearly because it was a very unexpected occurrence. I had just ridden the elevator down from the 6th floor at SHLSS (where family members reside) for a cup of coffee in the dining room when I met Mr. Ken Conklin, SHLSS Vice President. I noticed that there was a great deal of activity transpiring and I asked Mr. Conklin what was happening. He responded that the monthly SIU meeting was about to commence and that I should attend because I "might learn something." I laughed, and told him I didn't the upgrading classes. He asked what my husband was upgrading to and I informed him Third Assistant Engineer. "But where is he?" We looked around for "Fred" and I told the gentleman he was wearing a blue Waterman jacket. We located my husband and I bid farewell to the gentleman, sat down with my husband to participate in what was to be a most surprisingly and exciting ''first'' union meeting. After the meeting was called to order, I noticed the ''kind'' gentleman sitting with the other "leaders" on stage. I looked around at the gorgeous SIU deep­ blue carpet and other "classy" fixtures in the auditorium. Various representatives of the union spoke. I remember, especially, ''Red'' Campbell andJoe DiGiorgio speaking but when the president of me �1u, .trank Urozak was introduced, I thought that I wOuld surely fall off of my chair. This was the kind, sympathetic gentleman who had assisted me before the meeting. I learned a great deal at this meeting. Like, I didn't realize just how large the Union is and how long it has been around, what the leaders have to go through in order to obtain the contracts so desperately needed for the members. I was tremendously sur­ prised at the politicking involved not only in the United States but indeed all over the world. I noted that the members were given an opportunity to stand and discuss their various complaints, if they had any, about the job activity or whatever. I was told of one union member who had raised his hand at such a meeting and he was told to ''shut up and sit down. You are out of order Consequently, he did not have the opportunity to "speak his mind." Several members asked questions about the MSC (Military Sealift Command) jobs, some complained about jobs they already had. And even though a few may not have been too happy with the answers to their questions, at least they were given the opportunity to voice their thoughts. wowa encourage otnef wives or husbands of members upgrading at the school to try and find some way to accompany their spouse(s). They do indeed need all of the moral support, love and affection, and 1 question-asking (ha) they can get in order to move forward and obtain the job-security they so desperately need. Let's just say that I agree whole-heartedly with the kind, sympathetic gentleman I met in the lobby before that ''first'' meeting when he says in the 1986 LOG: "A key February reason for our success in winning these military sealift and support jobs is that we alone have developed the training programs that enable our members to qualify for the many new jobs they perform on these vessels. Our members are the most skilled and best trained because we have developed the finest training f a c i l i t i e s a n y w h e r e in t h e United States and because our membership has taken advantage of these programs. '' I guess that just about says it all, except Amen! P.S. I met Mr. Conklin in the lobby again yesterday and he mentioned the fact that another Union meeting will be coming up the beginning of March and that I "might learn something." Hagglund Crane Maintenance Course at SHLSS The six week Hagglund Crane Maintenance course consists of both classroom and practical crane t r a i n i n g t h a t i n c l u d e s the lectures o n the followi ng: fundamentals of hydraulics; basic electro-hydraulic systems; relay logic and sequented operating schematics. Practical crane training includes: lighting off and servicing the SHLSS Hagglund Crane; performing preventive and corrective maintenance; tracing hydraulic systems and performing brake adjustment and filter on r e pl a c e m e n t actual Thomas Ball points out the Hagglund Crane's machinery room arrangement. 12 I LOG I March 1 986 equipment. To be eligible all applicants must hold a QMED Any Rating endorsement, or endorsement as Electrician, or equivalent inland experience. It is recommended that the student have at least an eighth grade reading level. Due to the small print used on the electrical schematics, good eyesight is important. If you have problems reading small print, you should consider having your eyes checked before reporting to class. Studying the Hagglund Crane hydraulic circuit Rodriguez, Thomas Ball and Jimmy Skubna. are (I. to r.) Manuel �l\.auar uu�erver Luurse, Meeting the needs of the membership The U.S. Coast Guard requires that all deck officers serving on vessels of 300 gross tons or more be certified as Radar Observer. Since 1982 the only way to earn this endorsement is to complete an approved course of study. SHLSS is one of only 14 schools nationwide which offer this program. Since its introduction in the summer of 1984, Radar Observer training has become one of the most successful and well received programs at the school. This success is due in a large part to the availability of the SHLSS Shiphandling Simulator as -­ a training aid. This state-of-the-art system provides realistic hands-on radar training utilizing actual marine radar displays. The computer simulate.cl picture can be configured to represent open sea traffic situations for training students in collision avoidance techniques. It can also produce coastline and navigational aids for radar navigation training. In addition to radar plotting, students are instructed in the radar operation, basic preventive maintenance and the use of automated radar plotting aids (ARPA). .)[ik Instructor Dale Rausch discusses the solution to a complex radar plotting problem. Cocaine ''The King of Drugs'' Cocaine, also commonly called "coke," "snow," "gold dust," or "lady," is processed from the leaves of the coca plant which grows in the mountains of Peru and Bolivia. When cocaine was introduced to Europe and the United States in the 1800s it was hailed as the new medicine to cure asthma, colds, opiate addictions, depression, alcoholism and even corns. Its local a n e st h e t i c p r o p e r t i e s w e r e discovered at about the same time and it was widely used in surgery and dentistry. Before long, however, reports of fatal cocaine poisoning, mental disturbances and addiction began to surface. Cocaine was finally legally restricted by the Federal Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 after 46 states had already passed laws restricting its use. With the introduction of the amphetamines in the 1920s cocaine was largely unheard of for the next 50 years. Its rise in status in the late 1960s coincides with the fall in the use of amphetamines. Cocaine acts as a direct stimulant on the central nervous system increasing the electrical activity throughout the brain and spinal cord. This produces an alerting response, decreases fatigue, and elevates mood. In toxic doses it will produce anxiety, a psychotic state, convulsions and death. When cocaine was reintroduced in the U.S. in the late sixties supplies were very limited and the cost quite high. As a result the drug was primarily used by the rich and famous. The thinking was that if you can afford it - you're worthwhile. However the price has been dropping from $150 a gram and is now roughly $50 a gram so more and more people are able to afford the so-called "King of Drugs. ''Estimates of the size of the present cocaine business is between $50 and $80 billion a year. Most cocaine brought into this country is in the form of cocaine hydrochloride with a purity of 90 to 100 percent. It looks like fine white flakes or rocks and feels powdery when crushed. Before it is sold on the streets it is usually cut several times with talcum powder, sugar, cornstarch and occasionally with amphetamines. The most common mode of use is by inhaling or "snorting" cocaine into the nostrils. The high lasts about 20 minutes after which another snon is taken. Cocaine can also be smoked after it is run through a process known as free-basing which "frees" the cocaine base fr o m the hydrochloride. When the b ase is smoked it is rapidly absorbed by Gill Pruitt and Michael Arendt work a radar plotting problem. L. to r. John Cook, John Cox and Michael Caldwell plot a solution to a radar problem. the lungs and carried to the brain in a few seconds-producing a sudden and intense "rush." The results of smoking freebase are identical to injecting cocaine hydrochloride intravenously. The pupils dilate, heart rate, blood pressure and respirations all increase. The euphoric high lasts only a few minutes and is followed by an equally intense crash with deep depression, shaking, nausea, irritability, and a feeling of loss. The best "cure" for the crash is to use more cocaine. This sets the person up for a binge that will last until he either runs out of cocaine or money. Thousand dollar a day habits have been reported but the average is closer to $100 a day. Research into the effects of cocaine use began only a few years ago and the findings thus far are alarming. What was thought to be a nori­ addicting drug has now been shown, with both animal studies and through user reports, to be even more addicting than heroin. Using cocaine . became more important than sex, eating, drinking or even surviving. Manic, paranoid and depressive psychoses have been reponed. Because of the anesthetic properties of cocaine, large doses have resulted in depression of the central nervous system ending in breathing failure. Deaths in emergency rooms across the country have been reponed from spinal convulsions, heart failure and very high fever. The methods of using cocaine each provide their own special types of medical problems. Snorting leads to irritation of the nasal membranes and sinuses which can reduce resistance to colds and upper respiratory infections. Over time snorting will break down the nasal mucous membranes and cause chronic sinus congestion, nasal sores and nose bleeds. Smoking cocaine freebase can result in chronic sore throat, mouth and a swollen tongue as well as respiratory problems. Injecting cocaine is particularly dangerous. As with any street drug it can be contaminated with bacteria or cut with dangerous chemicals. This can severely damage the heart, arteries, lungs, and even the brain. Using contaminated needles can result in skin abscesses, hepatitis, blood poisoning and endocarditis; all serious life-threatening illnesses. As with all other types of chemical dependencies there is no ''cure'' for cocaine addiction but it can be successfully treated. At the Seafarers ARC the emphasis is on changing the person's lifestyle and gaining total freedom from the use of all mind and mood altering substances. March 1 986 I LOG I 13 �New work: App11cat1ons are available at all SIU Counters � --Special QMELJ l:ourse Scheduled -- A special QMED-Any Rating course has been scheduled during the period of July 1 1, 1986 through September 5, 1986, to accommodate those members who have been sailing as Chief Electrician and do not have the QMED-Any Rating endorsement. Any member who has an FOWT and electrician endorsement on their seaman document and has Chief Electrician discharges may apply for this special QMED-Any Rating Course. To apply fill out the upgrading Application, indicate QMED-Any Rating (special) and send to the Admissions Office, SHLSS, Piney Point, Maryland 20674. James Allan Golder Buried in Seafarers Haven at Piney Point � As part of the all ports drive for new work. these members are completing employment request forms. L to r. Ray Ramirez, Jerry Borucki, SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin, SHLSS Port Agent Edd Morris, Clancey Hennigan. sHLSS COURSE GRADUATES� � Refrigeration First row (I. to r.): Miguel Rivera, David Whittle, Corbin Piper. Second row (I. to r.): Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Willie Butts, Gary Dow, David Gordius. Delta Queen Training Group I. to r. Kevin Dunn, Bruce Holland, Alan Johnson, Robert Pou. Radar First row (1. to r.): Ronald Roman, N. Dawson, S. Hardin. Second row (I. to r.): David Jankowiak, Dale Rausch (Instructor), Jeffrey Higgins, Curtis Hintze. Conveyorman First row (1. to r.): Biii Foley (Instructor), Tom Lee, Brad Brunette, John Lltzner. Second row (I. to r.): Robert Hudas, Sam Johnson, Kerry Blultt, Jan Rhyne. Hagglund Crane I. to r. Manuel Rodriguez, Jimmy Skubna, Thomas Ball. Seallft Operations & Malnts. Officers Training Group I. to r. Waiter Purlo, Stephen Gasecki, Harry Alongi (Instructo r) Harold Vanderploeg, Joe Wlldgen Jr., William O. Johnson, Bill Hellwege (Instructor). , Seallft Operations & Maintenance First row (I. to r.): David Epstein, Lee Brady, Brad Gie rl ich, Joseph Martyn, H.J. Hinnant, Paul Duquette, Joe Marshall (Instructor). Second row (I. to r.): Dave Letterman, Mike Hunt, Carl Parry, Mike Ryan, Timothy Traynor, Timothy McCormack, John Roland. Third row (I. to r.): Harry Alongi (Instructor), Ray McKnight, Michael Arendt, Willlam Finhandler, Kevin Luck, Mike LasDulce. Fourth row (I. to r.): Biii Hellwege (instructor), Kyle White, Tim Smith, K. Thomas Cannon, Dan Ticer Jr., John Garnache, Todd Malnvllle. 14 /LOG I March 1986 Cook and Baker First row (I. to r.): Dorray Saberon, Robert Overton, Kelly Scott, Diane Cladianos, Rebecca Sleeper. Second row (I. to. r.): Leland Buchan (Instructor), Leonard Johnson, Larry Vickers, Edward Kirkland, Clancy Hennigan, Gary Havrllla (Instructor). �1986 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: deck department courses; engine department courses; steward department courses; adult education courses; all department courses and recertification programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Engine Upgrading Courses Course QMED ·Any Rating Check-In Completion Date Date July 11 September 5 September 19 December 11 Automation May 23 June 19 Marine Electrical Maintenance August 22 October 30 Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) October 31 December 12 Hagglund Crane Maintenance April 25 June 6 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance August 15 September 26 September 26 November 7 Deck Upgrading Courses Course License M ate (Third Unlimited M aster M ate Freight & Towing) Celestial Navigation Towboat Operator Scholarship Lifeboat Maintenance Diesel Engineer · Regular April 25 June 6 November 7 December 19 Diesel Scholarship April 25 July 4 Welding June 27 July 24 November 7 December 5 Hydraulics July 25 August 21 Fireman/Watertender & Oiler September 12 November 6 All Rating Upgrading Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date Sealift Operations and May 2 May 30 June 6 July 3 Maintenance July 25 August 22 September 5 October 3 October 17 November 14 November 14 December 12 Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date Chief Cook June 25 October 3 October 1 Jan. 9, 1987 M ay 7 A u g u st 15 October 3 Cook & Baker June 25 Chief Steward November 21 A u g u st 13 October 1 Jan. 9, 1987 November 19 Feb. 27, 1987 June 25 October 3 October 1 Jan.9, 1987 Completion Date A u g u st 1 October 10 April 11 M ay 16 M ay 23 J uly 18 May 16 May 27 October 24 November 14 October 10 November 14 October 10 November 3 Able Seaman April 4 Septem b er 2 October 24 Radar Observer May 16 May 30 October 24 December 19 J uly 18 November 14 May 30 July 31 November 28 Sim u lator M ay 2 July 18 November 14 May 16 August 1 November 28 Tankerman April 21 July 11 December 29 May 2 July 22 January 9 Radar Observer (Renewal) April 4 June 6 August 8 September 5 November 7 December 5 April 11 June 13 August 15 September 12 November 14 December 12 Recertification Programs & Operations Refrigerated Containers Advanced Check-In Date Check-In Completion Course Date Date Steward Recertification April 28 June 2 November 3 December 8 September 2 October 6 Bosun Recertification Adult Education Courses Check-In Date Course Completion Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or next year, the courses will be six weeks in length and times: May 2 August 1 October 31 ABE classes for offered at these June 14 September 13 December 13 Seafarers who are applying for the upgraders Lifeboat classes and who are either ESL or may need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. These classes will be offered: June 27 July 18 September 19 October 10 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: Towboat Operator Scholarship Automation Able-Bodied Seaman Hydraulics QMED Able-Bodied Seaman --- May 16 May 16 July 18 July 18 September 12 October 17 May 23 May 23 July 25 July 25 September 19 October 24 Important Notice --­ Hotel Bill Payment Policy Changed Effective January 1, 1986 all upgraders' dependents staying at the Seafarers Training and Recreation Center at Piney Point will be required to pay their bills bi-monthly. This will help to lessen the burden of the cost of your stay. March 1986 I LOG I 15 �Upgrading Course Apply Now for an SHLSS .. . .,...... ........................ .......... .. ..................... .. ............. ..................... ........... ................. ... .. .. Sealarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (llrsl) (Lisi) Date of Birth (Middle} Address ---­ ���� - MoJOaylYear �<i=:tr-------------------� _______________ _ Deep Sea Member 0 Social Security# Date Book Was lssued ______ Book# ______ Port lssued Senlority ______ ______ (Area Coda) Pacific O Department __ _ _ _ _ Port Presently Reglstel'ed In _ _________ ___ _ _ ________________ __________ __ _ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: 0 Yes Trainee Program: From No 8 (if yes, flll In below) ��to.��------ (dates attended) ______ Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: 0 Yes Course(s)Taken -��� ----­ Lakes Member 0 Inland Waters Member 0 ______ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held Telephone (Zip Code) (Slate) (City) No C (if yes, fill in below) ________________ _ ________ _ ________ _ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: O Yes No 0 Firefighting: O Yes No 0 CPR: 0 Yes No D Date Available for Training ----Primary Language Spoken ------I Am Interested In the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here If Not Listed DECK ENGINE D T1nkerm1n 0 AB Unllmlled DAB Limited 0 AB Specl1I 0 Towboat Oper1tor lnl1nd 0 Towboat Operator Nol More Thin 200 MllH 0 Towboat Oper11or (Over 200 MllH) 0 C.IHtllf N1Vlg1tlon C M11ter ln1pected Towing Ve11el 0 Mete ln1pecled Towing VHHI D 18t Cla11 Pllol O Third Malt C1lt1tl1I Navigation 0 Third Mete 0 R 1dar Ob1trver Unllmlttd 0 Slmul1tor Courie O S.1llft Oper1tlon1 & Mefnlenance No transportation will be paid unlen you present or1gln1I receipts and successfully complete the courH. 0 FOWT 0 QMEO-Any R1llng C M1rln• Eleclronlcs D Merine Electrlc1f M1lntenance 0 Pumproom M1lnten1nce I Operetlon DAutom1tlon D Refrlger1tlon Sy1tem1 Malnten1nce I Opet'atlon1 0 DleHI EnglnH C A11l1t1nt EnglnHr (Unlnspected Motor VHHI) 0 Chief Engineer (Unln1pecled Molor Vt11tl D Third A11I. EnglnHr (Motor ln1pected) 0 Rtfrlgertltd Contt lnt ra Advanced Maintenance 0 M1rlne Eleclronlc1 (LASH Crin•) D Hydr1ullc1 C Hagglund Crane Maintenance STEWARD !J 0 0 C C A11f1tanl Cook Cook I Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat Inland Cook ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT iJ Adult BHIC Education (ABE) C High School Equlv1lency Progr1m (QED) C O.v1lopm1nl1I StudlH ;J Engll1h .. 1 Second Ulngu1ge (ESL) ABEJESL Lifebo1t Prep1r1t1on ALL DEPARTMENTS 0 Weldlng 0 Llfeboatman D SHllll Oper1tlon1 I Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade In rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever Is applicable.) VESSEL 16 I LOG I March 1 986 RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE �Congressmen, Labor Leaders Seek New Solutions to Old Problems There was good news and there was bad news to report as some 200 rep­ resentatives from 43 AFL-CIO na­ tional and international unions gath­ ered in Bal Harbour, Fla. last month for a meeting of the Maritime Trades Department. In his address 011 the state of the maritime industry at the beginning of the two-day meeting, MTD President Frank Drozak reported an upswing in the numbers of civilian-manned mili­ tary support vessels, but that these " new" jobs are doing no more than offsetting the losses in the private sector. Drozak also noted that the Reagan administration has continued to send American jobs overseas in the name of ''free trade , ' ' and he warned that "the continued erosion of our basic industry base and of our nation's mer­ chant marine is leading the U . S . to the edge of economic disaster, social collapse and a flawed defense capa­ bility . " T o correct a t least a part of these growing problems, the MTD executive board, in a unanimous statement, af­ firmed its commitment to work for " a strong, militarily useful U . S . -built, op­ erated and crewed merchant fleet, sup­ ported by an adequate pool of trained labor, adequate funding and meaning­ ful government support. " Drozak inted out once again , however, that without cargo the whole program collapses . He said: "Cargo is the key factor in the use of American vessels and in creating the demand for new ships. Yet we lack a positive national commitment to putting more cargoes on U .S .-built, U . S . -manned vessels . " In a number of policy statements, the MTD executive board termed the current state of the industry "deplor­ able." They blamed this on bad plan- p0 ning and outright neglect that has con­ tinued through several administrations. The maritime labor leaders cited the elimination of construction subsidies, the cutback of the operating subsidy program and opposition to needed cargo preference programs as evidence of the administration's insensitivity to the problems of the nation's maritime industry. More bad news came from AFL­ CIO President Lane Kirkland who said in an address to the MTD board meet­ ing that President Reagan's budget message targets the remaining federal maritime programs for further cuts. He cited administration proposals to end the ship construction Joan pro­ gram and to repeal the hard-won cargo preference compromise that the Con­ gress overwhelmingly endorsed just last year. The administration's claim that these cuts--and others programmed in health, housing, education and government service-are needed to manage the federal budget deficit does not hold water, Kirkland said. Sounding a warning, Kirkland told the MTD board: "I don't need to tell you what these budget proposals mean to this country in terms of jobs, our economy, of national sealift capability and of en­ ergy independence ." "Tip" O 'Neill came to the MTD board meeting-as he had done many times in the past 16 or more years­ to speak some plain truths to his many friends and supporters . "Tip" is Thomas P. O'Neill, Democrat from Massachusetts, Speaker of the U . S . House of Representatives, and a pub­ lic official for 50 years. He talked about the failed policies of the Reagan administration which have produced "five straight years of record budget deficits," a disastrous (Continued on Page 18.) AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland shares a light moment with MTD Board members before laying out the somber facts about the loss or many thousands or American jobs through the "ruinous" trade policies or the Reagan administration. At right is MTD President Frank Drozak. Jobs and Job Security MTD Board Acts on Issues Vital to Maritime Workers While the statement on Maritime Policy (see page 1 9) was the broad statement of concern of the MTD's recent meeting, the board dealt with a number of specific concerns con­ fronting maritime workers, their unions and their industry. These are some of the issues that were debated and adopted as state­ ments of MTD policy: • Endorsed legislation to establish a federal build and charter program to construct militarily useful merchant vessels for charter or lease to com­ mercial operators . • Backed a measure to require that structures used in the offshore pro­ duction of oil and gas be built in the United States and that at least half the Thomas P . "Tip" O'Neill, Speaker or the U.S. House o r Representatives, urges an attentive audience to go back to labor's basic principles or organizing, fighting for bread and butter, concern for health and education, "rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies." materials used be of domestic origin. • Urged Congress to establish a port-development program that will enable large , deep-draft vessels to call at U . S . ports and thus enhance the competitiveness of American exports such as oil and gas while ensuring fair application of costs. • Supported measures to assure a fair share of the carriage of Japanese auto imports to the United States aboard U . S.-flag ships. • Called for legislation to deal with critical problems facing the U . S . deep­ sea fishing industry as a result of the increasing importation of foreign fish products , the predatory practices of other fishing nations , and the soaring cost of insurance for Americ�n fishing vessels. • Supported measures to develop a comprehensive port development pol­ icy which would ensure a fair alloca­ tion of costs including local fees as­ sessed to shippers and relevant port authorities and not levied against ship operators. It urged that all port de­ velopment projects be performed by U . S . -flag dredges, with strong empha­ sis on small business " set asides" for the benefit of small dredging contrac­ tors. • Urged the immediate and vigor­ ous pursuit of bilateral and multilateral agreements with our trading partners in order to restore the U.S . to its influence in the world economy . • Strongly supported the develop­ ment of a fair trade policy which rec­ ognizes that the U.S . is not meant to be the dumping ground for products built to satisfy some other nation's industrial strategy. The MTD warned that if the U . S . does not act quickly, our nation' s industrial base, job ex­ perience and military strength will be dangerously eroded. March 1 986 I LOG / 17 �U.S. Needs A Strong Merchant Marine Rep. Norman F. Lent Republican, 4th Dist., New York ers in the event of death or injury in the maritime industry. Our committee already has held two hearings on this I want to share some of my thoughts matter and will consider it further this on the state of the American merchant year. marine and what the Congress can do The combined interests of merchant to provide for a stronger and more seamen as well as commercial fisher­ viable maritime industry. As the ranking Republican on the mittee, I am aware that this industry. ing on involves the administrative de­ There are many factors that have contributed to the decline of our mer­ task before our committee is to reverse maritime policy. The fact is that other maintain the integrity of our cargo to help their maritime industries to preference programs and pursue other their shipbuilding. supply and support ability of cargo. The basic premise industries. Other nations engaging in bilaterial trade with the U.S. insist their ships be protected. while the U.S. plays "Mr. Nice Guy" and lets the Japanese bring in their autos on Japanese ships; lets the foreign oil come in on just about anything that floats flying a for­ eign flag; and lets the Soviet Union and the Eastern European nations en­ gage in the most blatant predatory rate-setting for cargoes! How can we begin to reverse this situation that has developed since the end of World War ll? Our Committee on Merchant Ma­ rine, mindful of the sad plight of the merchant marine, has before it a num­ ber of proposals. We recognize that the federal focus is on the construction <?f military ships as we move towards President Reagan·s and Navy Secre­ tary Lehman· s goal of a 600 ship Navy. But while this goal should be sup­ avenues which will result in the avail­ behind the cargo preference policy­ support for the U.S. merchant ma­ rine-is as valid today as it was when it was first conceived in 1936. As you know, thanks in large meas­ ures to the efforts of Frank Drozak and other maritime trades leaders, we had a notable achievement late in 1985 in the enactment of the new federal preference program in the context of the nation's farm exports. The new preference program will continue to support the merchant marine as we expand our Food for Peace and other committee will be watching the imple­ mentation of this program because we want to make sure the agencies follow Another cargo issue that the Con­ oil. The Congress has stated on several ward on several fronts at the same time. decision was limited in scope and only granted veterans· status to a very small this further with formal hearings. In dition for the good of the working men decision. The committee may pursue my opinion. these merchant seamen who were '"needed in war"-have . now been '"forgotten in peace. . We must make sure that proper recogni­ tion is given for their service during the war. .(.: * I want to close on Furthermore. the federal govern­ maritime industry. and not impede its implement existing authorities in a flexible way in order to encourage eign operators must continue. We must recognize there is a disparity between U.S. and foreign costs of operation question of increasing American car­ interests must stop. All sectors of this Above all. bickering among U .S. goes. These bills deal with interna­ important industry-ship owners, union for shipping and the carriage of im­ tives, ship builders, and governmental other by Subcommittee Chairman Mario Biaggi. Both of these measures must be evaluated as to their ability to assure greater cargo for U.S. ves­ sels. * * * One item that should be of interest 18 I LOG I March 1 986 Efforts to improve cost efficiency and to compete more effectively with for­ and react accordingly. sored by Chairman Walter Jones, the C. E. DeFries, president of the National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, called for strong measures to protect pas­ sengers and crews of U.S. vessels against acts of piracy and terrorism. In the final analysis. however, the mittee two other bills that seem to ported automobiles. One bill is spon­ to you is the legislation dealing with the problem of fishing vessel owners to obtain liability insurance and federal laws covering seamen's benefits and the limitation of liability of vessel owr't- Norman Lent (R­ N .Y. ) , and Thomas Manton (D-N.Y. l. ket. in the hands of the industry itself. tional bilateral trading arrangements tatives David Bonier (D-Mich.l. Bob Carr (D-Mich.), companies should operate in that mar­ given very serious consideration be­ have merit in that they address the Other members of Congress who addressed the meeting were Represen­ are not insur1�1ountable. There is a fate of the U.S. merchant marine lies We have pending before the com­ and women of this nation. an optimistic note. the Cook Inlet region. This must be such oil exported in foreign-flag tank­ these leaders to continue in this tra­ Despite my comments on the prob­ chant vessels. This means we must ers. job security. standard of living and lems faced by the maritime industry, greater efficiency in the marketplace. total exports-and we don't want any America the world leader in social * lieve we should now start exporting cause it could open the flood gates to American Labor Movement that built individual freedoms. He then urged occasions its unwillingness to allow oil from the lower part of the state in ing the MTD meeting that it was the partment asking them to expand their mittee in a letter to the Defense De­ First of all. we must continue to seek adequate cargoes for our mer­ O'Neill reminded the presidents and other officers of the 43 unions attenJ­ reform, public education, health care. development. The government must understand there are some who be­ gress. several other members of our com­ of the D-Day invasion. l joined with consideration of the export of Alaskan I some things about the labor movement throughout his long tenure in Con­ the social programs that have made ment should do more to support the North Slope oil to be exported. this year and will not run for re­ group of men who helped in one aspect its new budget. And the Congress will have to correct this. of the maritime industry. We face problem that demands we move for­ War II. As many of you know, the worldwide market for shipping and our gress must scrutinize carefully is the a whom we could not have won World through with the new formula which ported. it must not be held out as a panacea for our shipyards and the rest to Europe and the Pacific without The problems are serious, but they the administration doesn "t support in It was "Tip" O'Neill's last appear­ ance at the MTD's meeting as an election. He took this occasion to say humanitarian assistance programs to needy nations around the world. Our history.'' War ll service. These are the men carried the troops and war materials Rep. Norman F. Lent biggest peacetime military buildup in elected official. He is stepping down President Truman referred to. who that trend and to develop a national history. and a reckless defense spend­ cision on granting veterans· benefits to U.S. merchant seamen for World chitnt marine. I believe the greatest compete for cargo. These efforts help ing spree which has resulted in ··1he One other issue we have been work­ military), is in serious trouble. maritime nations do far more than ours ments on changing the existing legal and their survivors. and to its security (both economic and free-trade policy which has created the lowest balance of trade in modern framework available to injured seamen which is so important to our nation (Continued from Page 17.) men dictate that we look at this care­ fully and not make any hasty judg­ Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com­ MTD Vows To Rebuild U.S. Industry leadership. shippers, port representa­ officials--must understand that the days of unlimited federal financial support are over. I am convinced that this industry will continue to provide our nation with an international presence in trade and a strong national defense through its shipyards, merchant fleet, trained seamen, and port operations. In this effort, I look forward to working with Frank Drozak and the Executive Board of the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and its 43 affiliated unions. You have my encouragement and support. MTD Vice President Stephen J. Leslie urged the U.S. to begin the "vigorous pursuit of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements to restore the U.S.'s position in world econ­ omy." He said the highest priority should be given to restoring the U.S. as "an eco­ nomic world leader.'' �MTD Adopts National Maritime Policy AFL-CIO Research Director Rudy Oswald criticized the federal cuts in health, housing, welfare, education and government serv· ices. He said that Reagan's claim that there is no other way to manage the federal budget deficit "simply does not hold water." The economy and national security of the United States requires a strong, vital merchant marine. Yet the history of this nation has been marked by repeated cycles of maritime neglect spawned by peacetim� complacency . The relative freedom from war en­ joyed over the last decade has coin­ cided with an accelerated decline in our commercial fleet . This decline has continued through several administrations whose com­ bination of bad planning, absence of planning and neglect has created a deathwatch over the American mer­ chant marine . In recent years, the federal government has eliminated the Construction Differential Subsidy pro­ gram and has proposed foreign con­ struction for subsidized operators. B y cutting Operating Differential Subsidy and permitting buy-outs, the govern­ ment has put U . S . -flag shipping in a less competitive stance. Our world position has been further undercut by opposition to the Law of the Sea Treaty, resistance to negoti­ ating bilateral agreements with our trading partners, and attacks on our cargo preference laws. Ultimately , cargo is the key factor for using American vessels and for creating the demand for new ships. Yet we lack a positive national com­ mitment to putting more cargoes on U . S . -built, U . S . -flag vessels. Con­ gress is well aware of the decline of the maritime industry and has been the focus of countless pages of testi­ mony and resolutions. Nonetheless, we do not presently have, nor have we had for many years, a practical , Labor Wins on Tax Reform Rep. David Bonier Democrat, 12th Dist. , Michigan Despite some of the labor-bashing that has gone on in Congress, I think labor has done pretty well of late. The labor movement scored a major leg­ islative victory on the Tax Reform Bill last session and now stands poised to score again with major trade legisla­ tion in this session. Labor lobbyists played a major role in getting a remarkable Tax Reform Bill through the Ways and Means Committee and then through the House. The House-passed bill is a truly his­ toric document. It is certainly the most far-reaching revision of the tax code in our lifetime. Just over a decade ago , Americans thought the federal income tax was the fairest of all taxes . Today it is perceived to be the least fair of all taxes . Over the years, tax loopholes have eroded the tax base until today they number over 1 07 and are pro­ jected to cost one half trillion dollars in 1 986! The corporate share of the tax bur­ den has been allowed to fall from about 27 percent in the 1 950s to barely 6 percent today . It is no wonder working men and women have become resent­ ful of the tax system that makes them pay the taxes corporations and wealthy individuals have been able to escape. But the House-passed Tax Reform B ill will reverse this devastating trend. It will provide genuine tax relief to America's middle clas s . For those making between $20,000 and $50,000 a year, it will mean an 8-10 percent decrease in taxes. Six million of the nation's poor and working poor will be relieved oftheir tax burden through increases in the personal exemption and standard deduction. Labor beat back the strong move­ ment to tax fringe benefits. Labor beat back the attempts to eliminate the home mortgage deduction and child care credit. The House of Representatives has seldom seen the intense lobby effort produced by this Tax Reform B ill . But the labor lobbyists clearly reflected the will of middle-income America. I believe it was their support that tilted the balance in this "clash of the Ti­ tans" and now gives us the ch�nce to Rep. David Bonier strike boldly at the fundamental ineq­ uities of our tax system. I think working America's voice will again be heard in thi s session of Con­ gress as we address our mounting trade deficit and the inadequacies of current trade law . Over the last four years, our trade deficit has set one new record after another. In 1 985 , the trade deficit ran around $ 1 50 billion­ more than triple its 1 982 level-making us a debtor nation for the first time in history. The tragedy is this deficit has already cost us over two-and-one-half million jobs and costs us more every day. This deficit especially hurts Ameri­ ca' s older industries such as autos and steel . But the U . S . trade share has also been declining in seven of the 1 0 leading high technology industries . There is definite congressional in­ terest in tackling the trade deficit . In fact, there was a flurry of trade bills introduced toward the end of last ses­ sion. But no one bill has yet emerged as a consensus Democratic measure . Looking at the bills already out there and listening to business and labor, I think there are ideas which among other important measures must be in­ cluded in a trade bill. The first is encompassed in the Trade Emergency and Export Act intro­ duced by Richard Gephardt and Dan Rostenkowski. The bill calls for the imposition of a surcharge on the im­ ports from countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Brazil. They would be given one year to begin opening their markets to American goods . If they did not, the president would have the authority to levy a surcharge on their import s . Money raised from the surcharge would be used to reduce the federal deficit. The second area of relief should include measures to help compensate for the adverse effects on American domestic markets of a practice called "targeting. " Foreign countries often target one of their domestic industries for huge government subsidies. Import products that result from these sub­ sidies are sold very cheaply in the U . S . and crowd out our own domestic markets. Third , I think there must be condi­ tionality . There must be a requirement that companies which receive in­ creased income as a result of trade protection legislation, must reinvest that income into the industry benefit­ ing from the protection. It seems every other day I read or hear about the death grip American labor unions find themselves in . Al­ legations are made that the labor movement no longer has any real leg­ islative impact. I do not believe that. I think labor performance on the Tax Reform B ill puts an end to those charges. Labor was united in effort , focused in attention and remarkably successful . I expect a repeat perform­ ance on the trade issue and look for­ ward to working with you again. 1 986 MTD Board Meeting A Special Report comprehensive national maritime pol­ icy to reverse the downward course of the merchant marine. The deplorable state of the maritime industry is due in large part to the fact that important promotional proerams have been whittled away in previous years. In the absence of government initiative, numerous legislative pro­ posals have been forthcoming from the industry. However, because of the diverse needs of the industry' s inde­ pendent but interrelated sectors , a consensus has not yet been developed for any comprehensive legislation. In the absence of a broadly supported proposal , federal officials and legisla­ tors often have been relegated to the role of mediator between conflicting interests instead of working to imple­ ment programs which would spur the industry' s overall revitalization. Unless Congress, the administra­ tion, management and labor join to­ gether to initiate a substantive course of action, all will be witnesses to the demise of the American merchant ma­ rine as a commercial entity and an essential component of our national security . Only by working together can these disparate groups reverse the decline in the maritime industry. The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, reaffirms its support for a strong, militarily useful U . S .-built , op­ erated and crewed merchant fleet sup­ ported by an adequate pool of trained labor, funding and government sup­ port. We call to action all parties with a compelling interest in a healthy mer­ chant marine , including government agenc ies, members of Congress, ship operators, shipbuilders, representa­ tives of associated industries and mar­ itime labor to join together for the purpose of formulating a program and strategy incorporating a comprehen­ sive national maritime policy for the revitalization of the U . S . commercial fleet. SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex reported on the legislative priorities of the Maritime Trades Department, and urged closer participation among all labor orga­ nizations in the face of Reagan's policies which are driving American jobs out of the country. March 1 986 I LOG I 1 9 �The SIU of Canada was well-represented at the MTD Board meeting. From left are Vice Presidents Richard Thomasson, Andre Bansept, Hedley Harnum and Secretary-Treasurer Roger Desjardins. Capt. Robert W. Kestleloot, director of the Strategic Sealift Division of Naval Operations, warned that the merchant marine of today is inadequate to supply sealift support for our Armed Forces. Alan Kistler, director of the AFL-CIO Department of Organization, said that new techniques based on old labor traditions are needed to organize the "new breed of workers" in America. Rep. Bob Carr (D-Mich.) told the maritime lat that he "wholeheartedly" supported their effort the U.S. merchant marine. "/� � � rs1"/ I � r----� . l / William Baxley, lieutenant governor of Al­ abama, has been a key political figure in the MTD's grassroot's campaign, and has been a distinguished public servant in his home state for more than 20 years. 20 I LOG I March 1 986 John Wells, secretary of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet, is another distinguished state official who has worked with the I political campaign. Wells has addressed labor gatherings around the nation, including last year's SIU Convention in I and he has proven himself to be a friend of working men and women. �Scenes from the MTD 3oard Meeting Steve Edney, national director of the United Industri�I Workers, thanked the MTD board members for their support of the UIW's efforts to organize cannery workers on the West Coast and in Puerto Rico. ers 1ild AFL-CIO Legislative Director Ray Denni­ son outlined the Federation's priorities on Capitol Hill, which include the priorities of the Maritime Trades Department. George KnaJy, internati(•nal representative for the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, dis­ cusses the important "Buy American" provi­ sions of the resolution dealing with exploration and drilling equipment on the outer continental shelf. MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean Ingrao once again organized a flawless two-dav board meeting. Here, Jean opens the session with an explanation of the resolutions that will be debated and ac� upon during the meetings. Page Groton, assistant to the president of the Brotherhood of Boiler­ makers and Iron Shipbuilders, expressed strong views on the importance of a build and charter program to revitalize America's shipyards. · ,- grassroots oint, Md. , John Kenneally, general vice president of the Hotel & Restaurant Workers, intro­ duced the key resolution on international trade. � i�·· · �· ! ; •; • • • • •!• �! i �i�li\ ,ir�jtnm:, �:i�! ;,�:.w,wr�:=�� . � Roman Gralewicz, president of the Seafarers International Union of anada; confers with MTD General Counsel Howard Schulman during a break in the board meetmg. March 1 986 I LOG I 21 · -· ·-··--· ·· - - ----- --�------· �The U . S . Fishin g I nd ustry-Str uggl i ng i n Hard Ti mes Hard times continue to befall the fishing industry. All along the waterfronts the refrain is the same-landings are down, costs are up, the market is depressed. The problems within the fishing industry include unfair foreign competition, dumping of fish and fish products in the U . S . marketplace, unworkable tariff structures and the steady escalating costs of securing Hull and Protection and Indemnity insurance coverage . Individually, these factors tend to influence the highs and lows of the industry ; combined, these factors have undermined and undercut the domestic fishing market. Despite the enactment of major laws to protect U . S . fishermen from unfair competition, the industry continues to be hurt by the unfair and predatory practice s of other fishing nations. On the East Coast, American fishermen are plagued with cheap imports of subsidized fresh fish from neighboring countries . The Canadian government through grants, loans, special tax treatment and other practices is unfairly subsidizing Canadian exports of cod, haddock, pollock, hake, flounder and sole. U . S . imports of Canadian fish totaled $53 . 3 million in 1 984. This glut of Canadian fish has caused economic hardships to New England fishermen and processors. It has depressed prices and caused the loss of U . S . jobs and earnings. American fishermen have been undersold because of unfair subsidies which give Canadian fishermen the upper competitive edge and allow them to sell their fish in the U . S . at lower prices while still enabling them to make a profit. The time has come for American fishermen to obtain marketplace equity so that their traditional way of life may be preserved. * * * This situation is not confined exclusively to the East Coast. In Alaska, cannery workers are facing a severe problem due to the acceleration of joint ventures off their coast. In these joint ventures, American fishermen harvest the fish and sell it "over-the-side" to processing vessels of foreign nations. The U . S . tuna industry has not escaped the damage of unfair competition from foreign fishing nations. These nations , particularly Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are penetrating U . S . tuna markets at alarming rates because of the existing low tariff for tuna packed in water. And Japan continues to refuse to open up its markets to processed American fish products. The time has come for American trade negotiators , as part of an overall effort to seek a balance of trade between our two nations , to request that unfair restrictions to entry of American processed fish products be removed. * * * The U . S . fishing industry is a vital component of the American economy and must be protected from the unfair practices of foreign fishing nations. Other fishing nations with substantial fishery resources have established programs and provided government support to render their fleets more competitive, and the U . S . government must follow suit. Because our current federal programs designed to assist our nation's fishing industry are inadequate to meet current and future needs, Congress should act now to develop initiatives which will encourage and support investment in U . S . fishing and canning operations, and will protect the rights of all U . S . fishermen. * * * Finally, this problem is no longer being ignored by the U . S . government. The Commerce Department recently issued a preliminary ruling that certain imports of fresh fish from Canada are illegally subsidized . The ruling involves imports of fresh whole and fresh fillets of cod, haddock , pollock, hake and flatfish. The Commerce Department's preliminary ruling found that 19 programs administered by the Canadian government and 20 programs administered by the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, New­ foundland and Quebec were providing subsidies to the Canadian fishing industry. As a result, the Commerce Department is imposing an equalizing duty of 6 . 85 percent of the value of the fish to offset the price advantage that subsidized imports have over domestic products which are not subsidized. Commercial fishing is by its very nature a very dangerous business. Statistics indicate that it is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, with a death rate seven times the national average of all industries and twice that of mining, the second-most hazardous occupation. Coast Guard figures show that an average of 250 U . S . fishing boats sink and 75 fishermen die off the nation's coasts each year. Yet in safety matters, the fishing industry remains virtually free from any government inspection and regulation. Rising insurance premiums make the safety problem worse by forcing boats to operate in more marginal conditions. The Maritime Trades Department wholeheartedly supports enacting legis­ lation that would help resolve the crisis. Such legislatton must offer adequate payments for injury and must also set adequate crew and vessel safety standards . The United States has long recognized the dual role of the U . S . merchant marine in commercially transporting the commerce of our nation during peacetime and in serving as an essential military auxiliary during war or national emergency. Yet despite the national importance of this historic dual function, U . S . maritime invariably has been neglected in times of peace and been permitted to deteriorate and decline. As a result of such government indifference, the industry today is on the verge of extinction. Fortunately, however, congressional leaders understand the strategic importance of the U . S . merchant marine and domestic shipyards to our nation, and they are currently promoting legislation which may help to revitalize both industries. I n late 1985, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) introduced and held a hearing on legislation to establish a federal build and charter program to construct militarily­ useful merchant vessels for charter or lease to commercial operators . The concept is patterned after the successful Mariner Program of the 1 950s in which 35 militarily-useful breakbulk vessels were built by the government and sold to U . S . operating companies. Under the current proposal, a federal revolving fund would be set up to finance the construction in U . S . shipyards of vessels which have a direct military utility. Once constructed, these vessels would be either leased or chartered to U . S . commercial operators for use in the U . S . foreign trades , with the proceeds from the lease o r charter transaction being deposited back into the revolving fund to finance the construction of additional vessels. The primary obstacle to such promotional proposals in the past-available federal funding-has already been overcome. In Dec. 1 985, Sen. Stevens succeeded in earmarking $852 million in unobligated Navy funds for funding a new Mariner program. This legislation was then considered by a House­ Senate conference committee where, as a result of MTD affiliate action, the House conferees agreed to endorse this program. U oder the provisions of the funding measure, however, none of these funds can be used until proper authorizing legislation for the new Mariner program is enacted by Congress. The MTD supports the prompt consideration and enactment of legislation in the 99th Congress which will officially establish this new federal build and charter program. Development of this program would aid the entire U . S . maritime industry by: • providing desperately-needed work for U . S . shipyards ; • adding economically-priced and modern new tonnage t o the active U . S . fle et, and • increasing the number of militarily-useful U . S . -flag vessels active in the commercial trades. The MTD urges its affiliates to support this legislation and any other measures which would take positive steps to rebuild a strong and healthy U . S . merchant marine . Much has been discussed in recent years regarding the huge trade imbalance between the U . S . and Japan. U ntil recently, virtually the entire focus on this trade relationship has been on merchandise and agricultural trade , and little has been mentioned regarding trade in services. But trade in services is now receiving increased attention, and maritime service trade in particular is being prominently discussed. Just as in general merchandise trade with Japan, maritime trade in services between the two nations is tilted heavily in favor of the Japanese. This is especiall y true in the automobile carriage trade, where millions of Japanese cars are imported each year into the United States . Because i t i s left u p t o Japanese auto manufacturers t o determine which ships will transport their autos , and because as part of a national maritime policy the Japanese strongly promote the use of their own ships, Japanese vessels overwhelmingly dominate this ocean transport trade. More than 85 percent of the 600 vehicle-carrying vessels operating worldwide are owned, operated or controlled by Japanese interests, and more than two-thirds of this enormous Japanese vehicle fleet is engaged in the U . S . -Japan auto trade. Primarily , it has been the restrictive shipping policies of the Japanese which have excluded U . S . vessels from the U . S .-Japan car carriage trade . Two-thirds of the' vessels engaged in the trade are flag-of-convenience vessels either owned or controlled by Japanese interest s ; the other one-third of the trade is composed of actual Japanese-flag vessels. While it would be unreasonable to expect U . S . vessels to compete against low-cost flag-of-convenience vessels, one would expect that U . S . -ftag vessels would compete for a share of the trade carried by comparabl y costing Japanese­ flag vessels. Since U . S . vessels have been unable to break into the trade, however, it can only be reasonably deduced that U . S . vessels have been excluded from the trade by restrictive and discriminatory Japanese trade practices . T o rectify this inequity, legislation has been introduced i n Congress to facilitate U . S . access to this trade. In the Senate , Sen. Frank Murkowski of Alaska introduced S . Re s . 223, a resolution which urges the president to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Japan for the U . S .-flag carriage of Japanese automobiles . In the House, Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina, chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries , sponsored a bill (H.R. 3655) which would establish and expand U . S . auto carriage capabilities by mandating that U . S . -flag vessels carry Japanese autos to the U . S . in numbers equal to those carried by Japanese-flag vessels. The MTD supports these legislative means of opening up the U . S . -Japan auto trade . The MTD also supports efforts to open the trade through direct negotiations between Japanese auto companies and U . S . maritime interests. 22 I LOG I March 1 986 �The Injustice and the Tragedy of South Africa The following address was delivered to the MTD Board meeting by William Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees , AFL-CIO, and a member of the MTD Board. Before you act on the matter of South African Apartheid, I want to tell you why the AFL-CIO and the majority of its affiliated unions, in­ cluding AFSC M E , actively oppose American ties to the South African regime . There are 3 1 million people in South Africa. The law there divides them into three classes . There are 4 . 5 million whites, and nearly all of them live the good life . There are 4 million Asians and col­ oreds , t hat is, anyone who is not 1 00 percent white. These 4 million have limited social, economic and political rights. Then there are 22.5 million blacks73 percent of the population. This overwhelming majority of South Af­ ricans have virtually no rights what­ soever. If you're a black South Afri­ can, you can't vote, can't work in many occupations , can ' t own land in most of South Africa, can't even live where you want Eighty-seven percent of South Af­ rican land is reserved for whites. The remainder-and it' s the most desolate in the country-has been made into a series of black reservations, and some 3 . 5 million of their inhabitants were moved into them forcibly . On those reservations, just about all business, right down to grocery stores and beer halls, are owned and controlled by the South African government. If you live on a black reservation �nd want a permit to peddle fruit in the muddy streets, you're required to get 36 pages of approvals, and spend probably two years of your life doing so. If you're black and work in a white area, you have to leave your family behind. You may not see your spouse or your children for 1 1 months at a time . If you 're black and work in a white area, all services and facilities are rigidly segregated: buses, theatres, stores--everything. If you 're black, you 're not allowed in a white area without a passbook . The passbook includes your photo, fingerprints, work record , travel per­ mits, the name of your reservation and your family history. If you 're caught without a passbook , you go to prison. South Africa now has the highest per capita prison pop­ ulation in the world, including Soviet Russia. The overwhelming percent­ age of inmates are black, and most are there because they didn't carry a pass­ book. Black South Africans make up 72 percent of the workforce . They get all the tough and menial jobs. Most work for a quarter or less of the wages paid whites in similar occupations. If you're a black South African child, you face certain other difficulties. Your chances of dying as an infant are five times greater than those for white s , and i f you survive infancy , t h e state will spend 25 times as much educating a white child as it does you. If you grow up, you can expect to live 57 years compared with 70 years for whites. South Africa's system of racial sep­ aration and exploitation is called Apartheid, and it is based on the same interpretation of the Bible adhered to by the Ku Klux Klan and other Amer­ ican hate groups . Apartheid includes a spider's web of police-state laws, laws that make any indication of dissent high treason and permit indefinite imprisonment without trial . Workers-white or black-who plan, lead, or even partic­ ipate in a strike are liable to penalties that include imprisonment and death. In effect , South Africa is a modem slave state, a massive industrial plan­ tation with powerful similarities to the Germany of the 1 930s, and its lead­ ership includes some who were jailed in World War II for helping the Nazis. And Apartheid could not have come to pass or endure without the active help of American corporations. A few years ago Fortune magazine, a kind of glossy house organ for cor­ porate America, carried in its pages a story that began : " The republic of South Africa has always been regarded by .foreign in­ vestors as a gold mine, one of those rare and re.freshing places where prof­ its are great and problems small . . . and labor is cheap . " Because of this rare and refreshing climate, U . S . corporations currently have $ 1 5 billion invested in South Africa, almost a quarter of its gross national product. Because of this rare and refreshing climate, the U . S . is South Africa' s largest trading partner, second largest foreign investor, and the source of a full one-third of its international credit. American corporations, including 57 of Fortune's top 100-control 57 per­ cent of South Africa's computer mar­ ket , 45 percent of its oil market, and 33 percent of its auto market. South Africa sells to U . S . corpora­ tions agricultural products , uran iu m , coal and steel-some $2.5. billion worth in 1 984 . . . and I think you'll find that little of it was carried in American bottoms . The current administration in Wash­ ington was warmly hospitable to the South African regime until late last year, when public revulsion forced it to impose weak and largely i neffective sanctions. Within South Africa the chief op­ ponents of Apartheid have been the main-line churches-Episcopal, Ro­ man Catholic and others-and the black labor unions, which are remarkable i n that they exist despite mass firings, mass arrests and brutal police repres­ sion. When a South African labor leader is taken to j ail , it has often proved to be a one-way trip, because in South Africa's jails prisoners appear to have developed the ability to beat them­ selves to death. A FSCME, the union I represent , William Lucy has actively opposed U . S . assistance to Apartheid since 1 980. We have urged state and local governments, institutions and pension funds to di­ vest themselves of stocks in U . S . com­ panies operating in South Africa. We have lobbied on Capitol Hill for a tougher stand against South African fascism. We have helped train South African labor leaders . And we have done whatever we've been able to do to draw public atten­ tion to the evils of Apartheid . On J an . 9 of this year, under the leadership of the council and President Lane Kirkland, the AFL-CIO launched a nationwide boycott against the Shell Oil Company and its products . This action was the result of a request from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, which was acting on a plea by our brothers and sisters in South African labor unions. Shell was singled out for several reasons. South Africa has no domestic oil and depends on imports. Shell and its parent corporation, Royal Dutch/Shell, supply fuel to the South African mil­ itary and police which enforce Apart­ heid . Shell co-owns or operates South Africa's largest refinery , a major off­ shore pumping station, a major oil pipeline and more than 800 gas sta­ tions. In addition, it exports South African coal for sale here in the U . S . and elsewhere, where i t competes di­ rectly with U . S . coal exports. In its South African coal mines, Shell has actively sought to bust the Miners' Union with mass firings and other measures. The latest protest­ over a worker killed by u nsafe con­ ditions-was broken up at gunpoint, with beatings and tear-gas. Shell and American corporations are doing more than supporting a totali­ tarian regime in South Africa. They are taking away U . S . jobs. The $ 1 5 billion that U . S . corpora­ tions now have invested in South Af­ rica could have been used to maintain and modernize facilities here in Amer­ ica. The $2.5 billion in South African products sold to the U . S .-products produced with what is virtually slave labor-directly cost American jobs on farms and in factories . Because o f slave labor, South Africa undercuts u s in countries that nor­ mally buy from the U . S . , and so still more American workers join the un­ employment lines. Finally, and something we all need .,.. to keep in mind, U . S . profits made in South Africa are helping finance the current wave of attacks on American workers and their unions . Phelps-Dodge, IBM , American Cyanimid, U nited Technologies, I ngersoll-Rand and scores of others­ all are big in South Africa and all are in the front ranks of U . S . strikebreak­ ers and corporate scabs. The next time any of you are in Chicago , take a look at the new state building there. It was built with South African steel. And between Chicago and Gary you could probably find 25 ,000 unemployed steelworkers and the dead mills where they used to work. That, too, is part of Apartheid . The hopes of a peaceful solution of South Africa's festering sickness are fading fast. In the last year alone , police and the military have indiscrim­ inately killed more than 1 ,000 black men, women and children. It is my belief that the free trade unions of a free society cannot-either , through morality or self-interest-tol­ erate the evil of Apartheid. I earnestly ask that the Maritime Trades Department join with us in active opposition to Apartheid so that we can march together under the bright banner of American labor solidarity . March 1 986 I LOG I 23 �Alaskan Oil Is Vital to U: S. Maritime Industry · Rep. Thomas J. Manton Democrat, 9th Dist . , N. Y. I<" "· I am happy to be here today to say to you that without the early, strong support of the labor movement in the summer of 1 984, I would not be a member of Congress. Labor stood shoulder to shoulder with me during my time of need. I will not forget that. And you can rest assured that I plan to stand shoulder to shoulder with labor in the years ahead . After I was elected to Congress, I felt it was important that I seek out a committee assignment where I could use my influence to help the people in my congressional district of New York and, at the same time, work with those same unions who played such a vital role in my success at the ballot box . For these reasons, I sought, and was fortunate to receive, the one open Democratic seat on the House Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries Commit­ tee. The Merchant Marine Committee was a natural choice. New York City is the largest port in the United States . The Port Authority provides thou­ sands of jobs in the New York City area. Many of those workers reside in my district. In addition , the committee has jurisdiction over a number of fed­ eral laws which are vitally important to the survival and future vitality of our nation's merchant marine and the maritime unions which form its back­ bone. As a new member of the committee , I have spent a great deal of time learning about the problems which our d�mestic maritime industry faces, both from unfair foreign competition and from an administration which has done everything in its power to retard the revival of an industry which remains vital to our nation ' s defense. In April of last year, the Congress reauthorized the Export Administra­ tion Act . The vote in favor of the reauthorization was overwhelming. As part of that reauthorization, Congress reaffirmed a commitment made more than a decade ago that Alaskan oil shall not be e xported to any foreign country , except with the explicit ap­ proval of both houses of Congress. I strongly suppo rted the continuation of this ban because I believe that Alaskan oil is vital to our nation's energy in­ dependence. We currently import more than 2 million barrels of oil every day . Most of this oil comes from volatile and even hostile sources in the Middle East. We cannot afford to allow Alaska, which holds the largest source of un­ tapped domestic reserves, to be a source of energy for other countries. We need that oil at home. Energy independence would have been reason enough to vote to con­ tinue the ban, but there is another, equally important reason why I voted in favor of continuing the ban on exporting Alaskan oil . Alaskan oil means jobs. Alaskan oil is moved to refineries and petrochemical plants in the lower 48 states and therefore falls within the jurisdiction of the Jones Act. 24 I LOG I March 1 986 without making use of the pipeline. Therefore , the administration, which has never supported the domestic mar­ itime industry, decided to exploit this loophole in hopes of getting its foot in the door. The administration thinks that if it can export 6 ,000 barrels of Cook Inlet oil it can tell the American people that nobody is getting hurt. On the basis of that claim it will then ask the Congress to approve the export of 1 .6 million barrels per day of Alaskan North Slope oil . That i s their ultimate goal . When I heard of the administration's back door attack on the Alaskan oil export ban, I was outraged. In re­ sponse to this flagrant attempt to ig­ nore congressional intent, I introduced H . R . 38 1 7 . My bill would place Cook Inlet oil under the same export ban as Alaskan North Slope oil. I believe­ as does everyone in this room-that we must close this loophole immedi­ ately. If the administration succeeds with its plan to move Cook Inlet oil to Japan, it will only whet their ap­ petite for the huge oil fields at Prudhoe Bay. If they ever allow this vital national resource to be exported , every Amer­ ican would be the loser. Dredgi ng and Port Development Rep. Thomas J. Manton During the last two decades , the domestic maritime industry has been savaged by unfair, subsidized foreign competition . We have seen our shipyards grow idle while other nations constructed newer facilities with their taxpayers' funds , which lowered their operating costs and their labor costs. We have seen our U . S . -flag carriers lose ton­ nage as industries turned to foreign carriers. In this environment, the Alaskan oil trade has become the lifeblood for the survival of the domestic merchant ma­ rine . Therefore , it was critical that Congress reaffirm the ban on the ex­ port of Alaskan crude. It is clear that if Congress ever allowed the major oil companies of the state of Alaska or this administration to sell this oil to any foreign nation, the oil would be moved on foreign-flag tankers, and thousands of U . S . jobs would be lost. All of us were pleased to see the ban continued. Unfortunately, the Reagan administration failed to get the message. Despite an overwhelming vote of 269-62 in the House that Alaskan Adequate levels of funding and federal involvement for the construction, operation and maintenance of U . S . ports and waterways is vital to U.S. commerce and national security. Maritime technological developments in terms of vessel size and configuration, as well as the need to import and export commodities in large quantities requires port channels both wide and deep. The competitiveness of U . S . exports such as coal and grain will be enhanced when large, deep-draft vessels associated with their transportation call at U . S . ports. The U . S . shipping industry, however, should not be burdened with unfair costs or misplaced collection responsibilities. Vessels which do not require deep-draft channels should not be required to pay for them. The levy of minimal federal, state or local fees deemed necessary to pay for port development should be the responsibility of the shipper and/or the relevant port authority and not vessel operators. To this end, any legislation establishing a comprehensive national port development policy should include a beneficiary test to ensure fair application of the costs including shipper responsibility for any ad valorem fee imposed. It should also be unequivocal in word and deed, that all port improvement and development projects should be performed by the U.S.-flag dredging fleet, with a strong emphasis on small business set asides for the benefit of small dredging contractors. U . S . Army Corps of Engineers dredging assets should be de­ emphasized in favor of the private sector. In addition, no exception to the Jones Act which would allow the use of foreign-flag dredge operators should be permitted. The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, urges the U . S. Congress to pass port development legislation which ensures shipper responsibility for the collection of ad valorem fees and a beneficiary test to protect U.S.-flag operators from unwarranted costs. The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, further urges Congress to ensure that private sector U .S.-flag dredging contractors complete all work associated with revitalization of America's shipping channels and ports. oil not be exported, the administration ignored Congress ' s clear intent. The ink from the president ' s signature on the Export Administration Ac t was hardly dry when the White House announced on Oct . 28 that the presi­ dent intended to administratively ap­ prove the sale and export of 6 ,000 barrels a day of oil produced from Alaska ' s Cook Inlet. If Congress said no to the export of Alaskan oil, how could the White House do thi s ? The answer lies in a loophole in the Export Administration Act. U nder that law, all Alaskan oil which flows through the trans-Alaska pipe­ line is protected under the export ban · passed by Congress. Most Alaskan oil-indeed more than 95 percent of all oil produced in Alaska-is moved through the pipeline to Valdez. The exception is Cook Inlet. Because Cook Inlet is along the southern coast of Alaska, tankers can dock near the field, load the oil and move it to the lower 48 states directly SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner, left, and SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio took an active part in the deliberations of the MTD's mid-winter board meeting. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I m c stu m Sea fa rers I n te r n a t i onal Union of North Ameri c a . A F L -C IO Washlncton Report Three stories dominated the headlines in the nation' s capital: the continuing battle over the budget, the restoration of democracy in the Philippines, and a plan by the president' s Task Force on Organized Crime to make all federal employees subject to random drug testing. President Reagan submitted a budget to Con­ gress that contained onerous cuts in social, maritime and promotional programs (see story on the Marad Authorizations Bill, page 4 ) . Meanwhile, a three-judge federal district court found the Gramm-Rudman Act unconstitu­ tional . Tax reform was placed on the back burner. Legislat i ve . Admin istra t i ve and Regu latorv Happe n ings March 1 986 ican fleet." The second bill deals specifically with the Cook Inlet U . S . Japanese auto carrier bill. The bill would SIU President Frank Drozak submitted com­ require an equal number of Japanese imports ments to the Commerce Department outlining be carried on U . S . -flag vessels as are carried on Japanese vessels. his opposition to the export of Cook Inlet oil . recently have announced that they will grant Drozak, ' ' would best be served by not allowing "The interests of the United State s , " said Several Japanese automobile manufacturers some of the auto carriage business to U . S . any oil to be diverted to Japan or Korea. " vessel was involved in this trade. dispute is relatively small. Yet President Dro­ The amount of oil involved in the Cook Inlet vessels. Until this year, not one American zak and others feel that this is just a test case " Many people , " said Frank Pecquex, di­ to permit the transfer of Alaskan North Slope rector of legislation for the SIU, "feel that this is just an attempt to persuade Congress legislation until action was taken on reducing in Economic news continued to be mixed. Oil nation of members to the commission. " massive amount of new cargoes to the Amer­ not to deal with the auto carrier bill . " the deficit. words of the caucus , "completed the nomi­ with dozens of nations, and would provide a Fifty senators sent a letter to the president stating that they would not deal with tax reform ington as · oil abroad . Drozak' s view were seconded by Thomas "'To many observers , " wrote Chris Dupin J . Lengyel, president of the American Institute posed] contracts are a drop in the bucket when Inlet oil were exported, he said, it would hardly The Journal of Commerce, "these [pro­ compared to the more than two million cars of Merchant Shipping. Even if all the Cook make a dent in the trade deficit. Surprisingly, the oil industry has been split prices declined to their lowest levels in 1 0 that Japan exports to this country annually . " unemployment rate unexpectedly shot up four­ Japan are carried on Japanese vessels. Forty­ Richfield submitted statements in support of sels from Liberia, Panama and Singapore, opposed the concept . porations. tage of the U . S . trying to compete as a seller years . The trade deficit worsened , and the tenths of 1 percent. Democracy was restored in the Philippines after a 20-year lapse. The near miraculous tum of events obscured the continuing Communist insurgency in that country and the precarious situation of the American bases. During extensive television coverage of de­ velopments in the Philippines , it was pointed out that the United States had reached an unstated "gentleman ' s agreement" with the Communist rebels which could be pretty much summed up in this phrase : "You leave the bases alone , and we won't go after you . " SIU President Drozak touched upon this matter at a recent hearing on a proposed build and charter program (see story page 3). If anything were to happen in the Philippines, he said, this country would not have an ade­ quate sealift capability to protect its own strategic interests. Calling the epidemic use of drugs a threat to this country's national security, the president's Task Force on Organized Crime recommended that all federal employees be subject to random drug testing. At present, 44 percent of auto imports from on this issue. AMOCO, CONOCO and Atlantic seven percent are carried on foreign-flag ves­ Cook Inlet exports, while UNOCOL and Exxon many of which are owned by Japanese cor­ of crude oil "in a world market already plagued by oversupply and rapidly falling prices . " Apartheid Cook Inlet oil i s not covered under the The labor movement has launched an all­ out campaign against Apartheid in South Af­ ric;a. Earlier this year, the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO announced a nationwide con­ sumer boycott of the Shell Oil Company be­ South Africa. SIU President Frank Drozak , who is a mem­ ber of the Executive Council , called Shell' s treatment of its workers i n South Africa "dis­ gusting" and urged all SIU members to honor One member of the task force said that the to this seemingly unsolvable national problem , and that the administration was ultimately going to concentrate its efforts on getting drug testing approved for workers who deal with matters of ' 'public safety , ' ' especially air con­ trollers and "other transportation workers . " Bouse Mark-Up as 40 SIU tankers would be affected if the ban were rescinded. Cash Transfer The U . S . Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a complaint that sought application of the 1 954 Cargo Executive Board meeting ofthe Maritime Trades the 1 96 1 Foreign Assistance Act. SIU's political grassroots effort. Coast Guard The matter was discussed at the recent Department, which forms the backbone of the jobs on farms and in factories , " said William report was primarily intended to draw attention Last year, the EAA ban was extended for another five years. It is estimated that as many the boycott. groups , and even from some members of the the final version of the report. export of Alaskan North Slope oil. Preference Act to the cash grant . and cash The announcement met with a great deal of task force, who said that they had not read Export Administration Act, which bans the cause of its treatment of black workers in "The $2.5 billion in South African products sold to the U. S .-products produced with what opposition, especially from civil libertarian UNOCOL said it could not see the advan­ is virtually slave labor-directly cost American Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State , County and Municipal Employees . "Because of slave labor, " said Lucy, "South Africa undercuts us [in trade] with countries that normally buy from the U . S . " Maritime Advisory Board The Congressional Caucus Advisory Board adopted two resolutions that it plans to submit to the administration . The first resolution urges the administration transfer programs for Israel established under Coast Guard Commandant Admiral James R. Gracey told Congress that "all hell could break loose" if across-the-board cuts under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction measure occur for both fiscal years 1 986 and 1 987. In an appearance before the House Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee, . Gracey said that the Coast Guard has a "tentative plan ' ' to cope with the reductions for fiscal year 1 986. He refused to supply any specifics , however, on how and where the cutbacks will be applied. The Gramm-Rudman Act was declared un­ constitutional earlier this year by a three-judge federal district court. The matter is expected The House Merchant Marine Subcomittee to activate the Bennett Commission. The sec­ to come before the Supreme Court shortly. provide important new business opportunities " quantify the needs of the U . S .-flag merchant the reduction schedule mandated under the will hold hearings on two bills that could ond to the U . S . fleet. marine. " States negotiate bilateral shipping agreements the terms of Public Law 98-525, which was the U . S . exceeds 1 percent of the total U . S . to " study and report on the defense aspects The first bill would require that the United with every foreign nation whose trade with one requests that the administration act. The Bennett Commission was created under passed in 1 984. The commission was supposed trade . of the U . S . merchant marine. " "would result in bilateral trade agreements in part because the president has not, in the "Thi s , " said SIU President Frank Drozak, Until that time, Congress will have to meet The commission has not yet been formed, Support SPAD M arch 1 986 I LOG I 25 �Questions and Answers About the MSC and Sealift What is the basic strategy of the United States? The basic strategy of the United States is to deter war through a strong forward defense . Implicit in the for­ ward defense concept is the notion that an armed conflict would occur some distance from our shores . This strategy depends heavily on strategic mobility to provide capability for the projection of power and is intended to How does the MSC fulfill its mission? The MSC fulfil ls its mission through the employment of Strategic Sealift forces from two principal sources: U . S . government-owned ships and the U . S . merchant marine . Where does the MSC fit into the overall defense strategy of this country? In early 1984, the Secretary of the convince potential enemies that we Navy and the Chief of Naval Opera­ aggression anywhere in the world. Sealift as one of the Navy' s three could react strongly and swiftly to formally recognized Strategic major functions, joining sea control and power projection. In conjunction What is Sealift? Sealift is the bedrock of our national strategy. Successful deployment and military combat power are dependent upon tions transportation-primarily on sealift , since more than 90 percent of with this action, administrative and operational changes have been insti­ tuted within the Navy; it is the aim of these changes to ensure that sealift programs will be considered on a bal­ anced basis with competing Navy pro­ all the equipment and supplies needed grams. According to material handed on ship. This basic fact has been dem­ all of M SC ' s resources into the oper­ to sustain a war effort must be carried onstrated repeatedly over the last 45 years-from the worldwide U . S . con­ voy and supply operations that were essential to the Allied victory in World War II to the 8 ,000-mile sealift that ensured British success in the 1 982 Falkland Islands campaign. Sealift out by the MSC, they "fully integrate ational structure of the Navy ' s major fleets . " ent situation in the Philippines and the ident Frank Drozak asked Congress there . " If anything happens in the capability� What are the MSC's major responsibilities? Calling this country' s present com­ The MSC 's primary responsibilities lift , our forward strategy is incomplete . controlled by the MSC. They are Stra­ carried out by the civilian-manned ships tegic Sealift, Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Testifying at a hearing on the new build and charter program, SIU Pres­ a plan to enhance this country ' s sealift encompass the four major functions What is the primary mission of the MSC? SIU Calls for More Sealift and the administration to come up with must, therefore , be considered a stra­ tegic resource; without adequate sea­ Buck Mercer, right, SIU vice president in charge of government services, meets with Leon Hall, SIU vice president for the East Coast. The two were attending the MTD Convention in Bal Harbour, Fla. where they helped draw up an agenda for a national maritime policy. (NFAF) operations, Special mitment to sealift inadequate , Drozak noted that the U . S . can ill-afford to overlook this important component of military security . continuing Communist insurgency Philippines , you can bet that we'll need a way to transport troops and cargoes overseas . Our present sealift capability just isn't enough ," he said . This country ' s declining sealift ca­ pability was touched upon by several members present, including Rep. Wil­ liam Carney (R-N . Y . ) , who noted that the military' s buildup had not taken Drozak drew attention to the pres- sufficient note of sealift . Mission Support, and Department of Defense (DOD) shipping operations. and logistic support require­ support to the Navy combatant fleet mon-user dry cargo ships, point-to­ ing afloat prepositioning forces on sta­ Strategic Sealift requires the afloat when assigned ; Ready Reserve Force bility exercises. whenever and wherever needed , as terial , POL (petroleum, oil and lubri­ ships ; ships of the Near Term Prepo­ Of what special significance are the MSC operations in peacetime? requirements dictate. Department of Defense strategic mo- Prepositioning Ships (MPS) . The primary mission of the MSC is to provide sealift for strategic mobility in support of national security objec­ tives. This mission , known as Stra­ tegic Sealift , demands the capacity to deploy and sustain military forces rapidly and as long as operational How does the MSC secure its Strategic Sealift functions? bility ments. These are performed by com­ point tankers , and passenger ships preposition and sea movement of ma­ (RRF) ships; Fast Sealift Support (FSS) cants), and personnel in response to sitioning Force (NTPF); and Maritime Direct support of fleet units at sea allows Navy combatant ships to remain on station for long periods. It is performed by ships of MSC's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force as part of the Navy's total Mobile Logistic Support Force (MLSF) . What about Special Mission Support? Special needs of DOD sponsors for sition into wartime operations. What happens in time of war? The Strategic Sealift segment will expand significantly , using ships as­ signed by Marad. In addition, the NFAF will be augmented by approximately 30 to 40 merchant ships, which should provide direct fleet logistical support either to afloat MSLF units or to ing , and surveillance are performed and have their crews reassigned to ships. What about the MSC's peacetime op­ erations? 26 I LOG I March 1 986 mission and facilitating a smooth tran­ forward supply base s. Special Mission by MSC's Special Mission Support his tasty bakery goods. They contribute directly to main­ support of such efforts as research , cable laying and repair, missile track­ DeSteiguer Steward/Baker Thomas B. Dryden is the guy who keeps the crew happy with tion, and participating in strategic mo­ taining readiness for MSC's primary What does the NFAF do? worldwide or special mission support , maintain­ MSC peacetime operations include moving DOD cargo, providing direct Support ships may cease operations, perform other Strategic Sealift mis­ sions. Some oceanographic survey ships may be adapted to perform war­ time missions . �;:,enous water rrootems Aooara tne u :)�:) Aawisniwi About 60 members of the unlicensed crew of USNS Kawishiwi gathered in the messhaU of the ship on Wednes­ day , Jan. 29 in San Diego, Calif. , to discuss a serious freshwater problem that had previously developed and had continued over a period of four months. Ships Chairman Donald Levi had made several telephone calls to the SIU office in San Francisco requesting the assistance of a business agent as the freshwater problem was becoming more pronounced. S I U Representative Raleigh Minix was dispatched to the ship and re­ ceived permission from the master to hold a shipboard Union meeting of unlicensed crewmembers so that they could air their dissatisfaction . The problem began as the ship was completing a yard period at the Ver­ sitile Pacific Shipyard in Vancouver, B .C . , Canada. The yard was to sand­ blast and apply two coats of solution to the potable freshwater tanks . The final coat was applied three or four days prior to the ship' s departure, not allowing the necessary five to seven days curing time required for the coat­ ing system to set. Prior to completion The Kawishiwi experienced water supply problems which demanded prompt attention. of adequate curing time, the tanks were filled by Versitile, and the ship was towed to anchorage on Sept. 28, 1985 . Kawishiwi departed Vancouver an­ chorage for Manchester, Wash. and San Diego , Calif. Meanwhile , water from the potable water tanks devel­ oped a taste and odor of solvent similar to that of kerosene. The master switched from potable water tanks to cargo freshwater tanks shortly after departing Manchester. The ship remained on water from '-&&- -"4&&"' shoreside in San Di:ego until the ship's potable freshwater tanks were cleaned and superchlorinated. On Oct. 29, the ship switched to potable water tanks, but the smell and taste continued to prevail . U nderstandably, the crew was concerned with potential health prob­ lems, and not only from drinking the water. It was reported that several crewmembers broke out with skin le­ sions from bathing, while others ex­ perienced a burning/stinging sensation in their eyes. ,, ,, _.,._& ..__._u -• .,,.. _.,...,.... ...... _ ....... Notwithstanding the fact that the source of fresh water was switched from the potable water tanks to cargo water tanks and to San Diego shore­ side water numerous times, the prob­ lem continued to persist over a four­ month period . Samples were taken of the water at least five times, and the crew was told that water from the potable water tanks was fit for con­ sumption. A motion was made and seconded for the SIU to look into the possibility of a class action suit against the Mil­ itary Sealift Command for negligence due to the pollution of the freshwater tanks. The motion carried unani­ mously. Major Reorganization of Military Approved SIU member Donald Levi, standing, helped draw attention to the water problems. Reminder: Reporting For Duty In order to keep a clean record , a civilian mariner has to report for duty. When mariners go from their ships to annual, shore , sick or emergency leave, they should contact their place­ ment officer at their earliest conven­ ience, either by telephone or letter. They should do this even if the ship sends a message advising the com­ mand as to who has left the ship and under what circumstances they have left. According to MSC documents , it is important that the placement officer be contacted when leave extensions are desired. Mariners often find them­ selves facing disciplinary action sim­ ply because they failed to contact their placement officer at the expiration of their leave period. Placement officers should be aware of the current address and telephone number of each of the people for Whom they are responsible . ' ' This alone would help to keep the mariner out of trouble , " said an MSC official. At the expiration of any kind of leave--whether it be annual, shore or sick-it is incumbent upon the indi­ vidual to report for duty or request an extension. The exceptions are sick and emergency leave--and in these in­ stances you will get your leave slips in if you expect to be paid on time. The biggest problem seems to be the fact that after a period of approved leave, mariners fail to report , thereby causing themselves to face AWOL disciplinary action. The annual physical examination and firefighting/damage control training are absolutely necessary and are the two things for which seamen wiU be re­ moved from their ships and returned to their homeport to receive. "It is foolhardy," said one MSC official, " to accept a six-month assignment know­ ing that in two months you are due for a physical exam or firefighting/ damage control training. " The watch word is "COMMUNICATION" with your placement officers. Mariners also should be reminded that when reporting for duty they should have their seamen's document, pass­ port, fit-for-duty slip and proof of any training they might have received as a result of schooling. This is important because it could enhance your position on the promotion list. Overriding strong objections from the Pentagon, the Senate Armed Serv­ ices Committee unanimously ap­ proved a major military reorganiza­ tion. Committee leaders said the bill would encourage the different branches of the military to cooperate more and compete less. It would strengthen the chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, create a vice chairman , and give more authority to combat commanders in the field. The committee also voted 19 to 0 to eliminate 17,694 jobs, trimming head­ quarters and administrative bureau­ cracies by about 10 percent. The bill would create an undersecretary of de- fense to oversee acquisitions. The unanimous vote makes it very likely that some kind of major reor­ ganization of the military command will be approved this year, according to The Washington Post. Senator Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), the committee• s ranking minority mem­ ber, said the " sweeping and historic legislation ' ' would ensure a more ef­ ficient military structure. Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) called the bill '�the most significant piece of defense leg­ islation in the nation's history. " Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr. opposed certain provisions in the bill ...., on the grounds that ' ' they would make a hash of our defense structure . " Around the MSC Boarded the USNS CHAUVE­ NET. No complaints on the ship. Crewmembers stated they made good money but were glad to be out of Singapore . Engine depart­ ment stated there was a lot of work that did get completed. Also, pumps were put aboard that did not work or do the job. Members in the en­ gine room expressed disappoint­ ment with the yard work . But they also stated the main unit was well maintained. Ship chairman Robert Southern was not onboard. I met with engine department delegate Charles Kirch­ ner and steward department dele­ gate Leon Billups. One man, Arthur Robertson, stated that Oakland sent a message to take. him from steward depart­ ment and put him into the engine department. Then a few days later, they sent another message that they were sending a wiper to replace him. Mr. Robertson would like this checked into. Boarded the MN ROVER. Gary Hoover is the ship's chairman. I found no beefs on the ship. The pumpman, Robert M . Wilson, was put out because the captain will not pay QMED pumpman scale. The captain only wants to pay chief pumpman scale. A message from Red Campbell to Ocean Carriers states the problem in plain English . But Captain Nolon wants the com­ pany to advise him, not Mr. Camp­ bell. I asked Mr. Nolon just to read the message and check the mari­ ner' s documents, but he still re­ fused. So let's get a little help on this and let Captain Nolon in on the secret, OK? I checked the water onboard and found it OK. Crew did state the water has sweetened up. Bosun Hoover is getting off and is being replaced by Mr. Tillman. Melvin Henline March 1 986 / LOG I 7:1 �t"rogress rn New tseCJTora �trtke · 300 Fishermen Back to Work as More Boats Sign (Continued from Page 1.) [independents) can live with the con­ tract, why not sign and get this thing over with?' And the pressure began to build , " he said. During the course of three days, SPA members met amongst them­ selves and finally forced the issue . In late February the Association freed its draggers to sign with the S I U , if the owners wanted to. Most SPA draggers have since signed contracts. Caffey estimated that the successful signings have put some 300 SIU fish­ ermen back to work. In addition, about eight scallop boats have signed Union contracts and have begun fishing, he said. Sacco, who has been assisting in the negotiations for more than a month, said many of the remaining independ­ ents have been invited to negotiate with the SIU in an attempt to resolve the dispute. About 18 of the independents did not respond to an earlier request to negotiate , and the Union has slapped them with unfair labor practice charges for failure to bargain , said Union at­ torney Jim Altman. Most boats which sail from New Bedford have been signed, Piva said , but pickets remain in the adjoining Fair Haven area. "As the boats sign we pull down the pickets. Of course with more and more of our guys going back to work, the help and the manpower the Union has sent from New York has been a great boost , " he said. Since the strike began Dec. 27, Sea­ farers from the New York area have been in New Bedford to assist the fishermen with picketing, logistics and supplies. " With the help we've gotten from Jack [Caffey] and Mike [Sacco) and all the guys, it's made our job just a bit easier and shows our people that they've got a real Union behind them, " Piva said. While the strike action continues, plans are being made for the future of the SIU fishing fleet. Organizing ef­ forts for the remaining boats in the fleet (about 1 50 non-union boats) will begin, Piva said when he was at SIU headquarters earlier this month. The Union hopes to be able to bring some of the owners to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship in an effort to map out a possible training program for fishermen. The SHLSS currently has two fishing boats in its fleet. The SIU also is in the process of planning a far-reaching fish­ ing legislation program which would address the many problems of the industry, including high insurance rates, safety and other areas . "It's been a long time, but we're doing pretty good up here , " Caffey said. "The contracts for the independ­ ents are good agreements from both sides. We gave a few points in the split, but we got a lot of the items the membership wanted in the other im­ portant areas. We'll get 'em . " Kevin Mederios and his son Kevin stopped by the Union ball to see what progress bas been made in the strike. During the New Bedford school system's winter holiday, many of the children of striking fishermen visited the Union ball . 28 I LOG I March 1 986 Brian Farland (left) and his six-year-old son Brian check with Seafarer Scott Getman about picket duty and various assistance programs for striking fishermen. No Gain for Crossing Union 's Picket Unes The large majority of SIU fishermen has held fast during the long strike in New Bedford. But some buckled under the pressure and went back to work on boats without contracts. They're only hurting themselves , said Port Agent Joe Piva. " We ' ve already had some giiys come back and say , ' Looks like I've screwed up. ' They're right too," Piva said. Reports from some of these people indicate that they are sailing without any health, welfare or pension coverage , that in some cases the crews are getting only a 50-50 split of the catch and there is no time limit at all as to how long their boats can stay out. "Things might look good when they've got a check in their hand, but what are they going to do if they get hurt , or the kids get sick? That money won't go very far, " Piva said. While some fishermen have expressed sympathy for some U nion members who crossed the picket lines, most agree that some sort of penalty will be needed when all the SIU boats are signed to contracts . "That's going to b e u p to the membership, the hundreds of guys who stood strong. They 'll decide . There's been talk offines or other discipline . We'll figure that out when the time comes," Piva said. Striking fishermen show solidarity at one of the largest demonstrations during the strike. Several hundred strikers threw up this picket line at the site of the disputed fish auction. �v1r1 Kers r- 1 na '=>01ace ana The Ferry Cafe has everything mosl other small neighborhood bars have, a pool table , juke box , a few video games and a closeness among its reg­ ulars. But the Ferry Cafe has one thing no other establishment in Fair Haven or New Bedford can claim-Vivian Fran- Mrs. Francis outside her cafe. cis-and she has a heart as big as a fishing boat, according to striking SIU fishermen. It's cold, bone-chilling cold, this time of year in New England. It's not the best of season� to walk a picket line. ' 'I 'd look out that window and I couldn ' t stand it," Mrs . Francis said. So she opened up her cafe. Not only that, but she began to make good , hot soup and provide coffee for the strik­ ing fishermen. "They'd come in and suck up the heat, get a bellyful of soup. Sometimes I'd pour them a glass of beer. I know their pockets are empty , " she said. The Ferry Cafe became a gathering spot for striking fishermen and Sea­ farers in town to help the strikers. The warmth, the soup and the companion­ ship provided some relief from the long hours in the cold. Mrs. Francis said some days the money in her cash register didn' t cover the costs of the supplies for the soup and coffee. ,, 'Tm just being human, - she said, "These people are my customers, my friends, in good and bad times. You've got to give something back to people. I have a lot of kids and would like to think that someone's helping them when they need it," she said. "oup a1 1ne rerry vare Alfred Benoit, Mrs . Francis' son­ in-law, is an S I U fisherman. Her son , Steven A . Francis, sailed as a second engineer for MEBA-2 for several years until he was murdered last year. She has a long history of helping people in need. Several years ago she opened her house to kids in trouble with the law, kids with drug problems , kids nobody else could help . "They never burnt me. People told me, 'They ' re going to rip you off. You' re going to have trouble . ' But I didn't. I think if you treat people right, they'll treat you right too. To me, these are still kids , " she said surveying the two dozen fishermen and Seafarers in her bar. settled, Mrs . Francis knows there will be some time needed for healing. Like all strikes, this one has divided people, and that divi sion has to be healed. " I believe in what they're striking for. I know a lot of the guys have some hard feelings. But I won' t allow it in this bar. They're all my customers and they will have to get along in here , ' ' she said. Mrs. Francis has a way about her, people will get along in the Ferry Cafe. Because of her help, striking fish­ ermen got together last month and presented Mrs. Francis with a ship ' s wheel . The plaque read : "To Mrs. Vivian Francis, From All Union Fishermen. Your help and support during our long strike has been an i nspiration to all of us. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts . " When the New Bedford dispute is Bosun Upgrading Committee The wheel presented to Mrs. Francis. Don ' t Miss Your Chance to Improve Your Skills How ? SHLSS has self-study materials in many areas . Upon your req uest; SHLSS will send them to you to study in your spare time . You can use these skills : * on your j ob . * to improve your skills for upgrading. * to further your education . Please send me the area(s) checked below : MA TH Fractions Decimals Percents Algebra Geometry Trigonometry The Seafarers Bosuns Recertification Selection Committee met at SIU headquarters in Camp Springs, Md. in January to select 1 2 bosuns for the next recertification program. From left, hard at work, are Seafarers John Japper, Dolph Holm and C.D. Florous. Bill Could I mprove Worker Safety Landmark worker safety legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would assure workers would be notified about hazardou s substances in the Stafford workplace. Sen . Howard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) and Sen. Robert (R-Vt . ) are lobbying for support of the bil l , S . 2050. If passed, the legislation could save the lives of thousands of workers who die each year from exposure to harmful substances . The bill also gives incentives to businesses that provide healthy work environments. According to AFL­ CIO reports, the bill is fastly gaining support on Capitol Hil l . "A Careless Word . . " The Jrd edition of this remarkable record of merchant ships and seamen lost in World War II is now available. Captain Arthur R. Moore has added names of ships and men and POWs, and there are additional photograph s making this a valuable research book for all who sailed during World War I I . ( Plane) ( Sph eri cal ) D D D D D D D D ENGLISH: Writing Skills Grammar Books D Writing Letters B usi ness SOCIAL STUDIES Geography U . S . History Economics Political Science STUD Y SKILLS Listening Skills How To Improve Your Memory How To Use Textbooks Study Habits Test Anxiety Test Taking Tactics Stress Management D D D D D - Notetaking Know-How COMMUNICA TION SKILLS Tax Tips for Seafarers Basic Metrics D D D D D D D D D I] D Name Street City _ _ _ _ _ _ Book No . Department Sailing In State _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip _ _ _ _ _ _ Social Security No . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cut out this coupon and mail to : Adult Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 Send it toda ! March 1 986 I LOG I 29 ��ummary Annua1 Hepon 1-or Seafarers Vacation · Plan This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Vacation Plan, I.D. No. 1 35602047 for Jan. I . 1 983 to Dec. 3 1 , 1983. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1 974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $802,709 as of Jan. l , 1983 compared to $588,922 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1983. During the Plan year the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $2 1 3 , 787. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets ; that is, the difference between the value of the assets at the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $36,941 ,424 including employer contributions of $36,078,608, and earnings from investments of $862,816. Plan expenses were $37 , l 55 ,2 l l and are comprised of three classes of expenses: ( l ) Vacation benefit expenses of $33,915 ,682, (2) Administrative expenses of $3,069 , 162 and (3) Other expenses of $ 1 70,367. The Vacation benefit expenses included benefits of $3 l ,753,530, payroll taxes on vacation benefits of$2 , l 62 , l 52 . Administrative expenses were comprised of salaries, fees, and commissions, provisions for reserving those .:ontributions that are doubtful of collection and other general administrative expenses. nas1c .r 1nanc1a1 �1a1emen1 The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $7,935,750 as of June 30, 1 983, compared to $6. 1 94,53 1 as of July 1 , 1 982. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $ 1 ,74 1 ,2 1 9. This increase included unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of Plan assets ; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the Plan assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The Plan had total income of $2,553,826, including employer contributions of $769,849 and earnings from investments of $ 1 ,783,977. Plan expenses were $8 1 2 ,607 . These expenses included $680,85 1 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries ; $9 1 ,320 in administrative expenses, and $40,436 for fees, insurance premiums and other such expenses. Summary Annual Report for GLT&D Pension Plan This is a summary of the Annual report of Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Pension Plan, l.D. Number 1 3- 1 953878, for Jan. 1 , 1 983 to Dec. 3 1 , 1 983. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) . Basic Financial Statement Summary Annual Report For Seafarers Welfare Plan This is a summary of the Annual Report of Seafarers Welfare Plan, l . D . # 1 3-5557534 for Jan. l , 1 983 to Dec. 3 1 , 1 983. The Annual Report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service , as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was ($1 8,020,088) as of Dec. 3 1 , 1983 compared to ($ 1 2 , 1 10,625) as of Dec. 3 1 , 1 982. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $5 ,909,463 . This decrease included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $24,304,735 including employer contributions of $23,896,298 and earnings from investments of $40 1 ,4 l l . Plan expenses were $30,2 1 4 , 1 98 and are comprised of three classes of expenses ( 1 ) Welfare Benefit expenses of $25,427,794, (2) Administrative expenses of $3,295,834, and (3) Other expenses of $ 1 ,490,570 (i . e . , professional fees, travel , Trustee meetings, etc . ) . Summary Annual Report For Seafarers Pension Plan This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Pension Plan I . D . # 1 3-6 100329 for Jan. l , 1 983 to Dec. 3 1 , 1 983. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $245,369,073 as of Jan. 1 , 1983 compared to $265 ,2%,340 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1983. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $19,927,267. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the costs of assets acquired during the year. During the year, the Plan had total income of $36,7 1 3 ,857, including employer contributions of $ 1 4,224,29 1 , and earnings from investments of $22,489,566. Plan expenses were $ 16,786,590 and are comprised of two types: ( I ) Benefit Expenses of $ 1 5 ,066,846 and (2) Administrative Expenses of $ 1 ,7 1 9,744. The $ 1 6,786,590 Pension Benefit payments were made directly to participants or their beneficiaries. Administrative expenses were comprised of salaries , fees, and comissions, fid uciary insurance premiums and general administrative expenses. Summary Annual Report for MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fun d This is a summary of the annual report for MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund, 5 1 -6097856, for the year ended June 30, 1 983. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1 974 (ERISA). 30 I LOG I March 1 986 The value of Plan assets , after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $7 ,256,230 as of Jan. 1 , 1983, compared to $7,%3,725 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1983. During the year the Plan experienced an increase in its net asset of $707,495 . This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets: that is the difference between the value of the Plan's assets as of the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $ 1 , 1 27,674 including employer contributions of $273 ,042 and earnings from investments of $854,632. Plan expenses were $420, 1 79 and are comprised of two types: ( 1 ) Pension benefit expenses of $295 ,416 paid directly to participants or their beneficiaries; and (2) Administrative expenses of $ 1 24,763 which are comprised of salaries, fees, and commissions, fiduciary insurance premiums and general administrative expenses. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1 . An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report , or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 520 1 Auth Way , Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report, or $0. 1 0 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge , a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge . You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5 1 02 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746. and at the U . S . Department of Labor in Washington , D.C. , or to obtain a copy from the U . S . Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs . Request to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677. Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U . S . Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave . , N . W . , Washington , D.C. 202 16. President's Report (Continued from Page 2.) 15.705: Watches The SIU strongly opposes the Coast Guard ' s interpretation of this provision of law (46 U . S . C . 8 1 04). We believe that the literal language of the statute should dictate the interpretation and meaning of the statute. In this case. the Coast Guard has l iberall y interpreted the watchstanding law The SIU takes exception to the Coast Guard' s interpretation of 46 U . S . C 8 104 that the establishment of "adequate watches is the respon sibility of the vessel's master. " Congress has delegated the responsibility to the Coast Guard to promote safety of life and property at sea. It i s the Coast Guard ' s responsibility to set deck and engine watch determinations . This responsibility should not be imposed on the master of a vesse l . In reviewing this provision further, it becomes apparent that the Coast Guard intends to drop the three-watch system requirement for uninspected towing vessels between 1 00 and 1 600 gross tons on all voyages over 600 miles whether ocean or near coastal . The SI U is adamantly opposed to this proposal . Operators of these vessels should be required to conform to the three-watch system on voyages of 600 miles or more. Again, the Coast Guard should literally interpret 46 U . S . C . 8 1 04(g) . We continue to believe that the Coast Guard' s interpretation of the statute which concludes that uninspected tugboats (Continued on Page 31.) �� l'VOtU�I ll \::> nt:J.JUI l (c.tinued from Page 30.) . - - - - - - - - -.1 --- r ----,-- - ----�-.,; ... __.._ ·· ---&&&&a.A___ ..,. "lll'·Y.ta.a �" f1'"U in this compl e x undertakfug . The SIU ·.requests YOW' favorable ·attettt-ion to modifying the proposed regulation to reflect our concerns . Furthermore , if the need should arise, we would like to reserve the opportunity to submit additional thoughts on this important issue if the comment period is extended . are subject to a two-watch rather than a three-watch system was the result of flawed reasoning and an unfortunate disregard for safety. Our primary reason for supporting the three-watch system is, and always has been, safety. We continue to believe that the two-watch system creates unacceptable hazards due to fatigue, which jeopardizes the safety of the crew and the vessel itself. Very truly yours, Frank Drozak President 15.720: Use of Non-U.S. Licensed and/or Documented Personnel Overseas House Restores Academies ' Funds The SIU recommends that when time permits, competent personnel with Coast Guard validation should be sent from the United States overseas to fill vacancies. Employment of non- U . S . documented personnel should only be a measure of last resort . 15.130: Language Requirements We agree with the Coast Guard that crews on U . S .-ftag vessels must be able to underst�d any order spoken by the officers. Misinterpretation of an order can certainly cause injury or lead to a malfunction of the vesse l . To that end , it would be prudent for the Coast Guard to devise a simple language examination that would attest to a crewmember' s ability of holding and understanding a reasonable conversation . 1 5.855: Lookouts The S I U would object to a helmsman assigned to the wheel to also be a lookout . LS .860: Cabin Watchmen and Fire Patrolmen The SIU recommends that the Coast Guard determine in advance the number of watchmen needed to guard against and give alarm in case of fire or other dangers on passenger vessel s . A " suitable number" as decided by the captain or person in charge is too vague. Manning determinations are the responsibility of t he Coast G uard . · Last mont h , the axe of Gramm­ Rudman came within a hairsbreadth of fe l ling federal aid for six maritime academies and ending 100 years of federally financed educational pro­ gram s for the nation 's future reserve of maritime officers . The House Merchant Marine Sub­ committee, however, reversed the line item in the Maritime Administration' s (Marad) fiscal '87 budget. Left standing. the Marad budget would have all but eliminated federal aid for the following maritime instituti ons: the California Maritime Academy, Maine Maritime Academy. Massachusetts Maritime Academy , State U niversity ofNew York Maritime College. Texas Maritime Col­ lege , Texas A&M U niverisity, Great Lakes Maritime Academy and North­ western Michi gan College. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, which does not receive federal aid, would not have been affected, according to SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin. In considering the proposed cuts , Mario B iaggi (D-N . Y . ) , who is also chairman of the House Merchant Ma­ rine Subcommittee, said th e loss of aid that was to provide stipends to students and lump sum aid to each of the six institutions was a ' ' major policy change that would have been unac­ ceptab le . " A s an alternative to the proposed $ 1 1 million in cuts that would have left just $ 1 mil lion remai ning for cadet training, the subcommittee was able to allot $9 million in federal aid in open rejection of the administration's budget policies. 15.865: Maintenance Persons Considering the necessi ty of maintaining vessels. their equipment . and machinery while vessels are underway at sea. the S I U concurs with the concept of establishing this new rating. Vessels which are actually floating industrial plants should be staffed with sufficient manpower to ensure their maintenance and continued smooth operation . The consequences of serious malfunctions due to deterioration of the physical plant carry potentially life-threatening consequences. Therefore, the SIU concurs with the concept of establishing a new rating, the maintenance person . However, this rating should not in any way replace ' the watchstanding duties of the AB . Further, the SIU recommends that this rating be above that of the entry level. In addition to maintenance duties, these individuals should be utilized for docking and undocking procedures and again should in no way be utilized to replace the AB in watchstanding duties. In addition, we support a distinction being made between deck and engine maintenance persons . The SIU further recommends that before the Coast Guard issues a final rule. its provision on the new rating incorporate a more comprehensive description of this individual , stipulating specific qualifications, duties and responsibilities, training requirements, etc . to assure properly trained personnel to perform expected duties. At the present time , the provision lacks these prerequisites. WH EN YOU BUY YOU R EASTER BONN ET- ( � Offshore Drilling Units The SIU has reviewed with interest CGD 8 1 -059a dealing with the Licensing of Offi cers and Operators fo r Mobile Offshore Drilling U nits and the manning of these vessels . Generally, the SIU strongly d i sagrees with the Coast Guard ' s c on tenti on on which the proposed regulation is based that there exist "unique conditions in the offshore drilling industry" which necessitate " ' licenses adapted to the unique operations associated with mobi le offshore drilling units . " The S I U rei terates its adamant position that mobile rigs. which are by definition " vessels , " operate in a hazardous industry and environment and should be regulated and treated as traditional U . S . - flag oceangoing merchant vessels and their crews . Requiring merchant marine documents for personnel in the offshore drilling unit . as called for in the proposed regulation . is indeed a step in the right directi o n . Further, i t is the position o f the S I U that the marine watchstanding crew of a mobile offshore drilling unit should meet the same standards and criteria and have the same training as crews aboard traditional U . S . -flag vessels . The fact that a drilling rig is stationary for periods of time in no way removes this obligation particularly as these skills would be required to get a crew safely off in an emergency. The lack of seamanship skills and training can be directly l inked to loss of life in t hese case s . The S I U urges the Coast Guard t o issue licenses and certificates of endorsement based on standards and requirements that are identical to and parallel those required in Coast Guard Certificates of Inspection covering the operation of oceangoing U . S . -flag vessels. as these vessels are vessels in every ;;en.se of the word . �� � / (/ B E S U R E TH E U NION LABEL' S ON IT March 1 986 I L O G /. 31 - �Maren �Ieepea 1n Marmme M1s1ory Furuseth, Lundeberg Birthdays and Seamen 's Act Mark Historic Month in Seafaring Labor Movement by Dorothy Re March is a memorable month for Seafarers . Andrew Furuseth was born March 1 2 , 1 854. Harry Lundeberg was born March 2 5 , 1 90 1 , and the Sea­ men ' s Act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson M arch 4, 1 9 1 5 . The history of the seamen's move­ ment is one of the more colorful in all of labor history, and these two men were giants in that history. Andrew Furuseth brought the sailors of sailing ships out of slavery and medieval con­ ditions and was responsible for the earliest legislation for seamen' s rights . Harry Lundeberg followed Furuseth' s lead and brought seafarers through the strikes and bitter conflicts of the ' 30s toward a stronger coalition of all re­ lated unions of the maritime industry into the ' 50s. ANDREW FURUSETH Liberator of the American sailor and untiring worker for better conditions for seamen the world over, Andrew Furuseth ( 1 854-1 938) continues to re­ ceive honors and accolades . In 1983 he was inducted into the National Maritime Hall of Fame at Kings Point, N . Y. He has been called ' 'The Lincoln of the Sea . " Andrew Fur uset h From his humble beginnings in Nor­ way, Furuseth rose to prominence in Washington circles and led the way toward dealing with problems that faced seamen and their unions by taking them straight to Congress. Andrew Furuseth was born in Fu­ ruseth, Norway . Children were named for the town in which they were born in those days. He came from a poor farming family with several children and, as was also the custom then , he was sent to another farmer to be raised. This man saw his potential and sent him to school. He studied very hard and learned to speak several lan­ guages . He became a translator and at 19 decided to go to sea. Since he spoke English as well as German, Dutch, French and Norwe­ gian , he shipped out on ships of many flags . Furuseth was appalled by the conditions aboard ships and the treat­ ment of sailors. When he was sailing 32 / LOG I March 1 986 Harry Lundeberg (top center) talks to white-capped SUP members around 1940 after a waterfront confrontation. up the West Coast he jumped ship in Oregon but was chased and treed by bloodhounds. When he landed in San Francisco he was able to leave the ship. After that he decided to stay close to shore and work for better conditions for sailors. It was the be­ ginning of a long fight that ended only with his death . He sailed occasionally and was on a fishing vessel when the Coast Sea­ men ' s Union was formed in 1 884. He joined it shortly after that, in 1 885 , and was a leading force in this early union which became the Sailor's Union of the Pacific. He also worked toward the formation of the National Sea­ men' s Union , and when it changed its name to the International Seamen' s Union , he became i t s first president. The ISU was later threatened by factions within and the N M U , and toward the end of his life the S U P was expelled from the I S U . This was more than Furuseth could stand , and al­ though he was not implicated in these dealings , he was greatly affected . He had presided over the Convention of 1 934 and was brokenhearted by the results : The shock was too much and he died shortly after. Furuseth was responsible for the passage of the Maguire Act of 1 896 , t h e first legislation t o free sailors from bondage , and the White Act of 1 898 . Now sailors could leave their ships in the U . S . A . and in foreign ports with­ out being imprisoned. Flogging was also forbidden, but Furuseth felt that these early bills were not enough. In 1 909 Furuseth approached Sen . Robert LaFollette about the plight of seamen. LaFollette's first reaction was that Lincoln had freed the slaves , but Furuseth soon convinced him that this was not so and that seamen were still enslaved. Soon they were working together and formulated the Seamen's Act , presenting it to Congress in 1 9 1 2 . I t passed the House and Senate, but President Taft. pressured by foreign governments, vetoed it . It was not until 1 9 1 5 that the Seamen' s Act be­ came law through the perseverence of these two men, LaFollette and Furu­ seth. When the Seamen' s Act was finally signed into law by President Wilson on March 4, 1 9 1 5 , LaFollette told Furuseth and the SUP, "March 4th is your Emancipation Day . " And he said that they were , at last, "free men under the Constitution of your coun­ try . " He described Furuseth' s work as " . . . this heroic struggle for human liberty . ' ' Furuseth used The Coast Seamen 's Journal to take his message to the sailors and to the public. In it were featured articles on specific instances of cruelty and death to seamen. These stories were printed as long as the paper was in existence. I n 1 895, the " Red Report, " a pamphlet telling of these atrocities, was published through Furuseth' s efforts . He made certain that this pamphlet was on the desks of all the congressmen involved in the passing of the Maguire Act. In those days the red stood for the blood shed by seamen over the years and had nothing to do with Communism ; that came later. The Seamen' s Act of 1 9 1 5 came 3 5 years after Furuseth made his decision to do something about the inhuman conditions that sailors lived under. Throughout his life , even after he be­ came the head of the union, Furuseth never had elaborate accommodations. He lived as closely as possible to the simple life of a sailor and only accepted a salary equal to that of a sailor's pay. One room and a few amenities were all he allowed himself. These qualities, plus his tireless work for seamen' s rights, prompted people to call him a saint. He was called "The Patron Saint of Seamen , " and " Saint Andrew of Sailors . " However, Hy­ man Weintraub, who wrote his defin­ itive biography of Furuseth in 1959, says that he did not uncover a saint, but that, "It became more important to use Andrew Furuseth as a symbol for thousands of labor leaders who led their people out of bondage , than to prove that labor had its share of saints. " What Weintraub found as he explored this character was "a very worldly person who made enemies, mistakes and history . " Furuseth had a way with words. When threatened with imprisonment, when the SUP violated a court injunc­ tion, he said his oft quoted lines: "You can put me in jail but you cannot give me narrower quarters than as a seaman I have always bad. You cannot give me coarser food than I have always eaten. You cannot make me lonelier than I have always been." He became an orator and wrote tirelessly for The Coast Seamen's Journal. He also wrote flyers, tracts and petitions presented to Congress, anything that was needed to further the cause. One of the prize possessions of the Archives at the Paul Hall Me­ morial Library at SHLSS at Piney Point, Md. , is a collection of hand­ written minutes of the early meetings of the Coast Seamen's Union of the late 1 880s. These were written by Furuseth in the style typical of those times with flo urishes and swirls. Furuseth died in Washington, D.C. where he had worked so hard and so long a time for the benefit of seamen. He was given a rare honor accorded to no other labor leader. He lay in state in the auditorium of the Labor Department at the request of Frances Perkins , then Secretary of Labor un­ der President Franklin D. Roosevelt. And y , as he was affectionately called by many of his colleagues, was a crusader in the style of Don Quixote. He rode into battle against great odds with his banner held high and his lance (his pen) held higher. As he wrote to educate Congress, so he wrote for the seamen. One of his most brilliant pam­ phlets is entitled " Work i s Worship," and another of his quotable quotes is, " Skilled men are better than the best machinery . ' ' Probably the best judgments of men are made by those who knew them. Such a man was Silas B. Axtell, who became a lawyer for the SUP and worked with Furuseth for many years. He ended an article, written for the American Federationist in 1 948, with the following. "I knew Andy Furu­ seth . I have read Christ and Lincoln. To compare them all makes life con­ tinuous to me. Andy revered them and I revere them all as sons of God. In time we will all , seamen and landsmen alike, remember their birthdays , De­ cember 25 , February 1 2 and March 12." HARRY LUNDEBERG When Harry Lundeberg died 29 years ago, every newspaper in San Fran­ cisco had his obituary on the front (Continued on Page 33.) �Seafarers Welfare Report Have a Problem with Alcohol or Drugs? Everyone is very much aware of how medical costs are rising. Your Union is continually reviewing the needs of participants of the Seafarers Plans and the expenses involved in providing for these needs. The less waste there is, the more money we will have to provide more benefit s. During the last several years, a number of new programs were put into effect to safeguard your fund. One of these programs is the medicaJ audit program. Very large hospital and surgery bills are reviewed by our medical audit staff. This review has resulted in reducing medical charges and has saved the Plan a great deal of money . It isn't possible to audit every hospital bill that is submitted to the Plan, so we amended the Plan to include a provision which will reward our members who look over their hospital bills before submitting them as a claim to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. If you find unjustified charges-charges you feel are too high , or charges for services you did not receive-and succeed in getting that bill reduced, you will receive a ' 'bonus check" for 25 percent of the amount that was deducted from the hospital bill. The SIU Welfare Department can provide you with the details about this benefit. * * Six Reasons to Get Help Here are six reasons to make use of the Seafarers Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center. 1 . Your Health-Chronic alcohol and drug abuse can lead to memory loss, brain damage , liver disease , even death. Many times the abuser is not even aware of the extent of the damage until it is too late . 2. Your Family-A ccording to statistics released by the New York City Department of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 63 percent of all alcoholics were brought up in families where one or both of the parents had serious problems with alcohol. By coming to grips with your problems with drug and alcohol, you will be setting a positive example for your children. 3. Your Shipmates-Working onboard ship can be dangerous. The only way to prevent accidents is to be alert. You are no good to yourself or your shipmates if you show up at work drunk or stoned. 4. Your Job Security-At present, one-third of all jobs available to S I U members are onboard military vessels, many o f which require drug testing. Within five years, one-half of all jobs available to SIU members will be onboard these vessels. Any member who fools around with drugs and is caught is jeopardizing his own job security. 5. Your Union-The S I U is one of the few maritime unions to create new job openings for its members during these difficult times. Over the past two years, the SIU has created several hundred new job openings for its members. Our Union was only able to do this because maritime people equate the SIU name with quality . By showing up drunk or by testing positive for drugs, a member is tarnishing the SIU name and threatening the job security of his fellow workers . 6. Your Self-Respect-There is no sin in having problems with drugs or alcohol. Millions of Americans abuse both. However, if you are aware of your problem and do nothing to correct it, then that is another matter. As a member of the Seafarers Union you have the tools to regain your sobriety or to become drug-free. If you think that you'd like to make use of the Union' s facilities at Valley Lee, Md . , talk to your Union Repre­ sentative. * During the SIU Crews Conferences in June 1 984 , a suggestion was made to investigate the possibilities of using " Preferred Provider Organizations" in an effort to get better medical services for our membership. We are very happy to report that our PPO in Seattle is doing exceptionally well. Members are choosing the Virginia Mason Clinic for their physicals as well as routine health care for themselves and their dependents. Participants who have received treatment at the Seattle PPO have reported that they are getting excellent care. Our members are now getting treated with the respect they deserve when you consider the expenditures that are made for health care . Members are also able to take advantage of the clinic ' s learning center to learn how to manage the disease of diabetes and other illnesses. Negotiations are ongoing to open up PPO facilities in other areas of the nation where we have a concentration of members. An article in the November 1 985 LOG explained the PPO program and how it works. * * * A few reminders . If you have a question regarding a claim, you can call the SIU Welfare Department toll free. That number is 1-800-345-21 1 2 . The telephone number t o call i f you didn't receive your W-2 is 301-8990675, extension 210. If you didn't get your W-2 , it's because the address we have on file is incorrect. Clip out the address form on page 44 of the February LOG and send it in so we can update your records. ------ (Continued from Page 32.) page. Lundeberg was a front-page man most of his career as leader of the seafarers on the West Coast, The Sail­ or's Union of the Pacific. He was only 56 when he had a fatal heart attack on Jan . 28 , 1957. Lundeberg was born March 25 , 190 1 in Oslo, Norway. He was a Norwegian American as was Andrew Furuseth . Both men were of the Viking heritage of the sea. As his father and three brothers had done , Lundeberg became a sailor at an early age when he sailed on the lofty three-masted schooners. During WWI he sailed on English nitro ships which were torpedoed out from under him on several occasions. He first became Seattle port agent where he led a bloody battle and turned a strike into a power play for maritime labor. He then became secretary­ treasurer, the highest office at that time , succeeding Andrew Furuseth . That was i n 1936. H e served as pres­ ident of the SUP and the S I UNA until his death. Lundeberg was the leader who pulled the SUP up by its bootstraps when it was floundering within the ISU , and he organized the SIUNA to keep re­ lated u:-!ions close together. He fol­ lowed Furuseth' s lead and took the legislative fight to Washington. It was Harry Lundeberg who began the tradition of the white cap or "Lun­ deberg ' s stetson" as it was called . I n the middle o f the turmoil o f the West Coast strikes , 1 936-38, he needed to know how many men he had in the sea of faces in front of him. The famous Historic Month picture shows him making one of his waterfront speeches. It is a part of the Maritime Exhibit at the National Mu­ seum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washing­ ton, D . C . Lundeberg was a fierce fo e o f Joe Curran, the early leader of the Na­ tional Maritime Union. The NMU was part of the old CIO while the SUP belonged to the AFL, as did the S I U . The battles between the groups were marked by bitter charges of commu­ nist influence , company domination and lack of democracy . In those days the communist issue, real or imagined, was a major factor in the fights be­ tween the unions. " We kicked out those 80 commies right away , but the rats kept sniping at us all the time . Those were the days when commies were first class citizens and we were scum , " Lundeberg said. Lundeberg said one time he was "proud" of the broken jaw he received in a confrontation ' 'with the com­ mies . " I n addition to Curran, Lundeberg and West Coast longshoreman leader Harry Bridges had years of a running battle. But the SUP leader won an ironic personal victory when he mar­ ried Bridges' secretary . In the 1950s Harry Lundeberg turned down the job of U . S . Secretary of Labor during the first Eisenhower administration. His only wish was to remain in the maritime labor move­ ment. George Killian, president of the American Presidential Line s , said of him, " Whenever Harry Lundeberg gave his word he kept it to the let­ ter . . . . Through many a collective bargaining crisis, I never needed a written document to support a com­ mitment by Mr. Lundeberg on behalf of his sailors . " · Lundeberg was also a champion of the heritage of the sea. In 1 980, Karl Kortum, the curator of the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco, wrote an article in Sea History and credited Harry Lundeberg with saving the Cape Horn square-rigger, Balclu­ tha , not once but three times . He had sailed on the Oakland and knew the value of such a ship. The Balclutha is preserved at the museum in San Fran­ cisco and still sails under the Golden Gate Bridge. A tribute to Lundeberg three years after his death reads very much as one might today . " Secretary Morris Weis­ berger told the regular meeting that the work done by Lundeberg has served the U nion well for the difficult days we face. Decreasing employment, caused by runaway-flag ships and for­ eign competition , require the Union to maintain a sharp watch on the industry . . . . The SUP secretary pointed out only a few of the important issues facing this U nion are the new state and federal laws, hiring hall is­ sues, development of medical clinics and need for closer cooperation with affiliated unions on both coasts . . . . ' ' Lundeberg was the victor i n every­ thing he undertook. It is a fitting tribute that the school of seamanship at Piney Point was named for him. His white caps are still the symbol of the SIU. His place in the history of maritime unions and in the history of the United States is undisputed. He will live on in the hearts and minds of men of the sea and the brave men who fought for and continue to fight for better con­ ditions for seafarers . THE SEAMEN'S ACT OF 1915 One of the more important aspects of this act was that it opened the U . S . courts to sailors without any payment of fees , and " Congress directed the president to abrogate all treaties with foreign nations. " This :;tatement comes from the writings of Silas B . Axtell , a lawyer and co-worker of Furuseth. The Seamen' s Act did away with pre-payment of wages or "crimping . " This practice was widespread prior to 1 9 1 5 . There were notorious villains, boardinghouse operators , who took money from sailors or " shanghaied" them aboard ships. The Seamen's Act further guaran­ teed sailors the right to leave ships at any port and to collect half of their wages . It further prevented floggings, insured that sailors had fresh food, and water, clean accommodations and generally raised the status of sailors from subhuman to respectable. While some of these problems con­ tinued to be the concern of maritime unions during the years that followed, it was the Seamen's Act that brought the terrible conditions that existed to the attention of the Congres s of the United States . March 1 986 I LOG I 33 �Pensioner Clifford Benjamin "C.B." Allen , 62 , died of kidney failure in Baltimore City, Md. on March 20, 1 985 . Brother Clifford joined the SIU­ merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1 955 sailing as a chief cook. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1 946 . Seafarer Allen was a veteran of the U . S . Armed Forces . Born in Rich­ mon_d, Va. , he was a resident of Bal­ timore . Burial was in the Maryland National Cemetery, Laurel . Surviving are his widow, Florencia and a daugh­ ter, Belvie. James Eddie Brown Sr. , 6 1 , died on Feb. 9. Brother Brown joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville in 1 97 1 sailing as an oiler. He was born in Flor­ ida and was a resi­ dent of Jacksonville. Surviving are his widow , Nadine and his mother, Mamie of Jacksonville. Pensioner Louis Orlando "Buck" Es­ trada, 74, passed away from cancer at home in Tickfaw, La. on Dec . 20, 1 985 . Brother Estrada joined the SIU in the -..-11r port of New Orleans in 1 954 sailing in both the steward and deck departments. He hit the bricks in the 1 965 Chicago (Ill . ) Taxi beef and attended a Piney Point educational conference workshop . Seafarer Es­ trada was a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps during World War II. A native of Guatemala, he was a naturalized U . S . citizen. Burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery , Metairie , La. Marcel Frayle Jr. , 49, died on Feb. 7. B rother Frayle joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 %0 sailing as an AB . He was a resident of Chal­ mette , La. Surviving are his widow Edith and his motlier, Pamela of Ne� Orleans . farer McDonald was born in Massa­ chusetts and was a resident of Way­ land, Mass . Surviving is his sister, Leah Follis of Wayland. . Pensioner James Flanagan Camillus Jr. , 7 5 , passed away from a heart attack in the Allenbrook Nursing Home, Baytown , Texas on Jan. 17. Brother Flanagan joined the . SIU in 1 946 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He walked the picket line in the 1 946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Flanagan was a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War I I . Born i n New York City, h e was a resident of Baytown. Interment was in the San Jacinto Park Cemetery , Harris, Texas. Surviving is his brother, Alexander of New York. · Pensioner Johnnie Rufus Holladay , 65 , succumbed to heart failure in the Providence Hospital , Mo­ . bile on Dec. 24, 1985. Brother Holladay joined the SIU in 1 948 in the port of Mobile sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U . S . Coast Guard in World War I I . Seafarer Holladay was born in Greenville, Ala. and was a resident of Mobile. Burial was in the Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile . Surviv­ ing are his widow, Eula and his mother, Frances of Summerdale, Ala. · ._ , he was a resident of Brooklyn. Inter­ ment was in the Pinelawn ( N . Y . ) Park Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Melido and a son, Juan. Pensioner Jaime Joseph San­ tiago Rios, 36, died on Dec. 20, 1 985 . Brother Rios joined the SIU following his graduation in l %8 from the Harry Lun­ deberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program , Piney Point , Md. sailing as an AB. He was born in the Bronx, N . Y . and was a resident there . Surviving are his mother, Margarita of the Bronx and his father, Santiago of New York City. Pensioner Joseph Bernard Simmons, 8 1 , passed away on 27, 1 985 . Dec. Harry l\U!!�r, Ellsworth died on Feb. 1 2 . Brother Miller joined the SIU-merged Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Fran­ cisco. He retired on pension in 1 982. Seafarer Miller was a resident of Daly City, Calif. Surviv­ ing is his sister, Edna Ownes of Stone Harbor, N . J . . ;: �-..::; Pensioner Rich­ ard "Rick" Paul Gralicki , 63 , died of a liver ailment at home in San Fran­ cisco on Jan. 20. Brother Gralicki joined the SIU in 1 946 in the port of New York sailing as a cook and A B . H e was o n the picket lines i n the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike . Seafarer Gralicki was born in Massachusetts. Cremation took place in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Crematory, Sebastapol , Conn . , and his ashes were scattered at sea. Sur­ viving are his mother, Katherine of Worcester, Mass. and two sisters, Diana Tashjian of West Hartford, Conn. and Alicia Wolosz, also of Worcester. 'li·;i Brother Simmons joined the SIU in th� port of New York in 1 953 . He was born in Alabama. Surviv­ ing are two sisters, Ruth Pericola and Gladys , both of Poncola, Fla. We�ter Garfield Willialns , 6 l died on ll, Dec . 1985 . ",· Pensioner Esteban Rivera Morales, 70, Charles Edward McDonald, 57, died on Jan. 1 7 . Brother McDonald joined the SIU in the port of B oston, Mass. in 1 97 1 sailing as an AB and wiper. He was a veteran of the U . S . Air passed away from natural causes in the L . I . College Hospi­ tal , Brooklyn, N . Y . on July 7 , 1 98 5 . Morales � Brother F, : joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1 975 . Seafarer Morales hit the bricks in the 1 96 1 Greater N . Y . Harbor strike and the 1 962 Robin Line beef. Bosun Morales also ' 'helped to Forces during the Korean War. Sea- organize ships . " Born in Puerto Rico, ) Brother Williams joined the SIU in the port of Bostori, Mass. in 1 955 sailing as a recertified chief steward . He gradu­ ated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1 98 1 . Seafarer Williams also sailed during the Viet­ nam and Korean Wars . Born in Chel­ sea, Mass . , he was a resident of Mo­ bile. Surviving are his widow , Helen, two brothers , Clarence and Norman, and two sisters. Helen Prescott and Ruth Wastikowski. I DON'T BE IZL NEVER vET /.IOOKED/ I CAN llANDlE Jr / DOPEY ••. . • ONE BU�T I AND YOU1RE ON TM E BEAC H FOR I LI FE .I I 34 I LOG I March 1 986 ��Japan after World War II. Seafarer Glennon was born in Wisconsin and is a resident of Bluefield, W. Va. Billie Jenkins, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 95 1 sailing as a FOWT-oiler last out of the port of Seattle. Brother Jenkins attended a Piney Point crews edu­ cational conference. He was born in Ashland, Ky. and is a resident of Seattle . Deep Sea Enrique V. Connor, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1962 sailing as a cook. Brother Connor last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. He was born in the Philippines and is a resident of San Francisco. Giuseppe Galliano Jr. , 63 , joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York. He sailed as a waiter, AB dredge and QMED, last out of the port of New Orleans . Brother Gal­ liano worked on the New Orleans Delta Line shoregang in 1978. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Galliano also has secretarial skills and is a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War I I . Born in Passaic , N .J . , he is a resident of New Or­ leans. George Gordon Glennon, 63 , joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as an AB, last out of the port of New Orleans. Brother Glennon walked the picket lines in both the 1 946 General mar­ itime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He was one of the crew of the first merchant marine oil tanker to discharge cargo in Tokyo Bay , KNOW YOUR RIGHTS • Casimir J. Krowicki, 66, joined the SIU in 1 946 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as an AB , last out of the port of Seattle. Brother Krowicki was on the picket lines in the 1 946 General maritime strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. He also worked as a sprinkler fitter. Sea­ farer Krowicki is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War I I . A native of Pennsylvania, he re­ sides in Grayland, Wash. Joseph Kumor, 60, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a cook . Brother Kumor hit the bricks in the 1946 General maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1 948 Wall St. beefs. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army after the Korean War. Kumor was born in Philadel­ phia and is a resident there . for safeguarding the Jack Wong, 65 , joined the S I U in the port of New York in 1965 sailing as a FOWT and chief cook. Brother Wong also worked in the Indian Restaurant , New York City in 1963 . He hit the bricks in the 1 %5 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Wong is a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War I I . A native of Shanghai , China, he is a naturalized U . S . citizen and a resident of San Francisco. KNOW YOUR RIG HTS C O N S T I TU T I ON A L R I G H T S A N D O B L I G A ­ TIONS. Copies of t h e S I U const itut ion a r e available in all U n ion halls. A l l m e m hers should obtain copies of t h is m e m bershi p's con stitution so as to fa m i l iar ize themselves w ith its con­ money and U n ion finances. The const itution requires a tents. A n y t i m e you feel any m e m be r or officer is attempt­ detailed audit by Cert i fied P u b l i c Accountants every three - Walter Robert Stewart, 58, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 %2 sailing as a GSU. Brother Stewart was born in New York and is a resident of Paradise , Calif. K N O W YOUR R I G H T S FINANCIAL REPORTS. T h e constitutio n of t h e S I U provision Oliver Valle Ortiz, 61 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 195 1 sailing as an A B . Brother Ortiz last shipped out of the port of San­ turce , P.R. He was also a telephone operator and is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Sea­ farer Ortiz was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Mayaquez, P.R. David Richard Kendrick, 48 , joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1961 sailing as a QMED . Brother Kendrick last sailed out of the port of Seattle. He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy after the Korean War. Born in Chillicotte , Ohio, he is a resident of Seattle. A t lantic, G ul f, Lakes and I n l a n d Waters District m a kes specific Shirley Hope "Nick" Nicholson, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 195 1 sailing as an A B . Brother Nicholson was a former member of the United Auto Work­ ers Union. He was born in Ports­ mouth, Va. and is a resident Nor­ folk. i n g t o deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation months. which are to be s u b m i tted to the m e m bership by hy a n y methods such as dealing with charges. trials, etc. , the Secretary-Treasurer. A q u arterly fi n ance com m i ttee a s well a s a l l other details. t hen t h e m e m ber s o affected of rank and file m e m bers, elected by the m e mbership. should i m mediately notify headquarters. makes examination each q u a rter o f the fina nces o f the U n ion and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ EQU AL RIGHTS. A l l m e m bers are guaranteed equal tions. M e mbers of this c o m m ittee may m ak e d i ssenting rights i n em ployment and as mem bers of t he S I U . These reports, specific recom mendations and separate findings. rights are clearly set forth in the S I U con stitu tion and i n t h e contracts w h i c h t h e U n ion has negotiated w i t h t he TRUST FUNDS. A l l trust funds of the SIU A tlantic. G u l f . Lakes a n d I n land Waters District are a d m i n istered em ployers. Consequently. no m e m ber m a y be discr i m i ­ i n accordance w i t h the provisions of v a r ious trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees n a t e d against because of race. creed. c o l o r . sex and n a ­ t ional o; geograp h ic origin. I f a n y m e m he r feels t h a t h e i � i n c h arge of these funds shall equally consist of U nion denied t h e e q u a l rights to w h i c h he i s enti tled. he should and m anageme n t representatives a n d their alternates. All e x penditures and d isbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a m ajority o f the trustees. All trust fund financial records are avail able at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights a n d senior­ ity are protected excl usively b y the contracts between the U n io n and the employers. Get t o know your s h i p pi n g rights. Copies o f these contracts are posted a n d available i n a l l U n io n halls. If you feel there has been any violatio n o f your shipping o r seniority rights as contained i n the contracts between the U n ion a n d the e m p l oyers. notify the Seafarers A p peals Board by certified m a i l . return re­ cei p t requested. The proper address for t h is i s : Angus "Red" Campbell 11111111111111111t 1111111 111m�11111111111111ull1Umlfll1111IJll�mH1ll1111111111111111111111111111 111 patrolm a n or other U n ion official. in your opi nion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest S I U port agent. EDITORI A L POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has trad itionally refrained from p u bl ishing any article serving the pol itical purposes of any i n d ividual in the U n io n . officer or m e m ber. I t h a s also refrained from p u blishing articles deemed harm ful to the U n ion or its collective m e m bersh i p . This est ablished policy has been reaffirmed by mem bership action a t the September. 1 960. meetings i n all const itut ional ports. The responsi h i l i t y for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the U n ion. The Execu tive Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way m ay delegate. from among i ts ranks. one ind ividual to Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of con t racts as referred to are avail able to you at all ti mes. either by w r i t i n g direc t l y to the Union or to the Seafarers A ppeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all S I U cont racts are avail­ able i n a l l SIU halls. These contracts spec i fy the wages carry out this responsi b i l it y . PAYMENT OF MONIES. N o mon ies a r e to b e p a i d to anyone i n any ottic ial capac i t y i n the S I U unless a n o ffi c i a l U n ion rece i p t is g i v e n for s a m e . U n d e r no circum­ stances should any mem ber pay any money for a n y reason un less he is given such rece i p t . SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. S P A D is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ i n g. but not l i m ited to, furtheri ng the political. social and economic i n terests o f maritime workers. the preservation Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board Prince Georges County notify U n ion headquarters. In and furthering of the A merican M erchant M arine with i m p roved e m p loyment opportun ities for seamen and boatmen and the adv ancement of trade u n ion concepts. In connection with such objects, S P AD supports and contributes t o poli tical candidates for elective office. A l l contributions a r e voluntary. N o contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discri m ination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con­ dition of m e m bership in the U n ion or o f e m ployment. I f a contributio n is m ade b y reason of t h e above i m proper conduct, notify the Seafarers U n io n or S P A D by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for i n vestigation and a ppropriate action and refund. if i n voluntary. Sup­ port SPA D to protect and further your economic. pol i­ t ical and social interests, and A merican trade union concepts. the event anyone If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have attempts t o req u i re any such payment he made w ithout been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of and condit ions under which you work and l i ve aboard �upplying a rece i p t . or if a mem her i s req u i red t o make a � to Union records or information, your ship or boat. K now your contract rights. as well as payment and is given an ottic i a l rece i p t . hut feels t hat he SIU President Frank Drozak. at Headquarters by certified mail, your obligations. such as fi l i n g for OT o n the proper should not have heen req uired to make such p a y m e n t . t h i s return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia sheets and i n the proper m a nner. I f. a t any t i me . any S I U should i m med i a tely h e reported t o U n ion headquarters. Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 36 I LOG I March 1 986 he should immediately notify 20746. �D�aes� of Sh�ps llee��nas ALEX BONNYMAN (Maersk Line), January �hairman J.A. Denton ; Sec­ retary R. Bright; Educational Director J . McGee. No disputed OT. There i s $1 00 i n the ship's fund which will g o toward the purchase of a videocassette machine for the bridge so that crewmembers can watch TV in their rooms. Everything is running smoothly aboard the Bonnyman, which is scheduled to arrive in Diego Garcia on Jan. 9. "For a new ship, everything has gone well and the whole crew is working well together." Since the vessel has just come into service, the educational director noted that a ship's library and recreation facilities are just beginning to be built up. Several suggestions were made. One was to have better information regarding re­ patriation flights from Diego Garcia. An­ other was to have the government con­ tractors get their own video player in their lounge so that the unlicensed crew can have free use of the one in the crew rec room. A vote of thanks was given to the third engineer for putting up a basketball net. It certainly will be useful during the long sea passages as well as in Diego Garcia. Thanks also went to the steward department for a "really excellent Christ­ mas spread ." USNS ALGOL - T-AKR 287 (Sea­ Land Service), January 1 --Chairman J . Olsen; Secretary E . R. Hoitt; Educational Director J. Speer; Deck Delegate Norman F. Hancock; Engine Delegate Melvin F. Brumfield ; Steward Delegate Larry E. Crowe. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman asked all crewmembers to check their survival suits to make sure there are no rips or other damage. He also reminded them that anyone who gets a "not fit for duty" while in Antwerp or Bre­ merhaven will not be allowed to go ashore until he can return to work. The secretary reported that Rear Admiral Piotti, com­ mander MSC and Commodore Morin, commander SC Europe, Will be aboard the Algol on Jan. 1 3 and will stay for lunch. He therefore noted that the Sunday meal would be moved to Monday (so as "to leave them with a great impression of an SIU ship"). A "big vote of thanks" went to the steward department for preparing a great Christmas dinner and for "a job well done on all the meals served . " Following Antwerp, Belgium, the ship will call on Jacksonville, Fla . ; Morehead City, N . C . ; "some place in Norway" ; and Bremer­ haven, Germany. Then it will go back to Beaumont, Texas and Violet, La. M AMERICAN CORMORANT (Pacific Gulf Marine), January 1 2--Chairman John Mclaurin; Secretary Nancy Heyden; Ed­ ucational Director Moore. No disputed OT. A ship's fund has been started ; $1 25 has been collected so far. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and it was noted that all rooms now have refrigerators. Crewmembers were reminded to be careful with the videotapes and to return them to the library when through. Members ex­ pressed some concern about actions on the part of the captain trying to find out what's being said at Union meetings. The chairman went to see the captain about the problem. The crew wishes to thank the steward department for all the fun bar­ beques out at the pool, for the other fine meals and "for making the ship a homey atmosphere during the holiday season." LNG ARIES (Energy Transportation Corp.), February 2--Chairman Robert D. Schwarz; Secretary J.L. Gibbons; Educa­ tional Director Paul A. Olson; Deck Dele­ gate Victor M. Beata; Engine Delegate Mark A. Freeman; Steward Delegate James Robinson. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. There is $256 in the ship's fund which will be turned over to the captain once the ship goes into the yard and most of the crew are transferred to other vessels. Reminders were given to "think safety." Those working on deck should wear hard hats at all times. The steward asked that members turn in all excess linen and that they clean out their quarters before leaving the Aries. "Think about the next person to use your room. " All were disappointed to hear of the telex received aboard ship that Martin Luther King's birthday would not be recognized as a Union holiday. A vote of thanks was given to all departments for a job well done and to the watch for keeping the galley clean at night. Next port: Himeji, Japan. AURORA (Apex Steamship Co.), Jan­ uary 1 9--chairman Cesar A. Gutierrez; Secretary E. Vieira; Educational Director Charles I. Hampson. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $1 20 in the ship's fund with another $60 due if the arrival pool sells. All is going well. The chairman mentioned that the captain had expressed his pleasure with the crew and the fact that there have been no problems. The Jan. 20 holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. 's birthday) will not be included in the payoff but will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at that time. He also reminded members that their 1 percent cost of living allowance went into effect Jan. 1 . The chairman made a motion to allow a man in group 1 or 1 -S , when getting off at a port at the completion of 1 20 days, to go on to his own homeport to register. In many cases a member must go well over 100 miles out of the way if he has to go to the Union hall representing the port of payoff. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: New Orleans, La. COVE TRADER (Cove Shipping), Jan­ uary 2--Chairrnan G . E . Annis; Secretary W. Braggs; Educational Di rector Meridith ; Deck Delegate Jose Nava; Engine Dele­ gate Joseph D. Saxon; Steward Delegate Paul Charly Jr. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. The OT for Columbus Day went to headquarters for a ruling; the same most likely will happen for Martin Luther King JJ. 'S birth­ day. The movie fund collected $1 80. The master received a telex from the company regarding a day off for every 30 days worked; however, the member must stay on for the next voyage. The annual in­ spection is due this trip. All members were reminded that they will be requ ired to be aboard ship when the Coast Guard has its drill. Members who are on for relief this trip must get off as per contract, even if the original member does not return to the ship. Also as per contract, there is no transportation allowed for relief trips or for those crewmembers who do not elect to stay for the full 1 80 days. Several motions and suggestions were made. One was for the next contract to include full transpor­ tation paid from the airport to the ship. Another was that men taking a relief trip be given round trip transportation. A vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for a fine Christmas dinner. Next ports: Corpus Christi, Texas and Kenia, Alaska. LNG LEO (Energy Transportation Corp.), February 9--c hairman Malcolm B. Woods; Secretary H. Jones Jr. ; Educational Direc­ tor lndang Abidin. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $321 .09 in the ship's fund at the present time. Blank VCR tapes were bought in Osaka. Arrival pools are selling well and the Pac-Man machine is also making money for the ship's fund. A telex was received from headquarters stating that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday would not be a Union holiday. Crewmembers would like clarification on this since Sec. 1 2, sub-paragraph (c) states: "In the event other days were observed as national hol­ idays, they shall be included in this agree­ ment.'' The bosun spoke to the members about upgrading at Piney Point for their own job security. He also suggested they read the President's Report in the LOG where he talks about the trend in shipping to the military. The educational director has contacted other LNG vessels to try to arrange a means of trading videotapes. A new box of tapes will be put aboard in Osaka next trip. Members were once again cautioned about the dangers of drugs an'd: of the drug peddlers in Arun, Indonesia. Everyone was asked to respect their ship­ mates by keeping the noise down when crewmembers are off watch and by not playing tapes and radios loudly. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Next port: Osaka, Japan; Arun, Indonesia; Nagoya, Japan. MOKU PAHU (Pacific Gulf Marine), January 23--chairman Ray Todd; Secre­ tary R. Spencer; Educational Director David A. Norris. No beefs or disputed OT were reported. The chairman said that every­ thing was running smoothly and that the vessel would pay off this trip. He also reminded all hands that a donation to SPAD means a stronger SIU. Members were asked to leave their rooms clean when getting off the ship and were cautioned as to the importance of practicing safety at all times. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the cookouts. The steward department, in tum , gave a vote of thanks to the crew for helping keep the messroom clean. Next port: Galveston, Texas. OMI CHARGER (OM I), February 2Chairman F. Schwarz; Secretary J . Ben­ nett; Educational Director W. Yarber; En­ gine Delegate Paul Johnson; Steward Del­ egate Raymond L. Jones. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. It was moved that the chief pumpman be elected ship's treasurer. At present, how­ ever, there is no ship's fund. The chairman reported that the ship crewed up in Jack­ sonville on Jan. 1 4. It has no charter, but is going trip by trip. The duties of the DEU are not clear, and it was suggested that a letter from the Union be sent to the Charger clarifying his duties. A motion was made to put full crews back aboard the ship in order to stop the hiring of scab labor by the company. The Contract Committee will be asked to look into the hiring of outside personnel when these jobs can be per­ formed by Union members. PUERTO RICO (Puerto Rico Marine) , February 9--chairman W.L. Osborne; Secretary J. Coils; Educational Director E . Richman; Deck Delegate T . J . Vain; Engine Delegate D. Murphy; Steward Delegate Ovidio Crespo. No disputed OT. Crew­ members were advised to read the LOG to keep abreast of Union activities, espe­ cially the recent strike of SIU fishermen in New Bedford . The bosun asked everyone to be careful in all ports while cargo is being loaded and unloaded. A third mate was killed recently in the cargo hold. One minute of silence was observed in his name and in memory of all our departed brothers and sisters. A vote of thanks was given to · ftie· chief etectrlcian for installing a new garbage disposal in the galley. The crew also gave a vote of thanks to the new messman, Miguel Acevedo, for his good service and for keeping everything clean. More thanks went to the crew for keeping the pantry and crew messroom clean at night and to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Charleston, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla. ; San Juan, P.R. SEA·LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), February 2--Chairman J. Hig­ gins; Secretary H. Scypes; Educational Director G. Sanders; Deck Delegate Pa­ trick O'Neal; Engine Delegate Carroll P. Boudreaux Jr. ; Steward Delegate Henry B. Edwards. All three departments reported some disputed OT. There is $68 in the movie fund. The chairman said that he will talk to the boarding patrolman regarding Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and about the COLA raise which was not received at the last payoff in New Orleans. He also advised crewmembers to check on their Social Security every two or three years to make sure all the figures are correct. Sometimes, he noted, a company will go bankrupt and fail to send in their Social Security funds. All those qualified for a mates or engineers license were urged to attend upgrading courses at Piney Point. "Even if you don't use them now, we don't know what the future will hold for us. At least you'll be ready for the future." A special vote of thanks was given to the BR in the steward department from the crew and officers for sharing his movies with them during the last trip. And a vote of thanks also went to the steward department for some "fine feeding . ' ' One minute of silence was held in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: New Or­ leans, La. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: AMERICAll EA6l.E PATRIOT PAIR. BUCK . PFC WI.I.WI I BAUGll ROBERT E. lEf C.S. SALERIUM An.AITIC BORllQUEI CAGUAS UIG CAPftlCORI COllSTITUTIOll COITEllDEll FALCON CHAMPIOI GOlDEI MOIWICll GREAT LAID llDEPEIOEICE UIG LIBRA lOllG BEACH WllJIE su..wm ADYEll1UftER SU-l..AllD COISUMER SU-LAllD llEFElmfl SU-l..AllD EXPRESS SU-LAID FREEDOM SU-Wiii LEADER SU-LAID PACER SU-Wiii PIHEER SU-LAND PROOUCER SU-LAID VOYA&ER SENATOR USllS STALWART STOllEWA11 JACISOI STUYVESAllT MAUI OMI SACRAMENTO OMO WABASH OMI YUKOI OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS BOSTOI PANAMA TRIUMPH UIG VIRGO Monthly Mentbership Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, lnJand Port Waters Date Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday , April 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , April 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 . a.m. Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday , April 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a . m . N e w Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, April 1 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, April 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . · Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . S t . Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , April 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday , April 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a.m. March 1 986 I LOG I 37 - �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Di rectory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes FEB. 1 -28, 1986 * TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class N P TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President * * REGISTERED O N BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 2 9 Algonac 0 Port 0 8 29 6 6 9 6 3 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 2 Algonac 3 0 Port 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 2 Algonac . 0 HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port 7 14 13 28 Algonac . 0 0 0 18 52 8 0 0 0 35 1 06 21 ---·-·------- Totals All Departments . . 4 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 · "Total Registered " means the n u mber of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . '* " Registered on the Beach " means the total n umber of men registered at the port at the end of last mont h . BALTIMORE, Md. 1 2 1 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 (301 ) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea FEB . 1-28, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port * * REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B DECK DEPARTMENT Gloucester . . New York . Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk . . Mobile . . . New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco. Wilmington . Seattle . Puerto Rico . Honolulu . Houston . St. Loui s . Piney Point . Totals . . 4 43 2 4 11 11 43 24 28 23 39 9 12 29 0 2 4 8 2 4 11 2 5 9 7 6 5 4 11 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 34 4 6 14 4 24 12 26 14 25 8 5 28 0 0 3 7 1 3 12 2 2 8 11 2 5 0 12 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 13 4 2 3 1 2 12 6 0 0 8 1 07 8 15 18 17 99 72 60 42 62 28 10 72 0 2 284 85 7 205 71 2 53 620 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 3 6 5 3 5 1 18 4 0 2 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 4 11 2 14 7 14 3 18 7 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 84 0 7 1 4 10 1 115 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 1 8 1 10 8 19 7 7 18 10 7 10 7 12 21 14 11 9 10 27 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 73 1 Gloucester . New York . Philadelphia . Baltimore . . . Norfolk . . . Mobile . . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . San Francisco. Wilmington . Seattle . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . Honolulu . Houston . St. Louis . . Piney Point Totals . 39 5 6 8 7 26 21 14 8 22 7 8 25 0 1 1 98 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 5 1 14 3 0 0 38 0 0 0 5 0 6 1 1 2 2 5 1 10 1 0 0 44 10 11 47 2 12 5 1 6 6 9 12 3 . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . Ho u sto n . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . Piney Point . Totals . . . . . . 0 7 0 2 10 3 14 1 . . . . . :32 6 15 6 1 13 0 0 17 0 0 3 35 0 0 0 1 30 43 37 7 0 0 0 14 1 3 9 0 0 98 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 22 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 29 0 6 0 0 1 4 7 4 6 3 1 0 2 14 41 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 52 2 0 0 92 41 21 4 1 1 0 0 34 0 0 0 309 79 36 6 79 13 4 11 12 26 20 42 28 38 19 1 39 15 0 2 0 9 3 3 0 6 2 237 1 0 0 77 38 1 5 27 0 0 1 91 1 0 0 5 0 13 3 18 8 18 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 209 93 1 71 1 27 0 352 454 269 430 263 511 314 1 64 1 89 1 ,700 839 330 0 20 1 3 10 2 16 8 40 7 23 4 4 7 0 1 4 28 0 5 9 7 10 7 13 8 36 4 1 02 8 0 0 146 Totals All Departments . 758 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 1 1 0 3 0 15 0 53 5 13 5 41 20 87 36 35 16 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 * "Total Registered" means the nuniber of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of February was d own from the month of January. A total of 1 , 1 78 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 , 1 78 jobs shipped, 51 1 jobs or about 43 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seni ority people. A total of 1 89 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 2,474 jobs have been shipped. 38 I LOG I March 1 986 1 22 1 Pierce St. 77002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201 ) 435-9424 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 1,205) 478-091 6 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (61 7) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70 1 30 1 504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1 -800-325-2532 N EW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave. , Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 Third St. 2351 0 (804) 622-1 892 0 0 16 1 4 13 3 5 8 7 1 23 2 83 5 0 0 Gloucester . New York . Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk . Mobile . New Orleans Jacksonville . San Francisco. Wilmington . Seattle . Puerto Rico Honolulu . Houston . St. Louis . . Piney Point . Totals . HOUSTON, Tex. 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port 636 Cooke St. 968 1 3 (808) 523-5434 0 3 6 12 5 10 4 23 0 0 4 20 HONOLULU, Hawaii 0 1 33 g 1 1 Rogers St. O 1 930 (61 7) 283-1 1 67 MOBILE, Ala. 419 1 G LOUCESTER, Mass. 0 0 10 0 0 0 7 '0 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 JERSEY CITY, N.J. STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk . Mobile . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . Wilmington . DULUTH, Minn. 0 0 0 8 13 22 7 0 5 g 46 0 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 (21 6) 621 -5450 11 ENGINE D EPARTMENT Port Seattle . Pu erto R i co . . Trip Reliefs CLEVELAND, Ohi o PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 91 48 (21 5) 336-38 1 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (30 1 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 2 1 (206) 441 -1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 G ravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 2 1 st St. , W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 �Strike Not a Win Yet, but a Good Start Labor victories seem to be few and far between these days. The Hormel meatpacking strike is a tangled mess. The more than one-year-long strike against A. T. Massey Coal Co. by the United Mine Workers remains in limbo. The strike by United Food and Com­ mercial Workers against Marvel Poul­ try is in its third year. The SIU's fishermen's strike in New Bedford is hard up against that trend. We haven't achieved a 1 00 percent victory, but the Union and its mem­ bers have won more than early ob­ servers thought possible. Less than a year ago, the SIU did not represent one fishing boat in New Bedford. A long difficult process of organizing and NLRB certification that took most of 1 985 was the first step. It was a step initiated by New Bedford fishermen. They were dissatisfied with their representation at the time, Local 59 of the Teamsters. Local 59 and certainly the boatowners did not want to see the SIU win that fight , but we did . The unfair bargaining practices and pressure from boatowners, including the powerful Seafood Producers As­ sociation , showed that even after the SIU had gained bargaining rights , the but it seems as if they're trying to do something everybody's mother warned them not to do , draw to an inside straight . Those cards aren't in the deck anymore . We're down to the hard core in the New Bedford strike , a group of people , who for reasons known only to them, want no part of a fair and equitable contract. Through negotiations, pressure or the courts, those people will be brought into the fold. Until we gain all the boats the Union has rights to, we can't say we've won a total victory. But Union fishermen in New Bedford have won more than anyone thought pos­ sible-and they CAN be proud of that. powers in New Bedford wanted to force the Union out. They haven't. They won't. The strength and unity of most fish­ ermen and the large amount of support from the SIU has shown we mean business and we intend to stay. Also, the contracts the Union ne­ gotiated with the various independent fishing boatowners show that we are reasonable people who understand the problems the fishing industry faces. If these contracts are so outlandish, why would so many owners sign them? The owners have held most of the cards in New Bedford for a long time, How to Make Money While Getting Healthy l . After you are discharged from a hospital, review your hospital bill . . . carefully. 2. Think back on your confinement and the nature of your illness. Are there any charges included on your bill that you feel are unjustified? 3. Keep in mind this quick rule of thumb. Was the service ever performed? Did it seem necessary? 4. If something seems wrong with your bill, contact the Seafarers Welfare Plan' s Medical Auditor in writing as soon as possible. 5. Provide the following information : the name of the patient , his or her social security number, the name and address of the hospital, dates of treatment, procedure or treatment involved and the itemized charges. 6. Give a brief explanation of why you are questioning the charges. 7 . Address the letter as follows: Seafarers Welfare Plan, 520 1 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Attention: Medical Audit, Joanna Caldwell . 8. If the Plan suceeds in getting the hospital bill reduced because of information you have provided, it will pay you a bonus of 25% of the amount saved. 9. The next time you file a claim, think about this program, and how the Union is doing everything it can to ensure that you receive the best possible treatment at the most reasonable cost. · 'Heartfelt Thanks to Claims . . . ' Words cannot express the gratitude in my heart for the checks you have sent me just when I needed it most. My wife ha.a to go to the dental surgeon, and I must ra.ise $ 1 ,100 for her next visit. So let me thank you all for your kind consideration a.gain and a.gain. I rea.11.ze I have been a burden all the pa.st yea.rs. How long it will continue only the good Lord knows. As ever, Henry B.. Krinke Hem8', Clalif. IO. If this program is to work properly, then don't abuse it by providing tips that aren't going to lead anywhere. At the same time, don't be afraid to question charges that you feel are truly unjustified. 1 1 . If you have any questions, call the Plan's Claims Department at the following number: (301 ) 899-0675 or toll-free 1 -800-345-2 1 1 2 . New Pensioners We would like to congratulate the following SIU members on their retirements last month. See future issues of the LOG for more information on these new pensioners. Algonac Gerald Scott Baltimore Clifton Blake Frederick Borentz Peter Ferrais Steve Magyar Houston Morgan Harris Archie Lee John McClelland Arthur Schuy Jacksonville A survivor's pension to Ernest Waters' widow Mobile Marion Dorgan New Jersey Oren Bohon Donald Pase New Orleans Giuseppe Galliano Otto Pedersen Norfolk Marvin Gilden Roland Muir Shirley Nicholson Philadelphia John Bergeria Puerto Rico Oliver Ortiz San Francisco Enrique Connor Salvatore Barbara Harry Smith Walter Stewart Jack Worig Seattle Robert Hyer Billie Jenkins David Kendrick Casimir Krowicki Wilmington Rafael Rios March 1 986 I LOG I 39 - �S the 1986 school season begins, it's not too early for high school seniors to start thinking about September 1986, and college. For depend­ ents of Seafarers and Boatmen, Don't Wait! Apply Now For A the financial burden of college can be greatly eased if they win an SIU scholarship. The awards, known as the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program, are given each year under the auspices of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. For de­ pendents, four $10,000 schol­ arships are offered. But the Scholarship Program is not exclusively for depend­ ents. A $10,000 award and two $5,000 scholarships are avail­ able to active Seafarers and :J..f'b -els. ! --� Boatmen. Also, when there are exceptionally qualified Seafar­ ers and Boatmen, the Board of Trustees of the Welfare Plan may grant a second $10,000 award to an active member. The Scholarship Program was begun in 1952 to help members and their children achieve their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan, a labor consultant and arbitrator who died in 1975. He helped establish the Seafarers Scholarship Program and then worked hard to keep it strong and growing. Seafarer Requirements Seafarers and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships .- must: Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to • make contributions to the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan on the em­ ployee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employ­ ment on a vessel in the six­ month period immediately pre­ ceding the date of application. • Have 125 days of employ­ ment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pensioners are not eligible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Requirements 1986 SIU College Scholarships Deadline - April 15 Medical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to the age of 25. Each applicant for a depend­ ent's scholarship must: • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under 19 or 25 years of age (whichever is applicable). • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must: • Have credit for three years ( 1 , 095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan on the em­ ployee's behalf prior to the date of application. Have one day of employ­ ment in the six-month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen who apply for a schol­ arship must be unmarried, under 19 years of age, and receive Have 125 days of employ­ ment in the previous calendar year. The last two items above cov­ ering worktime requirements of sole support from the employee and/or his or her spouse. Un­ married children who are eligible for benefits under Plan #1 Major the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are the children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. 40 I LOG I March 1986 • Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible mem­ bers, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Exam­ ination Boards (SAT) OR Amer­ ican College Tests (ACT). The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no later than February 1986 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship Selection Committee in time to be evalu­ ated. For upcoming SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Exami­ nation Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 1025 Berkeley, 08540 or Box Calif. 94701, whichever is closest to your mailing address. For upcoming ACT test dates and applications contact: ACT Registration Union, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Scholarship program appli­ cations are available to active members or their dependents at any SIU hall or through the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Scholarship winners will be announced in May 1986. The deadline for submission of ap­ plications is April 15, 1986. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource March 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES PRESSURE SPLITS OWNERS 300 FISHERMAN BACK TO WORK, AS MORE BOATS SIGN SIU COMMENTS ON CHANGES IN COAST GUARD DOCUMENTING HEAVY WEATHER, FAST ICE MAKE FOR A SLOW TRIP BUILD AND CHARTER HEARING SEARCHES FOR ANSWERS MARAD BUDGET- ON A STEADY COURSE TO DISASTER SHLSS COOK UPGRADERS WIN JOBLESS PAY DISPUTE SOVIET CRUISE SHIP SINKS INFORMATION FOR D-DAY MARINERS GREEK CAPTAIN JAILED IN FRAUD FREIGHTER CAPSIZES, 7 DIE NOMINATIONS FOR SHIP SAFETY NLRB UPHOLDS JUDGE’S RULING ON UNION-BUSTING FLORIDA PIPELINE DRAWS FIRE AT HEARING MEBA-2 SEEKS CONTRACT EXTENSION, SIU TALKS UNDER WAY ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT THE KEY TO SHLSS MY FIRST SIU MEETING HAGGLUND CRANE MAINTENANCE COURSE AT SHLSS RADAR OBSERVER COURSE AFL-CIO MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT RESOLVES TO REBUILD INDUSTRY, PROMOTE JOBS FOR AMERICANS CONGRESSMEN, LABOR LEADERS SEEK NEW SOLUTIONS TO OLD PROBLEMS MTD BOARD ACTS ON ISSUES VITAL TO MARITIME WORKERS U.S. NEEDS A STRONG MERCHANT MARINE MTD VOWS TO REBUILD U.S. INDUSTRY MTD ADOPTS NATIONAL MARITIME POLICY LABOR WINS ON TAX REFORM THE U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY- STRUGLLING IN HARD TIMES BUILD AND CHARTER AUTO CARRIER TRADE THE INJUSTICE AND THE TRAGEDY OF SOUTH AFRICA ALASKAN OIL IS VITAL TO U.S. MARITIME INDUSTRY DREDGING AND PORT DEVELOPMENT THE SIU IN WASHINGTON APARTHEID COOK INLET CASH TRANSFER HOUSE MARK-UP MARITIME ADVISORY BOARD COAST GUARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MSC AND SEALIFT SIU CALLS FOR MORE SEALIFT SERIOUS WATER PROBLEMS ABOARD THE USNS KAWISHIWI MAJOR REORGANIZATION OF MILITARY APPROVED REMINDER: REPORTING FOR DUTY AROUND THE MSC NO GAIN FOR CROSSING UNION’S PICKET LINES STRIKERS FIND SOLACE AND SOUP AT THE FERRY CAFÉ HOUSE RESTORES ACADEMIES’ FUNDS FURUSETH, LUNDEBERG BIRTHDAYS AND SEAMEN’S ACT MARK HISTORIC MONTH IN SEAFARARING LABOR MOVEMENT STRIKE NOT A WIN YET, BUT A GOOD START Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context vol. 48, No. 3 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b6f78c858204894d84e3260322a205b9.pdf 37c70e510f30f2ab4b2a2f8edbdddda8 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union •Atlantic, GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL·CIO Vol. 48 No. 4 April 1986 3 Bills Could Boost Shipping USNS Pollux On Line Administration, Industry Seafarers Man Last Square Off Once Again Of Fast Sealift Ships A drama is being played out on Capitol Hill by the administration, members of Congress and representatives of the maritime industry. Though it involves three relatively minor bills, this drama touche upon the future of the maritime industry and the administration's increasingly unpopular trade policies. The first of the three bills deals with a proposed build and charter program which would be the first major federal shipbuilding program ince the elimination of Construction Differential Subsidies in 1980. The second bill involves the use of bilateral trade agreements which have been approved by every major western country under the terms of the United Nations Code on Trade and Development, with one exception: the United States. The third bill touches upon the auto carriage trade between Japan and the United States which until recently has remained closed to American operator due to what many people feel are discriminatory Japanese trade practices. High ranking representatives from the maritime industry and mid-level administration officials have been making the rounds at various Senate and House committee hearings to give their views on the proposed bills. In every instance, almost all of the maritime representatives have backed the bills, while the administration has opposed them. Representatives from the maritime industry have used phrases like "survival" and "last chance," while administration officials have tended to talk about the principles of free trade. Typical of what has been happening on Capitol Hill in recent weeks is the following excerpt from The Journal of Commerce which gives what is perhaps the most detailed analysis of the (Continued on Page 3.) Manhattan Heads North Following a 21-month lay-up in the Seattle, Wash. area, the Manhattan (Bay Tankers) is once again on the high seas with a 30-day charter from Exxon. The vessel, which wiU make the Alaska to Panama run, carries 26 SIU unlicensed crewmembers. This photo, taken a number of years ago, shows just how cold it can get in Alaska . The eighth and final former SL7, the USNS Pollux, converted for the Navy's TAK-R Fa t Sealift Ship program, was dedicated at Avondale hipyards last month. The e fastest cargo ships in the nation ' fleet are all manned by members of the SIU. The eight former Sea-Land ship are stationed around the country and are de igned to move heavy military equipment uch as tanks and other supplies in rapid deployment. The ships have a top peed of 33 knot and are powered by team turbine engines. They carry an unlicensed crew of 26. The conver ion included in tallation of several decks for vehicle and cargo storage, a flight deck with helicopter landing platform, two side ports with hinged platforms and a portable ramp, and twin crane fore and aft. All the hip were named for stars, and the Pollux i one of the two brightest tars in the constellation Gemini. • • I • SIU Joins Apartheid Protests SHLSS Hosts Labor Educators Pages 12 & 13 Page 3 Pipeline Efforts Run Out of Gas Government Services News Page 5 Pages 14 & 15 Mississippi Queen Ready to Steam Editorial-Stop Terrorism Page 5 Page 23 �President's Report by Frank Drozak HE American merchant maT rine has been in a continual process of decline during the past six or seven years. We have watched with a sense of frustration the piecemeal erosion of important maritime support programs. If you study what has been happening you will see that the decay of our nation's oncemighty merchant marine is paralleled by the declining commitment at the federal level of any program to promote the growth or vitality of our industry. There is simply a complete absence of any kind of national maritime policy. Without a commitment from the administration to the rebuilding of the U.S. merchant marine, without recognition of its vital role in our economy and our national security, we have been able only to dig in and try to halt the relentless dismantling of what is left of maritime promotional programs. Congress Is Aware There are many members of Congress who recognize the problems of this nation's maritime industry. We have met with many of them and have made every effort over the years to help them understand the very real needs of our industry. And many of these members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike, have expressed a willingness, and even a desire , to enact legislation which will promote the revitalization and growth of all segments of the maritime industry. Congressional leaders are coming to understand that cargo is the lifeblood of the merchant marine, and without cargo the commercial fleet cannot survive. They are beginning to know unity within our industry and develop a common determination, Congress will be responsive to our needs . * * * Frank Drozak that without cargo reservation, U.S.-flag ships cannot compete with heavily subsidized foreign fleets. Our friends in Congress are also aware that less than 5 percent of all U.S. trade is carried on U .S.-flag ships. They understand that without the incentive of cargo, no new U.S. vessels are going to be built to replace our aging commercial fleet. They know, too, that this nation needs a modern and adequate fleet to ensure our national defense. They know that many thousands of American jobs depend upon the health of the maritime industry. We Must Be United Congress is willing and eager to help, but our friends are frustrated in their efforts to enact legislation that will begin to rebuild our fleet by persistent divisiveness within our industry and our inability to work together and agree on a common course of action. If major legislation to benefit our industry is to be enacted, then we must all take a hard look at our own contributions to this division and attempt to resolve our differences. I firmly believe that if we can achieve I was unable to attend the headquarters membership meeting at Piney Point April 7 because of my commitments on your behalf to attend a number of international maritime meetings in Europe. I will have a full report on these meetings at our membership meeting in May. I want to congratulate our latest group of Recertified Bosuns who completed their training and upgrading program and received their certificates at the membership meeting. I also want to congratulate those members who are completing their upgrading programs at SHLSS, and to encourage all of our membership to take advantage of the many training courses which are being offered at our school. We have been very successful in securing jobs for this membership on the military support ships that are being contracted to private shipping operators. Two of the primary reasons for our success in getting these jobs have been the demonstrated skill and professionalism of this membership , and the quality of the training programs we have developed at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Nearly 40 percent of our seagoing jobs are now aboard military support vessels, and within five years I expect that 60 percent of our jobs will be in this area. We are continuing to develop and upgrade our training programs, and I urge all of our members to take advantage of these programs. "He Was Our Friend" Joe Addabbo Is Dead at 61 Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo Sr. (DN.Y.), 61, a staunch maritime supporter and loyal friend of the SIU, succumbed to cancer on April 10 in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C . Congressman Addabbo was first elected to public office in 1960 to represent the 6th District, Queens , N. Y. He had a perfect pro-maritime voting record and supported every legislative program to promote the U .S.-flag shipping industry. Since 1979, he was chairman of the Defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Comittee. Congressman Addabbo was a frequent visitor to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, and often publicly praised the quality of training offered at the school. SIU President Frank Drozak said of Congressman Addabbo: "He was our friend and supporter. His loyalty and his leadership will be felt not only throughout the maritime community , but throughout the nation.'' President Reagan said Addabbo was "one of the leading players in the development of American military policy.'' He added the congressman was ''widely respected for his knowledge of defense issues even by those who disagreed with him. His genial style was in keeping with the best traditions of American politics." House Speaker Thomas P. ''Tip'' O'Neill declared Addabbo "worked diligently to ensure that America's defense was strong, efficient and effective. He demanded quality for each defense dollar.'' Born in New York City, Addabbo graduated from City College and St. John ' s University law School, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Grace ; two sons , Dominic and Joseph Jr., and a daughter , Dina. J oseph P. Addabbo Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL·CIO Apnl 1986 Vol. 48, No. 4 Executive Board Frank Drozak President ., Joe DIGiorgio Ed Turner Secretary Executive Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President ,. Charles Svenson Joe Sacco Editor Vice President Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President George McCartney Vice President Roy A. Mercer V'ICe President Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Deborah Greene Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I April 1986 L~nette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send addre5s changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Rallies Across the Country SIU Joins Massive Apartheid, Shell Oil Protests One of nearly a hundred SIU members (at right) listens attentively while AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, left, Mineworkers President Rich Trumka and black South African trade unionist cut symbolic Shell Credit Card to demonstrate organized labor's opposition to Apartheid. Massive labor rallies were held nationwide. Hill Fight Starts Again (Continued from Page 1.) maritime industry of any major American newspaper. "Reagan administration officials said 'no' to bills to require bilateral cargosharing agreements with this country's trading partners and to set aside 50 percent of U.S. automotive imports from Japan for U.S. vessels." What has made the hearings so fascinating is that the administration has received virtually no support from the Republican members on the various committees, many of whom would have normally been expected to support the administration's position. During the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing on auto carriers, Rep. Helen Bentley (R-Md.) grilled administration officials about their opposition to the bills, and of their understanding of Japanese trade practices. "Come on, come on, let's not kid ourselves,'' she said to Jeffrey N. Shane, deputy assistant secretary of transportation. "We know how [the Japanese] work." She stressed that as a former Federal Maritime Commissioner under presidents Nixon and Ford, she was qualified to make a judgment about what was going on and of the things that the administration could do to tum things around for the maritime industry. ''This is the one big disappointment that I have with this administration," she said, "and I say that as a Republican." Japanese automobile officials, who are perhaps more sensitive to American public opinion on this issue than is the Reagan administration, have agreed to enter into a number of agreements authorizing the use of American-flag car carriers. Yet to most witnesses at the hearing, these agreements are "delaying tactics" that the Japanese have decided to employ in order to defuse the sensitive trade issue. As several of the witnesses pointed out, the Japanese are offering to enter into short-term deals that require American companies to build their vessels in Japanese shipyards. Such deals are not economically feasible on a large scale given the huge investment needed to build auto carriers. Several of the more powerful businessmen in the maritime industry were seen walking away from one hearing saying that the Japanese offer was "crumbs off a table," and they were disappointed that the administration was willing to settle for it. So far, the Japanese auto carriage deals have involved roughly 30,000 cars in a trade that numbers in the millions. SIU President Frank Drozak has devoted much of his time in recent weeks to lobbying Capitol Hill on this issue. "I feel that for the first time in years, the American public is willing to listen to what we have to say," he said. At the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing on the proposed $853 million build and charter bill, Drozak noted that "the U .S.-ftag shipping industry is almost to the point of no return, and something must be done about it.'' And in the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearings on bilateral trade agreements and the proposed auto carriage bill, Drozak noted that "competitiveness alone ... will not earn the United States an equitable share of the Japanese-U.S. auto shipments," because the Japanese are determined to keep their markets as closed as possible. "Without the requirements of a bilateral treaty," said Drozak, "Japanese shipping policy will continue to favor the Japanese fleet to the detriment of the U.S. merchant marine." Trade unionists in seven cities demonstrated against the apartheid system in South Africa and against Shell Oil for its treatment of black workers there. Members of the AFL-CIO's Executive Council including SIU President Frank Drozak, spoke at the rallies, which were also attended by black trade unionists from South Africa. SIU members and employees in all seven cities attended these rallies to add their voices to the growing number of Americans who are speaking out against the racist regime in South Africa. In Washington, D.C., AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland expressed organized labor's "solidarity with our black brothers and sisters of the South African trade union movement.'' He also recounted the events that occurred March 21, 1960, when the first incident of civil unrest against apartheid left 89 men, women and children dead in Sharpesville, South Africa. The rallies were held to coincide with that event. When Kirkland spoke about those events, he was framed by two SIU trainees from the Harry Lundeberg School who held a sign aloft that read ''Labor Against Apartheid.'' Upgraders, trainees and recertified bosuns from the SHLSS attended the rally, as did their family members and workers from SIU headquarters in Camp Springs, Md. In all seven cities, huge mock-ups of Shell credit cards were cut in half in order to dramatize organized labor's boycott of Shell. As William Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, noted at the February meeting of the Maritime Trades Department (which spearheads the SIU's grassroots political efforts), American companies have helped prop up the South African regime through their financial ties to that country. The seven demonstrations were attended by thousands of trade unionists across the country. As reported in the AFL-CIO News: "In Houston, some 350 union members representing nearly 30 AFL-CIO unions gathered at Harris County AFL-CIO headquarters for speeches and songs. They cheered SIU President Frank Drozak's call for justice for South African workers and democracy for its people." New Bedford Strike Update Increased organizing efforts, legal pressure and NLRB charges mark the fourth month of the SIU's fishermen's strike in New Bedford, Mass. About half of the Union's fleet is under contract and working. Negotiations with several owners continue. Dozens of failure to bargain and failure to provide information charges have been filed by the Union against both independent owners and the Seafood Producers Association (SPA). A hardcore group of SPA members remain holdouts. But, according to SIU attorneys, many of the independents are returning to the bargaining table, after indications from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that the Union's charges could be upheld. Some 17 failure to bargain charges were filed against the independents for failure to meet with the Union. That pressure brought nine of the owners back to the table where they either signed contracts or negotiated with the Union. It is likely, according to sources, that the NLRB will uphold the remaining complaints. Of the 18 charges of failure to provide information, 15 were withdrawn as the SIU's pressure on the owners came to bear and they released the information the Union was seeking. There has been little indication from the NLRB when it will act on the charges against the SPA. In the meantime, said Port Agent Joe Piva, the key activities for Union officials in New Bedford have been servicing the boats and membership who are working under contract, and efforts to organize the remaining New Bedford fleet. "It's just like when we organized last year, if we have to, we will go boat by boat by boat," said Jack Caffey, special assistant to SIU President Frank Drozak. April 1986 I LOG I 3 ~-- �Three Long-Time AFLCIO Leaders Retire Three AFL-CIO labor leaders who worked for several decades establishing legislative, civil rights and union organizing programs announced their retirements from the AFL-CIO last month. AFL-CIO Legislative Director Ray Denison, who spent the early years of his career as managing editor of the Seafarers LOG and in the Great Lakes region as an SIU representative, will retire April 30. Alan Kistler, 65, director of the Federation's Department of Organization and Field Services and a former newspaper reporter and steel worker from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, will retire June 30. William E. Pollard, 70, director of the Department of Civil Rights, retired from his post March 4. Pollard joined the AFL-CIO staff in 1964. All three have contributed to the welfare of working men and women. They directed labor initiatives in the '60s and '70s during a time of radical change, anti-war protests and women's rallies for equality. They marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., both figuratively and philosophically. SIU President Frank Drozak sent a letter of appreciation to Ra Denison for ''the dedication'' he has shown ''in working for progressive trade unionism and a strong maritime capability. "You have been a close and valuable ally," Drozak said, "in the struggle to preserve cargo preference for the U.S. merchant marine, in the fight to block the export of Alaska oil, and on other issues of major importance to our membership. Your leadership has given an eloquent and effective voice to America's working people in their pursuit of economic and social justice." Denison began at the AFL-CIO in 1963. In 1967 he was promoted to legislative assistant and in 1980 named director of the Federation's Legislative Department. Before joining the AFL-CIO, Denison was regional editor of Solidarity, the United Auto Workers magazine. To Denison's successor, Robert M. McGlotten, Drozak cabled his congratulations and his confidence that as new director, McGlotten will " make an important difference in our efforts to improve the quality of life for working men and women.'' William Pollard, who began his career in labor as a dining car worker with Southern Pacific Railroad, became a representative for the workers and served for 14 years as the president of the Joint Council of Dining Car Employees. With his arrival at the AFL-CIO, Pollard was assigned to represent member affiliates before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He has been active in the NAACP and has received commendations for his work from the Department of Justice, the NAACP and numerous other government divisions and national organizations. Richard Womack has been named to succeed Pollard. He has worked for nearly a decade on civil rights issues at the Department of Civil Rights with Pollard. Prior to his appointment to that department, he was assistant director of the Human Resources Development Institute. He also served as field coordinator for the Federation Appalachian Council. Alan Kistler' s career at the AFLCI O goes back to the era of the CIO, where he began his apprenticeship in 1952 as the assistant to the CIO executive vice president and the director of organization. Kistler came to the labor movement as a volunteer for organizing drives and local union offices in the Steelworkers Union and the Newspaper Guild. For many years he worked in the area of union organizing at the Federation to assume directorship of Organization and Field Services. Charles McDonald will step into the position vacated by Kistler. Kistler has, since 1975, been the department's assistant director. At the same time , he also worked as secretary of the Evolution of Work Committee. McDonald began his career in 1968 at the Federation. He has a list of accomplishments prior to his promotion to the role of assistant director of the Department of Organization and Field Services. Pilot Blamed in Soviet Sinking Welfare Report We keep you informed about any changes that are made to your benefit plans in several ways. The March LOG carried several articles including news about the "medical audit program." This program pays a bonus to members whose hospital bill is reduced because they found errors on their hospital bill, before submitting it as a claim. The success of the PPO in Seattle also was reported in the March issue, and the back page contained a reminder about the Scholarship Program-available to seamen and their dependents. Another method of keeping you informed is an annual letter sent to each participant of the plans. This year's letter will explain that basic eligibility for all participants has been reduced from 125 to 120 days in the previous calendar year. This letter also explains what circumstances will cause you to become ineligible for benefits, and how your sickness and accident and maintenance and cure time are counted toward your eligibility. Keeping track of time you were paid maintenance and cure by the company may be very important to you. The Welfare Plan will have a record of the time you were paid for sickness and accident benefits. If you need that maintenance and cure time to maintain your eligibility, you can send in your pay stubs or company letter. Then we can look up the payroll records and verify that your employer included the time you spent on disability, so you don't lose eligibility or pension credit during that time. The letter advises you that another increase in benefits resulted when the limitations regarding the payment of the standard death benefit were lifted. A standard death benefit will be paid to the beneficiary of any member who had 125 days of covered employment in each of the two calendar years preceding death, regardless of the cause of death. When you receive your letter, attach it to your welfare and pension plan booklets. New booklets are prepared periodically and your annual letter updates the booklet. It is important that you keep them together. If you don't receive your letter in the next month or so, it may be because we don't have your current address on file. Clip out the address change form on page 9 of the March LOG, fill it in and send it to headquarters to make sure you aren't missing any important mail. that the evidence "was not conclusive." It said the evidence was circumstantial and the sinking "will almost certainly remain a matter of speculation." The Derbyshire disappeared on a voyage from Japan to Canada. Two Charged in Phony Mayday On March 20 four Coast Guard planes and three patrol boats spent more than 60 hours searching for a sinking yacht with 10 passengers off the New England coast. The searchers didn't find the yacht because the Coast Guard says the Mayday was a fake. Two Boston area men were arrested following the incident and face up to 11 years in prison and $250,000 fines if convicted. Norman Miller, 18, and Douglas Vaters, 20, both of Chelsea, Mass. are free on $10,000 bond pending a hearing later this month. The Coast Guard said the search cost about $75,000 and said the severe charges against the pair are seen as a deterrent to others. U.S. Becomes Debtor Nation For the first time since 1914, the United States has become a debtor nation. The country shows a trade deficit (using the broadest measure of foreign trade) of $117.7 billion for last year. This makes the U.S. the third largest debtor in the world, behind Brazil and Mexico. Michigan Port Delegate Retires The New Zealand pilot who was onboard the Soviet-flag passenger ship Mikhail Lermontov when it sank Feb. 16 after striking a reef, has been blamed in the incident and surrended his pilot's license. The 20,000-ton ship sank near the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island. All but one of the 739 passengers and crew were rescued. A government inquiry said the pilot, Capt. Don Jamison, was at fault for steering the ship through a narrow passage and onto treacherous rocks. The Soviet captain, whose conduct had been criticized in earlier reports, was cleared of any wrongdoing. Derbyshire Mystery Solved? The 90,000-ton British bulker, the Derbyshire, may have suffered massive structural failure when it disappeared in the Pacific six years ago, carrying 44 people to their deaths, according to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation report. The Department carried out extensive research on the ore-carrier' s de ign and found some defects in the Derbyshire 's sister ships. But the report added 4 I LOG I April 1986 Harold Tacia (center), retiring delegate to the Michigan Maritime Trades Port Council, congratulated by Alex Bodnarvik, Port Council president (left) and Vice President Ralph Kuras. Tacia represented Carpenters Local #114 in the Port Council for 18 years. �Mississippi Queen Due Back in River Service The Mississippi Queen INLAND LINES: Steuart Oil Transport Wins $88-M Job The Steuart Oil Transport Co. of the port of Piney Point has won $88 million in contracts from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to carry marine diesel fuel. After several months in the yard to repair damage from a collision, the SIU's Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) is due back in service this month. Avondale Industries, Inc. Shipyard Division at New Orleans is performing the repair work to the 4,500-ton river boat in addition to regularly scheduled refurbishing. The Mississippi Queen's steel hull was hit near the stern Dec. 12 when it collided with a towboat on the Mississippi River about 50 miles north of New Orleans, tearing a hole reportedly three feet wide and 15 feet long. A large portion of the main deck and the starboard engine room, having been submerged in up to 30 feet of water after the accident, is currently being repaired in addition to '' 10 percent'' of the cabins. This year marks the 10th anniversary for the world's largest riverboat, owned and operated by Delta Queen Steamboat Co. of New Orleans. Patti Young, director of public relations for Delta Queen, said the vessel had been scheduled for maintenance in January, and the additional time needed to repair the accident damage gave the company time to perform other plans for refurbishment. Young said last month that while the boat is in for repairs, sitting "proudly" in the Mississippi River at Avondale, a new conference center and movie theater is being built onboard. Earlier U.S. Coast Guard reports estimated damage to the vessel in excess of $500,000. Young had no estimate of the damage last month. Young said the estimated replacement value of the Mississippi Queen, built in 1976 at a cost of $27 million, is $70 million. Delta Queen Steamboat also owns and operates the 60-year-old Delta Queen. Young said that both vessels are the only "overnighter" passenger paddlewheel boats in the U.S. Upper Lakes Towing Boatmen OK Pact Boatmen of the Upper Lakes Towing Co. have approved the terms of their new contract. Transgulf Pipeline Ruled Out For the past 12 years SIU Boatmen faced the loss of hundreds of jobs, and Florida residents were confronted with possible serious environmental damage by a proposed petroleum pipeline that was set to run almost the entire length of the state. But thanks to the Florida Alliance, a coalition of maritime unions and companies, consumer groups, some environmentalists and civic leaders, the Transgulf Pipeline was laid to rest last , month. ''In the last two or three years the opponents of the pipeline really became organized. The continuing pressure, the fact that many communities saw it as a threat to their water supplies and economics killed it," said SIU Field Rep. Bill Hodges. The pipeline was a real threat to many inland jobs because most of Florida's oil is barged or shipped into the state. Many ports count on the revenue from oil shipments. Alliance Executive Director Jean Fitzgerald, who is also port commissioner of Port Everglades, said the pipeline would cut his port's profits in half, from $8 million to $4 million a year. Currently the pipeline carries natural gas for the Florida Gas Transmission Company, a subsidiary of Houston Natural Gas/Internorth Inc. ''A lot of people thought, including the consumer groups, that if the pipeline was allowed, it could create a monopoly in the state's oil market," Hodges said. The pipeline runs from Baton Rouge, La. to Fort Lauderdale, and one of the key efforts in the fight against it came from communities in the pipeline's path. It runs across major water supplies, dangerous sinkhole areas and environmentally delicate sites. "There's never been a pipeline built that doesn't leak. I've consistently been worried about Florida's groundwater and acquifers," said state Sen. Tom McPherson (D-Fort Lauderdale). McPherson led many of the legislative battles against the pipeline. He said the environmental issues and the fact the oil prices have been dropping sharply in the last few months were the major reasons Transgulf dropped its conversion plans. The pipeline was built in 1959 and has had four major ruptures since 1971 . The danger of oil and gasoline spills was why many communities passed ordinances against the pipeline. ·'There was a realization in the communities that this thing did present a real threat to their water supplies," Hodges said. "Floridians have become increasingly sensitive about water issues because of the rapid growth . . . Clearly the primary reason for the cancellation is the extent and intensity of the en- New Contract Due for Sabine Towing The 110 licensed and unlicensed Boatmen of Sabine Towing and Transportation Co. of the port of Houston were in the process of voting early this month on their new three-year contract which had expired March 31. The new contract is notable be- vironmental opposition,'' Fitzgerald said. While the company said its decision was based merely on economics, it is planning on expanding the pipeline for natural gas. Hodges said the Alliance will ''keep an eye'' on the line. He said people feared a major petroleum company, such as Exxon, would try to use the pipeline when prices rise again. "It's just too good a deal with the amount of petroleum imported into the state," he said. Other groups in the Alliance included MEBA-2, the Florida State Pilots Association, the Tampa and Port Everglades Pilots associations, Dixie Carriers, and Apex Marine. cause for the first time in the inland field, dues checkoff for SPAD is included. Also, the contract terms will keep the same level of benefits. Sabine's boats do harbor docking, towing and carry supplies to offshore drilling platforms. Prepe1ed by P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc. April 1986 I LOG I 5 �In Memoriam Pensioner William Sylvester Carrow, 80, \ · passed away from • • ~ / ;: lung failure in the 1 ,~ Cooper Medical ,_) \ _...Center, Camden , ~ ~ N.J. on March I. ' '~,B rot her Carrow _ t\ " "' ~ ;~:~ joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961. He sailed as a mate for the P. F. Martin Co. from 1954 to 1970. Born in Delaware City, Del., he was a resident of Camden. Burial was in the Bethel Cemetery, Camden. Surviving are his widow, Elsie and a daughter, Claire Selover. ~ i Pensioner Edwin George Dietrich, 76, passed away on Dec. 29, 1985. Brother Dietrich joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 and sailed as a tankerman and mate for the Penn Central Railroad from 1924 to 1967. He was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1926 to 1960. Boatman Dietrich was born in West Hoboken, N.J. and was a resident of Paramus, N.J. Surviving are his widow, Antoinette and a son, John of Riverdale, N.J. Robert "Rob" Jude Krause, 28, died on March 15. Brother Krau e joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia after his graduation from the SHLSS Entry Trainee Program , Piney Point , Md. in 1976. He sailed as a tankerman for National Marine Service from 1976 to 1977 and for Crowley Marine in 1985. He was born in Philadelphia and was a resident there. Surviving are his mother, Dorothy; a brother, Harry, and a sister, Dorothy, all of Philadelphia. was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Mary and two sons, . William and Philip and a sister, Claire Armtrong of Philadelphia. New Pensioners Lantt Lord Smith, 64 , joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1977 sailing as a chief engineer for Ocean Towing from 1975 to 1977. Brother Smith was born in Isla de Pinos, Cuba and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of Brownsville, Texas. Pensioner Michael Raymond Joseph Maher, 80, passed away on Jan. 24. Brother Maher joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. in 1967. He retired in 1974. Fisherman Maher was a resident of Gloucester. Surviving are his widow, Elsie and a son, Raymond. Lora Harrison Meekins, 60, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1960 sailing as a mate and captain for Curtis Bay Towing and for McAllister Brothers from 1951 to 1985. Brother Meekins attended the 1978 Piney Point Atlantic Coast Inland Educational Conference. He was a former member of the ILA, Local 333B and the United Mine Workers union, District 50, Local 14264, from 1950 to 1960. Boatman Meekins is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. Born in Elizabeth City , N.C., he is a resident of Hertford, N.C. Pensioner Herman Pasha, 79, passed away on Jan. 11. Brother Pashajoined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961. He sailed as a deckhand and lighter captain for the Philadelphia ferries from 1947 to 1949 and the Independent Towing Co. from 1950 to 1973. He was born in Philadelphia and Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters MARCH 1-31, 1986 Port Gloucester . . .. .. ..... . ... . ....... New York .. . ..................... Philadelphia ............ .. .. . . . . .. Baltimore ........... . . . ... . ...... Norfolk ................... . ..... Mobile .. ... ............ ... ...... New Orleans . . .. .................. Jacksonville .. ... . . ..... . . ... . . ... San Francisco . ...... ..... ...... ... Wilmington . . ... . . .. . .. .... .. . . . .. Seattle ..... .. . ... . ..... . .... . ... Puerto Rico ............... .... . .. Houston ... .. .. . ... . ..... .. .. . ... Algonac . . .. . .. . . .. ..... . ........ St. Louis ....... ...... .. . ........ Piney Point ...... . .... . .. . ... . .. .. Totals ................. . .. . . . .. . Port Gloucester . . ... ............. . .... New York .... .... . ..... ... ..... .. Philadelphia .. . . .......... .. ... . .. Baltimore . .. . . .. . .... . ... . . .... .. Norfolk . .. . .. . ..... . .. . . . ....... Mobile ........ ...... .. .. . .. . .... New Orleans . ....... ... . .... . . .... Jacksonville . . ........... . . . . ... .. San Francisco . . ........ . . . ... .. . .. Wilmington .. ... .. ......... . . . .. .. Seattle . .. .. .. . ............ . ... .. Puerto Rico .. . . . . . . .... . .. . ... . .. Houston ..... .. ............... . .. Algonac . .... .. ........... . . ... .. St. Louis .. ................... . .. Piney Point .. . . ... . ............... Totals ... . .... ... .. . ............ *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 4 10 64 0 8 3 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 98 0 0 3 0 14 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 48 0 2 0 0 2 0 9 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 22 0 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 33 1 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 11 1 0 19 0 86 0 22 2 0 5 0 0 3 45 7 1 191 0 0 5 0 19 0 6 2 0 9 0 0 1 27 2 0 71 0 0 21 0 0 1 6 29 0 24 0 0 1 0 26 0 108 ENGINE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Port Gloucester . .... .. . ... . . ...... .... . New York ...................... . . . Philadelphia .... .. . ... . .... . . . .... . Baltimore . ... .................... . Norfolk ... . . . .. ..... . ........ . .. . Mobile . . . ..... . . . .... . . . . .. . .. .. . New Orleans . . . .. ................. . Jacksonville .. .. .. . ............... . San Francisco . .. . ... . . . ..... ...... . Wilmington ..... .......... . .... ... . Seattle .. . . .... .. ...... .. ..... . .. . Puerto Rico . . . . .... .... . . . ....... . Houston . . . . .... ..... . . .......... . Algonac ..... ... ... . . ... . ...... . . . St. Louis ... ..... . . .. ..... . ...... . Piney Point . .. .. ........ . . .... ... . . Totals . . .. ............... . . .. ... . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Totals All Departments ...... .. ... . .. . . 120 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 13 6 1 40 77 80 19 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 55 15 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 7 1 34 11 272 104 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 12 0 3 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ** " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 6 I LOG I April 1986 Legal Aid In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational purposes: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Altman 84 William Street, Suite 1501 New York, New York 10038 Tele. # (212) 422-7900 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel , Rothschild , Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard , Suite 2600 Los Angeles , Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel , Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 101 O Van Antwerp Building Mobile , Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg . 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-31 oo PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg , Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning , Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele.# (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid , Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash . 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-361 o TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P.A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 �SHLSS Prepares Students for Coast Guard Deck License Exams ' t - The upper level deck license course at the Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School prepares qualified students for the U.S. Coast Guard exams for Original Second Mate, Third Mate, Master or Mate of Freight and Towing Vessels (not more than 1000 gross tons). The basic course is 10 weeks in length. Some of the navigational related subjects covered include chart construction, instruments and accessories, magnetic and gyro compasses, dead reckoning, piloting, lines of position, electronic navigation, tides and tidal currents, weather and rules of the road. Other subject areas covered include marlinspike, shiphandling, cargo gear and cargo handling, firefighting, first aid, CPR, use of various federal regulations (CFRs) and basic damage control. The 10-week basic navigation course is followed by a five-week course in Celestial Navigation. Subjects covered in this course include basic nautical astronomy, time, latitude by observation of Polaris and noon sights (LAN), lines of position (LOP) and running fixes from sun, star and planet r Willie Marsh (I.) and Robert Saylors take notes on the terrestrial coordinates system. Instructor Jim Brown discusses the world wide system of time zones. observations, determining compass and gyro error by amplitude and azimuth, star indentification, sunrise, sunset and twilight. The Coast Guard exam is usually taken during the fifth week of the Celestial course. The exam for Second and Third Mate lasts three days. The exam for Master and Mate lasts a day-and- a-half. While it is helpful to have a good math background and be able to solve trigonometry problems, such knowledge is not necessary in order to understand and solve most problems in navigation. A good understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is all that is required. The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for license as Master of Freight and Towing Vessels of not more than 1000 gross tons is four years on deck including: a. One year service as licensed mate; or b. Two years service as unlicensed master; or c. One year service as Operator of U ninspected Towing Vessels; or d. Two years service as Quartermaster or Wheelsman while holding a license as Mate or First Class Pilot; or e. Two years service as unlicensed mate while holding a license as operator of small passenger vessels valid within the area for which application is made; or f. Three years service unlicensed mate. as The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for license as Mate of Freight and Towing Vessels of not more than 1000 gross tons is two years on deck including: a. One year service in a watchstanding capacity while holding a license as operator of small passenger vessels valid within the area for which application is made; or b. One year service as unlicensed mate; or c. Eighteen months service as Quartermaster or Wheelsman. All candidates for Original Second Mate and Third Mate must pass a practical flashing light test at a speed of six words per minute. The celestial portion of the Master and Mate exam is only given when a route of more than 200 miles offshore is sought. The holder of a valid license as either a Second Mate Oceans, or Chief Mate Oceans, who has tested within the previous year will only be required to take the Deck General section of the exam for Master of Freight and Towing of Vessels not more than 1000 gross tons. A valid radar endorsement is required for all upper level licenses if they are to be used on vessels over 300 gross tons. The radar course is two weeks in length. April 1986 I LOG I 7 �Notice to All SIU Members Who are Scheduled to Attend SHLSS There is no longer a bus service running between Washington D.C. and the Piney Point area. To get to the school, take a cab from the airport, bus station, etc. , to the SIU Headquarters Building, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. An SHLSS bus leaves the Headquarters Building at 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Make sure you arrive in D.C. in time to make this connection. There is no transportation available over the weekend. No one should arrive at the school on a weekend unless they are driving. Spoiled At Piney Point By: Pamela M. Caulder Bobby Riddick, Alvin 'Matt' Mccants, SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin and Albert 'Gyrene' Caulder discuss the progress of SHLSS. Three Past Trainees Enroll in the Bosun Recertification Class Hard work invested over 18 years ago is paying off for three SIU members. Al be rt 'Gyrene' Caulder, Bobby Riddick and Alvin 'Matt' McCants came to SHLSS as trainees in 1967, 1968 and 1970. Though they came from different trainee classes they shared many similar experiences and find themselves together today in the Bosun Recenification course. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship opened its doors in 1967 and these men· were some of the first to go through the Trainee Program. "We built this place;' says Bobby Riddick. "We laid the ground work for what you see today.'' All the men agreed. They remembered working on the docks, the grounds, the ships and the buildings. They lived on the Big Red or on the barges. ''When I came out of the service I couldn't find a job," said Gyrene Caulder. ''I heard about the school and came here. It was the smanest thing I ever did." "The school was the biggest turning point in my life;' says Bobby Riddick. "I wouldn't be on the streets today if it weren't for the school and the SIU. ' ' ' 'This place gives us a real sense of pride,'' says Matt McCants. ''Seeing all the changes and improvements that have been made over the years. '' All the men agreed that the school feels like home. Seeing the same people Y<?U 've seen before, like Ken Conklin, is comfoning. ''Ken was always available to help you with any problem. He had a tough fatherly image and he really cared about you'' said Gyrene Caulder. ''My children call him Poppa Ken.'' Keeping up on the people back at Piney Point is a big concern for all these men. ''When I was at sea I wondered where our money was going. After coming here I was really amazed. You have to see this place to really appreciate it," said Caulder. "I brought my wife and children with me and figured they'd get bored after a week and want to go home. It's been five weeks and they love it here. I really appreciate how well my wife and kids have been treated by the staff and upgraders. I'd like to encourage other SIU members to bring their families with them. It's really a family oriented place.'' The universal request of these men was to encourage their SIU brothers and sisters to come and upgrade at the school. "It's free," says Bobby Riddick. There's no other place you can go and get a free education. It's yours and it's free. Every SIU member should take advantage of this school.'' Thinking back on the past few pleasant weeks my family and I have spent at Piney Point, I feel sad it's coming to an end. When my husband asked if I wanted to come along with him for a five-week upgrading course, I never dreamed it would be such a wonderful vacation. Just some extra time our family could be together before he has to sail again. To my surprise Piney Point not only has excellent accommodations for the family, but lacked nothing a luxury reson has to offer, except the luxury prices. In fact, I figured out it was costing no more per day here, than it was at home. It's a rough price to pay for three great meals a day and "You don't have to cook." Also, to wear off all those desserts that are too good to pass up, there's tennis courts, a swimming pool and a great Health Spa. Not to mention the beauty of the peninsula in which Piney Point is located, and its well-kept spacious grounds. We spent most of our weekends on family outings visiting ·the many historical landmarks in this area. I suppose that unique leather Indian skirt I planned to make in the schools craft shop will just have to wait till next year. I guess my favorite pan of this Gyrene and Pam Caulder with their children Kelly and Brandon enjoy their stay at SHLSS. vacation was just not having to do anything but relax and enjoy the wonderful people and staff we meet. Unfonunately they don't see too many families come to Piney Point, and children are very much appreciated. I am not looking forward to the task of unspoiling the children, or for that matter MYSELF. ===1st Pensioners. to Reside at SHLSS=·== Arthur G. Gilliland (r.) and wife Joan check into the school on March 31, 1986. They are the first pensioners to make SHLSS their permanent residence. Georgia Nelson (I.) registers them while Hotel Manager Ed Gildersleeve welcomes them to the school and gives them a tour of the facilities. 8 I LOG I April 1986 I < �··············································································~ SEAFARERS TRAINING & RECREATION CENTER Reservation Information Your Holiday at the SHLSS Vacation Center: What It Will Cost Name: The costs for room and board at the SHLSS Vacation Center have been set at the minimum to make it possible for all SIU members and their families to enjoy a holiday at your Southern Maryland home away from home. ROOM RATES: Member $30.00 per day Spouse $5. 00 per day Children $5.00 per day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S.S.# Address:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Telephone# Number in Party Date of Arrival: 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice MEALS: Member $8. 50 per day Spouse $4.00 per day Children $4.00 per day (Stay is limited to 2 weeks) Date of Departure Send to: NOTE : No lodging or meal charge for children under age 12. So that as many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHLSS Vacation Center, the stay is limited to two weeks . Seafarers Training & Recreation Center Piney Point, Md. 20674 (Phone: 301·994-0010) ..................................•............................................. Seallft Operations & Maintenance First row (I. to r.) Joe Marshall (Instructor), Nazareth Battle, Teresa Hanson, Charles Boles, Jim Gagan, Bill Hellwege (Instructor). Second row (I. tor.) John O'Reilly, Clancy Hennigan, Bek Sleeper, Dennis Pickering, Harry Alongi (Instructor). Third row (I.to r.) Gary Dow, Dorray Saberon, David Levine, Samuel Thomas, Ernest Hill. Radar First row (I. tor.) Larry Levinson, John Cooke, Ken Bayle, Gil Pruitt. Second row (I. tor.) Mike Caldwell, Mike Arendt, Dale Rausch (Instructor) John Cox . Radar Renewal I. to r. Robert Mazyck, Charles Boles. Welding First row (I. to r.) Tom Clark, Clayton Everett, Ervin Earley, Bill Foley (Instructor). Second row (I. to r.) Ray McKnight, Spurgeon Simpson Jr., M. K. Forbes, D. E. Whittle. f o J u:·· . .·· j ; ' ' I f···«if..'. !;i" ·l~=' @ t. ... : ~ i~~- : ..{ .·.-~:. Seallft Operations & Maintenance First Row (I. tor.): Instructor Joe Marshall, Fletcher McRee, John Kaikaka, Raymond Garju, Francisco Alvarez, Coordinator Bill Hellwege. Second row (I. tor.): Charles Allen, Lisa Sainz, Eric D. Bergesen, Frank Footer, Michael Taralea, Michael Harrell, Jack Cooper. Third row (I. to r.): Brian Fountain, Christopher DiOrio, Instructor Ed Boyer. Fourth row (I. to r.): Timothy Hammack, Toni Miller, Catherine Kohs, John Mclaurin, Rick Young, Nancy Heyden, Louis Mileto, Michael Anderson. Fifth row (I. to r.): John Morgan, Carl Francom, R. G. Connolly, Thomas Murphy, Michael Watson, Chris Broerman. April 1986 I LOG I 9 �1986 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: deck department courses; engine department courses; steward department courses; adult education courses; all department courses and recertification programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as possible. Although every effon will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Deck Upgrading Courses Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Completion Date QMED - Any Rating July 11 September 19 September 12 December 11 Automation May 23 June 19 Marine Electrical Maintenance August 22 October 16 Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) October 31 December 12 Hagglund Crane Maintenance April 25 June 6 Course Check-In Date Completion Date Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations August 15 September 26 License Mate (Third Unlimited Master Mate Freight & Towing) August 1 October 10 Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance September 26 November 7 Celestial Navigation October 10 November 14 Diesel Engineer - Regular November 7 December 19 Towboat Operator Scholarship May 23 July 18 Welding Lifeboat June 16 October 6 October 10 June 27 October 17 October 24 June 27 November 7 July 24 December 5 Hydraulics July 25 August 21 Fireman/Watertender & Oiler September 12 November 6 Able Seaman September 2 October 24 October 24 December 19 Radar Observer May 16 July 18 November 14 May 30 July 31 November 28 May 2 July 18 November 14 May 16 July 31 November 27 Tankerman August 11 December 1 August 22 December 11 Radar Observer (Renewal) June 6 August 8 September 5 November 7 December 5 June 13 August 15 September 12 November 14 December 12 Course Simulator All Rating Upgrading Courses Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Check-In Date Completion Date May 2 June 6 July 25 September 5 October 17 November 14 May 30 July 3 August 22 October 3 November 14 December 12 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Chief Cook Cook & Baker Chief Steward 10 I LOG I April 1986 Check-In Date June 25 October 1 Completion Date October 3 Jan.9, 1987 May 7 June 25 August 13 October 1 November 19 August 15 October 3 November 21 Jan.9, 1987 Feb.27, 1987 June 25 October 1 October 3 Jan.9, 1987 Recertification Programs Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification November 3 December 8 Bosun Recertification September 2 October 6 Adult Education Courses Course Check-In Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or next year, the courses will be six weeks in length and times: May 2 August 1 October 31 Completion Date ABE classes for offered at these June 14 September 13 December 13 Seafarers who are applying for the upgraders Lifeboat classes and who are either ESL or may need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. These classes will be offered: September 19 October 10 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: Towboat Operator Scholarship Automation Able-Bodied Seaman Hydraulics QMED Able-Bodied Seaman May 16 May 16 July 18 July 18 September 12 October 17 May 23 May 23 July 25 July 25 September 19 October 24 ----Important Notice----.. Hotel Bill Payment Policy Changed Effective January 1, 1986 all upgraders' dependents staying at the Seafarers Training and Recreation Center at Piney Point will be required to pay their bills bi-monthly. This will help to lessen the burden of the cost of your stay. j �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading Course ............•......•••..•......•..................................................................•..............•.............•.•.......• a ar r Harry L p Name (Last) (first) (City) (State) Deep Sea Member 0 Date of Birth (Middle) Telephone (Zip Code) Inland Waters Member 0 Mo./Oay/Year --rr-----..,...--,..-.-- (Area Code) Lakes Member 0 ---- Pacific 0 Social Security# _ _ _ _ _ __ Book# _______ Seniority _ _ _ _ _ __ Department _ _ _ _ _ __ Date Book Port Presently Was tssued __________ Port lssued __________ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: O Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Trainee Program: From _ _ _ _ _ _~~to~~-----(dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: 0 Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No O CPR: O Yes No o Date Available for Training-------- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - -- - - -- I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK D D D D D D ;.. D D D D D D D D D D ENGINE Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course Sealift Operations & Maintenance No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D FOWT QMED-Any Rating Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations Diesel Engines Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) Hydraulics Hagglund Crane Maintenance STEWARD D D D D D Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat Inland Cook ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equivalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies D English as a Second Language (ESL) D ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation ALL DEPARTMENTS D Welding D Lifeboatman D Sealift Operations & Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers tiarry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 . SIGNATURE~~--~-----------DATE Rev 12185 --....-.-.-..-.................................................................................................................. ... ~··~·~----~ -~ April 1986ILOGI11 �SHLSS Hosts Education Conference Union and University Educators Find Ways to Ch More than 100 union and university educators last month to discuss "the challenge of change" fa AFL-CIO Education Conference and University & By bringing the two groups together, trade uni the community and their university counterparts c between unions and the universities' labor progr One of the major topics at the sessions was th and Their Unions." Other issues covered incl "Project 2000," an education and training progr the future directions of union management, adult It was appropriate that the conference was he schools in the country. SIU President Frank Dr ago, more than 95 percent of the SIU's membe academic classes. More than 1200 of the SIU' and many have gone on to achieve college educ the best trained and most productive seafarers i At the microphones, SIU President Frank Drozak welcomed the educators to the Seafarers Education Center at Piney Point, Md. last month. At right is Dorothy Shields, AFL-CIO Education Director. .·.,.;;;:#Jiiir.. At the microphone (center) is Emory F. Via, president of the Universit~ Assn.; with him on the dais are (I. tor.) Dorothy Shields, AFL-CIO ed Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R. Donahue; Edward Czarnicki, AF director, and John Hanson of the University of Maine. Paul Landsbergis of Rutgers (center right) explains a point to (I. to r.) Francisco Montalvo Jr. of the University of Illinois; Michael T. Donahue, education chief, International Molders Union, Cincinnati, Ohio; Neil De Clercq. University of Wisconsin, Madison; Helen Elkiss, University of Illinois; Dee Lyons, Oakland University, Rochester, Mich., and Miriam King, program specialist, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. Frank Goldsmith (left) of Empire State College, N.Y.C. talks with Richard E. Dwyer, deputy director of the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Silver Spring, Md . .....·:···:': ;;.;;.~<-¥.:;;.,~.. . ... . Sitting at a computers roundtable are (I. to r.) James Auerbach, AFL-CIO representative; John Kretzchmar of the University of Nebraska, Omaha; Ronald Daniels, United Auto Workers union, Local 735, Canton, Mich.; an unidentified Rutgers University faculty member, and Edgar Lee of the University of D.C. In an AFL-CIO workshop on privatization are (center I. to r.) Laurence Clements of the University of Iowa Labor Center, Iowa City and Greg Giebel of the University of D.C. 12 I LOG I April 1986 Outside the conference auditorium are (I. tor.) John McKenzie, University of D.C.; Murunga B. Mulembo of Kenya, Africa and Edgar Lee of the University of D.C. �enge 'Changing' Workers, Their Jobs, Their Unions the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Labor Movement today. The meeting was the annual ge Labor Education Conference at Piney Point, Md. charged with the responsibility of labor education in are ideas. It also strengthens the working relationship said Dorothy Shields, AFL-CIO education director. L-CIO's study "The Changing Situation of Workers ~ Federation's new associate membership program; veloped by the Bricklayers; a teachers' program on ation and many other areas. SHLSS, one of the more respected union-sponsored old the group that since the school opened 19 year ve taken one or more of our school's vocational or rs have received high school diplomas at SHLSS, , he said. In addition, he said the SHLSS produces orld. Edgar Lee (left) of the University of the District of Columbia confers with Stanley Rosen of the University of Illinois, Chicago. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R. Donahue tells the 135 educators of the "challenge of change" in today's labor movement in the changing workforce and workplace. George V. Boyle (left), labor program director, University of Missouri, Columbia, confers with Walter Lypka, head of education, Graphic Communications International Union, Washington, D.C. j ·•in the conference last month at Piney Point are (front I. tor.) John McKenzie, University of D.C.; Symantha Myrick and Dee Lyons, both of Oakland University; John B. Kolstad, Communications Workers of America union, Washington, D.C., and Patricia Thomas of the Service Employes International Union, Washington, D.C. In the second row (left) is Gerry Brierre of the United Auto Workers union, Local 735, Canton, Mich. confer among themselves in the conference auditorium during a break in the sentations. Jacqueline Kienzle (left), an assistant director of the AFL-CIO Education Department, makes a point with George Daitsman (center), education director of the Allied Industrial Workers Union, Milwaukee, Wis., and Steve Cooke, International Assn. of Machinists, Placida, Fla. Miles Galvin (left) of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., chats with Lee Balliet of the University of Indiana, Bloomington. ___ April 1986ILOGI13 _... �Civilian Workers Strike U.S. Military Bases in Philippines Striking workers put up picket line. The Role the MSC Plays In Our National Defense by Richard F. Donnelly Originally called the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), the command was created Oct. 1, 1949. We were quickly put to the test. Our mission was to transport troops and supplies in the Korean conflict. MSTS received hundreds of ships from the Army, Navy and U.S. Merchant Marine. supported the first missile firing into space, satellite communications and the Apollo II moon flight. And it was an MSTS ship that located an H-bomb lost in the Mediterranean after two U.S. Air Force jets collided in midair. MSC again proved the importance of strategic sealift in Vietnam. By the close of the '60s, MSTS was moving 96 percent of all military ocean cargo to that area of the world. A "bridge of ships" was created and spanned the Pacific from the United States to Korea to support United Nations troops. MSTS performance was brilliant. Eighty-seven percent of U .N. forces and equipment were moved to Korea by sea. This figure repre16ented 3.5 million passengers and 98. l million measurement tons of cargo. By 1970, the command had a new name, the Military Sealift Command. Our mission was expanded to include the support of the Navy fleets at sea. This era was marked by the transfer to MSC, Navy support ships-oilers, fleet tugs, stores ships and fleet ballistic missile resupply ships. During the 1950s, MSTS ships were once again in the news, this time providing humanitarian assistance throughout the world-from Europe and the Far East, to ports of the Indian subcontinent, the Mediterranean and Red Sea, the Arab Gulf and Indian Ocean. MSTS continually performed missions of mercy, rescuing and transporting refugees from war-ravaged areas such as French Indochina and Hungary. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, as troubling events unfolded in Southwest Asia, the Persian Gulf and other distant areas, the United States began to re-evaluate its ability to meet sealift requirements. This led to the major sealift enhancement programs that we are involved with today. Reflecting the new emphasis placed on strategic sealift, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman designated it in 1984 as one of the Navy's three primary functions, joining sea control and power projection. On the scientific front, MSTS played a major role in "Operation Deep Freeze," an important scientific expedition to Antarctica. MSTS entered the. space age in the 1960s, even as national defense requirements continued to occupy its ships around the world. MSTS ships 14 I LOG I April 1986 Today, MSC's ships are being thoroughly integrated into Navy's operational fleet structure, and we are ready and able to perform our mission: to provide strategic sealift forces to U.S. forces abroad wherever and whenever operational requirements dictate. A 12-day strike involving the 40,000 civilian workers employed at the U.S. military bases in the Philippines has been settled. Tensions ran high. There were sporadic incidents of violence, usually when the striking workers tried to prevent nonunion workers, military personnel and civilian mariners from crossing the picket lines. The strike was called by the 24,000 member Filipino Civilian Employees Association. Not only were the striking workers successful in preventing 20,000 nonunion employees from reporting to work, they were able to "turn back U.S. landing craft attempting to ferry American servicemen to the base from the sea,'' according to the Manila Bulletin. According to reports, the chief sticking point between the two sides was the question of severance pay. Since the American lease to the military bases runs out in 1991 and will have to be re-negotiated, this is potentially an important matter. The strike occurred during a pivotal time in the history of the Philippines. Ferdinand Marcos recently stepped down as president of the country and was replaced by Corazon Aquino, wife of the murdered civil rights leader Benigno Aquino. The tumultuous events of the past year resulting in President Aquino's assumption to power was seen as having hardened the workers' resolve to get what they considered to be an equitable settlement. The strike also brought up the question of the bases, which are seen by most military experts as being central to this country's defense capability in the Pacific region. The fact that American servicemen and civilian mariners were denied access to the bases accentuates those questions, as does the still unresolved status of the American leases. "If anything were to deprive the United States of the use of those bases," said SIU Vice President Buck Mercer, ''then this country would be forced to rely almost entirely on the ability of civilian mariners in the MSC fleet and · the private American-flag merchant marine to perform such vital duties as underway replenishment." . "Sealift," said Mercer, "is the foundation upon which this country's national security rests. And, unfortunately, the present administration has not paid enough attention to that fact.'' Mispillion Runs Aground The USNS Mispillion (T-AO 105), an underway replenishment oiler that is part of the MSC Pacific fleet, ran aground while on sea trials off the coast of the western Japanese island of Kyushu sometime during the evening of March 15. There were no reported injuries to crewmembers. The ship, which struck a rock off Ikeshima Island, suffered extensive damage to her bottom. She returned to the shipyard in Sasebo, Japan on Sunday afternoon, March 16, after being freed from the rocks with the assistance of fleet tugs. The Mispillion had just completed a four-month shipyard period where much needed repairs were made. As a result of these repairs, living conditions were greatly improved. When the ship ran aground, according to reports, it took a 30 degree list to port. Attempts were made to launch the port 60-man rubber rafts, but because of the list, the rafts landed on the port tank deck. Efforts were made to get them over the side. But due to the location, only two men could get into position to throw them overboard. The rafts were too heavy for the two men to handle. The ship is expected to undergo repairs at SSK shipyard in Sasebo for the next six weeks. Meanwhile, the crew is standing by. The USNS Mispillwn �New Wage, Overtime and Special Rates For Unlicensed Deck, Engine, Supply and Steward Departments Wage rates effective April 1, 1985 Overtime, Penalty and Special Rates Effective September 30, 1985 Dry Cargo Ships, Tankers & Unrep Oilers Special Note: There was a 2 percent increase on' overtime, penalty and special rates that became effective April 1, 1985. These rates are not reflected here but will be paid on retroactive payrolls when the 3.5 percent wage increase is paid. Wage Rate Effective 4-1-85 Rating DECK DEPARTMENT Watchstanders Able Seamen All Classes Annual Rate 22,049 Daily Rate 60.41 Ordinary Seamen Annual Rate Daily Rate 16,611 45.51 Dayworkers Bos'n (Fgtr) Annual Rate 28,112 15,001 - 20,000 GT Daily Rate 77.02 Bos'n (Fgtr) 9,001 - 15,000 GT U nrep Oilers Annual Rate 26,944 Daily Rate 73.82 Bos'n (Fgtr) T-1 Tkr Annual Rate 23, 728 9,000 GT & Under Daily Rate 65.01 Carpenter and Annual Rate 25 ,922 Carp./Maint. Daily Rate 71.02 15,001 - 20,000 GT Carpenter and Carp./Maint. U nrep Oilers 9,001 - 15,000 GT Annual Rate 23,776 Daily Rate 65.14 Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 21,104 57.82 7.71 Steward/Baker All Classes Steward/Cook Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 23,177 63.50 7.71 Chief Cook Nite Ck/Baker All Classes Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 22,381 61.32 7.71 2nd Ck/Baker All Classes 20,987 Annual Rate Daily Rate 57.50 7.71 Overtime Rate Asst. Cook All Classes Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 18,739 57.34 7.71 Third Pantrymen Annual Rate All Classes Daily Rate Overtime Rate 16,826 46.10 5.83 Messmen Utilitymen Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 16, 136 44.21 5.83 Laundrymen Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 18,213 49.90 5.85 Hourly cargo rate for Stwd. Dept. Ratings: Straight time hours Overtime hours 10.65 17.56 Explosive handling rate for all Nonofficer Deck, Engine, Steward Officer & Steward Dept. personnel: Straight Time & O.T. Hours Effective 16 Sept. 84 32.84 Diving rate all Depts. 19.97 CABLE SHIPS Annual Rate 22,509 Carpenter and Carp./Maint. Daily Rate 61.67 9,000 GT & Under T-1 Tanker Bos'n Mate (Fgtr) U nrep Oilers All Classes Third Steward All Classes Annual Rate 22,327 Daily Rate 61.17 Able Seamen (Maint.) All Classes Annual Rate 21,118 Daily Rate 57.86 Ordinary Seamen All Classes Annual Rate Daily Rate 15,629 42.82 The hourly overtime rate for all ratings except the Ordinary seamen shall be 14.19 The hourly overtime rate for Ordinary Seamen shall be 10.65 1fhe hourly cargo rate for all nonofficer deck ratings shall be Straight Time Hours Overtime Hours 21 Quad Cable Handling Rate Straight Time or O.T. Hours 20.19 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Dayworkers Chief Electrician Annual Rate Automated A2-A3 Daily Rate Overtime Penalty Rate 28,561 Chief Electrician Annual Rate Automated A-A 1 Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 25,717 70.46 19.22 12.81 78.25 21.59 14.19 24,006 Chief Electrician Annual Rate 65.77 Automated E-B Daily Rate Overtime Rate 17.96 Penalty Rate 11.97 Chief Electrician Annual Rate A-2 A-3 Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 27,072 74.17 20.19 13.46 Chief Electrician Annual Rate A-Al, U nrep tankers Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 23,652 64.80 17.70 11.80 Chief Electrician E-B Electrician T-1 Tankers 22,870 Annual Rate Daily Rate 62.66 17.13 Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 11.42 2nd Electrician Automated A2-A3 Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 66.77 18.23 12.15 23,433 2nd Electrician Annual Rate Automated E-Al Daily Rate 64.20 Overtime Rate 17.19 Penalty Rate 11.46 22,283 61.05 16.71 11.14 Note: All personnel will be paid at the Daily Rate shown for the number of days in a month, whether they be 28, 29, 30, or 31 day months. 2nd Electrician A2-A3 Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate NOTE: Minimum O.T. Rate (Unrep Oilers & Cable Ships). Unlicensed personnel who perform at U nrep stations on an overtime basis, or when engaged in cable laying operations on an overtime basis shall receive the rate of 11. 00 per hour or the 0. T. rate currently authorized for the specific rating, which ever is higher. 2nd Electrician E-Al, NFAF Reefer Engineer 21,545 Annual Rate Daily Rate 59.03 Overtime Rate 16.17 Penalty Rate 10.78 3rd Electrician E-Al 20,472 Annual Rate Daily Rate 56.09 Overtime Rate 15.38 Penalty Rate 10.25 Yeo/Stkpr 15,454 42.34 9.31 Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 19,290 52.85 11.63 25,035 Annual Rate 68.59 Daily Rate 7.71 Overtime Rate Chief Steward Class B-E T-1 Tankers 23,735 Annual Rate 65.03 Daily Rate 7.71 Overtime Rate 10.44 Pump man Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 19,074 52.26 14.37 9.58 Engine Utility Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 18, 191 49.84 13.71 9.14 Wiper Automated Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 15,746 43.14 11.93 7.95 Wiper Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 14,454 39.60 11.00 7.33 Watchstanders Reefer Eng. Annual Rate 22,100 Daily Rate 60.55 Overtime Rate 16.58 Penalty Rate 11.05 Unlicensed Jr. Engr. Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 19,826 54.32 14.91 9.94 2nd Reefer Eng. Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 20,279 55.76 15.26 10.17 3rd Reefer Eng. Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 18,341 50.25 13.85 9.23 Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 16,538 45.31 12.51 8.34 Oiler (Diesel) Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 15,600 42.74 11.84 7.89 Oiler/Fireman/ Watertender Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 14,592 39.98 11.10 7.40 Automated Unlicensed Jr. Eng. Hourly cargo rate Straight time hours Overtime hours and Sat., Sun., and Holiday Straight time hours Auto, semi auto and Retro Sat., Sun., and Holiday and Overtime hours STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward A-3, A U nrep Oilers Penalty Rate Engine Dept. dirty work rate during straight time hours 7.68 0.T. hours 12.62 Automated, semi automated and retro Dirty work rate during hours 8.33 Automated, semi auto and retro O.T. 13.73 8.28 Annual Rate Daily Rate Overtime Rate 20,852 Annual Rate 57.13 Daily Rate 15.66 Overtime Rate 22,673 Annual Rate 62.12 Daily Rate 16.98 Overtime Rate Penalty Rate 11.32 Aboard the MSC' s DeSteiguer SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Nonofficer Asst. Yeo/Stkpr Unlicensed Jr. Eng. Automated 24,371 10.65 17.56 The hourly rate for cleaning oil spills during straight time hours shall be Deck Eng. Mach. Plumber/Mach. Machinist Unlicensed Jr. Eng. Four of the hardworking DeSteiguer crewmembers are, from the left: Wiper Tom Jones, AB Leonard Williams, SIU Ship's Chairman Harry Morie and Bosun George Kuhl. 8.83 14.58 9.65 15.83 T-AE Port Security Force and Fire Watch a) Non-call out for non-licensed crew members assigned-$5. 49 hour. b) Call out for non-licensed assigned, regular overtime. April 1986ILOGI15 �-~- Area Vice Presidents' Report Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco T HINGS are hopping on the Great Lakes. The weather has broken, and a growing number of vessels are being fitted out. There are a number of dredging projects afoot. Dunbar and Sullivan was the low bidder on a two-part job on the Chicago Harbor and the Chicago River. It was also the low bidder on a rock job in Racine, Wis. Other dredging companies also are getting into the act. Leudtke will do the water dredging on the Racine job. The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company has picked up a couple jobs, including one on the Cuyahoga River. During the winter season, 50 of our Great Lakes members went to Piney Point to upgrade. In addition, I want to pay special tribute to Harold Tacia who was a charter representative of the Maritime Trades Port Council here. He retired recently, and was presented with a wheel and a clock from the MTD. personnel. This money should be paid sometime during May. Civilian mariners should be aware that the Pacific Schedule of Wages has been revised to provide a 3.5 percent increase in wages for unlicensed deck , engine and steward personnel , as well as for yeomen/storekeepers and assistant storekeepers. There will also be a 2 percent increase in overtime, penalty and special rates, which will be effective retroactive to April 1, 1985. A 2 percent COLA increase in overtime, penalty and special rates also became retroactive to the first pay period after Sept. 29, 1985. This brings these rates into line with standards prevailing in the West Coast commercial industry. The current wage, overtime, penalty and special rates are printed in the Government Services Division section of this issue of the LOG. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall West Coast by V. P. George McCartney Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco T Government Services Division by V. P. Buck Mercer N the February issue of the LOG, I referred to two issues that Business Agent Raleigh Minix and I had discussed with MSCPAC. The first issue concerned the practice of assigning mariners to perform certain duties around building # 310 while they were awaiting shipboard placement. As a result of that conversation, this practice has been discontinued. We also discussed improving the educational and training opportunities open to civilian mariners in the MSC fleet. MSCPAC agreed with us that a curriculum needed to be drawn up and promised to send a representative to inspect the facilities at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. This is the first step in what might be a long process, but it is one that will eventually improve the lives and job security of civilian mariners. In addition, we discussed the issue of retroactive pay that is due unlicensed deck and steward department I 16 /LOG I April 1986 between management and labor is widening. This is especially true of the transportation sector. In a related development , the SIU has reached a tentative agreement on a contract with Sabine Towing. The contract marks a milestone in the inland field. The contract contains a provision calling for a SPAD checkoff. This is the first inland contract to contain such a feature. I want to commend the workers at Sabine Towing for having the foresight to include the checkoff in their contract. And I want to let the workers at National Marine know that we have no intention of letting them down. We will go to the Supreme Court if we have to in order to win this case. For instance, last month marked the 85th anniversary of the birth of Harry Lundeberg, who for many years was head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. Thanks to Lundeberg and the contributions of such men as Paul Hall , Andrew Furuseth and Joe Curran , American seamen are now respected , middle-class members of society. One hundred years ago, they lived in a state of virtual slavery. In the spirit of maritime unity, I'd like to dedicate this month's column to Ida Lundeberg, the charming and gracious widow of Harry Lundeberg. Everything that we in the maritime industry have would not have been possible without the sacrifices of previous generations. HE challenges facing seamen employed in the tug and barge industry were put into perspective by two recent developments. After a four-and-a-half-month delay, federal Judge Morey Sears dismissed the SIU's case against National Marine. The Union will appeal the decision. It already has several unfair labor charges pending against the company. I believe that the dismissal was a great miscarriage of justice. By acting as he did, Judge Sears has created a loophole under which any inland company can just declare its contract null and void. This will have far-reaching consequences for all tug and barge workers. It is important to remember, however, that Judge Sears was appointed to his position, as are all federal judges. And the person who makes the appointment is the president of the United States. Increasingly, the courts are becoming the battleground of last resort for labor disputes. It is therefore important that American workers become involved in the political process because, once appointed, a judge can spend a lifetime on the bench. That is why political action is so important. In many industries, the gulf HE latest figures released by the Commerce Department tell a depressing story. The number of vessels flying the American flag has reached a new low. That's the bad news. The good news is that with the rapid expansion of world trade, there is more cargo than ever before. The only hitch-and it's a big one-is that almost all these exports and imports are carried on foreign-flag vessels. 1bere is plenty of blame to go around. The lion's share, I believe, belongs to the federal government, which discreetly looks the other way while American businessmen evade taxes and safety regulations by documenting their vessels under ftag-of-convienence registries. To be perfectly honest, however, we in the labor movement have our share of "mea culpas." Much of our energy is spent in trying to compete with one another. If the various maritime unions could come up with some kind of concerted plan of action, then we all would be in a stronger bargaining position. Of course, talking about maritime unity is the easy part. Making it a reality has eluded several generations of American seamen. But that need not be the case. Seamen have certain bonds that tie us together. We all know what it is like to make our living at sea. And whether we care to admit it or not, we have a common heritage. T AMERICAN IS BEAUTIFUL luy American ... and look for the Union Label UNJON LABEL AHO SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT Afl -CIO •~ • HE Union has been extremely busy with its grassroots political action program. Take our activities in the state of Maryland, for example. We are playing an active role in helping elect Tom McMillen to Marjorie Holt's old seat. In addition, we are supporting Baltimore mayor William Donald Schaefer in his bid for the State House, and Barbara Mikulski in her quest to become Maryland's first woman senator. Both have been strong supporters of the maritime industry. In New York, we are monitoring two local developments that would improve the quality of life for our members in that port. There is a bill before the New York Senate that would require pharmacists to use generic drugs unless a doctor's prescription states otherwise. This will mean a substantial savings for our welfare plan. In addition, representatives from the New York region are meeting with the members of New York's Department of Labor to see if they can come up with a more equitable way of computing unemployment eligibility requirements for seamen. New York determines eligibility time by the number of weeks a person works. But as all our members know, seamen routinely work seven days a week when they are employed onboard a vessel. We feel that they should be held to a different eligibility standard. We are not asking for any special favors. By requiring seamen to work 15 weeks to meet the 20-week eligibility time that other New York residents must meet, seamen still would be working one or two days more than other people. It's about time that New York corrects this unfortunate state of affairs. T �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • Wash ington Re port • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I • I I I 1 I I I I I I I I· I I I I I I I I Recent statistics released by the Commerce Department show that the American-flag merchant marine has fallen to its lowest point ever. This does not come as a surprise to those of us who make our living at sea. We have been trying to get the administration to do something about this problem for quite some time. What is surprising, however, is the sudden decline of all sorts of industries. In a recent issue of BusinessWeek, a conservative business magazine, there was a special 30-page report on the '' deindustrialization'' of America and the ominous· implications this has for our future. For the past six years, the people in charge of formulating maritime policy have tried to paint the American-flag merchant marine as a special case-a dinosaur that just can't compete in the world marketplace. But in truth, what has happened to the maritime industry is part of a larger picture. The failure of the present administration to come up with a coherent policy on trade and economic development is not only hurting the American-flag merchant marine, it is crippling almost any industry you can name. Even the glamorous microchip industry, which was supposed to lead Americans to the promised land of economic security and full employment, is now dominated by Japanese firms. There is a new movie out called Gung Ho, which offers an ingenious solution to this country's industrial decline. Instead of importing Japanese cars, Americans should start importing Japanese managers. Perhaps we should take that one step further. If the Japanese really want to give Americans something they need, they could start sending us government officials--ones that are not outdated, but who realize that this country desperately needs to come to grips with the fact that there is no such thing as free trade. Toyota Toyota Motor Company last month announced an agreement with an SIU-contracted company for a multi-year contract to carry 30,000 Japanese autos a year into the U.S. The agreement, which will take effect next year, requires the construction of a vessel. The vessel, which will be built in a Japanese shipyard, will be documented under the American flag. The agreement means that U .S.-flag ships will finally be entering the Japanese auto trade. While the U.S. is pleased that the U.S. will "finally be entering the Japanese auto carriage trade," it will "continue to urge congressional enactment of H.R. 3655, the Japanese car bill," said Drozak. "This car carriage trade is enormous," said Drozak, "yet the Japanese have granted U.S. operations just a tiny share. U.S. vessels, competing on the same level with Japanese vessels, would not have been totally shut out of this trade." Build and Charte r Mail Transport Interest in a build and charter program is increasing. Three committees have held hearings on this issue. So far, the consensus seems to be that the program represents an idea whose time has come. Unfortunately, the only opposition to the build and charter program has come from administration officials. Yet committee members on all three panels-the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, and the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee-have refused to be deterred. Typical of the reaction was Rep. Helen Bentley (R-Md.) who said, "My only problem with this administration is on the matter of trade. It just doesn't seem to want to act." Another member put it this way: "I find it shocking," said Rep. Herbert Bateman (RVa.) "that we are willing to write this [maritime] industry off." A comprehensive story on this issue is carried on Page 3. The Senate Commerce Committee has reported out S. 186, which would require that 100 percent of U.S. mail transported overseas by water be carried on U.S.-flag carriers. According to Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), who sponsored the bill, this requirement was inadvertently left out of a congressional rewrite of the postal service law in 1970. In 1981 they were dropped from then governing U.S. postal regulations. Since that time, the majority of U.S. mails have been transported on foreign vessels, including Soviet-bloc shipping lines. The bill is currently pending consideration by the full Senate. Auto Carriers • mittee to adopt two bills that would provide important new business opportunities to the U.S. fleet. The first bill, H.R. 3662, would require that the United States negotiate bilateral shipping agreements with every foreign nation whose trade with the U.S. exceeds 1 percent of total U.S. trade. The second bill, H.R. 3655, would require that an equal number of Japanese cars imported into the U.S. be carried on Americanflag vessels as are carried on Japanese vessels. Japan currently monopolizes this trade. While the two bills deal with different issues, they are closely related. Drozak noted that the American maritime industry, among others, has been hurt by protectionist policies of the Japanese government. Something needs to be done, he said, and these bills are a good beginning. SIU President Frank Drozak urged the members of the House Merchant Marine Subcom- will," said Drozak, "continue to monitor this issue closely to make sure that the interests of our members are protected.'' Trans-Florida Pipeline The trans-Florida pipeline that was scheduled to carry oil by the Florida Gas Transmission Company has been cancelled as a result of the precipitous drop in oil prices. Plans for converting the pipeline from natural gas to oil have been in the works for the past 10 years. The SIU and domestic Gulf Coast operators have oppposed the pipeline on environmental and economic grounds. Dozens of coastal vessels and hundreds of maritime workers are employed in carrying oil from Baton Rouge, La. to Port Everglades, Fla. Had the pipeline been converted, the vessels and the jobs might have been lost. ''This is an important victory for us,'' said Drozak. "But it is important to remember that this is not the end of the issue. The decision can be reversed at a later time. We will continue to work for a permanent prohibition against the pipeline." Marine Liability Insurance Two bills have been introduced that would thoroughly revise this country's 135-year-old maritime liability laws. The bills, which were introduced by Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Walter Jones (D-N.C.), would raise the limits allowed for maritime claims. According to The Journal of Commerce, the present liability limit is so low that it encourages the courts to look the other way and allow damages on other grounds. In effect, the obsolete nature of the limits have made insurance awards higher, not lower. Some revision of the marine liability insurance laws is badly needed. At an executive meeting of the SIU held last November, President Drozak noted that the present crisis in the marine insurance field has cost the American-flag merchant marine "dozens of vessels." Tax Re form The Senate Finance Committee has begun consideration of tax reform legislation. The committee is currently working on a draft bill prepared by its staff which includes maritime provisions similar to provisions included in the House-passed tax reform bill. As was reported earlier in the LOG, the SIU was able to help delete a number of provisions in the House bill that would have seriously harmed the maritime industry. "We I ·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 1986/LOG/1_7~~- �profiles Senator Frank Murkowski rank H. Murkowski was elected in 1980 to serve constituents of the largest state of the Union, Alaska. Since then, Sen. Murkowski has served on the Foreign Relations Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Select Committee on Indian Affairs. He is chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee and active on numerous Senate subcommittees. Murkowski won 54 percent of the vote in the Senate race. Prior to his election, Murkowski was an executive banker and a respected member of Alaska's banking community. In 1977 he was elected president of the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. But a stint in the U.S. Coast Guard, early in his career from 1955 to 1956, may have opened Murkowski's perceptions to the vital need for a strong merchant marine. As a senator, Murkowski has had two major concerns-that Alaskans may prosper by virtue of Alaska's plentiful natural resources and that American vessels sailing through Alaska's coastline harbors be given a fair share of Pacific rim and Asian cargoes. Although sometimes the two concerns have mixed (as in the case of Cook Inlet oil which Murkowski supported in an amendment to have the Cook oil exported and in another action to have North Slope Alaskan oil exported on American ships), Murkowski has been a stalwart supporter of the merchant marine. Murkow ki has repeatedly voted for retaining intact the 1954 Cargo Preference Act. In 1985. when the merchant marine couJd have lived or died by the vote in Congress on cargo preference, Murkowski voted on the 11th hour compromise that was drafted by maritime interests. The compromise bill was passed 70-30 in October and the agricultural lobby that had tried to destroy cargo preference was defeated. In 1985 Murkowski chaired the first Senate committee hearings ever to focus solely on the unfair trade restrictions imposed on American goods and Rep. Tom Daschle om Daschle was elected to Congress from South Dakota in 1978 and won a second term in office in 1980. District voters elected him in the first election by a slim margin of 104 votes. But by 1980, he had become a recognizable voice to South Dakotans and won his race by the widest margin ever recorded by a candidate of the First District. In another unusual turn of events, his district was given new boundaries in 1982. Because other districts had failed to meet census requirements to warrant congressional representation, Daschle became the only representative for all of South Dakota. Today, Daschle serves on the committees on Agriculture, Veterans' Affairs, and the Select Committee on Hunger. His colleagues, in recognition of his abilities, elected him to serve as Regional Whip for the Rocky Mountain states, a House leadership position that had not been confirmed on a freshman representative for many years. He presently serves as Whipat-Large in the House. Daschle has mainly concentrated his efforts in Congress on issues affecting rural farmers. From a farm state, he has worked on legislation to help farmers deep in a depression that is hitting farmlands, businesses and industries alike throughout the nation. He also has worked with a coalition of farmers T F services by the Japanese. "It seems like when the Japanese want to expand their service markets in the United States, they ask us for it and then get it. But when the United States tries to expand, we ask for it, then press for it, and if we're lucky we get a small percentage of what we want-if we get anything at all," the senator remarked during the hearings. Murkowski authored a resolution asking the Reagan administration to negotiate shipping contracts with the Japanese government that would require a certain percentage of automobiles imported into this country from Japan to be delivered on American ships with American crews. Prior to Murkowski's efforts, not a single automobile imported from Japan was carried on an American vessel. His intent, he said, was to shore up the balance in trade and to provide more jobs for the merchant marine. Between 1981 and 1984, Murkowski said, the Department of Commerce figures showed a 5 percent increase in exported services from the U.S. while imports increased 29 percent. This year the auto trade saw change. An agreement recently was formulated between Nissan Limited and Marine Transport Lines Limited, a company that operates in the U.S. to transport 4,000 car from Japan market to the U.S. annually, for the term of the three-year agreement. In January, Toyota announced it would allow U.S. merchant vessels to transport 10 percent of Japanese assembled automobiles to U.S. markets each year. This March, M urkowski was able to report that Toyota agreed to have a car carrier constructed that would be regi tered under . S. flag and crewed by American merchant seafarer ·. It will be completed in 1987 and -will transport 30,000 automobiles each year. Old Whaler May Be Raised The last surviving steam-powered arctic whaling boat, the Mary D. Hume, sank last November in the Rogue River near Gold Beach, Ore. Now a group of volunteers, aided by $3,000 in donations, is trying to refloat the hi toric vessel. If the Curry County Historical Society can reftoat the Mary D. Hume, they hope to raise enough money to build a permanent home for her as part of a Rogue River museum. The ship began life as a cargo hauler in 1880 and was finally retired in 1977 when she was used to tow logs in Puget Sound. When she was converted to a whaler in 1889, the Mary D. set a record of 61/2 years in the Arctic Ocean on her second whaling voyage. The hip al o has been used as a cannery tender, fishing ve sel, and a tug boat. The Mary D. sank once before, in 1904. She wa raised and repaired. 18 I LOG I April 1986 In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. from the agricultural belt to have Congress pass legislation that would give economic relief to farmers by mandating that one-sixth of crop acreage be left fallow in order to raise prices on farm commodities. As yet, such a measure has not passed Congress. In the interest of labor, Congressman Daschle has gone before Congress in an attempt to eliminate rightto-work laws, laws that weaken unions. With former veterans, Daschle has been at the forefront of a fight to gain passage of legislation that would allocate medical assistance to Vietnam veterans and also compensate veterans who are ill following contact with Agent Orange, a herbicide that was used during the Vietnam War to clear dense vegetation. Daschle 's career in Congress has left a mark in other areas. He has sponsored legislation on conservation, alcohol fuels, target and loan prices and the prevention of agricultural embargoes. He has also brought about legislation that benefits rural electric and telephone cooperatives. Yost Nominated for Top C. G. Post Vice Admiral Paul Alexander Yost Jr. has been nominated to the post of Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole. A graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, Yost, 57, brings to the position 35 year of Coast Guard ervice. If he receives Senate confirmation, Yost will succeed retiring Commandant Admiral James S. Gracey. Yost was most recently assigned to the po ition of Commander of the Atlantic Area, Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic, and Third District operating out of Governors Island, N. Y. He has ''a valuable added dimension" of experience in working closely with the Navy and Department of Defense, Dole noted. His career ha bridged many diver e area of the Coast Guard, as search and rescue controller on Guam in 1952, special assi tant to the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, alternate delegate to the U.S. Law of the Sea Delegation, and commander of a combat task force in Vietnam. Yost also was responsibJe for the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans and served as chief of staff and chief of operations of the Seventh Coast Guard District in Alaska and chief of taff at Coast Guard Headquarters. Early in hi career he gained sailing experience in charge of three U.S. Coast Guard cutter . ''Admiral Yost knows the Coast Guard' many mission from first-hand experience," Gracey said. "He has served with distinction ashore, on ship and in combat, and i well qualified to assume these new respon ibilities." Yo t has advanced degree in mechanical engineering and in international affairs. He is the recipient of many awards and is one of the most decorated officers in the Coast Guard. No Pact for U.S. I Soviet Bilateral Trade Once again negotiators for the U.S. and U .S.S.R. failed to reach an agreement on a bilateral trade pact for the two nations. They did, however, agree to meet again in September for more talk . Thi was the second round of meeting ince December in an effort to revive a bilateral trade agreement which expired in 1981. The U.S. allowed the previous agreement to lapse as a protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The talks were conducted in a "cordial and workmanlike manner," according to a notice from the Maritime Administration. �Pensioner Curtis Anderson, 68, died on Nov. 1. Brother Anderson joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department. He walked the picket lines in both the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Anderson was born in Smithfield, Va. and was a resident of Baltimore. Burial was in the Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield. Surviving are his widow, Marie of Smithfield; four sons, George, Perry and Charles, all of Baltimore and USAF M/Sgt. Willie Anderson stationed in Okinawa; six daughters, Olive Hosey, Gloria Shorter, Marian Callaway, Sandra Taylor, Deborah Evans and Kathy Anderson of Baltimore; a brother, Waverly of Baltimore, and two sisters, Juliette Jones of Smithfield and Josephine Hagar of Gary, Ind. Pensioner Liberato Barades Caga, 81, passed• away on March 23. Brother Caga joined the SIU in the port of Seattle, Wash. in 1961 sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Caga was born in the Philippines and was a resident of Seattle. Surviving is his widow, Myong. Pensioner Lester Cornell Clark, 72, succumbed to cancer in Scranton, Pa. on Feb. 9. Brother Clarkjoined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a bosun. He was born in Scranton and was a resident of Wyoming, Pa. Surviving are his widow, Frances and a niece, Louise Lewis of Falls. Pa. Pensioner James Lloyd Danzey, 61, died on March 20. Brother Danzey joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Danzey was born in Mobile and was a resident of Chickasaw, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Ada and three brothers, Capt. William B. Danzey and Morris Danzey of Mobile, and Thomas Danzey of Baltimore. Pensioner Luis Casilla Gonzalez, 76, passed away from natural causes in Lincoln Hospital, the Bronx, N.Y. on Feb. 11. Brother Gonzalezjoined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New York sailing as a wiper. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Gonzalez was born in Humaco, P.R. and was a resident of the Bronx. Burial was in St. Raymond's Cemetery, the Bronx. Surviving are his widow, Sabina; three sons, Jose, Juan and Raoul, and three daughters, Adela Sunbago of the Bronx, Carmen and Sandra. Pen ioner Norman Lawrence Hargrave, 59, died on March 17 in the U.S. Veterans Admini tration Hospital, Martinsburg, W.Va. Brother Hargrave joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1952 sailing as a FOWT. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. Seafarer Hargrave was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Born in Baltimore, he was a resident of Knoxville, Md. Surviving are his widow, Vivian of Houston; his mother, Martha Smith of Brunswick, Md., and a sister, Rachel Munnick of Knoxville. Leroy Hite, 58, died of lung failure in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore on March 6. Brother Hite joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as a wiper. He began sailing in 1945. Seafarer Hite hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Hite was born in West Virginia and was a resident of Baltimore. Interment was in the Central Cemetery, Berkeley, W. Va. Surviving are his mother, Myrtle of Baltimore and a sister, Vernie Edwards of Martinsburg, W. Va. Pensioner Theodore ''Ted'' Andrew Kulas Jr., 68, succumbed to a liver ailment in the Mt. Shasta (Calif.) Hospital on Nov. 24, 1985. Brother Kulas joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sailing as a QMED. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Kulas was born in Sayreville, N .J. and was a resident of Dunsmuir, Calif. Burial was in the St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery, Sayreville. Surviving is a sister, Helen Kish of East Brunswick, N .J. Pensioner Dalphin Lovelace Parker, 81, passed away on March 13. Brother Parker joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of Houston sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime strike and the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Parker also attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 9. Parker was a veteran of the U.S. Navy after World War I. A native of Castleberry, Ala., he was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are two nephews, Jammie Tynes of Heidelberg, Miss. and Marc Parker of Mobile. Pen ioner Salvador Rabatan M. Requites, 85, passed away from natural causes in the Philippines on Oct. 15, 1985. Brother Requites joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. He was born in the Philippine Is. and was a resident of Deloro City, P.l. Seafarer Requites walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Surviving are his widow, Conegunda and a niece, Transferida Ilicito of San Francisco. Pensioner Leo Joseph White, 75, passed away on Feb. 21. Brother White joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1962 sailing as a FOWT. He was a former member of the SUP from 1952 to 1961. Seafarer White wa born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. White was a resident of Long Beach, Calif. Surviving is a brother, Stephen of St. John's. Great Lakes Pensioner Clifford Berton Miller, 71 , died on March 17. Brother Miller joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. in 1961 . He sailed as an oiler, scowman and deckhand for Merritt, Chapman and Scott from 1936 to 1940, Dunbar and Sullivan and for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. He was a former member of the International Dredge Workers Protective As n. and a veteran of the U.S. Air Forces in World War II. Laker Miller wa born in Buffalo and was a resident there. Surviving in his widow, Bermce. IF YOU'RE AlJRIFT WITH J)RUGG OR ALCOllOL RE'OCUE YOUR~ELF/ CONTACr YOUR PORT AGENT OR 5./. l/ PRUG AN/J 4LCOHOl PR06RAM ATPINCY PO/~MO. April 1986ILOGI19 �Jack Eugene Gervais, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Gervais sailed out of the port of Norfolk and also worked as a shipfitter. He was born in Chicago, Ill. and is a resident of Moravian Falls, N.C. Deep Saa Allen Batchelor, 74, joined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1952 sailing as a QMED. Brother Batchelor last sailed out of the port of New York. He was born in Georgia and is a resident of Stamford, Conn. Agustin Oracio Castelo, 60, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a QMED. Brother Castelo was born in Cuba and is a resident of West New York, N.J. Joseph Wilford Caison, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1969. He sailed inland, too, as a cook for Harbor Towing from 1967 to 1968, Norfolk Towing from 1968 to 1975 and for the Steuart Oil Transportation Co. from 1975 to 1985. Brother Caison is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Shallotte, N.C. and is a resident there. Emeterio Cuares, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1971 following his graduation from the SHLSS Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. Brother Cuares also sailed as an inland cook, for C.G. Willis Co. from 1973 to 1975, the Virginia Pilots Assn. in 1976, the Steuart Oil Transportation Co. in 1979 and for the NBC Line in 1981. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy after World War II and during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Seafarer Cuares was born in the Philippine Islands and is a resident of Portsmouth, Va. Joseph" Joe" Cornelius Donovan, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Savannah, Ga. in 1952 and graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. And he last sailed out of the port of Gloucester, Mass. Seafarer Donovan was born in Massachusetts and is a resident of South Boston, Mass. John Michael Gallagher Sr., 62, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York and graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program. He also sailed as an AB inland for IOT from 1971 to 1972. Seafarer Gallagher last sailed out of the port of Philadelphia. And he walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Born in Philadelphia, he is a resident of Sellerville, Pa. Beraldo Hernandez, 65, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a FOWT. Brother Hernandez last sailed out of the port of Santurce, P.R. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of San Juan, P.R. 20 I LOG I April 1986 Raymond Evrell Leonard, 63, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1952 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Leonard last sailed out of the port of Norfolk. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Seafarer Leonard was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Henderson, N.C. Stephen Loston, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as an AB. Brother Loston hit the bricks in the Bull Line beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Loston was born in Centralia, Pa. and is a resident of Baltimore. Richard James Maley, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Maley last sailed out of the port of Gloucester, Mass. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Maley is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Lynn, Mass., he is a resident of Greene, Maine. Walter John "Bill" Mitchell, 66, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Mitchell hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the N. Y. Longshoremen' s beef and the 1965 Chicago (Ill.) Taxi strike. He was on the Union's Credentials and Balloting Committees in 1960. Seafarer Mitchell last sailed out of the port of Houston. A veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II, Mitchell was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Pasadena, Texas. Niblet Porter Oliver, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1974 sailing as a QMED. Brother Oliver attended the U.S. Maritime School in St. Petersburg, Fla. in 1943. He was a former member of the NMU. Seafarer Oliver was born in Richmond, Texas and is a resi~ - dent of Houston. Florentino Ramos, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1957 sailing as a FOWT and OMV. Brother Ramos last sailed out of the port of Houston. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army's Field Artillery Corps. during World War II. Seafarer Ramos was born in Eagle Pass, Texas and is a resident there. John Hoyle Richardson Jr., 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun and FOWT. Brother Richardson last sailed out of the port of Norfolk. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the 1962 Robin Line beef and the 1965 District Council 37 strike. Seafarer Richardson also at- tended a Piney Point educational conference. Richardson is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Born in North Carolina, he is a resident of Monroe, N.C. Fred Ervin Umholtz, 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. Brother Umholtz last sailed out of the inland port of St. Louis, Mo. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime strike and 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Umholtz is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. A native of Elm Springs, Ark., he is a resident of Springdale, Ark. Great Lakes Ransom Eugene Ehrenberg, 66, joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N. Y. in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Ehrenberg began sailing after World War II. He last sailed out of the port of Algonac, Mich. Boatman Ehrenberg is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native ofEscabana, Mich., he is a resident of Rapid River, Mich. David Gowans, 66, joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1960 sailing as an AB. Brother Gowan i a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Barton, Md. and is a resident of Lanse, Pa. John Jacob Granlund, 65, joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1969 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Granlund was born in Duluth and is a resident of Iron River, Wis. Rex A. Kauer, 61, joined the Union in the port of Alpena, Mich. in 1957 sailing as an oiler and FOWT. He last sailed out of the port of Algonac, Mich. Brother Kauer is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was born in Alpena and is a resident of Hubbard Lake, Mich. Personals John P. Ader Please get in touch with your old friend Adrian Ellsworth Blain at 520 W. 5th St., Waterloo, Iowa 50701. Ralph Holshouser Please contact your daughter, Judy A. Rasnick, at Nisqually Pines, Thiva Ave., #8621, Yelm, Wash. 98597. Tim Kent Please contact Warren Hart, P.O. Box 1467 Kauai, Hanalei, Hawaii 96714-or call (808) 826-6891. Don Berry Stewart Your friend Sheila 'Sam' Reynolds would like to hear from you. Write her at 1435 Sebastopol Rd., #122, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95407. Louis Tuset (or Louis Texador) An old friend, Daniel Roth, is trying to get in touch with you. Write him at 32 Marwood Rd. , Port Washington, N. Y. 11050, or call (516) 944-9378 or (212) 980-4666. �Diaesj of Ships Neejinas AMERICAN CONDOR (Pacific Gulf Marine), February 1~Chairman James Mullally; Secretary W. Burdette; Educational Director McRae. The deck and steward departments reported a number of hours of disputed OT. The need for clarification regarding a day's pay in lieu of a day off and the matter of subsistance for not having water for 17 hours was also requested. There is need for a ship's fund, and it was suggested to start with a voluntary contribution of $5 from each member, especially to pay for the telegrams already sent. The educational director stressed the importance of reading the LOG to stay informed. He also stressed the importance of attending upgrading courses at Piney Point to increase job security. Due to the reduced size of the crew, members were reminded that it is their duty to clean up after themselves. The chairman thanked the crew for all the help and cooperation given while the ship was in the yard. Next ports: Charleston, S.C., Baltimore, Md., Port Elizabeth,· N.J. and Bayonne, N.J. AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), February 23-Secretary Glenn J. D'Ambrosia; Engine Delegate Charles A. Henley; Steward Delegate David L. Strickland. No disputed OT. There is $60 in the ship's fund with talk of a pilot pool to raise more money. The crewmembers would like confirmation on the current status of the vessel and under which contract they are working. Signs also need to be posted showing the voltage of electrical outlets aboard ship. The steward thanked all crewmembers for making his relief trip an excellent one, and a vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters and in memory of the seven astronauts who were killed aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Next ports: Bayonne, N.J. and Charleston, S.C. COVE TRADER (Cove Shipping), March 1~hairman T. A. Sanford; Secretary F. B. Howard. The deck department reported a couple hours of disputed OTputting lines on watch at night. Payoff will take place this voyage in Corpus Christi, Texas. The crew was asked if there were any beefs which might be settled before payoff. None was reported. A safety discussion was held by the chief engineer as per "Red" Campbell's letter to ships' chairmen. Crewmembers were reminded to be cautious when walking on deck at night and to avoid open tanks and moving shafts or gears. The chief engineer also noted that parts are on order for the fuel oil strainer; this will be repaired as soon as possible. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for their excellent work. Ne~t port: Corpus Christi, Texas. GALVESTON (Sea-Land Service), February 5-Chairman C. Dawson; Secretary Ken Hayes; Educational Director C. Moneymaker. No disputed OT, although there was a beef in the engine department regarding days off. It will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. The crew was asked to donate to the movie and library funds; the steward will take care of the books. The ship is scheduled to pay off on arrival in Tacoma, Wash. and then go into the shipyard for about two weeks. Crewmembers were reminded to register within 72 hours or forfeit their job. They also should keep in touch with the Union hall for recall. The importance of contributing to SPAD was stressed as it "is needed to smooth the way for Congress." Members were again reminded to clean up their rooms before leaving the ship. No news has yet been received from headquarters regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. This also will be taken up with the patrolman. The LOG is the best means of communications between headquarters and those aboard ship. "Keep in touch with the LOG for any and all actions regarding the Union and the industry as a whole." Next port: Tacoma, Wash. OMI DYNACHEM (OMI), February 23-Chairman James L. Sanders; Secretary Donnie W. Collins; Educational Director/Engine Delegate Joel W. Spell; Deck Delegate Eugene A. Beverly; Steward Delegate Joseph P. Emidy. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $101 in the movie fund-with a total of 186 movies onboard. The permanent bosun will return to the ship in Baton Rouge. The educational director suggested that all eligible members attend upgrading courses at Piney Point. Several items were discussed. The first was a suggestion to raise the present pension to $1,000 per month, a more suitable living standard than the present $450. A second was the roach problem onboard the OM/ Dynachem. The steward said that the ship would be sprayed upon arrival in Baton Rouge. A third discussion centered on the issue of foreign labor aboard ship. Members noted that foreigners are doing work which would otherwise give them overtime. "We have fought foreign-flag ships and now we have foreigners working on the same ship as the crew, and we do not think this is right." A personal thanks was given by the chairman to the steward department for the good food and service, particularly under sometimes stressful circumstances. Next port: Baton Rouge, La. OVERSEAS NEW YORK (Maritime Overseas), February 18-Chairman M. Zepeda; Secretary D. L. Knapp; Educational Director Edward Self; Deck Delegate A. T. Yarbrough; Engine Delegate C. C. Rickien; Steward Delegate Lee Harmason. No disputed OT. There is $7 in the ship's fund. Everything was running fairly smoothly until the captain came down with a revised menu-the start of a new company food plan that members feel is not in line with the SIU contract. The menu includes only one meat for breakfast and two entees for lunch and dinner and only starches and two vegetables with each meal. The crew was unanimous in its decision to have the ship's chairman send a telegram to "Red" Campbell informing him of the company's new food plan. They also requested a Union representative at the next U.S. port to explain the Union's views. "It seems the company is changing the contract with us out here in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico without the Union knowing anything about it." The educational director advised crewmembers to upgrade their skills at Piney Point "in order to keep on working." One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), March 2-Chairman R. Rivera; Secretary C. Rice; Educational Director W. Turner; Deck Delegate A. Molina; Engine Delegate K. Linah; Steward Delegate J. Gant. No beefs or disputed OT. The chairman reported that all communications regarding the COLA increase were posted and that LOGS were put out when received. The educational director reminded members of the benefits of attending upgrading classes at Piney Point. He also stressed the importance of supporting SPAD. "Washington is where we will survive ... or go under." The steward requested that crewmembers take better care of the ship's linen. Another request made was to have pay phones installed on the docks in San Juan. Next ports: Jacksonville, Fla., San Juan, P.R. and New Orleans, La. RANGER (Ocean Carriers), March 9Chairman James Boland; Secretary George Bourloumis; Deck Delegate Douglas Heller; Steward Delegate A. Triolo. Quite a bit of disputed OT was reported in the steward department due to problems between the captain and the stewards. A beef also was brought up in the deck department regarding overtime on weekends. A motion was made to eliminate the permanent jobs on SIU contract ships and return to the rotary system. Some members feel that the rotary system is a fairer one. Another suggestion made was that the bosun, as chairman, should be authorized to send messages collect by telex to headquarters in order to help solve a contractual dispute aboard shirr-rather than have the costs being borne by the crewmembers. Next port: Okinawa, Japan. RICHARD MATTHIESEN (Ocean Shipping), March 2-Chairman Robert Caldwell; Secretary George Luke; Educational Director Joseph Shuber; Steward Delegate Michael Meany. No beefs or disputed OT. There is no treasury at this time, but funds will be collected as needed. The pumpman had to get off ship due to the death of his father. The bosun resigned as ship's chairman; Brother Robert Caldwell was elected to take his place. The issue of smoking on deck was brought to the attention of the ship's committee. There is to be no smoking outside the designated areas. A typewriter was finally put onboard for the steward. The next thing that is needed is to talk to the captain regarding a room to store baggage when leaving ship. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Pasgagoula, Miss. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (Sea-Land Service), February 23-Chairman J. W. Badgett; Secretary Roy A. Thomas; Educational Director D. Beeman; Steward Delegate Timothy J. Dowd. No beefs or disputed OT. The chairman reported a good trip with everything running smoothly. He spoke on the importance of contributing to SPAD and that by doing so you're helping not only your Union but your own job security. A repair list was turned in and the washer/dryer is being repaired. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the "good chow and service." One minute of silence was stood in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: New Orleans, La. VINDICATOR (Sea Mobility Inc.), March 1-Chairman Thomas Calahan; Secretary Steven A. Moran; Deck Delegate Peter Woodward; Engine Delegate Nathan Hollander; Steward Delegate Eddie Edwards. No disputed OT reported. The chairman reminded members to fill out the relief forms and check the overtime forms. He also suggested re-reading the pledge from the front of the Union book, stressing the point that what is said at Union meetings be kept strictly confidential. Chief Cook Ed Edwards was given a vote of thanks for the outstanding meals he prepared and served-and for his clean, courteous and professional matter. "The quantity and quality of the food has improved 100 percent since Ed reported aboard." Next port: Norfolk, Va. WESTWARD VENTURE (lnterocean Management Corp.), February 2~hair­ man John Ross; Secretary A. W. Mccullum. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is no ship's fund per se, but $118 was collected this voyage for the Merchant Marine Library. The ship is due to pay off Feb. 28 in Tacoma, Wash. A patrolman will be on hand. A discussion was held regarding getting medical help in Anchorage, Alaska. It appears that medical treatment is only available in return for cash payment-and that the SIU Welfare Plan is not accepted there. This situation will be referred to the Welfare Plan for the April 25 meeting in New York. A special vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good food. ... ... Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ADONIS AMBASSADOR AITARES ARCHON ASSURANCE AURORA BEAVER STATE CAGUAS LIG CAPRICORN COVE LEADER REAY WID LIG LEO ITB MOBILE LO GBEACH MOKU PAHU MOUNT WASHINGTON OAKLAND OMI HUDSON OMI MISSOURI OMI WlllAMErn OMI YUKO OVERSEAS AlASKA OVERSEAS CHICAGO OVERSEAS NATALIE OVERSEAS WASHINGTON PANAMA PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON ROVER SAN PEDRO SEA·WID ADVENTURER SEA-WID DEFENDER SEA-WID ECONOMY SEA-WO EXPRESS SEA·WD FREEDOM SEA-WDllDEPEIDEICE SEA-WIDllNOVATOR SEA-LAID LEADER SEA-WID PACER SEA-WID PIONEER SEA-WID VENTURE SEA·WD VOYAGER SENATOR STUYVESAIT SUGAR ISi.AiDER THOMPSON PASS ULTRASEA Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point .............. Monday, May 5 ...................... 10:30 a.m. New York ............... Tuesday, May 6 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia .............. Wednesday, May 7 ................... 10:30 a.m. Baltimore ................ Thursday, May 8 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Norfolk ................. Thursday, May 8 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville .............. Thursday, May 8 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Algonac ................. Friday, May 9 ....................... 10:30 a.m. Houston ................. Monday, May 12 ..................... 10:30 a.m. New Orleans ............. Tuesday, May 13 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Mobile .................. Wednesday, May 14 .................. 10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............ Thursday, May 15 .................... 10:30 a.m. Wilmington .............. Monday, May 19 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................. Friday, May 23 ...................... 10:30 a.m. San Juan ................ Thursday, May 8 ..................... 10:30 a.m. St. Louis ................ Friday, May 16 ...................... 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ................ Thursday, May 15 .................... 10:30 a.m. Duluth .................. Wednesday, May 14 .................. 10:30 a.m. Gloucester ............... Tuesday, May 20 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Jersey City ............... Wednesday, May 21 .................. 10:30 a.m. April 1986 I LOG I 21 �~. CL L NP Directory of Ports -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes MARCH 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac ................... 18 11 8 DECK DEPARTMENT 24 14 2 9 29 10 Port Algonac ................... 9 4 4 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 13 8 0 10 15 8 Port Algonac ................... 2 2 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 4 0 5 2 5 2 5 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 22 42 7 91 27 Port Algonac ................... 23 12 Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Totals All Departments ........ 42 26 52 29 18 2 43 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 207 46 (301) 899-0675 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea MARCH 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester .................. New York .... ............... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ....... .. .. .. ........ New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ............... .. Honolulu . .................. Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ....... . ... ...... 4 53 4 4 15 4 48 36 30 20 20 0 7 34 0 1 2 11 3 5 16 4 8 9 14 6 3 1 14 8 0 3 Totals ...................... Port 280 107 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk . .... . . .............. Mobile ............... ...... New Orleans . . .. .......... .. Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..... . .... .. ......... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ............ . ..... . Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. 1 40 2 3 8 7 32 24 26 16 22 1 4 18 0 4 2 5 2 1 7 0 5 4 3 7 8 0 13 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 1 37 2 4 4 1 22 20 23 12 15 0 6 32 0 0 179 1 18 2 3 2 3 11 10 16 10 11 0 2 18 0 1 Totals ...................... Port 208 62 10 108 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ... . ....... ...... Baltimore ......... . ......... Norfolk ............. .. ...... Mobile ............. .... .... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ...... . .......... Seattle .............. . ..... . Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ........... . ....... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. 1 20 3 2 6 9 17 8 35 9 26 1 3 9 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 5 1 21 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 28 0 0 0 0 14 1 1 1 2 13 7 21 6 17 0 3 14 0 0 Totals ...................... Port 149 53 30 100 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. 0 28 3 1 10 2 16 12 33 14 28 0 7 10 0 1 3 39 6 2 11 6 9 16 11 9 26 0 105 7 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 1 1 0 180 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 11 6 14 9 16 0 7 10 0 1 0 8 1 1 2 5 2 5 11 1 4 0 14 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 60 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 3 6 0 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 1 19 3 1 2 4 6 3 5 7 14 0 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 157 0 0 0 41 7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 33 24 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Trip Reliefs 0 7 0 0 2 0 4 11 3 3 6 1 11 6 0 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 6 99 5 13 25 16 96 73 59 44 61 0 10 54 0 3 8 20 7 9 21 4 15 22 14 12 5 1 23 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 54 564 172 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 3 0 8 1 0 0 1 81 6 8 13 12 67 50 42 22 44 2 7 38 0 6 2 11 3 1 10 5 7 9 11 11 7 0 13 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 23 399 99 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 3 6 3 8 1 55 0 0 0 0 44 3 4 13 11 32 17 75 17 41 1 5 17 0 1 2 3 0 2 2 2 4 6 10 6 9 1 24 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 29 0 0 0 85 281 75 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 4 4 21 5 40 18 85 31 39 1 9 16 0 1 8 74 7 5 14 13 21 28 35 20 44 1 132 14 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 1 12 6 6 1 4 0 220 1 0 0 309 0 Totals ...................... 165 255 202 88 164 163 0 331 422 Totals All Departments ........ 802 477 248 475 298 199 162 1,575 768 257 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . Shipping in the month of March was down from the month of February. A total of 1,134 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1, 134 jobs shipped, 475 jobs or about 42 percent were taken by "A" .seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 162 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 2,636 jobs have been shipped. 22 I LOG I April 1986 - • ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. .... 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 J (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 '.:' : NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 027 40 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 :J NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 ~ ~ ~ -~ PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATILE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 . WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 . ,. ~ r ' �Terrorism Improve Ship-Port Safety By its very nature terrorism can strike anywhere-a Paris street, a TWA jet liner, a luxurious cruise ship or even aboard a merchant vessel. That is why we urge the Senate to pass, and the president to sign, a House-passed anti-terrorism bill, H.R. 4418. The bill includes several sections which address the problem of termism in ports and on ships, including: Seaport screening of cargo and baggage similar to that done at airports; Security measures to restrict access to cargo, vessels and dockside property; Additional security onboard vessels; Development of an international agreement through the International Maritime Organization on international seaport and shipboard se.curity. The measure is a definite step in the right direction to protect American lives and property. But more should be done. SIU and other merchant ships normally travel alone, far from any military help. These ships could become inviting targets. Already one American vessel was boarded on the high seas. While this was not a terrorist act by Iranian military forces, it does show the vulnerability of U.S.-flag ships throughout the world. That is why we also urge the U.S. Navy to step in and help develop guidelines for merchant ships. In a letter to Admiral T. J. Hughes, deputy chief of logistics, SIU President Frank Drozak asked for help in developing these guidelines. ''The Islamic Jihad has threatened to continue its war against the United States by carrying out new attacks on overseas American property, most notably ships and embassies ... We feel that the U.S. Navy should set forth a policy to be used as a guideline for merchant vessels ... It is also unfair to not know what the U.S. Navy will do in support of a U.S. merchant vessel in time of crisis. "The Navy needs to define different categories of action for three possible incidents: l. What action a ship's crew should take if being threatened by radical terrorists; 2. What action should be taken if being boarded by forces of an unfriendly nation; 3. What action should be taken if being attacked by pirates.'' Improved security will allow Americans, and citizens of the world, to travel and trade in safety. One of the main goals of terrorism is to terrify, to force people out of their normal practices and routines, to disrupt commerce and, of course, to kill. A combination of improved security and effective retaliation can slow down and maybe eventually put a halt to the cowardly bombing and killing of innocent people. Editorials Healthy Cruises? Don't Scrap Inspections ERE'S a little test for you. You're in charge of a program which inspects the health and sanitary conditions of cruise ships which call on U.S. ports. So far this year the number of ships failing the inspections has risen from 30 percent last year to 4t> percent now. In light of that fact you would: H A. Beef up the program because there is a trend-unsanitary conditions are increasing and you don't want to put hundreds of thousands of American passengers at risk. B. Call the program a success and cancel it. Most of us would assume that A is the proper answer. Sorry, Bunky, you flunk. The federal government faced that exact situation and chose B as their response. That doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Hundreds of foreign-flag cruise ships call at U.S. ports every year, mainly because the only two American passenger ships ply the Hawaiian Islands trade, and no one in government seems to want to help build up a U.S.- flag passenger fleet. No doubt many of these cruise ships provide excellent service and healthy, sanitary conditions for their passengers. But one reason for that is the IO-year-old inspection program run by the Centers for Disease Control. The program began when there were a number of outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease in the early '70s. The inspections have obviously raised the standards onboard these ships. But as Robert Abram's, New York state attorney general said, "Why kill a successful program because the program is successful?" Good point. The CDC said it will help the industry begin their own self-inspection program. A 40 percent failure rate doesn't instill much confidence that these companies will clean up their act. The inspections should be continued so U.S. passengers will have a chance to know exactly what kinds of health conditions are prevalent aboard the ships they sail on. Sixty percent, wasn't that a failing mark in school? ARC Report Drugs and Work Don't Mix Taking drugs and drinking to excess threaten your job security. This has always been true. But recent developments have underscored that point. The Reagan administration has unveiled a plan to test government workers for drug use. This includes all people who perform work that has been contracted out to the private sector. Many segments of society have opposed this plan. Still, it is important for this membership to know that the administration is adamant about one thing. It wants to press for mandatory drug testing where the work involved directly touches upon the public safety. This would include all workers in the transportation industry. At present, roughly one-third of all work available to SIU members is onboard military vessels. That is up fromjust IO percent three years ago. According to conservative estimates, half of all work available to this membership will be onboard military contracted vessels within the next two years. Drug use and alcoholism are incompatible with job security. If you fall into that category, you might as well hand in your A book and pick up a C card, because your options are limited. Luckily, members of the SIU who have problems with drugs and alcohol have a tool at their disposal. For 10 years now, the SIU has run an alcoholic rehabilitation center in Valley Lee, Md. More than 600 members have regained their sobriety by going through that program. Last year, the ARC was expanded to handle people with drug problems. We in the SIU believe in helping our own. If, for any reason, you think that you have a problem with drugs or alcohol, please contact your port agent after the meeting about going to the ARC. Your confidentiality will be respected. Letters To The Editor 'Let's Not Forget Even One ... ' There are still a few of us left who weren't on the scuttled ships mentioned in the December [ 1985] LOG. Yet we towed "Phoenixes" made of concrete in England to the site with sea-going tugs. They were oblong in shape. Once in position, they were sunk to a predetermined level by opening the sea-cocks-similar to sinking a dry dock and then pumping it out to raise it. Anyway, the scuttled ships alone were insufficient to complete the breakwater. I was on the M!V Moose Peak for approximately 10% months. Now, tugs aside, here is a tidbit that may be of interest. About the only positive thing Hollywood did for the merchant marine, except for the incomparable movie "Action in the North Atlantic," was a spiel by actors Edward Arnold and Jimmy Cagney for war bonds. The latter said, "And don't forget the boys in the merchant marine are still ducking torpedoes getting the stuff over to our troops." I saw this again on TV and that line was edited out! As far as I know, the only one on radio to say anything good was the female star Kate Smith. I saw in a supermarket scandal magazine that she is now an invalid. It might be of interest to the LOG to locate her and start a campaign for the survivors to dip their pens in sunshine and send their grateful thanks! Also it would embarrass the present VA into action about granting the seamen such as I their benefits should they hesitate! A campaign for Kate Smith: let's make her an honorary memberthe only one (?) of the SID. It would show that we aren't incapable of forgetting even one individual while the government conveniently forgets hundreds. Praternally yours, Boger S. Cowperthwaite C-864 Seattle, Wash. 'Claims Helps Out . . . ' I want to express my deep appreciation for the help which all of you in the Claims Department gave us during my wife's illness. In brotherhood, Bandolph C. Jones Bdwardsvllle, Va. April 1986 I LOG I 23 �Pictures from Antarctica MN Paul Buck Completes Tough and Icy Mission When they weren't fighting heavy, fast ice and bad weather, the crew of the SIU's M/V Paul Buck had a chance to take in the magnificence of Antarctica. QMED Rich Parrish shot pictures of the crew, the scenery and the ship. (See March LOG for details of the Buck's voyage.) Photographs by QMED Rich Parrish The Buck refuels the icebreaker Polar Star. QMED Kelly Mayo. AB Mike McEachearn, AB Keith Bennet, Pumpman James Paul Jr. and Chief Mate Bill Sheeny pose on the deck of the Buck. Here's part of the engine department aboard the Buck: (I. to r.) DEU Don Gearhardt, DEU Tom Sherrier, Cadet Andres Morales and 3rd Assistant Stephen Sullivan. Bosun Joel Lechel and AB Ervin Bronstein. 24 I LOG I April 1986 A trip to Antarctica without penguins? No way, after all, what would Opus say? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource April 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES 3 BILLS COULD BOOST SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION OFF ONCE AGAIN USNS POLLUX ON LINE SEAFARERS MAN LAST OF FAST SEALIFT SHIPS SIU JOINS MASSIVE APARTHEID, SHELL OIL PROTESTS HILL FIGHT STARTS AGAIN NEW BEDFORD STRIKE UPDATE THREE LONG-TIME AFL-CIO LEADERS RETIRE WELFARE REPORT TWO CHARGED IN PHONY MAYDAY U.S. BECOMES DEBTOR NATION PILOT BLAMED IN SOVIET SINKING MISSISSIPPI QUEEN DUE BACK IN RIVER SERVICE TRANSGULF PIPELINE RULED OUT THREE PAST TRAINEES ENROLL IN THE BOSUN RECERTIFICATION CLASS CIVILIAN WORKERS STRIKE U.S. MILITARY BASES IN PHILIPPINES THE ROLE THE MSC PLAYS IN OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE MISPILLION RUNS AGROUND THE SIU IN WASHINGTON TOYOTA TRANS-FLORIDA PIPELINE MARINE LIABILITY INSURANCE BUILD AND CHARTER MAIL TRANSPORT AUTO CARRIERS TAX REFORM OLD WHALER MAY BE RAISED YOST NOMINATED FOR TOP C.G. POST NO PACT FOR U.S. SOVIET BILATERAL TRADE TERRORISM IMPROVE SHIP-PORT SAFETY M/V PAUL BUCK COMPLETES TOUGH AND ICY MISION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 4 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/695a02805094e40884fa73289f3e44c6.pdf ad87b4d1ae751ba0b19ff741463ef99f PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic, Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 48 No. S May 1986 It's Time to Work Together Drozak Unveils Merger Plan to Boost Maritime Labor Unless U.S. maritime unions come together in one consolidated organization, the decline of seagoing unions and the U.S. maritime industry will continue, SIU President Drozak said. In letters to AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and the heads of the National Maritime Union, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, and Masters, Mates and Pilots, and the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen, Drozak said it is time for the unions to begin a merger process. He also included a "talking paper" outlining many of the areas which need to be addressed in a merger. "It is my firm belief, that unless the maritime unions merge together as one, I can see nothing but continued decline in the maritime industry . . . it is in our best interests to merge together,'' he said. The continued decline in the U.S. maritime industry has had a tremendous impact on the seagoing unions. The number of jobs available to both unlicensed and licensed sailors has dwindled to less than half of the jobs available 10 years ago. Unions have found themselves on opposite sides of many maritime issues, and the battle for remaining jobs has led to bitter fighting among the unions. The latest reports from the Maritime Administration show the decline in the industry. As of March, there were 474 oceangoing ships under U .S.-flag, a decline of 28 from just a year ago. Jobs on those ships, not all of which carry union crews, totaled 10,929 for unlicensed personnel and reflects significant declines during the past 10 years in both licensed and unlicensed manning. In February Drozak told the AFLCIO's Executive Council about the problems facing the industry and the decline of maritime union membership. He also suggested that the Federation's Merger Committee meet with each union to explore the possibility of a merger. Lakes Fitout-Pages 1~18 The merger proposal submitted by Drozak went to the maritime unions and the Federation's Executive Council for review and discussion. "It has become apparent that world shipping and particularly that of North American countries, has been in a state of decline and is accelerating, with its serious adverse effects not only upon employment opportunities of the collective memberships but equally upon the trade union institutions themselves,'' Drozak said in the merger proposal. He noted throughout the proposal, which covers many areas, that the suggestions contained were only starting points in what would be a long and complicated process of merger. Here are some highlights of the merger proposal. Along with the four maritime unions, there are various affiliates which would be included in the consolidation. The structure of the merged union would include one international union made up of the maritime unions and their affiliates. Because all of the current maritime unions have affiliates which represent non-seagoing workers, whatever name is chosen would need to reflect its diversity. A constitution would need to be agreed upon by all parties. The proposal sugge ts an executive board of four union officials. Because the largest portion of the four current unions' membership consists of eagoingjobs, the officers and members of an executive board should reflect that. But at the same time, the non-seagoing sectors also should be properly represented. Any agreement concerning a merged organization and its structure would be approved by the memberships of each union. "It hould be made indisputably clear that unions participating in these (Continued on Page 4.) $60,000 for Education Scholarship Winners Selected Three deep sea Seafarers and four dependents of SIU members have won $60,000 in college scholarships (five for four years worth $10,000 each and two at $5 ,000 each for two years) under the Union's Charlie Logan Scholarship Program of 1986. The Scholarship Committee also named a deep sea four-year alternate, one deep sea two-year alternate and an inland dependent alternate. Seafarer Kevin Dale Hetherington, 29, an AB and 1977 Piney Point gradRenaldo Hernandez uate from Hasty, Ark., won the fouryear, $10,000 scholarship. Brother Hetherington was a sophomore at North Arkansas Community College in Harrison, and his first choice for college is the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. He plans to teach general science and biology. His brother, Gary, is a seaman. Seafarer James A. De Soucey Jr., 27, LNG AB and 1981 Piney Point grad of Fresh Meadows, Queens, N. Y., Michele Umphlett Inside: Insurance Crisis Hits Fishing Page 3 Maritime Unions Unite at Hearing Page 4 Inland Tug and Tow News Pages 5 & 6 Lundeberg School Section Government Services Division Pictures From Around the Union Seafarers on Politics and Kenya (Continued on Page 7.) Pages 9-12 Pages 20 & 21 Page 23 Page 25 �President's Report by Frank Drozak T HE headline in The Journal of Commerce read: ''CSX Aims for One-Stop Shipping." The story told how CSX, a giant international conglomerate which has substantial rail and water transportation holdings here and abroad, is buying Sea-Land Corp. In recent years, SONAT, an energy conglomerate, bought control of Interstate Oil which was then the largest tug and barge operation in the U.S. Internationally, consortia have been formed to pool shipping resources in Scandinavia and the Far East. The move everywhere in maritime shipping is toward consolidation of operations, pooling of resources and outright mergers. It is my firm belief that unless the maritime unions of this nation merge together as one, there can be nothing but continued decline in the maritime industry and a continued erosion of job opportunities for the members of all of our organizations. * * * I want to report to this membership on the initiatives I have taken to begin a dialogue on what I consider to be the most urgent business before all of us in the maritime labor community. At the winter meeting of the AFLCI O Executive Council, I reported on the condition of the industry and the decline in job opportunities and membership within maritime unions. I suggested that the AFL-CIO Merger Committee meet with each union to explore the possibility of a merger. Last month, I wrote to AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland to alert him again to the tremendous impact that the decline in our industry is having on all seagoing unions. I referred to the "Evolution of Work" committee report which was adopted at the AFLCIO convention last year, and which dealt with the merger of unions in related industries. Included in my letter to President Kirkland was a suggested merger proposal which I drafted. I asked him to review the proposal and to distribute it to the heads of all affiliated maritime unions and to the AFL-CIO Executive Council. I stressed that the proposal was "only a suggested paper for the purpose of beginning a dialogue among the unions .'' I am informed that President Kirkland has sent this proposal with his recommendation for the beginning of discussions to all unlicensed and licensed labor organizations. * * * The proposal for maritime merger is not new, nor is it a new concept within the AFL-CIO . In recent years a number of national unions have merged: in graphic arts and printing ; in clothing and textile; in plastics and glass, and in other basic industries . The reasons have been dwindling membership in the individual unions and increased anti-labor aggressions by the bosses. Within national unions , many smaller unions and locals have merged. The reasons have to do with economy in servicing and administration. Within our own maritime famil y, mergers have been talked about and have been effected. But, it has been piecemeal and not always for the best of reasons. The Masters, Mates & Pilots merged with the Longshoremen. The Inland Boatmen 's Union and the Marine Cooks & Stewards merged with the SIU 's A&G District. In the 1970s, a Joint Merger Committee was formed by the SIU and the National Maritime Union , with the encouragement of the AFL-CIO. A lot of good came out of thi s ad hoc committee , including a better understanding of our common problems. In a 1978 report, this SIU/NMU committee said: "There can be no question that the division on maritime workers and the rivalry among them has weakened our resources, consolidating our operations and merging our organizations. efforts in many directions. This division has confused our friends and aided our enemies.'' What was said then, stands today with even greater urgency. Today there are often four different unions representing 22 workers on one U .S.-flag ship. Soon there will be 18 seafarerstop to bottom-and the tren~ is downward. Evergreen is running with a 14man crew, and that' s our .common competition. In our efforts to persuade Congress and the administration to leg_islate on behalf of our industry, we have often been at cross purposes, defending our own narrow interests at the expense of our industry and the overall job security of our membership. With medical and insurance costs continuing to rise, it becomes clearer every day that there needs to be a pooling of resources and a consolidation of plans administration in order to continue to provide proper medical coverage and retirement security for all maritime workers. And , with the continuing trend toward mergers within the national and international shipping community, the need for unity and strength demands serious consideration of pooling our * * * Time is not on our side. We in the SIU are probably the healthiest maritime labor organization. Still, we have lost about 40 percent of our job base in the past six years. We are staying · afloat because our membership understands the problems we face and is willing to take those steps needed to maintain job security. But, it does no good to feel comfortable i.n our own good fortune when our brothers and · sisters are losing jobs and going hungry. An injury to one is an injury to all. I < ~ '• *• * * I hope that the leadership of our sister unions will take our proposals in the spirit in which they are given. We need serious discussion. Our membership looks to us to at least begin the process of dealing with our common problems. They deserve our hon- est and sincere best efforts. And, finally, our membership must understand that they will be the final judge of any merger agreement that may come out of our deliberations. You will vote, and you will decide. Next Month On the Set Of the SIU's Cape Romain, 'Star' for a Day Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distnct, AFL-CIO May 1986 Vol. 48, No 5 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DiGiorgio Ed Turner Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Joe Sacco Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President George McCartney Vice President . .'-8{ ...' .. Roy A. Mercer Vice President , ,..;.o;. rHl c,' -..,., Deborah Greene Max Hall Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I May 1986 Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos i The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers lnterna!ional Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201. Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel.. ~990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at add1t.1onal mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. • �Insurance Companies Are Major Culprits Improved Safety Would Lower Fishing Insurance One of the more pressing problems the fishing industry faces is the high L cost of insurance on its vessels and insurance to cover injuries or deaths of crewmembers. Premium rates have risen several hundred percent in some cases, and many boatowners cannot even buy insurance at inflated rates. The SIU, which represents several hundred fishing boats and their crews in New Bedford and Gloucester, Mass., has taken the initiative in trying to beat back this crisis, while at the same time protecting the rights of fishermen who are receiving an unfair share of the blame for the rising costs. HWe believe the crisis is primarily attributable to the commercial insur- ance industry itself, resulting from the mismanagement of underwriting operations and investment policies . . . The fishing industry seems to have escaped the scrutiny of the nation's concern for a safe, healthful working environment. The result has been a casualty record high and a high insurance risk category,'' SIU Legislative Director, speaking for President Frank Drozak told a joint House committee hearing last month. The hearing addressed five bills which attempt to find some way to solve the insurance problems. Pecquet and several other witnesses stressed that major problems are the lack of safety in a virtually unregulated industry and . ···~ . ·. 1' #. Fishing boatowners have cited enormous insurance premiums, and sometimes the inability to secure a policy, as one of their major problems. Preference Share Jumps On April I , new standards governing the application of this nation 's cargo preference laws went into effect. Sixty percent of all cargo covered under the 1954 Cargo Preference Act must now be carried on American-flag vessels , up 10 percent from last year. While implementing the new provisions did not cause any problemsindeed , the date passed almost unnoticed in many circles-there was furious behind-the-scenes efforts on the part of the Reagan administration to rescind the compromise, which was reached between the maritime industry and certain segments of the agricultural industry. ''There seems to be little interest on Capitol Hill in opening up old wounds," said SIU Director of Leg- islation Frank Pecquex. " Many people remember the events that led up to the compromise , the bitter rift between the maritime and agricultural industries. They don' t want to go through that ever again. " Indeed , 54 senators have sent a letter to the president stating that they would not support any attempts to change the existing law. Under the terms of the cargo preference compromise, certain kinds of cargoes such as Payment-In-Kind and Blended Credit were exempted from the provisions of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954. In exchange, Americanflag requirements were to be raised from 50 to 75 percent over a threeyear period. the way insurance companies operate. Fishing is one of the more dangerous occupations in the nation. An average of 75 fishermen die each year on the job, and some 250 fishing boats sink each year. With those kind of figures, it is little wonder that P&I insurance (protection and indemnity which covers the owner for crew injuries and deaths) and hull rates have jumped. In addition, premiums (the price an owner pays for his insurance) do not cover the cost of claims. Not just in the fishing industry insurance, but throughout the insurance world, companies derive the majority of the profits through investments of the premiums. Drozak' s statement to the panel said that when interest rates for investments skyrocketed in the 1970s, insurance companies scurried for money to invest and reduced premiums and issued risky policies which they did not have the money to cover if claims were made and if their investments soured. Both those things happened. "Nevertheless, insurance companies tend to shift the fundamental cause of their problems away from falling interest rates to the tort-law system (the court system), blaming escalating claims ·s ettlements driven by generous jury awards in lawsuits for much of their profit erosion," Drozak said. Fishermen are covered by the Jones Act, not any sort of workmen's compensation system, which gives them the right to sue if injured on the job, or their relatives the right if they are killed. In addition, if the fisherman can prove the vessel •'unseaworthy, ' ' he or she has the right to sue under that aspect. The insurance industry and some owners claim the costs of these court cases is the main culprit in the insurance problems. They want to place a limit on the amount of money awarded , reduce the rights of fishermen to sue and place limits on attorneys representing fishermen . Several of the bills attempt to do this , but most also attempt to raise safety standards. Many owners , however, testified at the daylong hearing that such safety measures would prove costly and shouldn't be implemented. ''Jurors are not fools andjudges are not idiots. Large judgments only result from clear proof of significant injuries with substantial financial and personal losses . . . Such a provision (limitation of awards) only strikes at the most seriously injured: the quadraplegic, parapelgic, the amputee or the burn victim," said Ross Diamond Ill, a maritime attorney. Drozak said that if the fishing industry were forced to become safer, in both equipment and training, a large number of the accidents, which lead to large claims, could be eliminated. "Unlike other commercial vessels, they (fishing boats) are exempt from annual Coast Guard inspections and extensive construction and operating safety regulations and minimal manning standards and safety equipment . . . We believe that combined with training, licensing and certification requirements, these safety features (contained in three of the five bills) will surely reduce the incident of accidents on fishing operations, with the subsequent result of lowering insurance premiums for coverage. In our view, implementation of safety measures on commercial fishing vessels will prevent many accidents from happening, thereby decreasing the number of lawsuits brought by the vessels' crews," Drozak said. But he also said the SIU did not believe that a fisherman's right to legal remedies should be restricted as it is in some of the bills. The insurance industry has not been able to assure boatowners that limiting a fisherman's right to sue would result in lower premiums or better coverage, Drozak said. " When such assurances are forthcoming and when operators take measures to afford our members a reasonably safe working environment aboard . fishing vessels through the implementation of meaningful safety standards and measures , then and only then can the SIU , in good conscience, entertain changes to the available remedies guaranteed under the tort (court) system ," he said . New Claims Number On May 20, 1986, the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Claims toll-free number will be changed. The new number will be l-800-CLAIMS4 (1800-252-4674). As part of the SIU's efforts to make your dealings with the Plan easier, this new system will route your phone call to a claims specialist trained to deal with your problems. When you dial l-800-CLAIMS4 with a touchtone phone, your call will be answered by a recording asking if you 're seeking information on eligibility or claims. The recording will then instruct you to punch a 1 or a 2 on your touchtone phone, then you will be automatically put through to the proper claims specialist. If you have a regular rotary dial telephone, just listen to the recording. Your call will be answered and you will be routed to the proper specialist. In addition, the new system will be able to tell through a computer check of the area code you are dialing from whether to put you in touch with an East Coast or West Coast (including Hawaii) claims specialist. The claims office will be staffed during normal business hours for all time zones so service can be provided to members throughout the Union. May 1986 I LOG I 3 �SIU, NMU, MEBA & MM&P Unions Join Forces at Maritime Bills' Hearing A united front of maritime labo.r unions presented a joint statement at a House Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 4024 and related legislation that would completely revamp this nation' s existing system of maritime promotional programs. ''This labor consensus demonstrates the seriousness with which we view these proposed changes,'' read the joint statement. ''The proposals before this committee represent not some minor adjustment but rather a fundamental change in 50 years of maritime policy.' ' The four unions included the following: the Seafarers International Union of North America; the National Maritime Union; the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, and the National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association. While the maritime unions were generally in favor of many of the proposed changes and agreed that something drastic needed to be done to save this country's merchant fleet, they did have serious reservations with at least two of the proposals contained in the various bills. The four unions were against putting a cap on crew sizes. According to the statement, this particular proposal ignores an important development. During the past four years, American maritime unions have achieved "the lowest possible manning scales in the history of modem American ships,'' and that Coast Guard minimums "don't necessarily relate to operational demands." The four unions also opposed allowing operators to acquire existing for- eign-built vessels . This opposition, however, did not extend to new vessels . " With regard to the foreign construction of merchant vessels, we have accepted the reality that it must be permitted ," read the statement. " We do not, however, support the position espoused by some that subsidized operators be given unlimited authority to acquire existing foreign-built vessels for reflagging. Such a policy will always keep us one step behind our international competitors. It will only saddle our industry with the rest of the world's cast-offs and less efficient vessels while diluting our subsidy supports." The four unions expressed strong support for provisions in H.R. 4024 that would require that all American oceanbome mail be carried on U.S.flag vessels. This provision was, however, strongly opposed by the administration. James E. Orlando, director of the Postal Service's Office of Transportation and International Services, claimed that such a move would "add many millions of dollars'' to his agency's transportation bill. A number of subcommittee members disputed this contention and noted that Communist bloc vessels carry a small percentage of this "vitally important" trade. Many of the congressmen present at the hearing used the occasion to lecture ''all segments'' of the maritime industry to "stop the fratricidal battles" that divide them , and to urge administration officials to rethink their opposition to all kinds of promotional subsidies. According to Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N .C.) , chairman of the full committee, three conditions need to be met before Congress would be able to revamp this nation's maritime promotional programs. These conditions are as follows : * The industry must agree to a program that is fiscally responsible. * Unions representing seafarers must * agree to smaller crews, which would result in a lower subsidy for each ship. The Reagan administration, which opposes the essential features of the pending measures , must recognize that a minimum amount of subsidy is necessary for U .S.-flag carriers to compete. West Coast Seafarers March Against Apartheid SIU members and officials joined tens of thousands of their Labor Movement brothers and sisters in demonstrations against the racist and oppressive South African government last month. In a combination anti-apartheid and Shell Oil boycott rally in San Fran- cisco, SIU members and other West Coast labor groups urged an end to the racist policies of South Africa and asked Americans to tum in their Shell credit cards and boycott Shell products because of that company's ties to South Africa. Union members and labor leaders from the Bay Area joined together for the rally. Here are SIU Patrolman Gentry Moore, V.P. Buck Mercer, V. P. George McCartney, Seafarer Art Henderson, Seafarer Richard Holland, retired Chief Steward "Smitty," UCFW President Bill Wynn, SUP President Paul Dempster, Ed Collins, AFL-CIO western regional director, and Al Gruhn, president of the California Labor Federation Drozak Unveils Merger Plan to Boost Maritime Labor (Continued from Page 1.) discussions are required prior to any final agreement to receive approval from their respective memberships ," the proposal stresses. The two areas of major concern for most members of the four unions would be the various benefit plans and jobs. The proposal suggests that current contracted employers would continue to make contributions to existing plans or funds, but any new companies organized under the merged organization would enter into a new contract agreement. A new benefit (health, welfare and pension) plan would be established for members working on those ships. As the proposal notes , the merged union would have to come up with an agreement between all the plans to make sure that members who spent time working for an SIU or other premerger-contracted company and then sailed with a newly-contracted firm would have a continuity or no break in service and that their benefits and pensions would be protected. Distribution of jobs under a merged organization would be one of the more complicated issues to agree on. Drozak' s proposal addresses several areas and offers suggestions and protections for each union's membership. The unlicensed unions would in the Seafaring Employment on United States-Flag Ships 1975 • 1980: 100 fob9 lost Reagan Admlnletmlon, 1981·1985: 6,800 Job• lost Source: Department of Transportation: Maritime Administration. •Estimate. Chart: MEBA· 1, PCD 4 I LOG I May 1986 beginning use their hiring halls and their shipping rules to fill jobs. For example, if an SIU-contracted company needed to fill three jobs slots , those jobs would be filled with former SIU members and the same would apply if an NMU-contracted company needed to filljobs , former NMU members would have first priority. Those jobs would only go to members of the other union if no other people were available for those jobs. "We've been fighting each other too long" To make it simpler, NMU members would be at the bottom of the seniority list for SIU-contracted companies, and Seafarers would be at the bottom for NMU-contracted companies. The same would hold for members of the SUP and the MFOW. However, as time goes on, companies would be organized under the banner of the merged organization. Then shipping rules and rosters would need to be consolidated. One pro po al would be to "dovetail" the current membership seniority Ii t into one. Ba ically, that would mean alternating places on the merged list with the most senior member from one union, followed by the most senior from the other, and so on. ' 'This is an issue which is too comp fox to merely discuss in a memorandum such as this ," Drozak said in the merger proposal. " It is suggested , however, that a separate committee be set up to carefully analyze the impact of this issue . . . and it is felt over a period of time this issue can be resolved to the general satisfaction of the parties. He added that ''the overall intent is to have a gradual movement of jobs from the individual unions ' shipping registers to a common consolidated register of the merged union organization. " Throughout the proposal , Drozak stressed that the ideas were only suggestions and that whatever comes from the discussions would be something all parties worked on and agreed upon , and that it would then be given to the membership of all unions to vote on. "This is just a starting point, but you've got to begin somewhere and you've got to begin soon. We've been fighting each other for too long. While the unions have been at each other' throats, we've seen the U.S. merchant marine start to disappear. We can either sit back and watch it vanish or get together and do something about it. I know what I intend to do," Drozak said. �Inland News Dark Clouds Seen Lifting Over Inland Lines Since 1982, depressed barge freight rates and economic losses, have plagued the inland waterways industry .But now the industry could be heading for better times. According to some inland lines' biggies, they believe the worst is over and that recovery is on the way. They add that conditions are just right now for an upturn in business. "I think there's a consensus that it has bottomed out. It's going to be a little better," says Bill Newstrand, director of ports and waterways for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. After four years of a severe overcapacity of barges which wreaked havoc on the inland field when many barge companies went bankrupt, some Contract Negotiations Under Way were sold to giant, non-maritime firms and most all incurred dire financial losses. Inland's main problem: too many barges today is less severe. Last year about 1,000 covered barges moving grain were scrapped or are moving other commodities. But there is still a surplus of 3,000 grain barges. VP Morris Larson of the St. Louis Merchants Exchange said, ''The number of grain barges dropped maybe 8 percent since last year. No one is building new barges, so that should continue." He added, "I expect rates to stay about where they've been. They'll improve at harvest time as always, but they won't go over 200." Also, the drop in the diesel fuel price (40 to 50 percent of barge oper- ating costs) will lower costs to let the companies make money on rates on which they wouldn't have made a profit in 1985. With cheaper diesel fuel, barge operating costs could dive 20 to 30 percent, says Director Newstrand. "If they [the operators] were breaking even [at a rate of] 160, they could start making money at 140." Realistically, the recovery in the inland field will depend very much on the increase in U.S. grain exports. In the short run, the Soviets may buy more American grain. And the 30 percent decline in the value of the U.S. dollar recently will make our grain prices more attractive overseas. That, plus the lower American agricultural price supports, should bring our grain prices more in line with world prices. ASC Bowlers Cop Tourney Title East Coast Run for the Valiant The American Steamship Co. (ASC) bowling teams of the port of Alpena, Mich. walked away with the top place money and the coveted Traveling Boat Trophy as champions of the third annual Boat Tournament recently. The lOASC ''Boys From Up North'' were victors with a final tally of 7 ,678 points; the John Munson bowlers came in second with a score of 7,593 points. The Munson team led the tourney after the second and third games of the match holding a 103-pin lead going into the last game. But a 1, 132 team game by the ASC bowlers in the final game gave them the match and tourney. High games for the tournament for the ASC teams were rolled by Doug Winfield at 224 points and Tony "Butch" Kowalski at 200 points. Receiving the championship awards at a luncheon were the two high scorers and ASC bowlers Charlie Neigebauer of Rogers City, Mich.; Bill Joppich, Mike Sobeck, Ken Bellmore, Torn Brege, Pete Dehring, Ted Getzrneyer and Dave Lijewski. hbas.-. Valiant cook Jim Lopez (left) and Capt. Dave Ellis take a coffee break in the tog's galley. The SIU-contracted tug Valiant works the port of Mobile, Ala. and runs through the Gulf and up the East Coast. Here the Valiant is tied up in Staten Island, N. Y. Two crewmembers relax for a minute on one of the Valiant's barges. May 1986 /LOG/ 5 �In Memoriam Pensioner George Weldon Armistead Sr., 56, died on Oct. 6, 1985. Brother Armistead joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1966. He sailed as an AB and boat operator for the Virginia Pilots Assn. from 1949 to 1974, Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1974 to 1985 and for the Coal Terminal Towing Co. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Boatman Armistead was born in Mathews, Va. and was a resident of Dillon, S.C. Surviving are three sons, George Jr., Melvin and Marvin; two daughters, Margaret Ahmed of Chesapeake, Va. and Georgean Cooper, and a sister, Roberta Hudgins of Mathews. Pensioner Olen Page Brown Sr., 68, died on Feb. 11. Brother Brown joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957. He sailed as a mate and captain for the Steuart Oil Transportation Co. from 1966 to 1983 and was a former member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 25 and the ILA from 1955 to 1966. Boatman Brown was born in Hagerstown, Md. and was resident of Glen Burnie, Md. Surviving are his widow, Willa and a daughter, Susan Martin. Pensioner Leon Adrian Dugas, 83, passed away recently. Brother Dugas joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing as a chief engineer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army before World War II. Boatman Dugas was born in Raceland, La. and was a resident of Gretna, La. Surviving is his widow, Mildred. Pensioner Alfred Paul Marquand Jr., 70, died in the U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 14. Brother Marquandjoined the Union in the port of New York in 1960. He sailed as a cook, deckhand, bridgeman and mate for the Penn Central Railroad from 1939 to 1976 and was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union, Local 1 from 1939 to 1%0. Boatman Marquand was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of St. John's, Quebec, Canada, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Brooklyn. Burial was in the Calverton (N.Y.) National Cemetery. ,.- - ..._ i Pensioner Joseph Patrick McKeon Sr., 84, passed away from heart-lung failure in the South Amboy (N.J.) Hospital on March 20. Brother McKeon joined the Union in the port of New New Pensioners Pensioner Roscoe Frederick Conklin, 87, passed away recently. Brother Conklin joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957. He sailed as chief engineer for the Eastern Transportation Co. from 1926 to 1944, the Chesapeake Light Co. from 1944 to 1947 and for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1951 to 1964 aboard the tug Fells Pt .. He was born in Crab Pt., Va. and was a resident of Heathsville, Va. Surviving are his widown, Lillian and a daughter, Margaret Kent of Wicomico Church, Va. 6 I LOG I May 1986 Army during World War II and the Korean War. Boatman Sonnier was born in Gueydan, La. and is a resident there. Hughes S. Amero, 66, joined the SIU-merged Atlantic Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. Brother Amero is a resident of Gloucester. Personals Joseph Ivy Sonnier, 65, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1964. He sailed as a tankerman and chief engineer for Slade Towing from 1955 to 1976. Brother Sonnier last sailed out of the port of Houston. He is a veteran of the U.S. James M. Elwell Please call Windsor Olson at (206) 282-7700. John M. Pasko Call Brother Stan at (201) 4770332. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters APRIL 1-30, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Pensioner Joseph "Joe" Buczynski Jr., 69, died· on March 2. Brother Buczynski joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960. He sailed as a deckhand and bridgeman for the N. Y. Dock Railway aboard the Brooklyn from 1943 to 1977 and was a former member of the Association of Maritime Workers and the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1946 to 1960. Boatman Buczynski was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a resident of Centereach, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Josephine and two daughters, Josephine and Estelle Di Meglio of Centereach. York in 1960. He sailed as an AB for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1919 to 1968 and was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1930 to 1960. Boatman McKeon was born in South Amboy and was a resident there. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sayreville, N .J. Surviving are his widow, Helen; a son Joseph Jr., and a daughter, Claire. Surviving are his widow, Julia and a daughter, Judith. Gloucester ........... . ........... New York ........................ Philadelphia ............ . ... ...... Baltimore .. ......... ..... ........ Norfolk . . .. ...... .... ........... Mobile ... .. ........ ........ . .. .. New Orleans . ............. . . ...... Jacksonville ................. ...... San Francisco . .. .................. Wilmington ....................... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico ................... .. . Houston ....... . ................. Algonac .... ... .................. St. Louis ... .. ... ... ............. Piney Point ....................... Totals .......................... **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 4 9 55 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 13 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 19 0 16 0 0 3 0 4 1 88 30 50 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Port Gloucester ....................... New York ......... . . .. ........... Philadelphia . . ... ................. Baltimore .. ..... ............. .... Norfolk .. ..... ............... ... Mobile .......................... New Orleans ...................... Jacksonville ................. .. ... San Francisco ........... .. . .... ... Wilmington ....................... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico . ........... .......... Houston ..... .................... Algonac .... ... ........ ...... . ... St. Louis ........................ Piney Point ....................... Totals .. ... ..................... TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 51 7 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 7 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 75 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 29 3 10 0 16 0 0 9 0 181 69 0 71 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 48 7 1 1 5 1 0 26 ENGINE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 Port Gloucester ....................... . New York ... . .................... . Philadelphia ...................... . Baltimore ........................ . Norfolk . ...... .. .......... .. ... . . Mobile ... ................ . . ... .. . New Orleans . ...... ......... . ..... . Jacksonville ...................... . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington ....................... . Seattle . ... ...... . ............ ... . Puerto Rico ...................... . Houston .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... . . Algonac ... ...... ........ .. .. .. .. . St. Louis ........................ . Piney Point .. ........... . ........ . . Totals ............. ............. . Totals All Departments .............. . . 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 17 0 1 56 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 117 41 59 85 18 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 12 1 0 27 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 21 264 97 93 8 1 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping _pt the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port.. at the end of last month. �profiles M ark Andrews, North Dakota's Republican senator, recently earned honors from fellow legislators, lobbyists and Capitol Hill insiders as the lawmaker who is most independent from pressure by party leaders. That is one reason he has been able to act as a mediator between the maritime and agriculture groups who have been battling for years. Mark Andrews has been instrumental in some key votes pitting the labor movement against the administration. Agriculture is the heart of North Dakota's economy , and Andrews has protected his state's interests vigorously. Yet at the same time he has been able to see that agriculture and maritime interests do not always have to clash. Cargo preference is one of those issues. Unfairly branded as a law which hurts farmers, cargo preference has been one of the more hotly contested fights in the farm community. While the senator did introduce a bill which would remove cargo preference requirements from Blended Credit shipments, he also was able to realize that both industries needed help. Last fall when the SIU and other maritime groups were looking for support on a compromise to benefit both sides, Andrews was there. The cargo preference compromise raised the rate of P.L. 480 shipments from 50 to 75 percent U.S.-ftag, but removed the preference guidelines from Blended Credit. Cargo preference, as the farm state senator's vote shows, does not cost the farmer because the bill is footed by the federal government. It does not add to the cost of American agriculture products. In addition, it helps maintain an American merchant fleet which is vitally important to national defense. Senator Andrews has a lengthy po- E Sen. Mark Andrews litical history. He has erved for nine consecutive terms in the House and in the Senate. For 17 of those years he was a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee in the Congress. He serves today in the Senate as chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Tran portation, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, chairman of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs and a member of the Senate Budget Committee. A vote by Senator Andrews was crucial to maritime in November last year. The senator voted against a bill that could have stricken the application of the Davis-Bacon Act from military construction projects. The Davis-Bacon Act in general guarantees workers receive prevailing wage rates in specific government-contracted industries. In other labor and maritime related areas, Andrews has voted for labor grassroots political action committee activities and for transportation subsidy appropriations and federal nutrition programs. Scholarship Winners Selected (Continued from Page 1.) was picked as the four-year, $10,000 scholarship alternate. Brother De Soucey attended Queensborough Community College in New York. He plans to study international cargo transportation, engineering, management and maintenance. Seafarer Renaldo C. Hernandez, 29, one of the two two-year $5,000 scholarship winners, is a chief cook and 1981 Piney Point grad from San Antonio, Texas. Brother Hernandez graduated from the Gen. H.H. "Hap" Arnold High School, Wiesbaden, West Germany, attended the Stephen F. Austin State (Texas) Community College and worked in the dining hall of U.S.A.F. Lackland (Texas) Base. He also earned an associates degree from the Charles County (Md.) Community College. Hernandez plans to attend the San Francisco California Culinary Academy. The other two-year $5,000 scholarship winner is Seafarer Debbie Leonore P. Byers, 26, a chief steward and 1979 Piney Point grad from Inverness, Fla. Sister Byers holds an associates In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. degree from the Charles County Community College, La Plata, Md. and plans to study agricultural science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She got an FHA loan after high school to run her own plants and flowers nursery. Seafarer David Alan Englehart, 26, a 1981 Piney Point grad and cook and steward department delegate from Derwood, Md. is the alternate for the two-year $5,000 scholarship. Brother Englehart has attended Montgomery County (Md.) College, the Charles County (Md.) Community College, Rockville and the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He plans to study labor management relations at the University of Maryland and law at the University of Baltimore Law School. Englehart worked as a cook for the Marriott Hotel Food Service. Winner of one of the four four-year $10,000 dependent scholarships is Catholic Girls H.S., West Philadelphia, Pa. senior Kathleen Curry, 17, daughter of Joseph and Geraldine Catherman. Boatman Catherman sailed for McAllister Brothers from 1967 to 1977. Miss Curry has studied ballet, d Garvey has two things going for him in his race for one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats: his stance as a reformer and populist on the issues, and his opponent's record. Garvey, former executive director of the National Football League Players' Association (an AFL-CIO union) , knows that Wisconsin voters need someone who will be able to help the state's agriculture and industrial sectors. Those two areas have been hit the hardest by Reagan administration policies during the past ix years. Sen. Robert Kasten, Garvey's Republican opponent and current officeholder, has been serving since 1980. The former state deputy attorney general, Garvey says his opponent has done little since his election except to worry about his re-election. "The interests of industry and agricultural need to be met in this state and Bob Kasten isn't meeting them." He noted that unlike many legislators from the country's hard-hit northeastern industrial belt, Kasten has done nothing to help bring about tax law changes which could encourage industries to operate in Wisconsin. "Other senators have also done pretty well at getting federal revenue , but Wisconsin has always been on the bottom of the list," Garvey said. Because his vote wasn't needed on the 1985 Farm Bill, Republican Party leaders allowed Kasten to cast a token vote against the measure, which Garvey calls the ''family farm destruction bill of 1985. '' Other than the meaningless "no" vote, Kasten has done little for the farmers in America's dairy state. The only people who will benefit from the farm bill will be the lenders and the bankers, Garvey charges. Estimates show that if some of the provisions of the farm bill are carried out, some 25 percent of Wisconsin's dairy farmers could be put out of business. Garvey wants the state to put a temporary ban on farm foreclosures while efforts are made to reopen the debate on the bill. In other matters, Garvey is fighting the selection of his state as a possible nuclear waste dump site. Some 24 Wisconsin counties are under consid- Ed Garvey eration by the administration's Department of Energy. Kasten has supported tax policies which would eliminate individual deductions for state and local taxes and yet maintain unfair tax breaks for oil companies and investors by continuing the oil depreciation allowance. On maritime issues, Kasten has opposed the farm bill compromise which hiked the cargo preference requirement for P.L. 480 shipments from 50 to 75 percent. He voted against an SIU-backed port development bill and has constantly voted against any increase in the fill rate of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Editorial writers across Wisconsin have questioned Ka ten's character following hi arre t for drunk driving in Washington , D.C. where police records show he told officers his occupation was selling shoes-not serving as a U.S. senator. He has also been criticized for not releasing his personal income tax figures, something even Ronald Reagan does annually. Garvey has a long and admirable track record in the Labor Movement. As the former chief of an AFL-CIO union, Garvey has spent years fighting for issues that have an impact on working men and women. He has been endorsed by the Wisconsin AFL-CIO and by many international unions. Garvey is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with degrees in law and political science. He lives in Madison with his wife and three daughters. acting and the violin. In the fall she plans to study mathematics and computer programming at La Salle University, Philadelphia. Another dependent scholarship winner is Stefan Alexander Czerwinski, 17, of Elmira Heights, N.Y., son of SIU Pensioner Alexander J. Czerwinski. Stefan has attended the Coming (N.Y.) Community College. He plans to study chemistry and pre-dentistry at the University of Rochester, N.Y. The next dependent scholarship winner is Madison Central H.S. senior Sharon May, 17, of Old Bridge, N .J. Sharon is the daughter of Seafarer George and Sally May. She plans to study at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N .J., majoring in Business Administration and specializing in marketing and sales for a technical company. The last but not least dependent scholarship winner is Mary Michele Umphlett, 18, a senior, cross country runner and newspaper editor at the Lancaster (Va.) H.S. and of White Stone, Va. Mary is the daughter of Capt. William A. Umphlett of the tug Egret (Allied Marine). She has toured West Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Miss Umphlett intends to matriculate at the Randolph Macon Women's College, Lynchburg, Va., studying Southeast Asian cultural anthropology for a research position at a museum or university. Finally, there is dependent scholarship alternate Tara Michelle Davis, 17, a Douglas Byrd H.S. senior from Fayetteville, N .C. She is the daughter of Boatman Rupert Carter of the Assn. of Maryland Pilots. Tara wants to follow a pre-med curriculum at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. May 1986 I LOG I 7 �Area Vice Presidents' Report Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco D REDGING projects are in full swing now that the warm weather has hit the Great Lakes region. The Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging Company has been towing equipment from Cleveland, Ohio to projects in the Chicago Harbor and River, and to the Indiana Power Utility Company. Preparatory work is expected to begin within the next few days. These three jobs alone will provide jobs for roughly 15 percent of our membership on the Lakes. After these three jobs are completed, Dunbar and Sullivan will work on a $5 million "rock job," which is dredging talk for constructing the walled areas where polluted materials are stored. The work that our members do must meet the highest health and safety standards. One last note: SIU Port Agent Byron Kelley recently attended a dinner on behalf of Rep. John Dingell (DMich.). Congressman Dingell has been a good friend of the SIU. His support for the compromise on cargo preference last year made a big difference in the outcome of that battle. Thanks to his support, and the support of other congressmen like him, hundreds of SIU members who would otherwise be unemployed now have jobs. arguments on the constitutionality of the Gramm-Rudman Act. In a similar vein, the contractingout of the 12 MSC Oceanographic ships has now become a reality. This means drastic changes in the marine manpower ceiling at MSCPAC. Lavino Shipping Company of Philadelphia will operate the 12 ships, including three now in the Pacific Command-the DeSteiguer, the Silas Bent and the Chauvenet. Fortunately, there will be no reduction inforce in permanent marine personnel, though less fortunately, all temporary marine workers will have their employment terminated. Those temporary marine personnel who are being laid off can take certain steps to maximize their chances for a new job. For one thing, they should write to Admiral John Tierney at the following address: Lavino Shipping Company, 310 Penn Center Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102. Outline your document endorsements, the MSC ships on which you have served and your rating. You should also include your current address and telephone number. Be sure to say when you will be available for employment. More important, if you are a Union member, you should make certain that this same information is on record at the SIU Government Services Division office in San Francisco. the SIU's request for temporary restraining order to halt the sale on the grounds that immediate and irreparable harm had been done to the 150 SIU members who are employed in the company. Judge Sears has not yet presented the Union with a written decision outlining his reasons for denying our request. This has led to a delay in filing our appeal. These are tumultuous times for the entire transportation industry-not just the marine industry. Conglomerates have targeted airlines and tug and barge companies for takeovers. Longstanding relationships between management and labor have been disrupted. These issues have to be addressed on a national level. That is why programs like SP AD are so important and deserve the support of all the membership. The members of the Sabine negotiating committee deserve a warm round of applause for a job well done. Of course, it takes more than money to run a strong grassroots operation. It also takes time and commitment. SIU members in the Houston area gave both when they came out in droves to support Gov. Mark White in the Democratic primary which he won. West Coast by V. P. George McCartney T East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco T Govemment Services Diviison by V.P. Buck Mercer SIU lobbyists in Washington are working hard to make sure that Congress and the administration understand the importance of maintaining a strong sealift capability. This can only be done by reversing the decline of the private-flag merchant marine and building up the government-controlled MSC fleet. Unfortunately, the MSC fleet is starting to feel the first effects of the budget crisis. We at the SIU have been closely monitoring the budgetary process to make sure that the MSC fleet receives adequate funding. Still, things are pretty much of a mess right now on Capitol Hill. No one is quite sure what is going on with the budget, and the Supreme Court is hearing 8 I LOG I May 1986 To give one example: the SIU has played a prominent role in several upcoming races in Maryland. SIU Port Agent Bob Pomerlane has been active in Rep. Barbara Mikulski's bid to become the first woman to represent Maryland in the Senate. He has worked closely with Councilman John Schaefer to make sure that Mikulski wins this seat. She is all-maritime, and would be a strong ally in the Senate. Schaefer comes from the waterfront and inner-city district which Mikulski now represents as a member of the House of Representatives. This district includes the Baltimore Union hall. Ben Cardin, who is also a long-time friend of the SIU and a supporter of the maritime industry, is mounting an effective campaign to take over Mikulski' s seat. HERE have been a number of farreaching developments that have occurred in the Gulf Coast. As I reported in my last column, Sabine Towing presented its final proposals on a new, three-year contract. We are still counting the results of our members' ballots. If enacted, the contract will be the first one in the inland field to include a dues check-off for SPAD. This is important. The present administration has made clear its intention to write off the maritime industry. In a similar vein, it has encouraged the transportation industry to pursue a mindless process of deregulation. In the short run, this leads to lower prices. In the long run, however, safety is threatened-and so are jobs. The tug and barge industry is feeling the full effects of that deregulation. An example of what I am talking about is what happened with National Marine, which arranged a sham sale of most of its equipment to evade contracts it had signed with the Union. After a delay of several months, federal Judge Morey Sears dismissed C SX, an international transportation giant whose holdings include tug and barge companies and railroads, has made a serious offer to take over Sea-Land, one of the largest shipping companies in the United States. The Sea-Land board of directors has voted to accept the offer, in large part because it wants to avert an unfriendly takeover by Harold Simmons, who had been buying up large chunks of Sea-Land stock. The move has far-reaching implications for the members of this Union and for the maritime industry. For one thing, Sea-Land is an SIUcontracted company. It generates a large percentage of jobs available to members of this Union. In addition, the CSX offer accelerates the trend toward intermodalism. Operators are trying to integrate their rail, trucking and tug and barge companies with liner terminals to provide shippers with lower overall transportation costs. The CSX offer will take time to process, especially since it needs to be approved by numerous regulatory agencies that will check into the legality of such a move. The other big story on the East Coast is the continuing success of this Union's grassroots efforts. HE face of the West Coast maritime industry experienced a drastic change the other day when Lykes Brothers Steamship Company announced plans to discontinue its West Coast operations. According to company spokesmen, Lykes Brothers has suffered massive losses over the past few years. It has put six new ships up for sale and plans to transfer four others to the Gulf Coast-Northern European run. A number of companies (Sea-Land, APL, United States Lines, and others) , are looking to take over the business that Lykes Brothers has left behind. In Wilmington, we have been holding committee meetings to come up with Union proposals for the upcoming Crowley contract. Shipping has been good in that port. In Seattle, the President Taylor and the President Wilson were laid up due to lack of cargo. The port has crewed up a number of Navy vessels, which now account for roughly one-third of all jobs there. Things are really booming in Honolulu. It's the one port where "C" cards have no trouble shipping out. The two American-flag passenger vessels and the upsurge in military work have totally transformed Honolulu from a sleepy backwater port to an area of real opportunity. Speaking of Honolulu, contract negotiations will begin for the passenger vessels out there. The Union is asking all members who work onboard those vessels to make suggestions on what they'd like to have included in the ne.w contract. I'd also like to commend all SIU members who work onboard the Salernum. The Navy administered a drug test to the crew of that vessel, and all SIU members tested drug-free. �Original Third, Second Assistant Engineer (Inspected Motor Vessel) Courses Prepare SIU Members for Advancement, and Higher Pay The Assistant Engineer course prepares qualified students to sit for the U.S. Coast Guard exam for Original Third Assistant Engineer Steam or Motor or Original Second Assistant Engineer Steam or Motor. The ten, week course covers the following subjects for the respective licenses: engineering safety; potable fresh and distilled water systems, auxiliary diesels; auxiliary boilers; refrigeration; air conditioning and ventilation; sanitary, sewage, bilge and ballast systems; steering, hydraulics and low pressure air systems; prints, tables and diagrams; propulsion diesels, fuel and lube oil systems; propulsion diesels, ~ooling, starting, intake and exhaust drive train systems; electrical theory, motors and generators; main boilers and steam cycles; turbine assemblies and fuel and lube oil systems. Also included in the course are CPR, first aid and the use of Coast Guard C.F.R.'s (Code of Federal Regulations). The requirements to sit for each examination are too varied and lengthy to list here. All students must have their applications officially approved by the U.S. Coast Guard prior to attending the SHLSS course. The approved application is written proof that you are eligible to sit for a specific license based upon the seatime you presented. Do not settle for a verbal "Looks O.K. to me "from the Coast Guard. Request that they validate your seatime on the appropriate form. Also, be sure you have three character references (signatures or letters). The signatures on license applications or letters must be from the Master of the vessel, Chief Engineer and one other licensed engineer with whom you have worked. The Assistant Engineer course is also available to those students eligible to sit for either the Motor Addendum or Steam Addendum examinations. Most students attend the last three or four weeks of the Assistant Engineers course to prepare for these exams. More information concerning this course can be obtained by contacting the SHLSS Admissions Department. Robin Cotton takes a test on Steam Turbines. .... _.,.. •·""" """"' I Instructor Bill Eglinton covers questions and answers concerning Coast Guard C.F.R.'S. (Code of Federal Regulations). Dan Rose takes a quiz covering the use of Coast Guard C.F.R.'S. May 1986 I LOG I 9 �.· .. ,.~1r . From {I. tor.), Joan and Arthur Gilliland, Howard Rode and Max Steen enjoy the relaxing atmosphere at the Seafarers Training and Recreation Center. Seafarers Retirement Program Opens The Seafarers Training and Recreation Center has recently opened its doors to receive SIU Pensioners. Fifty rooms have been set aside to accommodate them. Four pensioners are currently living in the Hotel and couldn't be more pleased with the service they are receiving. Arthur and Joan Gilliland were the first retirees to arrive. Arthur visited the Hotel a couple of months ago to look over the accommodations. He returned home with a colored brochure of the Hotel and discussed the situation with his wife. Joan said, ''I took one look at the Hotel brochure and started packing.'' Arthur was a little more hesitant about getting rid of all the things they had accumulated over the years, but Joan was ready to go. They haven't been disappointed with that decision. "Here, two can live cheaper than one,'' says Arthur, "and we don't have to worry about the bills. When you're on a fixed income, with prices going up, that's important. Everything's taken care of here.'' Howard Rode and Max Steen were the third and fourth SIU Pensioners to make the SHI.SS Hotel their retirement home. ''If people aboard ship were as nice and courteous as they are here, it would make a big difference,'' said Howard. ''Nothing can be perfect but this is a wonderful set·up." Max, who shipped in the Steward department said, " There's never been a meal you can kick about here. They have an excellent menu.'' All of the retirees are looking forward to having more pensioners join them. "It's nice to trade sea stories, play cards, watch movies together, you know, help occupy the time," said Howard. What is the message these retirees want other pensioners to receive? ''Come down to Piney Point, take a look around and see for yourself. It's a beautiful setup. Talk to us pensioners and you won't be sorry you did," said Howard. SHLSS Welcomes Visitors Students from the Marine Institute of Newfoundland view a computer simulated scenario in the SHLSS Simulator building. 10 I LOG I May 1986 ;. Luis and Naomi daughter Jessica. Ramirez with Ramirez Family Enjoys the Comforts of SHLSS Shipping out for three to six months at a time can be very difficult for a Seafarer and his family. Add to this the need to take courses to upgrade their ratings and family time becomes very precious. At the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship spouses and children are welcome to stay at the school while an SIU member attends classes. Luis Ramirez brought his wife Naomi and daughter Jessica with him while he attended the Recertified Bosun class. This was not the first time Brother Ramirez has come to SHLSS. He was here in 1981 for the Lifeboat, Firefighting, First Aid, CPR and Able Seaman courses. Mrs. Ramirez has also taken courses at SHLSS and is a graduate of Trainee Class #302. Both husband and wife are impressed with the modern facilities and quality courses offered at SHI.SS. SH LSS Archivist Kay Assenmacher discusses the school's historical collection with Sampson Shiferaw from the World Maritime University. ------SHLSS Graduates------ Third Assistant Engineer First row (I tor.) Richard Rosati, Steven Roznowski, Thomas Taylor, Joe DISarno, Robin Cotton. Second row (I. to r.) Richard Schwander, Dyke Gardner, Douglas Rakestraw, Dan Rose, John Ponti, Al Sczypiorski, Michael McNally, Kevin Cooper, Buddy Griffith, Fred Johnson. l Ref rlgerated Containers Advanced Maintenance I. to r. Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Tyler Womack, Manuel Piper. Not pictured Gene Speckman. Nautical Science I. to r. Brad Wheeler, John Kearney (Charles County Community College Coorctinator). . . Marine Electrical Maintenance First row (I. to r.) Louis McBride, Rashid Ali, Robert Scrivens, Ray Brownlee, Jan Thompson. Second row (I. tor.) John Herrlein, Donald Cox, Paul Hanley, Mike Mcllwain, Carl Merritt, Jose Valle. �1986 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: deck department courses; engine department courses; steward department courses; adult education courses; all department courses and recertification programs. Engine Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. QMED - Any Rating July 11 September 19 September 12 December 11 Marine Electrica1 Maintenance August 22 October 16 SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) October 31 December 12 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance August 15 September 26 Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance September 26 November 7 Diesel Engineer - Regular November 7 December 19 Welding June 27 November 7 July 24 December 5 Hydraulics July 25 August 21 Fireman/Watertender & Oiler September 12 November 6 Deck Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Completion Date License Mate (Third Unlimited · Master Mate Freight & Towing) August 1 October 10 Celestial Navigation October 10 November 14 Lifeboat June 16 October 6 October 10 June 27 October 17 October 24 Able Seaman September 2 October 24 October 24 December 19 Radar Observer July 18 November 14 July 31 November 28 Course Tankerman August 11 December 1 August 22 December 11 Radar Observer (Renewal) June 6 August 8 September 5 November 7 December 5 June 13 August 15 September 12 November 14 December 12 & Operations Recertification Programs Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification November 3 December 8 Bosun Recertification September 2 October 6 Adult Education Courses Course Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Completion Date June 6 July 25 September 5 October 17 November 14 July 3 August 22 October 3 November 14 December 12 Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Completion Date Chief Cook June 25 October 1 October 3 Jan.9, 1987 Cook & Baker June 25 August 13 October 1 November 19 October 3 November 21 Jan. 9, 1987 Feb. 27, 1987 June 25 October 1 Jan.9, 1987 Course Chief Steward October 3 Completion Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for next year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered at these times: September 13 December 13 August 1 October 31 All Rating Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Check-In Date Seafarers who are applying for the upgraders Lifeboat classes and who are either ESL or may need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. These classes will be offered: September 19 October 10 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: Able-Bodied Seaman Hydraulics QMED Able-Bodied Seaman July 18 July 18 September 12 October 17 July 25 July 25 September 19 October 24 ----Important Notice-----. Hotel Bill Payment Policy Changed Effective January 1, 1986 all upgraders' dependents staying at the Seafarers Training and Recreation Center at Piney Point will be required to pay their bills bi-monthly. May 1986ILOGI11 �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading Course ···•·············•··•••••··•••••••···•·····•·····•············•·········•••·••·····••·•••••··••••••·••······•····•··•·····••··••·•·•····• Seat are rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name Date of Birth -----.~.-----...----­ Mo./Day/Vear (Middle) (first) (Last) Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~~~---------------------(Street) (City) Deep Sea Member D Telephone -..,,........(Area .....c..--o---de-.-)_ _ __ (Zip Code) (State) Pacific D Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member D Social Security# _______ Book# _______ Seniority _______ Department _ _ _ _ _ __ Date Book Port Presently Was lssued __________ Port lssued __________ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Last grade of schooling completed _ _ _ __ Trainee Program: From _ _ _ _ _ _ to~----(dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: 0 Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: D Yes No D Date Available for T r a i n i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed :-------------D-E_C_K______________________E_N_G-IN __ E_______________ . S_T_E_W_A_R_D-------------------~ D 0 D D D D 0 D 0 D D D 0 C 0 0 Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course Sealift Operations & Maintenance No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. 0 0 0 D D D D D D D D C C C C FOWT OMED-Any Rating Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations Diesel Engines Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) Hydraulics Hagglund Crane Maintenance 0 D D 0 Cook & Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 0 Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equivalency Program (GED) 0 Developmental Studies C English as a Second Language (ESL) 0 ABE/ESL lifeboat Preparation ALL DEPARTMENTS C~ Welding C lif eboatman - Sealift Operations & Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE_~~~~~~~~~~~--~~ DATE _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 Rev 5/86 ••••••.•••..••...........•....•...............•...........................•...•. , .....................................••• .--:::.-- 12 I LOG I May 1986 • ••• ..•• �Not All the Heat Is in the Kitchen SIU stewards are usually known for their culinary skills and morale-boosting meals and treats onboard ship. But like all shipboard workers, they are integral parts of a team that is responsible for safety. That's why they learn how to fight fires-one of the most dangerous emergencies that can be encountered on a ship. A recent class of recertified stewards attended the Military Sealift Command's firefighting school in Bayonne, N .J. where they traded their ladles and spatulas for charged hoses. They were there to take care of something a lot more serious than burning buns. The class consisted of: Virge B. Dixon Revels R. Poovey Edward L. Johnson Herlies A. Evans Tobe Dansley, Jr. Sofronio L. Amper Gene C. Sivley Robert M. Kennedy Joseph F. Miller Charles F. Gardenhire The stewards take the charged hose to douse the Oames of fire in a confined area of the ship. An MSC instructor shows the class the way to use emergency gear in case of a fire. Choose a Union Long Distance Telephone Co.-AT&T (CWAU) Save the jobs of tens of thousands of union members-long-distance telephone operators. As a result of the divestiture of the Bell System, telephone users in your community-and throughout the nation-will soon be required to choose which company they will use for long-distance service and telephone equipment including coin/pay telephones. This may be the largest-scale consumer choice in history between unionized and non-union companies. Of all the major companies competing for longdistance customers, at present only AT&T Communications has unionized work forces. While Communications Workers of America Union members' jobs are in danger today, the jobs of members of your union may be in danger tomorrow. The battle for long-distance telephone consumers will et a pattern for many industries, especially those facing deregulation and technological change. That's why the AFL-CIO Executive Council has unanimously approved a resolution entitled "Call and Buy Union." This resolution urges "each affiliated union, state federation, central labor body, and the millions of union members throughout the United States to choose only a }<»Jg-distance carrier with a unionized work force and purchase only telecommunications equipment made in America with union labor.'' Students learn how to contain fires that break out in the open. More DOD Cargoes For U.S. Flag Ships Rep. Helen Delich Bentley (R-Md.) early last month got the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to carry their cargoes in U.S.-flag vessels as mandated by the Military Transport Act of 1904. Right after Bentley was tipped off by American steamship companies that a foreign DOD subcontractor for the prime contractor, the airplane manufacturer McDonnell Douglas Corp., had shipped ammunition on two foreign-flag ships for the U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Cmd. (USAAMCC) of Illinois, she got Marad to protest to the USAAMCC for its repeated non-compliance with the 1904 statute. The AAMCC had awarded a $88million prime contract to McDonnell Douglas which gave a $23-million sub- contract to a foreign supplier who used the non-U .S.-flagship . Prime contractors thought only they were affected by the law, not subcontractors. Following Bentley's protest, the Army ordered all of its prime contractor to tell their subcontractors that every pound of merchandise purchased for the DOD must move on American-flag bottoms as of 12:20 p.m. April 9 regardless of who the shipper IS. Bentley said, 'The law is very clear on the use of American flag hips for military purchases whether being shipped abroad or being brought in from foreign countries. This action can mean in exce s of $50-million in revenues to our U.S. shipping industry this year.'' �Drug Program Ready to Help The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center is putting the final touches on its new drug program, which is specifically tailored to meet the needs of seamen who are addicted to drugs. The center is hiring new staff memhers who are trained to counsel people suffering drug dependency. In addition, the center's Valley Lee, Md. facilities have been enlarged so that the counselors can work with more people. These steps are being taken to combat an alarming increase in the use of drugs. The problem is being felt by all segments of American society. "Over the past two years," said Rick Reisman, head of the Seafarers Rehab Center, "we have seen a tremendous increase in the number of people who are cross-addicted. Seventy percent of all people who come into the program to deal with a drinking problem also have some kind of problem with drugs." The problems that these members have with drugs run the gamut, from mixing their drinking binges with an occasional hit of marijuana to an expensive and sometimes deadly addiction to cocaine. ··we are finding that the people who are cross-addicted," said Reisman, "have a special set of problems. For one thing, they tend to go downhill more rapidly than other abusers, because one addiction feeds the other." ·'There is a growing awareness that something needs to be done to halt the growing drug epidemic in this country," said SIU President Frank Drozak. "While we insist that our members' constitutional rights be respected, we want our members to understand that we cannot guarantee their job security if they use drugs." More than one-quarter of all companies on Fortune magazine's list of the top 500 companies employ some kind of mandatory testing for drug use. High'-On the list of federal workers to be tested are those employed in the · transportation sector. It is therefore important for the members of this Union to be aware of the fact that onethird of all jobs available to them are onboard federally-controlled merchant ships that have been contracted out to the private sector. Three years ago, less than 10 percent of the jobs available to SIU mem-· bers were onboard military vessels. That figure is expected to rise to 50 percent within the next five years. "By opening up this program," said Drozak, "we are giving our members who have a serious drug problem a chance to stay in the industry. "Members addicted to drugs have to realize that they are hurting more thanjust themselves. The more people who test positive for drug use on SIU contracted vessels will ultimately mean fewer jobs for everyone. No operator-be it the federal government or a private company-wants to entrust their multi-million dollar investment with a crew composed of people who test positive for drug use," he said. "One final thing. You don't have to be embarrassed by asking for help. Our counselling center has helped hundreds of our members to recover from alcoholism and drug dependency," Drozak said. "If you have a problem with drugs or alcohol, help is available to you. All you need is to be willing to ask for that help." The St. Louis (Sea-Land Service) Pays Off in New York Recertified Bosuns Visit Hill This group of recertified bosuns takes time off from their studies recently to visit Capitol Hill. The group includes Ron Beckner, Bobby Riddick, Jerry Borucki, John Owen, Alvin McCants, Bernard Jackson, Ray J. Ramirez, Al Caulder, Carlton Hall, Luis Ramirez, his wife Naomi, daughter Jessica and SIU lobbyist Liz Demato. Operation Mulberry We have had a number of letters from retired seafarers saying that the Veterans Administration is not receptive to their claims of veterans status granted for their service in Operation Mulberry. We have contacted the Defense Department once again and have received a new release from them which gives specific information about obtaining a certificate and where to send it. Here is the information: "Applications can be submitted using Defense Department Form 2168 available from Veterans Administration Offices. Each applicant must provide documentation to support service on a blockship--including name of ship, date the applicant was notified for duty by the Army for that blockship, and the date the applicant was released from the Army-before the officials can properly process the application.'' Completed applications should be mailed to: Commander, U.S. Army Reserve Components Personnel and Administration Center (PSN-P-A) 9700 Page Boulevard St. Louis, Mo. 63132 We printed the names of the Mulberry Project ships in the December 1985 issue of the LOG. Steward Committee Picks Next Class Crewmembers Eduardo Vasquey, chief cook; AB Pablo Pacheco; Bosun Frank Adams, and FOWT Otto Pariam wait for the payoff while Rep. Mangram checks his paperwork. Rep Kermett Mangram and AB John Quirke check on a contract point during a payoff on the St. Louis recently. 14 I LOG I May 1986 The Recertified Steward Committee met recently at headquarters to select the next recertification cl~ (April and October). The committee members are (1.-r.) Morgan CarroU, Rudy Debo~ierie and Otis Pascal. �The Real L ren't Found in L. A. Fitout-Winter's En for The celebration of spring in the Midwest is incomparable to anywhere else in the country. It is perhaps because the winters are so brutal. Spring on the Lakes is a slow awakening. It is in early March that the fullblown spring is planned for (even rushed by Detroit's winter weary residents) in the Great Lakes. In Detroit, on Lake Michigan, people say spring has arrived when the J. W. Wescott II begins its deliveries of mail to merchant vessels. The only floating mail delivery boat of its kind, this year the Wescott left from Detroit on April 9. It is in early March that fitout unfolds all across shoreside ports on the Lakes. This year the I. A. W. lnglehart led off the Great Lakes season. It departed Cleveland for Alpena, Mich, March 13. An SIU crew was onboard. Some 57 vessels in all are expected to be fitted out for service on the Lakes this year. As the 1986 season began, SIU A stream of coal running through a ship-to-shore conveyor trestle is monitored by Jack Bennet aboard the Buffalo. (Photos and Story by Lynnette Marshall) ers members registered for hundreds of jobs on Lake carriers. The scaffolding was immediately raised for the paint work, the scraping and welding began. While stewards were mainly concerned with having enough stores onboard and the stove stoked to working condition, Seafarers about the engineroom were busy getting together their inventories of spare engine parts. On deck, workers painted over the rust of ships' hulls. By April, the winds are still blustery, but without the cold. American Steamship had 10 of its vessels sailing in the month of April on the Lakes. Among the vessels was the SIU-contracted Buffalo bulk carrier. It left from St. Claire in April for a "round robin" trip first for Stone Port, Mich. to load stone for Chicago, then on to Escanaba, Mich. to load ore for Ashtabula, Ohio. The vessel has 18 SIU members aboard. (Continued on Page 18.) Though the water had not been turned on aboard the H. Lee White, the steward department, with a little ingenuity and a lot of patience, was able to put together a full lunch for the crew. The chefs (I. to r.) Mohssan Ghani, Dan Welty and Salem Ali were able to smile through the ordeal. The Paul Thayer (Pringle Steamship Co.) stretched out before the lakefront of Cleveland, Ohio this spring. As hammers continued with the task of shaping the Thayer for duty, lights on the skyline from office windows flickered with the activity of urban night life. Eli Zindei will sail in the engine room of the Ste. Claire. May 1986ILOGI15 �Fito Night falls over the Cleveland harbor, but by the glow of work light, Seafare rs work outside threading winnowed trains of frayed rope back together on the Medusa Challenger. Below deck, John Sandstrom relaxes with a cigarette. Fitout is officially over several hours later when the Medusa journeys out into the darkness on her first trip of the 1986 shipping season. • gsa Long-time Laker, OS-Deck Abdul Saeed is ready for another season on the Paul Thayer. In April a cold front blows into Detroit hr' Saeed (left) and watchman Kenneth Shork Mohamed Sharian registered to work the '86 season on the Lakes as an oiler for the BobLo Lines cruise ship Ste. Claire. On the Belle River, O.S. Dave Wilson. An SIU member rapels down a cargo hold on the Buffalo, a bulk carrier undergoing fitout on the Lakes this spring. Rivets were loosened from a damaged teflon-coated hold plate, and moments later the plate was pulleyed to the deck where SIU deckhands could make repairs. 16 I LOG I May 1986 When the crew came aboard the H. Lee W Throughout the long and dark winter month Fox will forego sailing as a wiper to carry o vessels laid up outside Toledo, Ohio. He sta �a ith it gray skies and flurries. On the open deck of the Belle River, shipmates OS Wahia t the work of fitout. AB Watchman Mohamed Muthana on the Paul Thayer . .. Alie G. Mutahr (above) with his own homemade blueberry pie and vanilla frosted chocolate cake. Mutahr is shipping out in the galley department on the Richard Reiss this spring. n Fox handed over the ship's keys. watched over the White. This season keeper for four American Steamship re one, Mc Kee Sons. Two friends from the engine department of the Paul Thayer. May 1986 I LOG I 17 �Fitout (Continued from Page 15.) Another SIU-contracted American Steamship vessel, the Belle River, had jobs for 20 SIU members this 1986 shipping season. The Belle's first trip out was to load coal at Lake Superior April 1 and to clear the locks April 3. The H. Lee White (American Steamship) came from fitout April 14 with SIU members on hand. The Richard Reiss (Erie Sand and Gravel) will be loading iron ore taconite pellets, stone, sand, coal and gypsum with 24 SIU members in the crew. The Boblo Cruise ships (owned by American Automobile Assn.) are operating pleasure cruises to Bob-Lo Island amusement park with SIU crews. And the Paul Thayer (Pringle Steamship Co.) and the Medusa Challenger sailed from Cleveland under warm spring weather. The Thayer runs all four lakes, Superior, Huron , Erie and Michigan. April 7 at midnight , the Medusa Challenger left Cleveland, but, as spring would have it, on April 8 and April 9 it snowed. \@fa.fr n:ttII&.. _. -~· The Richard J. Reiss will make its first trip of the season delivering stone and sand to the Erie Sand and Gravel depot. (Below) AB Wheelsman Allen Beck takes a short break onboard the Paul Thayer. Edward Biel and Jack Allen met 17 years ago when both were sailing on the <}eorge Steinbrenner. This year Biel will work on the Richard J. Reiss as a 2nd c.<>?k. ~s m past years, SIU Rep. Allen will service the vessel, and take time out for a visit with an old and trusted friend. Mohamed Mashrah is an AB Wheelsman on the Paul Thayer. 8JLO �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • I • I r•I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •• I I I I I I I I The past month was one of the more hectic in recent memory. A partial list of some of the stories that attracted national attention is breath-taking in its scope and for the potentially far-reaching consequences that these events pose for American seamen. The stories include the following: American bombers attack terrorist camps in Libya. With the exception of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was condemned by a majority of her countrymen, not one of the European allies demonstrated any support for the retaliatory action. Radical Islamic groups promised to take revenge against American and British targets. One group, the Islamic Jihad, threatened to blow up American ships and embassies. A nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union at Chernobyl experienced a meltdown because of inadequate safety standards. Domestic consumer groups questioned regulatory standards in this country. Other groups drew attention to standards in the transportation and energy sectors in light of this administration's stated desire to further deregulate both industries. The American-flag merchant marine continued its uninterrupted decline. Administration figures refused to offer any new programs to revive the industry, and even threatened to jettison the few remaining programs still in existence. A growing number of congressional leaders criticized the failure of the administration to do anything to help the American-flag merchant marine, citing the important role that the maritime industry serves in providing this country with sealift support during international emergencies. They questioned the validity of the "Effective U.S. Control Doctrine," which states that the U.S. can rely on foreign-flag fleets to help meet its security needs. Many of the same congressional leaders criticized the maritime industry for its inability to overcome long-standing internal differences. SIU President Frank Drozak calls on the heads of four major maritime unions to merge into one single union-the Maritime, Industrial and Service Union of America. Oil prices decline to their lowest point in years, giving the U.S. what some economists call a "second chance" to halt the erosion of its industrial base. The American trade deficit reached a new monthly record: $14.7 billion. Congress considers tax reform and passage of the 1987 budget. The Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of the Gramm-Rudman Act, which mandates across-the-board cuts in the budget if certain goals to eradicate the deficit are not met. Sea-Land, one of the largest American shipping companies, votes to accept a take-over bid from CSX. Sea-Land is a major supplier of jobs to SIU seamen. The country is experiencing the effects of a full-fledged crisis in the insurance industry. Among other industries, it has hit the maritime industry particularly hard. The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee considered the merits of several promotional bills, including one offered by the chairman of the subcommittee, Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.). Viewed separately or together, the bills seek the complete overhaul of the existing system of merchant marine subsidies. During the course of the hearings, several congressmen told representatives of the U.S.flag shipping industry to "stop the fratricidal battles," because if they don't "it will be impossible'' to enact a new promotional program . * * I I I I * • Lcgislcttive. Admmiscr.ltivc .rnd R~gul.1tory H.1ppcnings Marldme Overhaul * 1"- I May 1986 Washington Report * I I I I I I •I I I I I m Seafarer~ lnccrnacional Union of North America. AFL-CIO I I + * * * * * * * Oil Prices Falling oil prices have resurrected two maritime issues: the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and the ban on the export of Alaskan oil. A growing number of newspapers (Washington Post, etc.) and political figures (Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J.) are calling for the United States to take advantage of falling oil prices by stocking up on SPR supplies. By doing this, the United States could help further several important national goals: keep oil prices low; provide relief to the hard hi domestic and Mexican oil industries; beef up on oil supplies at a time when prices are low. Unfortunately, some politicians have used the falling oil prices to argue for a repeal on the ban of the export of Alaskan oil on the grounds that something needs to be done to turn things around for the sagging economy of Alaska. The SIU has thrown its full weight behind H.R. 3817, a bill that would amend the Export Administration Act (EAA) to ban the export of Cook Inlet oil. While the amount of Cook Inlet oil is relatively small, there is concern that certain forces want to use it as a test case to repeal the ban on all Alaskan oil. At present, 103 members of the House of Representatives have agreed to cosponsor the bill. * * * Build and Charter An $852 million build and charter program that had been hailed as the first major shipbuilding program since the elimination of the Construction Differential Subsidies in 1980 has hit rough sailing in the Seapower Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. Legislation authorizing the bill had been previously reported out of the House Merchant Marine Committee. It was scheduled to be marked up in the House Seapower Subcommittee. While the mark-up did begin, it was not completed. "If a further mark-up does take place," said Bob Vahey in the Area Vice-President's May report to the membership, ''it appears that there will be major differences [between both versions of the bill]. "The Seapower Subcommittee's legislation gives almost total control of the program to the Navy, virtually eliminating Marad involvement. Since the merchant marine bill calls for extensive Marad involvement, this could ultimately undermine prospects for enactment of the legislation.'' Japanese Can, Bilateral Treaties The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee has considered and approved two important bills that, if enacted, would provide much needed cargoes to the U .S.-flag fleet. The first bill, H.R. 3662, would require that bilateral shipping agreements be negotiated with major U.S. trading partners. The SIU has long supported this position. The second bill, H.R. 3655, would require that an equal number of Japanese cars imported into the U.S. be carried on U.S.-flag vessels as are carried on Japanese vessels. The Japanese auto carriage bill in particular has aroused a great deal of attention because of a growing perception that Japan is engaging in unfair trade practices. Some people are talking about a Bo-Ko San-which is Japanese for ''Trade War.'' While some Japanese companies have agreed to let American-flag vessels enter into this trade, most people feel that the gesture is "too little, too late." "The number of cars involved is roughly 60,000 out of a total of 2.2 million,'' said Frank Pecquex, SIU director of legislation. "The only reason why it was offered is that the Japanese government wants to prevent enactment of H.R. 3655." Full committee mark-up on both bills is scheduled for some time later this month. Delta Queen The Senate has approved a bill that would permit the continued operation of an American heirloom-the Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.). The Delta Queen has provided Louisiana and other states on the Mississippi River with millions of tourist dollars and has generated dozens of jobs for SIU Boatmen. It is one of the last remaining wooden hull boats still in operation. The Senate bill also would close a loophole that permits foreign-flag tugs to tow foreign vessels into U.S. ports. This is now allowed if the foreign vessel's last port of call was a foreign port. The House and Senate had passed another version of this bill which the president vetoed. The SIU is encouraging the House to support this amended legislation. Tuna The U.S. tuna industry is in the midst of a severe economic decline precipitated in large part by antiquated tariffs that favor waterpacked tuna. Water-packed tuna is assessed a 6 percent tariff, while the tariff on oil-packed tuna is 35 percent. This loophole has led to a massive import surge-an increase of 128 percent since 1979. There is now only one tuna cannery left in the continental United States. I Ma 1986/LOG/19 ....... �America Hits Libya For Its Role in Promoting Terrorism The United States carried out a bombing raid against selected Libyan targets in response to that country's support of terrorism. Even though some kind of American retaliatory action had been predicted for weeks, the bombing came as a shock. The American action received virtually no support in the world community. Only three countries-Canada, Great Britain and Israel-stood squarely behind President Reagan's actions. For weeks, the United States had been trying in vain to get its European allies to enact some kind of economic blockade of Libya for its role in promoting terrorism. President Reagan later said that the bombing raid had become "inevitable" once this country came upon ''incontrovertible proof' linking Libya to the bombing of a Berlin disco frequented by American servicemen. The bombers, F-11 's, were launched from bases in Great Britian. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was the What Is the EUSC Doctrine? by SIU President Frank Drozak. "Sealift readiness comes from two principal sources: U.S. government owned ships and the U.S. flag merchant marine. "Other sources for Strategic Sealift have their basis in laws, treaties and international agreements. Examples of these are Effective U.S. Controlled (EUSC) fleet and European NATO flag shipping. Combined, all of these readiness sources provide Strategic Sealift in time of war or national emergency , depending on the nature of the threat and area of confUct ... " MSC pamphlet on readiness Since the end of World War II, the United States has relied upon the EU SC doctrine to protect American security interests. Yet the few times that it has been tested, it has met with questionable success , and even outright failure. The basis of the doctrine is this: that the United States can rely on foreign-flag fleets to augment its sealift capability, without which the United States could not sustain any kind of extended conflict away from its shores. Yet according to Irwin M. Heine, one-time economist and statistician for the Maritime Administration, the EUSC doctrine contains many serious flaws. He outlined the most serious of those flaws in this 1981 study: ''The fact that EUSC ships play an important role in U.S. mobilization planning is based on agreements, not treaties, with Panama, Honduras and Liberia. These agreements specify that ships of U.S.-controlled foreign affiliates of American citizen companies registered in these countries will be returned to U.S. control in time of national emergency or war. This may be for as long as friendly relations continue. In recent years, however, many governments of the Third World, particularly in Latin America and Africa, have experienced political upheavals. Under international law, only the state of registry has the right to requisition and exercise control of its national flag ship!; " Heine then went on to give examples of when the EUSC doctrine failed to work. In 1973, during the Yorn Kippur War, Liberia prevented ships documented under its registry to carry military and civilian supplies to Israel, even though the United States q~emed such movement vital to its national interest. And during the Vietnam War, Heine relates, a small number of foreign-flag ships chartered by the Military Sealift Command were prevented from carrying American supplies to South Vietnam because their crews opposed U.S. policies and actions in that region. Indeed, international events of the past six years raise serious questions about the EUSC doctrine. For one thing , as demonstrated in Iran , Ethiopia, Sudan and Nicaragua, today ' s friendly surrogate can become tomorrow's deadly enemy. Many of the countries which provide the American Navy with sealift support are experiencing serious political difficulties. Honduras and Panama are situated in a region, Central America, that is being engulfed by widening Communist guerrilla war. As a member of the so-called ·'Contadora Group'' Panama opposes America's policies in the region. Honduras, which has quietly supported the American tough line, has a common border with Nicaragua and may be the subject of the same kind of guerrilla activity that now bedevils El Salvador. Liberia, the other major source of sealift, has been in the throws of a major political upheaval since 1979, when former President William Tolbert, his family and top advisers were dragged from their beds one night and shot. Tolbert was replaced by a military dictatorship headed by Lt. Sam Doe. Dissatisfaction with the Doe regime is. said to run high, and there was a recent attempted coup. only world leader given advance notice of the attack in order to gain her approval to have the British bases used for such an action. Tens of thousands of Western Europeans took to the streets in Great Britain, West Germany and Italy to protest the raids. American bombers had to fly several thousand miles out of their way because this country could not obtain permission from Spain and France to use their airspace rights. After the raid, Prime Minister Thatcher appeared before the House of Commons to explain her reasons for giving the United States her approval to use the bases. "It is inconceivable," said Thatcher, "that the U.S. should be refused the right to use American aircraft and American pilots . . . to defend their own people." Thatcher was booed by the members of the opposition Labor Party and even from some of her own backbenchers. Liberal Party Leader David Steel said that Thatcher's decision had turned Great Britain ''from a British bulldog into a Reagan poodle'' while a number of influential labor politicians said that they would press for the closing of the bases should their party ever return to power. British polls showed that two-third of the British people opposed the raid. After the raid, Western European leaders tried to narrow the differences between their countries and the United States on the Libyan issues by expelling small numbers of Libyan students and diplomats. ''The United States should do everything it can to protect the lives and safety of its citizens abroad,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak shortly after the raid. "Many people try to laugh off the Libyan threat," said Drozak "by stating that Libya is just a small country of three million people. Meanwhile, Libya has given billions of dollars to groups that have targeted American~ embassies and ships for death. "We have to earmark more money for the MSC fleet," said Drozak, "because in the final analysis it is not clear if we can count on the aid of our NATO allies in case of an extende action against Libya. We also have to reverse the decline of the American flag merchant marine, which has continued unabated since the end of the Korean War." ~ ·~ ·~ ' '·. : : ' .,. Vessels like this U.S. Naval Hospital in the MSC fleet provides this country with adequate sealift capability in time of war. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy). �Assignment of Mariners Note: The Civilian Marine Personnel (CMP) has issued new instructions covering the assignment of mariners. It has asked that these assignments be posted and publicized. 2-1. GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS-Mariners are assigned to MSC ships for a minimum of six months. Crewmembers who have at least six months aboard ship may request to be relieved. Reliefs are made based on the operational commitments of the ship and the availability of fully qualified replacements. Therefore, there is no guarantee that mariners will be relieved after six months aboard ship. The six-month tour of duty may be served aboard more than one ship when operational necessity dictates ship to ship transfers during a tour of duty. ,_ Assignments are made based on the operational requirements of the comand. Therefore, a mariner may serve aboard the same ship or ship type for two or three assignments or receive assignments to different ships each ' time he/she returns from leave. When assignments are made, first consider.ation will be given to employees who occupy permanent ratings of the positions to be filled. Further consideration is given to employees who have the most time ashore. The Crewing and Receiving Branch will consider and rant an employee's request for assignment to a particular ship or geographic area whenever possible proided that a bona-fide vacancy exists and the mariner requesting the assignment is not required to fill an assignment of hig~er priority. 2-2. ASSIGNMENT OF KEY PERONNEL-Master and Chief Engineer j positions are key shipboard managerial positions. Certain positions aboard pecial mission ships may also be designated as key positions due to the specific technical expertise vital to ccomplishing the sponsor's mission (Chief Officer, Cable, Boatswains Mate Cable, Second Assistant Engineer, Deck). The Crewing and Receiving Branch will reassign these key personnel to the same ship or ship type on a regular basis whenever possible to ensure continuity of operations. 2-3. ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE MARINERS-Female officers and crewmembers may be assigned to any ship in the MSC fleet provided that adequate berthing is available. Common berthing arrangements aboard MSC ships are: private stateroom, shower and toilet for officers; private stateroom with shared shower and toilet for Chief Petty Officers (CPO's) and semi-private staterooms (two or more crewmembers) with shared shower and toilet for unlicensed crewmembers. Female officers may be assigned to any ship. Female CPO's may be assigned to ships where shower and toilet facilities shared with male CPO's lock to ensure complete privacy. Unlicensed female crewmembers may share multi-berth staterooms with other female crewmembers. Facilities shared by other crewmembers must lock to ensure complete privacy. 2-4. ASSIGNMENT OF PREGNANT MARINERS-Pregnant mariners who qualify for positions aboard ship may be assigned to any MSC ship following the policy stated in paragraph 2-3. Each pregnancy case will be handled individually giving due consideration to the ship assignment, the mariners' medical history, her physical condition and her ability or inability to perform satisfactorily in her assigned position. 2-5. ASSIGNMENT TO SHIPS SUBJECT TO THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS PERSONNEL RELIABILITY PROGRAM-MSC operates three ships which are subject to the Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Program (PRP): USNS Marshfield (T-AK (FBM)282), USNS Vega (T-A~ (FBM)286), COMSCLANT and USNS Kilauea (T-AE 26), COMSCPAC. Assignments to these ships are made to mariners accepted into the PRP. In addition to meeting employment requirements set by MSC and the U.S. Coast Guard, mariners assigned to these ships must successfully meet the stringent requirements of the PRP. Entry into the program is voluntary Last month's LOG contained a story of the USNS Mispillion (T-AO 105), which ran aground off the coast of Japan. The vessel sustained serious damages. and mariners are selected after they have met the reliability standards of the program established by the Navy. The candidate must have twelve months satisfactory service as an MSC civilian marine employee. Satisfactory Federal, civilian, or military service, or satisfactory U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, state maritime academy, or maritime college service may be credited toward this twelve month service requirement. The screening process is conducted in stages. During the first stage, the Placement Officer will review the mariner's personnel records and interview the mariner to determine if he/she has the qualifications to enter into the program. Due consideration is given to the absence of disqualifying factors as well as to the presence of qualifying factors such as motivation, professionalism and technical competence. When it has been determined that the mariner meets the minimum requirements, the Placement Officer commences the initial screening by forwarding appropriate documents to the Medical Department. A physical examination including drug urinalysis screening will be conducted to ensure that the mariner meets the physical requirements of the program. The next stage of the screening process covers security clearance requirements. Clearance requirements for critical and controlled positions in the PRP are slightly different from standard clearance requirements in that the investigation on which the clearance is based must be completed prior to assignment. Interim clearances are not allowed except under specific circumstances. Mariners in critical positions must have a complete Background Investigation (Bl) for secret or top secret clearances. Mariners in controlled positions must have a minimum confidential clearance based on a National Agency Check and Inquiry (NACI). Assignments are made for six month tours of duty and mariners in the PRP may, on occasion, be assigned to other ships in the fleet which are not subject to the PRP. Rescreening, including drug urinalysis testing will be conducted when a member of the program is reassigned to duties under the PRP after having been administratively assigned to duties aboard ships not requiring PRP certification. The second half of these MSC instructions will be carried in next month's issue of the LOG. U.S. -P.I. Friendship Affirmed IU Vice President Buck Mercer, right, and SIU Patrolman Gentry Moore listen to peakers at an anti-apartheid rally in Union Square, San Francisco, Calif. Philippines Vice President Salvatore Laurel said that he was now assured that President Reagan ''fully'' supports the new Aquino administration. Laurel met Reagan in Indone ia, where the president was on the first leg of a 13-day trip to Asia. "I got what I wanted," said Laurel,'' confirmation of the fact that as far as (Reagan) is concerned the legitimate president is Corey Aquino and not Marcos. It swept away the cobwebs." The cobwebs of doubt, said Laurel, were caused by Reagan's long-term friendship with Marcos and the slow pace he took in supporting the former dictator's overthrow. After the Laurel-Reagan meeting, Secretary of State George Shultz emphasized that the United States had quickly recognized the new Aquino government and that it was committed to its survival. In hi meeting with Reagan, Laurel had asked for increased military and economic aid, especially since the new government had to act quickly to meet the threat posed by a Communist insurgency that had spread to many regions of the country. ''The Communists are tough hombres," said Laurel, noting the need for increased aid to hore up the Democratic process that began with the overthrow of Marcos and the ascension of Aquino to the presidency. May 1986 I LOG I 21 �Sailing Aboard the S.S. constitution Part of the galley crew includes (I. tor.) Robinson Tacang, cook trainee; Francis Clark, 2nd cook; Russell Barnett, cook trainee, and Frank Martin, assistant cook. Thomas Bullen, OS, rings the Constitution's bell for anchors aweigh. Enjoying a few samples from the dessert table are Tina Sivola, deck lounge stewardess, and Ramon Calderon, head waiter. Jackie Davis, bartender. 22 I LOG I May 1986 Gary Coats, hotel joiner. Roger Haugen, chief reefer. �SIU Members Around the world The Seafarers International Union was well represented at a Service Employees International Union informational picket at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Wash. The SEIU was protesting the lack of progress in their negotiations with Swedish Hospital administrators. Pictured, left to right, are SIU Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir, Owen Duffy, Lowell Miller, former Seattle SIU Field Rep Rich Berkowitz, Stan Ruzynski and Joseph Rioux. Oscar Williams, left, and Gary Mitchell, oiler maintenance men aboard the USNS Regulus, make a last minute check before the ship sails from Tacoma, Wash. to Korea. Floyd Sanderson, left, receives a certificate and congratulations from West Coast Vice President George McCartney for passing his third assistant engineer's exam. Sanderson was graduated from the trainee program in Piney Point in 1974 where McCartney was his Union Education instructor. Off Madeira Is., Portugal, these Seafarers aboard the PFC Eugene A. Obregon prove to be good fishermen as well. With their catch are, (I, to r.) Steward P. L. Hunt, Bosun James Todd and AB Thomas Bonner, Jr. SIU Vice President Joe Sacco, right, and QMED E. Welch, left, enjoy some Louisiana gumbo prepared by Steward/Baker Bill Goff aboard the MN Ambassador (CCT). May 1986 I LOG I 23 �ITF Meets in Geneva Legal Aid SIU Wins Runaway Flag Fight Seafarers from 28 nations met in Venice, Italy at the March 24-26, 1986 International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Seafarers' Section Conference. Frank Drozak participated in the meetings representing the Seafarers International Union. Agenda items at this three-day meeting included a number of issues of vital concern to all SIU members, including flag-of-convenience operations, minimum manning and safety and training programs, programs for maritime mobile hijacking and piracy of ships, and cooperation and job solidarity between licensed and unlicensed personnel. Throughout the conference, Drozak took strong stands on behalf of SIU members and all seafarers. Also attending the meeting were: Roman Gralewicz, president, SIU of Canada; Ray McKay, MEBA-2; Fred Schamann, MEBA-1; Shannon Wall, NMU; Daniel Colon, MEBA-1; Rene Liolanjie, NMU, and Harvey Strichartz, American Radio Officers Association. Unanimous approval was given to a SIU resplution calling on all ITF affiliates to urge their governments not to ratify or implement the UNCTAD Convention on Conditions for the Registration of Ships, adopted in Geneva Feb. 8, 1986. In his successful effort on behalf of this resolution, Drozak said, "This proposed international agreement attempts to whitewash and legalize flags of convenience and their runaway operations and should be promptly buried." On occasions in the past and at this conference, ITF seafarers have taken positions that if a vessel's proposed sailing itinerary includes a war-like operations zone, advance notice of such scheduling shall be given to all seamen aboard. Then, any member of the crew shall have the right not to continue on that vessel and shall be returned to his port of engagement at the shipowners' cost without any risk of losing his employment or suffering any other detrimental effects. Drozak and Roman Gralewicz, as well as Masters, Mates and Pilots and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association officials clearly stated that this is not the policy of their members and their organizations and made strong objections to it. They stated that they will continue to sail their ships as they have done in the past. Drozak also stated that he will continue to urge the United States government, particularly the U.S. Navy, to adopt and implement policies and programs for protection and self-defense of seafarers in hostile situations. On the subject of hijacking, piracy, and terrorism at sea, the conference adopted a recommendation that all seafarer organizations continue to press governments and shipowners to pay less regard to simply protecting their investments and profits and show more concern for the protection of human lives. The recommendation also urged that ships' crews be given no less protection and safety consideration than ships' passengers. The final agenda item of the conference dealt with the issue of requirements for and the functions of ships' radio officers. This topic and the instances of radio operators performing work assigned to unlicensed electricians, gave Drozak the opportunity to express his concern over the fact that in recent years it has been unlicensed jobs that have been eliminated in order to protect and preserve officers' positions. He strongly urged that all brothers and sisters at sea and ashore support each others' employment rights and areas of work. Drozak concluded with an urgent call for full cooperation and job solidarity by all. Billy Nuckols ETC Employee of the Month LNG Recertified Bosun Billy Keith Nuckols was recently named the second winner of the Employee of the Month A ward by the Energy Transportation Corp. (ETC) for his talent, dedication and performance aboard their ships. Brother Nuckols joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as a ship's delegate. He also sailed during the Vietnam War and graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. Seafarer Nuckols hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line beef. Nuckols was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Ansted, W.Va., he is a resident there. His daughter, Angela Sue, was a 1971 SIU Scholarship winner attending Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va. Are You Missing Important Mail? We want to make sure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use the address form on this page to update your home address. If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW of N.A. Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. -~----------------------------~----------------------------- HOME ADDRESS PLEASE PRINT Date:----------- Social Security No. Phone No. ( ) Area Code Your Full Name Street - City Apt. or Box# Book Number 0 SIU 0 UIW State 0 Pensioner ZIP Other-------- UIW Place of E m p l o y m e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This wlll be my permanent address for all official Union malllngs. This address should remain In the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. (Signed)----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------~--~----J 24 I LOG I May 1986 In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this llst Is intended only for Informational purposes: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Altman 84 William Street, Suite 1501 New York, New York 10038 Tele.# (212) 422-7900 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 J ., HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg . 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-3100 ,'.:, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner. Walters, Willig , Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele.# (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 :.. �Ke~ya: By CHARLES BORTZ In the July 1984 LOG, Seafarer Charles Bortz wrote about a scrawny cat which boarded the MN Ranger as she was about to leave Greece. Then in September 1985, he updated us on the kitten left behind. In this, his third article, Bortz (now aboard the C.S. Long Lines) abandons pussy cats ... for bigger game. F you are a working seaman--or even a passing tourist-you simply have to be impressed by Kenya. With the countries around it-Uganda, the Sudan, Tanzania-convulsed by evil war or creaking under doctrinaire Marxist regimes, Kenya goes its own merry way, taking in everybody's money and smiling up at the African sun. I A Great Place to Stop! In October the SIS F airwind spent 23 days alongside the dock in Mombasa unloading wheat, and a grand time was had by all. This despite the fact that the carrier Kitty Hawk and her escorts dropped in to join us on our very first weekend. Nine thousand American sailors and marines hit the beach, most of them young and most of them with two months' pay in their pockets. Many of the boys decided there was no point in even going ashore, but once out of uniform, Mombasa absorbed those 9,000 swabbies like a sponge does water. All week the sophisticated ladies of Nairobi and their less polished sisters from as far away as Uganda and Ethiopia had been trooping into town. The souvenir shops Getting Families Involved By AL CAULDER Al Caulder sails as a bosun out of the port of Seattle and is currently attending the Bosun Recertification Program at Piney Point. I have been a member o t e SIU for 19 years. Being a Union man, I am a great believer in the power of unity and strength in numbers. Which brings me to my point: How many times has our Union asked us to participate in a rally for the good of our Union or one of its affiliatesand we had to decline, having promised the family we would do something together that day. As members of the SIU, we should try to make every effort to attend and support our Union's causes and not forget that when the SIU tells an affiliate that we will show up and support them in force, a verbal commitment has been given. Participating in a Union cause doesn't have to mean a day away from the family. Rather, it should be looked upon as a new and exciting experience for the entire family. Being away nine months a year, I use every opportunity when I am home to be with my family. Anyone from Seattle knows I am a family man body and soul. I am seldom seen in the Seattle hall without my wife Pam and our two children. By making calls with me, it gives us precious time together. And everyone in the hall has always been pleasant and respectful to them. Many have become friends to Pam, Brandon and Kelly and are motivated by their support and enthusiasm for the Union. Rallies are a great time to be with the family as well as carry out our Union obligations. Bringing our families to these functions does three things. First, it gives SIU members a day to be with their families, sharing an important cause together and still having a great time. If you doubt it, watch a child's face when he or she is walking a picket line with dad. It gives all concerned a new experience and a sense of pride. Second, it gets the family involved in what you are doing and helps them understand what you and your Union stand for. It shows them how to stand up for what they believe in-to get involved and not be an onlooker. It also instills pride and shows them there is individual strength in unity effort. Third, bringing your family to a rally shows those we oppose that when we make a stand for an issue, we support it 110 percent, not only as members of the SIU but with family unity. When I show up at a rally with my family, those we oppose know my son and daughter are there with me learning about my Union, our causes and the power unity can have when used properly. By learning about unionism at an early age, my children will not hesitate one future day to stand fast in a picket line or rally with their families. When people see children holding a sign for a cause their parents believe in, it brings attention to the cause. And those who haven't been involved may feel guilty for being passive on an issue of importance while a child is standing up for them-and they may join the group. When the opposition sees my wife at an event with me, they know that she supports our cause. And if a product is involved, ours is one household they won't be selling to. And our friends and family will probably support our stand as well. It makes them think. In closing, brothers and sisters, I want to urge you to take the time to keep your families informed of our Union's goals and ideals-and get them involved. They can better support your efforts and be proud of you for standing up for the Union and what it means. If you doubt it, ask my son Brandon if he's proud of his daddy the next time we're picketing for an issue. So how about it, brothers and sisters-get the family involved! had loaded their shelves, and taxidrivers stocked up on "No-Doz" to keep the operation going around the clock. No one was disappointed. When the fleet sailed five days later, it left $3 million behind. The shelves, the ladies and the cabbies were all exhausted. The day after, the city looked like a ghost town. Hardly a cab or a lady on the prowl. To the credit (and amazement) of practically everyone, there was not a single police incident during the whole stay. This says a lot for the amiability of the inhabitants and something too about the new maturity of the American sailor. It also indicates the law and order situation in Kenya. The Kenyans have not yet adopted the casual attitude of so many of the world's citizens toward robbery and mayhem. If a thief is detected, he is lucky if the police are the first ones to lay a hand on him. If the people catch him, he is likely to be strewn all over the pavement. On the F airwind, after the first few days, we grew careless about locking ourfoc's'les. The shore workers made no attempt to enter the crew's quarters, not even pestering the galley. Indeed, it was rare to have anyone bum you for anything, aship or ashore. With the grain dust enveloping the ship like a cloud , there was not much the diminished ( 14-man) crew could do in the way of work. That left time for sightseeing. Hardly 50 miles from Mombasa, the great Tsavo Game Preserve begins; Tsavo, the home of giant tuskers, rhinoceros and famed man-eating lions. (Incidentally, the Tsavo lions are famed for having eaten up 28 Indian coolies at practically one sitting. There is still a "Maneater Junction" halfway to Nairobi.) Two hours up the coast is Kenya's favorite watering place, Malindi, with luxury hotels and big-game fishing. For the really adventurous, Mt. Kilimanjaro could be reached in a bone-jarring seven hours over dusty dirt roads. Still, not many of the Fairwind' s crew managed to tear themselves away from Mombasa. The street scene was too engrossing. Tourists from 50 countries mingled with natives from as many tribes in the Indian shops, the Chinese restaurants and the sidewalk cafes. Besides, beer was 40 cents a bottle, and some of the Nairobi ladies had decided to take up residence. At the end, though, everyone got a glimpse of Tsavo. An empty Fairwind was taken out late one afternoon and tied up to buoys to await the scrapmen. The crew piled into a double-decker bus and roared into the African night on a 300-mile dash to Nairobi International Airport. The game lands lay dark on either side, and just before we turned into the airport, a single, solitary giraffe loomed up in the bus's headlights. That was our farewell to Africa and to Kenya-a great place to stop! Brandon Caulder, age 3, joins his father AJ Caulder (left) and AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland at a recent anti-apartheid rally in Washington, D.C. May 1986 /LOG/ 25 �Sugar Islander Brings Relief The Sugar Islander (Pacific Gulf Marine) recently completed a voyage from Texas to Maputo , Mozambique. The SIU-contracted ship carried a load of corn to the southeastern African nation. During their time in port, Sea- farers had an opportunity to see firsthand what less fortunate men and women must cope with. Many Maputo residents scavanged the spilled corn from rail tracks at the port. After the Sugar Islander unloaded its cargo, many people gathered what spilled. The Sugar Islander tied up at Maputo. ., ... - ·=~···· )' '• • Bosun J. Lundborg and Chief Mate Burton pose with the Maputo stevedore boss. Summary Annual Report for MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund This is a summary of the annual report for MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund , 51-6097856, for the year ended June 30, 1984. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service , as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan , was $7,819,305 as of June 30, 1984, compared to $7,935,750 as of July 1, 1983. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $116,445. This decrease included unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the Plan assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The Plan had total income of $1,031,538, including employer contributions of $739,484 and earnings from investments of $292,054. Plan expenses were $1,157,937 and are comprised of two types: (I) Pension benefit expenses of $1,144,439 and (2) Administrative expenses of $13,498. The $1,144,439 Pension Benefit payments were made directly to participants or their beneficiaries. Administrative expenses were comprised of salaries, fees, and commissions, fiduciary insurance premiums and general administrative expenses. Summary Annual Report GLT&D Pension Plan This is a summary of the annual report of Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Pension Plan, l.D. Number 13-1953878, for Jan. 1, 1984 to Dec. 31, 1984. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). 26 I LOG I May 1986 Bosun J. Lundborg and the Maputo gang which helped off-load the cargo. Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $7,963 ,725 as of Jan. l , 1984, compared to $8 ,692,743 as of Dec. 31 , 1984. During the year the Plan experienced an increase in its net asset of $729,018. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets: that is the difference between the value of the Plan's assets as of the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $1,252,002 including employer contributions of $389,383 and earnings from investments $862,619. Plan expenses were $522,984 and are comprised of two types: (l) Pension benefit expenses of $358,538 paid directly to participants or their beneficiaries; and (2) Administrative expenses of $164,446, which were comprised of salaries, fees and commissions, fiduciary insurance premiums and general administrative expenses. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1. An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $1.00 for the full annual report, or $0.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Request to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20216. �I~ c:~=W=li=~=®=ll=i~=============:i<a,:~~~'~<~,>==========uJD)~O~~~@~~M~~~' Deep Sea Pensioner William Andrew MacGregor, 65 , died of heart-lung failure in the U. S. Veterans Administration Medical Center, New Orleans on Jan. 14. Brother MacGregor joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer MacGregor was born in Coblentz, West Germany and was a resident of New Orleans. Interment was in the Westlawn Park Cemetery, Gretna, La. Surviving are his widow, Clara and another relative, L.E. MacGregor of Frederick, Md. Theodore "Teddy Bear" Washington Nix, 66, succumbed to a heart attack in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 1. Brother Nix joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1958 sailing as a chief steward for the American Presidents Line. He began sailing during World War II. Seafarer Nix was born in Omaha, Neb. and was a resident of Seattle. Burial was at sea in the Indian Ocean off the SS President Cleveland (APL). Surviving are his widow, Alda May; a son, Robert, and two daughters, Charlene and Barbara Jones. Pensioner Jacob Albert Otreba, 61 , succumbed to cancer in the Hotel Dieu Hospital, New Orleans on Jan. 25. Brother Otreba joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a wiper. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Otreba was born in Maryland and was a resident of Chalmette, La. Burial was in the St. John's Gardens Cemetery, La Place, La. Surviving are his widow, Alice; his mother, Margaret of New Windsor, Md., and a sister, Shirley Brock of Seattle. Pensioner Yu Song Yee, 71,diedonFeb. 25 . Brother Yee joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. He began sailing before World War II. Seafarer Yee was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Born in China, he was a resident of New York City. Surviving is his widow, Song Marchuk. Great Lakes Pensioner Glenn H. Cumming, 86, passed away from heart failure in the Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Mich. on March 2. Brother Cumming joined the Union in the port of Algonac, Mich. sailing for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Car Ferries in 1965. He was born in Wisconsin and was a resident of Dearborn. Interment was in the Cadillac West Gardens Cemetery, Westland, Mich. Surviving in his widow, Dena. My Darling, A Man of the Sea Pensioner Manuel Francis Strite, 77, passed away from lung failure on Jan. 23. Brother Strite joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco sailing for the American Presidents Line. He began sailing on the West Coast in 1942. Seafarer Strite was born in California and was a resident of Woodland, Calif. Cremation took place in the East Lawn Crematory, Sacramento, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Virginia; a son, Arnold of Concord, Calif., and a brother, August of Culver City, Calif. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS For a woman to the man of the sea, she has to step aside for his first love will always be the sea. The sea (she) has a hold on him as no woman could ever do. This hold is a bond no woman should ever break. If she breaks this bond she will destroy him as no woman could ever destroy a man. For their bond is so deep within their heart, soul and mind. This is only a gift from the good Lord and no one could give a greater gift on this earth than the sea. This is something I feel as a daughter and woman of men of the sea. I feel this bond in them and I will always and forever be waiting when my man's journey ends on the shores of happiness. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority arc protecteJ exclusively hy the contracts hetween the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and available in all Union halls . If you feel there has hcen any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts hctwccn the Union anJ the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals BoarJ hy ccrtifieJ mail. return receipt requesteJ. The proper aJJrcss for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to arc available to you at all times. either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals BoarJ. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls . These contracts specify the wages anJ conJitions unJer which you work anJ live ahoard your ship or hoat. Know your contract rights. as well as your ohligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets anJ in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are availahlc in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes anJ InlanJ Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarJing the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailcJ auJit by Certified Puhlic Accountants every three months. which are to he suhmitteJ to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank anJ file mcmhers. electeJ hy the memhership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union anJ reports fully their finJings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommcnJations anJ separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust fun<ls of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes anJ lnlanJ Waters District are aJministered in accorJancc with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funJs shall equally consist of Union anJ management representatives anJ their alternates. All expcnJitures anJ Jishursemcnts of trust f unJs are ma Jc only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial recorJs are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. Betty Ketchem Lebanon, Mo. all Union halls . All memhers should ohtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents . An y time you feel any memher or officer is attempting to Jeprivc you of an y constitutional right or ohligation hy an y methoJs such as dealing with charges, trials. etc., as well as all other Jctails. then the mcmhcr so affccteJ shoutJ immediately notify headquarters . EQUAL RIGHTS. All mcmhers arc guarantecJ equal rights in cmployrrn:nt anJ as memhers of the SIU . These rights a rc clearl y set forth in the SIU constitution an<l in the contracts which the Union has ncgotiatcJ with the employers . Consc4ucntl y. no memher ma y he Jiscrimi nateJ against hcc ause of race. crecJ , color. sex anJ national or geographic origin . If an y memhcr feels that he i"' JenieJ the equal rights to which he is entitleJ. he shoulJ notify Union heaJquarters. patrolman or other Union offbal. in your opinion, fails to protect your contract righrs properly. contact the nearest Sl U port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traJitionally refraineJ from publishing any article serving the political purposes of an y individual in the Union. officer or mcmher. It has also refraineJ from puhlishing articles Jcemcd harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estahlished policy has heen reattirmeJ hy membership action at the Scptemhcr. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports . The responsihility for Lo~ policy is vestcJ in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive BoarJ of the Union . The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one inJiviJual to carry out this rcsponsihility . PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paiJ to anyone in any otlicial capacity in the SIU unless an ofticial Union receipt is given for same. Urn.lcr no circumstances shoulu any memher pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a memher is re4uireJ to make a payment anJ is given an otlicial receipt. hut feels that he shoulJ not have heen re4uired to make such payment. this shoulJ immeuiatcly he reporteJ to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregateJ funJ . Its proceeJs are useJ to further its ohjects anJ purposes incluJing, hut not limiteJ to, furthering the political. social anJ economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation anJ furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improveJ employment opportunities for seamen and hoatmcn anJ the aJvancement of tra<lc union concepts. In connection with such ohjccts. SPAD suppllrt"i and contrihutes to political canJiJatcs for elective otlice. All contrihutions arc voluntary. No contrihution may he soliciteJ or recciveJ hecausc of force. joh Jiscrimination. financial reprisal. or threat of such conJuct. or as a condition of memhcrship in the Union or of employment. If a contrihution is maJe hy reason of the ahove improper conJuct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified mail within 30 Jays of the contrihution for inve,tigation anJ appropriate action anJ refund . if involuntary. Support SPA D to protect anJ further your economic. political anJ social interests. and Amer ican trade unilln concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The add~ is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. May 1986 /LOG/ 27 - �Vincent Meehan, 63, joined the SIU sailing as a QMED, most recently out of the port of San Francisco. Brother Meehan is a resident of Kobe, Japan. Deep Sea Harry Payne Davis, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville, Fla. in 1967 sailing as an AB. Brother Davis is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Jacksonville and is a resident there. ~~~~Jllll\ - Charles "Chuck" Errington Hill Jr., 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Houston sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Hill graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor strike. Seafarer Hill also sailed inland for G & H Towing in 1960. And he was a Houston delegate to the Piney Point Educational Conference No. 5. Bosun Hill was awarded a Letter of Commendation from the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, Andrew E. Gibson, " ... for courageous action . . . in a succes fuJ attempt to save the (SS) Madaket, on Aug. 26, 1970, when a (500 lb.) napalm fire bomb was dropped (accidentally) into the hold (full of bombs) causing immediate fire and the threat of violent explosion at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam." Seafarer Hill is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Born in Houston, he is a resident of Shepherd, Texas. James Morgan, 59 ,joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Morgan last sailed out of the port of New Orleans. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Morgan was born in Louisiana and is a resident of New Orleans. And he also worked as a mechanic and real estate broker. Sanicola is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in New York City, he is a resident of Sunrise, Fla. Adan Quevedo, 65 ,joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing as a wiper. Brother Quevedo last sailed out of the port of Santurce, P. R. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Ponce, P.R. Otto Tonner, 84, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1963 sailing as an AB. Brother Tonner attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 11. He was born in Germany and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Tonner is a resident of Reno , Nev. Dario Rios, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward and steward delegate. Brother Rios was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor and 1962 Robin Line beefs. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Rio Piedras, P.R. Ward "Slim" Marshall Wallace, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Wallace graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He last sailed out of the port of Jacksonville. Seafarer Wallace walked ~- the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1961 Greater N . Y. Harbor and the 1962 Robin Line beefs. Wallace is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Virginia, he is a resident of Daytona Beach, Fla. ·111 Alfred Salem, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a recertified chief steward. Brother Salem graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1983. He last sailed out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Salem is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Salem attended the National Teachers College in the Philippine Is. and graduated from the Hospital Dietary Supervisor School and the Radio Operator Training Institute there. A native of Samar, P.I., he is a resident of Houston. Henry August Sormunen, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1963 sailing as a FO WT. Brother Sormunen last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. He hit the bricks in the 1963 maritime beef. Seafarer Sormunen was born in Michigan and is a resident of San Francisco. Frank Ciro Sanicola, 68, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1964 sailing as a chief electrician and 2nd assistant engineer. Brother Sanicola last sailed out of the port of Jacksonville. He graduated from the SHLSS-MEBA District 2 Engineering School, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1967. Seafarer Sanicola was on the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Great Lakes John Paul Fletcher, 67, joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1960. He sailed as a bosun and watchman for the American Steamship Co. from 1967 to 1971. Brother Fletcher began sailing in 1942. He last sailed out of the port of Algonac, Mich. and is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Laker Fletcher was born in Royalton, Wis. and is a resident of Crawfordville, Fla. Victor Wilbur Knechtel, 65, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960. He sailed as a wheelsman for the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Co. Brother Knechtel last sailed out of the port of Algonac. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Laker Knechtel was born in Alpena, Mich. and is a resident there. BOOZE AND DRl.I~ #AVE YOU .OOWNP NELP 15' A VAii.ABLE. CONTACT Y()UR PORT AGENT, OR 6.1.ll ORUG AJlf) ALCOIKJt. PROGRAM. WEY)>(J/NTND. 28 I LOG I May 1986 �r I AMERICAN CONDOR (Pacific Gulf Marine), March 2-Chairman Alfonso Armada; Secretary Burdette; Educational Director McRae. No disputed OT. There is $35 in the ship's fund. A suggestion was made to start some arrival pools to earn money for the fund . Also, the bosun will look into the fund from the previous voyage which is now missing. Previous beefs were satisfactorily taken care of by the New York patrolman at payoff and clarification given that overtime is available to department delegates. Bosun Armada talked about the possibility of Pacific Gulf Marine getting another RO/RO (the Clipper) to operate on the same run as the Condor. It was suggested that each member read the shipping agreement to understand precisely what is and what is not payable when restricted to the ship, and a committee was appointed to look into the rules and regulations pertaining to being restricted aboard ship. The importance of contributing to SPAD and of upgrading at Piney Point was also stressed. Next ports: Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Char1eston, S.C. and Baltimore, Md. LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transportation Corp.), March 23-Chairman Robert Callahan; Secretary L. Conlon. Everything is running smoothly onboard the Aquarius. Upon arrival at the last port, Capt. Shekem and Chief Mate Palmer settled the beef pertaining to the disputed penalty OT regarding tank cleaning for the deck department. All deck department members were ' satisfied with the outcome. And Raleigh Minix came aboard in Tobata, Japan, and settled a dispute in the engine department to mutual satisfaction. There is $80 in the ship's fund which will be turned over to the captain until service is resumed. Everyone is expected to make an effort to clean their quarters prior to entering the shipyard in Nagasaki around April 20. All hands involved were notified of a transfer to other vessels in order to secure enough time for benefits, vacation, etc. Members were reminded to be respectful of their fellow mates onboard ship. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for keeping the galley cleaned at night, and to Capt. Shekem for the donation of beer and soda for the pool parties. Next ports: Arun, Indonesia and Osaka and Nagasaki, Japan. , ITB BALTIMORE (Apex Marine), March 20-Chairman John J. Pierce; Secretary Edward M. Collins; Educational Director A. Alexalcis. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department for tank cleaning and two holidays (Lincoln's birthday and Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday). Otherwise, everything is running pretty smoothly. The captain said payoff will be Sunday, March 23 around 9 a.m. The secretary wished to thank the crew for helping keep the messroom clean. He also said, "I know you all know what we are facing in the shipping business now. So ...donate to SPAD so that our voice will be heard in Washington." The same old movies are onboard, and crewmembers would like to get some new ones. A vote of thanks was given to Chief Steward Ed Collins and Chief Cook Pedro LaBoy for jobs well done. Next port: New York. COVE LEADER (Cove Shipping), March 23-Chairman Robert G. Lawson ; Secretary Henry W. Roberts; Educational Director M. Williams ; Deck Delegate H. Meeder; Steward Delegate George Malone. No beefs or disputed OT. Robert G. Lawson came on in Texas City, Texas for a 60-day bosun relief. A safety meeting was held at which time the captain discussed safety procedures to be followed during loading and unloading of cargo. He also announced that there is to be no more coffee, cokes, bowls of grapes, etc. when coming on watch. Crewmembers are to bring only gloves and a flashlight. Also, any old rags lying around are to be disposed of. There should be no cups on deck at any time. The galley is still in need of an icebox and an electric slicing machine. All hands were asked to keep the messroom door closed during meal hours due to a draft being pulled across the steam table which makes it hard to keep the food hot. The steward department was given a vote of thanks from the crew for a job well done. Next port: Texas City, Texas. Director E. Fahie; Deck Delegate James Haims. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman reminded members to report all hazardous conditions they find while working aboard ship. He also urged memers to take advantage of the upgrading facilities at Piney Point and stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD-an important tool "in fighting our Anemies in the halls of Congress." The secretary noted the necessity of reading the LOG to keep up with news of SIU activities and of the maritime industry as a whole. It has been a smooth sailing with a good ship and a man urged all eligible members to upgrade their skills at Piney Point because "entry jobs are becoming very scarce." Next port: Portland, Ore. WILLIAM B. BAUGH (Maersk), March 16-Ghairman Bernard Saberon; Secretary A. Hurk; Educational Director A. Keil. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department regarding painting in the pumproom. A cadet is standing the AB's watch. This is the second time this has happened aboard this vessel, even with a full complement of hands. And the cadet is receiving overtime which rightly should be the AB's. There is approximately $140 in the ship's fund which will be used to purchase a microwave oven. The microwave will be installed in the crew mess hall for everyone's use. The new acrossthe-board wage increases as printed in the LOG were explained to the crew. Members wish to have confirmation of these increases sent to all vessels so that they can better understand the actions taken on these matters by the Union and by the company. Deck department members also want to know why they cannot work OT on weekends aboard this vessel and request a notice of work rules to that effect. The educational director stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD and of utilizing the upgrading facilities at Piney Point. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for their fine work, particularly A. Hurk for performing two jobs (chief cook and baker). Next port: Diego Garcia. Tony Sacco, third mate aboard the M. V . Sugar Islander (Pacific Gulf Marine), sends along this photo of the ship 's crew, enjoying one of " Milton 's" great cookouts from the last voyage. The Sugar Islander went 'round the world on a 5 1h month trip: loading grain in the Gulffor Mozambique , then on to Singapore and into the shipyard. She then went on to Hawaii to load sugar for Crockett, Calif. where she recently paid off. GROTON (Apex Marine), March 23Chairman Neil D. Matthey; Secretary M. Deloatch; Educational Director A. Gardner; Deck Delegate Allen F. Campbell; Engine Delegate Gerardo Vega; Steward Delegate Pedro Mena. No disputed OT. The chairman reported that the ship will be going into Norfolk shipyard for repairs and that all members will be laid off. Any crewmember who wants to reclaim his job should register in the port of Norfolk. The secretary urged all hands to contribute to SPAD to help the Union fight for a stronger merchant marine, and the educational director stressed the importance of practicing safety at all times. The crew extended a vote of thanks to the steward and chief cook for the very good food . The steward, in return, thanked the crew for helping keep the messrooms clean. Next port: Norfolk, Va. OMI LEADER (OMI), March 30-Chairman Orla Ipsen; Secretary F. Mitchell ; Educational Director/Chief Pumpman Charlie Durden; Deck Delegate Michael Hurley; Engine Delegate J. Rosario; Steward Delegate Allen Manuel. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There are two funds aboard the Leader: a ship's fund of $60 and a movie fund of $103. The chairman gave a brief report on Union activities and some information from previous meetings. He advised all delegates to fill out the repair lists and give them to the steward so he can type them up and deliver them topside. At this time there was no information on when the ship would pay off. A motion was made to contact the Negotiating Committee (or appropriate persons) to see if the SIU can prevent any additional cutting of crew. Members feel that in some instances it is "just plain unsafe seamanship when a seaman has to do too much work and hasn't had proper rest due to the fact that the departments are so short." Some discussion ensued about repairs that need to be done. The recreation room needs new furniture and the washing machine is not level. All hands also were reminded to take care of the movies and tapes and secure them when not in use. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a fine job. Next port: New York. S EA·LAND LI BERATOR (Sea-Land Service), March 22-Chairman A. J. Eckert; Secretary C. M. Modellas; Educational good crew. Compliments were given to the steward department on the quality and service of food. Payoff will be in Oakland upon arrival March 26. At that time Capt. A. J. Sutter will retire after 25 years sailing for Sea-Land. Members extended best wishes to him on his retirement. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. ULTRAMAR (American Maritime Crewing Co.), March 2-Chairman A. P. Blaunsot; Secretary Jesse Thrasher Jr.; Educational Director D. Dobbins; Deck Delegate Stanley W. Parker; Engine Delegate Steve W. Bigelow. Some clarification was requested in the deck department pertaining to tank cleaning overtime. The crew rejoined the Ultramar following a 10-day layup in the Singapore shipyard. Very few repairs were completed in the galley, crew rooms, showers and messhalls. The chair- Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ADOllS PORTWIO PRIDE Of TEXAS AMERICAll CORllORAIT ROYER AURmA ST.LOUIS ALTAIR COURIER CAGUAS COVE lllERTY COISTITUTIOI GREAT LAID l•PDDEICE 1.118 LEO llAUI MOIU PAllU IEWARI OMI CllAMPIOI OMI CllAR&ER OMI SACRAMEITO OMI WABASH OVERSEAS UTAUE SALERIUM SAM HOUSTOll SAi PEDRO SEA-WO COISUMER SEA-WO EXPRESS SEA-WO FREEDOM SEA-WO LEADER SEA-WO MARIB SEA-WO PACER SEA-W VEITURE SEA-WO VOYAGER 2nd LT. JOHii P. BOBO SEIATOR SUGAR ISi.AiDER THOMPSOI PASS ULTRASEA Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point . . . ........... Monday, June 2 .. . . . .. . .. . ........... 10:30 a.m. New York .. ... . .. . . .. . . .Tuesday, June 3 ........... .... ... . .. 10:30 a.m . Philadelphia ........ . . .... Wednesday, June 4 . .. .. .. ..... . .... . . 10:30 a.m. Baltimore .... . ... . .... . .. Thursday, June 5 .... . .... .. .... . . .. .. 10:30 a.m. Norfolk .... . ......... ... Thursday, June 5 .. ....... . . . . . ....... 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville .............. Thursday, June 5 ...... . .............. 10:30 a .m. Algonac ................. Friday, June 6 .............. . ........ 10:30 a. m. Houston ........ .. ....... Monday, June 9 ...................... 10:30 a. m. New Orleans ............. Tuesday, June IO ......... . ..... . .... 10:30 a. m. Mobile .................. Wednesday, June 11 .................. 10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............ Thursday, June 12 .................... 10:30 a.m . Wilmington .............. Monday, June 16 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................. Friday, June 20 ...................... 10:30 a.m. San Juan ................ Thursday, June 5 . .................... 10:30 a.m. St. Louis ................ Friday, June 13 ...................... 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ................ Thursday, June 12 .................... 10:30 a.m. Duluth .................. Wednesday, June 11 .................. 10:30 a.m. Glouce ter ............... Tue day, June 17 .................... 10:30 a.m. Jersey City ............... Wedne day, June 18 .................. 10:30 a.m. May 1986 I LOG I 29 �CL L NP Directory of Ports -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes APRIL 1-30, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port 70 21 5 34 18 4 11 6 2 88 25 9 Algonac ................... DECK DEPARTMENT 99 28 4 15 33 11 8 19 3 3 4 3 28 45 14 Totals All Departments.. . . . . . . 203 70 20 169 36 5 54 101 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 31 Port Algonac ................... ENGINE DEPARTMENT 48 5 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 22 3 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 Port Algonac ................... Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angua "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP HEADQUARTERS Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea APRIL 1-30, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Graups Clan A Claa B TOTAL SHIPPED Class C Port Gloucester . .. ............... New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington .......... ... .... Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ...... . .......... Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point .... . ............ Totals . .. ................... - Port Gloucester .. .. . .... .. . . ..... New York ......... ..... ..... Philadelphia . . .... ...... . .. .. Baltimore .. . . ... ....... ..... Norfolk .. ... . . . ......... . .. . Mobile ......... ....... ..... New Orleans ...... . . . . ...... Jacksonville . . ............ ... San Francisco ........ . ..... . Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico . ................ Honolulu ............ ... .... Houston ................ . ... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals ...................... 1 55 6 12 22 6 49 42 35 17 42 0 7 35 0 0 329 2 10 3 7 11 2 7 14 13 9 11 0 18 8 0 2 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT 1 1 0 31 6 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 13 9 0 3 2 0 4 33 0 28 8 2 4 0 25 22 7 0 27 6 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 26 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 5 2 10 4 14 5 12 3 0 0 216 67 2 0 4 28 0 1 202 1 7 1 0 6 1 10 3 8 4 9 0 10 3 0 0 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 13 0 2 4 3 21 18 12 7 14 0 6 14 0 1 115 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 2 Port Gloucester . . ................ New York .............. ..... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk .. ..... . ...... . .. . ... Mobile ...... . ........ ... ... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington .. ..... .......... Seattle ....... .. ............ Puerto Rico .. . . .. .. ...... ... Honolulu . .................. Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ............ . .... Totals . .. . . ............ . .... 1 26 1 1 5 6 20 16 33 14 25 0 8 16 0 1 173 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 5 5 1 10 0 21 0 0 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0 0 21 0 11 1 0 2 3 13 9 24 9 10 0 6 7 0 1 96 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 13 Port Gloucester .................. New York ............... . ... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco . ...... . ....... Wilmington ..... . . . ..... . ... Seattle ....... . ............. Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston . . .... . ...... . ... . .. St. Louis ................... Piney Point ...... ... ........ Totals ... ... ................ 0 19 2 2 7 3 23 7 39 17 24 0 4 17 0 0 164 1 40 2 7 11 3 0 5 1 2 2 0 14 11 19 0 4 249 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 0 1 0 196 1 0 0 212 9 0 7 9 0 0 89 Totals All Departments . . ...... 868 482 246 516 0 37 4 4 8 8 36 24 15 15 18 18 13 6 12 18 0 104 10 Trip 10 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 6 0 7 0 13 1 0 0 86 86 10 0 0 0 0 0 152 88 279 105 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B ClusC 5 113 9 15 26 15 104 71 56 32 65 0 8 18 8 11 18 2 16 23 21 11 9 1 26 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 61 12 59 0 3 585 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 7 4 1 2 3 0 0 30 1 94 9 7 15 16 69 49 40 27 44 1 5 48 0 3 428 2 13 2 1 12 4 12 7 14 7 11 0 10 7 0 0 102 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 14 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 2 14 2 2 1 47 3 0 0 78 1 45 3 3 15 12 36 22 76 18 42 1 5 23 0 1 303 0 6 2 2 2 1 5 7 9 3 14 1 32 1 0 2 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 5 3 20 4 40 15 93 32 45 1 8 22 0 1 343 8 82 7 9 20 13 31 30 23 23 43 1 133 11 0 6 439 0 4 0 0 0 1 20 6 4 1 4 0 304 1 0 0 345 169 1,659 814 405 0 0 1 186 10 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of April was down from the month of March. A total of 1,069 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,069 jobs shipped, 516 jobs or about 48 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 169 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 2,805 jobs have been shipped. 30/ LOG I May 1986 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 noo2 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21 st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 I �Policy Editorial Is There a Maritime Plan? O NE is a congressman who says he doesn't go in for "presidentbashing.'' The other is an active duty Navy officer who is sworn to carry out the orders of the commander-inchief. Yet both these men recently had harsh words for the state of the country's maritime policy and strategy. "I must sadly c-onclude that for whatever reason-whether it is ideology, obsession with cost or pure neglect-this president is not really concerned about the maritime industries of the United States," said Rep. Walter Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. "Every organization needs policy objectives . . . The same is true of our maritime policy. The policy itself doesn't need changing, but the strategy necessary to achieve these objectives must be kept current," said Capt. Robert Kesteloot, director of Strategic Sealift for the Navy. While Jones is certainly beholden to no president, Kesteloot's remarks show that even military planners and thinkers find the current administration's policy seri9usly lacking. The captain said the country has a fine maritime policy-the Maritime Act of 1936. For years the SIU and other maritime groups have aid the same thing. The problem has been that no one in the government has been carrying out the programs outlined in the Act. What Kesteloot was saying, in effect, was that the Reagan administration must shoulder a large share of the responsibility for the decline of the U.S.-flag fleet because , after all , for the past six years they have had the obligation to carry out the policy set forth in the 1936 Act. They haven ' t. One of the major cornerstones of the Act is to provide a merchant fleet that can be counted on during times of national emergency to carry and supply our troops . One way to do that , according to the Act , is to support and provide for a healthy commercial merchant marine fleet. That is not being done today . " Facts are facts, " Kesteloot said. Indeed they are. Here are a few he cited: Ill" The loss of militarily-useful dry cargo ships has dropped 75 percent, from 575 to fewer than 200. Ill" We have lost 43 percent of our tanker fleet in the past 15 years. Ill" The fleets of our NATO allies have dropped similiarly. Ill" "Warsaw Pact countries drive to the war while U.S. troops must deploy across thousands of miles of ocean.'' Kesteloot said that if maritime policy were carried out, perhaps some of the problems the industry faces would not be so severe today. He cites Section 101 of the Act, "It is necessary for national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine . . . '' According to Rep. Jones, here is what has been done to fulfill the act: ,,,.,, An end to Construction Differential Subsidies, (CDS); ,,,.,, Refusal to enter into new Operating Differential Subsidy contracts; ,,,.,, Request to repeal the Capital Construction Fund; ,,,.,, Plans to abolish the Title XI Program; ,,,.,, A major incursion into the Jones Act as a result of the CDS payback rule. What has been the result? The government has been forced to spend $5 .4 billion to augment military sealift capability. ''The really sad aspect of the president' s policy (or lack of it) is that he and his people assume that it is costfree. Well I'm here to say it is a delusion. It is not cost-free when the Defense Department has to pay $5 .4 bil1ion to augment its own sealift fleet because it can no longer rely on the private merchant marine for sealift in emergency . How can anyone say a dollar spent by the Defense Department is anymore cost-free than one spent by the Transportation Department?" Jones asked. Good question, Congressman . If the 1936 Merchant Marine Act is still the law of the land , then let's carry it out. If it means the return to old programs, fine. If it means new programs, fine again. Remember the law , " It is necessary for the national defense and the development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine.' ' 'Airline Pilots Support Fishermen ... ' Over the years the Air Line Pilots Association has been involved in labor-management disputes, each involving different issues or circumstances, and we have enjoyed the support of many other labor unions. Certainly at the top of this list are our brothers and sisters of the Seafarers International Union, who have supported our various causes by walking our picket lines and contributing generously to our various strike funds. And now it is our turn! Please do us the honor of forwarding the enclosed contribution to our brothers and sisters who are on strike in New Bedford. I sincerely hope that our brothers and sisters in New Bedford know that they are not alone in this struggle and that we in the Air Line Pilots Association are supportive in seeing this crisis to a successful completion. Fraternally, Captain Bick Hundley ALPA AFL-CIO Coordinator 'Keep Up the Good Work ... ' I have recently returned to work from vacation. I just read the November LOG last night. The article concerning PPH [Preferred Provider Hospitals] was exceptionally interesting. In these days of outrageous medical prices, we really need some kind of plan like this. As you know, we the membership have already given our pay increases and our COLA increases to the Welfare Plan just to try to keep our medical plan operating. As I understand the article, this plan will reduce (to some extent) our overwhelming medical expenses. This was a great idea. Keep up the good work. An SIU member aboard an LNG vessel 'Remembering With the SIU ... ' It is not easy to be old and sick. Thanks to the SIU and our medical and pension plans, I'm doing O.K. I still remember my sailing days way back. Sincerely, Evald Kamm K-123 Astoria, N.Y. An Effective Counter-Terrorism Policy by Senator Patrick Leahy There is a new plague loose in the world and it threatens the most basic values of civilization. This 20th century virus is terrorism. Over the past year, there has been a continued increase in the violence directed against the United States by organized terrorists. During 1985 alone, 23 Americans were killed and 160 wounded by terrorists. The first line of defense is a determination not to let terrorists win any of their objectives. When forced to deal with them to save lives, there should never be abject capitulation. Though we cannot strike back blindly, we must reserve the right to use all legitimate means including force against those who commit terrorist outrages. What we need is an effective, consistent counterterrorist policy. In my view, there are four main ingredients for such a policy: 1. There must be good intelligence which permits deterrent or retaliatory action. Clearly, one of the main reasons it has not been possible to use force in past terrorist incidents is because precise intelligence has been lacking. But we are getting better. 2. The safety of Americans or of any innocent people must be the first consideration in a terrorist incident. Once the terrorists have seized their victims, it is almost certainly too late for the discriminate use of force. A rescue attempt makes sense only where the lives of the hostages are in imminent peril or where conditions are truly favorable for freeing the hostages without loss of their lives. 3. There must be carefully constructed military options tailored to specific situations. Surgical force is necessary. We are quickly developing impressive capabilities for this kind of counterterrorist action. But so far there have been limits on our ability to get these forces to a terrorist incident at the right time and in the right place with the vital information needed to conduct the operation. We can and must get better at this. 4. Perhaps the most important of all. there must be the will to act firmly, and this must be founded on a solid consensus among the president, Congress and the people. When the U.S. moves against terrorists, we do not need hesitations , second-guessing and partisan divisions. The key to such a consensus is agreement between Congress and the president. To date, this has not happened. Terrorism is going to be a menace to U.S. interests for many years to come. It is time the administration adopted a policy of another popular Republican president by "Walking softly and carrying a big stick." May 1986 I LOG I 31 �Independence Skipper Lauds Deck Crew for Dousing Ship's Fire in Laundry Capt. Robert K. Leopold of the SS Independence (American-Hawaii Cruises) recently sent letters of commendation to 18 Seafarers of the liner's deck crew Emergency Squad for their rapid and professional dousing of a smoky fire in the ship's laundry room without injuries or major damage. The honored crewmembers were: Bosun Thomas W. Lasater, Bosun Mate John T. Shepher, Carpenter Chris Curcio, Joiner Jeffrey Higgins , Supp/ Joiner William Anderson, ABs Bruce Greeley, William Daniels, James Walker, Brian O'Hanlon , Dana M. Cella, Pamela L. Taylor and Richard S. DeMont, ABs/Maint. Charles Spence, Douglas A. Hodges Herbert K. W. Won and Henry Scott , OS/ Maint. Charles Williams and 2/E Robert A. Deane The letters from the captain read: "On the morning of March 5, 1986, a fire broke out in the ship's laundry . Despite heavy smoke and adverse conditions, you responded immediately and effectively. As a direct result of your efforts, the fire was contained. There were no injuries and damage was minimal. "On the morning of March 12, 1986, you again responded , this time for a Coast Guard evaluation of the ship's Emergency Squad incident to their APL's Washington in Oakland Four of the six members of the Washington's steward department (I. tor.) are Assistant Cook James Price, Steward Assistant Tommy Belvin, Steward Assistant Leonardo Sinisi, (with Patrolman Gentry Moore) and Steward Utility Peter Lup. quarterly inspection of the ship. Your response to a simulated fire in the "Purple Palace" was again rapid and thoroughly professional, prompting the Coast Guard inspector to favorably comment on the organization and professionalism of the ship's Erner- gency Squad. ''The foregoing are evidence of a high state of training, readiness and dedication on your part. The ship, its guests , and its crew are safer as a result of your excellence. Well doneand thank you for your efforts.'' New T-5 Matthiesen in Florida Here is part of the Matthiesen's steward department (I. to r.) Steward/Baker George Luke, Chief Cook Mike Meany and Steward Assistant David Bond. ,'I~ .:~I' • it :::··:··:" . :· ·.:...' · ~ . .::. :. t.:.m;, Steward Assistant Liza Sainz. 32 I LOG I May 1986 The Richard G. Matthiesen is one of five new T-5 tankers scheduJed for long-term charter to the MSC. Operated by Ocean Carriers Inc., the Matthiesen crewed earlier this year. Above is part of that original crew (I. to r.) Chief Cook Michael Meany, AB Robert Grubbs, AB Roan Lightfoot, AB Nickolas Zervos, SA David Bond, SA Lisa Sainz, QMED Robert Caldwell, Steward/Baker George Luke, QEP Jimmie Nicholson, AB Randy Dole, Bosun Jack Rhodes, QMED Donzell Bush, UDE Willie Thigpen, AB Frankie Rediker and Patrolman James B. Koesy. Chief Cook Jimmy Ramlan (left) and Assistant Port Steward Jake Dusich pose in the Washington's galley. Dusich is a former SIU official. Bob Pomerlane Honored by 'Day' In a proclamation, Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer designated April 24, 1986 (Bob's birthday) as "Robert 'Rabbit' Pomerlane Day" in the port city. Patrolman Pomerlane (a post he has held since 1972) was also honored that night with presentations from Maryland U.S. Reps. Barbara Mikulski and Helen Delich Bentley, State House Speaker Ben Cardin and three Baltimore councilmen. Brother Pomerlane joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1953. The mayor' s proclamation said in part: ". . . Baltimore's own Robert Pomerlane is a shining example of a leader who has always been committed to people . . . Born in the town which he has come to cherish and which, by the way, has also come to cherish him, Bob was reared in Fell's Point . . . and as an active youngster he acquired the nickname of ''Rabbit'' while playing sandlot softball. " ... His courage, wisdom and superior athletic capabilities . . . were demonstrated early on when he defeated the heavyweight champion of Bainbridge while in Navy bootcamp, and he went on to distinguish himself as a highly-acclaimed and greatly-feared Golden Gloves champion and unbeaten professional fighter . . . ''For more than four decades Bob "Rabbit" Pomerlane has played a key role in helping to carry out the noble principles of the renowned Seafarers International Union and is heralded the world over as a devoted international representative and political consultant ... " � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES DROZAK UNVEILS MERGER PLAN TO BOOST MARITIME LABOR IMPROVED SAFETY WOULD LOWER FISHING INSURANCE PREFERENCE SHARE JUMPS UNION JOIN FORCES AT MARITIME BILLS’ HEARING WEST COAST SEAFARERS MARCH AGAINST APARTHEID DROZAK UNVEILS MERGER PLAN TO BOOST MARITIME LABOR DARK CLOUDS SEEN LIFTING OVER INLAND LINES ASC BOWLERS COP TOURNEY TITLE ORIGINAL THIRD, SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER (INSPECTED MOTOR VESSEL) COURSES PREPARE SIU MEMBERS FOR ADVANCEMENT, AND HIGHER PAY SEAFARERS RETIREMENT PROGRAM OPENS RAMIREZ FAMILY ENJOYS COMFORTS OF SHLSS CHOOSE A UNION LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CO. -AT&T (CWAU) MORE DOD CARGOES FOR U.S. FLAG SHIPS FITOUT- WINTER’S END FOR SIU LAKERS SIU IN WASHINGTON MARITIME OVERHAUL OIL PRICES DELTA QUEEN JAPANESE CARS, BILATERAL TREATIES BUILD AND CHARTER TUNA AMERICA HITS LIBYA FOR ITS ROLE IN PROMOTING TERRORISM WHAT IS THE EUSC DOCTRINE? ASSIGNMENT OF MARINERS U.S.-P.I. FRIENDSHIP AFFIRMED ITF MEETS IN GENEVA SIU WINS RUNAWAY FLAG FIGHT KENYA: A GREAT PLACE TO SHOP! IS THERE A MARITIME PLAN? AN EFFECTIVE COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICY INDEPENENCE SKIPPER LAUDS DECK CREW FOR DOUSING SHIP’S FIRE IN LAUNDRY BOB POMERLANE HONORED BY ‘DAY’ Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 5 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/61b69ffe5d3dc80b8fc8c9ff2210a7b3.pdf c1c2541aad0baf045843fe58268bf4c5 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic:, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL·CIO Vol. 48 No. 6 June 1986 Senate Bills Revive Cruise Fifth and Last MPS Crewed by SIU Ship Debate A Senate hearing to consider measures which could open the door to a strong U.S.-flag cruise ship industryand hundreds of new seagoing jobsbrought new support and new hope for the SIU-endorsed propo als. The hearing, held June 4 before the Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, also brought predictable opposition from one maritime labor organization. ''The [Reagan] administration strongly supports the U .S.-flag cruise industry and strongly supports our cabotage laws," said Maritime Administrator John Gaughan, testifying on the two bills, S. 1935 and S. 1929. "Additional U.S.-flag passenger vessels would have an indirect national security benefit of providing more flexibility during a national contingency and additional jobs for U.S. merchant seamen," he said, stating that the Department of Transportation favors the legislation in principle and would support the bills if amended to meet certain criteria. The first bill, S. 1935, permits up to five foreign-flag passenger vessels that were constructed abroad to be reflagged U.S. and operated in the U.S. coastwise trade. Ten foreign-flag vessels appear to be eligible for consideration under this bill, including the Cunard Princess and Cunard Countess. The second bill, S. 1929, permits the hotel structure and facilities of certain new passenger vessels for the coastwise trade to be constructed (Continued on Page 3.) Inside: • •• fl :{ff The SIU-crewed Sgt. William R. Button slides down the ways at her christening last month at the General Dynamics Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. The Button is the last of five RO/ROs built there for the U.S. Navy's Maritime Prepositioning Program. All five ships are 671-feet long, powered by twin medium speed diesels with service speeds of 18 knots. The ships, operated by American Overseas Marine Inc., carry five 40-ton cranes which are operated by Seafarers who received special training at SHLSS. The 22,700-ton vessels can carry up to 1,400 vehicles. There is 100,000 cubic feet of space for general cargo, 18,000 for refrigerated goods and 230,000 for ammunition. The cargo onboard can keep a 3,000-man Marine amphibious brigade supplied for 30 days. While these ships mean jobs for the SIU, the Button was the last ship for the workers at Quincy, and several thousand shipyard workers received their layoff notices. The yard has no major construction orders on its books. Sea-Land Agrees to CSX Takeover Bid Port Bi II Moves Page 3 'Queen' Wins Exemption Page 5 Inland News Pages 5-7 SHLSS News Pages 9-13 A Maritime Vacation Page 14 Ships in a Bottle Page 21 Drozak at ILO in Geneva Page 31 Sea-Land Corp. has approved a $742 million offer from the giant transportation conglomerate CSX Corp. to purchase the shipping company. Sea-Land, the Union's largest ingle employer, would become part of a huge railroad, barge line and team hip empire if the merger is approved by various federal agencies. Two years ago CSX purchased American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL). The company also operates the Chessie System railroad. The Interstate Commerce Commission and the U.S. Justice Department must approve the merger plans for Sea-Land. The Maritime Administration, which ha very limited jurisdiction in the case because Sea-Land does not receive government subsidies, gave its approval when CSX told the agency it had no plans to liquidate Sea-Land nor to withdraw from the Capital Contruction Fund. CSX has acquired 91 percent of the stock in Sea-Land, but four shareholder have filed suit over the proposed takeover. Earlier this year, Sea-Land was the target of an "unfriendly" takeover bid by Dallas businessman Harold Simmon . In his attempt to take over the company, he reportedly acquired about 39 percent of the company's stock. After Sea-Land agreed to the CSX offer, CSX agreed to purchase Simmons' share and he withdrew his efforts to acquire the shipping company. He also reportedly posted a $90 miJlion profit in the deal. Special Report: Drug Abuse Pages 16 & 17 �P esident's Report by Frank Drozak Last year more than 3 million people boarded cruise ships in American ports. But except for about 100,000 who sailed on the SIUcrewed and contracted SS Independence and SS Constitution, the other 2.9 million ailed on foreignflag ships. It is time to change those disgraceful numbers. I was called on by the Senate' Merchant Marine Subcommittee to testify on two bills which could open the door to this multi-million dollar business for Americans and add thousands of jobs for American seamen of all unions. One bill, S. 1935, would allow the re-flagging of up to five foreignbuilt cruise ships. The other, S. 1929, would require that the hull and superstructures of new ships be built in this country, but allow the hotel facilities and other part to be built abroad. This time around I really believe we have a chance to convince Congress that these bill could be a real boo t to industry, labor and national defense. While there was predictable opposition from the expected quarters, I sense a coming together of the maritime industry. The vague promises and phantom plans floated by re-flagging opponents for the past several years could be overcome if the maritime community finally shows some unity. I urge you to write to your senators and ask them for their upport. **** Last month I spent a week in Geneva, Switzerland with representatives from more than 40 maritime unions from around the world. Our goal with the International Labor Organization i to raise standard for all merchant seamen and to stop the abuse of seafarers around the world. Of course many of these countries are competing with the U.S.flag fleet. But the main reason so many foreign-especially Third World-countries can operate so cheaply is that their seafarers are exploited and abused by unscrupulous owners and the lack of labor standards around the world. When a seafarer is paid $150 a month with no benefits to sail on dangerous rust-buckets, it is no wonder the ships carry goods at artificially low rates. Our participation in the ILO is two-fold. We want to help out our brothers and sisters who make their livings on the sea, and by doing that we will bring them closer to the wage and skill standards of the U.S. merchant seamen-which will then give the American-flag fleet a better chance to compete. **** Drugs are a major problem in America. Drugs are also a big problem for Seafarers. We are no different from the rest of society in that regard. A special report on pages 16 and 17 will tell you about the drug problem, what drugs do to you and how to get help. Read it. As I have said over and over, that first step for anyone who needs help is to admit that they have.. a problem. Drug addiction, or alcoholism, is a.. disease, and when you are sick you need help. Drugs can destroy your life and your career. Please, if you have a problem talk to your port agent or call the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center. Hell, you can even call me. We will help you if you let us. Sealift Essential for Security, Navy Tells House "It is a national re ponsibility" to make sure a commercial U .S.-flag merchant marine pro pers and survives because the merchant marine is a cornerstone of the nation's defense, Vice Admiral T.J. Hughe Jr. told the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee last month. Following are highlights of his statement. • "A strong U.S.-flag merchant marine is absolutely essential to our forward collective defense, the national military strategy of the United States. It is a critical component of the force structure required to carry out our basic military planning for both limited and general war.'' • ''Today, and in the foreseeable future, there is no substitute for U.S.flag commercial ships in the fulfillment of our strategic sealift objectives. If there were no U .S.-flag merchant marine, it would have to be replaced by a government owned and operated sealift fleet-at considerable additional expense to acquire and operate. As an option, uch an alternative is neither practical nor cost effective.'' • · 'Sealift is going to play a crucial role in any future conflict involving the United States. There is no plan for any major overseas military operation, whether it be a general war involving the Soviet Union or a contingency operation in some remote corner of the globe, that does not involve the use of the seas for the injection of our military forces and the sustaining of American presence in the area.'' • ''Current military planning depends on the U.S. merchant marine to provide the major portion of the U .S.-flag sealift." • ''The merchant marine is needed to carry out specific strategic requirements for which government owned shipping is not available, and which would be uneconomical for the government to maintain in peacetime for fluctuating contingency requirements. As a ·matter of day to day policy, the Department of Defense relies upon the American owned, citizen crewed vessels of the U.S.flag merchant marine to provide reliable and secure transportation of military cargo." • "Sealift is a Navy responsibility: On 13 March 1984, the Secretary of the Navy formally added Strategic Sealift as a major Navy function, along with sea control and power projection. His pronounciation emphasized the increa ing importance of strategic ealift to overall military capability.'' • ''A Department of Defense projection of sealift assets shows that in 1992, government sources will be able to provide about 536,000 short tons of lift capacity for surge deployment. The balance of about 434,000 short tons will have to be lifted by commercial U.S.-flag sources and the ships of the Effective U.S. Controlled fleet. Today's forecasts of the size of the U.S.-flag merchant marine indicate that its capacity in 1992 will be about 334,000 short tons and the EUSC fleet will be able to lift about 32,800 short tons. This shortfall ofnearly 100,000 short tons cannot be made up simply by using the available merchant ships of our NATO allies. Those assets are already fully committed to the surge and resupply strategic sealift support in the European and Pacific theaters of operations. Furthermore, the EUSC militarily useful vessels are not numerous enough to make up for this shortage.'' • ''Clearly the decline in the size and capacity of the U.S. merchant marine is of grave concern to those of us in the Department of Defense responsible for national security planning." • "The Navy cannot by law regulate . the size of the structure of the U.S. merchant marine. But the Navy does view with gravest concern those trends within the industry that would reduce our commercial fleet's ability to carry out its defense functions whenever required by national security. The Navy is increasing the size of the government's sealift assets not as a substitute for existing merchant marine vessels, but as replacements for that percentage of our commercial fleet that has vanished as victims of economic pressures. But I must reiterate, the government owned sealift fleet can only go so far as a percentage of our total sealift force. A commercial fleet is required to generate the seagoing manpower necessary to man the national sealift forces of the United States." • "It cannot be the Navy's responsibility alone to shore up the merchant marine. Our commercial fleet has an essential national security role to fulfill, and it is a national responsibililty-not just a Navy or Defense Department responsibility-to see that this national asset is properly supported." J Off1c1al Publication of the Seafarers lnternallonal Union of North America, Atlantic Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters Olstnct , AFL-CIO June 1986 Vol 48, No 6 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Charles Svenson Editor Joe DiGiorgio Ed Turner Secretary Executive Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President Joe Sacco George McCartney Roy A. Mercer Vice President Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Deborah Greene Max Hall Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor 2 LOG June 1986 Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) 1s published monthly by Seafarers International Union. Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746, Tel 8990675 Second-class postage paid at M.S .C Prince Georges, Md 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices POSTMASTER Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way , Camp Springs, Md . 20746. �Port Development at Conference Stage House and Senate Try to Mold Two Bills Into One The House and the Senate both have passed bills calling for substantial new port development programs. If the two branches of Congress can iron out their differences at a joint conference hearing, then the United States would have its first major port development program in many years. That, however, is a big if. The two bills encompass drastically different approaches to funding. And the leaders in the Republican-controlled Senate have given little indication that they are willing to compromise. Their version must prevail, they say, or the president will veto the legislation. ''The fact that the legislation has reached this point is encouraging,'' said Frank Pecquex, head of the legislative department of the SIU. ''This country has been in desperate need of some kind of port development program. The antiquated state of many of this country's ports, dams and chan- nels is having a perceptible adverse effect on this country's ability to export certain kinds of goods." The enactment of some kind of port development program would have an immediate and beneficial effect on several areas of American industry, says the Transportation Institute, a nonprofit maritime research center. These areas include the coal industry, whose ability to export its products has been hampered by the inability of many American ports to accommodate foreign super colliers, and the Great Lakes region. Despite their differences, there are many similarities between the two bills. According to the Congressional Information Bureau, both versions feature "a port development cost-sharing and user fee compromise." Both, says the CIB, "provide a mechanism for recouping about 40 percent of the federal cost of port operations and maintenance through a .04 percent tax on the value of the cargo moving in and out of the U.S. ports." However, the Senate bill is considerably less ambitious than its House counterpart. It authorizes only $11.5 billion, which is slightly more than half of the $20 billion that the House bill authorized. The Senate bill would earmark 191 projects; the House bill names at least 40 more. Perhaps the major difference between the two bills is in the gas fuel tax that both would impose. The House bill envisions a 10 percent fuel tax; the Senate would raise the tax in one cent increments until it has reached 20 cents a gallon by 1997. Proponents of the increase say that the tax represents a small percentage of the barge industry's costs and is insignificant compared with savings realized from the recent plunge in fuel pnces. Yet as The Journal of Commerce notes: "Even with lower fuel costs, the industry is far from healthy. It will be years before supply and demand balance out in the industry, so special consideration is in order. At the very least, the tax increases should be put off a few more years to give the industry some breathing room .... " While both versions of the bill demand up-front payments from local project sponsors, the Senate bill goes one step further by requiring repayment of an additional 10 percent of project costs over 30 years. "Despite the differences, I believe that the Senate and the House can iron them out," said Pecquex. "After all, most of the people named to the joint conference are truly committed to modernizing this nation's infrastructure. "The real threat to this bill," said Pecquex, "is Gramm-Rudman." SIU Backs New Passenger Ship Legislation (Continued from Page 1.) abroad, with the hull and uperstructure being built in the U.S. Statistics show that the number of passengers embarking from U.S. ports has increased from 590,000 in 1979 to well over 3 million in 1985, representing a growth of more than 400 percent in the past seven years. But this burgeoning industry on U.S. shore is dominated by foreign ships. The two bills being considered are ''pragmatic attempt at establishing ~n American beachhead in this market," said Gaughan. "The potential benefit to the seriously depressed U.S. merchant marine could be significant. It has been estimated by the proponents of S. 1935 that the bill alone would provide more than l ,000 badly needed seagoing jobs. Both bills would also result in new shipyard work with conequent employment benefits." SIU President Frank Drozak told the Senate committee that the SIU is strongly in favor of S. I935. He pointed out that expansion of the U .S.-flag cruise vessel fleet is a logical result of the growing economic importance of the cruise industry and that recent terrorism in Europe and the Middle East and the falling value of the U.S. dollar have discouraged many Americans from traveling abroad. Of the approximately 19 cruise lines operating in the United States, Drozak said, only one-American Hawaii Cruise (which operates the SS Independence and SS Constitution)-is U .S.-owned and U .S.-flagged. And while the U.S. dome tic crui e market accounts for an e timated 75 percent of the world' crui e business, the United States has little opportunity to gain from this busmess because of in ufficient vessel capacity. One opponent of the bills. C. E. DeFries, president of MEBA-District L believes operators should build crui e ships in the U.S. and not re-flag foreign ships. He said that these bills could cost American jobs, not create them, that they are a serious threat to the Jone Act, and that they are examples of "devisive and destructive special issue legislation." Drozak countered that building costs have prevented the construction of new U .S.-built cruise ships. "Some have claimed that a new, cost-effective U .S.-flag passenger vessel fleet will emerge from U.S. shipyards," he said. ''Although we wi h that uch wa the case, unfortunately all available information that we have seen indicates that it is highly improbable if not impossible." Drozak pointed out that during the 1970s, when building cost for conventional tonnage increased by I 00 percent, the cost of building cruise vessels increased by 500 to 600 percent. He said, "In our view, that is an obstacle which is too great for even the skilled and dedicated U.S. shipyard management and labor to overcome. In fact, no passenger vessels have been built in the U.S. for nearly 30 years. Further, no additional active passenger vessels have been added to the U.S. fleet since 1981 despite a myriad of proposed project and refurbi hing programs. "In our view," Drozak said, "the best method for increasing the U.S. cruise ship fleet would be to pa s legislation which allows a number of foreign-built hips into the U.S. regi try to take advantage of the growing dome tic cruise market." Raymond T. McKay, pre ident of MEBA-District II. expre ed his union trong upport for S. 1935. tating that the nation· s need for an expanded U .S.-flag pas enger ve el capacity 1 clear. With only t\.\IO U.S.flag crui e ves el active in the lJ nited State . we have "only two ve el which can be called upon in a war or emergency to provide e ~ntial troopship and hospital ship capability. Through legi ·lat ion. uch as that before the subcommittee today," , aid McKay, ''we have the opportunity to substantially expand the capacity of this national security asset at absolutely no cost to the government." He cited the example of Great Britain which used three of its commercial passenger vessels to ferry thousands of troops half way around the world in its conflict in the Falkland Islands. More than 1,000 shipboard jobs would be created by the bills, Drozak said. "In contra t to our very limited capacity, the Soviet Union operates more than 70 passenger vessels which can readily be converted to military use," said McKay. "Although the U.S. does maintain a sealift reserve, it i compo ed of everal dozen aging and deteriorating ves el of World War II vintage which would take month to activate and would be of questionable military utility. ''Americans deserve jobs in the cruise ship industry," McKay said, ''and this type of legislation would be a tep in the right direction.'' Senator Paul Trible (R-Va.) agreed wholeheartedly with the legislation's proponents. "At first," Trible'said, "I was opposed to the idea of re-flagging. But I'm not prepared to stand and wait any longer" for ships to be built in the U.S. He aid he realized the legislation wa not perfect but that the be t way for this country to establish a strong U .S.-flag cruise presence is to press ahead with this legislation and ensure basic opportunities to benefit America's taxpayers, shipbuilders and seagoing workers. "This [legislation] offer us the best hope of realizing those objectives.'' Although a similar bill was introduced in the House of Representatives last year, it remains in the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The SIU hopes, as a result of this hearing, that the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee will quickly begin mark-up of the bill and favorably report the proposed legislation to the full Senate for its consideration. A Word from Lundeberg (The following item is from the Business Digest, Nov. 8, 1954). Harry Lundeberg, secretary of the AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific, and president of the SIUNA, testified that creation of one union for all unlicensed seamen would strengthen the seamen's bargaining position, but would also "create a little peace and harmony in the industry" and end the "whiplash" in which one union tops another's wage increase, and sets a new wage pattern. ''As things stand today,'' Lunde berg said, ''if I were a shipowner I wouldn't know from one day to the next where I was going.'' June 1986 I LOG 3 �Kesteloot Named to Tl Post After 20 plu years of Navy service, the last two as director of the Strategic Sealift Division, Capt. Robert W. Kesteloot wa named vice chairman of the Transportation Institute this month. Kesteloot, who retired from the service June 1, was instrumental in building the Navy's Ready Reserve fleet after years of neglect. But he warned earlier this month that there are not enough qualified crewmen to man these ships if needed. He estimated a current shortfall of about 1,000 to 2,000 and that could jump to 5,000 to 6,000 by 1992 if the current decline in U .S.-flag merchant shipping continues. He called for an increased reliance on privately-owned ships and the enactment of cargo preference legislation or bilateral treaties to increase the amount of cargo for U.S. ships. Kesteloot joined the Navy after being graduated from the University of Notre Dame. He served in various capacities onboard ships, including a tour as commanding officer aboard the USS Lockwood. He also served as commanding officer of the U.S. Navy base at Subic Bay, Philippines. He has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Combat "V," Meritorious Service Capt. Robert Kesteloot Award, Combat Action Ribbon and several medals for his service. He is married, and he and his wife Julie have four children. Energy Transportation Wins Legion Trophy The 1984-85 American Legion National Merchant Marine Award Trophy was presented recently by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R.Kan.) to Dr. C. Y. Chen, chairman of the Energy Transportation Corp. (ETC) of New York City, at a ceremony on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. This prestigious, 30-year-old award, sponsored by the American Legion Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Post No. 1242 of New York City, recognizes the outstanding contribution the company has made to the U.S. merchant marine industry through the development and successful operation of eight American-flag, SIUmanned liquefied natural methane gas (LNG) tankers. Also at the ceremony and reception were Sens. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.), Jesse Helms (R-N .C.), Mack Mattingly (R-Ga.), Hague Post member and Marad chief John Gaughan, who congratulated ETC and Dr. Chen, noting that this LNG project represents one of the highlights in our merchant marine industry and a tribute to our American seamen. Accepting the award, Dr. Chen declared, ''Thi trophy . . . is the most coveted award in our industry. On behalf of my company, I thank the Hague Post of the American Legion for bestowing this honor upon us. ''There are many who deserve credit for our achievement. Foremost in my mind are the devoted seagoing officers and crews onboard our fleet. They are the ones who brave storm and peril day-in-and-day-out to carry out their duties, upholding the finest tradition of the American merchant marine. ''Then there are the men and women of the U.S. government who, many years ago, had the vision to create the Title 11 (Loan Guarantee Construction) Program to support the U.S. merchant marine. That program enabled us to compete in the world shipping market. And Congress and the Department of Commerce added its support when our project was in the formative tage in the early 1970s. Without this cooperation, neither the Energy Tran portation Corp. nor the United State would have become involved. Nor, perhap , would the project have gone forward. ". . . And not the least, the people of the United State benefit becau e our fleet, which today is the largest fleet of liquified natural gas tanker in the world, flie the American flag, employing American crew and demonstrating to the world the quality of our merchant marine and the capability of our technology.'' SIU-contracted Energy Transportation Corp. (ETC) was awarded the American Legion's National Merchant Marine Award for its contribution to the U.S.-flag fleet. Here (I. to r.) are MCA President Joseph J. McAleer~ Dr. C. Y. Chen, ETC chairman of the board~ ETC President Donald Szostak, and SIU Vice President Red Campbell. 4 I LOG June 1986 Canadian Ships Corner Lakes' Trade Ottawa Backs Its Fleet The U.S. and Canadian dry bulk fleets involved in U.S./Canada trade in the Great Lakes region are today nearly equal in terms of the number of ships and cargo capacities. Much of the cargoes traded by the two countries in that region consist of dry bulk commodities, usually iron ore, coal and grain. And all of these are generally reserved for carriage by vessels from each of the countries. According to a new government report, in 1984 the U .S.-flag share of U.S./Canada trade was just 6.4 percent of 40 million long tons traded. The remainder, 93.6 percent, was delivered by Canadian-flag vessels. In 1953 the U.S. share was better. Though still far from equal to the Canadian share, U.S. vessels moved 29.2 percent of Canada/U .S. cargoes through the Lakes region for that year. What has enabled Canadian-flag carriers to run away with millions of dollars in shipping contracts and hundreds of jobs is the focus on a 65page General Accounting Office report released in May. As expected, all figures confirm what the maritime industry has known for some time: that U.S. carriers without the same advantages given the Canadian-flag fleet are experiencing a steady and disastrous decline. There is the serious likelihood that the American flag will simply disappear from the U .S./Canada market. As pointed out in the report, when the St. Lawrence Seaway, ajoint U.S.Canadian venture, came under construction in the 1950s, the Canadian government modernized its fleet for maximum carriage to make use of the newly-connected 2,400-mile Lakes/ Seaway system. American vessels, however, are either too large to cross these channels or capable of carrying only such small cargoes that in either case passage would be unprofitable. As a result, American participation in Seaway carriage and the full 2,400-mile Lakes/ Seaway system has been negligible, from 1 to 5 percent of cargoes carried each year by the American flag. Unlike provisions in force in the U.S., Canadian ship operators may use foreign-built and lower-cost vessels. The Canadian government, in addition, offers its ship operators various types of financial assistance in the form of shipbuilding subsidies and operating incentives that have been written into the country's tax codes. They have been aided in holding onto that market by long-term contracts signed with Canadian agents purchasing bulk materials. Again, such long-term commitments may not be signed by U.S. carriers with domestic buyers. Unless conditions change, U.S. carriers in the Lakes will continue to lose out on all domestic Great Lakes trade. Walter Jones Named 1986 Admiral of the Ocean Seas Rep. Walter 8. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, in Maritime Day ceremonies in New York City was named the 20th winner of the 1986 Admiral of the Ocean Seas (AOTOS) Award after a national poll of marine industry, labor and government leaders. The award is given in recognition of the recipient's efforts on behalf of America's merchant marine. Jones' committee handles legislation affecting the U.S. merchant fleet, the Coast Guard, oceanographic program, the Panama Canal and all cargo shipping lines. Under Jones' leadership, his committee worked hard on legislation designed to strengthen the American flag on the world's oceans. The Shipping Act of 1984, which brought maritime legislation as up-to-date as the shipping systems of the globe, was fought for hard and long by the committee. Jones was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1966. The representative has been reelected to the House e\·er since. �SIU, Company and Congress Pave Way Delta Queen Wins Five-Year Exemption SonatConUacts Update There have been a number of developments regarding the various Sonat Marine contracts. Mariner-The Mariner ballot was distributed to the membership in May, and balloting will close on June 25, 1986. The membership is voting on a broad contract package that includes changes in wages and working conditions. !BC/Harbor-These two contracts are being finalized by the company and the Union and should be ready for distribution to the membership soon. IOT-The balloting at IOT was halted before it was completed in order for the Union to weigh the impact of a recent favorable Labor Board ruling on the supervisor issue at IOT. The board differed with an earlier decision by a hearing examiner and found that the SIU was entitled to certain information on the upervisor que tion that had not been furnished by IOT. A decision on whether or not to complete the balloting at IOT to determine whether the membership accepted or rejected the company's wage and benefit package will be made hortly. The SIU continues to pursue the upervisor issue at Sonat, and like many other legal cases in the industry today, it will take some time for the legal arguments to have an effect. In the meantime, we are attempting to negotiate the best pos ible contract with the mo t ecurity we can get for the remaining Sonat employees. A piece of American history, the SIU-crewed Delta Queen will be sailing with congressional and presidential approval for another five years. The 60-year-old sternwheeler received a special exemption from the Safety of Life at Sea regulations when a Coast Guard bill wa approved la t month. Even though the latest safety equipment is onboard the Delta Queen, the riverboat's wooden uperstructure fail to meet the afety requirements. Along with the Delta Queen's exemption, the bill closed a loophole in the Jone Act which allowed foreign-flag tugs to operate in coa twide trade under some limited circumstances. While foreign participation was estimated to be small, the new law eliminates it altogether. Late last year the House and Senate passed the Coast Guard authorization bill which contained the Delta Queen's e emption. But President Ronald Reagan vetoed the bill due to other provisions he did not agree with. That was when action began on securing the paddlewheeler's statu in a separate bill. The Delta Queen Steamboat Company, the SIU and congre ional friends came together to help pass H.R. 739, which eventually made it through both houses and to the president' desk. Frank Fried , president of the company, sent his congratulation to the Union for it work. " Please accept my per onal thanks for the excellent support we received from you and your legislative staff in moving H.R. 739 through both houses of Congress and finally winning the pre ident's signature. "As you will recall , the extension on the exemption from the Safety of Life at Sea regulations for our Delta Queen had been made a part of H.R. 2466 which was vetoed by the White Hou e in December. Through the support of Congres woman Lindy Boggs (D.-La. ), immediate action wa taken to include the Delta Queen exemption in H.R. 739. This was maneuvered through the Coa t Guard and Navigation Subcommittee headed by Congressman Gerry Studds <D-Mass.), with a resultant floor vote in the Hou e of February. The bill was received in the Senate in mid-March and was coordinated through Senator Russell Long's (D-La.) office and subsequen~ly cleared by O.M.B. Then it was moved through unanimous consent on the floor of the Senate and moved to the White House for signature by the president in late April. "Perry Moran, who handles our company's governmental affairs, wa advised by Frank Pecquex of your staff, of White Hou e approval of H.R. 739 on the morning following the president's ignature. I personally was impre ·sed with the clo e ·upport and tracking this bill received by the SIU. " Frank, this i all proof-positive of the close working relationship we enjo} in several area · of your organization. We certainly look forward to that continued relation hip. " Mississippi Queen Plays Host to Women's Conference It wasn 't just the ordinary vacation crowd that lined up at Robin Street Wharf in New Orleans last April to board the SIU-crewed Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) for a leisurely cruise up the muddy waters of the Mississippi River. For openers, most of the passengers were women (with an occasional husband or son). Further, this was no vacation. This was "Businesswomen and the Political World: New Partnerships," a national, nonpartisan conference designed to bring together women of diverse backgrounds in business and politics and foster cooperation among them. The conference was organized by Lynn Cutler, Democratic National Committee vice chairwoman, and Betty Heitman, Republican National Committee co-chairwoman, so that women in business and politics could "meet the other women who have gotten involved and are influencing the outcome of legislation and regulations that have a direct impact on them." Among the women were local and state elected officials as well as public accountants, lobbyists, financial planners, media types, corporate vice presidents and owners of large ancl small businesses. Featured speakers included Constance Horner, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (the second-highest ranking woman in the Reagan administration after Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole); Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards; Rep. Lindy Boggs (D- La.); Rhode Island Attorney General Arlene Violet, and former congresswoman and vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro. The 382-ft. sternwheeler, commisioned in 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebration, proved to be an ideal location for a conference of this kind. A the paddlewheeler wended its way up to Baton Rouge and St. Francisville with stops for tour at several antebellum pfantations along the way, the women were relaxed as they listened to the keynote speakers, participated in panel discussions, talked about risk-taking and decision-making, learned how to deal with stress and creativity, and had themselves videotaped to perfect their television appearances. They exchanged business cards and did what men have been doing for year -they networked. With women bu ine owners the largest ingle source of new business formation in America today, and the expectation that more than 60 percent of all women will be in the workforce in the next decade , the conference dealt with a timely topic and was well received by all the participant . Originally set for last February, "New Partnership "was rescheduled o that repairs could be made on the riverboat which collided with a tug last December. And barring any unforeseen problems next year, the second national conference will be held aboard the Mississippi Queen next February. June 1986 I LOG I 5 �In Memoriam Pensioner Emile . Joseph Camaille Sr., 91, passed away from heart-lung failure in the St. Tammany Parish (La.) Hospital, .Covington on Feb. 12. Brother Camaille joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1958. He sailed as an oiler and chief engineer for Radcliff Materials from 1954 to 1972 and also for the Bay Towing and Dredging Co. from 1957 to 1960. Born in St. Tammany Parish, he was a resident of Covington. Burial was in the Garden of Pines Cemetery, Covington. Surviving are his widow, May Rae; three sons Emile Jr., William and Francis, and two daughters, Marie Baughman and Juanita Jenkins. Merrick "Blackie" Chapman Sr., 57, died on May 5. Brother Chapman joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1957. He sailed as a captain and pilot for National Marine Service aboard the National Gateway towboat from 1956 to 1977 and for Dixie Carriers from 1963 to 1966. He began sailing in 1951. Boatman Chapman also sailed for the Trip Pilots Assn. in 1979. Born in Ville Platte, La., he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Martha; two sons, Merrick Jr. and Christopher; three daughters, Deborah La Font, Kimberly Moody and Cherell Markintell, and a niece, Brenda Ortega, all of Ville Platte. Pensioner John 0. De Cesare, 76, died recently. Brother De Cesare joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960. He sailed as a deckhand for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1937 to 1975 and worked as a clerk at the N. Y. Stock Exchange from 1929 to 1934. Boatman De Cesare was a former member of the American Federation of Musicians Union, Local 802. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Portland, Maine, he was a resident of Staten Is., N.Y. Surviving are his mother, Josephine of Staten Is. and a brother, Anthony of New York City. Elge Barbar Domingue Jr., 52, succumbed to cancer in the Hancock General Hospital, Bay St. Louis, Miss. on Jan. 18. Brother Domingue joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1957. He sailed as a captain for Coyle Lines from 1965 to 1966, as a pilot for Dixie Carriers in 1973 and as a pilot aboard the towboat National Leader (National Marine Service) from 1984 to 1985. He was a soldier in the Louisiana National Guard from 1950 to 1951. Boatman Domingue was born in Carencro, La. and was a resident of Clearmont, La. Burial was in the McDonnaldville Cemetery, Gretna, La. Surviving are his widow, Eileen; his mother Mrs. Elge Domingue Sr. of Gretna; a sister, Evelyn Morvant, and four offspring. 6 I LOG I June 1986 Pensioner Fred ' Freeman Sr., 78, succumbed to cancer in Methodist ' Hospital, Houston on Dec. 21, 1985. Brother Freeman joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957. He sailed as a mate and captain for FTT Towing from 1946 to 1954 and for G & H Towing in 1955. He was a former member of the NMU from 1946 to 1947. Boatman Freeman was born in Magnolia, Ark. and was a resident of Houston. Interment was in the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston. Surviving are his widow, Inngeborg; a son, Fred Jr., and a daughter, Jeanne. from 1951to1957 , Dixie Carriers from 1955 to 1974 and the Inland R. Co. from 1957 to 1963. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Boatman Meaux was born in Abberville, La. and was a resident of Hull, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Venita of Livingston, Texas and his sister, Mrs. James Choate. of Lexington, N.C. Surviving are his widow, Lois of Salisbury, N .C.; a son, Richard also of Salisbury; a daughter, Donna Rowdy; his mother, Carri of Salisbury, and another relative, Joyce Kelly of Faith, N.C. Pensioner Walter Leonard Malinowski, 81, passed away on May 5. Brother Malinowski joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing as a bargeman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1925 to 1969. He was a former member of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots Union, AMW, Local 1. Boatman Malinowski was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Surviving are a sister, Amelia Rock of Baltimore and a niece, Marlene Borowski, ~lso of Baltimore. Lang Malachi Kelly, 61, died on May 21. Brother Kelly joined the Union in the port of Baltimore, in 1953 sailing as a ship's delegate and bosun. He was a former member of the NMU. Boatman Kelly also sailed during the Vietnam War and was a 1959 graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School, Baltimore. And he worked as an insurance agent from 1955 to 1958. Born in Erwin, N.C. he was a resident Pensioner Clyde Arthur Pipkins, 79, passed away from a heart attack in the George Cty. (Miss.) Hospital, Lucedale on Jan. 26. Brother Pipkins joined the -; Union in the port of Mobile in 1956. He sailed as an oiler on dredges for Pelican Bay Towing and Dredging Co. in 1958 and for Radcliff Materials from 1967 to 1970. He was born in Leaksville, Miss. and was a resident of Lucedale. Burial was in the Winburn Chapel Cemetery, Green Cty., Miss. Surviving are a son, Frankie; a daughter, Margaret Lowery, both of Lucedale, and another relative, Lamar Pipkins, also of Lucedale. Pensioner Willie Wilton Meaux, 77, died on April 21. Brother Meaux joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1961. He sailed as a captain forTex-Mex Towing Pensioner Harold "Seagull" Stowe Sr., 75, passed away on April 9. Brother Stowe joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1966. He sailed as a deck- (Continued on Page 7.) Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters MAY 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester ............ .. ......... . New York ........................ . Philadelphia ...................... . Baltimore ........................ . Norfolk ......................... . Mobile ...... .. ..... ........ .. . . . . New Orleans ...................... . Jacksonville ...................... . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington ....................... . Seattle .......................... . Puerto Rico ...................... . Houston ......................... . Algonac ......................... . St. Louis ..... .. ................. . Piney Point ....................... . Totals .......................... . Port Gloucester ....................... . New York .... . ....... . ........... . Philadelphia ...................... . Baltimore ........................ . Norfolk ......................... . Mobile .......................... . New Orleans ...................... . Jacksonville .... .. .......... . . . ... . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington ........ . ............. . . Seattle .......................... . Puerto Rico ...................... . Houston ......................... . Algonac .................. .. ..... . St. Louis ........................ . Piney Point ....................... . Totals .......................... . Port Gloucester ....................... New York ......... .. ...... ....... Philadelphia ...................... Baltimore ........................ Norfolk ......................... Mobile .......................... New Orleans ...................... Jacksonville ...................... San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington ....................... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico .. ............ ...... .. Houston ......................... Algonac ......................... St. Louis ... ............... ..... . Piney Point ....................... Totals ...... . ..... ........... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals All Departments . ... ... . ....... . 0 0 3 7 56 0 3 6 0 4 0 0 6 4 1 0 90 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 17 0 16 0 0 1 0 5 1 54 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 7 1 0 10 118 39 67 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 35 10 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 3 2 4 0 0 59 23 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 81 25 33 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 2 7 92 1 10 4 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 24 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 0 16 0 0 3 0 12 0 25 27 155 67 49 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 0 1 40 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 17 0 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 13 4 1 17 226 97 72 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . �Aboard the Arthur F. Zeman Jr. Captain Ken Haines and Cook Pierce Heil of the tug James A. Hannah (Tampa Tug Corp.) enjoy a break with AB/Tankerman Mike Kelley on a recent visit to Detroit, Mich. All are SIU members. The new SIU-contracted tug Arthur F. Zeman Jr. was delivered to the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. yard in Cleveland, Ohio in late April. New Pensioners Frederick Michael Borentez, 68, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1%1 sailing as a deckhand for McAllister Brothers from 1959 to 1976. Brother Borentez hit the bricks in the 1965 Chicago Taxicab beef. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union from 1959 to 1961. Boatman Borentez is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. A native of New York City, he is a resident of Virginia Beach, Va. John Joseph Burns, 68, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1970. He sailed as a cook for IOT from 1968 to 1970 and the American Dredge Co. in 1968. Brother Bums last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. He was a former member of the Marine Operating Engineers Union, Local 25. Boatman Bums is a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in World War II and the Korean War. Born in Philadelphia, he is a resident of Tucson, Ariz. Andrew Jackson Clingan, 62, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1963 sailing as a chief engineer for Sabine Towing from 1946 to 1977. Brother Clingan was a delegate in 1977 to the Piney Point Inland Gulf Educational Conference. He was a former member of the UMDU from 1960 to 1963. Boatman Clingan was born in Port Arthur and is a resident there. Edward Getz, 62, joined the Union in the port of Jacksonville in 1968. He sailed as a chief engineer for GATCO from 1967 to 1974 and aboard the dredges Manhattan Islander and Sugar Islander (North American Trailing) in 1974. Brother Getz is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Korean War. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. and is a resident of Jacksonville. Marvin Willie "Buster" McCardle, 58, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1961. He sailed as a deckhand, captain and pilot for National Marine Service from 1967 to 1979 and Dixie Carriers from 1977 to 1978. Brother McCardle attended the 1979 Piney Point National Marine Conference. He was born in Perry Cty., Miss. and is a resident of Metairie, La. Max Merritt, 63, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1965. He sailed as a tankerman and captain for Dixie Carriers from 1967 to 1977, Marine Towing and Tampa Tugs in 1964. Brother Merritt is a veteran of the U.S. Air Forces in World War II. He was born in Julian, Pa. and is a resident of Buras, La. Johnnie Potier, 62, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1973 sailing as a deckhand and mate for Sabine Towing from 1972 to 1976. Aboard the tug Arthur F. Zeman Jr. are (I. to r.) Willis Kingston, deckhand; Captain Jerry Barry, and Norman Nelson, deckhand. Brother Potier last sailed out of the port of Houston. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Boatman Potier was born in Morse, La. and is a resident of Gueydan, La. Almy Jones O'Neal Sr., joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1960. He sailed as a deckhand for Hogshire Towing from 1946 to 1947 and for McAllister Brothers from 1951 to 1974. Brother O'Neal was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union. He is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. A native of Hatteras, N .C., he is a resident of Virginia Beach, Va. Esau Allen Wright, 63, joined the Union in 1943 in the port of Mobile. He sailed as a deckhand and cook for G & H Towing in 1968 and for Mobile Towing from 1957 to 1972. Brother Wright also worked as an auto mechanic. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Boatman Wright was born in Bessemer, Ala. and is a resident of Irvington, Ala. In Memoriam (Continued from Page 6.) hand and bosun for the Maryland Pilots Assn. from 1952 to 1974. He was born in Hatteras, N. C. and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Leona; a son, Harold Jr.; a daughter, Mildred, and his mother of Virginia Beach, Va. Pensioner Herbert Wilson Taylor, 71 died on April 26. Brother Taylor joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing for Curtis Bay Towing from 1963 to 1981. He was a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Boatman Taylor's remains were cremated. Surviving is his widow, Ann. Kenneth "Kenny" Whilden Sr., 59, died on April 23. Brother Whilden joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1959 sailing as an AB, mate and captain for the Gellethin Barge Line and IOT from 1957 to 1977. He was a former member of the Glassblowers Union and the A FL-CI 0, Local 219. Boatman Whilden was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Heislerville, N .J., he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Ella; his mother, Hazel of Heislerville; five sons, Kenneth Jr. of Collingswood, N .J.; Michael, Richard, John and Raymond and a daughter, Patricia. June 1986 I LOG I 7 �On the Set of the Cape Romain SIU Crew and Tug Set Stage for TV Commercial ~I'' Seafarers in the Maryland area will get a chance to see some of their Union brothers and a Curtis Bay tug during the media blitz for the Maryland Democratic primary. .. f .: J~ .-$: . • r . · 9li >rJ .$· ··=. Long·time SIU supporter and U.S . Senate candidate Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) used the SIU-contracted Cape Romain as the set for one of her planned television commercials. The shooting took about three hours a the film crew, Mikul ki's staff and tug' s crew teamed around Baltimore Harbor looking for the right shots. Several crewmembers were filmed in action, but there is no word yet if they wound up on the cutting room floor. J It took a couple of takes, but the crew finally got the shot it wanted of the lines being tossed around the cleat, as the Cape Romain pulled into the dock. "Take 27." Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) readies for another take of her lines during the filming of the commercial. Baltimore SIU Rep. Bob Pomerlane sits with her as the soundman readies to roll. Capt. Doc Thompson, the senior captain in the Curtis Bay fleet, and Deckhand John Goodwin watch the film crew. Mate Henry Gamp was at the wheel during the shooting, taking the Romain around Baltimore Harbor for the right shots. 8 I LOG I June 1986 On the stern of the Cape Romain, Deckhand Andy Adams (left) and Chief Engineer John Hall take a break from the "action." �SHLSS Prepares Able Seamen For the Future! The eight-week Able Seaman Course offered at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship prepares seafarers for the duties of an Able Seaman through classroom and hands-on practical training. In the classroom, topics include deck seamanship, rules of the road, marlinspike seamanship, cargo handling, helmsmanship, safety, fire fighting, emergency procedures, C.P.R. and first aid. • .... / =--· · Rip Claunch (I.) and Curtis Dawson work on splicing an eight strand braid. During the hands-on training, the students experience working with the real thing, such as wire and line splicing, knot tying, block and tackle rigging, and working with cargo booms. Day-by-day maintenance on vessels is stressed to include surface preparation and painting and wire rope cleaning and preservat10n. This course is available to SIU members who ship Deep Sea/Great Lakes or Inland. To be eligible for this course a seafarer must meet the following requirements. All applicants must be 18 years or older and pass a U.S. Coast Guard approved Physical examination before entering this course. All applicants must have normal color vision and have 20 I 100 vision in both eyes corrected to 20 I 20 in one eye and 20 I 40 in the other eye. Anyone wishing to qualify for an Able Seaman endorsement must have either a lifeboatman endorsement or first complete the two week lifeboat course offered at the school. All applicants for endorsement as Able Seaman, Special (12 months), Limited (18 months), or Unlimited (36 months) must show discharges totaling the minimum required , seatime-12 months, 18 months and 36 months-as ordinary seaman. Upon completion of this course student must pass a U.S. Coast Guard exam to receive an Able Seaman endorsement. ..._._;:·~: : ·:' ·::::.,~:'''.tyi:,.,. . ~- .~~~~:- .· .. ·:· ·:.·:.· ..: The Able Seaman class learns the procedure for rigging a bos'n chair and stage. Lexa McClean works in a bos'n chair on the side of the Sonny Simmons. ) .· .··. ·.··.:;: .,l: .. .,., ,,.,.·.::-:.:& First row (I. tor.) Gil Manipon, Bobo Lamb, Rip Claunch, David Elliott Jr., Angel Roman , Charles Finklea. Second row (I. to r.) Lexa McClean, Mike Sorensen, Molina Jose, Nelson Rodriguez, Alfred Bertrand, Rodney Ennis, Ed Idler, Joe Foote. Third row (I. to r.)Jim Moore (Instructor), Mondo Voluntad, Michael Hasson , Michael Hinton, Curtis Dawson, Mark Pesola, Mike Bullen, Troy Smith , John McAuliffe. Fourth row (I. tor.) William Benton, J.B. Higgins. John Cooper, Kris Carson, Jonathan Caldera, Billy Ray Hanbury, Robert Walker, Kevin Merckx, Leonard Scott. June 1986 I LOG 19 �• ~'-< ~--­ •• Instructor Grace Davis works with students in Math class. From Left to right: John Derenfeld, Kenji Hoffman, Gary Dow, Brad Wheeler and Frank Pivik. ~ '- ·' Instructor Teri Wilson works with Kenji Hoffman and Frank Pivik in their composition course. New College Program Underway May 5, 1986 was an important date in the history of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship because the new Associates in Arts degree program got Under Way. Five students are currently enrolled in the new college program taking courses in English, math and physical science. These students are now on their way to earning two year college degrees in either Nautical SCience or Marine Engineering Technology. The new college program is set up to meet the irregular and busy schedules of seafarers. Instead of offering courses on the typical 14 to 15 week college semester basis, courses are offered at various times during the year for six to eight week ''mini semesters.'' Students who enroll in the college program come to SHLSS to take the college courses they need for their degree. The college program is run just like the vocational upgrading program. Room and board is free and students are reimbursed for travel expenses upon successful completion of their courses. Tracy Aumann, who coordinates the program, is hopeful that many seafarers will take advantage of the opportunity to take college courses. ''This is a great chance for seafarers to take college courses and eventually earn a degree. We really want to get as many students as possible to participate, and we will do as much as we can to help them get staned in the program." Tracy also added, "we try to be flexible in scheduling and keep the classes small enough to allow for close teacher-student interaction. ' ' Classes range from physics to psychology to sociology. There are classes for all interests which cover all the basics that most college programs would require. Kenji Hoffman, who is taking English, math and physical science said, ''The courses are interesting and challenging. The instructors are excellent and willing to help you as much as they can.'' Gary Dow, when. All that the seafarers need to do is fill out that application,'' Tracy Aumann stated. Evaluation and counseling are also important elements of the program. When a student applies, his or her vocational course records as well as any transcripts from other colleges are revi~wed. Courses that can be transferred into the SHLSS program are considered and an individual program of study which includes what courses are needetl by the student is worked out. The SIU and SHLSS are providing a unique opportunity to seafarers to earn a college degree at no expense to the student. Education is important in these times when the job market is competitive and ever-changing. Don't miss this excellent opportunity to broaden your horizons. For more information and/ or an application, fill out the coupon on this page and mail it today! who sails in the engine depanment said, " This is different from most college courses because the classes are small, and you can really get into the subject with your classmates and the teacher.'' But don't misunderstand Gary warns, ' 'these are good solid college level courses.'' The students like the flexibility of the program and the fact that they are not just another face, name or number as is the case at many schools. Frank Pivik is happy with the program and encourages all seafarers to ' 'take advantage of a great opportunity to improve your education.'' Seafarers who are not quite sure when they could take classes but are interested in the college program are encouraged to fill out an application, "that way we'll have their application on file and can contact them when courses are being offered. Potential students will be on our mailing list and will receive regular information about what courses are being offered and ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-· College Program Information D Please send more information D Please send more information and an application Name Address~~~~~~~~~-...,.--,-~~~~~~~~~~~ treet State City Zip Code SIU Book Number Circle whichever applies to you Study of the stars Is part of the Physical Science course. Here Instructor Roger Francisco works with Frank Pivik and Brad Wheeler. 10 I LOG I June 1986 i Inland Great Lakes Deck Engine Deep Sea Mail This Coupon To: Tracy Aumann SHLSS Piney Point, MD 20674 ~--·-·-·-·-·-·-----·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·J �Harold Markowitz speaks to the membership at the monthly SIU meeting in Piney Point, Maryland. CPR The Need Arises When You Least Expect It. to Harold Markowitz on May 22, 1986. Markowitz was at the Town Creek Marina at 1 a.m. when he saw a man suddenly slump over. Two women went to the aid of the gentleman and Markowitz, who had just completed a CPR class at the Lundeberg School, stepped There is a very good reason why the U.S. Coast Guard requires seafarers to keep their CPR cards current: emergencies arise when you least expect it and you must know what to do to respond effectively. That's exactly what happened over to see if they needed any assistance. The victim wasn't breathing so Markowitz restored breathing to the man , by means of artificial respiration. The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad was on the scene within minutes. The victim was, by then, breathing and alert. ' 'Mr. Markowitz was able to tell me in a calm and concise fashion the details of the emergency,' ' said Ambulance Crew ChiefJanet Cook. ''Because of this information, I was able to convince the man to allow my crew to prepare him for transportation to the local hospital. As we were putting the victim on the stretcher he went into cardiac arrest. CPR restored his heart beat and he was taken to St. Mary's Hosptial alive and alert where he was treated and released several hours later. ' ' The story might have had another ending for this 3 3-year-old male if Harold Markowitz had not reacted so quickly. This was the first time Markowitz had ever used his CPR training. "It made me feel really good to help someone in need and know that I might have made the difference between life and death," said Markowitz. Brother Markowitz joined the SIU, through the trainee program, in 1978 where he took his first CPR course. He has returned to the Lundeberg School seven times to upgrade through the Steward Department and renewed his CPR certificate each time he returned to the school. ' ' I never expected to use my CPR training," says Markowitz '' but I'm really glad I had it when it was needed.'' Naval Reserve Officers from MSC and MIRAO tour the SH LSS facilities. ~erican Institute~rFree Labor~evelop~ent~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- l &-L. '~- ..: .........:.:_:';.;~;= . '·:.:. .· 43 trade union leaders from Brazil and the Caribbean region made a tour of the SHLSS facilities on May 20, 1986. These union leaders were sponsored by the American Institute for Free Labor Development and they were uuu~~~HLSS \ participating in a trade union program offered at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies. COURSE GRADUATE"3CM~~DDD AM SEA I. to r. Patrick Rankin, Harry Alongi (Instructor), Phil Tambon, David Martz, Daniel Marcus. Tankerman I. to r. Alan Lautermilch, Howard Plybon, Greg Swabon. June 1986ILOGI11 �9 D UPG Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six cate_gories: Deck Tiepartment courses; Engine De~ent courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and '"Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to y_pgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as ~ible. Altliough every efton will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. srµ l,{epresentatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the apphcatton. Engine Upgrading Courses Deck Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Completion Date License Mate (Third Unlimited Master Mate Freight & Towing) August 1 October 10 Celestial Navigation October 10 November 14 Lifeboat October 6 October 10 October 17 October 24 Able Seaman September 2 October 24 October 24 December 19 Radar Observer July 18 November 14 July 31 November 28 Tankerman August 11 December 1 August 22 December 11 Radar Observer (Renewal) August 8 September 5 November 7 December 5 August 15 September 12 November 14 December 12 Course Check-In Date Completion Date QMED ·Any Rating July 11 September 19 September 12 December 11 Marine Electrical Maintenance August 22 October 16 Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) October 31 December 12 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations August 15 September 26 Course Chief Cook Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance September 26 November 7 Diesel Engineer - Regular November 7 December 19 Welding November 7 December 5 Hydraulics July 25 August 21 Fireman/Watertender & Oiler September 12 November 6 Course All Rating Upgrading Courses Check-In Date July 25 September 5 October 17 November 14 Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Completion Date August 22 October 3 November 14 December 12 Recertification Programs Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification November 3 December 8 Bosun Recertification September 2 October 6 Your Holiday at the SHLSS Vacation Center: What It Will Cost The costs for room and board at the SHLSS Vacation Center have been set at the minimum to make it possible for all SIU members and their families to enjoy a holiday at your Southern Maryland home away from home. ROOM RATES: MEALS: Member $30.00 per day Spouse $5 .00 per day Children $5 .00 per day Member $8. 50 per day Spouse $4.00 per day Children $4. 00 per day NOTE: No lodging or meal charge for children under age 12. So that as many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHLSS Vacation Center, the stay is limited to two weeks. 12 I LOG I June 1986 Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Date October 1 Completion Date Jan.9, 1987 Cook & Baker August 13 October 1 November 19 November 21 Jan.9, 1987 Feb. 27, 1987 Chief Steward October 1 Jan.9, 1987 Adult Education Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered at these times: August 1 September 13 October 31 December 13 Seafarers applying for the upgraders Lifeboat class and who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be offered: September 19 October 10 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: July 25 Able-Bodied Seaman July 18 Hydraulics July 18 July 25 QMED September 12 September 19 Able-Bodied Seaman October 17 October 24 ··············································································~ SEAFARERS TRAINING & RECREATIO CENTER Reservation Information Name: __________________________________________ S.S.# Address: ______________________________________~ Telephone# Number in Party Date of Arrival: 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice (Stay is limited to 2 weeks) Date of Departure Send to: Seafarers Training & Recreation Center Piney Point, Md. 2067 4 (Phone: 301·994·0010) •.....•..........•.•.............•••.•••..........••.....••....••............... j I �Apply Now for an SHLSS Upgrading Course ····••···········•·······••·•·•·················•······························•······••••••·•···••··••··•••···•·••••·••••••·•••••••·•·• Seafare rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (first) (Last) (City) (State) Deep Sea Member D Date of Birth (Middle) Mo./Day/Year Telephone -~- -~~---­ (Area Code) (Zip Code) Pacific D Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member D Social Security# _______ Book# _______ Seniority _______ Department _ _ _ _ _ __ Date Book Port Presently Was lssued __________ Port lssued __________ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: 0 Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Last grade of schooling completed _ _ _ __ Trainee Program: From----~- to___,-.....---(dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: D Yes No D Date Available for T r a i n i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK D D D D D D D D C C C D C :=__. C 0 Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course Sealift Operations & Maintenance No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. ENGINE D D D D D D D D D D D Li D D D FOWT QMED-Any Rating Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations Diesel Engines Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) Hydraulics Hagglund Crane Maintenance STEWARD D D D D . Cook & Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT L L Adult Basic Education (ABE) High School Equivalency Program (GED) ~ Developmental Studies L English as a Second Language (ESL) [., ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation ALL DEPARTMENTS C Welding C Lifeboatman L3 Sealift Operations & Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~DATE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: June 1986 I LOG I 13 �Vacation Tips If You Don't Get Enough Salt at Sea New England to Iowa, Maritime History Abounds '··.·. Part I j,~,·~,. Editor's note: Summer vacation time is . here and many Seafarers and their families have a fascination with nautical history. Below is the first of two stories which will tell you where to find maritime museums, displays and history throughout the country. Part I explores east of the Mississippi River. Next month the western U.S. will be highlighted. For more information, consult travel guides or a travel agent. ,.. ·... ·.:.;:.._ I ,...; . • . · · ·. '">"'- ·. . .. .. ~~ff>'· · /' J!·. . ;·~'., r. J, .. , A"' .. by Dorothy Re Vacation time is coming up fast. Most of us have already made plans. But even if you have made plans, and fo r those of you who still do not have any, here are some things you might like to know about the many maritime museums and preservation and restoration of ships that can be seen around the U.S.A. It doesn't matter where you areEast, West, North, South-or on the inland rivers. There are museums and ships that tell us of our seafaring past which helped to build this great nation of ours. If you have made plans for New England, you can take a side trip and see Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. Mystic is a must for anyone living in the northeastern United States. It i a living museum-having been recreated as it was when it was a working port in the 1800s. There you can see shipbuilding and repairing done and see the famous whaling ship, Charles W. Morgan, used in the movie "Moby Dick." There, too, is the cadet training ship, Joseph Conrad. It took Capt. Alan Villiers around the world in the 1930s. And you can take a trip around the port on Sabina, a small steamboat. Nearby is an aquarium with daily shows performed by seals and porpoises. One could spend several days at this great place filled with scrimshaw, figureheads and exhibits of woodcarving and a breeches-buoy demonstration (a life saving technique), among other attractions. Mystic is a seaport restoration in the style of Williamsburg, Va., and, of course, there are restaurants, motels and gift shops in and around this area. From Lubec, Maine to Key West, Fla., there are maritime museums in every port. In Salem, Mass., there i the Peabody Museum. In New Bedford, Mass., the Old Dartmouth Historical Society is a whaling museum. At Plimouth Plantations, Plymouth, Mass., there is a replica of the May.flower, and in Boston Harbor on the Charles River, the Constitution ("Old Ironsides") rides at anchor. It is probably the most famous symbol of America's maritime heritage, the greate t ymbol of her seafaring victories. At Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., there is an Historical Society, and there is another museum on Nantucket. These beautiful island south of Cape Cod, Mass., were centers of the whaling industry and can be reached via a car-ferryboat from Woods Hole or Hyannisport. In New York City, the South Street 14 I LOG I June 1986 ;,.. •.;..v s· . < ...................w ~· A whale of a tale can be found on the Charles W. Morgan in Mystic Seaport, Conn. This ship was used in the filming of "Moby Dick." Seaport, originally planned as a restoration in the Williamsburg style with cobble tone streets and horse drawn carriages, has a marvelous display of ships. The Wavertree, the Peking, the Ambrose Lightship, and the schooner Pioneer, a charter "working sail," can be boarded. The Alexander Hamilton, a Hudson River sidewheeler, was totally ravaged by a storm and sank recently. A great loss. But a new steelbuilt sidewheeler, the Andrew Fletcher, now takes tours of New York Harbor. Just below the Brooklyn Bridge, this attractive place with singers of sea shanties, concerts and a new shopping emporium, is a fast-growing attraction for New Yorkers and out-of-towners alike. The U.S. Intrepid, an aerospace and naval museum, is tied up at the foot of 46th Street in the Hudson River. This huge aircraft carrier is one of many U.S. Navy ship that is now open to the public. The Intrepid is just slightly north of the Circle Line and the Hudson River Day Line. The first will take you around Manhattan Island; the econd will take you up the Hudson River. The Hudson River Day Line used to take trips to Albany but now it goes to Bear Mountain Park and back. Just south of the George Washington Bridge on the New Jer ey side of the Hud on i the Lackawanna ferryboat Binghamton. And at Kingston , N. Y., where the Delaware and Hudson Canal barge used to bring bluestone for the sidewalk of New York is the Hudson River Maritime Center. The National Maritime Historical Society, Sea Hi tory Magazine, is at Croton-on-Hudson, and the sloop Clearwater is docked at Poughkeepie, N. Y. The goal of this "working sail" is to clean up the Hudson River. On Staten Island there is the Snug Harbor Cultural Center to be explored, and out on Long Island there is a new museum at Kings Point, N.Y. at the American Merchant Marine Academy. The Suffolk Maritime Museum is at Sayville and there is another whaling museum at Sag Harbor. The waterfront areas of most major coastal cities of the U.S. attract almost as many visitors each summer as the two Disney amusement centers. In Philadelphia the waterfront area is called Penn's Landing and is on the Delaware River at the foot of Chestnut Street not far from Independence Hall. All of this section of Philly is part of an urban renewal program. There is a park for picnics, and the Moshulu, ''the largest all-steel sailing ship still afloat," is tied up at the wharf as a restaurant. Here, too, are the Portuguese (tall ship) square-rigger, Gaze/a Primeiro , Admiral Dewey's flagship USS Olympia, the Barnagat Lightship, and several other ships. Also in thi area is the Philadelphia Maritime Museum and an art museum next to the place where cruise ships dock. In Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the sister ship to the Constitution, the Constellation, is proudly displayed. The Port Welcome sails the harbor to the middle river and back, and the Nobs/...a, a Cape Cod steamer, i a re taurant ship. The new Baltimore aquarium, an excitingly modern building, looms dramatically on the newlycarved out waterfront area and is one of the most visited places in the country. Cruise ships also tie up in the Inner Harbor. The Pride of Baltimore was lost at sea in early May near Puerto Rico. Four of her crew were lost after a squall hit the schooner as sails were being trimmed. The other eight crewmembers were rescued. The Pride of Baltimore was built in Baltimore in 1976-77 by Melbourne Smith. She made a journey in 1983 from Kingston, Jamaica to the coasts of California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. The Pride of Baltimore sailed past every coastal state in America during her short career. She will be missed. Washington, D.C. is catching up in this maritime history "living museum'' capacity. Its waterfront has a marina and many restaurants, one that floats, as well as a floating fishmarket. Several small paddlewheelers ply the Potomac to Mt. Vernon and back. Tall ships have sailed into this waterfront area on several occasions and will again. There are plans for permanent outdoor exhibits near Georgetown, and the Smithsonian Institution has a large maritime exhibit at the National Museum of American Hi tory on the Mall. Not far from Washington, Annapolis has the Naval Academy Museum, and the Cheasapeake Bay Maritime Museum is in St. Michaels, Md. The Dove, a replica of one of the first small ships to land the early settlers in Maryland, is near the State House at St. Mary's, Md. The Calvert Marine Museum is at Solomons, Md. and has a fine exhibit of the oyster industry. (Continued on Page 15.) �Maritime Museum at Piney Point Where the Potomac meets the Che apeake Bay there is one of the most unusual maritime museums: The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) and the new Vacation and Recreation Center. Here young men are able to achieve academic uccess and complete their high school requirements. Scholarships are available to all Seafarers. But the bottom line is better skilled seamen for safer and more efficient ships at sea. The collection of ships used for this training includes a lightship, Big Red; a towboat, Susan Collins, and the Claude "Sonny" Simmons, a Chesapeake Bay passenger/freighter. The Charles Zimmerman and the Dauntless, which many will recall, are about the be sold. The Zimmerman, an excursion ship on the Potomac (formerly the Mount Vernon of the Wilson Line), was filled with classrooms, a theater and a library before the new buildings were constructed. The Dauntless, a yacht belonging to Horace E. Dodge (then the Delphine) was also a classroom ship. Both served "the Base" well for many years. A variety of smaller craft are used for training and for fun, and in an open shed there are four rebuilt work boats to remind us of the Chesapeake Bay and its abundance of succulent shellfish; a bug-eye, a Chesapeake Bay sailboat; a skipjack, an oyster dredger; a Potomac river dory, and a log canoe. An archeological dig, recently begun near St. Mary's City, helps bring the rich history of this peninsula alive. Near here in 1634, the Ark and the Dove landed on St. Clement's Island. A replica of the Maryland State House, c. 1649, has been constructed near St. Mary's College, and there is much else to remind us that the Revolutionary War was fought in the vicinity. The Paul Hall Memorial Library and Maritime Museum has a fine collection of artifacts, ship models, paintings, plaques and other historical material showing the rich heritage of the SIU and of the sea. The new Vacation and Training Center houses classrooms as well as facilities for retired Seafarers, a diningroom/cafeteria area, an auditorium and a marvelous view of the surrounding bay waters. This center is also used for conferences and other Union-sponsored activities and offers an ultra-modern setting. (Continued from Page 14.) The Susan B. Constant II, Godspeed II and Discovery, early ships that landed at Jamestown, Va. in 1606, are at the Jamestown Festival Park, and farther down the seaboard, the HMS Bounty is at St. Petersburg, Fla. At the southernmo t tip, the African Queen, of the movie of the same name, has recently found a home in Key Largo. Let's swing around the peninsula, by water, of course, to find the Tampa Bay Maritime Society. The Gulf of Mexico border states are well represented, but before we go west let's go north and inland. On the Inland Waterways and on the Great Lakes there are several preservation ships. Admiral Perry's second flagship, Niagara, is at Erie, Pa. on Lake Erie, and a stemwheeler, Julius C. Wilkie, is at Winona, Minn. on the Mississippi River below Minneapolis/St. Paul. The W.P. Snyder Jr., another stemwheeler, is at Marietta, Ohio where the Ohio borders West Virginia. The showboat Rhododendron is at Clinton, Iowa just above Davenport on the Mississippi where it runs between Iowa and Illinois. The USS Cobia, a submarine, is at Manitowoc, Wis. on Lake Michigan. And one of the most celebrated events of any summer is the International Tug Boat Race, a part of the 4th of July doings in Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. The Lake Superior Marine Museum is at Duluth, Minn., and the Chicago Maritime Society in Chicago, Ill., is on South Lake Park A venue, also on Lake Michigan. Still more Great Lakes maritime history is preserved at the H. Lee White Marine Museum at the mouth of the Oswego River on Lake Ontatio. The Mississippi River Museum is in Memphis, Tenn., and our own SIUcrewed Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen, living museum cruise boats, recreate the days when Mark Twain was a riverboat pilot on the Ohio and KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclu..,ively hy the contracts hct-ween the Union anc.1 the emplo) er-,. Get to know }Our shipping rights. Copies of these contract... arc postcJ and a\ ail able in all Union halls. If) ou feel there ha-, heen any violation of your shipping or seniority rights ,1.., contained in the contracts hetv.ecn the Union anJ the employers. mHit] the Seafarers Appeals BoarJ h) certifieJ mail. return receipt requested. The proper adJress tor this i Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copie" ot contract'> as rcfcrreJ to arc available to at all time'>. either h) \\riting Jircctl) to the lJnion or to the Scatarers Appeals Boar<l. )OU CONTRA(' rs. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. fhese contracts specify the "Wages anJ conditiom unJcr v. hich ~ ou \\Ork anJ li\c ahoarJ ) our !->hip or hoat. KnO\\ ~our contract rights. as 'Well a" your ohligations. such .. .., filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU This is only a partial list of maritime places of interest. There are many more in every section of the country we covered. But before we say "smooth sailing" or "adios" to anyone headed for Texas, here are some of the Gulf Coast stops that you may wish to make. At Galveston, Texas, the Elissa, a bark, spreads sail, and there is also an Historical Foundation. Or if you stop in Fredricksburg, Texas, they have a museum of the Pacific War that ought to take up a day or two. The U.S. Texas, of both WW I and WW II fame, is anchored at the San Jacinto Battleground near Houston, Texas. In the next issue we will cover ome of the marine exhibits on the West Coast. Have a good vacation. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CO. 'STITt:TI01':AL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copie" l)f the SIU ctrn..,titution arc a\ail.ihlc in ,ill Union hall .... All mcmhcr" "houlJ nhtain copic" of th1" con..,lllution "n a" tn famili,1r11c thcm..,cl\ c" \\1th 1i... con tcni.... Any time !OU feel ,rn~ mcmhcr or otliccr 1" .it tempting to Jcpri\C \•)ll of ,tn! con"1itut1nn,tl right Pr ohlig.ition h) ,tn} method" ... uch a" dealing -with charge .... trial;;. etc .. .. .., \\ell as all other Jelail .... then the member "0 aflcctcd shoulJ immediate!) notlf! headquarter-.. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lake" anJ Inland Waters District makes specific prov1s1on for \afeguarding the membership ·s money and Union finance\. The constitution requires a detailed audit h) CertifieJ Puhlic Accountants every three months. -which ,1re to be -,uhmitteJ to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the mernhership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and lnlanJ Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures anJ dishursements of tru t funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All tru t fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. Mississippi Rivers. Last but not least in this partial survey is the Clark County Historical Society Howard Steamboat Museum at Jeffersonville, Ind., on the Ohio River north of Louisville, Ky. Here in a large stone Victorian house, once owned by the Howard family, is a sand barge and other relics of the Howard Ship Yards which built many of the famous inland river paddlewheelers. This shipyard was the Jeffboat Shipyard in Jeffersonville where the Mississippi Queen was built in 1976, 50 years after the Delta Queen was built in 1926. There are sailing cruises to discover almost every one of the above mentioned ports and museums. We also advise you to explore the possibility of "harbor festivals" which abound in the summer months in the North and during winter months in the South. EQlJAL RIGHTS. All mcmhcr" arc guaranteeJ equal righh in employ nH:nt anJ a\ mcmhcrs of the SIU. The"c rights arc clc.irl! "ct forth in the SIU con..,titution ,inJ 1n the contrach v. h1ch the Union has nq!l)l1ated \.\ ith the emplo) crs. ( ·on ... c4ucntl). nn mc111hcr 111.1) he J1..,criminatcJ again\t hccau"e of race. creed. color. "c' anJ n.itional or gcograrh1c origin. It an) me111hcr feel" that he i... JenieJ the et.1ual righh to \\hich he i" cnt1tlcJ. he "hould notit] Union hcaJquartcr .... 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111. patrolman or other Union oflLiaL in your opinion. fails to protect )Our contract rights properly. contact the neare t SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log ha-, traJitionall) rdraineJ frlHll puhli..,hing an] article serving the political purpo"e" of an) indi\. idual in the Union. otticer or mcmher. It ha al n rctraineJ from puhli-,hing articles JecmeJ h.1rmful to the Union or ih collective membership. Thi-, e"tahli ... heJ policy ha" hccn reaflirmcJ hy memher ... hip action .1t the eptcmhcr. I lJftO. meeting;; in all con..,lltuttonal ptms. The rc-.pon;;ihilit! for Lo~ pol1c;. i... \C tcd in an cJ1torial ho.irJ \\h1ch con'>lsh t)f the E\ecuti\c Bo,1rd of the l.Jnitrn. The •· \ccuti\~ Bo.irJ may Jclcg.itc. I rom among ih rank;;. one inJi\ iJual to carry out this re..,ron ihil1t\. PA YME 'T OF \10NIES. No monic' .ire tn he paid to anyone 111 an! ollic1al capac1l) 111 the SIU unlc ... -. ,in onlcial Union receipt j.., gi\en ft)r .imc. Under no ..:1rcum'il,tncc'\ "htlllld an! mcmhcr ra! an~ mnnc~ ft)r .tn! reason. unlc. " he i... gl\ en ... uch receipt. In the e\ cnt an! l'nc attemph to rc4uirc an! ... uch r.i;. mcnt he made \\ ithnut -.uppl;. ing " rcceirt. or If " mcmhcr i-. rc4uired to make a ra! mcnt and 1" given an ntlicial receipt. hut feel;; that he houlJ not h.1\ c hccn rc4uircd to 111.ik.c uch p.i: mcnt. thi" shoulJ immcJiatel~ he rernrtcd tt) Lnion hcad4uarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONA TIO~ -SPAD. SPAD j.., a "eparate scgregatcJ tunJ. It" procecJ.., ,1rc u... ed to further ih ohjech and purpo"e" including. hut not limitcJ to. f urthcnng the roliticaL ... oc1al and economic interc"h ol 111.intimc \\Orkcr-.. the prc ... enation and furthering of the American Merch,1nt Marine v. ith improved c111rlo;. n1cnt orportunit1c.., Ior "ca men and hoat111cn anJ the ad\ :1nce111enl of tr,1de un1lrn concert-. In Clrnncct1on \\ ith ... uch ohjcch. SPA D "urpllfh .ind contrihutc" to pol1t1Lal candidate" for elective ollicc. 1\il contrihution" .ire \ olunt.ir! . l\.o contrihut1011 ma) he ... olicitcJ or rccci\cd hccau"e nf force. i•'h d1..,cnmin;1tion. 1in,tnc1,d rcpri ... ;d. or threat l)f such ClrnJuLt. or'"' a nrnJition of mcmhcrshir in the CniPn l)r l)I emrlP! ment. 11 a cnntrihution i;; 111,1Jc h;. rca ... on ,)1 the ;1ho\C imrn)pcr ClrnJuct. notil) the SL.1f.1rer" nll)n or Sl»\I) h! certified mail \\1thin JO d.1\" of the contrihut1lHl h)r in\L'"l1gat1on and .ippropri.itc action and refund. ii in\l)lunt:1r). Support SP t\ I) tn rn,tcct anJ further ) lHlr econPmic. polit1c.d .ind ... rn:i,il intcrc-.h . .ind :\mcr ·c.111 tr,1dc unillll concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ace~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIL President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail. return receipt requested. The addr~ is 5201 Auth \\ay and Britannia Way~ Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, \1d. 20746. June 1986 I LOG 15 �The Real ''Une'' on Coke Cocaine Abuse-America's New Epidemic The pages of this country's newspapers are filled with stories on the growing drug problem in this country. Of all the drugs hitting the street, none is more popular or more dangerous than cocaine. Cocaine was once the toy of the privileged few. Now, thanks to a new inexpensive street form of the drug, known as crack, it is being used by people in every strata of society, and at every age level. The most dangerou thing about cocaine is the ignorance that most people have of the drug. The first time that people try cocaine, they usually find the experience pleasurable. Yet within months-weeks, you can become addicted to cocaine, and your life can be a living hell. * * * One SIU member who is a recovering addict said this about his experience with cocaine: ''The first time I tried it, I was in South America. I was bored, and it made me feel good. Within months, I was spending every penny I made to get the stuff. I would steal-and worse. Then I looked at my wife and child and realized I was robbing them of their future. I had to stop." Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the drug: What is cocaine? Cocaine is a chemical extracted from the leaves of the coca plant, which grows mainly in South and Central America. As a "street drug" in the United States, it is generally found in the form of a crystalline white (sometimes pink or tan) powder often called "coke" or "snow." It is recognized by doctors as a stimulant and "euphoriant" (something that gets people "high"). It works by reacting with other chemicals in the human nervous system and brainone doctor describes the effect as "flooding the pleasure centers." It also blocks pain messages in the nerves, and narrows the blood ve sel , raising blood pressure and increasing the work of the heart and lungs. Is cocaine addictive? Yes, if addiction means being "hooked" on it-an irresistible urge or compulsion to use the drug, usually in ever-larger doses, more and more frequently, despite erious ide effects and the disruption or destruction of normal work, school or family life. People use cocaine because they like its effects, and they can get to the point of centering their whole lives around getting it and using it, to the point where nothing else matters-not even food or sex. When a cocaine addict tries to quit the drug, there are withdrawal symptoms-deep depression, irritability, fatigue and sleepiness, loss of energy, and an intense craving for cocaine. Some professionals call cocaine nonaddictive because ending its use does May 30, 1986 To: SIU Brothers and ARC Staff First, I would like to say what a superb job Commander Ken Conklin is doing at Piney Point and I am looking forward to upgrading my license there soon. It has been almost one year ago that my life was in ruins. I thought I was on top of the world, "One of the boys," drinking and partying all the time. My life was a total wreck! When I entered Seafarer's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, I thought it was a joke and I didn't have time for their lectures and A.A. meetings. Well brothers, I was wrong. Alcohol and drugs are not the answer. Just after one year of being sober my life has changed 180 degrees. I may have lost a few good friends with my living a straight life, but who needs friends who drag your life down the drain. I have adjusted to the sober life and it was not an easy battle. It was hard to part with my loved one (alcohol) and being labeled an alcoholic doesn't bother me anymore. It makes me look back at where I came from, a place I never want to return to!! It feels good to wake up without hangovers, itchy skin and guilt feelings of not remembering what I did the night before. My health is great and I am in control of my life. Let me tell you, it sure feels "Damn Good" to be back at the helm and steering a straight course in life. Thanks again Rick Reisman, Jesse Logan, Bill Eckles and the rest of the staff. Captain David Domangue-D-5S10 Los Angeles/Long Beach Red Stack Tugs P.S. Thanks to my "mom" for her love, understanding, and the strong support she gave during treatment; I love her dearly. 16 I LOG I June 1986 not produce the kind of extreme physical ''withdrawal crisis'' that hits heroin users when they quit "cold turkey.'' Others talk of cocaine "dependency" instead of addiction. Don't be fooled by these differences of opinion on the meaning of the word 'addictive.' No doctor, social worker or drug counselor familiar with its effects harbors any serious belief that cocaine is not addictive. How is cocaine used? The powder is generally raked with a razor blade into narrow "lines" on a mirror or other smooth surface and then sniffed or ''snorted'' into the nose through a small metal tube, a straw or rolled-up dollar (or hundred-dollar) bill, or from a tiny spoon. It can also be dissolved and injected under the skin or into a vein. "Freebasing" is smoking the purified substance (called freebase) remaining after the user mixes cocaine with other substances and dries the resulting paste over a flame. Drug and alcohol abuse that go only end in three ways, says Rick Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center The person can wind up in jail. Or he can be placed in a hospi Or he can die. Along the way, there is plenty o friends and co-workers. It is estimated that this year al because of worker drug abuse, an get involved in job-related acciden Then there are costs that can n children, failed marriages. And on the personal level there job opportunities and the gnawing future and your self-respect. If you have problems with drug epidemic sweeping this country. You can lick this problem if yo recover. Starting with this issue, th alcohol abuse, and what is being our members who suffer from thes What is "crack"? Crack is ready-made freebase, often called "rocks"-small white or beige chips that resemble soap or bits of gravel. It is sold in oversized vitamintype capsules or small glass vials like perfume samples. Crack first appeared on the streets of New York only last summer. It has spread like wildfire. Crack is smoked in any kind of pipe-often in a tubular glass or plastic pipe with a fine screen in the bowl (like those used for hashish), sometimes in a water pipe-or can be rolled into a "joint" with marijuana. What are the initial effects of using cocaine? Usually_ pleasurable. The high begins in a few minutes and lasts from 15 minutes to a half hour. The drug produces euphoria, feelings of wellbeing and increased self-confidence, high energy and alertness. Users are often extremely talkative and restless. With crack, the high comes on faster and dec1ines sooner-producing the desire for more and more. One social worker says "Don't even try it once. It's too easy to get hooked." And a doctor on the cocaine hotline agrees: ''The biggest danger is the overwhelming compulsion to repeat the experience. People who use crack just can't stop.'' Are there medical hazards? Yes, serious ones. Death can result from cocaine use, through convulsions, heart attacks and strokes. Fatal eizures can hit snorters, injectors and smokers, epileptics and non-epileptics alike. Extreme sleepiness after use can combine with the drug's anesthetic effect on the throat, letting u ers "drown'' in their own saliva. Other effects include loss of appetite and ultimately severe weight loss, im- potence and loss of sex drive, irritability, delusions of persecution, outbursts of violent behavior. Repeated snorting can destroy the tissue between the nostrils. Sharing of needles can transmit AIDS and hepatitis. How can I tell if my teen-ager or spouse is addicted? People must give up their illusion that "this couldn't happen in our family." Cocaine is no respecter of race, sex, age or economic level, says a social worker. "You know the person. Don't ignore dramatic changes in behavior or personality." In a kid, these changes can include shifts in eating and sleeping patterns, irritability, weight loss, hyperactivity, depression, excessive absence from school, a constant need for money, loss of interest in family or school, new circles of friends. Parents may find some of the drug-using equipment or empty crack containers, or discover items of value mis ing. In adults, symptoms are similar, and include getting behind on rent and other bills, borrowing money, marital difficulties, and on-the-job problems caused by rapid mood changes or excessive absences. With crack, because the high is so fast and intense, the addiction progresses much faster than with snorting cocaine or other drug abuse. "Someone who started using the drug in February, often not previously a drug user, can have a severe habit by May,'' said a director of a cocaine rehabilitation program. There are only three ways for a teen-ager to support a habit, say police, none of them legal: theft, prostitution, and becoming a drug dealer. �Help Yourself Kick Drugs ted is a progressive disease that can head of the Seafarer's Alcohol and ) in Valley Lee, Md. pread around- to family members, irican businesses will lose $20 billion coholics are six times more likely to J!leasured: broken promises, scarred ~evitable financial problems, the lost that you have mortgaged away your f cohol, you're not alone. There is an .. Hope 'he SIU is committed to helping you will discuss the problems of drug and ing recovery and hope to those of ~s. ,_ Seamen who are addicted to drugs and alcohol have a way out - a place to go and get help: the Union's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center (ADARC) in Valley Lee , Md. More than 870 members have made use of the ADARC's facilities since it was founded in 1975. Many have gone on to lead productive lives free of alcohol and drug abuse. There are several thing that make the ADARC uniquely qualified to serve the needs of seamen who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. For one thing , all of the counselors are recovering alcoholics or drug addicts. They know what you ' re going through because they've gone through the same thing themselves. They'll be sympathetic to your needs, but you won't be able to con them. "We practice tough love around here," said Rick Reisman. " It helps most people, but some have to come back two or three times before they are able to understand what we're talking about.'' Each "class" consists of roughly 10 individuals who attend support sessions and AA and CDA (Chemical The First Step ''Taking that first step was the most painful thing I ever did in my life," said one alcoholic who has remained sober for nine years. "But, in retrospect, I don' t think that I would be alive today if I hadn't done it.'' How does one go about taking that first step? Just break it down into its two components: ONE: Is your life unmanageable because of drug or alcohol abuse? TWO: Are you powerless over drugs or alcohol? How do you define unmanageable? " Some people have to be literally hit on the head before they can accept that their life is unmanageable ," said Rick Reisman, head of the ADARC . '' Other people come to the realization much sooner. They save themselves years of hardship and decline ." Some of the people who go to the AD ARC won' t even admit that they have a problem. They are only there because they've been ordered to go by the Coast Guard, or becau e they' ve ,;i( ' l.V failed a drug test. Other people, slightly more than half, are at the ADARC because they realize that they have a problem . "These people have the best chance ofrecovery," said Reisman. "They're at the clinic because they want to recover. That's half the battle." Here is a short checklist to determine if your life is unmanageable, or if you are powerless over drugs and alcohol: * Has your drinking or drug taking * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Do you drink or take drugs to ** relieve boredom? * Do you drink and take drugs while * on duty? * Have you ever been written up while under the influence? * intoxicated? Have you been caught driving while caused accidents at home, on the road or on the vessel?. Do your friends and family members tell you that you have changed? Are you irritable? Have you lost contact with even your closest friends? Do you have financial difficulties because you take drugs or alcohol? Are you afraid to apply for a job on a Navy ship because you don't think you can go several months without drugs? Do you have blackouts? Do you steal or borrow money to upport your habit? Do you need a drink (or a shot , snort or toke) to get through the day? Do you wake up in trange places ? When you are under pressure , do your thought invariably turn to alcohol or drug ? Have you tried to give up alcohol or drugs , but can 't? Have you tested positive for drug use? Do you find yourself drinking more than you used to, or taking more drugs? Do you think that drugs or alcohol make you wittier, marter , or more socially acceptable ? Have you told yourself that you can lick your problem by yourself, only to keep on using drugs and alcohol? Do you go on periodic binges? Have the binges been getting more frequent? Do you seek out people who abuse drugs or alcohol? If you answer "yes" to even one of these questions, you may have a problem. Think about it. Dependents Anonymous) meetings. Each "student"is a Seafarer, and that helps. ''All of the people in this program with me are merchant seamen,'' said one member who was going through the ADARC for the second time. "Sailors have a unique lifestyle. We're often at sea - cut off from our friends and family. At the ADARC , it ' s good to get feedback from people who have the same problems that you do. " And then there is the cost. The cost of going through a comparable facility is roughly $10,000. The ADARC i free to Seafarers. There has been a gradual change in the ADARC over the past 10 years. It was originally called the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. The new name reflects the change. ' 'Most of the people we saw in the beginning were addicted to alcohol," said Reisman. "Slowly, the number of people who are cross-addicted who use both drugs and alcohol ha increased. ' ' About 80 percent of the people we see abuse both alcohol and drugs. Older members are more prone to using just alcohol. Younger members usually abuse both.'' Yet as one older member said, "Hell, an addiction is an addiction. Both drugs and alcohol can kill you.'' "The changes we are seeing," said Reisman, ''are consistent with changes in society. The '60s and '70s saw a dramatic rise in recreational drug use, and we are seeing the results of that.'' Within a month or two, the ADARC is expected to open up a new wing that will double the number of people it can accept at any one time. In addition, the hospital it has been using to detox alcoholics is now accredited to detox drug users as well. "More than most professions," said SIU President Frank Drozak, "seamen have a sense of community. We believe in taking care of our own. "Drug and alcohol abuse, " he said , "is a growing threat to this country, and to the job security of our members. ''A growing number of jobs available to this membership ," said Drozak , " are onboard military vessels that have been contracted out by the Navy. The Navy insist that the people who man these highly sensitive positions be drug-free and they will test for drug use . ''The bottom line i that in the foreseeable future, government employees and transportation workers will be subject to these tests. There's just no getting around the fact." And do these tests prove anything? "As far as I am concerned," said Reisman, "anyone who knows that he or he will have to undergo a drug test to gain employment, and who still smokes marijuana or takes cocaine, has a problem with drugs. It is important, however, that all our members know about these latest developments in order to protect their job security.'' One member who wishes to remain anonymous says that he knows people who are so afraid of being tested for drugs that they carry urine samples around with them. The ironic thing, of course, is that all drug testing has to be administered in front of a Navy official. When it comes to testing for drug use, there's no getting around it: what you see is what you get. Thanks to the Union's ADARC program, this member is learning what to do to keep sober and drug-free, one day at a time. June 1986 LOG I 17 �Aboard the OMI Charger • in L.A. Harbor The OM/ Charger (OMI) ties up in Los Angeles Harbor. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) G.W. Davis, OMU, joined the SIU in 1969. The OM/ Charger will be the last ship for the 60-year-old Davis, who plans to retire in June. Willie Wilson, steward/baker. George Major, steward assistant. Frank Bolton, QMED. Crewmembers aboard the OM/ Charger include (I. to r.) Wiley L. Yarber, pumpman; George Khulaqi, AB; Franz Schwarz, bosun; John "Eyeball" Landry, AB, and Norman Johnson, radio officer. 18 I LOG I June 1986 �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CIO • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I I I I I I I • Lcgisli:ltive. Admmistrativc and Rcgul.ttory H.1ppcnings Washlngton Report Vessel Redocumentation Build and Charter Taxes and trade dominated the headlines this month. The president signed into law a vessel redocumentation bill that contained two provisions .of interest to SIU members. The bill closed a loophole in the Jones Act that had allowed foreign-flag tugs to tow foreign vessels in U.S. ports, and extended a waiver that allowed the Delta Queen to continue operating. Had not the waiver of the Delta Queen been passed, then the historic vessel would have been pulled out of service at a considerable loss of tax dollars, not to mention SIU jobs. The superstructure of the Delta Queen is constructed of wood, which means that it must be continually inspected to see if it meets stringent safety requirements. The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee approved H.R. 4135 which, if enacted, would provide American shipyards with their first real boost since the elimination of the Construction Differential Subsidy Program in 1980. The bill would finally release $852 million that was set aside last year for the construction of military vessels to be chartered out to the private sector. It still needs to clear several formidable hurdles, however. For one thing, the Seapower Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee has to report on this bill before it can reach the floor. The House Merchant Marine bill contained several changes in order to make the bill more palatable to the Seapower Subcommittee, including one provision that would give the Navy "paramount" control of the program and another that would increase to $75 million the amount to be specifically earmarked for the Navy's sole use. In the Senate, the Senate Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations , which first appropriated the money for the program, has added an amendment to a supplemental appropriations bill that would repeal the requirement that the program be legislatively authorized by Congress before the vessel construction funds can be spent. The administration has gone on record as opposing the bill in any of its various forms. For most of this session, the House of Representatives has been sending not-so-subtle signals to the White House to do something about a growing trade deficit that has reached epidemic proportions. Despite repeated warnings from both sides of the aisle, the administration has done virtually nothing. Frustrated by this inaction, the House of Representatives passed a far-reaching trade bill by a stunning 295-115 margin. The White House, which was visibly taken back by the size of the vote and its bipartisan composition, condemned the bill as being "protectionist." President Reagan vowed to veto it. The real question wasn't whether the trade bill was perfect or not, but why the administration has failed to take any kind of constructive action to protect American companies from unfair foreign competition. Belated attempts to bring the value of the dollar down are starting to have some minimal results. Still, the monthly trade deficit is out of sight, and many U.S. companies have lost footholds in once secure foreign and domestic markets, perhaps forever. The other big story this month was the sweeping tax reform bill that the Senate Commerce Committee passed by a 20-0 vote. As a result, tax reform, once thought virtually dead, is now given a good chance of becoming a reality. The Senate bill has received support from a surprisingly broad range of groups, from the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO on the left to the Chamber of Commerce on the right. I I June 1986 Alaskan Oil ''The truly amazing thing about the maritime industry," said Frank Pecquex, head of the SIU's legislative department, "is that you have to keep on winning the same battles over and over again just to stay even. The other side never fails to bring up the same old issues." One of those issues is Alaskan oil. Last month there was good news and bad news relating to the export of this valuable commodity. The good news. On May 21, 1986, the House passed a trade bill that contained a prohibition against the export of Cook Inlet oil. An amendment that would have allowed the export of Cook Inlet oil that was introduced by Rep. Toby Roth (R-Wis.) was soundly defeated by a 181-238 margin. The bad news. The prohibition against the export of Cook Inlet oil still has to pass the Republican-controlled Senate, where it is expected to face a far more difficult time. In addition, the Commerce Department, on June 4, issued a ruling permitting the export of Cook Inlet oil. The ironic thing about all this is that there isn't that much Cook Inlet oil to export. Both sides view it as a test case for the more important question of North Slope oil. It is estimated that as many as 40 SIU tankers would be affected if the prohibition against North Slope oil were to be rescinded. Auto Carrier Bill The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has overwhelmingly endorsed a bill that would completely restructure the auto carrier trade between the United States and Japan. The bill, H.R. 3655, would require that an equal number of Japanese cars imported into the United States be carried on American and Japanes9 vessels. "For all practical purposes," said SIU President Frank Drozak, "this trade has been closed to American-flag vessels. ''The action taken by the House Merchant Marine Committee is an indication of what a vigorous trade policy could achieve," said Drozak. "Since the bill was introduced, a number of Japanese companies have voluntarily entered into agreements with U.S. companies to carry Japanese autos on Americanflag vessels. "Of course," said Drozak, "the Japanese are only offering the American-flag merchant marine crumbs. The proposed deals would affect some 90,000 cars out of more than 2.7 million that are shipped into the United States. "Still, one has to view this issue in a broader context," said Drozak. "The Japanese were unwilling to do anything to open up this once closed market until Rep. Walter Jones (DN.C.) introduced this bill. They entered into these latest agreements only to prevent passage of H.R. 3655. Think of what we could do if we had an administration that felt trade was an important issue." Operating Differential Subsidy The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee is trying to make sense of the mountains of comments it received during the hearings conducted on the Operating Differential Subsidy program. The hearings were held in order to devise a more effective and cost-efficient ODS program. By doing this, the subcommittee had hoped to put pressure on the administration to accept the proposition that something needs to be done to confront the crisis in the American maritime industry. So far the administration has not given any indication that it has understood the severity of the crisis. In the meantime, the SIU will continue to monitor the work of the subcommittee on this important bill, in order to make sure that the interests of its members are protected in the event of any sweeping changes in the 0 DS program. Passenger Vessel Bill SIU President Frank Drozak urged the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee to pass legislation to spur the development of the American-flag passenger vessel industry. He said that this would create thousands of American jobs, stimulate various state and local economies and generate millions of dollars in individual, sales and corporate taxes. In addition, Drozak stressed that any such legislation would improve the U.S. balance of payments ledger and enhance this country's sagging sealift capability. The subcommittee presently is considering several bills dealing with this issue. These bills include S. 1461, which would re-flag U.S.built but foreign registered vessels for coastwise trading privileges, and S. 1935, which Drozak said ''would create a window of opportunity to foster further expansion of the domestic fleet." For more details on this issue, see page l. Port Development The House and the Senate are expected to meet to iron out differences between the irrespective versions of the Port Development bill. If they are able to reach a compromise on this issue, then work could begin on some 200 dredging projects aimed at modernizing this nation's antiquated system of ports and inland waterways. A full story is carried on page 3. I Support SPAD I June 1986 I LOG I 19 �SIU Members Around the world John Katsos, right, receives his first pension check from Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir. Katsos has been sailing since 1947 as a waiter and messman. Chromer Jefferson, QMED, aboard the OMI Columbia in Los Angeles, Calif. It's time for barbecues and games aboard the PFC Eugene A. Obregon off Rota, Spain. SIU members operate the Tampa Bay Pilots Association boats. Onboard the Pilot are Jim Pierce and Phillip Valanerrliam. Pensioner Macon Welch of Gibson, Ga. enjoys a good hunt during his retirement years-" all of this made possible under the SIU's Pension and Welfare Plan." 20 I LOG I June 1986 SIU Patrolman Danny Keao talks with AB Jeff Hood aboard the C.S. Salernum when the ship made a recent stopover in Honolulu. SIU members come out in large numbers at a recent anti-apartheid rally in Washington, D.C. �Preservation of a Seafarer's Art ·•: :.: "::. • ·~.- ~...... ·;::·~::·:... ··:-··w·:-:·:-:.._._._._~._...':",. • r , ")' r Brother Lopez relaxes at his work desk after completing another ship in a bottle. by SCOTTY BOATRIGHT Donald Scott "Scotty" Boatright, from the San Francisco area, is currently shipping as an AB on the SeaLand Patriot. He joined the SIU in 1978, passed the AB course at Piney Point in 1980, andjust earned his "A" seniority last year. Boatright has been photographing Julian Lopez's work for the past few voyages and recently finished this article which he offers to the membership as a tribute to his retiring shipmate. It is said that the seafaring craftsman is a dying breed. With automation and the modernization of today's merchant ships, many of the old skill of sailors of a bygone era are lost. Sad but true. As an able 'eaman. I still never fail to learn and gain more skills from my older shipmate on each new vessel I join Hand in hand with the seafarer·. kill goes the seararer' · art, fancy knotwork, ship mooel building, refurbishing of old hip part mto furniture or ornamentation and. of course. ships in bottles. This latter craft bring me to Julian "Julie" Lopez. QMED, who is currently one of my shipmates on the M/V Sea-Land Patflol. Born in Segovia. Spain in 1926 and rai ed in Valencia. Julie i definitely one of those die-hard old alts. He began his seafaring career at age 11 on the fishing boats m the Mediterranean Sea and then Joined the Spanish navy in 1942. At that time the Spanish navy still used some sailing ships. In the current days of hort tays in port and long days at sea, Julie, in the past few years, has elected to spend his off-duty hours preserving the art of building ship in bottles. He'll be the first to tell you that many mistakes were, and still are, made in the arduous task of learning this craft. I asked Julie how he got into it. "I was always fascinated with the craft," he says, "but it wasn't until about three years ago that I saw the bosun on the Santa Magdalena actually putting ships in those large, cargo lightbulbs. I asked him to show me, and I learned the tricks of the trade from him. "Then, with a basic knowledge of how it was done. I began my search through bookstore after bookstore in San Francisco, until I finally found one with only two old books on the subject. From there, it was just trial and error all the way!" Julie, at this point, u e strictly hand-made tools, usually fashioned in the engine room's machine shop from scrap. The same goes for hi wood for hulls and masts, cloth for sails and twine for rigging. As for bottles. he take them where he can get them. Julie says. ··1 u ·e anythmg from a gallon jug to a tiny grape Juice bottle . Don't be mistaken though, the larger bottle i"' not nece sarily easier. Detail is the objective, and the larger the bottle, the more visible is the detail of the ship inside.'' He proudly keeps one he made in a tiny grape juice bottle on his desk which, to me, is a masterpiece. He adds, ••of course, the typical one quart rum bottle is the most preferred and traditional. I try to keep this work as traditional as possible, but new and different kinds of bottles always pose an interesting challenge.'' Julie admits, however, that even with the easier one , occasionally, after hours of work and the job is near completion, all can be lost. A ma t will snap or some rigging will break. and the JOb must be started over again. When I asked him about his vast knowledge ofrigging, etc., he told me. "'I have a pretty good idea of how sailing vessels are built becau~e they u ed to build real schooners and other ailing craft on the beach where I was raised. My first job in the navy was on a three-masted bark as an apprentice, and my last as ignment in the navy was on a four-masted top-sail schooner, on which I cros ed the Atlantic. This all gave me a working knowledge of proportions . riggmg and all that. "I hand carve my hull and design my rigging. I try to make each one as authentic as possible, avoiding gaudy paint jobs, pennants and all the other armchair sailor's clutter. Depending on the size, the rigging and the intricacy involved, building one can take anywhere from eight to 30 hours to complete.'' Starting with some dusty old books and a lot of patience, Julie has made it possible for some of us to still enjoy a dying art form if we're lucky enough to cross his path! Some of his work can be seen in shops and restaurants around San Francisco, especially m the Fisherman's Wharf area. Brother Lopez joined the SIU in 1960 in New York and now ships out of the port of San Francisco. Though only a few more voyages away from retirement. he says he'll continue to build hips in bottles ashore for the plea ure it brings him. I've shipped with Brother Lopez before on Delta Line voyages and kno~ him to be a fine hipmate a well as a craft ·man. I know the entlfe membership wishes him well in his upcoming retirement. Legal Aid In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The member need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational purposes: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Altman 84 William Street, Suite 1501 New York, New York 10038 Tele.# (212) 422-7900 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md 2120 1 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Stre t Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT MICH. Victor G. Hansori 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele.# (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel , Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard , Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild , Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington , Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 3660? Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue. Suite 400 Metame, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates P C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 415 Saint Pauls Boulevard Norfolk Va. 2351 n Tele. # (804) 622-31 00 PHILADELPHIA, PA Kirschner, Walters, W1ll1g Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Stree• Philadelphia Pa 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg , Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 01ive Street St. Louis. M1ssoun 63101 Tee # (31 4) 23 1 - 4 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jenning Henning, Walsh & R -:hie 100 Bush Street Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif 94104 Tele # (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies Roberts Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash . 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas , P. A 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tam pa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 Just how does that model ship get into that small-necked bottle? June 1986 I LOG/ 21 - �Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Shows Growth at Fast Pace A few old-time MSCPAC mariners and Union members dropped by the Union hall to say hello. From left, Business Agent George Grier, Al Corley, Homer Gorden and Lucien Francis. U.S. Sealift Remains Vital In a Fast-Changing World These are excerpts from an editorial by Retired Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. "U.S. armed power may be worthless if realistic assumptions about our allies, access to overseas bases, and foreign intere t are not fully gra ped by American diplomats. Relations within NATO are weakening-enough so that prominent American suggest the European defend their own territories. "For some time. our NATO partners have refu ed to cooperate in keeping the peace in the Persian Gulf region . . . Meanwhile, in the Far East. Japan doe not say whether U.S. force can use it bases to defend South Korea and American statesmen do not insi t on that essential guarantee . . . ·'The bulk of American ground and air forces are tied down in We tern Europe and South Korea. Wherever there might be a confrontation with the Soviet Union, America's first responsibilities will be to support those forces as they lie strategically exposed to Soviet power. If the United States is to be able to meet any other security task, including fulfillment of President Carter's pledge to protect the Persian Gulf, it will have to depend on its naval forces to project power or present a viable defense. Unle tho e naval force are properly armed and prepared, ho tile nation will perceive the United State a incapable of protecting it worldwide." SIU Vice President Buck Mercer (left) and Al Gruhn, president of California Labor Federation, pose at the Union Square anti-apartheid rally in San Francisco. 22 I LOG I June 1986 One of the main duties of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to man and operate ships of the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (NFAF)-ships that directly support Navy fleets at sea worldwide. The Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force was inaugurated in 1972 with the transfer of one fleet oiler, Taluga, to MSC after earlier tests showed that civilian mariners could operate ships providing the naval fleets with logistic support at great savings. The Taluga was retired at the end of FY 1983 after 39 years of naval service. During her final years of naval support, as a unit of MSC' Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, she conducted 2960 underway replenishments. In January 1985, the auxiliary fleet had expanded to 33 ships, including 11 oilers, seven fleet tugs, three cable laying and repair ships , two fleet ballistic missile resupply ships, four store ships, one ammunition ship, one undersea cable transporter and three ocean surveillance ship . By 1990, MSC hope to double thi number. This, more than anything else, is the success of Civil Service manning. Civil Service mariners are Navy employees. Many are SIU members. Most NFAF ships also carry small Navy military detachments to provide communications support and ordnance handling. They also assist in helicopter operations. The support NF AF ships provide include underway replenishment, towing, salvage and special services, cable repair, and the point-to-point transfer of fleet ballistic missiles and related cargo. The oilers, stores ships and ammunition ship conduct underway replenishments, commonly called UNREP's, which are the transfer of fuel, food, ammunition, spare parts and almost everything else needed to keep a Navy vessel combat ready while at sea. The seven Powhatan class fleet ocean tugs provide towing and training services to the fleet. In addition, the tugs perform limited diving, salvage and oil clean-up operations when augmented by Navy salvage and diving personnel and portable specialized equipment. The cable ships repair Defense Department communication lines and are capable of laying new cable on the ocean floor. Fleet ballistic missile resupply ships transfer missiles and supplies for our U.S. submarine forces. The newest class of ship assigned to the MSC is the T-AGOS class of ocean surveillance ships. Constitutional Commission Meets in the Philippines More than 50 member of the Philippine · new con titutional commission have begun holding hearings. The commis ioner . who repre ent a broad cro -section of Philippine society, hope to draft a new con titution to replace the one that President Corazon Aquino aboli hed after a urning power. The hearing are till in the explanatory tages. Indeed, the commission ha not yet appointed a chairman, nor even come up with a set of procedures. Yet its work i being anxiously followed by million of Filipinos who want to make sure that the la t vestige of the old Marco regime are wept away. The commi sion include educators, human rights advocate , tudent . film per onalitie , lawyer , liberals, conservative , anthropologi t , and many other repre entative persons. Everyone on the commission was appointed by President Aquino, who recently completed her first I 00 days in office. Noticeably absent from the com- mission, however, are known Communist . According to a New York Times report, Mrs. Aquino wants to have their views represented, but does not want to include controversial, highprofile Comm uni t figures. The New York Times said the constitutional commi ion "ha contentious issues to re olve, among them whether foreign base should be banned. The United State has two large and vital ba es in the country. and their presence has been a rallying symbol for nationalist groups .... " Other problem besetting the Philippine I lands include a faltering economy and a growing national debt. In addition. there is a Communist insurgency being waged which ha assumed extremely seriou proportion . The democratic ideal of President Aquino and her populist image are said to have made inroads among Communi t supporters. She has tried to be conciliatory with the rebels. However, there was a spate of guerrilla activity recently, and hundreds of people were killed. �Assignment of Mariners Note: The Civilian Marine Personnel has issued new instructions covering the assignment of mariners. The first half of these instructions was published in last month's LOG. USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169): Versatile ship of Military Sealift Command, Pacific. • Navajo Sets Towing Record One of the MSC's primary missions is to offer direct support to Navy units at sea. This enhances American military power by allowing combatant ships to remain on station for long periods of time. The support provided by the MSC to the Navy is extensive and includes the following services: underway replenishment, towing, salvage and special services, cable laying and repair, and a point-to-point transfer of fleet ballistic, missiles and related cargo. In the event of an international emergency, these services would be critical and would probably mean the difference between victory and defeat. Recently, the master and the crew of the USNS Navajo (T-ATF 169) set a world record by towing a target ship and three YTB' s 2 ,500 miles from San Diego to Hawaii. The work that the captain and the crew did was so good that it prompted one hard-bitten 25-year veteran of the Navy to exclaim, "These guys impressed the hell out of me. They're good, real good." The following story by Bob Borden, PAO, MSCPAC, recounts the Navajo's journey. When Navajo left San Diego March 3, the ship set out on a southerly course to avoid stormy Pacific weather. Despite such good intentions, the ship battled high winds and seas anyway for most of the trip. The long voyage would have been difficult even without miserable weather because of the vessels trailing the MSCPAC ship. The target ship ex-Coucal was the lead vessel of the four tows connected to Navajo by a 600-foot wire underrider. The old target ship has taken one too many missile hits in her second career which has caused misalignment of the entire hull. As a result, ex-Coucal towed a couple of points off the starboard quarter, causing considerable drag on the tow wire. The three YTBsdestined for Far East ports-are more at home in the calm waters of a bay, not in the rough waters of the ocean. They didn't take the Pacific swells easily. While Navajo lookouts kept a close vigil on the tows, a couple of false flood alarms sent deck personnel scurrying into the ship's zodiac boat to make onboard inspections of two of the YTBs. "If they happen to break loose, which is not uncommon," said Capt. Rosten stoically, "you have to pick them up again while you're towing a couple of others. Because you don't have the maneuverability, it can get very tricky. And there's always the worry about a collision between one tow and another.'' When Navajo arrived off the coast of Hawaii March 22, she was greeted by four Navy tugs prepared to take the load off her back. Capt. Rosten puffed on a cigarette just after sunset and surveyed the scene from the bridge. "The tow was the easy part," he joked, watching the players take their parts for the next scene of Navajo' s 19-day voyage. Despite his attempt at humor, there's probably more fact than fiction in his statement. Unhooking a tow at sea is like trying to tame a wild gorilla. You do it with extreme caution. A seemingly routine task can be uncommonly complicated-and dangerous. Combine heavy chain, powerful wire bridles and thick hawsers with lots of strain and tension and you've got the ingredients aboard fleet tugs for exciting but dangerous work. The sudden snap of a taut tow line can ruin your whole day, especially if you happen to be in the line's path. Notes Capt. Rosten, "When you're hooking or unhooking a tow, you've got a lot of strain on the wire, so people have to be aware of anything breaking loose. The deck people have to work very fast and they have to know what they're doing without going by the book. The work aboard these ships requires flexibility and adaptability. When Navajo mariners set about to unhook the towed target ship and three YTBs and tum them over to the waiting Navy tugs, their difficult task was compounded when tow wires got tangled up underwater. For several hours, Navajo, her tows and the Navy tugs seemed to be doing a clumsy version of the waltz as they pushed and pulled against each other in a futile effort to untangle the snarled lines. Bos'n Frank Cruz, AB Al Suva and other Navajo 2-6. ASSIGNMENT OF CIVMAR RELATIVES ABOARD THE SAME SHIP-Area commands may consider requests from CIVMAR relatives, other than spouses, to sail aboard the same ship during their tours of duty. These requests may be granted provided that assignments meet the manning requirements of the command, create no undue disruption to ship operations and are in the best interest of the command. Bona-fide vacancies must exist, each mariner must be fully qualified for the position and in the case of female CIVMARS, adequate berthing, as stated in section 2-3, must be available. A CIVMAR relative shall not serve in a position in which he/she has authority to appoint, employ, promote, advance, discipline or effectively recommend his/her relative for appointment, employment, promotion, advancement, or disciplinary action. 2-7. ASSIGNMENT OF CIVMAR SPOUSES ABOARD THE SAME SHIP-The following governs the assignment of CIVMAR spouses to the same ship during their tours of duty. These requests may be granted provided that assignments meet the manning requirements of the command, create no undue disruption to ship operations and are in the be t interest of the command. CIVMAR spouses who request to be employed aboard the same ship may be allowed to do so, providing all of the conditions listed below are met. Requests which do not clearly meet all of these conditions will be denied. a. There are bona-fide vacancies for both spouses on the requested ship in accordance with the established manning scale. b. Both spouses are fully qualified for the positions requested in accordance with applicable regulations. c. Appropriate berthing is available or can be arranged without undue disruption of accommodations for other crew members. Accommodations assigned must also be in compliance with the requirements of COMSCINST 9330.6. d. Neither CIVMAR spouse shall be serving in a position in which he/she has authority to appoint , employ, promote, advance or effectively recommend his/her spouse for appointment, employment, promotion or advancement. Nothing in this instruction affects the employment of CIVMAR spouses aboard separate ships. This assignment policy is not consistent with Department of the Navy policy for assigning military personnel to shipboard duty. 2-8. ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSED STEAM ENGINEERS TO MOTOR VESSELS TO QUALIFY FOR DIESEL LICENSES-Pursuant to U.S. Coast Guard regulations for licensing engineers, MSC has established a program to allow licensed steam engineers to serve aboard motor vessels as observers to enable them to qualify and sit for their diesel licenses. The minimum service requirements to qualify an applicant with a steam license to sit for a diesel license are as follows: a. Chief Engineer: while holding a license as Chief Engineer, steam; 3 months service as Chief Engineer (observer) on motor vessels. b. First Assistant Engineer: while holding a license as First Assistant Engineer, steam; 3 months service as First Assistant Engineer (observer) on motor vessels. c. Second Assistant Engineer: while holding a license as Second Assistant Engineer, steam; 3 months service as Second Assistant Engineer (observer) on motor vessels. Steam engineers serving as observ- ers aboard motor vessels will retain the pay of their permanent steam rating regardless of the class of ship to which they are assigned. Reassignment schedules will be set up by area commands to meet operational needs. Applicants should file requests to participate in the program via the Master and Engineering Office at MSCLANT or MSCPAC. mariners maintained a respectful distance from the bridle every time the strain from the tow made the wire jump and quiver on the ship's aft deck. "You've got to adjust to the reality of this job and these things happen,'' aid Capt. Rosten, pondering his next move while he radioed instructions to his chief mate on deck. It was finally decided to cut the chain linking Navajo to the largest tow, the target ship ex-Coucal. The target ship then cuddled up to a Navy tug for a ride back to Pearl Harbor. The release of two YTBs to the other Navy tugs was done quickly and efficiently. Navajo brought the last YTB into Pearl Harbor alone. Observing the MSCPAC mariners work throughout the whole day was CW03 William Johnson, the service craft officer at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The Navy tugs that met Na- vajo earlier in the day work for him. Johnson watched the Navajo crew cautiously release each tow while they warily kept an eye on the bridle. ''These guys impress the hell out. of me," said the 25-year Navy veteran. "They're good, real good." In the end, it wasn't fancy equipment that got the job done. It was muscle and steel, the kind oflabor and sweat you expect from a working class ship like Navajo and her sister fleet tugs. There's a lesson in this, says Capt. Rosten, for the people assigned to crewing the fleet tugs. "You don't need super seamen on these ships but you do need good people," he said at the end of a long day. "There are enough people assigned to these ships to handle the jobs we get. But when you don't have good people, you're always undermanned." June 1986 I LOG I 23 �Area Vice Presidents' Report Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco S - IU companies are continuing to snare new dredging jobs. Leudtke Dredging is about to start a new one in Racine, Wis. Still, the people up in this region will be happy when the House and the Senate finally fashion a compromise port development bill. Port facilities in this region are antiquated and have put American shipping operators at a distinct disadvantage. The maritime industry up here has still not recovered from the recession of the early '80s. While there has been an economic recovery of sorts in the Midwest, it has bypassed the industrial sector. Cleveland, once a thriving manufacturing center, has concentrated most of its attention in drawing service jobs to this area. Few people know it, but the city possesses one of the largest centers of medical research in the country. For the past 100 years , the fortunes of the Great Lakes maritime industry have been tied to three things: stone, coal and iron ore. Since the steel and auto industries are still being hard pressed by unfair foreign competition, there is a decreased need for the stone , coal and iron ore that American ships on the Great Lakes traditionally carry. Many people are still predicting that things will eventually turn around for the Great Lakes ports. Others are not so sure. Great Lakes ports cannot handle the new supertankers that are being built. In addition, many shippers just don't want to chance another season like the last one, when the St. Lawrence Seaway had to be closed becau e of an accident. captain. He recently retired as master from MSCP AC and is well acquainted with the mission and the operation of the ship. The fact that First Officer Wayne R. Conroy is also a former MSCPAC deck officer only adds to the potential success of Lavino's new undertaking. As for the former MSCPAC DeSteiguer crew, some reported immediately for further duty at MSCPAC, while others went on a well deserved vacation. The transfer of these three MSCPAC oceanographic ships to Lavino will mainly affect marine employees with less than one year of MSCPAC service. They will be relieved and returned to home port for separation. Those in this category should make certain that their credited shore leave days are included in their termination notices. These employees also should petition Lavino Shipping for further marine employment. Write a letter that outlines your experience, rating, document endorsements and training. Include your address, telephone number and the dates you will be available for employment. Then stand by. The SIU Government Services Division is available to offer assistance. MSCP AC plans to furlough marine employees with more than one year's service for a period up to six months. It will recall them if necessary. Those temporary employees who are furloughed will have an opportunity to draw unemployment compensation, but will not be allowed to eek employment with Lavino. I want to emphasize, however, that any furlough may prove to be hortlived because MSCP AC is scheduled to operate the USNS Mercy, a hospital ship, and the USNS Point Loma, a launch area support ship. Both ships presently are berthed in the San Diego area. Crews for these vessels have been included in MSCPAC's overall marine manning ceiling. any decision that the labor board might hand down. Cases that would have been an easy win years ago are now being decided in favor of management. I had an unfortunate experience recently concerning National Marine, which entered into a sham sale to evade its contractual obligations toward SIU members. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the Board dismissed our charges. Well, the Union still has a number of options concerning National Marine, and it intends to use them all in order to protect the interests of our members. But the case is a perfect example of what is happening around the country. The bottom line is this: judges on the National Labor Relations Board are appointed by the president. If unions can help elect a president who is sympathetic to their cause, then things will start turning around. I'm glad to see that many of our members are beginning to understand the connection between their job security and political action. SIU members at Sabine became the first inland boatmen to negotiate a SPAD checkoff into their contract. Another big issue facing workers today is trade. We have an administration in power that has failed to promote American exports. I was recently named to the Texas World Trade Council, a 15-member council which was created by the Texas legislature to promote Texas exports. As a member of this board, I will be in a position to protect the interests of the maritime indu try on a gra roots level. One last thing: I want to congratulate SIU members who work onboard the Delta Queen. The historic passenger ves el was recently granted a waiver by Congress to continuing operating. West Coast By V. P. George McCartney Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco Government Service Division by V.P. Buck Mercer T _,_ HE USNS DeSteiguer, the fir t of the 12 MSC oceanographic ships, wa turned over to La vino Shipping Company for contract operations. The new crew went aboard at the Naval Supply Center in Oakland, Calif. Although the MSP AC crew, particularly the homesteaders, hated to leave. the transfer went off without incident. The new gang aboard is fortunate to have Wayne R. Berry Jr. as its 24 I LOG I June 1986 T HERE isn't anything wrong with the labor movement that a good grassroots campaign couldn't cure. Almost every labor official I talk to says the same thing: the National Labor Relations Board is making their lives hell. Many no longer believe that they can get a fair hearing in that forum. The increasingly pro-bu ine slant of the board i making it harder for unions to negotiate top-quality contracts. It' as if we have to enter negotiations with one hand tied behind our back ,, becau e we are afraid of B EFORE I begin, I would like to relate a funny story about Frank Mongelli, who for many years was in charge of Piney Point. Mongelli was a dead-ringer for Jimmy Cagney. Every once in a while, people would come up and ask him for his autograph. I was with him one day when that happened. He tried to explain that he wa not Jimmy Cagney, but the people wouldn't listen. He finally gave up and signed his real name-Frank Mongelli. As they walked away. I could hear the people say, "I don't know why he didn't sign his real name." I mention this story because it reminds me that this Union has had a colorful and fascinating history. Yet the bottom line is that the benefits that we take for granted were won by the sacrifices of people like Frank Mongelli. Now, for the grassroots news. In Honolulu, contract negotiations are under way between the SIU and the management of American Hawaii Cruises. We want to get a good contract for our members onboard the SS Constitution and Independence. Shipping has been relatively slow out in Hawaii, in large part because one of the passenger vessels is temporarily laid up. Things are expected to pick up shortly. I attended Maritime Day ceremonies in San Francisco , which were held onboard the Jeremiah O'Brien. Marad Administrator John Gaughan attended. Earlier in the week, Gaughan had pledged to do all that he could to gain veteran status for merchant seamen who served in World War II. I'm glad to hear that someone in the administration is finally recognizing the contributions that American seamen made to the war effort. I'd be even happier if the administration finally came up with a policy to turn things around for the maritime industry. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall W HILE there isn't too much news coming out of New Bedford these days, the SIU is working behind the scenes to protect the interests of its members in the fishing industry. The NLRB recently issued a decision saying that the Seafood Producers Association failed to bargain in good faith. The Union is al o tied up in the courts to gain control over our pension funds there. In addition, the SIU in Washington i trying to push legislation that will alleviate some of the problems that are confronting the fishing industry. President Drozak recently testified before a joint House committee on the growing crisis in the liability insurance industry. One of the reasons why it is so difficult for fishing boat owners to get insurance, he said, is that safety standards are lax. The fishing industry, unlike other segment of the maritime industry, is exempt from Coast Guard standards. In Washington, D.C., the Maritime Administration gave the first required government procedural approval for takeover of Sea-Land by CSX, a rail conglomerate. Under the terms of the clearance, '·Sea-Land . . . will not be relieved of any obligation under the CCF agreement by any change in control of the company. The critical test for the proposed take-over will come when the Interstate Commerce C<. mission hears the case. �profiles T A FTER eight successive terms in office, Congressman John Breaux has become one of the most senior members of Congress. He ranks 90 out of 435 House members in seniority. He serves as the dean of the Louisiana delegation and is a powerful member on the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and Public Works and Transportation Committee. He also has been able to sway his colleagues to his way of thinking . In the 99th session of Congress, the congressman from the 7th District of Louisiana had more bills adopted at the committee stage than any other House member. In the 98th Congress , 80 percent of legislation he proposed was adopted. On April 8, 1985, Louisiana Congressman John Breaux announced his intention to give up what could be characterized as a promi ing career in Congress to seek a bid for the U.S. Senate. The announcement baffled his supporters who believed he would one day serve in an important leader hip position, possibly as Speaker of the House. The congressman explained his reasons for relinquishing uch a leadership role: ''I have been told that with a safe seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and with a bright future in leadership ahead, I could be comfortable here for a long time. I question, however, whether much is ever accomplished by being comfortable." Many hope he will carry on in the Russell Long tradition, a tradition that stands for working men and women, supports minority issues and has taken the maritime industry into account. In fact, this is what Breaux has attempted to do throughout his political career. During the 98th Congress the N .A.A.C.P. gave Breaux a 90 percent approval rating for his stand on minority issues. Minorities comprise 25 percent of Louisiana voters, and he has voted for extension of Civil Rights bills, the Voting Rights Act and other legislation that protects the liberties of minorities. Breaux joins organized labor, a sizeable force in Louisiana, in asking that Congress adopt measures to protect America's jobs as more and more businesses relocate abroad. Congressman Breaux is supportive of the work of the maritime industry on many issures. When a bill came before Congress several years ago that would have eliminated the convention tax deduction for passenger vessels, the congressman voted against the measure sensing that it would have had a stifling effect on passenger liners sailing in and out of the port of New Orleans. The congressman' voting record shows that he also voted against the construction of naval vessels in foreign shipyards and against the export of North Slope oil. He gave a crucial vote in favor of allowing a waiver to stand that would bring Cunard vessel into the passenger trades. And to safeguard the health of the maritime industry, the congressman has been in favor of various maritime subsidy programs and has been a vocal cosponsor of H.R. 1242, the Lindy In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. Rep. John Breaux Bogg bill to increase cargo preference for U .S.-flag vessels. Breaux's challenger in the race, Republican Henson Moore, has on the other hand left no question that if elected he will ensure America's worker will take a back seat to big busine . The AFL-CIO has all but given Moore blanket di approval. By contrast, aides for Breaux are tre sing Moore' voting record on minority i ue is hallow at best. Moore ha voted against several bills including legi lation that established Martin Luther King Day a a national holiday. But the most dramatic difference to the people of Louisiana has been the candidates' positions on the controversial i sue of offshore oil reserves. Breaux offered the Democratic solution that gave Louisiana a liberal hare of the proceeds from the oil re erves drilled off the Gulf of Mexico. The Republican solution, offered by Moore, gave a substantially reduced amount. The issue was held up in court by the Reagan administration until a compromise was submitted to Congress to give the state a margin of funds between the two solution . Breaux wrote the compromise, and it was pa sed by Congress. Many residents of Louisiana feel they have been given a bad deal by Moore as a result of the compromise. Apart from the major issues. the political composition of Louisiana is sure to favor Breaux. Approximately 85 percent of voter in the state are registered Democrats, and throughout the history of Louisiana no Republican senator has ever been elected "to office. In other areas, the Democratic candidate will be judged by an electorate that, though liberal, is conservative on economic and defense issues and is for protecting the environment. He is in keeping with the majority of Louisiana voters in his support of a strong defense and a reduction in federal spending. He approves of the Strategic Defense Initiative. aid to Nicaragua contra and the presence of American troops in South Korea. Breaux ha also voted in favor of Gramm-Rudman legi lation. Congre sman Breaux began his career as a junior law partner to current Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. He al o worked a a legi lati ve a si tan t to Edwards for four years when the governor wa elected to Congress. Breaux i married and maintain a re idence in Crowley, La. When first elected to Congress in 1972, he was 28, the youngest member erving at the time in the House. HIS year, when senators, political aides and lobbyists were asked who among first-term GOP senators was most independent of party leadership, Republican Senator Arlen Specter was one of two senators named. In many ways, the senator from Pennsylvania, elected to office in 1980, is closer to the goals of the Democratic platform than he is to the con ervative legislative agenda set for the '80s. He has said he is against the drive by the New Right to apply their beliefs to the Supreme Court and to the legislature. In 1982, following two year in office, Senator Specter registered more vote contrary to the Reagan administration than any other GOP leader. Senator Specter has voted against proposals to end school busing and legi lation that would weaken ci vii right laws. In 1983 , when President Reagan attempted to fragment the Civil Rights Commis ion by trying to fire three members of the commission, Specter was able to block the effort, bringing about the result that today the commi sion i under the auspices of Congress as well as the Chief Executive. Specter has al o voted pro-choice on abortion and has oppo ed legislation for school prayer. And while original1y in favor of the constitutional amendment to balance the budget , the senator has come out strongly again t the Gramm-Rudman bill, which he has said will only tighten the grip of poverty on the nation and do little to slow U.S. indebtedness to foreign nations. Such positions, taken by a member of the GOP, do not necessarily wash well with conservative GOP members. In 1985, the senator wa forced to face off with the president on his own. Before Specter had made up his mind on the MX missile bill before Congress, aides from the White House told Specter and other Republicans that the president was considering withholding assistance on their reelection campaigns if they did not support him on important legislative proposals. When Specter was certain of the facts, he voted in favor of the MX missile. But publicly he said he would not accept assistance from the president on his re-election campaign. Democrats from Pennsylvania' labor and pecial interest groups are backing Specter this election year. They say they see in him the last remaining strains of moderate Republicani m to survive the 1980 conservative landslide. Democrat tatewide are working toward re-electing the enator and believe that he is a maverick in unusual time and a maverick with taying power. In 1960 he was elected to hi fir t political office in Philadelphia as an a i tant district attorney. By 1965, Specter wa to turn Philadelphia on it heel , undertaking an investigation of the city' courts. The young attorney hocked the city by uncovering a "ce pool of corruption" throughout the justice system that nothing hort of a complete judicial reform could bring about justice for all. Arlen Specter was to erve two .i~!= :. );~ -' Sen. Arlen Specter talks to SIU members at the Philadelphia hall. terms a di trict attorney. In 1967 he also ran for mayor of Philadelphia. promi ing to bring citizens "clean government." Though he was to lose that race, his principles, given on the campaign trail became more widely known. One was hi belief that the riots of the '60 could not be ended without finding olution to poverty and unemplo}ment. the real cau es, he said, of violent unrest. As a senator, the economy became a major .focus, with the nation, as it was, striken with the recession of the 1980 . Specter propo ed measures to give relief to busine e and workers hurt by the recession. He authored a bill that would create a fund to make loans available to unemployed workers facing foreclosure on their homes. The bill also would have allowed federal courts to begin legal proceedings against companies engaged in dumping foreign products into American markets. Another direct beneficiary of the senator's concern for the unemployed has been the maritime industry. Using his influence from Capitol Hill, Specter has been able to attract business to the Philadelphia Shipyard. Currently, the Saratoga i being renovated in the Philadelphia Shipyard, and contracts for similar work have increased as well. Privately, the senator has said he will also support measures now before the House that would increase tonnage for Americanflag vessels and bring jobs to maritime worker . In other work. Specter is a member of the Appropriations Committee, Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. On the Appropriations Committee the enator in 1983 propo ed an amendment to delay 30 percent of aid money for that year to El Salvador until the 1980 slayings of four U.S. churchwomen could be resolved in legal hearings in El Salvador. The amendment received pas age in both hou e and meant $19 million was withheld from El Salvador. On the Judiciary Committee, Specter ha pushed for pa ·age of stricter criminal law drafted in the "career criminal'' bill. The bill would allow federal courts to try those individuals who are repeat offender in crimes involving firearm . June 1986 I LOG I 25 �James Curley Baudoin Sr., 58, died on May 13. Brother Baudoin joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recertified bosun. He gradthe uated from Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. Seafarer Baudoin also sailed during the Vietnam War and was a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. A native of Abbeville , La., he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Una Mae ; two sons , James Jr. and Johnathan , and his mother, Eva of Abbeville. Darrell Gene Chafin, 60 , died of heart-lung failure in Jacksonville on Feb. 12. Brother Chafin joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Chafin was born in Indiana and was a resident of Hubert, N.C. Burial was in the Campbell Cemetery, Hubert. Surviving are his widow, Madeline; his mother, Mary of Bloomington, Ind., and a brother, Wendell of Anderson, Ind. Jose Pensioner Nieves Collados, 77, passed away from a heart attack in San Juan, P.R. on March 2. Brother Collados joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 43 years and on July 4, 1942 was riding the SS Joe Herves. Seafarer Collados was born in Murcia, Spain and was a resident of San Juan. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Surviving is his widow, Francesca. Pensioner Eugene 0. Conrad, , 62, died on Feb. 9. Brother Conrad joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Galveston. He was born in Wisconsin. Surviving is his mother, Laura of La Crosse, Wis. Pensioner Earl Jefferson Davis, 72, passed away on April 21. Brother Davis joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Davis was born in Mississippi and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving is his widow, Jo Marie. 26 I LOG I June 1986 Pensioner M~trantonis Demetres died on March 19. Brother Demetres retired in 1972. He was a resident of Piraeus, Greece, Surviving is his widow, Stamatina. Martin Horner, 57, succumbed to heart failure in the U .S. Naval Hospital , Subic Bay-Olongapo , P.I. on Feb. 25. Brother Horner joined the SIU in the . ' . port of Philadelphia in 1958 sailing as a saloon pantryman. He was on the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Horner was a veteran of the U.S. Army following the Korean War. Born in New York City , he was a resident of New Port Richey , Fla. Surviving is a brother, Herbert of Audubon , Pa. William Earl King, 67 , died on Feb. 27. Brother King joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1965 sailing as an AB. He was born in Alabama and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Nora and a daughter, Melanie, also of New Orleans. John James "Jim" Lynch Sr., 65, died in the St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, 11 · · N.Y. on April 4. Brother Lynch joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Galveston sailing as a chief cook. He was born in Cortland, N. Y. and was a resident of Syracuse. Burial was in the White Chapel Cemetery, Dewitt, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Dorothy; a son, John Jr.; two daughters, Soamnie and Sherril, and a sister, Julia Goble of Syracuse. Pensioner Salvador J. Malhabour, 77, passed away on May 3, Brother Malhabour joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1958 sailing in the steward department. Seafarer Malhabour was born in the Philippine Is. and was a resident of Pasay City, P. I. Surviving is a sister, Mercedes of Pasay City. Pensioner Woodrow Wilson Perkins, 72, passed away on April 30. Brother Perkins joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing in the steward department. He was born in North Carolina and was a resident of New Orleans. Seafarer Perkins also worked as a steel worker. Surviving are his widow, Catherine and another relative, Mrs. G. M. Robertson of Roxboro, N.C. Pensioner James Junior Reeves, 57, succumbed to cancer in the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas on March 2. Brother Reeves joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1961 sailing as a cook. He hit the bricks in the 1965 Chicago Taxicab beef. Seafarer Reeves was a former member of the SUP. A native of Oronton , Ohio, he was a resident of Ft. White, Fla. Interment was in the Antioch Cemetery , Buna, Texas. Surviving are his father , Edward of Jackson , Ohio and a sister, Dolly Groby of Buna. Pensioner James A. Robinson, 63 , died on April 18. Brother Robinson joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Jacksonville sailing as a recertified bosun. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. Seafarer Robinson hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime , 1947 Isthmian and 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beefs. Born in Alabama, he was a resident of Red Bay, Ala. Surviving are his sister, Willie Vera Powers of Warrior, Ala. and his stepmother, Lenada Mason of Red Bay. Pensioner Petronilo Fernandez Rojo, 94, passed away on March 12. Brother Rojo joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief cook. He began sailing in 1927. Seafarer Rojo was born in the Philippine Is. and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving are his widow, Victorine; a son, Raymond of San Francisco, and another relative, Robin. Pensioner Daniel William Rose, 75, passed away on May 24. Brother Rose joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Rose was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Harper' s Is. , N.C. , he was a resident of Opa Locka, Fla. Surviving are his widow , Ora; a son , Jannes , and a daughter, Nina Mc Leod. upgrader in 1975, he called Piney Point "a seat of learning" and said "Paul Hall is on the ball." A native of Liverpool, England, he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Maureen of Belfast, Northern Ireland and two sons, Thomas Jr. of Belfast and Dermot. Bobby M. Slade, to cancer in the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge , La. on April 22. Brother Slade joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing in the engine department. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Slade was a former member of the Boilermaker' s Union, Local 582. Born in Lumberton, Miss. , he was a resident of Baton Rouge. Interment was in the Greenoaks Cemetery, Baton Rouge. Surviving are his widow, Louellen and his mother, Mrs. E. M. Slade of Baton Rouge. 58 , succumbed Pensioner Clarence Matthew Smith Jr., 79, passed away on April 19. Brother Smith joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1932. And he walked the picket lines in both the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Smith attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 4. A native of Cape May, N .J., he was a resident of Palm Coast, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Marie and a grandson, Lt. Matthew J. Smith-Neck of Palm Coast. Pensioner Stanley Stevens, 76, passed away from natural causes in Presbyterian Hospital, New York City on April 24. Brother Stevens joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing as a steward utility. He also sailed during the Vietnam War and was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor, 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Stevens was born in New York City and was a resident there. Burial was in the Flushing (Queens) Cemetery , N. Y. Surviving are his widow , Christine; two brothers, Wilbur and Arnold of New York City, and an aunt, Georgia Davis of Boston. Thomas Rowe Sr., 65 , died on Jan. 22. Brother Rowe joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1965 sailing as a QMED, chief pumpman and chief electrician. He sailed ··under four different flags,'' also as a chief engineer on dredges and as a junior engineer on passenger ships. Seafarer Rowe was also an engineer and machinist in the British merchant marine. As an Pensioner Frank Wilson Taylor, 74, died of heart failure at home in Baltimore on March 27. Brother Taylor joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1951 sailing as a wiper. He also worked as a gardener. In World War II, at Pimlico (Md.) Racetrack, he drove officials around in a horse-and-buggy. Seafarer Taylor was ~ �born in Smithport, N.C. Creamation took place in the Green Mt. Crematory, Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Edna. Pensioner Julio Pena Torres, 84, succumbed to a stroke in Metropolitan Hospital, Rio Piedras, P.R. on Jan. 25. Brother Torres joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Tampa sailing as an AB. He began sailing in 1932 and was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Torres was born in Playa Ponce, P.R. and was a resident of Playa de Gucjamu, P.R. Burial was in the Borinquen Park Cemetery, Cajuas, P.R. Surviving are his widow, Isabel and eight offspring. Conrad Tylenda, 61, succumbed to cancer in the Afton Oaks Nursing Home, Houston on Sept. 17, 1985. Brother Tylendajoined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Tylenda was a former member of the Fishermen's Union, Local 4792. Born in Mt. Carmel, Pa., he was a resident there. Burial ceremonies were held at the U.S. National Cemetery, Houston and his remains were given to the University of Texas Health Center, Houston for medical research. Surviving are his widow, Louise; his mother Mrs. L. Tylenda of Mt. Carmel, and a sister, Helen Ward of Silver Spring, Md. Pensioner Homer Orville Workman, 71, passed away from cancer in the Ochsner Foundation Hospital, Harahan, La. on March 2. Brother Workman joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recertified bosun. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo suns Program in 1973. Seafarer Workman began sailing in 1933. Workman hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beefs. In 1972, he attended a Piney Point Educational Conference. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Bosun Workman was also a photo-journalist. Born in Indianapolis, Ind., he was a resident of Harahan. Interment was in the Lake Lawn Mausoleum, New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Anna Mae; a son, Edmond, and a sister, Betty Knonnlein of Indianapolis. Pensioner Clarence Ivan Wright, 79, passed away from heart failure in the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore on Jan. 24. Brother . Wright joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Savannah. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1961 Greater N.Y Harbor beefs. Seafarer Wright was born in Georgia and was a resident of Baltimore. Burial was in the King Park Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Winnie and a grandson, Neal Bright, also of Baltimore. Great Lakes Andrew Hudimac, 59, died on Feb. 12. Brother Hudimacjoined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1%0. He sailed as a recertified bosun in 1982. He helped to organize the Lamont Geological Observatory Co. Laker Hudimac was a veteran of the U.S. Navy after World War II and during the Korean War. A native of Lakewood, Ohio, he was a resident of Cape Canaveral, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Arietta; his mother, Helen of Cape Canaveral; a brother, Stephen, and a sister, Linda. Pensioner Fred Jack Keefer, 72, passed away from heart-lung failure in the St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio on March 24. Brother Keefer joined the Union in the port of Toledo in 1961 sailing as a tug lineman for the Great Lakes Towing Co. He was born in Ohio and was a resident of Toledo. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo. Surviving are three sons, Steven, Matthew and John, and two daughters, Tina Done and Kathy, both of Toledo. Thomas William Oliver, 55, succumbed to heart failure in the Alpena (Mich.) General Hospital on Jan. 11, 1985. Brother Oliver joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1951. He sailed as a watchman and bosun for Huron Cement in 1962. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Laker Oliver was born in Alpena and was a resident there. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena. Surviving is his widow, Joanne. Philip Albert Painter, 56, died on 10, 1985. Dec. Brother Painter joined the Union in the port of New York in 1964 sailing as a chief electrician. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Laker Painter was born in Thorpe, W. Va. and was a resident of Rockville, Md. Surviving is his widow, Pauline. Pensioner Wyliss Veloise Richley, 95, passed away from cancer in the Mainstee Cty. (Mich.) Medical Care Facility on Jan. 12. Brother Richley joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich. in 1953. He was born in Michigan and was a resident of Arcadia, Mich. Burial was in the Conway Cemetery, Arcadia Twsp., Mich. Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Mead of Arcadia and another relative, Edward Richley. Manfried Carl Sunberg, 54, succumbed to arteriosclerosis in the New York Hospital, Hammond, Ind. on Dec. 15, 1985. Brother Sundbergjoined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1979 sailing as an oiler for the Upper Lakes Towing Co. from 1983 to 1985. He was a former member of the Teamsters Union, Local 701. Laker Sundberg was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in Elgin, Ill., he was a resident of Michigan. Interment was in the Steven Twsp. (Ind.) Cemetery. Surviving are his mother, Margaret Corcoran of Cedar River, Mich. and a sister, Sonja De Mille, also of Cedar River. Pensioner Peter Paul Wertel, 84, passed away on May 8. Brother Wertel joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1956. He sailed as an oiler for the Gartland Steamship Co. from 1956 to 197 I and was a resident of Oconto, Wis. Surviving is his daughter, Eugena Van Boven of Oconto. Pensioner John Edward Ziegler Sr., 75, died of ulcers on Nov. 28, 1985. Brother Ziegler joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1951. He sailed as a tugman and foreman for the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1949 to 1954 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1954 to 1955. He was a former member of the AFL Building Trades Union from 1936 to 1941. Laker Ziegler also worked as an exterminator. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., he was a resident of Ashtabula, Ohio. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Ashtabula. Surviving are his widow, Mary, and two sons, John Jr. and William. Support SPAD DRUGca PUT A A CHOR AROU D YOUR NECK l!J • TNEYll END YOUR CAREER AND MAYBE YOUR LIFEf June 1986 I LOG I 27 �William Joseph Jones, 61, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief steward. Brother Jones last sailed out of the port of New York. He was born in Cambridge, Mass. and is a resident of Philadelphia. Deep Sea Milton Homer Beasley Jr., 59, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile sailing as an oiler and QMED. Brother Beasley is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces after the Korean War. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Theodore, Ala. Kenneth "Kenny" Harold Bowman, 53, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1966 sailing as a cook. Brother Bowman also worked as a dry cleaner. He was born in Green Bay, Wis. and is a resident of Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Harold A. Monplaisir, 63, joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1959. He sailed as a waiter and room steward for the Delta Line from 1978 to 1980. Brother Monplaisir was born in the West Indies and is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Earl Franklin Neidlinger, 57, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Neidlinger last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He was born in Pooler, Ga. and is a resident of Rincon, Ga. Mahland Cann, 66, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. Brother Cann last sailed out of the port of Jacksonville. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. the 1947 Isthmian trike and the 1965 Chicago Taxicab beef. Seafarer Cann attended Piney Point Crews Conference No. 8 in 1970. He i a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a resident of Jacksonville. Thomas Horatio O'Brien, 65. joined the SIU in the port of San Juan, P.R. in 1971 sailing as a cook. Brother O'Brien last shipped out of the port of Santurce, P.R. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Seafarer O'Brien was born in Morristown, N .J. and is a resident of Caparra Heights, P.R. Harper Fetts Darrow, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1951. sailing as an AB. Brother Darrow last sailed out of the port of Houston. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Seafarer Darrow was born in Tennessee and is a resident of Na hville, Tenn. Victor Michael Palombo, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 196 l sailing as a chief electrician and QMED. Brother Palombo is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Korean War. He was born in Italy and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Palombo i a re ident of Pensacola, Fla. Nicholas Delos Santos, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Delos Santos was born in Texas and is a re ident of Galveston, Texa . John William Rambo, 59, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a hip' delegate and AB. Brother Rambo walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in Florence, N .J. and is a re , ident of Woodlyn, Pa. ~ James Miltorn Edmonds, 65,joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1951 sailing as an AB. Brother Edmonds also sailed during the Vietnam War and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Edmonds was a former member of the Piledrivers Union, Mobile local. A native of Greenwood, S.C., he is a re ident of Wilmer. Ala. Anthony Stephen Ferrara, 65, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Ferrara attended Piney Point Crew Conference No. IO in 1970. He was born in New York and is a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Donald Clinton Henderson, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1963 sailing as an AB. Brother Henderson last sailed out of the port of Seattle. He also sailed during the Vietnam War and is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Born in Portland, Ore., he is a resident of Seattle. 28 I LOG I June 1986 Harry Edward Schockney Jr., 63, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a ship's delegate and QMED. Brother Schockney last shipped out of the port of Baltimore. He was born in Baltimore and i a resident there. Mikolaj "Mike" Strawinski, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as a FOWT and BSU. Brother Strawinski hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef and the 1965 District Council 37 strike. He graduated as ajunior and reefer engineer from the Union's-MEBA District 2 School of Marine Engineering, Brooklyn, N. Y. Seafarer Strawinski is also a machinist. During World War II he sailed in the Polish merchant marine. Born in Dniepeopietrowski (Poland) U .S.S.R., he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Howell, N.J. William "Bill" Henry Todd, 54, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1956 sailing as a recertified chief steward. Brother - Todd graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1982. He last shipped out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Todd was a former member of the SUP. He attended Piney Point Crews Conference No. 5 in 1970. Todd also worked as a bookkeeper. A native of Greenville, Texas, he is a resident of Conroe, Texas. Alberto Matos Velez, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a QMED. Brother Velez last shipped out of the port of Santurce, P.R. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Velez also sailed during the Vietnam War and is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and after the Korean War. A native of Santurce, he is a resident of Trujillo Alto, P.R. Great Lakes Joseph H. Mrkva, 65. joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich. in 1958. He sailed as a FOWT and porter for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Railroad Carferries aboard the ferry Wabash from 1957 to 1961. Brother Mrkva last sailed out of the port of Algonac. Mich. He was born in Owosso, Mich. and is a resident of Perry, Mich. Fred Albert Olson, 65, joined the Union in the port of Seattle in 1956 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Olson graduated from the SIU Recertified Bosuns Program in 1972. He began sailing in 1951 and al ·o sailed during the Vietnam War. Laker Olson worked on the Waterman Shoregang. too. He attended the l 975 Piney Point Crews Conference. was a former member of the SUP and is a 1959 graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School. Brooklyn, N.Y. Born in Spokane. Wash .. he i a resident of Las Vega , Nev. Olson plans to do plenty of fi hing during retirement. Eugene Leo Svercl. _9, JOmed the Union in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1960. He ailed as a bo un aboard the SS Norman J. Kopmier (American Steamship) from 1950 to 1960 and SS U.S. Gypsum (Boland and Cornelius) in 1972. Brother Svercl last sailed out of the port of Duluth. Minn. He was born in Minnesota and is a resident of Sandstone, Minn. Gordon Lloyd Trainor, 65, joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich. in 1964. He sailed as an AB, ship's delegate and motorboat operator aboard the carferry Chief Wawatam (Mackinac Transportation) St. Ignace, Mich. from 1964 to 1965. Brother Trainor began ailing in 1945. He was a former member of the TP Assn. Union of America, Local 11, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Laker Trainor is a veteran of the U.S. Air Forces during World War II. A native of Canada, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of St. Ignace. Trainor expects to practice his hobbies of photography and woodcarving in his golden years. ,...~ �Dllaest of Ships tleetllnas :- AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), April 13--Chairman Walt Harris, AB; Secretary N. Duhe; Educational Director lvanaska; Engine Delegate J. McAvoy; Steward Delegate Martin Ramos. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck and steward departments which will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. Money from the ship's fund ($60) was used to purchase several new films "for the crew's viewing pleasure." The educational director reminded all members of the upgrading opportunities available at Piney Point and that they should use the school to their advantage. A number of repairs had previously been listed, but so far none has been done-particularly to the galley range and slicer. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for an outstanding job. Next port: Bayonne, N.J. COVE TRADER (Cove Shipping), April 9-Chairman George E. Annis; Secretary W. Braggs; Deck Delegate R. Rogers; Engine Delegate M. Formonte; Steward Delegate J. T. Mann. A few disputed OT hours were reported in the deck department. The ship will pay off in Marcus Hook, N.J. The payroll will be made up through Friday, April 11. The reason for payoff at this time is that the ship will sail to Mexico for a load to be carried to Freeport, Texas. No word on what the ship will do after the next run to Mexico. A letter from SIU Vice President "Red" Campbell was received with regard to some previous ship meetings, and a discussion was held on the contents of the letter. It was requested that the boarding patrolman check into why members have not received a day's pay in lieu of time off. He also should check on the hot water system for the showers. The water is scalding, and men are getting burned. This has been a problem for over a year now. Next port: Marcus Hook, N.J. GROTON (Apex Marine), May 11Chairman Neil D. Matthey; Secretary Marvin Deloatch; Educational Director J. Tyson; Deck Delegate Mario R. Romero; Engine Delegate Gerardo Vega; Steward Delegate Pedro Mena. The chairman reported that the ship will be paid off May 14 in Port Reading, N.J. Everything is running smoothly in all departments with no beefs or disputed OT. Crewmembers were reminded of the importance of contributing to SPAD in order to help the Union fight for a stronger merchant marine. The secretary then reminded members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at Piney Point and to better educate themselves for increased job security. He noted that courses are available at the school for college credit, and that the instructors take a sincere interest in each member. The educational director stressed the need for practicing safety at all times. The steward gave the crew a vote of thanks for helping keep the mess room clean. The crew, in turn, gave the steward department a vote of thanks for the excellent food. Next port: Stapleton, N. Y. INDEPENDENCE (American Hawaii Cruises), April 25-Chairman Tom Lasatar; Secretary Roy Aldanese; Educational Director Vern Bash; Deck Delegate Pete Daniels; Steward Delegate James Woods. No disputed OT. The upcoming contract was discussed, and the chairman asked for support from the crew during the contract negotiations. He also offered a vote of thanks for having a patrolman aboard ship during payoff week. The patrolman urged all members to fill out contract suggestions forms if they hadn't already done so. He also asked for a strong showing of solidarity during the negotiations and stated that the SIU remains strong because of the membership's support of SPAD. Shipyard notices have been posted , and the current issue of the LOG is available in all lounges. The chef and hotel manager are more than willing to help upgrade the food aboard ship and will work with the crew in that regard. Next port: Honolulu, Hawaii. MAJOR STEPHEN W. PLESS (Waterman MSC), March 2-Chairman William Kratsas; Secretary Lee de Parlier; Educational Director Ronnie Herrian; Deck Delegate William E. Ashman. No disputed OT. There is $8. 75 in the ship's fund . The chairman welcomed three new members to the "A" team and hoped everyone had an enjoyable vacation. The ship is returning to Norfolk from Roosevelt Roads, P.R. as part of the merchant ship convoy of Operation Safepass. The ship is expected to arrive at Lynnhaven Anchorage on March 6, and all hands were asked to be alert when leaving the vessel or coming aboard from the launch due to weather conditions. Seven Canadian naval officers and enlisted men are aboard the Pless. "'Our hospitality is to them, and we wish to make their time aboard as enjoyable as possible while off watch." The chief engineer prepared a report explaining the Red Fox Sewage Treatment which was to be distributed following the meeting. It explains the cando's and no-no's of the system. A letter from "Red" Campbell was received, answering questions posed by the crew at the last meeting. There is now some confusion about orders not to smoke in the cargo holds and on deck even though welding is permitted in the same areas. Clarification also was requested on room money-when a launch does not run on account of weather and a crewmember is stranded ashore overnight. Next port: Norfolk, Va. OMI CHARGER (OMI), April 13-Chairman F. R. Schwarz; Secretary R. L. Jones; Deck Delegate M. Galliano. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $40 in the ship/movie fund. The bosun reported that the chief steward failed to join the ship in Port Arthur, Texas. The chief cook assumed the duties of the chief steward and did an excellent job. In fact a motion was made to have the chief cook, R. L. Jones, accepted into the steward recertification program at Piney Point because of the outstanding job he's done on a number of occasions in maintaining food quality and preparation-once because of injury to the steward and again when the steward missed the ship. A vote of thanks also went to the deck department members who worked around the clock to get the tanks cleaned for cargo. The ship is en route to San Francisco from Port Arthur. PONCE (PAMMI), April 13--Chairman R. Rivera; Secretary C. Rice; Educational Director W. Turner; Engine Delegate K. Linah; Steward Delegate J. Gant. Some disputed OT in the engine department will be taken up with the patrolman at payoff. The ship will pay off in San Juan on arrival. A letter was received from Vice President Campbell pertaining to remarks made in previous ship meetings about the pension plan. It was read and discussed, and a rather heated argument ensued. The steward noted that he is retiring this year and is satisfied that his pension will be as good as any other unlicensed union's plan-if not more secure. "The longer you've been in the industry, the more you will get. You can't get someting for nothing." USNS REGULUS (Bay Tankers), April 8-Chairman George Bradley; Deck Delegate Randy Black; Engine Delegate Gary Mitchell; Steward Delegate Craig Gause; Secretary William E. Bragg. Some disputed OT was reported in all three departments, particularly concerning whether delegates are allowed one hour each week for Union business. There was also some confusion as to when the deck department is required to work 12 hours a day. The last time the ship was in Pearl Harbor, the bosun went to the Union hall to see if he could get clarification on a few points in the working agreement. The local representatives were unable to render assistance but did take note of the points and promised to get answers from Vice President Campbell The reply from Campbell was received, but his letter referred to certain pages that are not in the ship's copy of the memo of understanding. They ask that the Union send a complete memo for the Regulus with the pages referred to in the letter of clarification. There is no VCR in the unlicensed crew lounge, and the other lounges are not big enough to accommodate more than a few crewmembers at a time. It was suggested that the Union have the company connect the existing VCRs to the ship's antenna system or purchase an additional VCR. Also, there is no radio at the crew's disposal as per standard agreement. Next ports: Pearl Harbor, Pusan, Korea and Tacoma, Wash. C.S. SALERNUM (Transoceanic Cableship), April 30-Chairman William Mansfield; Secretary Vic Romolo; Educational Director William Carroll; Deck Delegate Robert Johnston; Engine Delegate Kenneth Stratton; Steward Delegate David West. There were some beefs in the deck departmenL The crew is requesting payment for wages during the bosun's absence. Also, some men are on watch pay while the rest of the deck gang is on cable wages. The patrolman will follow up on these beefs. Shipping out of the port of Honolulu is very steady, according to the patrolman, and the T AGOS program is in full swing, providing Seafarers with additional employment opportunities. He also noted that the Honolulu hall has received a good response regarding contract suggestions for the cruise ships. It was requested that everyone try to keep the noise down during the day because the engine department has night watch. New LOGs were received aboard ship. The Salernum remains in the Honolulu area on cable standby. SEA·LAND CONSUMER (Sea-Land Service), April 20-Chairman J. W. Badgett; Secretary Roy R. Thomas; Educational Director D. L. Bekeman. Everything aboard ship is running smoothly-with no beefs or disputed OT reported by department delegates. A new dryer was received this trip, which made everyone happy. The chairman stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD at payoff. "Everything donated is for you and your Union." Next port: New Orleans, La. SEA·LAND VENTURE (Sea-Land Service), April 19-Chairman/Eng. Maint. Paul F. Worthy; Secretary A. Estrada; Educational Director/Electrician Hugh F. Wells Jr. Some disputed OT was reported in the engine department. Two new VCRs were purchased by the crew and officers of the Sea-Land Venture with money obtained via the arrival pools. In the event this ship lays up for any length of time, members would like these VCRs and tapes to be donated to charity or to some of the "adopta-ship children." Whatever port this ship should lay up in, "all Union officials involved should be notified as to this matter and see that our wish is put into action." Some repairs needed aboard ship are the TV set and the TV antenna for the crew's lounge. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Rotterdam. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ALEUTIAN DEVELOPER OMI YUKON AMERICAN CONDOR OVERSEAS HARRIETIE AURORA OVERSEAS MARILYN CAGUAS PANAMA CAPRICORN PFC DEWAYNET. W1WAMS COVE LIBERTY RICHARD MATIHIESEN FALCON DUCHESS ROBERT E. LEE GALVESTON SANPEDRO GREAT LAND SGT. MATEJ KOCAK LIG LIBRA SEA-LAND DEVELOPER MOUNT VERNON VICTORYSEA-LAND ECONOMY MOUNT WASHINGTON SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE OAKLAND SEA-LAND PACER OMI COLUMBIA SEA-LAND PIONEER OMI HUDSON SEA-LAND PRODUCER OMI MISSOURI SEA-LAND VOYAGER OMI WILLAMETIE Personals Frank Conn Please call Vincent S. Kuhl in Chesapeake, Va. at (804) 543-4927. Eddie Lessor Please call Henry Faile at (803) 324-0989 or write him at Route #6, Box 565, Rock Hill, S.C. 29730 before Aug. 1. Robert T. Lyons Please get in touch with your brother, Gordon J. Lyons, at 9180 W. 161st Place, Orlando Hills, Ill. 60477. - Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point .............. Monday, July 7 ...................... 10:30 New York ............... Tuesday, July 8 ...................... 10:30 Philadelphia .............. Wednesday, July 9 ................... 10:30 Baltimore ................ Thursday, July 10 .................... 10: 30 Norfolk ................. Thur day, July 10 .................... 10:30 Jacksonville .............. Thur day, July 10 .................... 10:30 Algonac ................. Friday, July 11 ...................... 10:30 Houston ................. Monday, July 14 ..................... 10:30 New Orleans ............. Tuesday, July 15 ..................... 10:30 Mobile .................. Wednesday, July 16 .................. 10:30 San Franci co ............ Thursday, July 17 .................... 10:30 Wilmington .............. Monday, July 21 ..................... 10:30 Seattle .................. Friday, July 25 ...................... 10:30 San Juan ................ Thursday, July 10 .................... 10:30 St. Loui ................ Friday, July 18 ...................... 10:30 Honolulu ................ Thursday, July 17 .................... 10:30 Duluth .................. Wednesday, July 16 .................. 10:30 Gloucester ............... Tuesday, July 22 ..................... 10:30 Jer ey City ............... Wednesday, July 23 .................. 10:30 a.m. a.m. a.m. a. m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. June 1986 I LOG I 29 �CL L NP Directory of Ports -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes MAY 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac ................... TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 40 Port Algonac ....... ............ 0 18 61 33 0 5 27 10 6 20 4 2 5 4 14 37 16 89 34 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 18 Port Algonac ................... 2 5 12 30 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 7 Port Algonac ................... 4 4 13 0 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT 42 0 5 18 0 0 Totals All Departments ........ 107 45 49 104 0 27 8 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea MAY 1-31, 1986 Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..... . ............... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals ...................... - Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals ...................... Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile . . ................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals ...................... *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 61 5 16 4 13 41 22 33 18 23 0 9 35 0 2 3 22 4 7 7 4 3 12 7 2 8 0 14 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 9 3 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT 1 2 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 8 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 12 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 9 7 1 19 5 0 0 0 38 3 8 2 13 35 20 20 16 27 0 11 28 0 1 283 101 20 222 1 37 3 9 10 7 28 20 24 12 21 0 2 25 0 2 2 4 1 1 3 2 3 4 7 2 9 0 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 26 4 5 4 7 34 22 12 11 16 0 5 18 0 1 0 2 201 60 4 166 1 23 1 9 8 6 12 8 35 7 15 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 0 0 0 16 1 4 1 4 13 7 19 4 23 0 6 18 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 3 2 7 0 36 0 0 2 0 64 12 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 15 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 149 72 37 112 0 20 4 8 7 3 16 9 41 10 29 0 7 18 0 0 1 27 2 7 5 3 15 12 19 14 19 0 145 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 14 0 4 2 3 22 7 23 8 26 0 4 12 0 36 15 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 29 9 13 18 3 10 25 23 10 12 1 23 8 0 1 60 5 118 10 20 24 11 98 64 62 30 49 0 7 58 0 3 559 190 15 0 5 0 1 2 0 7 1 1 5 5 1 9 2 0 0 1 86 3 10 16 11 55 44 47 24 41 1 2 48 0 3 3 11 1 0 8 2 16 7 18 8 12 0 13 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 39 392 106 9 0 7 0 0 44 3 8 14 12 29 21 74 18 33 1 7 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 6 5 1 35 1 0 0 8 4 1 4 0 5 4 9 3 13 1 45 1 0 1 63 289 99 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 48 8 7 16 4 31 13 95 27 44 1 9 26 0 1 4 69 4 10 13 10 28 27 32 18 42 1 179 5 0 5 1 5 0 0 2 0 18 7 5 1 3 0 380 1 0 0 Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville . .......... . ... . San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle . .................. . Puerto Rico .............. . .. Honolulu ................... Houston ........... St. Louis ......... . ........ . Piney Point ....... . ......... Totals .... .. ... . . ... . . .. 172 273 273 125 167 83 0 330 446 423 Totals All Departments ..... . .. 805 506 334 625 312 114 162 1,570 841 493 0 2 0 5 3 2 0 1 0 255 0 0 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 1 27 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 10 0 6 2 3 0 13 0 13 0 0 0 75 79 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . Shipping in the month of May was up from the month of April. A total of 1,213 jobs were shipped on SIUcontracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,213 jobs shipped, 625 jobs or about 52 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 162 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 2,967 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I June 1986 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 027 40 (617) 997 -5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St., W. Bajac Ba1ac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 q -:--.:- �'We Stand Corrected . .. ' The latest issue of the LOG reflects a common misconception. May I ad,r:1ny version. Page 19 of the May '86 LOG reads incorrectly when the story fails to mention that the steamer Delta Queen also travels the entire length of the Ohio River and parts of the Tennessee River and parts of the Cumberland River. Moreover, I shall eat all the wood in her hull! The Delta Queen's superstructure is made of wood; her hull is copper-sheathed steel. I was a deckhand on the Delta Queen in 1978. Sincerely, Bela K. Berty Pilot, Sidewheeler Pr1ncess 'Professionalism at Piney Point ... ' f- We, the Recertified Class of Stewards would like to extend our appreciation to the staff of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship for the outstanding service they are performing. The complete staff was very, very helpful to us: the teachers without exception were dedicated and really made us feel as though their main goal in life was assisting us to gain the knowledge they had to impart; the hotel staff under Eddie Gildersleeve made us feel that this was our home; the librarians were very helpful in assisting us find the reference materials we needed to complete our course; and last but not least the finance and supply sections were very professional. We had a chance to tour the SIU farm and the Drug and Alcoholic Rehab Center. If we need help with problems in this area, we know where to get it. The tour of the headquarters building at Camp Springs was a fitting cap to the weeks we spent here at Piney Point. The briefings given were very informative. Specific thanks go to Ken Conklin, Edd Morris and Laymon Tucker for making our stay not only educational but enjoyable. Thanks again to an outstanding group of professionals for a great job. Stephen Akens, Peter Gonsalves, Carroll Kenny, Lau Koon, Willie Manuel, Fernando Urias, Harold Markowitz, Dana Paradise, Frankie Ross, Gerald Sinkes, Rudolf Spingat, James Tucker. 'Security With the SIU ... ' ... I think that having rooms for us old people [at Piney Point] is a wonderful thing, and I am sure there are many of us who are greatful for that. I am stuck here [in Escondido, Calif.] for the time being, but it sure makes one feel more secure. I read about the Union sailing those Navy ships, and I know they are doing a good job. I sailed with some of the best, and I know they could do a good job if they were only younger. I feel good, too, about the job Frank [Drozak] is doing. He had a tough job when he took over, and he has had an even tougher job these past five years, and he is coming through like a champion. I know he has some good men working with him .... Sincerely, Jim Barrett Escondido, Calif. 'Paid in Full . . . ' I just want to express my thanks for all that the Union did for us during my wife's sickness ... Guiermo Romales Seattle, Wash. Drozak Plan Adopted IL 7 · eeks to Protect World's Merchant eafarers Proposed international labor standards covering seafarers' welfare, social security, health protection and medical care, and repatriation were the results of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Preparatory Technical Maritime Conference held at the ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from May 5 to 16, 1986. Seafarer, shipowner and government delegates from 40 maritime countries met to prepare draft international labor standards which ultimately may become International Conventions and Recommendations. The ILO Preparatory Technical Maritime Conference (PTMC) is the final preliminary step to the ILO Maritime Session which will be held in October 1987. At the Maritime Session, seafarer, shipowner and government delegates from nearly 150 nations take final action on the PTMC's draft standards to advance working and social standards for seafarers throughout the world. Frank Drozak served throughout the conference as the United States' seafarer delegate. Raymond McKay, president, MEBA-District 2: Richard Daschbach. assistant for international affair to Drozak, and Rene Lioeanjie and Rich Berger of the National Maritime Union all ·erved as seafarer advisors in the U.S. delegation. The agenda of the Preparatory Conference consisted of the following items: I. Seafarers· welfare at sea and in port 2. Social security protection for seafarers 3. Health protection and medical care for seafarers 4. The merchant shipping (minimum tandards) convention 5. Repatriation of seamen Each of the agenda item was considered during this conference by a separate technical committee composed of approximately 60 delegate representing seafarer , hipowners and governments. Drozak was chosen by the seafarer delegate as the vicechairman of the committee on repatriation. The full conference adopted the recommendations of each committee to revise and update the appropriate existing International Conventions and to submit them to the 1987 Maritime Session of the ILO. On welfare, the recommended draft convention requires governments to provide adequate cultural, welfare, recreation and information facilities to seafarers both in port and aboard hip. On social security, a draft convention was adopted, although decisions on the central issue of shipowners' liability and whether the flag nation or the country of re idence hould be re ponsible for eafarer · social ecurity were left open for re olution by the Maritime Se sion. The draft convention text on health the drafting of medical guides, for medical advice by radio or satellite communications, and for medical training of ships' crews. On the merchant shipping (minimum standards) convention which enables nations at whose ports ship call to enforce minimum safety and living tandards onboard even when the flag nation does not, the conference endorsed a procedure to increase port's control over social or living conditions. On repatriation, the differing position taken by the seafarers and ship owners were the sharpest, resulting in over a dozen rollcall votes. The seafarers were able to secure sufficient government support to prevail in all but one vote. The revised convention text adopted by the conference clearly establishes that repatriation is a basic and fundamental human right of all seafarer , including commercial fishermen; that repatriation should normally be by air, and that all pay and allowances should be paid by the hipowner until the seafarer reaches his or her repatriation de tination. In hi statement to the plenary se sion of the conference. urging that the revi ed draft of the Repatriation Convention be adopted. Drozak asked all the delegate , particularly from governments, to con ider the fundamen- protection and medical care specifies tal of repatriation. He a ked them to and lay down requirements for the content of ship ' medicine che t and imagine that they had ju t received word from their employers that their ticket home had been cancelled. Their hotel bill and meal were now for them to pay, and that their pay, health benefits, vacation and retirement pay were all suspended or terminated. He reminded all delegates that concern over the payment of passage home is very real to seafarers today and that action mu t be taken to guarantee this fundamental principle of human rights. When the vote was taken, the recommendation of the Committee on Repatriation was adopted. All the decision of the PTMC will be considered for final action by the ILO at its Maritime Session in 1987. At that time all ·; governments which are ILO members will be entitled to vote on these recommendations. "Give Imports the BootBuy American and Look for the Union Label." Union LAbel and Setv1ca Tradaa 0.partmant. AFL.CIO June 1986 LOG I 31 �Maritime Day Shows Move for Veterans Rights In Los Angeles Harbor, SIU members and other members of the merchant marine community boarded the sailboat Spirit to toss wreaths into the harbor in memory of fallen comrades. Thousands of former merchant sailors, current seafarers, union officers and politicians took time on May 21 to remember the 6,000 merchant sailors who died during World War II. The once-a-year gathering from coast to coast is time to pay tribute to the "courage, honor and com~itment" made by merchant sailors, said Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president, at Washington, D.C. ceremonies. In World War II only the Marine Corps had a higher casualty rate. Though many of those veteran sailors have died, without veterans ' recognition or benefits, Marad Administrator John Gaughan said it was time to do something for the surviving seafarers. "I still do not understand how this country can fail to recognize the U.S. merchant mariners who served in World War II . I pledge to correct this inequity in any way I can ," he said. While many spoke of the past, Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) said things must be done today or the country may find itself without a merchant fleet. " We are even today , in the midst of a great battle of another kind , the battle to save the U.S. merchant marine ... There is no question we have far to go. We must overcome the hurdles of conflicting interests and Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president, spoke at the Washington, D.C. Maritime Day services. contradictory policies and guard the lifelines of the ea that sustain us all," Biaggi said. In New Orleans, during a special maritime mass prior to Maritime Day, Seafarers and others honored the dead. Members of the current SHLSS trainee class carried the colors in Washington, D.C • ...... SHLSS Trainee William P. Jackson and the NMU's representative stand before the wreaths they carried during the ceremonies in Washington, D.C. 32 I LOG I June 1986 SIU Vice President George McCartney (right) and Marad Administrator John Gaughan before the SIU's wreath at San Francisco's Maritime Day services. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource June 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SENATE BILLS REVIVE CRUISE SHIP DEBATE FIFTH AND LAST MPS CREWED BY SIU SEA-LAND AGREES TO CSX TAKEOVER BID SEALIFT ESSENTIAL FOR SECURITY, NAVY TELLS HOUSE HOUSE AND SENATE TRY TO MOLD TWO BILLS INTO ONE SIU BACKS NEW PASSENGER SHIP LEGISTLATION OTTAWA BACKS ITS FLEET ENERGY TRANSPORTATION WINS LEGION TROPHY WALTER JONES NAMED 1986 ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEAS DELTA QUEEN WINS FIVE-YEAR EXEMPTION SONAT CONTRACTS UPDATE MISSISSIPPI QUEEN PLAYS HOST TO WOMEN’S CONFERENCE SIU CREW AND TUG SET STAGE FOR TV COMMERCIAL SHLSS PREPARES ABLE SEAMEN FOR THE FUTURE! NEW COLLEGE PROGRAM UNDERWAY NEW ENGLAND TO IOWA, MARITIME HISTORY ABOUNDS ABOARD THE OMI CHARGER IN LA HARBOR THE SIU IN WASHINGTON VESSEL REDOCUMENTATION AUTO CARRIER BILL BUILD AND CHARTER PASSENGER VESSEL BILL ALASKAN OIL OPERATING DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDY PORT DEVELOPMENT PRESERVATION OF A SEAFARER’S ART NAVAL FLEET AUXILIARY FORCE SHOWS GROWTH AT FAST PACE U.S. SEALIFT REMAINS VITAL IN A FAST-CHANGING WORLD CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION MEETS IN PHILIPPINES NAVAJO SETS TOWING RECORD DROZAK PLAN ADOPTED ILO SEEKS TO PROTECT WORLD’S MERCHANT SEAFARERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 6 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/93849ef362ade5de6b5113ca82946daf.pdf 3bd18f821b38d804deeadeb60d6e1ab5 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic, GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 48 No.? July 1986 Steady 'Hands' Needed in Unrep Seafarers onboard the SIU-contracted 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (Amsea) got a chance to put some of their training to use recently during an underway replenishment exercise off the Virginia Capes. See page 9 for photo coverage of the refueling. Ex-Member Uses Art Skills to Prom The first thing Marcel Scuderi ever drew was a tugboat. Since he drew his first tugboat, the 29-year-old Scuderi has gone from '' directionless'' teenager to Piney Point grad (Class 189) to QMED. A lot of Seafarers have made the same large jumps in their lives. But Scuderi has gone a bit further. Four years ago he left the sea to enter one of the country's more prestigious art schools, the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. Just last month he left with his Fine Arts degree and an impressively designed campaign to help the public understand the plight of the U.S. merchant marine. Scuderi is intense and passionate about helping the U .S.-flag fleet and about giving back something to the Union and industry that helped him so much. "You guys showed me the world. I got my QMED ticket at Union expense and now I want to give something back,'' he said, explaining why he spent the six months of his senior year creating the seven-poster ad series. Late last year he approached the SIU and the Transportation Institute about the project. With the encouragement of both organizations and TI' s Executive Director Peter Luciano, Scuderi began his work. The result-"I've got stacks of stuff all over. It took a long time before I settled on a design.'' The centerpiece of each design is a blue freighter bow with a large white American flag star and blue and red stripes extending stemward. Depending on the short and simple message' 'Our Merchant Marine Is Going Down Fast and We Need Your Help!" "If We Don't Carry More Export Cargo Our Fleet Will Just Disappear!" "Security and Trade Are Assured With a Newly Revitalized Merchant Marine!"-the ship's bow is portrayed a bit differently, symbolizing the message. The designs with the above messages illustrate the technique. In the first the bow points dangerously skyward as if the ship is just minutes from slipping under the ocean. With the warning about a disappearing fleet, the how's coloring is much lighter, fading into the background. On the last, the ship is quickly cutting through the seas steaming ahead. ''The images might look simple, but this has to be understood by everybody-the farmers in Iowa-everybody," Scuderi said. Apparently the series does create an interest for people who know little about the U.S. merchant marine. He said that during the months he worked on the project at the Corcoran his professors began asking questions and became interested in the problems. Like most college grads this time of year, he is job hunting, hoping his degree, free-lance work and internships, along with his impressive project will land him a job as a graphic artist. His work was on display at the SHLSS' s recent conference on strategic sealift where dozens of industry representatives had a chance to view ~~-. S. Fleet Marcel Scuderi displays the ads he developed to help promote the U.S. merchant marine. it. It also will be displayed at SIU headquarters this month. Scuderi has come a long way from that day aboard ship when he used every pen and pencil he brought with him to draw during his off hours. Finally he bought a half-empty ballpoint pen from a crewmate so he could keep drawing to the next port. In the process, he has given something back. Inside: Vet Status Granted to WW II Seafarer A West Coast Maritime Vacation-Part 2 File Your Welfare Claim for Quick Results Cocaine Kills Across Age and Class Unes Page 3 Page 14 1 Page 16 Page 17 • �• 's res e by Frank Droza Maybe persistence does pays off. For years the SIU has been trying to find ways to increase this country's passenger ship fleet. In a nutshell, more passenger vessels mean hundreds of jobs for American seafarers of all unions. These ships generate millions of dollars for the ports they call on and the owners who run the ships. And perhaps most important they serve this country's national defense interests. But despite our years-long effort, there are only two U .S.-flag passenger ships, the SIU-crewed SS Constitution and SS Independence. In the past several years other unions have fought against us. Congressional leaders have sought compromises. The administration refused support. But now things may be changing. For the first time Marad has shown Perhaps this ITF action will make the administration and Congress realize that American military might must rely on American ships and American crews. is now in the U.S. Senate, it has given qualified support to the bill. Unfortunately, like so many other important maritime issues, there are some powerful opponents--other unions, business interests and others. Too many of these people are arguing their cases from a stance of very narrow self-interest with short-sighted opinions and sometimes blatantly false statements. Let's face it. No American passenger ship has been built in the United States in three decades, and none will be built. It is simply too costly. In the meantime, foreign-flag ships are taking billions of American dollars in the booming passenger ship trade. And thousands of seagoing and shoreside jobs are being denied to American workers. * * * If we are going to have a healthy U.S.-flag fleet, a new system of subsidy for our liner companies (which have shrunk by more than half in the last 15 years) must be designed to replace the Operating Difft~rential Subsidy program which the administration is phasing out. Like so many other issues facing the maritime community, no one can agree on what should be done. Unions, companies, owners and politicians have been pulling in different directions, despite warnings from such maritime allies as representatives Mario Biaggi (D-N. Y .) and Walter Jones (D-N .C.) that if they don't come together it will be too late to pass any legislation this year. It is time to put our differences aside or it will be too late to do anything but sit on our thumbs as ODS disappears and nothing is left. * * * favor to a bill which could allow up to five foreign-flag passenger ships to re-flag U.S. While the administration has some reservations about a bill that Finance Committee Checks SIU Expenses The Union's Finance Committee held its quarterly meeting at SIU headquarters last month. The committee, made up of rank and file Seafarers, spent several days examining the Union's expenditures. Pictured above (I. tor.) are Anthony Gregoire, Terry Mouton, Christos Florous, Frank Costango, SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio, Cal James and Frank Rodriguez. While the administration appears to have come around on the passenger ship issue, it still needs to look very closely at this country's strategic sealift shortfall. Basically there are not enough U .S.-flag merchant ships and merchant sailors to carry the needed military supplies and troops if any major conventional conflict breaks out. Navy forces have increased, and the nation's Ready Reserve Fleet has also grown. But Navy strategists admit that is still not enough. Defenders of the current sealift policy claim that the shortfall will be made up by using flag-of-convenience (FOC) ships owned by Americans and ships of our NATO allies. The SIU has argued that these ships cannot be counted on because they are manned by crews who would not sail into an American war scene. A resolution adopted by the International Transport Worker's Federation (ITF) Seafarers Section may finally prove our point. The resolution gives seamen the right to refuse to proceed on ships bound for a war-like operations area. Maritime unions from more than 50 nations, including most of our NATO allies, are parties to the resolution. While the SIU fought against the action, the ITF and International Labor Organization has included this resolution in every document and issue for the past 18 months or more. Several hundred ships this country counts on for a military emergency are FOC or NATO vessels, but if the crews refuse to sail, those ships are useless. * * * If you think every time you read my column I say something about drugs, there is a reason for that. Drugs, especially cocaine and alcohol, are ruining lives and too often ending them. The deaths of Len Bias, University of Maryland All-American basketball star and Boston Celtics' first-round draft choice, and Don Rogers, a Cleveland Browns' defensive back and former rookie of the year, are examples that cocaine doesn't care who it kills. Those two young men were probably as healthy as anyone can be, yet both died from single episodes of cocaine use. There is no doubt that cocaine can certainly get you high, there should be no doubt anymore that it can kill too. Is that 10 or 20 minute rush worth the risk? On another level, if drugs are found in your urine after a required drug test, which more and more of you must take if you want certain jobs, you won't get that job. Is that 10 or 20 minute rush worth losing months of work for? If you do have a problem with drugs or alcohol, get help now. The SIU wants to help you help yourself. Talk to your port agent or call the Seafarers Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center, please. It could save your life. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, July 1986 Vol. 48, No. 7 AFL-CIO Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DiGiorgio Ed Turner Executive Vice President Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President ~fl Charles Svenson Editor Mike Hall Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I July 1986 L~nette •.. Leon Hall Vice President Joe Sacco George McCartney Roy A. Mercer Vice President Vice President V/Ce President ..,o;~ '"'';ii{.·, 'o'"'.. Deborah Greene Associate Editor Ray Bourdlua Vice President I Managing Editor Max Hall Associate Editor Mike S8cco Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos ~ i The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �John Cleveland, SIU Cafeteria Manager, Killed in Crash SIU Headquarters cafeteria manager John "Johnny" Travis Cleveland Sr., 28, died of injuries sustained in a two-car collision in Compton, Md., St. Mary's County on June 30. Brother Cleveland, of Compton, and the driver of the other car, Timothy William Mathers, 27 , of Lexington Park, Md., were pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Md. Piney Point cooking instructor Johnny Cleveland (left) helping student cooks improve their culinary skills. Earns Medals for Mulberry Operation Seafarer Wins Vet Status It took more than 40 years, but finally Seafarer Winston Edward Battle Sr. is getting the recognition he rightly deserves. Battle, who was one of hundreds of American merchant seamen who took part in Operation Mulberry during the Normandy Invasion in June 1944, is being officially recognized as a veteran of that military operation. Seafarer Battle, who is 62 and still ships as chief steward, was given an Honorable Discharge certificate and medals for his services in the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign. He was also awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Honorable Service lapel button. His veterans status entitles him to benefits from the U.S. Veterans Administration. "I'm going to wear these medals with pride and dignity finally,'' Battle said. His wife, Cora in Compton, Calif. added, "We're going to frame the discharge certificate. It makes me happy that my husband has finally received his recognition.'' ''Our ship (the SS Victory Sword) was among 32 ships that were intentially sunk by our men to create a breakwater effect, thus calming the waters of the [Mulberry] Harbor so that infantrymen could have an easier time coming ashore," Battle explained. "Only some of those ships and their personnel were recognized for their efforts," he said. "For years I and others have tried to receive that same due recognition. It took the Mulberry Winston Battle Veterans Act (Public Law 95-202) to open up the way for the rest of us to be recognized.'' A notice was published in many newspapers asking for veterans who served on these ships including the Victory Sword to contact the U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center so they could receive their long-delayed recognition. ''They finally got around to realizing they would never have won World War II without merchant seamen,'' Battle said. Seafarer Battle, who hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and 1946 Isthmian beefs, later sailed during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He has been a member of the SIU since 1942. Sharing his honors as a "Mulberry Vet" along with his wife are Battle's son, Seafarer Vance F. Battle and his daughter, Linda Whitaker. Yost Takes C.G. Command Admiral Paul Alexander Yost Jr. became the 18th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on May 30, 1986. He was nominated to that position while serving as Commander of the Atlantic Area, Commander Mar- There were no passengers in either vehicle. According to the county sheriff's department, Mathers was driving north on the road at about 9:55 p.m. when his car crossed the center line to pass two cars on a curve, skidded sideways and crashed into Cleveland's southbound auto. Cleveland began working for the Union in 1981 at SHLSS. In May 1983 he took over the cafeteria at SIU headquarters in Camp Springs, Md. He was a graduate of the U.S. Navy Culinary School at Patuxent Naval Air Base in Lexington Park, Md. Cleveland was the founder and first president of an American Culinary Federation chapter in Southern Maryland. Burial was in the SIU Cemetery at Valley Lee, Md. Surviving are his widow, Cheryl; a son, John Travis Jr.; his parents, and a brother and sister. Commenting on Cleveland's death, Gus Gusilatar, co-worker for six years and headquarters cafeteria chief cook said, "to me, John was a very intelligent guy and a well-coordinated worker. He was a good instructor.'' Romeo V. Lupinacci, Piney Point chief chef and president of UIW Local 31 said, "John had a lot of vision. He was a cleancut, typical American man. And aggressive and he had a quick mind. He wanted to make it . . . he wanted to be a great chef . . . he was very ethical and a great outdoorsman. He was like a son." UIW lawyer Charles Monblatt who knew John for almost four years said, "Johnny Cleveland was a good person." "John was friendly, helpful, courteous, a gentleman of good character. He was strict but fair," LOG staffer Ray Bourdius said. A special memorial service for Cleveland was held at SHLSS July 3. Several hundred people from headquarters, the school and the community attended. In addition, co-workers and friends have established a special trust fund for Cleveland's son. itime Defense Zone Atlantic, and Commander Third Coast Guard District in New York City where he was assigned in 1984. In these roles, Yost was responsible for Coast Guard operations in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico including drug interdiction, maritime law enforcement, and search and rescue, as well as maritime coastal defense under the authority of the Commander Atlantic Fleet, United States Navy. Prior to his Third District assignment, Admiral Yost was Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard for three years. He was promoted to flag rank in 1978 and served as Eighth District Commander in New Orleans, La. for three years. Admiral Yost graduated from the Naval War College at Newport, R.l. in 1964. He received master's degrees in international affairs from George Washington University (1964) and in mechanical engineering from the University of Connecticut (1959). The Commandant's awards include The Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with combat "V", a gold star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Adm. Paul Yost Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal, and United Nations Service Medal. A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., Admiral Yost is married to the former Jan Worth of Wakefield, Mass. They have five children. News Notes In a late-breaking development, a contract has been ratified by SIU members who work onboard the SS Constitution and Independence. The new contract will cover more than 1,000 SIU members. The two vessels are owned by American Hawaiia Cruise Lines. They constitute this country's entire passenger fleet. More details on the contract will be carried in next month's LOG. * * * * Ed Pulver, regional director of the SIU, was named as a delegate to the National Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, it was announced by Jack Otero, president of LCLAA and an official of the Brotherhood of Railway & Airline Clerks, AFL-CIO. Pulver is a long-time member and official of the SIU working in the New Jersey area. * * * * The many-talented Louis Cirignano, Seafarer, teacher, town councilman and public-spirited citizen, showed up in the Congressional Record May 13 where he was recognized as one of ''The Boys at Myrtle & Monroe of the City of Passaic, N .J. '' July 1986 I LOG I 3 �profiles In his six years in the U.S. Senate , Alfonse D' Amato (R-N. Y.) has been an active supporter of the U.S. Merchant Marine. On virtually every major maritime bill to come before the full House in recent years, the senator has supported those that protect the American flag. In particular, he has supported the cargo preference compromise, registry of Cunard vessels in the American passenger trades, P.L. 480 maritime subsidies and tax deductions for conventions at sea. The 49-year-old senator also has landed Staten Island a major naval role as homeport to Navy nuclear construction projects which will give employment opportunities to hundreds of Staten Island maritime workers in the years ahead. Senator D' Amato was elected to office in 1980, and today, six years later, is favored to win re-election. It probably will not make a difference who runs against Senator D' Amato this year. For as everyone in New York seems to know, D' Amato has brought home the bacon to New York on countless occasions while successfully lobbying for federal funding for his state. And it is for this reason the majority of voters, both Democrat and Republican, are supporting D'Amato in '86. Chief among D'Amato's accomplishments has been a bargain he made to beef up drug enforcement in New York. A bargain was struck in 1983 after Reagan aides approached D' Amato for his vote on the MX missile. The president would have his vote if, in return, New York were given money to hire drug enforcement officials, D'Amato told the Reagan aides. New York gained millions of dollars to pay a new work force of border customs agents while D' Amato voted for the MX. In another instance, D' Amato worked out a coalition in the Senate Sen. Alfonse D' Amato to pressure the administration to continue funding subsidies for the N. Y. transit authority. Although D' Amato has had success in his campaign against drug trafficking, it is in the area of transportation that he has established his political career. D' Amato, joining other senators, said he would vote down a gasoline tax bill unless a portion of receipts from the bill were allocated toward the New York transit system. The plan worked, and D'Amato secured through 1986 from Congress $1 billion for New York commuters. On other issues, D'Amato has come out strongly in favor of retaining state and local tax deductions in the federal tax laws, and in a number of ways helped to create jobs by helping to create small businesses. D'Amato is also credited with keeping the administration from withdrawing tax exempt industrial development bonds, a source of jobs for New York. Senator D' Amato serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Committee on Housing and Urban Affair~ the Small Business Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. One Size Fits All In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. Idaho Governor John V. Evans is a moderate Democrat in Republican country. Governor since 1977, Evans is seeking to unseat the current Republican officeholder in this fall's U.S. Senate elections. The shifting political climate in Idaho has made the Democratic issues and values Evans has fought for his entire career a difficult battle. Three times the state legislature has overturned the governor's veto of right-to-work for less legislation. But organized labor and Evans campaigned long and hard to obtain enough citizen support to put the issue on this November's ballot. For Evans, the governorship has not been easy. He leads a state that has been changing radically, both demographically and politically. Idaho has become one of the fastest growing states in recent years, with most of the growth coming from residents moving to Idaho from conservative Orange County, Calif. Between 1960 and the current election year, Idaho has shifted in party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Now it is one of the more conservative states in the union. Evans is challenging incumbent Senator Steven Symms and so far into the campaign, Evans has the respect and support of organized labor, especially after his long fight to keep Idaho from becoming a right-to-work state. Evans' three vetoes of right-towork legislation attests to the anti-labor climate in a state which would not let the issue rest after a first veto. Evans also has fought to retain Davis Bacon prevailing wage standards. On major issues, Governor Evans has had a wholesome affect on Idaho. He has kept the state financially solvent without having to raise taxes. He has led the state further along the path of industrial development. In addition, he has worked · to improve education and called for licensing requirements at daycare centers to reduce child abuse , an emotional issue in this election year. Among supporters of Evans are conservatives who have become disenchanted with Symms. Symms' politics are more closely attuned to the conservative mood of the state, but his unpredictable and often outlandish remarks have upset many voters. Added to this is the fact that Symms has Gov. John V. Evans accomplished nothing major to keep Washington 'off the backs' of state residents as he campaigned to do in the 1980 election espousing libertarian anti-government philosophy. What the senator has done while in office is to vote against government programs without offering acceptable alternatives. Symms' flamboyant behavior is not likely to have gained him much in the way of voter support either. Symms for instance, was one of a handful of senators who voted against a resolution condemning vote fraud in the Philippines. He has criticized South African Nobel prize .winner Desmond Tutu. In 1981, Symms proposed that the food stamp program be trimmed by asking the poor to purchase their own food stamps. With this record, Symms has established an image for himself as being against the underdog. One could not expect that he would support working labor issues. In fact, Symms has a low threshold for labor causes. He also has not given his support to the maritime industry and to working Seafarers. In experience as well , Evans surpasses Symms. He has given three decades of service to the people of Idaho. He began his political career in 1952 serving first as senator in the Idaho State Senate. He was elected state lieutenant governor in 1960 and mayor of Malad City, Idaho in 1967. A decade later,.in 1977, he was elected governor of the state. Uberty Ship John W. Brown To N. Y. Harbor as Museum Seafarers come in all sizes but survival suits come in just one. The picture above dramatically illustrates that 'these suits do fit everyone. On the left is 110-pound Julian Lopez; on the right is his Sea-Land Patriot shipmate, 275-pound Andrew Reasko. 4 I LOG I July 1986 The Maritime Administration will give the Liberty ship John W. Brown to the non-profit Project Liberty Ship of New York City for preservation and development into a merchant marine memorial museum. The project to preserve the John W. Brown as a museum was formed in 1977. It made a bid for the ship in October 1985 and plans to move her to a site in N. Y. Harbor later this year from the stored James River (Va.) National Reserve Fleet. She took part in 1944 in the World War II invasions of Southern France and Anzio, Italy and is one of the better preserved of the few remaining Liberty cargo vessels built during that war. In 1985 the John W. Brown was named to the National Register of Historic Places. After the war, the Liberty ship housed a Manhattan, N.Y. maritime high school in the Hudson River before reverting back to the U.S. government in 1983. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • Seafarer International Union of Passenger Vessels • I "Our commercial (merchant marine) fleet has an essential national security role to fulfill, and it is a national responsibility-not just a Navy or Defense Department responsibilityto see that this national asset is properly supported." These words were spoken by Deputy Chief of Naval Operations VADM Thomas Hughes Jr. at a House Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing. He cited Defense Department sealift projections for 1992 to show a shortfall of 70,000 to 100,000 tons in our sealift capability. ·'Clearly the decline in the size and capacity of the U.S. merchant marine is of grave concern to us in the Department of Defense responsible for security planning," he said. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Marad administrator John Gaughan gave qualified approval to S. 1935, legislation that would permit the re-flagging of up to five foreign-flag passenger vessels under the American registry. This is the first time that the administration ha taken this stand. The SIU has been working hard to try to get S. 1935 passed. It has met with opposition from some segments of the maritime industry who point to proposed domestic-build project that they say will produce new passenger vessels. "Not one cruise vessel has been constructed in a U.S. yard since 1958," said Frank Pecquex, head of the SIU's legislative department. "Unless S. 1935 is enacted, it is unlikely that this country's domestic fleet will be increased. It now stands at exactly two." Sealift I I I I I I July 1986 Legi lative, Admini trative and Regulatory Happening MARAD Leans to Passenger Ship OK I I I I I I I I I I orth America, AFL-C 0 Tax Refor... The Senate passed a sweeping tax reform bill by a near unanimous vote of 97-3. If enacted, it will have major repercussions for all Americans, including those employed in the maritime industry. Under the terms of the bill that the Senate passed, the tax code would be changed in the following ways. The depreciation schedule for vessels would be extended to I 0 years from the current five-year schedule; the investment tax credit would be repealed, and the tax treatment of foreign-sources income would be altered. In addition, the measure would retain present law with respect to monies deposited into a tax-deferred Capital Construction Fund and maintain the tax deductibility of business expenses incurred while attending conferences held onboard U.S.-flag passenger vessels. The House has already passed its version of tax reform. Because there are difference between the House and Senate versions of tax reform, a conference committee made up of members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee must meet to iron out a compromi e bill. Momentum seems to be building on enactment of some kind of tax reform bill. Two months ago, tax reform was virtually dead. Today, no one i betting against it. Liner Fleet • SIU President Frank Drozak ha called upon Congress to enact legislation to promote this country's declining liner fleet. The time to do something is now, before there is no more liner fleet left to revitalize, said Drozak in a recently issued press release. He has applauded the attempts of the House Merchant Marine Committee which is looking into ways to preserve this important segment of the maritime industry. As currently envisioned by the House Merchant Marine Committee, attempts to revive this country's liner fleet would revolve around the following programs: • a streamlined operating differential subsidy program, • ome kind of build foreign authorization, coupled with incentive for the domestic shipbuilding and repair industry, and • the relaxation of a number of regulatory controls on vessel operation. Current ODS contracts will be phased out during a 15-year period starting in 1987. Unless they are replaced, said Drozak, the liner fleet will experience a further decline. The House Merchant Marine Committee has been conducting hearings on this matter. Noting the seriousness of the issue, Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) urged the various segments of the maritime industry to put aside their differences in order to present a united front to the administration. Service Contract Two amendments have been attached to the Department of Defense Authorizations bill that would "profoundly" restrict the application of the basic wage protections for the Service Contract Act of 1965. If these amendments are enacted, then the job security and wage stability of seamen employed on military vessels will be jeopardized, said SIU President Frank Drozak in a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee. The first amendment would dramatically raise the applicable employee and financial thresholds of the Service Contract Act. At present, projects that employ five people or cost more than $2,500 fall under the terms of the Act. If the amendment is passed, then only projects employing 25 employees and costing $1,000,000 would be covered. The second amendment would exempt all Department of Defense-sponsored maritime services contracts from the provisions of the Service Contract Act. According to Drozak, "It is patently unfair to arbitrarily reclassify the job function performed by American seafarers. Regardless of how a seaman's occupational function is examined, it is a service activity and, as such, falls within the jurisdiction of the Service Contract Act. "The bottom line is this," said Drozak. "If these amendments are enacted, then the job security and the wage tability of eamen employed onboard military vessel will be jeopardized. "Simply put,,. aid Drozak, .. the federal government hould not be promoting the payment of sub tandard wages. Enacting these amendments would be tantamount to penalizing tho e employees who provide e . ential service to the federal government." Alaskan Oil The Commerce Department has issued a report calling for the export of North Slope Alaskan oil even though that report concedes that such a move ''would have a negative impact on the U .S.-flag tanker fleet and the industries that it supports.'' For the maritime industry, removal of the export ban would lay up an estimated 30 tankers totalling over 4 million dwt. It would expose ''approximately $382 million of Title XI federally guaranteed mortgages to default,'' according to the Commerce Department. In addition, according to the report, private tanker owners and oil companies that own tankers "could be subject to an additional default of approximately $540 million.'' Seafaring employment would be the hardest hit by removal of the ban, said the Department of Commerce. Displacement could be as high as 52 percent of the U.S. tanker workforceabout 2,000 workers. According to the report, "Displaced seafarers would have difficulty finding work in other types of shipping since employment opportunities in the U.S. merchant marine at large are poor.'' Ostensibly, the reason for removing the ban would be to improve the trade balance. Yet according to the Commerce Department, there are factors that could lead to a negative change in the trade balance. For instance, if oil replaced on a barrel for barrel basis by oil imports is carried on foreign tankers, the U.S. would lose the transportation costs of each transaction. The Commerce Department was willing to accept these developments because removal of the ban ''would reduce government-caused economic distortions and inefficiencies. ''There is no better argument for continuing the ban on the export of Alaskan oil," said Frank Pecquex, head of the SIU's legislative department, ''than the report that the Commerce Department issued. I find it difficult to believe that this administration would accept the wholesale sacrifice of an entire American industry.'' Congress to Recess July should be a relatively quiet month for legislation. Congress will be in recess until the 14th. Politicians usually use this time to campaign back home. Seafarers reading this paper might think about sending letters to the district offices of their congressional representatives about pending maritime legislation. Support SPAD July 1986 I LOG I 5 �Area Vice Presidents' Report Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco S HIPMENTS of iron ore, coal and grain on the Great Lakes totaled 14,000,000 tons last month, a decrease of 13 percent from the same period last year. As a result of this decline, the U.S.-ftag fleet operated only 49 out of its 88 bulk carriers during the month. This latest piece of news did nothing to dispel the gloom of the Great Lakes maritime industry. The American Great Lakes maritime industry steadily has been losing ground over the past 30 years. In 1984 U.S.-ftagvesselscarried just 6.4 percent of the U.S./Canada trade; the U .S.-ftag share for 1953 was 29.2 percent. Given this gloomy picture, the SIU has been doing fairly well. While the dredging industry is ''no great shakes,'' according to Algonac Port Agent Byron Kelley, SIU jobs number about the same as last year. Still, the SIU has been politically active in this area. In Ohio, we are taking the lead in supporting the reelection campaign of John Glenn and Dick Celeste. Both races are extremely important. One interesting footnote: SIU Field Rep Martin Vittardi is one of just two labor representatives to be elected to city councils in Cuyahoga County in Ohio. (He's from Parma, a suburb of Cleveland.) "My opponents try to say that I am a member of a special interest group," said Vittardi. "I say, if fighting for better working conditions and more jobs means that you are part of a special interest group, then fine, I'm a member of a special interest group.'' versity of Maryland. Rogers was a star football player for the Cleveland Browns. Both were well liked by their fellow teammates. Both were extremely talented and had bright futures. The only good thing to come from their deaths is the publicity about the dangers of drug abuse, especially cocaine. This is a national problem. It exists everywhere, including the U.S. Navy and the private-flag merchant marine. Yet my immediate concern is with the use of drugs by unlicensed crewmembers aboard MSCPAC ships. I say that it is time to protect those people who do not make use of any drugs and who are being put in jeopardy because of those who are users. At present, the Personnel Rehabilitation Program (PRP) only applies to crewmembers who are assigned to the USNS Kilauea, an ammunition ship. Yet because of the growing epidemic of drugs, private steamship companies are demanding that corrective action be taken and have requested that language be negotiated into contracts on the utilization of drug screening tests. The use of such tests in some shape or form is probably inevitable. And when they are used in the private sector, it will not be too long before MSCP AC will demand the same thing. It is my strong suggestion to those of you who use recreational drugsto clean up your act now, before it is too late. T HE tragic deaths of two prominent sports figures from cocaine overdoses have underscored the severity of this nation's drug problem. By now, everyone has probably heard about the deaths of Len Bias and Don Rogers. Bias, who was drafted by the champion Boston Celtics, was a prominent basketball star at the Uni6 I LOG I July 1986 East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall A West Coast by V. P. George McCartney S Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco T Government Services by V.P. Roy Mercer The SIU has had a first-hand glimpse of this anti-labor bias, most recently with National Marine. Many labor officials no longer believe that they can get a fair hearing before a Labor Relations court. This is not to paint a bleak picture of the maritime industry, just to remind people that political action is extremely important. On a more positive note, we were able to get a waiver from Congress to allow the Delta Queen to continue operating for at least five more years. This will mean a lot to workers in the Gulf and the inland rivers, and especially workers in Louisiana, which now has the highest unemployment rate in the country. In addition, we were able to negotiate a contract with Marine Contracting and Towing. Unlicensed members employed in SONAT Marine's Mariner fleet have approved the company's contract proposals. This does not, however, settle the long-standing dispute over SONAT's unilateral decision to reclassify the captains, mates and barge captains in its various fleets as "supervisors." Queen Mary, the luxurious ocean liner which was turned into a land-based hotel. It is staffed with members of the United Industrial Workers Union, an affiliate of the SIU. One last thing: I want to thank Marad Administrator John Gaughan for saying that merchant seamen should be granted veterans status for their activities during World War II. Only those seamen who served in the now famous Mulberry Operation have been granted that status so far, but as far as John Gaughan and I are concerned, all merchant seamen deserve it. One of our members who served in the Mulberry Operation, Winston Battle, was recently written up in the papers out here for his heroic actions during World War II. He and thousands of other merchant seamen like him risked their lives so that all Americans could be free. HE SIU has placed a high priority on its grassroots activities, especially in Texas, where democratic governor Mark White is up for re-election. White has been a good friend to the SIU and to the maritime industry. He is a stand-up politician who is willing to go to the wall for the things he believes in. This year's elections will be extremely important. For one thing, they will help set the tone for the 1988 presidential race. Whoever is president in 1988 will have the chance to nominate several justices to the Supreme Court. President Reagan has had the chance to nominate three people-Rehnquist, O'Connor and Scalia. If you think that they are pro-labor or pro-maritime, then think again. Half of all the sitting judges on the federal courts and the National Labor Relations Board have been appointed by President Reagan. This has made things extremely difficult for workers, especially in their dealings with owners. HIPPING on the West Coast has picked up in recent weeks, while things in Hawaii have slowed down a little. The fact that the Independence is back from her lay-up helps a bit, though. We've been busy trying to negotiate contracts for our members who have until July 10 to vote on Crowley's final proposal. In addition, members who work onboard American Hawaii Cruise Line vessels are voting on a new threeyear contract. Both were difficult sets of negotiations. From Mike Lowry' s congressional race in Washington to Tom Bradley's bid to become the new governor of California, the SIU has been playing an active role on a grassroots level. This year's elections will help determine the fate of the American-flag merchant marine, so I urge all members to register to vote. Members in Wilmington have a new hall which is located at 510 North Broad Street. Dennis Lundy, our new field rep there, was asked to serve on the Board of Directors of the Seamen's Church Institute. I know my good friends on the East Coast will be busy celebrating the lOOth anniversary of the Statue of Liberty this Fourth of July. I want to remind all our members that this year also marks the 50th anniversary of the LL eyes will be on New York this Fourth of July, where the Statue of Liberty will be celebrating her lOOth anniversary. The country has taken the occasion to its heart. There has been an almost universal outpouring of love for Lady Liberty and all that she represents. This nation's maritime and labor heritage will be highlighted in the Fourth of July celebration. An armada of tall ships will make their way down the Hudson River in order to be inspected by the Lady, as the statue is fondly called. The statue's lOOth anniversary comes one year after the modern seamen's movement celebrated its one 1OOth anniversary. Lady Liberty, the labor movement and merchant seamen have come a long way in 100 years. Unfortunately, today's political and economic climate has not been good for the maritime industry or for the labor movement. Seamen and other workers have had to struggle to maintain the benefits and wage increases that they've won over the past 100 years. With the growing trade deficit, foreign-flag shipping and attacks on the labor movement, it has not been easy. Still, all across the country, the SIU is making headway with its grassroots political activities. These activities all boil down to this: we are urging the government to adopt a comprehensive policy on maritime affairs that will cover everything from deep-sea sailors, to inland boatmen, to fishermen, to Great Lakes sailors to cannery workers. For without a strong maritime industry, there would never have been a Lady Liberty. �Bob-Lo's Lake Boats Too Mariner Contract, 3 Other Inland Pacts Ratified SIU members recently approved five Inland and Lakes contracts, including three which authorized inland SPAD check-offs. One of the contracts that was ratified covered "non-supervisory personnel" in SONAT Marine's Mariner fleet. The Mariner contract, which was sent out for approval in May, comes a year-and-a-half after the old one expired. Negotiations between SONAT Marine and the SIU were complicated by the company's unilateral decision to reclassify the captains, mates and barge captains as supervisory personnel. The SIU and the Mariner Negotiating Committee made a decision to reach an agreement on those categories of workers that the company was willing to discuss at negotiations, and to simultaneously pursue all legal remedies for the captains, mates and barge captains. ''The Union's decision to negotiate for the unlicensed personnel,'' said John Fay, SIU assistant-secretary, "in no way waives its right to bargain on behalf of the captains, mates and barge captains.'' SONAT's decision to reclassify some of its workers is part of a larger antiunion trend that is gripping the tug and barge industry. That is why the decision of the Inland members at three companies to include a SPAD check-off in their contract is so important. The three companies where this happened were Sabine Towing, C.G. Willis Towing and Red Circle Transport. "This is an historic development," said SIU Vice President Joe Sacco. ''The members at these Inland companies realize that the only way to protect their rights in this day and age is through political action." Sacco pointed to developments at SONAT Marine and National Marine as evidence of this anti-union bias. ''Since Ronald Reagan took office,'' said Sacco, "management-labor negotiations have been extremely difficult. In some areas, it is virtually impossible to get a fair hearing before the National Labor Relations Board.'' The fifth contract covers SIU members who work for the Great Lakes Ferry Company, which is owned by the Bob-Lo Company. Seafarers working under this contract help carry passengers from Detroit to Bob-Lo' s Amusement Park, on the Ste. Clair and the Columbia. On the Great Lakes, the SIU crews two large ferry boats which operate from Detroit to Bob-Lo Island Amusement Park. About 28 people each work on the Ste. Clair (above) and the Columbia. Luedtke Wins 'Rock Job' Luedtke Engineering was the low bidder on a "rock job" in Euclid, Ohio on Lake Erie for outside dredging and repair and replacement of the breakwater. Dunbar and Sullivan won the contract to do the shoreside work there. Dredging Cleveland Harbor Annual dredging of the Cleveland River and harbor is being done by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. Later the company will dredge the Rouge River and deposit the dredged up material at Pt. Moulee, Mich., 18 miles below Detroit. Red Circle Boatmen OK New Contract Red Circle Boatmen in the port of New Orleans have ratified a new contract with an hourly wage increase. The old contract ended June 30. Workers at Sabine Towing in Houston who man the Titan and other tugs, recently approved a new contract which included a SPAD check-off for the flrst time. In Memoriam Pensioner Myron Arrington Garrish Jr., 65, died of heart disease on May 7. Brother Garrish joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961. He sailed as a mate for McAllister Brothers from 1956 to 1976. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union from 1953 to 1961. Boatman Garrish was a veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard during World War II. A native of Norfolk, he was a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Burial was in the Riverside Park Cemetery, Norfolk. Surviving are his widow, Edna, a daughter, Susan, and his mother, Nora Gashill. Marine Allied Wor er of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Union from 1915 to 1957. Boatman West was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Rockdale, Texas, he was a resident of Galveston, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Winnie and two daughters, Judy and Joyce. Glenn McDonough, 28, died on June 10. Brother McDonough joined the Union in the port of Jacksonville in 1976. He sailed as a deckhand for Caribe Towing from 1974 to 1975 and for Crowley Marine from 1985 to 1986. He was a 1978 SIU Inland Towboat Scholarship winner. Boatman McDonough was born in Townsend, Wash. and was a resident of Jacksonville. Surviving are his father, James of Lake Charles, La. and his mother, Darlene of Jacksonville. · Pensioner Walter Wayland West, 67, died on May 2. Brother West joined the Union in the port of Houston in I 957. He sailed as a chief engineer for G & H Towing from 1956 to 1982. He was a former member of the SIU member Dave Jarvis, oiler, shows off one of the five large walleyes he caught from the SIU dock in Algonac, Mich. The fish measured 271/i'' and weighed eight pounds. July 1986 I LOG I 7 �New Pensioners Thomas John Antoncic, 64, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1965. He sailed as a tug mate for the Reading Railroad Co. from 1952 to 1962. Brother Antoncic last sailed out of the port of New York at Jersey City, N .J. He was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1943 to 1959. Boatman Antoncic was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Cinnaminson, N.J. Edward E. Austin, 62, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk. Brother Austin is a resident of Virginia Beach, Va. Dennis Slaber Hooper, 65 , joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1972. He sailed as a chief engineer for Allied Towing from 1970 to 1977. Brother Hooper is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II , the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was born in Kentucky ands is a resident of Portsmouth, Va. Gerald Nicholas Keller Sr., 59, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1956. He sailed as a deckhand and captain for Crescent Towing from 1954 to 1986. Brother Keller attended both the 1977 Piney Point Gulf Educational Conference and the Louisiana Inland Crews Conference there. He was also a member of the MAW-HIWD 498. Boatman Keller is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Born in Algiers, La., he is a resident of Gretna, La. Absie Mitchell Le Beouf, 65, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1961. He sailed as a chief engineer for Moran Towing in 1939 and for D.M. Picton from 1964 to 1975. Brother Le Beouf last sailed out of the port of Houston. He was a former member of the Sabine National Tugboat Assn. District Independent Union from 1946 to 1961. Boatman Le Beouf was born in Cameron , La. and is a resident of Port Arthur. Patrick Albert O'Brien, 70, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1975. He sailed as a chief engineer for G & H Towing from 1968 to 1977. Brother O'Brien was a former member of the SUP. He was born in Kansas and is a resident of Houston. 8 I LOG I July 1986 Jimmie Tatum, 61, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1960. He sailed as an oiler for National Marine Service from 1957 to 1960 and for G & H Towing from 1965 to 1974. Brother Tatum was a former member of the IBL Union from 1957 to 1960. He was also ~ former member of the NMU. Boatman Tatum is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. A native of Edna, Texa , he is a resident of Ingleside , Texas . John Walter Trawka, 62, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1951 sailing as an AB and 3rd mate for IOT from 1970 to 1978. Brother Trawka began sailing during World War II. He also worked as a rigger and machinist at the Sun Ship- yard , Chester, Pa. from 1968 to 1970. Boatman Trawka is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Philadelphia, he is a resident there. Aboard the Dixie Power The tug Dixie Power came out of layup June 3 and is now running to the fuel docks in and around Woodriver, Ill. Aboard the Dixie Power are, from the left, Robert W. Katzara, engineer; Dudly Bonvillain, chief engineer; Bill Mitchel, pilot, and J.B. Phillips, cook. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters JUNE 1-30, 1986 Port Gloucester .. .. . ... ... .. . . .... .... . New York . .... . ... . ............. . . Philadelphia ..... ... .. . ... . ... . ... . Baltimore . . ...................... . Norfolk ... . .. .. ..... . .. ... .. . ... . Mobile ..... .. .... . ............. . . New Orleans ........ . .... . ... . .. . . . Jacksonville ................ .. .... . San Francisco ..... . ... . .. . ....... . . Wilmington .......... . . . .... . ..... . Seattle .. ... . ............... . .... . Puerto Rico . .... . .. . ...... . ... .. . . Houston .... . . . .. . ....... . .. . ... . . Algonac . . ............. . . ... . ... . . St. Louis . . .. . ........ . .......... . Piney Point .. .... . .. ..... . ........ . Totals . . . ...... . . . . . ............ . Port Gloucester ... . . . .... . .. .......... . New York . ....... .. . .. . .......... . Philadelphia ... . .. ................ . Baltimore .. .... . . . ........... . ... . Norfolk ... . . ... . . . . ........... . . . Mobile ...... .. ...... . . . . .. ..... . . New Orleans . . . ................... . Jacksonville ... . .... . . . . .. . ... . .. . . San Francisco ......... . ... . ....... . Wilmington . .. . ......... . .. .. .. .. . . Seattle .. . ............. . ..... . ... . Puerto Rico .. ... . . ... ..... ... .... . Houston . . .. . . ... . . .. . ....... . ... . Algonac .. . .... . ................. . St. Louis . . . ..... ................ . Piney Point . ...................... . Totals ..... . . . ................ . . . Port Gloucester ....................... . New York ........................ . Philadelphia .. . . . ................. . Baltimore ... . .................... . Norfolk ......................... . Mobile .......................... . New Orleans ...................... . Jacksonville .................. . ... . San Francisco . .................... . Wilmington ....................... . Seattle .......................... . Puerto Rico . . ................. .. . . Houston .. . .......... • ............ Algonac ......................... . St. Louis ...... . ... . .. . .......... . Piney Point .......... ... .......... . Totals .......................... . Totals All Departments .. ... .... .... .. . *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 2 3 52 1 5 4 0 4 0 0 5 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 88 27 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 17 0 0 1 0 8 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 23 2 56 0 2 7 1 4 0 4 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 21 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 30 3 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 19 0 0 7 0 9 0 48 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 83 4 5 0 0 4 0 0 5 29 2 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 21 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 0 2 29 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 46 24 5 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 125 42 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 1 0 33 38 11 99 29 14 212 124 64 1 *" Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . ** " Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . �Lopez Participates in UNREP Exercise The wind was gusting up to 50 knots as the SIU-crewed 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez and the Navy's oiler USS Kalamazoo participated in an underway fuel replenishment (UNREP) exercise off the Virginia Capes in May. It was a good test for the SHLSStrained crew and the equipment. The conditions were certainly not fierce, the winds and the seas added some difficulty to an already tricky maneuver. The two ships came together twice for about two hours in the morning and afternoon. Each time the large fuel lines were passed successfully between the Lopez and the Kalamazoo, with only a few dozen yards separating them. ~ . (Photos by Bill He~lwege) Crewmembers on the Lopez brave about 40 knots of wind whipping across the decks as they signal the fuel-laden Kalamazoo. The highline chair was passed from ship to ship. This is the view from the refueling station as the Kalamazoo is alongside and readying for the transfer. This is the single probe refueling station on the Lopez., where the fuel line from the Kalamazoo will be attached. The hook-up is almost complete as the fuel probe is brought aboard the Lopez.. July 1986 I LOG I 9 �Seafarers Lundeberg School Hosts First Annual Sealift Conference The First Annual Sealift Conference was conducted at SHLSS on June 24 thru 26, 1986 with union, SHLSS, company, government and military representatives. The conference was designed to provide an opportunity to review the Sealift Training Program and to discuss ideas and goals for all concerned within the sealift community. The ·conference was a two part affair with the unions, SHI.SS and military contracted shipping companies meeting on the first day. Topics for discussion were as follows: 1. Crew training for Present/Future IJobs I Skills 2 . Sealift qualification for Crew /Licensed Personnel 3. Past/Present performances of crews SHLSS Sealift Coordinator Bill Hellwege discusses the objectives of the conference. 4. Training Money /Incentives incorporated into future contracts 5 . Recent efforts by SIU I SHI.SS for Sealift equipment 6 . Coordinated efforts to supply up-to-date training information to SHI.SS and ships 7. Ship Types/Manning levels I Manpower Military and government .representatives joined the conference the second day where the agenda topics were reviewed and discussed more extensively. A cross exchange of ideas and mutual concerns were discussed, with SIU President Frank Drozak delivering an address to the conference. ''We need young, well trained, highly qualified seamen to man our military vessels" said Drozak. "The school and the SIU need only to know what the shipowners and military want and we can do it here at the school and save everyone money by doing it. I hope that this conference will be the beginning of a joint program between the shipowner, maritime industry and military to better prepare for the future. Time is running out. We must prepare now in order to have a future.'' The goal of the school is to Michael Meahallic- Naval Sea Systems Command asks questions about the SIU Manpower capabilities. John Mason (seated r.) explains the SHLSS Vocational Training program to Mike McKay. SIU President Frank Drozak discussed the present and future goals of the SIU, In relation to military contracted vessels. Present and future contracts are discussed by Angus "Red" Campbell SIU Vice President. 10 I LOG I July 1986 provide sealift training to all SIU members. Because of the reduced manning level found aboard military contracted vessels, it is necessary that crew members from the deck, engine and steward departments are thoroughly trained. The SIU presently has under contract or has bids on 80 ships with various companies. This has led to a need for a more coordinated effort and cooperation for training. Since an estimated. 60 % of the work available to SIU members will be in the military sector by 1990, the training for the military ships has become essential. As in any new program, there are problems to solve and new potentials to be explored. This conference was designed to do both. With the shipping companies, labor and government working hand-in-hand, this can certainly be accomplished for the benefit of all concerned. Training is the KEV to the success of this industry and we want to make this program the best. Bob Kesteloot · Tl Vice Chairman explains recent efforts by the SIU for Sealift Training/Equipment. Captain Pete Johnson · Pacific Gulf Marine and Bob Rogers · 1.0.M. listen intently during the conference. &t*i~~W~t Joe Conwell · Bay Tankers, Bart Rogers -SIU Manpower and Carmine Bracco • Bay Tankers discuss manpower capabilities. �- I Gerry Carbiener ·APL, Bill Hellwege · SHLSS, Bart Rogers -SHLSS, Bob H~lmstead · Maersk Lines LTD. emphasizes the Ed Kelly· MEBA-AMO District 2, Capt. Pete Johnson -Pacific Gulf Marine and Art Friedberg • U.S. Department of Transportation. SIU Manpower Coordinator Bart Rogers discusses the manpower office and procedures for crewing vessels. George McCarthy· Sea Mobility Inc. and Harrison Glennon. Sea Mobility discuss contract problems. July 1986ILOGI11 �--Second Annual P.S.C.A---Induction of Officers Awards Dinner No one can put on a feast like a group of chefs and the members of the Professional Seafarers Culinary Association Incorporated (P.S.C.A.) really excelled at their Annual Induction of Officers Awards Dinner. The dinner, held on May 25, 1986, was well-attended. The guest speakers were Edwin Brown -National Administrator, American Culinary Federation Inc. (A.C.F.), Paul Pontano -Executive Vice President Eastern Region, A.C.F. Inc., Larry Conti -Chairman of the Board of Chefs Academy and Jack Braun -Chairman A.C.F. Educational Institute. Speeches were also given by SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio and SHLSS Hotel Manager Ed Gildersleeve. Romeo Lupinacci, SHLSS Certified Executive Chef, was Master of Ceremonies. The new P. S. C. A. ""' Officers are: Greg Herring -President, Charles Harrison Vice President, Leland ''Buck'' Buchan - Secretary I Treasurer. Executive Chef Romeo Lupinacci was presented the Maryland State 1986 Chef of the Year Award. The P .S.C.A. is a chapter of the American Culinary Federation Inc. and the only chapter from the maritime field. Having many opportunities to both the steward staff and the SIU Steward membership. Interested SIU Stewards can join the P.S.C.A. and take advantage of the information and opportunities offered through the American Culinary Federation Inc. For more information about the A.C.F. or a request for a membership application write to; Greg Herring, Steward Department, Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship, Pine Point, Md. 20674. Baltimore Sea Scouts enjoy an afternoon touring the SHLSS facilities. The scout members are: Russell Grau (SkipP,er), Christopher Williams, Ronald Holland, Daniel Conway, Wilber Anderson, Robert Swells, Robert Mohammett, Charlie McColhem (Mate). Charles S. Zim111erman The P.S.C.A. Banquet was attended and enjoyed by all. well Touring the SHLSS facilities are (I. to r.) John Mason, Enver Tocoglu -President of Railwork Workers Union of Turkey, Ken Conklin, and Mustafa Yondem - General Secretary of Seafarers Union of Turkey. End of an Era The Charles S. Zimmerman was purchased by the SIU in ~1967. The vessel was reconstructed to accommodate classrooms, library and an auditorium and brought to the Lundeberg School in 1969. As the school expanded and constructed more buildings, the need for the Zimmerman grew less. Recently this vessel was sold and on June 24, 1986 it was towed to a shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia for refurbishing. The Zimmerman will be berthed in Yonkers, New York where it will be used as a Catering Restaurant. 12 I LOG I July 1986 Romeo Lupinacci, William Sallee and Chuck Harrison put finishing touches or:t the banquet t~ble John R. Kearney (c.) receives a plaque from Jackie Knoetgen (I.) and Ken Conklin in appreciatio'n of his accomplishments as the Charles County Community College Coordinator at SHLSS. John Travis Cleveland, SHLSS Steward Instructor, dies at 28. See page 3. �Curtis Hintze SIIlSS Self-Study Student .::;~ .,.,,,,,w:rn1:m:m:m1111:mtr1:::t::::::::j:::::ti:::::::tr: ·;: I Curtis Hintze (r.) works with SHLSS Instructor Jim Brown on a Celestial Navigation problem. Part of the underlying philosophy of education at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is to provide all SIU members with every opportunity to learn new skills and upgrade their ratings. For some courses and some students this means daily class sessions and extensive instructor guidance. For others it means a self-study course that combines prepared materials with personal initiative. For Curtis Hintze, a tenyear SIU veteran who ships out of Philadelphia, it has meant both. Before his current stint at SHLSS, Hintze received his Radar Observer, Unlimited endorsement by attending classes in January of 1986. He also holds an AB Unlimited License and a Tankerman Rating, both obtained through classroom study. Right now, however Brother Hintze is attending SHLSS in the Master Mate Freight and Towing self-study course. He stays on the SHLSS campus during the week and commutes to his home in Silver Spring , Maryland on the weekends. "Anyone living on the East Coast, from New York to Norfolk, should take advantage of SHLSS self-study'', says Hintze. One of the best things about any self-study course, according to Hintze is that it helps you make constructive use of your free time aboard ship. Although self-study is not used for original licenses, many SIU members find it a convenient way to upgrade their ratings. Among the strong points of the program he's taking now, Hintze cites the books, videotapes, library and instructor Jim Brown's "excellent" study guides. All these things help in the learning process but, says Hintze, "you have to apply yourself to selfstudy programs." --QMED Classification------------QMED Classification Information: The QMED ·Any Rating course is twelve (12) weeks long. The subject breakdown is: Weeks 1, 2 - Generals/Pumpman Weeks 3, 4 - Machinist Weeks 5, 6, 7, 8 · Electrician/Deck Engineer Weeks 9, 1O - Refrigeration Weeks 11, 12- Junior Engineer The ten (10) specialty courses are: 1. Automation - 4 weeks. 2. Marine Electrical Maintenance - 10 weeks. 3. Marine Electronics - 6 weeks. 4. Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations - 6 weeks. 5. Welding - 4 weeks. 6. Pumproom Maintenance & Operations - 7 weeks. 7. Diesel Engine Technology - 6 weeks. 8. Hydraulics - 4 weeks. 9. Hagglund Crane Maintenance - 6 weeks. 10. Refrigerated Container Advanced Maintenance - 6 weeks. The classification steps are: 1. 4th Class QMED - SHLSS QMED certificate or Coast Guard QMED -Any Rating. 2. 3rd Class QMED - QMED with 2 or 3 SHLSS specialty courses. 3. 2nd Class QMED - QMED with 4 or 5 SHLSS specialty courses. 4. 1st Class QMED - QMED with 6 or more SHLSS specialty courses. 1. All SHLSS specialty course certificates will be retroactive to the dates obtained. Example: If a member completed a class in 1977, it will count. 2. No more than two (2) specialty courses can be taken consecutively. A member needs "on-the-job" experience to go along with the theory. 3. A minimum of three (3) months seatime will be required before obtaining the next higher QMED class rating. This gives the member a chance to try out day working jobs they are being trained for. Example: 2nd Electrician. 4. A test for certification will be given, if the member can show evidence of a class .(es) taken elsewhere. 5. Any member with an Engineer's License will be classified .as a 1st Class QMED. 6. Any member with more than two (2) years of discharges from a day working job will be able to take a practical test in lieu of the specialty course. Example: A member with three (3) years Chief Pumpman discharges can take the Pumproom Maintenance and Operations test, instead of the course. If he/she passes the test, he/she will receive the certificate. 7. SHLSS will be increasing the number of classes offered in the ten (10) specialty courses, to make sure everyone has the opportunity to take the classes. 8. SHLSS will be getting new equipment to beef up the courses for larger class sizes, and to update the training programs. Example: Two (2) or more Diesel Engines, Tanker Cargo Control Simulators and a Regulator Panel with Modular Card Packs, and a new Cargo Crane. Celestial Navigation I. to r. Jim Brown (Instructor), Harold Berggren, Stephen Argay, Alan Barry, Chris VonRabenstein, Robert Saylors, Don Plummer, Jim Harris, Claude Dockrey. ~.-~Jl j•,,\ -43'/ 71 '; Diesel Engine Technology I. to r. Greg Thompson, Todd Smith, John Miranda, Edgar Young, Carl Merritt, V.L. Kirksey, Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Aldo Santiago, Steven Ahrens. Radar First row (I. to r.) Harry Berggren, C. vonRabenstein, Rick Cavalier, J. Harris, Gary Hetherington. Second row (I. to r.) Jim Brown (Instructor), Chuck Dockrey, Donald W. Plummer, Alan Barry, Robert Saylors. Recertified Steward First row (I. to r.) Rudy Spingat, Kumlau Koon lau, Dana Paradise, James tucker, Steven Aken. Second row (I. to r.) Frankie Ross, Ken Conklin (Commandant), Urlab Fernando, Peter Gonsalves. Third row (I. to r.) Gerald Slnkes, Carroll Kenny, Harold Markowitz, WI Ille Manel. First row (I. to r.) Willie Zisis, Jerry Bas, Joseph Krebs, Andy Eckers, Roosevelt Johnson. Second row (I. to r.) Mark Grendahl, Michael Morales, Mark Field, Phillip McKenzie, John Cronan, Ocie Jones Ill, David Cuffee, Jeff Diethelm, Bill Foley (Instructor). Third row (I. to r.) Willie Howard, H.T. Hinnant, Jon Beard, Bernie Hutchings, Frank Kole, Frank Doherty, Thomas Hogan. ·~ ,'. SeaLlft Maintenance & Operations First row (I. to r.) Joe Marshall (Instructor), Michael Stein, William Jackson, James Longo, Earl Mallory, Hampden Lea, James Bloodworth, Bill Hellwege (Instructor). Second row (I. to r.) John Steeber Jr., Ed 'Thumper' Johnston, W.C. Colman, Monroe Monseur, David Reed, Mark Jones, Regina Ewing, Harry Alongi (Instructor). Third row (I. tor.) F. Smith, J.S. Clarkson, Mike Schveler. Fourth row (I. to r.) Manny Basas, Alan Lautermilch, Robert Fryett, Raymond Vicari, George Wilkey, Greg Linkous. FOWT July 1986 I LOG I 13 �From Baja to Alaska Maritime History Abounds USSR Part II In the June issue of the LOG we gave you a brief account of maritime places of interest on the East Coast, Great Lakes, Inland Waters and the Gulf Coast, hoping that some of you could include one or more in your vacation plans. This time we will take you along the West Coast and hope that either this summer or next you will be able to enjoy one or more of these. Maritime museums, living history exhibits, replicas, restorations and such have become prime daytime entertainment. by Dorothy Re Let's travel along the coastline as the gray whales do, from the Baja Peninsula, where they spend the winter months, to the Bering Sea, where they spend the summer. Cruise ships take interested spectators from Los Angeles or San Diego on tours of the Gulfo de California in Mexico, where scientific instruction is also a part of whale watching. Kodiak Island At San Diego's Point Loma you can watch the whales from shore at Cabrillo National State Park lookout station. The whales swim just off shore, in one of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom, and their arrival at this point is as predictable as the return of the famous swallows to San Juan Capistrano which is not far up the coast. Canada Pacific Ocean British Columbia San Diego is a busy port, and the San Diego Maritime Museum is here as is the Naval Undersea Center. Star Crescent Harbor Tours' (an SIU-contracted company) Marietta will take you around one of the most beautiful harbors in the world. The Star of India sails in splendor here. After fire, ice and sad neglect, interest in this square-rigger was sparked for her restoration through the combined efforts of John Bunker and Capt. Alan Villiers who made her story known to the public through the San Diego Chronicle. As we head north, let's stop at Dana Point Marina near Laguna Beach. San Juan Capistrano is not far from this large marina where a replica of Richard Henry Dana's Pilgrim is berthed close to the point where they threw the hides off the cliff to the waiting ship below in Two Years Before the Mast. A perfect book for reading on a nautical safari. San Francisco ••Oakland Monterey Carmel California \~ At Newport Beach, just south of Long Beach and just north of Laguna Beach, the Southern California Wooden Boat Show is held every June. Los An1geles ·.Long Beach San Diego , "'-..... ___ ,.\ \ I " Mexico ·...... The Queen Mary (staffed by UIW members) is at Long Beach in Los Angeles Harbor next to Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, the enormous airplane that didn' t fly very far. Next door to the Queen there is a British village, and tours of the luxury liner are available. The Princess Louise, built in 1921, a steamboat of the Canadian Pacific's British Columbia Coastal Service, is a restaurant in San Pedro, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, and the Catalina, another coastal steamer on a run from San Pedro to Catalina Island, is still being restored and is located in Long Beach. From Los Angeles Harbor boats will ferry you across to Santa Catalina Island, known as "Cat" to natives, and to the other off-shore islands along the coast. The SIU-crewed cruise ships Independence and Constitution, although based 14 I LOG I July 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii, sail into L.A. Harbor occasionally. Honolulu is also the home of Falls of Clyde, a four-masted schooner that sails this lovely land of trade and trade winds. It belongs to the Bishop Museum there. Of more recent fame, or infamy (Dec. 7, 1941), is the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. A tour of the harbor and the memorial, built over the sunken hull of the Arizona, is free. In Monterey, back on the mainland, there is a new Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium that was built only two years ago after a study was made of many other aquariums around the country. Every aspect of undersea life is available here for those who wish to explore the vast canyons of the ocean. Both Monterey and Carmel are teeming with surface craft, and in Monterey the Allen Knight Maritime Museum adds to the harbor's bustle. San Francisco is one of the largest and busiest harbors in the country. It has many maritime attractions, and there are several famous ships that sail this harbor reminding San Franciscans of their glorious past. Sailing ships helped to build this harbor city. The Flying Cloud sailed into this great port in 1851. Her maiden voyage around Cape Hom was a record, under 90 days, equalled only twice-once by the Flying Cloud herself. The San Francisco Maritime Museum, located near Fisherman's Wharf, a world famous attraction in itself, and not far from the Golden Gate Bridge, was begun in 1951 by Karl Kortum who sailed the square-riggers and is still the leading force at this unique place. In 1978 the San Francisco Maritime Museum merged with the San Francisco Maritime Historical Park, which was adjacent to it, and together they became the National Maritime Museum, San Francisco. The most famous ship that sails San Francisco Bay was, and still is, Balclutha (which means the town of Clyde R~ver in ancient Gaelic). She was the museum's first and was saved by men who sailed in square-rig, Kortum and Harry Lundeberg of the SUP, notable among them. The C.A. Thayer and the Alma, sister ships to the Balclutha, sail the bay with her. The Thayer is a four-masted schooner that sailed the Bering Strait for cod and made off-shore voyages to Guaymas in the Gulf of California and to Honolulu, Hawaii. The Alma is a San Francisco Bay scow schooner that was an early cargo ship carrying hay and other commodities. Other ships in this collection are Eureka, a walking-beam ferry capable of 18 knots that carried railroad cars and passengers, and the British steam paddlewheeler, Eppleton Hall. This unusual vessel, actually a tug and the last of her kind, has two side-lever engines, one for each paddlewheel. The National Maritime Museum, San Francisco, has the greatest collection of marine steam engines. The Wapama, a wooden steam schooner, is an example of a "single-ended" steam engine. Unfortunately, she has been up on a barge for (Continued on Page 19.) �illia s a • Sails Into San o·ego Ha bo The PFC Dewayne T. Williams (American Overseas Marine Corp.) pulls into port in San Diego, Calif. The PFC Dewayne T. Williams began her military career with the Maritime Preposition Fleet in June 1985. She was the second of five ships to be built by General Dynamics of Quincy, Mass. for the Preposition Fleet. The previous year, the first, the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, was brought into service. The Williams' design duplicates the specifications of her sister ship, the Bobo. A RO/RO vessel, 671 feet long with 14 decks, the Williams has the storage capacity to supply a Marine amphibious brigade with vehicles, artillery, war supplies and provisions for 30 days in any region of the world. Her highly sophisticated technologies enable the vessel to carry out defensive maneuvers in the shortest Tony Mohammed, QMED/pumpman, comes from a seafaring famity. His dad is an engineer with MERA-District 2. Learthur Jordan, steward assistant. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) time possible. She travels 18.8 knots powered by twin diesel engines. Five 40-ton cranes, a modern slewing stern ramp and an assisting warping tug mean that injust five days every cargo bay can be emptied when the vessel is anchored off-shore. And when the Williams is at pier anchorage, the bay cargoes can be offloaded in three days. A helicopter deck allows a Marine surge team to be air lifted aboard the vessel to help discharge the cargo at an even faster pace. The vessel is named for a Marine Corps hero posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Congress. PFC Dewayne T. Williams died in Vietnam in 1968 when his patrol was ambushed in Quang Nam province by Viet Cong guerrillas. Alphonso Davis, steward assistant. Jeff Strozzo, QMED. July 1986ILOGI15 �Follow These Instructions for Quicker Payments DENTAL CLAIMS HOW TO FILE A CLAIM-Yellow Shaded Form You can speed the payment of your claim by using care in filling out your claim form. The SIU Claim Form, the shaded/ colored area, must always be completed and signed by the individual. Please answer every question so that it will not be necessary to return the claim to you for completion. When using the Medical Benefit Application, the form that has the yellow shaded area, please have the doctor or hospital complete their section or attach their standard form to the SIU form. When there is a prolonged series of doctors' calls or when there is a hospitalization, attach all of the bills to one completed claim form. It is not necessary to complete a separate claim form for each bill when sending m several bills at the same time. ATTENDING PHYSICIANS The physicians and their staffs are probably familiar with the requested information. Therefore, the Seafarers' Welfare Plan will accept their attached form for the needed information to process your claims. MEDICARE CLAIMS If you are on pension and are eligible for Medicare, send all bins first to Medicare. After Medicare has made its payment or denial, send to the Plan, a copy of Medicare's statement along with the corresponding bill. Do not send a Medicare statement without a bill nor send a bill without a Medicare statement. After you have filled out the SIU Dental Form, your dentist will complete the remaining portion of the form. If you are faced with extensive dental service which may cost a lot, you may want to know the amount of benefits that will be paid by the Seafarers' Welfare Plan. You may request a pre-determination of coverage. Ask your dentist to complete the bottom portion of the claim form, listing the anticipated procedures and charges and send them to the Plan. You , as well as your dentist will be notified by the Plan , how much will be paid. X-rays will be required for extensive services other than your routine oral exams , cleanings , flouride treatments and filings. PRESCRIPTION DRUG CLAIMSMembers and Pensioners Only If your doctor prescribes medicine for you because of your medical condition, have your druggist fill out the SIU Drug Form. Attach the druggist's bills to the form and mail to the Plan. Over-the-counter drug charges are not reimbursable. TIME LIMIT FOR FILING CLAIMS Most claims should be filed within 180 days after the medical or dental service is provided. The exceptions are: Maternity, Death, and Sickness and Accident Benefits. MATERNITY AND DEATH BENEFIT Claims must be filed within 365 days from the date of birth or death. The Druggists Bills Should Look Like This: 1. Full name of patient (Separate bill for each.) ABBOTT'S PHARMACY 100 State Street Umbrella City PATIENT'S FULL NAME: Alice M. Goodwin J. Goodwin SS# 424-50-7611 la. Name & SS# of insured Date 2. Date of each purchase------~Sept. 3. Prescription number and ____ name of drug ALBERT B. CASE, M.D. 150 State Street Umbrella City 1. Full name of patient (Separate bill for each.) FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO: ta. Name & SS# of insured 2. Date of each treatment and charges Alice M. Goodwin Goodwin SS# 424-50-7611 "-+----11~ "'--+I~ J. Date of Treatment 9 Charge Condition or Service $ 8.00 Ulcer 8.00 8.00 15.00 " Suture -laceration of right foot 5. Doctor's Federal ID# charge for each prescription $2.73 1.40 Dr. Case 5.68 #42249 6.50 404-50-1061 6. Druggist's Fed. ID# if bill is not paid by you Sickness and Accident Benefit claim must be filed within 60 days after discharged from the hospital on an inpatient basis or 60 days from the first date you are disabled on an out-patient basis. This application is for filing for the following benefits: Optical, Sickness & Accident, Pension, Death , Alcohol and Drug Abuse Benefits. When using this form , the member must complete in all the required information in each section with the exception of the Optical Benefit and the Death Benefit. The Optician/Optometrist must complete a portion. Also, for the death benefit, the beneficiary must complete a portion. It is very important that you have an enrollment beneficiary card on file with the Plan office listing all dependents. Also, it is important to have a copy of your marriage certificate noted as well as copies of all dependent children's birth certificates. It is also important that you complete a new card whenever: (A) You wish to change your beneficiary. (B) There is a change in your dependency status. (C) Change of address. ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR BENEFITS 404-50-1061 16 I LOG I July 1986 Dr. Case Dr. Case INITIAL ELIGIBILITY A new employee will establish initial eligibility for benefits under the Plan immediately upon completion of 75 days of employment in a calendar year or after 75 days of continuous employment whichever occur sooner. MAINTAINING ELIGIBILITY In order to maintain eligibility for benefits under the Plan , an employee must have worked for signatory employers at least 120 days in the calendar year immediately preceding the date his claims accrue. For the Death Benefit, eligibility is maintained if an employee works 125 days for signatory employers in the two calendar years immediately preceding the date of death. CHANGES TO REPORT 3. Treatments " 12 shown separately.c-..--,..-Oct. 7 4. Specific condition or service #38846 #39999 Charge Show------+--------~ HOW TO FILE A CLAIM-Blue Shaded Form Physicians Bills Should Look Like This: Doctor 1 4. Prescribing physician 5. 7 Prescription Number In order to receive benefits, you must first meet the employment eligibility requirements. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS In addition to the 120 day requirement, a member must have one day of covered employment either in the six calendar months preceding the date of his claim or in the month which his claim accrues. The employment must occur prior to the claim. ALTERNATE ELIGIBILITY One (1) day of covered employment if taken ill or is injured aboard ship/ vessel. This eligibility will entitle you to payment of the initial emergency treatment only, after injury. (Continued on Page 28.) �v • • 'There are a number of people who have to come back here two or three times before they can refrain from using drugs or alcohol,'' said Rick Reisman, head of the Seafarers Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. How did these people fall off the wagon? Did they encounter rough times? Was the desire for drugs and alcohol so powerful that they had to give in? ''As far as I am concerned,'' said Reisman, "you can give any reason for drinking or using drugs, but it all boils down to the same thing: most of the people who have to come back here a second or third time just stopped working the AA or NA program ." As one recovering alcoholic said , "As long as you ' re alive, you ' re going to have problems. Your wife is cheating on you. The bills are piling up. You can' t get along with the guy on your watch. There will always be an excuse." Yet, as the AA program says, it is not a matter of willpower (Step one: ''We admitted we were powerless over drugs/alcohol ... ). It is a matter of working your program. Recovering alcoholics and drug abusers have certain tools at their disposal. If they are in port, then the most important tool is attendance at AA, NA or CDA meetings. There are AA meetings in every city in this country and in every country of the world. Of course, Seafarers who are in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean might well find it impossible to make an AA meeting. Yet, if there is another recovering alcoholic or drug addict on your ship, then the two of you can hold your own meeting. ''Many Seafarers have found through experience that there is usually at least one other person onboard who has been through the ADARC," said one recovering alcoholic. ''It's not unusual to run into a shipmate at an AA meeting in port." Sometimes a recovering alcoholic will just take the matter into his own hands. All you have to do is post a message in the mess hall saying that there will be a meeting 'for the friends of Bill W.' Bill W. was one of the founders of the AA program, and recovering alcoholics and drug abusers use his name as a sort of code. "I've always found the tapes that the ADARC makes extremely helpful," said another recovering alcoholic. "They help me feel connected to the program even when I can't make it to a meeting.'' Other tools include the AA literature, which can be carried anywhere. Alcoholics Anonymous, which is known to most alcoholics as the Big Book, contains short autobiographical stories of the people who founded AA. Reading the book is almost like going to a meeting. A lot of members have found that it is helpful just to put their feelings on paper. "Writing is definitely an important tool," said Reisman. "Sometimes, all you need is to get something off your chest.'' If a Seafarer is at home, it is recommended that he get a sponsor. A sponsor is someone who is successfully utilizing the AA program in his or her own life. You can call that person up for guidance and support. If you ' ve been sober or drug-free for a while, you might even think about sponsoring someone yourself. Giving service is also an important tool. (Giving service is AA slang for helping out.) It doesn't matter how you give service: it can be to AA or to the community at large. There is an old AA saying, ' 'The more you give to the program, the more you will get in return." Here are some examples of service: driving someone to an AA meeting; making yourself available to listen to a family member's problems ; being active in your union meeting. Of course, by giving service you are making productive use of your own time. "The big threat to most seamen,'' said Rick Reisman , ' 'is unstructured time. " In addition to giving service, you might want to develop a hobby-photography, writing, painting. You might want to use your spare time to look over upgrading material, or even to take a personal inventory (the 4th Step) or to make a list of all persons you had harmed while drinking or taking drugs (the 8th Step). If things get too hectic, or too dull, you might find a quiet moment for prayer and meditation. ''The aim of AA and other programs like it," said Reisman, "is to teach people how to live a productive life. Knowing the program is not enough. It is important to live it.'' And above all else, the road to recovery is based on respecting the "anonymity" of your fellow AA'ers. As the program says, what someone tells you in confidence should never be repeated. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of the AA/NA program. The Twelve Steps SIU members who elect to make use of the Union' s Drug and Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Valley Lee, Md. learn about a new way of life. It is a way of life that is based on spiritual, emotional and physical health. It is a life that emphasizes recovery over immediate gratification; community involvement over isolation; life over death. It is a way of life that has enabled hundreds of thousands of Americans to regain their sobriety and lead productive, happy lives. In the upcoming months, individual SIU members will share their stories of recovery with you-how, after going to the ARC, they were able to regain their sobriety. Star's Death Shows Danger of Cocaine On Tuesday, June 17, college basketball star Len Bias was on top of the world. He was the first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics. Two days later, he was dead of a heart attack. Autopsies revealed that the attack had been induced by cocaine. Bias had everything to live for. He was on the threshold of a lucrative career. The general consensus was that he had the potential to be one of basketball's all-time great players. His personal life was just as rewarding. He had a warm and supportive family. He was one of the most popular students at the University of Maryland. Sports writers referred to him in glowing terms: " friendly ," "gracious, " "All-American." The one good thing to come out of this tragedy is the attention that it is drawing to the growing drug epidemic in this country. It also is making people aware of some important information about cocaine. For one thing, cocaine users are at a high risk of having sudden heart attacks. The really scary thing about this is that the heart attacks cannot be predicted with any accuracy. It can happen the first time you use the drug or it can happen the hundredth time. It makes no difference. The one question that peopl~ are asking is WHY? Why had Bias turned to drugs? Red Auerbach, president and former coach of the Boston Celtics, said he thought that the pressures of joining the NBA probably played a part. He also said that the sudden change in Bias' financial status-the money he would soon have at his disposal-was probably a factor. In many ways, Seafarers who abuse cocaine have the same problems as Bias. Seafaring is a very stressful job. And as every seaman knows, at payoff time, there is a lot of available cash. Luckily, Seafarers who abuse cocaine or any kind of chemical, including alcohol, have a tool at their disposal. They can contact their Union representative about going to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. The ADARC's facilities have been expanded to handle drug problems. Over the past 10 years, nearly 900 Seafarers have gone there to work out their problems with drugs and alcohol. It's made a difference in their lives, and it can make a difference in yours. During the past 10 years, 875 of your fellow Seafarers have regained their sobriety by sharing their hopes, dreams and aspirations with their fellow Seafarers. By doing this, they have been able to look themselves in the mirror and put their lives in order. Up until 50 years ago , alcoholism was considered to be incurable. A small group of people suffering from this disease got together and formed a new group, Alcoholics Anonymous. What modern medicine at that time couldn't accomplish, sharing, friendship and commitment did. Within a few years, the new group had gained worldwide attention. A book entitled ''Alcoholics Anonymous'' was written that embodied this new way of life. It is based on a simple plan of recovery known then and now as the Twelve Steps. Each step serves as a rung on a ladder to a new way of living. Of course, recovery is not possible if someone does not take the first, most difficult step, which is to admit that he or she is powerless over alcohol, that their lives have become unmanageable. It sounds like an easy thing to do, but it is not. As some of the AA literature says, no one likes to admit defeat, no one likes to admit to themselves and to the whole world that the way they have been living their lives just isn't working. Many alcoholics who regain their sobriety have come to regard their disease almost as a blessing. They believe that they would never have been able to put their lives in order if it did not become obvious to them that they had to do something about their drinking. Almost everyone who enters into AA, who makes a serious attempt to work the Twelve Steps, becomes quickly acquainted with the miracles of the program. People who have been close to death, who had lost the capacity to love, to feel, to care about others, are now leading normal lives. They don't need alcohol or drugs or any other kind of addictive behavior to make themselves feel better. Life is harder this way, but deep inside they know that they have passed a certain point, and that it is the only way that they can be part of the living. So really, it isn't a choice between drinking and not drinking. It is a choice between life and death. Most people who are confronted with that choice don't know it. At least alcoholics do, and they have a program of recovery that can guide them through life's inevitably difficult times. July 1986ILOGI17 �Piney Point: Seafarers 'Snug Harbor' The consensus of the first four retired Seafarers' pensioners now living at the SHLSS hotel in Piney Point, Md. is that it is a •'wonderful place, a good deal." Typical were the orchids of crusty Seafarer Max Steen. Max, who is 77, shipped in the steward department and should know his onions, said: "excellent rooms and food." Max, who has lived in Miami, Fla., joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Savannah, Ga. after leaving his native home in Lund, Sweden. He shipped out of the port of Seattle. "Best deal" was the comment of senior citizens Mr. and Mrs. Arthur (59) and Joan (54) Gilliand. "Here, two can live cheaper than one," they added. "When you're on a fixed income, with prices going up and Social Security payments going down, that's important," explained Arthur and Joan. Recertified Bosun Gilliand, born and bred in t.he South Bronx of New York City, beefed only about ''too much salt in the soup and too much sugar in the sweets" (desserts). So "special diets are needed" they declared. During World War II, Arthur was aboard the C-2 SS De Soto (Waterman) when the Japanese bombed Allied shipping in the harbor of Calcutta, India. Seafarer Howard Rode, 63, who joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun, exclaimed that the Point was a "wonderful place" for retirement. He also saw the need for "special diets" for some retirees. Howard lived 15 years in Guadalajara, Mexico and had a shop in Houston selling Mexican antiquities and artifacts. Brother Rode was torpedoed twice; once on May 6, 1942 in the Windward Passage between Cuba and Haiti where he took to the boats for two days before landing in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He even sailed on a World War I Hog Islander, the Latvian-flag SS Abgdra, and loaded ammo into a 5inch cannon aboard ship. Rode was in the invasion of North Africa at Casablanca, Morocco and at the dropping of an atom bomb in the South Pacific. Seafarer George Hand, 65, a bachelor, said "Big Mike" of the port of Baltimore "will be comin' here to retire." George joined the SIU in 1957 and sailed as a chief pantryman. Born in South Carolina, he was a bosun mate in the U.S. Navy's amphibious forces in World War II serving 18 months in the South Pacific. Form No. P-125 Original 1/86 SEAFARERS BENEFIT APPLICATION Application for PENSIONER HOUSING at the Training and Recreation Center of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Maryland For further information, or for help with this form, contact Seafarers Pension Department, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746 or call: (301) 899-0675. Note: Fili this form out completely. Be sure to sign this form. I. Pensioner's Name: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Soc. Sec. No. (Please Print) D D D DD DODD Address----------------------------------------Apt . or Box N . Street City State ZIP 2. What type of monthly pension benefit are you receiving? D D Early Normal Normal D Disability Note: Individuals who are receiving deferred vested pension benefits, or who have opted to receive a lump sum pension benefit are not eligible. 3. Are you presently married? D Yes D No lf''Yes," pkase provide yours~use's n a m e : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (If you have not already provided the Seafarers Pension Plan with a copy of your marriage certificate, please attach a copy to this form.) 4. What is the amount of your current monthly pension benefit from this Plan? $ - - - - - - What is the current amount of your monthly Social Security check? $ _ __ {Please attach a copy of your most recent Social Security check .) Social Security Filing Tips Any worker who is already 62 or will reach social security retirement age by early 1986 and who plans an end-of-the-year retirement should check with social security to discuss the possibility of filing now for monthly benefits. Although 65 is the current retirement age for full social security benefits, most men and women choose to elect them early at a reduced rate. The reduction can range from 20 percent less at 62 to only five/ninths of 1 percent less in the month prior to age 65. Social security officials point out that there are both advantages and disadvantages to taking benefits early. The primary advantage is that the retired worker can receive as much as three full years of payments prior to 65. But the major disadvantage would be that such a payment would be reduced and remain at a reduced rate even after the worker reaches 65. The same is true for any spouse's benefits which are taken at a reduced rate before age 65. If the beneficiary lives more than approximately 12 or 13 years that he or she is ahead taking reduced benefits, . then the advantage gained by taking them early is lost. A worker's election of reduced payments before 65 also can result in a somewhat smaller survivor benefit to an eligible widow or widower upon the worker's death. Anyone thinking about filing for monthly retirement benefits can call the telephone number listed for social security in any local telephone directory to get information about possible benefit amounts. If the person then chooses to file, this can often be done by telephone and mail, thus avoiding a time consuming trip to the social security office. Those filing for retirement benefits will need to submit a certified copy of a birth or baptismal certificate recorded before the age of five, or two old pieces of documentary evidence of age if no birth record exists. Many also will need W-2 wage statements for the two preceding years, proof of military service and information about any other family member who also may be planning to apply on the worker's record. If you wish to take advantage of this benefit you must agree to sign over two-thirds (2/3) of the monthly pension benefits that you are or will be receiving from the Seafarers Pension Plan, and two-thirds (2/3) of the monthly benefits you are or will be receiving from the Social Security Administration. If you agree to these conditions and are interested in applying for this benefit, please sign and date the statement below. I, , hereby agree to have two-thirds (2/3) of my monthly pension benefits and twothirds (2/3) of my Social Security benefits apply toward the costs of my room and board at the Seafarers Training & Recreation Center, located at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. Md . When completed, mail this application to: Seafarers Pension Dept. Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Support American Labor-Buy Union Made Products ... LOOK FOR THE UNION Signed--------------------- LABEL Date--------------------........ 21 Union Label and Service Trades Oepartmenl AFL·CIO 18 I LOG I July 1986 �Maritime History Abounds (Continued from Page 14.) eight long years waiting for repairs. Her fate is to be exhibited as if in dry dock, a fine solution to a difficult problem. It would cost $10 million to restore her, and skilled craftsmen are scarce. Steel ships are much easier to maintain. Over the years other ships have been added to the above. The steam tug Hercules; a reconstructed ftucca, Matilda D.; a Monterey fishing boat, and several other smaller craft. Closeby is the submarine, Pampanito, which is privately owned. Plans to bring home the Vicar of Bray are gaining momentum. A large three-masted schooner, a hardy ore carrier, she sailed into San Francisco Bay in 1849. At present she is berthed in the Falkland Islands. Prince Philip and many California politicians are behind this project. for the San Francisco Maritime Heritage Week in September. This is a good place to remind you that we have only hit the high spots and that a call to the closest Chamber of Commerce will give you more details as to events and other places of interest. The storeship Globe, recently designed and reconstructed by Melbourne Smith, is at her new berth on the Old Sacramento riverfront where she has been joined by a colorful paddlewheeler, Delta King. This boat was built in Glasgow, Scotland and shipped to California where it was used to carry passengers from San Francisco to Sacramento in the Roaring Twenties. The Delta King will house a museum, restaurant, hotel and theater. A replica of Elisabeth Louise, a stem wheeler, is under construction in Sacramento, Calif. She will have a 40-note calliope when completed and will replace the Delta King on the Sacramento River. The Jeremiah O'Brien, one of the last of the WW II Liberty ships, is now a merchant marine museum docked at nearby Fort Mason. Also at Fort Mason is the schooner Neptune. President Roosevelt's (FDR) yacht Potomac is across the bay in Oakland at 95 Jack London Square. There are several recently restored cruise ships on the Sacramento River, or a drive around the bay and over the bridges would be another way to survey this harbor. For a bird's eye view you can try Twin Peaks, a famous vantage point. North of Oakland at Point Richmond the East Brothers Light Station has been saved by preservationists and is now a museum and restaurant. The tall ships sail into San Francisco Bay during the summer months, and watch The Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum is in Eureka, Calif., which is on the way to the Redwood National Forest if you are headed in that direction. The Columbia River separates Oregon and Washington, and in Port- KNOW YOUR RIGHTS land, Ore. , an inland seaport, there is a maritime museum where the San Mateo, a ferryboat, is on exhibit. There are cruises on the Columbia River which is also famous for white water rafting. The Northwest Seaport (Naval Reserve Center) is in Kirkland, Wash. near Seattle on Puget Sound. Featured in this collection, a lightship, Relief, and the Arthur Foss, a tugboat. The Wanona, a three-masted schooner sails in Seattle Bay, and in Seattle there is a Center for Wooden Ship Building. The Steamer Virginia V. Foundation is located here, and there are several refurbished ferryboats on Puget Sound and in Seattle Bay. The Strait of Juan de Fuca lies between Puget Sound and the Island of Vancouver between the United States and Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia, will be celebrating its lOOth birthday by hosting Expo '86 (May 2 to Oct. 13). The tall ships, the Canadian Bluenose especially, will be on view there prior to the 4th of July celebration for the Statue of Liberty, and several will be there on July 12 to 31. British Columbia is known for its totempole Indians, the Northwest Coast Indians, who fished and sailed in the waters of the Pacific Ocean before history was recorded. The gray whales swim past, still close to shore, and swing out across the Aleutian Islands and into the Bering Sea. They have reached their summer feeding grounds in a few months. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively hy the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel therr has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts hetween the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board hy certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for thi 1s: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times. either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live ahoard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your ohligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU Museums in Alaska? Of course, of course. There were 22 at last count. The Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum at Fort Yukon is all about the Athapascan Indians, the Trail of '98 at Skagway is all about the Gold Rush, and at Juneau Historical Museum, the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks, and at Heritage North in Anchorage, there will be exhibits of maritime interest. There are several whale watching stations, or vantage points, in Alaska. Sort of instant aquariums as the whales jump and roll in the ocean. One is in Sarichef on U nimak Island in the Aleutians. Others are on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska and on St. Lawrence Island near the Bering Strait and Nome. Whale watching has become somewhat of a national sport, and income from cruises competes with revenue brought in by whaling of years ago. Our tour of the West Coast is completed. We have taken the springsummer route as the gray whales do. (They reverse this trek in the fall.) We hope your summer will be as cool as theirs and that we have helped to make it more fun. Smooth sailing. K OW YOU IGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution arc availahle in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters Di trict makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months. which are to be suhmitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the tru tees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. Only the Eskimos in Alaska are permitted to hunt whales in these waters as they have done for centuries. The International Whaling Commission protects whales around the world and have kept the grays, among others, from becoming extinct. all Union halls. All mcmher-. -.houlJ ohtain copic-. of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with ih contents. Any time you feel an) memher or otliccr is attempting to deprive) ou of any con-.titutional right or ohligation hy any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc .. as well as all other Jetails. then the memhcr -.o affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All mcmhcr-. arc guarantccu equal rights in emplo) 1111.:nt anu a-. mcmhcrs of the SIU. These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution anu in the contracts v.hich the Union ha-. negotiatcu with the employers. Con-.cqucntly. no member may he di-.crimi natcJ against hccause of race. creed. color. -.c, anu national or geographic origin. If any member feel-. that he i-. denied the equal righh to which he i-. entitled. he -.hould notify Union headquarters. 11111nuu111H1111111n1mulllu11111111111111n1111111n1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union ollbal. in your opinion. fails to protect ) our contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained frnm puhlishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or memher. It ha-. al...,o refrained from puhlishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership . This established policy has been reaftirmcd hy mcmhership action at the Septcmher. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The rcsponsihilit) for Log policy is "Vesteu in an editorial hoard which consi ts of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in an; otlicial capacity in the SIU unless an ofticial Union receipt is given tor -.ame . Under no circumstances should any memher pay any money for any rca . . on unle s he is gi\en '>Lich receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require an~ such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a mcmhcr is required to make a payment and is given an otlicial receipt. hut feels that he should not have hcen required to make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a "eparatc segregated fund. Its proceeds arc used to further its ohjech and purpo-.e-. including. hut not limited to. furthering the political. -.oci.tl and economic interests of maritime v.ork.cr-.. the prc-.ervation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine v.ith improved employ n1cnt opportunitic-. for -.ca men and hoatmcn and the ad\anccmcnt of trade union concept-. . In connection 'Wtth such ohject-.. SPAD "uppl)rh and contributes to political candidates for elective ollicc . Ail contrihutiom. arc voluntar). No contrihutio11 111<1) he solicited or rcceivcu because of force. joh di,crimination. t1nanc1al repri-.al. or threat of such conduct. tlr a-. a condition of membership in the nion or tlf cmplo~ ment. If a contribution is made h) rca-.on of the above impwper conduct. notifv the Seafarers Union or SPAD h) certified mail v.ithin Jc) da)" of the contrihutiPn for inve-.t1gation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntar) . Support SPAD to protect and further )Ollr economic. politictl and -.ocial interests. and Amer ican trade unitrn concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ~ to Union records or information. he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The addres.s is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. July 1986ILOGI19 �e L.A. Aboard the OMI Dynachem and the Manhattan (Photos by Dennis Lundy) The Manhattan lies at anchor in_Los Angeles Harbor as crewmembers take the launch service ashore. In the galley of the Manhattan are (I. to r.) Chris Kunde, standby GSU; Ed Slaney, standby 3rd cook, and Joe Johnson, steward/baker. El Sayed Amasha, utility on the Dynachem. 20 I LOG I July 1986 Fro~ Jesus Rodriguez, FOWT, in the engineroom of the Manhattan. aboard the Manhattan-going ashore! The Dynachem's chief cook, Perley Willis. �.A. ABs Kenneth Gahagan (left) and Joe W. Moore view Los Angeles Harbor from the deck of the OMI Dynachem. Don Collins, steward/baker aboard the OMI Dynachem. The OMI Dynachem ties up at a Los Angeles Harbor dock. Joe Spell, QMED aboard the OMI Dynachem. Sal Fiore, QMED aboard the OMI Dynachem. July 1986 I LOG I 21 �Six "Smart Ships" SIU Manned Vessels Are ''Smart,'' Says MSCPAC Six MSCPAC ships have been named "Smart Ships" for Fiscal Year 1985 with one additionally awarded the VADM Roy A. Gano Award for FY 1985. The USNS Chauvenet, Ponchatoula, Narragansett, Albert J. Myer , Observation Island and Kilauea (also the Gano award winner) were awarded "Smart Ship" honors for their excellence and reliability. Noted RADM W. T. Piotti, COMSC, in a recent letter announcing the "Smart Ship" and VADM Gano awards to Capt. M. A. Hallier of MSCPAC, "It is with genuine pleasure that I approve these awards and congratulate the officers and men . . . for their outstanding performance of duty in achieving the superior standards of administration and operational readiness required to win these coveted awards. ''Throughout the year, these ships have accomplished their missions with the highest degree of effectiveness and reliability, reflecting the exceptional leadership of their officers and the professional competence of their crews. To the entire crew of each ship, I extend a 'Well Done'." The ships honored will each receive a plaque and a "Smart Ship" pennant. The Chief of Naval Operations authorizes the Navy "E" ribbon for Navy personnel serving on USNS ships which have earned the MSC ''Smart Ship'' Award and the VADM Gano Award. The USNS Kilauea (photo by U.S. Navy). The USNS Ponchatoula (photo by U.S. Navy). The USNS Albert J. Myer (photo by U.S. Navy). - The USNS Observation Island (photo by U.S. Navy). 22 I LOG I July 1986 The USNS Narragansett (photo by U.S. Navy). �Kilauea Stacks Up Honors Everything is running smoothly aboard the USNS Albert J. Myer. From the left are AB Ernest Silva, Union Rep Mike Paladino, Bosun James Blincoe and OS Robert Ratcliffe. MSCPAC Promises Tough Action on Failure to Report by Buck Mercer It is a known fact that everyone loves a vacation, especially mariners who spend most of their time thousands of miles from home. Shoreside workers go on vacation. once each year for, two, three or four weeks, whatever they are allowed. Then, on a designated day, they return to the place of their employment, barring any emergency. If they do not return on that designated day, they risk the chance of being fired. Recently at MSCPAC there has been a problem with an increasing number of mariners failing to report for duty after a period of scheduled annual The USNS Kilauea (T-AE 26), already selected as MSCPAC's 1985 winner of the Smart Ship and V ADM Roy A. Gano awards, was recently nominated for yet another honor. MSCPAC's ammunition ship is the only vessel in the worldwide MSC command to be considered for the National Defense Transportation Association's (NDTA) annual unit award for Calendar Year 1985. The NDT A is an association of commercial and military agencies dedicated to the interests of military air, sea and lane transportation. The Kilauea was nominated for the award after an impressive 12 months in 1985 when the ship was forward deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. With the exception of a 60-day yard period in November and December, the Kilauea provided continuous logistic support to U.S. Navy and Marine forces ashore and afloat in 1985. The ship's impressive accomplishments from January through October include ammunition redistribution to several Far East ports, direct support to the USS Midway and her battle group, surveillance of Soviet naval activity in the Western Pacific, participation in two important naval exercises, and a lengthy deployment in the Indian Ocean. Prior to entering the yard Nov. 4, the Kilauea handled 5 ,381 ordnance lifts and 777 retrograde lifts, performed 190 CONREP and VERTREP evolutions, transported 450 passengers and transferred 21.5 million barrels of fuel for Seventh Fleet units. While citing her 1985 achievements in a message to CTF SEVEN THREE recently, the Kilauea was unable to respond immediately to the request for information. Her tardy reply gives a hint why the busy ship was selected for the NDTA award. ''Regret late submission of the nomination," said Kilauea's message back to CTF SEVEN THREE. "Operational tempo and ·other commitments precluded earlier collection of required data.'' leave. For that matter, those on leave fail to call their Placement Officers to say when they will report. Management has decreed that this practice by mariners must cease and desist. Hereafter, marine employees who fail to report after a period of scheduled annual leave will be disciplined, unless an emergency exists. Even then, there is a procedure for leave extensions and the employee had better use them. There is no reason why marine employees should foul their employment records with uncalled for and unnecessary disciplinary actions. Remember, even an official reprimand puts you in a two-year reckoning period. - Unrest in Liberia Increases Does the following scenario sound familiar? The United States, for strategic reasons, supports a corrupt and tyrannical dictatorship. The inevitable blowup occurs. The United States, once "the great friend and protector," is now villified because the inhabitants of that country associate it with the old regime. Iran? Nicaragua? Ethiopia? No. Liberia, potentially the largest supplier of sealift capability to this nation's armed forces. The scenario is not yet complete. But it is well on the way to becoming a reality. The details of what is happening in Liberia are available to anyone within walking distance of the White House. Bookstores one mile away from 1600 Pennsylvania A venue carry the Liberia Alert which documents civil rights violations that are being carried out by Sgt. Doe's ruling military dictatorship. Incredibly, some of the abuses are being carried out in the name of the United States! "In August 1981, as the Reagan administration was increasing efforts to isolate Libya's Kadaffi, Sgt. Doe ~ accused Thomas Weh Syen (the vice chairman of Doe's own political party) of leading a Libyan plot. Web Syen was arrested on Sunday and, after a brief show-trial, was executed that Thursday along with other soldiers, most of whom were from Sinoe, Weh Syen's country of origin. Gen. Quiwonkpa used that occasion to warn other Liberians that Liberians with 'anti-American' sentiments would be similarly dispatched.'' The paper documents such violations of civil rights as executions without trial, detentions without trial, and improper prison conditions. In addition, it paints a grim picture of life in Liberia, especially for those professionals who were not lucky enough to get out during the early days of the new regime. In order to stem the outward flow of professionals and civil servants, the ruling People's Revolutionary Committee announced in June 1980 that no Liberian would be allowed to leave the country without permission from the Armed Forces High Command. A law was passed in July 1984 which made it a felony to spread "rumors, lies and disinformation'' about the regime. Engine Utility Paul Guidry, center, proudly displays his IO-year Federal Service Award which was presented to him by Capt. R. P. Cushing, right, MSCPAC chief staff officer. SIU Business Agent George Grier was on hand to help celebrate this happy occasion. There is one important difference between what is happening in Liberia and what happened in Iran, Nicaragua and other such countries. While those countries played an important role in securing this county's regional interests in such places as Central America and the Middle East, the United States did not rely on them for its basic military needs. The United States has let its merchant marine dwindle to fewer than 400 vessels. It has increased slightly the number of vessels in its Military Sealift Command. American-owned vessels documented under the Liberian flag account for a large percentage of vessels that the Department of Defense classifies as under "Effective U.S. Control." Marcos Supporters Fail in Coup Attempt Hundreds of military and civilian supporters of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos attempted to overthrow the government of Corazon Aquino by taking over the plush Manila Hotel. The attempted coup was headed by Arthur Tolentino, Marcos's running mate earlier this year. The take-over attempt never went anywhere and fizzled out after two days. It occurred while President Aquino was out of the country on a goodwill tour. She said the coup was just "a minor annoyance." The Reagan administration expressed strong support for Aquino and said that it had repeatedly warned Marcos that his efforts to undermine the new government "was inconsistent with his status as a guest in the United States." July 1986 I LOG I 23 �Pensioner Floyd Bauer died on May 29. Brother Bauer joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He went on pension in 1968. Seafarer Bauer was a resident of San Francisco. Pensioner Lee Gusta Blount Jr., 58, died of heart-lung failure in the Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Vallejo, Calif. on April 23. Brother Blountjoined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, Local 20 in the port of San Francisco. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1950. Seafarer Blount was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was born in ..._ Mississippi and was a resident of Vallejo. Interment was in the Skyview Lawn Cemetery, Vallejo. Surviving are his widow, Janice; three sons, Raymond, Michael and Dedrick, and four daughters, Michon of Portland, Ore., Stennis, Tracy of Vallejo and Tanya. Pensioner Daniel Lee Wright Brannon, 73, passed away on June 15. Brother Brannon joined the · SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing in the engine and steward departments. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Brannon was born in Alabama and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving is a cousin, George Turner of Mobile. - - Pensioner Ira Cecil Brown Sr., 58, died on May 28. Brother Brown joined the SIU in I 945 in the port of San Francisco. He sailed as a recertified chief steward aboard the C.S. Long Lines (Transoceanic Cable) from 197 I to I 982 and graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1980. Seafarer Brown was a former member of the SUP in 1972. Brown last worked for the Marine Contracting Co. A native of Natchez, Miss., he was a resident of Ponchatoula, La. Surviving are his widow, Jeanette; a son, Ira Jr. ; four daughters, Margaret (a SIU 1968 Charlie Logan College Scholars.hip winner); Clara, Susan and Sharon, and his mother, Ollie of North Carolina Pensioner Ramos Candelario, 73, passed away on June 2. Brother Candelario joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. He hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line beef and attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 6. Seafarer Candelario was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviving are a son, Enrique Guzman and an aunt, Augustinea Pacheco of Brooklyn. 24 I LOG I July 1986 Pensioner Isauro S. Cardeal, 87, succumbed to pneumonia at home in Santos, Brazil on May 4. Brother Cardeal joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Cardeal was born in Sergipe, Brazil and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Burial was in the Memorial Cemetery, Santos. Surviving are his widow, Angelina; a son, Nilton, and three daughters, Elizabeth Carralho of Santos, Elsa Caravallho of Paulino, Brazil and Direceu Cardeal. Pensioner Juan Jimenez Cruz Sr., 79, passed away in the Montifore Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. on May 7. Brother Cruz joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a recertified bosun. He walked the picket lines in both the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. Seafarer Cruz was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of the Bronx. Interment was in the Municipal Cemetery, Catano, P.R. Surviving are his widow, Carmen and a son, Juan Zesu Jr. Joseph Dedmond, 63, died on June 16. Brother Dedmond joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in I 959 sailing as a cook for the American President Line. He began sailing in 1945 on PMA ships. Seafarer Dedmond was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Timothy, La. he was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Ordlea and a daughter, Patricia Jenkins of New Orleans. Barbara Jane Malecek Dininno, 30, was missing at sea aboard the SS Courier (Ocean Carriers) on March 10. Sister Dininno joined the SIU in I 978 following her graduation from the Union's Harry Lundberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program at Piney Point, Md. where she was a bosun and in the top third of her class. She last sailed as a QMED out of the port of Seattle. She had also sailed as a waitress and knew woodworking. Seafarer Dininno was a 1982 $10,000 Union Charlie Logan College Scholarship winner. She studied engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle in 1983 and at the Maine Maritime Academy, Castine in 1985. Barbara also attended the Napa (Calif.) Community and Sacramento City (Calif.) colleges. She was born in Mexico-Audrain, Mo. Surviving are her widower, Arthur of Governor's Is., N. Y.; her father, Edward; her mother, Mary Lou of Shelbyville, Ind., and a sister, Christina Sherwood of Bothell, Wash. Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Harris also attended a Piney Point educational conference and workshop. A native of Mobile, he was a resident there. Interment was in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Annie and a sister, Vergie Davis of Mobile. Pensioner Richard Benjamin Doupe, 81, succumbed to lung-heart failure at home in Gaithersburg, Md. on May 2. Brother Doupe joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Doupe was born in New York City. Burial was in St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, N. Y. Surviving is a niece, Frances Morris of Gaithersburg. William Swindell Lewis, 70, died of heart-lung failure in St. Cloud, Minn. on May 9. Brother Lewis joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. He was born in North Carolina and was a resident of St. Cloud. Cremation took place in the Central Minnesota Cremation Service, St. Cloud. Surviving is a brother, James of Wilmington, N.C. Pensioner Frank Earl Edmonds, 68, died on May 24. Brother Edmonds joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Edmonds was born in Anderson, N.C. and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Choycie and his mother, Emma of South Mills, N .C. Antoine Gurney, 56, died on June 11. Brother Gurney joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1959 sailing as an oiler. He last sailed out of the port of Seattle and was a former member of the Canadian Seamen's Union. Seafarer Gurney was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in Canada, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Hoguiam, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Dolores and an aunt, Irene Kolinchuk of Transcona, Manitoba, Canada. Benjamin C. Lucrisia died on March 29. Pensioner James Henry McDonald, 66, died on June 11. Brother McDonald joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Tampa sailing as an oiler. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer McDonald was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was a Puerto Rican delegate to a Piney Point conference in 1970. McDonald was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Wilmington, N. C., he was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving are his mother, Esther Mae Sanders of Wilmington and a sister, Ellen Spearbraker of Milwaukee, Wis. Darryl Harris, 35, died in the San Francisco (Calif.) General Hospital on Feb. 21. Brother Harrisjoined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1%9 sailing in the steward department. He was born in New Orleans. Cremation took place in the Olivet Park Crematory, Colma, Calif. Surviving are his father, William of Louisiana and his mother, Lila Mae of New Orleans. Pensioner Howanl Francis Menz, 77, passed away on June 6. Brother Menz joined the SIU in the ,.. port of New York in 1951 sailing as a chief pump man and ship's delegate. He also sailed in the Vietnam War. Seafarer Menz attended the Piney Point Educational Conference Workshop No. 1. And he worked, too, as an ironworker. Menz was born in Sewickley, Pa. and was a resident of Hialeah, Fla. Surviving are his mother, Bertha of Sewickley; a nephew, Samuel Lanzarotta of Hialeah, and a niece, Stella Lanarotta of Sewickley. Pensioner Theodore Thomas Harris, 76, pased away from cancer in Providence Hospital, Mobile on May 13. Brother Harris joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Pensioner Ralph Nelson Motley, 70, succumbed to a stroke in the U.S. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Salisbury, N.C. on May 14. Brother Motley joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1969 sailing as a cook. He also sailed inland for Slade Towing, Higman Towing and �Sabine Towing in 1966. Seafarer Motley was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War. A native of Cabarrus Cty., N.C., he was a resident of Orange, Texas. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, N .C. Surviving are his sister-in-law, Edith of Orange and a nephew, Jerry Furr of Concord. Pensioner Mitsuo Pepe Nakagawa, 68, died of a liver ailment in the Chinese Hospital, San Francisco on Dec. 6, 1985. Brother Nakagawa joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1957 sailing as a waiter for APL. He began sailing on the West Coast in 1951. Seafarer Nakagawa was born in Hilea Kau, Hawaii and was a resident of Honolulu, Hawaii. Cremation took place in the Cypress Lawn Park Cemetery Crematory, Colma, Calif. Surviving are two sisters, Margaret of Kahului Maui, Hawaii and Maskako of Nagasaki, Japan. Pensioner Armando Ortega, 66, died on May 26. Brother Ortega joined the SIU in the port of Miami, Fla. in 1955 sailing as a waiter. He last sailed out of the port of Jacksonville on the SS Golden Monarch (Apex Marine) in 1984. Seafarer Ortega was born in Los Arabos, Matanzas, Cuba and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Ortega was a resident of Miami. Surviving are his widow, Rina and a daughter, Sandra. Pensioner Jerome Andrew Prodey, 64, succumbed to arteriosclerosis at home in Baltimore on June 3. Brother Prodey joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. He also sailed during World War II and hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Prodey worked at the Baltimore hall, too. And he was born in Baltimore. Burial was in the Oak Lawn Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Mary; a son, Timothy; a daughter, Cecelia of Baltimore, and his mother, August of Baltimore. Pensioner James L. Sanbouzans, 76, passed away on April 5. Brother Sanbouzans joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Boston sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beefs. Seafarer Sanbouzans was born in Spain and was a resident of La Estrada, Pontevedra, Spain. Surviving are a brother, Manuel and a sister, Dorimda Villaverde, all of Pontevedra. Grant W. Smith, 28, died on May 29. Brother Smith joined the SIU following his graduation from the Union's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program in Piney Point, Md. in 1979. He was born in California. Surviving is his father, Frank of Topeka, Kans. Pensioner Lovis Burnie Thomas, 83, passed away from pneumonia in the Bay Harbor Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif. on May 17. Brother Thomas joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps before World War II. Seafarer Thomas was born in Jemison, Ala. Cremation took place in the Live Oak Crematory, Monrovia, Calif. Surviving is a daughter, Frances Simpson of Los Angeles. Pensioner Otto Tonner, 84, passed away on May 25. Brother Tonner joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1963 sailing as an AB, deck officer and master. He attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 11. Seafarer Tonner was born in Germany and was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Baltimore. Pensioner Samuel Usher Sr., 74, succumbed to cancer in St. Mary's Hospital, Reno, Nev. on May 23. Brother Usher joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1957. He began sailing on the West Coast in 1930. Seafarer Usher was a former member of the SUP in 1965. A native of New York, he was a resident of Fallon, Nev. Cremation took place in the Mt. View Crematory, Reno. Surviving are his widow, Doris; a son, Samuel Jr., and a daughter, Phyllis. Pensioner Carlos Escalante Vega, 66, succumbed to arteriosclerosis in Tampa General Hospital on May 24. Brother Vega joined the SIU in the port of Tampa in 1957 sailing as a wiper. He was a sheetmetal and shipyard worker, too. Seafarer Vega was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Tampa where he was a resident. Cremation took place in the West Coast Crematory, Clearwater, Fla., and his ashes were scattered at sea. Surviving are his widow, Alice and his mother, Elvira of Tampa. Pensioner Cecile Glenn Young, 58; died on May 24. Brother Young joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing in the engine department. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Young's last port was Houston. Born in Louisiana, he was a resident of Splendora, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Margaret and his father, Acy of Masshulaville, Miss. Great Lakes Frank Joseph Patterson Jr., 56, died on June 6. Brother Patterson joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1961. He sailed as a FOWT and AB for _, the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1951 to 1953, Merritt, Chapman and Scott from 1953 to 1955 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from. 1955 to 1961, and from 1984 to 1986. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Laker Patterson was born in Cleveland and was a resident of Avon Lake, Ohio. Surviving is a daughter, Pamela of Avon Lake. Pensioner Walter E. Peters, 79, passed away on June 16. Brother Peters joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich. in 1953 sailing as an oiler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Laker Peters was born in Manistee Cty., Mich. and was a resident of Elberta, Mich. Surviving is his widow, Mildred. Raymond T. Widra Jr., 57, succumbed to pneumonia in the U.S. Veterans Administration Medical Center, .._ Cleveland on Jan. 26. Brother Widra joined the Union in the port of Cleveland in 1967 sailing as a deckhand for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1984 to 1985. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean Conflict. Laker Widra was born in Cleveland and was a resident of Fairview Park, Ohio. Cremation took place in Cleveland. Surviving is a brother, Gilbert of Fairview Park. IF YOU'RE ALJRIFT WITH J)RUG~ OR ALCOllOiREscuE YOURS'EL.!=/ CONTACT YOURPO~T AGENT OR 9./. l/ PRUG ANO 4LCONO/.. - PROGRAM ATP/NEY POl~MD. July 1986 I LOG I 25 - �Deep Sea Donald Albert Alt, 63, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. Brother Alt hit the bricks in both the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. Seafarer Alt is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. A native of Spring Green, Wis., he is a resident of San Francisco. Bernard Alfonso Baa, 62, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Baa was born in New York City and is a resident of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Jimmy Barbaccia, 63, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Barbaccia walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He was born in New York City and is a resident of Wading River, N.Y. Pablo Barrial, 64, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recertfied bosun. Brother Barrial graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He rode the M/V Del Oro (Delta Line) in 1960. Seafarer Barrial was born in Cuba and is a resident of New Orleans. ,. Robert Markette Boyd, 59, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief steward. Brother Boyd was on the picket lines in both the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He was born in Mississippi and is a resident of Brookhaven, Miss. Ervin Bradley, 65, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. Brother Bradley received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Antonius. Seafarer Bradley was born in Sumpter, S.C. and is a resident of Mobile. - Generoso "Nick" Cristino Crispala, 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Crispala hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He last sailed out of the port of Seattle. Seafarer Crispala was born in the Philippine Islands and is a resident of Seattle. James Martin Dawson, 65, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Dawson last sailed out of the port of Seattle. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1965 District Council 37 beefs. He ran for Union office in 1969 as a West Coast VP alternate. Seafarer Dawson is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he is a resident of Mt. Lake Terrace, Wash. Winfield Scott Downs Jr., 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Downs hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He was born in New Jersey and is a resident of New Gretna, N.J. Woodrow "Woody" Drake, 66, joined the SIU in 1953 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Drake last sailed out of the port of Seattle and graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He walked the picket line in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. And he is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in both World War II and the Korean War. Seafarer Drake also sailed during the Vietnam War. A native of Alabama, he is a resident of Lacey, Wash. Bill Galvez Fernandez, 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1969 sailing as an AB. Brother Fernandez was born in the Philippines and is a resident of San Francisco. James Capeland Flippo, 63, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB. Brother Flippo was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He last shipped out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Flippo is a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Born in Alabama, he is a resident of Jasper, Texas. Elmer Clarke Jr., 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1964 sailing as an AB. Brother Clarke began sailing in 1938 and last shipped out of the port of Mobile. He was a former member of the Machinists Union, Local 1133. Seafarer Clarke was born in Spring Hill, Ala. and is a resident of Wilmer, Ala. Antonio Garza, 57 ,joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a QMED. Brother Garza last sailed out of the port of New Orleans and worked on the Delta Line Shoregang there. He was a former member of the Marine Allied Workers Union (MAW). Seafarer Garza is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. A native of Kingsville, Texas, he is a resident of Gretna, La. Enrique V. Connor, 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1969 sailing as a cook. Brother Connor was born in the Philippine Islands and is a resident of San Francisco. Frank Gonzales, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1951 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Gonzales last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. He was born in California and is a resident of Daly City, Calif. 26 I LOG I July 1986 Howard Ross Harvey, 60, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1958 sailing as an AB. Brother Harvey last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Seafarer Harvey was born in Michigan and is a resident of Jacksonville. Evaristo Jimenez, 63, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a 2nd assistant engineer. Brother Jimenez hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Frederick Henry Johnson, 64, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Johnson graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He last shipped out of the port of Mobile. Seafarer Johnson was born in Boston, Mass. and is a resident of Mobile. Richard Lee Johnson Jr., 62,joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1964 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Johnson last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and also worked as a mason. Seafarer Johnson was born in Augusta, Ga. and is a resident there. Vernon "Johnnie" Myers Johnston, 61, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1959. He sailed as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Johnston last sailed out of the port of New Orleans. He was born in Middleway, W.Va. and is a resident of New Orleans. Roy Johnson Jones, 61, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Jones hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmain and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. He last sailed out of the port of San Francisco and worked on the SeaLand Shoregang, Oakland, Calif. in 1968. Seafarer Jones was born in Charleston, S.C. and is a resident of San Francisco. Ernest K. H. Kam, 74, joined the SIU-merged Marine, Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1955. He sailed as a storekeeper and 3rd steward aboard the SS Oceanic Independence (American-Hawaii Cruises). Brother Kam sailed on PMA ships from 1934 to 1978. He last shipped out of the port of San Francisco. Seafarer Kam was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is a resident of Walnut Creek, Calif. Leonard Karalunas, 66, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Karalunas walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He last shipped out of the port of New York. Seafarer Karalunas was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Kingston, Pa. �Leo Armas Karttunen, 63, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother Karttunen was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor and the 1962 Robin Line beefs. He was born in Finland and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Karttuen is a resident of Middle Island, N. Y. Billy Earl Lynn, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as an AB. Brother Lynn began sailing in 1947 and last shipped out of the port of Seattle. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as a coxswain in World War II and the Korean War. Seafarer Lynn attended West Texas State College. A native of Clarendon, Texas, he is a resident of Seattle. ·Joseph John Magyar, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as an engine utility. Brother Magyar last sailed out of the port of St. Louis, Mo. He was born in Illinois and is a resident of Granite City, Ill. Robert Nelson Mahone, 64,joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Norfolk. He sailed as a LNG recertified bosun and deck delegate. Brother Mahone graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1983. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Mahone also worked as a railroad car inspector and was a former member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen's Union. Born in Newport News, Va., he is a resident of Hampton, Va. Richard Eugene McAll, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. Brother McAll was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was a former member of the Boilermakers Union, Local 693 and the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, Local 18, AFL-CIO. Seafarer McAll was born in Louisiana and is a resident of Saraland, Ala. Armand Paul Lupari, 63, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1964 sailing as a QMED. Brother Lupari last shipped out of the port of New Orleans. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Seafarer Lupari was born in McKeesport, Pa. and is a resident of Kenner, La. Henry Mobley, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1960 sailing as a cook. Brother Mobley is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in New Orleans and is a resident there. 0 Jose Lopez Morales, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1962 sailing as a chief pumpman, chief electrician and engine delegate. Brother Morales last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 3. Seafarer Morales was a former member of the Marine Firemen's Union. He also worked as a hotel clerk. Born in Jayuya, P.R., he is a resident of St. Petersburg, Fla. Peter F. Patrick, 57, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. Brother Patrick hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. He was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Spotswood, N .J. George Clayeon Pierce Pierre, 61, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Pierre walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He last shipped out of the port of Mobile . . Seafarer Pierre was born in Port of Spain, Trindad, W.I. and is a resident of Mobile. Walter Lee Pritchett, 62, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Pritchett hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and 1948 Wall St. beefs. He last shipped out of the port of New Orleans and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. - Seaiarer Pritchett was born in Casper, Wyo. and is a resident of Denham Springs, La. Adam Quevedo, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing as a wiper. Brother Quevedo was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Ponce, P.R. John Robinson, 64, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Robinson was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He last shipped out of the port of New Orleans. Seafarer Robinson is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Louisiana, he is a resident of New Orleans. Union Horace Sanders Jr., 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Sanders hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He last __,. shipped out of the port of Mobile. Seafarer Sanders was born in Alabama and is a resident of Bay Minette, Ala. Harvey Elmer Shero Jr., 61,joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1950 sailing as an AB. Brother Shero hit the bricks in the 1963 Maritime beef. He last shipped out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Shero received the Union Personal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Del Oro (Delta Line). A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he is a resident of Houston. Harry Robert Singleton, 70, joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Baltimore sailing as 2nd assistant engineer. Brother Singleton graduated from the Union-MEBA District 2 Engineering School, Brook- ... lyn, N. Y. in 1966. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beefs. Seafarer Singleton was a former member of the AFL Union, Local 7437 in 1938. A native of New York, he is a resident of West Islip, N. Y. Mariano Pasion Marcelino, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Marcelino last sailed out of the port of New Orleans. He was born in Dingras, P.I. and is a resident of Madison, Wis. Vincent Leroy Ratcliff, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Ratcliff is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He also worked as a radar repairman. A native of Speer, Ill., he is a resident of Wyoming, Ill. Harold William Spillane, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as an AB. Brother Spillane was on the picket lines in the 1961 N. Y. Harbor, 1962 Robin Line and 1965 District Council 37 beefs. He attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference. He also worked as a bookkeeper and typist. Seafarer Spillane is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Born in Jersey City, N .J., he is a resident of Miami, Fla. Delmar Buckwalter Missimer, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as an AB. Brother Missimer last shipped out of the port of New Orleans. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Missimer was born in Pottstown, Pa. and is a resident of New Orleans. Juan Reyes, 68, joined the SIU in 1942 sailing as a chief electrician, chief pumpman and engine delegate. Brother Reyes walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, Rotobroil and 1965 District Council 37 beefs. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Rio Piedra, P.R. Lionel Oliver Strout, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1969 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Strout is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. He was born in Mechanic Falls, Maine and is a resident of Selma, Ala. (Continued on next page.) - July 1986 I LOG I 27 �(Continued from Preceding page.) Robert Morris Sullivan, 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1969 sailing as an AB. Brother Sullivan was born in South Dakota and is a resident of San Francisco. Correction Due to a research slipup, Recertified Bosun Fred A. Olson was listed as sailing on the Great Lakes. He sailed deep sea always. Joseph Lorain Cooksey, 62,joined the Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. in 1963 sailing as a deckhand and scowman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1963 to 1976. Brother Cooksey last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He was born in Hammond, Ind. and is a resident of Lakeland, Fla. Francis F. Millin, 62, joined the Union in the port of Chicago in 1963. He sailed as a tug oiler for Hannah Marine in 1963. Brother Millin last shipped out of the port of Algonac. He also worked as a switchman for the E.J. & F. Railroad Co. from 1955 to 1963. Laker Millin was a former member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainsmen' s Union starting in 1955. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Born in Chicago, he is a resident there. Daniel Arthur Gardiner, 68,joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960. He sailed as a bosun for the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Co. Brother Gardiner sailed 45 years. He last shipped out of the port of Algonac, Mich. Laker Gardiner was born in Kankakee, Ill. and is a resident of Tawas City, Mich. James Robert Sayward, 62,joined the Union in the port of Chicago in 1968. He sailed as an AB for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Dunbar and Sullivan and Hannah Marine in 1977. Brother Sayward last shipped out of the port of Algonac. He was a former member of the Boilermakers Union, Local 374 Great Lakes CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE WHILE DISABLED OR UPGRADING AT HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP - - If you are fully eligible to benefits under the Plan and collect Maintenance and Cure from your employer or Sickness and Accident Benefit from the Seafarers' Welfare Plan, the payment of either will preserve your eligibility for 273 days and six months thereafter. If you are fully eligible for benefits under the Plan and you are accepted and complete any upgrading program, with the exception of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse program at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, each 28 I LOG I July 1986 Donald John Swanson, 61, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a watchman. Brother Swanson last shipped out of the port of Algonac. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Laker Swanson is also a machine shop production specialist and a photographer. Born in Ironwood, Mich., he is a resident of Toledo, Ohio. Hassan Nasser Madry, 61, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1966. He sailed as a gateman for the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Co. in 1966. Brother Madry was a former member of the Steelworkers Union, CIO. He was born in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Laker Madry is a resident of Dearborn, Mich. Levison Winborne, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1961 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Winborne last shipped out of the port of Norfolk. He was born in Newport News, Va. and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. (Continued from Page 16.) Robert William Smith, 72, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961. He sailed as a deckhand and FOWT for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1947 to 1948 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1948 to 1974. Brother Smith was a former member of the Gas Workers Union from 1936 to 1938. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Laker Smith was born in Gloucester, Mass. and is a resident of Detroit. Robert E. Lyons, 62, joined the Union in the port of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in 1962 sailing as a deckhand. Brother Lyons last shipped out of the port of Algonac. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie and is a resident there. Robert Columbus Thomas, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief steward. Brother Thomas hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 I thmian trike. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Thomas is also a projector operator. A native of Philadelphia, he is a resident there. Filing a Claim and the Laborers Union, Local 6 working at a waterworks from 1952 to 1968. Sayward is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. A native of Newburyport, Mass., he is a resident of Chicago. Eugene Paul Leo, 62, joined the Union in the port of Chicago in 1961. He sailed as a tugman for Swift & Co. from 1952 to 1956 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1956 to 1977. Brother Leo last shipped out of the port of Algonac. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Laker Leo earned a degree in Business Administration and worked as a salesman. he was born in Clinton, Ill. and is a resident of South Holland, Ill. day you are in these programs will count for welfare eligibility just as if you were employed aboard a signatory vessel. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS' ELIGIBILITY During the period a seaman i in the Scholarship Award Program, this period will be considered as eligibility for welfare benefits. Al o, it prevents a "break-in-service" and i not to be con idered as eligibility credit for pension benefits. Michael '.'Mike" Thomas Doherty, 62, joined the Union in 1949 in the port of Detroit sailing as a bosun and ship delegate. Brother Doherty last shipped out of the port of Algonac. He also sailed during the Vietnam War and was a former member of the United Auto Workers Union. Laker Doherty was born in Detroit and is a resident of Westland, Mich. Atlantic Fishermen Michael L. Fontana Jr., 62, joined the SIU-merged Gloucester (Mass.) Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester. Brother Fontana is a resident of Gloucester. John Michael Nicastro, 64, joined the Gloucester Fishermen's Union in the port of Boston in 1961 sailing as a fisherman. Brother Nicastro is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Gloucester and is a resident there. Joseph Nicastro, 52, joined the Gloucester Fishermen's Union in the port of Boston in 1980 sailing as a deckhand. Brother Nicastro was born in Massachusetts and is a resident of Gloucester. Personals----David Denzer Contact the Legal Department at SIU headquarters regarding a matter of benefit to you. Write: SIU Legal Department, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746; or phone (301) 899-0675. Henry Kozlowski Please call Dennis Lord collect at (216) 226-1625. Clarence Lee Lagle i Plea e call Andy Hamilton or Alan Wagner collect at (813) 223-7000. 'The Good Old Days . .. ' George L. Greene, an ex-official of the old Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, is now living in a veterans' home in Washington state. He would appreciate hearing from some of his old shipmates. You can write George at the Washington Soldiers Home, P.O. Box 500, Orting, Wash. 98360. �Diaes• of Ships Mee•inas AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), May 11-Chairman Walter Harris; Secretary/Treasurer Norman Duhe ; Educational Director Lawrence lvanauskas; Deck Delegate V. DeJesus; Engine Delegate John McAvoy; Steward Delegate Martin Ramos. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Norman Duhe, the treasurer, will be getting off this trip and so turned the ship's fund of $35 over to Engine Delegate John McAvoy to hold for the new treasurer. The educational director discussed all items from the captain's safety meeting held the previous day-particularly stressing the point about not smoking in bed. Bosun S. Krawczyski stated that Walter Harris, who assumed the ship's chairman post, had done a fine job. He also recommended a vote of thanks be given to the steward department for a job well done. Krawczyski will assume the chairman's job for the next trip and said that he was pleased to find such a good crew. Next port: Bayonne, N.J. COVE LIBERTY (Cove Shipping), May 11-Chairman John Neff; Secretary Gerald McEwen; Engine Delegate/Educational Director James Beatty. No disputed OT. There is $61.29 in the ship's fund. The Cove Uberty is proceeding to the shipyard in Jacksonville, Fla. for repairs. The chairman advised crewmembers to keep in touch with the Union hall for call-backs. He also reminded them to strip their bunks and clean their rooms before getting off ship. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the wonderful meals and good service this trip. Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. GUS W. DARNELL (Ocean Ships, Inc.), May 18--Chairman Kenneth Craft; Secretary David Cunningham; Educational Director Jonathan Haight; Steward Delegate Betsy Nathan. No disputed OT. The chairman reported that there will be two payoffs in the next couple weeks. The first will take place when the ship's articles are broken; the second is the company's quarterly payoff. Anyone wishing to go home from Japan may do so, and transportation costs will be paid by the company. Since this vessel mainly pays off at sea and away from the Union hall or Union representative, crewmembers would like clarification of what to do in the case of disputed OT. It also was noted that the lifeboats contain emergency drinking water packets approved by the Coast Guard, but many of the packets are leaking. These should be checked. There is also a need for a drinking fountain or suitable substitute to be located on deck. Since this vessel spends most of the time in very hot climates, members must go into the engine room or up to the messhall to get water. Next port: Bahrain. LNG GEMINI (Energy Transportation Corp.), May 18--Chairman Luther Myrez; Secretary Guy De Baere; Educational Director J. Camelo; Deck Delegate E. Brown; Engine Delegate Ramon Ali; Steward Delegate W. Watson. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $100 in the ship's fund. The chairman reported that the ship is stopping in Singapore for a new chief cook and additional stores. A Coast Guard inspector also will come aboard for the ship's annual inspection. Chief Cook Worobey fell down the stairs, so since May 11 the steward and GSUs have done the best they can. According to Steward Guy De Baere, "I do have good help, especially W. Watson. He will make a good chief cook someday." The educational director stressed the importance of keeping a safety attitude on ship at all times. He also reminded members to upgrade "for your own good and your future." A suggestion was made to bring the OS and GSU base pay up to par with the wiper since there is no port time. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for their fine meals and "those nice pool parties." Next port: Arun, Indonesia. OMI COLUMBIA (OMI), June 8Chairman J.R. Broadus; Secretary Chester Moss; Educational Director/Pumpman A.G. Milne; Deck Delegate Edward Collins; Engine Delegate Willie B. Butts. No disputed OT. From the chairman: "As you know, we have two trainees aboard from last trip. They are doing a good job and are also a big help to the steward department. Everything is running smoothly." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department and to all who helped keep the ship in good shape. "We have lots of movies aboard" and "We support SPAD" were noted by crewmembers as the ship sails north to Alaska. OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime Overseas), June 8--Chairman Chuck D'Amico; Secretary Clyde Kreiss; Educational Director W.T. Christopher; Deck Delegate J.D. Brown; Engine Delegate E. Whisenhant; Steward Delegate V. Garcia. No disputed OT reported, although there still is one beef in the deck department concerning the helmsman standing wheel watch on the wings of the bridge. The chairman said that he would like to see this beef resolved soon. The educational director stressed that all members who qualify should go to the school at Piney Point to upgrade their skills. A motion was made to lower the seatime and age requirements for pension eligibility and raise the amount of the pension. Everything is running smoothly aboard the Overseas Chicago with all crewmembers helping keep the living quarters clean. Something, however, should be done about the rusty water. Next port and port of payoff: Texas City, Texas. PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), May 25Chairman R. Rivera; Secretary C. Rice; Educational Director R. Tompkins; Deck Delegate R. Molina; Engine Delegate L. Santiago; Steward Delegate J. Gant. No beefs or disputed OT reported. R. Rivera stated that he was stepping down as ship's chairman in order to let another member participate. He said that he had the honor and satisfaction of serving for 11 months and in doing so learned a lot about the problems of the Union and about the contract under which the ship was working. He felt that every member should help out by serving as chairman or as one of the delegates aboard ship. Next port and port of payoff: Jacksonville, Fla. PUERTO RICO (Puerto Rico Marine), May 11-Chairman Paul Butterworth; Secretary Jose Colls; Educational Director D. Able; Engine Delegate James B. Koesy. No beefs or disputed OT. Three fishermen were picked up by the Puerto Rico out of Charleston, S.C. They had been missing for two days. The bosun and chief steward made sure that the men were well fed before the Coast Guard picked them up and returned them to port. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good food and service. Next port and port of payoff: Jacksonville, Fla. ROBERT E. LEE (Waterman), May 18--Chairman T.J. Hilburn; Secretary B. Guarino; Educational Director B.F. Cooley; Engine Delegate J. McCage. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $60 in the general fund and $360 in the movie fund. Members were reminded to lock all doors while in foreign ports. It was noted that all repairs that were put in for last voyage have now been completed. If anyone has a beef aboard ship, they should first go to their department delegate and not directly to the chairman. The importance of donating to SPAD was stressed. "It's helping us maintain the jobs we have right now." Members were also advised to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at Piney Point. It was suggested that the chairman check on the launch service in Newport News. The service was very poor last trip. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. SENATOR (CCT), May 26-Chairman Mark L. Lamar; Secretary George W. Luke; Educational Director M. Patterson; Deck Delegate Dennis R. Baker; Engine Delegate Carl D. Lowery; Steward Delegate Angel B. Correa. No beefs or disputed OT. The ship is due in Miami on May 28 and will pay off at that time. She will then go back on the Venezuela run. A motion was made that since wages have been reduced to the 1981 wage scale, Union dues should also be reduced to 1981 levels. All members aboard the Senator voted in favor of this. A microwave oven is needed in the pantry so that members can use it at night when the galley is closed. A can opener is also needed in the pantry. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for their fine job. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Miami, Fla. however, needs to be obtained at payoff regarding cleaning of the stoves. The master wants them cleaned once a month, but the steward delegate says they really need to be cleaned at least once a week. Payoff will take place June 4 in the port of- Philadelphia, Pa. There will be no backdating of articles. Articles will commence June 5. The chairman congratulated everyone for making this a smooth voyage, particularly in keeping the interior of the house free from coal dust and dirt. The repair list was given to the master, and a new dryer is on order. A motion was made to reduce normal retirement to 62 years of age with the necessary seatime of 5,475 days of service. This will coincide with the ability to secure Social Security and Medicare and will be in line with the Boatmen and Great Lakes tug members. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Philadelphia, Pa. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), June 8--Chairman Ronald Jones; Secretary H. Ortiz. No beefs or disputed OT. Everything is running smoothly aboard the St. Louis. All correspondence from headquarters has been posted, and the most recent copies of the LOG were passed around. They contained some good information about our continuing fight for more ships and seafaring jobs. The secretary advised those members who qualify for engineers licenses to apply now to sit for the U.S. Coast Guard exam. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. STUYVESANT (Bay Tankers), June ?-Chairman D. Ellette; Secretary Willie J. Smith; Educational Director Ken Couture; Deck Delegate Jim Kirsch; Engine Delegate Jim Martin; Steward Delegate Martin Sierra. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. The vessel will arrive in Long Beach, Calif. on June 9. Standbys will be ordered for the next day. No payoff is scheduled for this trip, but those getting off will be paid at noon. The captain was notified of the needed repair of the crew's VCR. An arrival pool is needed to raise money for a movie fund. A vote of thanks was given to the ship's committee and delegates-and also to the chief steward and his department for the excellent food and very clean mess areas. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. 2ND LT. JOHN P. BOBO (AMSEA), May 8--Chairman Allan Voss; Secretary Paul Stubblefield; Educational Director J. Rogers; Deck Delegate Steven Boettcher; Engine Delegate John Rizzo; Steward Delegate Agustin Pagan. No disputed OT. There is $58 in the ship's fund. Payoff is scheduled for May 13. Personnel are reminded to inform the captain of the amount of money they desire in cash and the amount in check prior to payoff. The ship is scheduled for deployment in Europe on May 16. A movie, "Ethics and You," was shown to new members of the crew. A big thank you was given to Red Wilson for the clams and goodies he bought for some of the cookouts. A vote of thanks also was given to the steward department for a fine job. Rooms should be cleaned prior to crewmembers reporting aboard. "Have a little consideration for your relief. Don't leave your room in shambles." STAR OF TEXAS (Seahawk Management), June 1-Chairman Gene Paschall; Secretary I. Fletcher; Educational Director J. Nr.than. No disputed OT. Clarification, Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ALTAI AMERICAI COIDOR AMERICAI CORMORAIT AURORA BALTIMORE COITE DER COYE LEADER FAl.COll PRI CESS DUI LAWREICE H. GIAIELLA MAUI MOIU PAHU DAil.AiD OMI CHARGER OMI LEADER OMI YUKOI OVERSEAS ALICE OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS JUIEAU PATRIOT Pll lADEl.PHIA CHARD 6. MATTHIESEI SAi JUAI SEA-WO ADVEmRER SEA-WO COISUMER SEA-WO DEFEIDER SEA-WO DEVELOPER SEA-WO EIDURAICE SEA-WO EXPLORER SEA-WO F EEDOM SEA·WD I IOVATOR SEA-WO LEADER SEA-WO PACER SEA·WD PIOIEER SEA·WD PRODUCER SEA-WO VOYAGER SPIRIT OF TEXAS USIS STALWART STD EWALL JACKSOI SUGAR ISi.AiDER Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point .............. Monday, August 4 .................... 10:30 a.m. New York ............... Tuesday, August 5 ................... 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia .............. Wednesday, August 6 ................. 10:30 a.m. Baltimore ................ Thursday, August 7................... 10:30 a.m. Norfolk ................. Thursday, August 7 ................... 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville .............. Thursday, August 7 ................... 10:30 a.m. Algonac ................. Friday, August 8 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Houston ................. Monday, August 11 ................... 10:30 a.m. New Orleans ............. Tuesday, August 12 .................. 10:30 a.m. Mobile .................. Wednesday, August 13 ................ 10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............ Thursday, August 14 .................. 10:30 a.m. Wilmington .............. Monday, August 18 ................... 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................. Friday, August 22 .................... 10:30 a.m. San Juan ................ Thursday, August 7 ................... 10:30 a.m. St. Louis ................ Friday, August 15 .................... 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ................ Thursday, August 14 .................. 10:30 a.m. Duluth .................. Wednesday, August 13 ................ 10:30 a.m. Gloucester ............... Tuesday, August 19 .................. 10:30 a.m. Jersey City ............... Wednesday, August 20 ................ 10:30 a.m. July 1986 I LOG I 29 - �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes JUNE 1-30, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac .. . ....... . . . .. . ... 13 22 9 Port Algonac ....... . . . . ...... . . 4 4 8 Port Algonac ..... . . ........ . . . . 2 2 4 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Frank Orozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 11 40 2 25 6 6 2 12 5 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 7 10 6 3 6 4 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 10 26 14 29 26 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Algonac . . . . .. . .......... . . 12 33 12 40 27 46 21 7 17 71 23 40 Totals All Departments ..... . . . *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **" Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 69 HEADQUARTERS Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea JUNE 1-30, 1986 Port Gloucester . . . .. .. . .. .. ...... New York . .. . .. . ...... .. . .. . Philadelphia .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . Baltimore . .. . . .. .. . ...... .. . Norfolk .... .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ... Mobile . . . .. ......... . ...... New Orleans ..... ... .. .. . . . . Jacksonville .. ... . .. .. ....... San Francisco .. . .. . ...... . .. Wilmington . ...... . ... . ... . . Seattle ......... .. .. ... ..... Puerto Rico .... .. ..... . ..... Honolulu . .. .. . .. . . . ... . .... Houston . ... . ... . .... ... . . .. St. Louis ............ . ...... Piney Point . . .. . .......... . . Totals .. . .. . ................ _.., Port Gloucester ........... . ..... . New York . ........ . . .. .. . ... Philadelphia ...... . .......... Baltimore ................... Norfolk .. . .............. . ... Mobile ..................... New Orleans .... . .. . .. . ..... Jacksonville . ................ San Francisco ............... Wilmington ........ . ........ Seattle ...... . ..... . ....... . Puerto Rico .............. . .. Honolulu ............ . ...... Houston . . .................. St. Louis . .................. Piney Point ............ . .... Totals . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .... Port Gloucester . .. . . ............. New York . ..... . ............ Philadelphia . . .. . ... ..... .... Baltimore .. . ................ Norfolk .. . ..... ... ... . . .. ... Mobile ......... .. ......... . New Orleans . .. ...... . ...... Jacksonville . .. . ..... . .. . .. .. San Francisco .. . .. .. .. . . ... . Wilmington . ... . .... . ....... Seattle ... . .. .. . .. .. .. . . ... . Puerto Rico ....... . ...... . . . Honolulu .... ... .. .. .. . . .... Houston .. . ... . ... .. ..... .. . St. Louis . . .... . .. .. .. . .. .. . Piney Point ....... . ... . .. .. . Totals ..................... . _,,,,,,,.. *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 7 47 4 20 21 8 41 27 23 16 38 0 7 51 0 0 2 18 2 12 8 5 8 13 8 5 12 0 18 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 2 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs 2 40 0 20 16 5 38 33 13 10 27 0 3 39 0 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 8 0 1 0 12 0 1 9 6 0 7 2 1 9 1 10 2 1 4 1 0 0 15 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 2 1 9 3 6 3 5 1 15 5 0 0 9 117 13 16 28 14 94 52 69 35 55 0 10 65 0 2 579 192 23 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 21 7 0 0 2 87 5 11 17 10 47 39 39 35 48 0 6 50 0 2 5 11 1 2 9 1 9 6 8 19 0 18 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 91 10 310 123 17 246 2 41 3 13 13 10 26 24 11 20 24 0 7 36 0 1 2 5 1 3 6 3 5 6 3 7 12 0 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 30 1 11 8 9 24 24 12 7 15 0 2 27 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 3 9 6 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 51 8 231 75 10 170 0 27 1 8 4 10 22 9 34 11 29 0 6 17 0 1 179 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 5 2 4 7 0 21 0 0 1 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 0 0 0 28 0 14 1 8 5 4 16 10 30 14 16 0 5 18 0 0 141 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 3 1 0 8 1 0 0 31 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 4 8 3 3 22 10 22 12 26 0 7 15 0 1 1 34 2 8 7 8 14 14 14 5 22 0 99 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 3 1 0 0 184 0 0 0 0 17 0 7 2 1 14 5 23 12 17 0 5 13 0 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 0 18 0 0 0 7 0 3 3 4 0 12 5 11 1 0 2 4 0 16 2 0 0 115 206 4 0 0 0 0 0 Port Gloucester .... .. .. . ....... . . New York . . . .. .. .. ... . . . .... Philadelphia ...... . ... ... .... Baltimore ......... .. .. . .... . Norfolk . . . ........ .. . .. .. .. . Mobile ...... . . . ... . .. . .. ... New Orleans . . . . ... . ...... .. Jacksonville .... . .. .. .. . ... .. San Francisco . . .. .. . .... .. . . Wilmington ........ . ...... . . Seattle ... . .... . .. .. .. . .. ... Puerto Rico ........ . ..... .. . Honolulu ...... ... .. .. . . .... Houston .... . .. . . . . .. ... . . .. St. Louis . ..... . ... . .. . ... .. Piney Point . . . .. . .... . .. . ... Totals ... .. .. . ... ..... .. .. . . 163 236 196 116 Totals All Departments . . ...... 883 484 251 673 58 39 197 217 397 274 60 7 36 8 11 16 3 8 26 18 7 20 0 20 8 0 4 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 4 0 0 5 1 0 1 45 398 113 0 10 0 1 1 1 4 2 4 5 5 0 43 3 0 0 1 50 2 8 10 14 31 15 70 11 40 0 8 20 0 1 1 9 4 0 2 2 4 3 7 5 9 0 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 0 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 1 0 17 5 7 2 0 0 323 0 0 0 79 281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 54 9 7 15 5 36 14 83 25 45 0 9 24 0 2 79 77 5 10 13 12 27 24 37 18 39 0 138 7 0 3 8 29 0 329 414 361 184 1,587 798 421 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. - Shipping in the month of June was up from the month of May. A total of 1,528 jobs were shipped on SIUcontracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,528 jobs shipped, 673 jobs or about 44 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 184 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 3, 151 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I July 1986 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �'A1bestos: Cornering the Culprit . • • ' !>- Recently, there has been an on.going investigation by federal authorities to bring a class-action suit against whomever is responsible for "asbestosis" suffered by merchant seamen in the course of their duties aboard U.S. vessels in the past. In retrospe.c t, their findings should explain a lot of deaths within the former USPHS system formerly attributed to other causes, mainly tuberculosis. I can remember when the monthly issues of the Seafarers LOG appeared to have two or three pages of "final departures," which seemed excessive at the time. This was at a time when steam-pipes were covered with asbestos to prevent loss of heat and also to keep anybody who came in contact with them from being burned. So it served a double purpose. I can only surmise, then, that the "bottom line" is that the medical authorities have finally cornered the culprit. 'Easing the Pain . . . ' I received a check in the mail for my medications .. . I thank you very much .. . I hope for the sake of the strong and healthy and the fair-minded that the Seafarers Welfare Plan stays strong. You're the ones making things humanly possible for the rest of us. Fraternally yours, Clarence L. Cousins Butler, Pa. 'Security Through the Years ... ' We would like to give a heartfelt thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the feeling of security that has been ours down through the years. It was there at the birth of three children and their childhood accidents and illnesses when hospitalization was necessary. It was there for four major surgeries for myself and for my husband Jimmie since the closing of USPHS. Last year it provided a five-way coronary by-pass for him, which was a very expensive procedure, and many months of follow-up. Jimmie Ls back to work now, but is secure in knowing that next year his early normal retirement pension will be there for him. Again, our thanks. Mrs. Jimmie Jackson Kingsland, Texas Sincerely, Richard J. Piaskowski P-770 Alpena, Mich. 'Gratitude to Plans • • • ' I want to express my gratitude for the special Pension Plan checks I received recently. They will come in handy for the bills my husband incurred during his long illness. May the Lord bless you and prosper you in the future. Wi'th 'thanks, Bu'th B.oden Honolulu, Hawaii AMaritime Primer Anyone connected with the maritime industry knows the problems U.S.flag companies face. But it seems after almost six years in office, the Reagan administration has no idea there is a crisis. Almost every maritime-related program which costs money has been slashed or killed, yet little has been offered to replace those programs. Last month , in another attempt to convince the administration of the desperate need for action for the U.S.flag fleet, the following position paper was presented to Vice President George Bush. At presstime there had been no response. The paper was prepared by the Council of American-Flag Ship Operators. Summary Statement On Urgent Need For New National Merchant Marine Program • The Congress is currently considering legislation which will determine whether or not the United States will have a viable privately owned liner fleet or whether by default we will turn over our foreign trade to foreignflag or U.S. government-owned ships. • Since 1970 the number of U.S. liner companies has declined from 21 to nine. Of the remaining: One is currently operating only a single U.S .-flag ship; A second has only two ships; A third is in bankruptcy; A fourth has had all three of its After Six Years In Office, Administration Still Has Not Mastered the Basics remammg ships arrested for nonpayment of bills; The other five all suffered significant operating losses during the first quarter of 1986. • Unless something is done, manyperhaps most--of these remaining companies will be forced to go out of business or re-flag foreign during the next several years . • Our problem is also the nation's problem because a strong U .S.-flag merchant marine is absolutely essential to all of our defense planning. Vice Admiral T.J. Hughes Jr. , USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics) , stated before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on May 1, 1986 that: ''Today, and in the short term future, there is no substitute for U.S.-ftag commercial ships in the fulfillment of our strategic seal.ift objectives. If there were no U.S.-ftag merchant marine, it would have to be replaced by a governmentowned and -operated sealiftfleet----at considerable additional expense to acquire and operate. As an option, such an alternative is neither practical nor cost effective . ... Cu"ent military planning depends on the U.S. merchant marine to provide the major portion of the U.S.fla,g sealift. . . . This shortfal.l of nearly 100,000 short tons (of available U.S. merchant type shipping to support overseas military contingencies) cannot be made up simply by using the available merchant ships of our NATO allies. These assets are already fully committed to the surge in resupply ofstrategic sealift support in the European and Pacific theaters of operations. Furthermore, the EUSC militarily useful vessels are not numerous enough to make up for this shortage . ... Clearly the decline in the size and capacity of the U.S. merchant marine is of grave concern to those of us in the Department of Defense responsible for national security planning. '' • There is a solution to this problem which is both effective and cheap. • The principal competitive disadvantage which our operators face is the fact that for defense reasons all of our crewmembers must be citizens of the U.S. These highly trained seafarers deserve and receive compensation based on the U.S. standard of living. This is much higher than the wages paid to most of our foreign competitors, particularly those from state owned and less developed countries. • At the present time most U.S .flag operators have wage differential (ODS) contracts designed to put them on a wage parity with their foreign competitors. However, these contracts impose restrictions making operations uneconomic and prevent the operators from acquiring fuel and labor efficient foreign built vessels. • Over the past several years , U.S.flag operators have developed and implemented state-of-the-art services and operations. Current restrictions on vessel acquisition and operating flexibility have kept these operations from being as efficient and competitive as they could be. • The three operators who do not have such ODS contracts have all testified as to their need for such assistance, but because of current administration policy no new contracts are being signed. Legislation pending before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee would eliminate regulatory restraints, permit U.S . liner companies to acquire their ships from foreign yards and make wage differential payments available to all operators. • The government's exposure under the existing program could approximate $2.8 billion over the next 10 years. This is a "going out of business'' program at the end of which there will be zero ships under subsidy and very possibly zero liner ships under the U.S. flag. The proposed solution would cost about $3 to $3.5 billion over the same 10 years, and will result in the U.S. having from 125 to 135 new efficient liner ships operating in our international trades. • Thus the cost of maintaining a viable fleet over paying off "going out of business" contracts is only about $20 million to $55 million per year. • We suggest that there is a serious national defense problem which can be solved quite cheaply and which we believe will be solved if it receives attention at the highest levels of government. Your consideration of this matter is earnestly solicited and greatly appreciated. July 1986 I LOG I 31 �SIU's Libra Rescues 38 Viet Refugees Still Cling to Dreams of Freedom More than IO years after the Vietnam war, people are still fleeing that country in rickety boats across dangerous seas. American merchant ships are still rescuing them. The SIU-contracted LNG Libra (ETC) plucked 38 refugees, 14 men, 12 women, 11 children and one infant from the South China Sea June 15. The story of the "Boat People" has faded from American minds over the years. Many merchant ships, according to refugees and United Nations officials, make no attempt to rescue the refugees. But SIU ships and their crews and officers continue to live up to the law of the sea. "Indirectly we wave our flag to the whole world to show how great the American way can be," said Dasril Pank, the educational director onboard the Libra. "I want you to know that our office is aware of the great responsibility you took . . . I appreciate the fact that you did not hesitate to save lives," Mirza Hussain Khan, a U .N. High Commissioner for Refugees official wrote to Capt. George Legnos and the crew. The 38 refugees were taken to Singapore. Crewmember Dasril Panko helps bring one of the children aboard the Libra during rescue operations. Capt. George Legnos and Bosun Pete Waters with the refugees. This is the boat on which the 38 were jammed together. AB Victor Beata passes out juice to the Vietnamese following their rescue . • 32 I LOG I July 1986 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES STEADY ‘HANDS’ NEEDED IN UNREP EX-MEMBER USES ART SKILLS TO PROMOTE U.S. FLEET FINANCE COMMITTEE CHECK SIU EXPENSESE JOHN CLEVELAND, SIU CAFETERIA MANAGER, KILLED IN CRASH SEAFARERS VINS VET STATUS LIBERTY SHIP JOHN. W. BROWN TO N.Y. HARBOR AS MUSEUM MARAD LEANS TO PASSENGER SHIP OK PASSENGER VESSELS SEALIEFT ALASKAN OIL SERVICE CONTRACT TAX REFORM CONGRESS TO RECESS LINER FLEET MARINER CONTRACT, 3 OTHER INLAND PACTS RATIFIED SEAFARERS LUNDEBERG SCHOOL HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL SEALIFT CONFERENCE SECOND ANNUAL P.S.C.A INDUCTION OF OFFICERS AWARDS DINNER FROM BAJA TO ALASKA MARITIME HISTORY ABOUNDS DEWAYNE T. WILLIAMS SAILS INTO SAN DIEGO HARBOR PINEY POINT: SEAFARERS ‘SNUG HARBOR’ EYE ON L.A. ABOARD THE OMI DYNACHEM AND THE MANHATTAN SIU MANNED VESSELS ARE “SMART,” SAYS MSCPAC KILAUEA STACKS UP HONORS MSVPAC PROMISES TOUGH ACTION ON FAILURE TO REPORT UNREST IN LIBERIA INCREASES MARCOS SUPPORTERS FAIL IN COUP ATTEMPT A MARITIME PRIMER AFTER SIX YEARS IN OFFICE, ADMINISTRATION STILL HAS NOT MASTERED THE BASICS VIET REFUGEES STILL CLING TO DREAMS OF FREEDOM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 7 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3b87e7c9ac3eb057613bc717a5620bca.pdf 45cb9e82e0c36abb1585e555174b7c8e PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Vnion •Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 48 No. 8 August 1986 Agreement on Subsidy Reform? Senate Bill Gains Wide Support, Fast Action? Trying to bring all segment of the maritime industry together in consen~u on ubsidy reform is somewhat like trying to teach table manners to sharks in a feeding frenzy. But it appears as if the indu try may have brushed up on "Miss Manners" in it attempt to pass the latest in a long line of subsidy reform legislation. Late last month S. 2662 was intro- duced by senators Daniel K. Inouye (0-Hawaii) and Ted Stevens (RAlaska). Faced \.\ ith a long -ummer recess from mid-Augu ·t pa t Labor Day and fall elections. a sense of urgency ha · emerged as legislators and the industry try to find common ground. "The need for this legislation and the relief it would bring to our liner operator ha never been more clear Leapin' Ute Rafts cut. One need only look at the corporate balance heet of the companies represented here today to realize the urgency and severity of the situation," SIU President Frank Drozak told the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee during a hearing on the bill, only three days after it was introduced. As usual. the admini tration expressed seriou re ervations about portions of the bill. a it ha about most maritime legi lation during the past six years. Decades-old subsidy programs have been eliminated during the Reagan administration, and the government has continued a pattern that began prior to Reagan: a lack of a comprehensive maritime policy. The need for some kind of action is so pressing that after the hearing Stevens said he intended to attach the bill to the maritime authorization bill when Congress returns from recess. That would drastically shorten the bill's path to enactment. On the House side. Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.), Merchant Marine Subcommittee chairman, approved of Stevens' plan to speed up the process. "Current regulatory policies in the United States leave an American operator with few choices for the future-he either can re-flag all or a portion of his fleet foreign or he can remain under the U.S. flag and face pos ible bankruptcy." Drozak said. S. 2662 is intended to replace the current Operating Differential Subsidy program, which ha been a target of the budget ax. While the government continues to honor current ODS contracts, it has refused to enter into any new contracts and has encouraged operators to leave the program through buyouts. ODS wa established in 1936 to help Americans compete with cheap foreign competition. 11 covers wages. insurance costs, maintenance and other expenditures U.S. owner mu t make. The new bill is a "wages only" package, but it al o would lift many of the regulation which operator claim impede their opportunitie . It would eliminate certain trade route restrictions, lift re trictions on the interchange and transfer of vessels and allow subsidy for foreign-built ships. Wage ·ubsidie would be based on manning scales established in collective bargaining, not on minimum Coast Guard manning levels, which are conidered unsafe and "barebone " levels by many. The wage portion is one of the areas Marad Administrator John Gaughan objected to during the hearings. However. he admitted under questioning that unle something is done soon. 10.000 to 20,000 seagoing job could be lost and that the indu try is "near the peril point." Two concerns seem to be spurring (Continued on Page 4.) SIU Wins Navy Tug Work, 15 Jobs in Pensacola Every journey begins with the first step. Turn to page 24 to see where Je se Natividad Jr. is headed. Lavino Recognizes SIU Contract Tai ks Start for 300 Jobs Plus The SIU won a major organizing victory as Lavino Shipping Co. recognized the Union as the bargaining agent for its fleet of 12 oceanographic ships scheduled for MSC charter. SIU Vice President Red Campbell made the announcement as the LOG went to press. Campbell said contract talks were expected to begin soon. ''With shipping the way it is, anytime you can add 300 more jobs for people, it's a great step forward," said SIU President Frank Drozak. �In the past year, I have spoken to labor groups throughout the United States urging them to join in our efforts such as the Shell Oil boycott to support our brothers and sisters in South Africa, and I intend to continue such activity. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland has just returned from South Africa where, with a ICFTU Delegation, he stood in solidarity with the trade unionists in opposition to the Botha government's policies. Brothers and sisters, in union halls, school rooms and civic groups across the United States we recite a pledge of allegiance to our flag. It ends with the words ''WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.'' The present policy of the Reagan government makes a shameful mockery of this commitment, and I pledge myself to continue to oppose that policy and to fight for human rights throughout the world.'' President's Report The following statement of Frank Drozak was submitted into the record of the proceedings of the 35th World Congress of the International Transport Workers' Federation which met earlier this month in Luxembourg. "Brothers and sisters, I cannot sit silently and permit the record of this ITF Congress to close without expressing my strong opposition and that of the leadership of the AFL-CIO in the United States against the disgraceful spectre of apartheid in South Africa. The Reagan government does not speak for me or the AFLCI O leaders on this subject, nor does its morally bankrupt position reflect our feelings. Drozak Brings US Seafarers Concerns to Meetings Free World's Transport Unions Meet in Luxembourg The 35th Congress of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) was held in Luxembourg from July 31 through Aug. 7, and over 800 delegates representing the 5 million members of 400 affiliate trade unions from 89 countries attended . Fifteen transportation workers ' unions from the U.S. were present including the American Radio Association; International Longshoremen' s and Warehousemen ' s Union ; International Organization of Masters , Mates and Pilots; Marine Engineer Beneficial Association; National Maritime Union; Radio Officers Union ; and the Seafarers International Union of North America were the American maritime unions represented. Frank Drozak headed the SI UN A delegation. The ITF' s principal work is conducted through eight separate industry sections: Civil Aviation; Dockers ; Fishermen; Inland Navigation ; Railwaymen; Road Transport ; Seafarers ; and Travel Bureau. During the Congress, Section Conferences met to debate relevant motions , report on activities , and establish future work programs. The Seafarers' Section Conference adopted a SIU-submitted motion on terrorism urging all affiliates to call on their governments to undertake measures to improve the security and reduce the risk to the lives of passengers and crews on board ships. In the debate on a Radio Officers ' resolution covering present and future ship communications systems, Drozak vigorously upheld the need for electrician ratings aboard ships and expressed his grave concern over any actions jeopardizing that position. Part of the U.S. labor delegation is seen here during one of the sessions. In the center row, from left, are MFOW President "Whitey" Disley, SIU President Frank Drozak and MEBA (Dist. 2) President Ray McKay. In the top row (behind Drozak) are ILA President Teddy Gleason and MM&P President Robert Lowen. Agreement also was reached by the Seafarers to challenge the International Maritime Organization' s (IMO) position and to require ocean vessels to carry a lookout at night. Fishermen Safety Concerns The Fishermen's Section Conference reaffirmed its policy position that fishermen should be covered by the International Labor Organization' s (ILO) seafarer instruments. The Conference received for future consideration a resolution concerning safeguards for fishermen from collision. This was submitted by the American Radio Association and the Radio Officers Union (USA) as a direct response to the recent running down , with the loss of all aboard , of the San Francisco-based fishing vessel Jack Jr. SIU President Frank Drozak, left, joins in a discussion with Ake Selander, right, assistant general secretary of the ITF, and Mols Sorensen, chairman of the Seafarers Section. LOG Charles Svenson Editor A resolution urging all ITF affiliates to persuade their governments to enact legislation to curb pollution in the interest of the workers in the fishing industry , and the marine environment also was adopted by the Conference. * in *its plenary * The Congress sessions adopted a number of resolutions and declarations dealing with a broad range of topics including: full employment, protection of the environment, nuclear power, privatization of public transportation systems , terrorism, nuclear waste and human and trade union rights particularly in South Africa and South America. At the conclusion of the Congress , Frank Drozak stated , " The ITF's international situation closely reflects the separate national circumstances of many individual trade unions. Conservative governments around the world are seeking to restrict the rights of labor organizations and their members. Their economic policies coupled with their attacks on organized labor demand that we stand together and extend support and solidarity to all our brothers and sisters." Off1c1al Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North Amenca , Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District , AFL-CIO August 1986 Vol. 48, No. 8 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Ed Turner Secretary Executive Vice President Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Associate Editor Deborah Greene Associate Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I August 1986 Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746 , Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG , 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Passes Committee Level Fishing Safety Bill Could End Insurance Crisis A bill to upgrade safety standards on fishing boats and encourage the insurance industry to re-issue (possibly at lower rates) liability coverage for fishing boat owners, passed the House Merchant Marine Fisheries Committee last month. The legislation for the first time sets mandatory safety standards with penalties for non-compliance. At the same time it establishes new compensation standards for crewmen who are hurt on the job, while preserving a crewmember's right to sue if the injury is not temporary. A $500,000 cap was set on the awards , except in cases of negligence or if any of the safety standards are not met on the vessels. Medical expenses are not included in the $500,000 cap, which means the awards could be higher when medical expenses are added. The bill is a "potential remedy to the current insurance crisis facing the Bulletin The House refused to consider H.R. 5013 (the fishing liability and safety bill) when it voted not to suspend its rules and allow the bill on the floor. The action means the SIU and others may have another chance to strengthen its safety and enforcement provisions before it is brought to the House floor for a vote. domestic fishing industry-the availability and affordability of property and casualty insurance,'' SIU President Frank Drozak said. Committee members and witnesses said there is no guarantee that the insurance companies will issue policies at affordable rates, but they said improved safety and changes in the compensation system would lower the risks for msurance claims and also allow the insurance industry to better predict their risks. During the past several years fishi11g boat owners have seen their insurance rates skyrocket and in some cases their policies have been cancelled. At the same time a large number of accidents and fatalities on some fishing vessels in very unsafe condition have been recorded. Because fishermen are not normally covered by workmen's compensation laws, they bring suits against the owners and insurance companies which sometimes result in awards of many millions of dollars. Sponsors and supporters of the legislation hope their action will solve problems in all three areas. If the bill passes the full House and the Senate, all fishing boats will be required to carry: * * * * * Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBS); Life rafts; Exposure suits; Visual distress signals, and Radio equipment All boats built after 1987, or those substantially altered , will be required to undergo stability tests. On the legal side, the bill sets a compensation system which would guarantee a crewmember maintenance and cure, or medical and living expenses for the duration of the temporary injury. The bill sets the rate of $30 a day or 80 percent of what the person would have earned on the vessel. The crewmember would receive whichever figure is greater. In the case of permanent injury, the owner would be liable for up to $500,000 per person, per incident, in addition to maintenance and cure payments. These limitations would not apply where the injury arose out of gross negligence, willful misconduct, or where the owner does not comply with the maintenance and cure requirements. Drozak called the bill a good "initial step" in trying to solve the problems. But he al o said that a mandated inspection system, certification/licensing requirements and physical examinations for crewmembers would increase the bill's impact on both safety and insurance rates. But those suggestions were not included in the bill. SIU Wins Jobs and Back Pay For 2 New Bedford Fishermen A new fishing safety bill establishes mandatory safety equipment and practices on fishing boats and sets up a compensation system for injured fishermen. House Hears Ideas to Bolster U.S./Canada Great Lakes' Trade Several suggestions to help increase the U.S. share of Canada/U .S. Great Lakes trade were made by industry and labor witnesses at a House Merchant Marine subcommittee hearing last month. The oversight hearing was called after a Government Accounting Office (GAO) report showed that U.S. ships carry only 6.4 percent of Lakes ' trade between the countries . Most of the witnesses called for: j Bilateral trade agreements; j Tax breaks for operators and crews; j Cargo reservations; j Labor cost reductions; j Waivers of St. Lawrence Seaway tolls; j Waivers of customs fees, and j Permission for wider vessels to pass through the Seaway. The GAO said, and most witnesses agreed, that the Canadian dominance of the trade is the result of assistance programs by the Canadian government to ship owners, lower operating costs , modernization of the Canadian fleet to take advantage of the Seaway, domestic trade policies in Canada and the fact that American operators have concentrated on their own domestic market. All trade between U.S. Lakes ' ports is reserved for U .S.-ftag ships. Jose and Remigio Pereira spent a good part of last December trying to convince their crewmates onboard the fishing boat Lucky Venture that they needed the SIU to protect and represent them. The Pereiras were fired for their efforts. But last month after the SIU took their ca e to the National Labor Relations Board, the two New Bedford fishermen won their jobs and back pay from the time they were fired. "This was a tough case, but the men and the Union won. This is the first of many cases coming up for hearings, and the victory gives the fishermen a more hopeful attitude toward the future ," said New Bedford Patrolman Henri Francois. Organizing efforts among the New Bedford fleet continue, and several more boats have signed SIU contracts, said Port Agent Joe Piva. Salernum Re-named The SIU-contracted cable ship Salernum (AT&T) was re-christened last month in San Francisco. The ship was named the Charles L. Brown in honor of AT&T's retiring board chairman. The Italian-built Brown will homeport in Honolulu and will maintain and repair more than 12,000 nautical miles of undersea cable between Hawaii , the mainland and other Pacific points. No legislation addressing the issue has been introduced, but ·'The methods suggested this morning to change this picture will be closely examined by the committee in the months ahead,'' said Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) said he hoped the GAO report and the hearing would be a ''takeoff point'' for action on the problem and that it would not be ignored like its "hundred or more" predecessor reports. At the ceremonies renaming the SIU's cableship Salernum to Charles L. Brown were (I. to r.) 3rd Cook Mamoli Misafa, AB Don Matisse, AB Errol Pak, Bosun Peter Amper, SIU VP George McCartney, Chief Steward Dennis Prescott and Cook/Baker Philip Lau. August 1986 I LOG I 3 �2,000 Members Face Job Threat Service Contract Act Is Under Attack in Senate More than 2,000 SIU Inland and Deepsea members could see their wages, benefits and job security gutted if an attempt by rightwing forces on the Senate and White House to virtually abolish the Service Contract Act (SCA) succeeds. The SIU members who would be affected include every member working for a company with a Department of Defense (DOD) contract. SCA requirements for all maritime contracts issued by the DOD would be eliminated under the current Senate version of the FY 1987 DOD authorizations bill. (See page 17 story.) The bill, S.2261, was introduced by Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-N.H.) and has also gained the support of Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas). In a closed session last month, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to keep the anti-SCA provisions in the bill. Bulletin By an overwhelming 61-34 vote, the Senate stopped anti-labor forces from gutting the Service Contract Act. The victory came on the Senate floor when Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) offered an amendment to the DOD Authorizations bill (S.2261) to remove the antiService Contract Act provisions which would have eliminated wage protection to hundreds of thousands of workers. The SIU backed Kennedy in his action. In addition to eliminating all maritime workers from SCA protection, hundreds of thousands of service workers employed by companies under contract to the federal government would suffer, too. Most of those people are in traditionally low-paid jobs such as janitorial work, food service and landscaping. In addition, many are minority workers and women. The SCA operates somewhat like the Davis-Bacon Act in that a prevailing wage for an occupation and area is set by the Secretary of Labor. In that way, companies bidding for government work cannot undercut each other by slashing wages to minimum wage level. A prevailing wage is one that is paid most often for the type of work done. For example, if the prevailing wage for a deckhand in a certain area is $75 a day, the SCA sets that as the minimum for wages in a bid. Senate Adds Construction Window to Passenger Bill An effort to put the U.S. back into the passenger cruise business made it out of a Senate Committee this month, but not before a new twist was added to the old debate on re-flagging. S.1935 would allow up to five foreign-built passenger ships to re-flag American and enter the booming cruise trade, now dominated by foreign owners. If re-flagged, the ships would have to be owned and operated by Americans. But an amendment attached by members of the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee puts a two-year hold on any re-flagging. That two-year period is a .. window" of sorts for American business to begin construction of passenger ships in U.S. yards or to refurbish ships in American yards. If, during that time two ships are under construction or refurbishing, no foreignflag ship will be allowed to re-flag. But those ships must be near completion and ready to enter service by 1989. In addition, provisions of the amendment would allow o-called "bumrmg" for another two year . If a ·hip i · re-flagged becau e no American hip is built during the first two years, it can still be "bumped out of the trade if a ship is built in the next two years." The amendment was introduced by Sen. John Danforth (D-Mo.), and the bill passed out of committee with no dissenting votes. The SIU has supported the concept of re-flagging for the past several years Upgraders Visit Capitol Hill for both economic and national security reasons. Currently dozens of foreign-flag ships siphon off millions of American vacation dollars and thousands of possible berths for U.S. seafarers. In addition, despite many announcements about plans to build crui e hips in American yards, none has been built in the U.S. for more than 30 years. But the changes ought in S.2261 would change the way that cost is figured by allowing the lowest wage in the area to be used. For example, if a non-union company was paying its deckhands $35 a day, under the proposed changes that could be set as the prevailing wage. Most contracts covered by the SCA are relatively small in terms of dollars and the number of employees. The SCA now applies to contracts worth more than $2,500 with more than five employees. Gramm and Humphrey want to change that to $I million and more than 25 employees. When contracts are rebid now, any wage and benefit gains the workers won through collective bargaining are set as the prevailing wage for those jobs. In effect, that protects those gains. The AFL-CIO is oeginning a massive drive in Congress to beat back these attempts to gut the SCA. If the full Senate passes the DOD authorization with the provisions in it. the bill must still go to conference with the House because its version does not contain the anti-SCA provisions. Proposed Coast Guard Regs Set Tough Drug Alcohol Penalties Drug and alcohol abuse aboard ships may carry even stiffer penalties if proposed new Coast Guard regulations are approved. The proposed rules would establish new testing procedures and penalties. The proposals would for the first time encourage rehabilitation for drug and alcohol abusers by allowing them to "deposit" their papers or licenses while undergoing rehabilitation. The SIU has not taken a stand on the proposals yet. The Union will submit its comments later. "They intend to crack down," said SIU Vice President Red Campbell. The LOG will carry more details of the proposals in future issues. Subsidy Reform Gains Support (Continued from Page 1.) As part of their education schedule, upgraders at SHLSS get a first-hand look at the U.S. Congress. Here on the steps of the Capitol are George Jacobs, Lito Acosta, Glen D' Ambrosio, John Wiggins, Monroe Watson, Richard Paulson, Linda Turner, Donald Mann, Theodore Quammie, Saelo Mafahi, Ali Matania and Robert L. Oppel. 4 I LOG I August 1986 the industry and possibly the government to quick action. The first is the rapidly increasing economic problem the industry is facing. Almost every liner company has reported millions of dollars of losses so far this year. There also seems to be a realization within the government of potenti~lly serious defense problems if the U.S.flag fleet dies. "Our defense posture is built on deterrence and to be effective it must be credible," Drozak said. He estimated that while the Defense Department has increased the nation's Ready Reserve Fleet and has plans for almost 150 reserve ships, there would be a shortage of 5 ,000 to 6,000 seamen to crew tho e hips if needed. In addition, he pointed out that the plans to rely on foreign-flag ships owned by American companies are not sound. A recently adopted International Transport Workers' Federation re olution gives those seafarer the right to refuse to sail ships bound to a war zone. ··Even if those vessels were made available for America's use in a war type atmosphere, who would man and sail tho e ship in the war zone?" he asked. Recent published reports indicate that Defense Department officials have approached the White House in an attempt to convince the administration that the pleas for subsidy reform and help "are not just another industry crying wolf.'' Sea-Land, American President Lines, United States Lines, Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., and Farrell Lines Inc. testified in favor of the bill. Waterman Steamship Corp., Crowley Maritime Corp., Matson Navigation Co., Totem Ocean Trailer Express and Central Gulf Lines expressed support for parts of the bill but sugge ·ted some changes. The SIU noted some concerns. but Drozak called the legislation a "good first step" and urged its passage. �.., Inland News ,-~ ~ tug/tow ; iharge/dredge~ ~~:rn:r-mi:~-:m::::::~=~::::::::a.~~==:::~:::::~@~::::~m:~1;W~l==~~=w.~r::h SIU Company Sets Up Pensacola Tug Operation The SIU has successfully completed a new contract with Admiral Towing and Barge Company of Pensacola to do Navy tug work at the Navy's Pensacola Naval Air Station. This is the first SIU operation in the West Florida area. The new operation involving six Admiral tugs and I 5 crewmembers is the re ult of a Navy bid won by Admiral to provide tug services for the Navy in Pensacola. The Navy currently operates one carrier from Pensacola, as well a numerous auxiliary equipment, that would be serviced by Admiral Towing. At a meeting with the membership in Pensacola, SIU Mobile Port Agent Tom Glidewell and a SIU representative from headquarter , Bob Vahey, laid out the contract, how it was bid and won and the benefits to be accorded the new members. Most are retired Navy veterans living in the Pensacola area, and they were "welcomed aboard" the SIU team. The crews' many questions were answered, and all signed up for SIU membership benefits. A the Navy work was formerly done by non-union local tug operators, the crews were glad to have the opportunity to be SIU members working for Admiral. The company hopes to further expand its operations in the we tern Florida area and opportunitie for SIU members along with them. Bob Vahey (center), SIU representative from headquarters, meets with the membership of Admiral Towing and Barge Co. of Pensacola to lay out the terms of the new contract. From the left are Charles E. Lester, deckhand; Rodney Delart, engineer; Marc Steinbaugh, engineer; Darrell A. Catherman, captain; Leonard E. Richardson, captain; Thomas G. Bacon, deckhand; Vahey; Joseph D. Proulx Jr., deckhand; Paul A. Dirschka, captain; Alve C. Holmes, captain; Thomas A. Marsh, deckhand, and Reuben Lewis, engineer. SIU's Pressure Puts Outreach Marine Out Of Business in Baltimore Harbor An SIU beef, picketing, an NLRB favorable decision and a court fight led to putting the alter ego of McAllister Brothers-Outreach Marineout of business in the port of Baltimore. Now we are in new contract negotiations there with McAllister Brothers. but they are asking for many contract "concessions" in the new agreement notably on wage and other matters. Recently, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld Administrative Law Judge Marvin Roth's ruling that Outreach Marine (McAllister Brothers) of the port of Baltimore was formed in 1984 to evade the SIU contract, an unfair labor practice and violation of the law. The Board ordered Outreach Marine to restore jobs and back pay with interest to 26 former employees. Outreach Marine said that it planned to appeal the deci ion to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, but the appeal wa denied. Outreach began operation after presumably buying four tugs from McAlli ter, di charging mo t of the former employee and rehiring other at lower wage scale and without the benefit of a Union contract. The licensed per onnel were cla sified a supervisor , not employee . The NLRB al o affirmed Judge Roth' April 22, 1985 finding that Outreach wa McAllister' " ucce sor'' and that they were really alterego ~one and the ame. The SIU had charged that McAllister-Outreach unlawfully withdrew recognition of the Union a the collective bargaining agent for their employees, captain , mate , engineers and unlicen ed per onnel, that it bypassed the SIU by dealing directly with their employee , and that it uni- laterally reduced employees' wages, crew size and vacation benefits. It also eliminated overtime pay and failed to recall employees according to seniority rules. Judge Roth also found that the loan deal (in which McAllister old it tugboats to Outreach but stayed liable for $1.9 million to a bank for repayment of a $1 .4 million loan Outreach secured by a first preferred fleet mortgage on the boats) was nothing but a papershuffting device ''guaranteeing one mortgage for another.'' Outreach was further ordered by the Board not to discourage membership in the SIU and to live up to the terms of the Union contract. Additional order included not to refu e to recognize and bargain collectively and in good faith with the SIU as exclusive representative of all licensed and unlicensed employees and to reimburse the SIU for any loss of dues. Crowley Marine Vote Set for Sept. 3 Contract SIU Boatmen at Crowley Marine will again ca t their votes for a new three-year contract with the ballots to be counted on Sept. 3. The last contract expired June 30. The last contract vote foundered, more or less, on a company proposal to pay their tankermen $2 less an hour, a proposal which again will be voted on by the SIU members. In the port of Wilmington and Long Beach, Calif., unlicensed Boatmen work 24-hour shifts manning 15 tugboat , 20 barges and call boats. The bigger boats have 6-man crews and the smaller boats have 5-man crews. They dock ships and shift barges for the U.S. Navy and for private shipping there. Crowley Marine also has unlicensed and licensed SIU Boatmen on their Caribe Towing giant sea-going tugs and barges on the run from the ports of Jacksonville, Fla. and Houston, Texas to San Juan, P.R. and return. August 1986 I LOG I 5 �Pete le Beouf Retires In Memoriam Thomas Eugene Godwin, 51, died on Feb. 12. Brother Godwin joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1972. He sailed as a tankerman for National Marine Service in 1971 , Marine Fueling Service from 1971 to 1972 and for Sabine Towing from 1982 to 1983. He was a former member of the NMU from 1950 to 1965. Boatman Godwin was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was a resident of Vidor, Texas. Surviving is his widow, Jeanette. Pensioner John William Hamilton, 85, passed away from heart-lung failure in Franklin Square Hospital, Rossville , Md. on July 3. Brother Hamilton joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing ·as a chief engineer aboard the tug Brittania (Baker-Whiteley) in 1958. He sailed for that company from 1916 to 1958. Boatman Hamilton was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Burial was in Moreland Park Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Stella. Pensioner George Edward Hudgins Jr., 71, passed away in Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va. on June 1. Brother Hudgins joined the .~ Union in the port of ,,/··· Norfolk in 1967. He sailed as a mate, pilot and captain for Southern Materials from 1950 to 1956 and for the Assn. of Maryland Pilots aboard the P/B Baltimore from 1956 to 1977. He was a former member of the ISU and NMU. Boatman Hudgins was born in Motorun, Va. and was a resident of Bavon, Va. Interment was in the St. Paul Annex Cemetery, Susan, Va. Surviving are his widow, Margaret; a son, Richard, and a daughter, Louise. ....... Pensioner Joseph G. Licharowicz, 86, passed away from a heart attack in the Stella Maris Hospice, Towson, Md. on July 5. Brother Licharowicz joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957. He last sailed as a chief engineer for Curtis Bay Towing from 1940 to 1965. He was born in Maryland and was a resident of Baltimore. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Bertha. Darren Raymond Naze, 23, died of injuries sustained in an accident aboard a Crescent Towing boat at Pier C, Alabama State Docks, Mobile on July 8. Brother Naze joined 6 I LOG I August 1986 the Union following his graduation from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1981. He sailed as a deckhand. Boatman Naze was born in Mobile and was a resident of Chickasaw, Ala. Burial was in Mobile (Ala.) Gardens Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Tina; a daughter, Tara; his mother, Judy of Mobile; his father, Ross; a brother; a sister, and an aunt, Cynthia Gay of Mobile. Dennis Stephen Walker, 61, died on June 4. Brother Walker joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957. He sailed as an assistant engineer and chief engineer for G & H Towing from 1955 to 1979. He worked as an electrician for the New Electric Co. from 1953 to 1955. Boatman Walker was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II and during the Korean War. Born in Center, Texas, he was a resident of Texas City, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Doris and a daughter, Carolyn. Pete Le Beouf, a 25-year SIU Inland member, receives his first pension check from Houston Port Agent Dean Corgey. Galveston (Texas) Grain Elevator beef in 1965. After 46 years sailing for D.M. Picton and Moran Towing, Chief Engineer Absie "Pete" Mitchell Le Beouf in 1961, with former Houston Port Agent Bob Matthews and Mickey Williams, were instrumental in organizing and bringing Picton Towing (Moran Towing) under the IBU contract. This was the first IBU contract in the Texas area. Pete hit the bricks for 87 days on the Picton beef picket line in 1962. He also walked the picket line in the Gulf strike at Higman Towing in 1964 and was on the picket line again on the Boatman Le Beouf was president of the Sabine National Tugboat Assn. District Independent Union from 1946 to 1961, when he joined the SIU in the port of Port Arthur, Texas, where he resides. "This man has been a great asset to the SIU and has played an active role in the job security of the inland membership in the Port Arthur area,'' said Houston Port Agent Dean Corgey. Dispatchers Report -for Inland Waters JULY 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED · All Groups Class A . Class B Class C Port Gloucester ....................... . New York ........................ . Philadelphia ...................... . Baltimore ........................ . Norfolk ......................... . Mobile .......................... . New Orleans ...................... . Jacksonville ...................... . San Francisco ..................... . Wilmington ....................... . Seattle ... .. ..................... . Puerto Rico ...................... . Houston ...................... ... . Algonac ............... ... ...... . . St. Louis ........... ...... ....... . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Totals .......................... . Port Gloucester ............ . .......... New York ... ..................... Philadelphia ......... .... ......... Baltimore . ....................... Norfolk ......................... Mobile .......................... New Orleans ..... ....... .......... Jacksonville ...................... San Francisco ... .................. Wilmington . ................ ...... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico ....... . ... ........... Houston ......................... Algonac ......................... St. Louis ........................ Piney Point ....................... Totals .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester ....................... New York ........................ Philadelphia ....... .......... ... .. Baltimore ..... ......... .......... Norfolk ................... .. .... Mobile ........ ........ .......... New Orleans ............ .......... Jacksonville ...................... San Francisco . . ........... ..... ... Wilmington ............ ...... .. ... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico ...................... Houston ......................... Algonac ......................... St. Louis ........................ Piney Point ..... ..... .. ........... Totals .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 6 59 4 2 0 5 0 0 5 6 2 1 0 .0 0 0 11 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 11 0 0 2 0 4 0 91 34 23 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 42 11 0 0 1 0 NO REPORT SUBMITIED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 94 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 10 0 1 0 8 0 4 0 70 31 0 0 3 6 0 10 0 9 0 0 9 20 3 1 155 0 0 0 0 30 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 12 0 0 9 11 0 0 0 2 24 2 0 0 5 0 10 0 69 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 1 0 0 NO REPORT SUBMITIED 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 42 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Totals All Departments ....... ....... . . 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 13 227 99 54 10 0 NO REPORT SUBMITIED 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10 0 116 42 28 89 32 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. �Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco Marine Subcommittee, he did a great deal to protect the rights and job ecurity of American seamen. We could surely use his expertise in the Senate. We were able to conclude a contract with Tampa Bay Pilots. I want to take the opportunity to urge all members to make use of the facilitie at Piney Point. The best way to protect your job security is to make sure that you are the most qualified person for the job. T HINGS are so bad for the Great Lakes maritime industry that the Great Lakes Task Force, which represents carriers, shippers, labor and regional governments, has literally had to beg Congress to take some kind of constructive action. Recent statistics released by the General Accounting Office (GAO) paint a grim picture. Less than 6 percent of all water-borne commerce between Canada and the United States is carried on American-flag vessels. Given this kind of atmosphere, SIU members have fared relatively well, though things could certainly be better. Dunbar and Sullivan has finished its Chicago project, and has moved on to Racine, Wis. The company also has begun a series of three Coast Guard light structures-one of which will be built in Toledo, two in Detroit. We~ve also been very busy on a grassroots political level. The Aug. 5 primaries produced some interesting results. Bill Lucas became the first black to run for governor on a Republican ticket. James Blanchard, the incumbent Democratic governor, won the Democratic primary handily. He had the solid backing of labor, civil rights organizations, and many industry groups. Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco S HIPPING has been good for the port of Houston even though the domestic oil industry i m a neardepression. We still are plugging away on National Marine. Judge Morey Sears finally delivered a written copy of his decision, which I personally believe misrepresents what happened down there. We are appealing his decision to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. I attended the Texas State AFLCIO COPE Convention. President Drozak was also on hand to talk about the importance of this year's elections. A good friend of the maritime industry, John Breaux, is running for the Senate in nearby Louisiana. As a congressman on the House Merchant East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall West Coast by V.P. George McCartney S HIPPING has been good in the port of Wilmington, Calif., especially for Inland members. Seattle hasn't been bad either. We recently crewed up the Ultramar there, which was scheduled to depart to Bangladesh. Government Services by V.P. Roy Mercer T HE contracting-out to private shipping companies of MSC ships has cau 'ed much confusion and consternation among marine personnel of the Military Sealift Command. The 12 MSC oceanographic ships that already have been contracted, and with the prospect of the cable ships, tug boats and Observation Island going by virtue of the bid process in the near future, has left MSCPAC marine as well as shoreside staff personnel in a state of confusion. The added possibility of other MSC ships going on the block doesn't help. This all seems quite evident when one reflects on the present Reagan administration policy of divesting the federal government of as many federal civil service employees as possible by contracting-out to private industry. This in itself has caused much consternation among federal civil service employees with respect to future employment security. The immediate concern, however, is marine employment for those MSCPAC Seafarer who will become unemployed in the near future a a result of termination or reduction-inforce procedures. So far, the lo s of the three MSCP AC oceanographic ships ha re ulted in the termination of a few temporary marine employees with le than one year government service. But when all the contractingout of MSC hips is finished, how many hips and positions will be left for federal marine employee ? Will the reduction-in-force proce be in place in time to give the federal mariner a fair shot at a eagoing po ition with the winning contracting company? At this point in time, these and other questions have yet to be answered, but tho e who are terminated from their MSCPAC marine positions should make certain that they report to the SIU office in San Francisco to regi ter for future seagoing employment. We have been active on a grassroots level. Our members have gone all out for Tom Bradley's bid to become the next governor of California. In Seattle, we have played an active part in trying to help re-elect Rep. Norm Dicks. Delegates on the Crowley negotiating committee have come up with a new contract. The voting period will run out on Aug. 31, and the ballots will be counted on Sept. 3. Until we iron out a new contract, we will be working under the old agreement. I want to commend the fine work that the crew of the cableship Charles R. Brown (the former Salernum) performed. When the vessel was laid up here recently, the ship donated its food to the Apostleship of the Sea, a local organization that gives a helping hand to seamen who are down on their luck or in between jobs. Chief Steward Dennis Prescott deserves a special "thank you" for his efforts. The SIU has been supporting the AFL-CIO in its boycott of Shell oil. Our members have been handing out informational leaflet about the tragic situation in South Africa. W E'VE been working on many different levels to protect the interests of our members who are employed in the fishing industry. Since boat owners are finding it next to impossible to get liability insurance coverage, our president, Frank Drozak, has testified in front of nine congressional hearings on the matter. He said that safety standards have to be improved in the fishing industry, and that something needs to be done to ensure that fishing owners can receive some kind of coverage. We won 49 unfair labor charges against the Seafood Producers Association in New Bedford. We also were able to organize two new scallopers there. In just two short years, we've been able to re-establish ourselves as a presence in New Bedford. We've become part of the community. Later this month, we will participate in the Blessing of the Fleet ceremonies. Elsewhere. were able to put the Mariner contract to bed, at least for the non-supervisory personnel. We will be counting the IOT ballots. We've been working hard on the grassroots political level. Election Day is not ~hat far away, and this will be a pivotal year for the maritime industry. In Philadelphia, we've been working on behalf of Rep. Robert Borski and Sen. Arlen Spector. In Maryland, we've been working hard to elect Barbara Mikulski to the Senate. Polls show her running 30 points ahead of her nearest challenger for the Democratic nomination. Delivering the Message SIU Vice President Joe Sacco told delegates at the AFL-CIO COPE Convention in Baton Rouge, La. that "We must stick together." The American Labor Movement, under attack from the New Right and from professional labor-hailers, is mounting a grassroots political campaign to protect working men and women everywhere. August 1986 I LOG I 7 �In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. Rep. Richard Shelby Rep. James Jones C R EP. Richard C. Shelby (D-Ala.), a strong supporter of the maritime industry, is running for incumbent Senator Jeremiah Denton's Senate eat in Alabama. A member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Veterans Affairs Committee, Shelby was elected to the Congress by Alabama 7th District voters in 1979. Denton, who came to office as a war hero, surviving prisoner of war camps during the Vietnam years, had his first introduction to politics in 1980, when he was elected to the Senate. If most recent polls are correct, the incumbent holds a slight four-point lead in the race. Labor organizations and the state AFL-CIO are lining up support for Richard Shelby. Most recently, surveys have shown a block of voter support for Congressman Shelby from voters educated in labor issues. Voters ·with family members in labor unions and others who are members of unions are expected to vote for him. He has earned labor's support by creatingjobs, a central theme throughout his years in Congress. And it is jobs that Alabama needs most. Alabama has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and residents of this state have witnessed the shutdown of steel mills and machine shops, mines, factories and farms in and around Birmingham. Unable to compete with the goods and services provided by nearby states whose economies are flourishing, Alabama has been unable to recover from the joblessness of the nation's last serious recession. Meanwhile, President Reagan is bringing Republican leaders into the election spotlight to publicly promote Republican Senator Denton. The race has become important on a national level. If Shelby is elected and if two other uncommitted 'swing' states elect Democrats as well, the Republican party could lose the majority it has retained for six years in the Senate. For this reason, the Alabama race is one of the more important races of the 1986 election season. On trade issues, Shelby has consistently fought against the policies of the Reagan administration. In Carrollton, the heartland of the new Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project, Shelby last spring reiterated his opposition to President Reagan's ''free trade" program. He has promised to work toward developing an economic program that would increase exports of American-made products, rather than accept the continuance of import Rep. Richard Shelby heavy trade. Through his efforts to bring approval for the Tenn-Tom project, the barge canal now provides jobs for maritime workers. Shelby hopes to win a similar result in the Senate to bring relief to Alabama's traditional industries-timber, primary metals, mining and textiles. He strongly believes these industries should not be abandoned. Where the representative finds fault with Senator Denton is in the incumbent' s concentration on international issues at the expense of pressing domestic problems. Denton is aloof with his constituents, rarely returning to his home district to meet with business and civic leaders. The Senate has had not a clue to many of Alabama's concerns as a consequence. Through his years as a public servant (Shelby previously served eight years in the state Senate and held various other state offices), Shelby ha always been accessible to the people of Alabama. Last year, he traveled through Alabama's 167 counties. He has met with maritime leaders and supported maritime on many issues. Among these, he has supported the cargo preference compromise and the waiver for passenger vessels. He has also voted against the export of Alaska North Slope oil and was a co-sponsor of H.R. 1242, the cargo preference bill submitted by Congresswoman Lindy Boggs of Louisiana. Denton, although retired from the Navy, has never supported the SIU on any kind of cargo preference legislation or foreign trade bill. Shelby has been pro defen e on most spending bill to pa Congress in the 1980s. He is also conservative in favoring a balanced budget. He introduced a bill for a constitutional amendment for uch a balanced budget. In other areas he is respon ible for the establishment of 25 experimental preventive health care centers that are now operating around the country and ha opposed White House attempts to eliminate COLA's from Social Security. Support SPAD 8 I LOG I August 1986 ongressman James R. Jones (DOkla.) was elected to the House in 1972. He has served the 1st District for seven terms and this year is challenging incumbent first-term Senator Don Nickles for the U.S. Senate. In 1971, one year before Jones won his House seat, the Arkansas River Navigation System was opened to commerce. The system today links Tulsa with the Gulf of Mexico, making Oklahoma a deep-water port state. The interests of the newly emerging maritime industry in Oklahoma have found a voice in Congressman Jones. Jones has supported the maritime industry as no other Oklahoma representative has. And for the following reasons the SIU is hoping for a Democratic victory in the Oklahoma Senate race. Congressman Jones has voted with the maritime industry on oil cargo preference legislation and in support of the convention tax deduction bill. He voted favorably on the Naval Construction Subsidy plan of 1981 and passenger ship legislation. He was a co-sponsor of H.R. 1242, the Boggs bill, to increase cargoes for U .S.-ftag vessels. Congressman Jones worked his way through law school to launch his political career. Born into poverty, his family was still paying off debts from the Depression in the 1950s. In the 1960s, Jones became a legislative assistant to Senator Lyndon Johnson and served President Johnson as White House chief of staff. In the House, members of Congre s began to recognize Jones for the unusual ability he had for being able to judge the outcome of controversial legislation. An astute observer, he could predict how the vote would go. Before he was elected to the House, he acted as a freelance agent in building coalitions. It was not long before member began to realize that Jones could carry the votes on an issue. Even Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill had to pay attention to the coalitions Jones was forming. In committee assignments, Jones rose to become chairman of the House Budget Committee and to serve on the prestigious Way and Means Committee while his opponent, Don Nickle , left labor leaders on the defensive with his appointment to the chairman hip of the subcommittee on Labor and Human Resource . Nickles, who has Rep. James Jones the backing of ultraconservative groups in Oklahoma, worked in their interest to bring about a sub-minimum wage for youth and for the repeal of the Davis-Bacon Wage Act. On other issues, Nickles has ~ome down on the side of Big Business, which in Oklahoma can be singularly referred to as the petroleum industry. He has voted against oil import fees and the emergency farm credit bill. Jones has dedicated his career to promoting the well being of working Americans. He submitted legislation to make Social Security a self-operating entity and legislation requiring that money borrowed from the fund be paid back with interest. He was the author of the Fair Trade bill that gives the U.S. new latitude in allowing the implementation of trade sanctions against countries that discriminate against American products. To do something about the steady bankruptcies of industries that were not able to modernize their facilities to compete with cheaper foreign imports, the Congressman wrote a tax bill for 1981 to allow companie to deduct higher depreciation allotments for their plants and equipment. In 1978, he put together a coalition to render a tax bill to the Ways and Means Committee to reduce the capital gains tax on corporations, as a way to help failing companies offset losses created by unfair foreign competition. In 1981, Jones acceded to the chairmanship of the Budget Committee. He was later to say that the chairmanship was the most frustrating experience of his political career. While Jones had been successful in bringing about bipartisan coalitions to pass other pieces of important legislation, with the Reagan administration in complete control of the budget, he wa unable to see the type of budget that he wanted drafted into law. He was never able to bring the Democrats and Republicans together. UPGRADERS: SPECIAL NOTICE All SIU members who plan to attend upgrading courses at SHLSS must have an up-to-date Clinic Card which will remain valid during their entire stay at the school. Any member whose Clinic Card will run out before he completes his upgrading course must get a new Clinic Card before arriving at SHLSS. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CIO Washington Report I I I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • I Time is running out on this session of Congress. The August recess is about to begin. When Congress reconvenes, it will barely have time to consider the issues before it adjourns, probably some time in mid-October. Meanwhile, many important issues will have to be decided. What does this mean for the average Seafarer? Well, statistics released by the Maritime Administration show that the deepsea American-flag merchant marine decreased by 23 vessels last year. Things are no better for any sector of the maritime industry, either. Everything from the Great Lakes to the tuna industry is experiencing serious problems. What follows is a short summary of the major political and economic trends affecting the maritime industry: Authorizations August 1986 "While the SIU supports increased United States' economic assistance to Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador," said Drozak in a letter to the Senate, "we believe the transfer of funds from the Food for Peace program only exacerbates the problem confronting two beleaguered industries (agriculture and maritime). Coast Guard User Fees The House Merchant Marine Committee failed to include Coast Guard user fees in its budget resolution for fiscal year 1987. ''The time for Coast Guard user fees may be coming,'' said House Merchant Marine Chairman Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), "but it's not today . . . I take very seriously this committee's commitment to formulate thoughtful policies." Flag of Convenience A new breed of flag of convenience vessels is challenging Liberia and Panama in the battle to attract American-flag vessels. Many of the countries are similar to the Isle of Man-tiny independent islands off the coast of a large industrial nation. Auto Carrier Bill Gramm-Rudman A report issued by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee said that H.R. 3655, the Equitable Automobile Transportation Act of 1986, would "counter discrimination in the U.S.-Japanese vehicle transportation trade that has prevented U.S.-flag operators from entering the trade.'' In a related development, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of Japan's six largest shipping firms, announced it will reduce its fleet of carcarrying vessels because of declining exports of fully assembled automobiles to the United States. The Journal of Commerce says that H.R. 3655 "still faces major obstacles in the House, most notably in the Ways and Means Committee." The auto carriage trade also is affected by proposed changes in the tax code. SIU President Frank Drozak sent letters to the Senate expressing his support of the ''Transition Rule'' offered by Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La.), which seeks to maintain tax investment credit for all American-flag operators seeking to enter the Japanese auto carriage trade. Under the Senate and House tax reform bills, only one of the four companies that are seeking to enter the trade would be eligible for that credit. Congress is trying to meet the budget cuts mandated by the Gramm-Rudman Act, even though parts of that bill were declared unconstitutional earlier this year. Its job has been made more difficult by the slowdown in economic growth, which has increased the size of the deficit. Members of the Caribbean Economic Community criticized the Caribbean Ba in Initiative program that was passed two years ago. Among other things, they want Congre to end all remaining import restrictions, including one that deals with canned tuna. Cargo Preference • as ington The House of Representatives has passed a $10.3 billion transportation bill for fiscal year 1987. The Senate approved a $295 billion Defense Authorizations bill for fiscal year 1987, which was $9 billion higher than what the House approved earlier this year. Caribbean Basin Initiative I I I I I I I I m SIU Pre ident Frank Drozak opposed language contained in Title II of H.R. 5052, the Military Construction Appropriations bill. The bill would permit Food for Peace (P.L. 480) funds to be used for purposes other than food relief and cargo preference. Grassroots • The SIU has been active on a grassroots level for the upcoming elections. Polls in Maryland find Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) far ahead of her rivals in the upcoming Democratic primary for the Senate. • One of the largest and potentially most powerful organizations in the country, the American Association of Retired Persons, has decided to go into electoral politics for the first time. With 21 million members, it is the United States' largest single group of older people. Great Lakes The U.S. General Accounting Office recently released statistics showing that American-flag ships only carry 6 percent of the cargoe between U.S. and Canadian ports. The matter wa discussed at hearings of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Hou e Merchant Marine Fisherie Committee. Navy Homeport The Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction approved $6.8 billion to implement the Navy' propo al to build new Navy port in New York Harbor and Puget Sound in Seattle, Wash. Liability Insurance The liability insurance cri is i having serious ramifications for the maritime industry. Legislative, Administrative and Regulatory Happening Like other industries, the maritime industry has been hard hit by rising premiums. The situation has reached crisis proportions in the fishing industry, where boat owners have been unable to obtain the necessary coverage. Either the cost of the in urance is too high, or it is unobtainable. SIU President Frank Drozak testified earlier this year on a bill that would correct some of the problems. He said that much of the blame had to go to the boat owners themselves for failing to adhere to stringent safety standards. The liability insurance bill was recently marked up. Maritime Seagoing jobs in the maritime industry declined from 13,770 in 1984 to 13,154 last year. The average age of the unlicensed crew was slightly over 50 years. Mergers • The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of the United States voted, by a margin of 87 percent, to merge with the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks. This marked a trend toward mergers in recent years of labor organizations in the transportation industry and in sectors hard hit by foreign competition. • In the most recent issue of the NMU Pilot, NMU President Shannon Wall asked his membership to comment on a recent proposal by SIU President Frank Drozak concerning a merger. According to Wall, the NMU has "four options"-to stay as it is, to merge with the SIU or some licensed maritime union, to merge with the ILA, or to merge with the Teamsters. • Eight U.S. maritime union presidents attending an international labor congress adopted a broad re olution aimed at protecting their members' jobs at waterfront facilities and aboard U.S.-flag ve sels. The union presidents included the following: William Steinberg of the American Radio Association; Thoma W. Gleason of the ILA; James Herman of the International Longshoremen' s and Warehousemen's Union; Robert Lowen of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; Raymond McKay of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association; Thomas Harper of the Radio Officers Union and SIU President Frank Drozak. Passenger Vessels S. 1935, a bill that would allow foreign-built pa senger ves el to be re-flagged American, was passed out of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. It contained amendment that would delay the effective date of the re-flagging proposal by two year . If. during this period, two crui e vessels are built in an American ·hipyard or two exi ting U.S.-ftag crui e ve el are refurbished in an American shipyard, the legi lation. by its own term . will lapse. The legislation al o contains a provi ion which give any American-built pa enger ve el the right to bump any ve el re-flagged under the legi lation. Thi goe for all future pa senger ves els as well a for all existing one . (Continued on Page 32.) August 1986 I LOG I 9 �Safe uard Your Future Diesel Engine Technology Course Designed to Prepare You for 1990' s As the merchant shipping industry heads toward the 1990s, most forecasters would agree on a continuation of two major trends : One: the merchant fleet will continue to become more proportionately diesel propelled. Two: a decrease in manning levels will result in watchstanding jobs to become increasingly more scarce. If you sail in the engine department, in order to safeguard your future, you should give careful consideration to taking the six-week course in Diesel Engine Technology at SHLSS. Not only will you learn the operating principles and construction of two Todd Smith reassembles an engine as part of the Diesel Engine Technology Class. 10 I LOG I August 1986 and four stroke cycle diesel engines and their associated auxiliaries, you will also learn the fundamentals of diesel engine maintenance, repatr and troubleshooting. Course activities include the complete teardown, diagnosis and evaluation, reassembly and tuneup of an operating diesel engine. In order to succeed in today's maritime world, you must be prepared to meet its challenges. Upgrade your skills as a dayworker by applying for enrollment in the Diesel Engine Technology course. All applicants must hold a FOWT endorsement or have equivalent inland experience. Checking his manual for proper procedures is Aldo Santiago. :· ;· Carl Merritt uses a test meter to troubleshoot a diesel engine. �'1'J C .. v//I\. fl 11 . , 111111//1///tI n'[""1t 1 -- Arts & Crafts Is Part Of ARC Residents' Routine a.. ~ The Seafarer's Addictions Rehabilitation Center (ARC) does more then just provide its residents with counseling to help them overcome their drug and alcohol problems. Because of the close proximity of the ARC to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, ARC residents can take their meals in the SHI.SS Hotel Cafeteria, use the Health Spa and work on individual projects at the Arts and Crafts Center. Residents are scheduled for one hour of arts and crafts twice each week and have the option of extending the sessions by an additional hour. Bud Adams, Arts and Crafts Coordinator, says working on projects not only gives the members a sense of accomplishment, but can provide them with a hobby to help occupy their spare time aboard ship. Says Adams, "We try to teach these members how to plan a project from start to finish. Many Seafarers are surprised at what they are capable of.'' Leatherwork and jewelry are the most popular projects, but scrimshaw, stained glass and woodworking also provide opportunities for individual creation. William Spatle~ finds working in the Arts and Crafts Department relaxing and enjoyable. He is currently working on a silver ring with an emerald stone. SHLSS Trainees Find Their First Trip Exciting Sailing onboard the SS Ogden Charger has been an exciting experience for Edward (Thumper) Johnston and James Bloodworth. These men have just completed Phase I of the SHLSS Trainee Program and are shipping on their first vessel. Johnston is sailing as a Trainee Ordinary and Bloodworth is sailing as a Trainee Wiper. The captain and crew are pleased with the training these men received at SHLSS and report that they're both hard working and anxious to learn more. Johnston and Bloodworth boarded the tanker on June 22 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The vessel sailed through the Panama Canal, up the west coast and discharged its oil in Bellingham, Washington. They picked up a new cargo and made the return trip stopping at several ports along the way. Both men really like shipping. ''Sleeping was at first difficult'' says Johnston, "and learning where everything is located took some time. I really miss my friends but everything is so new to me I haven't had time to think about it. Time's really gone by fast." Some of the work is quite beautiful and expressive but, says Adams, "we're not art therapists. We don't analyze their work. SHLSS COLLEGE PROGRAM Earn Your College Degree The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship now offers Associates in Arts degrees in Marine Engineering Technology and Nautical Science Technology to SIU members. Requirements for the degree include English, Math, Science and Social Science courses as well as vocational upgrading courses. For more information about the College Program fill out and mail the coupon below to: Crew of the SS Ogden Charger. (I to r.) Wiley Yarber, Bruna Monti, Warren Lombard, Edward Johnston, Derk Tingsley, James Bloodworth, Port Agent John Russell, Steve Kastel, SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin, SIU Manpower Coordinator Bart Rogers, and Mike Leidelmeijer. SHI.SS College Program Office Piney Point, Maryland 20674 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Scouts from across the nation enjoy a two-week learning vacation at SHLSS. Name Address Street City State Zip Code Phone No. SIUBookNo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Department You Sail In Circle One: Check One: Great Lakes Deep Sea Inland D Please send more information about the College Program. D Please send more information and an application for the College Program. August 1986 I LOG / 11 �1986 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry Adult Education Courses The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as ~ible. Although every effon will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Engine Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date QMED - Any Rating September 19 December 11 Check-In Date Course Completion Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered on the following date: December 13 October 31 Seafarers applying for the upgraders Lifeboat class and who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be offered: September 19 October 10 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: QMED September 12 September 19 Able-Bodied Seaman October 17 October 24 College Programs Check-In Date Completion Date Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) October 31 December 12 Course Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance September 26 November 7 Associates in Arts September 15 November 7 Nautical Science Certificate November 10 December 19 Diesel Engine Technology November 7 December 19 Welding November 7 December 5 Fireman/Watertender & Oiler September 12 November 6 Don't Miss Your Chance to Improve Your Skills Deck Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Completion Date Celestial Navigation October 10 November 14 Lifeboat October 6 October 10 October 17 October 24 Able Seaman September 2 October 24 October 24 December 19 Radar Observer November 14 November 28 Tankerman December 1 December 11 Radar Observer (Renewal) September 5 November 7 December 5 September 12 November 14 December 12 Course All Rating Upgrading Courses Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Check-In Date Completion Date September 5 October 17 November 14 October 3 November 14 December 12 Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Date October 1 Completion Date Jan.9, 1987 Cook & Baker October 1 November 19 Jan. 9, 1987 Feb. 27, 1987 Chief Steward October 1 Jan.9, 1987 Course Chief Cook Recertification Programs Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification November 3 December 8 Bosun Recertification September 2 October 6 12 I LOG I August 1986 How? SHLSS has self-study materials in many areas. Upon your request; SHLSS will send them to you to study in your spare time. You can use these skills: on your job. to improve your skills for upgrading. to further your education. Please send me the area(s) checked below: MATH Fractions D Decimals D * * * Percents D D D D D D STUDY SKILLS Listening Skills D How To Improve Your Memory D Tri~onometry How To Use Textbooks D fPane) Spherical) Study Habits D Test Anxiety D ENGLISH: Writing Skills Test Taking Tactics D Grammar Books D Stress Management D Writing Business Notetaking Know-How D Letters D SOCIAL STUDIES Geography D D COMMUNICATION SKILLS U.S. History D D Tax Tips for Seafarers D Economics D Basic Metrics D Political Science Name Street City _ _ _ _ __ State _ _ _ _ __ Zip _ __ __ Algebra Geometry Book No. Social Security No. Department Sailing In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Cut out this coupon and mail to: Adult Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 Send it todav! �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading Course ···········•···········•·······•··•······•························································•······································ Seafare rs Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (first) (Last) (City) Mo./Day/Vear Telephone -~~~~----­ (Area Code) (Zip Code) (State) Deep Sea Member D Date of Birth -~~-~---­ (Middle) Pacific D Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member D Social Security# _ _ __ _ __ Book# _ ______ Seniority _ _ _ _ _ __ Department _ _ _ __ __ Date Book Port Presently Was Issued __________ Port lssued __________ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Last grade of schooling completed _ _ _ __ Trainee Program: From----~~ to_---.---...---(dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: D Yes No D Date Available for T r a i n i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK O O D D O 0 0 0 O O O O O O 0 O Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course Sealift Operations & Maintenance No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. ENGINE 0 FOWT 0 QMED-Any Rating o Marine Electronics O Marine Electrical Maintenance O Pumproom Maintenance & Operation O Automation O Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations O Diesel Engine Technology 0 Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) O Chief Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel 0 Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) 0 Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance 0 Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) 0 Hydraulics D Hagglund Crane Maintenance ALL DEPARTMENTS STEWARD D O O O Cook & Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 0 Adult Basic Education (ABE) O High School Equivalency Program (GEO) O Developmental Studies (DVS) O English as a Second Language (ESL) 0 ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM O Associates in Arts Degree O Nautical Science Certificate D Welding D lifeboatman O Sealift Operations & Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-DATE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~­ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 .............................................................................................................................~::::;;>ol..........., Rev 8186 August 1986 I LOG I 13 �Is Cocaine Making Your Life Unmanageable? Then Get Help! What follows is a short inventory that you might want to take to help you determine if "cocaine is making your life unmanageable." If you check even one of these boxes, you should seriously think about contacting your port agent about going to the Union's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. I. Group 1 NEGATIVE MEDICAL EFFECTS 1. D physical deterioration 2. D general health failure 3. D loss of energy 4. D insomnia 5. D sore throat "6. D nose bleeds 7. D need for plastic or nasal repair surgery 8. D headaches 9. D voice problems 10. D sinus problems 11. D running nose 12. D lose sex drive 13. D poor or decreased sexual performance 14. D trembling 15. D seizures or convulsions 16. D nausea or vom1tmg 17. D can't stop licking lips or grinding teeth 18. D constant sniffing or rubbing nose 19. D loss of consciousness 20. D trouble breathing or swallowing 21. D heart palpitations (flutters) 22. D decreased interest in personal health or hygiene (e.g., last MD/DDS appointment) 23. D other (specify) How severe do you think are these problems? D mild D severe D no real problem D moderate Has a physical problem caused you to stop using cocaine? Dyes D no If yes, for how long? __ days III. DEPENDENCE 1. D think you are addicted 2. D real need for cocaine 3. D significant distress without 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. D 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. D 13. D II. Group 2 NEGATIVE PSYCHIATRIC EFFECTS 1. D jitteryness 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. D anxiety D depression D panic D fears D irritability D delusions (false beliefs) D suspiciousness D paranoia D D D D D concentration problems D hearing voices in head D other hallucinations D loss of interest in friends D loss of interest in non-drug related activities 15. D memory problems 16. D thoughts of suicide 17. D attempted suicide 18. D blackouts 19. D compulsive behaviors (e.g., combing hair, straightening tie, tapping feet or others) 20. D must take other drugs or alcohol to calm down 21. D decreased interest in appearance 22. D other (specify) 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 20. 21. 22. 23. 14. D 15. D 16. D 17. 18. D D 19. D cocaine can't tum it down when it is available unable to stop using for I month trying to force self to limit use binge use (24 hour or more of near continuous use) u e of cocaine resulting in missing work or re cheduling an appointment or breaking a date or family/social obligation prefer cocaine to talking to friends prefer cocaine to family activities prefer cocaine to sex prefer cocaine to food use cocaine in a.m. before breakfast use of cocaine has led to the need for excuses reduced focus on work and promotion borrowing from friends and family dealing other illicit activity to support habit fear of being discovered as a user usually use cocaine alone Monday absenteeism loss of control over cocaine if you stop using you get depressed or crash or lose energy or motivation IV. SOCIAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS 1. 2. D D D D 5. D 6. D 3. 4. 7. D 8. 9. D D 10. D 11. 12. D D arrests because of the drug unusual behavior for you while intoxicated job/career problems loss of job loss of spouse or loved one(s) traffic violations due to cocaine traffic accidents due to cocaine loss of friends fighting or arguments due to cocaine impaired coordination or injuries due to cocaine court case pending loss of pre-cocaine values 13. D 14. D threats of separation or divorce threats of being thrown out of the house V. ADVERSE OPINIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. people keep telling me I'm different wife/husband/lover objects to D use D wife/husband/lover objects to amount D other important people object D feel guilty about effect I'm having on others D VI. FINANCES (as a result of cocaine) 1. D in debt 2. D no money left 3. D used 50% or more of savings 4. D caused me to steal or borrow without repaying 5. D stole from work 6. D stole from family or friends The 12 Steps Since 1935, millions of Americans have stopped drinking alcohol or using drugs because they practice something called the Twelve Steps. The Twelve Steps form the basis of the Alcoholics Anonymous program. Though originally set down by alcoholics, they can be applied to any kind of addiction - food, drugs, compulsive gambling and compulsive spending. Millions of Americans and thousands of SIU members are now leading productive lives because of these steps. Alcoholism was once thought to be an incurable disease. In 1935, two alcoholics in Ohio got together and started the AA program. Ten years later, 100 recovering alcoholics got together and set down the Twelve Steps which their experience showed can lead to recovery. The Twelve Steps are merely suggestions, says AA literature. But the more you accept and practice the Twelve Steps, the more unshakable will be your recovery. Most experts seem to agree that recovery from drug and alcohol abuse is impossible unless the person who is addicted makes that first, painful admission that he or she has a problem. People who have used the AA program to abstain from drugs or alcohol usually say that the first step of the program is the hardest. It reads as follows: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol or drugs and that our lives had become unmanageable." Indeed, the biggest killer of chemically dependent people is not drugs or alcohol, but DENIAL. It's usually easier to blame one's troubles on people, places and things rather than on the true cause - oneself. Typical of that reluctance is what happened to a fellow Seafarer who is now coming to grips with a serious cocaine problem at the Union's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. "I had reached the point," said the member, "where I was stealing money out of my mother's pocketbook to support my cocaine habit. Friends and family members kept on telling me that I had a problem with cocaine, but I would not admit it. "It was only after my drug dealer pulled a gun on me that I admitted that cocaine had messed up my life. It took me two weeks to work up enough courage to talk to my port official. I was afraid of labeling myself a drug addict. "I didn't have to worry. My conversation was strictly confidential. And thanks to it, I am now in a program that is giving me the tools of recovery." Members who are accepted into the Union's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center go through a six- to 12-week program that gives them the tools to lead alcohcland drug-free lives. "The 12-week program is only the beginning," said Rick Reisman, head of the Union's facilities. "There are no miracle cures. The hardest step comes when a member admits that he has a problem. The real work comes after he or she leaves the clinic and goes out into the real world." COCAINE KILLS/ WH'Y KIL1YOURBELF ?• COAl~CT YOUR PORT A6ENI OR S. I. L/. DRUG AAl.O ALCOJIOL PROGRAM AT PINEYPO/AIT. MD.. 14 I LOG I August 1986 �Aboard the OM! Willamette (GATX 118) • zn Wilmington, Calif. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) John Schoenstein, bosun. Leon Butler, GSU Charlie Edwards, OMU Lunch time! (I. tor.): Raphael Sepulveda, chief cook; Lambert Waldrop, steward, and James Paul Jr., chief pumpman. August 1986 I LOG I 15 �TAGOS Persistence Crews in Norfolk SIU Crews Excell in Special Military Missions ;z l ...•. ·.·:·. '. ~.:·::;·~.·:·:·.::::; SIU Reps David "Scrap Iron" Jones (left) and Frank Paladino helped get the Persistence's crew squared away. Officers from MEBA-2 make up the rest of the crews of TAGOS vessels. Here (1. tor.) are 3rd Mate Sherri Wiwczar, MEBA Rep Bill Powers and Chief Mate John Dickenson. On the long, slow TAGOS cruises, food is an importnt part of the voyage. The steward department of the Persistence is (I. tor.) Steward/ Baker Eddy Edwards, temporary dockside cook Herbert Davis and Steward Assistant Terry Green. 16 I LOG I August 1986 Michael W. Shay is an AB on the Persistence. �Union Seeks laQustry Wage Pari!}! foF TAGOS Earlier this year the SIU won a court battle with the Navy concerning the Service Contract Act and its applicability to crewmembers on TACOS vessels. But an appeal has been filed. Following are excerpts from a letter by SIU President Frank Drozak to the Department of Labor. The Seafarers International Union wishes to add its support to the Petition for Review filed by workers employed on contract No. 00033-R4003, operation and maintenance of up to 12 T AGOS vessels. The unlicensed worker on these vessels are represented by the Seafarer · International Union and as 'UCh, we strongly support their .assertion that they have been erroneously denied the protections of the Service Contract Act. These seamen man one of the mo 't sensitive and important vessels in the U.S. Navy and serve one of the longest sea duties of any Navy vessel. Yet the Navy has repeatedly denied these men the right to Service Contract Act protections, de pite the clear mandate of the law that the Act should apply to at least part of the T AGOS normal operation ·. The Navy continue to hide behind an aberration in the law 'Ub equently ruled invalid by a federal court, but still clung to a· a reason for not giving the seamen Service Act protection. A a result, these seamen work under what is undoubtedly the poore ·t wage scales in the entire U.S. merchant marine, yet do a mi sion that has been praised as indispensable by Navy hierarchy. T AGOS vessels have routinely spent part of their service in U.S. waters, where the Service Contract Act applies. They are repaired in U.S. shipyards, where the Act would also apply. Like the crews of tugboats, ship and related vessels already covered by the Act, the crew's work qualifie for protection by the Act. Even if the Act were extended to the portion of the T AGOS work time in the U.S., the result would not be a major inflation of the contract cost, as the Navy would only be required to pay the difference between the Service Contract Act rate and what they pay now. It would, however, be a major economic boost to the T AGOS crews, who suffer economic hardships when taking work on these ve sels. All they seek i a wage standard comparable with the industry as a whole. While the crews are entitled to Service Contract Act wage from the date of the decision by the United States Court of Appeals in AFL-CIO Indomitable Rescues Six After 2 Weeks on Life Raft in Pacific Six people who spent two weeks adrift in a small life raft in the Pacific Ocean were rescued last month by SIU crewmen aboard the USNS Indomitable. a T AGOS vessel from Honolulu. The six were spotted by lookouts as the lndomitahle wa ·about 350 miles northeast of the island of Hawaii, a Navy spokesman said. The survivors were part of the crew of the 167-foot fish processing vessel, the West /, which was on a voyage from Seattle to Honolulu. It sank June 21. All hands made it to life rafts, but the captain died shortly before the rescue. The first mate left the group of survivors the day after the sinking in an attempt to ail for help. He spent 17 days at sea before hitting land on a small i land about 140 mile north of Honolulu. All seven urvivors were reported to be in good condition depite their ordeal. (See page 2 .1.) The SIU is fighting for Service Contract Act rights on TAGOS vessels like the Stalwart (above). l'. Donovan, at the very least, they hould be paid the Service Contract Act rate from the contract's one year anniversary date. I am sure naval authorities will admit that the T AGOS Contract was awarded at a cost far below projections and that even if the SCA is applied, the savings to the Navy would still be tremendous. We would also point out that despite the Navy's assertions, its record of adherence to the Service Contract Act rules i extremely poor. Navy contracts routinely ignore the Act until a protest is filed, and in some cases federal court challenges by the SIU have been requi~ed to gain compliance with the raw. By approving this petition, the Labor Department will reaffirm that the Service Contract Act cannot be flaunted or disregarded by any organization of the government. And you would provide needed economic relief to the crews of the T AGOS ve sels, as they are entitled to under the Service Contract Act. We would urgently request your early and favorable action on the pending petition for review of the Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator's decision denying the protections of the Service Contract Act to the T AGOS contract. Ban Asbestos I '----~-;!!!!!!!!~ Baltimore Wins Safety Award )$'.:- The ere\\ of the SIU-contracted /TB Baltimore (Apex Marine) was awarded the Ship Safety Achievement Award by the American Institute of Merchant Shipping. They won the honor for their rescue last November of five people from a capsized sailboat and later that same day the Baltimore's crew rescued five others from a life raft in storm) Atlantic seas. SIU upgraders threw their support to Local 1977 of the Operating Engineers recently when that union marched in support of strong anti-asbestos legislation in Prince Georges County, Md .• near Wahington, D.C. Dave Elliot, Jack Freeman and John Beard marched in front of the count~ courthouse. August 1986 I LOG I 17 �Run "It's smooth sailing out here onboard the T.T. Stuyvesant," reports Tillman Churchman, an AB aboard that vessel. "Our run is from Long Beach, Calif., where we were anchored for 11 days with engine repairs. Then it was up to Valdez, Alaska for a load of oil for the port of Puerto Armuelles, Panama.'' Here are a few photos taken by Churchman "of my friends who make sailing fun and adventurous." (Photos by Tillman Churchman) The serenely beautiful snow-capped mountains above the port of Valdez, Alaska. -~~ The photographer, Tillman Churchman, AB. "This shows people at home in Chicago what I do for a living.'' Troy Smith, relief AB Mike Freeburn, AB 18 I LOG I August 1986 The T. T. Stuyvesant at anchor in Valdez. Ammed Yafai, OS �Raymond Garcia, chief steward Jim Kirsch, AB Jim Martin, QMED, and his wife, Ruth. Bob Stenehjen, AB Jim Ellette, relief bosun Sinbad Ali, OS Ken Couture, pumpman August 1986 I LOG I 19 �By Phillip L. Polakoff, M.D. Health Tips for Seafarers & Boatmen: Director, Western Institute for Occupational/Environmental Sciences Americans are a "salty" people. Not just ''salt of the earth,'' or salty in the dictionary meaning of' 'piquant, sharp, witty, racy." We simply consume too much salt. Or, more exactly, too much sodium. (Salt is a chemical compound made up of four parts of sodium and six parts of chloride.) So, when your doctor says to cut down on your salt, he or she is advising you to watch your intake of sodium. For reasons that aren't completely clear, an excessive amount of sodium seems to be an important factor in high blood pressure-a condition that affects more than 60 million Americans. The National Academy of Sciences says that an adequate and safe level of sodium for adults is somewhere in the range of 1, 100 to 3 ,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium daily. Many people consume two or three times that amount. One teaspoon of salt, for example, contains approximately 2,000 mg of sodium. On the average, Americans consume about two-and-a-half teaspoons a day. Of course, you don't sprinkle that much on the food you eat at a meal, although as much as a third of our daily intake comes from the salt shaker, either at the table or added during cooking. Sodium (a mineral) occurs naturally in many of the foods we eat. Along with potassium, it performs the vital Go Easy on Salt function of maintaining the fluid balance in the body. But a sizeable portion of our daily intake of sodium, or salt, comes from "hidden" sources. Sodium is added during processing, both to flavor and preserve products. Examples include: monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavor enhancer; baking soda, a leavening agent; sodium saccharin, an artificial sweetener; sodium nitrite, a curing agent, often found in bacon and other meat products, and sodium benzoate, a preservative. Sodium can also be found in products other than food. Alkalizers, antacids, laxatives, aspirin, cough syrup-even toothpaste and mouthwash-may contain sodium. The last two, however, probably have very insignificant amounts. How can you tell when you're getting sodium in the processed foods and other products you buy? Get in the habit of reading the labels, especially the list of ingredients. Look for such words as "sodium" or "soda" as part of the name of an ingredient. Remember that the various items are listed in descending order-the most coming first and so on down the line. If you'd like to cut down on your sodium intake-and most people probably should-here are some suggestions: -Leave the salt shaker off the dining table, and avoid reaching for it KNOW YOUR RIGHTS while cooking. -Use seasonings other than salt. But don't kid yourself by substituting garlic salt, onion salt, seasoned salt and so on. They're all still salt. -Don't try to change overnight. Your habits and tastes probably have had a long time to get set in place. But do have a definite sodium reduction goal in mind. -If you eat a lot of processed foods, try switching to fresh. A tablespoon of canned peas, for A Seaman's Way of Life Life of a seaman was hard in the past, From the first wooden ships with their towering mast, To the ships of steel that today they make, A career as a seaman is still a hard one to take. The ports of call are a joy it is true, Though most of your time is spent sailing the blue, Where steady a course they make sure they steer, For the ocean is one to respect and to fear. The ship while at sea must stay under way, So each crewmember aboard works every day, Through a gentle sea or a raging storm, We work together as the crew we form. After you've been through the Loneliness of it all, You finally reach that port of call, Where off the ship you go till she again sets out to sea, For where else my friend would a seaman be. Ken Stratton S-2068 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively hy the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in. the contracts hetwecn the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board hy certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: - Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times. either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your obligations. such <is filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU 20 I LOG I August 1986 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution arc available in all Union halls . All mcmhers shoulJ ohtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize then\sclvcs with its contents. Any time you feel any mcmhcr or otticcr is attempting to Jcprivc you of any constitutional right or ohligation hy any mcthoJs such as Jealing with charges. trials. etc .. as well as all other Jctails. then the mcmhcr -.o affected shoulJ immediately notify headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit hy Certified Public Accountants every three months. which are to he suhmitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the membership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports. specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. A\I these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. example, can contain as much sodium as five-and-a-half pounds of fresh peas. Try to do more scratch cooking. There are many low-sodium cookbooks available. -There are also many "low sodium" or "low salt" products on the market. However, these can often be more expensive, so you have to watch for that. -If your doctor has put you on a special diet, know how much sodium you 're allowed to have and keep within the limit. Read the labels. -Always keep in mind, even though you may want to reduce your sodium intake, you need to eat a variety of foods. . 11111n1m111n1111111n1111111n1111111111111111n1111111n1111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union offi::ial. in your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY -THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or mcmhcr. It has also rcfraineJ from publishing articles decmcJ harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estahlisheJ policy has been reaffirmeJ hy membership action at the Septemhcr. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The rcsponsihility for Log policy is vcstcJ in an cJitorial hoarJ which consists of the Executive BoarJ of the Union. The Executive BoarJ may Jclcg~1te. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT 01<' MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any ofticial capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. UnJcr no circumstances shoulJ any mcmher pay any money for any reason unless .he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he maJc without supplying a receipt. or if a member is rcquireJ to make a payment anJ is given an oflicial receipt. hut feels that he shoulJ not have heen required to make such payment. this should immeJiatcly h~ reportcJ to Union heaJquartcrs. EQUAL RIGHTS. All mcmhcrs an: guarantccJ equal rights in employment anJ as mcmhers of the SIU. These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU con-;titution and in the contracts ""hich the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no memhcr may he Ji:-.crimi nateJ against hecau-.c of race. creel.I. color. sc\ and national o; geographic origin . If any mcmhcr feel-. that he i-. Jenicd the equal rights to which he is cntitlcJ. he shoulJ notify Union heaJquartcrs. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a -;cparatc segregated funJ. Its proceeds arc useJ to further its objects and purpo-;cs including. hut not limited to. furthering the political. social anJ economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation anJ furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improvcJ employment opportunities for seamen and hoatmcn anJ the aJvancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such ohjccts. SPAD suppl)rt<; and contrihutcs to political canJiJatcs for elective otlice. All contrihutions arc voluntary . No contrihution may he solicited or rcceivcJ hecausc of force. joh Jiscrimination. financial reprisal. or threat of such conJuct. llr as a conJition of mcmhership in the Union or l)f employment. If a contribution is made hy reason of the ahovc improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAO hy certified mail within JO Jays of the contrihution for invc-;tigation anJ appropriate action anJ refund. if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect anJ further your economic. political anJ -;ocial interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �August 1986 I LOG I 21 �Bill Calls for DOD to Inspect Charter Flights (Editor's note: the following article by Walt Morrisette appeared in the August 4, 1986 issue ofThe Navy Times.) WASHINGTON-The House Armed Services Committee has passed a bill that would require the Defense Department to inspect all military charter flights 72 hours or less before takeoff. The committee would leave it up to the Secretary of Defense to determine ....._ the kind of inspections to be performed and the qualifications of the inspectors, said Joseph Cirincione, counsel to Rep. Charles Bennett, D-Fla. The bill does not require an inspection immediately before every takeoff, provided the plane has been inspected within the previous 72 hours, he said. The drive to require the Defense Department to inspect military charter flights was inspired by the crash Dec. 12 at Gander, Newfoundland, of a chartered Arrow Air DC-8 that killed 248 soldiers from the lOlst Airborne Division (Air Assault). Investigations into the causes of the crash showed that several carriers chartered by the Defense Department to fly military people have been plagued by poor aircraft maintenance, and that the Federal Aviation Administration lacks sufficient inspectors to physically check all the aircraft for which it is responsible. Cirincione said the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Investigations approved the measure in closed .- hearings July 16-17. The bill (HR-5027) is commonly known as the Wade Report bill because it closely follows the recommendations of a panel headed by Jam es P. Wade Jr., the assistant secretary of Defense for acquisitions and logistics. The group reviewed military air charter safety after questions were raised by the Gander crash. The House investigations subcommittee rejected a bill proposed by Bennett, which would have required inspections within 48 hours of every charter flight's departure. Bennett then resubmitted his bill as an amendment to HR-5027, sponsored by Rep. Larry J. Hopkins, R-Ky., and Rep. Bill Nichols. D-Ala., before the full committee July 23. Again in closed session, the House Armed Services Committee passed HR-5027 and amended it to include the compromise on Bennett's inspection requirement. The original Hopkins bill would have required only frequent random inspections. The committee will submit the legislation to the House for inclusion in the defense authorization bill during the week of Aug. 4, he said. The inspections would cost about $10 million a year, much of which would be used to pay for about l 00 inspectors. - 22 I LOG I August 1986 Rep. Ron Dellums, D-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittree on Military Installations and Facilities, was instrumental in pushing the committee to pass the Hopkins-Nichols bill with Bennett's amendment, Cirincione said. "Ron Dellums' speech helped carry the amendment," he said. "He said it was do-able and it doesn't cost much and it needs to be done." Cirincione said the Senate also has a charter-safety bill. If the Senate pas es it, a conference will resolve any differences between the measures. Jim Jensen, a spokesman for Sen. Albert Gore, D-Tenn., who introduced legislation that would revamp FAA operations, said his office still is assessing the Senate's position. This Senate package, co-sponsored by Sen. James Sasser, D-Tenn., and Rep. Charlie Rose, D-N.C., would direct a subcommittee to study a proposal for an air-safety commission that would take away the FAA's responsibility for air-safety enforcement. It also would make falsifying aircraft maintenance records a felony punishable by as long as five years in jail. HR-5027 is based on the Defense Department's "Passenger Airlift Policies and Procedures Review'' published April 2, in which for the first time, DOD acknowledged and examined its responsibility for the safety of defense personnel on charter flights. The review called for more frequent inspections, a more active FAA-DOD relationship including improved liaison, and more stringent requirements for air carriers. Sealift Essential to Naval, Defense Strategy Captain Robert Kesteloot, who once headed the Navy's Division of Sealift, was recently named vice chairman of the Transportation Institute, a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting maritime research. In this interview, Kesteloot talks about the pivotal role that the private and government controlled American merchant marine has played in protecting this country's freedom, and the potential danger involved in not doing something to revive the industry. This is an issue that goes beyond the confines of the maritime industry. The merchant marine has traditionally served as this country's Fourth Arm of Defense in times of war. Without an adequate sealift capability, the billions of dollars that have been poured in the recent military build-up are meaningless. Q: You had a distinguished career in the Navy. What made you decide to accept your new position at the Transportation Institute? A: A couple of reasons. I enjoyed the people I met in the maritime industry. I also believe that the industry will turn around in the next couple of years, and I want to be part of it. Q: Why do you believe that? A: People realize that we spend billions of dollars on defense. This country has a forward defense, that is we hope to engage the enemy on foreign soil. If the potential enemy can perceive that you can't deploy your forces, then you have no credibility. The billions of dollars that you spend on defense still do not buy you any credibility. In order to have that credibility, you have to have sealift. And the money you spend on the Americanflag merchant marine is highly leveraged. Q: Is that what the Soviet merchant marine has done? A: Yes. It is the most militarily useful merchant marine in the world. You don't see low built containers, you see ships that are built to size, ships that are militarily useful. They even have chemical defense systems built in. One of the primary purposes of the Soviet merchant marine is to be useful in times of war. Q: What kind of program would you suggest to turn things around for the American-flag merchant marine? A: The outlines of that program are contained in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. It says that this country should maintain a strong American-flag merchant marine that will be useful in times of war. It does not say the Defense Department, it says ''this nation.'' The cost should be spread across all parts of the government. Given the absence of an adequate program, the Navy has come up with a make-shift solution. While this has helped tremendously, it is not the answer. It is only an interim solution. We need a strong American-flag merchant marine that can operate every day-not just a ready reserve fleet where the vessels remain idle. By having an active merchant marine you create the manpower pool that is neces ary in times of national emergency. Q: What would happen today if we were involved in a major international emergency. Would we have the necessary manpower pool? A: We would be marginally short of people-1,000 to 2,000 trained seafarers. The more the American-flag merchant marine declines, the worse it will get. If we had a larger force, as I said, 650 vessels, then we would have enough. Our military planners are counting on Allied support, but the NATO fleets are declining as rapidly as ours. Q: What do you think of the Effective U.S. Control Doctrine (EUSC)? A: It's shaky at best. Not many of the vessels that fall under that category are militarily useful. There is also a question as to whether those vessels would be available. Q: What is the key, do you think? A: The key to a strong American-flag merchant marine is cargo. Some administration-if not this one, then some other one down the linewill have to bite the bullet and deal with this problem. There are a lot of ways to do it: bilateral treaties, cargo preference programs, tax breaks for American-flag shippers. But the key is cargo. It is absolutely necessary to realize that you can't live with this paradox. It's a shame that a great maritime nation like the United States doesn't have a great merchant marine. �''East Meets West'' USNS Spica Redeployed to Mediterranean A hi storic meeting occurred in ~a­ pies, Italy when storage ships from two different MSC fleets met for the first, a nd perhaps la ·t, time. The USNS Spica. whic h is under the command of the MSC Pacific fleet, and the USNS Sirius, which is under the command of the MSC Atlantic fleet, met when the Spica was deployed from Subic Bay, P.I. to the Mediterranean area . The Spica has served the MSC Pacific fleet with honor, according to Arthur Luellen, the SIU 's ship's chairman onboard the vessel. And it maintained that ·tandard of excellence in the Mediterranean, where it received everal "well-done" me ages from MSC Washington, D.C., MSCPAC. MSC Subic and the Commander, Seventh Fleet. Captain Gill of the USNS Spica told the crew that he was proud of the way that they handled themselves and the vessel. The Spica and the Siriw are id ... ntical navy store ships. "Just like Safeway," aid SIU Vice President "Buck" Mercer. The USNS Spica and Sirius, side by side. The crews of both vessels received commendations from the top brass at the MSC. USNS Indomitable Rescues Six at Sea by Bob Borden, PAO, MSCPAC Two harp-eyed civil service mariners aboard the USNS Indomitable spotted a red flare in the early morning hours of July 5 that led to the re cue of ix hipwrecked sailors and one oog floating in two life raft about 580 miles northeast of Hawaii. The stranded sailors and two others were aboard the West I. a 180-foot freighter converted to a fi h proce sing vessel, when it sank June 21 on it way from Crescent City, Calif. to Honolulu, Hawaii. For two week , mo t of the eight crewmembers and the dog stayed together in life raft , eating granola bars and catching fish with their bare hand to survive. The day before their re cue, En- rique Caldron, 59, the captain of the West I. died of dehydration and injuries sustained when he abandoned his sinking ship. He was buried at sea. The chief mate, Thoma Jacob o n , left the group on a 16-foot skiff to seek help. He was assumed missing by the Coast Guard when the Indomitable picked up the remaining six ·ailors July 5. Five days later, Jacobson made it ashore on Niihau, the westernmo t i land in the Hawaiian chain. The survivors picked up by the Indomitable had two day of food and water left when their red flare wa potted by Second Mate William Kenneweg and AB Jeff Hodge. Though the tranded ailor were only about five miles away, it took Indornitahle Two For One The crews of the USNS Pollux and Regulus hold a joint membership meeting. nearly two hours to locate the two rafts in the early morning darkness while exploring the Pacific waters with her searchlights. Rubber Rafts "Rubber rafts aren't a real good radar target," quipped Capt. Don Smith, the master of the lndomitahl<!. who directed the search. The Indomitahle 's nurse , David Bole , checked the five men and one woman when they were finally brought aboard the MSCPAC ship. Considering their two-week ordeal, the sailors were in remarkably good condition, ·uffering only from dehydration and expo ure. "They were obviou sly relieved it wa over," said Capt. Smith, who reported his crew wa · in high spirih. too. "It's a great feeling to do something like this, and we're very satisfied with the way things turned out." Less than two days after their rescue, the lndomitahalC' brought the survivors to Pearl Harbor-the ~hip"s homeport-where they were takef1: to Straub Hospital and Clinic for one da ~ and then released . The Coast Guard is invc~tigating the ·inking of the West I . an American hip that had been purchased by a firm in Manila where the "hip was hound before it went down in the Pacific. In a written statement after the six ·ailors left the Indornitahl<! . their ·poke man, George Thomas, offered their gratitude to the crew of the ocean surve illance hip that rescued them. Said Thoma , " Indomitable saved our lives-a miracle to say the least." T he n , q uoting from Shakespeare's "Cym beline," he added, "Fortu ne brings in some ships th a t a re not teered ." A quiet moment onboard the USNS Spica. SIU Ship's Chairman Arthur Luellen, left , and U.S. Navy Commander Gary J. Angelopoulos show off their catch. USNS Narragansett Lee Davis, chief cook aboard the USNS Narragansett, tries out his favorite recipe. August 1986 I LOG I 23 �Lifeboat Exam-Ticket to Safety Text and photographs by Leonard Earl Johnson Seamen are often asked to perform tasks unheard of by those living only on land. The most frightening of all is to follow the command 'Abandon Ship!' The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point, Md. conducts an information packed two- week course on how to respond should that command fall on your ears. The following photographs show SHLSS Class #404 under the instruction of Jake T. Karaczynski, himself a one-time trainee at the Lundeberg School who now hold a third mates license obtained through Lundeberg training. On June 26, Class 404, along with upgraders from New Orleans and Jacksonville, sat for their lifeboat exam before United States Coast Guard officials. The exam was given at Piney Point and all passed with flying colors. And for all of us, this quote from Joseph Conrad: •'This new ship here is fitted according to the reported increase of knowledge among mankind. Namely, she is cumbered, end to end, with bells and trumpets and clocks and wires which, it has been told to me, can call voices out of the air or waters to con the ship while her crew leep. But sleep thou lightly, 0 Captain! It has not been told me that the Sea has ceased to be the Sea.'' After landing in the life raft, Steve Fisher exits headfirst. Alvin Hom pulls himself up out of the water after completing his survival suit training. Kevin Samuels and Lee Laffitte struggle in the water with Laffitte's survival suit. Seafarers March for Justice-Against Apartheid Seafarers were part of the largest anti-apartheid rally ever held when they joined 90,000 others in New York recently. Above, Field Rep Seth Harris meets with activist Rev. Jesse Jackson. 24 I LOG I August 1986 Part of the SIU crew at the rally (I. to r.) Scott Getman, Field Rep Seth Harris, Ed Doruth, Bill Stevens, Charlie DiCanio, Ed Dandy, Charlie O'Brien, Jim Niotis. �Clara L. Denton, 65, joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1956 sailing as a waitress. Sister Denton was born in Idaho and is a resident of San Jose, Calif. Deep Sea Tommy Abello, 65, joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1962. He sailed as a 3rd officer and room steward for the Pacific Far East Line from 1971 to 1978 and aboard the SS Santa Maria (Delta Line) from 1980 to 1982. Brother Abello was born in Manila, P.I. and is a resident of San Francisco. Michael N. Boris, 69, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore. He last sailed as a chief cook out of the port of San Francisco. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Boris is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born in United, Pa. and is a resident of San Francisco. r r Manuel Ferreira Caldas, 59, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Boston, Mass. He sailed in the steward department, most recently out of the port of New York. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Caldas was born in Massachusetts and is a resident of Lakeville, Mass. Joseph Elwood Carender, 64, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York. He last sailed as a bosun out of the port of Baltimore. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Carender is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Tennessee, he is a resident of Glen Burnie, Md. Charles Jack Clark, 61, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore. He last sailed as a bosun. Brother Clark was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1948 Wall St. and the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beefs. He also worked as an auto mechanic. Seafarer Clark is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Born in Pennsylvania, he is a resident of Baltimore. Maurice Francis Culp, 70, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951. He last sailed as a chief cook out of the port of San Francisco. He helped to organize Cities Service. Seafarer Culp attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 3. Culp is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Conshohocken, Pa., he is a resident of San Francisco. Raymond Merton Davis, 61, joined the SIU in the port of Boston in 1956. He sailed as an oiler. Brother Davis is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Athol, Mass. and is a resident of Cloversdale Farm, Contoocook, N.H. Theodore Walter Drobins, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Drobins graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. He also sailed inland as a deckhand for Curtis Bay Towing from 1972 to 1977. Seafarer Drobins is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Shamokin, Pa., he is a resident of Baltimore. Louie Eddie Hudson, 59, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing last as a chief cook. Brother Hudson attended a Piney Point educational conference. He was born in Uniontown, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. Konstantino Keramidas, 52, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1967. He sailed in the steward department, last shipping out of the port of Houston. He was born in Greece and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Keramidas is a resident of Houston. Paul John Lattik, 66,_joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1977 sailing last as a QMED. Brother Lattik began sailing before World War II. He last shipped out of the port of Baltimore. Seafarer Lattik was a former member of the ISU. A native of Baltimore, he is a resident there. Carl Christian Madsen, 65,joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans. He sailed as a FOWT, last shipping out of the port of San Francisco. Brother Madsen hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Madsen was born in Denmark and is a resident of San Francisco. Thomas J. Malone, 66, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Malone walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. He was born in Scotland and is a resident of New York City. Charles Alfred Martinez Sr., 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile. He last sailed as a QMED out of the port of Jacksonville. Brother Martinez also sailed during World War II. Seafarer Martinez was born in Belize, British Honduras, is a naturalized U.S. citizen and is a resident of Tampa, Fla. Roland Frederick Muir, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1953. He sailed a a FOWT and cook. Brother Muir is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Belair, Md. Charles Pafford, 67, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1956. He sailed as an AB, last shipping out of the port of Jacksonville. Brother Pafford was born in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, Canada and is a resident of Jacksonville. Otis Paschal, 68, joined the SIU in the port of Ne\\ York in 1958. He sailed as a waiter and chief steward for the American Banner Line in 1959 and aboard U.S. Maritime Service (USMS) ships. Brother Pa chal is a graduate of the USMS Cooks and Bakers School in Brooklyn, N. Y. He al o worked for the U.S. Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C. in 1946. Seafarer Paschal attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 6 and in 1976 was elected to the Union's Financial Tallying Committee. Steward Paschal was a former member of the TWU, Local 806 from 1955 to 1956, working for the Pennsylvania Railroad in New York City. Paschal is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native of Savannah, Ga., he is a resident of the Bronx, N. Y. ~Luther James Pate, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans last sailing as a recertified bosun out of the port of New York. Brother Pate graduated from the . Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He was on the picket line in the 1963 San Juan, P.R. maritime beef. And in 1960 he received a Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Alcoa Ranger. Bosun Pate also worked as a steelworker. Pate is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Mobile, Ala., he is a resident of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Wade Bryan Pritchett, 55, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing with the rating of chief engineer in the engineroom. Brother Pritchett last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian_. and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Pritchett was born in Florida and is a resident of Tampa, Fla. Alfonso Cruz Rivera, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Rivera graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. Seafarer Rivera worked as bosun in 1976 on the Puerto Rico Marine Shoregang. Bosun Rivera walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He last sailed out of the port of Santurce, P.R. Born in Puerto Rico, he is a resident of Bayamon, P.R. Correction Due to a mi labeling of a pension photo, we had the wrong photo with the right information, almost. Pardon the mixup, please. Richard "Dick" James Maley, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bo un. Brother Maley last sailed out of the port of New Orleans. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian trike. Seafarer Maley is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Lynn, Mass., he is a resident of Greene, Maine. - August 1986 I LOG I 25 �Pensioner Blair Allison, 72, passed away from heart dis• ease at home in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Feb. 10. Brother Allison joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of New York. He last sailed as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Allison was born in Pennsylvania. Burial was in Mt. Union Cemetery, Lovely, Pa. Surviving are a brother, Ward of Johnstown, Pa.; a sister, and a nephew. Pensioner John Ismay Calamia, 62, died on May 23. Brother Calamia joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1952 sailing in the engine department. He was born in Louisiana and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving is his widow, Martha. ~ William Charles Cato Jr., 58, died of a heart attack in New Orleans on June 29. Brother Cato joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. He began sailing during World War II. Seafarer Cato hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Cato also worked as a security guard. A native of New Orleans, he was a resident there. Burial was in the Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Betty; his mother, Mrs. William Cato Sr. of New Orleans, and a daughter, Sandra. Herbert Oscar Ernest Engelder, 62, died on July 8. Brother Engelder joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He was born in Hoboken, N.J. and was a resident of Tuckerton, N .J. Surviving is his father, Ernest of Tuckerton. - Albert Erastus Foster Jr., 49, died of a heart attack on June 25. Brother Foster joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1973 sailing last as a QMED. He also worked as a diesel mechanic for Caterpillar Tractors. Seafarer Foster was a former member of the United Auto Workers Union. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard after the Korean War. A native of Exeter, N.H., he was a resident of Yulee, Fla. Surviving is his widow, June. 26 I LOG I August 1986 Pensioner Martin Leonard Felman, 61, died of heart failure at home in San Francisco on July 11. Brother Felmanjoined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1958. He was born in Pennsylvania. Interment was in Woodlawn Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving is a sister, Elizabeth Lomazoff of Philadelphia, Pa. Pensioner Hugh Gallagher, 61, died on July 1. Brother Gallagher joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as an AB. He began sail• ing in World War II in 1943. Seafarer Gallagher walked the picket line in Port Arthur, Texas in the 1946 General Maritime, 1948 Wall St., and the Seattle longshoremen' s beefs. Gallagher was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in St. Ignace, Mich., he was a resident of Bradenton, Fla. Surviving are his mother, Sheila and a sister, Nora, both of Bradenton. Pensioner George Joseph Garfunkel, 71, passed away on July 5. Brother Garfunkel joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1953 sailing as a waiter and cook. He attended a Piney Point educational conference. Seafarer Garfunkel was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving is a sister, Rae Metzen of New Orleans. Pensioner Harold Mack Gooding, 71, passed away on June 9. Brother Gooding joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville in 1970 sailing in the steward department. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Seafarer Gooding was born in Florida and was a resident of Jacksonville. Surviving are his son, Richard of Jacksonville and a sister, Marie Thomas, also of Jacksonville. Ursino Rivera Guzman Sr., 79, pa sed away from a heart attack on April 24. Brother Guzman joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1950 sailing in the steward department for APL. He began sailing during World War II. Seafarer Guzman was born in Toa Alto, P.R. and was a resident of Bayamon, P.R. Surviving are his widow, Consuelo; three sons, Ursino Jr., Andres and George, and two daughters, Rosalina and Maria. Pensioner Sven Erik Jansson, 65, died of heart-lung failure in the Lakeview Manor Nursing Home, Lakeview Twsp., N .J. on April 26. Brother Jansson joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York last sailing as a recertified bosun. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973 and also sailed as a mate and production superintendent aboard the dredge Hydroatlantic (Construction Aggregates) from 1975 to 1978. He also worked on the SeaLand Shoregang in Port Elizabeth, N .J. Bosun Jansson sailed 31 years and in the North Atlantic during World War II (1944 to 1945). He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and 1%5 District Council 37 beefs. In 1960 he received a Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Steel Voyager. The bosun was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II. A native of Borsth, Sweden, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Toms River, N .J. Burial was in Ocean Cty. Park Cemetery, Toms River. Surviving are his widow, Solveig; a son, Roy; two daughters, Diane and Vivian, and another relative, A. Jansson of Stockholm, Sweden. Pensioner Ricardo Sanchez Lata, 75, passed away in the San Rafael Sanitarium, La Coruna, Spain on April 6. Brother Lata joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a FOWT. He also worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N .J. from 1966 to 1974. Lata received a 1960 Union Personal Safety A ward for sailing aboard an accidentfree ship, the SS Antinous. Born in Spain, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Staten Island, N. Y. Interment was in La Coruna. Surviving are a daughter, Edythe Volta of Staten Island and a brother, Manuel of Barcelona, Spain. Joseph Victor Manno, 73, passed away from heart disease in Lakewood Hospital, Tacoma, Wash. on July 1. Brother Manno joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1956 sailing as a room steward for APL. He began sailing on the West Coast during World War II in 1943. Seafarer Manno was a resident of Tacoma. Cremation took place in the Brookside Crematory, Tacoma. Surviving are his widow, Patricia; a daughter, Pattie, and an uncle, Robert Manno of Sunnyside, Calif. Pensioner Joseph J. Martin, 84, passed away on June 26. Brother Martin joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing last as a chief cook. He began sail- ing during World War II. Seafarer Martin was a former member of the NMU. A native of Louisiana, he was a resident of Galveston. Surviving are his widow, Louella and a daughter, Mrs. Billairs. Jose Ramon Torres Martino Sr., 38, died of lung failure on June 9. Brother Martino joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1965 sailing as an AB. He was born in San Juan, P.R. and was a resident there. Surviving are a son, Jose Jr.; a daughter, Deborah, and his mother, Luz Conte of Bayamon, P.R. Pensioner Carmelo C. Martinez, 76, passed away from heart disease in Brunswick Hospital, Amityville, N.Y. on J.uly 17. Brother Martinez joined the J SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He began sailing before World War II. Seafarer Martinez was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1962 Robin Line and 1965 District Council 37 beefs. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Lindenhurst, N.Y. Burial was in St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn, N. Y. Surviving is his widow, Concepcion. Pensioner Freddie Emillia Nasalga, 70, succumbed to cancer in St. Paul's Hospital, Ilailo, P .I. on June 4. Brother N asalga joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1967 sailing as an AB. He began sailing before World War II. Seafarer Nasalga was born in the Philippine Islands and was a resident of Ilailo. Surviving is his widow, Isabel. Pensioner Karl Olman, 76, passed away on June 15. Brother Olman joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. He began sailing in World War II. Seafarer Olman hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He also worked as an electrician. Olman was a veteran of the Estonian Navy before World War II. Born in Estonia (now USSR), he was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is a sister-in-law, Linda Olman of Tallin, Estonia. Pensioner Santos Pizarro Sr., 72, passed away on July 19. Brother Pizarro joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing in the teward department. He began sail- . �ing during World War II. Seafarer Pizarro walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime , 1947 Isthmian , 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor and 1962 Robin Line beefs. Pizarro also worked as an elevator mechanic. A native of Puerto Rico, he was a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Josephine and a son , Santos Jr. Pensioner Lonnie Percell Robinson Jr., 69, died of heart-lung failure in the Kaiser Foundation Hospital. San Francisco on May 19. Brother Robinson joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1956 sailing last as a chief cook. He sailed over 30 years beginning during World War II in 1943. Seafarer Robinson was born in Texas and was a resident of San Francisco. Burial was in the Olivet Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Maurine; a son, Lonnie Robinson III; his mother, Lucille Hilburn of Texas, and a niece , Barbara Lowell of San Francisco. Pensioner Ralph Forest Rumley, 61, succumbed to emphysema in the Memorial Medical Center, Jacksonville on June 10. Brother Rumley joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing last a s a QMED. He was a veteran of the U.S . Navy during World War II. Born in Winston-Salem , N.C. , he was a resident of Jacksonville. Burial was in Forest Hill Park Cemetery , Lexington, N .C. Surviving are a son, Allan of Lexington and a daughter, Cynthia of Salisbury , N.C. Md. He sailed as an AB aboard the M/V Spirit of Texas (Titian Navigation) . Seafarer Walden attended Alvin Junior College , Texas studying computer science. Born in Houston , he was a resident of Rosharon, Texas. Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery , Houston. Surviving is his mother, Yuki Pourchot of Rosharon. Pensioner William "Bill" Joseph Scarlett, 77, passed away from heart failure in the Oakwood Park Su Casa Nursing Home , Tampa, Fla. on July 2. Brother Scarlett joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Tampa sailing last as a ~chief cook. He began sailing in 1939 and attended a Piney Point educational conference. Seafarer Scarlett also worked a an ironworker. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Tennessee, he was a resident of Tampa. Cremation took place in the West Coast Crematory , Clearwater, Fla. Surviving are a son, Dennis and a sister, Edith Reff of St. Petersburg, Fla. Pensioner Luther Elvin Wing, 71 , succumbed to cancer in Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, Fla. on June 14. Brother Wingjoined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing last as a bosun. He began sailing in World War II. Seafarer Wing was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 5 and was also a former member of the ISU. He last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville in 1972. Born in Alabama, he was a resident of Pensacola. Interment was in the Mobile (Ala.) Gardens Cemetery. Surviving are a sister, Be sie Stanton of Prichard, Ala. and a niece, Helen Stanton of Pensacola. Timothy Louis Walden, 32 , died of epilepsy in Houston on June 13. Brother Waldenjoined the SIU in 1972 following his graduation from the SHLSS Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW of N.A. Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 Your home address is your permanent address , and this is where all official Union documents , W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. Thomas Allen Schopp, 35, died of a heart attack in the port of Cleveland on May 28. Brother Schopp joined the Union in the port of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in 1977. He sailed as a deckhand and gateman for the American Steamship Co. , aboard the tug Arthur F. Zeman Jr. (Great Lakes D. & D.) from 1974 to 1978, Hannah Marine from 1978 to 1981 and for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1984 to 1986. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Laker Schopp was born in Sault Ste. Marie and was a resident of Detour Village, Mich. Surviving i his father, Allen of Detour Village. Atlantic Fishermen Are You Missing Important Mail? We want to make sure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as W-2 Forms , Union Mail and Welfare Bulletins. To accomplish this , please use the address form on this page to update your home address. Pensioner John Rottaris, 71, passed away on July 14. Brother Rottari joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1960. He retired in 1969. Boatman Rottaris was a resident of Marine City, Mich. Surviving are his daughter , Rebecca Paquette and an aunt , Mable Mission of East Detroit , Mich. ------------------------------~----------------------------Date: _ _ _ __ __ _ __ PLEASE PRINT HOME ADDRESS Pensioner Thomas Fowler died on June 30. Brother Fowler joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. He retired in 1978. Fisherman F owler was a resident of Brockton, Mass . .._ Surviving is his widow, Julia. Pensioner Thomas P. Scola, 64, died of heart disease in Gloucester, Mass. on June 21. Brother Scola joined the Gloucester Fisherme n's Union in the port of Gloucester in 1967 saili ng as an AB and captain aboard the fis hing boat Lady of the R osary. He began sailing in 1946 and retired in 1983. Capt. Scola was born in Gloucester and was a resident there. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Gloucester. Surviving is his widow, G race. Social Security No. Phone No. ( Area Code Your Full Name Support Am~rican Labor- Buy Union Made Products ... Apt. or Box# Street Book Number 0 City SIU 0 UIW State 0 Pensioner ZIP Other-------- UIW Place of Emplo y m e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This will be my permanent address for all official Union mailings. This address should remain in the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. (Signed)----------------- -----------------------------------------------------------J LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL • ~ 21 Union Label and Service Trades Oepanmenl AFL -CIO August 1986 I LOG I 27 �23 Students Win Trips, Bonds in Maritime Essay Contests Three collegians from 23 colleges won $2,250 in cash prizes, and 20 high schoolers from 63 ports won ocean voyages on U.S. ships and U.S. savings bonds in the 51 st and 10th annual national Harold Harding Maritime Essay Contest sponsored by the 16,000 member Propeller Club. The awards were given in ceremonies on Maritime Day, May 22, and at college graduation exercises. The theme for the college essays was '' Sealift and the American Merchant Marine Working Together-An Economic and Defense Necessity." The high school theme was "'What Direct Effect Does the American Merchant Marine Have on Your Life, Your State, Your Country? " Out of the port of Detroit was first prize winner of $1,000 John G. Swar-- tout of the Great Lakes Maritime SUMMARYANNUALREPORTFOR SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN This is a ummary of the annual report of Seafarers Vacation Plan, l.D. No. 13-5602047 for Jan . 1, 1984 to Dec. 31 , 1984. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security act of 1974 (ERISA). BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT The value of Plan asset after ubtracting liabilitie of the Plan, was $588,922 as of Jan. 1, 1984 compared to ($621,261) as of Dec. 31, 1984. During the Plan year the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $1,210,183. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the assets at the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $36, 117 ,076 includof ing employer contributions $35,529,250, and earnings from investments of $587 ,826. Plan expenses were ($37 ,327 ,259) and are comprised of three classes of expenses: (1) Vacation benefit expenses of $34, 132, 172, (2) Administrative expenses $2,922,358 and (3) Other expenses of $272,729. The Vacation benefit expenses included benefits of $31,683 ,962, payroll taxes on vacation Academy, Traverse City, Mich. Out of the port of Baltimore was second prize winner of $750 Michael Rainey of the University of Maryland, College Park. Out of the port of New York was third prize winner of $500 Jeffrey L. Qualman of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Pt., L.l. An honorable mention went to Peter J. Rochford of the University of Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay. The contests' objectives were to make the general public aware of the need for a strong U.S. merchant marine and allied industries, show the importance of our ocean-going and inland merchant marine to the military security and economic welfare of our nation , and educate teenagers in maritime matters, especially careers in marine transportation. Among the high school winners who will board SIU ships were James R. Knudsen of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and the Charleston Club who won a trip on the SIU-manned American Hawaii Cruises from the port of Honolulu. Stephanie L. Furr of the Wilmington, N.C. Club won a 15-day tramp trip aboard an OMI ship to and from a U.S. port. Shara G. Briggs of Pt. Neches, Texas and the Texas-La. Sabine Club and Patricia A. Delaunay of the Brownsville, Texas Club won trips on Maritime Overseas ships from the East or Gulf Coasts to either the east coasts of Panama or Mexico or the West Coast to Alaska and return. Elizabeth W. Delo of the Newport News, Va. Club won a voyage on a Keystone Shipping Co. vessel either from the port of Philadelphia or Hamp- benefit of $2,448,210. Administrative expen es were comprised of salaries, fees, and commissions, provisions for reserving those contributions that are doubtful of collection and other general administrative expenses. Plan expenses were $29,802,406 and are comprised of three clas e of expenses (1) Welfare Benefit expense of $25 ,002,933. (2) Administrative expenses of $4,321,434, and (3) Other ex pen es of $478,039 (i.e., profes ional fees, travel, Tru tee meetings, etc.). SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Welfare Plan, l.D. #13-5557534 for Jan. 1, 1984 to Dec. 31, 1984. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Plan I.D. #13-6100329 for Jan. 1, 1984 to Dec. 31, 1984. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). BASIC FINANCIAL ST ATEMENT BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT The value of Plan assets, after ubtracting liabilities of the Plan, was ($18,711,913) as of Jan 1, 1984 compared to ($18,020,088) as of Dec. 31, 1984. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $691,825. This decrease included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $29,111,301 including employer contributions of $28,475, 174 and earnings from investments of $624,973. The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $265 ,296,340 as of Jan. 1, 1984 compared to $294,255,794 as of Dec. 31, 1984. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $28,959,454 unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets: that is the difference between the value of the Plan assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the costs of assets acquired during the year. During the year, the Plan had a total income of $47, 106, 109 including employer contributions of $11,924, 165, and earnings from investments of $35,181,944. Plan expenses were $18, 146,655 and are comprised of two types: (1) Benefit Expenses of $16,294,520 and (2) Administrative expenses of $1,852, 135. The $18, 146,655 Pension Benefit payments were made directly to participants or their beneficiaries. Administrative expenses were comprised of salaries, fees, and commissions, fiduciary insurance premium and general administrative expenses. Summary Annual Report for SIU Pacific District-PMA Pension Plan This is a summary of the annual report for the SIU Pacific Di trict-PMA Pension Plan·, Employer Identification No. 94-6061923, for the year ended July 31, 1985. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, ERISA. Basic Financial Statement Benefits under the Plan are provided by a trust arrangement. Plan expen e were $16,610,625. These expen es included $946,986 in administrative expenses, and $15,663,639 in benefits paid to participant and beneficiaries. A total of 7 ,755 persons were participants in or beneficiarie of the Plan at the end of the Plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefit . The value of Plan assets, after ubtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $127,550,291 as of the end of the Plan year compared to $118 ,637 ,367 as of the beginning of the Plan year. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increa e in it net assets of $8,912,924. This increase included unrealized appreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of the assets acquired during the year. The Plan had total income of $13,547 ,446, including employer contributions of $3,023,632; earnings from investments of $10,193,077, settlement income from bankruptcy proceedings and miscellaneous income in the amount of $330,737. The Plan incurred book losses in the amount of $248,240 from the sale of certain assets; therefore, the net revenue to the Plan was $13,299,206. Minimum Funding Standards An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed to the Plan to keep it funded in accordance with the minimum standards of ERISA. 28 I LOG I August 1986 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN ton Roads, Va. to New England's Brayton Pt. or Salem, Mass. David Di Prima of Chula Vista, Calif. and the San Diego Club and Gregory Scott of the Valdez, Alaska Club won voyages on Totem Ocean Trailer Express ships from SeattleTacoma, Wash. to Anchorage, Alaska and return. Winners ofU .S. savings bonds were Annette Stevens of the Louisville, Ky. Club ($500) from APL; Mary Buchanan of the Buffalo, N.Y. Club from Energy Tran port ($100), Nicole Gagliano of Metairie , La. and the port of New Orleans Club from Sea-Land ($500), and Peter Murray of the Portland, Maine Club from Navieras de Puerto Rico ($500). YOUR RIGHTS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on reque t. The items listed below are included in that report: 1. An accountant's report 2. A ets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jen en, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $1.00 for the full annual report, or $0.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilitie of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying cost. Request to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclo ure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Con titution Ave., N.W. Washington , D.C. 20216. Summary Annual Report for SIU PD-PMA Supplemental Benefits Fund, Inc. This is a summary of the annual report for the SIU PD-PMA Supplemental Benefits Fund, Inc., Employer Identification No. 94-1431246, for the year ended July 31, 1985. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employer Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, ERISA. Basic Financial Statement Benefits under the Plan are provided by a tru t arrangement. Plan expenses were $9,169,002. These expenses included $195,058 in administrative expen es and $8,973,944 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 2, 138 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the Plan at the end of the Plan year, although not all of the e persons had yet earned the right to receive benefit . The value of Plan asset , after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $2,692,598 as of the end of the Plan year compared to $2,863,486 as of the beginning of the Plan year. During this Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its net a ets of $170,888. The Plan had total income of$8,998,114 including employer contributions of $8,584,224, earnings from investments of $339 ,677, settlement income from bankruptcy proceedings of $29,279, lapsed benefits of $36,357, unclaimed compensation of $8,305 and other income of $272. �Diaest of Ships Meetinas ~ CAGUAS (Puerto Rico Marine), June 29-Chairman Manuel A Silva; Secretary G. Vourloumis; Educational Director D. Dukehart; Deck Delegate R. Morales; Steward Delegate Victor Gonzales. No disputed OT. Bosun M. Silva suggested that everyone read the LOG and be more informed as to what is going on in Washington. Some pro-maritime legislation has been passed, and "our contributions to S~ AD are the only way to achieve our goals." Silva also expressed appreciation to George Ripoll in Jacksonville, Fla. for his concern in assisting the Caguas when the ship was in that port. Communications have been received and posted, and movies are sent periodically. All in all-it's a "happy ship." A vote of confidence was given to Bosun Silva. And a vote of thanks was given to the steward and his department for the superb menu and very efficient service and preparation of meals. Payoff will be in Jacksonville on July 5. GALVESTON (Sea-Land Service), May 11-Chairman C. Dawson; Secretary Ken Hayes; Educational Director W. Walton; Deck Delegate Frank Timmons; Engine Delegate E. Stewart; Steward Delegate James Boss. Some disputed OT in the deck department will be taken to the patrolman at payoff in Tacoma, Wash. The shipping industry is not in good shape, the chairman reported. So members should take care of the jobs they have and write to their congressional representatives asking for their support. He also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD and of keeping informed of Union activities through the LOG. The secretary reminded all hands that his door is open to anyone requiring information. New members should read the LOG and study the shipping rules and contracts, and beefs should be taken to department delegates, not to the captain. He added that applications for Piney Point are available in his office. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. GROTON (Apex Marine), June 15Chairman Neil D. Matthey; Secretary Marvin Deloatch; Educational Director A Gardner; Deck Delegate Mario R. Romero; io Engine Delegate Gerardo Vega; Steward Delegate Pedro Mena. No disputed OT. Chairman Matthey reported that the ship is scheduled to go in to the shipyard around Aug. 1. He asked the crew to make out a list of all repairs to be done at that time. He also advised members to take advantage of the upgrading courses offered at Piney Point, noting that special skills are becoming more essential as crew sizes become smaller. Secretary Deloatch stressed the importance of crewmembers working together. He also noted the importance of contributing to SPAD to help protect the interests of all SIU members .. and the maritime industry. Alan Gardner, the educational director, talked about the decline of the maritime industry and suggested that all members write their congressmen to try to help build a stronger - merchant marine. He also stressed safety aboard ship at all times. A motion was made that all permanent crewmembers be able to register for jobs and reclaim jobs in their home port rather than the port at which they leave the ship. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Stapleton, N.Y. LNG LIBRA (ETC), June 22-Chairman Pete Waters; Secretary S. Wagner; Educational Director Dasril Panko; Engine Delegate Barry Harris; Steward Delegate Kim DeWitt. No disputed OT. There is $197 in the ship's fund. Arrival pools have been going well. Fifty dollars are added to the fund at each port from the "pilot onboard" pools. The fund is being used to help improve the video library. A letter from headquarters was read by the chairman concerning the conduct of crewmembers while in foreign countries-stressing the importance of acting responsibly and re~ spectfully in foreign ports. Members also were reminded to help keep the lounge and messhall clean at all times. The ship is scheduled to enter the shipyard in October. Perhaps at that time the basketball court can be moved to a location less likely to cause injuries to players. The bosun will be relieved this trip in Japan, and he expressed his thanks to the crew for making this a good tour. Next ports: Nagoya, Japan and Bontang, Indonesia. OMI DYNACHEM (OMI), July 13Chairman F. Sellman; Secretary N. Evans; Educational Director/Engine Delegate G. Rodriguez; Deck Delegate E. Bronstein; Steward Delegate P.O. Willis. No disputed OT. The Dynachem is due to pay off in Bayway, N.J. on July 16. The bosun thanked everyone for performing their duties well. And a special vote of thanks went to the steward and his department for making sure everyone had a good, hot meal, regardless of what time they were able to eat. There was a consenus onboard ship that the new pension plan is not to the members' liking. They feel that any new ruling should be put to a vote before the entire membership instead of a handful of men. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas), June 22-Chairman F. Cottongin; Secretary W.O. Wallace; Deck Delegate T. Stephens; Engine Delegate P.E. Johnson; Steward Delegate R.D. Bridges. No disputed OT or beefs reported. There is $200 in the movie fund. Members were reminded that if they have a beef, they should take it to their department delegate or the bosun, or they should bring it up at the shipboard meetings. No beef will be handled by the patrolman unless it has already been discussed. The Overseas Alaska may go on a lightering run, but this is still up in the air. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Members were again advised of proper dress in the messhall-no cut-out t-shirts will be allowed. Next port: Panama. OVERSEAS ALICE (Maritime Overseas), July 1J_.-..:.Chairman S. Copeland; Secretary C. Loper Jr.; Educational Director J.H. O'Rawe. No beefs or disputed OT. ("The only beef is in the meat box," says the steward delegate.) The chairman informed the crew that all requests for a replacement or relief should be in writing, in accordance with the captain's wishes. The bosun then spoke about the training opportunities available at the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. He encouraged all those interested to submit their applications immediately and keep abreast of the new technologies on the ships of today. It was requested that the captain inform the guards on the ship to stay out of the messhalls at night (as they are eating all the night lunch). Their job is to watch the outside of the ship-not the messhalls. OAKLAND (Sea-Land Service), June 28--Chairman C.B. Pickle; Secretary F. Costango; Educational Directior F. Quebedeaux; Deck Delegate R. Moore; Engine Delegate M. Lawrence; Steward Delegate; R. Escobar. No disputed OT, although beefs were brought up from the engine department concerning a day's pay in lieu of a day off and equalization of OT. These beefs will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. A safety meeting was held at which time a film on the methods of transporting injured persons was shown. Thus far, this trip has been accident-free. Members were told that the company will supply laundry soap in bulk quantities. Therefore, containers with soap will be placed in the laundry room. The shortage and condition of linen onboard the Oakland will be discussed with the port steward in New Orleans by the ship's relief steward. Next port and port of payoff: New Orleans, La. PVT. HARRY FISHER (Maersk Line), June 13-Chairman Sidney Wallace. No beefs or disputed OT. All departments have done a fine job, reported the chairman. Their show of togetherness and cooperation made it an enjoyable four months in Diego Garcia. The secretary added that all is well and that members are performing their duties in SIU style. Communications are being received in Diego Garcia but very slowly. Several suggestions were made. The first was that the Welfare Plan should cover seamen all year long if they are able to work and remain in good standing. The second was that transportation be increased to fully cover expenses, similar to what the officers get. And a third suggestion was to get some kind of device aboard ship to test the milk. SEA·LAND EXPLORER (Sea-Land Service), June 1-Chairman LC. Cope; Secretary S. Amper; Educational Director S. Telech. No disputed OT. There is $112 in the ship's movie fund, in safekeeping in the captain's office. The bosun stressed the importance of donating to SPAD to support our Union and its members. Next ports: Long Beach and Oakland, Calif. SEA·LAND EXPRESS (Sea-Land Service), July &-Chairman J.M. Ard; Secretary S. Kolasa; Educational Director David O'Donnell. No beefs or disputed OT. From the chairman comes word that "we have just spent the Fourth of July at sea on a voyage between Old Amsterdam and New Amsterdam (Rotterdam and New York). It was a pleasant day for us all-with fair weather and a very good July 4th meal on our floating home away from home. The captain, officers and crew exchanged July 4th greetings in a very friendly atmosphere." A vote of thanks was given to the bosun (chairman) "for the wonderful job he is doing as our representative." And the crew gave a vote of thanks to the steward department for another job well done. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. SEA·LAND FREEDOM (Sea-Land Service), July 13-Chairman Fred Findahl; Secretary L.A. Lamphere; Educational Director L. Morin; Deck Delegate R. Crauthers; Engine Delegate R. Leyva; Steward Delegate J. Roman. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $72 in the ship's fund. Everything is running smoothly. The chairman spoke with the patrolman about getting a day's pay for having to come back aboard ship for the fire and boat drill, but was informed that no payment was due since the drill was required by the Coast Guard. There may also be another drill in Tacoma. He'll keep members informed. The secretary thanked the crew for helping keep the messroom and lounge clean. He also mentioned that the new GSU is doing an excellent job, and the captain is pleased. The chairman gave a short speech on the advantages of going to Piney Point to upgrade. The courses available at the school help a member advance in his particular field, whether deck, engine or steward, and help insure job security. He also reminded members to keep abreast of Union activities by reading the LOG and stressed the importance of helping the Union's work in Washington, D.C. by contributing to SPAD. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done, and the chairman thanked the entire crew for their cooperation. He said it had been one of the best crews he had ever sailed with. Next port: Yokohama, Japan. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ALTAIR PAllAMA AMERICAI COIDOR PAii. BUCK AURORA ROVER BALTIMORE ST. LOUIS BORllQUEI SALERIUM BROOKS RAIGE SAMUEL L. COBB llG CAPRICORI SEA-WO ADVEITURER COISTITUTIOI SEA-WO COISUMER COURIER SEA-WO DEVELOPER COVE LIBERTY SEA·WD ECO OMY GREAT WD SEA·WD llDEPEIDEICE I DEPEIDEICE SEA-WD WDER KAUAI SEA-LAID LIBERATOR LAWREICE H. GIAIEUA SEA-WD MARllER WRLllE SEA-LAID PACER MOBILE SEA-WO PIOIEER OMI COLUMBIA SEA-LAID PRODUCER OMI HUDSOI SEA-LAID VEITURE OMI WDER SEA-LAID VOYAGER OMI WABASH STAR OF TEXAS OMI YUKOI LNG TAURUS OVERSEAS CHICAGO WESTWARD VENTURE OVERSEAS MARILYN Personals Anthony Evanosich Please contact your brother Francis J. Evanosich at 1129 New Hamphire Ave., N.W., Apt. 1011, Washington, D.C. 20037, or tel~­ phone at (202) 659-1243. Vincent Leroy Ratcliff Walter Karlak would like to hear from you. Write him at 35-20 62nd St., Queens, N.Y. 11377. Monthly Membership Meetings Port Piney Point. .............. New York ............... Philadelphia .............. Baltimore ................ Norfolk .................. Jacksonville .............. Algonac ...... . .......... Houston ................. New Orleans ............. Mobile .................. San Francisco ............. Wilmington ............... Seattle ................... San Juan ................. St. Louis ...... . .......... Honolulu ......... . ....... Duluth ................... Gloucester ........ .. .. . .. Jersey City . . .......... . . . Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Monday, September 8 ................. 10:30 Tuesday, September 9 ................. 10:30 Wednesday, September 10 .............. 10:30 Thursday, September 11 ............... 10:30 Thursday, September 11 ....... : ....... 10:30 Thursday, September 11 .. . ............ 10:30 Friday, September 12 .................. 10:30 Monday, September 15 ................ 10:30 Tuesday, September 16 ................ 10:30 Wednesday, September 17 .............. 10:30 Thursday, September 18 ............... 10:30 Monday, September 22 ................ 10:30 Friday, September 26 .................. 10:30 Thursday, September 11 .. . ............ 10:30 Friday, September 19 .................. 10:30 Thursday, September 18 ............. . . 10:30 Wednesday, September 17 ... . .......... 10:30 Tuesday, September 23 .............. . . 10:30 Wednesday, September 24 .............. 10:30 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. August 1986 I LOG I 29 �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Por-ts Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes JULY 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP 19 8 Port Algonac ..................... 2 22 6 DECK DEPARTMENT 4 51 12 Port Algonac ..................... 0 17 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 25 6 2 12 4 Port Algonac ................ ..... 0 6 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 15 3 5 0 4 2 21 6 56 20 Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ..................... 13 36 6 0 0 0 4 7 91 23 81 27 Totals All Departments ........ 8 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 -· (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea ~ JULY 1-31, 1986 Port Gloucester ............. . .... New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ... . . .............. Norfolk ... .................. Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis .............. ..... Piney Point ................. Totals ...................... -4' Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................ . Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..... . .... .... ....... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville . ................ San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ...... . .............. Puerto Rico ....... .......... Honolulu ..... . . ... ......... Houston .................... St. Louis ....... ............ Piney Point ..... ............ Totals ...... .......... ... ... Port Gloucester .................. New York . .................. Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ....... ......... . Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Lou is ................... Piney Point ................. Totals ...................... *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 71 4 12 13 10 47 36 32 21 43 0 6 42 0 3 3 16 4 4 10 2 6 10 7 11 11 0 7 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 36 6 4 9 3 33 23 30 19 27 0 8 24 0 0 341 101 8 223 0 35 8 13 7 3 37 31 14 13 32 0 7 27 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 1 8 4 5 5 6 0 11 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 26 3 8 6 2 23 15 10 12 19 0 4 22 0 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 17 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 3 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 7 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 68 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 11 9 5 0 0 0 1 0 227 59 14 150 0 24 1 5 7 2 18 9 26 11 20 0 4 17 0 1 2 7 2 1 1 0 1 6 2 2 5 0 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0 0 0 23 2 4 4 1 14 5 23 4 16 0 1 12 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 24 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 4 1 6 0 15 7 25 7 14 0 4 12 0 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 0 17 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 8 1 11 0 1 8 5 0 15 0 0 0 85 112 5 0 0 0 2 0 145 54 31 110 Port Gloucester ...... ..... . .. ... . New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..... ....... ......... Mobile . ............... .... . New Orleans . ....... ...... .. Jacksonville ..... .. . ......... San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ............ ..... Honolulu ............. ... ... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals ...................... 145 272 205 118 Totals All Departments ... . .... 858 486 258 601 0 26 1 3 8 3 14 6 30 12 22 0 2 18 0 0 2 40 3 5 18 6 14 16 11 22 21 0 104 5 0 5 0 1 0 1 3 1 11 4 3 1 0 0 179 1 0 0 44 45 9 18 168 115 325 143 Trip Reliefs 2 20 0 1 3 1 3 3 7 7 9 4 8 6 0 0 CLEVELAND, Ohio **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 133 8 17 23 18 91 55 53 32 65 0 7 70 0 4 6 28 6 9 12 5 12 22 14 8 18 0 14 12 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 4 1 0 5 1 0 0 74 581 170 25 0 11 1 3 3 0 9 2 2 6 6 3 11 4 0 1 2 80 9 12 16 8 53 46 26 30 50 0 8 44 0 2 6 5 1 3 9 1 10 8 8 5 13 0 16 5 0 3 59 386 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 11 0 10 0 2 0 1 14 2 10 4 6 1 32 2 0 0 0 44 1 7 9 12 31 13 66 15 38 0 7 23 0 1 2 10 3 0 2 1 4 7 4 6 6 0 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 0 0 0 84 267 70 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 4 9 11 5 31 12 68 24 44 0 5 25 0 1 2 71 4 7 20 10 29 21 29 26 35 0 117 3 0 4 1 4 0 1 4 0 15 6 6 2 0 0 285 1 0 0 0 290 376 325 217 1,524 711 398 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 30 I LOG I August 1986 :- 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 .. (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii .- 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 ~ HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 • (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. .; 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 ::: JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 - / (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 027 40 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 ~ NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 . NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. . St. Mary's County 2067 4 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (415) 543-5855 .;; SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATILE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of July was down from the month of June. A total of 1,286 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,286 jobs shipped, 601 jobs or about 47 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 217 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 3,368 jobs have been shipped. 'J 34 21st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 . ~ - -- �Seafarers Welfare Report Rising Health Care Costs Prompt Benefit Payment Changes in Welfare Plan In the June 1986 Membership Report, the membership was alerted to financial concerns confronting the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Included in the report was a description of how other union welfare plans were dealing with skyrocketing health care costs. Methods such as caps on welfare payments, major medical deductibles, second opinion programs, pre-authorization screening, health maintenance organizations and preferred provider programs are ways in which both unions and employers are combating this crisis of health care costs. More frequently today we hear about concessionary bargaining where employers come to the table expecting unions to give back hard won wages and benefits. A recent study found that in the area of health care, the top two bargaining priorities for employers would be demands for increased deductibles and increases in employee contributions to health insurance premiums. Employers are also trying to scale back benefits already in effect. The Seafarers Welfare Plan is making every effort to contain health care costs without making substantial cuts in the variety of benefits available through the Plan. It is the responsibility of the Plans trustees and administrative staff to make sure everything possible is being done to conserve the Plan's funds while promoting high quality medical care for the member- ship and their families. The Seafarers Welfare Plan is experiencing tremendous cost increases which have had a very serious financial impact on the Plan. Although the Plan still has sufficient funds to cover the needs of our members and their families, certain changes must be made to ensure this protection for years to come. It has been the most important concern of the Plan trustees to manage the Welfare Plan funds in a way which will be beneficial for all participants. The trustees and the Plan's administrative staff must do more than look at the present situation. They must analyze our current costs as well as predict our future expenses. Based on these figures, the trustees and administrative staff must adopt programs and amendments which will allow the fund to remain in a secure financial position. The trustees have been developing a more comprehensive program to fully protect the Plan's funds and to ensure a promising future for the Seafarers Welfare Plan. To carry out this program, the following amendments have been proposed. For in-patient hospital claims for employee participants, the Plan will pay 100 percent of the charges for the first confinement during a one-year period. If the employee is hospitalized again in the same one-year period, the Plan would pay 80 percent of the charges and the employee would be responsible for the remaining 20 percent. After the one year has passed, the employee would then again be eligible for 100 percent coverage for one in-patient confinement. For out-patient hospital claims for employee participants, the Plan will continue to pay 100 percent coverage for up to three out-patient visits in a one-year period. If an employee has more than three out-patient claims in a one-year period, the Plan will cover 80 percent of the next claim, and the employee would be responsible for the remaining 20 percent on each claim. After the year has passed, the employee would then again be eligible for 100 percent coverage for up to three visits. For dependent in-patient hospital claims, the Plan will pay for 100 percent of the first claim which occurs during a three-year period. For any additional in-patient confinement which occurs during the three-year period, the Plan will cover 80 percent of each subsequent claim, and the employee would be responsible for the remaining 20 percent. After the initial three-year cycle has expired, the Plan would then pay one in-patient confinement at the I 00 percent coverage level and then pay 80 percent of each in-patient confinement for the next three years. In other words, every three-year period would begin a new payment cycle for in-patient dependent claims. Individuals who are currently receiving pension benefits will not be affected by any of these amendments To All Former Scholarship Recipients A form letter with a questionnaire was mailed to all scholarship recipients in regard to a research program for the years 1953 to 1983. For those 1953-1983 scholarship recipients who have not received the questionnaire, you are requested to contact Al Jensen by telephone, (301) 899-0675, or write and request said questionnaire: Seafarers' Welfare c/o Assistant Administrator 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Your help is greatly appreciated. Letters To The Editor 'Speaking Up for Our Men ... ' I am writing to inform your readers who may not be aware that all who are fighting for the recognition and benefits due the WW II merchant seaman are at a crisis point in our efforts. Thousands of brave men are watching us from their final resting place to see if we will again allow them to be forgotten. Many, many others who served our country and were wounded or otherwise now unable to help themselves need our help to get the care they have so well earned. I strongly urge everyone, all relatives of the men of the WW II merchant marine to write to their representatives in Washington. As Americans we must speak up for our men to see them treated fairly under the laws of our nation. We must not tolerate discrimination as was blatantly displayed by the Air Force Review Board in refusing the GI-Bill to our men. We make national heroes of civilians who are lost in the aerospace industry yet we do nothing to remember those who died just as surely aboard exploding tankers and ammo ships. Sincerely Ian A. Millar President & Founder The Sons & Daughters of United States Merchant Mariners of WW II 'Work Well Done ... ' How happy and relieved I am to know that the hospital bills of my late husband were all taken care of by your office. Thank you very much for your concern. I know my husband will be at peace .... I would like to thank Mr. Tom Cranford, Ms. Maria Dumlao and the Claims Department personnel for their work well done. Thanks again for the benefits. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Santiago Laurente Brooklyn, N.Y. to the Welfare Plan. However, for pensioners who retire and receive benefits after Jan. I, 1987, these amendments will apply. These rules will continue for a pensioner until he or she becomes eligible for primary Medicare coverage. Once the pensioner begins to receive Medicare coverage, the Plan becomes the secondary payor, and the benefits which would be available to Medicare-age pensioners from the Plan would continue in effect. *** The last amendment involves the way in which prescription drug claims shall be processed for payment. To help streamline the claims processing system and to enable the Plan to operate more efficiently, individuals who receive Welfare reimbursement for prescription drugs should not submit a claim for reimbursement until they have accumulated $50 worth of receipts. In the event a participant's prescription claims do not amount to $50 within a one-year period, the participant would submit all prescription bills at the end of the calendar year. *** These proposed changes are expected to go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 1987. Future issues of the LOG will carry notices of these changes and will describe each change fully to make sure everyone has a complete understanding of them. These changes are expected to conserve Plan monies and protect our benefit program for the long haul. The SIU is working hard in the political area to support our industry and protect employment opportunities for SIU employees. Maternity Benefits Last month's LOG carried a story on how to file a Welfare claim with the Seafarers Welfare Plan. There has been a change in the requirements for maternity benefits. Claims for maternity benefits must be filed within 90 days of birth, not within 365 days as reported last month. August 1986 I LOG I 31 �Paul Hall Day August 20, 1986 P '~;.,:....... _ SIU members will celebrate Paul Hall Day on August 20 in honor of the man who founded this Union. He devoted his life to improving the wages. benefit and working condition of American seamen. His la ting contribution include pa age of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. which funnelled nearly l 00 new ves el into an aging and shrinking American-flag merchant marine. Hi vision and compassion were legendary and led to the founding of the Seafarer Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and numerous educational and rehabilitative program . aul Hall is known as the "Father of the Modern Merchant Marine, .. and his life was dedicated to trade unionism, especially the Seafarers International Union. Hall sailed as an oiler during WWII and was one of the original SIU members in 1938. In 1941 he became port agent in New York, 21 Stone Street. and by 1948 he wa secretary-treasurer, then the top ranking position in the Union. He wa a brilliant organizer and wa most ·uccessful during the Isthmian Campaign. Through his leadership, a new headquarters was built in Brooklyn in 1951, and many innovations were made within the next few year . Racial classifications were eliminated in hiring practices in 1953 and industry-wide seniority agreements were obtained. In 1957, with the death of SUP President Harry Lundeberg, Paul Hall became the president of the SIUNA and the Maritime Trade Department (AFL-CIO). Morri Wei berger took over Lundeberg's leadership of the SUP at that time. Hall was a fine extemporaneou speaker with a complete gra p of every situation. He met with every president from Truman to Carter and presented the case of the U.S. Maritime industry before Congre s. He followed the lead of Furuseth and Lundeberg in thi re pect and was responsible for passage of the Maritime Act of 1970 before both houses of Congress. In 1967 Piney Point became Hall's realized dream of providing education and opportunity for all. Here young men and women can learn skilJs needed for a life at ea, earn a high school diploma and even a college education. In 1981 the new library at Piney Point wa dedicated in hi honor and named the Paul Hall Memorial Library and Maritime Museum. No matter how tough the exterior, thi wa a man of deep a sessments. One who understood the necessity of education, both vocational and academic, and who could talk equally with the members as well as with presidents. He was educated in the rank · and knew things from the ground up. He made certain that his Seafarers would have a chance to get their education-from high chool to college and beyond. ~ StU (Continued from Page 9.) Pensions _, According to a story in The Wall Street Journal. pension and~ elfare benefits are being scaled back acros the nation. The problem is e pecially evere for ingleemployer pen ion plans. some of which are being shut down altogether. Port Development The Journal(~{ Commerce ran a story saying that the acting pre ident of the American Association of Port Authorities believes that an omnibus waterways bill wilJ pass Congress this session. At the same time, the article noted that "time is running hort" and if Congre doesn't act soon "the port indu try will have to tart from scratch next year." Sea-Land Take-Over A recent ruling by the Interstate Commerce Commis5ion to block the Santa Fe-Southern Pacific merger is not likely to affect the merger proposal between CSX Corp. and Sea-Land Corp., according to a story contained in The Journal of Commerce. "I don't think that [the decision] will have an impact because they're two different industries," said Anthony Hatch, an analy t with a maritime research firm. Service Contract Act The SIU is seeking to maintain the viability of the Service Contract Act, which has protected the wage structure for seamen employed in th~ MSC and on military-contracted ves el . The administration is trying to re trict the August 1986 I LOG I 32 application of the Service Contract Act, which was pa ed in 1965, to make sure that the federal government doe not undermine the prevailing wage scale in local indu trie and region . Its supporters in the Senate have introduced S. 2261 (see separate story). In a related development, the SIU is petitioning a decision by the Department of Labor to exempt the application of the Service Contract Act to the T AGOS contract ( ee page 17). Sou th Africa Upon returning from a fact-finding mis ·ion to South Africa, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland called for '' trong and effective'' economic anctions again t the South African government. Kirkland was visiting the familie of jailed labor leaders who opposed the system of apartheid there. "Our mi ion," said Kirkland "is to give our colleagues a sense that they are not alone and forgotten. ' ' Strategic Petrole um Reserve Pre ident Reagan ha ordered continued purcha e of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Re erve to a 750 million barrel level, and ha given the Secretary of Energy di cretion to exceed the authorized rate of filling if oil price are low enough. aid Drozak, "has never been more clear cut." A complete story on this is ·ue i · carried on page I. Tax Reform Drozak ent out letters asking the House and Senate conferees who are meeting to hammer out a compromise bill on tax reform . to '· upport the House of Representatives' repeal of the Internal Revenue Code's Subpart F tax avoidance mechanism." Subpart F wa enacted 24 years ago to extend U.S. tax liability to make sure that American companies could not use their foreign subsidie~ to evade paying their rightful taxe ·. Yet ·hipping income was excluded from thi provi ion, thereby encouraging the growth of a ubstantial U .S.-controlled foreign-flag merchant fleet. "At pre ent," said Drozak, "the present tax code is exceedingly costly to the national economy, balance of trade and the U.S. Treas- ury . . . More costly, however, has been the price we have paid in compromi ing our national security." Politics Is Porkchops Subsidy Reform SIU Pre ident Frank Drozak testified on a ub idy reform bill, S. 2662, which wa introduced by Senator Daniel K. Inouye (0-Hawaii) and Ted Steven (R-Ala ka) earlier this year. "The need for this legislation and the relief it would bring to our liner operator , " Support SPAD � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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FREE WORLD’S TRANSPORT UNIONS MEET IN LUXEMBOURG FISHING SAFETY BILL COULD END INSURANCE CRISIS HOUSE HEARS IDEAS TO BOLSTER U.S./CANADA GREAT LAKES’ TRADE SIU WINS JOBS AND BACK PAY FOR 2 NEW BEDFORD FISHERMAN SALERNUM RE-NAMED SERVICE CONTRACT ACT IS UNDER ATTACK IN SENATE SENATE ADDS CONSTRUCTION WINDOW TO PASSENGER BILL SIU COMPANY SETS UP PENSACOLA TUG OPERATION SIU’S PRESSURE PUTS OUTRACH MARINE OUT OF BUSINESS IN BALTIMORE HARBOR THE SIU IN WASHINGTON COAST GUARD USER FEES AUTHORIZATIONS AUTO CARRIER BILL COAST GUARD USER FEES FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE GRAMM-RUDMAN MARITIME MERGERS GREAT LAKES CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE CARGO PREFERENCE LIABILITY INSURANCE PASSENGER VESSELS SHLSS TRAINEES FIND THEIR FIRST TRIP EXCITING UNION SEEKS INDUSTRY WAGE PARITY FOR TAGOS INDOMITABLE RESCUES SIX AFTER 2 WEEKS ON LIFE RAFT IN PACIFIC BAN ASBESTOS BILL CALLS FOR DOD TO INSPECT CHARTER FLIGHTS SEALIFT ESSENTIAL TO NAVAL DEFENSE STRATEGY USNS SPICA REDEPLOYED TO MEDITERRANEAN USNS INDOMITABLE RESCUES SIX AT SEA 23 STUDENTS WIN TRIPS, BONDS IN MARITIME ESSAY CONTESTS RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS PROMPT BENEFIT PAYMENT CHANGES IN WELFARE PLAN Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 8 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/aa28842dde3dbd771c8912aca46266e5.pdf 17f5bc494d1ae54d669bbf0ba2c98ecf PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • Atlantic, Guff, Lakes and Inland Waters District • AFL·CIO Vol. 48 No. 9 September 1986 New Rule Allows Foreign Flags DOD Fires on Cargo Preference Law What began as a squabble between a small U.S. carrier, the Department · of Defense and Iceland could open the doors of $1.8 billion in guaranteed U.S. cargo to foreign ships. The Department of Defense has proposed a rule to allow foreign-flag ships into a trade that since 1904 has been reserved for U .S.-flag ships (see editorial page 23). The Navy coordinates all military shipments. Currently the 1904 Military Cargo Preference Act requires that I 00 percent of all military cargo be shipped on American vessels, unless the cost is excessive and then 50 percent of the cargo may be shipped foreign. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has the final say if the cost is excessive. Under the DOD proposal, the entire amount of military cargo could be opened to foreign shippers, and the Navy would be the group which determines if the rates are excessive. The fear expressed by opponents to the action is that any time an American bid for cargo is higher than foreign rates, the Navy will determine it is "excessive." No one in the industry denies foreign-flag shipping is cheaper. Now when the DOT attempts to determine.if an American shipping firm is charging excessive costs, the basis is ''whether the costs or the profits to the operator are excessive or otherwise unreasonable and not whether the cost is excessive to the government," said Jim J. Marquez, the department's general counsel. mine if the costs are excessive and then waive cargo preference. · "It could be applied any time you have some bureaucrat who simply arbitrarily says your rates are excessive, without knowing what your costs are,'' said Albert E. May, executive vice president of the Council of AmericanFlag Ship Operators. While some claim this move is an effort to cut costs, most industry observers say the new rule is an attempt to appease the government of Iceland. For many years, supplies to a U.S. Air Force and Navy base were transported by three small Icelandic ships, because no U.S. carrier was in the trade. However, in 1985 Rainbow Navigation, Inc. was founded and claimed they had rights to the cargo under the 1904 Cargo Preference Act. Rainbow won the cargo but the government of Iceland put pressure on the U.S. to return the business, or at The DOD proposal would give a contracting officer the right to deter- (Continued on Page 24.) ''Sure foreign-flag ships charge cheaper rates. They pay their crews less, their ships cost less, they have fewer safety and other regulations to follow and they receive backing from their governments. But then nobody ever called the Liberian-flag fleet 'America's Fourth Arm of Defense' either," said SIU President Frank Drozak. All Roads Lead to ... Diego 11 J ~;;:;;;- ~iiiii8' 12 & 13 Pages Well Bless My Sole New Bedford Fishing Fleet Gathers for Blessing W HEN Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick, he gave mention to the whaling port of New Bedford , Mass. settled in 1640. It seemed to him the sturdy, small houses and flower beds had all been harpooned and pulled up from the sea so much did the air hold the taste of salt, so much did generations pass on the whaling trade and sermons at Seamen's Bethel on Johnny Cake Hill offered up prayers for a successful voyage. Today, New Bedford is a major fishing port and houses the largest assemblage of fishing boats anywhere on the East Coast. The pulpit at Seamen's Bethel is carved into the shape of a ship's prow. Fishermen's wives still watch quietly from the docks for their husbands' return from the sea. The most recent wave of immigration brought Portuguese fishermen and their families here. Many belong to the SIU. And each year in August the Portuguese community and all of New Bedford tum out to take part in the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament and (Continued on Page 16.) Bob Vahey Dead Page 3 • President's Column: SIU-NMU Merger, 'Pattern of Approval' Page 2 • Page 24 The procession of New Bedford fishing vessels makes its way to the Coast Guard cutter and the blessing. �roza Reagan Aide Misinforms Senate On Ship Crew Manning Issue T HIS Union is in excellent shape. We have jobs for our membership, and they are goodjobs. We have training programs which are providing our members with the skills to handle these new jobs responsibly and efficiently. And, as we continue to expand the job opportunities for this membership, we continue to grow as an organization. But-this maritime industry is in terrible shape. It is in the worst shape that I have seen it in all of my years as a seaman and as a Union official. The last of the liner companies, Farrell, Lykes and U.S. Lines, are all in bad financial shape. Sea-Land, an unsubsidized company, an innovative leader in the industry worldwide, and for many years a financially stable organization, today is losing millions of dollars each quarter. Waterman, which astounded the industry by recovering from bankruptcy, is facing new difficulties because the Maritime Administration is letting other shipping companies into their trade routes. The Reagan administration continues to steer a ruinous "free trade" course despite all of the warning signals. Efforts by some segments of our industry to make the U.S.-flag competitive on the high seas are ignoreddeliberately. In a recent letter to Sen. Ted Stevens, chairman of the Senate' s Subcommittee on Merchant Marine , the director of Reagan's Office of Management and Budget urged the senator to drydock any operating subsidy program because of "the lack of change in the areas of crew size and wages ... ' ' (See the full text of this letter published on this page.) The fact is that the SIU has substantially restructured crew size and crew responsibilities which have resulted in significant savings to its contracted operators. And this has been done without compromising the job security of this Union's membership. Let me give you an example. When Sea-Land designed and put into service 16 new diesel ships, 12 D-9s and four D-6s, this Union negotiated crew reductions for both types of vessels. According to figures published by the U.S. Maritime Administration, this results in a savings to Sea-Land of $10 million per year. A significant operating cost reduction, and it was negotiated without compromising the job (See President's Report this page.) EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20803 security of SIU members or the safety of the ships. We have been effecting these crew reductions wherever we can to do our part in making the U.S.-ftag competitive. But, we can't do it all, and we can go no further alone. We would hope that other unions would begin to take a look at their manning requirements in light of the reality of the shipping world as it is today , and to take positive actions within their organizations so that we can work together to save this industry. If we can do this together , we can together per uade Congress that whatever form of operating subsidie are then necessary to keep our industry viable and our nation ' s defense needs secure should be forthcoming. * * * Speaking of working together, this membership is well aware that we have been working toward the merger of maritime labor organizations. We feel that the unity of common efforts toward common goals is both necessary and proper. We have had many discussions about merger in the past 25 years. Just recently, at my request, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland sent letters to all of the maritime unions with a copy of our merger proposals. During the past two months, the National Maritime Union has discussed these proposals in their publication, and has polled their membership. NMU President Shannon Wall wrote to me recently and said that "support for merger of all the unli- Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman Subcommittee on Merchant Marine Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 August 16, 1986 Dear Ted: Thank you for your recent letter concerning S. 2662, legislation designed to reform the Operating Differential Subsidy (ODS) program. The administration recognizes the need for meaningful ODS reform and would be pleased to explore with you ways to achieve a consensus on both the substance and cost of such a legislative package. S. 2662 already includes several reforms that the administration believes are important, such as authority for subsidized U.S.-flag operators to construct or acquire vessels at world market prices and increased operating flexibility necessary to respond more efficiently to market conditions. I believe, however, that S. 2662 must go much further in restructuring the existing ODS program in order for it to be a meaningful reform package. Among other things, the administration is particularly concerned about the lack of change in the areas of crew size and wages, both of which need to be restructured to improve the long-term competitiveness of the U.S.-flag fleet. Cost is also a critical area. I agree with your assessment that S. 2662 has significant budgetary problems and believe that its cost needs to be brought in line with the cost of the existing ODS program. Crew size and wage reforms will help achieve this goal as well as a hard look at the number of ships eligible for subsidy and the need for grants to the small operators. With the end of this Congress quickly approaching, I can understand your sense of urgency in seeking early Senate action on S. 2662. On the other hand, I believe the substantive and budgetary problems associated with S. 2662 are too significant to await conference for resolution. Instead, I urge you to address these problems before S. 2662 is brought to the Senate floor. Sincerely yours, James C. Miller Director ct: Honorable John C. Danforth Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Honorable Daniel K. Inouye (Continued on Page 23.) September 1986 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Vol. 48 , No. 9 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Charles Svenson Editor Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Ed Turner Vice President Secretary Executive Vice President Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Deborah Greene Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I September 1986 Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �He Was Dedicated, Innovative and Energetic Bob Vahey, Architect of Many SIU Programs, Dies Bob Vahey (left) was instrumental in developing many of the programs and issues that have helped the SIU stay afloat in troubled times. He is pictured with SIU President Frank Drozak. Bob Vahey, who waged a heroic year-long battle against cancer, died Sept. 17. He was 40 years old. Described by those who worked with him as "tireless" and "energetic," Bob was involved in every phase of this Union's activities. Named special assistant to the SIU - president in I 983, Vahey made a lasting contribution to the SIU and the maritime industry in such diverse areas as safety, education and grassroots political activity. "Although Bob's name was not on the SIU ballot," said SIU President Frank Drozak, "he did more to protect the job security of this membership than almost anyone else I can think of.,, Bob played a pivotal role in helping the SIU secure thousands of military-related jobs for its members. ''Bob Vahey was one of the first people to understand the importance of military work to the survival of the American-flag merchant marine," said SIU Vice President Red Campbell. ''He did everything he could to push this organization in that direction.'' At a time when the American-flag fleet has dwindled to fewer than 400 ships, fully one-third of the jobs available to SIU members are onboard military-contracted vessels. One of the last things that Bob did before he entered the hospital for the final time was to secure a bid from La vino Shipping Co., which means 300 more jobs for SIU members. "I've never seen such a raw display of courage or devotion," said Mike Neumann, director of the Government Contracts Department of the Transportation Institute, who accompanied Bob to that meeting. "Bob knew he was dying, but all he could think about was the well-being of the membership." "I think the Lavino thing kept him going," said Tom Messana, another assistant to the SIU president. "He would not let himself die until he secured those jobs for the membership." "It was Bob Vahey," said SIU Vice President Roy "Buck" Mercer, "who first came up with the idea of applying the Service Contract Act to the maritime industry.'' Bob joined the SIU in 1979 to head its inland waters division. A veteran of the ACBL, Dixie and Outreach Marine beefs, he had been on the front line in the battle to protect the rights of Union members employed in the tug and barge industry. He braved bullets in Jeffersonville, Ind. and time-consuming and often heart-wrenching legal maneuverings in the federal courts and the National Labor Relations Board to grapple with the growing anti-union trend in the tug and barge industry. ''Bob felt a personal sense of solidarity with our members in the inland industry,'' said John Fay, assistant secretary treasurer of the SIU. "He was not willing to see their wages and benefits cut.'' "The battle to protect the rights and dignity of Union members on the rivers is still being waged," said SIU Vice President Mike Sacco. "We've had some wins as well as some losses. But when the final chapter is written, a great deal of credit will have to go to Bob Vahey.'' "No matter how difficult or impossible a situation seemed," said SIU legal counsel Jim Altman, "Bob Vahey had a way of rallying the troops, of making things bearable through hi optimism, professionali m and tenacity." Before Bob joined the SIU in 1979, he was director of re earch for the Tran portation In titute, a nonprofit maritime re earch organization. His commitment to excellence helped tran form that organization into one of the leading center of maritime research in the country. "Many of the maritime program that were enacted in the 1970 would never have een the light of day had it not been for Bob Vahey,'' said Richard Da chbach, former maritime counsel for the Senate Commerce Committee. "I always knew," said Daschbach, "that I could rely on the integrity and professionalism ofVahey's research." ''Bob Vahey was the father of the ocean mining and outer continental shelf issues," said Jean lngrao, secretary-treasurer of the Maritime Trades Department. ·'He worked on developing programs relating to ocean thermal energy and cargo preference." "He was the impetus behind the General President's Council on the Outer Continental Shelf,'' added SIUNA Vice President Jack Caffey. Bob served as a delegate to the International Labor Organization in 1984, and wrote the Sealift Training Manual for the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. He coordinated the SIU's efforts to block construction of the Cross-Florida Pipeline. "He was a brilliant mechanic," said Frank Paladino, head of the SIU's inland division. "Bob Vahey was the only person I know who could have gone through all those RFPs (Request for Proposals)," said Red Campbell, in reference to the bidding system for Navy work. "Some of those proposals were in excess of 500 pages. It was Bob who alerted many of our owners to potential military work." "Bob Vahey represented the finest of today's new breed of labor leaders," said Ron Rasmus, president of Admiral Towing.and Barge Company. "We liked working with him because he understood and could balance the needs of Seafarers with the needs of the maritime industry today.'' ''Bob Vahey was instrumental in helping us shape a curriculum that was sensitive to the needs of the industry," said John Mason, head of curriculum development at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. "If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have had a Sealift Conference, which was the first of its kind in the country, or a crane operator's course." "It was Bob Vahey who sold the Navy on the idea that the military work could be performed by civilian mariners," said Bob Kesteloot, vice chairman of the Transportation Institute and former head of the Navy's Sealift Division. ''The turning point came in 1985, when the Southern Cross became the first vessel manned by civilian mariners to do something more than just participate in exerci es. "The eyes of the Navy were really opened by the flawless performance of the SIU crew," said Kesteloot. "More than anyone else I can think of," said Marianne Rogers, the SIU's political director, "Bob Vahey maintained a standard of excellence. And he made people live up to that standard." ''Bob Vahey made an immeasurable difference in this Union's grassroots political efforts," said Rogers. "He had a genius for coordinating the efforts of a diverse group of people." "Bob Vahey kept in daily contact with the ports," said Tom Messana. "He gave full support to the officials in the field. In return, he demanded that they maintain a certain standard in ervicing the membership." "Whenever I had a problem," said Don Anderson, port agent for Wilmington, "I knew that I could turn to Bob Vahey.'' ''You didn't mind working your guts out for him," said one official, "because you knew that he· was working twice as hard as you were." ''Bob Vahey had an uncanny ability,'' said Jim Patti, head of the Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development and one of Bob's frat brothers at George Washington University more than 20 years ago, "to make practical use of any conversation." "You'd say something to Bob," said Tom Messana, •'and months later you'd find out he had used it as a basis for some new idea or program.'' "He was a lovable guy," said Frank Paladino. "You could go in and talk to him about anything." "He was more than a boss," said Jeanne Textor, his administrative assistant. .. He was a friend." "Once you reach a certain age," said SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, quoting something Bob himself had said shortly before his death, "you finally understand that no one is indispensable. Yet while everyone can be replaced," said Pecquex, ·'it takes longer to replace some people than others." "It will be many moons," said Pecquex, "before we 'II see the likes of Bob Vahey again." At his request, Bob Vahey was interred at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. On the day of his death, SIU President Frank Drozak had the flags at the SIU headquarters building flown at half mast. Bob is survived by his wife Elizabeth; his parents; and two brothers, William and Chris. As an SIU representative to the International Labor Organization (ILO), Bob Vahey helped bring unions from around the world together to face common problems. Last year in Geneva, Switzerland, Vahey (right) and Richard Daschbach, who represented the Maritime Trades Department, confer at the ILO meeting. September 1986 I LOG I 3 �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • orth America, AF -CIO Washington Report I I I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Manpower Shortage • • A hypothetical question: What if Libya were to continue to sponsor terrorist activities? Many noted experts, including Richard Nixon and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, believe that this country should impose an embargo. But the question remains: Would this country have adequate sealift capability to do that? Captain Robert W. Kesteloot, former director of the Navy's Strategic Sealift Division, and the new vice chairman of the Transportation Institute, says that "the U.S. merchant fleet will be nearly 250 ships short and would face a crew shortage of nearly 5,000 to 6,000 seamen in 1992 if a national emergency were to occur.'' The key to correcting that situation, ay Kesteloot, is cargo. Otherwise, the United States would remain a musclebound giant: overequipped in high-tech weaponry, but lacking in sealift and other conventional capabilities. Trade Deficit Soars •• I I I I I I I "I knew the end was coming when the lights went dark. I pushed the children down on the floor and covered them with my body.'' Those words were spoken by one of the hostages onboard the ill-fated Pan American World Airways Flight 73 in Karachi, Pakistan. The woman was lucky. She and her children survived the 16-hour ordeal. Eighteen of the 389 passengers and crewmembers did not. International travel in this day and age poses a problem. That is especially true for those people whose job it is to transport goods and materials on planes and ships. Without these transportation workers, international commerce would be impossible. Yet it is they who are on the front line in the war against terrorism. Planes and ships have become natural targets for terrorists. Indeed, after the raid on Libya, the Islamic Jihad promised to retaliate against ••American embassies and ships." In the Persian Gulf today, neutral ships (in the context of the Iran-Iraq War) are being stopped and searched. These latest developments demonstrate how important it is for this country to have an adequate sealift capability as well as a comprehensive policy on terrorism. The SIU is dealing with this issue on many different levels, from its training school at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to its legislative staff in Washington, D.C. • August was a time for bad economic news. The trade deficit reached an all-time monthly high. The country's economic performance continued to stagnate. In addition, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimated that the fiscal year 1987 budget deficit would top $163 billion. What does that mean? According to the OMB, if across-the-board spending cuts under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction law are still in effect, then non-defense programs would have to be slashed by 7 .6 percent while defense programs would face cuts amounting to 5.6 percent. 4 I LOG I September 1986 September 1986 For the Department of Transportation, that would mean a cut in spending authority for fiscal year 1987 of $2.4 billion and a cut of $500 million in estimated outlays. Maritime Administration operations and training, research and development outlays would be reduced by aboQt $4.7 million. Drug and Alcohol Testing The SIU outlined its reaction to a proposed rule by the Coast Guard on alcohol and drug abuse. ··Just like American society,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak, ·'people who work in the U.S. merchant marine face some serious drug and alcohol abuse problems. We at the SIU have done quite a bit on our own to help our people overcome the burden of addiction. We applaud the Coast Guard's efforts in this area. "We do, however, object to certain aspects of the proposed rule .... " Among the objections that Drozak cited were the provisions that would make it mandatory for seamen to turn someone in for drug use or else face loss of their own license· onboard alcohol and drug testing, and a re~ habilitation program that would implement a six-month waiting period for anyone who is sent to or who volunteers to go to a rehabilitation program. Drozak noted that the average seaman does not have the expertise to determine who is or is not on drugs, and that requiring them to tum someone in would create dissension onboard a vessel. If they feel someone's behavior poses a threat to the safety of a vessel, most seamen have enough sense to report that person. Most of the tests presently employed in field alcohol and drug testing are notoriously unreliable. In some cases, there has been an inaccurate testing rate of 65 percent. And while Drozak applauded the concept of allowing people to retain their documents by going through a rehabilitation program, he feels it should be up to a seaman's counselor to determine if he is fit to go back to work. To mandate a six-month waiting period would deter many people from seeking help. stopped anti-labor forces from gutting the Service Contract Act. The victory came when Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) offered an amendment from the floor. Since its inception in 1965, the SCA has set stringent wage standards for companies bidding for government-generated work. Under its provisions, a company cannot pay its workers less than prevailing local industrywide standards. Language was included in the Senate version of the FY 1987 Department of Defense Authorization bill which would have severely restricted the application of these wage restrictions. The SIU worked with the rest of organized labor to strike this language. 11 Tax Reform On August 16, House and Senate conferees announced the broad outlines of a compromise tax reform bill. •·Although the details of the final package remain sketchy," said SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, "it would appear that the U.S. maritime industry fared very well. Almo t without exception, every item or change sought by the SIU was included in the conference committee's final bill." Among other things, the conference measure pretty much retains existing law with respect to the vessel Capital Construction Fund and the deduction of expenses while attending a convention onboard a U .S.-flag cruise ship. Both will continue. It repeals deductions that had spurred investment in so-called •'flag-ofconvenience vessels." Cargo Preference Under the Military Transportation Act of 1904, 100 percent of the nation's defense cargoes are reserved for U .S.-flag vessels. The Act waives this requirement, however, if no U.S. tonnage is available or if the rates charged by the U.S. carriers are excessive or "otherwise unreasonable.'' Under present regulations, the U.S. Maritime Administration is the agency charged with the responsibility for determining whether a U .S.-flag rate is excessive or unreasonable. Bowing to pressure from the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Defense has re- cently published a proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register which would transfer this authority to the Department of Navy. "The SIU believes that such a change would be detrimental to the U .S.-flag fleet," said SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex. The proposed rule also has garnered the opposition of The Journal ofCommerce, which notes that it would strip the Maritime Administration of one of its more important functions. Such a move, said The Journal of Commerce, might even make Marad expendable. That would prove disastrous for the maritime indu try, said the Journal, because every industry that wants to protect its own interest must have at least one federal agency or department backing it. Shipment of Coal to Military Bases Both the Senate and Hou e .versions of the Department of Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1987 contain provisions which would require certain overseas U.S. military bases to convert from coal powered heating systems to district heat. Better known a "city steam heat" in the United States, district heat is a system whereby American forces surrender independent control of their own energy sources on U.S. bases and tie into municipal power plants. ·'Aside from the national security concerns associated with such as move," aid SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, "it could force the layup of several SIU-contracted ships." Because the Military Transportation Act of 1904 requires that I 00 percent of the coal for these bases travel onboard U.S. vessels, it provides full-time employment for quite a few Service Contract Act By an overwhelming 61-34 vote, the Senate (Continued on Page 7.) �Sabine Captain First to Sign Up For Inland SPAD Checkoff Frank Jewell, a captain for Sabine Towing in Port Arthur, Texas, not only helped come up with the first SP AD checkoff plan for Sabine, but became the first Boatman there to sign up for it. The 29-year-old, who has been working tugs since shortly after high school, was on the contract committee which recently hammered out an agreement with Sabine. "I told them if we could come up with a plan, I would be the first to sign up," he said. After three years as a deckhand, Jewell was one of the first Boatmen to complete the Transportation Institute' s Operator Scholarship Program at SHLSS. Then three years ago he upgraded again when he received his offshore license. Capt. Frank Jewell (right) receives congratulations from Houston Rep Dean Corgey for being the first Boatman at Sabine Towing to sign up for SPAD checkoff. Luedtke Engineering Dredging Buffalo Harbor Luedtke Engineering has won the contract to dredge the Buffalo (N. Y .) Harbor. • Luedtke has also won the job to dredge the harbor of Racine, Wis. Dunbar & Sullivan will do the shoreside work there . • The Zenith Dredge Co. is on a dredge job in the Duluth, Minn. area . • The new contract for Boatmen at the Tampa Bay Pilots Assn. was signed, sealed and delivered. A SPAD checkoff agreement was also included in a new three-year contract with C.G. Willis Towing. Aboard the tug Roletta in Paulsboro, N.J. are from the left, Whit Williams, deckhand; Herbert Williams, captain; Jim Martin, SIU Norfolk port agent, and James Carawan. Tug Marion Moran Sails for Chile The crew of the tug Marion Moran (Moran of Texas) gets a little free time as she awaits a berth in Galveston, Texas to take on a load of wheat bound for Chile. The crew is (front I. tor.) 2nd Mate Dick Holt, AB Jimmy Papis Jr., Asst. Engineer Paul Joiner, Chief Engineer Joe Kadak, (back row) Cook John Lee, Capt. Lou Vest, 1st Mate Jim Moran, OS Wade Wansley and AB Robert Wiggins. Crowley Votes New Contract SIU Boatmen at Crowley Marine in the ports of Wilmington and Long Beach, Calif., Philadelphia, San Juan, Lake Charle and Jacksonville early this month voted 165 to 114, with four ballots voided, for a new three-year contract. The last contract expired June 30. In the ports of Wilmington and Long Beach, Calif., unlicensed Boatmen work 24-hour shifts manning 15 tugboats, 20 barges and call boats. The bigger boats have 6-man crews and the smaller boats have 5-man crews . They dock ships and shift barges for the U.S. Navy and for private shipping there. Crowley Marine also has unlicensed and licensed SIU Boatmen on their Caribe Towing giant sea-going tugs and barges on the run from the ports of Jacksonville, Fla. and Lake Charles, La. to San Juan, P.R. and return. September 1986 I LOG I 5 �New Pensioners Joe Albritten, 64, joined the Union in the port of St. Louis , Mo. Brother Albritten is a resident of Murray , Ky. Pink Amos Jr., 60, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1959. He sailed as a deckhand for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad from 1961 to 1986. Brother Amos is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born in Rutherfordton , N.C. and is a resident of Hampton, Va. Cleverne Lord Bradberry, 65, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1975. He sailed as a cook for Sabine Towing from 1971 to 1976. Brother Bradberry last sailed out of the port of Houston. He was a former member of the Electricians Union. Boatman Bradberry is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Center, Texas, he is a resident of Port Arthur. Thomas Joseph Dujmovich Sr., 62, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961. He sailed as a storekeeper and maintenance man for Curtis Bay Towing from 1948 to 1977. Brother Dujmovich was a former member of the IBL of APL. He is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. Boatman Dujmovich was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Glenolden, Pa. Benjamin Edward Edge, 61 , joined the Union in the port of Norfolk m 1962. He sailed as a deckhand and chief engineer for Stone Towing m 1958 and for Cape Fear Towing from 1969 to 1976. Brother Edge also worked as a machinist for Coastal Motors from 1954 to 1958. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union, District 50 from 1958 to 1962. Boatman Edge is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native of Bladen City., N.C., he is a resident of Wilmington, N .C. David B. George, 64, joined the Union m the port of Norfolk. He sailed as a deckhand. Brother George was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Wilmington , N .C . Gustave Henry LeBlanc Jr., 65, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans m 1956. He sailed as a deckhand and captain aboard the tug Coyle (Coyle Line) from 1947 to 1957 and for Crescent Towing from 1958 to 1977. Brother Le Blanc last shipped out of the port of Mobile and 6 I LOG I September 1986 was a former member of MEBA , the Teamsters Union and the Elevator Construction Union. He attended the 1977 Piney Point Gulf Inland Educational Conference. Boatman Le Blanc is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Gretna, La. and is a resident of Belle Chasse, La. William "Will" Drue Savage, 60, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1969. He sailed as a tankerman and deckhand for Dixie Carriers from 1967 to 1986. Brother Savage last sailed out of the port of Wilmington, Calif. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Born in Jackson Parish, La., Savage is a resident of Houma, La. Charles Hammond Yates, 62, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1956. He sailed as a tankerman and AB for G & H Towing from 1951 to 1986. Brother Yates was born in Cape Giradeau, Mo. and is a resident of Houston. Aboard the Gulf Star (Sheridan Transportation) are (I. to r.) SIU Rep Nick Celona; J. R. Thomas, AB; Steve Parrish, AB, and Steve Frantz, mate. In Memoriam July 23. Brother Walsh joined the Union in the port of Savannah, Ga. in 1957 sailing last as a captain for the C.G. Willis Barge Line. He was born in South Carolina and was a resident of Vidalia, Ga. Burial was in the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery, Lyons, Ga. Surviving is his widow, Mamie. Eugene Parham died on June 5. Brother Parham sailed for National Marine Service from 197 5 to 1977 and for Sabine Towing in 1985. Berry G. Walsh Jr., 58, died of a heart attack in Chesapeake, Va. on Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters AUG. 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester ....................... New York .. .... ... ....... .. .. .... Philadelphia . . .. . .. . .......... . .. . Baltimore .... . ................ . . . Norfolk . ... . ........... .. . .. ... . Mobile .. .. ..... . . .... ... . .. . . . .. New Orleans . ...... . . ... ..... . .. .. Jacksonville ........ . ............. San Francisco ...... . . . .. . ......... Wilmington ... ....... . . . ..... . ... . Seattle ........... . ........... . .. Puerto Rico ...................... Houston .... . ........ . ........... Algonac ......................... St. Louis ....... . . . .. . ........... Piney Point .. . . ........ . . . ... . .... Totals ............... . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester .......... . ....... . . . .. New York ........................ Philadelphia ...................... Baltimore ..... . .................. Norfolk ...... . .................. Mobile . ......................... New Orleans ............ ... ....... Jacksonville . . . . ......... . . .. ..... San Francisco ..... ...... . ... ... ... Wilmington .. ... . . . . .. . ....... . ... Seattle ..... . .... . ..... . . . .. . .... Puerto Rico ...... . . . ...... . . . .... Houston . . ... .................... Algonac ......................... St. Lou is ............... . ..... . .. Piney Point ..... . ................. Totals ... . ......... . ........ . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Port Gloucester ........... . ......... . . New York . ....................... Philadelphia .... . ................. Baltimore ... . .................... Norfolk ......................... Mobile . . ... . ......... . .. .. .... . . New Orleans ...................... Jacksonville ...................... San Francisco . ... .. ........ . ...... Wilmington ....................... Seattle .. . ... .. ... .. .... . ........ Puerto Rico ... . . ... .............. Houston . .................... . ... Algonac . . .. . ... . . . . ....... .. .... St. Louis . .... . . .... .... . .. . ..... Piney Point . .... .. . . ..... . ........ Totals ... ... . ........... . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 111 26 51 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 1 3 60 1 2 2 0 10 0 0 4 4 0 1 89 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 4 0 11 0 0 6 0 7 1 19 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 38 13 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 8 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 63 23 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 92 26 5 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 4 2 0 14 0 0 3 17 1 0 16 148 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 1 1 65 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 4 0 15 0 0 7 0 0 0 44 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 9 88 27 22 223 99 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 25 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Totals All Departments ..... . ......... . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 55 *" Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ** " Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. �In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. T HROUGH six terms in office, three in the state legislature and three in the U.S. Senate, Senator Bob Packwood has been a representative of the people of Oregon. In his reelection campaign, he once more has the full support of the Seafarers International Union. Oregon, a deep-water port state, carries on important shipping for the nation's western seaboard. Maritime is a major component ~f Oregon's economy. While new technologies may be good to cure short-term problems caused by a slump in the timber industry, Packwood believes that maritime is the staple of Oregon. Of primary interest to Senator Packwood is supplying maritime workers and enterprises, especially U .S.-flag shipping, with every bit of cargo that he could bring through his vote in Congress. In the Senate, Packwood has never been absent from the floor when the Senate has met to consider key maritime bills. Each time he has voted on the final version of legislation, he has voted on the side of the American flag. He has voted with the SIU on the cargo preference compromise, oil cargo preference, Alaskan oil export, the SPR fill rate, P.L. 480 cargoes, the convention tax deduction, TAK-X spending and T-5 spending, the Cunard waiver, shipping deregulation legislation, and the Senate resolution 1159. Only on the SPR fill rate vote in 1982 did Packwood take a position contrary to the SIU. Two years later, when the measure came up again in the Senate, he was to rejoin the SIU camp by voting for maintaining a fill rate on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The youngest representative in the Senate at the time he took office, Senator Packwood rose quickly to assume chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee. His main interest has been tax reform. As a Republican he has followed a conservative outline, seeking such changes as tax deductions for taxpayers who send their children to private schools and capital gains tax savings for companies. But he has also fought against proposals to tax employee benefits. In the debate Rep. Timothy Wirth Colorado C olorado's 2nd district is home to wealthy oil magnates and poor hispanics, University of Colorado students and settled conservative subur- Sen. Robert Packwood Oregon on the 1985 tax reform package submitted to Congress, "If taxation of employee benefits is in the bill," he said, "that in and of itself will make the entire bill unacceptable to me and I will work hard to defeat it regardless of what else it contains." On labor's side again in 1978, this time working on revising labor laws, Packwood favored elimination oflabor laws that have limited union organizing and common-site picketing. Lifting such laws would give workers in the construction trades more freedom to act in support of their union during a strike by workers. Packwood has been criticized by members of his own party for his prolabor stands. He has also been criticized for his work to gain equal rights for women and for supporting antidiscrimination laws. Packwood is perhaps the most outspoken advocate of legalized abortion in the Senate today and has been the object of a movement by the New Right to unseat candidates favoring continuance of pro-choice laws. In other areas, Senator Packwood has tried to bring deregulation of the broadcasting industry, equal insurance rates for women and men and non-discrimination in educational institutions receiving federal assistance. He serves on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (and is a former chairman of the committee) and the Committee on Joint Taxation. ban resident . Yet, since 1974, when Rep. Timothy E. Wirth was first elected to Congress, he has managed to support the interests of each of the e divergent groups. The proof is in his re-election to office six times since his first campaign in 1974. In addition, Congressman Wirth has been asked to support legislation affecting the maritime industry. Though Colorado is not a maritime state, but rather a new growth area of high technology industries, the congressman has given his vote on the following issues: He has voted for retention of the Convention Tax Deduction for business expenses on U .S.-flag vessels. In 1981 and 1982, he voted for Naval Construction subsidies and for the elimination of user fees as a means to clear up the U.S. share of the St. Lawrence Seaway debt. Congressman Wirth favors a strong defense and has worked hard to convince members of Congress to invest in strengthening the nation's conventional military forces which include the maritime fleet. He has lobbied to put Superfund environmental cleanup funds to use in his state and to keep essential social programs from being cut from the budget. He is a strong environmentalist working toward clean air legislation and an ''Atari'' Democrat who supports legislation aimed at promoting high technology education and industrialization. In particular, the Colorado congressman is credited with blocking two efforts that would have had serious implications for Coloradans and the nation. One, a move to hasten energy exploration projects asked that local, state and federal laws be waived in some instances. Seeing that among other things, Davis-Bacon union wages could have been waived if the effort passed, the congressman led the Commerce Committee to oppose the plan. In the end, the plan was so watered down that its originators stopped their lobby and it failed to pass out of the committee stage. In the 1980 Congress, Wirth stood with five of his Democratic colleagues in the Budget Committee against that year's budget as it came onto the floor of the House. It had even greater cuts in social programs and increases in defense than the budget that was passed later that year. Together, the five congressmen were able to defeat the budget. Wirth has served on the House Budget Committee and the Science and Technology Committee. He has also served as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. S ENATOR Alan Cranston, senior senator from California, is campaigning to serve a fourth term in office. He has served in the Senate as Democratic Whip since 1977. Originally elected in 1968, the Democratic senator has faced uphill races in recent elections. California voters are wedded to a history of Republican endorsements and faithful to former Governor Ronald Reagan. Beginning his political career in 1958, Cranston ran for California state controller. He won the race, the first time in 72 years that a Democrat had been elected state controller. In 1984, Senator Cranston ran for the Democratic presidential nomination losing to Walter F. Mondale. Besides taking on difficult elections, Senator Cranston has often been at the center of difficult issues. He has been a leader of the nuclear freeze movement and a fervent believer in arms control, working to limit the spread of the nuclear capability to other nations. As part of his work on national defense, Senator Cranston has asked Congress to strengthen conventional armed forces and to rekindle national interest in the U.S. merchant marine. Cranston voted to increase tonnage for U .S.-flag vessels. He supported the SIU on 1985 cargo preference legislation, Strategic Petroleum Reserve quotas, P.L. 480 cargoes, oil cargo preference and convention tax Sen. Alan Cranston California deductions for passenger vessels. He also voted against export of Alaskan North Slope Oil. For the labor movement as a whole, Senator Cranston has contributed to development of job training programs and child care assistance programs. He sponsored the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CET A) in 1973, a program that grew to include thousands of unemployed teenagers and displaced workers throughout the nation and provided sources of job education and employment. Senator Cranston has served on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Veterans Affairs Committee. Washington Report (Continued from Page 4.) U.S. vessels. "In an effort to protect jobs and not jeopardize the security of our military heating sources," said Pecquex, "the SIU has joined a coalition of other interested parties to eliminate the mandatory conversion provisions contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act." Strategic Petroleum Reserve Responding to the financial crisis in the domestic oil producing states, the Department of Energy has promised to maintain a 35 ,000 barrel-a-day fill rate for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The SIU has long argued that such a move would not only benefit the oil industry, but would also protect American national security interests. Under the P. L. 480 program, all such oil would have to be transported by American-flag vessels. September 1986 I LOG I 7 �Army Reservists Come to Piney Point To Learn Cargo Handling With Seafarers The SHLSS 32-ton Hagglund Crane was recently used by members of the U.S. Army Reserve 1173RD Transportation Unit from Boston, Massachusetts. These soldiers reported to SHLSS for their two week Active Duty Training in Cargo Handling and were integrated with SIU members who were undergoing the regular four week Sealift Operations and Maintenance Course. Since the Army Reserve accounts for 60 % of all military cargo that would be loaded aboard the Ready Reserve Fleet during a national emergency, a common bond existed between seafarer and soldier during this training period. The large numbers of outsize and heavy equipment, such as helicopters, tracked and wheeled vehicles, are of primary concern for the loadout of sealift vessels by the military and merchant marine. In addition to this type of cargo, 20 ft. and 40 ft. containers must also be loaded and stowed either below deck or topside. The extensive sealift training facility at SHLSS is ideally suited for this type of operation. While training with the crane was the primary goal for the soldiers, fork truck operations were equally important and included in their schedule. Under the instruction of Crane Operator John Russell and Fork Truck Instructor Joe Marshall, these soldiers left the school trained and ready to perform as vital members of the sealift community's cargo handling team. I ,! A truck is hoisted clear and ready to be placed on a barge. Fork Truck Instructor Joe Marshall (I) directs fork truck drivers, SP-4 Joseph Iannuzzi (c) and SSG Marco Morales (r), on where to set down the oallatized ammunition containers. SSG David Comeau (I) and SP-4 Joseph Iannuzzi control the tag lines as the crane operators prepare to place the aircraft engine on a barge. 8 I LOG I September 1986 The signalman SSG Marco Morales directs the operation and gives the hold signal. �Salvacion Harris, Edwin 'Red' Harris and daughter Kathy chat with SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin Seafarer Promotes American Goods Red Harris is a seafarer who believes very strongly that Americans should buy Americanmade products. So strongly, in fact, that he has written a book about it. Made In America: A Jobs Creating Manual is published by Red-Blooded American Enterprises, a company Harris set up to educate American consumers about the perils of buying foreign-made products. ''When people buy foreign products", says Harris, "they're really only hurting themselves. They may save a little money in the short run, but in the long run it will lead to the collapse of the American economy.'' For example, Harris says, buying a foreign car does more than just put American auto workers out of a job~ it is effectively a layoff of whole families. This has a domino effect that strains the entire economy when the worker and his family can't buy food and other necessities. According to Harris, it isn't the government's fault that the economy is weak, and it isn't the fault of the companies or unions. The only one who is really to blame is the consumer. ''The most important thing anyone can do is to buy American. Sometimes it takes a little looking to find American products anymore, but we all have to do it or soon we will have no economy at all. '' Army Reserve 1173RD Front row (I. to r.) Neil Coyle, SGT Larry Debnan. Second row: Bill Hellwege (Inst.), SSG David Comeau, SSG Paul Cully, SP-4 Joseph Iannuzzi, SP-4 John Pratt, SSG Marco Morales. - - - - B i g Red Departs SHLSS"'""---The SHLSS Lightship Big Red has seen a lot of service in its 80 year history. The former U.S. Lightship WAL-.509 saw nearly sixty years of service as a U.S. Coast Guard "Relief Lightship - Search and Rescue Vessel.'' The Coast Guard donated the ship to the school in 1968 where it was turned into a floating museum. Recently this vessel was sold and on August 19, 1986 it was towed to Yonkers, New York where it will be used as a special catering restaurant. SHLSS Course Graduates . Welding First row (I. to r.) Mike Calhoun, Patrick Coppola, Robert Oppel. Second row: Bill Foley (Inst.), Chri.s Benzenberg, Spiros Perdikis, John Trent. Seallft Operations & Maintenance First row (I. to r.) Lexa Mcclean, William Simmons, Joseph Krebs, Jack Freeman, Joseph A. Foote. Second row (I. to r.) Joe Marshal (Instructor), Mike Hasson, John Day, Joseph Jay Arnold. Third row (I. to r.) David R.C. Elliott, Hayden Gifford, Kris Carson, James E. Llewellyn. Fourth row (I. to r.) Jon Beard, Billy Ray Hanbury, Robert Carson, Thomas Hogan. Not pictured: Mike Bolger, and F. Mosebach. Diesel Engine Scholarship I. to r. J. Christopher Clifford, Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Leo G. McGeoghegan, Rudolph Salvaggio, Harold L. McDaniel, Billy Ben Harroff. ~~~~ ' .itlli Towboat Operator Scholarship First row (I. to r.) Chuck Taylor, Joseph Owens, Kenneth Glaser. Second row Stephen Judd , Willie Owens, Thomas White, Michael Davis. Inland Trainee Group Front row (I. tor.) Robert Williams, Joe Marshall (Instructor), Charles Butler Jr. Second Row (I. to r.) Ben Cusic (Instructor), Chris Schlumm, Steve Booth, Bill Weatherholt, Vern Hoenes. Third row (I. to r.) Roy Matteson, Gary Haskett, Dennis Jerry, Danny Fortner, Tom Casey (Instructor). September 1986 I LOG I 9 �Recertification Programs Upgrading Course Schedule Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry The following is the current course schedule for the 1986 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as ~ible. Although every effon will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification November 3 December 8 Adult Education Courses Check-In Date Course Completion Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered on the following date: October 31 December 13 Seafarers applying for the upgraders Lifeboat class and who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be offered: 1987 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: Able-Bodied Seaman October 17 October 24 College Programs Engine Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) October 31 December 12 Diesel Engine Technology November 7 December 19 Welding November 7 December 5 Deck Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Celestial Navigation October 10 November 14 Lifeboat October 6 October 10 October 17 October 24 Able Seaman October 24 December 19 Radar Observer November 14 November 28 Tankerman December 1 December 11 Radar Observer (Renewal) November 7 December 5 November 14 December 12 All Rating Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Seal ift Operations and Maintenance October 17 November 14 November 14 December 12 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Chief Cook October 1 Jan.9, 1987 Cook & Baker October 1 November 19 Jan.9, 1987 Feb. 27, 1987 Ch ief Steward October 1 Jan.9, 1987 10 I LOG I September 1986 Course Check-In Date Associates in Arts 1987 Nautical Science Certificate November 10 Completion Date December 19 NOTICE To All SIU Members Who Are Scheduled To Attend SHLSS You must present an up-to-date SIU clinic card before attending classes. All students who are enrolled in a U.S. Coast Guard cenified class must carry a valid clinic card and pass a Coast Guard approved physical examination before entering the course. SPECIAL NOTICE TO Third/Second Assistant Engineers of Steam Vessels Do you hold either a Third or Second Assistant Engineer's License for Steam Vessels? If so, we want to bring to your attention the fact that there is a method of adding "motor vessels" to that license. As you well know, there is a demand for engineers of motor vessels in the industry. The U.S. Coast Guard offers a "motor addendum'' to those persons who obtain six months watch-standing seatime on a motor vessel as either Oiler, QMED or Junior Engineer while holding a license as Third or Second Assi tant Engineer of Steam Vessels. However, the six months watch-standing eatime must be obtained after you receive your license. The ''motor addendum'' consists of two examinations: (I) Propulsion Die- sel Engines: Fuel and Lube Oil Systems and (2) Propulsion Diesel Engines: Cooling, Intake and Exhaust, and Drive Train Systems. Upon passing these exams the U.S. Coast Guard will add either Third Assistant Engineer-Motor Vessels or Second Assistant Engineer-Motor Vessels, depending on your license. To assist you in preparing for the "motor addendum," the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School is offering a four-week Motor Addendum preparation course. The course will be the last four weeks of the Original Third/ Second Assistant Engineer of Steam or Motor Vessels course. To make application or for further information, contact the Vocational Department of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. ~ �At the end of their Recertified Stewards training at SHLSS, the class throws a culinary arts party with all sorts of fine food. Four members of the class (left) were (I. to r.) Peter Gonsalves, Yogo Gonsales, Franki Ross and Rudolf Spingat. At right is a bread basket made by the class. That's right, it's made from real bread. Rudolf Spingat (below) poses by his petit fours. Old-Timer Seeks Club Mates My name is Charles Hill, BK # H-573. I recently retired from the SIU and I am doing nothing but fishing in my lake in my backyard. I came up with the idea of starting a club for us rocking chair guys. It would be a means of keeping up communications with each other and possibly doing things we would enjoy together. I know we've been spread out all over the country and that in a way is an advantage, especially to those traveling across country on vacations, etc. It would provide us with visitors from our past years of shipping and a lot of interesting sea stories retold. I would appreciate it if you could put a write-up in the Log, describing my idea. If anyone is interested, they could send me a letter with name, address, telephone number, the department that they worked in, hobbies and anything else that might improve on the idea. Fraternally, Chuck Hill Rt. 1Box107 Shepherd,Texas77371 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copie of the SIU constitution are available in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership , makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively hy the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS all Union halls. All memhers should ohtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any memher or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ohligation hy any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc., as well as all other details, then the memher so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Con. equently, no memher may he discrimi nated again t because of race. creed. color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any memher feels that he i'\ denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. 11111n1m1un1111111nu11111111111111nu11111111111111n1111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union offi:::ial, in your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publi hing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meeting in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any memher pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have heen required to make such payment. this should immediately he reporteLI to Union heauquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are u ed to further its objects and purpose including. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made hy reason of the ahove improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for inve. tigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SP AD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right or a~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The add~ is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. September 1986 I LOG I 11 �Clue #1 What's 9, 721 miles southeast of Grundy, Va.? Clue #2 What's south of the Equator and north of the Tropic of Capricorn? A Speck in the Indian Ocean Is Home to 100 Clue #3 Where can you get a free haircut? Too bad. Time's up and you've lost the car. The correct answer, as several hundred Seafarers who have been there know, is Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean that is probably smaller than the town of Grundy. Anchored off this small island in the British Indian Ocean Territories are usually about a dozen or more American-flag ships under charter to the MSC. It's a Maritime Prepositioning Ships' location. These ships carry everything from tanks to water to supply American military forces if they are ever needed in that part of the world. Last month when Headquarters Rep Carl Peth left Camp Springs to service the ships, eight SIU-contracted vessels were there, with more than 100 Seafarers onboard. In addition, seven other U .S.-flag ships were in the anchorage. The five Maersk Line ships, all carrying enough gear to outfit a 3,000man Marine amphibious brigade, were the Cpl. Louis Hauge Jr., 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman, PFC James Anderson Jr., PFC William Baugh and the Pvt. Harry Fisher. All these ships are named after Congressional Medal of Honor winners. In addition, the Falcon Leader (Seahawk Management) and the Overseas Valdez (Maritime Overseas Corp.) were floating at anchor off the island. Also the semi-submersible American Cormorant (Pacific Gulf Marine) which carries several military tugs aboard was at Diego Garcia. After getting a job on one of these MPS ships, it takes a bit more time to Stationed in Diego Garcia, the American Cormorant is a semi-submersible ship, which also carries tug boats and other gear. Above is the crew (I. to r. front) Mohamed Abdullah, AB Tony Spurgeon, SIB Nancy Heyden, SIA Albert De La Alma, AB Robert Crooks, (middle) Chief Cook Mavna Wilson, AB Charles Davis, (rear) AB Michael Moore, SIA Alonzo Belcher, AB James Bernachi, QMED Michael Coyle and Bosun Wallace Perry. Photos by Carl Peth Above is the crew of the Pvt. Harry Fisher (I. to r. front) AB Fred Bischoll, Bosun Rich Minutello, SIA Lufti Nagi, (rear) Chief Cook Andrew Marcus, QEE Calvin Langley, AB Mike Masek, AB Robert Bakeman, GUDIE David Diamond, SI A Saleh Hassen, ALU James Gladney and SIB Eddie Johnson. The crew of the PFC James Anderson Jr. r.) AB Charles Boles, AB Gregory Lee, Tankersley, (standing) AB David Dees Ortega, SIB Tom Maley, GUDIE To Bernard Blunt and Bosun/AB Alfonso Ar A launch service at Diego Garcia ferries supplies and crews from ship to shore. Here the launch is alongside the PFC James Anderson Jr. 12 I LOG I September 1986 A shipboard barbeque is a special treat on the F Steward Assistants Lufti Nagi (left) and Saleh H man the serving table. �farers on Prepositioning Ships get aboard than a taxi ride from the hall to the waterfront. "I was lucky," Peth said, "I gc,t a charter from Newark via Paris and Cairo. It only took a little more than 20 hours. That was the Cadillac of repat flights. Some of those military C-141 flights take about 48 hours." Normally a tour of one of the MPS ships is four months on and two off. "But it's a different kind of sailing," Peth said. During an average month, exercises might take the ship (by itself or sometimes with another) out for anywhere from one to three nights. During those exercises the crew will practice underway replenishment, helicopter landings and man overboard drills. In port, the order of the day is usually general maintenance work and other drills. Diego Garcia may be tiny and it may be in the middle of nowhere, but the island does provide some amenities you couldn't find if you spent most of your time at sea with fast turn arounds in port. A launch service runs 10 trips a day from shore to the ships. Once ashore, a seaman can take a college course or drink a beer. The University of Maryland and Central Texas College have an extension center. In addition, there is a Seaman's Club with a gift shop, restaurant and bar. There is also a medical clinic, a library, Post Office, barber shop (with free haircuts), tailor shop, Stars and Stripes Book Store, ice cream stand, a post exchange and a chapel. The island also is home to an officers club, CPO club and E.M. club, bowling alley, swimming pool, a beach, hiking and jogging trails, a gym, movie theater and a package store. A Seafarer can swim, snorkel, sailboat and windsurf off the island too. There's a lot more to do on Diego Garcia than there is on a ship in the middle of the North Atlantic. But as Peth said, it is a very different kind of sailing, not for everybody, but not bad work if you can get it. On the 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman, Bosun Jim Spencer takes on stores delivered by the launch service. More than 1,000 eggs depend on his smooth operation of the crane through the hand controls. " One of the first MPS ships crewed was the Cpl. Louis Hauge. Pictured above is the current crew: SIA William Gigante, Bosun Gus Koutouros, AB David Brantley, Chief Steward Georg Kenny, Chief Cook Maureen Kenny, AB Robert Trainor, AB Sal Ciculla, GUDIE Ali Amran, SIA Lisa Wright, AC Ivan Salis, Cook/Baker "Bill the Baker" Seidenstricker, AB Jim McHugh, AB Carlos Irizarry, SIA David Collison, GUDIE Clarence Pompey and QEE Charlie Lore. The Overseas Valdez delivered a load of oil to Diego Garcia. In the galley are Chief Cook Henry Planel (left) and SIB Ray Mann. September 1986ILOGI13 �Area Vice Presidents' Report also were successful in negotiating this same PAC clause with Red Circle and other companies. This is a very important step for all inland members, one that will give us a stronger voice in maritime issues affecting our jobs and job security. Gulf Coast By V.P. Joe Sacco S HIPPING in the Gulf area has been steadily picking up. In New Orleans this month, the Pollux will go on sea trials for two weeks. This will require a full crew. The Bellatrix will be right behind her when she returns , also requiring a full crew. Most importantly, we are urging our membership to assist the SIU with the Lavino ships and all the Navy vessels. We have worked hard to get these jobs. There is a lot at stake for the Union and our membership in terms of job security. In Jacksonville, this past month we crewed up the Falcon Duchess and the Ogden Willamette. I am also happy to report that there is plenty of relief work for those who are short on seatime for their eligibility. In the inland division in Houston, notification has been sent to Higman Towing Co. in Orange, Texas for reopening of the contract for negotiations. Also, the Tampa Pilot contract has been successfully negotiated and ratified by the SIU membership in Tampa, Fla. I was informed last week that National Marine Service Inc. is being sold to a private investor group under the name of National Barge Lines of New Orleans. It also was made known that Dravo Mechling took over the three vessels and 141 barges through a short-term charter. This will make Dravo the largest tank barge fleet in the industry. The attorneys for the SIU have filed suit with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to protect the interests of our members . At this time , no trial date for a hearing has been set. I will keep the membership advised. We are now under the second year of the contract for the unlicensed personnel of Dixie Carriers. We still have a $21 million law suit pending in the District Court in Harris County , Texas dealing with the agreement for licensed Boatmen. The personnel aboard these boats now understand the importance of an SIU agreement and recognition. We still have a lot of work to do with this company, and we will keep the membership posted. The Red Circle Transportation Co. contract has been negotiated and ratified by the membership in New Orleans. In Mobile, a contract was successfully completed with Admiral Towing Co. located in Pensacola, Fla. These are all new jobs where four tugs are exclusively assigned to do work for the military, and two tugs are assigned to do commercial work in that area. They are SIU top to bottom. In April we were successful in negotiating the first SIU Inland Political Activities Contribution checkoff with Sabine Towing Co. in Port Arthur. We 14 I LOG I September 1986 for a course at Piney Point. I guarantee when you leave you will not only know about military ships , but will know how to operate that gantry crane you see on the school grounds. With more MSC ships up for bid , and with an SIU-contracted company having the best chance to win these ships , it behooves us to do our part in not only taking these jobs, but doing a yeoman ' sjob while we are out there. Not only do you help yourselves, but you help your fringe benefits and your Union. ------~ /i,;:=. Government Services by V.P. Roy Mercer East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall I T is interesting to note the changes in Government Services shipping that have taken place since the merger of the Military Sea Transport Union into the Seafarers International Union , Government Services Division, almost five years ago. The most notable change is the administration's decision to contract out to private industry work that is or was performed by Federal Civil Service employees. To this end, the Military Sealift Command is in the process of contracting out to private industry many of their nucleus ships under the Government OMB Circular A-76 Program. This simply means that certain MSC ships are bid for operation as per MSC specifications by private steamship operators. If the successful bidder' s price is 10 percent lower than the MSC operational price, the private operator takes the ships over for operation. Most recently , the 12 MSC oceanographic ships that President Drozak and Vice President Campbell have been telling you about are a result of the A-76 program. You may wonder why more of our members in the Government Services Division do not take these jobs. The fact is that MSC has not released any permanent marine personnel from their rolls as yet. We have been able to hire those few MSC seamen who were under temporary MSC status with less than one year service. The MSC must conduct a Reduction in Force, a government procedure of laying off employees by category. As yet, the MSC has not used this system but has chosen to keep these excessive seamen on the government rolls. As long as the MSC sailors are on the government rolls, they cannot seek employment with, in this case, Lavino Shipping Co. because it would be a conflict of interest. The SIU has been very successful in that SIU-contracted companies have been the low bidders in winning these military contracts, but it is up to you, the members, to take these jobs. The Lundeberg School is here for the purpose of helping and assisting the membership. If you are reluctant to take one of the military jobs because you feel that you are not qualified, sign up was vetoed by an indifferent Reagan administration. That same administration has dragged its feet and ultimately diminished funds for badly needed dredging and marine construction project . The few jobs that come up for bid are attacked by non-union , price-cutting companies to such a degree that our contracted companies have to seek contractual concessions from us to stay in th )all game. S Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco T HE activity on the inland waterways is at its high mark at this time of the year. OrgulfTransportation is crewing new boats in an effort to handle its grain contracts. This means more jobs for our membership. In the last few months, we have had to start an Inland Deckhand Training Program at Piney Point to train new members to meet the demand for unlicensed personnel at Orgulf. We have had three classes so far this year, and one is in progress at this time. We expect to start a fourth class Sept. 15. The Orgulf contract comes at an important moment. The number of jobs on the Lakes and the inland rivers has been steadily declining for the past several years. The ba ic reason for the decline in the Lakes freighter business has been the so-called ' 'Free Trade'' position taken by the Reagan administration in allowing unlimited imports of foreign cars , car parts and steel. Those foreign-subsidized products make it extremely difficult for American steel mills and manufacturers to compete. LTV , the nation's second largest steel producer, has filed for bankruptcy , and other major producers are in danger of doing the same. And American steelworkers are out on the streets. Driven by the threat of "going under,'' large steel and other manufacturing companies have embarked on new cost-saving moves. Pensions and medical benefits for the elderly are being drastically cut. Companies declaring bankruptcy are tearing up their signed labor agreements as if they had never been agreed to. SPAD and other politically supportive funds have become the voice of labor. Pressure is being brought to bear to stop the wanton disregard of workers' rights, and the government is responding-at least in the Congress. Earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed a trade bill, but it HIPPING has been good in all deepsea ports on the East Coast this month. In New York , we crewed up the new bulk carrier MV Aspen for a grain run to Pakistan. In Philadelphia, contract negotiations will begin with Interstate Oil Transport Sept. 29. In that same port, Coleman Launch Service negotiations also are coming up. In Baltimore, the Union has won some favorable decisions relative to the "alter ego" case against McAllister Brothers (Outreach Marine). The Union will stay on top of any new developments a far a the McAllister/ Outreach issue is concerned. Hopefully , within the next month or so, a favorable conclusion can be reached on behalf of those members who lost their jobs illegally. In Baltimore , the SIU is involved in two organizing drives: Harbor Cruises , which will oon be going to a hearing , and Hale Towing. In Norfolk , we crewed up the SS Pride of Texas . Our inland members in Norfolk have agreed to new three-year agreements with Ocean Towing and Lynnhaven Launch Service. Al o, wage re-openers were negotiated and signed for Cape Fear Towing and Stuart Transportation. Union officials are working on a new agreeement for Allied Towing. In New Bedford, the Union has won jobs and back wages for some of our members. The Union is continuing to pressure those boat owners who continue to defy the decision of the National Labor Relations Board. In addition, the Union ·is preparing to go before an administrative law judge to win back pay wages and reinstatement for those members who were fired illegally. The SIU has picked up three more fishing boats that were organized over the last few months and is continuing to organize the non-union fishing vessels in the area. Anyone wishing to help out with this organizing should contact their local agent for details. (Continued on Page 23.) �Military Sealift Command Displays Ship Models at Expo '86 Vancouver, B.C.-MSC brought its impressive exhibit and four ship models to the 1986 World Exposition in late July to this largest and busiest port on the West Coast of the Americas. By all indications, MSC'.s one-week appearance in Vancouver was favorably received by the global public and fair organizers who have already hailed Expo '86 as a world-class success. Upwards of 145,000 people a day passed through the gates of Expo '86 to see a dazzling array of exhibits that reflected the fair's theme, "World in Motion-World in Touch." MSC's display was part of Expo's Marine Commerce period and featured beautiful, hand-made models of the USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7), USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), the chartered ship M/ V Lyra and the MPS vessel, Pfc. William B. Baugh. Among the thousands of visitors who passed thr.ough the giant tent that housed MSC's and other maritime exhibits were commander and Mrs. William G. Sandberg (USN-Ret.) of San Diego. When they viewed the glassenclosed case of the Zeus and discovered the scale model was made by their friend, Cmdr. Bill Benson (USNRet.), who died three months ago, they said he would have been honored to have his work on display with MSC at the world's fair. Most visitors were either curious about MSC and the ship models or had their own unsolicited comments to make. "I know about MSC," said Martin Smith, a Canadian marine engineer who had seen the real Zeus and USNS Neptune in Vancouver before. "You guys have all the weird-l09king ships." An older gentleman from the United States stared at the paneled MSC exhibit which explained the MSC's mission through written information and photographs. "I remember this organization when they called it MSTS,'' said Joe Swan, a retired merchant mariner from Chicago. "Ever hear of the SS Texan? I was on her for a while when she was chartered to MSTS back in 1952.'' Swan ticked off the names The glass-enclosed case houses a scale model of the USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7), an MSCPAC cable ship which was displayed at Expo '86. of a few USNS ships he remembered: The Gen. Collins, Gen. Patrick and the Bald Eagle. ''I guess they were turned into razor blades a long time ago,'' he laughed, admiring several photographs of ships in the current MSC fleet. One woman who forgot her geography lessons thought the U.S. government was purchasing Russian-built ships. "It says here this ship was built in Odense,'' said the perturbed woman, reading a small metal plate attached to the base of the Pfc. William B. Baugh. "The U.S. government is in real trouble if it has to buy ships built in Russia.'' CORRECTION The March 1986 issue of the LOG carried an article on page 27 regarding the Pumpman pay scale. In accordance with Article IV, Section 1 of the 1985 New Standard Tanker Agreement, that article should read as follows: "On all vessels carrying a QMED/Pumpman, he shall be paid in accordance with his QMED classification in effect, or at the rate applicable to the Chief Pumpman, whichever is higher." The crew of the USNS Zeus was happy to see their SIU Brother and Business Agent George Grier. From the left, front row: Gregory Green, George Grier, Charles Grover, Lloyd Staton. Second Row: Jesse Fruge, Charles Washburn, David Ritchie, Donald Persian, Harry Atwell, Richard Mello. Back Row: Clifford Stanley, Rodney Kubiak. "I can assure you we're not doing that," said Lt. Cmdr. Don Norman, a reservist from Seattle who helped staff the MSC exhibit. "Odense is in Denmark. Perhaps you're thinking of Odessa, which is in Russia.'' (Editor's Note: The U.S. is still in trouble if it has to buy its ships at Odense. We should have a functioning shipbuilding industry in the U.S.A.) A number of U.S. Marines on va- cation in Vancouver with their families recognized the MPS vessel right away. ''She's one of the ships that will support us," said a Marine officer. "The Maritime Prepositioning Ships are our bread and butter.'' MSC's Carl Beauchert, who coordinates the MSC's exhibit program, estimated 10,000 people daily walked past or browsed in the vicinity of the MSC static display. At the close of the Marine Commerce segment of Expo '86, Beauchert accepted an attractive plaque on behalf of COMSC from Capt. Mike Williamson for having one of the best designed, informative exhibits among the many other maritime companies and organizations participating in the Marine Commerce period. "It was important to the show that we get a wide variety of maritime firms to participate,'' said Capt. Williamson, a former master aboard British merchant ships who supervised marine events at Expo '86. "With MSC's international reputation, you were a splendid addition to Expo '86. '' MSC's appearance at the world exposition was a first for the command. Carl Beauchert, who designs MSC exhibits, hopes it won't be the last. Expo '88 is scheduled to take place in Brisbane, Australia. Capt. William T. Dannheim Named MSCPAC Commander Captain William T. Dannheim, USN, has taken over as commander of MSCPAC. He relieved Captain Manuel A. Hallier, USN, on Aug. 12, 1986 in a retirement ceremony held at San Francisco Bay's Treasure Island. Hallier had served as MSCPAC commanding officer since May 1984. Rear Admiral WalterT. PiottJr., USN, commander, Military Sealift Command, commended Hallier for his many accomplishments during his naval career. "We will be exchanging one good officer for another," said SIU Vice President Roy "Buck" Mercer. "Hallier served admirably during hi stint as MSCPAC head. We expect that Dannheim will do the same.'' Dannheim brings a wealth of experience to his new job. His most recent assignment was with the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Before that, he was assigned to duty on the staff of the commander in chief, United States Atlantic Fleet/Atlantic Command, where he served as executive assistant to the deputy. He has earned many prestigious awards, including the Navy Cro sand the Bronze Star medal with the Combat "V." He i a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technolog} and holds a Master of Arts degree in government from Georgetown University. Dannheim received his commission from the Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. in 1963. Upon receiving his commission, he served tours of duty on the USS Metscher (DL-2) and the USS Norfolk (DL-1). He graduated from destroyer school in 1967, after which he was ordered to the USS Meredith (DD-890) as weapons officer. In 1969 he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He then served a tour of duty in Vietnam. In 1971 Captain Dannheim was ordered to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, where he served under the deputy chief of naval operations (surface warfare . In August 1975 he assumed duties as commissioning executive officer on the USS Elliot (DD-967). Following graduation in 1979 from the Naval War College, Dannheim was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, where he served as executive assistant to the director, Office of Program Appraisal. He then served as a federal executive fellow at the Brookings In titute in Washington, D.C. September 1986 I LOG I 15 �Fishing Tradition Carries On • s g edf rd Co Women in the galley of the Imigrante prepared traditional Portuguese dishes for dmner and supper meals. Story and Photos by Lynnette Marshall Father and son Francisco and Michael Ferreira on the Vila de Ilhavo. Ferreira is a member of the SIU Fishermen's Union and a native of Portugal as are many of the fishermen of New Bedford. About 98 percent of SIU-contracted vessels in the fleet have Portuguese speaking crews. Forty years ago, according to SIU New Bedford Representative Henri Francois, as soon as a fisherman's son finished school he went to work on a fishing vessel. Today, the children of New Bedford fishermen are going to college. 16 I LOG I September 1986 (Continued from Page 1.) regale in their native culture. The festival arrived August 17 this year. Rose Catulo, a frail woman in her 80's watched the festival unfold from inside her parked car beside the Portuguese wharf. This year she could not make it onto the Imigrante as she had in previous years for the festival day. She arrived in America 12 years ago through Boston Harbor after her husband, a fisherman in Portugal, passed away. With a shawl over her light frame keeping off the dank sea air, she could see the festival, hear Portuguese folksongs and watch as American and Portuguese flags were raised on fishing vessels. The chief events of the festival are the actual blessing of the fleet and a contest for the most beautiful vessel. To ready for the competition, fishermen and their families begin decorating the boats early in the morning of the festival. Up and down the pier, banners fly in the wind and in the hands of children. Fishermen climb high on the boats, carefully, slowly, until the ban- ners hang one after another, boat after boat. Tissue paper flowers and brightly colored streamers of all kinds are pasted onto the vessels. Guests arrive bringing covered dishes. At 11 a.m. the fishing boats cast off from the pier. They made a short journey down the harbor. Each was then blessed as it passed before the Coast Guard cutter where religious leaders stood with city officials, Union officials and the press. Then, ships' captains dropped a rose in memory of Father Hogan who for years had blessed the fleet but diedjust before this year's festival. Prayers were offered for the safety of the crews in the coming year. On a smaller Coast Guard boat, judges looked over the fishing boats to decide which would win the festival's most beautiful boat contest. The vessels returned to the piers. Bottles of Portuguese wine were poured into paper cups. Children tried to catch fish off the stem and climbed railings onto neighboring vessels. As the sun went down, word reached the lmigrante and the other vessels-the Sangor was awarded first place. Cleaning baskets of sardines flown in from Portugal for the feast are SIU fisherman Algusto Rosa, and friend, Francisco Oliveira, on the Imigrante. �SIU fishermen, friends and family together on the Linda and Ilda. Gel Carlos cracks open a lobster for a sumptuous table buffet laid out on the lmigrante. i The feast on the Imigrante: cakes of all kinds, sweet rice, caramel and pineapple molds of gelatin, lobster salad, rice with hot savory spices, fish chowder, brown Portuguese bread to make into sandwiches of barbequed meats and wafer light sardines. More platters are brought from the kitchen. Then cleared before supper is served. SIU fishermen Domingos Figuero, Manny Suza and Joseph Estrella on the Galaxy rescue a plank that fell into the water as they readied their boat to sail in the festival procession. Families and crewmembers trimmed the Lady Laura in red and white, from banners to tissue flowers to a new dressing of paint. The Lady Laura entered the contest held each year to judge the most beautiful boat in the New Bedford fishing fleet. September 1986 I LOG I 17 �Algernon Whittier Hutcherson, 70, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1969 sailing last as a recertified chief steward. Brother Hutcherson graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1984. He last sailed out of the port of Norfolk. Seafarer Hutcherson is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Born in Portsmouth, Va., he is a resident there. Deep Sea Edmund Abualy, 65, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Jacksonville. Brother Abualy graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975 and last shipped out of the port of Philadelphia as a recertified bosun. Seafarer Abualy hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. A native of the Madeira Is., Portug4l, he is a resident of Woodbury, N.J. Thomas Alvin Baker, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk, Va. in 1964 sailing last as a chief steward. Brother Baker attended the 1975 Piney Point Crews Conference. He also worked as a chef at the CPO Club, Norfolk from 1959 to 1962, chefand steward at Hodges Seafood, Portsmouth, Va. from 1962 to 1963 and as a cook and butcher at the Lafayette Yacht Club from 1963 to 1964. Seafarer Baker is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Born in Erwin, Tenn., he is a resident of Princeton, W. Va. John "Johnny" Benedict, 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing last as a bosun. Brother Benedict walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. He also worked on the Delta Line Shoregang, New Orleans from 1975 to 1981. Seafarer Benedict was born in New Orleans and is a resident of Harahan, La. Granville Ward Davis, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1964 sailing last as a QMED. Brother Davis also ailed during World War II and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy before that war. He also sailed inland for Mobile Towing and Gulf Canal in 1964 and for G & H Towing in the port of Galveston in 1968. Seafarer Davis was born in Houston and is a resident there. John Calvin Griffith, 62, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as a chief electrician, ship's delegate and last as a QMED. Brother Griffith attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews Conference No. 6. He last shipped out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Griffith was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and is a resident of Houston. Joseph Hicks, 68, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1955 sailing last as a chief cook and recertified chief steward. Brother Hicks graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1982. He sailed with the U.S. Maritime Service in 1948. Seafarer Hicks sailed 33 years with APL and also sailed as a 3rd purser. A native of Shreveport, La., he is a resident of San Francisco. 18 I LOG I September 1986 Walker Taylor La Clair, 64,joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Norfolk last sailing as a bosun. Brother La Clair last shipped out of the port of Houston. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer La Clair is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of North Carolina, he is a resident of Galveston, Texas. Everette Woodson Lambe Sr., 66, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1951. Brother Lambe last shipped out of the port of Houston as a chief steward. He was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Cold Springs, Texas. 't Raymond Joseph McPhillips, 60, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing last as a FOWT out of the port of Houston. Brother McPhillips is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Warren, R.l. and is a resident of Houston. Gerald Linburg Nance Sr., joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief electrician and last aboard the ClS Long Lines (AT&T). Brother Nance was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. He was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Chesapeake Va. Michael "Mike" Nash Sr., 57, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing last as a quartermaster. Brother Nash also worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. in 1979. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Nash was born in Elizabeth, N.J. and is a resident of Freehold, N.J. Reidar Meinick Nielsen, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 last ailing as a chief electrician. Brother Nielsen was born in Norway and is a resident of Ostre Halsen, Norway. Anthony Notturno, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Galveston, Texas in 1951 sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Notturno graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1981. He also worked as a journeyman plumber. Seafarer Notturno attended the 5th Piney Point Educational Confer- ence. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native of Philadelphia, he is a resident of Villas, N.J. Donald L. Peters, 73, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. last sailing as a QMED. "' Brother Peters is a resident of South Gate, Calif. Stanley Francis Prusinski, 63, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. Brother Prusinski walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. He last sailed out of the port of Algonac, Mich. and received a 1960 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Alcoa Polaris. Seafarer Prusinski is a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Chicago, Ill., he is a resident there. James Junior Reeves Jr., 57, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1967 sailing as a cook. Brother Reeves was born in Ohio and is a resident of Buna, Texas. William "Bill" Howard Reynolds Sr., 64, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1955. He sailed as an oiler last out of the port of Houston. Brother Reynolds helped to organize the Atlantic Steamship Co. and ran for Union office in 1971. Seafarer Reynolds is a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Paratroops in both World War II and the Korean War serving as a sergeant. A native of Millville, W.Va., he is a resident of Bacliff, Texas. Olavi A. Rokka, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York last sailing as a deck engineer. Brother Rokka is a resident of Massapequa, N.Y. Albert John Sacco, 63, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Sacco graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1983. He last sailed out of the port of Wilmington, Calif. Seafarer Sacco also sailed during the Vietnam War. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1948 Wall St., 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor and the 1962 Robin Line beefs. Sacco is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. A native of Illinois, he is a resident of San Diego, Calif. Alexander Sokolowski, 62, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York. He sailed as an AB and 3rd mate, most recently out of the port of New Orleans. Brother Sokolowski was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and 1948 Wall St. beefs. He received a 1961 Union Personal Safety A ward for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Steel Voyager. A native of Massachusetts, he is a resident of New Orleans. �1 t l i George Silva, 61, joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 1952 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Silva last sailed out of the port of Baltimore. He was born in Massachusetts and is a resident of Sykesville, Md. Bryan "Bill" Varn Jr., 66,joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Savannah , Ga. He sailed as a cook and chief steward. Brother Varn also worked as a Sea-Land port steward in Port Elizabeth, N .J. He received a 1960 Union Personal Safety A ward for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Raphael Semmes. Seafarer Varn hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. A veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, Varn is a native of Florida and resides in Durant, Fla. Charles Walter Spence, 59,joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1966. He sailed as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Spence last shipped out of the port of Houston. He was a former member of the IL WU. Seafarer Spence is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. Born in Norfolk, Neb., he is a resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. James Erwin Watler, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. Brother Watler last shipped out of the port of Houston He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Watler was born in the Grand . Cayman Is., B.W.I. and is a resident of Houston. Alexander Szmir, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1951 sailing as an AB. Brother Szmir was born in Philadelphia and is a resident there. Richard Dale Thoe, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1965 sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Thoe graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. He also worked as an electrician. Seafarer Thoe is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Brainerd, Minn., he is a resident of Mobile. Raymond Joseph Thomas Jr., 66, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing last as a chief steward. Brother Thomas last shipped out of the port of Mobile. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Walter Frederick J. Gunn Sr., 59, joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1960. He sailed as a deckhand and scowman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1950 to 1960 and for Great Lakes Towing in 1975. Brother Gunn last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He was a former member of the Dredge Workers Union from 1948 to 1951 and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union from 1951 to 1961. He was a Lakes SIU trustee in 1970. Laker Gunn also worked as a stationary fireman and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Born in Cleveland, he is a resident of Light House Point, Fla. Stanley Francis Thompson, 62, joined the Union in 1948 in the port of Detroit. He sailed as an AB, tankerman, dredgeman and tugman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1945 to 1960, Marine Towing in 1962 and for Great Lakes Towing in 1970. Brother Thompson was a SIU official and organizer from 1963 to 1964. He was a former member of the Bartenders and Teamsters Unions. Laker Thompson is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Quincy, Mass., he is a resident of Ormond Beach, Fla. Howard Frederick Welch, 70, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1964 sailing as an OMU. Brother Welch last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He also worked as a stationary engineer. Seafarer Welch was born in Hyatt, Tenn. and is a resident of Jacksonville. Henry Joseph Kozlowski, 63,joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a tunnelman and AB. Brother Kozlowski last sailed out of the port of Cleveland. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Laker Kozlowski was born in Cleveland and is a resident there. Larry Poy Young, 67, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as a cook. Brother Young began sailing in 1940. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor and the 1962 Robin Line beefs. Seafarer Young was born in Canton, China and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Young is a resident of New York City. Great Lakes William Clinton Traser, 72, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York. He la t sailed as a QMED. Brother Traser hit the brick in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. He was born in Richmond, Va. and is a resident of Hou ton. Ernest Frederick De Merse, 58, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1952. He sailed as a deckhand, scowman and dredgeman for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1955 to 1961 and for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. in 1961. Brother De Merse was a former member of the Laborers Union from 1950 to 1953. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force after World War II. Laker De Mer e was born in Raco , Mich. and is a resident of Brimley, Mich. OOAl7- YOUR fSfllPMATeS OBdECT TO WORKING' WITH AN AL.COh'OL/C •P Atlantic Fishermen Hughes S. Amero, 66, joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fisherman's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. Brother Amero is a resident of Glouce ter. ME7 AN ALCOflOL/C? I ON.LY £'RINK 7WO QL/ARr6' OF BOOZE A PAY. ... ANO IJ/E B£/NG DOING IT FOR rweNrY Ye4RSfl WllY DRINK YOLIR- S£LF !Nro THE GRAVE . Q j/ff/...,D /6' AVA/L.AB.t.E, CON7:4CT YOL/R' PORT 6~Nr OR//./,!?' :51.1.U. OO/TNOW0U September 1986 I LOG I 19 �Deep Sea Pensioner Roy Watson Anderson, 77, passed away from heart failure in the Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville on July 3. Brother Anderson joined the SIU in the port of _ Jacksonville in 1963 sailing as a FOWT and cook. He was born in Oklahoma and was a resident of Jacksonville. Cremation took place in the East Coast Crematorium, Jacksonville Beach, FJa. Surviving is his widow, Elizabeth. Pensioner Charlie Burns, 60, died on Aug. 2. Brother Bums joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as an AB. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Bums was born in Louisiana and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Helen; two daughters, Elishia Brewster and Margaret Wilcox; his father, John and his mother, Elishia Pratts, all of New Orleans. Charles Bertell Eagleson Sr., 45, died on July 31. Brother Eagleson joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1956 sailing last as a QMED. He was born in New York City and was a resident of Houston. Surviving are his widow, Jean; two sons, Charles Jr. and Jason; a daughter, Penny Curry, and his mother, Anna Booth of Houston. Pensioner Joseph George Edwards Sr., 73, succumbed to cancer in the Shelby Hospital, Center, Texas on Aug. 12. Brother Edwards joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as a cook and waiter. He also worked 30 years as an office manager and junior executive. Seafarer Edwards was a veteran of the Louisiana National Guard Infantry before World War II. Born in New Orleans, he was a resident of Center. Cremation took place in the East Texas Crematory, Kilgore, Texas. Surviving is his widow, Olga. Pensioner Loyd J. Griffis, 77, passed away recently. Brother Griffis joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile sailing last as a deck engineer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Griffis was born in Mississippi and was a resident of Beaumont, Miss. Surviving is a niece, Winifred Bellamy of Gautier, Miss. Antoine "Steve" Gurney, 56, died on June 11. Brother Gurney joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1959 sailing as an oiler. He last sailed out of the port of Seattle and was a former member of the Canadian Seamen's Union. Seafarer Gurney was a veteran 20 I LOG I September 1986 of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Born in Canada, he was a resident ofHoguiam, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Dolores; two sons, Tony and Billy; a daughter, Sharon March of Hoguiam, and three aunts, Irene Kolinchuk and two others of Transcona, Manitoba, Canada. Pensioner Louis Philip Hagmann Jr., 79, succumbed to a lung ailment at home in Metairie, La. on · July 27. Brother Hagmann joined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1957 last sailing as a chief steward. He was born in New Orleans. Burial was in the Metairie Cemetery. Surviving are three sons, Dewey, George and Raymond, and three daughters, Joyce, Michelle and Eugenie, all of New Orleans. Pensioner Frederick "Red" Edgar Hansen, 74, passed away from heart failure in the Ralph K. Davies Hospital, San Francisco on June 1. Brother Hansen joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU) in 1939 in the port of San Francisco sailing as a bellboy, laundry foreman and steward on PMA ships. He began sailing on the West Coast in 1931. Dec. 8, 1941 he was aboard the SS President Madison (APL) with a contingent of U.S. Marines in Balikpapan, Borneo when he learned of Pearl Harbor. Seafarer Hansen was also a MC&SU official and organizer. A native of Oakland, Calif., he was a resident of San Francisco. Hansen was a model train enthusiast and stamp collector. Burial was in the Cypress Lawn Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving are his widow Dorothy and a sister, Mabel Sandbote of Walnut Creek, Calif. Pensioner Antonio Ibarro, 75, passed away on June 28, Brother Ibarra joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Ibarra was born in Puerto Rico and wa a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow, Praxedes and a son, Maxwell of Naranjito, P.R. Pen ioner Herbert Paul Knowles, 71, pa ed away on Aug. 14. Brother Knowles joined the SIUmerged MC&S U in .1946 in the port of New York sailing last as a chief steward. He was born in New Jersey and was a resident of Rodeo, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Wilma and a son, J. Knowles. Pensioner Robert Lee McDavitt, 60, died of heart failure in the U.S. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Jackson, Miss. on July 27, Brother McDavitt joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1950. He sailed as a chief pumpman and 2nd assistant engineer. In 1967 he graduated from the Union-District 2, MEBA School of Engineering, Brooklyn, N. Y. and he walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer McDavitt was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Fort Madison, Iowa, he was a resident of McComb, Miss. Interment was in the Hollywood Cemetery, McComb. Surviving are his mother, Jeanette and a brother, Thomas of McComb. Vincent Tierney, 33, died on July 5. Brother Tierney joined the SIU following his graduation from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1977. He sailed as an AB. A former member of the Metal Wire Latherers Union, Local 46, N.Y. from 1969 to 1975, Seafarer Tierney was born in New York City and was a resident of Land O' Lakes, Fla. Surviving are his parents, John and Alice of Tampa; a brother, Joseph of the Bronx, N.Y., and a sister, Barbara Drugan of Bayville, N.J. Pensioner Ching You, 74, Shing passed away on Aug. 5. Brother You joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing last as a chief steward. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor and the 1965 District Council 37 beefs. Seafarer You also worked in the Lotus Garden Restaurant and at the Hotel Oceanic Restaurant in New York. A native of Shanghai, China, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow, Yan Hau and a brother, Thomas of New York City. Great Lakes Pensioner Theodore Johannes Hansen, 77, passed away from cancer in the Manor Care Nursing Center, Lucas Cty., Ore. on July 26. Brother Hansen .__......,......__....,.. joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N. Y. in 1962 sailing last as a chief steward. He sailed for the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Co. from 1963 to 1964. Laker Hansen was born in Germany and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Hansen was a resident of Toledo, Ohio. Burial was in the Ottawa Hills Park Cemetery, Toledo. Surviving is a daughter, Sharon Hornyak of Toledo. Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point ................ Monday, October 6 ..................... 10:30 a.m. New York ................. Tuesday, October 7 .................... 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia ............... Wednesday, October 8 .................. 10:30 a.m. Baltimore ................. Thursday, October 9 .................... 10:30 a.m. Norfolk ................... Thur day, October 9 .................... 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville ............... Thursday, October 9 .................... 10:30 a.m. Algonac ................... Friday, October 10 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Houston ................... Tuesday, October 14 ................... 10:30 a.m. New Orleans .............. Tuesday, October 14 ................... 10:30 a.m. Mobile .................... Wednesday, October 15 ................. 10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............. Thursday, October 16 ................... 10:30 a.m. Wilmington ................ Monday, October 20 .................... 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................... Friday, October 24 ..................... 10:30 a.m. San Juan .................. Thursday, October 9 .................... 10:30 a.m. St. Louis .................. Friday, October 17 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Honolulu .................. Thursday, October 16 ................... 10:30 a.m. Duluth .................... Wednesday, October 15 ................. 10:30 a.m . Gloucester. ................ Tuesday, October 21 ................... 10:30 a.m. Jer ey City ................ Wednesday, October 22 ................. 10:30 a.m. �AURORA (Apex Marine), August 10Chairman C.A. Cuttirres; Secretary Joseph Bennett Jr.; Deck Delegate H.D. Jackson; Engine Delegate Juan Rodriguez. No disputed OT. There is $105 in the ship's treasury. The Aurora will pay off in Houston, Texas on Aug. 13 and will immediately start loading for the next voyage to Haifa, Israel. A wire was sent to headquarters requesting clarification on the shipping status of two ABs. The response was not clear, and the matter will be taken up at payoff. The secretary noted that the voyage was very good "thanks to the seamen aboard who were more brotherly to one another than I have ever witnessed during my time at sea. I hope there is a future for guys such as these." All movies are to be turned in before arrival in Houston so that they may be exchanged for new ones. It was suggested by the members that something positive be done about the welfare payments to doctors and hospitals for bills incurred due to illness. "Many of us are ending up with bad credit because of this." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a very good job of feeding and for the wonderful cookout. Next port: Houston, Texas. BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), July 27-Chairman Donald Wagner; Secretary C. Carter. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $13 in the ship's treasury. Correspondence from SIU Vice President "Red" Campbell concerning pension funds was read and explained fully to the membership. The letter was posted in hopes of tabling any written motions in future meetings. A special vote of thanks was given to Vice President Leon Hall for his efforts to reduce the required time for New York State unemployment insurance from 23 weeks to 15 weeks. The bosun urged all qualified members to consider applying for the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course for future employment opportunities and job security. The steward is taking a well earned vacation next trip and was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Next port: Port Elizabeth, N.J. FALCON CHAMPION (Titan Navigation), July 13-Chairman J. Chermesino; Secretary Paul Cox; Educationa1 Director D. White; Deck Delegate Carl Schmidt. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. The ship's treasury is doing quite well with a balance of $4 after flower donations ($115) and other expenses ($111 ). The movie fund now has $165.74, and the balance in the popcorn fund is $7.14. The Falcon Champion is going into the shipyard on July 21. The captain stated that the crew would be kept aboard provided the Union agrees to let the company furnish security in lieu of a deckdepartmentgangwaywatch. The Union was notified. Vice President "Red" Campbell said that it is OK if the crew agrees. A vote of crewmembers showed 8 in favor of staying, 4 in favor of going home. An official reply is still being awaited from headquarters. The next stop is England. Crewmembers were reminded to declare all items, and any member getting off should make sure his room is clean. Expressions of deepest sympathy were given to Brother Charlie Mann and his family on the loss of his brother. Flowers were sent from the crew and officers. The steward maintains a library of approximately 650 movies. They are enjoyed by all, and crewmembers were asked to help keep them in good order. Apart from one complaint about the food, a vote of thanks was given to the steward and his department for a job well done. The cooking and baking have been excellent. The steward explained that "this is not the States. The quality of stores are the best that can be purchased in the area." Next port: England. MAJOR STEPHEN W. PLESS (Waterman-MSC), August 3-Chairman R.E. Hagood; Secretary B.W. Steams Jr.; Educational Director 8. Stearman; Deck Delegate Arnold Bustillo; Engine Delegate Earl N. Gray Jr.; Steward Delegate Antonio Prizmik. No beefs or disputed OT. There is approximately $700 in the ship's fund to buy VHS movies and recreational equipment to be used aboard ship. The Pless will pay off on Aug. 11 while at anchorage at Lynnhaven, Va. and will then shift to another anchorage later that day. It is not known exactly when the "B" team will arrive onboard for the rotation of crews, but all members were reminded to clean their rooms and tum in all linen to the soiled linen locker. The secretary reported that on July 31 the Pless played host to the commanding general and the staff of the Obregon wi I arrive at Lynnhaven anchorage. Customs forms were handed out and the launch schedule will be posted. Two days transportation will be paid, with meal money, out to Cadiz. The vessel met up with the USS Platte oft the Virginia Capes and participated in an UNREP exercise. The U.S. Navy commended the crew for their skill and professionalism and thanked them for their hospitality. New rules for ship security have been posted; ID cards have been issued to all hands. Marine guards may be assigned to the ship while in port. If so, "show them courtesy and make them feel welcome. They are there for our protection." No new training films are onboard that the members haven't already seen. A suggestion was made to send copies of the monthly headquarters meeting. Another suggestion was to supply refrigerators in each crew room. A vote of Crewmembers aboard the PFC Eugene A. Obregon receive the hose from the USS Platte during UNREP exercises. 6th MAB for a briefing on an upcoming operation in Europe. The ship recently received a communication from the commanding general expressing his appreciation for the fine luncheon. He was impressed "with all of our efforts, the cleanliness, good condition of the ship and of our overall professionalism in having the Pless 'on station and ready.'" Questions were asked about the new SIU contract, and a suggestion was made to hire a SIU shoregang for stowing voyage stores-or at least call three stand-bys for the steward department. Two crewmembers, A. Bustillo and A. Bell Sr., will retire after this voyage. "We all wish them good luck and a long life." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. In its report to the LOG: "While on station in Portland, Maine, the ship held two outdoor barbecues for the people of Portland and the adjacent town. We had over 300 visitors to these parties. In tum, the ship was invited to a New England Clam Bake and Lobster Dinner (given by the Chamber of Commerce, Portland) at House Island, the site of a fort in the War of 1812. A good time was had by all who attended. OMI CHARGER (OMI), July 27Chairman F. Schwarz; Secretary A. Fluker; Educational Director!Treasurer Wiley Yarber; Deck Delegate John Landry; Engine Delegate L. Craig; Steward Delegate Melvin Morgan. No disputed OT. The steward just joined the ship and noted that the galley is not in good shape. The range and oven need repair, the reefer boxes need fixing, and the galley needs to be sprayed for roaches. He said that the steward department is doing a good job of working under these conditions, but that the two hours OT each day are not enough to keep the department clean. A VCR is aboard ship with 80 assorted movies. Members are asked to take care of the machine. The chief pumpman will pick and sign out movies as needed. A problem was brought up about draws on the OM/ Charger. It appears that every time a crewmember puts in for a draw, the captain says there is not enough money onboard. This will be taken up with headquarters and the company. Next port: New York. PVT EUGENE A. OBREGON-¥· &TC (Waterman-MSC), June 15-Chairman William Kratsas; Secretary Lee de Parlier; Educational Director Ronnie L. Herian. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department which will be referred to the boarding patrolman at payoff. There is $14 in the ship's treasury. The thanks was given to the steward department for their continued good job of food preparation and service. Next port: Norfolk, Va. SEA·LAND ADVENTURER (SeaLand Service), July 27-Chairman Robert U. Dillon; Secretary Glenn C. Bamman; Deck Delegate Philip Poole; Steward Delegate Harry E. Jones. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD and the job security it provides-particularly with the military-contracted vessels. The secretary spoke on the need to consolidate the various maritime unions into a single voice instead of having the different unions work at cross purposes. Cooperation between the unions and the contracted companies can benefit all, especially while shipping is in a slump. The educational director advised members to upgrqade their skills at Piney Point. "It's the only way to stay competitive in today's world." A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Port Elizabeth, N.J. SENATOR (CCT), July 21-Chairman Mark Lamar; Secretary George W. Luke; Educational Director Eric Bain; Engine Delegate Dennis A. Baker; Steward Delegate Angel B. Correa. No beefs or disputed OT. The ship is due in Miami on July 22 for a payoff. Everything is running smoothly. The chairman said, "I have had the pleasure of sailing with a very good crew. The bosun has been very helpful in all ways and should be given a vote of thanks. We have had a nice trip." A number of suggestions were made. The first was that the SIU not merge with any other union outside of "our own AFL union." A second was that a new washing machine is badly needed for the crew laundry room. The membership also feels that the clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. is too far from the Union hall. A clinic closer to the hall should be obtained or the Union should furnish transportation to and from the present clinic. A vote of thanks was given to the bosun and to the steward department for jobs well done. Next port: Miami, Fla. STAR OF TEXAS (Titan Navigation), July 20-Chairman G. Paschall; Secretary I.A. Fletcher; Educational Director J. Nathan; Engine Delegate Walter E. Sargent; Steward Delegate B. Young Jr. No disputed OT. The chairman re-emphasized the importance of contributing to SPAD and encouraged everyone to take advantage of the upgrading courses offered at Piney Point. A vote of thanks was given to t e entire crew for helping keep the ship free of coal dust and for making the five passengers feel welcome. The passengers were Ray and Rita Hale-Torres and their daughter Tanya, along with Robert and Christine Rockwell. Both families were returning home after retiring from the military forces, and both families expressed their gratitude for the reception they received from the entire crew. Mail still continues to be a serious problem aboard the Star of Texas. Mail addressed to the Fleet Post Office has never been delivered, and some crewmembers have not received mail since last May. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for an excellent job. Next port: Philadelphia, Pa. LNG VIRGO (Energy Transportation Corp.), August 10-Chairman Billy Nuckols; Secretary C. Shirah; Educational Director Engine Delegate Tom Curtis; Deck Delegate Albert C. Pickford; Steward Delegate Udjang Nurdjaja. Some disputed OT was reported in the engine department. The new feeding plan was brought up, and the secretary said he had been told that if the ship was not getting the proper foods, to bring the matter to ETC in Japan. It seems that food is coming from everywhere but the U.S.-ham from Denmark, chicken from Brazil, beef from New Zealand. When the food problems have been settled with ETC, all records will be sent to SIU headquarters. Next port: Himeji, Japan. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ALTAIR AMERICAN CORMORANT AMERICAN EAGLE AMERICAN FALCON UIG AQUARIUS ARCHOI UIG ARIES ATWITIC SPIRIT CAPE DECISION COVE LIBERTY 1ST LT. BALDOMERO LOPEZ GALVESTON GOLDEN ENDEAVOR MOKU-PAHU OMI CHAMPI I OMI MISSOURI OMI WABASH OVERSW HARRIEm OVERSEAS NATALIE PANAMA PAUL BUCK PHILADELPHIA ROBERT E. LEE ST. LOUIS SU PEDRO SEA-LAND CONSUMER SEA-LAND DEVELOPER SEA-LAND ECONOMY SEA-LAND EXPLORER SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE SEA-LAND INNOVATOR SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-LAND LIBERATOR SEA-LAID PACER SEA-LAND PATRIOT SEA-LAID PIONEER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA-LAND VENTURE Personals Mike Dumars Please contact Daniel Lee Hanbury at 2950 Cottage Knoll Dr., Mobile, Ala. 36609, or call at (205) 633-0056. Bill Earl Linn Your old friend William A. Todd would like to get in touch with you. Write him at 5108 NW 47, Oklahoma City, 0 kla. 73122, or call at (405) 787-6520. Edward McGunnigal Please get in touch with your nephew, Bill McGunnigal, at 1320 5th St., Peru, Ill. 61354, or call (815) 223-7863. Daniel J. McMullen Celia Stajkowski and her husband often think about you and really would be pleased to hear from you. You can write them at 310 Cameron St., Reading, Pa. 19607. Isadore Ostroff Josephine 0. Mize is trying to locate you. Please write her at 1805 North Berry Rd., Ajo, Ariz. 85321. September 1986 I LOG I 21 �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes AUG. 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac .... . . .. . ....... .. .. . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 76 6 21 7 2 33 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP 13 ENGINE DEPARTMENT O 32 O 5 0 6 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 16 0 0 4 0 4 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 O 0 37 Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus " Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President HEADQUARTERS 2 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 2 89 7 O 124 7 3 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **" Reg istered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . 22 7 52 14 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea AUG. 1-31, 1986 Port Gloucester ....... . ..... . . ... New York ... ... . . . . . ...... . . Philadelphia ............. . ... Baltimore .. ... . . . . .... . . . .. . Norfolk . .. .. .. ........ . .. . .. Mobile .. . ..... . ............ New Orleans . .. ............. Jacksonville ... . .... ... . .. . .. San Francisco .. . .... ... .. ... Wilmington .. .... . ...... . . .. Seattle ........ . . .. .. . .. .. .. Puerto Rico ... .. .. .... . .. .. . Honolulu ................ ... Houston .... ... . . .. .. .... .. . St. Louis .................. . Piney Point .. .... .. . ..... .. . Totals .. . .. . ... .... . ........ Port Gloucester . .. .. . .... . ... . .. . New York ... . .... .. . .. .. .. . . Philadelphia .. .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . Baltimore . .. ... . ............ Norfolk . ..... ... .. .. . . ...... Mobile . . ...... . .. . .. . . . . . .. New Orleans . .. ... . ......... Jacksonville .... . ... .. . . .. ... San Francisco .... . . . .... . . .. Wilmington . . .. ... . ......... Seattle . . .... . ........... . .. Puerto Rico . ... ....... . .. . .. Honolulu ... ... ... . . .... . .. . Houston . . . ..... .. ....... . .. St. Louis . ... .. . . .. . . ..... .. Piney Point .. .. . . . . . ...... .. Totals .. ... . . ... ........ . ... Port Gloucester ... . ......... . .... New York ..... . ........ . . . .. Philadelphia ....... .. .... .. . . Baltimore . ... .. . . ... . .. . .... Norfolk . . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. .. . .. Mobile .. . . . ... ... . .. ... . ... New Orleans . ... ........... . Jacksonville .. .. . ..... . ..... . San Francisco .. .... . .. ...... Wilmington ... .... ... .. .. . . . Seattle . . . ... .. .. . . . . ....... Puerto Rico .. .. ... . . ..... . .. Honolulu ............. . ... . . Houston ...... . . . .. . .. .. .. .. St. Louis .... .. . . .. .. . .. .. . . Piney Point .. .. ........ . .... Totals . . ........... . ... . ... . *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 46 5 7 9 10 42 32 34 14 36 10 5 36 0 1 3 17 3 8 11 5 2 10 11 5 6 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs 1 53 3 3 14 8 37 34 20 13 29 11 4 35 0 1 DECK DEPARTMENT 3 0 12 1 1 0 3 0 9 0 4 1 2 2 1 6 3 1 4 1 10 0 2 0 14 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 1 0 2 0 8 6 4 5 11 1 10 8 0 0 289 101 18 266 0 33 2 7 13 10 28 24 21 13 17 9 8 24 0 6 1 5 2 0 2 3 8 3 8 2 6 3 14 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 32 3 4 9 9 22 22 5 11 12 11 4 16 0 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 6 0 5 1 7 1 3 0 14 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 27 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 215 67 16 161 1 14 1 4 8 3 0 2 0 1 4 2 3 7 3 4 6 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 35 0 0 1 1 19 1 3 9 4 13 11 22 12 22 3 6 15 0 0 17 17 38 14 21 6 7 14 0 5 170 57 41 141 2 17 1 4 10 1 10 11 44 12 22 5 6 10 0 0 2 32 4 4 10 5 13 8 13 8 18 3 80 6 0 4 1 3 0 0 2 0 6 1 4 0 4 0 186 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 7 3 15 8 Port Gloucester . ..... . . ... ... .... New York ................... Philadelphia ............ ..... Baltimore ...... . ...... ... ... Norfolk .... . .. . . . ......... . . Mobile .... . . . .. . ........... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle .. . ....... . ...... . ... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ... . .. . ........ . ... Houston .................... St. Louis ............ . ...... Piney Point ........ . ........ Totals ........... . .... . ..... 155 210 207 114 Totals All Departments ... . .... 829 435 282 682 23 6 20 0 4 15 0 0 78 57 46 14 13 29 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 0 22 3 2 0 3 0 14 0 8 0 11 0 12 0 0 6 5 0 15 1 0 0 111 151 2 0 0 0 0 3 215 155 396 211 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 6 110 8 18 18 15 94 46 59 33 69 23 8 64 0 3 5 29 4 10 10 5 9 21 19 9 12 0 13 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 7 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 72 574 161 24 0 3 0 1 2 0 4 5 1 2 4 0 5 1 0 0 2 68 5 14 17 8 50 39 32 28 44 11 11 37 0 6 5 6 1 3 3 3 13 7 7 5 10 2 15 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 28 372 91 13 0 6 0 1 0 1 6 1 4 7 10 1 40 3 0 1 0 36 1 7 7 8 32 15 69 18 32 10 8 22 0 5 1 8 0 1 4 2 4 6 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 40 0 0 1 7 1 20 1 0 4 81 270 70 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 47 2 3 67 7 4 14 6 27 17 30 25 36 21 90 8 0 4 1 2 0 1 5 0 19 5 9 2 3 2 274 1 0 0 9 10 2 24 12 72 24 40 14 6 18 0 1 0 283 359 324 181 1,499 681 408 *" Total Registered " means the number of men who actually reg istered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of August was up from the month of July. A total of 1,470 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,470 jobs shipped, 682 jobs or about 46 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 181 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 3,549 jobs have been shipped. 22 I LOG I September 1986 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. .520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 5443 Ridge Rd. 44129 (216) 845-1100 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 2067 4 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATILE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St. , W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 51 O N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 , ~1 . �Defense Shot Could Send Industry to Ute Boats The Department of Defense is right. Foreign-flag ships haul cargo cheaper than U.S. ships. But will a foreignflag ship that carries military families' furniture to Germany in peacetime, carry tanks to the Middle East in war time? Absolutely not. That's why the DOD wins the CutOff-Your-Nose-To-Spite-Your-Face award. Earlier this summer the DOD issued a proposed new rule which would allow it to circumvent the Military Cargo Preference Act which requires that 100 percent of American military cargo be shipped on American vessels. They want to allow foreign-flag ships the cargo when U.S. rates are "excessive" (see story page 1). ''The right to carry government cargo is the only reason anybody has a U.S.flag ship," said one industry executive. Figures show that the Navy (through the Military Sealift Command) paid about $1.8 billion dollars to ship cargo last year. Other estimates show that foreign ships offering the same services might save the Navy 10 to 30 percent. In other words, the Navy might save $180 to $540 million. That sounds like a lot. But what Editorial would they lose in exchange? Very possibly a good portion of the ships they would have to count on in an emergency-Sea-Land, U.S. Lines, Lykes Brothers, and American President Lines-the backbone of the U.S. liner fleet. Even with the money from military cargo, between them U.S. Lines, SeaLand and APL lost more than $200 million. The revenues received from cargo preference are ·not making these companies barrels of profits. The DOD has to remember that the merchant marine has a role in national defense. The merchant marine is partner to the Navy. Most military planners agree that today there is a short- fall of U.S. merchant ships and seamen if a national emergency ever did arise. The Navy knows that. Look at their buildup of the nation's reserve fleet. Look at the dozens of newly-built or converted ships serving the Military Sealift Command: TAKX, Maritime Preposition and others. Those ships are there because the U .S.-flag merchant marine has been dwindling for decades. If the folks at the Pentagon don't want to overcome a strategic sealift shortfall, then maybe it's right for a field grade procurement officer who hasn't shipped anything but a desk for years, to determine that company's rates are excessive and let a Liberian ship lay up an American ship. That doesn't sound like good planning. 'Hyatt Is Union' Because of solid labor backing and the support of hundreds of allied organizations and individuals, our boycott of the Hyatt-Regency New Orleans has been successful-last month the hotel signed a first contract with SEID Local 100, and the service workers there now have a chance at the kind of wages, benefits and working conditions they deserve. For us, the contract means the end of a five-year struggle. For organized labor and our friends, it represents a significant step forward in a part of the country that is particularly hostile to labor unions. We thank you for honoring our boycott and for supporting our campaign. And now we ask that you conscientiously patronize the Hyatt-Regency New Orleans and enjoy the service of a unionized workforce you helped win! A.gain, our heartfelt thanks. Sincerely and fraternally, JohnJ. Sweeney International President Vice Presidents (Continued from Page 14.) West Coast by V. P. George McCartney I would like to give you a rundown on what is happening on the West Coast and Hawaii . Starting with the port of San Francisco, our three main companies on the coast are American President Lines, Matson Navigation and Sea-Land. In addition, we have tankers of Maritime Overseas and Ogden Marine regularly visiting the Bay Area and occasionally paying off there. As a result of the rotary shipping rules now in effect, we have a pretty good turnover in jobs, and while the old happy homesteaders who used to stay on the same ship four or five years or longer in some instances might not like it, I feel very strongly that the change in our shipping rules has been for the best of all concerned, particularly in view of the fast turnaround and short stays in port of today's modem container vessels and tankers. And the overwhelming majority of our members on the coast have told me that they prefer it this way. In addition to the deepsea ships, we have approximately 200 inland jobs with Crowley, depending on how many tugs and barges are operating in the Long Beach-Los Angeles harbors. Out in Hawaii, the two cruise ships Independence and Constitution continue to run with full passenger loads which is very welcome indeed considering the number of jobs this provides the members. In addition to the two cruise ships, all of the Matson ships pass through Hawaii. We also have the two . sugar vessels Moku Pahu and Sugar Islander visiting regularly. The cable ship Charles L. Brown is home ported in Honolulu and provides quite a few 'Thanks for the Help . ' • • I received from your legislative office copies of postcards sent to members of the House of Representatives and Senate by Seafarers members urging support of the veto override of H.R. 1562. I was very pleased to see that postcards were sent from a wide variety of states including Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Alabama, New York and Arizona. On behalf of the ILGWU let me thank you and the members of the sru for all of your support and help in this vital effort to override the president's veto of the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act on August 6, 1986. Sincerely, With every good wish. Evelyn Dubrow Vice President Legislative Director jobs for our members out there. There are also quite a few military ships and an occasional tanker coming through the Islands. So all in all, Honolulu has become one of our bigger ports as far as employment opportunities go. And I hope that you all realize that these new employment opportunities didn't just happen by accident. They came about as a result of long, hard work on the part of your Unionstarting right at the top with President Frank Drozak' s untiring efforts on your behalf. The most recent victory with the Lavino ships will mean more than 300 new jobs for our members, and our Vice President of Contracts, Red Campbell, has just successfully negotiated increases and improvements in this contract. So now it is up to you, the membership, to take these jobs and prevent any of these ships from sailing short or being delayed at any time. Our reputation is on the line, and only you-the rank and file-can protect our good name by sailing these ships and doing the best job that you can while aboard as a capable, competent, professional SIU seaman. It is only in this way that we can continue to pros- per and grow, enjoying the security of good shipping for all our members in the years to come. President's Report (Continued from Page 2.) censed deep sea unions, NMU, SIU, MFU and SUP, into one new organization was obvious and enthusiastic." I am encouraged by this positive response from the NMU and I will be meeting with Shannon in the near future. I will keep our membership fully informed, and at all times will keep the job security of our membership in mind. * * * Bob Vahey is dead. I have lost a good and trusted friend, and this Union has lost a valued worker. Bob's energy, dedication and sense of responsibility to this organization and to this membership were without equal. Bob would be the first to say, "We must move on." We will do that, but we will miss him. September 1986 I LOG I 23 �Lavino Talks Completed New Force of 12 Ships Opens 300-Plus Jobs Negotiators for the SIU and Lavino Shipping Company (LSC) have reached tentative agreement on a contract for 12 ships. The oceanographic research ships will be under charter to the Military Sealift Command. The contract runs for the life of the charter, about four years. "We've been able to reach a surprisingly strong contract in the areas of wages and seniority, especially in light of the shipping situation for most American companies,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak. The ships, which will operate throughout the world, will carry various sized crews depending on the missions, said Red Campbell, SIU vice president and contract chief. He added that the ships mean more than 300 Seafarers will be able to find new work and job security. A special seniority clause in the new pact will enable Seafarers to move up the seniority ladder in a shorter period of The USNS De Steiguer is one of the 12 new oceanographic ships Seafarers will man under a new contract with Lavino Shipping Co. time. A wage scale has been agreed to and has been sent to all ports and vessels manned by SIU personnel. Campbell urged Seafarers interested in shipping on the new vessels to familiarize themselves with the new contract before accepting employment in order to avoid any misunderstanding after shipping out. SAB Amends Seniority Rules for Military Ships The Seafarers Appeals Board has amended rules and procedures for advancing to ''A'' seniority shipping rights, and for registering and shipping aboard military support vessels. The new rules will provide an opportunity for all SIU members with '' B'' seniority and a rating above the entry level to advance to ''A'' seniority by shipping aboard the defined military vessels for 18 months, provided they fully comply with the tour of duty for which they are hired, whether permanent or temporary, and provided they complete the two-week orientation program conducted at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. With regard to registration and shipping on military support ships, rules are in effect to assure that these vessels will be fully crewed and ready to sail on time. To effect this policy, the new rules provide: • The seaman being relieved must report to the Union hall to register within 48 hours of being relieved; The USNS Hess is assisted by a tug. She's another of the new ships under SIU contract. DOD (Continued from Page 1.) least part of it, to their country's ships. Last year a U.S. District Court upheld Rainbow's claim to the business. That's when the DOD issued its new proposals. The Navy's Military Sealift Command spent about $1.8 billion to ship cargo overseas last year. American liner companies such as Sea-Land, American President Lines, U.S. Lines and Lykes received a substantial portion of that cargo. But even with those military contracts, the companies lost money. Between them, Sea-Land, U.S. Lines and APL lost more than $200 million. ·'This would pull another leg out from under an industry that is already on the verge of total collapse," May said. 24 I LOG I September 1986 In a letter from eight House members in~luding Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the Merchant Marine and Fisherie Committee, and the committee's ranking Republican, Rep. Robert W. Davis (Mich.), the defense role of the merchant marine was stres ed. "We have been willing to pay to assure an adequate supply of ships to meet our economic and military needs ... The U.S.-ftag merchant marine is an important part of our national defense," they wrote. The Transportation Institute, Marad and several large U.S. shipping firms issued comments challenging the Navy's rule. The Department of Defense is expected to issue its final ruling by late September or early October. If the proposal is unchanged, court action is expected. • The seaman has the responsibility of maintaining contact with the port agent of the port registered relative to his return to the vessel; • The seaman must return to the vessel at the completion of his relief by reclaiming his job from the hiring hall shipping board no later than the day prior to the vessel's arrival in port; • The seaman who is registered to return to his vessel must notify the port agent at the port registered at least 15 days prior to his scheduled return to his assigned vessel that he intends to return to that vessel. Failure to reclaim his job or to confirm his intended return to the assigned vessel will cause his job to be shipped in accordance with the Shipping Rules, and will require that seaman to re-register. In announcing the shipping rule changes, SIU Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell said: "This Union has worked hard to get these 1,000 or more jobs for our membership, and we have the responsibility to see to it that these ships are properly manned to meet the requirements of the mili. tary agencies to which they are chartered. We are training our members to qualify to take these jobs, and we are offering them seniority incentives to take these jobs and to stay aboard for their full tours.'' Campbell noted that many letters of commendation on the outstanding performance of SIU crews have been published by the Navy, and he said that more and more of the membership are understanding that these jobs have become the "cornerstone" of our job security. Rep. John Breaux's (D-La.) bid for the Senate got a boost last month when the SIU hosted a rally for the candidate at the New Orleans hall. The rally helped raise funds and generate publicity for the SIU-backed Senate. hopeful. Above (I. tor.) are Breaux, New Orleaqs Port Agent Ray Singletary and Patrolman Nick Celona. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES DOD FIRES ON CARGO PREFERENCE LAW NEW BEDFORD FISHING FLEET GATHERS FOR BLESSING REAGAN AIDE MISINFORMS SENATE ON SHIP CREW MANNING ISSUE BOB VAHEY, ARCHITECT OF MANY SIU PROGRAMS, DIES THE SIU IN WASHINGTON DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING MANPOWER SHORTAGE CARGO PREFERENCE TAX REFORM SHIPMENT OF COAL TO MILITARY TRADE DEFICIT SOARS SERVICE CONTRACT ACT SEAFARER PROMOTES AMERICAN GOODS SEAFARERS ON PROPOSITIONING SHIPS MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND SHIP MODELS AT EXPO ‘86 CAPT. WILLIAM T. DANNHEIM NAMED MSCPAC COMMANDER NEW BEDFORD COMES TOGETHER FOR FLEET BLESSING DEFENSE SHOT COULD SEND INDUSTRY TO LIFE BOATS NEW FORCE OF 12 SHIPS OPENS 300-PLUS JOBS SAB AMENDS SENIORITY RULES FOR MILITARY SHIPS ARMY RESERVISTS COME TO PINEY POINT TO LEARN CARGO HANDLING WITH SEAFARERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 9 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/43be958295eeef3055f31e3e6566fca2.pdf 96b02abf251c7f1decef600ce4ce5032 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL·CIO Vol. 48 No. 10 9ctober 1986 SUP and MFOW Attend as Observers SIU, NMU Begin Merger Talks in Piney Point A meeting of top officials of the Seafarers International Union and the National Maritime Union began Oct. 20 to set up procedures for the eventual merger of the two major unlicensed mariners unions. Earlier this month, SIU President Frank Drozak and NMU President Shannon Wall held exploratory discussions and agreed "in principle" on the "need and deirability" of a merger. The meetings, which are being held Presidents of the four labor organizations representing unlicensed seamen in the U.S. were on deck as merger talks got under way. From left are Paul Dempster, Sailors Union of the Pacific; Shannon Wall, National Maritime Union; Frank Drozak, Seafarers International Union, and Henry "Whitey" Disley, Marine Firemen, Oilers & Watertenders. in Piney Point, Md., could last several months. Five officials from each union are taking part. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland has designated two personal representatives to aid and participate in the talks. Drozak said that representatives from the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's Union have been invited, too. He said representative from those two unions have the option to come simply as observers to the talks or as active participants. ' ' Shannon and I are both well aware of the decades of rivalry between our two unions . But we are both very aware of the problems we face-fewer ships, fewer jobs, foreign competition and a hostile administration in the White House," Drozak aid. He described the initial meeting as friendly and frank and said he and Wall discussed the many difficult issues that must be resolved between the two unions. They also talked about the many advantages of a merger. The issue of the merger has been discussed aboard both SIU and NMU ships and in the LOG and NMU Pilot. The initial reaction from the memberships appears to be favorable. At the headquarters member hip meeting in Piney Point earlier this month, the SIU members gave Drozak a unanimous vote to proceed with the merger talks. The idea of a merger has been kicked around for many years. While several joint projects between the two unions were undertaken, merger plans never got past the talking stage. Earlier this year Drozak proposed a meeting of all maritime unions-licensed and unlicensed-to discuss the possibility of a merger. While the initial propo al to include the licensed unions met with some resistance, the idea of one large unlicensed union has fared better. (Continued on Page 24.) DOD Backs Down in Cargo Preference Battle The Department of Defense has backed down in its efforts to overturn the 1904 Military Cargo Preference Act (see Sept. LOG) following fierce opposition from the maritime com- Long Lines Crews in Norfolk Pages 12 & 13 It was a pretty short line for Steward As.sistant Mark Fuller as he waited for the launch to take him to the cable ship Long lines. munity. A new treaty between the U.S. and Iceland appears to have brought the controversy to an end. The treaty will open up the U.S. military cargo trade to Icelandic ships again, but State Department officials insist that it will set no precedent for other military shipments around the world. Under the 1904 Act, 100 percent of that cargo is reserved for U.S.ftag ships. Also, as part of the agreement, the DOD has dropped its efforts to gut the Act by allowing foreign-flag ships into any other· military shipments. U oder the terms of the treaty, the first 65 percent of the cargo will go to the lowest bidder, regardless of flag. The remaining 35 percent will go to the lowest bidder of the other country. Only Iceland and the U.S. will be involved in the bidding. The flap began over a relatively small amount of military cargo between the U.S. and its airbase in Keflavik, Iceland. Icelandic hips carried the hipments for more than 15 years because no American company offered service. In 1984 Rainbow Navigation, an American company, was formed and claimed right to the cargo under the 1904 Act. It one ship, charted from Marad, began carrying the cargo, and the Icelandic ships were shut out of the trade. The issue wound it way through the courts-which upheld Rainbow's rights, the State Department-which wanted to accommodate Iceland because of the importance of the U.S. base, and the maritime communitywhich wanted to protect the 1904 Act which provides a large amount of revenue for U .S.-flag ships. This summer the DOD proposed a new rule which would have slashed the U .S.-flag share of military cargo to 50 percent, and even that percentage was not guaranteed if the DOD found the freight rates "excessive." That action mobilized maritime interests in the industry and on Capitol Hill. Legislation was introduced to prevent the DOD from implementing new rules. Letters were sent from almost every maritime union and management groups asking representatives and senators to preserve the 1904 Act. The issue also became a hot political item in Iceland, and the State Department wanted to reach some sort of agreement because of the strategic importance of the U.S. base there. When the treaty wa announced there wa fear in some quarters that it could et a precedent which would affect all military cargo hipments. The administration assured the Senate Commerce, Science and Tran portation Committee that (1) "the treaty would not be understood or appear to be a precedent for similiar weakening of the 1904 Cargo Preference Act in other trades; (2) the administration is committed to the overall integrity of the 1904 Act and (3) the treaty will be implemented in such a way that the existing United States-flag service in the Iceland trade would not be disadvantaged as a result of the treaty.'' Those assurances appear to have calmed the fears of Congress and the indu try, and the treaty is expected to meet with congressional approval. Inside: Re-Flagging Bill Page 2 Navy, Tl Warn of Crew Shortage Page 3 Inland News Pages 5 & 6 SHLSS Pages 7-10 Government Services Page 15 �President's Report by Frank Drozak The 99th session of Congress, which just ended , was one of the most productive in recent memory. own when there are fewer than 400 vessels in the active deepsea fleet , and when manning is being cut? Far-reaching reforms were made in the tax code and immigration policy. Sanctions were imposed against the government of South Africa. There are some hopeful signs. There is a growing awareness of just how important the A~erican-flag merchant marine is to the defense of this country. The Navy has just released a study noting that this country faces a severe shortage of skilled mariners. Yet in one area, at least, the 99th session of Congress came up considerably short. Very little was done to turn things around for this nation ' s severely depressed maritime industry. This was not entirely the fault of the Congress. There were many capable senators and representatives who were willing to look into new and innovative ways of promoting the American-flag merchant marine. But they were frustrated at every turn by an industry which was unwilling to present a united front. We could have accomplished a great deal more had we not been promoting different legislative programs, and fighting among ourselves. Don't get me wrong. The maritime industry had some important victories. It was able to repulse attacks on the few remaining promotional programs , most notably P.L. 480 program and the ban on the export of Alaskan oil. Unfortunately, the time has long since passed when it was enough for the maritime industry just to hold it own. What does it mean to hold your Yet as long as the maritime industry and maritime labor refuse to get their own houses in order, we will never get the opportunity to make productive use of this growing public perception. It is no accident that in those areas where the maritime industry was most fragmented-i.e. , the passenger vessel trade-little headway was made in turning things around. Yet when the maritime industry stood united, it held its own against the most powerful interest groups in the country: oil and agriculture. The maritime industry possesses a number of strong political assets. Ocean transportation plays an important role in the economic life of this country. The existence of hundreds of ports and harbors provide us with a readymade grassroots base. Yet as long a we fight among ourselves, our message will not get out. It will be drowned out in our own shouts. House OKs Passenger Ship Re-Flagging Bill the "substantially completed" requirement, a ship must have its keel laid , have "firm and irrevocable" building commitments , and 50 percent of the vessel's total construction financing must be spent or contracted for. " Everybody knows where the SIU stands. We have been trying to find a way to give U.S. operators a chance to get into this multi-million dollar cruise business. When you look at the popularity of cruises and the money spent by Americans on foreign-flag ships, you know there has to be a place for U .S.-flag interests," said SIU President Frank Drozak. He also pointed out that a large cruise ship could generate about 1,000 shipboard jobs. If no U.S. building projects meet the requirements, foreign-built ships would be allowed to re-flag in that two-year window. But those ships must be at least 10,000 gross tons, carry a minimum of 600 passengers and be able to be used as troopships in case of an emergency. The House version contains provisions which would protect the only two current U.S.-flag passenger ships, the SS Constitution and SS Independence, which operate in the Hawaii trade. Both ships are SIU-crewed. No date has been set for a conference to iron out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The House of Representatives took a major step in the effort to bolster the U .S.-flag passenger fleet when it approved a measure which could allow foreign-built cruise ships into the trade. The bill, S. 1935, which the Senate approved earlier, passed by voicevote. It could solve the impasse on the passenger ship issue which has divided the maritime community for almost four years. The House did not substantially change the Senate version but did amend it, and a conference between the two houses will be necessary before it is sent to the White House for signature or veto. The bill gives U.S. shipyards until Sept. 1, 1988 to construct or "substantially complete" or refurbish two ships. If that happens, then no foreignbuilt ships will be allowed into the coastwise trade which is protected by the Jones Act. That provision may placate some who have claimed the use of foreignbuilt ships would hurt American shipyards. However, since the debate began, many shipyards and investor groups have claimed to have concrete plans to build a passenger ship in the U.S. Those ships never materialized, but the claims were enough to stall several pieces of passenger ship legislation during the past few years. This new bill would allow foreignbuilt ships into the trade between Sept. 1, 1988 and Sept. 1, 1990 only if no U.S. yard has substantially completed a new ship or refurbishment. To meet SIU Medical Head Dr. Joseph Logue Dies at 91 SIU Welfare Plan Medical Director Dr. Joseph Bruce Logue Sr. died in Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. I. He was 91. Dr. Logue became director of the Seafarers Medical Program in 1956. The next year he opened the Union's first health center, the Peter Larson Memorial Clinic in Brooklyn. It was also the first medical clinic for seamen in the U.S. In subsequent years other SIU clinics were opened by Dr. Logue in the ports of Mobile, Baltimore, New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia, San Juan-Santurce, PR., Boston, Norfolk, Port Arthur, Texas, Melvindale, Mich. (Detroit) Alpena, Algonac, and Frankfort, Mich.; Buffalo, N. Y., Jack- sonville and Tampa, Chicago, Ill. , Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio, Duluth , Minn., Seattle, San Francisco and Wilmington , Calif., Gloucester, Mass., Paducah, Ky. , Honolulu, Hawaii and Louis, Mo. Before he joined the SIU, Vice Adm. Logue (USN-Ret.) was chief of the Isthmian Steamship Co. (U.S. Steel) Medical Department in New York City from 1954 to 1956. A native of Gibson, Ga., he graduated from the Medical College at Georgia in 1918 entering the U.S. Navy Medical Corps for World War I service. From 1930 to 1943 he was an instructor at the Navy Medical School and chief of surgery at the U.S. Naval LOG Charles Svenson Editor Deborah Greene Associate Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I October 1986 Funeral services for one of the last surviving U.S. Navy admirals of World War I were held in Manhattan, N. Y. on Oct. 3. Burial with full military honors was at the U.S. National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. on Oct. 10. From 1943 to 1945, he was the 1st Marine Division surgeon in the battles of Guadalcanal, New Guinea, New Britain, Peleliu and Okinawa. Later he was commanding officer of the Naval Hospitals in Dublin, Ga. and at Key West, Fla. Surviving are his son, Joseph Logue Jr. of New York City, a daughter, Jo Anne Dogharty of Redwood City, Calif., two sisters, Rubie Adkins of Georgia and Myrtus Yoder of North Carolina and a grandson, Paul J. Dogharty of San Francisco and a granddaughter, Colleen Dogharty of Alexandria, Va. Lastly, he held different posts from 1947 to 1954 ending up on the medical staff of the commander of the Western Sea Frontier and retiring that final year as a vice admiral. He was awarded the. Legion of Merit (One Battle Star) Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. AFL-CIO October 1986 Vol. 48, No. 10 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Secretary Ed Turner Executive Vice President Leon Hall Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice Presidenf • Vice President t Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Associate Editor Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation (Two Battle Stars). Hospitals in Portsmouth, N.H., Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Boston, Chelsea, Mass. and hospital chief at the Parris Is., S.C. Marine Corps Base. Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos -,\o'""'« .. ,. . 7" i The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746. �7en:ry of rews Manpower Shortage Could Tie Up Reserve Fleet If the U.S. had to break out and man its 81-ship Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) today, there would be 3,500 too few crewmen and officers to sail those vessels. By 1990, when the fleet reaches 136 ships, there will be a shortage of more than 8,000 merchant sailors. Those figures were revealed in two studies last month, one by the Transportation Institute (Tl) and one by the Navy itself. In addition, a General Accounting Office (GAO) survey casts doubt on the RRF' s ability to meet its mission because of manpower shortages and several other reasons (see accompanying story). "The irony is almost palpable: The decline of the U.S. merchant fleet has required the Navy to purchase ships to transport men and materiel in war; however there is a critical shortfall in experienced seafarers to man the ships the Navy has purchased because of the declining numbers of the the U.S. merchant fleet," the TI report revealed. ''I view the situation not as being in a 'near crisis mode,' but rather, from a war planner's point of view, we are well into the early stages of crisis," said Vice Admiral Thomas J. Hughes Jr., deputy chief of naval operations (logistics). Both reports agreed that a strong and larger U.S. merchant fleet could solve the crew shortage problem and provide needed sealift. Along with the shrinking U .S.-flag fleet, both reports listed other reasons for the manpower shortage: smaller crews on modern ships, the lack of control of flag-of-convenience shipping because those crews, even if the ships are U .S.-owned, have no obli- gation to sail into a war zone, the NATO fleet-which fits into sealift plans-is experiencing the same problems as the U.S. fleet. If liner reform (S.2662), which will revamp Operating Differential Subsidies for the U.S. fleet, is not passed, as much as 50 to 75 percent of the U.S.-flag fleet could go foreign within the next several years, the TI report predicted. While the Navy study did not endorse any specific measures to boost the number of ships in the private U.S. merchant marine, it did say that "even stopgap measures must be implemented to assure the availability of manning at the time of contingency.'' Capt. Robert W. Kesteloot, USN (Ret.), now vice chairman at TI, who prepared the TI report, offered several ways for the U.S. to reverse the decline of the private fleet, increase the number of trained seafarers and also reduce the military's dependence on a large RRF. * * * Reaffirm the integrity of the Jones Act; Subject U.S. shipowners to the same tax treatment regardless of the flags their ships sail under; Provide U.S. operators with increased access to cargo by enhanced cargo preference laws, bilateral trade agreements and/or tax incentives for U.S. shippers to use U.S.-flag ships. The goal of these points is to increase the number of U.S. ships, which in turn would lead to a larger pool of trained seafarers and would also decrease the need for RRF ships. According to the TI report, if these GAO Questions Reserve More than I 0 years ago , the General Accounting Office (GAO) discovered that the nation's reserve merchant fleet of the time was obsolete , with mostly World War 11 ships , and that the ships could not be activated within a 10-15 day readiness window. Today some of those same problems remain despite a complete restructuring of the reserve fleet , according to a GAO study relea ed this month. Like many other recent studies (see accompanying story) , the GAO found that there is a manpower problem for the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF). ''There is little assurance that ( 1) available crews would have the skill and experience to operate the older RRF equipment , (2) crews can actually be assembled within the critical five and I 0-day activation periods and (3) there would be no competing demands for manpower,'' the report said. ''Maritime union personnel have voiced concerns regarding the shortage of certain classes of crewmembers as well as possible logistics problems in locating and assembling the approximately 6,000 crewmembers needed in fiscal year 1992 and beyond to crew the 136 RRF ships," the GAO said. In addition, the report cited problems which include: * * * * * * Congestion at anchorage sites; Availability of shipyard resources; Behind schedule ship maintenance; Limited test activities; Incomplete inventory of spare parts, and A lack of systematic evaluation of test results. One problem is on its way to being olved, the report said. The contracting out of 51 of the current 81-ship RRF to private companies has reduced congestion at various anchorages. measures were enacted, the U.S.-flag fleet could grow to some 600 active ships. With that growth, the Navy could slash the RRF to about 70 ships. The savings to the Navy in costs of maintaining a large RRF would be about $62 million a year, which would be some $5 to $40 million more than native path to providing the additional ships and qualified seafarers needed to support this nation's vital security interests in peace and war. ''The strategy proposed here will serve to carry out the policy explicitly expressed in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936," the report said. "In con- ... By 1990 when the Ready Reserve Fleet reaches full strength, there will be a shortage of more than 8,000 merchant sailors ... the cost of revamping the subsidy system under S.2662. ''Our national maritime strategy must be modified and refocused to support an increase in the size of the U.S. merchant marine. There is no alter- junction with the passage of S.2662, these measures will ensure that an adequate number of U.S.-flag ships and a sufficient pool of highly trained citizen-seamen will be available for any future national emergency.'' Memorial Model to Be Unveiled More than 40 years after World War II, a major memorial to the men who served and died in the merchant marine is set to be unveiled next year. The China Coasters , the Southern California Chapter of the American Merchant Marine Veterans Inc., is the major backer of the effort. The group contacted the various maritime labor unions in the Los Angeles area, including the SIU, for help. The unions volunteered their services and established a fund raising committee. In addition to the unions, many other maritime organizations have joined the committee, including shipping company executives, marine contractors, harbor officials and others. A sculptor was selected to develop a model for the memorial. Jasper D' Ambrosi , who also designed the Arizona Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Phoenix , died August 1 before he could finish the work. However, his two sons , Mark and Michael , are also sculptors who worked closely with their father , and the two have vowed to complete his work. Contributions for the memorial (which the committee is seeking a tax exemption for) may be sent to: American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Committee Inc. P.O. Box 1659 Wilmington, Calif. 90748 EPIRBs Set for House Vote An amendment has been attached to H.R. 4208, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986, which requires Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) on all U .S.-flag fishing vessels. ''The SIU supports this amendment,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak. "While commercial fishing is considered the most dangerous occupation in the nation, the industry remains totally unregulated." This is the model for the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial, due to be dedicated in San Pedro, Calif. on Maritime Day 1987. The amendment was passed by the Senate and is currently under review by the full House. New ARC Rules The Seafarers Welfare Plan will continue to pay for initial treatment for members at the Seafarers Addiction Rehabilitation Center in Piney Point. However, new rules approved by the plan's trustees will require the member who wishes to or needs to use the facility on subsequent occasions to be responsible for all costs for the subsequent treatment. October 1986 I LOG I 3 �I I I I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Nearing the End • • I I I I I I I I I I •· I I • As this session of Congress rapidly draws to a close, attention is being focused on the upcoming elections, the situation in South Africa and the growing trade deficit. Not much more is expected in terms of legislation. Congress has passed a sweeping tax reform bill, which it hopes will be its major legacy. Meanwhile, Congress and the administration have done absolutely nothing about the budget deficit, which has been estimated between $148-$230 billion, depending on whose accounting methods you use. Gramm-Rudman, which was supposed to have alleviated this problem, has proven to be ineffective. South Africa President Reagan was handed his first major legislative defeat when Congress overrode his veto of a bill that imposed sanctions against South Africa. Some commentators were calling this defeat the beginning of the post-Reagan era. While Reagan remains overwhelmingly popular with the American people, he does not seem able to shape the national agenda as he once did. The November elections are being viewed as an important indication of what post-Reagan America will look like. A good showing by the Republican Party will be interpreted that the American people want the Reagan agenda maintained, or even expanded. Most elections are being waged on local issues and personalities. The only two issues of national importance to come out of these elections are the drug problem and the growing trade imbalance. Ironically, few people realize that negotiations for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) have already begun. GATT regulates the way that the nations of the Free World conduct their trade. Clayton Yeutter, America's representative to these talks, outlined five areas where the U.S. will concentrate its efforts. Not one of them concerns manufacturing or maritime. Cargo Preference I I I I I I I m Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CIO I I I I I I I I I I I + • Members of the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee used an oversight hearing to vent their frustration at the administration's · refusal to comply with this nation's cargo preference laws. ''The committee must reverse the present trend," said Rep. Helen Bentley (R-Md.), who noted that ''it was the exception and not the rule" for federal agencies to comply with existing cargo preference laws . . "It is troubling," said House Merchant Marine Subcommittee Chairman Mario Biaggi (DN. Y .) , "that government officials seem to be . . . creating loopholes that circumvent the spirit of the law. It reeks of an attitude that we are a government of men, not laws." "The subcommittee," said Rep. Robert W. Davis (R-Mich.), "seems to be spending an inordinate amount of time looking over the shoulders of the various executive agencies to make sure that they are following the laws that Congress has enacted." SIU President Frank Drozak agreed with the remarks made by the subcommittee members . 4 I LOG I October 1986 October 1986 "While other governments are promoting their maritime industries,'' Drozak noted, ''the American-flag merchant marine has to drag the present administration to court just to get it to carry out laws that are already on the books." Military Cargo An attempt to weaken one of this nation's most important cargo preference laws ended when the Department of Defense signed a bilateral treaty with Iceland. The treaty opens up the trade to Icelandic ships with 65 percent of the military cargo going to the lowest bidder and 35 percent reserved for the lowest bidder from the other country. Only U.S. and Icelandic shipping firms will be allowed to bid. The treaty is a departure from present practice. Under the 1904 Military Transportation Act, 100 percent of all military cargo has to be carried on American-flag vessels. The administration assured the Senate Commerce Committee ''that the treaty should not be understood or appear to be a precedent for a similar weakening of the 1904 Cargo Preference Act in other trades.'' The administration also stated that it was ''committed to the overall integrity of the 1904 Act,'' and that ''the treaty will be implemented in such a way that existing U.S.-flag service in the Iceland trade would not be disadvantaged.'' Two years ago , the Department of Defense tried to shut an American company out of the trade. It wanted to placate the government of Iceland, which hosts an important American military base. The issue went to court, where it was determined the 1904 Military Cargo Act reserved 100 percent of all such cargo for Americanflag vessels. Earlier this year, the Department of Defense tried to unilaterally implement a provision of the 1904 Act that allowed foreign-flag participation when American rates were "excessive or unreasonable" and to cut the U.S.-flag guarantee to 50 percent. The move was immediately opposed by the maritime industry, as well as by the Department of Transportation, which has the right to monitor the rates under the law. Rather than risk a confrontation that would have jeopardized the entire $1.8 billion military cargo preference program, the SIU and the rest of the maritime industry agreed to this compromise. Foreign-Flag Seamen The Panamanian Maritime Authority hopes to forge closer ties with the People's Republic of China on licensing and other matters, according to a report carried in The Journal of Commerce. During a five-day visit to China, Hugo Torrijos, director general of Maritime Affairs of Panama, sought ways to make it easier for Chinese mariners to be granted licenses. ''China wants to provide labor for all world shipping fleets-not just its own-and we feel it is important to offer some service," Torrijos told The Journal of Commerce. Ships registered under the Panamanian flag are considered to be under effective U.S. control. Legislative. Administrative and Regulatory Happening. Seafarers Shortage The Department of the Navy has estimated that there would be a seafarer shortage of over 3,500 if a national emergency occurred today, and the shortfall could increase to over 8,000 billets by 1990. Manning shortfalls were calculated in a study by the Navy's Chief of Naval Operations, Strategic Sealift Division. The study-finished last July but made public just last monthexamined the ability of the active seafaring workforce to man all defense shipping needs during a "mobilization scenario." North Slope Oil A California oil company wants to get around the existing ban on the export of Alaskan oil. The Alaska Pacific Refining Corporation of Santa Barbara, Calif., has filed plans to build a refinery at the ocean terminus of the transAlaska pipeline, in Valdez, Alaska. Lawyers for the company contend that the ban on the export of Alaskan oil extends only to crude oil, not to refined products. "Oil industry analysts ... expressed doubt that such a refinery ... could be built," said The Journaf. of Commerce. "I don't think that thi plan is viable," said SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex. "The refinery would have to clear tough financial, environmental and legal hurdles before construction could begin. "What the plan does do," said Pecquex, " is to remind us that there are people out there who are all too eager to abolish the ban on the export of Alaskan oil." Port Development Senate-House conferees are again moving toward a compromise bill on pending port and waterways development legislation. The compromise bill could be passed before Congress adjourns for the year. Activity on the legislation stalled in September after the Senate and House resolved most of their differences on the omnibus funding legislation. Points still in contention include specific projects and the issue of user fees. Passenger Vessel Bill The House of Representatives is still considering its version of a cruise ship re-flagging bill. Legislation dealing with this issue was passed by the Senate last month. The Senate bill, S. 1935, would give U.S. shipyards until Sept. 1, 1988 to either build two new cruise vessels or refurbish two existing U.S. ocean-going luxury cruise liners. If this new building or refurbishments do take place in an American yard within the prescribed two-year period, all re-flagging authority by the terms of the legislation expires. This waiting period was inserted into the bill during mark-up in the Senate Commerce Committee. It was billed as a ''put up or shut up'' mandate for the opponents of re-flagging legislation, according to SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex. ''The SIU continues to support any measure that could lead to the revitalization of the U .S.-flag cruise ship fleet," said SIU President Frank Drozak. �... ews ASC Begins New "Outreach" Program for SIU Lakers Recently, American Steamship Co. (ASC), which operates 11 Great Lakes ships with SIU crews began a new Employee Assistance Plan for its workers. The plan will offer help for employees with personal problems ranging from alcohol and drug abuse, emotional, health, financial, legal and other problems. Basically it will assist employees in finding help in their communities. The following article explains the program. It was written by Tom Anderson, safety and employee assistance administrator for ASC. He is a former SIU member. Stop to think for a moment, "Have you or a family member, a friend or shipmate ever encountered a personal problem in your lives for which the solution seemed just out of reach? Some sort of difficulty that you or they simply could not solve on their own and at the time could have really used a helping hand?'' Perhaps the situation concerned a marriage or divorce, personal finances, legal difficulties, a medical related problem such \as alcohol or drug abuse/addiction, the full range of human problems. • In excess of 40 percent of marriages will end in divorce. • 3-5 percent of Americans suffer from chronic, psychologically crippling forms of mental illness. • One in six Americans will face the psychological consequences of being victim of a violent crime. • In excess of 15 percent of the adult population exhibit some potentially serious symptoms of stress (e.g., high blood pressure). • No less than 6 percent of those who drink are, or will become, alcoholic. • There are over 3,000,000 teenage alcohol and drug abusers in the U.S. today. • The U.S. has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. • A large percentage of Americans live beyond their financial means. The rate of personal bankruptcy and/or default is escalating. These facts and figures speak for themselves; they are issues which affect the entire country including every man and woman in the work force. Merchant seamen are certainly no exceptions and do not have immunity to these problems. Recent issues of the LOG have presented excellent discussions on some of the more pressing issues affecting seamen today, cocaine abuse, and other substance abuse. These are hard problems with no easy solutions. But there is one unavoidable, indisputable fact, "If someone is suffering from a major personal problem and this problem is left unresolved, it will sooner or later affect how they perform on the job.'' So what is the answer? A basic company philosophy is that the employees are the company's most important asset. This being the case, American Steamship Company has started an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to take on the full range of human problems its employees may encounter. American Steamship Company developed their EAP with the help and expert advice from companies such as Crowley Maritime Corporation and the SIU's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Piney Point, Md. The company readily admits that employees' mental health, well-being, and happiness off the job directly relate to how they work on the job. The troubled employee is not an isolated problem, but rather a companywide problem, and the EAP stands ready to provide assistance. All the employee or family member need do is pick up the phone and ask. The EAP is open to the employees' family members also because the company realizes that trouble within the family is just as hard on the employee as having the problem themselves. The EAP is not a source for quick cures or dramatic solutions to tough problems. Rather it is a sympathetic and compassionate "ear" that will listen to the troubled employee and, depending on the nature of the problem, put them in touch with the right resource in their community. In effect, the EAP administrator acts as an advisor or referral source who will put employees in contact with trained professionals in the community. These "community resources" may be doctors, counselors, lawyers, self-help groups, financial consultants, etc., de~ pending on the nature of the problem. The EAP tries to find a referral source within or as close to their community as possible so that the employee and/or family has easier access to the assistance available. After an employee has asked for assistance and has been referred to a community resource, further consultation or treatment may be necessary to resolve the particular problem. In these instances, a professional meeting with the employee will make a recommendation about what should be done next. In the event SIU members seek assistance through the EAP for an alcohol or drug problem, and further treatment is recommended, they will be referred to the Welfare Plan's own facility in Piney Point, Md., the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Cen- ' ter. But no matter what the problem is, the EAP administrator will stay in touch with the employee all the way to make sure that person is getting the help they need, as long as the employee chooses to receive it. Employees who call the EAP are guaranteed absolute confidentiality in all matters discussed. All information The H. Lee White is one of the American Steamship Company vessels whose members will be assisted by a new Employee Assistance Plan. is kept strictly between the employee and the EAP administrator. This confidential treatment is guaranteed by federal law and company policy. Some people are not able or are not willing to recognize their problems and don't try to get help in handling them. These people will become more and more troubled in their personal lives, and sooner or later it starts to show up on the job, aboard ship. This is when their supervisors, captain, chief engineer or steward must be sharp enough to notice a good man going down hill and take action. The supervisor has a responsibility to take that person aside and tell him that his work is not as good as usual, perhaps not even satisfactory. The supervisor points out the need for improvement and also tells the man that the company's Employee Assistance Program is available to him if he wishes to use it. The supervisor does not pass judgment or try to "diagnose" the employee's problem. He simply tells him he must do better on the job and that this EAP is available to help him. The decision whether to use the EAP or not is still up to the employee entirely, but now he knows he must improve on the job. It is only fair, if an expensive piece of machinery onboard ship breaks down, much effort is taken to have it repaired and returned to service. Certainly the seamen deserve at least the same consideration. American Steamship Company feels they do. By the same token, it is also the responsibility of the Seafarer's shipmates to help him. When they notice or find out their shipmate is troubled and in need of help, it is their duty to talk with him and tell him the EAP is available. It is in the highest tradition of the sea to come to the aid of a shipmate in his time of need. To help a shipmate by encouraging him to use the EAP is one way seamen aboard American Steamship Company vessels can uphold that tradition. The Employee As istance Program-a good idea whose time has come. It is both pro-union and procompany-but more importantly, it is pro-people. American Steamship Company employees and family members may contact the Employee Assistance Program by calling Tom Anderson at the following numbers: 800-828-7230 (outside New York State); 716-854-7649 (in New York State). October 1986 I LOG I 5 �New Pensioners Vance Earl Meeks, 55 , joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1970. He sailed as a cook for the Steuart Transportation Co. from 1969 to 1972 and for Marine Towing and Transportation (SONAT) from 1977 to 1980. Brother Meeks is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was born in Martin Cty., N .C. and is a resident of Portsmouth, Va. Peter Michael Ryan Jr., 60, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957. He sailed as a chief engineer for G & H Towing from 1973 to 1974. Brother Ryan is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was born in Galveston, Texas and is a resident of ·Santa Fe, Texas. George William Walkup, 62, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1956. He sailed as a deckhand and mate for Harbor Towing from 1963 to 1972. Brother Walkup is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Crawley, W. Va. and is a resident of Baltimore. Harold Lloyd Weaver, 63, joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1951 sailing as a deckhand on the tug Trojan and as a recertified bosun. Brother Weaver graduated from the SIU Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He last shipped out of the port of Houston and took part in the organizing drives at the Atlantic Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters SEPT. 1-30, 1986 Port Gloucester .................... . ... New York .............. .. ......... Philadelphia . ................ .. .. . . Baltimore . . ....... . . . . . .... . . .. ... Norfolk .. .. ...... ...... .. .. . .... . Mobile .. ... ... . . . .. . ............. New Orleans . ........ . .......... . .. Jacksonville .... . . ..... ........... . San Francisco . ........ . . . .. .. .... .. Wilmington . . ...... . ... . . .... ... ... Seattle .... . ..... .. . .... · . . .. . . . . .. Puerto Rico . . . . ........ .. . ... . .. .. Houston .... . .... . ................ Algonac ..... ....... . .. ....... .... St. Louis ......... . .. .. ........... Piney Point .. ............ ........ . . Totals . ........ ... .. . .. . . .... . ... Port Gloucester . ........... .. . .. ... . ... New York ... ... ... . .... . . ..... ... . Philadelphia .. . ... . ..... . .... .. .... Baltimore .... . . . . .. ............... Norfolk Mobile .: ::::::::::: : ::::::::::::: New Orleans .. .. .. . ... . ........ .... Jacksonville San Francisco : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Wilmington . .... . . ... . .. ........... Seattle . .... ...... ... ............. Puerto Rico . ... . . .... . ... . ... ..... Houston . . ........................ Algonac .. . .. . ......... . .... . ..... St. Louis ...... . . ... .. .. .... . . .... Piney Point ... .... .. . .............. Totals . .. ............. . . ... . . .... *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 0 62 1 2 5 0 6 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 14 0 12 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 44 9 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5 10 2 12 1 0 85 31 40 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 7 4 Port Gloucester .. ... . . ............ . . ... New York ... ...... ..... . ... .. . . . .. Philadelphia ....... . .. . .. .......... Baltimore ....... ....... . ... ....... Norfolk Mobile.::: : ::: : : :: : : :::: ::: :::: : : New Orleans .... . .. . ... ... ........ . Jacksonville .. . .. . . .... . ........ .. . San Francisco ........ ...... .. ... .. . Wilmington . .... .. ..... ... . ....... . Seattle ..... ........ .. . .... . . .. . . . Puerto Rico . . .......... . .... . . .... Houston . ...... ..... .. . ..... ...... Algonac . . . ...... ... . . ...... .. . ... St. Louis . ..... ... . ... ......... ... Piney Point . .... ...... ............. Totals .. . . . ... ............. .... . . 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 7 Totals All Departments .. . . . . ... ....... 110 44 51 7 75 13 36 5 9 2 97 43 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 0 0 1 89 4 1 2 0 12 0 0 3 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 27 1 0 2 0 9 0 0 2 27 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 7 0 0 17 0 11 0 15 135 70 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 21 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 24 12 2 23 191 103 50 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . ** " Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Refining Co. in the port of Philadelphia in 1955 and at Bay Towing and the Marine Enterprise Co. in 1956. In 1960 he received a Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accidentfree ship, the SS Clairborne. Boatman and Seafarer Weaver was born in Lucedale, Miss. and is a resident of Houston. Support SPAD In Memoriam Pensioner John 0. De Cesare, 76, died recently. Brother De Cesare joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960. He sailed as a deckhand for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1937 to 1975 and worked as a clerk at the N. Y. Stock Exchange from 1929 to 1934. Boatman De Cesare was a former member of the American Federation of Musicians Union, Local 802. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Portland, Maine, he was a resident of Staten Is., N.Y. Surviving are his brother, Anthony of Staten Is., and two sisters, Letitia and Mary Cadier of Tenafly, N.J . ... .--. ..... ............. -...~ IF ~ ~ YOU I CAN'T SNAKE LOOSE, TllERF/~ APR06RAM TOHEJ.P You •1 CONTACT YOUR PONT AGENT DOITH~Wf 6 I LOG I October 1986 I �Scouts Enjoy a Two-Week Educational Vacation at SHLSS Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from all over the country had a chance recently to spend two weeks at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and enjoy an ''educational vacation.'' The scouts, 14 in all, were selected through the Maritime Trades Department as ''MTD Scouts of the Year'' by the Maritime Pon Councils in various cities and given the opportunity to visit SHLSS to learn more about the SIU, the labor movement, and the nation's capital. During the scouts' stay, from August 3, 1986 to August 16, 1986, they visited the Patuxent Naval Air C,enter, Baltimore's Inner Harbor and aquarium, the Smithsonian, the AFL-00 building, and Capitol Hill as well as local historical sites, SIU Headquarters and, of course, SHLSS. The scouts had a full schedule at the school including making arts and crafts projects, a fishing trip and producing a videotape at the SHLSS television studio. There was enough time left over, though, for swimming, tennis and the Health Spa. Many of the scouts later wrote to SHLSS Vice-President Ken Conklin thanking him for the experience. Lawrence LeBlanc of Mobile, Alabama was one of those who helped show that the trip was a real succes.5. He wrote: ''This was a great trip! I learned a lot, had a lot of fun and wanted to stay another week. If it's offered next year I hope I'll be able to come!'' Sailing on the "Manitou" gave the Scouts a quite relaxing afternoon. ' . ~;~'.~'. . :~t·~~;, L. tor. Chaperon Jeff Mccranie, SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio, Dan Dickey, Henry Ruszkowski, Devon Williams, Keith Gibel, Scott Gillinger, Michael DelaPena, Laurence LeBlanc, Kim Gdowski, Michael Avirett, Robin Zanca, David Ackerman, Tully Folsom, Rebecca Noranbrock, Michael Gilbert, Chaperon Andrea Mccranie. Devon Williams and Michael DelaPena enjoyed taking a tour of the Patuxent Naval Air Test Center. October 1986 I LOG I 7 �A nature study trip was enjoyed at Point Lookout State Park. A tour of the Baltimore Aquarium was enjoyed by the Scouts. "MTD Scouts of the Year" gather in the lobby of the AFL-CIO headquarters bullding in Washington, D.C. "I hope next year it'll be offered for three weeks!'' Lawrence LeBlanc Scouts view the U.S. Supreme Court. SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio discusses union history with Robin Zanca. The Scouts gather on the steps of the Capitol before departing Washington, D.C. 8 I LOG I October 1986 The Scouts take a few minutes from their active schedule to relax. Rebecca Noranbrock poses by a peacock during the Scout's tour of the Smithsonian. �Harbor Tug Members SIU & MEBA 2 Members Tour SHLSS .. , are Impressed with SHLSS Facilities : (I. tor.) SIU Vice Pres. Jack Caffey, SIU Vice Pres. Buck Mercer, MESA 2 Jerry Joseph, MESA 2 Ray McKay, SIU Vice Pres. George McCartney, SIU Manpower Coordinator Bart Rogers, SHLSS Sealift Coordinator Bill Hellwege. --St. Mary's County Fair is .............~·>·filjf->~; .·• & UIW Volunteers.--- •. .-.~ Florence Bean (r.) holds a balloon while Pam Mundie ties it to a child's wrist. Ninteenth Annual Blessing of the Fleet Members of the SH LSS trainee class assisted people in arriving and departing at the St. Clements Island Blessing of the Fleet. SHLSS GRADUATES .• • Bosun Recertification First row (I. tor.): T. Banks, Robert Wood, Zaine Basir, Oliver Pitfield, Norman Erieson. Second row (I. to r.) Ray A. Waiters, Michael Murdock, James E. Davis, William E. Lough, TR Colangelo, Christopher LoPlccolo, Larry Watson. Naval Cargo Handling Group First row (I. to r.): Richard Dickerson (Instructor), Gerald LaBar, Donald Williamson. Second row (I. tor.) Gary Creech, Mike Prell, Jimmie Maynor. Third row (I. to r.) Melvin Hewitt, Carl Bruce, William Northey. )?m . Afr.,, ,, Inland Trainee Group First row (I. to r.): Warren D. Halloway, Andrew J. Barrett, Steven L. Kurosz, Denny R. Lewis, Anthony Hurt. Second row (I. to r.) Doug Williams, Steve Butery, Dana McGlothin, Tom Casey (Instructor), Richard Jones, Andy R. Rollins, Tom Downton, Tony Finke. October 1986 I LOG I 9 �1987 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry January 1987 The following is the current course schedule for the first six months of the 1987 school year af the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Date March 23 Completion Date June 12 Marine Electrical Maintenance January 5 March 9 February 27 May 1 Diesel Engine Technology April 6 May 15 Welding April 13 May 8 Chief Engineer & Assistant Engineer Uninspected Motor Vessel April 6 June 12 Third Assistant Engineer & Original Second Assistant Engineer Steam or Motor January 5 March 13 Automation June 22 July 17 Conveyorman January 5 January 30 Course QMED ·Any Rating Fireman/Watertender Oiler February 9 ·June 8 April 3 July 31 Hydraulics May 11 June 5 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations January 5 February 13 Refrigerated Containers Maintenance February 16 March 27 Advanced Deck Upgrading Courses Course Celestial Navigation Able Seaman Radar Observer Check-In Date March 13 July 13 Completion Date April 17 August 14 January 5 March ·23 May 18 February 27 May 15 July 10 March 16 April 20 March 27 May 1 Radar Observer (Renewal) Open ended course, however, must notify SHLSS before entering this course. Third Mate & Original Second Mate January 5 May 4 March 13 July 10 First Class Pilot January 12 February 27 Lifeboat March 9 May 4 March 20 May 15 Tankerman March 23 May 18 April 3 May 29 Recertification Programs Course Steward Recertification Check-In Date January 26 June 29 Completion Date March 2 August 3 Bosun Recertification February 24 April 6 10 I LOG I October 1986 June 1987 Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Date January 27 March 18 May 13 Completion Date Open Ended Open Ended Open Ended Cook & Baker February 4 March 18 April 29 June 10 Open Open Open Open Chief Steward January 27 March 18 May 13 Open Ended Open Ended Open Ended Course Chief Cook Ended Ended Ended Ended All Rating Upgrading Courses Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Check-In Date January 5 February 2 March 2 April 13 May 18 July 13 Completion Date January 30 February 27 March 27 May 8 June 12 August 7 Adult Education Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for the first six months of this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered on the following dates: High School Equivalency (GED) January 5 February 16 April 13 March 2 June 15 May 4 Adult Basic Education (ABE) & English as a Second Language (ESL) January 5 February 13 March 2 April 10 May 4 June 12 Seafarers applying for the upgraders Lifeboat class and who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be offered: February 16 March 6 May 1 April 13 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: FOWT February 2 February 6 QMED March 16 March 20 Third Mate April 27 May 1 May 15 Able Seaman May 11 FOWT June 1 June 5 College Programs Course Associates in Arts Nautical Science Certificate Check-In Date January 19 March 30 June 8 Completion Date March 13 May 22 July 31 March 30 May 22 Chef Instructor, Baking Instructor SHLSS needs instructors to teach adult shipboard culinary skills including basic and advanced cooking, baking and butchering classes. Must have a minimum 5 years culinary experience and/ or be a graduate of a culinary institution. Send resume to: Director of Culinary Dept. Harry Lundeberg School Piney Point, MD 20674 �In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. W HENEVER the SIU needed congressional support on maritime legislation, Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley from Maryland's second district could be counted on to cast a vote for maritime jobs. Rep. Bentley has served two years in Congress. She was elected in 1984 and is running for re-election this year. Most recently, Bentley rallied support among her colleagues for passage of the 1985 cargo preference compromise. Without the bill, the U .S.-flag maritime industry could not have continued to operate. For 25 years prior to her election to Congress, Bentley worked for the Baltimore Sun covering the Baltimore waterfront and the maritime shipping industry. She became known worldwide for her advocacy of the American-flag merchant marine in her columns and published news stories. She produced in the 1960s a for-television documentary on the port of Baltimore. The documentary ran for 15 years educating Baltimorians to the importance of the city's port to Baltimore's economic foundations. In 1969, President Nixon picked Bentley to head the Federal Maritime Commission. She was for some time the highest ranking woman in the federal government and continues to be one of the chief authorities on maritime shipping and international and domestic trade. M ISSOURI'S Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods is the only woman ever to be elected to statewide office there. This year, she comes before voters as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. She promises to work hard to move Congress vigorously toward adopting a national policy on trade. The trade imbalance is an emotional topic in Missouri where farmers are major producers of wheat, much of it exported. While Lt. Gov. Woods can see how the trade imbalance has affected every segment of society and has called for a national program on trade to increase U.S. trade exports, her opponent, former Gov. Christopher Bond, is taking a shortsighted swing at the maritime industry. If elected, Bond has said he will ask Congress to repeal P.L. 480 cargo preference legislation. If Woods wins the election, she has said her long-range plan will be to restore U.S. trade to its former position of prominence. "More than 75 percent of the goods produced in our country compete against products made abroad. And that figure goes up each month," Woods told Missouri voters in a recent address. "The simple reality is that our jobs and paychecks-and our high standard of living-must be earned in the global marketplace. And, ladies and gentlemen, we 're howing less ability to earn our way in that marketplace." The fact that for almost I 00 years the U.S. was a major exporter is something she has highlighted in her campaign speeches~ from the 1890s until been involved in Missouri politics since 1976. She served two terms as a state senator before filling the post of lieutenant governor. Among her accomplishments are numerous bills she has sponsored from the state legislature that include nursing home reform legislation, pay equity for public employees and legislation on asbestos clean-up regulations. C Rep. Helen Bentley Maryland Even as a candidate for Congress against incumbent Congressman Clarence Long, Bentley made maritime the center of attention. In three election campaigns in 1980 and 1982 and again in 1984, her central theme was to build the port of Baltimore into a productive center of commerce. In 1984 the electorate chose Bentley, and the picture for maritime has been brighter. Congresswoman Bentley has served on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee,· the Public Works and Transportation Committee and the Select Committee on Aging. ~,. mw-:tt f:~~!:t::::::· Lt. Gov. Harriet Woods Missouri 1971, the nation exported more than it imported in trade. This year alone, the U.S. will run up a $160 billion trade deficit. In order to accomplish the tran ition from importer to exporter nation, Woods would begin a program to invest in measures that would allow the U.S. to compete again t low-wage and governmentub idized foreign indu trie . She has hinted that she would consider shifting money from defense to inve t in shoring up the imbalance in U.S. trade. "Today, security is more and more economic in nature and le and less military. And per onally," Woods remarked, "I regard inve tment in our national economy as far more productive-in terms of human value and national ecurity-than inve tment in the o-called Star War y tern." Lieutenant Governor Woods ha ONGRESSMAN Herbert Bateman (R) is running for a third term as representative of the first district in Virginia. Half of the residents of the district live in and around the Hampton Roads harbor where the economy is based on military and shipbuilding operations. The Newport News Shipbuilding Company alone employs 25 ,000 workers. With bouts of unemployment frequent in the shipbuilding trades, the meat and potatoes issue of employment is the most important issue before Tidewater voters, many of whom are employed in shipbuilding. This is where the congressman has logged a noteworthy achievement. On Jan. 1, 1986 there were 3,000 more jobs at Newport News Shipyard than when Rep. Bateman was first elected to Congress. The congressman's interest in jobs for his community runs second only to his desire to strengthen America's defense posture. He has brought naval contracts to his district and introduced numerous pieces of legislation designed to strengthen the U.S. merchant marine. Congressman Bateman is one of 42 representatives serving on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. It is from this vantage point that he has been able to influence the outcome of maritime legislation. Each time cargo preference legislation has been forwarded to the merchant marine committee, the congressman has been at the forefront, bringing members of the committee into a unified force to defeat measures that would take cargo away from the U.S.flag fleet. Mindful of the importance of America's shipbuilding capability, he has voted to protect U.S. shipyards. t,,d~ Rep. Herbert Bateman Virginia Rep. Bateman has asked that dangerous and toxic materials used by shipyard workers be taken from the market until their possible harmful side effects may be more thoroughly investigated. The congressman has introduced other bills into Congress that deal with maritime issues. He has persuaded Congress to spend an additional $2.5 million per year on the program to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and he has fought for allocations to deepen the channels in the port of Hampton Roads. Dredging in the harbor is currently under way. He is also the author of legislation that would require electronic safety signaling devices aboard fishing trawlers to reduce accidents and loss of life. A complementary measure sponsored by Rep. Bateman asks that federal grant monies be given for a study on improved compensation plans for injured fishermen. The bill is making its way through Congress. Congressman Bateman was first elected to Congress in 1982. He had previously served in the Virginia State Senate for 15 years. Service Contract Review Continues The Department of Labor (DOL) is continuing its review of the Service Contract Act (SCA) and the issue of whether it should be applied to TAGOS vessels. The review has been under way since July 1 (see August LOG). Last year a federal court overturned a DOL decision that claimed the SCA applies only when government-contracted work takes place "significantly" or "substantially" within the United States. It was that DOL ruling which was the basis for denying SCA coverage to T-AGOS vessels. The contract for the vessels was signed two months before the court decision. The Labor Department ha appealed. Records indicate that about 25 percent of T-AGOS work takes place within the United States. The SCA basically guarantees that the prevailing wage hall apply for government-contracted work. In other words, if the prevailing wage in private industry is $10 an hour for a certain job, companies bidding on similar work for a government contract cannot undercut wage in order to ecure a low bid and the contract. The SIU, other unions and several congre sional repre entatives have filed petitions with the DOL supporting the SCA and it application to T-AGOS. There ha been no indication from the department when its decision will be announced. October 1986 I LOG I 11 �A Great Feeder and a Yellow Submarine A Good Calling for Some The Long Lines (AT&T) has many amenities not found anywhere else on an SIU vessel. To begin with, where else could one find such a good feeder? Twelve types of Breyers ice cream are on display in the galley at a self-service dessert bar open 24 hours a day. Filet mignon is served for dinner several times a week. Lobster is on the menu almost as often. And where else could SIU members be met at the door of their Union hall by a company-owned bus? Or the crew be treated to AT&T stenciled t-shirts compliments of AT&T. Though Eva Russell had just married 13 days earlier and was enjoying her honeymoon, the answer was "yes" when the call came from SIU Patrolman 'Scrap Iron' Jones that the Long Lines was crewing up. Mark Fuller interrupted upgrading courses at the Lundeberg School to answer the job call. AB Jamie Wilson cut short his vacation from a permanent job on a Waterman vessel because he had heard so much about the Long Lines. The Long Lines left Sept. 24 for a seven-day voyage to lay and repair cable off the New Jersey coast. A launch from Shawn's Launch service ferried SIU crewmembers to the offshore archorage of the Long Lines. The gangway was lowered. Each member of the crew made the ascent from the launch onto the gangway and up what appeared to be 30 steps to the deck, as the gangway swayed with each step. Once the vessel is underway, the hours pass quickly. The Long Lines is host to a weight room with the latest in Nautilus exercise equipment. It houses a well-stocked library. For the crewmember whose pleasure it is to fish from the stern, fishing poles are provided. And since the vessel runs at half a knot when running through cable fields, it is possible for a few fishermen to bring in enough of a catch to feed the entire crew. AB Raymond Rainey Story and Photos by Lynnette Marshall Onto a bus bound for Shawn's Launch site are three jubilant Seafarers. A wave and a smile from Marion Romero, AB; Ray Coypo, COS, and David L. Stinson ID ABG. Eva Russell and a fellow crewmember on AT &T's own charter bus. The bus met the crew in front of the SIU hall in Norfolk. :;., With AB Steven Coker in the lead, Seafarer climb the gangway onto AT &T's Long Lines. It was an opportunity well worth the wait. In 1963 Coker was introduced to the vessel when it docked at Pier 27, Hampton Road for cable repair exercises. "One of the best and mo t pleasant ships I've ever been on," is how Coker remembers the vessel, 23 years later. 12 LOG October 1986 The Long Lines also has its own yellow submarine. A yellow submarine? While it may be that the ocean can sometimes be an unsettling experience for the novice, and being away from land for extended periods has caused visions of such things as strange sea monsters, this vessel does indeed have a yellow submarine. All a Seafarer has to do to see it is to enter the control room of the Long Lines and watch it on an undersea monitoring screen. The submarine works on the bottom of the ocean floor. It is the eyes of AT&T, the worldwide telecommunications company. It wanders through miles of coral reefs, acres of underwater sea plants and schools of fish large and small until it comes upon a branch of AT&T cable it has been sent to find. Finding the cable, it sends a beep to the control room. Then the cable is pulled up and over the stern. SIU members who work on the vessel as cable personnel will check the cable for corrosion, breakage or barnacle as it is brought onto the ship. If the cable is beyond repair, new cable i spliced to replace it. The cable i hosed off. Then it is channeled (Continued on Page 13.) �(Continued from Page 12.) onto a spool in the spool hold by other SIU members and travels aft and down once more to the bottom of the sea. Though the procedure is fairly routine, there is room for the unexpected. At home Eva Russell has a souvenir, a piece of cable that was replaced when she was last on the Long Lines. It is still a mystery. Scientific testing revealed it to be 100 years old, perhaps the oldest cable ever stretched between the continents to carry telephone communications. As the yellow submarine scans the bottom of the sea, there is also the expectation on every journey that it will come across a wealthy treasure trove. Or uncover a centuries old vessel sunk in a fierce gale. Or uncover new life, a new animal or plant species to be logged into the book of science. Shawn's Launch Service provided transport for the new members of the Long Lines crew. The Long Lines was at anchorage several miles offshore outside the port of Norfolk. Free, Discount Lawyers to Help SIU Joins New AFL-CIO Legal Aid Services Plan Making the job call for AT&T global communications were Ray J. Coypo, COS; Ronnie C. Hall, COS; Gerald L. Hyman, 3rd cook; Randolph A. Liverpool, COS, and Curtis J. Spencer, steward assistant. Cable Ship AB's Learn New Splicing Skills Eight Seafarers recently completed a two-week training seminar on how to repair and splice the complicated communications cable maintained by the two SIU-crewed cable ships. The new AB-Jointer/Splicers will rotate between the two AT&T cable ships, the Long Lines and the Charles Brown. Currently they are putting their new training to work off the coast of New Jersey where the Long Lines is repairing a cable break. These eight Seafarers are the first of a new rating established by the SIU and AT&T for their two cable ships, AB/Jointer-Splicers. The new skills they acquired open up new job opportunities for SIU members. They are (I. to r.) Joseph J. Olson, Lyle R. Swindell, Robert Leake, Timothy McCormick, Michael Eaton, Jay Beavers, Ray Bliksvaer and Jeremiah Harrington. A new, free legal aid program for union members is being developed by the AFL-CIO, and the SIU will participate in this innovative program. Called Union Privilege Legal Services, the program should be under way by the first of the year. A national network of lawyers will be recruited and overseen by the AFLCIO. Certain services will be free; others will be offered at discount rates. The program's goal is to let union members practice "preventive law" o legal question won't turn into legal problems. ''The new legal services program is going to help Seafarers and all union members. It is also a major step for the labor movement in providing benefits and protection that aren't available to non-union workers," said SIU President Frank Drozak. When the program begins it will offer: • FREE Consultation-Members meet with a participating lawyer-at the attorney's office or by phone-on any matter they choose. There is no limit on the number of consultations your member may have, provided each is about a separate matter. However, there is a 30 minute limit on any one consultation. • FREE Document Review-Members can avoid mistakes by understanding what they sign. Important papers-leases, insurance policies, installment sales contracts, to name a few-are carefully reviewed. They are provided an oral explanation of terms and specific questions are answered. Written evaluations are not part of this benefit nor are documents written by the participant or for u e in a business capacity. • FREE Follow-up ServicesSometimes a problem can be olved by having a lawyer write a letter or make a phone call on the member' behalf. If the consulted lawyer think o, a letter will be written or a telephone call made-at no co t. • 30 Percent Discount on Additional Services-When a member is faced with a more complex legal matter, the participating lawyer will charge 70 percent of the normal fee-a full 30 percent discount. In a contingent fee casewhere the lawyer's fee comes out of any recovery or award obtained-or on a business matter, a smaller discount may apply. Also, flat fees may be available for some commonly needed services, such as a simple will or an uncontested divorce. • Written Fee Agreement-The participating lawyer will provide an agreement on fees-this p~o­ tec\s the member and prevents any surprises. • Quality Control-Your member's opinion counts! Each time the Union Privilege Legal Services is used, he or she will be asked to evaluate the lawyer and the provided service. A simple, short form is provided by the lawyer and returned directly to the program administrator. The member chooses whether to identify him or herself or not. • Grievance Procedure-In the unlikely event of a disagreement with the lawyer regarding fees or other matters, the program will try to resolve it through informal mediation or, if necessary, arbitration. Excluded matters Being a union program, matters involving any union, related organization or union official are not included. There may be times when a lawyer will not accept a particular case. When the program begins, a list of the participating attorneys will be published in the LOG and made available through the ports, a well as how to contact them and other details. October 1986 I LOG I 13 �Area Vice Presidents' Report West Coast by V. P. George McCartney S HIPPING has been quite good in Seattle, even though Sea-Land's Newark and Portland were laid up. The Union has been quite active on a grassroots political level. The race for the Senate is in a dead heat. Slade Gorton, the incumbent, has been a friend of maritime, so we're throwing our weight behind him. We're also supporting Mike Lowry, Don Bonker and John Miller. Our members up here came out en masse to help pass out leaflets for Miller's campaign. Meanwhile, in California, the SIU will participate in a widely anticipated media event to help drum up support for Tom Bradley in his bid to become the first black governor. Thousands of trade unionists and Bradley supporters will take part in a race from San Diego to Sacramento. Each person will carry the California state flag for half a mile and pass it on to someone else. Bertha Ronquillo, Dennis Lundy and William Tavella will represent the SIU in this race. Our members in Southern California have had a lot of jobs to pick from, mainly because of the military work. Port officials in Wilmington say that there is a real need for qualified electricians. Still, things could be much better. The port of Los Angeles is flooded with foreign-flag vessels carrying Japanese cars to American consumers. Thanks to the unfair trading practices of the Japanese government, American companies have been effectively shut out of this lucrative market. The SIU has been applying pressure to get the Japanese to open up this market. The Union has the full support of the House Merchant Marine Committee. As usual, however, the administration has been less than helpful. Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco S HIPPING in the Gulf has improved dramatically over the past few months. Much of this improvement must be attributed to the new military work that we've been able to pick up. Were it not for this military work, things would be pretty bad. The econ14 I LOG I October 1986 omy of the region is in a slump because of declining oil prices. Louisiana has the highest unemployment rate in the nation right now. That is not to say that everything is rosy. The situation with National Marine is still up in the air. The attorneys for the SIU have filed suit with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to protect the interests of our members. This brings me to an important subject: grassroots political action. The present administration has launched an all-out attack against the labor movement. We need to get out the vote in November in order to elect a Democratic Senate. At least one race is turning around. John Breaux has been picking up support in his bid to represent Louisiana in the Senate. This is one race I know we can win. There were two more important pieces of good news. Responding to the financial crisis in the domestic oil producing states, the Department of Energy has reversed itself and promised to maintain a 35,000 barrel-a-day fill rate for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The SIU has been fighting for this for quite some time. In addition, the Houston Astros confounded everyone and made it to the National League play-offs. If Mike Scott were a politician, he'd have my vote for president. Government Services by V. P. Roy "Buck" Mercer A trial that is being held in London holds important lessons for MSC members. A Jordanian is accused of planting a bomb in the luggage of his unsuspecting, pregnant Irish girlfriend in order to blow up an Israeli El Al airplane. Thanks to stringent security measures employed by El Al in London, the crime was prevented. This underscores the importance of following the MSC's anti-terrorist program. Terrorism is a fact of modem life, and American vessels are prime targets. In August, the SIU was able to beat back an attempt by the Reagan administration to restrict the application of the Service Contract Act. Since 1965, the Service Contract ha protected the wage scale of worker employed by companies under contract to the federal government. Companies bidding for government work cannot undercut each other by slashing wages below prevailing wages. The SCA proved extremely u eful in helping the SIU keep the 12 ocean- ographic ships that were contracted out as a result of the Circular A-76 program. The Reagan administration's decision to contract out federal work makes the SCA more important than ever to this membership. Of course, the SCA does not pertain to jobs perlormed in international waters. But it does affect work done here. And it has made a big difference in the overtime rates for most CIVMAR's. The SIU's legislative activities in Washington, D.C. have had an important effect in protecting the job security of merchant seamen employed in the private and government controlled fleets. Another thing that the SIU does for its members is to provide information so that an individual can protect his or her own job security. One of the easiest and most effective ways of protecting your job security is to remain drug free. The Navy is very serious about getting rid of all people who test positive for drugs. In addition, make sure that you take care of any goverment property entrusted to your care. In January 1983, the Department of Navy issued a hotline program to combat what it perceived to be unacceptable levels of fraud and mismanagement. A toll-free 800 number was implemented. People were encouraged to call the number to report ''questionable behavior"-e.g., fraud and mismanagement. This all means one thing. At any time, an investigator can come onboard your ship in order to determine if there has been any fraud or misuse of government property. In a sense, the hotline program is a lot like testing for drugs. The best way to protect your job security is just not to engage in any behavior that might compromise yourself. •••• • llllllMIUHHil &IHHI !I IU Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco P ORT officials have one eye on the thermometer. From now on, it i going to be a race to ee when winter comes. Of course, shipping comes to a standstill during the winter months. That is why I'm glad to say that Luedtke Engineering won two important dredging jobs, one in Buffalo, N. Y., the other in Racine Wi . We've been busy working on our gras roots campaign. There is a en e that we can pick up some Senate eat , especially ince a lot of Midwest farmers are unhappy with the Reagan administration' record on agriculture. If anything, the Reagan admini tra- tion' s record on maritime is even worse than its record on agriculture. There doesn't seem to be any relief in sight for the hard-pressed maritime industry on the Great Lakes. Retired Rear Admiral Anthony F. Fugaro, a former Coast Guard commander, was recently named executive director of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. He said he would place a high priority on waterlront development. There is talk of spending $35 miJlion to develop the waterlront in Lorain, Ohio. If it goes through, it might turn Lake Erie into one of the big vacation spots in the Midwest. If approved, the waterlront plan would require extensive dredging. That would be good news to our members up here, so we'll be monitoring the situation very closely. --=.-~-'-' ,/?-. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall S IU officials and members in the port of New York were saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Joseph Logue, the Union's medical services director. Logue was responsible for opening up this Union's nationwide system of clinics. One of the last surviving admirals from World War I, he had a truly remarkable career. Logue dedicated the last part of his life to providing quality medical care to American seamen. He had a real affection for this membership. Logue always lectured about the importance of preventive medicine. His message is more important than ever, especially in light of changes in the maritime industry. Most of the new jobs available to seamen are on board military vessels. The medical requirements for those jobs are much more stringent than those for private sector work. Elsewhere on the East Coast, the SIU is continuing to fight for the rights ofits members in New Bedford. We've been able to win back wages and reinstatement for some of our members who were adversely affected by the strike again t the Seafood Producers. Fighting the fishing fleet owners in the courts is very tricky, however. In many cases, we have to challenge them on a ship by ship basis. The fishing industry is still plagued by imports from Canada, depressed fish prices and insurance problem . The SIU continues to press for beefed up safety mea ure in order to get the price of insurance down. Shipping on the Ea t Coast has been good, especially in Norfolk, which has garnered a large hare of the new military work. Our inland member in Norfolk have agreed to new three-year agreements with Allied Towing Corp. and Lynnhaven Launch Service. �MSCPAC's Incentive Awards Administrator Searches for Excellence by Bob Borden, PAO, MSCPAC John Tate, MSCPAC's Incentive A wards Administrator, is clearly a man with a mission. The enthusiastic Tate is determined to lift the spirits of those who deserve recognition by their acts, deeds and performance. In the process, he hopes to motivate others to follow the outstanding performance of their peers. For good measure, he also wants employees to start treating each other with due respect and courtesy. Tate is approaching his formidable assignment like an excited cheerleader preparing to rouse the fans at a championship game. His positive spirit was honed by more than 20 years of Air Force service before he retired as a senior non-commissioned officer. "The Air Force has a tendency to send a lot of their people to management schools and I can't even remember the number I went through during my career," says Tate, who specialized in personnel and administrative work with the service. ''Having worked and been trained in these management principles, they're almost second nature to me now.'' Behind Tate's desk are a few of his favorite management books, including "In Search of Excellence," "Iacocca," and "Quality is Free." Tate is convinced the principles of success found in the books can be applied to everyday operations at MSPAC. ''No manager can ignore his people," says the Incentive Awards Administrator, pounding his desk to make a point. "If you make people feel like losers, they'll act that way. We have to change that concept immediately and make everybody think of themselves as winners.'' To get more afloat and ashore people into the winner's spotlight, Tate is making sure MSCP AC managers and supervisors are aware of the numerous performance awards available to their U.S. National Security and the Maritime Industry by Irwin Heine (One year before Ronald Reagan was elected president of the United States, Irwin Heine published a report on the U.S. maritime industry. Heine, who served as Marad's chief for International Affairs from 19531965, wrote about the relationship between national security, economic development and the American-flag merchant marine. What he wrote in 1979 is as true today as it was then.) Shipping sustains the industrial power of the United States. The nation's defense posture is, in turn, dependent upon the American industrial system for the ships, airplanes, tanks, transportation equipment, and all the sophisticated weapons in the country's arsenal. There is an interrelationship between shipping and the American economy/defense structures that cannot be divorced without irreparable harm to the nation. Since World War II, and especially Highest World War II Casualty Rate Members of the U.S. merchant marine serving aboard U.S.-flag cargo ships during the Second World War suffered a greater percentage of warrelated deaths than did the nation's regular armed forces combined. Of the four branches of the armed forces, only the Marines suffered a higher casualty rate. Odds of being killed Serving Deaths Killed(%) Army* Navy Marines Coast Guard 11,260,000 4, 183,466 669,100 241,093 234,874 36,950 19,733 574 2.08 .88 2.94 .24 One One One One Total 16,353,659 292, 131 1.78 One in 56 200,000 5,662 2.83 One in 35 Branch Merchant Marine *Includes Armv Air Force in in in in 48 114 34 417 during the past 20 years, there has been an increase in the merchant fleets of the developing nations and in the size of the state-controlled merchant marines. While nationalism is one of the factors in their acquisition of shipping facilities, another is the conservation of foreign exchange for shipping services, which is sometimes in short supply. Many use their fleets, especially those that are state-controlled, to earn much needed foreign exchange by offering lower freight rates than those posted by conference members. They also tend to institute cargo sharing practices on shipments between their own countries and their trading partners. The struggle for foreign markets is becoming more intense. Competition from foreign shipping operators is rising at an increasing rate, not only from the traditional maritime nations, but from the rapidly growing fleets of the Third World and the state-owned and controlled shipping of the Soviet Bloc. These Third World nation , and Ru sia with its dependent satellites, are expanding the size and effectivene s of their merchant fleets without apparent regard for accountable cost . They see such expan ion a one mean of trying to obtain a larger hare of foreign exchange earning and of the world s economic output. employees, such as sustained superior performance ratings, quality salary increases, special achievement, beneficial suggestions, mariner awards of excellence, marine employee of the year, MSC distinguished career development awards, length of service and retirement awards, as well as certificates for special recognition, appreciation and letters of commendation. Tate is a man who puts his money where his mouth is. His incentive awards budget has increased 200 percent, with some individual awards carrying a cash gift as high as $2500. Tate is convinced the incentive awards program can make a difference. When he worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, Calif., the shipyard commander adopted the same ideas and philosophy Tate is now pushing at MSCPAC. Two years after the program was implemented, the Chief of Naval Operations visited the base to make an award for the most improved naval shipyard in the U.S. ''You could see an attitude change and feel the enthusiasm of the employees," says Tate, recalling his five years spent at the shipyard. "People became proud of their work and accomplishments. In some cases, they'd complete jobs 60 days ahead of schedule." In addition to being MSCPAC's incentive booster, Tate wants to instill respect and dignity to the workplace. The ideal place to start, he says, is in the ''pool'' area of MSCP AC headquarters where afloat employees wait for ship assignment . "I've heard some of the mariners complain of the reception they've received," Tate said. "I think we should make them feel at home here." Tate is already talking about plans to enlarge the "pool" area, creating a mall library and moving the snack bar downstairs. "We want to make it as comfortable as possible for them," he says, "because without the mariners, none of us would have jobs." In their best-selling book, "In Search of Excellence,'' Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman wrote of productivity through people and the fact some of the best managed companies in the U.S. put an emphasis on human relations and respect for their employees. Many of the best companies, noted the authors, really view themselves as an extended family. ''That's what we've got to do here,'' ... empha ized Tate, again pounding his desk to make a point. "We've got to create a team spirit and become a family-oriented organization." The search for excellence will continue but John Tate i convinced he 'II find it and tap it for all it's worth at MSCPAC. October 1986 I LOG I 15 �Deep Sea George Patrick Barnes, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing as an AB. Brother Barnes is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident there. John Dawson Bennett, 57, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a cook. Brother Bennett last sailed out of the port of Wilmington, Calif. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Seafarer Bennett was born in Escabana, Mich. and is a resident of Long Beach, Calif. George Bennett Forrest, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as an AB. Brother Forrest last shipped out of the port of New Orleans. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Forrest was born in Beltsville, Md. and is a resident of Slidell, La. Salvatore Candela, 62, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. Brother Candela is a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. He was born in New Orleans and is a resident there. Benjamin Edward Fowler, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville in 1970. He sailed as an AB, last out of the port of Mobile. Brother Fowler was a former member of the IBEW Union. He was born in Forsyth Cty., Ga. and is a resident of Grand Bay, Ala. Douglas Avery Clark, ~2, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1951 sailing as an AB. Brother Clark also worked as a shipfitter. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Clark was born in Weldon, N .C. and is a resident of Portsmouth, Va. George Frazza, 66,joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sailing last as a chief cook. Brother Frazza is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in New Bedford, Mass. and is a resident of San Francisco. James Edward Collins, 61, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. Brother Collins last shipped out of the port of Mobile aboard the Sea-Land Venture. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Collins was born in Georgia and is a resident of New Orleans. Guy De Baere, 62, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1962 sailing last as a recertified chief steward. Brother De Baere was a former member of the SUP from 1942 to 1962. He last shipped out of the port of New York. He sailed aboard a Liberty ship in World War II and attended junior college in France. A native of Nantes, France, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of New York City. Harold Joseph DeLatte, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1964 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother DeLatte also worked as a hospital stationary engineer. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer DeLatte was born in Lockport, La. and is a resident of Lufkin, Texas. David Douglas, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Houston sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Douglas is a resident of Pharr, Texas. ..., Norman William Dubois, 62,joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Dubois graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1980. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Dubois was a New Orleans patrolman and a delegate to the Union's 13th Biennial Convention in 1967. He was also a former member of the Bartenders Union. Dubois is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of New Bedford, Mass., he is a resident of Tamarac, Fla. Oren Hamilton Dowd Sr., 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1972. He sailed as an AB for GATCO in 1972 and for Mobile Towing from 1972 to 1977. Brother Dowd sailed deep sea from 1960 to 1977, last sailing out of the port of Mobile. Seafarer Dowd is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Wetumpha, Ala., he is a resident of Chickasaw, Ala. 16 I LOG I October 1986 Alexander Gega, 64, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington in 1971. He sailed as a FOWT, riding last the SS Inger (Sealift Bulkers). Brother Gega began sailing in 1961. He was a former member of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Wipers Union. Seafarer Gega is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, he is a resident of Wilmington. William "Bill" Thomas Higgs Sr., 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1963 sailing last as a recertified chief steward. Brother Higgs graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1982. He worked as a copper miner from 1947 to 1950 in Great Falls, Mont. Seafarer Higgs is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy, riding the USS Austin in World War II, and the U.S. Army after that war. Born in Lyons, Ga., he is a resident there. Eric Joseph, 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Baltimore. He sailed as a cook for the Seatrain Shoregang, Edgewater, N .J., from 1971 to 1973; Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. in 1974, and the Puerto Rico Marine Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. from 1975 to 1978. Brother Joseph also sailed during the Vietnam War, having his ship hit by Vietcong shellfire on the Saigon River. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Joseph, in 1956, had the U.S. Congress and America's President "Ike" Eisenhower sign into law a bill admitting Joseph into the United States as a permanent resident. A native of Calcutta, India, he was ·a British subject until he became a naturalized U.S. citizen. A world traveler in his off time, he once rode the Trans-Siberian Railroad from Moscow. He now resides in New York City. David E. Kidd, 60,joined the SIU in the port of Houston sailing as an AB. Brother Kidd is a resident of Houston. Edward Levy, 59, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New Orleans. He sailed in the steward department last on the C.S. Long Lines (AT&T) out of the port of Baltimore. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Levy was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Baltimore. Walter W. Lungren, 66, joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Steward Union in the port of Wilmington. Brother Lungren is a resident of Long Beach, Calif. Theodore "Ted" Macris, 65,joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1964. He sailed last as a chief steward aboard the Sea-Land Producer. Brother Macris also sailed inland for the N. Y. Traprock Co., W. Nyack, N.Y. on the Hudson River in 1951. He is a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Macris was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is a resident of New York City. Jose Almeida Madurei, 70, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Madurei last shipped out of the port of Houston. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps before World War II. Seafarer Madurei was born in Brazil, is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Dallas, Texas. Benjamin Mignano, 58,joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Philadelphia sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Mignano graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. He also sailed as a 3rd mate. Seafarer Mignano was also on the Vietnam War run and was on the 1946 General Maritime beef picket line. Mignano worked, too, as a lifeguard. He's a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., he is a resident of Harbor City, Calif. Peter John Mistretta, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1954. He sailed as an AB last on the Sea-Land Pioneer. Brother Mistretta began sailing in 1946 and hit the bricks in the General Maritime beef that year, the 1947 Isth- �Viekko Pollanen, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1951 sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Pollanen graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. He had one year of college in Finland. Seafarer Pollanen was born in Finland, is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Metairie, La. mian strike and the 1975 N.Y. Longshoremen' s beef. He also attended the 1970 Piney Point Crew Conference No. 4. "Amiable Seafarer" Mistretta is a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. Mistrett~ likes Spain, builds plastic models of ships and airplanes and is a deer hunter on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Anative of Baltimore, he is a resident there. Antonio Romero, 58, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1971 sailing as an AB last out of the port of Santurce, P.R. Brother Romero was born in the United States and is a resident of Coral Gables, Fla. Jack Alli Nasroen, 63, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of San Francisco. He sailed as a chief cook last for the Sea-Land Shoregang, Oakland, Calif. from 1980 to 1986. Brother Nasroen was born in Java, Indonesia and is a resident of Marysville, Calif. Rudolph Reginald Paschal, 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. Brother Paschal last shipped out of the port of Jacksonville. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Paschal hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. And he is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Paschal was born in Alabama and is a resident of Jacksonville. Frank Pasquali, 61, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Boston, Mass. He sailed as an AB last out of the port of San Francisco. Brother Pasquali walked the picket line in the 1946 GeneralMaritime beef. He attended the 1978 Union's annual Alameda, Calif. Central Labor Council Man of the Year award dinner. Seafarer Pasquali also worked as an aviation metalsmith and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., he is a resident of San Francisco. Michael Piteris, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1970 sailing last as a QMED. Brother Piteris is a veteran of the Greek Navy. He was born in Turkey and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Piteris is a resident of Attika, Greece. Marshall Donald Bryant, 64, joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1961. He sailed as an oiler for Great Lakes Towing from 1948 to 1986. Brother Bryant also worked as a stationary engineer for the Interlake Iron Corp. from 1946 to 1948. He was a former member of the Machinist Union. Laker Bryant is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II sailing aboard the USS Harry Lee as a MM lie. Born in Duluth, he is a resident there. Robert Rivera, 62, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a cook last out of the port of Wilmington. Brother Rivera was on the picket lines in both the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Seafarer Rivera was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and is a resident of Newhall, Calif. William Morris, Jr., 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Morris last shipped out of the port of Houston. He walked the picket lines in both the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Morris was born in Bristol, Tenn. and is a resident of Crosby, Texas. Edmund Pacheco, 56, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York last sailing as a QMED out of the port of San Francisco. Brother Pacheco was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Seafarer Pacheco was born in New York City and is a resident of Clear Lake, Calif. Great Lakes I Martin Figueroa Sierra, 62, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New York sailing last as a chief cook out of the port of Wilmington. Brother Sierra is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Malilipot Albay, P .I. Charles Willard Thorpe, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans sailing last as a chief cook out of the port of eattle, Wash. Brother Thorpe also worked as a small arms mechanic. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Thorpe was born in Minnesota and is a resident of Seattle. Melvin Rex Ward, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1952. He last sailed as a bosun out of the port of Seattle in the SeaLand Shoregang from 1978 to 1986. Brother Ward was a former member of the SUP and attended the 1975 Piney Point Crew Conference. He was born in Kentucky and is a resident of Seattle. David Roy Yotter, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1956 sailing as an AB. Brother Yotter is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. He was born in Leon, Kans. and is a resident of Darrington, Wash. Richard Rolland Hartford, 62, joined the Union in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1960. He sailed as a lead deckhand on the tug Pennsylvania (Great Lakes Towing) from 1959 to 1986. Brother Hartford also worked for the American Shipbuilding Co. from 1955 to 1959. He was a former member of the Iron Workers Union, Local 85. Laker Hartford is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Toledo, he is a resident of Oregon, Ohio. Herbert Vaughn Kerley, 56, joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1960. He sailed as an oiler and last as a QMED for the Boland and Cornelius Steamship Co. in 1965. Brother Kerley began sailing in 1955, last out of the port of Algonac , Mich. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Laker Kerley was born in Crossville, Tenn. and is a resident there. Stanley Francis Thompson, 62, joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1960. He sailed as a deckhand and dredgeman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1945 to 1946, Marine Towing in 1962 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. Brother Thompson began sailing in 1948. He was an SIU organizer from 1963 to 1964. And he was a former member of the Bartenders and Teamsters Unions from 1949 to 1956. Laker Thompson is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Quincy , Mass., he is a resident of Ormond Beach, Fla. Atlantic Fishermen Cecilio J. Cecilio, 63, joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. sailing as a captain. Brother Cecilio is a resident of Gloucester. Personals George Amos Mates Looking for our father, George Amos Mates, nickname "Mike," from Jackson, Mich. Last seen: June 1948. Birthdate: May 26, 1914. Height: 6'1", brown hair, hazel eyes. Tattoos of names of daughters on forearms: "Carole" on one arm, "Marlene" and "Judy" on the other. Social Security number: 386- 07-6282. If anyone knows anything about George Mates, please contact Carole Potter, 208 Steward Ave., Apt. B, Jackson, Mich. 49201, or call (517) 788-7855. Jack Rhodes Please contact Marion concerning your daughter Lisa at (716) 8248454. October 1986 I LOG I 17 - �Pensioner Billy James Anderson, 62, died of a heart attack at home in Greenville, Texas on July 31. Brother Anderson joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Galveston, Texas. He sailed as a chief pumpman and hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Anderson was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Burial was in the Lone Star Cemetery, Point, Texas. Surviving are his parents, J. P. and Emma Anderson of Point and a brother, Bruce of Lone Oak, Texas. Samuel M. Benigno, 34, died on July 10. Brother Benigno joined the SIU following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1969. He sailed as an AB. Born in Mississippi, he is survived by his mother, Marguerite of Magnolia, Miss. Pensioner William Bino, 73 \ died of heart disease at home in Phoenix, Ariz. on May 25. Brother Bino joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He last sailed as a chief steward in 1969 aboard the SS India Mail. Seafarer Bino sailed as a bellboy in 1932on the U.S. Army Troop Transport U.S. Grant. Bino first sailed on the West Coast in 1937. During World War II, he experienced submarine attacks, ship groundings and ship collisions. Steward Bino was born in Bridgeport, Conn. Cremation took place in the Greenwood Crematory, Phoenix with burial later in Bridgeport. Surviving are a brother, Charles of Clearwater, Fla. and a sister, Mary Cossa of Arlington, Va. Pensioner Robert Joseph Bird, 68, died on Sept. 20. Brother Bird joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1961 sailing as a FOWT. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Bird was born in Kentucky and was a resident of Houston. Surviving is his widow, Jean. - Pensioner Percy Joseph Boyer, 80, passed away in the Ochsner Hospital, New Orleans on Sept. 12. Brother Boyer joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Boyer was born in Ellendale, La. and was a resident of Metairie, La. Surviving is a daughter, Margaret of Metairie. 18 I LOG I October 1986 Pensioner Paul Louis Brien, 81, · passed away from a heart attack in Crockett, Texas on Sept. 7. Brother Brienjoined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as an oiler. He also sailed during World War II. Brien attended the UnionMEBA, District 2 School of Engineering, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1967. Seafarer Brien was on the picket lines in both the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Born in New Bedford, Mass., he was a resident of Crockett. Interment was in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Houston Cty., Texas. Surviving are two brothers, Henri of New Bedford and Al of Dunedin, Fla. and a sister, Blanche of Los Angeles, Calif. Pensioner Milton · Jack Brown, 63, died at home in Hot Springs, Ark. on Aug. 25. Brother Brown joined the SIU in San Francisco in 1951 sailing as an AB and deck delegate. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II serving in the Pacific Theater. Seafarer Brown was born in Hot Springs. Burial was in the Mt. Valley Cemetery, Hot Springs. Surviving are two brothers, Gene of Hot Springs and Leo of Citrus Heights, Calif. Pensioner William Duncan Campbell, 83, succumbed to a heart attack in Gig Harbor, Wash. on Aug. 22. Brother Campbell joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1960 sailing as a FOWT. He also worked as a CME on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Seattle. Seafarer Campbell hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. He was a former member of the Building Trades Union, Local 252 of Tacoma, Wash. and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Bisbee, Ariz., he was a resident of Tacoma. Interment was in the Mt. View Cemetery, Tacoma. Surviving are his son, Henry of Olympia, Wash. and a brother, Frank of Tacoma. Pensioner Richard Joseph Delaney, 82, passed away on July 31. Brother Delaney joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York. He sailed as a cook last on the C.S. Long Lines (AT&T). He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1948 Wall St. and the 1965 District Council 37 beefs. Seafarer Delaney was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in New York, he was a resident of Honolulu, Hawaii. Surviving is an aunt, Elaine Martin of New York City. Pensioner Stephen Thomas Dent, 74, passed away on Sept. 2. Brother Dent joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as a chief cook. He began sailing in 1951. Seafarer Dent was born in Mississippi and was a resident of Mandeville, La. Surviving are an uncle, Dave Roberts of Culver City, Calif. and a cousin, Linda McQueen of Kerner, La. Pensioner f An- )* .~~~~7i::~~~:~~i~ struction in the Pontchartrain Guest House, Mandeville, La. on Aug. 30. Brother Ducote joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as an AB. He helped to organize the Robin Line in 1957. Seafarer Ducote was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Born in Marksville, La. he was a resident of Metairie, La. Burial was in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving is a sister, Edna Ragusa of New Orleans. Pensioner Alejandro Eusebio Sr., 85, passed away on Sept. 4. Brother Eusebio joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as a cook. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Eusebio was born in the Philippine Islands and was a resident of New Orlenas. Surviving are his son, Alejandro Jr. of Harvey, La.; a brother, Krisanto of Cavite, P.l.; a nephew, Renedo of Harvey, and a goddaughter, Mary Teresa Fischer of New Orleans. Pensioner William W. Evans, 74, passed away on Aug. 14. Brother Evans joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1952 sailing as an assistant storekeeper. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1945. Seafarer Evans was born in Louisiana and was a resident of Los Angeles, Calif. Interment was in the Lincoln Park Cemetery, Los Angeles. Surviving are his widow, Lillie and a nephew, Herb Scott of Los Angeles. Pensioner Candinial J. Ferandezees Sr., 61, died on Aug. 2. Brother Fernandezees joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1955 sailing as a cook. He was born in Chicago, Ill. and was a resident of San Jose, Calif. Surviving is his widow, Beatrice. Pensioner Frank Fisher, Jr., 75, passed away from lung failure in the Angleton - Danbury (Texas) Hospital on Sept. 8. Brother Fisher joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Galveston sailing as an AB. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Fisher was born in Seattle, Wash. and was a resident of Santa Fe, Texas. Burial was in the Grace Park Cemetery, Hitchcock, Texas. Surviving is his widow, Elvira. Pensioner Harry Frank Goodwin Jr., 78, succumbed to arteriosclerosis in the Maine Medical Center, Portland on Sept. 13. Brother Goodwin joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile, Ala. sailing as an AB. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard before World War II. Seafarer Goodwin was born in Dexter, Maine and was a resident of Waterville, Maine. Interment was in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville. Surviving are his widow, Abertine and a brother, Leon of Waterville. Pensioner Louis "Lou" Detlef Guellnitz, 90, passed away on Sept. IO. Brother Guellnitz joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing last as a chief steward. He began sailing in 1927 and hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Guellnitz was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War I. Born in New York City, he was a resident of Paterson, N .J. Surviving is his widow, Clara. Pensioner Wilmer "Willie" Edward Harper, 79, passed away from lung failure in Doctors Hospital, Mobile on July 2. Brother Harper joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans. He sailed as a chief steward and wa on the picket lines in the 1946 General Martime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Harper was born in Mississippi and was a resident of Lucedale, Mi s. Burial was in the New Hope Cemetery. Agricola, Miss. Surviving is his widow, Gladys. Pen ioner James Edward Hill Jr., 76, passed away from heart failure in the N. Charles Hospital, Baltimore on Sept. 15. Brother Hill joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore sailing as a cook. He was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Interment was in Daisy Cemetery, Howard, Md. Surving is his widow, Helen. �! L r l Robert Howard Hirsch Jr., 59, died on Sept. 9. Brother Hirsch joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1967 sailing as a wiper for the Delta Line. He was a veteran of the U.S. Anny in World War II. Seafarer Hirsch was born in Denver, Colo. and was a resident of La Habra, Calif. Surviving are his son, Robert Hirsch III of La Habra and his mother, Margaret Arambarri of Anaheim, Calif. Chester William ·~ :o:~:~:n~~~ui~~:~ say City, P.I. on Sept. 12. Brother Hoff joined the SIU in the port of Yokohama, Japan in 1973 sailing as a QMED. He also sailed as a 3rd assistant engineer. Seafarer Hoff was born in Chicago, Ill. and was a resident of the Philippines. Surviving are his widow, Piedad and a brother-in-law, · Tomas Vasquez. Pensioner Karl Anagnar Ingebrigtsen, 70, passed away on Aug. 26. Brother Ingebrigtsen joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. He 4 was born in Norway and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Ingebrigtsen was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is a sister, Hilde Johansen of Storsteinnes, Norway. Pensioner Hans Jacob Jacobson, 77, passed away on Sept. 10. Brother Jacobson joined the SIU in the port of Jackson ville, Fla. in 1960 sailing last as a quartermaster. He hit the bricks in the 1966 Miami-Tampa beef. Seafarer Jacobson was a veteran of the Norwegian Navy during World War II. Born in Drammen, Norway, he was a resident of Edgewater, Fla. Surviving is his widow, Nora. Pensioner Albert Frank Knauff, 67, died on Sept. 14. Brother Knauff joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a cook. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Knauff was born in Maryland and was a resident of Pasadena, Calif. Surviving are his mother, Helen of Galveston; a brother, Seafarer Jean Edward Knauff of Baltimore, and two sisters, Louise Milchling of Ocean view, Del. and Gertrude Johnson of Baltimore. Pensioner Frank Lamuriglia, 62, died on Aug. 17. Brother Lamurigliajoined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1974. He sailed as a waiter for the Delta Line from 1978 to 1979 and for the APL in 1980. He was born in Padova, Italy and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Lamuriglia was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is his widow, Rosalina of Mercedita, P.R. J.C. Mahaffey, 59, succumbed to cancer on Aug. 31. Brother Mahaffey joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1971 sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army paratroops both in World War II and the Korean War. Seafarer Mahaffey was born in Chesnee, S.C. and was a resident of Ellenboro, N.C. Surviving are a son, Michael of Bessemer City, N.C. and two sisters, Maxine Larson of Ellenboro and Lona of Stone Mt., Ga. Pensioner Peter Paul Matwa, 67, died on Aug. 29. Brother Matuza joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Matuza walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in New Jersey and was a resident of Elizabeth, N .J. Surviving are his widow, Hwa Chung and his parents, Joseph and Mary Matuza of Elizabeth. Pensioner Francesco Joseph Natale, 63, succumbed to heart-lung failure on Aug. 19. Brother Natale joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1961 N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Natale was born in Boston and was a resident of Stoneham, Mass. His remains were given to the Tufts University Medical School, Boston for the advancement of medical science. Surviving are his son, John of Fairfield, Conn.; a daughter, Giatas of Forestdale, R.I.; his parents, Salvatore and Carmella of Boston; a brother, Salvatore Jr. of Framingham, Mass., and a sister, Etta of Stoneham. Pensioner Odd Emil Olsen, 79, passed away on Sept. 13. Brother Olsen joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as a bosun. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Olsen walked the picket lines in the 1961 N. Y. Harbor and the 1962 Robin Line beefs. Born in Bergen, Norway, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviving is his sister, Edel Hanstuedt of Miami Beach Fla. Pensioner Curtis Paul Primeaux Sr., 57, died on Dec. 21, 1985. Brother Primeaux joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as an AB. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Primeaux was born in Leroy, La. and was a resident of Kaplan, La. Surviving are his widow, Rose; a son Curtis Jr. of Kaplan; his parents, Aurlien and Amy of Mobile, and an aunt, Winnie Landry. Juan Ramos, 55, died on Sept. 24. Brother Ramos joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1967. He also sailed inland as a chief cook for Caribe Towing (Crowley Marine) in 1977. He was born in Griogrande, P.R. and was a resident of Jersey City, N .J. Surviving are his widow, Mildred and his mother, Josefa Escobar of New york City. Correction Due to the mixup in names and photos, we now print the correct photo and information. Please excuse the mishap. Pensioner Chin Shing You, 74, ., passed away on Aug. 5. Brother You joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957. Sailing last as a chief steward. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor and the 1965 District Council 37 beefs. Seafrarer You also worked in the Lotus Garden Restaurant and at the Hotel Oceanic Restaurant in New York. A native of Shanghai, China, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow, Yan Hau and a brother, Thomas of New York City. Pensioner Michael "Mike" Thomas Doherty, 63, died of heart failure in the Garden City (Mich.) Osteopathic Hospital on Aug. 22. Brother Doherty joined the Union in 1949 in the port of Detroit, Mich. He sailed as a recertified bosun and ship's delegate for the Kinsman Line from 1967 to 1985, McKee Sons and the Erie Sand Co. in 1977. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. Laker Doherty was a former member of the SUP, sailing in World War II, and of the United Auto Workers Union. A native of Detroit, he was a resident of Westland, Mich. Burial was in the Michigan Cemetery, Flatrock, Mich. Surviving are his widow, Madaleen; his mother, Vera of Garden City, and another kin, Robert Doherty of Romulus, Mich. Pensioner Harold Earl Jones, 82, died of a tumor at home in New Port Richey, Fla. on Aug. 24. Brother Jonesjoined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. in 1961. He sailed as an AB and dredgeman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1956 to 1967. He was born in Pennsylvania. Cremation took place in the West Pasco Crematory, Hudson, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Sarah and a son, Lance. Great Lakes Joseph Richard Kane Sr., 55, died on Aug. 18. Brother Kane joined the Union in the port of Ashtabula, Ohio in 1961. He sailed as a deckhand aboard the tug Idaho (Great Lakes Towing) from 1956 to 1986. He was Ashtabula port agent from 1974 to 1975. Laker Kane was a former member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers Union, working as an arc welder at a New York City reclamation plant. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. Born in Ashtabula, he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Joanne; a son, Joseph Jr.; four daughters, Loretta, Mary, Rita and Joan, and a brother, Robert of Ashtubla. Pensioner John L. Berger Jr., 71, passed away from lung failure in the Paul Oliver Hospital, Frankfort, Mich. on Aug. 19. Brother Berger joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich. in 1953. He sailed as an AB-watchman for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Car Ferries from 1970 to 1974. He was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. and was a resident of Frankfort. Burial was in the Gilmore Twsp. (Mich.) Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Vernice and a son, John Jr. of Frankfort. Pensioner Leon Kornacki, 63, succumbed to cancer in the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, Springville, N.Y. on Sept. 4. Brother Kornacki joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Buffalo, N. Y. He sailed as a pipeline deckhand for Merritt, Chapman and Scott in 1962, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1962 to 1970 and for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1970 to 1984. In 1970, he was the Buffalo tug agent. Laker Komacki was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and was a resident of West Valley, N. Y. Interment was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, West Valley. Surviving are his widow, Iva and a daughter, Florence. October 1986 I LOG I 19 �Union Seeks Some Changes Coast Guard Drug Proposal!-SIU Responds Earlier this summer the Coast Guard proposed new tough drug and alcohol regulations for all licensed and unlicensed U.S. seamen. The Coast Guard's proposal would prohibit the consumption of any alcoholic beverage four hours prior to duty, mandatory blood alcohol tests (similar to the ones police give suspected drunken drivers) in some cases and onboard drug testing in other instances. While the new rules could jerk a seaman's documents or an officer's license if found guilty of operating a ship under the influence, it also stresses rehabilitation. After completion of a rehab program, the seaman or officer could reacquire the documents or license. The SIU has endorsed many aspects of the Coast Guard's proposal, but the Union has raised questions about certain aspects of the new rules. Following are excepts from a letter written by SIU President Frank Drozak to the Coast Guard. After all comments from interested parties are received, the Coast Guard will issue its final regulations: - - The SIU's position on substance abuse onboard U.S.-ftag vessels is clear. The SIU has not and will not condone either the use of unauthorized drugs or the uncontrollable use of alcohol on U .S.-ftag vessels. The SIU has taken progressive and positive steps toward dealing with the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse which may exist among its membership. Training programs at the Seafarers Lundeberg School of Seamanship are intended to educate the merchant mariner to the dangers and repercussions of drug use and alcohol abuse. Furthermore, the SIU has included in its collective bargaining agreement with many contracting companies a provision for pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. The SIU has also included procedures for testing actively employed individuals when reasonable grounds exist to suspect that an employee's job performance may be adversely impaired by drug or alcohol use. The SIU has established its own Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. The SIU endorses-with minor exception-the compassionate nature of the Coast Guard's proposed program for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Nevertheless, the SIU has serious reservations and concerns with several areas of the proposed regulation, which in our view are too severe and, therefore, require deletion, change or clarification. As drafted, the regulation proposes to adopt chemical testing to determine drug and alcohol consumption onboard vessels if behavioral indicators point to the use of intoxicants. The SIU opposes the use of chemical testing under these circumstances for determining the degree of intoxication since at this stage of development, such test results are scientifically questionable and oftentime proven inaccurate. According to an article, "What You Should Know About Drug Screen20 I LOG I October 1986 ing," published in the October 1985 issue of LABOR NOTES, there is a general consensus among the scientific and medical communities that the ''EMIT'' test is unreliable and inaccurate. Positive results gained from the "EMIT" test do not establish when or even whether a drug was actually used. False positives can be caused by a number of factors, including lawful over-the-counter drugs such as Contac, Sudafed, aspirin and some foods and beverages, such as poppy seeds and herbal teas; as well as negligent handling and record keeping, and dark colored skin. Error rates as high as 69 percent in a controlled environment-laboratories-performing "EMIT" tests have been reported in a study prepared by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in April of 1985. The odds of false positive readings due to erroneous readings, in this instance, cannot justify the curtailment of a man's right to earn a living. For the same reason, the SIU would be opposed to placing breath analysis equipment onboard U.S.-ftag vessels. It is our opinion that behavioral standards are better suited to the marine environment to determine if a seaman is intoxicated. Furthermore, in the area of testing, the SIU also objects to the proposed section 95.017(b). The creation of a presumption of intoxication due to a refusal to submit to a toxicological test appears to be beyond the Coast Guard's statutory authority. Since the master can direct the testing, it leaves open the possibility of abuse, and refusal to take a test should not lead to this presumption. We feel the Coast Guard's purpose would be better served by allowing such a refusal to submit to testing to be introduced as evidence of intoxication. The law enforcement officer's or investigating officer's testimony as to the individual's state coupled with the refusal to submit to a test would probably result in a finding of intoxication, if there is no other contradictory evidence. The SIU also questions the stated justification for establishing two blood alcohol levels for merchant mariners, depending upon whether or not the ves el on which they are employed is subject to the manning requirements of 46 USC Part F. In our view, blood alcohol limits should be consistent throughout all sectors of maritime employment. The SIU takes strong exception to the application of Section 95.020 to crewmembers aboard U .S.-ftag vessels. In effect, the rule prohibits the consumption of any alcohol within four hours of scheduled duties. Given the nature of the industry, the SIU contends that this proposed rule is not only unrealistic but also unenforceable. Considering the impact of advanced technology on minimal turnaround port time--0ften several hours or less-it is impractical and unrealistic to prohibit the consumption of a responsible amount of alcohol by a seaman when ashore when he has been prohibited by current company policies to consume alcoholic beverages during the voyage. Certainly, the SIU concurs with the Coast Guard that individuals on watch must be sober. In our view, however, the Coast Guard should leave this matter to the authority and discretion of each ship's master who measures the pulse of his own crew and can determine whether or not a seaman is fit for scheduled duty. The SIU further notes with grave concern the proposal by the Coast Guard to define failure of a crewmember to report persons who they know are intoxicated to the master, owner, or person in charge as an act of misc~:mduct, subject to suspension and revocation of the seaman's document. It is important to note that a seaman may not be qualified to make such a determination. Implementation of such a rule would create not only an unfair burden on an individual but will place a severe strain on the relationship among crewmembers. In addition, such a rule would create an uncomfortable and suspicious atmosphere onboard ship, where daily life is already stressful. It is the SIU's view that if a seaman truly feels that he or the vessel is endangered by an intoxicated crewmember, he will not require a regulatory stimulus to report the incident. The SIU additionally does not agree with the Coast Guard's opinion that a crewmember should inform the master of the vessel of his use of prescription drugs. In our view, this is considered privileged information between a patient and his physician and should only be disclosed at the patient's own discretion. As mentioned heretofore, the SIU fully endorses and supports the Coast Guard's humane concern for alcohol and drug affliction by recommending a drug/alcohol rehabilitation program. The SIU disagrees with the provision denying upon request the return of the certificate in the case of drug addiction until the seaman completes the rehabilitation program, participates in a monitoring program, and demonstrates complete non-association with drugs for six months after completion of the program. In essence, a seaman is being unfairly penalized by being denied the possibility of employment for a six-month period (Continued on Page 21.) Step Two SIU members who go through the Union's Addictions Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee , Md. are given the tools to lead productive lives. The most important of those tools are the Twelve Steps as outlined by the highly successful Alcoholics Anonymous program. During the past 50 years, millions of Americans have been able to lead sober, drug-free lives free of compulsive behavior because they practiced these steps in their daily affairs. As discussed in last month's issue of the LOG, the first step is perhaps the hardest. It is to admit that you are powerless over alcohol and/or drugsthat your lives have become unmanageable. The second step is slightly different. As stated in the AA Big Book, it is this: "(We) came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.'' This step causes its own set of problems. For one thing, few alcoholics or drug users like to admit that they don't have all the answers. Step One effectively did away with that argument, however. Once you admit that you are powerless and that your life is unmanageable because of your drinking and drug-taking, then obviously you need to believe in something. Many people who go through this program rebel at Step Two because they think that it implies a belief in God. Many of the people who recover do choose to interpret it in that way. But the important thing to remember is that they don't have to. All they have to believe in is that something can restore them to productive, sober lives. For many people in AA , the higher power that they choose to believe in is the Twelve Steps themselves. ''I used to think that I was a religious person," said one AA member. "But it wasn't until I came into AA that I learned \What true spirituality is. "I learned that every action I take has a consequence. By choosing not to drink or take drugs a day at a time, I am part of a fellowship of recovering alcoholics and drug users who choose not to drink or take drugs. "Before I came into this program, I used to use any excuse to indulge. I was depressed. My co-workers didn't understand me. I had financial problems. ''After being in the program for eight years, I have met people-recovering alcoholics-who faced their own death without resorting to alcohol or drugs. ''They were told that they had cancer. Rather than drink, they did something productive. They went to AA meetings and shared their pain. "ff those people didn't have to drink, then neither did I. They taught me the true meaning of spirituality.'' (Next month: Step Three) Step One We admitted we were powerless over drugs and alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable. Step Two We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. �Diaes~ of Ships Nee~inas AMERICAN CONDOR (Pacific Gulf Marine), September ?-Chairman Paul Butterworth; Secretary William A. Burdette. No disputed OT. Once again, the main subject of conversation dealt with the TV. Apparently the TV works well in U.S. ports, but is not compatible with European stations. The company is working to satisfy the crew's request. The chairman advised all members to keep up-to-date on events within the industry and within the SIU. This can best be accomplished by reading the LOG and by attending Union meetings while not at sea. Taking advantage of the upgrading opportunities at Piney Point is also a benefit more Seafarers should make use of. The bosun mentioned that everyone should keep an eye out for some possible new rate changes in the welfare and medical coverage, and all were in agreement that a revision is needed in the dollar amount paid by the company for transportation. Next port: Charleston, S.C. OMI CHARGER (OMI), September 14Chairman F.R. Schwartz; Secretary Charles Corrent; Educational Director W.L. Yarber. No disputed OT. There is $26 in the ship's fund. Thirty-five new movies have been purchased for the ship, and donations to help pay for them would be appreciated. A new video system is being put aboard the vessel, with the chief engineer doing the wiring . Crewmembers were asked to buy blank tapes or contribute toward their purchase. Wiley Yarber will start an arrival pool to help pay for the new system. In response to a radiogram sent to the Charger from headquarters regarding the number of "A," "B'' and "C" books a~oard ship, the response was that there are all "A" book members onboard . The vessel is en route to Rhode Island from Houston and will then head out to the Virgin Islands. The BR asked that all soiled linen be stowed in the dirty linen locker, not in the passageways, and the sanitary men asked that cups and dishes not be left in the rec room. The bosun thanked the men for a job well done on cleaning the tanks-and thanks went to the steward department for their fine meals and service. OMI LEADER (OMI), September 1Chairman Frank Smith; Secretary Floyd Mitchell; Educational Director Charles R. Allen; Deck Delegate Stanley Zeagler; Engine Delegate Roberto Rodriguez; Steward Delegate Robert E. Thomas. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $103 in the movie fund and $60 in the ship's fund. The chairman reports everything running smoothly. The ship will pay off this trip in Baton Rouge, La. All hands were asked to help keep the pantry and messroom clean to help alleviate the roach problem aboard ship. The entire ship will have to be sprayed, including all rooms, to be successful in combatting this problem. A vote of thanks was given to the chief cook for a fine job in the preparation of food. The washing machine is forever in use and really doesn't work that well. A new machine for the crew laundry could be helpful, "especially when we carry the extra men of Casey's gang." Next port: Baton Rouge, La. SAM HOUSTON (Waterman), July 27Chairman Anthony Maben; Secretary G. Aquino; Educational Director LR. Taylor; Steward Delegate Robert W. Bess. No beefs or disputed OT. Minutes from the previous meeting were read, and the bosun talked about the need for SPAD and the reasons for all members to support it with their contributions. The steward stressed the importance for all qualified members to upgrade and become as proficient as possible in their jobs. The mate noted his intention to demonstrate the proper use of survival suits as soon as possible. All hands, unless on watch, will be required to attend the demonstration. In a discussion of retirement plans, the crew indicated their desire to upgrade the pension plan. Most men seem to be talking about retiring at an earlier age these days. The steward thanked all crewmembers for helping keep the messroom and pantry clean, and a vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the fine food and exceHent service. Next port: Suez. LNG GEMINI (ETC Corp.), August 10Chairman Luther Myrex; Secretary D. Velandra; Educational Director/Engine Delegate Jesse Parrish; Deck Delegate Francis Smith; Steward Delegate William F. Christmas. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $100 in the ship's fund. The formation of an arrival pool was suggested to help boost this sum and to buy some prawns for a cookout. The bosun read reports from Red Campbell on seamen acting up at hotels and airports and from the company on trying to keep the food costs down. He not object, the patrolman should check out the problem and get it cleared up. This will give the crew a chance to make purchases of gifts and clothing when the ship is in port for only a few hours-and would be good for the crew's morale. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good food and fresh salad throughout the voyage. Next port: Long Beach , Calif. SENATOR (CCT), September 20Chairman Dave Newman; Secretary Frank Costango; Educational Director E. Bain ; Deck Delegate Tom Duggers ; Engine Delegate Dennis Baker; Steward Delegate Jack Rankin. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs or disputed OT. After sending a telegram to headquarters, there is now $4.25 in the ship's fund. Minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted, and it was reported that a new TV for the crew lounge had been put aboard ship in Miami last trip. The repair list has been posted for a week and will be taken down following this meeting, with copies to the captain, tance of upgrading your skills and education. He also mentioned the possibility that this may be the last year that dues and SPAD contributions can be deducted on income tax returns, "so load up on your SPAD donations this year." The secretary mentioned that he has most forms and applications available (upgrading, medical). He has, however, run out of vacation forms. Crewmembers were reminded to take the proper SIU benefit forms with them when visiting a doctor's office. And a discussion ensued on workman's compensation or industrial insurance as compared to the SIU's insurance. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for their fine food preparation and service. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: AMERICAN CORMORANT AMERICAN FALCON ARCHON ATLANTIC SPIRIT LNG ARIES COURIER 1ST LT. A. BONNYMAN 1ST LT. B. LOPEZ LURLINE OMI COLUMBIA OMI YUKON OVERSEAS BOSTON PANAMA SAN JUAN SEA-LAND DEVELOPER SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-LAND LIBERATOR SEA-LAND PACER SEA-LAND PATRIOT SEA-LAND VOYAGER STONEWALL JACKSON LNG VIRGO Drugs (Continued from Page 20.) reminded all qualified members to go to Piney Point for upgrading . courses. Additional skills are the only way to advance in pay and grade in today's merchant marine. He also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. Crewmembers were looking forward to arrival in Arun, Indonesia for a softball game. The bosun reminded everyone that proper clothing must be worn in the messhall and that coffee is in short suppy so "don't toss away half a pot to make a new one." Next port: Nagoya, Japan. MOKU PAHU (Pacific Gulf Marine), August 26-Chairman Ray Todd; Secretary R. Spencer; Educational Director D. Norris. No beefs or disputed OT. The chairman reported that the Moku Pahu will pay off this trip to Galveston, Texas. Some repairs are to be made by the chief engineer as soon as he can get to them. There also will be a Coast Guard inspection this trip. Everything is running pretty smoothlythe only complaints being that the fresh milk spoiled on the way to Hawaii because of improper temperature controls in the ice box, and the crew's dislike of the current brand of peanut butter (it will be changed). Next port: Galveston, Texas. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), September 14-Chairman E.F. Wallace; Secretary F. Cordero. Some disputed OT in the deck department will be taken up with the patrolman in Port Elizabeth, N.J. Otherwise, everything is running smoothly. The secretary stressed the importance of signing up for SPAD for job security and better conditions. Crewmembers were asked to please take care of the equipment aboard ship such as the ice machine and the video cassette. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. SEA·LAND INNOVATOR (Sea-Land Service), August 17-Chairman Victor Ardowski; Secretary James A. Jones; Educational Director A. Brosseux. No beefs or disputed OT. One item brought up at the meeting was that in Yokohama and Kobe, Japan, vendors are allowed to come aboard ship and peddle their wares, but in Pusan, Korea, they are not. Since the captain does chief engineer, boarding patrolman and the ship's record file. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Miami, Fla. WESTWARD VENTURE (lnterocean Management Corp.), June 29-Chairman Jack Edwards; Secretary Alva McCullum; Educational Director John T. Ross; Deck Delegate John B. Noble; Engine Delegate S.R. Alvarado. No disputed OT. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted. The vessel will pay off this trip, and a patrolman will be present. The chairman discussed the highlights of the safety meeting ~eld aboard ship and the impor- even though he has voluntarily ought a rehabilitation program. This rule could backfire and actually become a deterrence to a voluntary surrender. This rule should apply only if a seaman reverts to drug and alcohol abuse for the second time. BE INFORMED ON ISSUES BEFORE YOU GO TO VOTE Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point ................ Monday, November 3 .................. 10:30 New York ................. Tuesday , November 4 .................. 10:30 Philadelphia ............... Wednesday, November 5 ............... 10:30 Baltimore ................. Thursday, November 6 ................. 10:30 Norfolk ................... Thursday, November 6 ................. 10:30 Jacksonville ............... Thursday, November 6 ................. 10:30 Algonac ................... Friday, November 7 .................... 10:30 Houston ................... Monday, November 10 ................. 10:30 New Orleans .............. Wednesday, November 12 .............. 10:30 Mobile .................... Wednesday, November 12 ... . .......... 10:30 San Francisco ............. Thursday, November 13 ................ 10:30 Wilmington ................ Monday, November 17 ................. 10:30 Seattle .................... Friday, November 21 ................... 10:30 San Juan .................. Thursday, November 6 ................. 10:30 St. Louis .................. Friday, November 14 ................... 10:30 Honolulu .................. Thursday, November 13 ................ 10:30 Duluth .................... Wednesday, November 12 .............. 10:30 Gloucester. ................ Tuesday, November 18 ................. 10:30 Jersey City ................ Wedne day, November 19 .............. 10:30 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m . a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. October 1986 I LOG I 21 - �.,CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes SEPT. 1-30, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac ... . .. . .. ... . . .. .. .. . 0 32 2 DECK DEPARTMENT 1 56 1 0 27 5 Port Algonac . .. . ......... . .. ... .. 0 10 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 23 2 0 0 9 0 Port Algonac ..... . .. ... . . . . .. .. .. 0 3 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 7 0 0 0 4 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 3 27 67 Port Algonac ..... . ... . ...... ... .. 37 82 4 Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DiGlorglo, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Totals All Departments . .... . .. 1 7 1 86 3 3 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. HEADQUARTERS 7 13 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea SEPT. 1-30, 1986 - - *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester . .. .... ... .. . ... .. New York . .... ... . . . ..... ... Philadelphia . ....... . .. . .. ... Baltimore ... . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . Norfolk ... .. . . . .. . ......... . Mobile .... ......... .. ... . .. New Orleans . ..... . . .. . .. .. . Jacksonville .. .. .. . . .. . .. . .. . San Francisco .. . .. . . .... . . . . Wilmington .. . ... ... . ....... Seattle .... .. . ... .. ......... Puerto Rico .. .......... .. ... Honolulu . .. . .. .. . . . .. . ... . . Houston . .. .... .. . .. . ... . . .. St. Louis . . . ................ Piney Point . . ........... . ... 4 57 2 4 14 10 28 29 36 13 36 17 13 40 0 6 4 14 3 3 4 2 8 12 8 7 11 4 20 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 1 44 1 5 19 4 42 15 22 12 34 11 7 30 0 1 Totals . . .... . ......... .. . ... Port 309 112 15 247 Gloucester .. ... .. . ....... . .. New York . ... ... ..... .. .. . .. Philadelphia .. . . . .. .. ... . . ... Baltimore ........... .. .... . . Norfolk . . ... . ..... . . . . . .... . Mobile ..... . . . . ..... . ... . .. New Orleans . .. . . .. . .. ..... . Jacksonville . .. ... ....... .... San Francisco . . ... . ... .. .... Wilmington .......... . ... .. . Seattle . . .. . ........... . .. . . Puerto Rico ... .............. Honolulu . . . ........ . ....... Houston ....... .. . . ..... . .. . St. Louis ................... Piney Point .. . ........... ... 4 39 5 9 8 7 23 14 19 8 27 14 3 20 0 3 3 5 3 1 4 1 7 1 6 5 6 0 9 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 26 4 3 10 3 25 12 14 9 17 6 4 14 0 0 Totals ......... .. . .. ... . . ... Port 203 58 12 147 Gloucester .. . ............... New York ............... . ... Philadelphia ... .. ....... . .... Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans .. . ....... . ..... Jacksonville . ................ San Francisco .. . .. .......... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..... . ............... Puerto Rico . ................ Honolulu .. . ............... . Houston ... . ..... . .. . .... . .. St. Louis .. . .......... . ..... Piney Point ......... . ....... 0 25 1 4 4 7 22 7 31 4 28 3 6 20 0 3 1 5 2 1 2 0 2 6 5 4 8 2 27 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 6 1 18 4 25 7 20 4 4 16 0 1 Totals ...................... Port 165 73 29 124 Gloucester .. . ... . ........... New York ................... Philadelphia ............. ... . Baltimore ..... . ............. Norfolk ........ . ....... .. ... Mobile ...... ...... . ...... .. New Orleans . . .. .. . .... .. . .. Jacksonville . .... . . . . .. ... . . . San Francisco ... .. ...... . ... Wilmington . .. .............. Seattle ......... . ........... Puerto Rico .. . .... . ..... . ... Honolulu ..... . .. .. . .. . .. ... Houston .. .................. St. Louis ..... . . . .... . .. . ... Piney Point ...... . . . . .... . . . 0 30 2 7 3 1 19 4 24 7 22 4 10 17 0 0 0 30 2 4 9 6 20 8 16 6 20 6 97 10 0 4 0 6 0 0 1 1 20 2 7 4 1 0 192 2 0 0 0 18 0 2 7 0 16 6 21 10 17 0 8 12 0 0 1 17 1 5 7 1 9 9 6 5 9 0 13 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 6 1 7 2 5 5 10 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 10 93 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 49 14 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 2 4 1 18 0 0 4 0 0 0 20 0 0 1 0 31 1 4 13 4 14 8 10 1 20 0 84 5 0 0 47 23 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Trip Reliefs 0 9 0 3 1 0 8 4 6 1 6 2 14 8 0 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 6 110 7 12 11 19 65 56 65 29 55 29 13 63 0 8 6 20 5 5 8 5 6 21 16 9 10 4 18 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 4 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 62 548 143 20 1 9 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 2 4 2 3 0 0 4 69 5 16 9 10 42 29 33 20 42 14 5 37 0 8 4 8 2 2 5 3 12 7 6 6 9 1 12 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 31 343 88 10 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 37 2 7 4 9 32 15 1 6 2 1 2 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 60 4 4 2 5 0 53 2 0 1 16 35 8 8 20 0 6 5 8 4 27 1 0 7 0 1 0 38 0 0 0 82 260 78 47 1 2 0 0 0 1 20 0 8 3 2 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 4 10 7 1 20 8 63 20 36 14 7 19 0 0 261 2 52 6 3 14 6 24 14 27 29 30 19 98 14 0 8 346 0 6 0 1 5 0 16 6 5 2 2 1 312 3 0 0 359 175 1,412 655 436 Totals . ... .. .. . . ....... .. .. . 150 238 236 117 195 147 Totals All Departments ... . .... 827 481 292 635 384 194 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . ** " Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . Shipping in the month of September was down from the month of August. A total of 1,388 jobs shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,388 jobs shipped, 635 jobs or about 46 percent taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 175 trip jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 3, 724 jobs have shipped. 22 I LOG I October 1986 were were relief been 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 5443 Ridge Rd. 44129 (216) 845-1100 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 027 40 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave . 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 2067 4 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATILE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St. , W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �Letters To The Editor Welfare Report 'Proud of the SIU . . . ' My husband Bernard and I wish to express our sincere gratitude for the help you gave me in paying my bills of October 1985. Bernard is very proud of the SID, and we are both more than appreciative of your kind consideration. At the last few meetings, we talked about the rising costs of providing health care benefits. Some proposed changes to the Welfare Plan were announced in the August LOG. For those of you who did not have an opportunity to read the August issue of the LOG , we want you to understand how your hospital claims will be handled after Jan. 1, 1987. During 1987, the first time a member is confined to the hospital as an in-patient, the Plan will pay 100 percent of the charges. If the member has any other in-patient hospitalizations during that year, the Plan will pay 80 percent of the charges. If the member's spouse is working, his or her health plan will pick up the other 20 percent under the coordination of benefits clause. Starting in 1988, a member will again receive 100 percent for the first inpatient hospital confinement, with 80 percent payment for any other hospitalizations during that year. If a member is treated as an outpatient in the hospital, the Plan will Yours very sincerely, Ellen Feely Daytona Beach, Fla. 'Expressing Appreciation . • •' I express my appreciation for your cooperation in caring for my wife Janina when she was in the Freehold Area Hospital in May 1986. Without your indulgent help, I would have been at a complete loss. Thank you on our behalf. Yours, Jan Piorkowski Howell, N.J. U.S. and NATO Planners, Take Note! Earlier this year maritime affiliates of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) around the world, with the exception of those in the United States and Canada, adopted a policy position reserving the right for its members to refuse to sail into "war-like zones." To many skeptics and military planners on both sides of the Atlantic, this was billed as rhetoric and not reality. Last month, however, rhetoric melted away in the heat of action. En route to the Saudi Arabian port of Ras Tanura, the British-flag combination carrier Pawnee was struck by a missile during an Iranian helicopter gunship raid directed against the ore/bulk/oil ship. Prior to the Pawnee entering the Persian Gulf, six of the 12 British officers onboard exercised their right to refuse to sail into the war zone and were replaced by Indian officers. This clearly demonstrates that the ITF "war zone" policy is for real and must be considered very seriously by those responsible for U.S. and NATO military sealift planning. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances . The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be suhmitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the membership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively hy the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board hy certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times. either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your ohligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU pay 100 percent coverage for up to three out-patient visits in a oneyear period. Starting with the fourth out-patient visit during that year, the Plan will pay 80 percent. The cycle repeats the following year. The cycle for dependents will be 100 percent payment for the first in-patient hospital confinement during a three-year period, with 80 percent for any subsequent in-patient hospitalizations during those three years. Pensioners who are currently eligible for welfare benefits will not be affected by any amendments to the Welfare Plan. Pensioners who qualify for pensioner's welfare benefits after Jan. 1, 1987, will come under the new rules until they become eligible for Medicare. Once eligible for Medicare, the Seafarers Welfare Plan becomes the secondary carrier, and all benefits available to medicare-age pensioners from the Plan will continue in effect. Another amendment will help to (Continued on Page 24.) Personals (714) 527-2733 (home) or (714) 2201879 (work). Jeffrey McPherson Your nephew Jody McPherson would like to hear from you. Please write him at 150 S. Magnolia, #138, Anaheim, Calif. 92804, or call at V.D. Lee Please contact Mark C. Gibbons at R.D. #1 Box 805-A, Oakdale, Pa. 15071, or call (412) 221-8315. KNOW YOUR -RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in . r +. ' all Union hall s. All memhcrs should ohtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member nr officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ohligation hy any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc .. as well as all other details. then the mcmher so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All mcmhers arc guaranteed equal right · in employnH.:nt and as members of the SIU. These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts v.hich the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no memher may he discrimi nated against hecause of race. creed. color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he i-. denied the el{ual rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union head4uarters. 11111n1m111nu11111nu11111111111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union offi:::ial. in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed hy membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsihility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official C<1pacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances shoul<l any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to rc4uire any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a memher is required to make a payment anJ is given an otlicial receipt. hut feels that he should not have heen re4uireu to make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Unilm hcadquart~rs. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects anJ purposes including. hut not limited to. furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen anJ boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD suppllrts and contributes to political candidates for elective otllce. All contributions arc voluntary . No contrihution may he solicited or received hecause of force. joh discrimination. financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made hy reason of the ahove improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy ccrtitied mail within 30 Jays of the contrihution -for inve-.tigation anJ appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SPAD. to protect and further your economic. political anJ social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The add~ is S.201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County. Camp Springs, Md. 20746. October 1986 I LOG I 23 - �Letters To The Editor Welfare Report 'Proud of the SIU . . . ' My husband Bernard and I wish to express our sincere gratitude for the help you gave me in paying my bills of October 1985. Bernard is very proud of the SID, and we are both more than appreciative of your kind consideration. At the last few meetings, we talked about the rising costs of providing health care benefits. Some proposed changes to the Welfare Plan were announced in the August LOG. For those of you who did not have an opportunity to read the August issue of the LOG , we want you to understand how your hospital claims will be handled after Jan. 1, 1987. During 1987, the first time a member is confined to the hospital as an in-patient, the Plan will pay 100 percent of the charges. If the member has any other in-patient hospitalizations during that year, the Plan will pay 80 percent of the charges. If the member's spouse is working, his or her health plan will pick up the other 20 percent under the coordination of benefits clause. Starting in 1988, a member will again receive 100 percent for the first inpatient hospital confinement, with 80 percent payment for any other hospitalizations during that year. If a member is treated as an outpatient in the hospital, the Plan will Yours very sincerely, Ellen Feely Daytona Beach, Fla. 'Expressing Appreciation . ' • • I express my appreciation for your cooperation in caring for my wife Janina when she was in the Freehold Area Hospital in May 1986. Without your indulgent help, I would have been at a complete loss. Thank you on our behalf. Yours, Jan Piorkowski Howell, N .J. U.S. and NATO Planners, Take Note! Earlier this year maritime affiliates of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) around the world, with the exception of those in the United States and Canada, adopted a policy position reserving the right for its members to refuse to sail into "war-like zones." To many skeptics and military planners on both sides of the Atlantic, this was billed as rhetoric and not reality. Last month, however, rhetoric melted away in the heat of action. En route to the Saudi Arabian port of Ras Tanura, the British-flag combination carrier Pawnee was struck by a missile during an Iranian helicopter gunship raid directed against the ore/bulk/oil ship. Prior to the Pawnee entering the Persian Gulf, six of the 12 British officers onboard exercised their right to refuse to sail into the war zone and were replaced by Indian officers. This clearly demonstrates that the ITF "war zone" policy is for real and must be considered very seriously by those responsible for U.S. and NATO military sealift planning. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic , Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances . The constitution requires a detailed audit hy Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be suhmitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the membership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls . If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board hy certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times. either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your ohligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU pay 100 percent coverage for up to three out-patient visits in a oneyear period. Starting with the fourth out-patient visit during that year, the Plan will pay 80 percent. The cycle repeats the following year. The cycle for dependents will be 100 percent payment for the first in-patient hospital confinement during a three-year period, with 80 percent for any subsequent in-patient hospitalizations during those three years. Pensioners who are currently eligible for welfare benefits will not be affected by any amendments to the Welfare Plan. Pensioners who qualify for pensioner's welfare benefits after Jan. 1, 1987, will come under the new rules until they become eligible for Medicare. Once eligible for Medicare, the Seafarers Welfare Plan becomes the secondary carrier, and all benefits available to medicare-age pensioners from the Plan will continue in effect. Another amendment will help to (Continued on Page 24.) Personals (714) 527-2733 (home) or (714) 2201879 (work). Jeffrey McPherson Your nephew Jody McPherson would like to hear from you. Please write him at 150 S. Magnolia, #138, Anaheim, Calif. 92804, or call at V.D. Lee Please contact Mark C. Gibbons at R.D. #1 Box 805-A, Oakdale, Pa. 15071, or call (412) 221-8315. KNOW YOUR . RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in . r +. ' all Union hall s. All memhcrs should ohtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents . Any time you feel any memher or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ohligation hy any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc .. as well as all other details. then the memhcr so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All memhers are guaranteed equal rights in employnll:nt and as members of the SIU. These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts ""hich the Union has negotiated with the employers . Consequently. no memher may he discriminated against hecause of race. creed. colnr. sex and national or geographic origin . If any member feels that he i" denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. 11111111mu1n1111111nu11111111111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union offbal. in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has also refrained from puhlishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed hy membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any memher pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he maJe without supplying a receipt. or if a memher is required to make a payment and is given an otlicial receipt. hut feels that he should not have heen required to make such payment. this should immcJiatcly he reporteJ to Union hcaJquartcrs. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACflVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including. hut not limited to. furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective otllcc. All contrihutions arc voluntary. No contrihution may he solicited or received hecause of force. joh discrimination. financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a condition of memhership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made hy reason of the ahove improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certitied mail within 30 days of the contrihution -for invc'\tigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SPA D. to protect and further YlHlr economic. political an<l social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. 1be add~~ S.201 Auth Way and Britannia Way. Prince Georges County. Camp Springs, Md. 20746. October 1986 I LOG I 23 - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU, NMU BEGIN MERGER TALKS IN PINEY POINT DOD BACKS DOWN IN CARGO PREFERENCE BATTLE MANPOWER SHORTAGE COULD TIE UP RESERVE FLEET MEMORIAL MODEL TO BE UNVEILED THE SIU IN WASHINGTON NEARING THE END SOUTH AFRICA MILITARY CARGO NORTH SLOPE OIL SEAFARERS SHORTAGE PORT DEVELOPMENT CARGO PREFERENCE FOREIGN-FLAG SEAMEN PASSENGER VESSEL BILL ASC BEGINS NEW “OUTREACH” PROGRAM FOR SIU LAKERS SCOUTS ENJOY A TWO-WEEK EDUCATIONAL VACATION AT SHLSS LONG LINES DUTY-A GOOD CALLING FOR SOME SIU JOINS NEW AFL-CIO LEGAL AID SERVICES PLAN MSCPAC’S INCENTIVE AWARDS ADMINISTRATOR SEARCHES FOR EXCELLENCE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE MARITIME INDUSTRY COAST GUARD DRUG PROPOSAL- SIU RESPONDS HOUSE OKS PASSENGER SHIP RE-FLAGGING BILL SIU MEDICAL HEAD DR. JOSEPH LOGUE DIES AT 91 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 10 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b925226014a2e2715bb088cbe786421b.pdf d3eed750242f854ea6b088289fbbc416 PDF Text Text ** ** *:a* ·~--· · Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL·CIO Vol. 48 No. l l November l 986 One Seafarer Among Victims Blast Rips Ogden Yukon in Pacific, Four Dead An explosion ripped through the SIU-crewed Ogden Yukon (OMI), killing one Seafarer and three other crewmembers Oct. 28. The remaining 32 crewmembers abandoned the ship and were rescued the next morning by a Japanese fishing boat, some 300 miles south of Midway Island. QMED James William Duffy, 52, of Union City, Calif., was killed in the blast. It is suspected to have been triggered in the engineroom or bunkers, according to preliminary Coast Guard and company reports. Also killed in the explosion were Second Assistant Engineer Ed Roy Connolly, 62, of Texas (a member of MEBA-2) and two members of the riding crew, identified as Jim Turk and Jerry Baker. The Yukon had discharged a cargo of Alaskan oil in Honolulu and was on her way to a shipyard in Korea for various repairs when the explosion occurred about 10:30 a.m. The blast destroyed the stack and stack-deck on the 13-year-old, 70,000 GWT tanker. Two of the victims were reportedly working in the engineroom and the other two were near the stack when the blast ripped through the afterend of the ship. See Page 3 for Firstha d Accoun of Explosion The heat from the explosion was so intense, according to reports, that some crewmembers who were in their quarters at the time could not exit through their quarters' doors because they were so hot, and were forced to escape through the kick-out panels at the bottom of the doors. Along with the crew and riding crew, 11 Japanese workers were onboard to muck out the tanks. A company This picture of the Ogden Yukon was taken shortly after the ship was abandoned. The extensive damage is visible at the stern of the ship. (Associated Press Photo) spokesman said all the tanks had been inerted prior to the explosion. The Yukon continued to burn after she was abandoned, and OMI officials were determining their salvage prospects. Following their rescue, the crew (Continued on Page 13.) Maritime Issues Go in Circles Congress Ends Session Still Facing Deficit Crisis Pilot Launching On Chesapeake Pages 16 & 17 Editor's Note: A session of Congress lasts two years, during which time a lot can be accomplished. But it is becoming a Washington tradition for senators and representatives to wait for the pressure of a fast approaching close to the session before they begin to clear the decks of issues they have been facing. Max Hall, LOG associate editor and Washington Report columnist, takes a look at the last-minute activity and reviews the two-year session. With national elections just a few weeks away, and control of the Senate up for grabs, the 99th Congress ended on a frantic note. There were lastminute roll calls, missed deadlines, late nights. In some ways, it was a replay of the 98th Congress. Yet there was one major difference. The 98th Congress didn't accomplish much of anything. The 99th Congress, however, passed several major pieces of legislation. Unfortunately, none had very much to do with the maritime industry. The 99th Congress left many people scratching their heads. The same Congress that was able to produce a sweeping reform of the tax code had difficulty coming up with a simple budget. Split down the middle between a Republican-controlled Senate and a Democratic House, the 99th Congress was able to reach a bipartisan consensus on a surprising number of issues. Even the most ardent critics of the 99th Congress acknowledged that it made headway on many important national issues-tax reform, toxic waste cleanup, reorganization of the Pentagon, sanctions against South Africa, drug abuse and immigration reform. * * * Nineteen eighty-six was supposed to have been the year of GrammRudman. At the start of the 99th Congress, both the House and the Senate passed legislation mandating acrossthe-board cuts if Congress failed to meet certain budgetary goals. The president enthusiastically signed the bill into law. Ironically, the budget submitted by the president failed to meet the goals enunciated in the Gramm-Rudman bill. Parts of the bill have since been declared unconstitutional. Inside: While Congress technically adhered to Gramm-Rudman's budgetary goals for this year, it had to use a variety of political gimmicks to do so: questionable accounting methods and revenues generated from the one-time sale of national assets, such as Conrail. Nevertheless, the budget deficit for next year is expected to exceed $220 billion. Almost no one believes that the Gramm-Rudman timetable can be maintained. Most economists maintained that there was a causal relationship between the budget crisis and the growing trade deficit, which reached an alltime high of $140 billion in 1985 and will likely be broken in 1986. The inability of Congress and the administration to come up with a coherent trade policy threatened the viability of many American industries, including maritime. The SIU tried to highlight the trade (Continued on Page 4.) Navy Group Trains on Crane at SHLSS Page 7 Former VP Cal Tanner, Port Agent SJU-NMU Merger Talks Continue Page 19 at Committee Level Page 3 Rex Dickey Die SIU Files Raiding Charges Against Cruising the Panama Canal With Page 22 National MEBA Page s the Cove Leader �nt' re ep r b Frank D ozak ONGRESS has adjourned, a new Congress has been elected, and we are coming to the end of another year. The coming year will bring challenges and new opportunities. I have made up my mind that what we do with these challenges and opportunities is going to be up to us. A number of our friends have been elected in both the House and the Senate. And the Democrats, with the strong support of organized labor, have won control of the Senate with a 5545 majority. But, let's not kid ourselves. Having friends in Congress does not guarantee that our programs for revitalizing this maritime industry are going to become the C because we, as the unions which represent the unlicensed workers, cannot get our act together, these same companies pit us one against the other to get cheap contracts and lower manning We Are No Longer Going To Be The Ones To Bite The Bullet. Let Those Organizations Representing Ucensed Personnel Take Note .. . policy of this nation. We have had our friends in both the House and the Senate for many years, and they have been willing to do what they can to give new life to this unhealthy industry. What has been lacking is a unity of purpose on our partand I mean both within the industry and within our family of labor. For too long, we have all been victims of our own ''dogeat-dog" attitudes. This has been true of the steamship companies we deal with, and it has been true of our dealings with each other. As our industry shrinks, everyone is out to save his own little piece of the turf. There are fewer than 10 U .S.-flag liner companies left, and all of them are fighting for survival. And scales. And all the while, the licensed unions charge blindly ahead, totally oblivious to the handwriting on the wall. I want to assure the membership of our Union of a couple of things. First of all, we are no longer going to be the one to bite the bullet. If cutbacks are necessary to save a shipping company from going under, it will not be the unlicensed seamen who make the concessions. We have gone that route too many times. No more. Let our contracted companies and those organizations representing licensed personnel take note. I also want our membership to know that we are going to vigorously resist any and all attempts by the engineers to raid our jurisdiction aboard ship. We need your support for this. As you will see in this issue of the LOG, we have filed Article XX charges against the National Marine Engineers Benevolent Association for infringing on the job rights of members of the SIU and the Marine Firemen. See the story on this which is on page 5, and let me know personally of any instances of this contract violation aboard your ship. Finally, I want to assure our membership once again that as we continue to work with the National Maritime Union toward the goal of a merger of our two organizations, the job rights and job security of this membership will be my most important priority. I firmly believe that the merger of our two organizations, and hopefully the merger also of the Marine Firemen and the Sailors Union, is in the best interest of all organized unlicensed seamen and boatmen. We have had our first meetings , and while there remain some very serious differences, I am still hopeful that eventually we will come to an agreement. I think Shannon Wall and I understand that neither of us can afford to go it alone any longer. As our job base continues to shrink because of automation and the irresponsible policies of the Reagan administration, we must all realize that unless we have unity of purpose and of organization we will founder. But again, your job security comes first with me, and I will continue to keep you fully informed. Upgraders See Congress This group of QMED's had a chance to visit Capitol Hill this fall. The members of the class were Edward Desoucey, Kenneth Stratton, David Belkamp, Floyd Acord, John Bertolino, Rex Bolin, Servando Campbell, James Carnell, Jose Castro, Walter Fey, Orlando Flores, Darrell Hurts, Randy McKinzie, David Merida, Clifford Miles, Tim Pillsworth, Alfred Regas, Joe Saxon, Michael Wells, Paul Westbrook, Carlos Coello, Christopher Beaton, George Phillips and Robert Johnston. November, 1986 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf , Lakes and Inland Waters District. AFL-CIO Vol. 48 , No. 11 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Charles Svenson Editor Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Ed Turner Vice President Secretary Executive Vice President Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Deborah Greene Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdlus Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor Assistant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I November 1986 The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746, Tel. 89906~~· Sec~nd-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746 . �• SIU, U F rm C m ees To ork 0 t o·ffere ces • As erger Ta s Be PINEY POI T, MD.-Committees named by the heads of the two major unlicensed maritime unions in the U.S. began a series of meetings to work out differences in the structures and shipping rules of their organizations as merger talks got under way here Oct. 20. MU President Shannon Wall and SIU President Frank Drozak opened the meetings with frank admis ions of the many problems involved in a merger, but also with expressions of the "absolute need" for unity in the face of a dwindling job base and an indifferent White House. Opening the meeting, SIU President Drozak de cribed the obvious advantages of a merger: a unity in bargaining with employers; a unity in lobbying for crucial maritime legislation in Congress; and an end to the cut-throat bidding which private companies and the military are using to their advantage and to the detriment of the deep ea membership of both unions. (Continued on Page 5.) SID President Frank Drozak makes a point during the opening ~ion of the merger talks. With him are, from right, John Fay, Joe DiGiorgio, Angus "Red" Campbell and George McCartney. The Sailors Union of the Pacific, and the Marine F1remen, Oilers & Watertenders came to the merger talks as observers. From left are SUP President Paul Dempster, SUP Representative Gunnar Lundeberg and MFOW President ''Whitey'' Disley. Looking at the t o ni pp V"ce President Angus "Red" Camp Representative Ri h Berger. assigned two personal representatives to participate AFL-CIO Pres"dent Lane Kirld e merger discussio , Bill Sidell, at right, and Kevin Kistler. ·ce President Louis Parise and SIU Special Representative John Fay discussed the n prob ems of their " ·de" memberships. November 1986 I LOG I 3 �99th Goes Home, Deficit and Trade Wait 100th (Continued from Page 1.) issue when it supported legislation to open up the auto carriage trade between the United States and Japan, which has been effectively restricted to Japanese and Japanese-controlled shipping companies. Yet opposition by the administration limited any meaningful progre s on correcting the inherent unfairness of the situation. The administration's ''free trade'' bias also prevented enactment of a comprehensive trade bill or a bill aimed at limiting imports of textile products. The trade bill, which passed by a veto-proof margin in the House, never made it out of the Senate. The textile bill, which passed both the House and the Senate, was vetoed by President Reagan. Maritime and Labor For both the labor movement and the maritime industry, the 99th Congress was not unlike a roller coaster ride. There were a few spine-tingling moments, but after everything was said and done, both wound up pretty much where they began. A number of controversial anti-labor bills were introduced, including one that would have gutted the Service Contract Act, which protects the wage security of workers employed on projects contracted out by the federal government. Yet most of these bills were defeated in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, or SIU President Frank Drozak spent many hours on Capitol Hill trying to persuade Congress to act on merchant marine problems. through a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans in the Senate. Similarly, many pro-labor bills were left stranded in the more conservative Republican-controlled Senate. Numerous attacks were made on the 1954 Cargo Preference Act, which is one of the most important maritime promotional laws in existence. The ability of the maritime industry to repel attacks on the Cargo Preference Act marked an important victory. For most people in the maritime industry, the emotional highpoint of the 99th Congress came one night late in the the session when the industry defeated 20 separate anti-cargo pref- Agency Will Operate, but ... Reagan Vetoes Marad Funding Authorization It may have been only symbolic, but President Reagan's pocket veto of funding authorization for Marad was another slap to an already beat up maritime industry. Marad and the Federal Maritime Commission will be able to operate because the $400 million for those agencies was contained in other legislation already signed. The House and Senate disagreed on the funding levels during conference and the $400 million matched the budget request from the White House, but there were some changes in the way the money was allocated. Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, called the bill (HR 4175) "routine and noncontroversial'' and said it was needed "to authorize funds for the small maritime program we have left to support our strategic needs." Reagan saw it differently. Observers say the veto was the result of something left out of the bill-the repeal of the Title XI credit guarantee program. ''The maritime industry must be encouraged to rely on the private credit market without federal intervention as its source of capital if we are to con- 4 I LOG I November 1986 tinue our progress toward restoring the industry to full health,'' Reagan said in a veto message. "Nobody can argue that Title XI doesn't have problems, but a lot of people ay that those problems are ~ direct result of this administration's lack of any kind of a comprehensive maritime policy. I'd also like to know what 'progress' the president is talking about. So many companie are dancing on the brink of bankruptcy, I find it hard to believe the administration can claim the industry is progressing to full health," said SIU President Frank Drozak. Because of the other legislation, Marad will continue to operate. The biggest chunk of the $400 million budget is earmarked for Operating Differential Subsidy payments , $320 million. Other budget items include: • $3.5 million for research and development; • $64.6 million for operations and training activities; • $29 .4 million for education and training expenses ($19.2 million to Kings Point and the rest to state maritime schools); • $9.5 million for national security support capabilities, and • $25. 7 for other operations and training. erence amendments to the 1985 farm bill. The maritime industry stood united on that issue, and the results spoke for themselves. Maritime was able to take on one of the most powerful special interest groups in the country. A compromise was eventually reached that satisfied both the maritime and agriculture industries. Cargo preference requirements for concessional agricultural exports increased from 50 to 75 percent over a threeyear period. In exchange, certain programs, such as Payment-In-Kind, BICEP and Blended Credit, were exempted from the provisions of the 1954 act. Maritime unity was also evident in another important victory-renewal of the Export Administration Act of 1970, which resulted in the continuation of the ban on the export of Alaskan oil. Still, maritime unity on Alaskan oil and cargo preference were the exception and not the rule. For the most part, the maritime industry remained fragmented. The inability of the maritime industry to overcome its differences had an important effect in one critical area: subsidy reform. The 99th Congress adjourned before it could deal with this issue. Operating Differential Subsidies, which keep most American shipowners in business, are scheduled to begin running out later this year for some companies. ''The inability of the various segments of the maritime industry to resolve their differences," said Jim Henry, legal counsel for the Transportation Institute, "could lead to serious financial difficulties for several U.S.-flag liner companies. ''While we hope that these predictions aren't accurate," said Henry, "the next three to five months will be critical." Time Ran Out on These Bills Congress came close to enacting several pieces of legislation that the SIU had been pushing for all year, but time ran out. The most important of these bills included a plan to reflag several vessels under American registry and another one to carry U.S. mail on American-flag vessels. There was , however, a growing awareness about the problems that face the American-flag merchant marine. During the 99th Congress, the Navy released the results of a study it had condvcted on strategic sealift. Not surprisingly , the study projected a severe manpower shortage for the American-flag merchant marine. Members of Congress grew increa ingly frustrated at the recalcitrant attitude of the administration. The maritime industry and individual members of the House had to check the actions of the administration to see if it wa carrying out promotional laws already on the books. Maritime continued to remain a low priority of the Reagan administration. Even though it had little real effect, the president pocket vetoed a bill authorizing funding for the Maritime Administration and the Federal Mar- itime Commission. The move was seen as a rebuff to the Title XI loan guarantee subsidy program. A potentially serious controversy between the maritime industry and the Department of Defense involving the carriage of military cargo to Iceland was resolved during the final weeks of the 99th Congress. The compromise prevented the 1904 Military Transportation Act from being gutted. In exchange the maritime industry did not oppo e a one-shot, military transportation agreement between the United States and Iceland which assured Iceland at least 35 percent of cargo which otherwise would have been carried on American-flag vessels. Many segments of the maritime industry were left high and dry during this session of Congress. Little was done, for instance, to revitalize the Great Lakes industry. The fishing and canning industries also were neglected. A bill seeking to resolve the insurance liability crisis in those industries gained considerable support for a while, but never passed. The one major promotional program to come out of this session of Congress involved the tug and barge industry. A port development bill calling for the first major infusion of federal funds in more than a decade was enacted during the final days of the session. The bill almost died because Congress and the administration had difficulty resolving their differences over ways to fund it. Great Chan e The 99th Congress coincided with a period of great change, both for the country and the maritime industry. The lines between railroads, tug and barge operators and deepsea companies are slowly being erased. There is a growing trend towards intermodalism. The worldwide shipping reces ion had gotten so bad that the ftag-ofconvenience registries were trying to undercut one another. The government of orway unveiled a plan to reduce its manning requirement to just six people: one captain, two licensed engineers, two licen ed deckhands, and one unlicen ed seaman. Many transportation companies are being taken over by conglomerate . Sea-Land, which employs a large number of SIU seamen, became the subject of a takeover by CSX Railroad. Meanwhile , structural changes were occurring in the U.S. and worldwide economy. America' s industrial base continued to decline. The number of active ve els registered under the American flag fell below 400. Congress passed a sweeping tax reform bill. Few people were willing to predict the long-range effect of the law. The tax reform proposals enacted by Congress contained one revolutionary provision for the American maritime industry-the elimination of tax avoidance by American companies on the earnings of their foreign-flag fleets. (Continued on Page 5.) �SIUNA Files Article XX Charges Against MEBA; . Seeks End to Jurisdiction Raiding by Engineers The Seafarers International Union of North America has asked the AFLCI O to halt the jurisdictional raiding of the National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association which is threatening the job security of unlicensed seamen. In a detailed letter to AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland on behalf of the SIUNA' s A&G District and West Coast Marine Firemen , Oilers & Watertenders , SIUN A President Frank Drozak charged that MEBA was engaged in "widespread violations" of contract provisions safeguarding the work jurisdiction of unlicensed engmeroom crew. Drozak further charged that MEBA is in violation of Article XX of the AFL-CIO constitution which provides that ''each affiliate shall respect the established work relationship of every other affiliate.' ' Both the SIU and the MFOW have received several complaints from their members documenting violations of the work jurisdiction of the unlicensed seamen in which licensed engineers , who are members of MEBA, are per- forming work which is specifically set forth in the collective bargaining agreements as being the duties of unlicensed crewmembers. At least one employer has acknowledged violations , and in an effort to settle the dispute has paid a premium overtime penalty to the affected unlicensed personnel. But, Drozak said, payment of penalties does not alleviate the underlying jurisdictional problem. He said that the SIU and the MFOW have already suffered significant reductions in manning because of automation. ''The actions of the MEBA, if not immediately halted by directive of the AFL-CIO, will effectively cause a further diminution of the jurisdiction of unlicensed unions, " Drozak said. He asked President Kirkland to move quickly to prevent further harm to the job security of the SIU and MFOW membership. In the meantime, Drozak is asking SIU and MFOW members to document any further contract violations by MEBA engineers , and to tum in overtime for all violations within 72 hours of the violations. Jones Wins AOTOS Award, Seafarers Honored, Too House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee Chairman Walter B. Jones was given the 1986 Admiral of the Ocean Seas award Sept. 26. The award is presented annually by the United Seamen's Service in recognition of outstanding public service to America's shipping industry, and is based on results of a nationwide maritime industry poll. In accepting the award from Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.), the Carolina congressman promised to continue to work to strengthen U.S. maritime policy. As the 600 guests invited to share in the award ceremonies listened, Chairman Jones outlined work now being done in Congress to construct a viable maritime policy. The congressman was the 20th recipient of the AOTOS award and received the symbolic silver statuette of Christopher Columbus who was one of the earliest recipients of the Admiral of the Ocean Seas award given by Queen Isabella of Spain in the 15th Century. Mariners plaques and rosettes were also presented at the dinner to captains and crews who were selected for special recognition for their outstanding service in carrying out rescues at sea. Among the award recipients were SIU members who participated in the rescue operations of the SS M anukai -Merger Talks- Personals Walter Scott Richmond Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Walter Scott Richmond-please get in touch with his sister, Ola Richmond at 1116 Highland Glen, Westwood, Mass. 02090, or call (617) 296-6203. Marion Unable to reach you concerning Lisa at the phone number listed in the LOG. Please call collect: (301) 969-8600. Jack Rhodes. Stamatios Tsaroudis Please call Mr. Turner at (504) 484-6425. (Matson Navigation Co.) and the !TB Baltimore (Apex Marine Corp.). Those on the M anukai received a plaque for bringing to safety the crew of a sunken yacht in the Pacific. The captain and the crew of the Baltimore were lauded for rescuing the crews of two sailing vessels that had gone down in heavy seas off Cape Hatteras during Huricane Kate. ) Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.) (center) was presented the Admiral of the Ocean Seas award. Jones was accompanied to the dinner by bis wife Elizabeth (far right). Capt. Robert Hart, president of the Marine Index Bureau and chairman of the AOTOS National Committee, is shown passing the statue of Christopher Columbus to Jones. Book on SUP's First Century Love of the sea and dedication to union ideals are the prime themes of a new book about the first 100 years of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific. Stephen Schwartz, a one-time seaman and SUP member who later became a Railway and Airline Clerks activist, said that writing "Brotherhood of the Sea" was a "humbling experience." His lesson and the one he conveys to readers, he said, is "what a labor organization means to its members and to the community.'' In his preface to the book, California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer John F. Henning said labor history "has a highly honored place for union seamen and their wars against violence of nature and the grasp of shipowners." The SUP's history "embodies the story of an organizational militancy that survived decades of combat to win the workers liberation.'' The book is available from SUP headquarters at 450 Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif. 94105. The cost is $35 for union members, $30 for union retirees, and $40 for non-union members, plus a shipping charge of $1.19 per copy for mailing to any U.S. postal zone. (Continued from Page 3.) Speaking for the NMU, Shannon Wall opened by stating that: "I am not concerned with turf. What I am concerned with are the rights and job security of the members of our merged organization. With good will and good intentions , our problems are resolvable." In addition to full meetings attended by representatives of both unions during the two-day sessions, a continuing series of committee meetings was begun. These committees are working to iron out differences in the various programs and structures of the two organizations , including shipping, training, welfare and pension plans, contracts and constitutions. Also attending the meetings were two representatives assigned by AFLCIO President Lane Kirkland, Bill Sidell and Kevin Kistler. Meetings of the various committees are continuing. 99th Congress Ends (Continued from Page 4.) Still, a great many people in the maritime industry felt that tax reform might be something of a wash, especially since depreciation schedules were made more stringent. Most provisions in the tax code concerning the maritime industry were left pretty much untouched, despite attempts by the administration to have them changed. The provisions included the Capital Construction Fund, deduction of business expenses for conventions held onboard passenger vessels, tax breaks for American companies doing business in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and deductions for con- tributions made to employee benefit plans. Throughout the latter part of the 99th Congress, the SIU and the NMU publicly talked about the possibility of merging into one unlicensed maritime union. Whether or not that comes about, the continuing decline of the maritime industry and the indifference of the present administration poses a dilemma for all maritime unions. The SIU has been able to protect the job security of its members during this difficult period by helping its contracted companies make bids for vessels that had been contracted out by the military. November 1986 I LOG I 5 �Safe ua OD Shipping Righ T O SAFEGUARD your rights and the shipping rights of all SIU members, there are certain requirements that must be followed. These requirements are spelled out in the Shipping Rules, and they are there so that the rights of all members will be protected and furthered fairly and impartially. DU ES Your current quarter Union dues must be paid at the time you register. RELIEF JOBS/REGISTERING When you are relieved, you must re-register for your job within 48 hours by reporting to the SIU Union hall. RELIEF JOBS/CONTACT WITH UNION It is your responsibility to keep in contact with the Port Agent at the port in which you are registered. RELIEF JOBS/SHIPPING It is your responsibility to claim your job from the hiring hall shipping board no later than one day before the ship's scheduled arrival. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 1 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Di trict makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting repo~ts, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various tru t fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively hy the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board hy certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as ref erred to are available to you at all times, either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU 6 I LOG I November 1986 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS all Union halls. All member should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer i attempting to deprive you of any con titutional right or obligation by any method. such as dealing with charge , trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and a members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race. creed, color. sex and national or geographic origin . If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which · he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. 11111nu11111n111111t1111111111111111un1111111n1111111n111111111111111lll1111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publi hing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing article deemed harmful to the Union or its collective member hip . This established policy has been reaffirmed by member hip action at the September. 1960. meetings in all con titutional port . The re. ponsihility for Log policy i ve ted in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out thi re. ponsihility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monie are to be paid to anyone in an} official capacity in the SIU unle an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances hould any member pay any money for any rea on unle he i given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member i~ required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have heen required to make such payment. thi , should immediately he reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are u ed to further it objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interest of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. joh discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of member hip in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SPA D to protect and further your economic, political and , ocial intere ts, and American trade union concepts. H at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ac~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The addr~ is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Lundeberg School Trains Navy Group on Heavy Crane The Navy Reserve Cargo Handling Training Battalion came to Piney Point recently to receive training on the school's 32-ton Hagglund crane. The battalion, stationed in Williamsburg, Va., is an active duty unit with a primary mission of training all Navy cargo handling force personnel, both active and reserve. It is the primary augmentation unit for the Navy in the event of premobilization action and is a Quick Response Combat Support Unit of the Operational Forces specializing in open ocean cargo handling. The training given to the members of this unit helped acquaint them with the Hagglund crane and reinforced their cargo handling technique . The SIU's support of the sealift community's cargo handling programs is one example of the nation's "Fourth Arm of Defense" in action. Melvin Hewitt (I.) and Gerald LeBar preparing to hook up the spreader in twin operation. The signalman gives the signal to lower the jib in preparation for placing the crane in twin operation. Crane Operator William Northey raises the jib while hoisting the cargo. Signalman Donald Williamson signals the crane operator to lower the jib. Preparations are completed for hoisting the 35 ft container. First row (I. to r.): Richard Dickerson (Instructor), Gerald LaBar, Donald Williamson. Second row (I. tor.) Gary Creech, Mike Prell, Jimmie Maynor. Third row (I. to r.) Melvin Hewitt, Carl Bruce, William Northey. November 1986 I LOG I 7 �Physical Science Instructor Roger Francisco explains the capabilities of an air track to Gary Heatherington (I.) and Kyle White. Plan Ahead for the SHLSS College Program in 1987 The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School College Program began its fourth session of college courses in November. The November session wraps up the final offering of college courses for 1986, and next year there will be five sessions of college courses, eight weeks in length offered to SIU members. Courses offered during the sessions vary according to student needs. In the past year students have been working on their college requirements by taking English Composition and Rhetoric, General Physical Science and math courses based on placement tests. These seem to be some of the more popular courses as they meet the early requirements in the 2 ...year associates degree program. Next year, these same courses will be offered along with a variety of other courses in the areas of science, social science, psychology and, of course, math and English courses. The dates for the college program sessions for 1987 are published each month in the LOG along with the dates for vocational and adult education upgrading courses. Students who enroll in the college program are treated as any other upgrader at SffiSS. Room and board are provided at no charge and transportation expenses are reimbursed upon successful completion of the program of study. Students are scheduled for their courses with study time built into their day to help them meet the demands of taking college level courses. Depending upon course difficulty and student ability, students are usually scheduled for two to three courses per eight week session. So far, student reaction to the program has been very positive. Some of the benefits of the program cited by students are that the classes run for eight weeks at a time rather than the traditional 16 week semesters at most other colleges and that the classes are small which makes it easy for Third Mate First row (I. to r.) Douglas A. Craft, Rick deMont, Dan Severinson, Shawn Kennedy. Second row (I. to r.) Paul Konstantino, Edwin Rivera, Stephen Gateau, Skip Krantz, Jim Brown (Instructor). Able Seaman First row (I. to r.) Don Gearhart, Thomas Sherrier, Vernon Johnson Jr., Erowin C. Udan, Raymond Kucharczyk, Jake Karaczynski (Instructor). Second row (I. to r.) Joel Miller, Royce Kauffman, Jeff Libby, John Joseph Arnold, Kenneth Gilson. 8 I LOG I November 1986 students to get individual help from instructors. Another benefit of the college program is that there are placement tests and remedial courses available for those students who are not quite ready to step into college level work. Student Kyle White, who just completed a session of the college program, stated that, ''This college program is very beneficial to the seafarers, and I just wish that more people would take advantage of it." Mr. White found his course in Physical Science both challenging and interesting. He added, ''The classes are good because the teachers are very supportive and will give you as much help as you need. The class sizes are small so there is a greater chance to get individual help and really understand the material.'' When asked what he would say to other seafarers about the college program, Mr. White says simply, ''Get back to Piney Point and take advantage of a great educational opportunity,'' The first step to get into the college program is to fill out an application. The application in the LOG can be sent in and then the college programs office will contact the student about scheduling dates, courses available and placement in the program. It's easy to get information about the program. Just contact the College Programs Office at SffiSS. Don't hesitate to call or write if there are any questions. Look at the course schedule for 1987 and start making plans to attend the college program next year. -·-·-·-------·-·---------·-----·, College Program Information D Please send more information D Please send more information and an application Name Address~~~~~~~~~-...-~~~~~~~~~~~~ treet State City Zip Code SIU Book Number Circle whichever applies to you Inland Great Lakes Deep Sea Deck Engine Steward Mail This Coupon To: Tracy Aumann SHLSS Piney Point, MD 20674 -·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-· Lifeboat First row (I. to r.) Joseph Murphy, Stephen Bowden, Veronika Cardenas, Ben Cusic (Instructor). Second row (I. to r.) William Bolling, Judy Barbera, Bill Simmons. Marine Electrical Maintenance First row (I. tor.) Fred Vogler, Robert, Raff, David Hamilton, Paul Olson, Dan Picciolo. Second row (I. to r.) Gary Gateau, Corbin Piper, John Gener. Not pictured: Walter Kimbrough, Richard Williams. Army Training Group First row (I. to r.) SGT John W. Holt Jr., SSG Steven R. Wilson. Second row (I. to r.) SSG Oscar Nadal, Richard Dickerson (Instructor), SSG Charles Williams. Refrigeration First row (I. to r.) Pat Cross, A. H. O'Krogly, Larry Hines. Second row (I. to r.) Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Charles Sandino, Joe Pomraning, Alan Hansen, Joaquin R. Miller, Bob Hill. Third row (I. tor.) John Wright, Robert Bunch, Jim McBride. �1987 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry January 1987 The following is the current course schedule for the first six months of the 1987 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as po~ible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs and the needs of the industry. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Date March 23 Completion Date June 12 Marine Electrical Maintenance January 5 March 9 February 27 May 1 Diesel Engine Technology April 6 May 15 Welding April 13 May 8 Chief Engineer & Assistant Engineer Uninspected Motor Vessel April 6 June 12 Third Assistant Engineer & Original Second Assistant Engineer Steam or Motor January 5 March 13 Automation June 22 July 17 Conveyorman January 5 January 30 Fireman/Watertender Oiler February 9 June 8 April 3 July 31 Hydraulics May 11 June 5 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations January 5 February 13 Refrigerated Containers Maintenance February 16 March 27 Course QMED - Any Rating Advanced Deck Upgrading Courses Course Celestial Navigation Able Seaman Radar Observer Check-In Date March 13 July 13 Completion Date April 17 August 14 January 5 March 23 May 18 February 27 May 15 July 10 March 16 April 20 March 27 May 1 Radar Observer (Renewal) Open ended course, however, must notify SHLSS before entering this course. Third Mate & Original Second Mate January 5 May 4 March 13 July 10 First Class Pilot January 12 February 27 Lifeboat March 9 May 4 March 20 May 15 Tankerman March 23 May 18 April 3 May 29 Recertification Programs Course Steward Recertification Check-In Date January 26 June 29 Completion Date March 2 August 3 Bosun Recertification February 24 April 6 June 1987 Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Date January 27 March 18 May 13 Completion Date Open Ended Open Ended Open Ended Cook & Baker February 4 March 18 April 29 June 10 Open Open Open Open Chief Steward January 27 March 18 May 13 Open Ended Open Ended Open Ended Course Chief Cook Ended Ended Ended Ended All Rating Upgrading Courses Check-In Date January 5 February 2 March 2 April 13 May 18 July 13 Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Completion Date January 30 February 27 March 27 May 8 June 12 August 7 Adult Education Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for the first six months of this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered on the following dates: January 5 February 16 High School Equivalency (GED) March 2 April 13 May 4 June 15 January 5 February 13 March 2 April 10 May 4 June 12 Seafarers applying for the upgraders Lifeboat class and who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be offered: February 16 March 6 April 13 May 1 Adult Basic Education (ABE) & English as a Second Language (ESL) The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: FOWT February 2 February 6 QM ED March 16 March 20 Third Mate April 27 May 1 Able Seaman May 11 May 15 FOWT June 1 June 5 College Programs Course Associates in Arts Nautical Science Certificate Check-In Date January 19 March 30 June 8 Completion Date March 13 May 22 July 31 March 30 May 22 NOTICE To All SIU Members Who Are Scheduled To Attend SHLSS You must present an up-to-date SIU clinic card before attending classes. All students who are enrolled in a U.S. Coast Guard certified class must carry a valid clinic card. November 1986 I LOG I 9 �Upgrading Course Apply Now for an SH LSS ......•........................•..................................................................•.................•.......•............• Seafare rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name Deep Sea Member 0 Inland Waters Member D Mo./Oay/Year Telephone -~~.---..------­ (Area Code) (Zip Code) (State) (City) Date of Birth (Middle) (f 1rst) (Last) Pacific 0 Lakes Member D Social Security# _______ Book# _______ Seniority _______ Department _ _ _ _ _ __ Date Book Port Presently Was lssued __________ Port lssued __________ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: 0 Yes Trainee Program: From _ _ _ _~_to~----(dates attended) No D (if yes, fill in below) Last grade of schooling completed _ _ _ __ Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No 0 (if yes, fill in below) Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: 0 Yes No 0 Firefighting: 0 Yes No 0 CPR: 0 Yes No 0 Date Available for T r a i n i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D ENGINE Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Celestial_Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course Sealift Operations & Maintenance No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. 0 0 D D D D D D D D D D D D 0 FOWT QMEO-Any Rating Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations Diesel Engine Technology Assistant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel Third Asst. Engineer & Original Second Asst. Engineer Steam or Motor Ref rlgerated Containers Advanced Maintenance Marine Electronics (LASH Crane) Hydraulics Hagglund Crane Maintenance STEWARD D D 0 D Cook & Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS D Welding D Llfeboatman D Seallft Operations & Maintenance ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Educ:atlon (ABE) D High School Equlvalency Program (GEO) D Developmental Studies (OVS) D English as a Second Language (ESL) 0 ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM D Associates In Arts Degree 0 Nautical Science Certificate RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-DATE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~­ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 10 I LOG I November 1986 c �Kennedy and the 'Monsignor' Members of the Third Mates, Operation and Maintenance, Able Seamen and Refrigeration classes listen to SIU legislative reps Liz Demato and Frank Pecquex explain the Union's role in politics. Below are Seafarers who recently took part in Sealift and Operations, Marine Electrical Maintenance and FOWT upgrading classes at SHLSS. Still monitoring the pulse of politics, retired SIU VP Edward X. Mooney was as active as ever in the recent congressional elections. Working part-time out of the Seattle hall, Brother Mooney was on hand to greet Congressman-elect Joseph P. Kennedy (D-Mass.) during Kennedy's visit to Seattle in July. VP Reports (Continued from Page 14.) Fund Drive Nets $3,000 For John Cleveland Family Mrs. John Cleveland and her son John Travis Jr. were presented with a check for $3,000 last month from Arthur Kalen, SIU director of personnel. The check establishes a trust fund for two-and-one-half-year-old John Jr. SIU staff member volunteers raised money for the trust fund by soliciting donations during a raffle and a picnic held on Paul Hall's Birthday at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School August 20, 1986. Chief fund raisers included (I. to r.) Barbara Adams, Jean Brown, Pat Reid, Mary Georghiou, Diane Coleman and Deborah Porter. In addition, the volunteers raised money from direct donations from companies interested in the welfare of John Jr. John Cleveland Sr. was director of the SIU Headquarters Food Services. He was fatally injured last summer following a car accident not far from his home in St. Mary's County, Md. with no sign of reactivating. Up in Seattle, there are a number of laid up ships. Shipping, however, continues to be very good. And unless a member is real choosy, he should have no trouble shipping out. Out in Honolulu, we're still very busy with our military-contracted ships. The Constitution and the Independence were paid off, and the Constitution is coming to the coast for her annual drydocking on Nov. 29. The tanker Ogden Yukon also came through Honolulu before an explosion aboard ship claimed the lives of four crewmembers. I knew the QMED, Jam es Duffy, the one SIU member who was killed. He was a good shipmate and a good Union brother. I'm pleased to report that a contract agreement has been reached between the SIU-AGL&IWD, SUP and MFOW on the one side with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents APL and Matson Navigation. The terms of the agreement extend the contract from June 15, 1987 to June 15, 1990. It also includes a 2 percent wage increase effective July 1, 1987, July 1, 1988 and July 1, 1989, as well as COLA adjustments. We also were able to negotiate an increase in wages & benefits for any member 60 years or older who qualifies for a long-term pension under the present plan (25 years sea-time). SIU members throughout California have been assisting striking Kaiser hospital workers by participating in rallies and other forms of support. In closing, I would like to express my sympathies and regrets on the passing of our old friends Cal Tanner and Rex Dickey. They were both great old guys and will be missed. November 1986 I LOG I 11 �Ale h F, mily By Dr. Phillip L. Polakoff Director, Western Institute for Occupational/Environmental Sciences Alcoholism is more than an individual problem. It's a family affair. One-third of all Americans, according to a national poll, admit that alcohol has been a cause of trouble in their families. The alcoholic's symptoms are well known: excessive drinking, blackouts, morning shakes, confusion, irresponsible behavior at home and in public; delirium and even death in extreme cases. What's not widely known is that the wives and husbands, children and parents of alcohol-chemical dependent persons have their own set of symptoms. Unless these family members recognize that they, too, need help and get it, they can carry a burden of guilt, psychosomatic illness, social isolation and sexual problems with them long after the death of an alcoholic parent or the divorce of an alcoholic spouse. Following are some family patterns, or symptoms, compiled by the Marworth Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers in Pennsylvania. Other sources of information and support are Al-Anon and Alateen, anonymous fellowships modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous. AA groups are usually in the phone book. One of the earliest family symptoms is denial. For whatever reason, family members don't accept or confront the negative effects of another person's drug or alcohol use. The abnormal becomes normal to them. They pretend and act as if everything is okay. They'll often say-and truly believe"It's not that bad." Preoccupation and fear are common. Family members become totally absorbed in the mood, behavior and activity of the chemically dependent person. The addicted person becomes the main focus of the family. The others may neglect their own responsibilities. Because of the unpredictable and often erratic behavior of the alcoholic, family life is full of anxiety and dread. No one knows what will happen next. But based on experience, everybody expects trouble. This leads to tension and irritability. Finally, unable to suppress feelings of anger, shame and worry, family members overreact. They lose their tempers. Raise their voices. Throw things. Guilt feelings follow. Family members assume responsibility for another's drinking and behavior. They believe that if they can do something better or different-or don't do some- Staying Drug-Free: There Is A Way Open A little more than 10 years ago, the first group of Seafarers took that first step in getting their lives back together. They were the first to go through the SIU's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. Both the Union and those members realized alcohol was killing them, and it was time to do something. Since then, almost 1,000 SIU members have taken advantage of the help that is available to them, but some things have changed in the last decade. For the most part, it was alcohol that was destroying the lives of that first group. Today almost 80 percent of the Seafarers who enter the program are also addicted to other drugs. Because of that change, the SIU has refocused its efforts to include help for members fighting drug problems. Unless you live in outer space, you are aware of the problems drugs have caused this country, this industry, this Union. Far too many of our brothers and sisters have fallen victim to drug addiction. It can destroy their personal lives and it can ruin their careers. It can maim and it can kill. It is getting to the point that a large percentage of the jobs available to SIU members require Seafarers to be drugfree. If you want to ship, you're going to have to take a test. If you don't pass it, you don't ship. The Coast Guard is cracking down. 12 I LOG I November 1986 New rules may be even tougher. The threat of having- your papers jerked is real if you are found with drugs onboard or if you are caught working under the influence. If drugs or alcohol have become a problem in your life, you have the opportunity to reclaim control over your life. Your Union has provided the tools for you, but you have to use them. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Center can be where you take that first step. It's a tough step. But it is a step you will be thankful that you took all your life, because it can be the step that gives you back all your life again. • If thing-the drinking or chemical use will stop. Others take over the alcoholic's role and responsibilities, including parenting, financial obligations and household chores. In alcoholic families , older children often take over for one or both parents . Resentment over these role reversals can persist for years , sometimes even after the alcoholic stops drinking, or dies, or is no longer in the lives of the affected family members. Sexual relationships suffer along with everything and everybody else. Partners stop sharing feelings-and, very often, bedrooms. Children have no role models on which to form their own healthy sexual relationships. High tension and stress levels in an alcoholic home result in a variety of real or imagined physical conditions. Family members of alcoholics don't feel well a lot of the time, and make frequent visits to the doctor for medical attention. One of the most depressing-and useless-things that can happen is for some family members to increase their own chemical use: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." They may do this to numb the feelings of pain and frustration. Others may be motivated by revenge or spite. Fortunately, this tactic is usually temporary. This is a somber story. But as the problem becomes more widely recognized, more help is becoming available for families. Educational and support groups are being sponsored by schools, churches, community organizations, hospitals and alcoholism treatment centers. Often these valuable services are provided at no charge. If you need such help, please try to find it and use it. If you have any questions, or suggestions for future articles, write to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. R E ST "Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.'' One of the three essential beginning steps on the road to recovery. Practicing Step Three is like opening a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is called willingness. Once unlocked by willingness, the door opens almost of itself. Looking through it we shall see a pathway beside which is an inscription. It reads: ' 'This is the way to a faith that works.'' To every worldly and practical-minded beginner, this step looks hard, even impossible. No matter how much one wishes to try, exactly how can he turn his own will and his own life over to the care of whatever God he thinks there is? Fortunately, we who have tried it, and with equal misgivings, can testify that anyone can begin to do it. A beginning, even the smallest, is all that is needed. Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more. And even though self-will may slam it shut again and again, as it frequently does, it will always respond the moment we again pick up the key of willingness. Once we have made the beginning, we can, in times of emotional stress or indecision, ask for quiet and in that stillness simply say: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." * * * A.A.'s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. Step One. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and drugs, that our lives had become unmanageable. Step Two. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. @jOOK£D? A cJIJNK/EP DO . SOMerHING ABOUT /Tf' CV/V?ACT YOUR PORTA6ENT OR S'./.U. Ar CAMP SPRING{;, MO. �Captain, Crew Stay Cool After Blast, No Way to Fight Fire, So Crew Waits Brian O'Hanlon never got a chance to finish his pineapple juice. An explosion so powerful that ''it felt like the ship was picked up'' and a fireball blazing across the Ogden Yukon's starboard porthole in the mess sent O'Hanlon heading for what he hoped was safety on the deck of the tanker. ''It was a low and powerful feeling and then I saw a fireball outside the porthole. I thought 'holy shit! '" said the 42-year-old AB from Livermore Falls, Maine. O'Hanlon, who spoke to the LOG several days after the explosion, said he, the chief steward and a BR first tried to make their way to the port side through the darkened and smokefilled deck house. "We weren 't wasting no time. But the port side was on fire when we got there and somebody said, 'We can't get out this way.' There were no lights, the house was full of smoke. I guess it only took about 15 or 20 seconds before we got outside," he said. When he and the others reached the deck, they saw the massive damage the blast had done to the ship's stack and stack deck. They were virtually destroyed. "Later when I thought about it, I was surprised there were only four killed," he said. As the crew gathered after the blast, some men were trying to break out the hoses, but the explosion had left the ship dead in the water-no power, no pumps. no way to fight the fire. The crewmembers who were on the bridge at the time of the blast were forced to lower themselves from the bridge by lines; their other escape routes were blocked by smoke, debris -Ogden Yukon(continued from Page 1.) was transferred from the fishing boat to the Singapore-flag freighter Dresden which took them to Midway Island. The crew was flown to Honolulu where the Coast Guard is conducting interview as part of its investigation into the fatal blast. Four other crewmen suffered minor injuries, including the First Engineer who sustained a broken leg. Seafarer Duffy joined the Union in 1951 and, except for a tour in the U.S. Army Infantry. sailed with the SIU continuously. He first sailed as a wiper but upgraded, earning both QMED and chief electrician end or ements. He completed a Sealift Maintenance and Operation course at SHLSS in 1985. ENJOY THANKSGIVING DON'T BUY MARVEL TURKEYS The explosion is suspected to have originated in the engineroom of the Ogden Yukon. Two of the victims were reportedly working there when the blast ripped through. Above is a picture of the engineroom aboard the Yukon's sister ship the Ogden Dynachem. and fire. A quick head count was taken and that was when the four victims of the blast were discovered to be missing. Also several crewmembers suffered injuries in the explosion. "When I first got out, I saw the first engineer there and carried him midships," O'Hanlon recalled. It was later reported the engineer had suffered a broken leg. Once the captain and crew discovered there was no way to fight the fire, the crew moved forward, toward the bow and hopefully away from any further explosions. One lifeboat had been blown apart in the blast but the other was still serviceable. However, to get to it meant having to return to the area of the fire and explosion. ''The captain asked if we wanted to go back there and bring the boat around. I said 'Well you're the captain ... ,' " O'Hanlon said. O'Hanlon and several other crewmembers made their way back to the lifeboat. "Being good little Catholic boys, we crossed ourselves and went over the portside and got the lifeboat. We lowered it and moved it forward,'' he said. After the lifeboat had been secured, they sat. About an hour later another explosion rocked the ship and it was suspected to have been a bunker tank going up, he said. During the course of the day, several other small explosions were heard and the crew guessed they were from oxygen and acetylene tanks exploding. At about 4:30 p.m., some six hours LNG Aries Rescues 15 After 45 days in a small rickity boat, 15 Vietnamese refugees were finally plucked from the ocean by the LNG Aries (ETC). The refugees (pictured below) said several ships had passed them by during their five weeks at sea. None stopped. At the left is the steward department, which had a lot of extra work to do feeding another 15 people. They are (clockwise) GSU Jacqueline Davis (seated), Steward Abdul Hassan, Chief Cook Henry Daniels, GSU Perry McCall and GSU Juan Ro ario. after the first blast, the captain decided it was time to abandon the Yukon. "We had some people with injuries and we didn't want to have to get them in the lifeboat in the dark, so we started to lower them down,,., O'Hanlon said. Even with the riding crew and the 11 Japanese workers who had been aboard to muck the Yukon's empty tanks, the lifeboat and one life raft were able to accommodate the crew, he said. The weather was fair and the seas calm that night, but the emergency transmitter aboard the lifeboat didn't function properly. However the EPIRB's (an emergency location device) signal had been picked up by the Coast Guard , and a Japanese fishing vessel was on the way to the Yukon's crew. It was quiet in the boat and no one seemed particularly worried that night about being rescued, O'Hanlon said. "By that time we were pretty well exhausted," he said. About 6 or 7 a.m. the next morning, the Shosi Maru reached the scene and took the Yukon's crew aboard. Two hours later they were transferred to the Singapore-flag ship the Dresden which took them the 300 miles to Midway Island. Later the Coast Guard flew the crew to Honolulu. 0' Hanlon said one of the things which surprised him during the initial time after the explosion was, "how calm everybody was. Everbody really kept their cool.'' He also singled out Capt. Terry Kotz and Chief Mate Ed lngermann for their coolness and professionalism in an extremely deadly and stressful situation. SHLSS Launches Student Loan Program Jan. 1 Beginning Jan. 1, 1987 all trainees and upgraders attending clas es at the Seafarer Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship will participate in a scholarship loan agreement program. Under the agreement, the chool will provide instruction, cour e materials, room and board. All students will sign loan contracts agreeing to repay the loans if they fail to work a certain number of days per year for companies which contribute to SHLSS. The loan is reduced by the amount of time the employee works with a contributing employer. If an employee continues working for an SIU company, it is likely that he or she would totally reduce the amount of his loan and would not be responsible for any repayments. November 1986ILOGI13 �Area Vice Pre ide ts' Report Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco T HE Midwest, which has already been hard hit by the decline of this nation's industrial base, is gearing itself for massive lay-offs in the auto industry. General Motors has announced plans to let go 29,000 workers in the region. While this will further depress the Great Lakes maritime industry, it will have no immediate effect on the job security of our members. A number of long-standing dredging projects were finally finished. Leudtke Engineering completed its Buffalo, N.Y. dredging job. It is moving its equipment to Milwaukee, Wis. to have it ready for the spring thaw. Other dredging companies are trying to beat the winter frost. Still, things are quickly winding down in the area. One good piece of new . The towboat companies are trying to move all the grain they can out on the rivers before the bad weather comes. This has helped pick things up for our members. The Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen have headed South for the winter. For the next few months, they'll be spending most of their time around New Orleans. An interesting aside: the Paymentin-Kind program, which was exempted from the provisions of the P.L. 480 program as part of a compromise between maritime and agriculture, has recently come under attack. every single group of voters, including registered Republicans. Barbara ikulski became the first woman to be elected to a Democratic Senate seat in her own right. Republican Helen Bentley staged a heroic battle to defeat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. Townsend had the Kennedy name and a lot more money, but Bentley's long-time ties to the port of Baltimore made the difference. The 1986 elections came at a pivotal time for the American maritime industry. According to the most recent issue of the Navy Times, the American-flag merchant marine has fewer ves els than the Navy for the first time in the history of this nation. As any SIU member contemplating retirement can tell you. the face of the maritime industry has changed almost beyond recognition in ju ta few years. An important sign of that change are the merger talks that the NMU and the SIU are engaged in. Thirty years ago, all anyone who wanted to feel the pul e of the maritime industry had to do was take a walk on the West Side of Manhattan, where the bulk of the MU' s pa senger vessels and the SIU's cargo ship were tied up between runs. Today, the docks are rotting and the eamen's bar are clo ed. When people talk abou a renai ance, they don't mean ships; they mean condominiums, parks and even a proposed superhighway. The deepsea fleet is not the only part of the maritime industry to feel the pinch. Up in ew Bedford, our fishermen are also being hard pre sed by foreign competition a growing antiunion backlash and soaring in urance rates. We will be starting a trial in ew Bedford against the Seafood Producers, who violated the rights of our members during the strike that was held there earlier this year. One last note: Morton Bahr, president of the Communication Worker of America CWA), has been named this year's recipient of the Paul Hall Award. The award is handed out by the New York Maritime ort Council to an individual who has done the most to promote the labor movement, the maritime industry or the port of ew York. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall Seafarers across the Gulf volunteered their time, passing out leaflets, canvassing, making signs, manning telephone banks and attending rallies for the candidates this Union believed would give s an ear in Washington. The victories we were able to achieve show how important SPAD is to the SIU. It shows our members why we are including voluntary SPAD checkoff clauses in all the contracts we are negotiating or our Inland members. In Louisiana, the efforts of our membership, organized labor and the Democcatic party were able to beat back the millions of dollars and the upport of President Reagan and Vice President George Bush in the Senate election there. Just weeks before the election, the so-calJed experts predicted Republican Hen on Moore would walk away with the election. They gave Rep. John Breaux little chance. Some 5-6 million in GOP funds and various presidential visits later, Breaux won the election handily, a 54--46 percent margin. In Alabama and Florida, our endor ed candidates defeated Republican incumbents. In Florida, Gov. Bob Graham took the Senate eat from Sen. Paula Hawkins, and in Alabama Dick Shelby defeated incumbent Senator Jerimiah Denton. The gras roots work of our member hip, the efforts of the variou Port Councils, and SPAD contribution played a great role. Overall it wa a pretty good victory. · ow e have to loo to 1988 when the pre idential campaign hits full stride, and we have to find a candidate who will support the maritime industry. It may seem a way down the road but ·t is never too oon to start. Staying on litics for minute, I recently had chance to ost, along with other Houston Democrats and labor leaders, Paul Kir head of the Democratic ational Committee. ey were here to look over ouston as a possible site for the 988 Democratic convention. I understand ou ton i in the top three as a po ible site. We've been pretty bu yon the contract fron . We've negotiated contracts with Higman To ing in Orange, Texa which will cover a out 60 Boatmen. We also completed tal with Bay Towing of Hou ton and with estem Towing, also in ou ton. The Red Circle contract has been ratified n ew Orlean. T HE big story this month on the East Coast was the overwhelming success of the SIU's grassroots political efforts. In New York, every single candidate we supported for the House of Representatives was elected. Governor Mario Cuomo and Senator Al D' Amato defeated their opponents. In Pennsylvania, SIU-backed Arlen Specter won re-election to the Senate in a difficult campaign. In Maryland, where some of our members manned phone banks, William Donald Schaefer defeated his Republican opponent for governor by better than a four-to-one margin. This IU-backed candidates cored clo e to a clean sweep in the Gulf states in this off-year election. Part of their success has to be attributed to the hard work and SPAD donations by long-time friend of the SIU carried this membership. 14 I LOG I November 1986 Gulf Coas by V.P. Joe Sacco S Governmen Services by V.P. Buck Mercer T HIS office continues to receive reports from crewmembers on various SCPAC ship regarding the use of drugs, pot, pills, etc., by other crewmembers while aboard ship. On everal previous occa ions, I have spo en on this ubject, but it seems that the more that is aid, the worse the roblem get . e know, of cour e that it takes only a few individual violators to make things unsafe for not only themselves, but for others around them, and can put "heat" on any ship. y concern i afety for all crewmembers, and I know that when one crewmember is "spaced-out," not only does that person fail to perform properly but place every other crewmember in jeopardy. Drugs affect different people in many different ways. f'or that matter, I venture to ay that the basi for some of the di putes that happen aboard ship are due to drugs. Customs officers and dog don't come aboard ships and pull surprise searches for nothing-and if you get caught, "you lo e." If you have a problem with drugs or alcohol, why not help y~mrself by doing omething po itive about it before it's too late? Why continue down the road to destruction when a sistance is as near as your telephone? SCPAC has a policy to offer free and confidential coun eling to all employee who have personal problem which are affecting their job perlormance or conduct. The Civilian Employee Assistance Program (CEAP) can help with a variety of ituation including drug dependency and the u e of alcohol. Why wait to be disciplined before taking advantage of this program? If you feel thi program could be of assistance you are urged to contact the CEAP c ordinator at (415) 466-4732. Remember, you must take the first tep toward recovery by fir t admitting to your elf that you have a problem. Then, make that '"all important" telephone call and help i on the way. est Coa t By V.P. George cCartney HIS past election shows more than ever the need for the SIU to be active in politics to protect our maritime interests. think we did very well out here in California, particularly with the re-election of Sen. Alan Cranston. We had quite a few SIU volunteers working the polls on election day, and I believe thi helped. It is also reassuring that the Democrats ave recaptured the Senate. We are going to need every bit of help we can get to cope with this administration. n the port of San Franci co, we covered 31 ships, 20 payoffs and 11 ships in transit. The SS President Truman came in, paid off, laid up and was turned back to arad. The only other hip we have in lay up here is the SS Transcolumbia of Hud on waterways (Continued on Page 11.) �.., ... Rivers, Ports Set for $5 Billion in Improvements More than $5 billion will be spent to improve the nation's inland waterways and ports under the provisions of a $16 billion water resources/port development bill signed into law late last month. The bill, HR 6, is the culmination of almost 10 years of debate on how to improve the ports and rivers and how much to spend. During that time many inland waterways began to deteriorate as locks and dams grew old and deepsea ports saw the arrival of deeper draft ships which couldn't navigate the shallow channels of many U.S. ports. In the past, almost all work on ports and rivers was paid for by the federal government. But a growing deficit and changes in philosophy resulted in the two new provisions-local cost sharing obligations and user fees-as ways to ease some of the federal burden. Of the $5 billion earmarked for port and river projects , local authorities will have to raise $2 billion. Tax revenues and bond issues are expected to finance the major share of local cost obligations for the projects. The legislation also includes a formula for user fees which will be used for maintenance of harbors and should Dozens of the important locks and dams on the inland waterways will benefit from the port development bill. cut current federal costs of harbor dredging maintenance by about 40 percent. Shippers will pay a .04 percent tax on the value of their cargo moving through U.S. ports. That tax is expected to raise about $140 million a year. The issue of user fees raised questions during the debate, but some modifications of the fee and how it is applied convinced most shippers to go Chesapeake Bay Pilots Navigation laws say cargo ships must seek the assistance of licensed pilots when sailing the inland waterways. SIU members at a number of pilot stations play an important role in providing safe navigation by transporting pilots to cargo carriers. Or they work to bring pilots back to land by launch once a vessel has received pilot assistance. In the Chesapeake Bay, the Association of Maryland Pilots and the Association of Virginia Pilots have several stations and a fleet of pilot launches for just such transport services. During the night hours the Chesapeake is often jammed with traffic. Pilots board cargo vessels to direct shipments through the maze of small and large boats and ships. Launches meet cargo carriers at prearranged buoy locations. The See Pages 16 & 17 For More Photos The Maryland, a pilot launch owned by the Association of Maryland Pilots, is docked at the Association's Solomon's Island, Md. Lusby station. rendezvous route becomes habit. At the Lynn Haven Inlet station on the Virginia side of the Chesapeake Bay, SIU launch operators meet inbound vessels at one of four marked locations off the Virginia Capes. What is unpredictable for SIU pilot launch operators is the weather. And nowhere is this truer than on (Continued on Page 16.) along with the arrangement. Some of the projects and the federal share included in the bill are: • Monogahela River, Pa.-$123 million and $82 million for replacement of two locks and dams. • Black Water-Tombigbee River, Ala.-$150 million for lock and dam replacements; • Ohio River, Ohio and W. Va.$268 million for replacement of Gallopolis locks and dams; Major improvements also are scheduled for Mobile Harbor, the Mississippi River Ship Channel, Texas City Channel, Norfolk Harbor, San Pedro Bay and New York Harbor. In all, 48 projects are included in the legislation. Ex-IBU of Pacific Chief Merle Ad/um, 62, Dies in Seattle Former head of the Inland Boatman's Union of the Pacific, Capt. Merle D. Adlum, 62, died in the Swedish Hospital, Seattle last month. He had cancer. Brother Adlum joined the then SIUaffiliated IBU of the Pacific in 1954 working as an organizer. Later he was assistant to the president of the Union for several years before becoming head of the IBU of the Pacific. At the same time, Capt. Adlum was assistant business agent for the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union , Local 6 and was president of Virginia V Foundation, Seattle. He was also a member of the Seattle Port Commission from 1964 to 1984. As a port commissioner, Capt. Adlum won the Muncipal League of Seattle and King County Outstanding Citizen Award in 1967 and the Puget Sound Maritime Press Assn. Maritime Man of the Year Award in 1972. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy before World War II serving on the aircraft carriers USS Saratoga and USS Oklahoma. Born in Friday Harbor, Wash., he was a resident of Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Miriam; five daughters, Virginia Houser, Joan Chandler and Jackie Strople, all of Seattle, Judi Blanks of Port Townsend, Wash. and Cindy Larsen of Woodland, Wash.; and two sisters, Sister Victoria Ann Adlum (S.N .J.M.) of Everett, Wash. and Bette Copelin of Napa, Calif. Merle Adlum November 1986 I LOG I 15 �David Callis has worked five years as a launch operator with the Virginia Pilots at Lynn Haven. The challenge for him has been overcoming the risks inherent in the job of transferring pilots, "holding the launch in there when a ship is under full speed." Besides the danger of the boarding itself, Callis adds that northeasterly winds along Virginia's coast can try the patience of launch operators and make navigation unpredictably hazardous. .., .., .. , Engineer Bob Hurst is in charge of seasonal and regular maintenance of Lynn Haven pilot launches. 16 I LOG I November 1986 Deckhand Doug Gardner (below) works to maintain the Calvert, a launch owned and operated by the Association of Maryland Pilots at Lynn Haven. With assistance from SIU members on the pilot launch Old Dominion, Pilot Skip Howard (right) boards the Dutch carrier Rouen as it plowed at 8 knots down the Chesapeake Bay. The Old Dominion is operated by the Association of Virginia Pilots, Lynn Haven. (Continued from Page 15.) the Chesapeake Bay. Heavy fog and northeast winds can make a trip on the Bay treacherous going for SIU launch operators. In fog, a launch operator may see no farther than two feet in front of the prow. In heavy seas, the launch will be hidden in swells and will not be picked up on the radar screen. Launch operators are then forced to rely on radio contact and a compass to find the vessel. Less of a hazard are winter temperatures, since most pilot launches are built with an underlay er of heating ducts that deice decks and railings. Getting there is then only half the challenge. The other half is the boarding itself. It is a delicate undertaking for both the pilot and launch operator. The pilot must climb up several stories by ladder to board the vessel. The launch operator must get close to the ship, but not too dangerously close. The photographs of SIU launch operators and launch engineers that follow show some of the danger inherent in the work SIU members perform for the Association of Maryland Pilots and the Association of Virginia Pilots. And the satisfaction that SIU members express over their work. �elp Laun h Chesa eake ay - The Association of Maryland Pilots and the Association of Virginia Pilots are prominent throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. At the Virginia station a fleet of launch vessels is docked along the shoreline of the Lynn Haven inlet. The two associations have administrative and maintenance shop buildings. Overnight sleeping quarters are provided for pilots. A launch operator at Lusby shows a student from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship some industrial arts skills he applies to pilot boat maintenance. SIU members aboard the Old Dominion stood by the Rouen until Pilot Skip Howard had completed the difficult climb up the Jacobs ladder to the safety of a side hatch opening. Story and Photos by Lynnette Marshall For SIU launch operators at Lusby, there is a special perk that comes with their job. Maryland blue crabs are in season in the summer months and may be easily netted from the piers at the Association of Maryland Pilots at Lusby. November 1986 I LOG I 17 �In Memoriam - Michael Keith Birt, 28, died of injuries sustained in a crash when his car went off the highway in Avon Park, Fla. on Oct. 4. Brother Birt joined the Union following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program in 1979. He sailed as an AB and tankerman for G & H Towing and Dixie Carriers in 1979, deep sea from 1980 to 1981 and from 1985 to 1986, Sabine Towing from 1983 to 1984, Crowley Marine from1984 to 1985 and Red Circle Towing in 1986. Boatman Birt had a semester of South Florida Vocational Junior College. Born in Avon Park, he was a resident there. Burial was in the Bouganvillea Cemetery, Avon Park. Surviving are a son, Richard Birt Ill; his mother, Louise Graham of Avon Park; his father, Richard Birt Sr. of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; a brother, Richard Birt II of Avon Park, and an uncle, Alfred Doherty, chief mate for Sabine Towing in the port of Houston. Pensioner Cleverne Lloyd Bradberry, 66, died on Oct. 8. Brother Bradberry joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1975 sailing as a cook for Sabine Towing from 1971 to 1984. He was a former member of the Electricians Union. Boatman Bradberry was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Center, Texas, he was a resident of Port Arthur. Surviving is a brother, J. E. Bradberry of Jasper, Texas. Pensioner Ruel William V. Chandler, 67, died of heart-lung failure in the South Baltimore (Md.) Hospital on Sept. 12. Brother Chandler joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957. He sailed as a captain for Curtis Bay Towing (tug Gremlin) from 1945 to 1981. He was a former member of the HIW Officers Division and the ILA. Boatman Chandler was born in Kentucky and was a resident of Linthicum Heights, Md. Burial was in the Meadowridge Park Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Erma and a son, William of Woodbine, Md. Pensioner Murriel Deese, 78, passed away on Sept. 13. Brother Deese joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing as a cook. He was born in Uriah, Ala. and was a resident of Frisco City, Ala. Surviving is his widow, Nora Inez. Dennis Wayne Dietz, 36, was reported missing and presumed dead on Jan. 18. Brother Dietzjoined the Union in the port of St. Louis, Mo. in 1977. He sailed as a deckhand and tankerman for ACBL and National Marine Service from 1977 to 1979 and for Crowley Marine out of the port of Wilmington, Calif. from 1980 to 1985. He won a Transportation Institute Towboat Scholarship and attended a 18 I LOG I November 1986 Piney Point Inland Conference in 1979. Boatman Dietz was a former member of the Teamsters Union in 1979. A native of Dickinson, N.D., he was a resident of St. Louis. Surviving are his father, George of Belfield, N .D. and his brother, Lawrence of Fargo, N.D. Pensioner John Joseph Oteri Sr., 78, passed away on Sept. 23. Brother Oteri joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1961 sailing last as a chief engineer for D.M. Picton. He was born in New Orleans and was a resident of Albuqueque, N.M. Surviving are his widow, Beryl of Jasper, Texas; two sons, John Jr. and Francis of Bridge City, Texas; four daughters, Lois, Iris., Betty and Frances Martin of Bridge City, and a son-in-law, Seafarer Murphy P. Martin of Bridge City. Pensioner Early Jural Rush Jr., 85, succumbed to cancer in the Church Hospital, Baltimore on Sept. 16. Brother Rush joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957. He began sailing in 1946. He was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Interment was in the Gardens of Faith Cemetery, Baltimore Cty. Surviving is his widow, Estella. brothers, Jules and Charles, both of New Orleans. Pensioner Walter Leon Jarrett, 70, passed away from an ulcer in St. Anthony's Hospital, Louisville, Ky. on Aug. 2. Brother Jarrettjoined the Union in the port of St. Louis, Mo. in 1965. He sailed as a cook for Inland Tugs from 1963 to 1978. He was a former member of the United Steel Workers Union. Boatman Jarrett was a veteran of the lJ.S. Army during World War II. Born in Louisville, Ky., he was a resident there. Burial was in the Resthaven Park Cemetery, Louisville. Surviving is a sister, Norma Edwards of Louisville. Pensioner Harry E. Larson, 71, died on Sept. 8. Brother Larson joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1960. He sailed as a lighter captain for the Independent Pier Co. from 1948 to 1977. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Boatman Larson was a native of Philadelphia and was a resident there. Surviving is a sister, Augusta Szczepanski of Philadelphia. (Continued on Page 27.) New Pensioners Pensioner Freddie Cleber Jean Landry, 77, succumbed to heart-lung failure in the Jefferson Home for Health Care, New Orleans on Sept. 5. Brother Landry joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1957 and sailed as a deckhand for Dixie Carriers in 1971. He was born in Plattenville , La. and was a resident of New Orleans. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Anna and two Robert Hall Campbell, 66, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961. He sailed as a mate on the tug McGraw. Brother Campbell was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Westmont, N.J. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters OCT. 1-31, 1986 Port Gloucester ... ........... .......... New York ...... ....... .. ....... ... Philadelphia ....................... Baltimore . .. .......... .. .......... Norfolk Mobile .::::: ::::::::::::::::::::: New Orleans ....................... Jacksonville San Francisco : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Wilmington ... ........... .......... Seattle ........................... Puerto Rico Houston ... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Algonac .... .............. ........ St. Louis .....• .......... . ......... Piney Point ........................ Totals . .................... .. .. .. *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 3 3 68 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 1 0 91 0 0 1 0 12 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 7 1 1 28 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 6 0 8 0 0 4 0 9 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 4 3 10 0 47 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Port Gloucester . ....... . ..... . ..... .... New York .... ..................... Philadelphia ................... ... . Baltimore ............... . ......... Norfolk Mobile .:: :::::::::::::::::::::::: New Orleans ................... ... . Jacksonville San Francisco : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Wilmington ........................ Seattle ..... .. ............... ..... Puerto Rico Houston ... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Algonac ......... .... ............. St. Louis ...... .. ................. Piney Point ........................ Totals ........................... Port Gloucester ........................ New York ... . ........... .. ........ Philadelphia ................... ... . Baltimore ......................... Norfolk Mobile.:::::::::::::::::::::::::: New Orleans ....................... Jacksonville San Francisco : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Wilmington .... ....... ..... . .. . .... Seattle ........................... Puerto Rico Houston ... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Algonac ..... ..... ... ........ ..... St. Louis ......................... Piney Point ... ....... ............ .. Totals ........................... Totals All Departments ................ 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 24 12 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 4 126 46 43 76 11 18 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 6 0 1 0 0 5 0 9 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 29 0 0 0 3 91 0 3 0 0 17 0 0 4 15 0 1 134 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 5 35 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 7 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 29 3 31 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 194 120 37 10 1 3 97 26 35 4 *"Total Registered" means the number of men .who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. �Retired SIU Retired SIU Vice President William Calton "Cal" Tanner, 69, a charter member of the Union, passed away late last month. Brother Tanner joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Tampa, his birthplace, sailing as an OS. He first shipped out in 1935 as a member of the International Seamen's Union. Seafarer Tanner retired to Tampa in 1979. In World War U, he sailed in all the war zones as an AB and bosun. In 1943, riding the 23-year-old SS Nonvalk off Cuba with the late SIU VP Claude "Sonny" Simmons, a Nazi U-Boat torpedo blew the ship from under them at about 3 a.m. Tanner helped lower a lifeboat and then made it to a raft. When daylight broke, the crew was picked up by a Norwegian ore carrier and then transferred to a Cuban gunboat which took them to Cuba. Just before the end of the war in the Pacific, Cal was asked to come ashore by the late SIU President Paul Hall, then New Yor port agent. In 1947, Tanner with Hall and Simmons and the former SIU VP Lindsey Williams and the late SIU VP "Bull" Shepherd, organized and igned up the 20 ships of the Isthmian Line. Simultaneously, they organized and put into the SIU fold the Cities Service Oil Co. He also helped organize the Great Lakes Port Councils. Tanner eld the vice pr~sidency from 1947 to 1972. From 1947 to 1960, he was the port of obile agent and a member of the State Dock Board and MTD Port Council. In 1960 he was elected the first executive vice pre ident of the SIU A & G District. In the mid-1970s Tanner was elected SIU vice president in charge of contract and contra~t enforcement. Surviving are his idow, Mary: a son, Robert, and a daughter, Sandra Hurley. nt 41 years serving the Union and its to vie pre ident and held several other edica C Tributes to D . osep Lo ue, SIU Here are wo tributes to the late Dr. Joseph B. Logue, 91, who passed away early last month. Dr. Logue was SIU medical director from 1956 to 1986 establishing health clinics throughou the Union's ports. Previously, he ad spent 36 years in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps retiring as a vice admiral. The first tribute is from Florence Penney, special a sistan to Dr. e at the Pete Larsen SIU Clinic in Brooklyn for almost 30 years: '•During the month of anuary 1957, I had the opportunity of being interviewed by Dr. Logue for a secretarial position with the Seafarers Welfare Plan at which time their main office was located in Manhattan. ''I never realized at the time I was hired I would have the pleasure of working with him for close to 30 years. He was a kind, warm and gentle man whom I loved working with and whom I loved very much. ''I remember well the opening of the first SIU Clinic in the spring of 1957. He was so very proud of it and went on to establish other clinics in the various ports. ''He was a man who was dedicated to his work and the membership, and many times he reached in his pocket to give a helping hand to those in need. "My elationship with Dr. Logue was very special. He was a friend and confidant, and I will cherish his memory in my heart forever." The econd tribute lauding Dr. Logue is from SIU Atlantic Vice President eon Hall: ''Logue was responsible for opening up this Union's nation ide system of clinic . One of the last urviving admirals from World War I, be had a truly remarkable career. ··Logue dedicated the last part of his life to providing quality medical Rex Die ey, Fo e Agent, C arter em Rex Dickey, a charter member of the SIU, former organizer and Baltimore port agent, died Oct. 26 in Deerfield Beach, Fla. He was 84 years old. The cause of death has not een determined. Dickey joined the SIU in October 1938 as the fledging seamen's union was just organizing. He sailed in the deck department as an AB until 1942 when he joined the service. He was wounded in combat and returned to the merchant marine in 1943. He participated in the 1946 General Maritime Strike, and in 1948 then Organizing Director Paul Hall asked Dickey to work as an organizer. He participated in large organizing drives during that time. In 1952 he became a patrolman in Baltimore and was elected portage t there ·n 1960. Dickey retired o·es P Ca Ta al ' • in 1972. Dickey continued o make bis home in Baltimore following his retirement. He was active in several ocial groups. including the Bull Liners and the Over 50 s. Dickey was in Florida or the wedding of a grandson Oct. 25. He wa stricken the following day. He collapsed in a hotel lobby and was taken to Broward ospital here he later died. He is survived by his wido Rosalie J. Dickey; one son, Joseph ofFalston, d. ·two stepsons, obert arldand of Elkton, d. and Richard arkland of orco, Calif., and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife Theresa. Dickey was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Highlandtown, d. ov. 1. e care to American seamen. He ad a real affection for this membership.'' After odd War I, Dr. Logue specialized in traumatic urgery for the Haitian government from 1927 to 1930. He was assistant chief of urgery at the aval Hospital in Washington, D.C. from 1936 to 1939 and commanding officer of the a val Hospitals i ey e , a. an from 1945 to 1947. He was with the avy Department's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, ashington D.C. from 1947 to 1949, and he a in charge of ortho edic and traumatic surgery on the Naval hospital hip U.S. Relief in Brooklyn, N.Y. . Logue also did special wor in surgery at the Mayo Foundation Clinic, Rochester, inn.; as achu etts Genera Hospital, Boston; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and the Po tgraduate Hospital, e Yo City. He was a member of the American edical Assn., Fellow of the American Co lege of Surgeons, Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary edical Society, e Yor State and County edical Society ssn. of Military Surgeon of e .S. and was certified by the . . S. orkmen's Compen ation Board for orthopedic urgery. Funeral services for one of the last surviving .S. avy admirals of World F Dr. oseph B. L gue r. at the time he was ap inted Rear Admiral. War I were held in Br oklyn, .Y. on Oct. 6. Burial with ful1 military honors was at the U.S. ational Cemetery, Arlington,. Va. on Oct. 10. Surviving are hi on, Jo eph B. Logue Jr. of ew York City; a daughter, JoAnne Daugherty of Redwood City, Calif.· two i ter , Rubie Adkins of Georgia and Myrtu Yoder of orth Carolina; a grand on, Paul Daugherty of San Franci co, and a granddaughter, Colleen Daugherty of Alexandria, Va. 's Jo n Lyons Dies, as e o Workers President John H. Lyon , a longtime member of the AFL-CIO's Maritime Trades Departme t and resident emeritus of the Iron orkers, died Oct. 26 following a stro e. He was 66. Lyons erved as Iron or ers president for 24 years and on the AFLC 0 Executive Council for 18 years. He retired in 1985. He pent 48 years with the Iron or ers and was elected to that union's top po t in 1961. Along with serving in the MTD, Lyon al o was a vice president and executive council member for both the etal Trades and Building and Construction Trades departments at the AFL-CIO. He wa appointed to 19 advisory commis ions and panels by s· U.S. presidents and served as cochairman of the 1984 ational Democratic Party Platform Committee. November 1986 I LOG / 19 �• ··::~\ff • Pictured with their awards are Leon Powe Jr., wiper; M. Thompson, engine utility; J. L. Rhodes, third steward; George Grier, SIU representative, and L. Ramon, laundryman. Open Season .for Health Plan Changes The period designated as Open Season this year for federal employees health benefits changes is Nov. l 0 through Dec. 5, 1986. This is the period during which eligible federal employees may change from one health plan to another, or from Self Only to Self and Family. Each plan participant has been sent a personalized Enrollment Change Form and FEHB Plan Comparison Chart along with a brochure. All should be studied very carefully before making a final decision to change plans. In some cases premiums have been increased; in other instances, premiums have been slightly lowered. What is mo t important, however, is whether services have been increased or decreased, and cost-sharing amounts charged for primary care have changed. Answers to these que tions can be found in the brochure. Remember, if you cancel your coverage altogether, and at a later date you enroll again, you must maintain coverage for a fiveyear period prior to your retirement. Otherwise, you lose your benefits. It is also important that the "Privacy Act Statement'' that appears on the reverse side of the ''Enrollment Change Form" be studied and understood. The Privacy Act Statement states in part, "This information may be disclosed to other federal agencies or congressional offices which may have a need to know it in connection with your application for a job, license, grant or other benefit. It may also be shared with national, state, local or other charitable or social security administrative agencies to determine·and issue benefits under their programs. In addition, to the extent this information indicates a possible violation of civil or criminal law, it may be hared with an appropriate federal, state or local law enforcement agency.'' Unlicensed Promotions Announced The announcement ha gone out to all MSCPAC hip and po ted on the bulletin board at Building #310. Naval Supply Center, for civilian marine unlicen ed permanent and competitive temporary promotions in 28 categorie . The categories include: • Boatswain (Unrep). Boat wain (Freighter), Carpenter (Freighter), Boatswain Mate (Day) (Rig Captain). Boatswain-Mate (Cable). Able Seaman and Able Seaman (Maintenance). • Chief Electrician (all clas es), Refrigeration Engineer (Day), Second Refrigeration Engineer. Third Refrigeration Engineer, Deck Engineer-Machinist, Unlicensed Junior Engineer, Second Electrician (Day), Engine Utilityman, Pumpman, Oiler and FiremanWatertender. • Chief Steward, Third Steward, Steward-Baker, Chief Cook, ight 20 I LOG I ovember 1986 Cook and Baker, Second Cook-Baker, A i tant Cook. Third Pantryman, Laundryman, and Yeoman-Storekeeper. All promotion reque t should be submitted to MSCPAC Employment Divi ion (Code P-22), Oakland, Calif. 94625 prior to the clo ing date of Dec. 15. 1986. Interested candidate who are afloat hould ubmit their request via me age, even though you may have ubmitted a previou reque t. In addition, recommendations from hip ' ma ters on behalf of candidate who are under their supervision go a long way when a candidate is being considered for permanent or competitive temporary promotion. Each time there is an MSCPAC marine promotion announcement, it seems that marine employees who are in a leave status fail to get the word. This time, however, MSCPAC will be A Whole Lotta Years-Plus Length of Service and a Sustained Superior Performance Award were presented to four MSCPAC marine employees recently by MSCPAC Commander, Capt. W. T. Dannheim. M. Thompson and L. Ramon each have 40 years federal service while J. L. Rhodes can boast of 41 years. Ramon and Rhodes elected to retire and spend a little time with their families-and the rest of their leisure fishing on the banks of the various California rivers. Thompson remains on the MSCPAC rolls unfit for duty but is thinking strongly of "throwing in the towel." Just think-that's 121 years of federal civil service between the three. That's a "whole lotta years." Leon Powe Jr., who received a ''Special Achievement A ward'' for his sustained superior performance while serving aboard the cable ship USNS Zeus, has worked as a wiper since joining MSCPAC in June 1982. Powe received a check in the amount of$741 for his productive labor, accomplished at times under adverse circumstances. In receiving his award, Powe proved to himself, the crew of the Zeus, and to all MSCPAC unlicensed marine personnel, that individuals can be rewarded for the execution of their duties in an exemplary manner. Tug Catawba Three of the four-member steward department take a break from their arduous duties aboard the USNS Catawba. They are, from left: Charles Abernathy, utility and Thomas Dryden, steward/baker. Seated is Arthur Victor, chief cook. Merry Christmas,_,_-Maybe? MSCPAC unlicensed deck, steward department and yeomen/storekeeper personnel received a one-half (.05%) percent retroactive base wage increase on May 23, 1986 for the period March 16 through August 31, 1984. Only a portion of that half-percent was paid at that time. There remains one-half percent to be paid for the period Sept. 1, 1984 through May 15, 1985. Additionally, there is a retroactive payment of three-and-one-half (3.5%) percent increase on base wages due sending copies of the announcement to tho e employees who are in a leave status in order to give them the same opportunity for promotion consideration as those afloat employees. After the closing date, which is Dec. 15, 1986 it will take the MSCPAC staff some time to compile all the paperwork and set up the ranking order in the different departments and categories. Consequently, the MSCPAC Promotion Board will not meet until some time after the new year. for the period April 1, 1985 through May 15, 1986, plus a two (2%) percent increase in two increments on premium pay rates. This retro money is payable to all unlicensed personnel. Together, these payments represent a sizable sum for each affected employee, and the new MSCPAC Comptroller, CDR R. E. Odegaard, has indicated his staff would do their level best to have the long overdue retroactive money paid before Christmas 1986. Personnel who will be aboard ship and want their checks mailed to them should write to the MSCPAC Comptroller's Office, telling them where they want their check mailed. Alertness Is The Key to Vessel Safety �MV PAUL BUCK-Some of the crewmembers take time out for a snapshot while offloading in Pearl Harbor. They are, from the left: J.L. Carter, AB; George Pino, GSU; Alfred L. DeSimone, DEU; Marion E. Howell, chief cook, and Klaus Tammler, AB. BEAVER STATE-While stopping off in Honolulu, the deck gang, led by Bosun Jack Edwards, takes on parts for the engine room . •• Photos by Steve Ruiz and Bob Hamil ~11 ,~ :·····. SS CONSTITUTION-The deck and engine gang onboard the SS Constitution turn out for a Union meeting while at sea. MV lST LT. JACK LUMMUS-From the port of Honolulu, the crew takes time out to send a warm aloha to the mainland. Seated (I. tor.) are Ellen Jobbers, SA; Luke Meadows, bosun; Mike Tracey, AB; Edward Ellis, SA; Mark Stevens, AB, and Rick Holt, SA. Standing (I. tor.) are Steve Parker, chief cook; Cathy Hobs, baker, and Brad Girliech, SA. SS INDEPENDENCE-SIU Rep Bob Hamil accepts a contribution to the Maritime Defense League from Mrs. Vickie Irving in the port of Hawaii. kf.:·· SS CONSTITUTION-Passenger Service is first-rate aboard the SS Constitution with the help of the lovely and competent purser department. They are (I. tor.) Ivonne Darley, jr. asst. purser; Gay Hammett, chief purser; Heidi McCartney, jr. asst. purser, and Kathy Harper, jr. asst. purser. November 1986 I LOG I 21 �cove Leader Passes Through Panama canal The SS Cove Leader (Cove Shipping Inc.) passed through the Panama Canal Sept. 11 on her way back to the Gulf after shuttling six voyages from Valdez/West Coast this summer. The vessel underwent a shipyard period in Portland, Ore. and recrewed out of the Seattle hall. Thanks to R.A. McClean , master aboard the Cove Leader, for sending us these photographs of the crew. (Look for more pictures of the Cove Leader next month.) C. Smith, bosun M. Bolger, AB H. Lewis, chief cook M. Williams, pumpman 22 I LOG I November 1986 C. Broerman, AB R. Schwender, OMU J. Kass, AB �Help A Friend Deal With Alcoholism Alcoholics don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to lfad to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fell ow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy-and just as important-as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SIU members who are fighting the same tough battle he is back to healthy' productive alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, you'll be showing him that the first step ·back to recovery is only an arm's length away . ~-------------------------------~ Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I am interested in attending a six-week prograw at the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. I understand that all my medical and counseling records will be kept strictly confidential. and that they will not be kept anywhere except at The Center. Name ............................. Book No ............ . a Address (Street or RFD) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone No ................ . Mail to: THE CENTER Star Route Box 153-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 I : I ________________________ ---------------------------------' .__ or call, 24 hours-a-day, (301) 994-0010 : November 1986 I LOG I 23 �Hawaii Honors WWI I Merchant Marine Vets Correction Due to an editor's error, the captions on the above pictures which appeared in the October LOG were switched. Above (left) is AB Raymond Rainey. Steward Assistant Mark Fuller is pictured on the right. Going Out on Pension? Here Are Some Tips ... If you are going out on pension, it is to your advantage to plan ahead. Get all the forms and paperwork together so that there will be no delay in getting your pension application approved and your checks in the mail. You will need: • A copy of your birth certificate. • Copy of your wife or husband's birth certificate. • Copy of your marriage certificate. • Copies of your discharges. Especially those for the years prior to 1951 and the last year you worked. • Passport size photograph. If your application is for an Inland pension, you will also need: • A Type I Statement of Earnings from Social Security. • A company letter outlining your service with the company. Additional documents are needed for those of you who are applying for a disability pension: ington, D. C. well ahead of the time you will be submitting your pension application. Your Union's pension and welfare departments are set up to give you prompt service. Your help in giving them the necessary documents to prove eligibility will ensure that you get your benefits on time. • A Social Security disability award. • A Permanently Not Fit for Duty letter from your doctor. If you lost any of your discharges, write to the U.S. Coast Guard, Wash- We want to make sure that you receive your If you are getting more than one copy of the copy of the LOG each month and other important LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare address, or if your name or address is misprinted Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use the or incomplete, please fill in the special address address form on this page to update your home form printed on this page and send it to: address. SIU & UIW of N.A. Address Correction Department Your home address is your permanent address, 5201 Auth Way and this is where all official Union documents, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. -----------------------------------------------------------PLEASE PRINT HOME ADDRESS A Poem of Love The Sailor I Married He is so very special to me, My life without him ... Just wouldn't be. He is gone for four months At a time, But when he comes home to me He is all mine Al tho he's gone from home a lot . . . A wonderful husband and father we got. He calls me often just to say, I love you sweetheart . . . In his own special way. So you see, this sailor I married Was just meant to be . . . The most wonderful, loving, caring, devoted Husband who was specially meant Just for me! I love you sweetheart, tho the miles Between us are far apart . . . It's you I love and keep near my heart. Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Social Security No. Phone No. ( Area Code Your Full Name Apt. or Box# Street Book Number D SIU City D UIW State D Pensioner ZIP Other-------- UIW Place of E m p l o y m e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This will be my permanent address for all official Union mailings. This address should remain in the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. (Signed)------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------J 24 I LOG I November 1986 Grace Freeman Panama City, Fla. (wife of QMED Mark Allan Freeman aboard the LNG Aquarius) o You Have e tio s Cairns If you have any questions about your welfare claims, contact your port repres~nta­ tive, your area vice president, or call this toll-free number: 1-800-345-2112. �S the 1987 school season begins, it's not too early for high school seniors to start thinking about college. For dependents of Seatare rs and Boatmen the financial burden of college can be greatly eased if they win an SIU scholarship. The awards, known as the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program, are given each year under the auspices of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. For dependents, four $10,000 scholarships are offered. But the Scholarship Program is not exclusively for dependents. A $10,000 award and two $5,000 scholarships are available to active Seatare rs and Boatmen. Also, when there are exceptionally qualified Seafarers and Boatmen, the Board of Trustees of the Welfare Plan may grant a second $10,000 award to an active member. The Scholarship Program was begun in 1952 to help members and their children achieve their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan, a labor consultant and arbitrator who died in 1975. He helped establish the Seafarers Scholarship Program and then worked hard to keep it strong and growing. A Seafarer Requirements Seafarers and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships must: • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employment on a vessel in the sixmonth period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 120 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pensioners are not eligible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Req'uirements Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen who apply for a scholarship must be unmarried, under 19 years of age, and receive sole support from the employee and/or his or her spouse. Unmarried children who are eligible for benefits under Plan # 1 Major Don't Wait! Apply Now For Medical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to the age of 25. Each applicant for a dependent's scholarship must: • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under 19 or 25 years of age (whichever is applicable). • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must: • Have credit for three years (1,095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employment in the six-month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 120 days of employment in the previous calendar year. The last two items above covering worktime requirements of the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are the children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible members, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Examination Boards (SAT) OR American College Tests (ACT). The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no later than February 1987 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship Selection Committee in time to be evaluated. For upcoming SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Examination Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box 1025 Berkeley, Calif. 94701, whichever is closest to your mailing address. For upcoming ACT test dates and applications contact: ACT Registration Union, P.O. Box _ 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Scholarship program applications are available to active members or their dependents at any SIU hall or through the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Scholarship winners will be announced in May 1987. The deadline for submission of applications is April 15, 1987. November 1986 I LOG I 25 �e~=Ir=li=~=@=ll=:========<E>~~~,~,~"~>=====uill)~~~a·w@~~M~~~=' Deep Sea Pensioner Frank Bauer passed away on Oct. 16. Brother Bauer joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He retired in 1968. Pensioner Steven Boides, 78, passed away from cancer on Sept. 13. Brother Boides joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco. He was born in Greece and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Boides was a resident of San Francisco. Burial was in the Greek Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Areti and a son, Franklin of Walnut Creek, Calif. Herbert "Herb" Gerard Boudreaux, 39, died on Sept. 25. Brother Boudreaux joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1967 working last on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. and on the Waterman Shoregang, New Orleans from 1983 to 1984. He hit the bricks in the 1980 ACBL beef. In 1975, he worked as a spinner maintenance mechanic for the Louisiana Dock Co. (UIW) New Orleans. And in 1977, he was a delegate to the 5th UIW Quadrennial Convention in New York City. Herb worked at the SHLSS from 1969 to 1970 during the school's building period. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Born in Louisiana, he was a resident of Violet, La. Surviving are his widow, Vilma of Honduras and five daughters, Wendy, Lynn, Sue Ann, of San Ysidro, Calif., Cynthia and Carol of New Orleans. Pensioner Francis Edward Burley, 64, died on Oct. 20. Brother Burley joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951. He sailed last as a cook out of the port of Houston. He was born in New Hampshire and was a resident of Spring, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Mavis; his mother, Dorothy Sargent of Dover, N.H., and a brother, Elmer. Joseph Anthony Dixon, 34, died in a hospital on Sept. 18. Brother Dixon joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1969 sailing as a cook and AB. He also shipped out on the West Coast from the port of San Francisco. Seafarer Dixon was born in Mobile and was a resident there. Surviving are his mother, Lavern of Mobile and three Seafarer brothers. Pensioner Harold P. Faisone, 55, died of he"rt-lung failure in the Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco on Aug. 20. Brother Faisone joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and 26 I LOG I November 1986 Stewards Union in 1949 in the port of San Francisco sailing as a porter. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1947. Seafarer Faisone was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving are two daughters, Mercie White of Lubbock, Texas and Sherry Mercedes of San Francisco and a sister, Myrtle Willis of San Francisco. Herbert Van Dunn, 45, died on March 8. Brother Dunnjoined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1978. Brother Dunn first sailed on the West Coast in 1962. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. A native of California, he was a resident of Oakland, Calif. Surviving is his mother, Sybil Wightman of Oakland. Pensioner Lee Hguey Gong, 85, passed away from lung failure in the French Hospital, San Francisco on Sept. 1. Brother Gongjoined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco sailing as a cook for APL. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1935. Seafarer Gong also sailed during World War II. Born in China, he was a resident of San Francisco. Interment was in the Ning Yung Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Len Hai; three sons, Bock Kai; Bock Hung and Michael of San Francisco and a daughter, May Fong. Pensioner George R. Higgs died on June 2. Brother Higgs joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He retired in 1977. Pensioner Frank Chouza Lijo, 81, succumbed to arteriosclerosis in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Aug. 19. Brother Lijo joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing last as a chief steward. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1948 Wall St., 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor and the 1962 Robin Line beefs. Seafarer Lijo was born in Corona, Spain and was a resident of New York City. Burial was in the Rosedale Cemetery, Linden, N .J. Surviving are a brother, Manuel of Norwood, Mo. and a sister, Josefa of Coruna. Pensioner Manuel Sanjurjo Medina, 57, succumbed to cancer in the Ashford Hospital, San Juan, P.R. on Oct. 4. Brother Medina joined the SIU in the port of San Juan in 1964 sailing as a wiper and AB. He was born in San Juan and was a resident there. Interment was in the Puerto Rico Cemetery, Isla Verde, Carolina, P.R. Surviving are his widow, Ernestina; two sons, Juan and Reyes; a daughter, Santa, and his mother, Adela of San Juan. Pensioner George G. Silva, 77, passed away from cancer at home in Hawaii on Sept. 7. Brother Silva joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of New York in 1955. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1926. He was born in Hawaii. Burial was in the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Bertha of San Leandro, Calif.; three sisters, Ida, Maria Camara of Winchester, Mass. and Alice Gonsalves of San Francisco, and two nieces, Loma Perry of Hayward, Calif. and Jean Gonsalves of San Francisco. Pensioner Harry David Silverstein, 67, died of lung failure in the Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle on Aug. 5. Brother Silverstein joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1956. He sailed as a cook, waiter and bartender. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Silverstein was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of San Francisco, he was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Butterworth Crematory, Seattle. Surviving are his mother, Sophie of North Hollywood, Calif; a brother, Maurice of Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Ethel of Daly City, Calif.; two nephews, Jackie and Herman Gravitz of Daly City, and a niece, Donna Franzen of San Francisco. I" Eugene Van Sobczak, 66, succumbed to lung failure in the Hayward (Calif.) Hospital on Sept. 11. Brother Sobczak joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans J in 1951 sailing as an oiler. He also worked as a railroad brakeman. Seafarer Sobczak was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Chicago, Ill., he was a resident of Hayward. Burial was in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward. Surviving are a brother, Harry of Chicago; a sister, Adeline Kafka also of Chicago, and a niece, Barbara Wagner of Oak Forest, Ill. Pensioner Vertis Cook Smith, 74, passed away from a heart attack in St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Fla. on Aug. 30. Brother Smith joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Baltimore ailing as a recertified bosun, 3rd mate and ship's delegate. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. And he was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. Beefs. Seafarer Smith was born in Heflin, Ala. and wa a resident of Tampa. Interment was in the Fitzgerald Cemetery, Mulberry, Fla. Surviving is his widow, Irma. Pensioner Alexander Sokolowski Jr., 62, died at home in New Orleans on Sept. 11. Brother Sokolowski joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Sokolowski received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1961 for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Steel Surveyor. Sokolowski was born in Westfield, Mass. Cremation took place in the Security Plan Crematory, New Orleans. Surviving are his mother, Anna of Westfield, and a sister, Jennie O'Keefe of Springfield, Mass. Pensioner Sven Orage Stockmarr, 62, died on Sept. 13. Brother Stockmarr joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York. He sailed as a recertified bosun, graduating from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. Seafarer Stockmarr walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beefs. He also attended the U.S. Maritime Transport Service Schools in Hoffman Is., N .J. and Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, N.Y. Bosun Stockmarr was born in Denmark and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was a resident of Brooklyn. Surviving are his father, S. Stockmarr of Morley, Denmark and two sisters, Karen Nielson and Gudrun Stockmarr, both of Esbjerg, Denmark. Pensioner Vasser Szymanski, 70, died on Oct. 2. Brother Szymanskijoined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Galveston sailing as a chief steward. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Szymanski was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Massachusetts, he was a resident of Springtown, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Queen Victoria, and two sons, John of Salem, Mass. and Ernest. Pensioner Phillip "Blackie" Rodney Wagner, 61, died on Aug. 29. Brother Wagner joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York. He sailed as an oiler and engine delegate and helped to organize Tideland Marine Services. Seafarer Wagner hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Wagner was a veteran of the (Continued on next page.) �(Continued from previous page.) U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Hastings, Neb., he was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Mary and his father, G. W. Wagner of Grand Island, Neb. Pensioner Merle Edward Williams, 79, passed away from heart-lung failure in the Swedish Medical Center, Seattle on Jan. 4. Brother Williams joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1967 sailing as a cook and steward for APL. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1922. Seafarer Williams was born in Wichita, Kans. and was a resident of Seattle. Interment was in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle. Surviving are two sons , Reanuel of Compton, Calif. and Vandrea of Los Angeles, Calif. and two daughters, Casandra of Los Angeles and Jacqueline Franklin of Seattle. Robert Michael Wilson Jr., 36, died in a fall aboard the Sea-Land Endurance at sea enroute to the port of Yokohama, Japan on Sept. 22. Brother Wilson joined the SIU in 1971 following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. He sailed as a QMED. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Wilson was born in San Francisco and was a resident there. Surviving are his father, Robert "Sam" M. Wilson Sr. of Port Angeles, Wash.; his mother, Ruby of Pahoa, Hawaii, and a brother, Michael of California. Pensioner John McCabe Yates, 58, died at home in Jacksonville on Aug. 25. Brother Yates joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1953 sailing as a bosun. He was on the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Yates was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was a native of Columbus , Ohio. Burial was in the Seafarers Haven Cemetery, Piney Point, Md. Surviving is his sister, Elizabeth Blackstone of New Concord , Ohio. Great Lakes Pensioner Harry Herion, 79, passed away from heart failure in the Berlin Hospital, Green Bay, Wis. on Sept. 19. Brother Herion joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich. in 1956. He sailed as an AB for the Ann Arbor G ing (Mich.) Car Ferries from 1966 to 1972 and also worked as a journeyman rigger. He was born in Michigan and was a resident of Manitowoc, Wis. Cremation took place in the Jens Crematory, Manitowoc. Surviving are his widow, Luella and a son, Dale. Atlantic Fishermen Pensioner Philip Thomas Parisi passed away on Oct. 10. Brother Parisi joined the SIU-merged Gloucester Fisherman's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. sailing as an AB. He retired in 1976. In 1975 he rode the CS Long Lines (AT&T). Fisherman Parisi was a resident of Gloucester. In Memoriam (Continued from Page 18.) Joseph Christopher Muscato III, 34, died of injuries sustained as a passenger in a car crash on Rt. 249, St. George' s Is. , St. Mary 's Cty. , Md. on Sept. 19. Brother Muscato joined the Union following his graduation from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program in 1977. He sailed as a relief captain for Sonat Marine (IOT) from 1979 to 1984 and as an AB and tankerman for Crowley Marine from 1985 to 1986. Boatman Muscato had three years at Jacksonville University studying the liberal arts. A native of New York City, he was a resident of Jacksonville. Interment was in Arlington Cemetery, Jacksonville. Surviving are his parents, Joseph and Myrtice Muscato Sr. of Jacksonville and two brothers, Michael and Joseph Jr. Pensioner James Russell Wathan Jr., 66, died of heart-lung failure in Lake Jackson, Texas on Sept. 20. Brother Wathen joined the Union in the port of Houston -in 1957. He sailed for Dixie Carriers from 1957 to 1983. Boatman Wathen also sailed for the Dow Chemical Co. from 1952 to 1957. Capt. Wathen was a former member of the Carpenters and Joiners Union of America from 1940 to 1941. And he attended a Piney Point Gulf Crews Conference in 1977. Wathen was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Carrabelle, Fla., he was a resident of Freeport, Texas. Burial was in the Restwood Park Cemetery, Lake Jackson. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth; two sons, James II and Daniel of Freeport, and a daughter, Joanne Wicke of Freeport. A P ROVING that the Seafarers LOG will go to any lengths to get a photo of one or two of its contracted ships, LOG editor Chuck Svenson (with Chief Mate Susan Svenson aboard) went to sea in his pea-green boat the Flicka with camera and telephoto lens. The 10-day voyage down the Chesapeake to Hampton Roads, around Cape Charles and up the Atlantic Coast to Cape Henlopen, up the Delaware Bay, through the C&D Canal, and back into the Chesapeake netted three SIU vessels (see photos), two aircraft carriers, 30 foreign-ftaggers , a herd of porpoises and several flights of pelicans. The Flicka. ghosts on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay at the beginning of her 10-day voyage around the Delmarva peninsula. ~:···;:;:,.,,:~·.:· ::~;.···. The Sealand Developer is down to her marks as she steams inbound at Hampton Roads. - The Lt. John T. Bobo lies at anchor at Hampton Roads. The Mount Vernon Victory is silhouetted by the setting sun as she heads outbound on the Delaware Bay. November 1986 I LOG I 27 �Deep Sea Robert Hilton Bell Jr., 56, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Bell last shipped out of the port of Mobile. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Pensacola, Fla. Clifford "Cliff'' Aubrey Bellamy, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a bosun. Brother Bellamy began sailing in 1948. He also sailed on the Great Lakes. Seafarer Bellamy sailed during both the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict. And he is a former member of the SUP, Hod Car• riers Union and the Mine, Mill Smelters Union and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Bellamy is a published poet. Born in Boone, N.C., he is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah. Thomas Gregory Boland, 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Seattle. He sailed as a recertified bosun last shipping out of the port of Houston on the SS Fa/con Princess. Brother Boland graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1983. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Boland is a Sp/3d Class veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. A native of Davenport, Iowa, he is a resident of Texas City, Texas. - John David Burchinal Sr., 63, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Burchinal last shipped out of the port of New Orleans. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Burchinal was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Harvey, La. Juan I. Gomez, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1957. Brother Gomez last shipped out of the port of New York. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of New York City. Francisco "Frank" DeDominicis, 63, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother DeDominicis last shipped out on the Sea-Land Economy in the port of New Orleans. He was born in New York and is a resident of New Orleans. of the port of Jacksonville. Brother Rice graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1979. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Rice was born in Federal PakePerry Pt., Md. and is a resident of Ormond Beach, Fla. James Michael Lennon, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Lennon also sailed in the Vietnam War. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor and the 1962 Robin Line beefs. Bearer Lennon was born in New York City and is a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Lloyd Douglas Richardson, 65, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a bosun last on the SS Long Beach. Brother Richardson is also an electrician. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Richardson was born in Richard, Va. and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Herschel Leon Myers, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1968 sailing as an AB. Brother Myers also worked as a plasterer. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Myers was born in Lebanon, Ind. and is a resident of Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. Juan Oquendo Jr., 65, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified chief steward. Brother Oquendo graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1981. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Oquendo was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Uniondale, N.Y. Vincent Pascal Pizzitolo Sr., 64, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1953 sailing last as a recertified chief steward riding the Sea-Land Producer. Brother Pizzitolo graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief St~wards Program in 1981. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army Paratroopers in both World War II and the Korean War. He was wounded in Belgium, France and Korea. Seafarer Pizzitola was born in New Orleans and is a resident there. Charles Martin Rice, 64, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing last as a recertified chief steward and ship's chairman aboard the SS Ponce out John Francis Scully, 58, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Scully last worked on the port of Seattle Sea-Land Shoregang from 1978 to 1986. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Scully was born in Beverly, Mass. and is a resident of Seattle. Kenneth Hennis Steinmetz, 59, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing last as QMED on the SS Thompson Pass out of the port of San Francisco. Brother Steinmetz hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. He was born in New Jersey and is a resident of Clearlake, Calif. Raymond Payton Taylor, 62,joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief steward last on the SS Arctic (Maritime Overseas). Brother Taylor walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in Louisiana and is a resident of Harvey, La. Great Lakes Joseph Leo Vieira, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1966 sailing last as a chief pumpman for the Erie Sand Co. from 1966 to 1986. Brother Vieira also worked as a turret lathe operator and as a yacht refinisher. He is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Laker Vieira was born in Ohio and is a resident of Erie, Pa. Ex-SIU Agent 'Pete' Drewes Retires Longtime SIU official Peter "Pete" Walton Drewes, 59, retired on Oct. 1. Brother Drewes joined the Union in 1945 in the port of Charleston, S. C. sailing this last year as a recertified bosun aboard the SS Ambassador (Coordinated Caribbean Transport) out of 28 I LOG I November 1986 the port of Jacksonville, Fla. Previously, he had sailed Sea-Land ships from 1980 to 1982. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. Seafarer Drewes first became a SIU official as a patrolman in the port of Duluth, Minn. serving from 1959 to 1961. He was the portofDetroit, Mich. agent from 1964 to 1967. From 1969 to 1975 he was a patrolman in the port of Houston, Texas mixed in with a 1972 to 1973 stint as agent in the port of St. Louis, Mo. In 1975 he attended a Union Crews Conference at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md., and in 1981 he was a delegate to the SIUNA Triennial Convention in Washington, D.C. A native of Brooklyn, N. Y., Drewes is a resident of Dunedin, Fla. For more than 33 years, Harold "Buck" Weaver made his living sailing deepsea or inland, until a knee injury forced him to retire last month. Weaver spent the last dozen years working as an AB for G&H Towing in Houston. Throughout the years he sailed as an AB, AB deck/maintenance and recertified bosun. Brother Weaver began sailing with the SUP in 1943 and the SIU in 1951. Houston Port Agent Dean Corgey said Weaver "is one of the more respected and admired members around the Houston hall." �PFC Diaes• of Ships Nee•inas BALTIMORE (Apex Marine), September 21-Chairman C. Mattioli; Secretary Edward M. Collins; Educational Director C.R. Wright. Some disputed OT was reported in the engine department pertaining to the pumpman. There will be a payoff this trip in New York. Both the chairman and secretary thanked the crew for their cooperation and for helping keep the pantry and messroom clean. The importance of contributing to SPAD was aJso stressed. One suggestion brought up was to see the patrolman about getting more movies aboard ship. Next port: St. Croix, V.I. 1st LT. JACK LUMMUS (AMSEA), September 21-Chairman Douglas Luke Meadows; Deck Delegate William E. Ashman; Engine Delegate Larry Brown; Steward Delegate Catherine Kohs; Secretary Wiiliam E. Bragg. No disputed OT reported. There is $129 in the ship's fund. The crew voted to earmark that money, as well as money from the various pools, for the necessary equipment to complete the video system. On the subject of the video system: The crew will handle only the VHS format machine and are prohibited from using the Navy's Beta format machine. The bosun will have a cabinet built to house the tapes in the 0-4 linen locker. The chairman reminded the crew that "we are still members of the SIU" and "we should strive to live and work by the rules of our contract and make every effort to run the ship as any other SIU ship." It was suggested that the crew start football pools to get additional funds for the ship. And regarding the amount of milk allotted by the company, it was decided to wait until the next meeting to file a beef. Next port: Honolulu, Hawaii. to SPAD. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Baltimore, Md. JAMES ANDERSON, JR. (Maersk), September 21-Chairman Alfonso Armada; Secretary T. Maley; Educational Director Steve Miller; Deck Delegate Edwin Ortega; Engine Delegate Benjamin 0. Conway; Steward Delegate Gregory Lee. No beefs or disputed OT reported. A telegram was sent to headquarters advising them of the number of Class A and Class B seniority onboard. A Brotherhood of the Sea: The True Meaning We would like to commend the following crewmembers and officers on the Pride of Texas during the boat-dropping incident. Upon accidental release of Lifeboat # 1, AB Tony Dundee fell approximately 70 feet from the lifeboat davits with the lifeboat into the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth Va. at the Moon Engineering dock. Prompt action during this crisis resulted in the safe rescue of this crewmember from the river. Instrumental in the rescue were the following individuals: Chief Engineer Jim Fernandez who did not hesitate to jump into the river upon first seeing the victim. Chief Mate Wayne Edwards, 1st Asst. Engineer Paul Walker, and Engine Cadet Patrick Paddack assisted Brother Dundee who was conscious but obviously disoriented and injured. The Moon Engineering utility boat was quick to the scene to further assist in moving the victim to the awaiting ambulance. The Third Mate and Medical Officer Jerry Jones accompanied Brother Dundee to Maryview Hosptial. We thank and commend these men as well as all others who were part of this successful rescue. They put forth unselfish efforts and kept level heads during this time of crisis and thus deserve recognitition. Sincerely, Ships Committee Robert B. Crane, Master M/V Pride of Texas GROTON (Apex Marine), September OVERSEAS WASHINGTON (Mari- 21-Chairman Neil Matthey; Secretary Marvin Deloatch; Educational Director A. Gardner; Deck Delegate P. Barney; Engine Delegate Tecumseh Williams; Steward Delegate Roderick Bright. No disputed OT reported. The chairman noted that all repairs were made in the shipyard, and the new washing machine that was ordered should be aboard this trip. The ship will pay off in Baltimore Sept. 25. He urged all qualified members to take advantage of the upgrading courses offered at Piney Point. The secretary talked about the decline of the maritime industry. He suggested that all members write their congressional representatives to try to help build a stronger merchant marine. And the educational director reminded members that the Groton is a tanker; therefore, there should be NO SMOKING outside on deck at any time. He stressed that crewmembers practice safety at all times. He also noted the continuing importance of contributing time Overseas), September 18--Chairman W.E. Hampson; Secretary C.A. Guerra; Educational Director H.S. Butler. Some disputed OT was reported in the engine department. It will be taken up with the boarding patrolman in Texas City. There is $62.52 in the ship's fund. The chairman reports everything running pretty smoothly with no major beefs. He stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD and urged all qualified members to upgrade their skills at the SHLSS in Piney Point. The secretary gave the crew a vote of thanks for helping keep everything clean and for their cooperation in taking the 90 days stores. The need for practicing safety at all times was reiterated by the educational director. All hands gave the steward department a vote of thanks for the excellent food and a job well done. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Texas City, Texas. copy of the crew list followed. The chairman reported on the start of negotiations with Lavino Shipping and on the anti-Service Contract Act drive on in Congress, recently defeated by the Kennedy Amendment. The chief steward reported that the captain had cancelled the work order for roach extermination by shoreside professionals, but that the steward would continue to spray. SAMUEL L. COBB (Ocean Ships), August 31-Chairman Ubie E. Nolan; Secretary Kris A. Hopkins; Educational Director Barry Kiger; Deck Delegate Joseph Carver; Engine Delegate Ronald Gordon; Steward Delegate Daniel V. Crawford. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department over an air conditioner problem. SEA-LAND PRODUCER (Sea-Land Service), September 21-Chairman W.C. Boyd; Secretary C. Hollins; Educational Director P. Thomas. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $9 in the ship's fund at this time. The ship will pay off in New Orleans Sept. 27. Anyone getting off should be sure to give 24 hours notice so that a replacement can be obtained from the Union hall. The educational director reminded crewmembers about the upgrading opportunities at Piney Point. He said that anyone interested in attending the school should see their Union rep in the hall they ship out of. Several problems were noted. The first was that the air conditioning system is not working well. The rooms are 82° most of the time. The chief engineer will be advised of this. The steward department aJso had a complaint about the jackets and aprons they are getting which look as if "someone has been wiping the ship down" with them. They have asked the captain to back them up on this point. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Next port: Everglades, Fla. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels. LIG GEM I SA ERSEAS OVERSW PFC WIWAM B. A H SEH.UD CO MER SEA ST YAGER F TEXAS Bull Lines Info Sought Anyone with information on the pre-World War II log books for the Bull Line ships SS Carolyn and SS Evelyn please contact: H.C. Hansen 1327 Burleigh Rd. Lutherville, Md. 21093 Hansen is an historic researcher and would like to review the logs or hear from any former crewmembers who sailed on either ship prior to World War II. Monthly Membership M~etings Port The LNG Aquarius softball team was victorious (18-10) over the team of Americans at the com.pound in Indonesia. They are, from left to right (front row): James Roberson, chief coolc; Salim Abrahiln, AB; Jerry Bass, wiper; James P. O'Reilly, SA; Al.an Bartley, SA, and George (Slcip) Hofmann, AB. From left to righJ (back row) are Roger Franz, 3rd mate; Dave EllUJlt, AB; Stewart Davis, 2nd mate; Armando VolunJad, OS, and Jerry Johnson, QMED. The pumpman cautioned all personnel involved to be certain that all tanks are gasfree before entering. A deck officer should be present at that time. Crewmembers are in the process of forming an arrival pool to help raise money for the ship's fund. The garbage problem back aft was discussed as was common courtesy when using the washer and dryer and the VCRs (which are located on the bridge). A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Subic Bay, P.I. Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point ............... Monday, December 8 ................. 10:30 a.m. New York ............... Tuesday, December 9 ................. 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia .............. Wednesday, December 10 .............. 10:30 a.m. Baltimore ................ Thursday, December 11 ............... 10:30 a.m. Norfolk ................. Thursday, December 11 ............... 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville .............. Thursday, December 11 ............... 10:30 a.m. Algonac ................. Friday, December 12 ................. 10:30 a.m. Houston ................. Monday, December 15 ................ 10:30 a.m. New Orleans ............. Tuesday, December 16 ................ 10:30 a.m. Mobile .................. Wednesday, December 17 .............. 10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............ Thursday, December 18 ............... 10:30 a.m. Wilmington .............. Monday, December 22 ................ 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................. Friday, December 26 ................. 10:30 a.m. San Juan ................ Thursday, December 11 ............... 10:30 a.m. St. Louis ................ Friday, December 19 ................. 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ................ Thursday, December 18 ............... 10:30 a.m. Duluth .................. Wednesday, December 17 .............. 10:30 a.m. Gloucester ............... Tuesday, December 23 ................ 10:30 a.m. Jersey City ............... Wednesday, December 24 .............. 10:30 a.m. November 1986 I LOG f 29 �CL L p .spa c ers -Compa y/Lakes - l kes n Priority Directory of Ports r re t La es OCT. 1-31, 1986 p Cl Port Algonac ..................... 0 3 Port Algonac ..................... 0 12 Port Algonac ..................... 0 4 p Cl 46 1 2 E 0 STEW 0 0 18 0 3 SS 1 0 25 4 0 0 15 0 0 0 6 T 0 0 30 p D EP R 6 E TR DEPAR Port Algonac ..................... Frank Droza , President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe o· iorg·o, Secretary Leon H , Vice President gus "Red" C mpbe I, Vice President · Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President Geor Roy rcer, Vice President S eve Edney, Vice President BEACH '**REG 0 0 HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 207 46 (301) 899-0675 4 7 1 7 1 Totals All Dep rtm ts ........ 6 0 *"Total Registered" means the number of men ho actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 1spa c ers r e 2 60 2 7 10 11 44 26 40 22 30 11 6 45 0 1 317 Gloucester .................. ew York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... obile ..................... ew Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... 1lmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu .................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. 2 31 4 5 2 13 31 17 14 13 33 8 6 28 0 2 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... obile ..................... ew Orleans ................ Jacksonville ......... . ....... San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piner Point .... ............. Tota s...................... p rt Gloucester .................. Ne York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore .......... ......... Norfolk ..................... obile ..................... e Orleans ................ Jacksonville .......... ~ ...... San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. T tals ...................... d. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLE ELA DJ Ohio *TOTAL REGISTERED IGro Cla A Ca B Cla To Is ...................... Port T Is ...................... p rt ea e c 5 13 3 4 2 3 8 11 6 9 0 18 10 0 5 1 Cl 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 1 1 10 1 43 5 2 6 36 0 1 0 0 255 32 1 8 1 3 4 2 6 3 6 5 10 0 6 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 5 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 8 2 3 0 23 1 0 3 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 EACH Tri Ii p rt Gloucester .................. e York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. ich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTl ORE, • OCT. 1-31, 1986 ALGO AC, 9 11 34 32 21 20 21 11 9 1 14 5 7 2 8 27 15 7 8 17 6 5 21 0 1 1 0 6 0 5 .o 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 9 1 1 1 2 7 7 100 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 n 7 E EP 0 4 1 0 4 2 1 3 5 3 5 0 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 6 5 1 10 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 5 4 1 2 8 0 3 3 0 0 32 2 11 13 16 70 42 71 27 59 25 7 64 0 4 51 72 3 12 8 12 39 30 36 20 45 12 4 41 0 7 345 c Cl A Cla 8 20 4 4 4 4 7 12 21 7 12 3 22 7 0 5 1 D LU H, GLO CESTER, HO OLUL , Hawa·i 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 OUSTO , Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 J CKSO VILLE, Fla. 26 7 1 2 7 1 2 2 1 3 4 10 2 7 3 28 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY C TY, 1 3 0 21 0 3 2 1 22 2 38 14 24 7 8 17 0 0 159 1 36 2 3 8 6 10 9 14 10 15 8 86 6 0 17 231 0 21 0 0 0 27 0 8 0 1 1 0 18 0 9 2 0 0 188 3 0 0 0 19 0 1 2 3 19 13 22 7 13 6 6 12 0 1 12 0 17 2 1 1 2 11 3 18 5 16 0 3 9 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 1 0 23 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 17 0 0 0 24 0 7 0 0 0 9 0 6 1 0 0 123 0 0 0 T Is All D *"Total Registered" means the number of men ho actually registered for s ipp·ng at e port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at e port at e end of last month. 0 3 1 0 0 0 7 2 7 5 5 0 34 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 31 2 5 5 10 33 8 73 5 32 10 5 20 0 7 2 2 43 1 11 5 0 29 6 71 22 35 13 13 25 0 0 27 ,397 76 2 57 3 5 8 11 24 11 26 6 31 14 104 10 0 9 331 626 38 B LE, la. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 I E BEDFORD, NE ORLE S, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-80 -325-2532 E ORK, .Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 ORFOLK, a. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 Pl EV POI T, d. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SA FRA CISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SA TURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, ash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, o. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 43 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 IL GTO , Calif. 510 30 I LOG I November 1986 ass. 50 Union St. 02740 (617) 997-5404 0 6 0 1 2 0 23 2 5 2 2 1 310 4 0 0 358 .J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 D DEP 1 16 2 2 2 7 27 6 6 13 14 4 6 15 0 ass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 inn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 5 2 0 0 10 1 4 11 2 5 3 5 4 6 7 11 1 6 4 0 6 5443 Ridge Rd. 44129 (216) 845-1100 . Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �Trade New Congress Must Act W HAT may have been the dirtiest off-year election ever is finally over. The voters showed why the process works, in spite of their bombardment by nasty television ads, personal attacks and mudslinging. They went into the voting booths across the country, scrapped the muck off the ballots and, for the most part, sent people to office on the basis of the issues and facts. The Democrats won suprisingly big in the Senate and gained a few seats in the House. The GOP made some big strides on the state level, picking up several new governors' seats. What that shows is that people voted on the issues, which hopefully will carry over to representatives and senators when they come back to Washington in January. That may be a good sign for the SIU and the maritime industry. While there was no nationwide theme to the balloting, the word is out that one of the first priorities for the new Congres will be trade, an area sorely neglected ring the past several years. Trade is the lifeblood of the merchant marine, and it plays an important role for American industry as a whole. Every month this country imports billions of dollars more of goods than it exports. Six years worth of handsoff, so-called free trade have left the nation's balance of trade in shambles, and America's industrial workers jobless. The last Congress had a chance to attack the trade problem when the House overwhelmingly passed a trade bill which would have put American industry on a more equal footing with its trading partners. The Republicancontrolled Senate failed to act. The administration has shown no signs of implementing any kind of fair trade policy. It will be up to the new Congress. A fair trade policy will put more American's back to work. A fair trade policy will help seafarers and the maritime industry stay afloat. But it will take a bipartisan effort to ensure action on trade legislation. If the new Congress takes a good look at the election results, they will see the voters selected them on the basis of the issues and the candidates' qualifications, not necessarily blind party loyalty. The new Congress should act accordingly. Miracles Never Cease (But Prayers Often Go Unanswered) ommentary by Capt. Robert Kesteloot (USN Ret.) T WO important reports were made public recently, and their common and miraculous feature was that they were in agreement and, in fact, complement one another. This was particularly unusual since the first report came from the Transportation Institute, a trade association supported by companies with the Seafarers International Union, and the second report from (of all places) the U.S. Navy. Both studies concluded that the Navy program to lay up additional ships in the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) was an unsound policy since the absence of an adequate sized U .S.-flag fleet precluded the existence of sufficient numbers of citizen mariners to man the government-owned ships in time of war. The Navy study, as well as the industry study, concluded, in the words of the Navy study, that the only "fail-safe solution" was a "robust peacetime U .S.-flag fleet that supports as a minimum an active seafarer pool of adequate size sufficient to meet all shipping requirements in time of war.'' Capt. Robert Kesteloot (USN Ret.) is the vice chairman of the Transportation Institute. He is the former director of the Navy's Strategic Sealift division. We find it paradoxical that this administration is so strongly supportive of national defense, yet so noncommittal on maritime policy. This country has a forward defense posture. That is, we intend to meet enemies on soil other than our own and keep the war fighting away from our own shores. To this end we spend billions on defense, but we have ignored the crucial investment in our U .S.-ftag fleet that is required to deploy our forces where needed. The cost, in terms of cargo preference laws, bilateral trade agreements, tax incentives to shippers or even outright subsidies, is ··in the grass" compared to defense outlaws and would be, therefore, highly leveraged dollars because they would ensure the executability of this nation's forward defense strategy. It is regrettable that our maritime policy. has been left to those in the Office of Management and Budget when it should be included, by definition, as a part of national defense on which this administration rightfully prides itself as a strong advocate. It's too bad that an entire industry's prayers go unanswered simply because the definition of ··national defense" is too narrow. To The Editor 'A Colleague and Friend • • • ' With great sorrow I have heard of the passing of Dr. Logue, and wish to extend my condolences to you and the S.I.U. membership. Dr. Logue has been a pioneer in maritime occupational medicine. We were fortunate that he was able to provide his expertise to the meetings of the Seafarers Health Improvement Program, where he and Mr. Tom Cranford made valuable contributions. I shall miss him as a colleague and as a friend. Sincerely, C. J. Urner, M.D. Medical Director Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. DEALING WITH STRESS By Phillip L. Polakoff, M.D. Director, Western Institute for Occupational/Environmental Sciences Learning how to deal with stress is more important to you than trying to avoid it altogether, which is impossible in modern life. Unfortunately, many people experiencing unusually high amounts of stress tend to do all the worst possible things to remedy the situation. They may start to smoke more. Or eat more. Or drink more. At the same time, they may cut back on physical activities. All of these reactions to stress-overindulgence and lack of exercise-just perpetuate the cycle. It's helpful in getting a handle on stress to recognize that it's a normal, fundamental element in our existence. The stress mechanism is present and working for us whenever we respond to a sudden danger. Some stress can be an exhilarating experience. You've felt it at any exciting athletic contest-whether you were playing or rooting for your side. That's the good side of stress-a sort of shifting into high gear to help us protect ourselves, or to heighten enjoyment. The trouble comes when the system doesn't ease back into equilibrium when the peak has passed. Then stress becomes a nagging, ever-present condition. Besides understanding what stress is and how it works, developing a healthy life perspective is another good step in learning how to cope. Robert Eliot wrote a book called "Is It Worth Dying For?" In it, he said there are basically two rules for stress management: * First, don't sweat all the small stuff. * Second, it's all small stuff. But keeping cool and following a good diet and exercise program still may not be enough. That tape recording in your brain keeps repeating the same tension-filled messages. Talk it over with your doctor. If you 're concerned about your health, the doctor probably will want to make sure you've had a recent physical examination. That's to rule out any organic disease as a source of your problem. Then together you should make an honest behavioral asses ment of your lifestyle, including diet, exercise, smoking, social support, and other potential risk factors that are under a person's control. According to Dr. Dennis Davidson, a heart specialist at the University of California in Irvine and director of a • disease prevention program, "The next step would be to see how interested the patient is in change. We'll have to confront the reasons why stress has become a problem and the motivations for change.'' Therapists generally can help analyze the sources of your discomfort and assist you in developing a means of tackling anxieties. Studies also show that social support is important for a better mental outlook. Invest some time in developing close friendships. You may also wish to explore such stress-reducing techniques as biofeedback, meditation, self-hypnosis, progressive relaxation and behavior modification. Although its total impact on the body remains a matter of controversy, there's little doubt that stress to some degree may contribute to a variety of health problems. These include back pain, headache, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and a number of intestinal disorders, including ulcers, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome. Controlling stress is worth working at. Just remember, it's easy to fall back into old habits. Once you get a handle on stress, you have to make a continual effort to help ensure longterm change. Otherwise, stress can recur. November 1986 I LOG I 31 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES BLAST RIPS OGDEN YUKON IN PACIFIC, FOUR DEAD CONGRESS ENDS SESSION STILL FACING DEFICIT CRISIS SIU, NMU FORM COMMITTEES TO WORK OUT DIFFERENCES AS MERGER TALKS BEGIN 99TH GOES HOME, DEFICIT AND TRADE WAIT 100TH REAGAN VETOES MARAD FUNDING AUTHORIZATION SIUNA FILES ARTICLE XX CHARGES AGAINST MEBA; SEEKS END TO JURISDICTION RAIDING BY ENGINEERS JONES WINS AOTOS AWARD, SEAFARERS HONORED, TOO BOOK ON SUP’S FIRST CENTURY 99TH CONGRESS ENDS LUNDEBERG SCHOOL TRAINS NAVY GROUP ON HEAVY CRANE PLAN AHEAD FOR THE SHLSS COLLEGE PROGRAM IN 1987 AFTER BLAST, NO WAY TO FIGHT FIRE, SO CREW WAITS HELP LAUNCH PILOTS UP AND DOWN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY RETIRED VP CAL TANNER DIES TRIBUTES TO DR. JOSEPH LOGUE, SIU MEDICAL CHIEF REX DICKEY, FORMER BALTO. AGENT, CHARTER MEMBER, DIES MTD’S JOHN LYONS DIES, WAS FORMER IRON WORKERS PRESIDENT A WHOLE LOTTA YEARS-PLUS OPEN SEASON FOR HEALTH PLAN CHANGES UNLICENSED PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED EX-SIU AGENT ‘PETE’ DREWES RETIRES TRADE NEW CONGRESS MUST ACT RIVERS, PORTS SET FOR $5 BILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS EX-IBU OF PACIFIC CHIEF MERLE ADLUM, 62, DIES IN SEATTLE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 11 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7566209bf9c3c140e7fc7b7026178451.pdf 2b342e5aedffd5e3c880a72d4744abfc PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • Adantic, GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 48, No. I2 December I986 ''We have to look at new i.deas . .. " Frank Drozak (page 2) Annual Reports for: Seafarers Pension Plan, Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Pension Fund Page 19 �President's Report by Frank Drozak I have reported to this membership several times about discussions that our executive board and myself have had with MEBA-2. We have been reviewing this maritime industry and taking a hard look at what we should do about it. I do not see any growth potential given the present situation of our industry, and I do not see any of our companies growingin fact, I see them declining. I think we have to look at a new approach. With automation taking effect, crews on U.S. ships are down to 21 top to bottom, and soon to be down to 18. On the foreign side of it, West Germany, Norway and Sweden are running ships with 12 people onboard. We have to look at new ideas and take new views. We have discussed alternatives in what we can do and what we should do, and we are looking at what is in the best interest of trying to revitalize this maritime industry. We have come up with some ideas and thoughts. We discussed it for a week or two in Miami, Fla. at Ray McKay's MEBA-2 training school, and we discussed it in Piney Point back in July when our two executive boards held joint meetings. How do we put a joint program together? We cannot and will not be able to sign one new company up under the present conditions of having three and four unions on board the ship, or even having just two. So we have come to a resolve that we set up a separate unit, a top to bottom unit, combining the resources of our two unions, meaning the SIU and MEBA-2. If we try go down before and we have seen it come back. In the 1800s, in the 1920s, in the years prior to World War II, after World War II, after the Korean War, and after the Vietnam War we have seen it all happen to us. We have been down before, but the one good part about it is that we are living and we still have job security. Let's maintain that job security by cooperating with each other and together building for the future. We can do it under the concept I am talking about, and I would ask your approval for it. 1986 was a tough year. It got jobs for this membership. There's not an A man that can't go to work, and B men are taking 54 percent of the jobs. That's good. But as I said to you, how long will it last and how long can we keep it up with no growth out there under the present conditions? So I strongly believe that we must continue our efforts to put together this new concept with MEBA-2. This will mean new job opportunities across the board for our membership, and expanding potentials for new operators in our industry. I view as the only answer to revitalize this maritime industry. "... We have to look at new ideas and take new views if we are to organize and grow ..., the only way it's going to work is with new concepts ... " are to organize and grow, that's the only way it's going. to work. It's not going to work any other way. We cannot be sitting here with six crewmembers and the other organization be sitting there with six people. We have to begin to look at how we can move in this direction to revitalize our industry and preserve the jobs and job security of our membership. In order to revitalize this maritime industry, we must try new approaches to restructure our efforts and put our objectives into proper order. We will be continually reporting to this membership on the activity of this program. I believe it's the only way we can go. I don't know of any other way for us to go, and believe me, I have tried every angle I know to bring new life to our industry. While this membership is doing quite well, we have to ask ourselves, how long can it last? Right now, we have I would ask your cooperation on it and I would ask your support for it. It's a tough decision for me to come to you and tell you what the real facts are. But that is what you pay me for, to look out for your security. If I don't level with you, then I'm not treating you right and you should not treat me right. That's just how simple it is. I believe in laying the cards on the table to you. I have always leveled with you and I have always told you the facts. Sometimes it's hard. It would be very easy to tell you everything is rosy, but I have never done that to you and I don't intend to do it now. I'm going to tell it just like it is, and hope that you will understand and hope that you will cooperate with us, and that you will work together with us because there is a future for us and for our industry. Look at history. Time and time again history repeats itself. We have seen. this indus- December 1986 was hard, no question about it. But I believe that if we can get over this hump we'll be on our way. It means you have to understand what the issues are all about. You have to understand that you cannot go to the well and get water when there is no water there. You've had no help from this administration. They made it very clear that they are not going to put one thin dime into this industry. Even those who are enjoying some subsidy can't make it. U.S. Lines, which is subsidized, is going under. And Lykes, which is also subsidized, is in deep financial trouble. Sea-Land is not subsidized, and I don't know what we do with it. But we have got totrytosavethosejobstothe best of our ability. In closing out 1986, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hopefully, as we work together in the coming year, we will turn·this thing around. I will keep you informed. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North Amenca, Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Vol. 48, No. 12 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Charles Svenson Editor Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Ed Turner Vice President Secretary Executive Vice President Leon Hall Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Vice President Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Deborah Greene Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdius Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor Assistant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I December 1986 The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union , Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO , 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs , Md . 20746 , Tel. 8990675 . Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges , Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG , 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs , Md. 20746 . �America's Oldest and Largest U.S. Lines Files for Bankruptcy, Slashes Service United States Lines (USL), the largest and oldest U.S.-flag line, has filed for bankruptcy. Facing some $1. 7 billion in debts, the company has asked for protection while it tries to reorganize and get itself back on its feet. Under the terms of Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws, USL will have at least 120 days of protection from its creditors in the United States. During that time USL will draw up plans to restructure the company, set a schedule to pay its debts, and perhaps turn a profit down the road. Initial plans call for the line's 12 giant container ships (4,420 TEU) to be laid up. The ships are the largest container ships ever built and were just delivered to the line in the past two years. Two of those ships are currently under arrest in foreign ports. The line will disconti1me its North Atlantic service and its around-theworld service, but maintain sailings in the Pacific and South America with 12 smaller container ships. An NMU spokesman said the USL (that union's largest contracted company) is responsible for about 360 unlicensedjobs. In addition, according to USL filings in the proceedings, it owes the NMU's pension and welfare plans about $5.7 million. Worldwide, the company has laid off about 1, 100 employees. Shortly after filing for bankruptcy, the company announced it was bringing in former Sea-Land Chief Executive Charles I. Hiltzheimer to run McLean Industries (USL's parent company which has also filed for Chapter I I protection along with USL (SA) which operates the South American runs). Hiltzheimer, who spent seven years running Sea-Land and making profits, is considered one of the more able shipping executives in the nation. At one stage of his career, when he was in charge of Sea-Land's Pacific operation, that division turned more profit than all the other company's operations combined. Predictions are mixed as to whether the giant line will be able to emerge from Chapter 11 and continue to operate. While the SIU-contracted Waterman Steamship Co. recently came out of bankruptcy and is operating three ships and chartering three others to the military, there is little similarity between the two operations, experts say. First, the size of USL's debt is massive, $1. 7 billion. Also, USL operates 27 container ships as opposed to the small number of LASH vessels Waterman operated. But insiders also say if anyone can turn USL around, Hiltzheimer has the best chance. Reaction to USL's bankruptcy filing echoed the same thoughts , disappointment and the call for some sort of help for the U.S.-flag merchant fleet. "Here's a company with competent management , a history in the ocean freight business and modern equipment, and what happens? It's ready to go down the tubes. If this doesn't motivate Congress and the White House to do something about this country's merchant marine, nothing will. We all might as well march right down to the end of the pier and jump in ,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak. But the administration has indicated it will do little or nothing to help out USL or any other American-flag company. ''I don't expect that policy to change ... The U.S. government houldn't be in the business of guaranteeing the success of any U.S. corporation,' ' said Jim Burnley, deputy secretary of transportation. He added the administration had not thought of bailing out USL. The bankruptcy and the lack of action by the White House is ''further evidence of the indifference of the administration" to the U.S.-flag merchant fleet and the role it plays in defense, said Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. "I hope ... Congress can get together with the administration and work out'' some sort of new promotional policy for the industry, Jones said. "All U.S.-flag companies must have some sort of financial assistance,'' and be given a competitive edge that other countries give to their merchant marine, said Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (DHawaii). The USL bankruptcy is a reflection of a ''government without a (maritime) policy,'' said Rep. Mario Biaggi, chairman of the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee. He called for ODS reform and enhanced cargo preference regulations. ''If the shipping public continues to be supportive of United States Lines, we believe we can turn it around," Hiltzheimer said. Norway Faces Flag Shift More and more maritime nations are looking to the "quick fix" to solve long-term problems of maintaining adequate deep-sea fleets for national defense and national economic growth. Norway, which along with Sweden and Denmark had maintained a strong national merchant fleet, has lost 80 percent of its merchant fleet in the past 10 years. In 1977, the foreigngoing merchant fleet registered in Norway stood at more than 48 million deadweight tons. Today their fleet is scarcely 9 million DWT, and the flight from Norwegian registry continues. Part of the fleet continues to be Onboard the owned by Norwegian interests but is registered under the "convenience flags'' of Liberia, Panama and other third-world nations. The reason given by shipping companies for transferring to foreign flag is the "high costs involved in Norwegian-flag operations." Norwegian seafarers are "too expensive" to be able to operate the ships profitably, it is said. In addition, several shipping companies have such weak economies that they have been forced by their creditors to sell or operate under foreign flag. ea-Land Explorer SIU Airs Charges Against MEBA At AFL-CIO Hearing The Seafarers International ·Union pressed it charges of "widespread violations" ofjurisdictional work rules by members of the National Marine Engineers Benevolent A sociation (MEBA) at a mediation ession held at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2. At i sue is the widespread practice of licensed engineers taking over the work responsibilities of unlicensed engineroom personnel. This practice of workjurisdiction raiding has increased as automation has forced cutbacks in crew size. Both the SIU and the West Coast Marine Firemen's Union have collective bargaining agreements spelling out workjurisdictions for their members. The SIU and the Marine Firemen filed charges with the AFL-CIO after receiving a number of complaints from their members that the engineers were performing their work. SIU and MFOW representatives told the AFL-CIO me- diator that the issue could not be re olved under the collective bargaining agreements. "What is needed is a firm agreement from MEBA that it will advise its members and its contracted companies that no licensed engineer would perform duties that are traditionally and contractually reserved for unlicensed workers,'' asserted SIU Counsel Leslie Tarantola who is representing both unions. Also attending the hearing were SIU Vice President George McCartney and Marine Firemen President "Whitey" Disley. The AFL-CIO recommended that all parties should meet again to try to resolve the dispute before scheduling arbitration. Plans to schedule another meeting are being made. In the meantime, SIU and MFOW members are being asked to continue to document any contract violations by the engineers, and to turn in overtime for any violations. The steward department of the Sea-Land Explorer takes a moment to pose after preparing the first meal of the day. The threesome is (I. to r.) Lee Grant, GSU; William Hawkins, steward/baker and Jose "Pepe" Bayani, chief cook/delegate. New Jacksonville Clinic Opens SIU members who ship out of Jacksonville, Fla. will receive physical examinations at a new location. The rxams will now be perlormed at Memorial Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, P.O. Box 16325, 3625 University Blvd. South, Jacksonville, Fla. 32216. The center will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and Seafarers will be attended by Dr. M. Dagher. The Plan provides for one medical examination each year and Seafarers should bring a medical examination request form with them to the hospital. The form may be picked up at the Jacksonville hall. According to SIU Port Representative George Ripoll, the center specializes in heart trauma, oncology, cerology and back pain. Any additional information on the Union's welfare plans will be published in the LOG. December 1986 I LOG I 3 �Ocean Mining Could Mean Future SIU Jobs Large scale ocean mining for valuable minerals may be years away, but the SIU is already working to ensure that U.S. workers and ships have a place in this new industry. The SIU has supported a proposed rulemaking from the government which would ensure that each ocean mining vessel and at least one transport ship be registered under the U.S. flag. ''That provision . . . offers tremendous potential for our nation's vital maritime industry and related employment. This in tum will lead to greater United States self-sufficiency in both the supply and transport of strategically important minerals," SIU President Frank Drozak said. Drozak's comments came in a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which is in the process of setting up rules and regulations regarding Deep Seabed Mining, following the passage of ocean mining legislation by Congress. Part of the proposed rulemaking charges NOAA with determining that U.S . equipment and personnel have Sailing the Overseas Vivian the technological capabilities needed. That i , Drozak said, where the Union's SHLSS comes in. "The school's programs have evolved to reflect the changing needs of the maritime industry and are fully capable of providing qualified personnel to safely and efficiently operate the vessels engaged in ocean mining technologies,'' he said. In addition, Drozak suggested that NOAA set specific training and certification standards for ocean mining crews. "Supplying the industry with trained seafarers should help lower the risk of accidents and reduce insurance rates,'' he said. Along with requiring trained and certified crewmembers, Drozak urged that NOAA require rigid and modem safety standards including annual inspections and modern safety equipment. " Despite the infancy of the industry, it is still necessary to establish standards for the technologies that have yet to be developed ," he said. Grabbing a quick bite on the Overseas Vivian are (I. tor.) OMU Ken Harder, AB Kent Dominguez and Wiper Almuftihi Ahmed. Protesting South Atrican Racism Straight from the Overseas Vivian (Maritime Overseas) in Sobie Bay are (I. to r.) Bosun John Stout, AB Marcelino Bolante, AB Bruce Smith and AB Jerry Barnett. SIU Tests New Tagos Vernon Douglas, chief steward. Do You Have Claims Questions The white hats of the Seafarers could be seen everywhere as more than 100 trade unionists marched and chanted in front of Shell Oil's Washington offices protesting that multinational's key role in fueling the apartheid system of South Africa. The Seafarers, trainees and upgraders from SHLSS in Piney Point, and headquarters staff members from Camp Springs, were led in songs of protest by Piney Point Port Agent John Russell. 4 I LOG I December 1986 If you have any questions about your welfare claims , contact your port representative , your area vice president , or call this toll-free number: 1-800-345-2112. The USNS Indomitable (TAGOS7) crewed up with SIU and MEBA II members Nov. 29 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The vessel was built last year for the Military Sealift Command and is the fourth T AGOS ves el stationed in Hawaii. Three other TAGOS vessels are home-ported in Norfolk, Va. With 18 unlicensed and licensed crew and even RCA technicians onboard, the Indomitable will be in Pearl Harbor for several week preparing for ea duty. The mi ion of the ves el will be to conduct ocean surveillance operations for the U.S. Navy. It will have a range of tours for a maximum period of 75 days. Each of the T AGOS ve el is contructed from the ame blueprints. They are 220 feet long, and have a 40 foot beam. They draw 16 feet of water and are 1,600 gross ton . But what makes these vessels of special note to SI U members is the comfort they provide the crew. Each person will have a private room with a bath and shower. The vessel also has recreational facilities with a fully equipped gymnasium. There is a library of VHS movies with enough of a variety to provide a new movie each day of the week. The USNS Indomitable will begin its first tour of duty the end of December. �. , InIan ews Part of Outreach Marine Fight Strike Brings New Pact The SIU and its Boatmen at BakerWhitely Towing Co. in Baltimore were able to beat back attempts to cut their wages and benefits to half the harbor standard following a two-week strike which ended last month. Some 25 Boatmen took to the picket lines Nov. 6 when the Baker-Whitely management attempted to unilaterally slash their contract. ''These were very difficult negotiations. I think it ' s fair and equitable for us and the operator. But it still hasn't eliminated the company's liabilities, " said SIUNA Vice President Jack Caffey. Those liabilities go back some twoand-a-half years because Baker-Whitely is the latest player in the McAllister Brothers/Outreach Marine struggle in Baltimore. In 1984, McAllister Brothers , which had operated in Baltimore Harbor with SIU labor for many years , announced it had gone out of business and sold its operations to Outreach Marine . Outreach fired some 50 employees and then refused to rehire 26 who had been active in Union activities. The SIU charged that Outreach was nothing more than an "alter-ego" for McAllister. In other words, it was simply an attempt to start a new company to circumvent the Union's contract. The SIU took the case to the NLRB and it ruled in favor of the 26 fired Boatmen and the Union. It ordered Outreach to reinstate the fired employees with back pay and interest last summer. Outreach went out of business, although it was appealing the NLRB action. In November, Baker-Whitely was formed by McAllister. It hired the old employees, including the 26, but did not return the ordered back wages. That is still before the courts. When Baker-Whitely made its attempt to slash wages, benefits and conditions, the strike began. "All the guys are back to work at the harbor rate ," Caffey said. The contract is a I 0-month agreement and will expire when the rest of the Baltimore Harbor pacts end in September. New Inland Contracts Ok' d It's been a busy few weeks for Inland Boatmen and SIU negotiators and committee members. Eight new contracts covering companies in four ports have been negotiated and ratified. In Houston four new con-· tracts were reached. Boatmen at Sabine Towing and Transportation ratified their new contract. Higman Towing Co. workers voted yes on a new pact, as did the Inland Boatmen at Bay Houston and Western Towing Co. Out of Algonac, Mich. comes the news that two new contracts have been inked. Tampa Tug Corp. and The Island of BobLo Co. Boatmen agreed to contract terms. In the busy port of Norfolk. Va. SIU negotiators hammered out a pact with Carteret Towing Co. which was approved by the membership. And in Baltimore (see story above) Baker-Whitely signed a contract with the SIU following a short strike. Boatman Bags Michigan Pike Sabine's Samson and Goliath will be running in Houston under new SIU contracts. Boatman Mike Kelley shows off the northern pike he caught in Michigan. Kelley works as a tankerman for Tampa Tug Co. December 1986 I LOG I 5 �Aboard the Irene Chotin New Pensioners Paulo Gastaneda Cabaluna, 62, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1973. He sailed as a cook for Allied Towing from 1970 to 1974. Brother Cabaluna is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in the Philippine Islands and is a resident of Portsmouth, Va. John Daniel Gribble, 62, joined the · Union in 1948 in the port of Galveston, Texas. He sailed as a deckhand , mate and captain for the Galveston wharves from 1960 to 1962 and for the Texas City Refinery Co. in 1964, last out of the port of Houston. Brother Gribble hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Boatman Gribble was born in Birmingham, Ala. and is a resident of Dickinson, Texas. Raymond Norbert Hughes Sr., 60, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing as an AB. Brother Hughes is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Algiers, La. and is a resident of Belle Chase, La. Amzi Ernest Prine, 63, joined the Union in the port of St. Louis, Mo. in 1965. He sailed as a lead deckhand and mate for Inland Tugs from 1964 to 1979. Brother Prine last shipped out of the port of Algonac, Mich. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Boatman Prine was born in Paducah, Ky. and is a resident there. Henry Samuel Putegnat, 68,joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1970. He sailed as an AB and mate for the Houston Pilots from 1952 to 1969 and for G & H Towing from 1969 to 1974. Brother Putegnat is a veteran of the U.S. Army before World War II and the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. He was born in Kingsville, Texas and is a resident of Galveston, Texas. Melvin Lewis Szarek, 59, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1956. He sailed as a lead deckhand for Curtis Bay Towing aboard the tug Drum Point from 1950 to 1974. Brother Szarek was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. 6 I LOG I December 1986 l Boat Delegate Bob B. Alfers Jr. is also the cook aboard the Irene Chotin. This photo was taken aboard the Irene Chotin (Orgulf) several months ago when she was in Wood River, Ill. on the Upper Mississippi. The crewmembers are (I. tor.) Roy Mattson, Steve Risner, Charles Werner and Bob Kennedy. In Memoriam Allied Towing on the tug Taurus in 1977. He also sailed for Ocean Towing from 1975 to 1985. He was born in Isla de Pinos, Cuba and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Boatman Smith was a resident of Brownsville. Burial was in Pensioner Lantt Lord Smith, 65, died of heart failure in the Valley Medical Center, Brownsville, Texas on Oct. 23. Brother Smith joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957. He last sailed as a chief engineer for the Roselawn Gardens Cemetery, Brownsville. Surviving are his widow, Raquel; two sons, Richard and Michael, and a daughter, Norma of Houston. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters NOV. 1-30, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester ...... .... ............. . New York ........................ . Philadelphia ... . .................. . Baltimore ........................ . Norfolk ......................... . Mobile ........ . . ....... .. . ..... . . New Orleans ...................... . Jacksonville ...................... . San Francisco ..................... . Wilmington ....................... . Seattle .......................... . Puerto Rico ...................... . Houston ......................... . Algonac ......................... . St. Louis ............ ... .. ...... . . Piney Point ....................... . Totals .......................... . Port Gloucester ....................... New York .......... .... .......... Philadelphia ............ . ......... Baltimore ............ ... ......... Norfolk ........ ................. Mobile .. .. ......... .. ......... .. New Orleans ...................... Jacksonville ...................... San Francisco ..................... Wilmington ................ ....... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico .............. . ....... Houston ......................... Algonac ... ...................... St. Louis . ....... ..... .... . ...... Piney Point ..... .... ........ ..... . Totals .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester ....................... New York ........................ Philadelphia ...................... Baltimore ........................ Norfolk ......................... Mobile ....... . ......... .. ....... New Orleans . ........ .... ... ...... Jacksonville ...................... San Francisco ..... ... . ............ Wilmington ....................... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico ...................... Houston ......................... Algonac ... ........ ... .. ..... .... St. Louis ........................ Piney Point ............. ... ....... Totals .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 5 5 49 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 0 75 17 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 22 0 0 40 0 0 6 2 0 8 0 0 20 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 55 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 22 1 2 11 0 0 8 0 0 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 31 0 0 0 0 2 0 112 65 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 0 4 0 0 8 0 9 0 31 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 11 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 35 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Totals All Departments ............. .. . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 94 26 24 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 19 57 11 8 159 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. �~c=~: " ·--T:qmnz;;m ·· t.=·~•==• Air Force Logistics Brass at SHLSS Gets Good Look Vice Chairman of Transportation Recently Lieutenant General Alfred G. Hansen USAF and Brigadier General Richard L. Stoner USAF visited the training facilities at Piney Point, Maryland. General Hansen is Director for Logistics and General Stoner is Deputy Director for Plans, Concepts and Analysis, J-4, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. Accompanying them was Navy Captain David R. Bolden of the same office. Institute, and taken on an extensive tour of SHLSS facilities. The Air Force is very involved in sealift by virtue of the massive amount of equipment that would have to be transported by ship in a national emergency to support their forces. This falls into the ]LOTS Ooint Logistics Over the Shore) concept. During the tour many ideas and concerns were shared by both sides for the betterment of a strong merchant marine which would be available at all times to support our armed forces . Upon departing the school again by helicopter, it was felt that both sides had a little deeper insight into the job that each organization does and how both are part of the total sealift picture . In the Shiphandling Simulator Feedback Room, Computer Operator John Morgan (seated) and Simulator Manager Abe Easter (I.) explain the vast capabilities of the computer simulated bridge. (I. to r.) Vice Chairman of Transportation Institute Bob Kesteloot, Brigadier General Richard L. Stoner USAF, Lieutenant General Alfred G. Hansen USAF, SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin, SHLSS Sealift Training Coordinator Bill Hellwege, Captain David R. Bolden USN. December 1986 I LOG I 7 �------Electro-Hydraulic Systems------- <f}n~~hM~A. ~~~~~ AND BEST WISHES FOR THE ..!Yem- Ween From the Staff of SHLSS ====Course Changes at SHLSS== To better serve the needs of the industry, the courses offered at SHLSS are constantly being updated and revised. New courses are created as technology advances and outdated materials are deleted. In 1987 two of the Engine Department courses have been extensively revised and are being offered under different titles. The title changes are: Marine Electronics has been changed to Marine Electronics (Variable Speed DC Drive Systems) and Hagglund Crane Maintenance has been changed to Electro-Hydraulic Systems. Following 1s the course description, eligibility and prerequisites for the new courses. This course consists of the principles of Electrical Control of Hydraulic Systems. Systems that employ these principles are cargo winches, deck cranes, anchor windlass, ships steering systems, ramps, stern ramps, fire doors and a wide variety of ship board systems. The course reviews the hydraulic components and their functions as well as basic hydraulic systems. Application of electrical controls and some typical shipboard electroh ydraulic equipment is also covered. The first weeks are devoted to the electro-hydraulic deck crane (Hagglund 16 through 50 ton cranes), electrical relay sequenced hydraulic operation together with trouble shooting and maintenance. The remainder of the course will be devoted to other electro-hydraulic ship board systems. Eligibility I Prerequisites All applicants must hold a QMED Any Rating endorsement and must have satisfactorily completed the Marine Electrical Maintenance Course and should have completed the SHLSS Hydraulic course or equivalent. They should have an Electricans Endorsement, but must be knowledgeable of AC and DC machinery, have good test equipment skills and an eighth grade reading comprehension. Due to the small print used on the electrical schematics, good eyesight is important. If you have problems reading small print, you should consider having your eyes checked before you report to class. Original Third Mates License received through SHLSS ---------Marine Electronics--------(Variable Speed DC Drive Systems) This course consists of electronic control of direct current drive systems found in Gantry cranes, container cranes, constant tension mooring winches and a variety of deck machinery. Systems which require precise speed I torque control frequently employ these systems. They are highly advanced versions of the Ward-Leonard Speed Control System. The very latest versions utilize computer I microprocessor drive control. The student learns basic control systems, casualty procedures, card pak replacement, system tune-up, relay logic and development of system sequence charts. He learns how to use the manufacturers instruction book, properly utilizing troubleshooting procedures and system maintenance. A certificate of graduation will be issued upon satisfactory course completion. Eligibility I Prerequisites All applicants must hold a QMED Any Rating endorsement and must have satisfactorily completed the Marine Electrical Maintenance Course. They should hold an Electricians Endorsement but must be knowledgeable of DC machinery, AC machinery, have good test equipment skills and an eighth grade reading comprehension. Due to the small print used on the electrical schematics, good eyesight is important. If you have problems reading small print, you should consider having your eyes checked before reporting to class. Shawn Kennedy, who ships out of Jacksonville, Florida, studied at SHLSS for his Original Third Mates License. He passed the U.S. Coast Guard License exam in November of 1986 and is anxious to ship as a Third Mate. --:SHLSS COURSE GRADUATES Refrigeration Containers Advanced Maintenance (I. to r.) Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), Alan Hansen , Patrick Cross, Jim McBride, Tom Neville. 8 I LOG I December 1986 Seallft Operations & Maintenance First row (I. to r.) Robert L. Smith , Mark A. Grendahl, Chuck Greer. Second row (I. to r.) George J. Diefenbach, Flavio Pena, John Adams . Third row (I. to r.) Fred Jensen, John Lasky, Steve Fonua, Bill Gizzo. �1987 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDU[E Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry January 1987 The following is the current course schedule for the first six months of the 1987 school year at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as po~ible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs and the needs of the industry. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Date March 23 Completion Date June 12 Marine Electrical Maintenance January 5 March 9 February 27 May 1 Diesel Engine Technology April 6 May 15 Welding April 13 May 8 Course QMED ·Any Rating Chief Engineer & Assistant Engineer Uninspected Motor Vessel April 6 June 12 Third Assistant Engineer & Original Second Assistant Engineer Steam or Motor January 5 March 13 Automation June 22 July 17 Conveyorman January 5 January 30 Fireman/Watertender Oiler February 9 June 8 April 3 July 31 Hydraulics May 11 June 5 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance January 5 February 13 February 16 March 27 & Operations Refrigerated Containers Maintenance Advanced All Rating Upgrading Courses Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Check-In Date January 5 February 2 March 2 April 13 May 18 July 13 Completion Date January 30 February 27 March 27 May 8 June 12 August 7 Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Date January 28 March 18 May 13 Completion Date April 3 May 22 July 17 Cook & Baker February 4 March 18 April 29 June 10 May 15 June 26 August 7 September 18 Chief Steward January 28 March 18 May 13 April 3 May 22 July 17 Course Chief Cook Recertification Programs Course Steward Recertification Check-In Date January 26 June 29 Completion Date March 2 August 3 Bosun Recertification February 24 April 6 Adult Education Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for the first six months of this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered on the following dates: High School Equivalency (GED) January 5 February 16 March 2 April 13 May 4 June 15 Adult Basic Education (ABE) & English as a Second Language (ESL) Deck Upgrading Courses Check-In Date March 13 July 13 Completion Date April 17 August 14 Able Seaman January 5 March 23 May 18 February 27 May 15 July 10 Radar Observer March 16 April 20 March 27 May 1 Radar Observer (Renewal) Open ended course, however, must notify SH LSS before entering this course. Third Mate & Original Second Mate January 5 May 4 March 13 July 10 First Class Pilot January 12 February 27 Lifeboat March 9 May 4 March 20 May 15 Tankerman March 23 May 16 April 3 May 29 Course Celestial Navigation June 1987 January 5 February 13 March 2 April 10 May 4 June 12 Seafarers applying for the upgraders Lifeboat class and _who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be offered: March 6 February 16 April 13 May 1 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: FOWT February 2 February 6 QMED March 16 March 20 Third Mate April 27 May 1 Able Seaman May 11 May 15 FOWT June 1 June 5 College Programs Course Associates in Arts Nautical Science Certificate Check-In Date January 19 March 30 June 8 Completion Date March 13 May 22 July 31 March 30 May 22 December 1986 I LOG I 9 �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading Course ·······························•················•·················································•··············•······················• Seafare rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (Last) (City) Mo./Oay/vear Telephone --.-.-----.____,...-.,.-----(Area Code) (Zip Code) (State) Deep Sea Member D Date of Birth -~~~~---­ (Middle) (first) Inland Waters Member D Pacific D Lakes Member D Social Security# _______ Book# _______ Seniority _______ Department _______ Date Book Port Present ly Was lssued _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ Port lssued __________ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ Are you a graduate of the SH LSS Trainee Program: D Yes Trainee Program: From _ _ _ _l""T'""""l.---to-.....-.......---(dates attended) No D (if yes, fill in below) Last grade of schooling completed _ _ _ __ Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Course(s) Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: D Yes No D Date Available for T r a i n i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed ENGINE DECK O 0 O O 0 D O O O O O o O O O Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Mites Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course 0 FOWT 0 QMED-Any Rating D Marine Electronics (Variable Speed DC Drive) D 0 0 D D D D D D o No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. O Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations Diesel Engine Technology Assistant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel Third Asst. Engineer & Original Second Asst. Engineer Steam or Motor Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance Hydraulics Electro-Hydraulic Systems STEWARD D 0 0 0 Cook & Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS O Welding 0 Llfeboatman D Seallft Operations & Maintenance ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies (DVS) 0 English as a Second Language (ESL) O ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM 0 Associates in Arts Degree 0 Nautical Science Certificate RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-DATE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~­ S~afarers RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 , 12186 •............................................................................... ._.....................................••• .._.-:::;:;;;.....-..-.......... Rev. 10 I LOG I December 1986 �Area Vice Presidents' Report West Coast by V. P. George McCartney S HIPPING on the West Coast has been surprisingly good this month. The only downturn occurred in Hawaii, and that was because the SS Constitution was in San Francisco for its annual drydocking and overhaul. Because of the extra cargo available out on the West Coast, Matson Lines has earmarked $1 million to refurbish the Maunalei. The company will keep it running until the Matsonia is completed. APL is going over plans for five new C-IO's which are being built in Germany. The SIU represents the steward department on these vessels. The stewards employed on APL were at one time represented by the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. As a result of the foresight of former MCS President Ed Turner, the MCS merged with the A&G District of the SIU. The SIU-MSC merger was an important step in the long struggle for maritime unity. Turner, who became an executive vice president in the A&G District, has decided to step down after a long and colorful career. Turner is an institution to West Coast seamen. He was a close associate of the legendary Harry Lundeberg, who founded the SIUNA in the 1930s. Lundeberg and the late Joe Curran, founder of the NMU, took over following the death of Andrew Furuseth and the break-up of the old International Seamen's Union. Bitter enemies, they provided leadership and vision to a weakened and embattled maritime industry. The philosophical differences that divided the two men and their organizations have been eroded by time. All seamen have benefitted from Lun. deberg's uncompromising commitment to democracy and "Business Unionism'' and by Joe Curran's in1 sistence on social justice and racial equality. Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco M UCH of the work on the Great Lakes and upper rivers is seasonal. Once winter comes along, things pretty much come to a grinding halt. In Algonac, we've been busy trying to beat the winter deadline. Leudtke completed a job in Buffalo and has towed its equipment to Milwaukee, Wis. so it can have everything in place when work begins next spring. The dike construction job that Leudtke began in Lorain, Ohio is expected to be finished shortly. The company was awarded a major dredging project at Fighting Island, which is in the middle of the Detroit River. Work is expected to begin next spring. Dunbar and Sullivan is continuing work on its breakwater project in Racine, Wis. There was a decent amount of work for our members on the rivers this season. Next year's projects look promising. The federal and state governments have put off a number of important maintenance projects for so long now that it is a matter of doing them or just writing off the rivers and harbors forever. quently, in any business endeavor, when financial troubles exist, something must be done to bring the operation into focus with incoming revenue. In this respect, the SIU is no exception. The SIU Executive Board has, therefore, made the decision to close the SIU operation in the port of Olongapo City, P .I., this move to be made as soon after Jan. 1 1987 as feasible. Also, staff personnel in all SIU ports will be reduced. These reductions will also take place as soon after the first of the new year as feasible. Port closures and the laying-off of office personnel is never a pleasant task. No doubt there will be some of the membership who do not agree with these moves. In so far as the SIU government and commercial ships in the Far East area are concerned, they will be serviced by a team of SIU officials on a regular basis. As the frustrating 1986 year comes to a close, let us all hope that the new year under the new Congress will improve the sad condition of the American merchant marine. Meanwhile, let me wish all of you the very best during this Yuletide season as well as prosperous New Year. steered this organization in that direction. Yet it must be emphasized that obtaining this kind of military work is a difficult process. Most of our contracts for military work are for short periods-two, three years. When the time period is up, then the Union will have to go through the bidding process all over again. At best, the military work has helped cushion the effects of the decline in the maritime industry. As Vice President ''Red'' Campbell is fond of saying, ''the rest of the maritime industry is on the critical list in the intensive care unit of the hospital. The SIU is ambulatory.'' What is needed is a long-term plan to revive this ailing maritime industry. That is why SP AD is so important. Each month, I make a special point of urging the members to support SPAD. I do that because political action translates directly into job security. If we hadn't had a capable legislative staff monitoring the actions of Congress last session, then many of our ships would have been laid up. It is no longer possible just to get by in the maritime industry-the days of coasting are over. The SIU has been able to survive because we've worked twice as hard as anyone else to get new jobs during this crisis period. Gov't. Services by V. P. Buck Mercer T HE year 1986 has not been particularly fruitful for marine or staff personnel at Military Sealift Command, Pacific. Because of the administration's decision to contract out to the private shipping industry ships in the MSC nucleus fleet under the Circular A-76 program, and because of the multiple changes in shoreside department heads and staff that handle the affairs of seagoing personnel, there has been much consternation among seagoing and staff personnel who wonder about job security, seniority, medical coverage and a host of other questions that the} may think of. It does not stop there, however. The cable ships are also on the bidding block, and the verdict is not yet in on those ships. In the past 12 months there were some marine employees who left MSCPAC for one reason or another, and the SIU was and is able to furnish further seagoing employment to those mariners who wish to continue a career at sea. From Nov. 18 through 21, 1986, the SIU Executive Board met in Dania, Fla. for the purpose of discussing all phases of the Union operation and making hard deci ions in efforts to correct problems that have developed in various areas. The big problem is the mechanization and highly technical ships that are being built today. These ships represent reduced crew . Reduced crews repre ent reduced union member hip, and reduced member hip repre ents reduced union revenue. Con e- Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco S HIPPING in the Gulf .Coast has been surprisingly good. Seamen have been able to ship out of almost any port with little trouble. In Jacksonville alone the Union recrewed the Cape Douglas, the Westchester Marine, the American Heritage, the Panama and the American Eagle. We even have had difficulty filling all our ratings. Part of this is due to the holiday season. Job opportunities always open up around this time because a lot of people just want to stay home with their families. But there's more to it than that. The reason why there are so many jobs available is that President Drozak, Vice President Campbell and the rest of the organization have been successful in capturing a large share of the military work being generated by the Navy's decision to contract out vessels to the private sector. Yet it would be a mistake for seamen to take these jobs for granted. If too many ships sail short, then the Navy will just bypass u because we will be an unreliable source of manpower. SIU members owe the existence of many of these jobs to the vision and dedication of the late Bob Vahey. He wa one of the fir t people to see the potential of this kind of work, and he '"""'·'·"""~..:--:; : . · 111ki.. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall G OOD news for East Coast seamen this holiday season. Contracts have been ratified in a number of ports. In Baltimore, members employed by Baker-Whitely Towing voted unanimously to accept the company's final proposals. It was a difficult set of negotiations, but the Union and the members held tough. A special vote of thanks to SIUNA Vice President Jack Caffey for helping to wrap up this one. In Philadelphia we wrapped up two contracts: Coleman Launch and IOT. The IOT negotiations, which have dragged on for several years, pertained only to the so-called non-supervisory personnel. The company refused to negotiate with the Union in regards to the captain, the chief mate and the barge captains. The matter is presently tied up in courts. The IOT negotiations highlight up an important dilemma for this country and for the labor movement. How can workers and their unions make concessions to make companies more productive if they can't trust the companies' ultimate intention ? Labor-management relations are by nature adversarial. Yet a certain degree of cooperation and trust must (Continued on Page 17.) December 1986 I LOG I 11 �Linking Past and Present Independence Day Reminiscences on the Great Lakes By Rick Metcalf S ITTING in the darkened rec room with my watch partner and a few shipmates, we watched silently as the tall ships paraded by on the television screen, passing the l 00-year-old Statue of Liberty. The Fourth of July celebrations continued. We, however, were on Lake Superior downbound from Marquette, Mich. to South Chicago. The big Lakes freighter was heavy with red iron ore. It was rumored to be our last run for a few months. Over half the Great Lakes fleet was laid up; lack of cargo. The man on the television said it was warm and sunny in New York as 60,000 ships and boats peppered the harbor. A thousand miles away on the "sweetwater" of these freshwater seas, the skies were gray and cool. I told my shipmates about my visit last January to New York City-about how I ventured to the South Street Seaport, a collection of ships, exhibits, galleries and theaters near the Brooklyn Bridge. It was quite impressive, I told them. The creaking tall ships, the movies and the music all captured the aura and romance of I 9th Century sailenough to stir even the most dedicated landsman into casting off the lines and watching the last vestiges of land disappear. Afterward, I told them of my stroll southward to visit the Seaman's Church Institute, affectionately known as the ''doghouse'' which, for more than I 00 years, stood at the foot of Manhattan facing the harbor and the seas beyond. Built and staffed by the Episcopal Church, the Seaman's Church Institute was a sturdy respite from the perils of the big city (where too often a sailor's reward for months or even years at sea was a quick separation of his wages or even his life by untold numbers of con artists, pimps, crimps and bad women). The "doghouse" was a secure retreat where sailors of all creed and nationality could berth in safe and snug quarters. Mail and messages could be sent and received, gear stowed, and the mind, body and spirit administered to. And for many seafarers, this was their only home from the sea. Yes, I told them all this-and how clearly I recalled that sharp January afternoon and how my head seemed to boil with the echoes ofjackhammers A modern skyscraper in New York's Wall Street district serves as a backdrop for a mast of the square-rigger Wavertree. Now a part of the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City, the Wavertree is one of the few square-riggers left that tell the tale of a bygone sailing era. (Wide World Photos) as workmen split apart the last few standing walls of the Institute. Land is very valuable in New York City, especially in the financial district. The man on television quoted Conrad and Melville liberally: ''. . . a universe unto itself,'' ''Whenever I grow weary ... " For many men and women whose calling is the sea, the works of Melville and Conrad hold a deep and personal meaning. ''And it is a very fine feeling, and one that fuses us into the universe of things, and makes us a part of the All, to think that, wherever we ocean-wanderers rove, we have Information, Please still the same glorious old stars to keep us company: that they still shine onward and on, forever beautiful and bright, and luring us, by every ray, to die and be glorified with them." Maybe this passage was written by Melville on the site of the "dog- house." He once had a house there. Inside the Institute was the Conrad Library, displaying a large wooden bust of Conrad alongside some personal articles and manuscripts. He was one of us. The man on television said, ''This Liberty Centennial and the tall ships should remind us that as a nation we should preserve our maritime history and heritage." How simply we like to remember our past. And in the process of romanticizing it, we make it neat and tidy by jerking the link of the present from the past. But one would be a fool to say a modem container ship or a squat oil tanker is as graceful as a tall ship which sailed when much of the world and our souls were still a mystery. Of course, the ships have changed as have the men; steam for sail, satellites for stars, a VCR for a concertina, a vocation instead of a sentence. Yet much hasn't changed; the fear, the isolation, the bone-crushing loneliness that no woman or bottle can cure. And who will tell me New York is any safer now than in the past? Let me ask how many citizens whose pride swelled with the tall ships' parade or found the South Street Seaport's display of 19th Century sailing life "quaint" recoil at the sight of his contemporary staggering by-lost-or by the rage of the dispirited men in the seamen's union halls waiting for the non-existent jobs with an everdwindling U.S. merchant fleet. I presume it's safer to keep our seafaring present in the past-a phantom like the billowing sails ready to be unfurled at the next celebration or when a gentrification project needs a theme. Men encased in glass can never ask for too much. Before I could complete my tale, my watch partner and I were called out on deck to secure cargo hatches. A rain squall blew in from the East, the drops tasting bitter on that Fourth of July afternoon. .g;#/f( toad* The law office of Birnberg & Associates is representing Louis Mora and is seeking witnesses to an accident which Mr. Mora suffered on the Overseas Juneau on Dec. 7, 1983. A seaman named Jesus is believed to have seen this accident. Any witness should contact the LOG office in Camp Springs, Md. as soon as possible(301) 899-0675. Anyone having information on the SS John Barry, sunk Aug. 28, 1944, or information on Purser G.L. Richards, please contact Kerry McCarthy at (202) 331-8160. 12 I LOG I December 1986 FRO YOUR UNION'S OFFICERS and ~ .,_ -~<­ .,~, ... ' Stall ~~~~ �Seafarers Display Skills Smithsonian Highlights Century Of U.S. Labor The Seafarers were the center of attention when the Smithsonian Institution opened a two-day conference last month on American Labor History. The focus of the conference, which was a celebration of the heritage and accomplishments of American workers over the past 100 years, was a live exhibition of the skills of American craftsmen. The conference and exhibit was held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. At an opening night reception, AFLCIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R. Donahue congratulated the Smithsonian for giving the public an opportunity to see the kinds of craftsmanship in live demonstrations ''that has created most of the artifacts that are kept under glass and behind velvet ropes throughout this museum and others like it." Donahue noted that Dec. 10 marks the lOOth anniversary of the day the American Federation of Labor was formed with Samuel Gompers elected as its first president. Among the labor unions which participated in this first in a two-year series of exhibits were the Graphic Communications Union, Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco Workers, Hotel & Restaurant Employees, Clothing & Textile Workers, Communication Workers and the Flint Glassworkers. The Seafarers drew large crowds of interested adults and delighted children to the area where the maritime industry has a permanent exhibit in the museum. The SIU's executive chef at its training and upgrading school in Piney Point, Romeo Lupinacci, sculpted fancy hors d' oeuvres which were savored by grateful spectators. Jim Moore, also from the SHLSS, captured everyone's attention with his hands-on display of the art of marlinspike seamanship. And Bud Adams, from the school's arts & crafts department, brought to life the skill and history of scrimshaw. Seafarers and their families who are planning visits to Washington are urged to drop by the Museum of American History's maritime exhibit to see the many photos, models and artifacts which trace the proud history of American seafaring men and women. AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Tom Donahue welcomed visitors and trade unionists to the first in a two-year series of exhibits on Labor in America that are on display at the Smithsonian Institution. Chef Romeo Lupinacci delighted visitors with his culinary treats and snacks. Jim Moore, Lundeberg School deck instructor, demonstrated the art of marlinspike seamanship, including some fancy ropework, to delighted children and adults. This is an example of the ancient mariner art of scrimshaw by SHLSS instructor Bud Adams. SHLSS Arts and Crafts Instructor Bud Adams sketched a scrimshaw design on glass to show visitors how the detailed drawings for scrimshaw are begun with a first draft. December 1986 I LOG I 13 �I Cruise Ship Health Exams Begin Again by Hill Order Help Is Available refrigeration , sanitation and crew cleanliness. When the CDC announced the inspection halt , the number of ships failing the exams was climbing. But the CDC cited improving records for the cruise vessels and said the industry was capable of policing itself. After the uproar, a group of House and Senate conferees meeting on federal health appropriations ordered the CDC to begin the health inspections once again. They will begin Jan. 1. In March when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced it was dropping its health and sanitation inspections of foreign-flag cruise ships calling at U.S . ports , it created an uproar from Congress, health officials and consumer groups. Last month the CDC said it would begin the inspections again. At the time of the program's cancellation, more than 40 percent of the ships were given failing marks in 1985. The inspections cover water, food , Help A Friend Deal With --- ~ ~ IrlG=J~ Alcoholics don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to lud to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy-and just as important-as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SI members who are fighting the same tough battle he is back to healthy, productive alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. 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'1d. 20692 ______________,_______________________________ _ J I I or rnll. ~4 }1111,n-a-dm·. 1301) 9CJ4-00JO If You Think You Have a Drug or Alcohol ProblemThen You Have a Problem Millions of Americans have turned to drugs and alcohol to avoid problems they encounter in their personal and professional lives. Whether they know it or not, these people have taken on more than they can handle. Drugs and alcohol are killers. For some people, like basketball star Len Bias, death can come right away. For others, it comes only after years of decline, which are marked by ill health, worry, financial insecurity and family problems. The effects of alcohol and drug abuse are not confined to the addict. The New York Department of Health reports that two-thirds of all alcoholics seeking treatment in city clinics had at least one alcoholic parent. One recovering alcoholic said recently that he decided to seek treatment when he became aware of what his addiction was doing to his family. ''How could I be there for my kids when I wasn't even there for myself?'' he said. It is conservatively estimated that drug and alcohol abuse costs American businesses tens of billions of dollars each year in lost productivity, absenteeism and work-related accidents. For some companies, it is the difference between staying in business or relocating overseas. 1986 marked a turning point in the fight against drugs. Americans finally became aware of the dimensions of the drug problem in this country. As a result, the number of drug users as a percentage of the overall population is starting to decline. Unfortunately, those still using drugs are using more potent and dangerous chemicals, such as MDA and crack. Private clinics are flooded with people who are trying to beat their drug and alcohol addictions. Yet there aren't enough private facilities in this country to accommodate this increased demand. People often have to wait months to get accepted to programs that cost several thousand dollars a month. * * * Seafarers who become addicted to drugs or alcohol are lucky in the sense that they can make use of the Seafarers Addiction Center in Valley Lee, Md. As long as they meet the eligibility requirements, it won't cost them a dime, and there's usually not that much of a wait. The program was started more than 10 years ago, before alcohol and drug abuse became a fashionable issue. This says a lot about the foresight of this Union and its leadership. To date more than 670 of your fellow Seafarers have regained their sobriety and drug-free status by making use of this program. If you think that you might have a problem with drugs or alcohol, then contact your Port Agent. It might be the most important contact you make in your lifetime. And, don't worry-your coq.fidentiality will be respected . /)RUGS' ARE ,t:()R f)lJNCES'{/ YOU CAN 9TOP ANO eEr NELP/ CON?'ACT YOUR POR7AGENT OR ~IU /JRU6 I I AND ALCOllOl PROGRAM PINEY POINT, MD. DOI/ /VOW/ AT 14 I LOG I December 1986 �New Hospital Ship Christened by Bob Borden, PAO, MSCPAC The world 's largest hospital hip was christened in San Diego, Calif. Nov. 8 at a shipyard that's also building her twin sister. The USNS Mercy {T-AH 19), the third American hospital ship to bear that compassionate name, was officially christened when guest of honor and newspaper publisher Helen K. Copley smashed the traditional bottle of champagne into the hull of the 894-foot long ship built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Mercy and her twin, the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), will be crewed by 68 MSC mariners. The floating hospitals, larger than any on shore naval medical facility, will be staffed by about 1,300 medical and support personnel when fully operational. The ships are designed to be floating surgical hospitals with a mobile, flexible response capability to provide acute medical care in support of amphibious task forces. Ten years ago, the since-converted ships were being built by NASSCO as 90,000 dwt supertankers to haul Mideast crude oil through the Suez Canal. The USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on sea trials off San Diego, Calif. (Photo courtesy of NASSCO) Laid up several years later when too much oil glutted world markets, the concept of converting existing tankers to hospital ships was first proposed. Not only could the government save money and time working with a ship already built, reasoned naval architects, but also the added advantage of supertankers was their low center of gravity which reduces roll, a comfort to patients and crew alike. NASSCO won a $400 million contract to convert the two ships to hospital vessels in 1983. The Navy has since spent another $110 million out- fitting the ships with the latest medical equipment.' The floating hospitals each have a total patient capacity of 1,000 beds (the average U.S. hospital has 300 beds), 12 operating rooms, radiological services, medical laboratories, dental service, physical therapy and burn care facilities, an optometry lab, a pharmacy, a morgue and two oxygen producing plants. The ships' massive landing pads are large enough to accommodate the military's biggest helicopters. ''Under the old concept of hospital ships, the idea was to carry casualties M SC's Safety Poster Walks Away With Honors Two MSCPAC employees and the command itself walked away with first place honors in the marine safety poster contest at the National Safety Council's annual congress in Chicago recently. The Golden Safety Poster Award was given to Jack Reich, head of MSCPAC's safety branch; Steve McKnight, an MSCPAC illustrator, and to Military Sealift Command, Pacific, for the creation of a poster that promotes safety in the marine indus- try. The National Safety Council is composed of government and industry representatives to promote safety and occupational health at home and at work sites. Reich and McKnight teamed up a few months ago for the design of their winning safety poster as part of an overall plan to get the message out about safety. The National Safety Council, which automatically had rights to all poster submittals, will reproduce the MSCP AC design and provide it to Accepting first place honors in the marine safety poster contest are (I. tor.) Jack Reich, Capt. W. T. Dannheim and Steve McKnight. Council members nationwide. MSCPAC's entry was creative, informative and thought provocative," said Frank J. Poliafico, awards committee chairman, when he announced the poster contest winners. ''The command obviously has a winner's attitude toward safety, and for this we admire MSCPAC.'' At the same time Reich was in Chicago Oct. 20 to accept the safety poster award, Capt. William T. Dannheim, COMSCPAC, was sending a message to all MSCPAC ships commending them for their efforts in reducing lost-time injuries. In fiscal year 1984, President Reagan set a government-wide goal to reduce work injuries in the federal sector by 3 percent a year over a five-year period, using fiscal year 1983 as a baseline. With MSCP AC mishap figures compiled for the past three years, the command has attained a cumulative 15 percent reduction in lost-time injuries, far exceeding the presidential goal to date. Said Capt. Dannheim in his Oct. 21 message to MSCPAC ves els, "The continuing reduction in mishap rates onboard our ships is a tribute to the collective efforts of all hand . I commend you all for your effort in helping MSCP AC exceed the presidential goal for the third straight year. Well done." back home for care," said Albert Midboe, the MSC construction representative assigned to the T-AH project at NASSCO. "With these ships, a patient receives instant care." A licensed chief engineer, Midboe knows hospital ships. He first served on one with the Army Transport Service before that organization became part of MSTS in 1949. "We're getting a couple of pretty good ships at an economical price," he claims. "The ships had well known designs and propulsion plants which aren't terribly complicated." The USNS Mercy is driven by a single screw, geared steam turbine with 24,500 horsepower. The ship's four distilling plants produce 75,000 gallons of fresh water daily. Three 400-ton air conditioning plants will help keep hospital spaces comfortable. Originally scheduled to be maintained in a Reduced Operating Status in Oakland, Calif. with a five-day deployment capability, the USNS Mercy is now scheduled to go into service next March on a four-month goodwill tour to the Philippines. The purpose of the deployment will be to train MSC and Navy personnel in the operation and support of the ship and its embarked medical treatment facility during extended operations in a remote area. Coincidentally, it provides an opportunity to enhance the U.S. presence in the region and meet medical (Continued on Page 17.) Not Yet for Retro Money Although retroactive money was tentatively expected to be paid around Christmas time, the MSCPAC comptroller has now indicated that because of a major error in computing retroactive wages and overtime increases for unlicensed marine personnel, retro money will not be paid until late February or early March 1987. December 1986 I LOG I 15 �Safeguard Your Shipping ·ghts \ .J~ ! ~ /' I ''""'\ .., ~--..J-~ T O SAFEGUARD your rights and the shipping rights of all SIU members, there are certain requirements that must be followed. These requirements are spelled out in the Shipping Rules, and they are there so that the rights of all members will be protected and furthered fairly and impartially. DUES Your current quarter Union dues must be paid at the time you register. RELIEF JOBS/REGISTERING When you are relieved , you must re-register for your job within 48 hours by reporting to the SIU Union hall. RELIEF JOBS/CONTACT WITH UNION It is your respon- sibility to keep in contact with the Port Agent at the port in which you are registered. RELIEF JOBS/SHIPPING It is your responsibility to claim your job from the hiring hall shipping board no later than one day before the ship's scheduled arrival. KNOW YOU RIGHTS - FINANCIAL REPORTS. T he constitution of the SIU Atlantic , Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership 's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Account ants every three months, which are to be submit1ed to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A qu arterly finance committee of rank and file members , elected by the membership , makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendation s. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and sep arate findings . TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. ..,,- KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your obligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU 16 I LOG I December 1986 KNOW YOUR IGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should ohtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents . Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no memher may be discrimi nated against because of race . creed , color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. 11111111n1111111111111n111111lll1111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or memher. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempt to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION --SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contrihution may be solicited or received because of force. joh discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the ahove improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The add~ is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �cove Leader Passes Through Panama canal S. Byerley, OMU A. Sharif, asst. cook Last month, R.A. McClean, master aboard the Cove Leader (Cove Shipping Inc.), sent us some photos of the vessel's crew. Here are a few more, including (above) G. Carter, OMU. A. Flatts, GSU USNS Mercy (Continued from Page 15.) training and care needs of the Philippine people. The Mercy's medical teams, consisting of military and civilian medical personnel (both U.S. and Filipino), will provide health care and preventive advice, training, consultation and patient screening. Detailed planning for this mission i currently under way. The USNS Mercy is expected to be delivered to MSC in mid-December. A Post Delivery Availability, along with crew training and the onloading of supplies and provisions, will keep the ship in San Diego until late February. The ship will deploy on her humanitarian mission in March. The Mercy's pro pective commanding officer i Capt. Richard Hosey , a 34-year veteran of MSCPAC. Capt. Ho ·ey is no stranger to taking hips out of the yard and out to the open sea. He's done it before with a tracking ship, a survey vessel, an ammunition ship, and now the Mercy. "This can be a frustrating time for those of us who will crew the ship , '· says Hosey. "Someone else is administering the shipbuilding contract for a vessel we have to sail, and we have L. Thrasher, steward/baker E.Ott,AB little say over how the ship is built or converted.'' Capt. Ho ey, Chief Engineer Dennis Leggett and a few other prospective crewmembers have spent the past two month climbing up, down and around the massive ho pital ship attempting to learn everything they can about the vessel. They've taken detailed notes, scanned blueprint and technical specifications and submitted some recommendations to the Supervisor of Ships and the MSC construction representative to help bring the hip into compliance with MSC rules and regulations. "We 're trying to identify all the deficiencies of the hip which mu t be corrected before we sail, and those that can be deferred," aid Capt. Hosey, working out of a mall trailer hi five-per on crew hare with the MSC con truction repre entative at N ASSCO. U ing hi experience aboard the USNS Kilauea, Ho ey recently wrote a 78-page operation, manual for the ho pital hip. "The INSURV board liked it," he miled. Though some problem. urfaced during the Mercy's sea trial in late October. the re olution of the problem. is ongoing and Navy official expect the hip to deploy as planned. Unlike other MSC hip with the familiar gold and blue ·tripes on the ship stacks, the USNS Mercy and the Comfort will carry no other markings other than red crosses against the allwhite ships. Military or government markings on hospital ships are prohibited by the Geneva convention agreements which cover such items as maritime warfare and the treatment of prisoners of war. Old-Timers earner Vice Presidents' Report (Continued from Page 11.) exi t if this country is to get on with the business at hand, which is to make American products more competitive. In New York, the Maritime Port Council there handed out its annual Paul Hall Award to Morty Bahr, president of the Communications Workers of America. SIU Pre ident Frank Drozak appeared at the dinner. He poke of Bahr' many contribution to the labor movement, especially in the field of organizing. Drozak also gave a frank as e sment of the state of the industry. "Maritime t dying," he told the 1,000 people in attendance. "We've gone past the point of no return." He pledged to devote hi full energie in per uading the 1OOth Congrc s to enact a trade policy. Pensioner Reino J. Pelaso (P-8) from Vallejo, Calif. sends his Christmas greetings along with a photo of his latest catch. Seems Reino had a good year fishing in San Pablo Bay and Bodega Bay, hooking four sturgeon (25-100 lbs. each), 15 salmon (5-15 lbs.) and 80 pounds of rockfish. "I wish to say hello to all my old shipmates. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and that the New Year wiU be good to all my friends." December 1986 I LOG I 17 �Lennard Edward Fuller r., 74, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing both deep sea and inland. From 1956 to 1972 he sailed as a mate and captain for · G & H Towing. Brother Fuller was a former member of the NMU from 1941to1953. HewasborninLynchburg, Texas and is a resident of Baytown, Texas. Deep Sea George Adamisin, 62, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Adami sin was born in N anty Glo, Pa. and is a resident of Pittsburgh, Pa. A.G. Alexander, 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Galveston sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Alexander graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beers and last shipped out of the port of Houston. Seafarer Alexander is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Arkansas, he is a resident of Milan, Texas. Fred C. Gissubel, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1976 sailing as a recertified chief steward. Brother Gissubel graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1981. He began sailing during World War II. A native of New York City, he is a resident of Deerfield Beach, Fla. Carl Harcrow Jr., 65, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1970. He sailed as an AB, most recently aboard the MV Aurora. Brother Harcrow was a former member of the NMU. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Seafarer Harcrow was born in Little Rock, Ark. and is a resident of Franklin, Texas. David Huffer Ikirt, 66, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Philadelphia. He last sailed as an AB and deck delegate out of the port of San Francisco. Brother Ikirt also sailed during the Vietnam War and walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and is a resident there. Bennie J.B. Anding, 58, joined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1953. He sailed as a cook, most recently out of the port of Houston. Brother Anding began sailing during World War II. He was born in Louisiana and is a resident of Orange, Texas. Edgar Bivens, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1969 sailing as a cook. Brother Bivens last sailed aboard the SS Navigator. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Mobile, he is a resident there. - Clyde Allen Kent, 58, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Norfolk. He sailed as a deck delegate and recertified bosun last aboard the Bay Ridge out of the port of Baltimore. Brother Kent graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo suns Program in 1982. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Kent was born in Danville, Va. and is a resident of Laguna Hills, Calif. Edelmiro Colon, 61, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of San Juan, P.R. sailing as a chief cook. Brother Colon was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Caguas, P.R. Henry Joseph Koppersmith, 58, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Mobile sailing as a cook. Brother Koppersmith last rode the SS San Pedro. He was born in Mobile and is a resident there. Billy Gailian Edelmon, 59, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York. He last sailed as a recertified bosun out of the port of Honolulu, Hawaii. Brother Edelmon graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He also sailed during World War II. Seafarer Edelmon was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef and attended the 1971 Piney Point Crews Conference. Edelmon was a former member of the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and the Operating Engineers Union. Bosun Edelmon is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Born in Houston, he is a resident nf Honolulu. Horace Carl Long Jr., 59, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Savannah, Ga. He sailed as a cook, most recently out of the port of San Francisco. Brother Long was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Seafarer Long was born in Titusville, Fla. and is a resident of San Francisco. John Fanoli, 61, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. Brother Fanoli hit the bricks in both the 1946 General Maritime and the 1965 District Council 37 beefs. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Fanoli was born in New York City and is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Peter Lypen, 61, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Lypen worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. in 1981. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Lypen attended the U.S. Military Transport Command School, Sheepshead 18 I LOG I December 1986 ,., Bay, Brooklyn, N.Y. in is a veteran of the U.S. the Korean War. Born in sey, Lypen is a resident beth, N.J. 1943. He Army in New Jerof Eliza- Warren Manuel Sr., 55, joined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1952 sailing as an AB last out of the port of Houston. Brother Manuel is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was born in Mamou, La·. and is a resident there. Cecil Harles Martin, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1950 sailing last as a chief cook. Brother Martin was on the picket lines in 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Wilbert James Miles Sr., 60,joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1951 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Miles was born in Mobile and is a resident of Prichard, Ala. John Dow Moore, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951. He sailed last as a recertified bosun out of the port of Houston. Brother Moore graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Moore is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. A native of New Orleans, he is a resident of Houston. Richard Ward Moore, 65, joined the SIU after attending a training program at the SIU's Andrew Furuseth School. Brother Moore last sailed as an AB out of the port of Jacksonville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Moore was born in Dunn, N.C. and is a resident of Jacksonville. Jimmie Lee Morris, 56, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Tampa sailing last as a recertified bosun. Brother Morris last shipped out aboard the OM/ Champion from the port of Jacksonville. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer.Morris was born in Pensacola, Fla. and is a resident of Fort McCoy, Fla. Guillermo Ortiz, 62, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Philadelphia sailing last as a chief electrician out of the port of Santurce, P.R. Brother Ortiz hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian, 1948 Wall St. and the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beefs. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Ortiz was born in Ponce, P.R. and is a resident of Bayamon, P.R. (Continued on Page 19.) �. . C a t Guard in World II. Riutta was born in Astoria, a resident of Las Vegas, William "Bill" Maurice Parker, 61, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile. He sailed as bosun. Brother Parker graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1975. He last shipped out of the port of New Orleans. Parker walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. He was born in Illinois and is a resident of Lacombe, La. Emil Henrick Riutta, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1957 sailing as an oiler. Brother Riutta last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. He was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Riutta was a former member of the Teamsters Union, Local 569 and is a veteran Raymond John Christina, 66, joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1956 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Christina last sailed out of the port of Algonac, Mich. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Laker Christina was born in Houghton, Mich. and is a resident of Hubbell, Mich. Ray Ellis Schrum, 58, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Miami, Fla. He sailed last as a recertified bosun aboard the MV Courier out of the port of Houston. Brother Schrum graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Schrum was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Lincolnton, N.C. (Continued from Page 18.) Stanley "Stan" Partyka, 57, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing last as a bosun out of the port of New York. Brother Partyka graduated as a 3rd mate from the HLSS-MEBA District 2 Deck Officers Training School, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1966. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Partyka also attended Piney Point Crew Conference No. 9 in 1970. Born in Pennsylvania, he is a resident of Chicago, Ill. Great Lakes Albert Joseph Verwilt, 69, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1961 sailing last as a chief electrician. Brother Verwilt also sailed during World War II. He hit the bricks in the 1962 Robin Line and the 1963 Rotobroil beefs. Seafarer Verwilt worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N.J. from 1971 to 1978 and also at the Federal Shipyard, N.J. from 1939 to 1944. Born in Hoboken, N.J., he is a resident of Highlands, N .J. ......... L... 'm George L. Vourloumis Sr., 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York. He sailed deep sea from 1942 to 1962 and inland from 1962 to 1986 for Independent Towing. Brother Vourloumis last sailed as a recertified chief steward aboard the SS Caguas. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Vourloumis was born in Fitchburg, Mass. and is a resident of Philadelphia. Summary Annual Report Seafarers Pension Plan This is a summary of the annual report of the Seafarers Pension Plan EIN 13-6100329 for the year ended Dec. 31, 1985. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT Benefits under the plan are provided by the Trust. Plan expenses were $20,887,199. These expenses included $2,749,495 in administrative expenses and $18,137,704 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 18,444 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, wa $343,248,323 as of Dec. 31, 1985, compared to $294,255,794 as of Jan. 1, 1985. During the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $48,992,529. This increase included unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of plan assets at the end of the year and the price the plan originally paid for those assets. The plan had total income of $47 ,232,448, including employer contributions of $7 ,930,434, gains of $9,460,509 from the sale of assets, earnings from investment of $29,639,855 and other income of $201,650. MINIMUM FUNDING STANDARDS An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed to the plan to keep it funded in accordance with the minimum funding tandards of ERISA. * * * Summary Annual Report Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Pension Fund This is a summary of the annual report of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Fund EIN 13-1953878 for the year ended Dec. 31, 1985. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Donald D. Witt Menter Sr., 51 , joined the Union in the port of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in 1961. He sailed as an oiler for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1957 to 1986, most recently out of the port of Cleveland, Ohio. Brother Menter was a former member of the Laborers Union. He was born in Oswego, N.Y. and is a resident of Conneaut, Ohio. Henry Reinhold Schultz, 65, joined the Union in the port of Alpena, Mich. in 1960 sailing as a wiper and gateman. Brother Schultz last shipped out of the port of Algonac, Mich. He was born in Hubbard Lake, Mich. and is a resident of Hudson, Fla. Shipping Rules Copies of the Shipping Rules as amended by the Seafarers Appeals Board through Sept. 15, 1986 are available on request by contacting the Seafarers Appeals Board at 5201 Au th Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT Benefits under the plan are provided by the Trust. Plan expen e were 539,518. These expenses included $103,779 in administrative expenses and $435,739 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 552 per ons were participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was $10,540,242 as of Dec. 31, 1985, compared to $8,692,743 as of Jan. 1, 1985. During the plan year the plan experienced an increa e in its net a sets of $1,847,499. This increase included unrealized appreciation in the value of plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of plan assets at the end of the year and the price the plan originally paid for those assets. The plan had total income of $1,641,211, including employer contributions of $239, 758, employee contributions of$96,204, gains of $521,395 from the sale of assets, and earnings from investment of $783,854. - MINIMUM FUNDING STANDARDS An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed to the plan to keep it funded in accordance with the minimum funding standards of ERISA. * * * YOUR RIGHTS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1. An Accountant's report 2. Assets held for investment 3. Tran actions in excess of 3 percent of plan assets 4. Actuarial information regarding the funding of the plan. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Leo Bonser, who is the Plan Administrator, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746-(301) 899-0675. The charge to cover copying costs will be $4.10 for the Seafarer Pension Plan report and $1.90 for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Plan report, or $.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the plan administi:ator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the plan administrator, these two statement and accompanying note will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furni hed without charge. You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746 and at the U. S. Department of Labor in Washington, D. C., or to obtain a copy from the U. S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to: Public Disclosure Room, N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20216. December 1986 I LOG I 19 - �Pensioner Leonard Stanaslaus Bugajewski, 72, passed away on Nov. 9. Brother Bugajewski · joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York. He sailed last as a bosun and quartermaster during the Vietnam War. He hit the bricks in the 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Bugajewski was born in Delaware and was a resident of Aberdeen, N .J. Surviving are his widow, Alice; a brother, Bernard of Chester, Pa., and a sister, Mary Connaugh of the Bronx, N.Y. Pensioner George F. Butler, 64, succumbed to heart-lung failure in the Dominquez Valley Medical Center, Long Beach, Calif. on Oct. I. Brother Butler joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1958 sailing last as a chief steward. He was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and was a resident there. Burial was in the Woodlawn Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Bertha and a daughter, Ara Griffith of Sacramento, Calif. Pensioner John James Cox, 94, succumbed to pneumonia at home in Tempe, Ariz. on Oct. 18. Brother Cox joined the SIU in (a charter 1938 member) in the port of Baltimore, sailing last as an oiler. He hit the bricks in the 1946 Greater Maritime, 1963 Rotobroil and the 1965 District Council 37 beefs. Seafarer Cox was born in London, England and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Cremation took place in the East Valley Crematory, Mesa, Ariz. Surviving is a daughter, Janice Dawe of Tempe. Pensioner Wilson FrampRandolph ton, 89, passed away in November 1983. Brother Frampton joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New Orleans sailing last as an oiler. He was born in Huntington, W.Va. and was a resident of New Orleans. Pensioner Fortunato N. Drilon, 88, passed away in the St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco on Oct. 12. Brother Drilon joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a cook for 50 years. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Drilon was born in the Philippines and was a resident of San Francisco. Interment 20 I LOG I December 1986 was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Jung Soon; a son, Jame, and a brother, Felix of Cerigara, Leyte, P .I. Bernard Raymond Kitchens, 67, died on Oct. 30. Brother Kitchens joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Savannah, Ga. He sailed last as a recertified bosun aboard the Sea-Land Producer from 1985 to 1986. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1979. Seafarer Kitchens walked the picket line in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Born in Georgia, he was a resident of Savannah. Surviving are his widow, Hattie and a daughter, Nannie of Adrian, Ga. Pensioner Daniel Gerald "Jerry" Lynch, 75, died of a heart condition in the Kaiser Hospital, Portland, Ore. on Nov. 6. Brother Lynch joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in 1943 in the port of Seattle. He last sailed as a chief steward aboard the SS Hawaiian Refiner in 1970. He sailed his first ship, the SS George H. Harris as a steward utility in 1943. Seafarer Lynch was a veteran of the North Dakota National Guard and was a former member of the Knights of Columbus. Born in Scott Mills, Ore., he was a resident of Portland. Pensioner Jack Baron Mauldin, 75, passed away on Oct. 27. Brother Mauldin joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing last as a cook. He began sailing in 1929. Seafarer Mauldin was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. He attended a Piney Point Educational Conference and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy before and during World War II. Leathercraft was his hobby. A native of North Carolina, he was a resident of Gretna, La. Surviving are two daughters, Evelyn Lovalla of Gretna and Marlene Lee of San Pablo, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. R.R. Vaughn of Ft. Myers, Fla. Pensioner Walter Frederick Mueller, 84, passed away on Nov. 9. Brother Mueller joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Tampa, Fla. sailing last as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beef . Seafarer Mueller attended the 1972 Piney Point Educational Conference. Bosun Mueller was born in Germany and was a resident of Tampa. Surviving is his son, James of West Milton, Ohio. Pensioner Emile Joseph Olive, 69 succumbed to heart failure at home in Pennsville, N.J. on Sept. 30. Brother Olive joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing last as a bosun and deck delegate. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Olive was born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V .I. Surviving is his widow, Grace. Pensioner Sloan Mitchell Orr, 65, died on Oct. 9. Brother Orr joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing last as a FOWT. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Orr was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Walhalla, S.C., he was a resident of Jacksonville. Surviving is his sister, Katie O'Berry of Cashiers, N.C. Pensioner William Ansell Pittman, 63, died on Oct. 13. Brother Pittman joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing last as a bosun. He was born in Louisiana and was a resident of Ponchatoula, La. Surviving is his widow, Mabel. Catherine E. Young, 38, died on Nov. 5. Sister Young joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1981 sailing as a saloon messwoman. She was born in San Francisco and was a resident of Seattle. Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Young of Concord, Calif. Pensioner Hipol. ito Sanchez Ramos, 78, passed away on Nov. 16. Brother Ramos joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New York sailing last as a bosun. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Ramos was born in Arecibo, P.R. and was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Antonia. Pensioner Clarence Eugene Roney, 81, passed away on Nov. 15. Brother · Roney joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing last as a FOWT. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Roney also attended the 1970 Piney Point Pensioners Conference No. 6. A native of Chatom, Ala., he was a resident of Mobile. Surviving is his widow, Alice. Pensioner Lawrence Smith, 69, died on Nov. 3. Brother Smith joined the SIU in 1947 sailing last as a cook. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Gretna, La., he was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving is his widow, Inez. Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point .............. Monday, January 5 ................... 10:30 New York ............... Tuesday, January 6 ................... 10:30 Philadelphia .............. Wednesday, January 7 ................ 10:30 Baltimore ................ Thursday, January 8 .................. 10:30 Norfolk ................. Thursday, January 8 .................. 10:30 Jacksonville .............. Thursday, January 8 .................. 10:30 Algonac ................. Friday, January 9 .................... 10:30 Houston ................. Monday, January 12 .................. 10:30 New Orleans ............. Tuesday, January 13 .................. 10:30 Mobile .................. Wednesday, January 14 ............... 10:30 San Francisco ............ Thursday, January 15 ................. 10:30 Wilmington .............. Tuesday, January 20 .................. 10:30 Seattle .................. Friday, January 23 ................... 10:30 San Juan ................ Thur day, January 8 .................. 10:30 St. Loui ................ Friday, January 16 ................... 10:30 Honolulu ................ Thursday, January 15 ................. 10:30 Duluth .................. Wednesday, January 14 ............... 10:30 Gloucester ............... Tuesday, January 20 .................. 10:30 Jersey City ............... Wednesday, January 21 ............... 10:30 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. �Dlaest of Ships Meetlnas -,... t AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex Marine), November 9-Chairman Donald D. Fleming; Secretary Jon Cruz; Educational Director R. Wilson ; Deck Delegate S. Perdiks; Engine Delegate William Casapo; Steward Delegate F. Gonzales. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck and engine departments. There is $1 00 in the ship's fund collected from an arrival pool. The chairman reminded all hands that the Union has a very good school in Piney Point, Md. and that qualified members should upgrade their skills and be prepared to fill the jobs available, especially on the military-contracted ships. Crewmembers also were told if they have a drinking or drug problem, they have a Union that cares and programs to help. "So take advantage of them because losing your papers is one thing, but if you lose your life or loved ones, you don't get a second chance." The educational director stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. He noted that after six years of the Reagan administration, we should all know how important SPAD is for us-to make sure the Union has the resources to elect our friends who, in turn, will help us. All departments were given thanks for their hard work and for the smooth trip-especially the steward department. "Steward Jonny Cruz and Chief Cook Leopold Faulkner sure know how to feed a hungry sailor with all their goodies and spread. Too bad the ship will be laid up during Thanksgiving because we're going to miss out on some good food." Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. BALTIMORE (Apex Marine), November 1&-Chairman James S. Rogers ; Secretary Edward M. Collins; Engine Delegate Paul Summers; Treasurer Tom Herbert. No beefs or disputed OT. The captain reported that payoff would take place Nov. 20 and that the ship will remain in the shipyard for about 20 to 25 days. All crewmembers leaving the ship were reminded to return dirty linen to the dirty linen locker. New movies were one of the requests, and the patrolman will be asked about the possibility of getting some soon. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Norfolk, Va. CONSTITUTION (American Hawaii Cruises) , October 1~Chairman D. Ellette; Deck Delegate J. Balentine; Engine Delegate G. Brown. The chairman noted that a new contract was signed, and the bosun has given a copy to each department delegate. So, if there are any questions about the contract, members should see either the bosun or their delegate. The Constitution is going into the shipyard at Aboard the MV Sugar Islander the end of November and is due out around Dec. 15. The ship should be back in Hawaii by Dec. 20. The chairman will keep the delegates informed as to specific dates. All communications have been read and posted. The bosun mentioned the importance of reading the LOG in order to be informed on what's going on in the Union. The new TVs and refrigerators for the unlicensed crew lounges were received , and a new TV, VCR and refrigerator have now been ordered for the pursers' lounge. The chairman gave the ships' committees and delegates a vote of thanks for their good work. Next port: Honolulu, Hawaii. GUS W. DARNELL (Ocean Ships), November 9-Chairman Louie Diesso; Secretary DA Brown; Educational Director H. Green; Engine Delegate Ronald Aubuchon; Steward Delegate Marc D' Ambrosio; Deck Delegate J. McPherson. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $200 in the treasury, shared jointly with the ship's officers. Members were urged to upgrade their skills at the training center in Piney Point, Md. A request was made on the part of the gang to have lifesaving equipment available during the cleaning of the tanks. Respirators should be checked, and a rescue demonstration be given. Next ports: Guam, Singapore and Japan. LNG LEO (Energy Transportation Corp.), November 2-Chairman John P. Davis; Secretary H. Jones, Jr.; Educational Director Roy C. McCauley. No beefs or disputed OT. There is $372.50 in the ship's fund. From that sum, "We have to buy a net for the swimming pool, so we won't lose the ball each time we play water polo." There is also $50 in the communications fund. The chairman reported that the ship will undergo the annual Coast Guard inspection during the northbound voyage. He reminded all hands, however, that safety is a daily concern-not just necessary at inspection time. He also mentioned the reports of meetings with other maritime unions regarding a possible .merger and believed that such signs are encouraging. "We've got to stick together." Movies are still a problem aboard ship. The same box of movies was received that was sent last year. A vote of thanks was given for all members aboard ship for the respect they are showing their fellow Seafarers by not slamming doors or playing radios loudly. A vote of thanks also went to the steward department for the pool parties and good food. Next ports: Osaka, Japan and Arun , Indonesia. OMI DYNACHEM (OMI Corp.), November 1&-Chairman Horace B. Rains ; Secretary Donnie W. Collins ; Educational This photo, sent to us by Chief Steward Milton Thrash, shows crewmembers enjoying one of the many fine cookouts aboard the Sugar Islander (Pacific Gulf Marine). Director Guy Venus; Deck Delegate Michael S. Pell; Engine Delegate John E. Trent; Steward Delegate Bruce Mesger. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The ship is to lay up in Jacksonville for repairs. Payoff will be Wednesday, Nov. 19. The repair list will be posted and all movies are to be returned to the movie locker. The secretary suggested that everyone read the LOG for up-to-date informaton on what's happening in the Union and in the maritime industry. He also stressed the importance of donating to SPAD. "SPAD helped to get us where we are. So let's all donate. Look at the last election and you can see what we can do together. " The educational director reminded anyone who wants to upgrade their skills-" lt's never too late to go to the SHLSS. " All kinds of courses are available. The steward suggested that one minute of silence be observed in memory of those who died aboard the OM/ Yukon during a recent explosion. A hearty vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the fine food and excellent menus. Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. ST AR OF TEXAS (Seahawk Management), November 1&-Chairman Gene Paschall ; Secretary J.R. Fletcher. No beefs or disputed OT reported . There is $32.20 in the ship's fund. Everything is going smoothly aboard the Star of Texas . The ship will pay off Tuesday, Nov. 18 in Norfolk. According to the chairman , " It has been a good trip with a very good crew. " The ship's fund is in the captain's safe and will be handled by the ship's chairman. Members report that they had a nice trip to Rotterdam, although they did encounter some rough weather on the way back. The crew is looking forward to shore time in Norfolk. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a fine job. STUYVESANT (Bay Tankers), November 9-Chairman NA Nagy; Secretary W.J. Smith ; Educational Director Rolando Gumanas. No beefs or disputed OT reported . The ship will pay off on arrival in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 15. Two ABs left the ship this trip due to medical reasons. One replacement came aboard in Valdez. Members talked about the future of shipping and the elimination of jobs on some ships. The importance of upgrading at Piney Point was stressed , especially to help train crewmembers for some of the newer, military ships. A vote of thanks was given to the bosun and deck department for refinishing the deck in the crew mess- _ room and a complete cleaning of the bulkheads. A vote of thanks also went to the steward department for their fine food and clean mess areas. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: CAGUAS GOLDEN ENDEAVOR OAKLAND OVERSEAS CHICAGO PUERTO RICO SEA-LAND CONSUMER SEA-LAND EXPRESS Mt. Washington Crew Enjoys Barbeque """°"'' .· :. .; :•..·:;· ..... .. . . , .. ,~ ... . ::=: .· ·. ' 1111111 ....... ~ Chief Cook J .D. Wilson gets the steaks on the grill. Steward/Baker Nazareth Battle, Bosun William L. Davis and AB Robert S. Livermore are ready for the barbeque. Helping out with cooking and tasting are GSU John Briggs Jr., OS Julio C. Arzi and QMED Horacio A. Arnold. December 1986 I LOG I 21 - �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes NOV. 1-30, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . ............. .. .. . . Port Algonac . . .. . . ..... ... . ...... 0 12 3 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 18 0 0 5 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 19 0 6 0 0 Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec . Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 1 47 6 0 9 Port Algonac .... . . .... ... . . . ..... TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ..................... 0 0 12 0 0 73 8 0 2 1 1 22 Totals All Departments .. . ..... *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 207 46 (301) 899-0675 4 40 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea NOV. 1-30, 1986 Port Gloucester ... . ......... . . New York .... ... .. .. .... Philadelphia . . .. . ..... .... Baltimore ... . .. . ........ Norfolk ... . . . ... . . . ..... Mobile ........ . ........ New Orleans ... .. ........ Jacksonville ... ... ...... . . San Francisco . .. .. .... . .. . Wilmington . .... . . . . . . .. . Seattle ..... . . ...... .. .. Puerto Rico ... ... . . .. . . .. Honolulu .. .. . .. ... . . . .. . Houston .. . . ............ St. Louis ...... . .. .. ... .. Piney Point .. ... .. . .. .. . . Totals ... . .. ........... Port Gloucester .... .. . ... . . . .. New York . ........... ... Philadelphia .. . . . .. . .. . . .. Baltimore ... .. .. ........ Norfolk ......... .. . ... . . Mobile ... . .. ..... . ..... New Orleans . .. . ... . ..... Jacksonville .......... . .. . San Francisco .. . .. ........ Wilmington . .. . . .. . ...... Seattle . . ........... . .. . Puerto Rico .. . .......... . Honolulu . . . ............. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis .. . ... . .... . .... Piney Point ....... . ...... Totals . .... ............ Port Gloucester ...... . ........ New York ... . ........... Philadelphia .............. Baltimore ............... Norfolk .. .... . .......... Mobile ................. New Orleans ............. Jacksonville .............. San Francisco . ............ Wilmington .............. Seattle . . ......... . . .. .. Puerto Rico .............. Honolulu ..... . ... . ...... Houston .... .. .......... St. Louis ... . .. . ......... Piney Point .. . . . .. . . ..... Totals ..... .. . ... ...... Port Gloucester ..... . .... . .... New York .. . ..... . ... . .. Philadelphia .... .. ... .. . . . Baltimore ......... .. . . .. Norfolk .. . ... .. .. . . ... . . Mobile .. .... . . . ... . .... New Orleans . . . . . ........ Jacksonville .. ... .. ... .... San Francisco .. . . . .... . .. . Wilmington .. .. . ..... . . .. Seattle .............. .. . Puerto Rico . ......... .. . . Honolulu ... ..... . .... ... Houston . . . .. . . . . ....... St. Louis .. ... . . ... .. .. . . Piney Point . ... . . . ... . . . . Totals .. ... . . .. . .. . . .. . ,.~ - 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 54 5 10 12 9 40 35 41 17 32 5 13 34 0 1 3 15 6 4 7 3 7 7 6 3 7 1 11 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 6 1 1 2 1 0 6 1 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 35 3 7 7 12 26 15 26 10 28 3 8 27 0 2 311 84 25 209 0 31 2 7 5 9 23 24 19 11 15 2 5 29 0 3 0 5 2 0 5 1 7 1 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 29 1 8 4 6 20 17 11 9 18 2 6 12 0 2 0 12 2 0 5 185 52 16 145 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 3 1 6 16 6 22 4 11 2 4 7 20 1 3 7 4 16 11 33 7 19 3 6 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 0 0 3 145 48 37 0 15 1 6 10 3 8 10 34 13 24 1 5 9 0 0 1 24 6 6 6 1 10 6 7 12 15 3 109 10 0 9 0 139 225 3 0 1 3 0 6 4 12 0 2 0 174 0 0 1 206 0 0 1 97 0 7 0 1 1 1 10 4 16 11 18 0 6 8 0 0 83 Trip Reliefs **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 0 0 1 4 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 1 1 12 4 7 4 4 4 17 7 0 0 73 575 141 28 1 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 7 0 8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 17 0 9 0 1 2 0 3 4 1 4 6 1 7 5 0 1 4 64 3 6 8 10 41 34 37 21 35 17 2 50 0 5 2 8 4 4 8 3 10 4 8 4 9 0 11 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 66 13 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 1 34 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 25 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 42 18 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 14 1 1 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 0 81 6 0 10 154 0 3 0 1 2 0 6 2 15 1 2 0 126 1 0 0 159 Totals All Departments ...... 780 409 284 534 296 207 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . 6 111 4 11 20 11 73 61 80 34 52 30 10 69 7 23 7 5 5 3 7 11 15 5 13 4 24 6 0 6 2 11 2 3 6 3 7 5 7 2 5 1 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 44 337 85 13 0 4 0 1 33 3 4 10 7 32 13 75 14 37 9 7 24 0 4 3 6 1 2 2 0 3 5 7 2 2 2 29 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 33 0 1 0 5 4 11 2 6 1 62 0 0 0 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 027 40 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave ., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 11 5 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 0 0 0 96 273 68 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 1 12 11 2 26 10 77 20 34 14 9 22 0 0 1 60 7 9 6 4 24 12 20 18 33 15 135 10 0 4 0 7 0 1 2 0 25 4 2 1 0 1 305 3 0 1 0 285 358 352 213 1,470 652 434 Shipping in the month of November was down from the month of October. A total of 1,250 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,250 jobs shipped, 534 jobs or about 43 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 213 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 4, 102 jobs have been shipped. 22 I LOG I December 1986 5443 Ridge Rd . 44129 (216) 845-1100 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 2067 4 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 51 O N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �'Friends Forever . . . ' After reading in the Pensioner's Corner of the most recent Seafarers LOG that Eric Joseph retired, I recalled the time he and I sailed aboard the same vessel out of the port of New York and, when the subject of "boxing" came up, we donned the gloves and sparred on deck, briefly. We both were out of shape, it seemed. But, I was careful not to hit him in his blind eye that was the result of donating part of it to a former shipmate, "Phil" Pron. It was a most unselfish gesture, and there was quite a write-up about it in the LOG at the time. So, among his other accomplishments while in our Union, I trust he'll have the good feeling of the foregoing to keep him company in retirement. Eric, the pressure is off. Enjoy yourself, go home and visit your family and stay as long as you like. No more sailing boards to cope with. Someone else will do the cooking now, friend. Maybe our paths will cross again at some future date. But for now, smooth sailing and steady as she goes. Friends forever, Clarence (Bud) Cousins (C-59) Butler, Pa. No Decision Made-What Do You Think? SHLSS Student Loan Program Is Only Under Study The article on a proposal to work up a fee schedule for courses at SHLSS, which appeared in the Nov. 1986 LOG, was not intended to imply that any fee program has been established. The SHLSS and the Trustees are looking for new ways to improve the educational opportunities for our membership. A study has revealed that a number of people have used the facilities of the school and then left the industry. The purpose of the school is to improve both the industry and the job opportunities of those members who stay with the industry. We would like to hear from you. r-------------------------------------~ Should we continue the present system that allows some people to use the free educational facilities of our school for their own advancement and then leave the industry? D yes D no Should we charge a fee to those who use the school's educational facilities and do not stay with the industry? D yes D no Please send this to: Charles Svenson, Editor The LOG Box 123 Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 ~-------------------------------------~ Preference (Continued from Page 24.) tices a ''contraction'' for all practical purposes? 4. The Cargo Preference Act of I 904 requires that military supplies shipped ''by sea'' must be sent on U .S.-flag ves el . It has been brought to our attention that the Department of Defense has flown supplies to Iceland rather than send them by sea on U.S. vessels pursuant to the cargo preference laws. Will you please provide details as to the typ.e of military cargo ent by air, the justification for using air rather than surface transportation, and the cost comparison for air versus surface transportation. 5. Why did the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) not institute administrative debarment procedures against Brussels Steel Co. after their knowingly false statements and deliberate breaches of contract concerning cargo preference were di covered? That would have been much more timely than the protracted review by the Inspector General that wa instituted. 6. Department of Defense procurement procedures and regulations allow shipper to make arrangements that have the effect of limiting application of the cargo preference laws. Why have these regulation not been changed to encourage the use of U .S.-flag vessels. Letters To The Edi-tor 'Union Labor Still the Best . .· . ' Many times we fail to applaud our brothers and sisters for going beyond their duties to show that union labor is still the best. After boarding the M/V GaJrice Transport and hearing of a two-man steward (department], reaction of the worst kind was felt. Nevertheless, Henry Jones and James Byron (both SIU members] showed us that even with the reduced manning scale, they made outstanding credit, not only to themselves, but most important to the Union. I thought you would like to know. Vern Johansen Deck Delegate-SUP Legislative Agenda (Continued from Page 24.) aren't introduced to repeal the ban on the export of Alaskan oil, or to abolish the Cargo Preference Act of 1954. The Union also will be monitoring the different agencies and departments to make sure that they are implementing maritime promotional programs already on the books. This has been a big problem during the past few years. A problem already has arisen. The Department of Agriculture has indicated that it might be inclined to waive the cargo preference requirements for vessels older than 15 years. In addition, the SIU legislative staff is expected to concentrate its efforts on coming up with a new build and charter bill and in securing legislation to stimulate American participation in the U.S.-Japan auto carriage trade. The SIU will be looking into ways to beef up this nation's passenger vessel fleet. A bill that would have reflagged several foreign-flag passenger vessels under American registry was allowed to expire in the 99th Congress. Had it been passed, it would have created thousands of jobs for American seamen. ''The key to any revival of the American-flag merchant marine is cargo," said Drozak. "Whether it's through cargo preference or bilateral ., trade agreements is immaterial. The important thing is that we have an American-flag merchant marine capable of meeting this nation's defense and commercial needs." �1OOth Congress Meets Next Month Trade Bill, Job Security Top SIU's Hill Agenda .. The period between Thanksgiving and New Year's has traditionally been a quiet time in the nation's capital. This is not, however, a typical year. Two weeks before Thanksgiving, stories broke involving the biggest political scandal to hit this town since Watergate-the Iran-Contra arms deal. Up until that time, talk in the nation's capital centered around the Redskins (Washingtonians are rabid football fans) and rumors about prospective committee assignments. The great danger for the maritime industry, and the country, is that the administration and the 1OOth Congress will get bogged down on this one issue. President Reagan, by virtue of his immense personal popularity, has been able to dominate the political agenda of this country during the past six years. Unfortunately, that agenda has rarely included any maritime promotional programs. Even before the Iran-Contra arms scandal, the administration was perceived as having lost some power because it was unable to influence the results of the November elections. Now, the administration is in a state of near-disarray. What do these latest political developments mean to seamen? A great deal. For the past 100 years, job security for American seamen has been closely tied to government policy. With the exception of cargo generated by the two world wars , the maritime industry has had to depend on the leadership of Washington to survive in the face of heavily subsidized foreign fleets. While the actual number of vessels registered under the American-flag merchant marine may have fluctuated widely during the 20th Century, promotional programs such as the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 preserved a viable core capable of meeting this nation's minimum commercial and defense needs. The wholesale elimination of many important maritime programs during the past six years has endangered that core. A recent study by the Navy predicted a shortage of skilled mariners in the event of a national emergency. Aside from the Iran-Contra arms scandal , the lOOth session of Congress is expected to concentrate its efforts on resolving those troublesome issues that its predecessors left untouched. A little background on the 99th Congress is in order. It was able to reach a bipartisan consensus on a surprising number of issues-tax reform, immigration, toxic waste, South Africa. Yet it failed to make much headway on the festering budget and trade deficits. It also failed to take any constructive action to halt the decline of the American-flag merchant marine. This, however, was not entirely the fault of Congress , or even the administration. Much of the blame rests squarely at the feet of the maritime industry, which was unable to come up with a common legislative program. This disunity was an important factor in the failure to secure the reform of the liner subsidy program, which will start to expire at the end of this year. SIU President Frank rozak testified before Congress last fall on this very issue. He said that dire consequences would result if action were not taken to resolve this problem. Those dire consequences have hit with a resounding bang. U.S. Lines, Merchant Marine Panel Finally Sets Up Shop WASHINGTON-The Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense finally is in business. After 18 months of delays since its creation by Congress, the commission has its members and is ready to start work on its first preliminary report, due in nine months. It isn't clear yet who will actually act as chairman for Navy Secretary John Lehman. But the commission staff has been in place since early this year under Navy Capt. Bernard D . Dunn. The commissioners, appointed by President Reagan in October, just did gain Senate confirmation before Congress adjourned. They took their oaths Wednesday. Beside Secretary Lehman, or his designate, the commissioners are: John Gaughan, maritime administrator; Edward E. Carlson, chairman emeritus of UAL Inc., Washington, D.C.; William E. Haggett, president and chief executive officer of Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; James L. Holloway, president of the Council of AmericanFlag Operators here; Joseph Sewall, 24 I LOG I December 1986 president of the consulting firm, James W. Sewall Co., Old Town, Maine; and Shannon J. Wall, president of the National Maritime Union, New York City. The idea of the commission and the study it is to undertake began in the House Seapower Subcommittee headed by Rep. Charles E. Bennett, D-Fla. The Reagan administration has been unenthusiastic. The commission is expected to examine emergency shipping needs as well as the shipyards' ability to meet them. After its initial report to Congress and the president, a follow-up series of recommendations is due three months later. A final report is due nine months after that, followed by concluding recommendation in another three months. The law specifies that the Navy secretary, or "his designate" be chairman. No decision has been disclo ed on whether Mr. Lehman will preside personally or name someone else to do so. Journal of Commerce this nation's largest shipping company, has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. While U.S. Lines is not an SIU-contracted company, its financial difficulties are indicative of the shaky state of the American maritime industry as a whole. "The industry is dying," Drozak told the N. Y. Maritime Port Council recently. "We have to work with our newly elected friends in the House and the Senate to bring about a revival of the American-flag merchant marine." At the top ofDrozak's and the SIU's legislative agenda will be the trade issue, which is being viewed as a potential test of wills between a reinvigorated Congress and an embattled executive branch. Organized labor has already drafted the broad outlines of a trade policy , which would center around increasing the powers of the U.S. trade representative. As it is, the trade representative has little authority of his own. Trade policy is scattered among numerous departments and agencies. A general trade policy is only half the answer. What is also needed is executive and legislative action dealing with specific industries. The SIU has been working hard to come up with its own program that would complement the one drafted by the AFLCI O. Indeed, much of this Union's activity during the period before the inauguration of the lOOth Congress will be spent in meeting staff members of the different committees in order to convey our feelings about the trade issue and proposed maritime legislation As in previous sessions of Congress , there are indications that the maritime industry will have to devote a large share of its energies just to make sure that the few remaining promotional programs still in existence aren't abolished. According to Frank Pecquex, director of legislation for the SIU, the Union will be monitoring the actions of Congress to make sure that bil (Continued on Page 23.) House to Monitor DOD Preference Compliance The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee is not convinced that the Department of Defense is committed to following strict interpretations of cargo preference rules. ''The testimony of your witnesses at our two hearings . . . cast doubts upon the sincerity of the administration's support for cargo preference. The Department of Defense witnesses presented narrow and contradictory legal arguments to support their procurement practices, indicating a negative attitude and an attempt to avoid application of cargo preference laws,'' 12 members of the subcommittee wrote in a letter to DOD Secretary Casper Weinberger. The letter noted that the administration's policy is to neither expand nor contract present cargo preference laws, but the DOD witnesses seemed to indicate an effort by the department to narrow the scope ·of the laws. ''Aren' t the current procurement practices a 'contraction' for all practical purposes ,' ' the letter asked. In particular, the representatives were concerned about testimony that claimed parts and components purchased overseas , but for assembly in the United States, were not covered by cargo preference. In addition, they noted that some shipments scheduled for sea transportation were diverted to airborne shipping, which is not covered by the preference laws. The group asked for answers to six questions about the DOD's cargo preference prac ice . hey a o to einberger that they would carefully monitor all DOD shipments to ensure that the cargo preference laws are followed. The questions they asked were: 1. The Navy determined that the cargo preference laws only apply to final products delivered to the Navy, not to component parts purchased by the contractor to fill a contract. Would you explain how that decision was arrived at when the 1904 law makes no distinction based on passage of title? 2. If a component is imported duty free because it is for the government's use , ·even though title has not passed, is it not logical that the same component is subject to cargo preference laws? 3. How does your agency's position on the cargo preference laws square with the clearly stated position of the administration that it does not support any "expansion or contraction'' of the current cargo preference laws? Aren't the current procurement prac(Continued on Page 23.) Inside: SIU-MEBA-2 Form New Union Page 2 U.S. Unes Seek Bankruptcy Protection Page 3 Page 13 Smithsonian Spotlights Seafarers Page 23 Changes Made to Welfare Plan � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 1986 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES OCEAN MINING COULD MEAN FUTURE SIU JOBS PROTESTING SOUTH AFRICAN RACISM SIU TESTS NEW TAGOS STRIKE BRINGS NEW PACT NEW INLAND CONTRACTS OK’D AIR FORCE LOGISTICS BRASS GETS GOOD LOOK AT SHLSS INDEPENDENCE DAY REMINISCENCES ON THE GREAT LAKES SMITHSONIAN HIGHLIGHTS CENTURY OF THE U.S. LABOR CRUISE SHIP HEALTH EXAMS BEGIN AGAIN BY HILL ORDER NEW HOSPITAL SHIP CHRISTENED MSC’S SAFETY POSTER WALKES AWAY WITH HONORS COVE LEADER PASSES THROUGH PANAMA CANAL USNS MERCY TRADE BILL, JOB SECURITY TOP SIU’S HILL AGENDA HOUSE TO MONITOR DOD PREFERENCE COMPLIANCE MERCHANT MARINE PANEL FINALLY SETS UP SHOP U.S. LINES FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, SLASHES SERVICE NORWAY FACES FLAG SHIFT SIU AIRS CHARGES AGAINST MEBA AT AFL-CIO HEARING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/1/1986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 48, No. 12 1986 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2b4e2cc596f31d06a9f69715cf95de44.pdf 1d1e4f8c434d8eadc308ac41bffbf8f1 PDF Text Text Official Publication ol the Seafarers International Union • Atlantic, GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District • AFL-CIO Vol. 49, No. I .January 1987 P.L. 480 Hike Safe Little New for Maritime in Reagan's FY '88 Budget When the cargo preference share of P.L. 480 shipments jumps from 60 to 70 percent this April, the administration apparently will not challenge it. Figures in the Reagan FY '88 budget include a $48.5 million allotment for the increased U .S.-flag share. Despite the overwhelming support of the House and Senate on the 1985 farm bill (the Food Security Act), there had been some grumblings from powerful farm state representatives and White House officials that the program might be challenged. That 1985 legislation was a compromise which will .eventually lead to a 75 percent U .S.-flag share of what are called Title II shipments under P.L. 480. Those food give-aways or donations were pegged at only 50 percent previously. In return for dropping claim to Title I programs. which are financed through various government loans and loan guarantees, the Title II share was increased for U.S. ships. Except for the P. L. 480 money, the budget items which affect maritime are either little changed from past budgets or reduced. As Operating Subsidy Differential contracts expire, they are not renewed, and if nothing is done in the way of policy change, they will eventually disappear. Currently only 87 U .S.-flag ships receive ODS, and $250.3 million is siotted for ODS. The Strategic Petroleum fill-rate will be reduced from 75,000 to 35,000 barrels a day. The administration claims that will save about $225 million a year. Overall, there is little new or unexpected in the budget requests. It follows a pattern set in 1980 of minimal help for the merchant marine. There are no drastic cuts because those have already been made in previous years. It will be up to Congress and the industry to attempt to find solutions to the massive problems in maritime. In a letter to both House and Senate members on the Merchant Marine and Armed Services committees and subcommittees, SIU President Frank Drozak urged either new action or strict implementation of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. "I urge the lOOth Congress to initiate action which will reverse the industry's present state of deterioration. Solution toward maintaining a domestic shipyard mobilization base, as well as a sizeable U.S.-flag merchant fleet, are numerous and well documented. Congress must elect to implement a program of revival, either in the form of new legislation, or in strict enforcement of statutes, like the 1936 Act, which are already on the books," he wrote. Highlights of the FY '88 Budget * $66.8 million for operations and training for continued support of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, management of maritime promotional programs, and support of the (Continued on Page 22.) Drozak On the Waterfront; Visits Membership in Honolulu During his trip to Honolulu, SIU President Frank Drozak met with the crews of the SS Independence, and the SS Constitution. Above, Drozak (second from left) is pictured with (I. to r.) Commodore Harry Wu, SIU Vice President George McCartney and Bosun Clarence Burgo aboard the Independence. (See pages 4 and 5.) Wave of the Future? Unmanned Ships Will Sail S EAFARERS have had to contend with reduced manning scales for years. In some nations, 12-man crews are the norm and smaller crews are accepted. Even in the worst case, most sailors figured there would have to be a captain, a cook and somebody in the engineroom and on deck, right? Wrong. Next year the Japanese plan to test "crewless" ships, robot bulk carriers, or as one shipping company executive described them, "dummy or slave ships." The experiment is set to include four unmanned bulk carriers which would be electronically controlled by a so-called mother-ship. During the ocean crossing the mother-ship will be sort of an electronic, floating border collie, herding its charges across the seas. When the four ships come close to shore, crews would be transported from shore by helicopter or high speed boats to take over the ships and guide them to port. There sure wouldn't be many beefs at payoff. On a more serious note, crewless ships may or may not be used in the future, but they are an extreme example of the problems merchant seamen everywhere face. Individually, you can protect yourself by learning more skills, upgrading yourself. Collectively, this Union and all maritime unions must help in forging some sort of national maritime policy. This administration and this nation must be shown the important role the merchant marine and the people in it play in both peace time and war. Inside: Labor Honors Martin Luther King Page 3 30 Die in Tragic Winter Sinkings Page 3 Piney Point Blast Kills SIU Boatman Page 7 Special Section-A Look at 1986 At a party honoring his years of service to maritime labor, Executive VP Ed Turner and SIU President Frank Drozak share thoughts. See page 6 for more photos. Pages14-19 Washington Report Looks at New Congress Page 21 �Pre ide t' r by Frank Drozak N INETEEN eighty-six turned out to be a disappointing year for most Americans. The year began on a tragic note when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. It ended with the Iran arms scandal, which raised many troubling questions about the way this country is being governed. The nation's two most pressing problems-the budget and trade deficits-continued to worsen. As a result, many American industries were finding it difficult to compete against foreign competitors, and many thousands of American industrial workers were forced into low-paying service jobs or unemployment lines. Maritime was one of the industries most heavily hit. The number of vessels documented under the American registry continued to decline. There are now fewer than 400 active American-flag vessels, one-tenth the number we had during World War II. U.S. Lines, this nation's largest carrier, filed for protection under Chapter XI of the bankruptcy code. Things could have been worse. Our legislative department helped beat back attempts to weaken a number of laws that have provided the maritime industry with an important safety net: a ban on the sale of Alaskan oil; the Service Contract Act; cargo preference laws, and the Jones Act. But something more is needed, and that something is a comprehensive national maritime policy to promote the American maritime industry. With the exception of the Port Development Bill, no major maritime bills were enacted. * * * a manpower shortage within a few years, one which would have profound implications for the security of this nation. Right now, the only new work being created in the maritime industry is onboard military vessels that are being contracted out by the Navy. Fully one-third of all our deep-sea jobs are on military support vessels. The SIU and its members are ready and able to man these ships. At the same time, I must stress that many skilled seamen have left this industry. They just couldn't adjust to the economic uncertainty caused by the lack of a coherent national policy. And this is a great personal loss to these seafarers I have more hope for 1987. It finally seems that Americans are ready to tackle some difficult issues. A new Congress wasjust sworn in. Leaders on both sides of the aisle have promised to enact some kind of trade bill. We in the SIU want to make sure that any such bill takes into account the needs of the maritime industry. For example, a trade bill that allows the export of Alaskan oil would be worse than no trade bill at all. We in the SIU have, therefore, spent the past few months drafting our own recommendations on trade. I intend to unveil these recommendations in February when the Maritime Trades Department meets in Florida. As a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, I intend to ask the Council to incorporate into its recommendations on the Trade Bill policy statement language which will include fair access to cargo for U.S.-ftag ships. The maritime industry will be helped, I believe, by a growing public awareness of the pivotal role that the American-flag merchant marine plays in the defense of this country. The Navy just released a study predicting and their families as well as a very real threat to our national defense. The SIU will continue to keep an eye out for developments in other areas as well. We will continue to improve our training facilities at the Lundeberg School. While I will continue to explore mergers with other maritime unions, I intend with the best of my ability and with your support to do whatever is necessary to protect and promote the best interests of this membership. And I pledge to fight tooth and nail any and all attempts to infringe upon our jurisdictional rights, or to threaten your job security. Recertified Stewards See the Hill As part of their training, this group of recertified stewards bad a chance to visit Capitol Hill, where many important decisions affecting maritime are made. The group included Raymundo Agbulos, Rayfield Crawford, Norman Duhe and his wife, Vernon Ferguson, James Jackson, Floyd King, James Lewis, Diane Michener, Lance Rene, William Robles, Jonathan White and Kyle White. J ry1 rers I s ndl -CIO 7 d ol 49 0 1 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Secretary Joe Sacco Vice President Leon Hall Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Associate Editor 2 I LOG I January 1987 Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor Deborah Greene Associate Editor The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO , 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs , Md . 20746, Tei'. 899~ 0675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md . 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs Md . 20746 . ' ' • �Civil Rights Leader Honored Labor and Nation Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to bringing about equal rights for all Americans. This January 19 marks the second year the U.S. will celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Organized labor helped bring about this day to recognize the accomplishments of this giant of the civil rights movement. While the fight to establish a day to honor Dr. King's legacy was nowhere as difficult nor as long as his decades-long struggle for civil rights, union members everywhere should take some pride in knowing they were instrumental in establishing this national day of remembrance. Following are excerpts from remarks by AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland concerning the King holiday: ''As trade unionists, we think that it would have given Dr. King some small pleasure to know that union members all over this country have turned to their employers and insisted that this holiday be affirmed in their collective bargaining agreements. "On January 19, 1987, the labor movement has the opportunity to help assure that this new tradition, this new holiday, continues to be a day that celebrates all that Martin Luther King lived and died for: justice and dignity, freedom and peace. "We can do it by persuasion, by education and, above all, by example. ''Labor has a special responsibility to help head that off and to point the Martin Luther King Holiday commemoration in the way it should go. No other institution has such direct pipelines to so many members; and no other institution so deeply shares the goals and values that Martin Luther King fought for. "Dr. King's dream is timeless. It is shared by all working people of all races and religions. He spelled it out eloquently when he came before the 1961 convention of the AFL-CIO and said this: 'I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one, with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. 'This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream, a dream yet unfulfilled: a dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality.' "That's where we stand, and it's where we have been standing for a hundred years and more. January 19 this year, and every January in the future, is a time for trade unionists to stand together, with as many of our fellow citizens as we can reach, and renew our vows to bring that dream to reality." Seafarers Welfare Plans Report Health care costs are rising again. At the beginning of 1986, the rise was in the 6 to 8 percent range. The Bureau of National Affairs reports that during the third quarter of 1986, costs for medical services increased as much as 20 percent. Several programs were put into effect to safeguard your welfare fund during the last year. A letter from the trustees will be sent to all members in the next few months explaining any changes made in the Plans. *** All official Union documents, W-2 · forms, the LOG, and letters from the trustees about your benefit plans are sent to our members at the permanent addresses on file. If your permanent address changed during the last year, or if you haven't been receiving Union mail, it is most important that you send your new address to the SIU, Attention: Address Correction Department, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Maryland, 20746-9971. Include your social security number, your book number, telephone number, and whether you are a pensioner or an active member. Drozak Raps AID Age Rule An Agency for International Development (AID) regulation placing a 15year age limit on U.S. ships carrying AID cargo to Jordan and Egypt is "without legal basis," said SIU and MTD President Frank Drozak. ''The Maritime Trades Department objects to the recent AID policy as it clearly discriminates against a number of U .S.-fiag vessels which have been certified by the Coast Guard to be safe. These standards for certification have been set by the Congress and are the most stringent in the international shipping community. Age is not indicative of the safety or efficiency of a vessel. Many older vessels operating under the U.S. flag are extremely well maintained and repaired. Older ve sels are subject to the ame trict Coa t Guard inspections as newer ve sels. Vessels which have been maintained and improved by their owner should not be rendered obsolete for purposes of the preference trades because of an agency's arbitrary barrier allegedly put Crew Snuffs Out Blaze On Lt. John P. Bobo Late last fall a fire broke out on the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo. It had the potential to do serious damage to the ship. But quick action by SIU crewmen was able to keep the fire confined to the lower deck in the hold where it broke out. Capt. John F. Maytum cited the crew's training and pecial education provided by the SIU as a main reason for their speedy snuffing out the flames. Following is a letter from Capt. Maytum to SIU VP 'Red' Campbell. "While anchored off Las Palmas, Canary Islands, on 31 October 1986, the M/V 2nd. Lt. John P. Bobo was damaged by a fire on "G" deck lower hold # 3. The fire was discovered by QMED/Pumpman Walter L. Davidson, who quickly passed word to the bridge and returned to fight the fire. Heavy black smoke and extreme heat in a confined area, deep in the ship, made conditions extremely hazardous. Mr. Davidson was quickly joined by D/E/U Daniel Campbell and Chief Mate Michael Duley (Dist.-2, AMO). These men donned self-contained breathing apparatus and had the fire out in a matter of minutes. Minimum damage to the vessel and its cargo were a direct result of the rapid and highly professional response of these SIU crewmen. The hours of training and special education provided by the SIU to their members have paid off handsomely in thi case. The rest of the crew, who were not directly involved in fighting the fire, provided replacement air bottles and other support equipment. The crew and officers performed all their assigned tasks and duties in the most professional manner, and their actions were in the highe t traditions of the merchant marine. It is a pleasure to have men of this caliber on board the ves el.'' Three Sinkings Claim 30 Thirty merchant sailors died in three sinkings during the last week of December. Two of the accidents occurred in the North Atlantic and the third off the coast of Sardinia. Both Atlantic mishaps happened Dec. 26. The tanker was British-owned but registered in Gibraltar. Two Briti h eamen's unions have asked for a British government inquiry into the accident. The ship reportedly carried a life boat which could only hold ix. On the same day, the sinking of the Icelandic freighter Suderlund claimed six lives. But five other crewmen were rescued in stormy seas. The 3,500-ton ship apparently had been battered by heavy seas between Norway and Iceland, and some reports say a large wave slammed into the freighter causing it to list badly. The captain then issued a Mayday and abandoned ship. Five crewmembers were rescued 12 hours later when a Danish Coast Guard helicopter arrived on the scene and hoisted them from their life raft. Three others on the raft were dead by then, possibly from exposure. Three others apparently went down with the ship. On Christmas Day, the Cypriot freighter Stainless Trader sank during a gale off the coast of Sardinia. Eight crewmembers died in the accident and I 0 other were re cued. in place at the reque t of a foreign nation,'' Drozak wrote in a letter to the agency. "Absent a further change in congressional policy, AID is without any legal basis or other authority to limit the pool of eligible vessels based on the objections or demands of a foreign nation. To let this ill-conceived and ill-advised action stand will only encourage other recipient nations to e tabli h similar arbitrary method of minimizing the u e of U .S.-ftag vesels," he said. Drozak asked AID to review and change its policy. All 12 crewmembers aboard the British tanker Syneta perished when the ship ran aground off the east coast of Iceland. After running aground near the mouth of a fjord, the ship sent a Mayday signal it could not launch its life rafts because the Syneta was too close to a rocky outcrop. When the tanker began to sink, the crewmen apparently jumped into the water wearing only life jackets. When other vessels arrived on the scene, they found six bodies in life jackets and a life raft ripped apart. Two other bodies slipped out of the life jackets as rescuers tried to recover them. January 1987 I LOG I 3 �IU President Frank Drozak went down to the waterfront in Hawaii to spend time with the Union's membership, many of whom call the Islands home or stop there in transit. During his six days in port, Drozak went aboard the cableship Charles L. Brown, the tug Susan W. Hannah, the T-AGOS Indomitable, and the cruise ships . S.S. Constitution. and S.S. Independence. With more and more military support vessels calling at the port facilities in Honolulu and at Hickham Field, and with both the S.S. Constitution and the S.S. Independence being home-ported in Honolulu, the Hawaiian Islands have become a major port for the SIU. While he was in Honolulu, President Drozak spent time visiting with the Port Agents of both the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and the Marine Firemen. S SIU President Meets with the Membership in Hawaii On he Wa erfront with Frank SIU President Drozak and VP McCartney meet with Bosun John Ballantine during their visit to the S.S. Constitution in Honolulu. rozak Bosun Charles Little ''takes five'' while the T-AGOS Indomitable lays dockside at Hickham Field in Hawaii. T-Aaos Indomitable S.S. Independence S.S. Constitution President Drozak meets with the lndomitable's Bosun Charles Little, second from left, and Chief Cook Alphonse Dixon. At left is SIU VP George McCartney. SIU President Frank Drozak addresses a membership meeting aboard the S.S. Constitution. 126 crewmembers from all departments attended the meeting. With Drozak at the head table are SIU Vice President George McCartney and Bosun (and Ship's Chairman) John Ballantine. On the SS Independence, Drozak and McCartney take a minute to pose with some of the crew, along with Commodore Harry Wu (left) and Bosun Clarence Burgo (right). SIU President Frank Drozak, Vice President George McCartney and Rep. Tom Fay board the Charles L. Brown for a meeting with the ship's crew. The cable-laying vessel is home-ported in Honolulu. The ship's engineer, at right, takes SIU officials Drozak and McCartney on a tour of the T-AGOS vessel's engineroom. 4 I LOG I January 1987 �Drozak, McCartney and Fay meet with some of the crew in the messroom to talk about the unique problems that come up during cable laying and repair missions. Clockwise from bottom left are Bosun Roy Theiss, Oiler/Maintenance Anthony DiBenedetto, SIU Vice President George McCartney, Chief Electrician William Carroll, Cable AB Bill Mullins, SIU President Frank Drozak and SIU Rep Tom Fay. Drozak spent time talking with Constitution crewmembers. Drozak meets with Bosun Roy Theiss and two Charles L. Brown crewmembers. On the Constitution, a relaxed crew and Drozak get a chance to share some thoughts. SIU President Frank Drozak posed for this photo before boarding the T-AGOS , Indomitable for a meeting with the crew. The Navy support vessel is home-ported in Honolulu. From left are SIU Vice President George McCartney, Drozak, Capt. Michael G. Clarity, senior vice president of Sea Mobility (Pacific), and SIU Rep Tom Fay. It was a good turnout, and members listened carefully to President Drozak's report on their Union's progress. SIU President Frank Drozak looks over the Susan W. Hannah, tied up in transit at the port of Honolulu, before boarding for a meeting with the crew. A key member of the Charles L. Brown's crew is Cook-Baker James B. Richardson seen here at left with Bosun Roy Theiss and SIU President Drozak. January 1987 I LOG I 5 �Forty Years of Service Ed Turner, Lundeberg Ally, SIU VP, Retires ''The SIU is losing more than just a good worker, ' ' said SIU President Frank Drozak recently at the retirement party for Executive Vice President Ed Turner. "It is losing one of the last remaining links to its past." This was just one of many accolades given to the retiring Turner last month at a dinner held in his honor at the Apostleship of the Sea in San Francisco. Fifty years ago when the seamen' s movement lay in ruins, Ed Turner was part of the generation of labor leaders who reorganized the deep sea sailor and laid the foundation for improved wages, conditions and job security. Turner played a pivotal role in many of the early organizing drives. As a result of his loyalty, courage and unquestioned capability, he was chosen head of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MCS). As head of the MCS, Turner was able to steadily improve the living standard of his members. Yet he understood that these improvements could not be maintained without unity. He understood that the maritime industry could not survive if it continued to be split among small, bickering entities. And so for the good of the The Apostleship of the Sea in San Francisco was festively decorated last month at the retirement dinner for SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner. Ed (second from right) is flanked by his wife, Betty, and SIU President Frank Drozak. Also seated at the head table are Vice President George McCartney, San Francisco Supervisor Tom Hsieh and Mrs. Hsieh. Thanks to John Ravnik and Frank Gill for sending us these photos. maritime industry, and his membership, he agreed to merge with the A&G district of the SIU. During his fifty years in the industry, Ed Turner has seen it all. He has seen merchant seamen die protecting the security of their country, only to be Betty Turner holds the SIU award presented to her husband from President Frank Drozak. George McCartney Oeft) shares in the honor. Ed Turner thanks the SIU leadership for all the honors. 6 I LOG I January 1987 denied veterans' status. He has seen the industry go through boom times and through bust times. And he has worked closely with some of the industry's most talented people-and go one-on-one.against some of its toughest. Ed Turner-a loyal friend , strong family man and dedicated trade unionist-is living proof that organized labor can make a difference in the lives of its members. He has made an indelible mark on the maritime industry. And we will all miss him. A big dent was made in the S.S. Turner-and it was delicious. The entire executive board of the Sugar Workers join in honoring Ed Turner. Also in the photo are Frank Drozak, George McCartney and Betty Turner. �a SIU Boatman Killed Four Die in Massive Piney Point Barge Blast A barge holding the remnants of a load of aviation fuel exploded at the Steuart Petroleum Company depot in Piney Point, Md., killing four workers and injuring a fifth. One of the workers killed in the blast .was SIU Tankerman Glen D. Ponder, 42, of North Carolina who had just moved to Maryland to take a job at Steuart Petroleum. The blast, which occurred Dec. 20 at 2:30 a.m., rocked nearby homes. People as far away as 17 miles described the explosion as ''an earthquake." More than 125 firefighters from eight St. Mary's and Calvert county fire departments battled about three hours to bring the blaze on the barge and the adjacent pier under control. A joint inquiry was immediately called by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board to determine the reasons for the explosion. Three hearings were held over the course of the month, and evidence was gathered. The lone survivor of the explosion, Walter Higgs, 44, of Leonardtown, Md., could not testify at the first two hearings because of the extensive nature of his injuries. Higgs is believed to have survived because he was not on the barge. He was logging information on the pier when the explosion occurred. On Jan. 11, 1987, the day after the third and final hearing was held, The Baltimore Sun reported that Lt. William Diaduk, who headed the investigation, had said that Steuart Petroleum's safety record was "very good." It will be another six weeks before the investigators release a report. "We'll almost certainly know what happened," said Lt. Diaduk. He also indicated that the explosion may have been caused by some kind of spark, and that it occurred during some kind of fuel transfer. One theory is that the spark could have been caused by the suctioning device which was being used to transfer the fuel. The barge would have been filled with the fumes from the jet fuel. According to Robert Thomas, deputy state fire marshal, ''That's more dangerous than if [the barge] was full.'' Tampa Tugs in Hawaii Something Fishy on the Susan W. Hannah Hamming it up for the photographer, Cook Gary Spencer attacks a freshly-caught bonita that was gaffed by Deckhand Rick Wilson. The crew poses with a freshly-caught swordfish which was later transformed into delicious steaks. Exulting in the moment are First Mate Mark Duncan, Chief Engineer Bill Hastings, Crewmember Harvey Walker, Captain Kim Gill, Second Mate Scott Coburn and Cook Gary Spencer. Crowley in L.A. The following Inland members have gone on pension: Baltimore Preston L. Bryant, captain Houston Alfonse B. Cocek, captain Norfolk Elmer Bingham, cook Leslie F. Haynie , captian Philadelphia Raymond H. McMullen, captain & mate In Los Angeles Harbor, SIU Rep Trevor ''Robbie'' Robertson (right) makes sure that Seafarers working the many pieces of Crowley equipment receive good Union representation. Here, Tankermen Dominic Defeo (left) and Gary Harbison enjoy a laugh during one of Robertson's visits. January 1987 I LOG I 7 �In Memoriam Pensioner James Edward Bromwell Sr. , 89, passed away from heart failure in the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore on Dec. 6, 1986. Brother Bromwell joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957. He sailed as a captain for the Curtis Bay Towing Co . from 1945 to 1970. He was born in Maryland and was a resident of Baltimore . Burial was in the Cedar Hill Cemetery , Brooklyn , Md . Surviving is his widow, Mary. Pensioner Cristobal Jesolua, 80, passed away on Dec. 24, 1986.BrotherJesolua joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1967. He sailed for the Virginia Pilots Assn. from 1946 to 1964 and for the Assn. of Maryland Pilots from 1964 to 1972. He was born in the Philippine Islands and was a resident of Churchland, Va. Surviving is his son , Christopher of Portsmouth , Va. Pensioner Henry "Harry" Bill Joyce, 83 , succumbed to heart-lung failure in the Good Samaritan .. Hospital , N.Y. on • Nov. 1, 1986. ' Brother Joyce joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960. He sailed as a floatman and dispatcher for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad from 1942 to 1968. He was born in the Bronx, N. Y. and was a resident of North Babylon, N.Y. Burial was in the St. Charles Cemetery , Pinelawn, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Gertrude; a son, Ronald; a daughter, Regina, both of the Bronx, and a brother, Howard. Pensioner Lamar Matthew Lott Sr., 72, passed away from lung failure in Perris, Ala. on Nov. 3, 1986. Brother Lott joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1957. He sailed as a cook for the Mobile Towing Co. from 1973 to 1979. He was born in Mobile and was a resident there. Boatman Lott donated his remains to the Loma Linda (Calif.) Medical School. Surviving is his widow, Esther. Pensioner Raymond Clyde Miller, 63, died on Nov. 5. Brother Miller joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961. He sailed as a deckhand for the Allied Towing Co. from 1961 to 1978. He was born in New Bern, N .C. and was a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Surviving is his widow, Helen. 8 I LOG I January 1987 The crew of the tug Sea Prince (I. tor.): Mate Kerry Dematos. AB John Cox, Captain Larry Levinson, AB Bruno Kalmeta, Cook Joe Buccanfuso and Chief Engineer Mike Glynn. A helicopter view of the platform Irene after the crew change. Crowley Crews Help Complete Pipeline From Nov. IO to Dec . 8, 1986, some members of Crowley Towing and Transportation in Long Beach , Calif. were sent to Pt. Conception on the tug Sea Prince, with barge DB-300 in tow , to help finish the Union Oil (UNOCAL) pipeline from shore to platform Irene , 8V2 miles offshore. Instead of staying on location the whole time, a crew change was made via helicopter. Thanks to AB John Cox for these photos. Barge DB-300 on location and ready to work, after crewmembers ran and positioned the anchors. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters DEC. 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester . .. .... . .. ... .. . .. . .. .. New York . . ... ... . . ...... ... ... . . Philadelphia ...................... Baltimore ............... . ....... . Norfolk . . .................. . .... Mobile .... ..... . ... . .... . ..... . . New Orleans ..... . ............. .. . Jacksonville . . . ...... .. .. ... . ... . . San Francisco .. .... ... . . .. . . . . .. .. Wilmington .. ..... . . . ... . . . . . . .. .. Seattle . . . ..... ... .. ... . . . .. . . . .. Puerto Rico ... .. . . . . . .. ..... . .... Houston . . ............... . ....... Algonac . . . ......... . ............ St. Louis .. . . . . . ..... ......... .. . Piney Point .... . ..... . . ... ... .. . .. Totals . . ........................ **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 2 12 58 0 2 2 0 11 0 0 3 7 2 0 99 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 14 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 29 Port Gloucester . . . .... . . .............. . New York . ... . ..... .. ..... .. ... .. . Philadelphia . .. .. . . . .... .. . . . ... . . . Baltimore ...... . .. .. . .. .. .... . .. . . Norfolk ..... . ......... . ... .. .... . Mobile .... .. .. . ... . ..... . .. . .... . New Orleans ...... . ...... .. ....... . Jacksonville ... . ................ . . . San Francisco .. . ... . . . .. ... . . .. .. . . Wilmington ... . ............... . .. . . Seattle ... . . . . .. . . ........... . ... . Puerto Rico .. . ..... . ........ . .... . Houston .. ...... .... .. .... . . . . . . . . Algonac .. . . .. ..... . ..... . .. . . .. . . St. Louis ..... .. . .... . . . ...... . .. . Piney Point .. . ... . . .. ..... . . ... ... . Totals ................ . ..... .. .. . 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Port Gloucester ... . .............. . .. . . New York ... . . ... .. ....... . .. . ... Philadelphia .... . ................. Baltimore ........................ Norfolk .............. . .......... Mobile ..... ... ....... . . . ..... . .. New Orleans . . .. ....... ... .... .. . . Jacksonville .......... . . ...... .... San Francisco . .. .. . .. . .. . . . ... .. .. Wilmington . ...................... Seattle .......................... Puerto Rico . ..... . ............... Houston ..... . ... .... . . .... ... ... Algonac . . ....... .. .............. St. Louis ........ . . . ......... . ... Piney Point .. . ... . . . . .. .. .... . .. .. Totals . . .... . ... . ... . ...... . .. . . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 61 14 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 18 0 2 0 0 7 0 1 35 0 0 23 0 0 1 2 6 0 6 0 0 4 0 10 1 73 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 25 0 0 3 0 0 0 143 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 75 0 5 1 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 0 0 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals All Departments .... . .. . ....... . 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 83 24 13 197 109 43 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 10 0 0 6 127 41 41 1 0 10 1 6 0 0 3 0 1 *" Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . �SHLSS Prepares U pgraders for U.S. Coast Guard Deck License Exatn The upper level deck license courses offered at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School prepare qualified students for the U.S. Coast Guard exams for Original Second Mate, Third Mate, Master or Mate of Freight and Towing Vessels (not more than 1000 gross tons). A mass of material is covered during the basic 10-week course and requires a serious student who will average about three hours of study per night. ''The deck license courses are geared to learning the material for the job, not just to pass the Coast Guard test:' says Deck Instructor Jim Brown. To help a seafarer become accustomed to studying again, the Adult Education Department offers a Developmental Studies Course (DVS) one week prior to the deck license courses. In the DVS course a student is taught technical reading skills, study skills, math skills and how to use resources. The complete deck license course consists of a 10-week basic navigation course, a five-week Celestial Navigation course and a two-week Radar Observer course for a total of 17 weeks of training. Some of the navigational related subjects covered during the deck license courses include chart construction, instruments and accessories, magnetic and gyro compasses, dead reckoning, piloting, lines of position, electronic navigation, tides and tidal currents, weather and rules of the road. Other subject areas covered include marlins pike seamanship, shiphandling, cargo gear and cargo handling, firefighting, first aid, CPR, use of various federal regulations ( CFRs) and basic damage control. The 10-week basic navigation course is followed by a five-week course in Celestial Navigation. Subjects covered in this course include basic nautical astronomy, time, latitude by observation of Polaris and noon sights (LAN), lines of position (LOP) and running fixes from sun, star and planet observations, determining compass and gyro error by amplitude and azimuth, star indentification, sunrise, sunset and twilight. The Coast Guard exam is usually taken during the fifth week of the Celestial course. The exam for Second and Third Mate lasts three days. The exam for Master and Mate lasts a day and a half. While it is helpful to have a good math background and be able to solve trigonometry problems, such knowledge is not necessary in order to understand and solve most problems in navigation. A good understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is all that is required. The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for license as Master of Freight and Towing Vessels of not more than 1000 gross tons is four years on deck including: a. One year service as licensed mate; or r b. Two years service as unlicensed master; or c. One year service as Operator of U ninspected Towing Vessels; or d. Two years service as Quartermaster or Wheelsman while holding a license as Mate or First Class Pilot; or e. Two years service as unlicensed mate while holding a license as operator of small passenger vessels valid within the area for which application is made; or f. Three years service as unlicensed mate. The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for license as Mate of Freight and Towing Vessels of not more than 1000 gross tons is two years on deck including: Third Mate students make constant reference to the books and materials that are a part of daily classroom use. a. One year service in a watchstanding capacity while holding a license as operator of small passenger vessels valid within the area for which application is made; or b. One year service as unlicensed mate; or c. Eighte~n months service as Quartermaster or Wheelsman. All candidates for Original Second Mate and Third Mate must pass a practical flashing light test at a speed of six words per minute. The celestial ponion of the Master and Mate exam is only given when a route of more than 200 miles offshore is sought. The holder of a valid license as either a Second Mate Oceans, or Chief Mate Oceans, who has tested within the previous year will only be required to take the Deck General section of the exam for Master of Freight and Towing of Vessels not more than 1000 gross tons. A valid radar endorsement is required for all upper level licenses if they are to be used on vessels over 300 gross tons. The radar course is two weeks in length. January 1987 I LOG I 9 �SIU Promotes Asbestos Awareness A recent article in the journal of Commerce points out what the Seafarers International Union has known for some time. Namely that asbestos aboard ship can pose a significant health hazard to workers who come in contact with it. The Journal of Commerce article quotes a new study by Dr. Irving Selikoff of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. He is regarded as a top expert in the field of asbestosrelated health problems. In the study, which is based on chest x-rays from over 2,300 U.S. merchant seamen, Dr. Selikoff found that 38% of seafarers who sailed before 1946 showed scarring of the lungs, a common effect of handling asbestos. Among longtime sailors who work in engine rooms, 46 % were found to have symptoms of asbestosis, a disease that has been linked to lung cancer. Asbestos is a good insulator and was commonly used in ship Dressed in an asbestos suit, Mike construction from the 19 30 's to the Wilson checks a casting for cracks mid-70's. Although most ships or leaks. built since about 1975 use little or develop problems from asbestos no asbestos in their construction, many years after you were exposed. the age of American merchant This so-called "latent period" can ships dictates that many vessels be 15, 20, 30 or more years. Heavy containing asbestos are still in exposure for periods as short as a service. Some shipping companies month can cause problems years have made efforts to remove later. asbestos from their fleets, but it still It is this concern about the longre~ains on many ships. term health hazards of asbestos Asbestos is also found in a wide exposure that prompted the SIU to variety of products such as tapes, work with the American Steamship sealers, gaskets, paints, and glue. Company on the production of a All of these materials can release videotape that addresses the asbestos fibers into the air where unique problems of seafarers who they form an invisible health work with asbestos. The program, hazard. Workers exposed to ' 'Asbestos Awareness'' , covers asbestos face increased risk from a many aspects of the problem, number of diseases such as including what asbestos is, where it asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung is found aboard ship, the health cancer, and other types of cancer. problems it can cause, and how The government has placed strict you, as a seafarer, can protect limits on asbestos exposure. For yourself. example, the fibers released by The program was videotaped in some types of asbestos may be part aboard the ASC ship, john]. smaller than the point of a pin. Boland''. The SHLSS Video These are of greatest concern Department sent a crew aboard the because when they are inhaled they vessel where they spent several days become trapped in the lungs and videotaping typical asbestos can't be exhaled. The government locations, asbestos handling has set a limit of two fibers per procedures, and safety equipment. cubic centimeter of air for an eight Later this videotape was combined hour work shift. That's two fibers with computer graphics, videotape in a space about the size of a sugar shot in other locations, and other cube. If the asbestos concentration elements to make up the final 13 is at or above this level, you must minute production. ASC provided wear respiratory equipment. the original script and the use of One of the reasons that asbestos the ship, SHLSS contributed the is so dangerous is that once you skills and equipment of the Video inhale or digest the fibers they stay Department. in your body. Asbestos is a natural Production the program glass and, like glass, can cut and required several months and irritate body surfaces. You can 10 I LOG I January 1987 industry experts were consulted to make sure that the information presented was accurate and up to date. The program dearly states the responsibilities of your union, your employer, and yourself. If you would like to know more about the hazards of shipboard asbestos and what you can do to protect yourself, contact your Port Agent and have him request a copy of ''Asbestos Awareness'' for use in your port. All requests should be directed to: Mike Wilson Video Department SHLSS Piney Point, MD. 20674 Darya Marbrook Impressed with changes at SHLSS It's always a pleasure to see SIU members returning to the Lundeberg school. Students who have gone through the SHLSS Trainee Program are an especially welcome sight. Darya Marbrook graduated from the trainee program in 1979 and has returned to SHLSS it upgrade her skills. "I can't believe the changes they've made here," says Marbrook. "The new hotel, the library, the new buildings. I was a bit hesitant about coming because I expected the facilities to be about what they were when I left here in '79, adequate but not great, but now this place is fantastic! When you' re on board a ship you wonder where your union dues are going. When you come to the school you see what they' re being used for.'' Darya sails as an AB on Maersk ships and is currently enrolled in the Sealift Operations and Maintenance class. "We had some sealift training onboard the ship but you were taught only what your individual job would be and I want Darya Marbrook ships out of NY and is enjoying her sealift class at SHLSS. to know something about every job" says Marbrook. "That's why I'm here." ,.------Burial at S e a - - - - The ashes of Walter F. Mueller were spread upon the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, as he had requested , on November 25, 1986. Walter was born May 21 , 1~02 and passed away November 25 , 1986. He will be missed by his family, friends and SIU brothers and sisters. �Jl Recertified Stewards First row (I. to r.) Floyd King, James E. Lewis, Vernon Ferguson, William Robles, Ray Agbulos, Diane Michener, Ken Conklin (SHLSS Vice President). Second row: Kyle White, Jonathan White, James A. Jackson Jr., Rayfield E. Crawford, Lance Rene, Leo .Bonsor (SIU Rep.), Norman Duhe. Marine Electronics (I. to r.) Tony Adamaitis, Julian Lopez, Paul it Army Training Group First row (I. tor.) Richard Dickerson (Instructor), Jesus S. Ombac, Roy L. Williams, M. C. Ray Jr. Second row (I. to r.) Sinclair James, John E. Evans, Antonio Rodriguez, Jim Moore ,(Instructor). Chief Cook (I. tor.) Tom Barret, Edgardo Dedos, Robert Firth, Ray Garcia, Gregory Lee. Olson, John Day. Tankerman (1. to r.) Mike Bullen, Ben Cusic (Instructor), Bob Garcia. Welding First row (I. to r.) Lee Brady, Rashid Ali, C. Suazo. Second row: Bill Foley (Instructor), Jim Sieger, Joseph T. Trauth. (I. tor.) Judy Barbera, Brad Gilbert, Harry Alongi (Instructor), Diesel Engineer (I. to r.) Dan Picciolo, Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), David Jeff Davis,, Rob Whytock. Cuffee, Mike Novak. Not shown, Richard Williams. Sealift Operations and Maintenance i:..'=.: $!·~:~~ .: Able Seaman First row (I. to r.) Larry Cole, Reginald Watkins, Brad Brunette, Stephen Bowden, Dave Fowkes, Randolph Antonio Liverpool, Raymond Wezik, Jake Karaczynski (Instructor). Second row: Vernon Huelett, William Bolling, Joseph Murphy, Michael Warren, Earl Gray Jr. January 1987 I LOG I 11 �1987 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry February 1987 The following is the current course schedule for February 1987 - June 1987 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. June 1987 All Rating Upgrading Courses Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as ~ible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. Check-In Date March 18 May 13 Completion Date May 22 July 17 Cook & Baker February 4 March 18 April 29 June 10 May 15 June 26 August 7 September 18 Chief Steward March 18 May 13 May 22 July 17 Course Chief Cook SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Completion Date QMED ·Any Rating March 23 June 12 Marine Electrical Maintenance March 9 May 1 Diesel Engine Technology April 6 Welding Completion Date February 27 March 27 May 8 June 12 August 7 Steward Upgrading Courses The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs and the needs of the industry. Course Check-In Date February 2 March 2 April 13 May 18 July 13 Recertification Programs May 15 Course Steward Recertification Check-In Date June 29 Completion Date August 3 April 13 May 8 Bosun Recertification February 24 April 6 Chief Engineer & Assistant Engineer Un inspected Motor Vessel April 6 June 12 Automation June 22 July 17 Fireman/Watertender Oiler February 9 June 8 April 3 July 31 Hydraulics May 11 June 5 February 16 March 27 Refrigerated Containers Maintenance Advanced Deck Upgrading Courses Adult Education Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for the first six months of this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered on the following dates: High School Equivalency (GED) March 2 April 13 May 4 June 15 Adult Basic Education (ABE) & March 2 April 10 English as a Second Language (ESL) May 4 June 12 Seafarers applying for the upgraders Lifeboat class and who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be offered: February 16 March 6 April 13 May 1 Check·ln Date Completion Date Celestial Navigation March 13 July 13 April 17 August 14 Able Seaman March 23 May 18 May 15 July 10 Radar Observer March 16 April 20 March 27 May 1 Radar Observer (Renewal) Open ended course, however, must notify SHLSS before entering this course. Third Mate & Original Second Mate May 4 July 10 Lifeboat March 9 May 4 March 20 May 15 Course Associates in Arts Tankerman March 23 May 18 April 3 May 29 Check-In Date March 30 June 8 Completion Date May 22 July 31 Nautical Science Certificate March 30 May 22 Course 12 I LOG I January 1987 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: FOWT February 2 February 6 QMED March 16 March 20 Third Mate April 27 May 1 Able Seaman May 11 May 15 FOWT June 1 June 5 College Programs �Upgrading Course Apply Now for an SH LSS ...............................•................................................•.............•.••••..••................................. Seat are rs Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (f 1rst) (Last) (City) (State) Deep Sea Member D Date of Birth (Middle) Telephone (Zip Code) Inland Waters Member D Mo./bay/Year --rw-----.......--.--.------- (Area Code) Pacific D Lakes Member D Social Security# _______ Book#_______ Seniority _______ Department _ _ _ _ _ __ Port Presently Date Book Was lssued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Port lssued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Last grade of schooling completed _ _ _ __ Trainee Program: From _ _ _____,_.,........,..._to~----(dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Course(s) Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: D Yes No D Date Available for Training - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK ENGINE D Tankerman D AB Unlimited DAB Limited DAB Special D Towboat Operator Inland D Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles D Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) D Celestial Navigation D Master Inspected Towing Vessel D Mate Inspected Towing Vessel D 1st Class Pilot D Third Mate Celestial Navigation 0 Third Mate D Radar Observer Unlimited 0 Simulator Course 0 FOWT 0 QMED-Any Rating D Marine Electronics (Variable Speed DC Drive) D D D D D D D 0 D o No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully D Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations Diesel Engine Technology Assistant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel Third Asst. Engineer & Original Second Asst. Engineer Steam or Motor Ref rlgerated Containers Advanced Maintenance Hydraulics Electro-Hydraulic Systems STEWARD D D D D Cook & Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS D Welding D Lifeboatman D Seallft Operations & Maintenance ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies (DVS) D English as a Second Language (ESL) D ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM complete the course. D Associates In Arts Degree D Nautical Science Certificate RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DATE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rev. 12186 RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 .............\ ·························································································································~~:::;;~ January 1987 I LOG I 13 �1986: A glance through the last 12 issues of the Seafarers LOG shows 1986 was an important, a busy and a pretty interesting year for the SIU and its members. Month-by-month, this is what happened last year. JANUARY New Bedford's SIU fishermen take their strike into the new year. Striking for a fair share of each boat's profits and against cutbacks in wages and benefits, SIU fishermen close New Bedford Harbor, stopping $1 million a day in fish business. A new farm bill is signed into law that will increase the U .S.-ftag share of P. L. 480 cargo to 60 percent in 1986 and 75 percent by 1988. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is granted authority by the state of Maryland to issue two-year college degrees. In separate incidents, two SIU ships rescue more than 100 people in the Pacific. The MIV Rover, manned by Government Services Division Seafarers, plucks 63 Vietnamese refugees from one small boat. The Overseas Alice saves 47 victims of a Philippine ferryboat accident. Sonat Marine is put on the AFLCIO' s unfair list ... the Mississippi Queen is put out of ervice after colliding with a tugboat. No one is seriously hurt. The Seafarers Welfare Plan announces a new program to trim medical costs by awarding SIU members 25 percent of any overcharge you find on your hospital or doctor's bills ... Fifty rooms are made available for SIU pensioners at Piney Point in a brand new program. Long-time Seafarer Jim Golder dies at 61. A member since 1943, he was active on many committees, served for a time as a New York patrolman, and helped in many strikes and organizing drives ... On the West Coast, Marie Corsiglia dies. She went to sea in 1934 aboard the SS President Madison (Dollar Line). She spent 46 years at sea and at the age of 71 became the oldest Seafarer to ever qualify for a lifeboat ticket. The Men and Women of the SIU Continue to Work With Many New Military Jobs While Union Looks for Ways To Ride Out Stormy Course of the Maritime Industry To meet the demands of newly contracted military work, more SIU members are trained as crane operators aboard the Gem State , the second crane ship manned by the SIU ... The T-5 tanker Richard Matthiesen is manned by the SIU. SIU President Frank Drozak is named to an AFL-CIO commission to fight apartheid in South Africa, a battle the SIU carries on for all of 1986. An accident in San Francisco Bay takes the life of Edward "Bud" Mackey, 72, a senior captain for Crowley Marine. His tug, Napa River, sank following a collision. MARCH Management weakens in the SIU fishermen's strike in New Bedford as boatowners defect from the Seafood QMED Julian Lopez keeps alive one of the older seafaring traditions, building ships in bottles. The Spanish-born Lopez has been sailing for more than 40 years and joined the SIU in 1960. Producers and sign SIU contracts. More than 300 SIU fishermen go back to work as others carry on the strike. Cafe owner Vivian Francis is honored by striking fishermen for her help by making the Ferry Cafe a warm and peaceful oasis in a strike-tom town. The MTD Executive Board meets in Florida and maps out new ways to help the maritime industry and American labor in the face of massive program cuts brought on by the Reagan administration. MTD President Frank Drozak says, "Cargo is the key factor in the use of American vessels and in creating the (Continued on Page 15.) Bosun Jim Schonstein sailed last year on the OMI Willamette. FEBRUARY In New Bedford, the SIU fishermen's strike i seven weeks old and negotiations break off. The community rallies around the striking fishermen in a large demonstration. Food and other help is made available by hundreds of city sympathizers. The SIU-contracted President Tay lor is boarded by Iranian in the Gulf of Oman. No one is hurt, but the incident exemplifies the danger to shipping in the troubled Middle East. The SIU announces a new program to advance from B to A book or to upgrade to a third assistant engineer diesel unlimited license by hipping on T-AGOS vessels. 14 I LOG I January 1987 The SIU-crewed CS Long Lines was busy last year. Here members crew her up in Norfolk for a short run off the Jersey coast. �The SIU (Continued from Page 14.) demand for new ships, yet we lack a positive national commitment to putting more cargo in U.S.-built, U.S.manned vessels." That commitment never comes from the White House in 1986. An $852 million build and charter program is introduced in the House; the administration testifies against it. Drozak warns that unless something is done to increase seafaring employment, there will not be enough people to man vessels in the case of a national emergency. The administration submits a Marad budget which would cut or eliminate • 1986 many of the programs which had escaped previous axe-swinging. The NLRB upholds a ruling that Outreach Marine in Baltimore was merely an effort by McAllister Brothers to bust the Union. Outreach was simply McAllistrer Brothers under a different name, the NLRB says. APRIL New maritime legislation covering build and charter programs, bilateral trade agreements and the car carriage trade between the U.S. and Japan are introduced. While representatives from David Callis is a Seafarer who works as a launch operator for the Virginia Pilots Association on the Chesapeake Bay. Seafarers around the country last year participated in several major demonstrations against the apartheid system in South Africa. With the Labor Movement supplying continual pressure, hundreds of American firms have pulled out of racist South Africa. Above, SIU Field Rep Seth Harris is pictured with activist Rev. Jesse Jackson at a New York City anti-apartheid rally which drew some 90,000. most segments of the maritime industry throw their support behind what some call "last chance" legislation, for the most part the administration opposes the bills. Drozak begins another call for unity among the maritime industry. Saying divisiveness within the industry has stymied many efforts at revitalization, he stresses, "If major legislation to benefit our industry is to be enacted, then we must all take a hard look at our own contributions to this division and attempt to resolve our differences.'' In New Bedford, about half of the SIU fishermen are working as many owners sign new contracts. But the major management group, the Seafood Producers Association, continues to balk at talks. Many issues are now finding their way to the NLRB. "If we have to, we will go boat by boat" to settle the strike, says SIUNA Vice President Jack Caffey. The last of the former Sea-Land SL7s is launched and crewed. The USNS Pollux rounds out the fleet of eight Fast Sealift Ships (T-AKR), all of which carry 26 unlicensed crewmen . . . . After a 21-month lay-up, the supertanker Manhattan is crewed for a short charter. Safety is always stressed in SIU training programs. Above, during a lifeboat exam, Steve Fisher shows the right way to exit a life raft. The SIU continues its fight against apartheid in South Africa by joining labor rallies in seven cities denouncing the racist system. One of the biggest threats SIU boatmen in the Gulf area face is beaten when the Transgulf Pipeline from Baton Rouge, La. to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. is laid to rest. The company withdraws its pipeline plans in face of strong opposition by the SIU, other labor unions, consumer and environmental groups. After three months of repairs, the SIU's Mississippi Queen is back on the rivers. The annual AFL-CIO Education and University and ColJege Labor Education conferences are held at SHLSS. . . . Arthur and Joan Gilliland become the first SIU pensioners to take advantage of the Union's new retirement program at SHLSS . . . Three former trainees from the SHLSS's first classes come back after more than 18 years and earn their bosun recertification. Rep. Joe Addabbo (D-N.Y.), a longtime maritime supporter and labor ally, dies. He was 61. · MAY "We have been fighting each other for too long," says SIU President Frank Drozak. He startles maritime labor with a sweeping plan to bring all maritime unions under one banner. "It is my firin belief that unless the maritime unions merge together as one, I can see nothing but continued decline in the maritime industry,'' he says. The SIU waits for reaction. The SIU, NMU, MEBA and MM&P join forces at a congressional hearing to testify on sweeping new maritime programs under H.R. 4024. Many Merchant Marine Subcommittee members urge the entire industry to stop their "fratricidal" battles. The Welfare Plans starts a new tollfree hotline for members with medical claims problems in an effort to improve service. Seven scholarships, totaling $60,000, are awarded under the Union's Charlie Logan Scholarship program. Fitout is completed on the Great Lakes, but like other segments of the industry, fewer ships and jobs steamed the Lakes. The SIU begins another program to help its membership. The SIU's Al(Continued on Page 18.) January 1987 I LOG I 15 �I n 1986, the changing face of the maritime industry, and perhaps this Union, began to emerge. The number of jobs aboard military ships jumped dramatically as T-AGOS, MPS, Fast Sealift ships and several other types of military work came on line for Seafarers. Most of last year any A-book could find work and more than half the jobs shipped were Bbooks. Not too shabby, especially if you look around and see the large number of merchant sailors not in the SIU languishing on the beach. With a bleak outlook for the private merchant marine, military work has become the wave of the future , and the SIU wants to ride that crest. SIU President Frank Drozak took some major steps last year in his efforts to establish some kind of job security for Seafarers. While so many maritime leaders simply paid lip service to ' 'unity ,'' Drozak got the SIU off the dime by calling for a merger of all maritime unions. At his urging, leaders from all the unlicensed unions met to discuss merger. While nothing has come of these talks yet, they were a long overdue first step. Also, a new top-to-bottom union was formed by the SIU and MEBA-2 in an effort to secure work for seamen. Last year may have been the beginning of something new for the SIU. Military jobs and the coming together of once rival unions may be the face of the future. But whatever turns out, it will be an old-fashioned idea that will remain the driving force-job security. Military o k, Merger Talks Highlight SIU's 1986 e e Last year, as every year, people around the country took time to honor merchant seamen who sacrificed their lives in World War II and other wars. At the Maritime Day ceremony in Los Angeles, SIU members aboard t.he sailboat Spirit toss wreaths in Los Angeles Harbor. Jobs are always a priority for Seafarers, but s and marches around the country, the SIU helpt in South Africa. Above, Seafarers march on th Like most other segments of the maritime industry, the Great La shipmates OS Wahia Saeed and Watchman Kenneth Shorkey get re: ~ " \ J=~·= ···· ·a1\1 While New Bedford was the site of a long struggle during most of the year, SIU fishermen and their families came together with the community during the annual blessing of that port's large fishing fleet. These young people reflect the feeling the town has for its most important industry. 16 I LOG I January 1987 �g Job e • r in Trouble The PFC Eugene A. Obregon is one of dozens of new ships the SIU is crewing under military charter. These ships are changing the face of the SIU-contracted fleet and keeping Seafarers in jobs. is social justice. Last year in dozens of rallies d lead organized labor's fight against apartheid Shell Oil headquarters in Washington, D.C. es fleet faced hard times last year. On the Belle River in Detroit, dy for another season at fitout. During merger discussions last year, the leaders of the four unlicensed unions had a chance to exchange thoughts. They are (1. to r.) Paul Dempster, SUP; Shannon Wall, NMU; Frank Drozak, SIU, and Whitey Disley, MFOW. This picture sums up the willingness of Seafarers around the world to help. Dasril Panko, a crewmember aboard the SIU's LNG Libra, helps a small child from the deck of a battered and rickety wooden boat that 38 Vietnamese used to flee their homeland. This scene was repeated many times by Seafarers who rescued hundreds of refugees and accident victims last year. January 1987 I LOG I 17 �The SIU (Continued from Page 15.) coholic Rehabilitation Center expands its facilities and staff to treat the growing number of drug addiction problems Seafarers , like the rest of society , face . Bob Pomerlane, longtime Seafarer and Baltimore patrolman, is honored in his city by a special " Robert Pomerlane Day" proclaimed by then city mayor William Donald Schaefer. Maritime Day ceremonies are held throughout the United States to pay tribute to the " courage, honor and commitment" of U.S. merchant seamen, says SIU Executive VP Ed Turner. JUNE Sea-Land Corp. agrees to a $742 million takeover bid from the giant CSX Corp. If finally approved by various federal agencies, the Union's largest employer would become part of a giant barge, railroad and steamship conglomerate. SIU President Frank Drozak testifies on legislation to revive the U.S.fiag passenger ship industry. The legislation could create more than 1,000 shipboard jobs. But labor once again cannot come together as MEBA-1 and the MM&P try to block passage. The first major port development bill in years comes closer to reality as the House and Senate combine forces in conference to iron out differences. Seafarers crew the William R. Button, the fifth Maritime Prepositioning Ship. The cargo onboard can keep a 3,000-man Marine brigade supplied for 30 days. • 1986 Seafarers from the Government Services Division set a towing record when they guide the USNS Na vajo on a 2,500 mile trip from San Diego to Hawaii, towing a target ship and three YTBs. JULY Seafarers come to the rescue again as the LNG Libra pulls 38 Vietnamese refugees from the South China Sea. In what SIU Vice President Joe Sacco calls an "historic development,'' three inland contracts containing SPAD checkoff clauses are ratified. "Members at these inland companies realize that the only way to protect their rights in this day and age is through political action," he says. SHLSS hosts the first Annual Sealift Conference to review the Union's sealift training programs with all who are involved ... The Charles S. Zimmerman which served as a classroom, library and auditorium at the Lundeburg School since 1969 is sold and towed to Norfolk, Va. John Cleveland, 28, who served as cafeteria manager at headquarters, cooking instructor at Piney Point and president of the American Culinary Federation's Southern Maryland chapter, is killed in an automobile accident. He began working for the SIU in 1981. He is survived by his widow and a son. AUGUST SIU Vice President "Red" Camp- bell announces that the SIU wins a major victory when it is recognized as the bargaining agent for seamen in the Lavina Shipping Co. fleet. The 12 oceanographic ships , scheduled for MSC charter, employ about 300 unlicensed seamen. Six new tugs and the jobs that go with them come into the SIU fold when Admiral Towing in Pensacola, Fla. signs a contract. In the Senate , an attack on the Service Contract Act is beaten back with massive labor support. The Act, which protects millions of low-wage workers , has been a cornerstone of government contracting polices for more than 20 years before anti-labor conservatives threaten to dismantle it. On the House side, a bill which would have increased federal safety requirements for fishing boats and possibly lowered skyrocketing insurance rates dies. While the SIU continues to stress its drug rehab programs and urge Seafarers to remain drug free, the Coast Guard announces stringent new drug testing requirements and penalties. At the International Transport Workers' Federation meeting in Luxembourg, SIU President Frank Drozak slams apartheid in South Africa and calls the United States government's position on South Africa "morally bankrupt.'' Two SIU fishermen in New Bedford are the first to have their strike-related cases heard by the NLRB. They are awarded their jobs and back pay. More cases are scheduled as organizers sign new boats to SIU contracts. The T-AGOS Indomitable rescues six people who had spent two weeks on a life raft in the Pacific after their ship sank . . . The /TB Baltimore wins a major safety award for their rescue of 10 people in two different incidents on the same stormy day last year. The SIU celebrates Paul Hall Day, August 20. SEPTEMBER Bob Vahey, a longtime and trusted special assistant to SIU President Frank Drozak, dies. Cancer claims him at 40. Tributes from around the SIU and all of maritime flow in. Vahey is remembered for his foresight, energy and dedication to the SIU. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth. After more than 80 years of compliance, the Department of Defense begins an end run on the military cargo preference rules, with new proposals to slash the 100 percent U .S.-flag requirement. One of the major fights of 1986 takes shape between maritime and the government. Throughout the country, Seafarers begin to back candidates as the November off-year elections heat up. Labor senses a swing away from the political right and begins a drive to oust anti-labor representatives. At SHLSS , Army reservists take advantage of SIU' s modern training facilities to learn cargo handling . . . Big Red, moored at Piney Point for 18 years as a maritime museum, is sold. The 80-year-old former lightship is towed to New York for conversion to a restaurant. New seniority rules are established by the Seafarers Appeals Board which allow more rapid advancement from B to A book for members who sail military ships. OCTOBER Merger talks begin between the SIU and the NMU , the first serious discussions in years between the com(Continued on Page 19.) Sometimes it's easy to forget that much of the world's population faces a struggle to get by. In Mozambique, the SIU's Sugar Island delivered a load of grain to the poor African nation. The grain which was spilled in off-loading was quickly gathered up by local residents. 18 I LOG I January 1987 �The SIU • 1986 (Continued from Page 18.) peting unions. SUP and MFOW reps sit in. The maritime industry-labor and management-show major unity and beat back Defense Department proposals to eliminate U .S.-flag requirements on military cargo. The victory is one of the year's biggest for maritime. The House passes an SIU-backed passenger ship bill which would allow re-flagging as a means to increase U.S. cruise ships. Both the Navy and the Transportation Institute issue warnings predicting a serious manpower shortage if the U.S. merchant marine continues to decline. The gist of the reports shows that there would be plenty of ships in the Ready Reserve Fleet, but no one to sail them. Dr. Joseph Logue, 91 and a pioneer in maritime medical care, dies. Dr. Logue established the SIU medical clinics in the 1950s, which at one time numbered more than two dozen. Before joining the SIU in 1956, he served almost 40 years as a Navy medical officer and earned the rank of vice admiral. House and Senate agree on a $16 billion port development and water resources billjust before adjournment, $5 billion is earmarked for inland waterways ... Labor is victorious in the elections as Democrats stage a suprising comeback in the U.S. Senate to take control by a 10-seat margin. More seats are gained in the House, and the candidates who rode to victory on Reagan's conservative coattails in 1980 are all but swept out of office. Committees from the SIU and NMU continue their meetings at Piney Point to discuss a possible merger. An explosion aboard the SIU-contracted Ogden Yukon kills four crewmembers, including one Seafarer. The 32 remaining crewmembers are rescued . . . 15 more Vietnamese refugees are rescued, this time by the SIU's LNG Aries. Former SIU vice president Cal Tanner dies at 69. He joined the Union in 1938 and served as VP from 1947 to 1972 .... Rex Dickey, 84, a charter member of the SIU and former Baltimore port agent dies ... Ex-IBU President Merle Adlum dies in Seattle. He was 62. NOVEMBER DECEMBER The 99th Congress ends with little action taken on pressing maritime matters; several bills die and must wait until the new Congress convenes. But after 10 years of debate, the SIU President Frank Drozak announces the formation of the Seafarers Maritime Union with MEBA-2. A topto-bottom union , he says the new concept will mean new job opportunities and may be the only "answer to revitalize this maritime industry.' ' United States Lines shocks the maritime community by filing for bankruptcy protection. The largest and oldest American line, USL faces staggering debts, and some experts fear USL's action is only the first of more to come. The McAllister/Outreach Marine struggle appears to be settled following a short strike and a new contract. Again, Seafarers march against apartheid. This time in Washington, D.C. at Shell Oil headquarters. Final Departures 1986 Bob Vahey, an important and trusted advisor to SIU President Frank Drozak died last year. He was 40 years old. Vahey, who spent the majority of his adult life working for the maritime industry, is credited with many of the innovative programs the SIU has implemented to help its members' jobs and job security. "He did more to protect the job security of this membership than almost anyone else," Drozak said. ..... The SS Constitution is one of the Union's biggest employers. Here are some of the hundreds of Seafarers who sailed in her deck and engine gangs last year. Last year, one of the more important Inland developments was the inclusion of SP AD checkoffs in new contracts. Above are crewmembers of the C.G. Willis tug Roletta shortly after a new three-year contract with SPAD checkoff authorization was signed. They are Deckhand Whit Williams, Capt. Herbert Williams, Norfolk Port Agent Jim Martin and James. Carawan. John Cleveland, who had become a familiar face and ~ friend to hundreds of Seafarers who ate at his cafeteria at SIU headquarters, was killed in an automobile accident last year. Only 28, he was a respected chef and president of the American Culinary Society chapter in Southern Maryland. Dr. Joseph Logue, who spent 30 years as director of SIU medical services and clinics, died at the age of 91 last year. The retired vice-admiral was responsible for establishing a nationwide system of SIU medical clinics. Cal Tanner, a charter member of the SIU and Union vice president from 19471972, died last year. Tanner, 69, played an important role in the growth of the SIU. January 1987 I LOG I 19 - �r si ents' R por Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco HIPPING o~ the Gulf has steadily S been improving, thanks in large part to the new military contracts that we have been able to pick up. There have been a number of developments relating to contracts. First, the good news. SIU members at Bay Houston Towing have ratified a new contract. Now the rest. We were able to ratify an unlicensed contract at Western Towing, but other items have not gone as smoothly at this Dixie Carrier subsidiary. The management team at Dixie Carriers and Western Towing is from the new school which believes that there is only one way to get ahead-and that is to cut the workers and the union off at the knees. We've opposed people like this in the past, and we'll do it again. With all the problems that we've had at Western Towing, we were able to secure a contract for the unlicensed members. The rub has been in getting a contract for the licensed boatmen. We've referred our problems at Western Towing to counsel. But the truth of the matter is, a labor lawyer is only as good as the board he has to argue in front of. A bad board means that bad labor law will be made. And, unfortunately, the Reagan administration has had the chance to name a lot anti-unionjudges. As I have stated in previous columns, there is a solution, and that is grassroots political activity. That is why I have been pushing the voluntary SPAD check-off for inland boatmen. It is the one sure way that they have to protect their job security. Supporting SPAD is just one way to protect your job security. Another way is to make sure that no ship sails short. If we can't man these new military vessels, then someone else will. It's as simple as that. Gov't. Services by V. P. Buck Mercer T HE year 1986 proved to be somewhat counter-productive for MSCPAC seamen for a number of reasons. First, because of the transfer of the three oceanographic ships, DeSteiguer, Silas Bent and Chauvenet to Lavino Shipping Co., a private 20 I LOG I January 1987 operator, which caused the layoff of a number of MSCPAC temporary marine employees. Second, during the previous 12 months, payment of retroactive money that has been due since 1984 continues not to be forthcoming, and this has kept marine personnel upset. Third, the labor dispute that led to a strike by Philippine nationals at American Military Bases in Manila and Subic Bay, P.l., caused no end to the problems for MSCP AC seamen who were caught behind and outside picket lines set up at the Subic Bay American Military Base. It is apparent, however, that the biggest disappointment suffered by all MSCPAC marine personnel was, and continues to be, the denial of payment of the retroactive money due since 1984. Had the retro money been paid prior to Christmas 1986, the morale of seafarers would have ended the year on a high note. The awful truth is, however, that when it comes to the payment of retroactive money being paid to mariners, the story has been the same for the past 25 years. A prolonged wait, no matter who headsup the MSCPAC Comptroller section. Looking ahead to 1987, the MSCPAC unlicensed mariners can anticipate permanent type promotions in 27 categories in the three departments. The MSCP AC Promotion Board will meet sometime in February for the purpose of making the decisions on the many candidates who have submitted applications for promotion consideration. Dec. 15 , 1986 was the closing date that promotion requests had to be in. Then, all requests are ranked as to the order in which they will be discussed by the Board , taking into consideration a candidate's qualifications, experience, recommendations, work record, disciplinary record, and anything else that might be in the file or that is pertinent. Results of the Board's findings will be announced in late February or early March. It is then expected that there will be disappointment among the candidates who were not selected. But I can assure you that the procedure used by the Board in making their selections gives each and every candidate serious consideration. In my last report, I touched on the effect that the OMB Circular A-76 Program has had on MSCPAC personnel. The possible loss of the cable ships to contract operation will have a drastic effect on any permanent promotions made and, for that matter, on marine personnel in general because there will likely be a reduction in force. The addition of the hospital ship Mercy and the USNS Point Loma will be of little consequence in so far as MSCPAC marine manpower is concerned because the Mercy is scheduled for the bid-block upon her return from her goodwill mission to the Philippine Islands. The Point Loma will be berthed in San Diego with a small MSCPAC crew in a reduced operational status. Commenting on the hospital ships, it would seem that upon the conversion of these supertankers, some thought would have been given to the habitability of the non-officer crew. The living conditions designed for the men are absolutely atrocious. The U.S. Navy spent in excess of half a billion dollars in the conversion of these ships, and the deck and engine watchstanders are housed in two 18-bunk spaces along with dayworkers and steward utilitymen. Lockers are substandard, and toilet and shower facilities are inadequate. When the crew goes aboard they will find an unusual arrangement for meals. , After learning of these deficiencies, the SIU called for a meeting with the MSCPAC Habitability Board and voiced our dissatisfaction about the conditions we found and recommended changes. At this time, the SIU has not been notified as to any changes being made. The new year does not appear to have a lot of potential for marine personnel of .MSCPAC, and we can only hope that the picture will improve. marine, licensed and unlicensed unions are fighting over its remains. The recent decision by the SIU and District 2-Marine Engineers Beneficial Association to put together one bargaining unit must be seen as an important step toward maritime unity. SIU President Frank Drozak and District-2 President Ray McKay understand that licensed and unlicensed seamen need each other. SIU members on the West Coast and in Hawaii have had their pick of jobs recently. The military work that we have been able to sign up over the past few years has made all the difference in the world. Many of our members take this work for granted. They shouldn't. Things are very, very bad in the maritime industry, and getting worse. A recent article in The New York Times predicted that eight out of every 10 shipping companies worldwide will go bankrupt in the near future. America's largest shipping company, the NMUcontracted U.S. Lines, has already filed for protection under Chapter XI. In closing, I'd like to comment on the fine work done by the steward department onboard the SS Sea-Land Endurance, which whipped up a real feast for the holidays. Maritime unity starts onboard the vessels themselves. And so does pride, excellence and hopefully, a renewal of this industry. West Coast by V.P. George McCartney S IU President Frank Drozak made a trip out to Hawaii to get a firsthand glimpse of conditions out there. While in Honolulu, he visited each and every one of our commercial deepsea vessels as well as the passenger ships, tugboats, T-AGOS ships and cable ships. On the way over, Drozak stopped off in San Francisco to attend SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner's retirement dinner. Drozak talked about his close association with Turner and about Turner's long and distinguished career. Turner was involved in almost every aspect of this business, first as a seaman, later as an organizer and business agent, and eventually as president of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. Turner, a protege of the late Harry Lundeberg, made many important contributions to the maritime industry, especially in the areas of civil rights, organizing and education. His finest moment came, I believe, when he decided to endorse a merger between the MCS and the SIU-AGLIWD. This marked an important step forward in maritime unity. Unfortunately, there is little maritime unity to speak about these days, especially between licensed and unlicensed unions. Over the past few months, the SIU, NMU and MFOW have all had to warn their members about jurisdictional disputes involving licensed unions. This, of course, puts an intolerable strain on an already beleaguered maritime labor movement. Instead of working together to bring about a revival of the American-flag merchant '--'"--··~·~~-'-'-A £:::. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall N INETEEN eighty-six was a pivotal year for the East Coast maritime industry. While shipping opportunities for East Coast sailors improved dramatically, the industry as a whole suffered a serious decline. This decline touched on all segments of the maritime industry-from the fishermen in New England, to our deep sea sailors, to the tug and bargemen who operate in the rivers and harbors. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate the issues affecting fishermen, deep sea sailors and tug and bargeworkers. Part of this is due to the growing trend toward intermodalism. Yet other factors are at play, including a growing anti-union trend in the transportation sector. It was a particularly difficult year for our fishermen in New Bedford. They started 1986 with a strike, which ended in a draw. By year's end, they were appearing before the National Labor Relations Board in an effort to prove that the Seafood Producers Association had bargained in bad faith. Little progress was made in solving the long-term problems for the decline of the American-flag fishing industry. Congress failed to take any action to alleviate the liability insurance crisis that has decimated the American-flag fishing fleet, or to come up with a (Continued on Page 22.) �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO Washington Report • Washington may have lost a football championship in January, but it gained a new Congress. As they promised in numerous interviews, the members of the lOOth Congress hit the deck running. By the time the new Congress finished its first day, more than 500 bills had been introduced. One hundred of these bills touched upon some aspect of the maritime industry. Given the intricate nature of the legislative process, several thousand more pieces of legislation will be introduced over the next two years, only a handful of which stand any real chance of being enacted into law. New Congress I I I I The lOOth session of Congress is expected to differ from its predecessor in a number of important ways. For one thing, the Senate will no longer be controlled by the Republican Party. This shift means that there will be new faces in leadership positions. One of those new faces is Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the new majority leader. He has stated on a number of occasions that the trade deficit will be the number one issue facing this Congress. I I lranscam I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • The political atmosphere of this city is somewhat unsettled, thanks in large part to the continuing debate over the Iran-Contra arms scandal. As Elizabeth Drew wrote in a recent issue of the New Yorker, ''President Reagan's immense personal popularity had a lot of people in this town cowed." The scandal, she said, has made politicians in both parties more willing to assert their independence, especially on such issues as the trade deficit, entitlement programs and other programs aimed at helping the middle class. Presidential Politics It's hard to believe, but the battle for the 1988 presidential nomination has already begun. Prospective candidates are already devising their campaign strategies. When asked about the chances of a prominent politician, a former staff member in the Carter administration said that "if he doesn't put together a campaign staff by early spring, then he doesn't have a chance.'' This means one thing: the SIU will be gearing up its grassroots political machine. Seamen who have not registered to vote should do so immediately. Budget • The administration has introduced a budget for fiscal year 1988 that calls for a slight increase in defense spending, no new taxes and large cuts in domestic programs. It is the first time that anyone has ever submitted a trillion dollar budget. If enacted in its present form, then the deficit would be reduced to $107.8 billion, which would just meet the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings requirements. The Reagan budget was dismissed by politicians in both parties. One member put it this January 1987 way: ''They could have saved a lot of money by not even printing it.'' As in previous years, everyone is expecting a major battle over the budget. Most people believe that Congress will once again wait until the last minute to resolve the issue. There is a small, but growing sentiment for adopting a two-year authorization cycle instead of an annual one. Marad Authorization Bill The administration's budget requests for the maritime industry were pretty much in keeping with previous years. Had it not been for the fact that some programs were secured by law, then funding levels would probably have been substantially lower. The total outlays for the Maritime Administration, according to the Congressional Information Bureau, would be $369.493 million, with $250.3 million for operating differential subsidies, which are secured by law. The fill rate for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is scheduled to be cut by more than 50 percent, from the present 75 ,000 barrels per day to 35,000. Maritime Administrator John Gaughan has confirmed thl:lt the budget will prohibit new loan guarantee commitments in 1987 and thereafter. The only new request was for $48.5 million to cover the added costs of carrying additional cargo reserved for U.S.-flag vessels under the terms of the Food Security Act of 1985 (the farm bill). "This is an encouraging sign," aid Pecquex, "because it means that the administration is at least giving tacit support" to the compromise hammered out between the maritime and agriculture industries concerning cargo preference requirements. In exchange for excluding certain "concessional" programs for the provisions of the P.L. 480 Act, cargo preference requirements are scheduled to increase by 25 percent over a three-year period. On April 1 of last year, the cargo preference requirements rose 10 percent from 50 to 60 percent. They will be increased another 10 percent this year, and 5 percent in 1988. Welcome Aboard Nine vacancies on the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee have been filled, with six fre hmen representatives taking seats on the panel. Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.) will return as chairman of the committee. Subcommittee assignments have not yet been made public. In the Senate, Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) has been named chairman of the Merchant Marine Subcommittee. New members named to fill vacancies on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee include Rep. Joseph E. Brennan (Maine), George J. Hockbruckner (N. Y.) and Owen Picket (Va.). Republicans named to the committee will include Joseph DioGuardi (N. Y .), Mac Sweeney (Texas), Curt Weldon (Pa.), Patricia F. Saiki, (Hawaii), Wally Berger (Calif.) and Jim Bunning (Ky.). Bilateral Trade Agreements Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) reintroduced a bill that would require the president to nego- Legislative, Administrative and Regulatory Happenings tiate bilateral maritime shipping agreements with major U.S. foreign trading partners. The bill, which is now numbered H.R. 300, "is more necessary than ever before," said Biaggi. He said that the growing American dependence on foreign vessels to carry American imports and exports makes the U.S. ''highly vulnerable to the policies and practices of foreign nations." Melting Ice The start of the lOOth Congress comes at a time when the maritime industry is experiencing a sharp decline. The New York Times made . . . the following assessment of the industry in a year-end review: From the port of Los Angeles to the docks of Liverpool and the shipyards in South Korea and Japan, the shipping world has been turned upside down by five catastrophic years of tumbling freight rates, rising costs and sinking values of used ships. While the problems are rooted in cyclical overcapacity, many executives now say the downturn is so deep and traumatic that the industry is changing permanently. ''Shipping is like a piece of ice under a hot sun,'' said Frank W .K. Tsao, chairman of International Maritime Carriers, one of Hong Kong's biggest shipping companies. "There used to be hundreds of ship-owning companies in Hong Kong. Now, out of every 10, eight are bankrupt. And the survivors are badly wounded.'' While not everyone agrees that conditions have been quite that bad, shipping companies are indeed collapsing all over the world. Just last month, McLean Industries, an American company whose United States Lines unit is one of the world's largest container shippers, sought protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. And Japan Line Ltd., one of the b?ggest tanker operators in the world, asked its bankers this month for help in reorganizing the company. Ships built for $50 million a half-dozen years ago are sometimes sold as scrap for $5 million. Shipowners who used to earn $20,000 a day on a charter now are happy to accept $5 ,000 a day. In October 1973, the freight charges of a crude oil cargo on a supertanker voyage from the Persian Gulf to western Europe amounted to 106 percent of the value of the cargo; by last year the freight rate had plum· meted to just 3 percent of the value of the oil. Maritime Disunity Last year, SIU President Frank Drozak called upon the various maritime unions to unite so that the administration and anti-labor forces could not play one union against one another. Despite the present difficulties of the maritime industry, said Drozak, there were some hopeful signs. ''There is a growing awareness of just how important the American-flag merchant marine is to the defense of the country. The Navy has just released a study noting that this country faces a severe shortage of skilled mariners. (Continued on Page 22.) - January 1987 I LOG I 21 - �(Continued from Page 20.) policy to stem the tide of heavily subsidized Canadian fish. Very few people noticed, but 1986 marked the 50th anniversary of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which made it possible for this country to respond to the challenges posed by World War II. Before the 1936 Act was passed, American shipping was in a near-terminal slump. President Franklin D. Roosevelt understood the true importance of the merchant marine, and took what were then drastic steps to promote its growth. Despite fluctuations, the 1936 Act made it possible for this country to maintain a viable maritime core. Yet that core has been threatened by the policies that . the Reagan administration have followed. To give just one example: the 1936 Merchant Marine Act was the first bill to call for direct subsidies to American operators. Yet funding for the vitally important Construction Differential Subsidy Program was allowed to lapse in 1980. Vice Presidents' Reports The same thing may happen to the Operating Differential Subsidy Program. ODS began lapsing toward the end of this year, and Congress and the administration failed to come up with a new program to replace it. Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco T HERE isn't much to report on the Great Lakes and inland rivers. In other sections of the country, winter conjures up visions of Christmas and holiday cheer. On the Great Lakes and upper inland rivers, it means lay-offs. This is the time of year when Great Lakes sailors upgrade. You know that it's winter when you see a Great Lakes sailor at Piney Point. On a more positive note: the Port Development Act that was enacted last year is expected to have an important effect in stimulating job opportunities in the dredging indu try. In addition, all segments of the maritime industry up here are pushing for modernization of the St. Lawrence Seaway. It would be one way to stimulate shipping in the depressed Great Lakes market. Yet nothing can be done on this front without the active participation of government. In the maritime industry, at least, the government must be seen as a partner in helping to create the proper conditions for growth. Budget (Continued from Page 1.) National Defense Reserve Fleet. * no funds for state maritime schools, except for stipends for students currently enrolled. * $355 million in proposed user fees from beneficiaries of Coast Guard services not directly involving emergency assistance. * $3.3 million in borrowing authority for the Title XI program to honor the federal commitment on defaulted bonds. The administration will propose language to prohibit new loan guarantee commitments in 1987 and thereafter. * a P.L. 480 program level of $1,387 million which is expected to provide * * for the shipment of 5.9 million metric tons through Titles I/III and 1.9 million metric tons through Title II. a 1987 supplemental appropriation of $1. 3 billion and a budget authority request of $19 .1 billion for 1988 for foreign economic assistance. $1 billion for the direct loan program of the Export-Import Bank in addition to $10 billion for loan guarantees and insurance. Of the $1 billion for the direct loan program, $200 million will be used for financing the war chest to fight export subsidization by foreign nations. Unlike last year, the administration is not attempting to abolish the direct loan program. .., ... I Groton Makes Good Role Model for AB Paulino Flores, AB aboard the ITB Groton, poses with a model of the Groton that he made by hand from balsawood. It is a remarkably accurate replica of the vessel, and took him 18 days to complete. He named it the Ana after his wife. Flores' creative assistant in this project was Bosun Neil "Blackie" Matthey. Washington Report (Continued from Page 21.) "Yet as long as the maritime industry and maritime labor refuse to get their own houses in order, we will never get the opportunity to make productive use of this growing public perception.'' Congressman Young Thanks IU fRONTWH POUTICS. SOCIAL ISSUES. THE LABOR MOVEMENT. Calling All Poets • • • Patsy L. Bowers knows whereof she speaks. Her husband of 26 year is a tugboat captain, and she feels that he and other seafarer deserve more respect and recognition than they get from the public. ''I personally think it's time the public's image is changed and our husband and fathers are finally recognized and treated a professionals," Mrs. Bower stated. Toward this goal, Mrs. Bowers is attempting to compile a book of poems written by the men and women who work on ships and tug -or by members of their families. So all you poets or would-be poets: send your verses to Patsy L. Bowers , 206 Anson St., Gretna, La. 70053. Be sure to include your full name and address so that if the book is published you will get full credit for your work-as well as a copy of the book. 22 I LOG I January 1987 - Making pre-election rounds prior to returning home, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) dropped in for a visit at the Seattle hall last October. After having coffee with the members, Rep. Young spoke before the regular 10 a.m. job call. He thanked the SIU members for their continued support and stressed the importance of the Jones Act. Citing his experience as a captain and river boat pilot in Alaska, Young noted that he was the only congressman with such a background, giving him personal familiarity with the problems and concerns of boatmen and merchant seamen. Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir (left) introduced Young to the members. (Photo by Seattle Field Rep Neil Dietz.) �S the 1987 school season begins, it's not too early for high school seniors to start thinking about college. For dependents of Seafare rs and Boatmen the financial burden of college can be greatly eased if they win an SIU scholarship. The awards, known as the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program, are given each year under the auspices of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. For dependents, four $10,000 scholarships are offered. But the Scholarship Program is not exclusively for dependents. A $10,000 award and two $5,000 scholarships are available to active Seafarers and Boatmen. Also, when there are exceptionally qualified Seafarers and Boatmen, the Board of Trustees of the Welfare Plan may grant a second $10,000 award to an active member. The Scholarship Program was begun in 1952 to help members and their children achieve their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan, a labor consultant and arbitrator who died in 1975. He helped establish the Seafarers cholarship Program and then worked hard to keep it strong and growing. A Seafarer Requirements Seafare rs and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships must: • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employment on a vessel in the sixmonth period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 120 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pensioners are not eligible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Requirements Dependents of Seat are rs and Boatmen who apply for a scholarship must be unmarried, under 19 years of age, and receive sole support from the employee and/or his or her spouse. Unmarried children who are eligible for benefits under Plan #1 Major • Don't I y F . ' (b ! Co eg Sc las • I ead ine - A ril 15 Medical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to the age of 25. Each applicant for a dependent's scholarship must: • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under 19 or 25 years of age (whichever is applicable). • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must: • Have credit for three years (1,095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employment in the six-month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 120 days of employment in the previous calendar year. The last two items above covering worktime requirements of the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are the children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible members, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Examination Boards (SAT) OR American College Tests (ACT). The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no later than February 1987 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship Selection Committee in time to be evaluated. For upcoming SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Examination Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box 1025 Berkeley, Calif. 94701, whichever is closest to your mailing address. For upcoming ACT te,st dates and applications contact: ACT Registration Union, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Scholarship program applications are available to active members or their dependents at any SIU hall or through the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Scholarship winners will be announced in May 1987. The deadline for submission of applications is April 15, 1987. January 1987 I LOG I 23 - �I _,. a • ig I j~ ! ·~ I ..., ~--...}-~ l ~ /' T O SAFEGUARD your rights and the shipping rights of all SIU members, there are certain requirements that must be followed. These requirements are spelled out in the Shipping Rules, and they are there so that the rights of all members will be protected and furthered fairly and impartially. DUES Your current quarter Union dues must be paid at the time you register. RELIEF JOBS/REGISTERING When you are relieved, you must re-register for your job within 48 hours by reporting to the SIU Union hall. RELIEF JOBS/CONTACT WITH UNION It is your respon- sibility to keep in contact with the Port Agent at the port in which you are registered. RELIEF JOBS/SHIPPING It is your responsibility to claim your job from the hiring hall shipping board no later than one day before the ship's scheduled arrival. KNOW Y KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances . The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submit1ed to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds hall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board hy certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia 'ay Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 .., Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either hy writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers A1->iJeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your ohligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU 24 I LOG I January 1987 - . G TS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members hould obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details. then the member o affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race. creed, color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. 11111111n11Ulll111111n11111111111111UllU111UllU111Ull1111111111111111ll111111lll1111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union offkial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publi hing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or memher. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsihility for Log policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this rcspon ibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SlU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumtance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment he made without upplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he should not have heen required to make such payment. this hould immediately he reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION --SPAD. SP AD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further it objects and purposes including. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contribute to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contrihution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Un ion or SP AD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refum.l. if involuntary. Support SP AD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ac~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The addr~ is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. I �Ships Under Operational Control of Military Sealift Command, Pacific USNS Ponchatoula (T-AO 148)-0ne of ix oilers operated by MSCPAC that replenish U.S. Navy ships with fuel at sea. USNS Spica (T-AFS 9)-A virtual grocery store that supplies U.S. Navy ships with everything from soup to nuts, and is generally deployed somewhere in the South Pacific. USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23)-An instrumentation ship (and one of a kind). USNS Navasota USNS Kilauea (T-AE 26)-An ammunition ship whose major mission is to replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea. Warning: Contact Lens Wearers The following information has been extracted verbatim from a military safety bulletin. It concerns the use of contact lenses in areas where electrical sparking may occur. 1. An electrical worker threw an electrical switch into the closed position, which produced a very quick sparking. An employee at another company flipped open the colored lens of his welding goggles to better position the welding rod. He inadvertently struck the metal to be welded, producing an arc. 2. Both were wearing contact lenses. When they got home from work each man removed the contacts. In both instances, the cornea of the eye was removed along with the contact lenses. Both men are now permanently blind. 3. The electric arc generates microwaves that instantly dried up the fluid in the eye and the cornea bonded itself to the lens. The trauma is painless and the operator never knows he has been injured until he removes his contact lens. 4. Until recently, thi hazard was not known. There are no federal or state safety or health agency regulations on this matter yet, but it is being investigated carefully. 5. Meanwhile, we recommend that all maintenance workers, particularly those who are potentially subject to an electrical sparking situation not wear contact lenses while on the job. The unlicensed deck department brain trust aboard the Navasota got together for this shot taken by our roving camerman. From left, Melvin Davidson, bos'n mate; Boston Johnson, bos'n mate; Lionel Greve, 2nd officer (day); Robert Micco, bos'n, and Arthur Luellen, bos'n mate. January 1987 I LOG I 25 - �Pensioner Bessie Scott Barrera, 83, passed away from lung failure in the Elk Grove (Calif.) Convalescent Hospital on Oct. 6, 1986. Sister Barrera joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. She sailed as a nurse and stewardess for the Matson Line and the American Presidents Line from 1938 to 1969. She first sailed on the West Coast in 1932. Seafarer Barrera was born in New Zealand and was a resident of Kentfield, Calif. She was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Cremation took place in the Lodi (Calif.) Crematory. Surviving are her brother, Allan of Bluff, N .Z. and a niece, Margaret Haffner of Elk Grove. Pensioner James Joseph Connors, 76, passed away on Dec. 1, 1986. Brother Connors joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Connors was born in Rhode Island and was a resident of Slidell, La. Surviving is his widow , Euline. Pensioner Joseph Rivera Cuelles, 71 , succumbed to cancer at home in Arabi , La. on Nov. 30, 1986. Brother Cuelle joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951. He sailed as a cook. He was born in the Philippine Islands . Burial was in the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, New Orleans . Sur- viving are two daughters , Elizabeth and Myrne of Manila, P.l. and a sister, Victoria of Arabi. Pensioner Thomas Di Carlo, 80, passed away on Nov. 28, 1986. Brother Di Carlo joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1951. He sailed as a bosun. Di Carlo was born in Italy and was a natu~alized U.S. citizen. He was a resident of Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Veronica. Nov. 16, 1986. Brother Edwards joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1963 sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Boaz, Ala. and was a resident of Houston. Interment was in the Forest Home Cemetery, Boaz. Surviving are his widow, Dorothy and"his father, V. G. Edwards of Boaz. Pensioner Dominador F. Esoalona died on Nov. 25, 1986. Brother Esoalonaretired in 1976. Pensioner Robert Lee Garriss, 75, passed away from heart-lung failure in the Glynn-Brunswick (Ga.) Hospital on Nov. 20, 1986. Brother Garriss joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans. He sailed as an AB. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Garriss was born in Ben Hill Cty., Ga. and was a resident of Brunswick. Burial was in the Brunswick Park Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Viola and his father, E. Garriss of Georgia. Pensioner John Joseph Giordano, 80, I passed away on Nov. 22 , 1986. Brother Giordano joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. He wa on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Giordano was born in New York City and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Stephania and a sister, Mary, both of Brooklyn. Pensioner Raymond Francois Gorju Sr., 66, died on Oct. ~i;.~ 7, 1986. Brother Gorjujoined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York. He sailed as a FOWT. He hit ~:;....llt..::111 the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Gorju was born in France and was a resident of Jackson , Ala. Surviving are his widow , Minnie and a son , Seafarer Raymond Gorju Jr. of Mobile. ........- Pensioner Joseph Di Santo, 60, died on Dec. 20, 1986. Brother Di Santo joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Boston , _.. Mass. Surviving are his mother, Catherine and a brother, Dominic, both of Medford , Mass. Pensioner James Preston Edwards, 66, succumbed to arteriosclerosis in St. Joseph's Hospital, Houston on 26 I LOG J January 1987 - . . ... Pensioner Robert B. Green Sr., 76, died of natural causes in the Bronx (N.Y. ) Lebanon Hospital on Nov. 20, 1986. Brother Green joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He sailed as a cook and baker for APL from 1957 to 1974. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1942. Seafarer Green was born in Brenham, Texas and was a resident of the Bronx. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx. Surviving are his widow, Reiko; two sons, Robert Jr. and Curtis, and four daughters, Barbara, Carol, Margaret and Dorothy of Washington, La. Pensioner Walter H. Harris died on Dec. 16, 1986. Brother Harris retired in 1976. John Wilbert Hughes Jr., 36, died of heart-lung failure in the Baltimore (Md.) Cty. Hospital on Nov. 17, 1986. Brother Hughes joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1967. He sailed as a wiper. Seafarer Hughes was born in Maryland and was a resident of Woodlawn, Md. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Barbara; a son, John II; four daughters, Enrica, Tannula, Nicole and Desiree; and his mother, Etta of Baltimore. Roy Pensioner Edward James died on Dec. 22, 1986. Brother James retired in 1979. He was a resident of Galveston, Texas. Pensioner Samuel Johnson Jr., 71 , passed away on Nov. 28 , 1986. Brother Johnson joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1955 sailing in the steward department. He was born in Alabama and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his widow , Lucille and a son, Donald of Mobile. Pensioner Vernon Myers Johnston, 62, died of a heart attack in St. Rose , La. recently. Brother Johnston joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1959 sailing as an AB. He was born in Middleway , W. Va. and was a resident of New Orleans. Cremation took place in the St. John's Crematory , New Orleans. Surviving are a brother, Forrest of Glen Burnie , Md.; a sister, Frances Ballard of Baltimore, and a niece, Lisa Miller, also of Baltimore. Pensioner Hai Lee, 80, passed away from natural causes in the Chinese Hospital , San Francisco on Nov. 4, 1986. Brother Lee joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He sailed as a chief cook for APL from 1958 to 1969. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1946. Seafarer Lee was born in China and was a resident of San Francisco. Interment was in the Greenlawn Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving are two daughters, Ming and Sharon Nieh of Cotati, Calif. Pensioner James Henry Loe Jr., 65, succumbed to arteriosclerosis at home in Wilmington, Calif. on Oct. 18, 1986. Brother Loe joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans iµ 1958 sailing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II. Seafarer Loe was born in Kentucky. Cremation took place in the Angeles Abbey Cemetery Crematory, Compton, Calif., and his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. Surviving are a sister, Julia Cady of Winfield, Iowa and another relative, Thelma Wilson of Covina, Calif. Pensioner Charles W. Laird, 76, passed away on Nov. 17, 1986. Brother Laird joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1964. He was born in the Phi i pines and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving are his parents , Mr. and Mrs. R. Laird of Daly City, Calif. and a brother, William, also of Daly City. Pensioner Nick Marcogliese Jr., 63, succumbed to cancer in the U.S. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Danville, Ill. on Oct. 26, 1986. Brother Marcogliese joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Galveston , Texas . sailing as a FOWT. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Marcogliese was born in Illinois and was a resident of Bulpitt, Ill. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, Ill. Surviving are his mother, Rose of Kincaid, Ill. and his brother, Francis of Bulpitt . Pensioner Benjamin C. Mignano, 58, succumbed to cancer on Oct. 10, 1986. Brother Mignano joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Philadelphia. He sailed as a recertified bosun . He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer Mignano was born in Brooklyn, N. Y . and was a resident of Harbor City, Calif. Surviving is his sister, Frances of Harbor City. �Pensioner Pablo Reyes Ojera, 79, passed away from natural causes at home in Malolos, P.I. on Nov. 5, 1986. Brother Ojerajoined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Ojera was born in the Philippines. Surviving are his widow, Lulubelle of Oakland, Calif.; a son, Anthony; a daughter, Aurora Morgan of Hawaii, and a granddaughter, Ana Marie Donado of Sta Isabel, Malolos. Pensioner Herbert Milzer Parsons, 78, passed away from a heart attack in the Touro Hospital, New Orleans on Dec. 6, 1986. Brother Parsons joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1951. He was born in the British West Indies and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Parsons was a resident of New Orleans. Burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Metairie, La. Surviving are his widow, Frances and a brother, David of New Orleans. Pensioner Hubert Pousson died on Dec. , 18, 1986. Brother Pousson retired in 1975. He was a resident of Virginia. Surviving are his widow and a daughter, Betty Lough of Napa, Calif. Pensioner John Percy Schilling Jr., 75, passed away on Nov. 20, 1986. Brother Schilling joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 1950 sailing - as a FOWT. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Schilling was born in Alabama and was a resident of Galveston, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Thelma; a sister, Roberta Moore of Mobile, and an aunt, Annie Schilling, also of Mobile. Michael "Mike" Sikorsky, 81, succumbed to a hemorrhage in the Summit Nursing Home, Catonsville, Md. on Nov. 18, 1986. Brother Sikorsky joined the SIU in A Man to Remember 1938-a charter member-in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. He walked the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Seafarer Sikorsky was born in Rhode Island and was a resident of Catonsville. Burial was in the St. Stanislus Cemetery, Baltimore. Pensioner Thomas Edward Smolarek, 78, passed away reBrother cently. Smolarek joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1958 sailing as an oiler. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. Surviving is a daughter, Victoria Bradley of Newark, Del. Leo M. Snellgrove Jr., 47, died on Oct. 1, 1986. Brother Snellgrove joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville, Fla. in 1980 sailing as an AB. He was born in ..,. Georgia and was a resident of Waycross, Ga. Surviving is his widow, Doris. Pensioner Norman Irving West, 78 , succumbed to cancer at home in South Paris, Maine on Nov. 25, 1986. Brother West joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. He was on the picket lines in the 1946 General Maritime, the 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer West was born in Maine. Cremation took place in the Brooklawn Park Crematory, Portland, Maine. Surviving is his widow, Dorothy. Pensioner Charles Robert Pischner, 73, passed away from heart-lung failure in St. Vincent's Hospital, Green Bay, Wis. on Dec. 19, 1986. Brother Pischner joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N. Y. in 1959 sailing as an AB. He was born in Michigan and was a resident of Green Bay. Cremation took place in Appleton, Wis. Surviving is his widow, Alice. Pensioner Stanley Francis Thompson, 62, succumbed to cancer at home ,. in Ormond Beach, Fla. on Dec. 6, 1986. Brother Thompson joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1953. He sailed for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1953 to 1986. He was born in Quincy, Mass. Cremation took place in the Cedar Hill Crematory, Daytona Beach, Fla. Surviving is a brother, William of Ormond Beach. Clarence Edward Willoughby, 42, died of a heart attack in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, Minn. on Dec. 6, 1986. Brother Willoughby joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1968. He sailed as a deckhand for the Great Lakes Towing Co. He was born in Duluth and was a resident there. Burial was in the Oneota Cemetery, Duluth. Surviving are his widow, Susan; four daughters, Brenda, Elizabeth, Dona and Mescela, and his father, Carl of Duluth. MCS Pioneer Frank Gomar Dies In September 1983, Cary Grant, his wife Barbara and his daughter Jennifer sailed out of San Francisco for Honolulu aboard the SS Independence. He was aboard for 12 days. The last time he had sailed this vessel was during the filming of "An Affair to Remember" with Deborah Kerr in 1956. Hotel Manager Samuel Nazario remembers that Grant had a great time visiting the SS Independence again and that he was very gracious to all the crewmembers, officers and passengers alike. Cary Grant died last Nov. 29. "He will be missed and remembered by many of us," Nazario said. Grant is pictured above with his wife and Nazario. Frank Gomar, 81, former assistant secretary/treasurer for the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, died last month and his ashes were scattered at sea Jan. 3. Gomar is pictured above at the far right with former MCS of- ficial Dan Rotan (center) and former Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz. His ashes were scattered from the S.S. Lurline (Matson) about 50 miles due east of Oahu. Gomar is survived by his widow, Isabel, and three daughters. January 1987 I LOG I 27 �GREAT LAKES Algonac Raymond F. Klein David M. LeBarron, deckhand Lawrence E. Rodal George R. Romanowski Herman Wolgast The following SIU members have retired on pension: DEEP SEA Alcohol: Drugs: Baltimore Frank C. Bona, AB Tom R. Danzey Houston Olga J. Edwards Charles I. Darter, AB Franklin E. Taylor Jacksonville Wade B. Pritchett, chief engineer William L. Robinson Theodore Weems, AB Mobile Mark J. FitzPatrick, oiler Thomas J. Hilburn, bosun Harvey H. Hood, AB William F. Jordan Darius L. Knapp, steward/baker Henry W. Miller, wiper Union H. Sanders Jr., chief electrician New Jersey Suska Vladik New Orleans Preston A. Blanc, AB Lamar Gribbon New York Anthony J. Gregoire Hollis C. Kiah, QMED Biliran 0. Sierra Eugenio Smith, CMC Harold B. Stever Norfolk Elmer Bingham, cook Leslie F. Haynie, captain Long-time New Orleans Rep Martin Kanoa (left) moves back home to Hawaii. He's pictured here with Honolulu Port Agent Steve Ruiz. Philadelphia Raymond H. McMullen, captain & mate San Francisco Leo M. De kens, chief steward Alfonso DiFabrizio James C. 0 'Donnell Robert M. Sanchez Chin Hsi Wong, wiper Francis J. White, bosun San Juan Alejandrino Velazquez Seattle Robert L. Anderson William M. O'Connor James W. Pulliam, bosun Rodolfo Rodriguez, ABG Ernest R. Wise Wilmington Robert G. Guerrero Eric J .A. Johnston John Wade Jr. Sherman Wright, chief steward Personal William E. Babbitt Please call Honey at (813) 3694925. The Killer Is Denial There are many unpleasant side effects to alcohol and drug abuse, but the most deadly is denial. Denial comes in many shapes and forms. You can deny that you have money or health problems, or that alcohol and drug abuse is robbing you of your dignity and self-respect. Yet the longer you do so, the more difficult it will be to repair the damage done to your life. Denial goes hand in hand with alcohol and drug abuse. In fact, it is the single most glaring sympton of the disease. The first step to recovery is simply to stop denying that you have a problem. And once you can admit that you've lost control over your life, then you can face other, more difficult things. 'Help Is Available' Dear Mr. Drozak, I have just finished reading the latest issue of the LOG and feel I must give you my "two cents worth" and some information. Please do not stop mentioning drug and alcohol abuse! If something that you say in your column, just once, causes someone to seek help, it will all be worth it. I have been shipping 10 years with the SIU on the Great Lakes. In that time I have seen many seamen in the process of destroying their lives. I know what I'm talking about, because I was one of them. Thank God I finally asked for help, and thank God that the SIU was there for me when I needed them! I attended the ARC a little over a year-and-a-half ago, and my life has not stopped improving since then! I am more productive, more trustworthy, more capable than I ever would have believed possible. Now I enjoy my work! And my life! So, do not stop mentioning drugs and alcohol, or the most important part-that there is help available! Which brings me to the information that I want to give you. There was an article in the LOG about substance abuse and an interview with Rick Reisman of the ARC. He talks about the shipboard seaman trying to maintain contact with AA. I have very good news! There is an "AA. meeting for loners, internationalists, and other AA.'s who cannot attend regular AA. meetings." They can be contacted by writing to the following address: General Service Office Loners-Internatio.nalists Meeting Box 459 Grand Central Station New York, N'.Y. 10163 Billy G. Edelmon (right) receives his first pension check from Honolulu Port Agent Steve Ruiz. They are a group of people who stay in touch by mail with others who are onboard ships all over the world and cannot make regular AA. meetings. It is a godsend to the recovering alcoholic sailor! If at all possible, please let your readers, staff, .everyone, know about it! Sincerely yours, Robert L.R. Gran NEY!!! IF YOURE .OESTRO>'l'AIG YOLIR8RF W/TJ.I BOOZE AND DRLJGS> Tl-IERES llELP. CON7:4CT YOt/RPORT AGENT OR 6111 LJRU6 ANLJ ALCOllOL P~O­ GRAM ATn'NEY POl/VT;MD. 28 I LOG I January 1987 . .,, �Diaes~ of Ships Nee~inas AMBASSADOR (Coordinated Caribbean Transport), November 2-Chairman Carlos Spina, Secretary Paul Lightell, Educational Director M. Sullivan. All three departments reported disputed OT pertaining to the Columbus Day holiday. This will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at payoff. There is $450 in the ship's fund. A motion was made and seconded to let all members who are returning to their jobs register in their home ports-whether they are permanent or relief. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department, particularly for the great cookouts. Next port and port of payoff: Miami, Fla. AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), November 29-Chairman Joe Justus, Secretary Thomas McQuay. No disputed OT or beefs reported. There is $20 in the ship's fund. Due to cargo handling during the ship's stay in Bremerhaven, Germany, the Thanksgiving Day dinner and all the trimmings were postponed until Nov. 29, enroute to Bayonne, N.J. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the great spread, with particular recognition to Steward/Baker Thomas H. McQuay, Chief Cook James W. Gard and Steward Assistant Steven R. Hamilton. LNG ARIES (Energy Transportation), December 7-Chairman R.D. Schwarz, Secretary R.F. Frazier, Deck Delegate R.K. Williams, Engine Delegate J.G. Mccranie, Steward Delegate H. Daniels. No disputed OT or beefs reported. There is $494 in the ship's fund. The bosun distributed forms for upgrading at Piney Point. He stressed the need for every seaman to continue his education. He also explained the importance of supporting SPAD. The secretary noted that those persons being relieved this trip should leave their rooms clean and turn in their keys to the proper department head. Mail is quite slow getting to the ship, especially in Tobata, Japan. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Nagoya, Japan and Arun , Indonesia. GALVESTON (Sea-Land), November 4-Chairman C. Dawson, Secretary Ken Hayes, Educational Director W. Walton. No beefs or disputed OT reported, although one member of the steward department missed the ship in Anchorage, Alaska. Payoff will take place this trip in Tacoma, Wash. Members should be sure to include in the minutes any beefs they may have. The chairman said he hoped everyone had voted in the elections to help support a Democratic Congress, and he stressed the importance of donating to SPAD. He noted that from all reports, the Galveston will stay on its run through September 1987. The secretary said that most communications had been posted. He added that voting on Election Day is important and that it also can't hurt to write your congressional representatives and let them know how you feel about some of the bills in Congress affecting the maritime industry. The chief engineer will check on some noise reported aboard ship and will also fix the ice box and range thermostat. Crewmembers were asked to return all films and books to their places before the ship reaches port and to help keep the messrooms clean. GROTON (Apex), November 23Chairman Neil Matthey, Secretary Marvin Deloatch, Educational Director J. Pazos, Deck Delegate Ernesto Guarin, Engine Delegate Tecumseh Williams, Steward Delegate Roderick Bright. No disputed OT reported. The chairman reported that the ship will pay off in Port Reading, N.J. He urged all crewmembers to contribute to SPAD to help the Union fight for a stronger merchant marine. He noted that all previously needed repairs had been made by the chief engineer. The secretary reminded members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities available to Piney Point-to better your job opportunities and your job security. The importance of practicing safety at all times was stressed by the educational director. All were in full agreement with the motion made to change the shipping rules to provide for area registration and shipping, as proposed by President Drozak in his headquarters report. All crewmembers onboard the Groton pitched in for a new video tape player. The steward gave the crew a vote of thanks for their cooperation in keeping the messroom clean. The crew, in turn, gave Steward Marvin Deloatch and Chief Cook Roderick Bright a vote of thanks for a job well done. Next port: Stapleton, N.Y. fractured hip and leg and will be in traction for three weeks. Wilson's wife is with him in Bermuda. It was also noted that some crewmembers have been going down the gangway before the ship has been cleared to make phone calls in Port Everglades, Fla. It was stressed that no one is to go down the gangway before the ship has been cleared. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the fine meals served. Next port: Port Everglades, Fla. SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE (SeaLand), November 2--Chairman Joseph San Fillipo, Secretary James A. Wright, Educational Director A. Aguiar, Deck Delegate Virgil C. Dowd, Engine Delegate John P. Murray, steward Delegate Terry N. White. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $106 in the ship's fund and $435 in the movie fund. The chairman thanked VP "Red" Campbell for all the information on contracts he sent. All communications from Aboard the MV Aurora especially Joe San Fillipo, for keeping the ship clean-"like an SIU vessel is supposed to be." Thanks also went to all the brothers and sisters "who worked so hard on the elections. By early results, it looks like the hard work paid off." Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SENATOR (Coordinated Caribbean Transport), December ?-Chairman George Triplett, Secretary Frank Costango, Educational Director Eric Bain, Deck Delegate Carl Lowery, Engine Delegate J. Brack, Steward Delegate James Sivley. The ship will pay off in Lake Charles, La. this trip. There seem to be no beefs or problems. The ship's fund contains $4. 75 at this time. This amount will be given to the chairman until a new man is chosen since the present treasurer is going on vacation. A discussion was held about the movie problem. One member volunteered the use of his car to go to Lake Charles, and the ship's chairman was elected to accompany him to select movies for the next trip. A vote of thanks was given to George Triplett for decorating the Christmas tree and to the steward department for a job well done. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: LNG AQUARIUS AURORA CAGUAS MARINER OVERSEAS MARILYN PATRIOT SEA-WO ADVENTURER SEA-WO DEVELOPER SEA-LAND EXPLORER SEA-WO PRODUCER SEA-LAND VOYAGER Enjoying the coo out on e Aurora (left) and QMED Juan Rodriguez (right). MOBILE (Apex Marine), November 9Chairman P. Sernyk, Secretary H. Markowitz, Educational Director J. Fonville, Deck Delegate F. Gongora, Engine Delegate H. Aleidaroos, Steward Delegate L. Winfield. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The bosun talked about the importance of donating to SPAD in order to protect our job security. He also informed the crew that the ship will pay off in New York on Nov. 16. The steward thanked everyone for helping keep the ship clean and running smoothly, and the educational director reminded members to send in their upgrading applications to Piney Point. A particular vote of thanks was given to the steward department for all their fine work. Next ports: New York and St. Croix. OMI CHAMPION (OMI Corp.), November 2--Chairman M. Beeching, Secretary H. Evans, Educational Director L. Philpot, Deck Delegate D. Brooks, Engine Delegate J.A. Calix, Steward Delegate C. Lascola. The ship returned from Karachi and laid up in a Gibraltar shipyard from Oct. 8 to Oct. 29. Crewmembers were flown home and then flown back to rejoin the ship. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port and port of payoff: New Orleans, La. SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land), November 9--Chairman William E. Reeves, Secretary H. Scypes, Educational Director Glenn H. Watson, Steward Delegate Eddie Fisher. No disputed OT reported. There is $66 in the movie fund and $105 in the crew VCR repair fund. A wire was received from the company about the condition of AB Orie A. Wilson who fell while working on deck between trailers. Wilson fell about 20 or 25 feet and was taken off ship in Bermuda. The doctor reports he has a pex ari e headquarters were read and posted. Crewmembers who are getting off were reminded to leave their rooms neat and clean for the next person. There are plenty of training and safety films onboard, and the educational director urged members to take the time to view them. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done and to the entire crew, AMERICAN MADE WITH THE UNION LABEL "RIGHT ON"! • -Gl- •· Union Libel 1nd SeNice Tr1des Department, AFL~IO Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point .............. Monday, February 2 .................. 10:30 a.m. New York ............... Tuesday, February 3 .................. 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia .............. Wednesday, February 4 ............... 10:30 a.m. Baltimore ................ Thursday, February 5 ................. 10:30 a.m. Norfolk ................. Thursday, February 5 ................. 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville .............. Thursday, February 5 ................. 10:30 a.m. Algonac ................. Friday, February 6 ................... 10:30 a.m. Houston ...... . .......... Monday, February 9 .................. 10:30 a.m. New Orleans ............. Tuesday, February 10 ................. 10:30 a.m. Mobile .................. Wednesday, February 11 .............. 10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............ Thursday, February 12 ................ 10:30 a.m. Wilmington .............. Tuesday, February 17 ................. 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................. Friday, February 20 .................. 10:30 a.m. San Juan ............ . ... Thursday, February 5 ................. 10:30 a.m. St. Louis ................ Friday, February 13 .................. 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ................ Thursday, February 12 ................ 10:30 a.m. Duluth .................. Wednesday, February 11 .............. 10:30 a.m. Gloucester ......... . ... . .Tuesday , February 17 ................. 10:30 a.m. Jer ey City .... . . . ...... . . Wedne day, February 18 .............. 10:30 a.m. January 1987 I LOG I 29 �CL L NP Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes DEC. 1-31, 1986 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . .......... . . . ..... .. 0 15 Port Algonac ......... .... . .. .. . .. 0 9 2 Port Algonac ... ... ... .... .... ... . 0 3 Port Algonac ... . ... .. .... ... ..... Frank Drozak, President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 38 5 13 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP 0 4 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 16 0 0 3 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 15 0 1 0 4 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 HEADQUARTERS 0 Totals All Departments ....... . 40 7 D D 69 7 D *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 9 0 17 2 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea DEC. 1-31, 1986 I ~ ~ ~ -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority JC Al *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester . .............. New York .. . . .. ......... Philadelphia . ..... ........ Baltimore .......... ..... Norfolk . .... ...... . .... . Mobile .... . . . .... . .... . New Orleans . .... . ... ... . Jacksonville . ....... .. . . . . San Francisco ...... ..... .. Wilmington .. .... . .. .. ... Seattle .... .. ... . ... . .. . Puerto Rico ... ..... ...... Honolulu . .. . .... . . ... . . . Houston ... ........ .. .. . St. Louis ....... . . . . ... . . Piney Point . . ........... . Totals .. . ..... ......... 3 57 5 16 12 11 39 29 32 30 40 22 8 54 0 2 360 1 11 3 6 12 2 6 4 10 9 7 4 13 9 0 7 104 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 2 10 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 28 2 38 2 7 12 6 29 25 24 20 29 14 6 37 0 3 254 DECK DEPARTMENT 4 0 12 0 3 0 3 0 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 8 4 5 1 5 0 8 0 13 2 11 0 0 0 3 0 95 17 0 11 0 2 1 0 5 4 4 6 13 3 13 9 0 1 72 0 0 581 Port Gloucester ... .. . . .. .. .... New York . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . Philadelphia ...... . .... . .. Baltimore .. . ............ Norfolk .. ... . . ....... .. . Mobile . .... . ... ... ... . . New Orleans .... . ... . .. . . Jacksonville .. . . .. .. . ..... San Francisco ........ . . .. . Wilmington . ..... . .. .... . Seattle .. .... .. . .. ... . .. Puerto Rico . . ............ Honolulu .. . ...... .. . ... . Houston ... .. . .. . . ...... St. Louis ....... ... ... . .. Piney Point . ...... . .... . . Totals ........... . .... . 0 39 1 8 10 5 44 25 18 10 30 15 5 24 0 3 237 6 4 2 0 5 2 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 21 0 24 2 4 9 3 18 15 9 11 30 6 2 22 0 3 158 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 5 1 3 0 2 0 5 1 9 0 4 0 7 6 3 0 0 0 5 0 59 9 1 10 0 0 1 0 6 2 2 8 3 4 5 5 0 0 47 0 67 2 9 9 10 60 39 39 18 35 15 5 45 0 2 355 0 10 0 0 0 2 9 3 14 10 12 1 60 7 1 34 3 4 3 6 4 4 9 2 8 6 0 4 74 Port Gloucester . . ..... .. .... . . New York . ..... .. . . .. .. . Philadelphia . . . .... . ...... Baltimore . . ....... .. ... . Norfolk . . .. . ... ........ . Mobile . .... . . .. ........ New Orleans .... .... . . . . . Jacksonville ...... .... . .. . San Francisco .. . . ... .. .. .. Wilmington . ... ..... . .. .. Seattle ... .. . ..... .. .. . . Puerto Rico .... .. . . . . . . . . Honolulu ... ... . . .. ... . . . Houston ... . .... .. .. .... St. Louis .... ....... . .. . . Piney Point ......... .... . Totals .... . . ... ....... . 2 208 43 3 0 4 89 Port Gloucester ............ . .. New York .... . ... ..... . . Philadelphia . . . . ..... . .... Baltimore . . .... ..... . . .. Norfolk .. . .. .... .. . . ... . Mobile .. . . ...... .. ..... New Orleans ... .. . . . .. . . . Jacksonville . . ..... . ..... . San Francisco .. ... . . . . . . .. Wilmington ....... ... ... . Seattle ..... .. . . ........ Puerto Rico .. ... . . ... . .. . Honolulu . . .. . ... ... . .... Houston .... . ...... . . . .. St. Louis .... . ........... Piney Point .............. Totals ... . ... .. .. . ..... 0 37 4 5 1 2 22 7 40 13 30 14 11 15 0 0 201 1 34 1 7 4 7 13 7 16 6 18 8 105 10 0 18 255 Totals All Departments .... . . 1,006 522 0 26 2 3 2 5 32 19 43 11 34 7 9 13 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 8 6 0 0 30 0 0 1 0 0 37 1 6 1 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 5 2 0 4 0 3 0 39 36 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 134 69 41 0 14 0 1 7 4 15 11 24 7 25 7 6 12 0 17 1 0 6 1 3 15 2 16 3 2 0 183 4 0 0 9 7 16 8 20 0 9 11 0 0 0 237 104 323 650 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 1 31 0 2 0 2 1 8 0 4 2 11 10 6 3 4 9 12 1 29 0 0 0 109 215 7 2 0 0 12 1 243 240 466 307 0 1 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 5 110 5 17 16 14 79 54 74 40 54 29 12 72 2 21 5 8 8 4 10 8 13 8 10 2 18 4 0 6 127 1 0 1 1 3 0 7 2 7 2 0 0 8 4 0 0 36 3 7 3 3 6 3 14 6 9 3 9 2 11 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 6 84 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 21 1 4 0 0 1 3 2 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 17 6 0 37 10 7 23 0 3 293 7 0 32 2 1 0 27 0 0 0 33 6 43 18 84 0 54 4 10 5 4 33 10 84 26 38 18 7 21 0 1 4 79 1 48 5 11 2 6 0 0 8 1 0 3 1 22 1 13 3 2 0 227 314 18 13 21 10 19 11 121 13 0 8 307 0 0 283 1,543 597 373 0 3 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . ** " Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of December was up from the month of November. A total of 1,671 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,671 jobs shipped, 650 jobs or about 39 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 248 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 4,350 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I January 1987 ~ 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 207 46 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 5443 Ridge Rd. 44129 (216) 845-1100 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. O1930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 7 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 027 40 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATILE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �'Pull Together in '87 ... ' I pray that 1987 will be the year that all World War II merchant seamen are recognized as veterans. If all the maritime unions can pull together for once and with our maritime friends in both houses of Congress and the Democrats in control, I don't see how this recognition can be avoided. Time is running out! Fraternally .yours, Otis L. Bouchie Jr. Oneonta,Ala.35121 'Scholarship Provides Belief . 'Helping Defend Democracy ... ' For the last several years I have been trying, and generally succeeding, to donate at least $200 each year to SPAD. The results of the '86 elections were a gratifying return on my investment. I was expecting the worst given the election results of '80, '82, and '84. But I can honestly say now that working people, led by organized labor, have begun to turn the political tide. It's a shameful fact of life that economic progress for working people is so thoroughly linked to the political climate of the country. Reagan showed us how he intended to deal with working people when he fired the Air Traffic Controllers several years ago. The '86 elections were our repayment in kind. I hope and trust we can repay Reagan ten-fold, or even a hundred-fold, in the elections of 1988. I work at American Commercial Barge Lines/Inland Tugs. As we return to political sanity, I hope that company will see fit to negotiate and sign a contract with the Seafarers International Union. And I hope we can elect someone to the White House in '88 who will reinstate the Air Traffic Controllers and sign a contract with PATCO on Inauguration Day 1989. Toward these goals I have decided to increase my SPAD donations. I shall make every effort to contribute $50 a month, every month thru the '88 elections. In doing so I remind myself that organized labor is a cornerstone of democracy, and defense of democracy requires that we right the wrongs of Reagan. A $50 check is enclosed. For Peace, Progress, &Unity, Bick Gantly St. Louis, Mo. 'Quick Action Saves Life . . . ' On Thursday, Nov. 20, 1986, QMED Hubbert Lee was injured while changing a blank in the cargo tank aboard the M.V. Ranger. Lee was able to get out of the tank with the assistance of QMED Richard Butch. Lee fainted on deck, and after quick action by the crew and officers, Lee was brought back to and put in the ship's hospital. We were two days out of Singapore, and after numerous phone calls with port officials was Capt. W.R. Horne able to get Lee off the ship and to medical attention. A boat came out to meet us and take Lee. Assisting in the operation were Chief Mate Michael Miller, ABs Chuck Loveland, Michael Moore and myself. It is the opinion of the crew that Capt. Horne did everything humanly possible to insure Lee's safe return home. I would also like to thank Mrs. Horne, the crew and officers for all their help in making Lee comfortable. Yours truly, George B. Khan Bosun, M.V. Banger • • t Yet another deadline for submitting an application to the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program will arrive this April. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all interested members to take advantage of this program. Speaking from personal experience, I can say that a Charlie Logan scholarship provides welcome financial aid to those members who wish to pursue a formal education. This March I will graduate from the Ur1iversity of Washington. During my course of study, the program's monetary contribution greatly relieved my financial needs. I would like sincerely to thank the SID membership and leadership for their support. Best wishes, Russell Wiliams W-1131 Seattle, Wash. New Jobs I t's common knowledge that the nations' s employment pattern is changing. Ask any coal miner, steel worker, seafarer or auto worker. Traditional American industries provide living wages and honorable jobs for millions of Americans. Those jobs are disappearing. With unemployment hovering around the 7 percent mark, the administration is fond of pointing out that millions of new jobs have been created in the past six years to replace the ones that have been lost. But unlike a rose, a job is not a job is not a job. More than 60 percent of these new jobs pay less than $7 ,000 a year$134.62 a week-$3.37 an hour. A new study by the Joint Economic Committee shows a frightening trend. One million middle and high income jobs disappeared during the past seven years. Those jobs were replaced by 900,000 low paying ones-less than $7 ,000 a year. The study shows that the vast majority of new jobs are either part-time or near minimum wage. While those types of jobs may be fine for high school students working for date money, how the hell do you pay the mortgage on $134.62 a week? There are many reasons for the changing shape of the workforce, but the biggest has to be the economic policy of the administration. Since 1980, American manufacturing jobs have been exported, the country's trade deficit has soared and so little has been done about it. One of the first things needed is a trade policy which could put American products on an equal footing with foreign competition and bring back American workers to shop floors and assembly lines. Maybe the administration and its spokesmen believe the myths about the new jobs. Perhaps they should leave their offices in Washington and tell the people in Detroit, in West Virginia, in Louisiana, in Pittsburgh or wherever how much better off they are with all these new jobs. Maybe they'd get the kind of reaction they deserve-a good swift kick. OOPS-WE GOOFED 'Expression of Sorrow . . . ' I want to express to you our deep regret over the loss of life following the catastrophic explosion on the OMI Yukon. We do not have a good explanation for the cause of the accident at this time, but we want you to know that the company now and in the future considers as its first priority the safety of its crews. Again, we express to you our profound sorrow. Sincerely, Jack Goldstein President, OMI Corp. Last month's LOG misidentified the artist who created this piece of scrimshaw. Seafarer Gene Barry designed and created this fine example of the traditional seafaring art form. It is part of a major exhibit of American Labor History now on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. January 1987 I LOG I 31 �SUPPORT SPAO,, I / SUPPORT6' You 0 0 11001( ON TO AND JOB ~ECURITY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 1987 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES LITTLE NEW FOR MARITIME IN REAGAN’S FY ’88 BUDGET UNMANNED SHIPS WILL SAIL LABOR AND NATION CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CREW SNUFFS OUT BLAZE ON THE LT. JOHN P. BOBO THREE SINKINGS CLAIM 30 DROZAK RAPS AID AGE RULE ON THE WATERFRONT WITH FRANK DROZAK ED TURNER, LUNDEBERG ALLY, SIU VP, RETIRES FOUR DIE IN MASSIVE PINEY POINT BARGE BLAST CROWLEY CREWS HELP COMPLETE PIPELINE SHLSS PREPARES UPGRADERS FOR U.S. COAST GUARD DECK LICENSE EXAM SIU PROMOTES ASBESTOS AWARENESS 1986: THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SIU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MANY NEW MILITARY JOBS WHILE UNION LOOKS FOR WAYS TO RIDE OUT STORMY COURSE OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY THE SIU IN 1986 SEAFARERS TAKE THE LEAD IN PROTECTING JOB SECURITY IN TROUBLED INDUSTRY THE SIU IN WASHINGTON NEW CONGRESS MARAD AUTHORIZATION BILL MELTING ICE IRANSCAM PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS BUDGET WELCOME ABOARD MARITIME DISUNITY BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS MCS PIONEER FRANK GOMAR DIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/1/1987 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 49, No. 1 1987 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/837bef5e42b68bf1f0e9e0f77338dba9.pdf 01efe5aee89ac14c73191c3f0dfa9178 PDF Text Text Official Publication ol the Seafarers International Union • A Special Report The Decline of U.S. Sea lift Pages 15-18 CDS Rule Overturned More than two years ago the SIU predicted that some 800 seamen and more than a dozen militarily useful tankers would be out of work if a new construction subsidy payback scheme was implemented by the Department of Transportation (DOT). That is exactly what happened, but a federal appeals court judge has told DOT that the payback program is unlawful , and the department has until June 15 to revise the program or revert to the older regulations. The controversy centered around ships in the Alaska oil trade. The Jones Act requires that ships in the U.S. domestic trade be built in the U.S. , but without subsidy. Ships used in the foreign trades were eligible for construction subsidy but were not permitted in the Jones Act trade . When the DOT issued its payback rules allowing the subsidized ships into the Jones Act trade, the SIU and many other groups called the plans shortsighted and unfair. Many of the tankers in the trade are smaller than the massive vessels used in international tanker operations. But these smaller ships are ones the military considers useful for its purposes if needed. At least 13 of these smaller ships were forced into layup as a direct result of the payback scheme, and some 800 seamen Jost their jobs. In the case, the judge ruled that DOT had violated certain aspects of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act in implementing the program. "It's a shame it takes the Joss of 800 jobs and the layup of 13 ships to prove the payback plan was faulty from the start," said SIU President Frank Drozak. Atlanti~ Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 49, No. 2 February 198'7 New Congress Gears Up for Action Trade Tops SIU Hill Agenda, Bill Could Boost U.S. Merchant Marine In a word, the main thrust of the SIU's legislative effort in the lOOth Congress is TRADE. "So many things are tied to trade, and the maritime industry is no exception,'' said SIU President Drozak. As a result of failed administration trade policies, last year's trade deficit was $170 billion. That means we imported $170 billion more in foreignmade goods than we exported in American-made products. Billions of that trade was carried on ships. Unfortunately, little was carried on U.S.ftag ships. One of the cornerstones of trade legislation is "fair trade." Most of the countries where the U.S. trade deficit is the largest protect and promote their industries, making competition impossible. The thrust of several of the trade proposals aired by senators and congressional representatives is to put U.S. goods and products on an equal footing with other countries. Many countries subsidize their important industries, put trade restrictions on foreign competitors, close their markets to foreign products and require use of their countries' ships in importing and exporting products. At the same time , these countries take advantage of the virtually restrictionfree American market. "U.S. maritime has suffered from a variety of unfair trade restrictions in the international marketplace. It is an impenetrable wall of foreign promotional policies and restrictive measures which virtually shut out U .S.-ftag vessels in foreign trade. We have to eliminate these unfair foreign practices," Drozak said. Last year the House passed a trade bill, but it was bottled up in the then Republican-controlled Senate. With a new Democratic majority and the realization by members of both parties that the U.S. cannot continually pile up huge trade deficits, Capitol Hill watchers are sure some sort of legislation will be passed. "I believe that if we can get some legislation that helps put us back on an equal footing with other countries, we can compete with anyone," Drozak said. While trade will be the major issue of the upcoming session, the SIU plans to support and fight for several pieces of legislation that will benefit the U.S. merchant marine. Auto Carriage SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex said the Union will attempt to secure an auto carriage bill which would open the lucrative car carrier business between Japan, other car ex- porting nations, and the U.S. to American ships. Almost all of the more than two million imported Japanese cars currently are brought in on Japanese or third-flag ships. U.S. ships are shut out of the trade mostly due to restrictive Japanese export and maritime policies as opposed to simple cost factors. Almost $4 billion in foreign cars was imported last year. Subsidy Reform There will be some attempt to restructure the current Operating Differential Subsidy program, Pecquex said. All ODS contracts will run out in 1999, though many contracts will end much sooner. Under the present administration, no new ODS contracts have been awarded since 1980. Last year the maritime industry could not agree on an approach to subsidy reform. (Continued on Page 3.) Welcome to the Real World The USNS Assertive in Monterey. (Seep. 19.) Inside: Gulf War Dangers Page 3 Snapshots Around the SIU News from SHLSS Upgraders' Album Pages 9-12 Page 13 Page 4 Tug & Tow News Washington Report Pages 5 & 6 Page 7 Government Services News Page 19 Tax Tips Pages 21-27 �i President's Report by Frank Drozak I T'S hard to believe, but Winston Churchill was once the most unpopular man in England. People just didn't want to listen to all that gloomy talk about war. They preferred to cast their lot with Neville Chamberlain, who told them that peace was at hand. While the man with the umbrella was wrong about peace, he did understand human nature. People just don't want to listen to bad news, especially if it concerns them. In 1984, Americans were turned off by Walter Mondale ' s campaign for the presidency. They preferred Ronald Reagan's cheery brand of optimism. When Mondale noted that Americans wanted more government than they were willing to pay for, and that maybe taxes should be raised , he was treated like some kind of political leper. Yet , like Churchill in 1938, he was only telling the truth. The truth often hurts. For the past several years , I have been talking about the decline of the maritime industry and what it means for this country and this membership. The bottom line stil1 hasn't changed; America's sealift capability has been allowed to deteriorate to dangerously low levels. Yet rather than face the issue head on, this administration continues to rely on foreign-flag vessels to protect its national interests. It also has embarked on a costly buildup of the government-controlled "ready-reserve'' fleet which fails to address at least one central question: how are we going to secure adequate levels of skilled mariners when trained and experienced young people are being forced out of the industry? But the Reagan administration is not the only one to ignore the handwriting on the wall. Many of our own members can't see it either. Many of our members are reluctant to take jobs onboard military vessels. Yet these vessels represent the survival of our organization . Every year the American-flag merchant marine grows smaller and smaller. But the number of jobs on board these military vessels continues to increase-and they are good jobs. If we allow them to ail short, then we just might as well call it quits. A little history lesson is in order. Almost all of the non-military work that is available to our deep-sea mem- bers comes from two sources: tankers carrying Alaskan oil and cargo generated by the government. Yet every year for the past decade , moves have been made to repeal the ban on the export of Alaskan oil and to dismantle this nation's existing system of cargo preference laws. It's important to note that similar long-term campaigns were waged against the Construction Differential Subsidy program and the U.S. Public Health Service hospitals before they were eventually dismantled in 1981. I don't want to sound overly pessimistic. There is hope for this industry, but it's not coming from the administration, and it is not something we should take for granted . Any hope this industry has will come from our own actions and from the actions of our friends in Congress who refuse to let the growing trade crisis fester any longer. Thanks to the support of this membership , our Union maintains a strong presence on Capitol Hill. Earlier this month, I met with House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Texas) and House Merchant Marine Chairman Walter Jones (D-N.C.) to make sure they know where we stand. I believe that any trade bill that comes out of Congress must take into account the needs of the maritime industry. One more thing: for the past several years , I have been urging the various maritime unions to unite . There have been plenty of speeches about this , and even some meetings . Yet invariably when the moment of truth came, nothing happened. I still believe that maritime unions have to merge if they are to survive. That does not mean that I am willing to sit by waiting for this to happen and do nothing to protect the job security of our members. Right now, licensed unions such as the MM&P and MEBA District 1 have created organizations so that they can sail the military vessels top-to-bottom. Their intentions could not be any clearer. They want to protect their job security by jeopardizing yours. No doubt about it: trade and maritime unity will be the most important issues of 1987. At the request of AFLCIO President Lane Kirkland, I will again meet with Shannon Wall of the NMU to reopen merger talks with the SIU. And we are continuing to work with District 2 with regard to the Seafarers Maritime Union. SMU represents job security for this membership. It also represents an instance where licensed and unlicensed unions have been able to work together to protect the job security of their respective memberships. I am reminded of an eloquent speech that Ray McKay delivered at the 1981 Triennial SIU Convention. His words help explain some of the issues facing us today: ' ' I came up through the SIU. I once served as SIU vice president. My SIU membership is still pinned up at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship ... " I am indebted to the giants of the SIU (Paul Hall, Paul Drozak, AI Kerr and Charlie Logan) for their support and direction in my Union's earliest years. "One of the dreams [of those early SIU leaders] was for a better life for the merchant seaman; the SIU is part of that dream. Another dream was for a better life for United States merchant officers; when they spoke of improving the lot of maritime labor, they drew no distinction between officers and crew. They wanted to help anyone employed on merchant ships, no matter where their individual situation might lie. "If maritime labor can't hold itself together, it won't make a convincing case for a strong merchant marine. We can't waste ime and energy fighting among ourselves. That is a very true statement. "Few things disappointed these men more than division in the ranks of maritime labor . . . If they were here today, they would remind us that Navy auxiliary ships with private sector civilians are acceptable to everyone but the Navy which perceived maritime labor as the battlefront of jealous, squabbling individuals. Unity is still most important with the cutbacks, with the new administration . . . "You know where I stand, Frank. I think that we can all eat at the same table . . . District 2 offers the SIU complete support. ' ' Heyman Named New Counsel Charles B. Heyman has been named counsel for the Seafarers International Union. He replaces Howard Shulman, who retired earlier this year. "In this day and age, it is imperative that a union secure the best legal advice available,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak. "Howard Shulman served this Union with honor and distinction. Charles Heyman has the integrity and the legal skills to do the same." Heyman has had a long association with the SIU. The law firm he head Kaplan, Heyman , Greenberg, Engelman and Belgrad-has represented the SIU in many cases since the Union 's formation. Heyman , who was born Dec. 17 , 1925 , has been active in labor and community affairs . He received his law degree from the University of Maryland Law School , and was admitted to the Bar in 1950. He is married to the former Eunice Belaga and has three children. He is a former member of the Governor's Task Force on Public E mployer Labor Relations, and the former Chairman of the Maryland State Bar Association, Labor Section. Charles B. Heyman Offtc1al Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North Amenca , Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters D1stnct. AFL-CI O February 1987 Vol. 49 , No 2 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Charles Svenson Editor Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Deborah Greene Associate Editor Associate Editor 2 I LOG I February 1987 Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Secretary Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice President The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union , Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters D1stnct, AFL-CIO , 5201 Auth Way , Camp Springs , Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second·class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges , Md . 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG , 5201 Auth Way , Camp Springs , Md . 20746 . �Iran-Iraq War Zone, a Threat to -World Shipping More than 200 merchant seamen have been killed by Iranian or Iraqi raids on ships in the Persian Gulf area near the trade lanes of those two warring countries. While a handful of U.S.-flag ships have been boarded, American vessels have escaped attack. Some members of the shipping community have called for arming merchant ships to be able to fight back against any attackers. Others have suggested naval escorts or defensive systems as opposed to arming ships in peace time. ''A ... realistic solution would be to provide naval escorts for ships in area of high intensity. I wouldn't like to get involved in arming merchant ships in time of peace," said Adm. (ret.) Harold Shear, former Marad administrator. Since the war between Iran and Iraq escalated in 1984, 196 attacks on merchant ships have been recorded. Iraq attacks tankers carrying oil from Ira- Finance Committee At Work nian refineries, and Iran attacks ships to disrupt trade to Iraq. Missiles used by Iran and Iraq against merchant vessels have radar systems that home in on the target, and several shipping companies have installed "passive defense systems" to help thwart attacks. One Greek shipping executive, who declined to be named, said that on gulf voyages his company's 35 tanker and freighters are equipped with anti-tor- Hill Agenda (Continued from Page 1.) Alaskan Oil Export of all Alaskan North Slope oil currently is prohibited. That means it is carried by U.S.-flag tanker to U.S. refineries. But last year there was an effort to allow the export of oil from the Cook Inlet region. A bill to prohibit that export failed Ia t year, but the SIU and other maritime group will attempt to block export of the Cook Inlet oil. Arctic Wildlife The SIU's books were given their quarterly audit by the elected rank-and-file finance committee which consisted of Calvain James, Charles Clausen, Michael Kraljevic, Dan Johnson, Alex Reyer, William Seidenstricker and Richard Tankersley. Assisting the committee were Joe DiGiorgio, SIU secretary, and Cheri Herrlein, assistant to the secretary. • • Line o Sell 20 Ships United States Lines plans to sell at lea t 20 of its 50-ship fleet in an effort to get back on its financial feet following its declaration of bankruptcy late last year. USL, America' olde t and large t steamship company, will sell all 12 of its giant containerships (4,420 TEU) and eight smaller containerships. The smaller ship will be sold to the U.S. government; the giant vessels will go to as yet unnamed buyers, according to the company. Currently, USL is operating only 12 of its 50 ships, and those are on South American and trans-Pacific routes. USL also will be looking to sell other ships in its fleet. When it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, USL listed some $1. 7 billion in debts. Chapter 11 provides a company with a minimum of 120 days protection from creditors while it tries to restructure and find a way to pay off its liabilities. The 12 huge containerships were built in Korea at a cost of $47 .5 million each, but USL probably will recover only a percentage of tho e cost when the ships are sold. pedo wire nets extending about 30 feet around the hip. Many companies also have installed sophisticated satellite communication and navigation systems to avoid attacks, and trained crews to handle air raids. But Klaas Reinigert, managing director of a Dutch marine salvage company, said: "The fact is that merchant hips and salvage tugs in the gulf are defenseless against modern guided weapons." Oil experts believe there is a very large and rich petroleum deposit in the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). As the Prudhoe Bay oil field is used up, this area could be the next major find. The area is very close to the TransAlaskan Pipeline, and withjust a small, new connection the current pipeline would be used to transport the oil. The SIU will be looking to back legislation which would require that any of the ANWR oil be limited for domestic consumption and that any exploration in the ANWR be conducted with U .S.-made equipment and Amer- ican worker . If the oil is reserved for dome tic u e, U .S.-flag ships would be required to carry the crude oil to refinerie m the U.S. Build and Charter The SIU will continue to support the concept of a build and charter program to construct ships in U.S. shipyards through a federal revolving fund. The government would then sell or charter these vessels to the private merchant marine. These ships would be built to include militarily useful designs and would be available to the government in times of emergency. Several other areas important to the SIU will come up in Congress this session. They include: ,,- Fishing vessel safety legislation; ,,- Cargo preference enforcement; ,,- Carriage of U.S. mail on Americanflag ships~ I-"' The insurance crisis in the fishing industry; I-"' The closing of several Jones Act loopholes, and I-"' Veterans benefits for World War II seamen. Why Is This Man Smiling? Dr. San Filippo Named SIU Medical Director Dr. Joseph A. San Filippo, staff physician with the SIU New York Clinic for 25 years, recently was appointed SIU medical director for all ports. He replaces Dr. Joseph B. Logue, medical director from 1956 to 1986, who died last October at the age of 91. Dr. San Filippo is a native New Yorker. He was graduated from Brooklyn College of Pharmacy in 1937 and from Long Island University in 1940. Following several years as a practicing pharmacist, he attended medical school, graduating from the University of Bologna (Italy) in 1958 with an M.D. degree. Dr. San Filippo is pre ently on the staff at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, N. Y. in the Department of Medicine. Previously he had been in charge of the diabetes clinic at Lutheran as well a chairman of their Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Dr. San Filippo is a member of a number of medical as ociations, among them: the AMA, New York State Medical Society, King County Medical Society, Physicians and Surgeons of America and the New York Academy of Science. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Geriatrics and a Fellow of the Clinic Society of the New York Diabetes Association. 'ikj;f)..C~' ~- :! ':..: Ray Bourdius, assistant editor of the Seafarers LOG for 13 years, retired last month. Bourdius, 65, had the longest tenure of any of the current LOG staff. During bis long career in publishing he worked as a copy editor for several New York area newspapers, including the old New York Mirror. He also served a stint on the copy desk of the International Herald-Tribune in Paris, France. That was where he met his wife Catherine. February 1987 I LOG I 3 �SIU Snapshots Steward/Baker N!ck Andrews (below) was lucky this past Christmas Day because his wife Dixie had a chance to be onboard the SS Caguas (Puerto Rico Marine) for the holiday. As the picture shows, Andrews had no shortage of the Christmas spirit as he turned his quarters into a holiday scene. On their way to a little shore time, Overseas Alice crewmembers David Curry, Bosun Copeland and Joe Matekarich catch up on the news. Correction Some work is never done. AB Rudy Asopardo takes a break from chipping the piping and flanges on the Overseas Alice. On the LNG Gemini, Thanksgiving was celebrated as it is on dry land, with a huge and delicious meal. Above, Chief Steward Mike Haukland and an assistant get the feast ready. Due to a production error last month, a picture of longtime New Orleans Rep. Martin Kanoa (left) and Honolulu Port Agent Steve Ruiz was incorrectly cropped. The picture is printed above the way it is supposed to be. At a recent Democratic fundraiser, members of California's congressional delegation got together with SIU Field Rep John Ravnik (left). The three representatives are (I. to r.) Doug Bosco, Barbara Boxer and Glenn Anderson. 4 I LOG I February 1987 A typical busy day in the Honolulu hall. �Danny Fortner, deckhand, signs his SIU dues checkoff while working on the Ed Renshaw in the port of St. Louis, Mo. Riding the Orgulf Boats in St. Louis Linda Raymo is the towboat cook and boat delegate aboard Orgulf's Pat Chotin. ·~ ...:: •.-;. Dixie Boatright is the cook aboard Orgulf's Midland. She also serves as boat delegate. May Blankenship is the boat delegate and cook aboard Orgulf' s Ed Renshaw. . Don Leinberger of the Ed Renshaw' s deck department gets his SIU book updated and his questions answered by SIU Rep Dave Carter. February 1987 I LOG I 5 �I f In Memoriam Merrick Chapman, 57, died May 5, 1986. H:e joined the Union in 1957, most recently sailing as a captain. Brother Chapman is survived by three children and two grandchildren. Burial was at Belaire Cove Cemetery in Belaire Cove, La. James Mitchell Mauldin, 66, died of a heart attack at the Norfolk (Va.) International Terminals on Nov. 29, 1986. Brother Mauldin joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1972. H:e sailed as a chief engineer aboard the tugs Cape Cod and Cape Henry (Curtis Bay Towing) from 1973 to 1986. He was born in Lavonia, Ga. and was a resident of Norfolk. Burial was in the Rosewood Park Cemetery , Virginia Beach, Va. Surviving is his widow, Madeline. Liam O'Connell, mate aboard the Dave Carlton, goes through Lock 26 on the Mississippi River. Pensioner Michael · Benedict Pajtis Sr., 84, passed away from heart-lung failure in the Church Hospital, Baltimore on Dec. 12, 1986. Brother Pajtisjoined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1960. H:e sailed as a bridgeman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1960 to 1984. H:e was born in Maryland and was a resident of Baltimore. Interment was in the St. Stanislus Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving is his son, Michael Jr. of Baltimore. New Pensioners The following Inland members have retired on pension: Jacksonville Charles B. Jurbala New Orleans Merrick Chapman Jr. Grover M. Smith Norfolk Joseph M. Perry Jr. 6 I LOG I February 1987 James Moberly of the Dave Carlton works the lock wall. Dolores Serio and James Wingate aboard the Bob Labdon. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters JAN. 1-31, 1987 Port Gloucester ........................ New York ....................... .. Philadelphia ... . ......... . ......... Baltimore ......................... Norfolk ... ... ... ..... . ........... Mobile .. ......................... New Orleans ......... .. ........ " ... Jacksonville San Francisco : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Wilmington ........... .... ......... Seattle ..... ............... . ...... Puerto Rico Houston ... : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Algonac .. .. ....... . .............. St. Louis ......................... Piney Point ..................... . .. Totals ...... ....... ....... . ...... Port Gloucester ........................ New York ......................... Philadelphia ... . ....... . ...... . .... Baltimore ................. .... .... Norfolk .......................... Mobile ........................... New Orleans .. ...... . .... .......... Jacksonville San Francisco : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Wilmington ......... .. .. .. ....... .. Seattle ...... ....... . .... ......... Puerto Rico ....................... Houston .......................... Algonac .......................... St. Louis ................ .. .. ..... Piney Point ....... ..... .... ........ Totals . .. ....... ... . .......... ... *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 5 58 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 9 0 7 0 0 4 0 1 0 80 16 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13 0 3 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 7 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 9 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 4 59 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 4 25 2 0 6 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 2 38 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 6 0 7 0 0 3 0 8 1 78 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . ................... .. . New York ......................... Ph iladelphia ....................... Baltimore ......................... Norfolk . . . . . . . . . .. ... . .. . ........ Mobile .. ............. . ........... New Orleans ....................... Jacksonville San Francisco : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Wilmington ........................ Seattle ........................... Puerto Rico ..... . ................. Houston ...... . .............. . .... Algonac .... . . . ....... ...... ...... St. Louis . . ................... . ... Piney Point ........................ Totals ... .. .......... .. ......... . 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Totals All Departments ... . ........... . 107 28 0 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 0 d 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 8 0 2 0 23 18 7 35 57 13 6 162 122 40 0 0 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . **"Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO Washington Report -I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • I I •• I I I I I I I I I • President Reagan tried to use his State of the Union address to set the tone for the final two years of his presidency. Looking fit after surgery, Reagan called on the American people to regain their "competitive edge" by embarking on "a search for excellence." The speech was vintage Reagan. The rhetoric soared; the delivery was nearly perfect. Yet most commentators seemed to agree with Chris Wallace of NBC News who said that Reagan had missed an important opportunity to regain control of this country's political agenda. For one thing, said Wallace, the speech contained few concrete details. More than that, it failed to address the Iran-Contra arms scandal other than to say that "mistake had been made in the execution of the policy.'' State ol Maritime While President Reagan's State of the Union message briefly touched upon a number of domestic issues (catastrophic health insurance, welfare reform), its main focus was on foreign affairs. Reagan highlighted four issues: international trade, the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), aid to the Contras and arms control. President Reagan took credit for beefing up the defense budget. At the same time , however, he failed to mention this country's declining sealift capability or the American-flag merchant marine. People in the maritime industry could not help but compare this State of the Union address with the one that Jimmy Carter delivered in 1979 . "I will propose," said Carter, "overdue changes in the nation's maritime policies. We must improve the ability of our merchant fleet to win a fair share of our cargo." Democratic Response Responding to the State of the Union address, the Democratic leaders of Congress raised what they felt were a number of inconsistencies in the president's speech. President Reagan pledged to restore America's "competitiveness" and railed against the budget deficit. Yet House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Texas) and Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd (D-W. Va.) asserted that the president's own policies had contributed to the development of record trade and budget deficits. Both Byrd and Wright questioned whether the president was really serious about embarking on "a search for excellence" when he was proposing to cut the education budget by more than a third. And they wondered about his commitment to eradicating drug abuse in this country. A year after he declared war on drugs, President Reagan submitted a budget that contained major cuts for drug education and drug enforcement programs. February 1987 Both bills are "generic." Rather than single out specific industries for relief, as the ill-fated textile bill did last year, they concentrate on restructuring the mechanics of trade policy. The Bentsen bill, the more stringent of the two bills, would decrease presidential discretion in many matters pertaining to foreign trade. Yet it is not, said Bentsen, a "protectionist" bill. It is designed, said Bentsen, to shift the focus away from import protection to "positive adjustment"-requiring industries, in return for temporary protection, to take teps to make themselves more competitive. The Bentsen bill would make a number of fundamental changes in the present structure of trade policy. It would increase the powers of the International Trade Commission. Right now, the president has the discretion to accept or reject recommendations made by the ITC. Bentsen' s bill would make ITC recommendations mandatory. Bentsen also would set up a program for retraining workers who had been hurt by unfair foreign competition or by changes in domestic industries. The Bensten bill also would require the president to open negotiations with countries that show a consistent "pattern of marketdistorting practices" and to report the results to Congress by December 1988. No sanctions would be automatically imposed if negotiations failed. The administration would be required to initiate investigations of "significant, justifiable" unfair trade practices by other countries. When such practices were found, the president would be required to retaliate within a maximum of 17 months. Present law provides for such retaliation but sets no time limit. Some retaliatory actions for unfair trade practices have been debated for 10 years or more. New Legislation While the new session of Congress is less than two months old, more than 100 bills already have been introduced that pertain to the maritime industry. The SIU has lent its support to a number of these measures, including the following: • H.R. 82-Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would amend the Jones Act by requiring any vessel used to transport sewage sludge be U.S. manned and constructed. • H.R. 298 and H.R. 146-Rep. Helen Bentley (D-Md.) and Sen. Daniel Inouye (DHawaii) have introduced nearly identical bills that would require the exclusive use of American-flag vessels for all overseas shipments of U.S. mail. At present, there is no such requirement. • H.R. 300-Biaggi has introduced legislation that would mandate the negotiation and implementation of bilateral maritime agreements with countries having a significant trade deficit with the United States. Trade Maritime Trades Department By most accounts, trade is shaping up as the single most important issue of the 1OOth Congress. Attention has centered on two bills. One is being circulated by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (DTexas), the other by the administration . The Maritime Trades Department will meet in Dania, Fla. to formulate a comprehensive legislative agenda for this session of Congress. The number one priority is expected to be unfair foreign trade, which has adversely affected the U.S.-ftag merchant marine. Legislative, Administrative and Regulatory Happenings AFL·CIO Earlier this year, The AFL-CIO News published a list of legislative priorities for the upcoming year. Besides trade, the following issues were listed: • Double Breasting-The federation would like to see legislation enacted that would block employers in the construction industry from setting up non-union operations just to evade their contractual obligations to unions. • Plant Closings-The AFL-CIO wants to reintroduce a plant closing bill that was defeated last year. It would require owners to give workers and communities 90 days notice before closing down a plant. • Polygraph Testing-The federation would support legislation that would limit the use of polygraph testing. • Right-To-Know Law-The AFL-CIO would support a federal law requiring employer and manufacturers to notify workers of the health risks that they face on the job. The federation is presently working at the state level to enact similar legislation. • Minimum Wage-The federation wants to raise the minimum wage from its current $3.35 level to $4.25 an hour. The purchasing power of most families has declined by 26 percent since 1981, when the present level was established. Iran-Iraq The Iran-Iraq war was in the news again this month as Iranian forces continued to wear down Iraq's resistance. Iranian troops have reached the outermost limits of Basra, Iraq's second largest city. There was widespread fear throughout the Middle East that some kind of turning point had been reached. These events came at a difficult time for the Reagan administration, which was under fire at home for its attempts to secretly ship arms in exchange for the release of American hostages. Since the beginning of the year, nine more hostages have been taken captive in Beirut, including four Americans. More than a dozen foreign tankers have been hit since the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war, which many experts believe threatens the flow of Middle Eastern petroleum products. Last year, the ITF passed a ruling stating that any seaman onboard a merchant vessel in the Persian Gulf could be relieved of his duties if he requested it. ''Recent events in the Persian Gulf and last year's ITF ruling concerning merchant seamen underscore the importance of having an adequate supply of skilled American mariners," said SIU President Frank Drozak. CHEAP IMPORTS KILL JOBS BUY UNION-MADE U.S.A. February 1987 I LOG I 7 �Area Vice Presidents' Report Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco P RELIMINARY figures show that Great Lakes shipping recorded a dismal year in 1986. Shipments of steel, grain and coal-the lifeblood of the Great Lakes maritime industrydeclined appreciably from the year before. Yet reduced cargo was only part of the picture. ''Once considered by Midwest farmers and manufacturers as the best way to go," said Earl Dowdy of the Detroit News, "lake freighters have lost much of their business to trucks , trains, airplanes and foreign vessels hauling goods made overseas. '' Of 86 American-flag vessels sailing the Great Lakes, only 53 were in service during the midsummer peak. With an average crew of30, that meant that 1,000 Great Lakes sailors sat out the season. Things were slightly better for the dredging industry, which many people say will be given a boost by passage of the Port Development Act. Some jobs are expected to be created by the Clean Water Bill. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives overrode President Reagan's veto of the bill. The Michigan Department of Commerce has just released the findings of a $22,000 study conducted by a California firm which showed that Midwesterners would support a revived cruise ship industry on the Lakes. Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco I have been meeting with representatives of the national Democratic Party to persuade them to hold their 1988 Convention in Houston. The city is a logical choice for such an event. It boasts many fine facilitie , including ample hotel space, a ~ew convention center and a sophisticated communications network. It would give the Democrats exposure in a pivotal state. Texas has undergone a gradual political transformation over the past 20 years. Once solidly Democratic, it now has two strong parties. A strong grassroots base is a must in this state, and we have it. If you want a reason to sign a SPAD checkoff, just look at what is happening in Texas. 8 I LOG I February 1987 The economy of Houston is in serious trouble. Yet SIU seamen down here have no trouble landing jobs. That's because of the military work that we have been able to securemilitary work that would not have been possible without your political involvement. Our biggest challenge down here is to make sure that these vessels do not sail short. Because if they do, then we won't have these jobs for long. Contract negotiations will soon be under way throughout the region. We will be looking to add new equipment in the Gulf area. We are still stressing the basics. The servicing team will be making the coastwise towing and canal equipment to improve communications between the Union and the membership. They will keep the membership advised on negotiations as they proceed (i.e., Crescent Towing). together to turn things around for the maritime industry. The current preoccupation with trade offers the maritime industry a chance to reverse its decline. Just recently, the Federal Maritime Commissioner said that he would aggressively fight the unfair trading practices of other countries. This is an issue we can all unite behind. We should not fritter away this opportunity. APL recently used a foreign-flag vessel to sail one of its subsidized routes without notifying any of the unions involved (SIU, SUP and MFOW). Such actions are counterproductive because they breed distrust when unity of purpose is essential. This problem is not confined to New Bedford. A few weeks ago, two dozen fishermen from around the country met at a workshop and shared their experiences on securing self-insurance. The fishing industry is just one industry, of course. But what is happening to it is hardly unique. For the past several months, American and Canadian trade representatives have discussed implementing a ''Free Trade'' zone between the United States and Canada. Negotiations have hit a snag because the Canadians don't want to ease up on regulations restricting American magazines and moviesa multi-billion dollar business. At the same time, they bristle when the Americans talk about the growing deficit in automobiles and data processing. East Coast by V. P Leon Hall T West Coast by V. P. George McCartney I 'VE noticed a welome development on the West Coast. Any SIU member who wants to ship out can do so. This has had one unfortunate side effect. It is becoming increasingly difficult to fill the jobs onboard military vessels. It would be a mistake for our membership to take these jobs for granted. The long-term prospects for the maritime industry are quite disturbing. Military work is the one area of growth in an otherwi e depressed industry. Every year for the past decade, attacks have been made against this country's cargo preference laws and the ban on the export of Alaskan oil. If for any rea on opponents of the maritime industry were uccessful in dismantling these programs, then you would probably see a ma exodus of vessels and jobs overseas. Only military work would remain . Our members have to understand what is happening. The maritime indu try is in the midst of a radical transformation. Rapid technological advances have dramatically reduced the izes of most crews. Any member who fails to upgrade hi or her skill will be at a severe disadvantage in the years ahead. More important, the era of "onestop hipping" is upon us. There has been a gradual merging of deep- ea carriers , tug and barge companies and railroads. Many people believe that one-stop shipping repre ents the maritime indu try's be t hope for the future. At the ame time, however, it poses certain problem . Labor and management have to work HE NLRB is still listening to testimony to determine ifthe New Bedford Seafood Producers engaged in unfair labor practices in their negotiations with the SIU. Witnesses have been scheduled through the end of March. The breakdown in negotiations occurred in December 1985 and led to a bitter strike. The breakdown wa cau ed in large part by the depressed state of the fishing industry. The New England fishing industry continues to be in a serious state of decline. Yet less than 100 miles away, Canadian fishermen are having a banner year. ''The weak Canadian dollar and international politics have (helped the Canadians)," wrote The Journal of Commerce recently. "Since 1984, Canada has controlled, within its 200 mile limits, a scallop -rich slice ofthe Georges Bank that was considered American until the World Court said it was Canadian. U.S. boats are now chased off by the Canadian Coa t Guard." According to The Journal of Commerce, "There is a remarkable degree of cooperation between Canada's government and its fishing industry, amounting in some cases almost to a guaranteed market share and elimination of competition.'' Meanwhile, American fishermen are struggling along. They feel cheated by the 1984 decision. There is a widespread perception that the American government didn't do enough to represent their interests before the World Court. Aside from Canadian competition, the biggest problem facing New England fishermen is the liability insurance crisis. Things have become so bad that fi hermen have all but given up on securing what they consider to be affordable insurance from conventional underwriting companies. Government Services by V.P. Buck Mercer ! suppose the same situations apply to shoreside workers and shipboard crews alike where personalities, temperament, attitude and behavior are concerned. The difference is, however, the shoreside employee can go his way once the eight-hour day's labor has been completed and forget about the events of the day and enjoy some of the fruits oflife that are denied shipboard personnel. Ships l often spend weeks at sea; then, upon reaching a port, could spend weeks at anchor. During that time there are the same face to see, the same voices to hear, the same routine duties to perform-day after tedious day, week after tiresome week. The long days at sea coupled with the monotonous grind of daily shipboard chores sometimes begin to take their toll on the best of sailors. That is when personalitie_s, temperament, attitudes and behavior come into focus. Personalities differ in each individual, and quite often these varied personalities clash. This makes for an unhealthy situation between fellow workers and a far worse circumstance when supervisors or department heads are involved. When personalities clash, tempers flare, attitudes and behavior patterns change-and the effect can be felt throughout the ship. While tempers may be supressed under the watchful eyes of the ship's officers, there are no such restraints when the crew goes ashore and possibly meets up in a local bar. That is when an already bad situation can become very tense and dangerous. That is when the "THINKING SAILOR" uses his or her head and stays OUT OF TROUBLE. AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING ALL OF OUR MEMBERS TO DO-ST AY OUT OF TROUBLE ABOARD SHIP, AND ASHORE. �Delta Queen Steamboat Co. Crewmembers Attend SHLSS Safety Training Program Safety aboard ship is a high priority for all our SIU contracted companies, but the unexpected happens no matter how safety conscious people are. Preparing seamen to meet these emergencies is the best method to insure the safety of the ship and its crewmembers. Recently seven men from the Delta Queen Steamboat Company completed a three-week safety training program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The program was set up at the request of the Delta Queen Steamboat Company and included training in First Aid, Fire Fighting, CPR and Lifeboat. These courses are regularly taught at the Lundeberg School in conjunction with other upgrading courses but were scheduled backto-back to meet the specific needs of the Delta Queen Steamboat Company. It was a rigorous three weeks but the men all felt it was well worth the time and effort. SHLSS RN Noreen Neel instructs students in applying a full head bandage. Class members learn the technique tor the performance of CPR. The Delta Queen group gets hands-on-experience launching a gravity davit. ··~ Learning oar commands is an important segment of the lifeboat course. Delta Queen Steamboat Co. Crewmembers First row (I. to r.) Carl Koen Jr., Dexter Williams, Michael Doshier. Second row: Steve W. Chiasson, Ray Tate, Aaron Rucker, Brad Seibel. February 1987 I LOG I 9 �Army Cargo Handling Group Continues Training at SHLSS ~­ SHLSS Instructor Richard Dickerson supervises slewing a tractor trailer. The SHLSS Hagglund crane is set up for twin operation. 11 I After the truck is placed in position, it is secured on the barge. i The spreader bar is positioned over the barge to make a lift. The Army team, in a joint effort, hooks up the equalizing beam preparing the crane for twin operation. ~sHLSS Seallft Operation and Maintenance First row (I. tor.) Ali Amran, S. Madjidji. Second row: Harry AIOnQi (Instructor), Darya Marbrook, Ervin Earleyh Alika Lapilio. Not shown: Gregory Lee, Sam Johnson, Jo n Lee Davis, Brenda Kamiya. 10 I LOG I February 1987 Observing maneuvers from Fort Eustis are (R. to L.) Al Davis, SFC Brown and SHLSS Sealift Coordinator Bill Hellwege. COURSE GRADUATES~ GED First row (I. tor.) Willie L. Lindsey, Gandido castro, Ron Koski. Second row: John Davis, Jay M. Anderson, Glen James. Army Training Group Frist row (I. to r.) Harold R. Looney, Luis E. Romero, Raymond E. Byrd, Richard Dickerson (Instructor). Second row: K. Murphy, Helen Kasony, Arthur Simmons. Third row: Robert L. Gurley, Ralph T. Weeks, Melvin Michaels. �Apply Now for an SH LSS Upgrading Co.urse ..• ...............................•.........................................................................................................! Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name Date of Birth -~~---.........---­ Mo./Day/Vear (Middle) (Last) Address. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _""""Tl"l"l==-==---------------------- (City) Deep Sea Member D Telephone -........-__,........,,.....,,....,,,..,,........----(Area Code) (Zip Code) (State) Inland Waters Member D Pacific D Lakes Member D Social Security# _______ Book# _ _ _ _ _ _ Seniority _ _ _ _ _ _ Department _ _ _ _ __ Port Presently Date Book Was lssued _ _ __ _ __ _ _ Port lssued _ _ _ __ _ _ __ Registered In _ _ __ _ _ _ __ Endorsement(s) or Ucense(s) Now Held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SH LSS Trainee Program: O Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Last grade of schooling completed _ _ _ __ Trainee Program: From _ _ _ _~~to~~---(dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D (if yes, fill in below) Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPR: D Yes No D Date Available for Training - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Primary Language Spoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed DECK D D D O D D D 0 D D D o D 0 D ENGINE Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miies Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Piiot Third Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Simulator Course No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. D FOWT D QMED-Any Rating D Marine Electronlcs (Variable Speed DC Drive) D Marine Electrlcal Maintenance D Pumproom Maintenance & Operation D Automation D Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations D Diesel Engine Technology D Assistant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) D Chief Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel D Third Asst. Engineer & Orlglnal Second Asst. Engineer Steam or Motor D Ref rlgerated Containers Advanced Maintenance O Hydraulics D Electro-Hydraulic Systems STEWARD D D D D Cook & Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS D Weldlng D Lifeboatmen o Seallft Operations & Maintenance ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equlvalency Program (GEO) D Developmental Studies (DVS) D English as a Second Language (ESL) D ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM D Associates In Arts Degree D Nautical Science Certificate RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE SIGNATURE_~~--~~~~~~~~~~-DATE_~~~~~~~~~~~~~­ RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 .......................................................................................................................... Rev. 12186 ... ---~::::;;.~-.,.. \ February 1987 I LOG I 11 �1987 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills and Promote the U.S. Maritime Industry March 1987 - Jun Steward Upgrading Courses The following is the current course schedule for March 1987 - June 1987 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as ~ible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs and the needs of the industry. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Engine Upgrading Courses 1987 Check-In Date Completion Date Chief Cook March 18 May 13 May 22 July 17 Cook & Baker March 18 April 29 June 10 June 26 August 7 September 18 Chief Steward March 18 May 13 May 22 July 17 Course Recertification Programs Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification June 29 August 3 Adult Education Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date QM ED - Any Rating March 23 June 12 Marine Electrical Maintenance March 9 May 1 Diesel Engine Technology April 6 May 15 For students who wish to apply tor the GED, ESL, or ABE classes tor the first six months of this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and Offered on the following dates: Welding April 13 May 8 High School Equivalency (GED) Chief Engineer & Assistant Engineer Uninspected Motor Vessel April 6 June 12 March 2 May 4 April 13 June 15 Automation June 22 July 17 Adult Basic Education (ABE) & English as a Second Language (ESL) March 2 May 4 April 10 June 12 Fireman/Watertender Oiler June 8 July 31 Hydraulics May 11 June 5 Deck Upgrading Courses Check-In Date Completion Date Celestial Navigation March 13 July 13 April 17 August 14 Able Seaman March 23 May 18 May 15 July 10 Radar Observer March 16 April 20 March 27 May 1 Radar Observer (Renewal) Open ended course, however, must notify SH LSS before entering this course. Third Mate & Original Second Mate May 4 July 10 Lifeboat March 9 May 4 March 20 May 15 Tankerman March 23 May 18 April 3 May 29 Course All Rating Upgrading Courses Course Sealift Operations and Maintenance 12 I LOG I February 1987 Check-In Date Completion Date March 2 April 13 May 18 July 13 March 27 May 8 June 12 August 7 Check-In Date Course Completion Date Seafarers applying tor the upgraders Lifeboat class and who are either ESL or need some work on basic skills, may take the ESUABE Lifeboat course three weeks prior to the scheduled Lifeboat class. This class will be ottered: May 1 April 13 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be ottered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be ottered as follows: QMED Third Mate Able Seaman FOWT March 16 April 27 May 11 June 1 March 20 May 1 May 15 June 5 College Program.s Check-In Date Completion Date Associates in Arts March 30 June 8 May 22 July 31 Nautical Science Certificate March 30 May 22 Course NOTICE To All SIU Members Who Are Scheduled To Attend SHLSS You must present an up-to-date SIU clinic card before attending classes. All students who are enrolled in a U.S. Coast Guard certified class must carry a valid clinic card. �Upgraders on TourMore From Capitol Hill During the course of the year, hundreds of Seafarers make the trip to Capitol Hill as part of their upgrading class. As often as possible, the Seafarers LOG tries to publish pictures of the upgraders during their visits to Washington. But the constraints of space and time mean not every group finds its way onto the LOG's pages. Here are some of the upgraders who we have missed in the past months and a few pictures from inside the Capitol as a recent group of recertified stewards toured the legislative seat of the U.S. government. One of the more recent additions to the display of famous Americans at the Capitol is this bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recertified Steward James A. Jackson (right) took some time from the tour to view King's bust. This group of upgraders from the Sealift Operations and Maintenance class visited Washington before snow covered the Capitol steps. The class included John Adams, William Gizzo, Charles Greer, Mark Grendahl, Fred Jensen, John Lasky, Robert Smith and Judith Barbera. Also along for the visit were SIU Legislative Representative Liz DeMato and SHLSS instructor Richard Dickerson. This group of Able Seaman and Sealift upgraders includes (AB) Thomas Dowdell, Green Hoskins, John Kolwe, Larry Martin, Mitchell Santana, Timothy Smith, (Sealift) Ali Arman, Allen Cubic, John Davis, Ervin Earley, Earl Gray, Brenda Kamiya, Kirk Lapilio, Gregory Lee, Sjamsidar Madjidji, Darya Marbrook, Richard Parker, Joseph Bovenik, Samuel Johnson and Stephen Kastel. This large group of upgraders included members from three classes; Third Mate, Refrigeration Systems Maintenance and Operation and Able Seaman. Included in this picture taken at another entrance to the Capitol are (Third Mate) Thomas Carroll, Douglas Craft, Richard DeMont, Stephen Gateau, Shawn Kennedy, Paul Konstantino, Yngvar Krantz, Richard Montoya, Joseph Muscato, Edwin Rivera and Daniel everinson; (Refrigeration) Robert Bunch, Joaquin Miller, Alfred O'Krogly, Charles Sandino and Larry Hines; (AB) John Arnold, Robert Christie, Keith Finnerty, Donald Gearhart, Kenneth Gilson, Chester Goff, Vernon Johnson, Royce Kauffman, Raymond Kucharczyk, Jeffery Libby, Joel Miller, Timothy Aheard, Thomas Sherrier, Erowin Udan, Abraham Vegas and Jerome William. Also pictured are SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex and SHLSS instructor Jake Karaczynski. While the rest of the class of recertified stewards listens to a Capitol tour guide, Norm Duhe (left) spots something of interest and snaps a photo for his scrapbook. Vernon Ferguson and Floyd King are on the right. Everyone is familiar with the Capitol dome from the outside, but inside it contains a stunning display of artwork. Here the recertified stewards class gazes at the dome. February 1987 I LOG I 13 �Safeguard Your Shipping Rights T O SAFEGUARD your rights and the shipping rights of all SIU members, there are certain requirements that must be followed. These requirements are spelled out in the Shipping Rules, and they are there so that the rights of all members will be protected and furthered fairly and impartially. DUES Your current quarter Union dues must be paid at the time you register. RELIEF JOBS/REGISTERING When you are relieved, you must re-register for your job within 48 hours by reporting to the SIU Union hall. RELIEF JOBS/CONTACT WITH UNION It is your responsibility to keep in contact with the Port Agent at the port in which you are registered. RELIEF JOBS/SHIPPING It is your responsibility to claim your job from the hiring hall shipping board no later than one day before the ship's scheduled arrival. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copic'> of the SIU constitution are available in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the STU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution require a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which arc to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected hy the member hip, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting report , specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Water District are admini tered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the tru tees in charge of these fund · shall equally consist of Union and management reprc entatives and their alternates. All expenditures and dishur cment of trust fund are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively hy the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights . Copies of these contracts arc posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts bet\\Cen the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for thi 1s: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts a ref erred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contract specify the ~ages and conditions under which ) ou work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract right . a well as your obligations. 1,uch as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time. any SIU 14 I LOG I February 1987 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS all Union halls. All members should ohtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ohligation by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials, etc., as well as all other details. then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU . These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contract" which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may he discrimi · nated against hecau . e of race. creed. color. sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he i-; denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify Union headquarters. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 patrolman or other Union offi:::ial. in your opinion, fails to protect your contract right properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log ha traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purpo es of any individual in the Union. officer or memher. It has al. o refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estahli hed policy ha, been reaffirmed by memhcrship action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports . The responsihility for Log policy is ested in an editorial hoard which con ists of the Executive Boan.J of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monie are to he paid to anyone in an} ofticial capacity in the SlU unle s an official Union receipt is gi en for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unle s he i given such receipt. In the event anyone attempt to require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member i'.-> required to make a pa} ment and is given an otllcial receipt. but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Union headquarter . SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceed are used to further its objects and purposes including. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic intere ts of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concept . In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. joh discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made hy reason of the above improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPA D hy certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic. political and 1,ocial interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he shouJd immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • AHantlc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Walen District • AFL-CID Vol. 49, No. 2 February 1987 Try to imagine the following scenario. An emergency has broken out in a country or region critical to American security interests-the Philippines, Central America or the Persian Gulf. The United States, which spends $300 billion taxpayer dollars a year on its defense budget, can't get its troops or supplies there in time to avert an international disaster. Are the taxpayers you represent aware of the seriousness of our maritime condition? Sound far-fetched? It isn't, and here's why. • SEALIFT IS THE BEDROCK OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Where Are the Ships? S ealift is the bedrock of our national security. Successful deployment of American military power overseas depends upon water transportation. According to U.S. Department of Defense estimates, more than 90 percent of all equipment, supplies and troops needed to sustain a war effort must be carried on ships. "The [importance of sealift] has been repeatedly demonstrated over the past 45 years,'' asserts the Department of Defense. There are two outstanding examples of this phenomena-the worldwide U.S. convoy and supply operations that were essential to the Allied victory in World War II, and the 8,000 mile sealift that enabled the British to bring the 1982 Falkland Islands dispute to a successful close. II. THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE IS THE NATURAL SOURCE OF U.S. SEALIFT: Why Have We Allowed It to Decline? T he American-flag merchant marine has traditionally been the major source of this nation's sealift capability. Most people attribute the heroic performance of the maritime industry during World War II to passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 And so the march to foreign registry began. By the beginning of the Korean War, the American-flag merchant marine had declined by more than one half, to 1,700 vessels. Meanwhile, there was an explosive growth in the number of vessels documented under flag-of-convenience registries. Massive cuts in the maritime budget during the early years of the Reagan administration and a worldwide depression in the shipping industry accelerated the decline of the American-flag merchant marine. By 1985, there were fewer than 400 active vessels in the deep-sea fleet and only 13 U.S. shipyards. which helped revive what had once been a dying industry. Not surprisingly, demand for shipping declined after World War II. Congress passed the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 which allowed hundreds of American-flag vessels to be sold to foreign companies d governments at nominal sums. Around the same time, the Department of Defense was formulating the Effective U.S. Control (EUSC) Policy which provided War Risk Insurance to American-owned vessels documented under foreign registries. And fewer ships were being built in U.S. shipyards. Ill. MILITARY PLANNERS ARE DISTURBED BY THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN-FLAG MERCHANT MARINE: What Happened to Sealift Capability? W chant marine for defense purposes and then 'park' it or hold it in reserve is costly and inefficient. It would be cheaper to subsidize the private sector fleet or have a cargo preference program. The cost of the reserve fleet program will exceed all the subsidies ever paid under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. It still won't solve the critical shortage of skilled mariners which the Navy estimates will reach 6,000 by 1990. Where are they going to find the qualified mariners to man these vessels in time of war? hen asked by a congressional committee about the wisdom of relying on foreign-flag vessels to provide the bulk of America's sealift capability, Admiral Isaac D. Kidd, former Allied Supreme Commander of the Atlantic, ·admitted to being "less than completely comfortable" with the idea. This discomfort grew to the point where the Navy engaged in a massive and costly buildup of its Ready Reserve Fleet. Yet many people in the maritime industry and the armed forces believe that this development side-stepped the real issues. To acquire and nationalize a mer- (Continued on Page 16.) Military experts have testified that at least 700 ships are needed to provide minimum military support in a national emergency, but with fewer than 400 today, we are sorely deficient. TRENDS IN NATO FLAG FLEET MILITARILY USEFUL TANKERS SOURCE: STRATEGIC SEALIFT DIVISION, U.S. NAVY 1,400 44,000 42,000 1,300 en z 38,000 1,200 0 .... g e.. \: \ 34,000 \ \ \ \ .... \ \ \ c== 30,000 \ \ \ .... .... A1 .... •vu1.19.......... o ....... .... ~II '/:: 26,000 1,000 {'\ o'/'f/p..'S........... ..... .... .... 23,000....__ _ _ ___,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 1970 1975 1980 1985 900 1990 YEAR February 1987 I LOG I 15 �IV. WHAT ABOUT FOREIGN-FLAG VESSELS: Can We Count on Them in a ". . . Without Adequate an the Military Plans Is Exec Admiral Tf National Emergency? T here are many good reasons to doubt the reliability of foreignflag vessels. Take what happened in 1973, when the United States tried to deliver supplies to its most dependable ally in the Middle EastIsrael. Syria and Egypt attacked Israel without warning. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and many other OPEC nations immediately implemented an oil embargo. The repercussions from that embargo- still are being felt. Our oil-poor NATO allies said that they were sympathetic to American security interests and concerned about the possible destruction of the state of Israel. Yet with the exception of the Netherlands, they maintained a cool distance. William Tolbert, then president of Liberia, issued an Executive Order which prohibited emergency supplies to Israel from being carried on Liberian-flag vessels. Yet since 1948, the Department of Defense has considered Liberian-flag vessels under "Effective U.S. Control." It still does. V. THE "EFFECTIVE CONTROL" DOCTRINE: It Fails to Address the Growing Instability of Many Third World Nations. T he most disturbing thing about the 1973 Yorn Kippur War was not the way that Liberia or our NATO allies acted, but the fact that so many American military experts overlooked the failure of the '' Effective Control'' Doctrine to operate as planned. ''The fact that these foreign registered ships play an important role in U.S. mobilization planning," wrote former Marad official Irwin Heine, who had a clear perception of the issues involved, "is based upon agreements, not treaties, with Panama, Honduras and Liberia. Under international law, only the state of registry has the right to requisition and exercise control of its nationalflag vessels." These agreements specify that ships of U .S.-controlled foreign affiliates of American citizen companies will be returned to U.S. control in time of national emergency or war. But this might only prove true ''so long as friendly relations continue.'' • Even if we get these ships back, where would we find the crews needed to man them in a national emergency-and we are talking about the highly trained crews that will be needed for these modern hi-tech ships? While the United States maintains cordial relations with a number of open registry countries, it is worth remembering that it once enjoyed close ties with two of the most staunchly anti-Ainerican nations on the face of this planet: Iran and Nicaragua. Today's friend may be tomorrow's enemy. It is therefore prudent not to let our sealift capability fall below a certain level. Another thing worth remembering: many flag-of-convenience nations like Liberia are experiencing severe internal problems. Opposition parties have arisen that question the legitimacy of some of these regimes and their ties to the United States. THE REAL PROBLEM: What Has Happened to the American-Flag Merchant Marine? M any of the vessels documented under flag-of-convenience registries are owned by American companies. Marad estimates 16 I LOG I February 1987 that there are about 500 such vessels worldwide, approximately 100 more than are registered in the entire active American fleet. Of these ships, RELATIVE RISK OF SHIPPING AND CREWING SOURCES U.S. NAVY SHIP AND CREW NAVY SHIP, CIVIL SERVICE CREW > .... ::::; m <( ::::; U.S.-FLAG SHIP, U.S. MERCHANT CREW w a: e,, z Ci) <( w a: 0 U.S.-OWNED SHIP, FOREIGN CREW ' w Q OPEN CHARTER SHIPPING DECREASING CONTROL military experts tell us only 19 dry cargo and 42 tankers will be militaiily useful by 1992. The existence of flag-of-convenience registries also has had a serious and negative effect on the fleets of our NATO allies. There were 1,400 militaiily useful tankers in the NATO fleets in 1970. • AMERICAN-OWNED FOREIGN-FLAGGED VESSELS: A Mockery of This Nation's Laws. F By 1985, that number had dropped to fewer than 950. In every NATO nation-England and Norway in particular-there has been a move to register their vessels under foreign flags. These vessels are crewed by multi-nationals who have divided loyalties at best. or the past 40 years, American companies have escaped American taxes, and minimum wage and safety standards by documenting their vessels under flag-of-convenience registries. They've suffered very few consequences for their actions. With few exceptions (small amounts of exports and imports covered by bilateral treaties or cargo preference laws), they've had full access to this country's ocean-borne foreign commerce. Indeed, even if a shipowner wants to maintain stringent safety standards, pay taxes to the federal government, build vessels in American shipyards and employ American workers, he would be at a severe disadvantage because of the EUSC Doctrine. �Reliable Sealift, None of table ... " omas Hay_ward, former Chief of Naval O!Jerations VIII. THE "EFFECTIVE CONTROL'' DOCTRINE: It Has Cost the United States Billions of Dollars. T he cost of the ''Effective Control'' Doctrine is difficult to calculate. But let's try, beginning with this nation's balance of payments deficit. In 1979, before the trade deficit reached epidemic proportions, the Department of Commerce estimated that there was a $646 million balance of trade deficit for the maritime industry. (Note-for that one year.) This figure included only the operators' fees. It did not include lost taxes, missed business opportunities or jobs exported overseas. It also did not include figures for maritime-related industries such as shipbuilding, insurance and steel. Equally important, these U.S. shipyards helped to keep an indus- trial base workable and available for national security. Take a look at your own state and see the decline of the nation's industrial base. Companies which documented their vessels under the American registry built their vessels in American shipyards (until recently, this was required by law). They bought American parts, used American steel, installed American computers and staffed their offices with American white-collar workers. This has had a direct effect on the economy. American vessels meant Americanjobs. And these gainfullyemployed people paid taxes, purchased houses, bought cars. If you add up all the figures, you're talking about billions of dollars. Last year the Seafarers Section of the International Transport Workers Federation, which represents seafarers from almost every maritime nation, passed a resolution that allows crewmembers to decide if they will sail into a "war-like zone." "A seaman shall have the right not to proceed to a war-like operations area ... Where a seafarer declines to proceed, he shall be repatriated to his port of engagement at shipowner's cost ... without risk of losing his employment or suffering any other detrimental effects.'' Can we count on others to crew our ships? IX. THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICANFLAG MERCHANT MARINE: Part of a Larger Problem. I n many ways, the decline of the American-flag merchant marine is part of a larger problem affecting the American economy as a whole. What shape is America in? Most people, including many so-called experts, just don't know. They can't make sense out of all the conflicting statements coming out of Washington and Wall Street. Administration officials point to lowered inflation and unemployment rates as proof that America has regained its economic vigor. Other people express confidence in our future because the stock market has broken the 2,000 mark for the first time in its history. Yet these rosy statistics tell only part of the story. A growing number of people are alarmed by the volatile nature of the market. They notice disturbing sim- ilarities between 1986 and 1929. More important, this nation's trade and budget deficits have reached epidemic proportions. Millions of good-paying manufacturingjobs have been exported overseas. They've been replaced with semi-skilled jobs paying part-time wages. More than half of the ''new jobs'' in the U.S. in the past six years pay less than $7,000 a year. Some officials, like Treasury Secretary James Baker, believe that the value of the dollar has to be reduced. Other people are afraid that it will fall too rapidly and will distort the international marketplace. What's the truth? Is America on the ropes, or is it going for gold? We in the maritime industry feel that we are in a unique position to judge today's events. X. THE AMERICAN MARITIME INDUSTRY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE: There Is No Such Thing as Free Trade. T he maritime industry has played an important role in this country's political and economic development. For one thing, it serves as this country's unofficial "Fourth Arm of Defense.'' At the same time, it is a vital link in this nation's vast infrastructure of ports, highways and bridges. It is different from other American industries. By its very nature, it has always had to compete headon in the international marketplace. Until recently, trade played a relatively minor role in the American economy. As late as 1960, less than 5 percent of this nation's GNP was generated by foreign commerce. Most American industries-maritime was an exception-did not have to go out into the international marketplace to compete. They could rely on this nation's immense domestic market. It was perhaps inevitable that American policymakers would take American prosperity for granted. - Other nations, like Japan, have molded their international trade policies around the principle of nurturing and protecting their industries. The truth of the matter is that the international marketplace has never practiced ''Free Trade.'' Trade barriers have always existed-Americans just didn't have to worry about them, for theirs was a relatively selfcontained economy. This, of course, is changing, and it hurts. Many American industries have found themselves in the same position that maritime was forced into after World War II. In 1948, the maritime industry was thrown to the wolves. The EUSC Doctrine gave foreign-flag companies an insurmountable advantage. The 1946 Ship Sales Act created foreign competition where none had existed. This indifference to long-term economic trends is a pervasive theme in recent American history. Henry (Continued on Page 18.) February 1987 I LOG / 17 �What If? SEAFARING EMPLOYMENT ON UNITED STATES-FLAG SHIPS 1975-1980: 700 jobs lost (Continued from Page 17.) Kissinger said that this country is at least 15 years behind Japan and South Korea in fashioning a coherent policy on trade and economic development. Starting in the early 1970s, when Japan, Soutb Korea and Taiwan were busy fashioning long-term economic policies to promote their industrial sector, American leaders ..... T he American economy can be turned around. But it will take hard work, perseverence and a perceptible shift in this nation's priorities. Fairness has to be restored in dealing with our trading partners. They cannot expect free access to our markets if theirs remain closed. The American economy can only be revived on an industry-by-industry basis. For maritime, the key is cargo. This month the Maritime Trades LIBERIA Department released the broad outlines of a policy aimed at reviving the American-flag merchant marine. These are some of the issues that were debated and adopted as statements of MTD policy: • Endorsed legislation to establish a federal build and charter program to construct militarily useful merchant vessels for charter or lease to commercial operators. • Backed a measure to require that structures used in the offshore production of oil and gas be built in PANAMA * In 1936 Congress passed the Merchant Marine Act "to further the development and maintenance of an adequate and we/1balanced American merchant marine; to promote the commerce of the United States, to aid in the national defense ... '' Isn't it time the administration, with the encouragement of Congress, implement the spirit and the letter of this law before it is too late? - 20,100 were saying that a decline of this nation's manufacturing base was inevitable and perhaps even desirable. High technology and service jobs would take care of our future. To give an indication of how things have turned out, IBM, this country's largest high-tech firm, has to import 80 percent of the parts needed to construct one personal computer. XI. THIS COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC DECLINE MUST BE REVERSED: So Must the Decline of the American-Flag Merchant Marine. * ... Reagan Administration, 1981-1985: 6,800 jobs lost Source: Department of Transportation: Maritime Administration . • Estimate. Chart: MEBA-1 , PCD the United States and that at least half the materials used be of domestic origin. • Supported measures to assure a fair share of the carriage of all auto imports to the United States aboard U.S.-flag ships. Recently two more nations-Brazil and Malaysia-have begun exporting autos, bringing to 10 the number of countries selling their cars in the U.S. market-and not one car comes in on a U .S.-flag ship. • Called for legislation to deal with critical problems facing the U.S. deep-sea fishing industry as a result of the increasing importation of foreign fish products, the predatory practices of other fishing nations, and the soaring cost of insurance for American fishing vessels. • Urged the immediate and vigorous pursuit of bilateral and mul- tilateral agreements with our trading partners in order to restore the U.S. to its influence in the world economy. • Instead of lowering the standards of American workers to compete in a "free" market place, we should continue to seek to raise the standards of workers in those nations with which we trade. We do not think the American people are ready to lower their standards anymore to subsidize ''free'' trade. • Strongly supported the development of a fair trade policy which recognizes that the U.S. is not meant to be the dumping ground for products built to satisfy some other nation's industrial strategy. The MTD warned that if the U.S. does not act quickly, our nation's industrial base, job experience and military strength will be dangerously eroded. XII. IT CAN BE DONE! But We Must Act and We Must Act Now. ND what will happen if we continue to do nothing? More of the same. Jobs will continue to be exported overseas. Our industrial base will wither away. And our military capability? It's a paradox. We are an island nation without a merchant marine. A ''Without adequate and reliable sealift, ''says Admiral. Thomas Hayward, fo~r chkf of Naval. Operafions, "none of our mi/ita,ry plans is executable." Fifty years ago, America faced a similar dilemma. Its merchant fleet was almost non-existent. The economy was in a shambles. The international situation grew increasingly grim. Did we despair? Did we lie }o ourselves and say that everything was all right? No. We looked the problem straight in the eye. "I present to the Congress," said Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935, "the question of whether the United States shall have an adequate merchant marine." The answer was the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. It established a system of subsi- BAHAMAS The fear of having to count on unreliable foreign-flag ships has forced U.S. military planners to boost their cargo capacity with ships such as the one above, on permanent charter to the Navy. But these programs are no replacements for a healthy, private merchant marine. dies and promotional programs that helped revitalize the American flag merchant marine just in time for World War IL Our problems can be solved, but it will take leadership, honesty and cooperation. Government can make a difference, but only if we use it properly. 18 I LOG I February 1987 - • �- USNS Asserdve: Welcome to the Real World By Bob Borden, PAO, MSCPAC Fully equipped with her new SURT ASS electronic gear and prepared to join the fleet, the USNS Assertive (TAGOS 9) paid a brief port visit to scenic Monterey, Calif. last month. She was on her maiden voyage from Oakland to her new home in Hawaii. There was, however, no liberty for the crew while the vessel wa anchored less than a mile from shore. Instead, the ship hosted 26 students and faculty members from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. They toured the SURTASS Operations Center and other parts of the ship during the three hours the Assertive was in port. One of the goals of the Naval Postgraduate School is to impress upon students the distinction between what is theoretically possible and what i actually achievable. Adjunct professor Calvin Dunlap, who coordinated the Assertive tour, believes the close-up look at one of the newest vessels in the fleet achieved that goal. ''Some of the students are tudying the principle behind the T-AGOS hip operation , and thi wa an opportunity to see what the shipboard equipment is really like and to relate what they're learning with the real thing," said Dunlap, a retired naval officer who teache an operational oceanography cour e. Students from the po tgraduate chool have visited T-AGOS hips before in Oakland during the in tallation phase of the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS), :mt the January visit of the Assertive marked the first time a T-AGOS sh'p has dropped anchor in Monterey, home of the Naval Po tgraduate School since Capt. Phil Cramer of the USNS Assertive shows students from the Naval Postgraduate School how things operate from the bridge. MSCPAC to Improve Services The MSCPAC Civilian Personnel Office (CPO) is reorganizing. This move is designed to improve services to civilian marine personnel ashore on leave and to those on assignment. CPO's Al Quatsha explain that the reorganization should help the mariners who are on leave to conduct their business at the headquarter building in a more efficient manner, whether it be training, shipboard a signment or disciplinary actions. Under the Civilian Personnel Officer, P-2, who has now taken on an assistant for Special Projects, P-2B, are four divi ions: 1. Personnel Management Systems Division, P-21, headed by Inez Daneen. This division deals with the sophisticated computer sy tern in all its glory. 2. Personnal Operations Division, P-22, with Earl Bergman at the helm. This division was formerly known as the Marine Placement and Receiving Branch and wa headed by D. Dysthe. It ha combined marine crewing of ships, shore staffing and wage and cla ification dutie . 3. Employee Relations and Services Divi ion, P-23, led by D. Dy the, will continue to handle disciplinary matter , retirements and other ervices for shoreside and marine employees, as well as safety, which has been added to this division. 4. Employee Development Divi ion, P-24, continues under the direction of R. Rosemeyer. This division handled all types of training for marine per onnel as well as the damage control unit. The USNS Assertive (T-AGOS 9) lies anchored in Monterey, Calif. 1951. The school graduate 800 students per year and offers a range of curricular programs specifically tailored to impart the scientific, engineering, operational and administrative knowledge necessary to meet the professional needs of the Navy. Capt. Philip W. Cramer, Chief Mate Robert Bacon and a few RCA technicians served as tour guides for the students and faculty members during the ship's brief stay in Monterey. "I'll probably be doing this sort of thing a lot more before I get off this ship, so I might as well get started right away," joked Bacon, who led a small group down into the engineering spaces, up through the galley and up to the bridge of the 224-foot hip. Though he had only been assigned to the Assertive for Jes than a week, Bacon knew his way around the hip. He previously served one tour of duty aboard the USNS Contender, the second of the 10 T-AGOS ships built to date. Professor Dunlap, who divide his time between classroom instruction and oceanographic research, said the students and faculty told him the tour was very worthwhile. "The comments l've heard are very encouraging,'' said Dunlap, who holds graduate degrees from the Postgraduate School and Stanford University. ''The visit allowed our group to become more aware of the technology aboard our ships and to get an insight into a very successful program." Frank Mullen, who assists Professor Dunlap in environmental acoustical _,. research, added: "The chance to visit the ship was very helpful. It gives us a chance to connect teaching with the real world of operations." Within a few hours after first dropping anchor in Monterey, the USNS Assertive was underway again, prepared to put her hardware to the test in the operational realities of the "real world.'' NASSCO Wins Navy Contract National Steel and Shipbuiiding Co. (NASSCO) of San Diego, Calif. was awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for construction of one AOE class ship. The contract, which contain separately priced option to build three additional ship , is valued at $290.9 million. The options are scheduled to be exercised in 1989, 1990 and 199 I. The total value of the contract, including the options, is approximately $1 billion. During 1987 the program will employ 400 to 500 engineer , planners, and procurement personnel, with the production schedule to begin in I 988. If all contract options are used, the program will employ an average of 1,500 people from 1988 to 1994. Contruction schedule call for the first ship to be delivered in 199 I and the fourth ship to be delivered in 1994. The AOE i a fast combat support hip capable of fleet-speed. With a cargo capacity of 150,000 barrel of fuel and 1,800 ton of munitions, the AOE will sail in upport of the fleet _.. and resupply Navy combat ships while underway. The hip will be 753 feet in length with a beam of 107 feet and a draft of 37 feet in a fully-loaded condition. - February 1987 I LOG I 19 �- Eye on L.A. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) With the assistance of a docking tug, the Pacific Escort, the President Jefferson (APL) enters Los Angeles Harbor • - - .- Richmond Collins (left), relief chief cook, and Bradford Mack, chief cook, aboard the Thompson Pass (lnterocean Management). Aboard the Brooks Range (lnterocean Management), Wilmington Patrolman Jesse Solis (left) meets with part of the ship's crew: G.T. Milabo, OS; J.K. Haines, AB; Michael and Susana Ortiz, OS; Todd Peden, AB; Sebastian P. Perdon, pumpman; Leroy Temple, AB; Charlie Edwards, bosun, and Joe "Potatoes" Pitetta, steward/baker. 20 I LOG I February 1987 - Payoff aboard the Stuyvesant brings together (I. to r.) AB/Deck Delegate Andy Anderson, Bosun Nick Nagy, Pumpman Roland Gumanas, AB Gil A. Manipon, Wilmington Rep Trevor Robertson, Chief Steward Willie J. Smith, Chief Cook Ernie Polk and GSU Wilburt Allen. M. Abobaker (left), OS, and Marshall Novack, AB, greet each other in a passageway of the Stuyvesant (Bay Tankers). �1986 Income Tax Filing Assistance Important Reminders Deduction for Charitable Contributions Generally, for 1986, you may deduct all of your qualified charitable contributions even if you do not itemize your deductions . Could You Pay Less Tax by Income Averaging? If there has been a large increase in your income this year, you may be able to pay less tax by using the income averaging method to figure your tax. Get Schedule G (Form 1040) to see if you qualify. Mailing Your Return If you received an envelope with your forms booklet, please use it. If you didn't receive an envelope, or you moved during the year, see Where To File. Envelopes with insufficient postage will be returned by the po t office. Who Should File Even if you do not have to file , you should file to get a refund if Federal income tax was withheld from any payments to you or if you can take the earned income credit. If you file for either of these reason only , you may be able to use Form 1040A. If you file only to get a refund of tax withheld , you may be able to use Form 1040EZ. When To File You should file as soon as you can after January 1, but not later than April 15 , 1987. If you file late , you may have to pay penalties and interest. If you know that you cannot file by the due date , you should ask for an extension using Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Note: Form 4868 does not extend the time to pay your income tax. See the insturctions for Form 4868. If you are living or traveling outside the United States and Puerto Rico on April 15, you can get an automatic 2- month extension of time to file. Just attach a statement to your return explaining the details. 1986~ You MAY Be Able to Use Form 1040EZ if: • You were single and claim only your own personal exemption. • You had only wages, alaries , and tips, and not more than $400 of interest inco • Your taxa income is less than $50,000. • You do not itemize deductions or claim any adjustments to income or tax credits. You can use Form 1040EZ to deduct certain cash charitable contribution You MAY Be Able To Use Form 1040A if: • You had income only from wages, salaries, tips, unemployment compensation, interest, or dividends. · • Your taxable income is less than $50,000. • You do not itemize deductions. You can al o u e Form 1040A to claim the deduction for a married couple when both work , the deduction for certain contributions to an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) , the credit for child and dependent care expenses, and the deduction for charitable contribution . - I to e ~aseattach Copy 8 of your Forms W-2. W-2G. ¥ld W·2P hefe If you do not have aW-2 . see page4 of 12 u 1nstruct1ons 14 u Pie•~ attach check or money order here You MUST Use Form 1040 if: • Your taxable income is $50,000 or more. • You itemize deductions. • Your spouse files a separate return and itemizes deductions. Exception: You may still use Form 1040A if you have a child and can meet the tests under Married Persons Who Live Apart. • You can be claimed as a dependent on your parents' return AND you had interest, dividend , or other unearned income of $1 ,080 or more. • You are a qualifying widow(er) with a dependent child. • You were married at the end of 1986 to a nonresident alien who had U.S. source income and who has not elected to be treated as a re ident alien . Exception: You may be able to use Form 1040A if you meet the tests under Married Persons Who Live Apart. 27 21 • You received, as a nominee, interest or dividends that actually belong to another person. • You received or paid accrued interest on securities transferred between interest payment dates. • You received any nontaxable dividends or capital gain di tribution . • You are required to fill in Part III of Schedule B for foreign accounts and foreign trusts. • You had any of the kinds of income shown on Form 1040, line l 0 through 19, 2lb , and 22 , such as taxable social security or railroad retirement benefits. Where To File If an addressed envelope came with Who Must File (Caution: Also see Other Filing Requirements below.) You must file a tax return ifyour marital status at the end of 1986 was: Single (including divorced and legally separated) Married with a dependent child (or a child whom you cannot claim as a dependent because of the rules for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents) and living apart from your spouse during the last 6 months of 1986 and your filing status is: Single or Head of hou ehold Head of household Widowed in 1984 or 1985 and not remarried in 1986 Widowed before 1984 and not remarried in 1986 and at the end of 1986 you were: under 65 65 or over and your gross income was at least: $3 ,560 $4,640 under 65 65 or over $3 ,560 $4,640 Married, joint return under 65 (both spouses) 65 or over (one spouse) 65 or over (both spouses) $5,830 $6,910 $7,990 Married , separate return any age $1,080 Married , joint return or separate return any age $1,080 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,560 $4,640 Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child under 65 65 or over $4,750 $5,830 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,560 $4,640 Married and living with your spouse at end of 1986 (or on the date your spouse died) Married, not living with your spouse at end of 1986 (or on the date your spouse died) 19 Which Form To File your return, please use it. If you do not have one, or if you moved during the year, mail your return to the Internal Revenue Service Center for the place where you live. No treet address is needed. General Information Should You Make Estimated Tax Payments for 1987? - In general , you do not have to make estimated tax payments if you expect that your 1987 Form 1040 will show a tax refund, or a tax balance due IRS of Jess than $500. If your total estimated tax (including any alternative minimum tax) is $500 or more, please get Form 1040-ES. It contains a worksheet that you can use to see if you have to make estimated tax payment . Sign Your Return Form 1040 is not considered a return unle s you sign it. Your spouse must also sign if it is a joint return. Be sure to date your return and show your occupation in the space provided. If you are filing a joint return with your deceased spouse, see Death of Taxpayer. Did You Have Someone Else Prepare Your Return? If you fill in your own return, the Paid Preparer's space should remain blank. Someone who prepares your return but does not charge you, should not sign. Generally, anyone who is paid to prepare your tax return must sign your return and fill in the other blanks in the Paid Preparer's Use Only area of your return. .... The preparer required to sign your return MUST: • Sign it, by hand, in the space provided for the preparer's signature. (Signature stamps or labels are not acceptable.) (Continued on Page 22.) February 1987 I LOG I 21 - �1986 Income Tax Filing Assistance (Continued from Page 21.) • Give you a copy of your return in addition to the copy to be filed with IRS. Penalties and Interest Interest We will charge you interest on taxes not paid by their due dat even if an extension of time to file is granted. We will also charge you interest on penalties imposed for failure to file, gross valuation overstatements, and substantial understatements of tax. Interest is charged on the penalty as of the due date of the return (including extensions) to the date of payment. Late Filing of Return - You can avoid penalties for late filing by sending in your return by the due date. The law provides a penalty of 5% of the tax due for each month, or part of a month, the return is late (maximum 25%) unless you can show reasonable cause for the delay. If you file a return late, attach a full explanation to your return. If your return is more than 60 days late, the penalty will not be less than $100 or 100% of the balance of tax due on your return, whichever is less. Late Payment of Tax Generally, the penalty for not paying tax when due is V2 of 1% of the unpaid amount for each month or part of a month it remains unpaid. The maximum penalty is 25%. The penalty applies to any unpaid tax shown on the return. It also applies to any additional tax shown on a bill that is not paid within 10 days after the date of the bill. This penalty is in addition to interest charges on late payments. Note: If you include interest or either of these penalties with your payment, identify and enter these amounts in the bottom margin of Form 1040, page 2. Do not include the interest or penalty amounts in Amount You Owe on line 67. - Penalty for Frivolous Return In addition to any other penalties, the law imposes a penalty of $500 for filing a frivolous return. A frivolous return is one which does not contain information needed to figure the correct tax or shows a substantially incorrect tax, because you take a frivolous position or desire to delay or interfere with the tax laws. This includes any alteration or striking out of the preprinted language above the space provided for your signature. Other Penalties There are also other penalties that can be imposed for negligence, substantial understatement of tax, and fraud. Get Publication 17 for details on some of the e penalties. Tax Law Changes Effective for 1987 The following information has no effect on your 1986 tax return. It is provided to give you enough time to comply with three of the many new changes included in the recently enacted Tax Reform Act of 1986. Social Security Numbers for Dependents Any person age 5 or over whom you claim as a dependent on your tax return next year must have a social security number, and that number must be shown on your 1987 return. If your dependent does not already have a social security number, the Social Security Administration will let yo now how to apply for one. Form W-4 Filing Requirement You must file a new 1987 Form W-4, Employee' Withholding Allowance Certificate, with your employer before October 1, 1987. Otherwise, Federal income taxes will be withheld from your wages as if you claimed only one withholding allowance (two withholding al- them, until the statute of limitations runs out for that return. Usually this is 3 years from the date the return was due or filed, or 2 years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later. Also keep copies of your filed tax returns as part of your records. You should keep some records longer. For example, keep property records (including those on your own home) as long as they are needed to figure the basis of the original or replacement property. For more details, get Publication 552. Corresponding With IRS Be sure to include your social security number in any correspondence with IRS. How Long Should Records Be Kept? Keep records of income, deductions, and credits shown on your return, as well as any worksheets used to figure 22 I LOG I February 1987 - Estimated Tax Payments Generally, for 1987 you should prepay, through withholding or estimated tax payments, at least 90% (previously 80%) of your 1987 tax or 100% of your 1986 tax, whichever is less. Otherwise, you may have to pay a penalty. Form 1040ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals, is used to pay estimated tax. You can get Form 1040-ES from IRS. If you want more information about these and other tax law changes effective for 1987, get Publication 553, Highlights of 1986 Tax Changes. did not remarry in 1986, you can file a joint return. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1987 before filing a 1986 return. A joint return should show your spouse's 1986 income before death and your income for all of 1986. Also write ''Filing as surviving spouse'' in the area where you sign the return. If someone else is the personal representative, he or she must also sign. If you are claiming a refund as a surviving spouse filing a joint return with the deceased and you follow the above instructions, no other form is needed to have the refund issued to you. Requesting a Copy of Your Tax Return If you need a copy of your tax return or tax account information, use Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Form or Tax Account Information. Generally, there is a charge for these requests; see Form 4506. Amended Return If you file your income tax return and later become aware of any changes you must make to income, deductions, or credits, file Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, to change the Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ you already filed. Note: If your Federal return is changed for any reason, it may affect your state income tax liability. This would include changes made as a result of an examination of your return by the IRS. Contact your state tax agency for more information. Address Change If you move after you file your return and you are expecting a refund, you should notify the post office serving your old address. Also notify the IRS Service Center where you filed your return of your address change. This will help to forward your check to your new address as soon as possible. lowances if your most recent W-4 form shows you are married). However, because of the numerous tax law changes effective for 1987, you may want to file the 1987 Form W-4 with your employer early in 1987 to make sure you have the right amount of income tax withheld from your wages. If you do this, you will meet the requirement for filing before October l, 1987. You can get the new 1987 Form W-4 from your employer. Death of Taxpayer If the taxpayer died before filing a return for 1986, the taxpayer's spouse or personal representative must file and sign a return for the person who died if the deceased was required to file a return. A personal representative can be an executor, administrator, or anyone who is in charge of the taxpayer's property. The person who files the return should write "deceased" after the deceased's name and show the date of death in the name and address space at the top of the return. Also write "DECEASED" across the top of the tax return. If the taxpayer did not have to file a return but had tax withheld, a return must be filed to get a refund. If your spouse died in 1986 and you Social Security Number. If you are married, give social security numbers for both you and your spouse whether you file joint or separate returns. If your spouse is a nonresident alien, has no income, does not have a social security number, and you file a separate return, enter "NRA" in the block for your spouse's social security number. If you and your spouse file a joint return, your spouse must get a social security number. If you don't have a social security number, please get Form SS-5 from a Social Security Administration (SSA) office. File it with your local SSA office early enough to get your number before April 15. If you do not get the number by then, file your return and enter ''Applied for'' in the block for your social security number. If you check Yes, it will not change the tax or refund shown on your return. Do not claim this amount as a credit for political contributions on line 43. Rounding Off to Whole Dollars You may round off cents to the nearest whole dollar on your return and schedules. But, if you do round off, do so for all amounts. You can drop amounts under 50 cents. Increase amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For example, $1.39 becomes $1 and $2.50 becomes $3. Filing Status Lines 1 through 5 Single Consider yourself single if on December 31 you were unmarried or separated from your spouse either by divorce or separate maintenance decree and you do not qualify for another filing status. State law governs whether you are married, divorced, or legally separated. If you were married on December 31, consider yourself married for the whole year. If you meet the tests explained on this page for Married Persons Who Live Apart, you may consider yourself single for the whole year and file as head of household. If your spouse died in 1986, consider yourself married to that spouse for the whole year, unless you remarried before the end of 1986. Married Joint or Separate Returns? Joint Returns. Most married couples will pay less tax if they file a joint return. You must report all income, exemptions, deductions, and credits for you and your spouse. Both of you must sign the return, even if only one of you had income. You and your spouse can file a joint return even if you did not live together for the whole year. Both of you are responsible for any tax due on a joint return, so if one of you does not pay, the other may have to. Note: If you file ajoint return, you may not, after the due date of the return, choose to file separate returns for that year. If your spouse died in 1986, you can file ajoint return for 1986. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1987 before filing a 1986 return. For details on how to file the joint return, see Death of Taxpayer. Tax Tip: If you decide not to file a joint return and plan to file a separate return, see if you can lower your tax by meeting the tests described on this page under Married Persons Who Live Apart. Separate Returns Presidential Election Campaign Fund You can file separate returns if both you and your spouse had income, or if only one of you had income. If you file a separate return, you each report only your own income, exemptions, deductions, and credits, and you are responsible only for the tax due on your own return. Special rules apply, however, for taxpayers who live in commuity property states. For details, get Publication 555. In most instances if you file a separate return, you will pay more Federal tax because the tax rate is higher for married persons filing separately. The following also apply: Congress established this fund to support public financing of Presidential election campaigns. You may have $1 go to the fund by checking the Yes box. On a joint return, each of you may choose to have $1 go to this fund, or each may choose not to. One may choose to have $1 go to this fund and the other may choose not to. • You cannot take the deduction for a married couple when both work. • You cannot take the credit for child and dependent care expenses in most cases. • You cannot take the earned income credit. • If you lived with your spouse at any time in 1986-a. You will have to include in income Name Change If you have changed your name because of marriage, divorce, etc., make sure you immediately notify the Social Security Administration (SSA) so the name on your tax return is the same as the name SSA has on its records. This may prevent delays in issuing your refund. �more of any unemployment compensation you received in 1986. b. You cannot take the credit for the elderly or for the permanently and totally disabled. c. You may have to includ in income up to one-half of any social security benefits (including railroad retirement benefits treated as social security) you received in 1986. • You must itemize your deductions if your spouse itemizes, even if it is not to your tax benefit to do so. If you file a eparate return , enter your spouse' s full name in the space provided on line 3 and your spouse's social security number in the block provided for that number. If your spouse does not file, check the boxes on line 6b that apply if you can claim the exemptions for your spouse. Married Persons Who Live Apart Some married persons who have a child and who do not live with their spouse may file as head of household and use tax rates that are lower than the rates for single or for married filing a separate return. This also means that if your spouse itemizes deductions, you do not have to. You may also be able to claim the earned income credit. You should check the box on line 4 for Head of household if you meet ALL 4 of the following tests. 1. You file a separate return from your spouse. 2. You paid more than half the cost to keep up your home in 1986. 3. Your spouse did not live with you at any time during the last 6 months of 1986. 4. For over 6 months of 1986, your home was the principal home of your child or stepchild whoma. you can claim a a dependent, OR b. the child's other parent claims as a dependent for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents. (Enter this child's name in the space provided on line 4.) Head of Household Tax Tip: The tax rates for a person who can meet the tests for head ofhousehold are lower than the rates for single or for married filing a separate return. You may use this filing status ONLY IF on December 31, 1986, you were unmarried (including certain married persons who live apart, as discussed above) or legally separated and meet test 1 or 2 below. 1. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home, which was the principal home of your father or mother whom you can claim as a dependent. OR 2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up the home in which you lived and in which one of the following also lived for more than 6 months of the year (except for temporary absences, such as for vacation or school): a. Your unmarried child, grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild. This child does not have to be your dependent. However, your foster child must be your dependent. Note: If this child is not your dependent, you must enter the child's name in the space provided on line 4. b. Your married child , grandchild , adopted child, or stepchild. This child must be your dependent. But if your married child's other parent claims him or her as a dependent for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents, this child does not have to be your dependent. (If your child is not your dependent because of these rules , you must enter the child's name in the space provided on line 4.) c. Any other relative listed below whom you can claim as a dependent. Parent Grandparent Brother Sister Stepbrother Stepsister Sister-in-law Son-in-law Daughter-in-law, or if related by blood : Uncle Aunt Stepmother Stepfather Mother-in-law Father-in-law Brother-in-law Nephew Niece Note: See instructions for lines 6c through 6e below for the definition ofdependent. Exemptions Line 6a For Yourself You can always take one exemption for yourself. Take two exemptions if you were · d, or 65 or over. Take three exem ons if you were blind and 65 or over. Be sure to check all the boxes on line 6a for the exemptions you can take for yourself. You can take the extra exemption for age 65 or over and blindness only for yourself and your spouse. You cannot take them for dependents. Line 6B • your child was under 19 at the end of 1986, or • your child was enrolled as a full-time student at a school during any 5 months of 1986, or • your child took a full-time, on-farm training course during any 5 months of 1986. (The course had to be given by a school or a state, county, or local government agency.) The school must have a regular teaching staff, a regular course of study, and a regularly enrolled body of students in attendance. A school includes: • elementary, junior, and senior high schools; • colleges and universities; and • technical trade, and mechanical schools. However, school does not include on-the-job training courses or correspondence schools. For Your Spouse You can take exemption for your spouse if you file a joint return . If you file a separate return , you can take your spouse's exemptions only if your spouse is not filing a return , had no income, and was not the dependent of someone else. Lines 6c through 6e Children and Other Dependents Line 6c. Enter the first names of your dependent children who lived with you (except for temporary absences, such as for vacation or school). Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arrow. Line 6d. Enter the first names of your dependent children who did not live with you most of the year_ Fill in the total number in the box on the right. If you are claiming a child for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents, you must either: • attach Form 8332, Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents, or similar statement, OR • check the box for pre-1985 agreements. Line 6e. Enter the full names and other information for your other dependents. Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arrow. You can take an exemption for each person who is your dependent. 2. Support In general , you must have given over half of the dependent's support in 1986. If you file a joint return, the upport can be from you or your spouse. Even if you did not give over half of the dependent's support, you will be treated as having given over half of the support if you meet the tests for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents or Dependent Supported by Two or More Taxpayers. In figuring total support, you must include money the dependent used for his or her own support, even if thi money was not taxable (for example , gifts, savings, welfare benefits). If your child was a student, do not include amounts he or she received as scholarships. Support includes items such as food, a place to live, clothes, medical and dental care, recreation, and education. In figuring support, use the actual cost of these items. However, the cost of a place to live is figured at its fair rental value. Do not include in support items such as income and social security taxes, premiums for life insurance, or funeral expenses. If you care for a foster child, see Publication 501 for special rules that apply. Birth or Death of Dependent Examples of Income You Do Not Report You can take an exemption for a dependent who was born or who died during 1986 if he or she met the tests for a dependent while alive. Thi means that a baby who lived only a few minutes can be claimed as a dependent. Each person you claim a a dependent has to meet ALL 5 of these tests: 1. income; 2. support; 3. married dependent; 4. citizenship or residence; and 5. relationship. These test are explained below. (Do not include these amounts when you decide if you must file a return.) In general, the person must have received less than $1,080 of gross income. Gross income does not include nontaxable income, such as welfare benefits or nontaxable social security benefits. Income received by a permanently and totally disabled per on for services performed at a sheltered workshop school is generally not included in gross income for purposes of the income test. Get Publication 501 for details. Special Rules for Your Dependent Child Even if your child had income of $1,080 or more, you can claim your child as a dependent if tests 2, 3, and 4 below are met, and: The following kinds of income should be reported on Form 1040, or related forms and schedules, in addition to the types of income listed on Form 1040, lines 7 through 2lb. You may need some of the forms and schedules mentioned below. Original Issue Discount (Schedule B). Distributions from SEPs and DECs. Amounts received in place of wages, from accident and health plans (including sick pay and disability pensions) if your employer paid for the policy. Bartering income (fair market value of goods or services you received in return for your services). Business expen e reimbursements you received that are more than you spent for these expen es. Tier 2 and supplemental annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act. Life insurance proceeds from a policy you cashed in if the proceeds are more than the premium you paid. Your share of profits from S corporations (Schedule E). Endowments. Lump-sum distributions (Form 4972 or Form 5544). Gains from the sale or exchange (including barter) of real estate, securities, coins, gold, silver, gems, or other property (Schedule D or Form 4797). Gains from the sale of your personal residence (Schedule D and Form 2119). Accumulation distributions from trusts (Form 4970). Prizes and awards (contests , raffles, lottery, and gambling winnings). Earned income from source outside the United States (Form 2555). Director's fees. Fees received as an executor or administrator of an estate. Embezzled or other illegal income. 6& Line 7 Wages, Salaries, Tips, Etc. Show the total of all wages, salaries, fees, commissions, tips, bonuses, supplemental unemployment benefits, and other amounts you were paid before taxes, insurance, etc., were taken out. For information on allocated tips, get Publication 531, Reporting Income From Tips. Include in this total: Income 1. Income Examples of Income You Must Report Welfare benefits. Disability retirement payments (and other benefit ) paid by the Veterans ' Administration. Workers' compensation benefit , in urance damages, etc., for injury or sickness. Child support. Gifts, money, or other property you inherited or that was willed to you. Dividends on veterans' life insurance. Life insurance proceeds received because of a person's death. Interest on certain state and municipal bonds. Amounts you received from in urance because you lost the use of your home due to fire or other casualty to the extent the amounts were more than the cost of your normal expenses while living in your home. (You must report as income reimbursements for normal living expenses.) Amounts an employer contributed on your behalf and benefits provided to you as an employee or the spouse or dependent of an employee, under a qualified group legal services plan. Cancellation of certain student loans where the student, under the terms of the loan, performs certain professional services for any of a broad class of employers. • The amount that should be shown in Box 10 on Form W-2. Report all wages, salaries, and tips you received, even if you do not have a Form W-2. • Tips received that you did not report to your employer. (Show any social security tax due on these tips on line 53- ee the instructions on page 15.) Note: Except for those disability pensions mentioned above, pensions shown on Form W-2P are reported on line 16 or line 17a of Form 1040. • Payments by insurance companies, etc., not included on Form W-2. If you receive sick pay or a disability payment from anyone other than your employer, and it is not included in the wages shown on Form W-2, include it on line 7. Attach a statement showing the name and address of the payer and amount of sick pay or disability income. • Fair market value of meals and living quarters if given by your employer as a matter of your choice and not for your employer's convenience. Don't report the value of meals given you at work if they were provided for your employer's convenience. Also do not report the value of living _ quarters you had to accept on your employer's business premises as a condition of employment. • Strike and lockout benefits paid by a union from union dues. Include cash and the fair market value of goods (Continued on Page 24.) February 1987 I LOG I 23 - �'I CH) ' • 1986 Tax Tips (Continued from Page 23.) received. Don't report be1 efits that were gifts. • Any amount your employer paid for your moving expenses (including the value of services furnished in kind) that is not included in Box 10 on Form W-2. Line 8 Interest Income Enter your TOT AL taxable interest income. If the total interest is more than $400, first fill in Schedule B. Report any interest you received or that was credited to your account so you could withdraw it. (It does not have to be entered in your passbook.) Interest that was credited in 1986 on deposits that you could not withdraw because of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the financial institution may not have to be included in your 1986 income. For details, get Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses. Generally, the payer will send you a """' Form 1099-INT or, if applicable, a Form 1099-0ID for this interest. If you received, as a nominee, interest that actually belongs to someone else, see Schedule B instructions. Caution: Be sure to give each payer of interest income your correct social security number. Otherwise, the payer may have to withhold 20% of the interest. You may also be subject to penalties. For more details, get Publication 550. Examples of Interest Income You MUST Report Report interest from: • Accounts (including certificates of deposit and money market accounts) with banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations. • Building and loan accounts. • Notes, loans, and mortgages. Special rules apply to loans with below-_market interest rates. Get Publication 525. • Tax refunds (report only the interest on them as interest income). • Bonds and debentures. Also arbitrage bonds issued by state and local governments after October 9, 1969. (Do not report interest on other state and local bonds and securities.) Also report as interest any gain on the disposition of certain market discount bonds issued to you after July 18 , 1984, to the extent of the accrued market discount. • U.S. Treasury bills, notes , and bonds. • U.S. Savings Bonds. The interest is the yearly increase in the value of the bond. Interest on Series E or EE bonds can be reported using method a orb below: a. Report the total interest when you cash the bonds , or when they reach final maturity and no longer earn interest; OR b. Each year report on your return the yearly increase of the bonds' value. If you change to method b, report the entire increase in all your bonds from the date they were issued. Each year after report only the yearly increase. Once you have used method b to report your interest, you must continue to do so for all your U.S. Savings Bonds. - Line 9a Dividends Dividends are distributions of money , stock, or other property that corporations pay to stockholders. They also include dividends you receive through a partnership, an S corporation, or an estate or trust. Payers include nominees or other agents. Generally, the payer will send you a Form 1099-DIV for these dividends. If the total dividends, including capital gain and nontaxable distributions, are more than $400, first fill in Schedule B. If you received $400 or less in dividends, include only the ordinary dividends on line 9a. 24 I LOG I February 1987 Dividends Include: • Ordinary dividends. These are paid out of earnings and profits and are ordinary income. Assume that any dividend you receive is an ordinary dividend unless the paying corporation tells you otherwise. Do Not Report as Dividends • Mutual insurance company dividends t t reduced the premiums you paid. • ounts paid on deposits or accounts from which you could withdraw your money such as mutual savings banks , cooperative banks, and credit unions. Remember to report these amounts as interest on line 8. Line 9b Dividend Exclusion You can exclude (subtract) up to $100 of qualifying dividend income. If you and your spouse file a joint return, you can subtract up to $200, regardless of which spouse received the dividends. Dividends must be from a domestic corporation to qualify for the exclusion. Dividends from mutual funds (other than money market funds) generally qualify for the exclusion. The corporation will tell you how much of the dividend qualifies. The following taxable dividends do not qualify for the exclusion. • Dividends from money market funds unless the corporation has told you how much of the dividends qualify. • Dividends from foreign corporations, including controlled foreign corporations. • Dividends from exempt organizations (charitable , fraternal, etc.) and exempt farmer ' cooperative organizations. • Dividends paid on stock held by employee stock ownership plans. Line 10 Taxable Refunds of State and Local Income Taxes If you received a refund (or credit or off et) of state or local income taxes in 1986 that you paid and deducted before 1986, you may have to report all or part of this amount as income if your itemized deduction for state and local income taxes in the year you paid the taxes resulted in a tax benefit. You may receive Form 1099-G, Statement for Recipients of Certain Government Payments , or similar statement, showing the refund. Any part of a refund of state or local income taxes paid before 1986 that you were entitled to receive in 1986 but chose to apply to your 1986 estimated state income tax is considered to have been received in 1986. Do not report the refund as income if it was for a tax you paid in a year for which you did not itemize deduction on Schedule A (Form 1040), or it was for a year in which you filed Form 1040A or Form 1040EZ. Line 11 Alimony Received Enter amounts you received as alimony or separate maintenance. You must let the person who made the payments know your social security number. If you do not provide this information to the payer, you may have to pay a $50 penalty. For more details, get Publication 504, Tax Information for Divorced or Separated Individuals. If you received payments under a divorce or separation instrument executed after 1984, see the instructions for line 29 for information on the rules that apply in determining whether these payments qualify as alimony. Line 16 Fully Taxable Pensions, IRA Distributions, and Annuities Use this line to report fully taxable pension and annuity income and regular individual retirement arrangement (IRA) distributions you receive. In general, you should receive a Form W-2P showing the amount of your pension or annuity. Also see Lump-Sum Distributions. Your pension or annuity payments are fully taxable if: • you did not contribute to the cost of your pension or annuity, or • you got back tax-free your entire cost before 1986. Fully taxable pensions and annuities also include military retirement pay shown on Form W-2P and distributions from an IRA (including premature distributions , but not rollovers). Lines 20a and 20b Unemployment Compensation Unemployment compensation (insurance) you receive may be taxable under certain conditions. By February 2, 1987, you should receive a Form 1099-G showing the total unemployment compensation paid to you during 1986. Lines 21a and 21b Social Security Benefits (and Railroad Retirement Benefits Treated as Social Security) Social security benefits you receive may be taxable in some instances. Social security benefits include any monthly benefit under title II of the Social Security Act or the part of a tier 1 railroad retirement benefit treated as a social security benefit. Social security benefits do not include any Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. By February 2, 1987, you should receive a Form SSA-1099 showing the total social security benefits paid to you in 1986, and the amount of any social security benefits you repaid in 1986. If you received railroad retirement benefits treated as social security , you should receive Form RRB-1099. For more information, get Publication 915, Social Security Benefits and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits. Line 22 Other Income Use line 22 to report any income you can't find a place for on your return or other schedules. List the type and amount of income. For more information, see Miscellaneous Taxable Income in Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income. Caution: Do not report any income from self-employment on line 22. If you do have any income from self-employment, you must use Schedule C or Schedule F. Amounts your employer paid you for business expenses that are more than you spent for the actual business expenses should be added to the wages shown on line 7 unless they were already included on your Form W-2. Examples of income to be reported on line 22 are: • Prizes , awards , and gambling winnings. Proceeds from lotteries, raffles, etc. , are gambling winnings. You must report the full amount of your winnings on this line. You cannot offset losses against winnings and report the difference. If you had any gambling losses , you may take them as an itemized deduction on Schedule A. However, you cannot deduct more losses than the winnings you report. • Repayment of medical expenses or other items such as real estate taxes that you deducted in an earlier year if they reduced your tax. See Publication 525 for information on how to figure the amount to include in income. • Amounts you recovered on bad debts that you deducted in an earlier year. • Fees received for jury duty and precinct election board duty. Net Operating Loss. If you had a net operating loss in an earlier year to carry forward to 1986, enter it as a minus figure on line 22. Attach a statement showing how you figured the amount. Get Publication 536, Net Operating Losses and the At-Risk Limits, for more details. Adjustments to Income Line 26 Individual Retirement A"angement (IRA) Deduction You can deduct on line 26 contributions made to your IRA (including those made under a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan or to a plan that accepts deductible employee contributions (DECs)). Schedule C or F filers with a SEP and partners with a SEP take the deduction on line 27. You should receive, by June 1, 1987, a statement showing contributions made to your IRA for 1986. Before you figure your IRA deduction, please note the following: • If you made contributions to your IRA in 1986 that you deducted on your 1985 Federal income tax return, do not include those contributions on your 1986 tax return. • If you made contributions to your IRA in 1987 (by April 15 , 1987) for 1986, be sure to include these contributions when you figure your IRA deduction for 1986. • If your IRA deduction on line 26 is less than your IRA contributions and you do not withdraw this excess contribution before your return is due, file Form 5329 to pay tax on the excess contribution. • If you were married and contributions were made to an IRA for your nonworking spouse for 1986, you must file a joint return for 1986 to deduct these contributions. A nonworking spouse is one who had no wages or other earned income in 1986 or one who, in 1986, chooses to be treated as having no earned income for purposes of the IRA deduction. For example, if one spou e earned only $100, a combined total ofup to $2,250 may be contributed to their IRAs. • If you were married and you and your spouse worked and you both have IRAs, figure each spouse's deduction separately. Then combine the two deductions and enter the total of the two amounts on line 26. • Do not include rollover contributions in figuring your deduction. See line 17 instructions for more details on rollover contributions. • Do not include trustee's fees that were billed separately and paid by you for your IRA. These fees can be deducted only as an itemized deduction on Schedule A. Line 29 Alimony Paid You can deduct periodic payments of alimony or separate maintenance made under a court decree. You can also deduct payments made under a written separation agreement or a decree for support. Don't deduct lump-sum cash or property settlements , voluntary payments not made under a court order or a written separation agreement, or amounts specified as child support. Line 30 Deduction for a Married Couple When Both Work You can claim a deduction if: • you are married filing a joint return , • both you and your spouse have qualified earned income. Tax Computation Line 34a You will fall into one of the three classes below: • You MUST itemize deductions, or • You choose to itemize , or • You do not itemize. The three classes are described below. �ou t You mu T Itemize Deductions t itemize deduction if: of-pocket expenses you paid to do volunteer work for a qualified organization. For more detail on what qualifies as a charitable contribution and the limits that apply to the amount that may be deducted, see the instructions for contributions on page 21. A. You can be claimed a a dependent on your parents' return and had interest, dividends, or other unearned income of $1,080 or more. Generally, this means that you must complete and attach Schedule A and co lete the worksheet on this page. However, there are two exceptions to this rule. Exception 1. You don't have to itemize deductions on Schedule A or complete the worksheet if you have earned income* of $2,480 or more if single ($1,835 or more if married filing a separate return). Enter zero (0) on line 34 a and go on to line 34b. Exception 2. You don't have to use Schedule A if you know that your earned income* is more than your itemized deductions. Instead, use the worksheet on this page after completing line 33 of Form I 040 and enter your earned income on line 3 of the worksheet. Exemptions Note: If your unearned income is less than $1,080, you don't have to use Schedule A or the worksheet-enter zero (0) on line 34a and go on to line 34b. Use the following chart to find the amount to enter on line 36. If you claimed more than 10 exemptions, multiply $1,080 by the total number of exemptions entered on line 6f. In any case, be sure to check the box below line 34a. B. You are married, filing a separate return, and your spouse itemizes deductions. Line 34b Enter your total cash contribution (including out-of-pocket expenses). If you gave cash of $3,000 or more to any one organization, on the dotted line next to thi otal show to whom and how much yo ave. Line 34c Enter your total gifts of property. If the total is more than $500, you must complete and attach Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions. You Choose To Itemize You may choose to itemize your deductions if you are: • Married and filing a joint return, or a Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child, and your itemized deductions are more than $3,670. • Married and filing a separate return , and your itemized deductions are more than $1,835. • Single, or a Head of household, and your itemized deduction are more than $2 ,480. If you do itemize, complete and attach Schedule A and enter the amount from Schedule A, line 26, on Form 1040, line 34a. Caution: Certain taxpayers must itemize even though their itemized deductions are less than the amount shown above for their filing status. See "You MUST _Itemize Deductions." You Do Not Itemize If your itemized deductions are less than the amount shown above for your filing status (or you choose not to itemize), enter zero on line 34a, unless you MUST itemize as described above. Lines 34b through 34d Deduction for Charitable Contributions For 1986, you may deduct what you actually gave to qualified charitable organizations if you do not itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). Include what you gave to , or for the use of, a qualified organization. Examples of qualified organizations are churches, United Way, and nonprofit schools and hospitals. Contributions may be in cash (keep cancelled checks, receipts, or other reliable written records showing the name of the organization and the date and amount given), property, or out- Credit for the Elderly or for the Permanently and Totally Disabled You may be able to take this credit and reduce your tax if, by the end of 1986, you were: • age 65 or over, or • under age 65, you retired on permanent and total di ability, and you had taxable disability income in 1986. Line 43 Partial Credit for Political Contributions for Which You Have Receipts You may take a tax credit on this line for contributions to candidates for public office and to newsletter funds and political committees of candidates and elected public officials. Line 36 Note: You cannot deduct political contributions as charitable contributions. If the number on Form 1040, line 6f, is: On Form 1040, line 36, enter: l $1,080 2 3 4 C. You file Form 4563 to exclude income from sources in U.S. pos essions. (For details, get Publication 570, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens Employed in U.S. Possessions.) D. You had dual status as a nonresident alien for part of 1986, and during the rest of the year you were either a resident alien or a U.S. citizen. However, you do not have to itemize if you file ajoint return with your spouse who was . . citizen or resident at the e of 1986 and you and your spouse agree to be taxed on your combined worldwide income. Line 42 5 6 7 8 9 10 2,160 3,240 4.320 5,400 6,480 7,560 8,640 9,720 10,800 Line 38 Tax To figure your tax, u e one of the following methods. Tax Rate Schedules You must use the Tax Rate Schedules to figure your tax if your taxable income is $50,000 or more. Also use the Tax Rate Schedules if you use Schedule G, Income Averaging, to figure your tax. You may pay less tax by using this method if there has been a large increase in your income this year. In some cases, you may benefit even if your 1986 income did not increase substantially. This will depend on the amount of your taxable income in the three ba e years ( 19831985). Get Schedule G to see if you qualify. Line 44 Mortgage Interest Credit. You may be able to take a credit for part of the interest you paid on your home mortgage if you were issued a mortgage credit certificate by a state or local government under a qualified mortgage credit certificate program to buy , rehabilitate, or make improvements to your principal residence. Use Form 8396, Mortgage Interest Credit, to figure the credit. Include the amount of the credit in your total for line 44. On the dotted line next to this total, write "MIC" (mortgage interest credit) and show the amount. Line 53 Social, Security Tax on Tip Income Not Reported to Employer If you received tips of $20 or more in any month and you did not report the full amount to your employer, you must pay the social security or railroad retirement tax on the unreported tips. o figure the amount of social ecurity tax on unreported tips, complete Form 4137 and attach it to your Form 1040. Enter the tax on this line. Be sure all your tips are reported as income on Form 1040, line 7. You may be charged a penalty equal to 50% of the social security tax due on tips you received and did not report to your employer. Payments Line 56 Total Federal Income Tax Withheld Tax Table If neither of the above conditions applies to you, you MUST use the Tax Table to find your tax. Be sure you use the correct column in the Tax Table. After you have found the correct tax, enter that amount on line 38. There is an example at the beginning of the table to help you find the correct tax. Add the amounts shown as Federal income tax withheld on your Forms W2, W-2G, W-2P, and 1099-R. Enter the total on line 56. The amount of Federal income tax withheld should be shown in Box 9 of Form W-2, Box 2 of Form W-2G, Box 11 of Form W-2P, and Box 4 of Form 1099-R. If line 56 includes amounts withheld as shown on Form 1099-R, on the dotted line to the left of line 56, write "Form 1099-R." Credits Line 41 Sign Your Return Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses Form 1040 is not considered a return unless your sign it. Your spouse must also sign if it is a joint return. If you are filing a joint return with your deceased spouse, see Death of Taxpayer. You may be able to take a credit on line 41 for payments you made for child and disabled dependent care while you (and your pouse if you were married) worked or looked for work. The credit is allowed if you kept up a home that included a child under age 15 or your dependent or pouse who could not care for himself or herself. U e Form 2441 to figure the amount of any credit. Please ee Form 2441 for more information, including special rules for divorced or separated parents and certain employment taxes for which you may be liable. Instructions for Schedule A Itemized Deductions Purpose of Schedule Some taxpayers must itemize their deductions and some should itemize becau e they will save money. See You MUST Itemize Deductions and You Choose To Itemize. If you itemize, you can deduct part of your medical and dental expenses, and amounts you paid for certain taxes, interest, contributions, and other miscellaneous expenses. You may also deduct certain casualty and theft losses. These deductions are explained below. Lines 1 through 5 Medical and Dental Expenses Before you can figure your total deduction for medical and dental expenses, you must complete Form 1040 through line 33. You may deduct only that part of your medical and dental expenses that is more than 5% of your adjusted gross income on Form 1040, line 33. You should include all amounts you paid during 1986 (including amounts you paid for hospital, medical, and extra medicare (Medicare B) insurance), but do not include amounts repaid to you, or paid to anyone else, by hospital, health or accident insurance, or your employer. Get Publication 502 for information on insurance reimbursements. If you received a reimbursement of prior year medical or dental expenses in 1986, see the instructions for Form 1040, line 22. Do not reduce your 1986 expenses by thi amount. When you figure your deduction, you may include medical and dental bills you paid for: • Yourself. • Your spouse. • Your child whom you do not claim as a dependent because of the rules explained for Children of Divorced or Separated Parents. • Any person that you could have claimed as a dependent on your return if that person had not received $1,080 or more of gross income or had not filed a joint return. Example.-You provided more than half of your mother' support but may not claim her as a dependent because she received $1,080 of wages during 1986. If part of your support was the payment of her medical bills, you may include that part in your medical expenses. Note: On line 2c, list the medical expense and the amount of the expense. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 2c. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY Deduct To the extent you were not reimbursed, you may deduct what you paid for: • Medicines and drugs that required a prescription, or insulin. • Medical doctors, dentists, eye doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths, podiatrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and psychoanalysts (medical care only). • Medical examinations, X-ray and laboratory services, insulin treatment, and whirlpool baths your doctor ordered. • Nursing help. If you pay someone to do both nursing and housework, you may deduct only the cost of the nursing help. • Hospital care (including meals and lodging), clinic costs, and lab fees. • Medical treatment at a center for drug addicts or alcoholics. • Medical aids such as hearing aids (and batteries), false teeth, eyeglasses, contact lenses, braces, crutches, wheelchairs, guide dogs and the cost of maintaining them. • Lodging expenses (but not meals) paid while away from home to receive medical care in a hospital or a medical care facility that is related to a hospital. Do not include more than $50 a night for each eligible person. • Ambulance service and other travel costs to get medical care. If you used your own car, you may claim what you spent for gas and oil to go to and from the place you received the care; (Continued on Page 26.) February 1987 I LOG I 25 - �1986 Tax Tips received the form. In the far left margin, next to line lla, write "see attached." If you paid more mortgage interest (Continued from Page 25.) or you may claim 9 cents a mile. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY NOT Deduct You may not deduct the following: • The basic cost of medicare i (Medicare A). ranee Note: If you are 65 or over and not entitled to social security benefits, you may deduct premiums you voluntarily paid for Medicare A coverage. • Life insurance or income protection policies. • The 1.45% medicare (hospital insurance benefits) tax withheld from your pay as part of the social security tax or the medicare tax paid as part of social security self-employment tax. • Nursingcareforahealthybaby. (You may qualify for the child and dependent care credit; get Form 2441.) • illegal operations or drugs. • Medicines or drugs you bought without a prescription. • Travel your doctor told you to take for rest or change. • Funeral, burial, or cremation costs. Publication 502 has a discussion of expenses that may and may not be deducted. It also explains when you may deduct capital expenditures and special care for handicapped persons. Lines 6 through 10 Taxes You MAY NOT Deduct • • • • • General sales taxes (line 8) The Optional State Sales Tax Tables show how much you may deduct for your income and family size if you did not keep detailed records. You may add to the sales tax table amount the general sales tax you paid if you bought: • A car, motorcycle, motor home, or truck. (Note: Texas charges a higher motor vehicle sales or use tax than it does for other items. Figure how much you would have paid at the general sales tax rate and enter only that amount on line Sb.) • A boat, plane, home (including mobile or prefabricated), or materials to build a new home if: a. the tax rate was the same as the general sales tax rate, and b. your sales receipt or contract shows how much tax was imposed on you and paid by you. If you kept records that show you 26 I LOG I February 1987 - on Schedule A, lines 6 through Sb (such as personal property or foreign income tax) , list the tax and the amount of tax. Ente~ one total in the total amount column on line 9. Personal property tax must be based on value alone. For example, if part of the fee you paid for the registration of your car was based on the car's value and part was based on its weight, you may deduct only the part based on value. If you paid tax to a foreign country or U.S. possession, you may want to take it as a credit instead of a deduction. Please get Publication 514, Foreign Tax Credit for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens. Taxes You MAY Deduct • any state and local income tax refund (or credit) you expect to receive for 1986, or • any refund of (or credit for) prioryear state and local income taxes you actually received in 1986 (see the instructions for Form 1040, line 10). es and other taxes (line 9) If you had any deductible tax not listed Taxes You Paid Real estate taxes (line 7). Include taxes that you paid on property you own that was not used for business. Publication 530, Tax Information for Owners of Homes, Condominiums, and Cooperative Apartments, explains the deductions homeowners may take. If your mortgage payments include your real estate taxes, do not take a deduction for those taxes until the year the mortgage company actually pays them to the taxing authority. - Personal property • • State and local income taxes (line 6). Include on this line state and local income taxes that were withheld from your salary and any estimated payments made. Also include payments you made in 1986 on a tax for a prior year. Do not reduce your deduction by either of the following amounts: - paid more state sales tax than the tables list, you may deduct the larger amount on line Sa. Separately show the sales tax you paid on any motor vehicle you bought in 1986 on line 8b. Include state or local selective sales or excise taxes if the rates were the same as the general sales tax rates. If you use the sales tax tables, count all available income. • Federal income tax. Social security tax. Railroad retirement tax (RRTA) . Federal excise tax on transportation, telephone, gasoline, etc. Customs duties. Federal estate and gift taxes. (However, see Miscellaneous Deductions). Windfall profit tax. (Use Schedules C or E of Form 1040 to deduct this tax.) Certain state and local taxes, including: a. Tax on gasoline. b. Car inspection fees. c. Tax on liquor, beer, wine, cigarettes, and tobacco. d. Assessments for sidewalks or other improvements to your property. e. Taxes paid for your business or profession. (Use Schedules C, E , or F of Form 1040 to deduct business taxes.) r. Tax you paid for someone else. g. License fees (marriage, driver's , dog, hunting, etc.). h. Per capita (head) tax. Lines lla through 14 Interest You Paid Include interest you paid on nonbusiness items only. than is shown on Form 1098, or similar statement, get Publication 545 to see if you can deduct the additional interest. If you can, attach a statement to your return explaining the difference and write "see attached" next to line I la. Note: If you are claiming the Mortgage Interest Credit (see instructions for Form HMO, line 44), subtract the amount shown on line 3 of Form 8396 from the total interest you paid on your home mortgage and enter the result on line lla. • Line llb. Report mortgage interest you paid to individuals on line llb. Also list this person's name and address in the space provided. Credit card and charge account interest you paid (line 12) Include on this line interest you paid on bank and other general purpose credit cards. Deduct the finance charge paid as interest if no part of it was for service charges, membership fees, loan fees , credit investigation fees, etc. Also include interest you paid on revolving charge accounts. Deduct any finance charge a retail store added if the charges are based on your monthly unpaid balance. Other Interest you paid (line 13) List each payee's name and the amount. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 13. Include on this line interest you paid on• Your personal note for money you borrowed from a bank, a credit union, or another person. • Loans on life insurance if you paid the interest in cash and you report on the cash basis. • Installment contracts on personal property, such as cars. • Taxes you paid late. Show only the interest; do not include any amount that is considered a penalty. If the tax is deductible, show it under Taxes You Paid (lines 6 through 9 of this schedule). • Loans on investment property. Report only the nonbusiness part of interest on these loans. (If our total investment interest on investment debts created after 1969 is more than $10,000 ($5,000 if married filing a separate return), you may have to complete Form 4952, Investment Interest Expense Deduction, to figure your correct deduction. Also get Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses.) Note: Special rules apply to interest expense imputed on below-market loans. Get Publication 545. Interest You MAY Deduct Home mortgage interest (lines lla and llb). If you paid $600 or more ofinterest on your home mortgage, the recipient of this interest will generally send you a Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, or similar statement, showing the total interest received during 1986. You should receive this statement by February 2, 1987. However, if you paid "points" (including loan origination fees), they will not be shown on this statement. Get Publication 545 to see if the points qualify as interest. If they do, report them on line 13. Do not include them on line I la. • Line lla. Report mortgage interest you paid directly, or indirectly, to financial institutions on line lla. If you and at least one other person (other than your spouse if you file a joint return) were liable for, and paid interest on, the mortgage, and the other person received the Form 1098, or similar statement, attach a statement to your return showing the name and address of the person who Interest You MAY NOT Deduct Do not include interest paid on your debts by others, such as mortgage interest subsidy payments made by a government agency. Also do not include the interest you paid for• Tax-exempt income. This includes interest on money you borrowed to buy or carry wholly tax-exempt securities. This also includes interest paid to purchase or carry obligations or shares, or to make deposits or other investments, to the extent any interest income received from the investment is tax-exempt. • A loan on life insurance if the interest is added to the loan and you report on the cash basis. • A debt to buy a single-premium life insurance or endowment contract. • Any kind of business transaction. (Use Schedules C, E, or F of Form 1040 to deduct business interest expenses.) Get Publication 545 for more details. Lines lSa through 18 ContributWns You Made You may deduct what you actually gave to organizations that are religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or literary in purpose. You may also deduct what you gave to organizations that work to prevent cruelty to children or animals. Examples or these organizations are: • Churches, temples, synagogues, Salvation Army, Red Cross, CARE, Goodwill Industries, United Way, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys Club of America, etc. • Fraternal orders, if the gifts will be used for the purposes listed above. • Veterans' and certain cultural groups. • Nonprofit schools, hospitals, and organizations whose purpose is to find a cure for, or help people who have, arthritis, asthma, birth defects, cancer, cerebral palsy , cystic fibrosis , diabetes , heart disease, hemophilia, mental illness or retardation, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, tuberculosis, etc. • Federal, state, and local governments if the gifts are solely for public purposes. If you contributed to a charitable organization and also received a benefit from it, you may deduct only the amount that is more than the value of the benefit you received. If you do not know whether you may deduct what you gave to an organization, check with that organization or with IRS. Contributions You MAY Deduct Contributions may be in cash (keep cancelled checks, receipts, or other reliable written records showing the name of the organization and the date and amount given), property, or outof-pocket expenses you paid to do volunteer work for the kinds of organizations described above. If you drove to and from the volunteer work, you may take 12 cents a mile or the actual cost of gas and oil. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. (But don't deduct any amounts that were repaid to you.) Get Publication 526, Charitable Contributions , for special rules that apply if: • your cash contributions or contributions of ordinary income property are more than 30% of Form 1040, line 33. • your gifts of capital gain property to certain organizations are more than 20% of Form 1040, line 33, or • you gave gifts of property that increased in value or gave gifts of the use of property. You MAY NOT Deduct As Contributions • Political contributions (but see instructions for Form 1040, line 43). • Dues, fees, or bills paid to country clubs, lodges, fraternal orders, or similar groups. • Cost of raffle, bingo, or lottery tickets. • Cost of tuition. • The value of your time or services. • Value of blood given to a blood bank. • The transfer of a future interest in tangible personal property (generally, until the entire interest has been transferred). • Gifts to: a. Individuals. b. Foreign organizations. c. Groups that are run for personal profit. d. Groups whose purpose is to lobby for changes in the laws. e. Civic leagues, social and sports clubs, labor unions, and chambers of commerce. Line 19 Casualty and Theft Losses Use line 19 to report casualty or theft losses of property that is not trade, �business, or rent or royalty property. Complete and attach Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts, or a similar statement to figure your loss. Enter on line 19 of Schedule A the amount of loss from Form 4684. Losses You MAY Deduct You may be able to deduct all or part of each loss caused bx heft, vandalism, fire, storm, and car, boat, and other accidents or similar cau es. You may deduct nonbusiness casualty or theft losses only to the extent thata. the amount of EACH separate casualty or theft loss is more than $100, and b. the total amount of ALL los es during the year i more than l 0% of your adjusted gross income on Form 1040, line 33. Special rules apply if you had both gains and losses from nonbusiness casualties or thefts. Get Form 4684 for details. Losses You MAY NOT Deduct • Money or property misplaced or lost. • Breakage of china, glassware, furn iture, and similar items under normal conditions. • Progressive damage to property (buildings, clothes, trees, etc.) caused by termites, moths, other insects, or disease. Lines 20 through 23 Miscellaneous Deductions Expenses You MAY Deduct Educational Expenses. Generally, you may deduct what you paid for education required by your employer, or by law or regulations, t keep your present salary or · . n general, you may also the cost of maintaining or improving skills you mu st have in your present position . You may not deduct some educational expenses. Among them are expenses for study that helps you meet minimum requirements for your job, or qualifie you to get a new job. Employee Expenses. Example of the expenses you may deduct are: • Safety Equipment, mall tool , and supplies you needed for your job. • Uniforms your employer aid you must have, and which you may not usually wear away from work. • Protective clothing, required in your ork, such as hard hats and afety shoes and glasses. • Phy ical examinations your employer aid you mu t have. • Dues to professional organizations and chambers of commerce. • Subscriptions to professional journals. • Fees to employment agencies and other costs to look for a new job in your present occupation, even if you do not get a new job. Note: If your employer reimbursed you directly or indirectly for any educational expenses or employee expenses, you must use Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses, Part I, line 5, to deduct those expenses up to the amount you were reimbursed. Also use Form 2106 to deduct any related travel or transportation expenses. Long-Trip Tax Problems A major tax beef by seamen is that normally taxes are not withheld on earnings in the year they earned the money, but in the year the payoff took place. For example, a seaman who signed on for a five-month trip in September 1985, paying off in January 1986, would have all the five months' earnings appear on his 1986 W-2 even though his actual 1986 earnings might be less than those in 1985. There are ways to minimize the impacts of this ituation. For example, while on the ship in 1985, the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and may have sent allotment home. These can be reported as 1985 income. Unfortunately, this raises another complication . The seaman who reports these earnings in 1985 will not have a W-2 (withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and explain why he doesn ' t have a W-2 for them. Furthermore , since no tax will have been withheld on these earnings in 1985, he will have to ous If you are suffering from the illness of alcohol or drug addiction, and if your life has become unmanageable, there is a way out. That way is, first, an admission to yourself that you need help and then acceptance of a simple program that has worked for many millions of people just like yourself. That program is the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Simply stated, A.A. 's Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature , which, if practiced as a way of life , can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. Step One. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and drugs , that our lives had become unmanageable. Step Two. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step Three. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God , as we understood Him. STEP FOUR We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. What follows is an excerpt from "Alcoholics Anonymous": After we took the first three steps we launched out on a course of vigorous action. This involved a personal housekeeping, which many of us had never attempted. Though our decision to stop drinking and taking drugs was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once pay the full tax on them with his return, at 11 percent or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. The earnings will show up on his 1986 W-2. The seaman then , on his 1986 return would have to explain that he had reported some of hi earning in 1985 and paid taxes on them. He would get a tax refund accordingly . In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and get a refund a year later. While this will save the seaman some tax money in the long run, it means he is out-of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until he gets the refund . This procedure would also undoubtedly cause Internal Revenue to examine his returns, since the income reported would not coincide with the totals on his W-2 forms. That raises the question, is this procedure justified ? It is justified only if a seaman had very little income in one year and very considerable income the next. Otherwise the tax saving is minor and probably not worth the headache . Qualified Adoption Expenses. You may be able to deduct up to $1,500 of qualified adoption expenses you paid for each child you adopt with "special needs.'' A child with special needs is one who the state determines, in connection with the Social Security Act adoption assi tance program, cannot or should not be returned to hi or her parental home, has a specific factor or condition that makes the child difficult to place, and has been the subject of an unsuccessful placement effort. Gambling Losses You may deduct gambling losses, but not more than the gambling winnings you reported on Form 1040, line 22. Expenses You MAY NOT Deduct • Political contributions (but see instructions for Form 1040, line 43). • Perso nal legal expen es. • Lost or misplaced cash or property. • Expenses fo r meals during regular or extra work hours. • The cost of entertaining frie nds. • Expenses of going to or fro m work. • Education that you need to meet mi nimum requirements for your job or that will qualify you fo r a new occupation . • Fine and penalties. • Expenses of producing tax -exempt mcome. ,. For more details, get Publication 529, Miscellaneous Deductions. Note: On line 22 list the type and amount of each expense. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 22. followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us from being whole persons. Our liquor/drugs were but a symptom. So we had to get down to causes and conditions. Therefore, we started upon a personal inventory. This was Step Four. A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. Taking a commercial inventory is a fact-finding and fact-facing process. It is an effort to discover the truth about the stock-in-trade-the truth about ourselves. One object is to disclose damaged or unsalable goods, to get rid of them promptly and without regret. If the owner of the business is to be successful, he cannot fool himself about values. We did exactly the same thing with our lives. We took stock honestly . . . Nothing counted but thoroughness and honesty ... If we had been thorough about our personal inventory, we had written down a lot. We have listed and analyzed our resentments. We have begun to comprehend their futility and fatality. We have commenced to see their terrible destructiveness . We have begun to learn tolerance, patience and good will towards all, even our enemies, for we look on them as sick people. We have listed the people we have hurt by our conduct, and are willing to begin to straighten out the past. ~ 'I Wish I Had Done It Sooner' Dear President Drozak, I have just completed the program at the ARC. I wanted to thank you and our Union for the opportunity the Rehab program has given me to begin my life anew. I truly appreciate what I have received. I wish I had done it sooner, but I guess it wasn't my time yet. The program is an intense one and is just what is needed for people like us to raise our level of self-esteem and become a part of lifeinstead of hiding from reality. There is so much more I could say. I just wanted to express my gratitude. Sincerely, Veronica Ercolano S.S. Constitution - - February 1987 I LOG I 27 - �.f.~ ~IFliJTu~i.il' 1 ~ 5 ~~~==========================<i•~~~~·i' ~===========.l!JTh~~~a~c&.~~M~~~~ Deep Sea Great Lakes Pensioner Arthur Ballu, 82, died Dec. 18, 1986. He joined the SIU in 1943 and sailed in the deck department. Brother Ballu walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime and 1947 Isthmian beefs. Ballu is survived by his widow, Gladys. He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in New Jersey. Pensioner Joseph V. Bissonet, 78, died Jan. 12. Brother Bissonet joined the SIU in 1944 sailing in the deck department. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the 1947 Isthmian beefs. Brother Bissonet is survived by his nephew, Jerry L. Leslie. Burial was at sea off the Monterey, Calif. coast. Pensioner Jack Cron Brock, 66, died recently. Brother Brockjoined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1951. He sailed as a chief electrician. He was born in Texas and was a resident of Galveston, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Feriece; a daughter, Mera Picou of New Orlean , and his mother, Virginia of Lake Charles. Pensioner Hector M. De Jesus Sr., 63, died Dec. 28, 1986. Brother De Jesus joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime and the _. 1947 I thmian beefs. Seafarer De Jesus was born in Puerto Rico and wa a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Antonia and two sons, Hector Jr. and Louis. Pensioner Buren Damascus Elliott, 83, passed away from lung failure at home in Chesapeake, Va. on Nov. 18, 1986. Brother Elliott joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Norfolk. He sailed as a chief electrician and hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and the 1948 Wall St. beefs. Seafarer Elliott was born in South Carolina. Cremation took place in the Lynnhaven Crematory, Virginia Beach, Va. Surviving is his widow, Amanda. Pensioner Andoni "Tony" Joseph S. Ferrara, 67, died of heart failure in the West Houston (Texa ) Medical Center on Nov. 26, 1986. Brother Ferrara joined the SIU in 1938-a charter member-in the port of New York. He sailed as a bosun. He walked the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime, 1947 Isthmian and 1948 Wall St. beefs. Born in New York, he was a resident of Hackensack, N .J. Burial was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack. Surviving is his widow, Carmen. Pensioner Antonio Estrada Gonzalez Jr., 90, passed away from cancer in the Metropolitan Hospital, Las Lomas, Rio Piedras, P.R. on Oct. 30, 1986. Brother Gonzalez joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New York. He sailed as a bosun. He was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of Bayamon, P.R. Interment wa in the Los Cipreses Cemetery, Bayamon. Surviving are his widow, Bonita; four sons, and a granddaughter, Yvonne Gonzalez of Hyde Park, Mass. Pensioner Jesus N. Isturis died recently. Brother Isturi joined the SIUmerged Marine Cook and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco, Calif. He retired in 1960. Pensioner William J. McDaniels died Dec. 5, 1986. Brother McDaniel joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He retired in 1971. BOOZE OR DRUG~?: Pensioner James R. McPhaul, 67, passed away Dec. 18, 1986. Brother McPhauljoined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Jacksonville, Fla. sailing in the steward department. He was on the picket line in the 1946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer McPhaul was born in Florida and was a resident of Savannah, Ga. Surviving are his widow, Norma and his father, H. McPhaul of Jacksonville. Pensioner Joseph Parks died recently. Brother Parks joined the SIUmerged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. He retired in 1976. Pensioner Luis Torres, 75, died Jan. 20. He joined the SIU in 1938 and sailed in the deck department. Brother Torres was active in the 1946 General Maritime, the 1947 Isthmian and the 1962 Moore-McCormick-Robin Line strikes. Torres is survived by hi widow, Carmen. Burial was at the Vega Baja Municipal Cemetery in Puerto Rico. Pensioner John Worrall, 62, died on Nov. 2, 1986. Brother Worrall joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco in 1966 sailing as a room steward. He wa born in England and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Worrall was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is his sister, Bertha Howarth of Manchester, England. Pensioner George Eric Zukas, 74, succumbed to lung failure in St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco on Dec. 2, 1986. Brother Zukas joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a FOWT. He was a former member of the SUP. Seafarer Zukas was born in Helsinki , Finland and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was a re ident of San Francisco. Burial was in the Woodlawn Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Surviving i his widow , Elvera. HELP WITJ.I 71-/EBE PROBLEMG /G AVAILABLE. CONTACT - THE A.R.C. OR YOLJR PORT AGENT 28 I LOG I February 1987 - 'Pensioner Henry D. Muzia died Nov. 26, 1986. Brother Muzia joined the Union in the port of Milwaukee, Wis. He sailed as an oiler. Muzia was a resident of Milwaukee. Surviving are his widow, Dorothea and his son, Lawrence. Pensioner John Aloysius Reardon, 75, died Dec. 10, 1986. Brother Reardon joined the Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. in 1964. He sailed as an AB aboard the SS McKee Sons (Amersand Steamship) from 1977 to 1978. Reardon was a resident of Three River , Mich. Surviving is his sister, Kay Sheldon of Three Rivers. The following SIU members have retired on pension: DEEP SEA Baltimore Hosea N. McBride Thomas G. Ryan Houston Teddy E. Aldridge Edward E. Davidson Charles T. Gaskins Travis R. Miners lb Arve Pedersen Jacksonville Autulio N. Garcia Johnny Lombardo James W. Nettles Mobile Guy Salanon New Orleans Joseph F. Adams Peter Gebbia Vincent P. Pizzitolo Richard F. Roberts New York Morgan L. Carroll Walter Karlak Felizardo T. Motus Juan Perez Anthony Tosado Philadelphia Edward A. Fahy Puerto Rico Francisco Gonzalez Rual I. Lopez San Francisco Hiroshi Shiba Richard S. Turpin Seattle Steve Boreski Robert H. Graf Alva McCullum Kenneth A. McLeod John Medvesky Shigeru Moritani Wilmington James J. Boland �AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), January 25--Chairman Stanley Krawczynski, Secretary Robert D. Bright, Deck Delegate C.D Brown, Engine Delegate Desoucey, Educational Director C. Henley, Steward Delegate Steven Hamilton . No beefs or disputed OT reported. The $45 in the ship's fund is in the safekeeping of the bosun. The ship will pay off in New Jersey. Rumor has it that the American Eagle may then go into the shipyard for five to 10 days. The crewmembers onboard feel there should be some changes made in the Union and aboard ship. They would like to see the retirement age reduced to 62 years of age with 5,475 days sea time. They also believe that the Coast Guard should be made aware of the effects of reduced manning onboard ships. If a ship started to sink, we would all want enough men onboard to be able to lower the lifeboats into the water. Another item brought up at the meeting pertained to heat. It the ship is going to Norway next voyage, as scheduled , electric heaters will be needed by all personnel. LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transportation Corp.), December 21-Chairman Glenn D. Miller, Secretary R. Adams. No disputed OT reported this voyage. There is $100 in the ship's fund. One man was taken off ship in Bontang due to an accident, but everything seems to be running smoothly. The educational director talked about the importance of upgrading at the Union's facilities in Piney Point, and a discussion about drugs was held-and the penalties tor their use aboard ship. AURORA (Apex Marine), December 14--Chairman Cesar Gutierrez, Secretary James Osbey, Engine Delegate C.I. Hampson. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman noted that at the November meeting in the New Orleans hall, Vice President Mike acco said that he had gotten · a ew complaints from QMEDs ard ships who felt that the engineers were doing their jobs-jobs tor which they could be getting overtime. He asked that such violations be documented and passed along to him. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. The Aurora will head out to Texas to pick up a load bound for Haifa, Israel. COURIER (Ocean Carriers), January 18-Chairman William Lough, Secretary Rudolf Spingat, Deck Delegate Michael L. Grill, Steward Delegate Ali 0. Saleh. No beefs or disputed OT. The chairman stressed the importance of these monthly shipboard meetings to correct any real problems facing the crew. Only by knowing the problems that exist onboard ships can Nick Andrews, steward/baker aboard the SS Caguas (Puerto Rico Marine) . TO: FROM: SUBJECT: the Union act. The chairman continued, "The Union has promised me answers-maybe not the ones we want to hear, but answers. If we don't conduct our business in an orderly, logical manner, it won't get done." The captain ordered a safety meeting. He asked that er wmembers bring up any hazards or sat violations so as to make the company aware of any equipment they should send to the ship. The steward department requested clarification of extra work (cleaning the meat box, oven, range, vegetable box and galley, taking inventories, etc.). They want to know if this is included in the three hours overtime or if this is above and beyond the overtime ROBERT E. LEE (Waterman), January 4--Chairman Theodoros K. Gailas, Secretary A. Estrada, Educational Director B.F. Cooley, Deck Delegate A. Otremba, Engine Delegate William L. York. All's well in the three departments with no disputed OT or major beefs. The chairman reported that one AB quit ship in Karachi, Pakistan due to the death of his father. A replacement out of the port of New York came aboard in Madras, India, but one day later he became very sick and not fit to stand his watch for the entire day. On arrival in Chittagong , Bangladesh , the replacement was taken from the ship and sent to a hospital for medical attention and was to NOTICE: MV American Eagle Crewmembers Crewmembers who worked aboard the above-named vessel between July 1, 1985 and June 30, 1986 have additional monies due them as per the Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) . Those involved are to submit verification of employment time specified above in the form of copies of discharges or pay vouchers. Also specify your social security number and number of dependents. Direct all requests to the Contract Department, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. offered to make up for the manning reduction in the steward department. Clarification also was requested on QMEDs working a full load-should they be called out to missing pumpmen's jobs? A suggestion was made to move the VCR into a cabinet for safety and security, and a repair list was posted. And just to keep everyone on their toes, an anti-piracy watch was mounted while in the Straits of Malacca. Next port: Subic Bay, P.I. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas), December 14--Chairman F. Sellman, Secretary J. Calhoun. No disputed OT was reported, although there was a beef on the medical benefits. The ship will pay off in Marcus Hook, Pa. Everything is running smoothly. There is $241 .82 in the ship's movie fund which will be turned over to the relief steward or treasurer. A suggestion was made tor permanent jobs to be six months on, six months off. There was also a discussion of sea time. The three-man steward department onboard the Overseas Alaska is working out fairly well , and new microwave ovens have been installed. PANAMA (Sea-Land) , December 28Chairman Marvin P. Zimbro, Secretary C. Scott, Educational Director N. Komninos. No disputed OT. The last payoff of the year will take place in San Juan , P.R. on Dec. 30. Several motions were made. The first was to raise maintenance and cure to $15 per day. The second was to have a minimum of two hours call-out between midnight and 0800 hours. A request also was made to have the Union check with SeaLand to find out why the air-conditioning system does not work and why there is no heat in the rooms in cold weather. Mr. Donald B. Ganung Chief Steward Captain L. Swick Christmas Meals Voyage 069 On behalf of the officers and crew of the motor vessel Sea-La.nd Endurance, I would like to thank you, and also Chief Cook Martin Ketchem and Utility Frank Pappone, for a job well done today. I cannot give you enough credit for the work that you and your department did in preparing for today's meals. For me personally, this was the fourth consecutive Christmas at sea and my third onboard this vessel. I truly cannot remember Christmas meals at sea equal to those that you served on this day. All your shipmates, including myself, appreciate your efforts. And again, I thank you for a job well done. be repatriated to New York when fit to travel. There is $76 in the ship's fund and $256 in the movie fund. Several videotapes, however, are missing from the video library, and their return would be appreciated. A motion was made to increase the monthly pension fund payments to all members who are receiving $450/month. No one can possibly live decently on this kind of money, crewmembers stated, and still have to pay taxes on that amount. "An i c ase of at least $250/month would certainly be a great help to pay for the necessities of daily life. " Another motion requested that the present status be maintained with regard to vacation pay per month. "No concessions or any more cuts should be allowed in any future contracts. " A vote of thanks was given to the steward department, particularly for the wonderful holiday meals. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next ports: Port Suez and Port Said, Egypt, followed by payoff in Norfolk, Va. USNS WYMAN (LSC Marine), December 8-Chairman Edward A. Dabney, Secretary Carl J. Brown. This meeting was called to resolve a dispute pertaining to the year-end payoff and the withholding of airfare from members' pay. A motion was made to send a Telex to headquarters with regard to the dispute; all present were in favor. The chairman noted that a new TV came aboard in Barbados and that Capt. Fisher from LSC was also present and was able to clear up a lot of the dark areas that exist between licensed and unlicensed personnel. WILLIAM B. BAUGH (Maersk), January 15-Chairman Edwin Rivera, Secretary Joseph Delise, Steward Delegate Gary N. Lackey. No disputed OT. The deck department is running very smoothly, although there are problems in the steward department. First of all , a request was made that the steward department receive some sort of guidelines on the contract. At present they have nothing to go by. It also was noted that all steward/bakers on Maersk Line ships are getting three hours overtime per day for baking-except the steward/ baker on the Baugh. The crew feels he is handling his job very well under the circumstances and that this discrepancy be .... rectified. A request also was made for additional training for all stewards arriving Diego Garcia with regard to stores, codes and bookwork. It was felt they should be briefed at the company office prior to departure for Diego Garcia. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ADONIS ARION GUS W. DARNELL Personals Jack Linch Please contact Frank Cannella at 500 Brown St., Apt. 502, Duryea, Pa. 18642, or call collect at (717) 452-2766. Fadel (Ali) H. Ghaleb Please let me know how I can contact you. M. (Fred) Leuschner, Seamen's Church Institute, 50 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10005. Eddie Puchalski Your mother is ill. Please con- -.. tact your sister Stella at 5115 Oak Circle, Moriches , N.Y. 11955. Tel. (516) 878-6023. Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point ... . ... . .... . .Mond ay, March 2 . ....... ... ..... .... 10:30 a.m . New York .. . . . ....... . . .Tue sday, March 3 . . . . .. . .. . .... . ... . . 10:30 a.m . Philadelphia .. . . . ......... Wedne day , March 4 . .. .... . .... ..... 10:30 a.m . Baltimore ... . .. . .. . . . . .. .Thursday, March 5 .... . ......... ... . . 10:30 a.m . Norfolk . . . . . .... .. .. . ... Thur da y, March 5 ........... . .. . ... . 10:30 a.m . Jacksonville . . . . . ..... . . . .Thursday, March 5 ... . . ... . .. . .. ... . . 10:30 a.m . Algonac ..... .... .. . ..... Friday , March 6 . .... .. . .. ... . ..... . . 10:30 a.m. Houston ... . .. . . .. .... . .. Monday , March 9 . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. ... . . 10:30 a.m. New Orleans ..... . ... . ... Tuesday, March 10 ..... ... ........ ... 10:30 a.m. Mobile . .. . . . ... ... ... . .. Wednesday, March I 1 .... . ........ . . . 10:30 a.m . San Francisco .... . ...... .Thur day , March 12 ..... .... . .. .. . ... 10:30 a .m. Wilmington . ... . .. .... ... Monday , March 16 . ...... . ... . .. ..... 10:30 a .m. Seattle . .. .. .. ... . ... . ... Friday , March 20 ... . ... . . . . . ........ 10:30 a.m. San Juan . ... .... .. ...... Thursday , March 5 . . . .... . . .. .. .. .. .. 10:30 a.m . St. Loui ........ . ....... Friday , March 13 ...... .. .. . .... . .... 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ... . .... . ....... Thursday , March 12 .................. 10:30 a.m. Duluth . ................. Wednesday, March I 1 . ... .. . .. .. ..... 10:30 a.m . Jer ey City .. . ............ Wedne day , March 18 ..... . .... . ... . . 10:30 a.m. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111111111~ February 1987 I LOG I 29 - �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes JAN. 1-31, 1987 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Frank Drozak, President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus " Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 22 0 Algonac .... . ... .... .. . .. . . . . Port 0 0 0 26 0 10 0 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac ........ .. .. . . . . . . . . . 0 0 9 0 Port 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac .... ........... . .... . 0 5 0 0 0 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Algonac .. . . . ... ......... ... . 42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals All Departments . ...... . 78 3 0 0 0 *" Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **" Registered on the Beach " means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 48 3 90 6 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea - JAN. 1-31, 1987 Port Gloucester ............... New York .. .. . ....... . .. Philadelphia ... . ..... . . . .. Baltimore ............... Norfolk . ... ............. Mobile ...... . .......... New Orleans Jacksonville . : : : : : : : : : : : : : San Francisco ............. Wilmington ... .. .. . ...... Seattle ................. Puerto Rico . ......... . ... Honolulu ............... . Houston . ............... St. Louis ................ Piney Point .............. Totals . . .... . .. . ....... Port Gloucester . . ............. New York . ... . .. . ....... Philadelphia .............. Baltimore . ... . .... . ..... Norfolk . ................ Mobile ... .............. New Orleans .... . ........ Jacksonville . .... . .. .. .. .. San Francisco . . . ......... . Wilmington ........... .. . Seattle ......... . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico ...... . ....... Honolulu .. .. . ... ..... . . . Houston ....... .. ...... . St. Louis ................ Piney Point ..... .. .... . .. Totals ....... .. . . ..... . Port Gloucester ....... . ... . . . . New York .. .......... . . . Philadelphia .. ... ... .. . .. . Baltimore .. ..... . .. . .... Norfolk . ................ Mobile ... .. ......... . . . New Orleans . .......... . . Jacksonville ... . . ... ...... San Francisco ... . ....... .. Wilmington . . ..... . .. . . . . Seattle . .. . . .......... . . Puerto Rico . . ............ Honolulu .............. . . Houston ......... . .... .. St. Louis ... ............. Piney Point ...... . ....... Totals ................. *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C 1 45 4 2 9 14 41 32 32 16 44 16 9 29 0 4 298 0 32 2 5 3 7 25 23 16 12 25 10 6 27 0 3 2 14 0 2 4 4 5 9 11 4 8 0 20 4 0 2 89 1 9 1 2 5 2 6 4 5 2 10 1 14 5 0 7 0 1 0 1 3 1 4 2 7 1 3 0 11 1 0 0 35 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 14 0 3 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 2 3 4 2 5 0 0 3 5 2 5 0 17 12 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 10 1 0 2 1 5 2 6 1 11 1 11 4 0 0 1 44 2 8 6 10 32 33 28 15 41 24 10 28 0 0 282 0 14 1 3 2 5 20 27 9 10 24 16 2 20 0 0 196 74 23 153 1 18 1 6 7 6 15 12 38 12 27 3 2 12 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 2 1 21 0 0 1 14 1 3 2 3 12 8 24 5 18 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 160 46 49 114 0 3 19 1 1 3 10 9 11 11 7 34 6 117 5 2 5 1 1 1 1 15 5 12 2 2 0 208 1 0 0 Port Gloucester ........... . . .. New York .. . . ........... Philadelphia .. . ........ . .. Baltimore . . ... .. ........ Norfolk .. . .. . . .......... Mobile ...... . .. . ....... New Orleans . .. .. .. . . .... Jacksonville ...... . ... . . . . San Francisco . ........... . Wilmington ............ . . Seattle ............. . . . . Puerto Rico . . ... ...... ... Honolulu . . . .... . ........ Houston .... . .. .. . . .. .. . St. Louis ... ... . ......... Piney Point . ... ... . ... . . . Totals .. ... . . . . . . . . . ... 159 240 266 109 Totals All Departments ... .. . 813 449 373 658 18 1 2 2 0 13 5 32 16 29 15 8 18 0 0 0 3 10 70 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 2 0 40 26 0 1 0 0 2 0 19 0 1 1 0 21 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 0 8 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 9 0 0 11 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 51 18 11 5 23 6 15 12 8 8 0 0 48 43 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 1 0 2 23 1 1 4 1 1 3 4 1 10 6 13 2 2 3 1 5 27 1 1 0 142 152 1 5 0 0 1 0 171 243 412 253 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 102 6 8 15 15 74 50 69 37 53 29 9 67 0 4 2 20 1 7 5 6 9 12 15 8 12 1 20 7 0 5 1 1 1 1 4 1 9 2 13 2 1 0 8 3 0 0 56 540 130 47 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 69 2 3 7 1 0 7 3 10 5 6 6 11 3 14 7 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 10 9 10 61 34 34 17 38 14 9 44 0 5 27 356 88 24 0 5 1 0 34 0 0 5 7 7 41 21 81 21 44 0 7 1 1 1 1 2 6 11 3 8 1 25 1 0 4 0 1 5 1 6 2 1 1 34 6 0 0 3 6 8 20 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 28 0 0 0 63 301 72 38 0 0 0 0 0 47 5 10 2 36 4 7 3 2 9 1 0 3 1 23 4 22 3 3 1 244 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 28 9 80 27 48 18 9 26 0 0 10 15 9 24 12 32 11 93 11 0 7 10 0 316 276 328 146 1,513 566 437 *"Total Registered " means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month . ** " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. - - Shipping in the month of January was down from the month of December. A total of 1,469 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,469 jobs shipped, 658 jobs or about 45 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 146 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 4,496 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I February 1987 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 5443 Ridge Rd. 44129 (216) 845-1100 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. O1930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave. , Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 2067 4 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATILE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �Boom Bust B OOM and bust. That's how most people would describe the maritime industry. It's a pretty accurate description. For the past 100 years, the maritime industry has been like one big roller coaster. Boom during the Civil War. Bust afterwards. Boom during World War I. Bust afterwards. Boom during World War II. Bust afterwards. Seamen who make a living in this industry accept this as part of the territory. After you've been around for a while, you get to know the ride like the back of your hand. It goes something like this: POINT A (top of the roller coaster}The United States is faced with a lifethreatening situation (Civil War, World War I, World War II). The Americanflag merchant marine plays a pivotal role in the effort against the enemy (runs a blockade against the Confederacy, brings troops and supplies to our Allies in Europe). Seamen suffer high casualty rates (the second highest during World War II, after the Marines), and are lauded for their heroic actions. POINT B (the car is starting to all}The war is over. Ameri n companies are tired of pa · axes and adhering afety and wage standards. to m1 ey look for a way out. They lobby Congress and the military. The government accepts their arguments and turns a blind eye to the industry (denies seamen's veteran status, enacts hip Sales Act of 1946, formulates Effective U.S. Control Doctrine). Americanowned companies document their vesunder foreign regi tries. PO the car gains speed as it proceeds downward)-Shipboard conditions and wages for eamen decline. Skilled mariners leave the industry. The number of vessels registererd under the American-flag grows smaller each year. POINT D (the car reaches bottom)Conditions for seamen become intolerable. The industry is convulsed with changes (the switch from wooden hulls to steel structures, containerization, intermodal operations). The labor movement remains divided, but tries to respond to the challenge the best way that it can. POINT E (the car starts to climb again, slowly)-Military planners become alarmed. Conditions overseas worsen. Foreign-klg vessels prove unreliable. Last minute legislation is enacted to save the industry (Merchant Marine Act of 1915, Merchant Marine Act of 1936). POINT A (you reach another peak) The United States is faced with a lifethreatening situation .... You get the picture. Right now, we are somewhere between Point D and E. The car has reached bottom (fewer than 400 are ve sels are registered under the American flag). Military planners have become alarmed (The Navy has embarked on a costly buildup of the govemmentcontrolled fleet and predicts a severe shortage of skilled mariners by the early 1990s). Conditions overseas are getting worse (the Iran-Iraq War, Central America, the Philippine ). Foreign-flag vessels have proven to be unreliable (Yom Kippur War of 1973, when the President of Liberia prohibited cargo to Israel from being carried on Americanowned but Liberian-flagged vessels). There's only one problem. The government hasn't come up with a program to revive the industry. It won't even maintain the present level of funding. It makes pious speeches about free trade. If it doesn't get its act together soon, then the ride just might be over. Letters To The E ditor 'Goals Become Reality • • • ' I would like to take this opportunity to thank the SIU, all the staff at SHLSS and you, the members, for the chance I have been given to further my education. I am attending school at the California Culinary Academy with the aid provided by the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program. It is just one of the many opportunities open to Seafarers to continue their education. Thanks to people such as Tracy Aumann, Romeo Lupinacci, Bud Adams and Joe Wall, I was able to complete my requirements for a degree from the Charles County (Md.) Community College ... and I was able to upgrade my steward department skills from third cook to chief cook. And thanks to all of the staff at SHLSS, my short-term goals became reality. The scholarship provided by the Seafarers Welfare Plan now makes my most important long-term goal a close reality. The opportunity, facilities and people at SHLSS are there for all of us. Each member should make full use of them for self improvement. For those members who can't or won't use them, they should be appreciated for the good they are accomplishing. Fraternally, Reynaldo C. Hernandez San Francisco, Calif. Prescripffon Drugs Generic vs. Brand Name Drugs By Phillip L. Polakoff, M.O. Director, Western Institute for Occupational/Environmental Sciences People who have to take prescription medication over a long period can often save a lot of money by switching from a brand name drug to a less expensive generic equivalent. You will need your doctor's cooperation to do this. Some doctors are more willing than others to make the change. But it's worth a try, and you can strengthen your case-and, incidentally, your peace of mind-by knowing something about the pharmaceutical industry and how it's regulated. The vast majority of new drugs start out on the road to stardom as compounds of ordinary generic ingredients. In the lab, they're simply known by a number. Later, they get an official generic or ''scientific'' name, also known as a nonproprietary name. This usually comes during the clinical testing phase. Then, if things are working out right, two important changes take place: The drug get a patent. It also acquires a snappy new trade name , also known as a proprietary name, and move into the bigtime-moneywise. Patients are sometimes surprised to learn that a drug can be patented like an invention. But that's a fact, and the maker can capitalize on it by marking up the price of the drug to recoup the costs of developing, testing and marketing. That protection runs approximately 17 years. During that time, the new star is promoted heavily through glos y ads in medical journals, and by the persuasive pitches of detail reps who cal1 on doctors. A a result, a physician may write a prescription for a highly-touted brand name because of familiarity, habit, even conviction that the product is superior. The brand name is u ually shorter and easier to remember. The generic equivalent is known by its long chem- ical name-hard to spell and practically impossible to pronounce. It's a lot easier to write Librium or Darvocet-N or Dilantin than chlordiazepoxide or propoxyphene napsylate or phenytoin-their generic equivalents, respectively. But, if you can overcome these hurdles to generic prescriptions, what about your health? You want good medicine, first of all. Are the generics just as good as the razzle-dazzle brand names? Will they work a well for you? Under the law, generic drugs must contain the same ingredients as their brand name counterpart , and do the same job. The FDA doe n't allow a company to ell a medicine that' 80 percent or 95 percent a effective as the original product. It's got to be identical. In the language of the trade, thi means that the generic must be ''therapeutically equivalent"-producing the same effects in the body-and "bio- logically equivalent"-having the same active ingredients, strength, and rate of absorption as its brand name counterpart. Not all brand name drugs can be pa~red off against a generic equivalent so you can buy the cheaper version. For one thing, the brand name product may still be protected from competition by its patent. Even after the patent runs out, you still may not be able to find a generic sub titute-again, for an economic reason. Maybe the market for the drug isn't large enough-say, it treats an uncommon condition or symptom and too few people need it-to attract a generic manufacturer to go into production. Mo t public libraries have books on generic drugs and the pharmaceutical business. They can help you to become a more informed consumer. You'll probably save money and, perhaps, help your doctor learn a thing or two in the process. ~ February 1987 I LOG I 31 �Boom Bust B OOM and bust. That's how most people would describe the maritime industry. It's a pretty accurate description. For the past 100 years, the maritime industry has been like one big roller coaster. Boom during the Civil War. Bust afterwards. Boom during World War I. Bust afterwards. Boom during World War II. Bust afterwards. Seamen who make a living in this industry accept this as part of the territory. After you've been around for a while, you get to know the ride like the back of your hand. It goes something like this: POINT A (top of the roller coaster)The United States is faced with a lifethreatening situation (Civil War, World War I, World War II). The Americantlag merchant marine plays a pivotal role in the effort against the enemy (runs a blockade against the Confederacy, brings troops and supplies to our Allies in Europe). Seamen suffer high casualty rates (the second highest during World War II, after the Marines), and are lauded for their heroic actions. POINT B (the car is starting to all)The war is over. Ameri an companies are tired of pa · axes and adhering to m1 afety and wage standards. ey look for a way out. They lobby Congress and the military. The government accepts their arguments and turns a blind eye to the industry (denies hi seamen's veteran status, enact Sales Act of 1946, formulates Effective U.S. Control Doctrine). Americanowned companies document their vesunder foreign regi trie . PO (the car gains speed a it proceeds downward)-Shipboard conditions and wages for eamen decline. Skilled mariners leave the industry. The number of vessels registererd under the American-flag grows smaller each year. POINT D (the car reaches bottom)Conditions for seamen become intolerable. The industry is convulsed with changes (the switch from wooden hulls to steel structures, containerization, intermodal operations). The labor movement remains divided, but tries to respond to the challenge the best way that it can. POINT E (the car starts to climb again, slowly)-Military planners become alarmed. Conditions overseas worsen. Foreign-k1g vessels prove unreliable. Last minute legislation is enacted to save the industry (Merchant Marine Act of 1915, Merchant Marine Act of 1936). POINT A (you reach another peak) The United States is faced with a lifethreatening situation .... You get the picture. Right now, we are somewhere between Point D and E. The car has reached bottom (fewer than 400 are vessels are registered under the American flag). Military planners have become alarmed (The Navy has embarked on a costly buildup of the governmentcontrolled fleet and predicts a severe shortage of skilled mariners by the early 1990s). Conditions overseas are getting worse (the Iran-Iraq War, Central America, the Philippines). Foreign-flag vessels have proven to be unreliable (Yom Kippur War of 1973, when the President of Liberia prohibited cargo to Israel from being carried on Americanowned but Liberian-flagged vessels). There's only one problem. The government hasn't come up with a program to revive the industry. It won't even maintain the present level of funding. It makes pious speeches about free trade. If it doesn't get its act together soon, then the ride just might be over. Letters To The Editor 'Goals Become Reality • • • ' I would like to take this opportunity to thank the SIU, all the staff at SHLSS and you, the members, for the chance I have been given to further my education. I am attending school at the California Culinary Academy with the aid provided by the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program. It is just one of the many opportunities open to Seafarers to continue their education. Thanks to people such as Tracy Aumann, Romeo Lupinacci, Bud Adams and Joe Wall, I was able to complete my requirements for a degree from the Charles County (Md.) Community College ... and I was able to upgrade my steward department skills from third cook to chief cook. And thanks to all of the staff at SHLSS, my short-term goals became reality. The scholarship provided by the Seafarers Welfare Plan now makes my most important long-term goal a close reality. The opportunity, facilities and people at SHLSS are there for all of us. Each member should make full use of them for self improvement. For those members who can't or won't use them, they should be appreciated for the good they are accomplishing. Fraternally, Reynaldo C. Hernandez San Francisco, Calif. Prescription Drugs Generic vs. Brand Name Drugs By Phillip L. Polakoff, M.D. Director, Western Institute for Occupational/Environmental Sciences People who have to take prescription medication over a long period can often save a lot of money by witching from a brand name drug to a less expensive generic equivalent. You will need your doctor's cooperation to do this. Some doctors are more willing than others to make the change. But it's worth a try, and you can strengthen your case-and , incidentally, your peace of mind-by knowing something about the pharmaceutical industry and how it's regulated. The vast majority of new drugs start out on the road to stardom as compounds of ordinary generic ingredients. In the lab, they're simply known by a number. Later, they get an official generic or " cientific" name, also known as a nonproprietary name. This usually comes during the clinical te ting phase. Then, if things are working out right, two important changes take place: The drug get a patent. It also acquires a snappy new trade name, also known as a proprietary name, and moves into the bigtime-moneywi e. Patients are sometimes surprised to learn that a drug can be patented like an invention. But that's a fact, and the maker can capitalize on it by marking up the price of the drug to recoup the costs of developing, testing and marketing. That protection runs approximately 17 years. During that time, the new star is promoted heavily through glos y ads in medical journals, and by the persuasive pitches of detail reps who call on doctors. A a result, a phy ician may write a prescription for a highly-touted brand name because of familiarity, habit, even conviction that the product is superior. The brand name is u ually shorter and easier to remember. The generic equivalent is known by its long chem- icaJ name-hard to spell and practically impossible to pronounce. It's a lot easier to write Librium or Darvocet-N or Dilantin than chlordiazepoxide or propoxyphene napsylate or phenytoin-their generic equivalents, respectively. But, if you can overcome the e hurdles to generic prescriptions, what about your health? You want good medicine, first of all. Are the generics just as good as the razzle-dazzle brand names? Will they work a welJ for you? Under the law, generic drugs must contain the same ingredients a their brand name counterparts, and do the same job. The FDA doe n't alJow a company to sell a medicine that' 80 percent or 95 percent a effective as the original product. It's got to be identical. In the language of the trade, thi means that the generic must be ''therapeuticaUy equivalent''-producing the same effects in the body-and "bio- logically equivalent"-having the same active ingredients, strength, and rate of absorption as its brand name counterpart. Not all brand name drugs can be pa~red off against a generic equivalent so you can buy the cheaper version. For one thing, the brand name product may still be protected from competition by its patent. Even after the patent runs out, you still may not be able to find a generic substitute-again, for an economic reason. Maybe the market for the drug isn't large enough-say, it treats an uncommon condition or symptom and too few people need it-to attract a generic manufacturer to go into production. Mo t public libraries have books on generic drug and the pharmaceutical business. They can help you to become a more informed consumer. You'll probably save money and, perhaps, help your doctor learn a thing or two in the process. February 1987 I LOG I 31 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1987 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES TRADE TOPS SIU HILL AGENDA, BILL COULD BOOST U.S. MERCHANT MARINE CDS RULE OVERTURNED HEYMAN NAMED NEW COUNSEL IRAN-IRAQ WAR ZONE, A THREAT TO WORLD SHIPPING U.S. LINES TO SELL 20 SHIPS DR. SAN FILIPPO NAMED SIU MEDICAL DIRECTOR STATE OF MARITIME IRAN-IRAQ ALF-CIO DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE NEW LEGISLATION MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT SEALIFT IS THE BEDROCK OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY WHERE ARE THE SHIPS MILITARY PLANNERS ARE DISTURBED BY THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICA-FLAG WHAT HAPPENED TO SEALIFT CAPABILITY? THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE IS THE SOURCE OF U.S. SEALIFT: WHY HAVE WE ALLOWED IT TO DECLINE? WHAT ABOUT FOREIGN-FLAG VESSELS: CAN WE COUNT ON THEM IN A NATIONAL EMERGENCY? THE “EFFECTIVE CONTROL” DOCTRINE: IT FAILS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING INSTABILITY OF MANY THIRD WORLD NATIONS. AMERICAN-OWNED FOREIGN-FLAGGED VESSELS: A MOCKERY OF THIS NATION’S LAWS. THE REAL PROBLEM: WHAT HAS HAPPENED OT THE AMERICAN-FLAG MERCHANT MARINE? THE “EFFECTIVE CONTROL” DOCTRINE: IT HAS COST THE UNITED STATES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG MERCHANT MARINE: PART OF A LARGER PROBLEM THE AMERICAN MARITIME INDUSTRY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FREE TRADE. THIS COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC DECLINE MUST BE REVERSED: SO MUST THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN-FLAG MERCHANT MARINE. IT CAN BE DONE! BUT WE MUST ACT AND WE MUST ACT NOW. USNS ASSERTIVE: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD MSCPAC TO IMPROVE SERVICES NASSCO WINS NAVY CONTRACT GENERIC VS. BRAND NAME DRUGS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/1/1987 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 49, No. 2 1987 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ef7a4c4d6cf2016a680b3ca89bc2fc1b.pdf 7db044d1f1d7d8bdca580ae04fe68ad9 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlanti� GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 49, No. J March 1987 Presidential Hopefuls Seek Maritime Support see pages s-10 ���\�E fA>� Former U.S. Senator Gary Hart, campaign­ Presidential candidate Rep. Richard Gephardt told the MTD that the United States must insist on foreign trade rules that are fair, and must put teeth into a fair trade policy. ing for the presidency, told the MTD meeting that he supports their efforts to build up the U.S. merchant marine, and to assure a strong shipbuilding capability. On trade policy, he Senator Joseph Biden told the MTD meeting that we are proposed a five-year program to make U.S. getting our brains beaten out on the trade front. "I don't want this nation to compete," he said. "I want to win." industry competitive. �e_onsor Drozak Urges Trade Reform Auto Carnage 8111 Gains Wide House Support Dems and GOP • • Almost 2.5 million automobiles will N.Y.), chairman of the Merchant Ma­ be shipped from Japan and Korea to rine Subcommittee, Rep. Bob Davis the United States in 1987. Virtually (R-Mich.) and Rep. Norman Lent (R­ none will arrive in the states aboard a U.S.-ftag ship. New legislation intro­ the committee and subcommittee. duced in the House this month may N. Y.), ranking minority members for "Americans are spending more than H.R. 1364 would require that Amer­ $10 billion a year on these cars. Part of that $10 billion covers transporta­ ican ships carry an equal number of tion costs. But while the American foreign-made cars as they do the ships of the country which manufactured public pays for that cost, the U.S.-ftag fleet is shut out of the market. We open up that market. the automobiles. While Japan with its have no access to it," said SIU Pres­ established auto industry and South Korea with its rapidly growing indus­ ident Frank Drozak. Last year after an identical bill was try will supply the largest number of introduced, Japanese car companies cars for U.S. import, the bill would came to terms with four U.S. shipping apply to other countries. lines to carry cars to the U.S. But that only covers a small number of cars. See Page 13 for a Full Rundown on the S/U's Washington Activity ''This bill will revive and invigorate our sagging merchant marine," Jones said, "and provide obvious benefits to our national security and economic well-being. The military establishment has long heralded the advantages of roll-on/roll-off ships for use in areas without sophisticated shoreside equip­ ment necessary to service a contain­ ership.'' The bill, introduced by Rep. Walter Drozak said that the SIU supports B. Jones (D-N .C.), chairman of Mer­ the bill because "it will give us a fair chant Marine and Fisheries Commit­ shot at this business and there is a lot tee, is cosponsored by 53 House mem­ of it." bers including Rep. Mario Biaggi (D- No hearing date has been set. SIU President Frank Drozak threw the Union's support behind three bills to open up world trade to American-flag shipping at a recent bearing before the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee (see page 3). Inside: Atlantic Storm Kills 21 on Bulker and Trawler Page 3 Howard Schulman, SIU Counsel, Retires Page 4 Shipping Great C.C. Wei Dies at 72 Special SHLSS Section, Meeting Changing Needs Page 14 Pages 15-34 ... --------------------------�------------- �President's Report NMU, nothing has been accomplished. Instead, we meetings. Since I was taught by Harry Lundeberg see our industry become smaller and smaller each and Paul Hall to lay out the facts and "tell it like it year, and our memberships decline past the point is," let me remind you of what happened, and of no return. There are many reasons, and I will present the highlights of the facts to refresh your not go into them. I do, however, want the record memory. The SIU A&G/NMU merger discussions began set straight about our position. Our industry has continued to decline because by Frank Drozak During the : -.._...__ several past months have there been mors ru­ floating around the mar­ itime industry about maritime labor union mer­ gers and some of us haven't accepted the fact that our began by outlining the structures of our respective industry, maritime laws, and the rules we must unions, and committees were formed governing follow have changed. Since the early 1960s, auto­ welfare, pensions, vacations, hiring halls, jobs, mation and high technology have taken a toll on shipping rules and contracts, finances, properties, maritime employment. Rather than accept those etc. I explained to the NMU that I could only speak changes, some of us prefer to blame others for our for the SIU-AGLIWD, and that Lundeberg, Whitey problems. What about our members? Shouldn't they Disley and you were present as observers. The be given all the facts, and not just some of the affiliates would retain their complete autonomy from facts? the International. I had no authority to speak for Brother Paul, the SIU A&G membership is on other matters. Follow­ ing is a letter SIU President Frank Drozak recently sent to SUP Pres­ ident on Monday, October 20, 1986. Shannon Wall and I Paul Dempster outlin­ ing the facts about these issues. any affiliates other than the SIU-AGLIWD. record as desiring to merge with one or all of the Shannon Wall then said that the meeting's purpose maritime unions. The SIU A&G Executive Board was to merge the seamen together, and let our other has had several joint meetings with the Sailors and affiliates be cut adrift. He also stated that the Sailors Fireman Unions to discuss mergers, the last meet­ and Firemen •·would have no choice but to come ings held in 1981 at the Sailor's Union Library in in or else," and proposed we both give up our San Francisco. The SIU A&G offered what we charters and get a new charter from the AFL-CIO. thought was a fair and reasonable proposal for I insisted that I would not give up our International merger discussion. Your Executive Board rejected and cut our affiliates adrift, that we are a family that proposal. Since then you have said privately and will remain a family. I explained that I had no that mergers are the right thing to do, but that your authority to agree to such a proposal, and that our affiliates would not agree to such a proposal. I read with great interest your report to your membership, printed in the WEST COAST SAILOR, membership is not ready for it. To stir your memory of our discussions regarding mergers, I will remind you that you and I last the Sailors and the Firemen, could join with the January 23, 1987. I find it very hard to believe that discussed the prospect at a dinner meeting with new union if they wished. However, he wanted it you would make such an important report while Whitey Disley and George McCartney in Bal Har­ to be a union representing all unlicensed seamen. leaving out the most important facts. The record bour, Florida, during the MTD Executive Board If the Sailors and Firemen didn't come in, so be it. shows, Brother Paul, that each union affiliated with meetings. At that same meeting, we also discussed You and Whitey had quite a discussion over his SIUNA, AFL-CIO, has complete autonomy, sub­ the two Cunard ships, about which we disagreed. I remarks, if you remember, and it was an insult to ject to the SIONA Constitution. The SIU-AGLIWD offered the SIU Pacific District the jobs on one of all three of us. has never intetfered in the affairs of an affiliate those ships if legislation was passed to reftag the Shannon's statement at the time that our Inter­ union, nor as President of SIUNA have I ever two vessels. You rejected the offer and opposed national union is only a loose paper union had no Dear Brother Paul: Shannon Wall responded that affiliates, including intetfered in any way with an affiliate's affairs, the legislation. That is your right, but that one ship substance. The NMU dissolved their structure years unless requested by the affiliate. This letter is would have meant 500 jobs for the SIU Pacific ago. Those that didn't come under their complete intended to set the record straight and state the District and 500 jobs for the SIU A&G. In the end, control, they cut loose. The NMU today, to the facts, which you failed to do in your report to the we didn't get any jobs at all. best of our knowledge, consists of seamen, Pana­ membership about the SIU-AGLIWD. Brother Paul, I have always believed in the idea manian workers and government workers. The SIUNA has been calling for mergers for the of merger, because I believe it is in the best interest I strongly voice my position that I would never last 35 years, and has spent much of that time of all seamen that they merge into one large union. give up our International. As long as one union discussing the subject. The process began with That is why I spent several days preparing a working wished to remain, this International would support Harry Lundeberg, our first president. He believed document on a merger of all maritime unions, and it, and it would retain its autonomy for as long as that there should be one union representing unli­ requested AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland to it desired. However, I was meeting to discuss an censed seamen and one union representing licensed send it to all of the maritime unions. After several A&G and NMU merger, not one involving the seamen. Unfortunately, it dido 't happen on his months passed, not one union had responded to International. If the A&G and NMU could merge, watch. Our second president, Paul Hall, had the same belief: that a merger was in the best interest of all President Kirkland's letter. Obviously, there was they would become an affiliate of our International. no interest at this time from the maritime unions in As long as I was President of the SIUNA, I would merger. never dissolve our International, nor give up its seamen. He spent the last ten years of his life Late last year I received word from the NMU name or the autonomy of each affiliate. I did agree, discussing mergers with the NMU, the Sailors and that they had an interest in again discussing a however, to change the name of the SIU A&G Firemen, and the MC&S. He was successful, only merger. I accepted on behalf of SIU-AGLIWD, and District to whatever name we wished it to be. The with the MC&S, the rest dido 't happen on his watch so notified you and President Disley of our interest. NMU did not agree. I was disappointed and we either. However, it was the belief of both of these I also invited both of you to attend either as both agreed to let the commitees go to work. We great leaders that if we are to have a maritime participants or observers. You both agreed to attend would meet again the next morning for further industry and jobs for our members, then unions as observers. You brought Gunnar Lundeberg, and discussions. must merge to survive. Whitey came alone. Brother Paul, since becoming President of our The following day, the NMU presented a new The meetings took place at the Harry Lundeberg approach. They proposed that we form a new union, International and President of the AGLIW District, School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Maryland, both give up our charters, and get a new charter I have spent a great part of my time, too, discussing and included the Executive Boards of the SIU A&G for seamen, SIU A&G, and NMU. All International mergers. Yet for the past eight years of merger and the NMU. Unfortunately, you left out of your affiliates, including the Sailors and Firemen, could discussions with the Sailors, the MFOW and the report to your membership what took place at those (Continued on page 47.) Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO March 1987 Vol. 49, No. 3 Executive Board Frank Drozak President <� H Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Secretary Charles Svenson Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Leon Hall Editor Vice President Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Deborah Greene Associate Editor Associate Editor 2 I LOG I March 1987 Angus "Red" Campbell The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Reagan Clings to 'Free Trad e Myth ' Trade Bills Gain Bipartisan Support in House, Senate refused to support several bills aimed practices and remedies which could "Free trade is a relative question . . . I can't answer that black and white. It's like asking 'is there a God­ at eliminating unfair trade practices include the requirement that some im­ true or false?,' " he said. Despite bipartisaq support on Cap­ itol Hill, the Reagan administration H.R. 1290 which establishes a sys­ tem of investigations of unfair trade which are destroying the U.S. mer­ ports be carried on U.S.-ftag ships, chant marine. and "You're opposed to legislation. H.R. 300 which address the critical Nothing is happening with negotia­ issue of cargo and bilateral trade. tions. We need some alternatives in­ SIU President Frank Drozak struck a note which was echoed by several stead of always coming here and say­ ing 'We oppose, we oppose.' . . . What subcommittee members at the hear­ are we going to do,·' Rep. Glenn ing-time is running out. Anderson (D-Calif.) asked Marad Ad­ ministrator John Gaughan at a recent Merchant Marine Subcommittee hear­ ing on unfair trade. "I've been coming up here for 25 years," he said, "and it's time to tell these countries to negotiate and re­ solve these problems or we will retal­ The subcommittee was focusing on iate. What are they going to do? Stop three bills which could bring down shipping their goods here? We're the some of the international trade barriers best market they have." examples of the various restnct10ns put on U.S. shipping companies, which licensing requirements to restrictions range from outright denial of cargo to He also admitted that in the past on equipment technology to restric­ the administration has not ·'responded tions on shoreside operations and satisfactorily'' to trade discrimination_, ground transportation. and until countries which practice such trade policies change them, fair trade will suffer. Currently the U.S., through Marad and the State Department, enter into negotiations with counties when they believe unfair trade practices are hurt­ ing U.S. steamship lines or other com­ panies. But those negotiations are usu­ ally drawn out and seldom are successful. He told the panel that the SIU sup­ ports the three pieces of legislation but offered a few suggestions to strengthen the bills. On the auto bill, he suggested that other automobile exporting nations be included. He asked that retaliatory measures be included in H.R. 1290, the unfair trade practices bill. He said it is time "to act quickly on "None of the trade barriers has been this issue. America's share of water­ removed. We're told to take our time, borne commerce continues to decline During questioning by the subcom­ be patient, meanwhile the businesses and major U.S.-ftag international ship­ mittee, Gaughan admitted that free are going down. Put some speed on ping companies are in bankruptcy. We H.R. 1364 which covers automobile trade does not really exist and that it, some pressure, will you," Rep. fear that without legislation, the U.S.­ imports from Japan and Korea (see fair trade is restricted in the interna­ Helen Bentley (R-Md.) told Gaughan. page l); tional marketplace. preventing the U.S. fleet from gaining access to cargo. The bills are: Bulker, Fishing Boat Capsized 21 Die in Atlantic Storm A U.S. Navy submarine surfaced in aboard. Because the sub was in danger the middle of a fierce Atlantic storm of swamping, it was forced to call off and rescued one crewman from a cap­ the rescue attempt. The other six in sized Philippine-flag freighter. But 18 the raft were presumed drowned. One others from the ship died. The same man remained in the raft. storm claimed the lives of three fish­ ermen when their trawler sank 60 miles off Cape May, N.J. Ihe storm, at the end of February, whipped the seas into 40-50 foot waves and damaged several other ships caught in its path. The ill-fated Filipino ship, the Balsa24, was 900 miles southeast of Cape Cod when it capsized in the fierce storm. Eighteen members of the crew were able to abandon ship, but one other drowned before he could make it to the one life raft and one lifeboat which were launched. They entered the water about 1 :30 p.m., Feb. 24 where they spent the night in the water as winds up to 100 mph and waves as high as 50 feet were generated by the storm. The first rescue vessel to reach the scene was the U.S. Navy submarine Scamp. It surfaced near the life raft which had been spotted by helicop­ ters. It tried to bring the eight from the raft onboard, but the raft over­ turned and crewmen aboard the Scamp were able to bring only one survivor About two hours later an Israeli containership, the Zim Miami, arrived on the scene and threw a line to the man in the raft. But he was apparently already dead. Another ship spotted During his testimony, Drozak gave flag fleet will not be operating in in­ ternational commerce in the future." MSC Gets Three Ships Washington, Military and SS American Draco will be used has pur­ to discharge non-self-sustaining con­ chased four U.S. flag container ships tainer ships during military deploy­ from United States Lines at a total ment operations. Sealift D.C.-The Command (MSC) cost of $6.3 million. The ships will be American Draco and American placed in the Ready Reserve Force Altair were built in 1965, are 666 where they will await conversion to feet auxiliary crane ships (T-ACS) in U.S. knots. American Builder and Ameri­ shipyards at a later date. After con­ can Banker were built in I 961, are version, SS American Altair, SS American Banker, SS American Builder long and are capable of 21 668 feet in length and can sustain 20 knots. Seafarers Plans Trustees Meet the Balsa-24' s lifeboat which had orig­ inally carried 10 crewmembers. Only two were aboard but only one alive. He was swept from the boat as he tried to secure a line tossed from the rescue ship, the Frasisi. Also in the storm, the fishing boat Dolores Marie from Wanchese, N.C. apparently sank. Debris from the boat was found, but there was no sign of the three crewmen. The Export Patriot, a Farrell Lines ship, was heavily damaged in the same storm. It reported that storm waves had smashed its bridge and that a crewman had to be lashed to a bulk­ head so he wouldn't be swept from the bridge while handling the ship's wheel. The Export Patriot was able to The Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Plans met in Dania, Fla. last month to review the status of the various plans. Heading the meeting were, from left: Carolyn Gentile, consultant on ERISA matters; Joe Di Giorgio, chairman; Carmine Bracco, secretary, and Leo Bonser, plans administrator. make it safely to port. Several other ships in the storm area reported heavy damage. Sea-Land, CSX Merger Approved The merger of Sea-Land Corp. and the conglomerate CSX Corp. was given nies. Sea-Land is valued at $1.6 billion and CSX at $4. 7 billion. the green light last month when the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) ruled that the two companies do not need ICC approval for the merger. Crowley Leases U.S. Lines Ships The ICC ruled that the two are not A Crowley. Maritime Corp. subsid­ competitors. This is the first merger iary, American Traasport Lines, will between an ocean shipping company lease three United States Lines ships and a railroad. CSX owns railroads, with some 27 ,000 miles of track, Amer- under a new agreement. The ships are part of USL's bankrupt fleet. The . ican Commercial Barge Lines and a ships will be leased for 15 months trucking line. Sea-Land owns a fleet each, with an option to extend the of 57 ships and two trucking compa- terms up to IO years. Company and union trustees studied reports and listened to analyses of the status of the various Seafarer plans during the two-day meeting. March 1987 I LOG I 3 �Retires After More Than 30 Years of Service SIU's Schulman Helped Make Labor History By Max Hall Howard Schulman, one of this na­ tion's top labor lawyers and a trusted suits which became commonplace af­ battles of the 1950s when he served ter Congress passed the Landrum Grif­ as general counsel to the International "I know these longshoremen," said fith Act of 1959. Longshoremen's Association, an affil­ Sam Hacker, a commissioner in the iate of the old AFL. Federal Mediation Service and a for­ giance of its membership. adviser to two SIU presidents, has ''There was a time,'' said Schulman announced his retirement after 50 years at the 1973 SIUNA Convention, "in The ILA-AFL was created in re­ mer member of the NLRB, at the 1963 in the Labor Movement. the late 1930s when the legal problems sponse to the growing corruption on SIUNA Convention."They speak very A former president of the 12,000 of trade unions were miniscule. But the New York waterfront, which was frankly to me.Had it not been for the member Labor Law Section of the gracious, what a change.I guess,like so pervasive that it threatened the battle put up by ...the Seafarers, the American Bar Association, Schulman everything else in a developing soci­ dignity and job security of everyone ILA would not be the kind of union served as general counsel for numer­ ety,we must expect that." connected with the maritime industry. that it is today." ous labor organizations, including the Seafarers An important byproduct of the ILA Union­ International beef AGLIWD,the Seafarers International was that it brought Howard Schulman to the attention of SIU Pres­ Union of North America, the Maritime ident Paul Hall. The two formed a Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, close relationship, and Schulman was the Actor's Guild,the Distillery Work­ later named general counsel for the ers,and the Leather Goods Workers. SIU-AGLIWD and the SIUNA. His association with the Labor Schulman was one of 15 lawyers Movement and the maritime industry who assisted the delegates to the 1963 dates back to his youth. In order to SIUNA Convention in drawing up a put himself through St. John's Law new constitution which laid the foun­ School, he worked during the day as dation for a stronger and more active a longshoreman. Later,when he was international. appointed a commissioner for the port Charles Heyman, who has been of New York,he found himself over­ named to replace Schulman as general seeing activities on the very same counsel for the Union,worked closely docks where he used to haul cargo. with Schulman in helping to draft lan­ As general counsel for the SIU,he guage for the new constitution. litigated hundreds of cases, some of "Howard Schulman possesses out­ which had profound consequences for standing legal abilities and total dedi­ the Labor Movement and the maritime cation and sensitivity to the needs of industry. the Labor Movement, in particular, the SIU," said Heyman."His insight He did everything possible for a law­ yer to do: participate in negotiations, and ability to solve problems is an argue before the Supreme Court, write inspiration to all those who worked articles, lecture, testify before congres­ with him." sional hearings and government agen­ national maritime organizations. ''I can't think of another individual It also threatened the integrity of the the A&G District,Schulman said that entire Labor Movement and the eco­ his proudest achievement as a lawyer the interests of American seamen than was in restoring autonomy to an affil­ dent Frank Drozak, who also called the SIU, Schulman had these obser­ In addition to the work he did for today who has done more to further Howard Schulman, " said SIU Presi­ Summing up his relationship with Howard Schulman cies, and monitor the actions of inter­ iate of the SIUNA,the SIU of Canada. In the early 1960s,for the first time nomic health of the port of New York. lawyers. It is they who were elected docks,AFL President George Meany by the membership and who are ulti­ issued a charter to a new AFL Long­ mately responsible for the actions of the union. in the history of the North American shoremen' s Union, whose 'name was cated trade unionist.'' Labor Movement, a trade union was later placed under the permanent trustee­ Brotherhood of Longshoremen (IBL). protecting the jurisdictional job rights ship of the central government. of unlicensed seamen, preserving the ''The government of Canada vio­ Union's political action program and lated a basic democratic principle by changed to the International A commission consisting of five re­ leadership makes, someone who makes sure that you don't run afoul of some to act as trustees for the new union. obscure law. Increasingly today, es­ doing that,'' said Schulman.''Remem­ they included SIU President Paul Hall, standards set forth in the voluminous, ber,it wasn't a temporary trusteeship, Machinist and "A lawyer should be someone who implements the policies that the top spected labor leaders was appointed making sure that the SIU met the confusing "I feel that it is important that the Union officials set the policies, not the Alarmed by the situation on the Schulman "a good friend and a dedi­ Schulman is widely credited with vations to make: President A.J. Hayes, constantly-changing it was a permanent one, answerable Teamster President Dave Beck,AFL body of labor laws. Thanks to Schul­ not to the workers,but to the central President George Meany and Letter man's watchful eye,the SIU was able government. That's what totalitarian Carriers President William Doherty. pecially in many large companies, it is the lawyers who are calling the shots. "To me, the biggest obligation of union leadership is the mettle of lead­ to avoid costly and time-consuming states do.By winning that case,I felt After five years, the IBL voted to ership, the mettle of responsibility as litigation that would have drained its that we protected the democratic rights rejoin the ILA.Yet it was a substan­ to what each man is to do, responsi­ resources. Unlike many other labor of all trade unionists." tially different ILA-One that was bility to the membership and the in­ organizations, the SIU was able to Schulman's association with the SIU­ forced to make internal democratic dustry in which you are involved. minimize the effects of "harassment " AGLIWD dates back to the waterfront reforms in order to retain the alle- On the Stuyvesant In Alaska Most folks never get to see the beauty of Alaska, but the Alaska oil run provides hundreds of jobs for Seafar­ e rs who are well aware of the grandeur of the 49th state. On the right, AB Marshall Novack is on the deck of the tanker Stuyvesant with typi­ cal Alaska scenery in the background. On the left is pumpman Rolando Gu­ manas. 4 I LOG I March 1987 (Continued on Page 39.) �MTD. Board Meeting Feb. 12-13 Bal Harbour, Fla. MTD President Frank Drozak opens the two.-day meeting program" to return America "to its rightful role as a major of the MTD Executive Council with a call for a ''unified industrial power." Education, Health Care & American Maritime Policy Fair Trade Policy Tops Maritime's Program MTD National Field Coordinator Frank Pecquex reported on the progress of the department's legislative programs. I I I' I Bal Harbour, Fla.-The focus was on largest merchant marine fleet in the a new U.S. trade policy and a new history of mankind to a seventh-place American workers from the record national maritime policy as delegates ranking in the world,'' the MTD state­ deficit in the U.S. balance of trade. representing 43 national labor organi­ ment said. "It is imperative that our ''The marine transportation sector zations gathered here last month for fourth arm of defense, the U.S.-flag has confronted a virtually impenetra­ try have suffered along with other the annual executive board meeting of merchant marine, be injected with new ble wall of foreign promotional policies the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ life and vigor." and restrictive measures which have partment. Highlighting the second day of the severely limited opportunities for U.S.­ In his keynote address to the union board's meeting were addresses by ftag vessels engaged in foreign trade,'' leaders, MTD President Frank Drozak three prospective presidential candi­ the board said. It called on the admin­ charged that the Reagan administra­ dates introduced by MTD President istration to take steps to correct these tion exported Frank Drozak-former U.S. Sen. Gary practices. America's basic industries-steel, au­ Hart (D-Colo.), Rep. Richard Gep­ tos, textiles, shipyards and maritime, hardt (D-Mo.) and Sen. Joseph Biden had systematically * * * among others-along with hundreds (D-Del.). Each outlined his positions The department contrasted Ameri­ of thousands of American workers' on issues of concern to workers, fo­ can and Soviet attitudes toward the jobs. "What we got in return," Drozak cusing particularly on the needs of the integration of merchant marine policy maritime industry. with national defense. Compared with charged, "are jobs paying $7 ,000 a Another statement by the MTD board the Soviet fleet of more than 2,500 year, and a badly eroded industrial pointed out that workers in the indus- merchant ships with global capability, base that could not respond to this (Continued on page 39.) nation's need in an emergency.'' In resolutions and urgent pleas from MTD delegates and representatives from Roman Gralewicz, president of the Sea­ farers International Union of Canada, spoke of our need to be involved in international affairs. IYI the AFL-CIO, the Maritime Trades Department forged an ''Agenda for Progress'' which called for a ''new national commitment" in the areas of health care, education and training, and jobs for American workers. * * * In a unanimous declaration, the MTD said that there needs to be a new direction in U.S. maritime policy to restore America's merchant marine to be a vital arm of the nation's defense system. In one voice, the delegates charged that the Reagan admi'nistra­ tion "has allowed sealift and shipyard capacity to erode beyond the point of safety." The decline actually extends back through many administrations, the board said. It pointed out that the Soviet Union's merchant marine, starting in 1945 with a tiny fleet of mostly U.S. lend-lease Liberty ships, has grown to more than 2,500 vessels John Perkins, AFL-CIO Political Ed­ ucation Director, said we have to con­ tinue to be involved in "gr�roots" political action. totaling over 22 million deadweight tons. "In that same time frame, the United States has moved from having the MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean lngrao reported on the successful program to educate young people from all parts of the U.S. on the vital role of the labor movement in America. March 1987 I LOG I 5 �MTD's Agenda for Progress The Maritime Trades Department acted on its "Agenda for Progress" and adopted a series of resolutions dealing with a number of economic and social issues. The resolutions which included the need for a strong U.S. A ·R·-·_':t!,� IJ. i1. 1· M·. .· . . . .. .. . -: : ·-�: . .: . . . . .. . . . · . . . . · . . .. .. . . . '.t��� . : ; . .: . . . · . · · · : . . · .. . . · •. . maritime policy are the springboard for a nationwide political action program aimed to set a new direction for America, and to encourage the lOOth Congress to begin to act on "the real needs of America: jobs, health care and education." Trade Policy As the 1 OOth Congress convenes, America continues to face one of its most endu.ring economic problems since the Great Depression: A still-growing international trade deficit which has already cost millions of American workers' jobs, contributed to a staggering budget deficit and lowered the standard of living for Americans through­ out the country. The trade deficit is a result of three primary factors: the U.S. government allowing �nrestricted imports from countries which deny workers' rights and exploit labor; the failure of our government to protect U.S. industries and American workers from unfair trade practices, and the willingness of companies in this country to export factories and jobs overseas. The U.S. government has failed to address the record­ breaking trade deficits which America has experienced over the past five years. In 1 986, the trade deficit rose to $170 billion. Instead of implementing policies to reduce the trade deficit, the administration has undertaken a series of high profile trade negotiations. .While these negotiations have a role, they do not help to reduce the present danger of these enormous trade deficits. Instead, they divert the nation's attention from the problem. America �t develop policies and quickly pass leg­ islation to solve the problem; extended negotiations are not the answer. The administration must also use the trade laws to counter the unfair policies of Japan, the European Economic Community, Brazil, Taiwan and Mexico. Although these countries will participate in so­ called market opening negotiations, they effectively keep their markets closed. American workers face increasing competition frorri many overseas businesss. This unfair competition is often attributable to working conditions that no American would tolerate. America should restrict imports or assess tariffs against the products of countries that exploit labor and do not implement minimal international workers' rights standards. American workers should not be expected to compete with foreign workers who, while oftentimes employed by subsidiaries of American corporations, do not enjoy the right to organize or bargain collectively and are therefore paid a small fraction of what American workers need to support themselves and a family. The reluctance of the administration to take action against internationally recognized unfair trade practices of other countries contributes to America's trade problem. Subsi­ dized imports from America's competitors cause jobs to be lost and factories to be closed. Once this happens, it is difficult, if not impossible, to reopen the factories and to rehire the skilled workers needed to successfully manufac­ tlire a product. America needs to respond swiftly and effectively against any and all unfair trade practices. Trade remedies must be implemented quickly and workers pro­ tected before permanent damage is done. The increasing problem of American industry utilizing America's technology and wealth to develop products or manufacturing methods, only to export the factory and lay off the workers, must be curtailed. The workers who contributed to a company's success deserve to be pro­ tected from this practice. America cannot continue to lose these jobs or allow this practice to continue because of its contribution to the already too large trade deficit. Our government must understand and accept the need for fair trade in the transportation sector. The U.S. air and maritime transport sectors have long suffered a variety of unfair trade restrictions. The marine transpor­ tation sector has confronted a virtually impenetrable wall of foreign promotional policies and restrictive measures which have severely limited opportunities for U.S.-flag vessels engaged in foreign trade. The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, calls on the administration to eliminate those foreign practices which prevent America from participating in this foreign trade. Finally, the administration in its eagerness to create an international "free trading" system must begin to provide for the workers who are the victims of this failed policy. America must provide training programs, worker reloca­ tion assistance and unemployment compensation to those workers who lose employment and therefore bear the brunt of these policies. It is unfair that only some Amer­ icans pay the price of the trade policies that open the American economy to foreign competition while keeping foreign economies free from American competition. Health Care The United States suffers from a health care crisis. Substandard serv­ ices and facilities, unaffordable costs and government indifference have combined to deprive.millions of Amer­ icans of adequate medical care. In many instances, this deprivation results simply from obstructed access to health care services. The U.S. lacks a national health care program, a du­ bious honor shared only by South Africa among industrialized nations. This protection gap is widened by the status of health insurance, which by­ passes 35 million Americans and un­ derprotects 50 million more. These numbers represent an increase in re­ cent years, as non-union employers and the federal government have scaled back funding for health care. Chronic large-scale unemployment and lack of Medicare coverage for early retirees compound the problem. Yet here, too, American businesses have been slow to adjust to change, and the United States stands nearly alone among industrialized countries. Unlike such nations as Austria, Can­ ada, Chile, Finland, West Germany, After failing to make taxation of employee benefits, including health insurance premiums, a centerpiece of its tax reform legislation, the admin­ istration is now attempting to take away workers' freedom of choice in picking health care providers. Under the guise of controlling employer costs and reducing government interfer­ ence, the Department of Health and Human Services is attempting to re­ peal a requirement that employers must offer to contribute to a health main­ tenance organization (HMO) an amount at least equal to that paid to a private insurance carrier. Finally, the upward pressure on medical costs has for many years ex­ ceeded that of the gener:al cost of living. With an annual price tag ap­ proaching $400 billion, health care costs represent an untenable burden on the nation's economy. Yet past measures, such as using a prospective basis for Medicare payments, have failed to put the brakes on inflation, and have suc­ ceeded only in encouraging hospitals to eliminate jobs and pass billions along to private benefit plans. Italy and Sweden, which offer job The Maritime Trades Depart­ ment believes that adequate medical care is a fundamental right to which all Americans are entitled. security and paid maternity and pa­ rental leave ranging from 1 8 to 52 weeks, the U.S. lacks a national policy recognizing the expanding role of women in the workplace. 61 LOG I March 1987 To ensure the health and well-being of our citizens, the MTD proposes: • Enactment of a national health care system to ensure access to basic health care services; • Extension of health care coverage to the unemployed, uninsured, under­ insured, and those denied coverage due to illness or risk of illness; • Limitation of Medicare co-pay­ ments and extension of coverage to include prescription drugs; • Extension of Medicaid coverage to poverty-stricken families and indi­ viduals; • Development of a long-term care system for the chronically ill, including both home care and nursing facilities; • Establishment of family and med­ ical leave as a minimum labor stand­ ard; • Retention of a worker's right to choose between HMO and private in­ surance coverage as part of his em­ ployment benefit package; • Provision of incentives to states to develop cost containment programs within federal guidelines, and Enactment of state-level legisla­ tion to cap hospital capital expendi­ tures, and to require health care pro­ viders to submit cost and service information to state agencies. • MTD President frank Drozak urged a ''ne opportunities" for U.S. industries to com MTD executive secretary-treasurer. The Great Lakes region is a vast national resource consisting of fertile farmland and industrial centers that together form the cornerstone of our nation's economy. This vital region has available a unique waterway sys­ tem that can efficiently transport the products of the mid-continent region to the markets of the world. This substantial trade is overwhelmingly dominated by foreign-flag vessels. The Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Sea­ way System continues to experience hardships. Seaway traffic has been cut in half since 1 979 to 37.3 million tons in 1 985. The reduction in cargoes can be attributed to declining grain exports and reduced demands for domestic iron ore. In recent years, foreign steel and iron ore imports, especially from Japan, Korea and Brazil, carried on foreign-flag ships, have supplanted Great Lakes regional iron ore supplies thereby diminishing this staple trade of the U.S.-ftag Great Lakes bulk fleet. Considering that coal, iron ore and grain account for almost 80 percent of the bulk commodities moving on the Lakes, these are significant losses in trade. Decreasing cargo over the years has resulted in a diminished and often inactive U.S.-flag fleet on the Lakes. Thirty-five years ago, there were 31 7 U.S.-flag dry bulk ships. This number has fallen to 92 bulk ships in 1 986 with over half being laid up or inactive. Approximately 30 ships in the U.S.­ flag fleet were sold or scrapped in just the last five years. Besides shrinking in size, the Great Lakes fteet is be­ coming increasingly inactive. In 1 986, over half of the U.S. Great Lakes bulk fleet was laid up while just five years ago, only 21 percent of the U.S.-flag fleet was inactive. A primary consideration for the fu­ ture of the Great Lakes is cargo and how to increase it. The MTD com­ mends the St. Lawrence Seaway De­ velopment Corporation for its recent trade promotion seminars and Euro­ pean missions in order to increase foreign trade. The addition of the Ca­ nadian delegation to the marketing program is a positive development. All avenues, including marketing strat­ egies, should be pursued to increase the amount of tonnage available to U.S.-flag operators. Further cooper­ ation between the United States and Canada to increase mutually beneficial · �National Defense and Maritime Policy ning" with a trade policy that offers "equal the world market. At right is Jean Ingrao, itime Industry trade is strongly encouraged. The Seaway system must maintain the reputation of a safe and efficient transportation option. To this end, Mel Pelfrey, vice president of MEBA- 2 and president of the Toledo Port Maritime Council, reported on the problems confronting the Great Lakes maritime industry. funds from the federal government must be appropriated in sufficient amounts to maintain and improve the waterway without excessive user fee requirements. There is a need for new locks at the Sault Sainte Marie canal. The MTD believes that the cost-shar­ ing provisions as they apply to the Great Lakes, determined by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, are excessive. The MTD also supports the eventual elimination of all Seaway user tolls. * * * Additionally, fewer ships mean less maintenance and repair work for U.S. Great Lakes shipyards. The Maritime Trades Department continues to sup­ port the Navy's shipbuilding and con­ version program to reach the goal of a 600-ship fleet and urges that more Navy contracts are awarded to U.S. · Great Lakes shipyards in order to preserve shipyard jobs and skills. Given the staggering decline on the Great Lakes and all of its harmful ramifications, the MTD urges the administration to make every incen­ tive available to encourage new U.S.­ flag operators to enter the Great Lakes overseas trade and restore greater U.S.­ flag participation in the U.S./Canada Great Lakes/Seaway bulk cargo trade. Unknown to most Americans, there is a war at sea being waged daily against Western nations by the Soviet Union. Yet, this administration, which has been adamant in its support of national defense, has allowed sealift and shipyard capacity to erode beyond the point of safety. In truth, the blame goes back many administrations. From a tiny fleet in 1945, mostly U.S. lend­ lease Liberty ships, the Soviet mer­ chant marine has grown to over 2,500 ships totalling more than 22 million deadweight tons. In that same time frame, the United States has sunk to seventh place ranking in the world. The "maritime policy" that brought the U.S. to this dismal state is one of benign neglect. Meanwhile, the USSR and its satellite bloc nations have care­ fully crafted a maritime program de­ signed to ensure world maritime su­ periority with a geographically secure shipyard mobilization base far better than ours. Further, the types of mer­ chant ships that dominate the Soviet merchant marine are the most militar­ ily useful ships in the world. The way the Soviets achieved this maritime preeminence is worth com­ ment. Since the 1960s, Soviet bloc merchant ships, with their military features, have been working in the cross-trades of the United States and its allies. They offered shippers rates at below cost in an economic war which brought about the decline of free world fleets resulting in bank­ ruptcies of formerly sound ship oper­ ating companies and the closing of many shipyards. American and Soviet attitudes to­ ward the importance of integrating merchant marine policy with national defense shows markedly different re­ sults. Presently, the Soviet Union with its fleet of over 2,500 vessels is capable of being involved in far-reaching global conflicts. On the other hand, the United States, with a merchant fleet of fewer than 400 active vessels, is unable to sustain any prolonged involvement overseas. We so soon forget the les­ sons of history. Over the last half century, all America's overseas major military engagements-World War II, Korea and Vietnam-have required coordination of military and merchant marine capabilities. We must maintain a strong Navy composed of the right kind of ships to ensure control of the seas. But just as important, we must have the means of transporting the equipment and sup­ plies of war to the scene of the battle. Despite the claims of those who ad­ vocate airlift, the fact is that 95 percent of all dry cargo and 99 percent of all petroleum products move by sea in wartime. This country has a forward defense posture. That is, we intend to meet enemies on soil other than our own and keep the war fighting away from our shores. And yet we ignore the crucial investment in our U .S.-flag fleet that is required to deploy our forces where needed. The cost, in terms of cargo preference laws, bilat­ eral trade agreements, tax incentives to shippers of even outright subsidies, is meager when compared to alterna­ tive defense outlays. Our failing maritime industry must be articulated in terms of a national security objective so that all depart­ ments and agencies of the government will proceed with a common purpose. It is imperative that our fourth arm of defense, the U.S.-flag merchant marine, be injected with new life and vigor. Simply stated, the ultimate so­ lution is dependent upon cargo in ad­ equate quantity to support require­ ments for the requisite number and types of ships needed to sustain the nation's economic and defense needs in time of war or national emergency. This must include a shipyard mobili­ zation capacity sufficient to support wartime needs. SHIPBUILDING From a national security standpoint, a nation's shipbuilding base is one of the irreplaceable pillars on which its defense stands. This simple fact has been repeated down through the years by one administration after another. It was most recently reiterated in 1980 by President Reagan during an election campaign address before a major in­ dustry forum. At the time, President Reagan called for government involve­ ment in providing sufficient naval and commercial shipbuilding activity to maintain the industry's mobilization base. Failure to maintain a nucleus of facilities and skilled manpower, he argued, would undermine the nation's ability to meet future challenges to our security. Although a course had been charted in 1980, American shipbuilding suffi­ ciency is severely lacking. The admin­ istration has failed to promote policies and provide incentives to build a grow­ ing and viable commercial shipbuild­ ing industry. Although stating that the commercial shipyards are necessary for national security, the administra­ tion advocates foreign building privi­ leges for ship operators with operating differential subsidy contracts, the elimination of ad valorem duties levied on the foreign repair of U.S.-flag ves­ sels, the immediate eligibility of for­ eign-built, U.S.-flag vessels to carry preference cargoes, and failure to fund the construction differential subsidy program. As a result, many private sector shipyards have closed, others are tee­ tering on the brink of collapse, many vital repair facilities have been lost, and thousands of skilled workers face unemployment, or at best, underem­ ployment. In addition, the depression in the American shipbuilding industry has contributed to the continued de­ cline of allied industries throughout the nation. The steel, electronics, heavy machinery industries and equipment manufacturers which supply the basic materials have suffered as a result of the lack of work in American ship­ yards. Providing support for the domestic shipbuilding base consistent with the demands of national security is a chal­ lenge which the Maritime Trades De­ partment wholeheartedly accepts. To reverse the loss of capability and ca­ pacity of domestic shipyards, the MTD proposes that the U.S. government take the following corrective actions: • • • • • • Establish a clear requirement for shipbuiding capacity for U.S. na­ tional security; Broaden the requirements of the Jones Act to cover all maritime activity within the 200-mile Ex­ clusive Economic Zone; Initiate a government-sponsored build-and-charter program that would direct the government to build vessels to be chartered to commercial operators in peace­ time, but would be subject to Navy recall during emergencies; Fully fund the Title XI ship con­ struction loan and mortgage in­ surance program, the last remain­ ing substantive shipbuilding support program, one that is es­ sential for capital formation and fleet modernization; Enforce and expand regulations requiring that Navy ship repair work be performed in U.S. ship­ yards, and Replace sealift tankers serving the Navy's point-to-point oil require­ ments, whose capacity has been reduced by current regulations re­ quiring a segregated ballast sys­ tem. These initiatives would provide much needed work for U.S. shipyards, as well as for ships to carry U.S. water­ borne international commerce and for national security purposes. SIU of Canada President Roman Gralewicz, left, met with presidential hopeful Richard Gephardt after the Missouri congressman addres.wd the MTD meeting. March 1987/LOG17 i � �1,. . . I. T. . . . . . . .. . . E. PC . . . : AFL-CIO Legislative Director Robert McGlotten praised the MTD, and partic­ ularly the SIU, for its successful "Grassroots Campaign." He said that we must get our message to our congressmen in their backyards. Jones Act Since 1920, the Jones Act has pre­ served the waterborne movement of cargo between two domestic points for American-built and American­ crewed vessels. Consumers have ben­ efitted directly through this ability to call upon, as fits their needs, another cost-effective transportation mode. The nation as a whole has also benefitted in diverse ways. The U.S.-build re­ quirement in the Jones Act has con­ tributed to the maintenance of the National Defense Industrial Base by providing needed work for the nation's shipyards and their skilled workers. The U.S. crew requirements provided a major portion of the vanishing sea­ faring manpower pool which is essen­ tial for national defense purposes. In addition, billions of dollars which would have been spent on foreign shipping services were retained in the U.S. economy as a result of the Jones Act. Yet, despite the obvious benefits of a strong Jones Act, loopholes exist or are advocated which violate the spirit, � � I I SIU Vice President Joe Sacco urged that the U.S. adopt stricter measures to deal with international terrorism, citing the particular vulnerability of sea and air transportation. 8 I LOG I March 1987 if not the letter, of the law. Among the loopholes which the MTD believes should be closed are: • Exemptions allowing foreign-built sludge barges to be towed from U.S. ports to the high seas for disposal of cargoes and then returned empty to the same U.S. port. • The use of foreign-built, foreign­ flag vessels tied up at U.S. docks for extended periods of time using foreign workers performing a variety of in­ dustrial tasks is not considered a Jones Act violation because the vessel is immobile. ware­ foreign-flag • Permitting house/supply vessels to provision U.S. offshore platforms on the nation's outer continental shelf. of alien workers • Employment aboard U.S.-flag fishing vessels and floating processing plants which har­ vest their catch in American fisheries. Because our nation still has no com­ prehensive maritime program, the Jones Act takes on additional value as a source of opportunity for the Ameri­ can maritime community. Presently, Jones Act building requirements rep­ resent the remaining source of com­ mercial work for U.S. shipyards. The ability to move oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is contingent on the fleet of U.S.-flag militarily useful tankers that plies our domestic trade routes. Without the Jones Act, the jobs of tliousands of American shoreside and shipboard workers would be endangered. Alto­ gether, the livelihood of the members of 52 American labor unions is closely tied to the continuation of the Jones Act. The Maritime Trades Department urges the Congress to take action within the first session of the 1 OOth Congress to consider legislation that would broaden the scope of the Jon�s Act. At the same time, the MTD calls upon the administration to instruct govern­ ment officials negotiating free trade agreements to refrain from granting any foreign nation authority to operate its vessels in our domestic trades. Fishing Industry Crisis Not unlike many other industries and groups, the United States com­ mercial fishing industry is faced with an ever-widening crisis-in the avail­ ability and affordability of property and casualty insurance. Already in troublesome financial straits created by factors oftentimes beyond its con­ trol, the American fishing fleet's eco­ nomic viability is further threatened by a severe liability insurance crisis. Statistics indicate that insurance premiums have skyrocketed from 25 percent to as much as 400 percent for vessels in some fisheries. Currently, only four domestic underwriters--0ut of approximately 15 in 1984-who pro­ vide such service to the industry re­ main in business today. As a result, many fishermen have been forced to go to sea without coverage, exposing themselves and their crews to the risk of both personal and economic catas­ trophe. The spiraling increase in costs, as well as the abrupt decline in the num­ ber of insurance companies partici­ pating in the commercial vessel insur­ ance market, threatens the very existence of all U.S.-flag vessel own­ ers and the employment opportunities for fishermen and related workers throughout the industry. Generally, the crisis in the cost and availability of liability insurance is at­ tributed to three principal causes: the general economic conditions within the fishing industry; the uncertainties inherent in the current legal system used to compensate injured fishermen, and the cyclical nature of the liability insurance industry which is tied to the amount that companies can earn by investing premiums in the market­ place. The crisis in the insurance industry is deeply rooted in its own way of doing business. The affordability and availability of insurance coverage in the fishing industry is primarily af­ fected by the current unprofitable state of the insurance industry itself result­ ing from mismanagement of under­ writing operations and bad investment policies. As a result, insurers have retreated and withdrawn from provid­ ing insurance, and they have dramat­ ically raised rates and limited coverage for lines of businesses that have not been recently profitable or are difficult to underwrite. Furthermore, in hard times, insur­ ance companies become much more selective in their underwriting judg­ ments especially when the risk factor is particularly high. Commercial deep sea fishing is the most dangerous oc- cupation in the United States. U.S. Coast Guard data show that the fatality rate for U.S. fishermen is seven times greater than the overall U.S. industry average. In addition, fishing vessel SIU Vice President Steve Edney re­ ported on a resurgence of the tuna canning industry on the West Coast, and the problems of East Coast fish­ ermen in securing insurance on their vessels and crews. loss rates are five times greater than U.S. oceangoing cargo ships.-.-vessels which are required to meet more strin­ gent safety equipment standards. As a matter of fact, there are virtually no safety requirements now for most commercial fishing boats. Obviously, these risk factors contribute substan­ tially to the insurance problems faced by the industry. Neither the safety nor insurance problems of the fishing industry can be dealt with in isolation. The inter­ relation of high loss rates for fishing vessels and the cost of insurance can­ not be ignored despite the many other factors that obviously contribute to high insurance premiums. The Maritime Trades Department supports legislative initiatives which will mandate readily available and ac­ cessible safety equipment for all fish­ ing vessels. Combined with licensing and certification requirements, proper vessel design and fishing management regulations, these safety features will surely reduce the incidents of acci­ dents on fishing vessels. These actions should, in tum, decrease the risk of fishing operations, with the subse­ quent result of lowering premiums for insurance coverage. The MTD will continue to work with Congress, appropriate federal agen­ cies and the fishing industry to for­ mulate and implement a comprehen­ sive program which enhances safety in the industry, brings the cost of insurance to affordable levels and still provides fair compensation for injured fishermen. SIU Vice President Mike Sacco, right, who is home-ported in St. Louis, chatted with Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt who has announced his candidacy for president. �Protecting Offshore Jobs For American Citizens Rudy Oswald, AFL-CIO research director, refers to the MTD's pivotal position paper, "Highlights of America's Trade Crisis," as he urged the department's delegates to join with the AFL-CIO in an all-out campaign to win a fair trade program for the U.S. Domestic Offshore Development In 1980, the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act established the legal framework for American com­ panies to participate in the commercial recovery of mineral deposits from the floor of the world's oceans. Since its enactment, four exploration licenses have been issued to international groups with substantial U.S. corporate par­ ticipation. Recently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra­ tion has developed regulations to per­ mit U.S. companies to proceed with necessary planning. Together, these government actions should permit commercial recovery in international waters commencing in 1988. In recent years, however, under­ water surveys have charted the exist­ ence of commercial mineral deposits within the United States' Exclusive Economic Zone. Since the minerals covered by the 1980 Act lie beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, it is necessary to promulgate legislation similar to that proposed in the last Congress, entitled the National Seabed Hard Minerals Act, which will estab­ lish a stand-alone regulafory regime for energy exploration and recovery projects. The original Outer Continen­ tal Shelf Lands Act of 1953 gave broad discretion to the federal government in exercising regulatory authority as to activities on the Outer Continental Shelf. Amendments of 1978 clarified, formalized and mandated additional regulations so as to better achieve national economic and energy policy goals. At that time, the Congress became concerned over the increasing number of foreign workers on the Outer Con­ tinental Shelf and required that vessels and oil rigs be manned by U.S. citi­ zens. This recognition has been sig­ nificant in creating thousands of jobs for American citizens and seafarers. The House version of the bill required that "any vessel, rig, platform or other vehicle or structures'' used for OCS activities "be documented under the laws of the United States." The re­ sulting compromise, although, did not change existing laws, and the regula­ tions applied only to vessels already •'required to be documented by the laws of the U.S." Unfortunately, since rigs and platforms do not have to be documented under the laws of the U.S., they don't have to be built in the U.S. for the exploration and recovery of hard minerals within the sovereign boundaries of the United States. A National Seabed Hard Minerals Act should be designed to encourage the technological development and indus­ try investment necessary to success­ fully exploit the seabed within the U.S. economic zone. Given the domestic nature and na­ tional security implications of national seabed ocean mining, the vessels in­ volved in such activities should be documented under the laws of the United States. All vessels involved in ocean mining within the U.S. eco­ nomic zone should come under the purview of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act. Clearly, activities conducted within the jurisdiction are domestic and coastwise in nature, therefore the Jones Act and its vessel requirements should be strictly applied to national seabed mining legislation. This will require that all vessels involved in domestic ocean mining be U.S.-flagged, U.S.-built and U.S.-crewed. Such leg­ islation will lead to the creation of thousands of jobs for shipbuilders, The MTD urges congressional ap­ proval of legislation that requires do­ mestic-content and domestic-fabrica­ tion requirements for offshore oil rigs and vessels. One mobile rig alone represents 425 direct jobs and more seamen and maritime related workers than 1,200 indirect jobs for American throughout the United States. Equally important in maximizing the benefits from development of our na­ tion's coastal waters is the need to legislate a domestic build requirement The MTD calls on the administra­ tion and the entire Congress to rec­ ognize and be concerned over the growing dumping of Japanese and Ko­ rean-built mobile drill rigs and plat­ forms. Japanese and Korean produc­ ers enjoy substantial advantages created by foreign government subsidization, below-cost pricing, dumping and ex­ ploitative wages. Meanwhile, Ameri­ can steel producers and maritime con­ struction industries are suffering due to the near disappearance of domestic demand for mobile drill rigs and plat­ forms. Congressional action is needed to combat unfair foreign competition and help preserve the domestic pro­ duction of offshore rigs, platforms and vessels. Over the last decade, an increasing number of aliens have found work in the nation's offshore Exclusive Eco­ nomic Zone. They arrive aboard for­ eign-flag ships, tugs and work barges. This growing employment of foreign equipment and alien workers results from a variety of factors. Principally, business interests under the guise of labor cost savings have asked govern­ ment approval for waivers of prohi­ bitions against employment of foreign nationals. If necessary, they have sought favorable legal intepretations of existing laws which are either un­ clear on the American worker issue or have been deliberately drafted to avoid American hire requirements. They frequently have found willing partners in the U.S. Customs Bureau and the Immigration and N aturaliza­ tion Service. Government agencies have expressed a lack of concern or lax approach to the loss of American jobs, and even when the hire American policy is clearly evident, the regula­ tory bodies have failed to monitor foreign activity closely to insure ad­ herence to all prohibitions. Alien employment practices that vi­ olate either the letter or spirit of the law have become more flagrant in recent years. The following examples show a pattern of unconcern within government toward maintenance of American workers: • The employment of a foreign-flag, foreign-crewed vessel operating as ••cement warehouse'' in Long Beach, Calif. which dispenses ce­ ment at dockside to U.S. buyers is questionable at best. Its inven­ tory is resupplied periodically by a foreign-flag vessel which brings in imported cement. At the same time the crews of the supply ves­ sel and the floating warehouse rotate, thereby insuring that the 29-day limitation on foreign work­ ers in domestic operations re­ mains non-existent. • The 29-day principle is also vio· lated in the use of lighter tankers delivering petroleum to the U.S. market. In such cases deep draft tankers ride at anchor within our Exclusive Economic Zone, while smaller foreign-flag tankers off­ load part of the cargo to U.S. shoreside facilities. The transit of these foreign vessels through in­ ternational waters-although they seldom call at a foreign port­ serves to relieve the foreign crew of the limitation on time worked within the United St.ates. Foreign workers also' take away long-term job opportunities from Americans in the offshore energy industry. Foreign warehouse ves­ sels anchored on the seabed are permitted by the U.S. Customs Bureau to perform resupply op­ erations in U.S. waters without violating coastwise law. • Foreign-flag • •1ift boats" rou­ tinely work in U.S. waters free from reprisal. These vessels are equipped with elevated platforms which allow them to lift mainte­ nance workers under or alongside offshore rigs to perform repair or maintenance work. • A movement is now under way to employ alien workers on Amer­ ican-flag fishing vessels. Once again business interests are ar­ guing that the law is unclear on citizenship requirements for the crews aboard American-flag, American-owned fish processing vessels operating within the na­ tion's fisheries. Clearly, this po­ sition flies in the face of 10 years of legislative authority aimed at Americanizing our nation's off­ shore natural resources. The current crisis in the dwindling pool of trained seafaring personnel could be alleviated if U.S. merchant seamen were utilized, thereby contrib­ uting to U.S. national security. We also would be able to provide much needed employment for thousands of construction workers and fishermen who must sit idly by as alien workers displaced them from their traditional job skills. Also, environmental, health and safety standards which apply to U.S. enterprises could be brought to bear and thus create a more rational and humane working environment. And, this unwarranted and profoundly unjust situation is making worse the U.S. balance of payments deficit. The MTD believes that stringent • U.S. citizenship requirements should control immigration policy in all mar­ itime, offshore and fishing related in­ dustries; and that the lightering of petroleum, fishing activities, devel­ opment of offshore resources and off­ shore supply and maintenance work on the Outer Continental Shelf or within the Exclusive Economic Zone, should be subject to the Jones Act which would insure that U.S. citizens per­ form the work according to U.S. standards for the benefit of the nation as a whole. shipyard workers. America needs a stable employment base skilled in the design and construction of offshore oil equipment in order to maintain our energy independence. March 1987 I LOG I 9 �At the MTD Meeting • "!�<, ' <X><') {'� : � . ,· J :·:� Labor and politics mixed well at an MTD reception when AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, left, reached to shake hands with presidential hopeful Richard Gephardt as MTD President Frank Drozak and 1984 presidential contender Jesse Jackson looked on. SIU Vice President Leon Hall, right, chats with William Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees. Edward Panarello, executive director of the Port Maritime Council of Greater New York and Vicinity, left, and SIUNA Vice President Jack Caffey listen to an MTD resolution on "Education and Training." SIUNA Secretary-Treasurer Joe DiGiorgio, left, and Bill Dobbins, vice president of the United Industrial Workers, were interested in discussions on U.S. trade policies. The Marine Engineers were represented at the MTD meetings by MEBA-1 President Gene DeFries, left, and MEBA-2 President Ray McKay. 10 I LOG I March 1987 MTD Vice President Steve Leslie speaks to the department's executive board for the last time. Brother Leslie, a former vice president of the Operating Engineers and a long-time friend of the SIU, died at his home March 3. ��-� tug /tow harg e/dredge l I� Inland News M M .• I\ {•i�� W' ·. /�U.. flll' ' . .;i,. . WL .•li:Ml ; , •�:: . . The tug Osprey (Allied) and barge Sugar in Brooklyn. Dino Fire, a representative from the SIU servicing team, stands before Allied's tug Osprey in Brooklyn, N. Y. In Memoriam Barry Ervin, 52, died Nov. 15, 1986. He joined the Union in 1974, working chief engineer. He is survived by his widow, Curtis Alma and his daughter, Heidi. FEB. 1-28, 1987 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class B Class A 16. Hejoined the Union in 1940. Brother Schuhart worked for Curtis Bay Tow­ ing, retiring in 1970. He was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Baltimore, Md. Surviving is a niece, Marie Wack­ ner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . following a long illness. He joined the Union in 1972. Brother Thatcher sailed in the engine department and was last employed in 1983 by Crowley West. Seafarer Thatcher is survived by his mother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . o:::::::::::::::::::::: Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • t t t t f f I f I I I t I t f t t t t t I I Houston Algonac St. Louis ......................... Piney Point ........................ Totals ........................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . Pensioners . . retired on pension: . Jocelyn H. Lee Jacksonville James Bush Mobile Irman Cochran New Orleans Louis A. Dehon Jr. 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 0 7 26 2 0 91 2 38 0 1 70 4 0 10 1 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 0 22 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 76 12 2 156 120 41 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 6 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 79 7 3 0 1 26 3 0 5 0 23 5 0 0 1 55 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 27 0 0 0 . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 42 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port . . . . 0 . . . 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • . . 107 34 Gloucester ........................ New York ......................... . Philadelphia Baltimore . . . Norfolk Mobile New Orleans . . Jacksonville San Francisco . . Wilmington ........................ Seattle . . . . Puerto Rico Houston ......•.............•..... Algonac ............•..•.......•.. St. Louis Pine Point . . Tota s . Houston . . . . . The following Inland members have **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B ENGINE DEPARTMENT Gloucester ....•.•.....•.•......... New York ......................... Philadelphia Baltimore . . .. Norfolk Mobile ........................... New Orleans ....................... Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St. Louis ......................... Piney Point Totals . New TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class C Class A Class B 0 0 2 6 59 1 0 0 0 4 0 Port Dennis C. Thatcher died Jan. 27 Jonathan. DECK DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . . New York .. . Philadelphia Baltimore ......................... .. . . Norfolk Mobile ........................... New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisc Wilmington . Seattle . Pensioner Carl L. Schuhart died Feb. The Osprey's barge captain aboard the barge at Amstar Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters in the engine department. Brother Er­ vin worked for Crowley Towing as Jonathan . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . • Totals All Departments . . 0 0 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. March 1987/LOG/11 �One more thing: the future of this Area Vice Presidents' Report Union and the maritime industry rests with political action. I urge everyone who hasn't done so to contribute to deny them veterans' status, especially T least one long overdue question should be answered for all MSCP AC non-officer personnel this month, as well as one other question that has had the men, and some ladies, buzzing with anticipation. is the retroactive money going to be of 3 V2 percent on wages is due from April 1, 1985 through May 15, 1986. Retro money on overtime in two in­ crements of 2 percent is due from Oct. 1, 1985 through March 31, 1986. These monies should be paid prior to the end of March 1987. I have been assured that the missing information that has held up payment of these monies has now been cranked into the system and that all systems are go. The other question that has had marine employees anxious is that of promotions. My information is that it Gephardt's now, when they are reaching the time Trade Bill (H.R.3), which would de­ of life when they could make use of mand reciprocity in our trade dealings such a reclassification. with other countries, and a coal import When John Gaughan, Marad admin­ bill, which would tax foreign coal and istrator, took office, he promised to make this one of his top priorities. He make available to U.S. companies in­ spoke eloquently about the subject at coal bids. SPAD. formation about the terms of foreign The trade bill, in particular, is im­ Yet there has been no follow-up. At least Winston Battle lived to portant to the people of this region, enjoy the recognition. "I'm going to wear these medals with pride," he the steel and auto industries as a result of unfair foreign trade. many of whom have lost their jobs in said after he learned that he had been � East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall honored. Thousands of other seamen have gone to their graves without so much as a thank-you from the govern­ ment they helped protect. T I'd also like to comment on another The long overdue question is, When paid? Retroactive money in the amount Richard last year's Maritime Day ceremonies. Government Services by V.P. Buck Mercer A Congressman issue that has been on my mind. APL members. In the port of Norfolk, the recently chartered a foreign-flag vessel on a subsidized route without notifying following contracts were ratified and signed: American Towing and Trans­ the unlicensed unions affected. . portation, Buckley Towing, Carteret I have met with the other unlicensed Towing, unions affected by APL's unilateral Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco the Senate Commerce Committee; Walter B. Jones (D-NC), of Congress to alert them to this mat­ ter. has taken longer than expected for the The company says that this �on 't happen again. Meanwhile, we have to candidates to be ranked, which means that there were more promotion re­ our members. be vigilant in protecting the rights of Niagara There has been a depression in the Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D.-Hawaii), a chairman of the House Merchant Ma­ Towing, Launch Company. We've drafted a letter addressed to rine Committee, and other members Marine Barge, Oswego Barge and the Virginia action-the MFOW and the SUP. member of HE emphasis this month has been on getting good contracts for our S shipbuilding and repair industry. Bath Ironworks in Maine, one of the more profitable shipyards still in existence, HIPPING is still good in this re­ recently announced substantial lay­ gion. Most of that is due to the offs. Two repair yards in the Norfolk military work that is being contracted out to the private sector. There has area have launched anti-union cam­ paigns, Lyons and Colonna Shipyards. been a slight slowdown in non-military Both are under contract with our UIW cargo. affiliate. Nothing demonstrates this better than * * * what is happening in Jacksonville. Mil­ quests to deal with than expected. Ranking has been completed, and the MSCPAC Promotion Board is ex­ pected to meet sometime .during the third ���March with selection of ccessful candidates announced by April 1, 1987. itary vessels are going in and out of Hearings are still being held in con­ the port. Yet there are at least five nection with the Seafood Producers non-military vessels laid up there: the Association strike. Ogden Leader, the Ogden Willamette, the Pride of Texas, the Bayamon and the Transcolorado. man, who recently announced his re­ * * * Howard Schul­ tirement as general counsel for the SIU, testified, along with SIUNA Vice President Jack Caffey, among others. * * * We've been active in all phases of Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco S HIPPING is still slow up here because of the weather. Things are union activity down here. We've been As I said in last month's column, trying to stress to our members the what's needed in the fishing industry importance of upgrading their skills. is some kind of bill to provide fisher­ The only way that we can continue to men with liability insurance. Right man these military vessels is by being now, boatowners are finding it diffi­ prepared for them. In particutar, I cult, if not impossible, to get insur­ would like to steer our members in ance. the steward department to the Union's Before I _end my report, I'd like to new sanitation program down at Piney Point. make special mention of Steve Leslie, expected to ease up later in the month. West Coast by V.P. George McCartney W Port officials are expecting a better year than last, especially in the dredg­ ing end of the maritime industry. The INSTON Battle, who was fea­ Clean Water Act, which Congress tured in the July 1986 LOG, passed over President Reagan's veto, died recently. A war hero who took should mean a few more projects up part in the Mulberry Operation during here. The Port Development Act has the invasion of Normandy, Battle, 63, ushered in a few projects that other­ was still sailing as a chief steward at the time of his death. wise wouldn't have seen the light of His passing brings to mind the in­ day. * * * justice that has been done to the mer­ chant seamen who risked their lives We've been in negotiations with a during World Warr II. Except for the number of companies, including Bi­ few hundred who took part in the gane Vessel Fueling, Dunbar and Sul­ Mulberry livan, Falcon Marine and Great Lakes Operation, thousands of merchant seamen have been denied veterans' status. That is a shame. Seamen suffered Dredge and Dock. * * * the second highest casualty rate of There is a lot of interest up here in World War II, right after the Marines. what's going on in Washington, es­ Their contribution was invaluable. pecially with regard to the following There just isn't any good reason to bills: Catastrophic Health Insurance; 12 /LOG I March 1987 * * * We've also been busy trying to get President of Local 25 of the Operating Engineers, who for many years had an office in our Brooklyn hall. He died early this month. He was a good friend contracts for our members. We've and a strong trade unionist. Not many been in negotiations with Crescent Towing in both New Orleans and Sa­ people know it, but he saved the life of former SIU President Paul Hall vannah. And in Houston, contracts during the Chicago Taxi Beef in the were ratified and signed with the fol­ early 1960s. He will be sorely missed. lowing companies: Western Towing, Bay Houston Towing and Higman Towing. * * * The economy of Houston is still suffering from the recession in the oil industry. Lots of medium- to small­ sized companies are threatening to pull up stakes and go foreign. That is why we are strongly backing the AFL­ CI O's stand on the Plant Closing bill which would require owners to give workers in their plants notice before they close their operations. * * * Support SPAD �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO Washington Report President Reagan's address to the nation in early March helped stabilize the political cli­ mate in Washington. Even though the presi­ dent failed to address several important issues relating to the Iran-Contra arms scandal, his relaxed demeanor and effective speaking style seemed to have reassured people that he is still capable of holding office. He made a slight comeback in the opinion polls, though as one political commentator said, "He'll never be what he once was.'' The president's speech was accompanied by a number of important and long-overdue personnel changes. Earlier in the week, he had named former Senator Howard Baker to re­ place Donald Regan as chief of staff. While • Baker's appointment raised the hackles of many conservative Republicans, a lot of people in Washington believed that it was a brilliant move. In order to prove that he can effectively rule, Ronald Reagan is going to have to dem­ onstrate that he can work with Congress. And there isn't a person alive today who has a better rapport with Congress than former ma­ jority leader Howard Baker. The Race Is On There are many ways to view the Iran­ Contra arms scandal. Some look at it as an appalling breakdown in leadership. Others see it as unparalleled high Washington drama. Fawn Hall, Oliver North and Arturo Cruz could make much more interesting reading than Ehrlichman and Haldeman ever did. Most professional politicians in Washington, however, take a parochial view of the matter: How does it affect me politically? For them, the most important thing about the Iran-Contra arms scandal is that it has ushered in a new political era. People are calling the two years between • now and the next presidential election ''Rea­ gan's Third Presidency." That's a polite way of saying that the president is now considered a lame duck by practically everyone in Wash­ ington. Yet even if the Iran-Contra arms scan­ dal had never taken place, he would have lost his grip on the nation's political agenda. The Iran affair only hastened that process. By failing to have any affect on the 1986 Senate elections, Reagan sealed his own fate. Capitol Hill has its own bottom line. MTD Executive Board Meeting There is no better demonstration that a new political era is upon us than what occurred at March 1987 Legislative, Administrative and Regulatory Happenings the front pages of the nation's newspapers and cost-effective than their Japanese counter­ received considerable coverage on the nightly parts. But they just didn't have a chance. network newscasts. This headline from a Washington Post story was typical of the way the media covered the event: Labor Is Back. As numerous commentators have pointed out, the Mondale debacle of 1984 was not without its silver lining. For one thing, it enabled the 144 autonomous unions connected with the AFL-CIO to learn how to coordinate their efforts in running an effective, nationwide campaign. It is extremely important to note that no union president has declared support for any candidate. All are waiting to discuss the matter at upcoming meetings. With the New Right split among several candidates-Pat Robertson, Jack Kemp, Paul Laxalt and others-labor's grassroots political machinery is about the most extensive in the nation. Maritime's Message The MTD meeting gave maritime a highly Auto Carriage: Part One The American-flag merchant marine has long been victim of Japan's protectionist policies. Recently, longshoremen in Portland, Ore. un­ loaded the one millionth Japanese car to be exported to the United States through that one port alone. The tragedy of this, at least for seamen, and yes, for the defense capability of the United States (for without sealift, there is no true defense capability), is that hardly any of those cars have been carried on American­ flag vessels. During the last session of Congress, in order to stave off efforts to pass an auto carriage bill, several Japanese companies entered into agreements with American shipping compa­ nies. Yet it wasjust a ploy to defuse the issue. Their agreements covered only three or four ships-and 30,000 cars out of a yearly trade ceiling of 2.3 million. And more importantly, the deal was not a long-term one, and all visible forum to have its issues heard. For ancillary work was to be done by Japanese many people outside the maritime industry, firms. the decline of the American-flag merchant This fig leaf was enough for the administra­ marine is not a burning issue. Having Gary tion, however, which opposed passage of any Hart, Joseph Biden and Richard Gephardt kind of auto carriage trade bill. Yet as stated address that decline at a highly publicized earlier on this page, there is a new Congress media event helped get the message out that and a new political atmosphere. The American America needs to formulate a coherent policy people are finally beginning to wise up to the to stimulate the development of a strong do­ inherent unfairness of the international mar­ mestic flag merchant marine. ketplace. Without some kind of policy on trade Trade is going to become a de facto colony for and economic development, the United States Japanese conglomerates. Right now, the trade issue looks a lot like Even the Western Europeans, who are no tax reform did during the first few months of slouches when it comes to formulating protec­ the 99th Congress. Everybody and his brother tionist policies, are amazed at some of the is coming up with his own version of what practices employed by the Japanese. There is trade reform should encompass. The admin­ a strong movement under way in the Common istration has a bill, and so do Sen. Lloyd Market to impose heavy tariffs on all Japanese Bentsen (D-Texas}, Rep. Richard Gephardt goods. "When it comes to erecting barriers to (D-Mo.), Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.) and Rep. trade," said France's minister of finance, "the Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.). More trade bills Japanese deserve the Nobel Prize." are expected on the horizon, and even people who haven 7t introduced their own bills have strong opinions abou . t what should and shouldn't be included. The odd trade bill out is the one introduced by Kemp, who believes that unfair trade is not really an issue and that "protectionist tendencies" should be stamped out. He wants Auto Carriage Bill: Part Two "The SIU is actively supporting and seeking co-sponsors for the Equitable Automobile Act of 1987," said SIU President Frank Drozak. The legislation, which wa� introduced earlier this month, already has 53 co-sponsors and is intended to address the current inequities in to create a North American free market, lower the Japanese and Korean automobile trade tariffs wherever possible and, in his own words, with the United States. "fight the fair trade wimps" in Congress and the administration. the Maritime Trades Department Executive In comparison to the Kemp bill, the admin­ Council Board Meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. istration bill looks downright seductive, al­ (see story on pages 5-10). Three Democratic though most politicians on the Hill-Demo­ hopefuls-Gary Hart, Richard Gephardt and cratic and Republican-feel that it is just too Joseph Biden-attended the meeting to try to weak to help America in its "search for ex­ line up labor's support for the 1988 presidential cellence" (President Reagan's words). Even election. • btgton as Republican supporters of the administration All three were well received. While each (outside Jack Kemp, of course) feel that the speech had a different emphasis and a different proposed cuts in the education budget are too tone, there was one common theme: How are massive and are counterproductive to achiev­ we going to restore America's competitive ing our national goals. And many people are edge in the world marketplace? just plain fed up with the protectionist policies Many people believe that the bill stands a much better chance of being passed than last year. "For one thing, people are more aware of unfair trade,'' said SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, "and Japanese discriminatory practices in this area are fairly well estab­ lished." The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), isjust one of several measures intended to tie the trade issue to the maritime industry. "For too many years," said SIU President Frank Drozak, "the U.S. government has failed to grasp the importance of economics in the overall national security picture. Trade is shaping up as the most important of other countries, most notably Japan, which issue of the lOOth Congress. It's tax reform, recently excluded American companies from ''The American government has no long­ range perspective of the trade issue. Other immigration reform and Gramm-Rudman all bidding on. the billions worth of construction rolled into one. work that is expected to arise out of the Labor Is Back irony is that in at least this one instance, The MTD Executive Board Meeting made modernization of two Japanese airports. The American companies are more efficient and governments do. They get the United States to give in on an industry by industry basis. First it was maritime. Then it was steel. Now (Continued on Page 38.) March 1987ILOGI13 �U.S.-Flag Innovator C.C. Wei, Falcon Shipping Founder, Dead By Max Hall failing sense of optimism and deter­ revolutionized mination,'' said long-term business as­ American shipping in the late 1960s sociate Harry Glennon, ''which enabled C.C. Wei, who by develdping a new generation of him to surmount all obstacles and automated, diesel-propelled tankers, expand despite the numerous prob­ ' lems facing the shipping industry.' died last month at the age of 72. He was the founder, president and prin­ That sense of optimism was sorely cipal shareholder of the Falcon Ship­ tried toward the end of his life by the worldwide depression in the shipping ping Group. He was best known outside the industry, a depression so severe that maritime industry for his expertise in it prompted Frank W. K. Tsao, chair­ bridge. He invented the Precision bid­ man of International Maritime Car­ ding system now used by many world riers, to predict that eight out of every champions, including his wife Kath­ 10 shipping companies would soon go erine, whom he helped train. He au­ bankrupt. thored numerous books on the subject. "Most men succeed by doing what "Shipping," said Tsao, "is like a piece of ice under a hot sun." other people do-just doing it a little Particularly hard hit was the Amer­ better or a little faster," wrote Pamela ican maritime industry, which was Sherrid in Forbes magazine in April rocked by news that U.S. Lines, the 1982. "C.C. Wei does things differ­ largest existing U.S.-flag company, had ently. filed for protection under Chapter XI "Consider his approach to bridge. of the bankruptcy code. He dido't sharpen his skills by using "C.C. felt that things did not have standard conventions. Instead, he de­ to go this far,'' said his wife Katherine. veloped an entirely new bidding lan­ "He felt that the American govern­ guage. He brings the same kind of ment could, and had to, do more to creativity to business." support its merchant fleet. After all, Since the end of World War II, the American operators are at a severe majority of American-owned shipping disadvantage in competing against for­ companies have successfully evaded eign companies. American taxes, labor costs and safety ''Some markets are entirely closed regulations by documenting their vessels to American shippers," she said. "And under open-flag registries. When asked many countries, like the Soviet Union to explain why the Falcon Shipping or China, heavily subsidize their fleets." Group, which he formed in 1960 with his Still, Wei was not ready to abandon C.C. Wei friend and long-term business associate the American-flag merchant marine. Houston H. Wasson, did not go that Having lived through the Japanese of influence. The Boxer Rebellion in ranked officials were constantly being route, Wei replied, "Freedomis not what occupation of China, and America's 1901 had caused considerable political given preferential treatment in secur­ I am asking for. Success for a project is heroic struggle to recapture control of and social upheaval. Corruption and ing scarce shipping berths. what's important, and outside restric­ the Pacific during World War II, he feudalism competed with Western ed­ tions can help bring success." was acutely aware of the important ucation and democratic ideals. Those same associates said that he sailed through the Suez Canal about "In truth," said Ray McKay, pres­ strategic role that the maritime indus­ By the time Wei reached college ident of the Marine Engineers Bene­ try plays in the defense of any country, age, the Communists were waging a were advancing through Northern Af­ ficial Association, District 2, "he was especially a superpower like the United determined civil war and the Japanese rica. a patriot, the kind that only a first­ States. were making plans to invade the coun­ After the war, Wei remained in the generation American can be." the same time that Rommel's armies The Falcon Shipping Group still has try. Chiao-Tung UDiversity, from which United States and eventually applied "When confronted with a prob­ nine vessels in operation, six tankers Wei graduated with a degree in elec­ for citizenship. lem," said Reed Wasson, son of the and three bulk carriers, which makes trical engineering, was a bastion of Like many of the Chinese profes­ late Houston Wasson, and Falcon's it one of the larger American-flag com­ Western ideas and advanced technol­ sionals who migrated to the United counsel for tax and regulatory matters, panies still in existence. At the time ogy. Two other famous Americans, States around this time, Wei thought "Wei had no preconceptions. His mind of Wei's death, the company had An Wang and l.M. Pei, attended the of himself as a bridge between the roamed formed a new affiliate, Seahawk Man­ university, East and the West. agement, to perform support opera­ China's answer to MIT. freely, seeking opportuni­ ties." "Wei's willingness to work within the confines of the American maritime industry and his single-minded devo­ tions for the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. Falcon remains on the cutting edge which was known as Even though Wei had many close Western ideas were often synony­ ties with the nationalist government mous with American culture. In a of Taiwan (according to one newspa­ recent edition of 60 Minutes, architecl per report, he launched his shipping tion to his country created thousands of developments. The last two pri­ I. M. Pei described why he decided career in the United States by helping of jobs for American seamen and ship­ vately-owned vessels built in Ameri­ to emigrate to the United States. "I an embattled Taiwan get oil from the yard workers," said SIU President can shipyards were commissioned by liked American movies," he said, only Middle East), he was not one to pass Frank Drozak. ''It also pumped bil­ Falcon, and the company is looking half-kiddingly. up a business opportunity or misinter­ lions of dollars into the American to break into the Alaskan fishing in­ economy." dustry. The first American-flag vessel to most pret long-term trends. He felt that it Western of all China's cities, life there was important for economic and geo­ Though Shanghai was the was often fraught with danger. Wei political reasons that the United States carry grain to China was lhe Pride of once told a business associate that you and mainland China improve relations. his vessels," said SIU Secretary Jo­ Texas, which was owned by the Fal­ couldn't wear a hat on the bus "be­ He therefore encouraged his wife to seph DiGiorgio. ''He constantly looked con Group. cause someone on the street would take up bridge so that she could meet "Wei had a real fondness for the men and women who sailed onboard for ways to improve their living and working conditions. During his lifetime, Wei was often compared to the giants of the shipping just reach in and grab it off'' if the bus China's forward-looking premier, Deng had to stop for a light. Xiaoping, who is also a bridge enthu­ siast. "For example," said DiGiorgio, '•the industry, people like Daniel Ludwig, Wei's wife Katherine, whom he Falcon Shipping Group was the first Aristotle Onassis and Y. K. Pao, who married in 1968, movingly described In many ways, Wei embodied the American-flag company to provide un­ formed an exclusive and highly com­ the conflicts of life in pre-Communist business ideals of China, the land of licensed seamen with their own private petitive club. rooms." Wei's early years and upbringing China in her autobiography Second his birth, and the United States, his Daughter, which made best seller lists adopted country. Wei had few peers in s ecuring fi­ prepared him for the difficult world of nancing for his ventures. "Many peo­ international shipping. He was born Wei came to the United States as United States is the spirit of entrepre­ all around the country. ·'The dominant business ethic in the ple see the government as an adver­ near Shanghai in 1915 during a partic­ part of a war-time delegation from the neurship,'' wrote his wife Katherine sary," said William Pope, an investment ularly troubled period in China's his­ government of Chiang Kai Shek. Ac­ in a June 1986 article for lntertrade. banker at Warburg Paribas. ''But Wei tory. cording to a business associate, his C.C. Wei certainly fit that mold. makes them his partner.'' "Mr. Wei always exhibited an un- 14 /LOG I March 1987 Foreign governments had all but voyage to the United States took nearly She contrasted this with the Chinese carved China up into separate spheres six months to complete, because higher- (Continued on page 39.) �SIU & SH Lss Meeting the Training Needs of ••• Our Membership, the Maritime Industry, and Our Nation's Defense ''The ptupose of our school is to guide and encourage our members to improve their professional skills to meet the needs of the industry.'' SIU President Frank Drozak American Cormorant -- 1st. Lt. Jack Lummus "Maritime policy is not a thing unto itself It is or should be an integral part of our overall foreign policy. If it is not, our national interest cannot be served and protected." President Ronald Reagan -----__, SIU Military Contracted Vessels Algol Altair American Cormorant Antares Assurance Bartlett Bellatrix Bowditch Sgt. William R. Button 1st. Lt. Alex Bonnyman 1st. Lt. Baldomero Lopez Cape Decision Cape Ducato Cape Diamond Cape Domingo Cape Douglas Capella Chauvenet Contender CPL Louis J. Hauge Denebola De Steiguer Dutton Gem State L. Gianella Grand Canyon State H. H. Hess Harkness ---.. Indomitable Kane Keystone State 1st. Lt. Jack Lummus Lynch Richard Matthiesen Gus W. Darnell Persistent PVT Harry S. Fisher 2nd Lt. john P. Bobo Major Stephen W. Pless Paul Buck Samuel L. Cobb PFC Dewayne Wi/Iiams PFC Eugene Obregon PFC James Anderson PFC William Baugh Pollux Regulus S8J.. Matej Kocak Silas Bent Southern Cross Stalwart Triumph Vindicator Wilkes Wright Wyman USNS Bartlett March 1987ILOGI15 �Military Sea Transportation Union (MSTU) -----Contracted Vessels. ----- Navajo Navasota Neptune Observation Island Passumpsic Ponchatoula Sioux Spica Zeus Catawba Hassayampa Kawishiwi Kilauea Mercury Mispillion Mizar Myer Narragansett Sgt. Matej Kocak "The Maritime Prepositioning Ship program is a model success story, and I couldn't be more pleased. MPS is on schedule and proving to be an extremely valuable strategic asset." General P .X. Kelley Co mmandant U.S. Marine Corps PFC William Baugh Algol The following message was received from the USS Sylvania on March 16, 1985 From: To: Subject: Summary: Every evolution conducted with Southern Cross was very professional and extremely efficient. If we had not been involved in the inpon initial training' we would never have known they were novices to alongside replenishment. It was a pleasure to have them alongside. Bravo Zulu. Keystone State :·: Paul Buck 16 /LOG I March 1987 USS Sylvania USNS Southern Cross UNREP Exercise tf' :;: :J:· Stalwart �I agree that the United States should have a viable U.S. -flag mercha.nt ma·rine, manned by U.S. citizens, capable of lifting a fair and reasonable share of our import-export trade, as well as serving as a naval auxiliary in time of need.'' '' 1 Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger U.S. Air Force helicopter lands at SHLSS. Air Force Logistics Brass Gets Good Look at SHLSS Recently Lieutenant General Alfred G. Hansen USAF and Brigadier General Richard L. Stoner USAF visited the training f a c i l i t i e s a t Pi n e y Poi n t , Maryland. General Hansen is Director for Logistics and General Stoner is Deputy Director for Plans, Concepts and Analysis, J-4, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. Accompanying them was Navy Captai n David R. Bolden of the same office. The purpose of their visit was to familiarize themselves with the training and support facilities of the school. After landing by helicopter, they were greeted by Ken Conklin, Vice President, Bill Hellwege, Sealift Training Coordinator and Bob Kesteloot. Vice Chairman of Transponation Institute, and taken on an extensive tour of SHLSS facilities. The Air Force is very involved in sealift by vinue of the massive amount of equipment that would have to be transponed by ship in a national emergency to suppon their forces. This falls into the )LOTS Ooint Logistics Over the Shore) concept. During the tour many ideas and concerns were shared by both sides for the betterment of a strong merchant marine which would be available at all times to suppon our armed forces. Upon departing the school again by helicopter, it was felt that both sides had a little deeper insight into the job that each organization does and how both are part of the total sealift picture. In the Shiphandllng Simulator Feedback Room, Computer Operator John Morgan (seated) and Simulator Manager Abe Easter (1.) explain the vast capabilities of the computer simulated bridge. . . � Sealift Coordinator Bill Hellwege describes the classroom and waterfront training which occurs during the Sealift Operations and Maintenance Course. (1. to r.) Vice Chairman of Transportation Institute Bob Kesteloot, Brigadier G eneral Richard L. Stoner USAF, Lieutenant General Alfred G. Hansen USAF, SHLSS Vice President Ken Conklin, SHLSS Sealift Training Coordinator Bill Hellwege, Captain David R. Bolden USN. March 1987/LOG/17 �Army Reserve Unit Comes to SHLSS for Ca rgo Handling Training The SHLSS 32-ton Hagglund Crane was recently used by members of the U.S. Army Reserve 1173RD Transponation Unit from While training with the crane was the primary goal for the soldiers, fork truck operations were equally imponant and included in were undergoing the regular four week Sealift Operations and Maintenance Course. their schedule. Under the instruction of Crane Operator John Russell and Fork Since t h e Ar m y Reserve accounts for 60 % of all military cargo that would be loaded aboard the Ready Reserve Fleet Truck InstructorJoe Marshall, these e q ui p m ent, s u c h as helicopters, tracked and wheeled vehicles, are of primary concern for the loadout of sealift v�ls by the military and merchant marine. In addition to this type of cargo, 20 ft. and 40 ft. containers must also • 1 sealift training facility at SHLSS is ideally suited for this type of operation. Boston, Massachusetts. These soldiers reponed to SHLSS for their two week Active Duty Training in C a r g o H a n d l i n g and were integrated with SIU members who during a national emergency, a common bond existed between seafarer and soldier during this training period. The large numbers of o u t s ize and h eavy ___ be loaded and stowed either below deck or topside. The extensive soldiers left the school trained and ready to perform as vital members of the sealift community's cargo handling team. �·�i;�:··· ,.:.-.. A truck is hoisted clear and ready to be placed on a barge. '�;r SSG David Comeau (top) signals to hold position prior to placing a 2V2 ton truck on a barge. .., ·.::: � \ � ·'· �: \ '";:: �· SSG David Comeau (I) and SP-4 Joseph Iannuzzi control the tag lines as The signalman SSG Marco Morales directs the operation and gives the the crane operators prepare to place the aircraft engine on a barge. hold signal. 18 /LOG I March 1987 �Lundeberg School Trains Navy Group on Heavy Crane The Navy Reserve Cargo Quick Response Combat Suppon Battalion Unit of the Operational Forces came to Piney Point recently to specializing in open ocean cargo handling. Handling Training receive training on the school's The 32-ton Hagglund crane. The battalion, stationed in training members of given this to unit the helped Williamsburg, Va., is an active acquaint them with the Hagglund duty unit with a primary mission crane and reinforced their cargo of handling techniques. training all Navy cargo handling force personnel, both The SIU's suppon of the sealift community's active and reserve. It is the primary augmentation cargo handling programs is one example of the unit for the Navy in the event of n a t i o n's premobilization action and 1s a Defense'' in action. ''Fo u r t h Ar m � of , The spreader is hoisted and maneuvered over to a container. !..... -�--.L�, .. The signalman gives the signal to lower the jib in preparation for placing the crane in twin operation. �- t·\ · · ·��-"�1. f: ;;.;:;:;.:;:;; :;;·�..-� :Ii.'� . ·::. Preparations are completed for hoisting the 35 ft container. ''The steady decline of our U.S. -flag merchant fleet, which is the backbone of our logistical support, causes the Department of the Navy great concern. Properly developed, a strong U.S. merchant marine is indeed a full partner, a fourth arm of U.S. national defense. If neglected-as has too long been Signalman Donald Williamson signals the crane operator to lower the jib. the case-it is merely a strategic missing link. Secretary of the Navy John Lehman March 1987ILOGI19 �The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in his FY 1986 Posture Statement stated: ''In any major overseas deployment, sealift will deliver about95°/o ofall dry cargo and99°1o of all petroleum products. Ships from the U.S. merchant marine represent the largest domestic source of sealift making them an important . , , strategic resource. Cu"ent military planning depends on the U.S. merchant man:ne to provide the major portion of the U.S.-flag sealift. Seafarers Lundeberg School Hosts First Annual Sealift Conference The First Annual Sealift Conference was conducted at SHLSS on June 24 thru 26, 1986 with union, SHLSS, company, government and military representatives. The conference was designed to provide an opportunity to review the Sealift Training Program and to discuss ideas and goals for all concerned within the· sealift community. The conference was a two part affair with the unions, SHI.SS and military contracted shipping companies meeting on the first day. Topics for discussion were as follows: Crew training for Present/Future/Jobs I Skills 2. Sealift qualification for Crew/Licensed Personnel 3. Past/Present performances of 1 . crews 4. Training Money /Incentives SHLSS Sealift Coordinator Bill Hellwege dlscusse� the objectives of the conference. incorporated into future contracts 5 . Recent efforts by SIU I SHLSS for Sealift equipment 6. Coordinated efforts to supply up-to-date training information to SHI.SS and ships 7. Ship Types/Manning levels/Manpower Military and government r epr e s e n t a t i v e s jo i n e d t he conference the second day where the agenda topics were reviewed and discussed more extensively. A cross exchange of ideas and mutual concerns were discussed, with SIU President Frank Drozak delivering an address to the conference. ''We need young, well trained, highly qualified seamen to man our military vessels'' said Drozak. ''The school and the SIU need only to know what the shipowners and military want and we can do it here at the school and save everyone money by doing it. I hope that this conference will be the beginning of a joint program between the shipowner, maritime industry and military to better prepare for the future. Time is running out. We must prepare now in order to have a future.'' The goal of the school is to ' Michael Meahallic- Naval Sea Syste � Command asks questions about the SIU Manpower capablllties. ; (R. to I.) Ron Spencer and Mike McKay from MESA 2 review the conference agenda with Captain Pete Johnson Pacific Gulf Marine. • :. t. ··: .. . . Present and future contracts are discussed by Angus "Red" Campbell-SIU Vice President. 20 I LOG I March 1987 provide sealift training to all SIU members. Because of the reduced manning level found aboard military contracted vessels, it is necessary that crew members from the deck, engine and steward departments are thoroughly trained. The SIU presently has under contract or has bids on 80 ships with various companies. This has led to a need for a more effort and coordinated cooperation for training. Since an estimated 60 % of the work available to SIU members will be in the military sector by 1990, the training for the military ships has become essential. As in any new program, there are problems to solve and new potentials to be explored. This conference was designed to do both. With the shipping companies, labor and government working hand-in-hand, this can certainly be accomplished for the benefit of all concerned. Training is the KEY to the success of this industry and we want to make this prograin the best. SIU President Frank Drozak discussed the present and future goals of the SIU, in relation to mllltary contracted vessels. SHLSS Instructor Jim Brown elaborates on the deck department courses taught at SHLSS. Joe Conwell Bay Tankers, Bart Rogers ·SIU Manpower and Carmine Bracco Bay Tankers discuss manpower capabilities. • • �Gerry Carbiener AP L, Bill Hellwe g e SHLSS, Bart Ro gers -SHLSS, Bob HoJmstead Maersk Lines LTD. • • • I�.-. SIU Vice President Buck Mercer discusses the Seallft Pro gram on the West coast and emphasizes the need for more training. if.· Anne Kane ·Ocean Shlpholdlng and Jim Chllds - AMSEA. SHI.SS Scalift Coordinator Bill Hellwcge discusses the present training equipment and the equipment needs for the future . ':ir... . ... _.._.:. SIU Manpower Coordinator Bart Rogers discusses the manpower office and procedures for crewing vessels. George McCarthy· Sea Mobility Inc. and Harrison Glennon. Sea Moblllty discuss contract problems. March 1987 I LOG I 21 �Features include: The Seafare rs S iphandling Simulator Simulator combines state-of-the-art Vessel operators can lil . tralllg develop shiphandling skills while technology and proven educational methodology into a complete training system. Marine simulators are a safe and cost-effective alternative to traditional shipboard working in a safe and controlled environment. The central feature of the SHI.SS simulator system is a full-sized re­ creation of a ship's bridge. The Seafarers Shiphandling •full day or dusk visual scenes • beam to beam forward view, and after view • dear or reduced visibility • wind and current effects • bottom contour effects • bow thruster and assist tug effects • various traffic vessels • several own-ship configura­ tions including tugboats pushing barges ahead and towing astern. Programs are now being developed to provide training in Shiphandling, Bridge Basic Ma n a g e m e n t , Navigation Emergency Shiphandling, Vessel to Vessel Communications, Rules of the Road Situations, and Restricted Waterway Navigation. Future courses are envisioned which will train harbor pilots for specific geographic locations and provide station keeping training for deck officers aboard underway replenishment vessels. The full bridge simulator can be used in conjunction with three other ownship radar simulators to create a operating additional the ability scenario with four vessels. These three simulators also have to operate alone and will be used extensively· in radar observer training. State-of-the-art computers are used to operate the simulator. The main feature of the simulator is 22 / LOG I March 1987 a I daq bridge, Mike Ryan At the secon communicates with the main bridge while planning a maneuver. full scale replica of a ship's bridge. This allows for a full 180° forward field of vision. The training for the military related program will add a new degree of r e a l i s m to the shiphandling simulator. Our MSC UNREP scenarios will be the first time the merchant service has had the c a p a b i l i t y o f t r ammg shiphandling on a simulator which mimics real shipboard operations. The interactive bridges give us the ability for this imponant training achievement. The Lundeberg School is very proud of the great strides it is making in the use of simulators. �Paul Hall Library & Maritime Museum The Paul Hall Library ahd Maritime Museum continuously expands its materials and services. The library's collection of printed materials consists of over 16, 000 volumes and over 200 periodicals. Maritime history and reference materials which support the vocational and academic courses offered at the school are an important part of the collection. Approximately 800 volumes were added in 1986 mostly in the subject areas of technology, naval science and science. The highest areas of circulation in 1986 were technology, military I naval science and language/ literature. The Library A dvisory Committee consists of vocational and academic instructors who make reco mmendations for purchasing new titles and periodicals. The newest addition to the library is an IBM PC-AT Computer. This computer is utilized to catalog the new books which are added to the library each year. It will reduce the time spent processing the books and get them on the shelves for use much quicker. The computer is also used t o p r o d u c e a b i- m o n t h l y acquisitions list, and it has word processing capabilities. The museum collection displays ship models, historic nautical union i n s t ru m e n t s and memorabilia. Th e library's archives also contain union memorabilia and rare books. The Media Center provides audio-visual equipment and software for students to view videoc�tte, filmstrips, slides and audio cassettes. The library also houses a television studio, an auditorium and several conference rooms. All the modem facilities of the library help instructors and students in the pursuit of educational goals. The Video Department at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship provides a number of services to SHLSS students and SIU members. One of these is the management of the school's large library of videotapes. Right now, there are over 750 programs on subjects ranging from Art to Union Education. Some of the programs in this collection were produced at the school, whi l e o t h e r s were purchased. Still others are copies Robert Abell runs the video distribution center and sends programs all over base. of films that SHLSS has the rights to. The videotape library is a constantly-growing resource that provides SHLSS students with valuable information. Television Coordinator Mike Wilson determines of a video program. an edit point during the production Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum x� The museum collection displays ship models, historic nautical instruments and union memorabilia. One of the fastest growing areas is Sealift Operations. This portion of the c o l l e ction contains programs directly related to SIU training for military vessels. Many of these tapes are produced by military for their own use, and through contacts made by SHLSS instructors, the school was able to add them to the library as well. Recently over 60 programs were added to the collection. But even the best library is worthless if it can't be used. At SHLSS, this isn't a problem. Six channels of local-origination programming are available to instructors and students during class hours. Through these channels six different programs to six different classes in six different locations all at the same time can be provided. Last year over 1,500 programs were distributed to classrooms all over the campus. In addition, every evening during the week four of the channels are programmed with tapes geared to the classes in session at the school. This provides another 40 hours of instructional viewing for SHLSS students. The programs are available in the students' rooms and are repeated throughout the week. Videotapes are also available in the Library Media Center for students to watch during their free time. This allows for self­ paced instruction and repetition as many times as necessary. While most of the videotapes come from outside sources, approximately 25 percent of the programs are produced by the Video Department. Since the television studio was opened in October of 1981, over 200 programs have been made. The advantage of in-house production is that videotapes that are directly related to SHLSS training can be produced. Through cooperative efforts with SIU-contracted companies, the video depanment can go aboard the ships and tape the actual equipment in use and design programs to mesh with classsroom study. Other programs produced by the Video Department serve as an avenue of communication between the members and the leadership of the union. Every month a Report to the Membership is videotaped and sent to SIU pons around the country. This gives members a chance to see and hear first-hand how the SIU is dealing with industry problems as well as the current state of the Union. In addition to these regular reports, special videotapes are prepared and sent out when needed. For example, programs about the SIU T-AGOS program, Steward Department Upgrading, and several other subjects were distributed to pons around the country. Other programs dealing with the structure and functions of the SIU were produced and are used at SHLSS as part of the union education program. It is the combination of these two major functions; Production and Distribution, that makes the Video Department at SHLSS an effective and valuable part of both the school and the SIU. March 1987 I LOG I 23 ��-------MANPOWER��--�----, ������t he �ucleus of the �nion,������ contained in the data base. This is exuemely helpful in locating experienced personnel needed to fill our military vCRl 's key ratings. If a job order cannot be completely filled by the pon, the remaining positions are transmitted back to the Manpower Office and sent to another pon. Every effon is made to fill all openings in the area surrounding the vessel. Manpower Coordinator Bart Rogers explains the functions of the SIU Informational Systems to representatives from the Republic of China. Computer technology is changing the face of our world on a daily basis. In order to keep pace with these changes, the Seafarers International Union has placed a central dispatching system through the Manpower Office in Piney Point, MD. With the majority of the work being military related, these changes help the SIU to meet I the needs of the contracted companies that operate these v�ls. The database contains a wealth of information that is constantly being up-dated and modified through the daily activities of the ports. This information· is readily available for meeting the military requirements for manpower. At any given time, the manpower available in any SIU pon, through the registration immediate attention. Also in our database is a profile on every company that the SIU has under c o n t r a c t . H a v i ng a l l t h is information is vital to the serving of our membership and companies. This information also allows us to focus on exactly what areas the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School needs to concentrate its upgrading and training efforts on. In addition to membership information, the Manpower office provides the SIU with a central dispatching system set up to receive job requests by telephone from all of our contracted companies. These orders are written up and transferred to computer screens specially designed by the Seafarers Management Information System (S.M.l.S.) at headquarters in Camp procedure, can be checked to find out what ratings are available in a pon, what speciality endorsements each member holds, and their previous work history. In addition to this information, contact phone numbers and addr� of every active member in the SIU is also available. Computer reporting capabilities are a very important function of the Manpower Office, for example; work histories of all active members in the SIU can be compiled, which includes previous v�ls sailed on, what rating they sailed as, and how much time they spent on the v�l. The computers compile information on the registration of each pon in the country broken down by department and rating and an Emergency Shipping Repon is generated daily, which lists members name, social security Information contained on these screens includes the company, name, vessel name, the company personnel placing the call, the location of the vessel, reponing and departure dates and times, any special instructions, and the ratings required to man the vessel. The jobs ordered are then transmitted to the pon nearest to where the vessel is located. When the job order is received by the pon, the jobs are placed on the rotary shipping board and job calls are made in accordance with the shipping rules. After each job call, any ratings filled are entered into the computer and shown as shipped. When a member is successfully shipped, h e is automatically added to the crew list for that vessel . In addition to this, number, phone number, and rating. This repon �ists the Manpower Office in filling jobs which are called in outside the regular job call hours and require the man who is being replaced has a record of the time spent on that vessel, the rating held, sign on date, and sign off date put into this individual work history file 24 I LOG I March 1987 Springs. The computer system is a self­ contained unit processing over a thousand calls (Standby, Relief, Rotary) per month. It provides the membership with a more accurate method of shipping. It also provides our contracted companies with a direct link to their manpower needs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and enables the SIU to fill the vacant billets as quickly as possible. The Manpower Office also maintains a variety of other information which is beneficial to the smooth operation of day-to-day union activities. Information regarding ship payoffs, recrews, and layups is received by the office and dispatched to the pon nearest the v�l. The SIU Service Teams are coordinated through the Manpower Office in conjunction with the SIU Headquaners. All information regarding tug boat location is relayed on a daily basis to the service teams operating in the various areas. The Manpower Offi c e also maintains manpower requirement reports for each area of shipping contained in the SIU. These requirement reports are updated each month as the industry changes because of automation, vessel layups, and additional military . ,.: .::.::;:,);,:,;:.::�"· Carol Johnson updates the shipping boards work. All this is done in an effon to . provide SIU members with the best accounting of work available and SIU companies with the most qualified personnel. The Manpower Office updates and r ev ises display b o a r ds containing information on deep sea, Great Lakes and inland vessels. The information maintained on these boards includes the company name, vessel name, when and where the vessel was serviced, and by whom. The Manpower Depanment in Piney Point is a vital and imponant pan of the Seafarers International Union. No other trade union has as much available information, or has it as centralized as our current system. The future will bring many new changes to the Manpower Office. Soon every phase of shipping in the SIU will be brought into the already established system, providing our membership and companies with the best maritime service �ible. " Chris Tennyson demonstrates the capabilities of the manpower system. �eafarers Harry Lundeberg-­ chool of Seamanshi The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is 60 acres of southern Maryland Paul Drozak Building Charles Logan Building waterfront property dedicated to the training and advancement of seafarers. Seafarers Shiphandling Simulator Building Paul Hall Library & Maritime Museum SH LSS Waterfront Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Training & Recreation Center March 1987 I LOG /. 25 - �ENGINE DEPARTMENT AUTOMATION CHIEF ENGINEER & ASSISTANT ENGINEER Uninspected Motor Vessel REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS­ Advanced Maintenance - VARIABLE SPEED D.C. DRIVE SYSTEMS - - FIREMAN/WATERTENDER, OILER (FOWT) 26 I LOG I March 1987 - WELDING �.... HYDRAULICS · THIRD ASSISTANT �� ENGINEER AND ORIGINAL � S E COND A S S ISTANT ENGINEER STEAM OR MOTOR . ·. DIESEL ENGINE TECHNOLOGY QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT (QMED) CONVEYORMAN March 1987 I LOG I 27 ��, DECK DEPART ENT ABLE SEAMAN/SEALIFT ABLE SEAMAN/SEALIFT ABLE SEAMAN/SEALIFT Special (12 Months) Limited (18 Months) Unlimited (36 Months) Upgrading Programs ··.: . . ' . TANKERMAN �z '-- ...._.y · . ·. · ·· . ·. . · ···· ····· . . . · ·· · ::: .. · .· . - QUARTERMASTER 28 / LOG I March 1987 ._...... - ' --- . FIRST CLASS PILOT - ... :·w.: ; ....:. ..... . . �THIRD MATE AND ORIGINAL SECOND MATE - MASTER/MATE FREIGHT AND TOWING VESSEL (Inspected) DEEP SEA DECK SHIPHANDLING SIMULATOR INLAND DECK SHIPHANDLING SIMULATOR March 1987 I LOG I 29 �STEWARD DEPART ENT Upgrading Programs TOWBOAT INLAND COOK --�·, ·..· i SHLSS GALLEY CHIEF COOK �· �·. CHIEF STEWARD -- 30 I LOG I March 1987 COOK AND BAKER �. -- ALL DEPARTMENTS Upgrading Specialty Courses SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE · --- UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT CRANE FORKLIFT - FIREFIGHTING March 1987 I LOG I 31 �ADULT EDUCATION Prog·rams SHLSS Adult Education Opportunities _.. For an education program to be effective, it must be able to meet the student's needs. A continuous effon must be made to identify these needs and design new materials to reach them. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHI.SS) has long recognized and responded to such innovative approaches in education. It is the school's philosophy that education and training go hand-in-hand in preparing members for both their jobs and life skills. Learning is still a lifelong, continuous process whereby seafarers acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help them on the job, at school and in everyday situations. Because of the open admissions policy at SHI.SS, the reading and math skills of every upgrading seafarer are diagnosed. The seafarer is counseled, and an individualized course of study is mapped out for those seafarers who need basic skill improvement so that they can realistically reach their vocational and personal goals. In dealing with the adult learner, there is the need to provide a warm, supportive climate to help the seafarer overcome learning anxieties, fear of failure, test-taking anxieties or any p r e v i o us n e g a t i v e l e a r n i n g experience. It is with the supportive learning climate provided by the Adult Education Department and the student's motivation that a great degree of learning success is experienced. It is because of this function that the Adult Education Department has been recognized as the suppon department. In efforts to continue to provide the best educational opportunities �ible, the Adult Education Department offers five basic services: remedial services, technical - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) writing services, correspondence materials and an educational outreach program. The five basic courses offered are: Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (GED), English As a Second Language (ESL), Developmental Studies ( DVS ) , a n d a n A B.E/E SL Introductory Lifeboat class. These classes are available to all SIU members who are in good standing with the union and who have paid their dues. The Adult Education courses have been designed to help seafarers reach their educational and career goals. They will be offered at four specific times throughout 1986. Applicants can be pretested and arrangements made prior to the scheduled course dates if applications are sent in early. Interested seafarers should look for the SHI.SS course schedule and fill out the appplication form in the Seafarers LOG. The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program will help improve basic English, reading and math skills. The English as a Second Language (ESL) course can help seafarers improve their use of the English language by emphasizing reading, writing and speaking s k i l l s. Th e High School Equivalency program will prepare a seafarer for the GED exam by working in the five content areas of science, social studies, English, m a t h a n d l i t e r a t u r e . Th e Developmental Studies (DVS) class provides seafarers a ch�ce to . improve study and test-taking skills before a scheduled upgrading class The ABE/ESL I ntroductory Lifeboat course helps prepare the . HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (GED) seafarers for the regular Lifeboat course and is geared for students who have difficulty reading, who do not read at all, or who have been out of school for several years. All of these courses stress skills that can be applied to the seafarers maritime career. Interested seafarers may find it helpful taking an Adult Education course prior to a scheduled upgrading class. However, seafarers may come back for the Adult Education class at any of the scheduled times. Besides the courses that are available through the Adult Education depanment, another key function is the offering of remedial service through the Learning Center. Basic help on reading, writing, study skills, and math is provided. In addition, correspondence courses and materials have been offered since 1980. Seafarers have the opportunity to send for review packets in math, English, social studies, communication skills, metrics and taxes to name a few. These requested materials will be sent to the seafarer's home port or aboard the vessel. Any of these materials are useful in preparing the seafarer for his job, for a future upgrading or college course, or for everyday situations. All of these Adult Education courses and functions are only some of SHLS S 's effective educational activities. The Adult E d u c a t ion d e p a r t m e n t w i l l continue t o expand an d upgrade the programs in order to prepare the seafarer for the future. Write to t h e Director o f A d u l t Education fo r more information on any of these courses. - '•. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) 32 I LOG I March 1987 ·: ABE/ESL INTRODUCTORY LIFEBOAT COURSE ..s:��:::<- · . .-...., "1� · �ASSOCIATES IN ARTS College Programs Associates in Arts College Programs Offered at SHLSS The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship offers to SIU members the opponunity to earn a two-year associate in arts degree in their maritime occupational field. Members of the deck department (inland or deep sea) can earn a degree in Nautical Science Technology. Members of the engine department (inland or deep sea) can earn a degree in Marine Engineering Technology. Both programs as well as cenificate programs have been approved by the Maryland State Board for Higher Education. Seafarers earn their college degrees in this new program by combining credits that they have earned or will earn in vocational courses with credits they will earn while enrolled in sequences of general education courses such as English, math, science and social studies. To be admitted to the college program the seafarer must: 1 . be a member in good standing in the SIU 2 . hold an A, B, or B·limited seniority in the SIU . pass an entrance examination 3 in math, English and reading in order to present evidence of the ability to profit from the instruction the school offers. 4 . possess any prerequisite maritime background for vocational courses. The new college program is designed to provide the flexibility that seafarers need to achieve a higher education. Un l i k e traditional semester systems that most colleges have, the SHLSS degree program will be designed to meet the needs of seafarers who are not always able to attend school for whole semesters at a time. The SHLSS program will offer courses PHS 101: General Physical Science I (for deck department members). These new courses began in the spring of 1986 and are the first sequence of courses needed for the new college degrees. Any members interested in starting the college program or having any questions about it can contact the Admissions Office or Tracy Aumann at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Md. 20674. This is the time for members to take advantage of this new and exciting educational opportunity. This course has been a popular class because the membership computers, but also have practical hands-on experience with the computer keyboard. As seafarers become comfonable with the computer, �ey are eager to use it on their jobs. Recertified stewards have had many opportunities to use the computer when working on inventories and requisition lists. The computer class is taught by SHLSS instructor Roger Francisco. He is continuously updating the computer course based on feedback from both the shipping companies and seafarers. Because of the increasing involvement between the SIU and military contracted vessels, there has been a growing awareness of the computer skills needed aboard these ships. Roger Francisco has .. incorporated these skill needs into the computer course. The computer class is only one of the many educational opportunities available to seafarers through the Adult Education Depamnent. - four or five times per year for eight to 10-week periods. Members will be allowed to come back to school SH LSS Computer Course Meets the Needs of the Union. Computers are fast becoming a way of life, and the Seafarers Harrry Lundeberg School of Seamanship ( S HL S S ) i s p r e p a r i n g t h e membership for the changes that are coming. The SHLSS Adult . for college courses just as they do for upgrading courses. Members who wish to earn their degree will come to SHLSS and work on a sequence of two to three courses over an eight to 10-week period. The college program will work just like upgrading, but instead of taking a vocational class, the student will be enrolled in the college program. The first sequence of college courses offered are English 101: Composition and Rhetoric, MTH 108: Introduction to College Mathematics, and either MET 221: Engineering Principles I (for engine department majors) or Education Depanment offers computer training to the recenified steward class in order to meet one of the educational needs of these seafarers through an introductory computer course. understands how important it is to be skilled to meet the changing technological demands of the vessels. Further, the maritime industry is finding more and more uses for the computer aboard ship. Currently, computers already play an important role in the maritime industry. While on the v e s sels, seafarers receive information instantaneously over the computer screens. Off-shore computer terminals and satellites signal telecommunications data for cargo transports. By dialing into the terminals, information may be processed on payroll, inventory, fuel and parts requisitions, navigation and updated weather forecasts. SHLSS recognizes the integral role computers play in the industry and have taken the lead in computer training by offering this course. Recertified stewards not only receive information on the operations and benefit s o f March 1987 I LOG / 33 �Upgrading Course Apply Now for an SH LSS •··· ••· ··•······· ····• ······· ·•·•••···· ·• ·· ·················· ······ ··········· · • • ··· •··· · •························ · ········· ·········· •· · Seafare rs Harry Lunde berg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (first) (Middle) (state) (Zip Cod ) (List) (Clfy) - Date Book Was Issued ______ Book# _ . __ _ _ _ ____ Endorsement(s) or License(s)Now Held Telephone ______ Port· lssued Seniorlty ______ MoJDaylVear -....,.��,,.,,. .,,.,, ----­ ... (Area Pacific D ____ _ _ ___ ___,�� to=--�---(dates at tended) Last grade of schooling completed Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes No D _____ No D (if yes, fill in below) _ _________�-�------ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: O Yes ________ No 0 (if yes, fill in below) ___ Date Available for Training ____ __ Port Presently Registered In _________ ________ _ _______ _ Trainee Program: From COde) Oepartment _______ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: D Yes Course(s)Taken --�----....�--­ ...- Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member D Deep Sea Member D Social Security# Date of Birth ------ - -------- Firefighting: 0 Yes No D CPR: D Yes No D --------=--�- Primary Language Spoken -----I Am interested in the Following Course(s)Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed -----ENGINE D Tankerman D AB/Seallft Special D AB/Seallft Limited D Cook & Baker D Chief Cook D QMED-Any Rating D Marine Electronics D AB/Seallft Unllmlted (Variable Speed D Towboat Operator Inland D Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miies D Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miies) D Celestlal Navigation D Master Inspected Towing Vessel D Mate Inspected Towing Vessel D D D D D STEWARD D FOWT 1st Class Piiot Third Mate Celestlal Navigation Third Mate Radar Observer Unllmlted Simulator Course No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. DC Drive) D Marine Electrical Maintenance D Pumproom Maintenance & Operation D Automation D Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations D Dlesel Engine Technology D Chief Steward D Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS D Welding D Lifeboatmen D Seallft Operations & Maintenance D Assistant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor Vessel) D Chief Engineer (Unlnspected ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Motor Vessel D Ttllrd Asst. Engineer & Orlglnal Second Asst. Engineer Steam or Motor D Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance D Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies (DYS) D English as a Second Language (ESL) D Hydraulics D Electro-Hydraulic Systems D ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM D Associates In Arts Degree D Nautlcal Science Certificate RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL SIGNATURE Rev. 12186 RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE DATE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 ______ ______ �---__ ---------- . .............................................................................................................. ...�::::---...... :; -..., 34 / LOG I March 1987 �Safeguard Your Shipping Righ� O T SAFEGUARD your rights and the shipping rights of all SIU members, there are certain requirements that must be followed. These requirements are spelled out in the Shipping Rules, and they are there so that the rights of all members will be protected and furthered fairly and impartially. DUES • Your current quarter Union dues must be paid at the time you register. RELIEF JOBS/REGISTERING When you are relieved, you must re-register for your job within 48 hours by reporting to the SIU Union hall. RELIEF JOBS/CONTACT WITH UNION It is your respon­ sibility to keep in contact with the Port Agent at the port in which you are registered. RELIEF JOBS/SHIPPING It is your responsibility to claim your job from the hiring hall shipping board no later than one day before the ship's scheduled arrival. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT S AND OBLIGA­ Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in specific provision for safeguarding the membership's all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt- months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly ·finance committee by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials. etc., of rank and file members, elected by the membership, as well as all other details, then the member so affected makes examination each quarter of the finances of the should immediately notify headquarters. Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the Gulf. Lakes and tnland Waters District are administered employers. Consequently. no member may he discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color. sex and na­ in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees tional or geographic origin. If apy member feels that he is in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should and management representatives and their alternates. All notify Union headquarters. expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ patrolman or other Union official. in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. ity are protected excJusively by the contracts between the EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halfs. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers. notify the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or member. It has als� refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log Angus "Red" Campbell policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obi igations, such as fit ing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time. any SIU � ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts lo require any such payment he made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he should not have heen required to make such payment. this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not limited to. furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such c9nduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct. notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Sup- ._. port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of �to Union �or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, retum receipt requested. The add� is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. March 1987 I LOG I 35 • �j I I � Pepper Seeks Health Care Plan for America's Elderly Rep. Claude Pepper (D-Fla.) is one of the champions of protection of Amer­ ica's elderly. Following is a letter he wrote to SIU President Frank Drozak and Pepper's proposal for catastrophic health care insurance. Dear Frank, • Your assistance in a matter of great importance to our nation's 31 million older Americans would be greatly ap­ preciated. I am pleased to submit for the con­ sideration of your readership my views on the need for a comprehensive re­ sponse to the catastrophic health care needs of our older Americans. While the president's recent recognition of the need for catastrophic health care coverage for older Americans is cer­ tainly welcome, the proposal he en­ dorsed to accomplish this objective falls far short of providing any mean­ ingful hedge against the bankrupting costs of health care most commonly encountered by older Americans. I believe we have an opportunity to provide for a meaningful, comprehen­ sive health care program for the el­ derly this Congress. I intend to do all that I can to see to it that such a plan gets enacted. I have attached, for your review, a letter which I hope you will be able to share with the readership of your distinguished organization. You know I look forward to working closely with you on this most impor­ tant matter. With warm regards, Always sincerely, Claude Pepper Member of Congress Dear Friends: You are no doubt aware that the president's recent announcement to support a catastrophic health insur­ ance proposal was greeted with great enthusiasm in the Congress. The coun­ try now recognizes the need to address the catastrophic health care needs of older Americans. While I am pleased that the presi­ dent agrees that we must assist our elderly against the bankrupting costs of a catastrophic illness, I am shocked that he would knowingly or unknow­ ingly lead the American people to believe that the plan he endorsed would ''free the elderly from the fear of catastrophic illness'' and provide ''that last full measure of security." That claim is simply not true. In essence, the president's plan sim­ ply covers long hospital stays-which less than l percent of the entire Med­ icare population currently requires. In -. exchange for a $4.92 monthly pre­ mium, Medicare would cover an un­ limited number of days of hospital care, with each Medicare beneficiary paying no more than $2,000 each year in coinsurance and deductibles. Sim... ply put, his plan would help only 3 percent of the total Medicare popula- 36 I LOG I March 1987 - tion. The president's plan would not cover Alzheimer's-which afflicts over 3,000,000 Americans; it would not as­ sist over 500,000 Parkinson victims; his plan would not cover long-term care in a nursing home or in the home; it offers no help to seniors in buying prescription drugs, which cost them about $10 billion annually; it will not cover hearing aids which cost an av­ erage of $500 per person a year; his plan would not cover dental care, eye care, routine physical exams or foot care. The president's plan would not help the 83-year-old gentleman from Maine who wrote me stating: . . . here I sit the loneliest man that ever lived. I have admitted my wife, of 55 years, to a nursing home. She has Alzheimer's and I am caught between a rock and a hard place. I can no longer pro­ vide the round the clock she re­ quires and I will soon be unable to pay the costs of the care she now receives which exhausted our $160,000 in life savings. This represents just one of the 700,000 older individuals in America who will be forced into poverty this year due to the catastrophic costs of the health care they need. They would not be helped by the president's plan. Any serious catastrophic health care proposal should cover not only long stays in a hospital but long stays in the home or in a nursing home as well. It should cover illnesses like cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Hunting­ ton's, heart disease, and the like, that do not require hospitalization and which are - largely unprotected by insurance­ either private or public. I have introduced legislation, H.R. 65, ''The Catastrophic Health Insur­ ance Act of 1987,'' which would in fact provide older Americans with cat­ astrophic and comprehensive cover­ age they are hoping for. H.R. 65 pro­ vides coverage for long or short stays in a hospital, in the home or in a nursing home. It would cover many items currently uncovered by Medi­ care or private insurance, including dental care, eye care, hearing care, prescription drugs, foot care, physical exams and the like. H.R. 65 would not involve the in­ vestment of new federal expenditures. Rather, it would involve a more sen­ sible and efficient management of our health care dollar. This comprehen­ sive package of benefits would be financed, in part, by the amount Med­ icare pays now for services under Parts A and B of the program, and in part, by the amount Medicare benefi­ ciaries currently pay for participation in Part B of the Medicare program ($17.90 a month) and the amount they spend per month on medigap insur­ ance (about $50 a month). In no case would any senior citizen pay more than l 0 percent of their income on health care premiums in a given year. While H.R. 65 would permit Ameri­ cans to go to any doctor they desired, quality of care and accessibility of services would be required under my bill. Rep. Claude Pepper In short, H.R. 65 is a comprehensive and catastrophic health care plan for older Americans. It is a meaningful, affordable and lasting response to the health care crisis we now face. I hope you will lend your support to this bill which will mean so much to so many. I urge you to let your congressman know of your desire for cemprehen­ sive medical care. It would be a trag­ edy to accept less, at a time when the nation is ready to do so much more. AFL-CIO Highlights Many Health Issues At its Executive Council meeting last month, the AFL-CIO addressed a number of important health care issues which affect American workers. Following are the council's reports. Health Care Committee John J. Sweeney, Chairman During the past year, the committee sponsored a national health care te­ leconference, several important train­ ing sessions at the Meany Center for health care negotiators and released its two-part video on bargaining for health care benefits. The situation was equally active on Capitol Hill. The AFL-CIO was very much involved in the budget fight, legislation to improve access to care and efforts to improve quality of care. Calvin Johnson of the AFL-CIO legislative department brought the committe up-to-date on Congress' cur­ rent health care agenda. He thought that the catastrophic health insurance proposal championed by the secretary of Health and Human Services was on a ''fast track'' and there was sig­ nificant support building for legislation requiring employers to offer health insurance coverage to individuals as a condition of employment. He also in­ dicated that he expects Congress to pass legislati on improving the quality of care in our nation's nursing homes. The committee had a comprehen­ sive discussion about federally man­ dated health care benefits, recom­ mended that a draft statement on health care coverage be adopted by the Coun­ cil. The committee has invited leaders in the health care field to address a number of its meetings. At this meet­ ing Carol McCarthy, the newly elected president of the American Hospital Association (AHA), made a detailed presentation about the future of Amer­ ican hospitals, their priorities and how health care facilities are strategically planning to position themselves in a health care market that increasingly depends less on institution-based care. Dr. McCarthy also indicated that the AHA shares organized labor's con­ cern about access to and quality of care, and she expressed an interest in working in coalitions, whenever pos­ sible with the Federation. The committee heard staff reports on the Reagan administration's budget proposals and the latest available data on rising health care costs. There was also a report and discussion about proposed regulations issued by the administration to eliminate the re­ quirement, which has been in exist­ ence for over 10 years, that employees (Continued on Page 37.) �(Continued from Page 36.) ditional plans that organized labor worked so hard to achieve. offering health care coverage pay HMOs an amount equal to what they pay for fee-for-service plans. The com­ mittee had a consensus that, if adopted, this regulation would jeopardize the dual choice between HMOs and tra- The members of the committee are: John J. Sweeney, Chairman Morton Bahr Lenore Miller Henry Nicholas Owen Bieber Murray H. Finley Albert Shanker John T. Joyce Lynn R. Williams William Wynn Gerald McEntee Health Care Coverage While the United States leads the of financing care for the workiqg un­ world in high-technology medical care, insured to fall disproportionately on too many Americans lack access to companies which provide protection. even the most basic health care serv­ ices. Currently, 16 percent of our pop­ ulation, or 37 million people, are un­ We call upon Congress to: • Require employers, as a condition insured, a 40 percent increase since of doing business, to assure a mini­ 1980. Another 50 million have inade­ mum package of specified health care quate health insurance protection. benefits to all workers and their de­ Workers and their families consti­ pendents, including part-time and laid­ tute three-quarters of those without off workers. Employers could meet coverage and a substantial number of the statutory requirements by assuring the underinsured. Many employers health care benefit packages generally make matters worse by cutting health equivalent to the standards specified benefits, offering inadequate coverage in the legislation. or refusing to provide any health ben­ • wage employees to assure their health to offer health care protection forces care protection. postpone seeking care until their long­ term health or even their lives are in jeopardy. Most uninsured enter the health care system only through the doors of hos­ • In an attempt to protect the 8 million workers represented by 43 National Unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, the participants at the recent Executive Board Meeting adopted the following resolution: "The United States suffers from a health care crisis. Substandard services and facilities, unaffordable costs, and government indifference have com­ bined to deprive millions of Americans of adequate medical care." * Limit the maximum out-of-pocket * * We are often told about the millions of jobs the Reagan administration has created. Statistics show that those millions of jobs are in the $7 ,000 per year salary range. At that level, who can afford health insurance? The government's handling of the health care crisis has been to pass the burden on to other segments of the economy-the workers. These costs come down to us in higher charges across the board every time we receive health treatment. The trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have been investigating methods of coping with the added burdens, insuring the continued quality health care under the rules, and safeguarding the Plan's funds. The LOG will publish any and all changes to the Plan. In addition, you will be receiving a letter in the next month from the trustees explaining any changes. Nursing Home Care Provide financial assistance to low­ efits. The refusal of some employers many workers and their families to WELFARE REPORT Trade unionists, senior citizens and The AFL-CIO supports the findings consumer advocates have tried for 30 of the IOM report but believes that employee cost for the basic package. years to improve the quality of care several key areas require further study. Preempt state laws governing in­ in nursing homes and assure that nurs­ Because public and some private nurs­ sured plans. ing home residents are treated with ing homes care for a disproportionate Require states to establish insur­ ance pools through which employers the dignity and respect they deserve. number of Medicare and other low­ Since the late 1960s, numerous in­ income patients, and since public pro­ • • pital emergency rooms. In the past, that desire to do so could purchase vestigations have revealed that large grams do not adequately compensate hospitals passed on the cost of their the federally mandated benefits at an numbers of marginal or substandard facilities for the cost of caring for these treatment by increasing charges paid by cm I health benefit plans. Re­ affordable cost. . Require states to establish a sep­ nursing homes continue to be certified individuals, evidence is mounting that by the federal and �tate governments. nursing home operators are reducing cently, �ospitals have been less willing arate pool so that those who, as a A recent report issued by the Institute staff and services to dangerously low • to shift these costs because of their result of existing medical conditions of Medicine (IOM) of the National levels and/or refusing to admit Med­ desire to be more competitive by of­ or prior health care histories, have Academy of Sciences found care in icaid patients altogether. fering discounts to large health care been unable to purchase insurance many government-certified homes to The AFL-CIO therefore believes that purchasers. This has reduced the num­ protection can obtain affordable cov­ be "shockingly deficient" and "likely an adjustment in payments to nursing ber of plans that absorb the cost of erage. to hasten the deterioration of physical, homes serving a disproportionate share uncompensated care, making it harder • Allow unions in collective bar­ for hospitals to pay for care of the gaining to improve upon the minimum uninsured. federal requirements. mental and emotional health . . . '' We call on Congress to provide for of low-income patients, as is provided to hospitals under the Medicare pro­ uniform federal standards to assess gram, is an essential step towards the quality of care provided in nursing maintaining the delivery of quality that the most effective way of reducing homes, improve enforcement and pro­ services. of millions of workers and their fam­ health care costs, improving access tect the rights of elderly citizens. Cur­ ilies. This practice has established an and assuring quality would be for Con­ rent federal regulations do not require economican in gress to enact a national health care an assessment of the actual quality of The failure of employers to provide The AFL-CIO continues to believe health insurance endangers the health inefficient system In addition, we call on Congress to: • Make residents' rights part of the which the last and only resort of the system. In the meantime, we will work care, nor do they allow public officials conditions for participation of nursing uninsured is to be treated in a hospi­ for legislation that will assure access to force compliance through interim homes in Medicaid. tal-the most expensive health care to basic health care services for work­ sanctions. setting-and it has allowed the burden ing Americans and their families. • In 1982, in response to administra­ tion attempts to dismantle all protec­ tion for nursing home residents, Con­ Catastrophic Health Care gress requested a comprehensive study such as preventive care and prescrip­ ment of Medicare, there is a national tion drugs. The Reagan administration consensus that the elderly and dis­ is proposing a plan that is limited to abled need protection against the pros­ catastrophic coverage. The AFL-CIO pect of financial ruin associated with strongly supports the congressional catastrophic illness. initiatives. We are concerned, how­ co-insur­ ever, that the current congressional ance, gaps in covered services and review does not include long-term care. charges in the practice of medicine are Since one in five persons over 65 Rising deductibles and forcing senior citizens to pay more requires nursing home care, the lack out-of-pocket as a percent of income of protection for long-term and chronic than they did prior to Medicare's en­ care is a major gap in Medicare cov­ actment. For people with catastrophic erage. illness, the out-of-pocket burden is Protection against catastrophic ill­ even heavier. Once they experience a ness and provision of some other serv­ serious illness, beneficiaries quickly ices are a needed and an important exhaust Medicare benefits. • Improve nursing home staffing and training. • Improve surveying and inspecting of nursing homes. by the IOM. The IOM report made specific sug­ gestions designed to guarantee resi­ More than 20 years after the enact­ Prohibit discriminatory practices against Medicaid beneficiaries. • Provide new enforcement tools, including interim sanctions, civil pen­ uents' rights, assess quality and ap­ alties and strict time limits for com­ propriateness of pliance, and more severe penalties for care provided to patients, target for sanctions facilities with poor records, prohibit discrimi­ nation against Medicaid patients, and repeat offenders. • Require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a emphasized the importance of ade­ uniform assessment system covering quately trained staff. all nursing homes and their patients. first step. We will continue to work to Congress is examining proposals to expand Medicare to include all nec­ improve Medicare by protecting ben­ essary health care services, including eficiaries against catastrophic expend­ long-term care provided at home, in itures for acute care and by providing community-based treatment centers coverage for other essential services, and in nursing homes. fROHTIASH POUTICS. SOCIAL ISSUES. Tt£ LABOR MOVelENT. March 1987 /.LOG / 37 - �Seafarer Training Pays Off for Craneship Crews Grand Canyon State Gives Job Security a Utt Here (above) is part of the crew which is helping the craneship Grand Canyon State fulfill its mis.sion for the military. The crew includes AB Ernest Duhon, QMED John Presley, The Grand Canyon State (above and below) was docked recently at the Dillingham Shipyard at Swan Island in Portland, Ore. where these pictures were taken. OL Hilman Hutchinson, QMED Eugene Stang, AB Wayne Darling, AB John McMurtary and AB John Caswell. Pictured below is one of the ship's cranes. Washington Report (Continued from Page 13.) sion in 1985 to answer questions about this country had an adequate manpower the Pentagon has woken up to the fact the ability of the merchant fleet to base and sealift capability. that the security interests of the United meet this nation's defense needs dur­ States are being compromised because ing times of national emergency. Title XI Cargo Preference Another battle is brewing over the American Shipbuilding of Tampa, government's interpretation of the Military Cargo Preference Act of 1904. we don't have a viable domestic com­ The panel, whose members were puter-chip industry. Yet the same thing appointed by the president, has two holds for maritime.'' plication Maritime •'Although little information has been years to study the industry and pro­ Administration for the financing of two made public," said Pecquex, "the U.S. Commission on Merchant Marine The Commission on the Merchant Marine and Defense has been listening duce four reports. Two of the reports, one due this December and another Fla. has recently filed a Title XI ap­ with the U.S. 800 passenger cruise ships. Department of Justice to interpret cer­ due in December 1988, are to contain is trying to eliminate the Title XI tain provisions of the 1904 Act in a recommendations. program, Marad has said that as long manner contrary to the interests of the as the law is on the books, they will U.S.-ftag industry. Denton said it was his belief that to testimony from industry represen­ Reagan's present view of the maritime process and review any applications. tatives on the steps that must be taken industry was that the chief executive The SIU is committed to retaining the in order to turn things around for the didn't want to see it decline further. Title XI program and we are working American-flag merchant marine. •'I take that to mean that this is the with the prospective owners on their bottom," he said. application," Pecquex said. "You don't have to alert us to the Navy has apparently asked the U.S. "While the Reagan administration •'The SIU will be closely following this development," said Pecquex. Just last year, the industry was in­ volved in a similar fight. The State problems,'' said J eremiah Denton, the Earlier this year, Walter Piotti, head In addition to meeting with officials Department tried to ease the cargo commission's chairman. "We know of the Military Sealift Command, said at the Maritime Administration, the preference requirements at the request the requirements don't exist to enable that something had to be done to reverse SIU has submitted letters and testi­ of the government of Iceland. A crisis the industry to meet our defense the decline of the American merchant mony to Congress pointing out the was averted when the government and marine, and that only a revitalization of benefits of the Title XI loan construc­ the industry reached a compromise on the private sector fleet could ensure that tion program. the issue. needs." Congress established the commis- 38 I LOG I March 1987 �Howard Schulman Retires as SIU Counsel Island were protected when that fa­ (Continued from Page 4.) "Many people don't understand it. cility was relocated. But an enlightened management un­ At the time of his retirement, Schul­ derstands that a workforce and man­ man and his firm were involved in agement are equally after the same cases against the Seafood Producers ultimate goals. We may differ insofar Association in as the divisions are concerned,. but against SONAT Marine, which had each depends upon the other, and there must be a degree of equity and sought to deprive captains, mates, en­ gineers and barge captains of their fairness. right to union affiliation. "Luckily, this organization has al­ ways had leaders who were able to New Bedford, and Schulman handled the complex de­ tails for many of the Union's mergers. project five, 10 years down the road. They just didn't react to events, they Through his doggedness and brilliant planned for them.'' more than 90 percent of the jurisdic­ During recent years, Schulman han­ dled the legal end of many of this tional dispute cases he handled in Union's major beefs. He filed a brief During the Vietnam War, Schul­ against the Agriculture Department for failing to apply P.L. 480 cargo pref­ man's legal efforts prevented the li­ censed unions from encroaching upon erence standards to the Blended Credit the jurisdictional rights of our mem­ hearings before the AFL-CIO. bers in the engineroom by forcing of events that led to a historic restruc­ Delta to drop its ''Apprentice Engi­ turing of the P.L. 480 program. Schulman defended seamen's rights neer" program. In the early 1970s, when the gov­ under the Service Contract Act; re­ ernment said that SPAD violated the sponded to secondary boycott charges federal election laws, Schulman de­ filed by foreign-flag fleets and inland fended the integrity of this Union's companies that were seeking to evade their contractual obligations to the political action program. All charges against the Union were dropped. Union, and monitored the actions of the Coast Guard, which establishes Schulman alluded to this case during the 1971 SIUNA Convention, and its regulations for the rocurement and maintenance o seamen's payJeTS . implications for the members. No matter what you win by ne­ For 2 0 years Schulman successfully gotiations or on the bricks, and no fought back attempts by the Depart­ matter how long it took to accomplish and how expensive, it can all be taken fare to close down branches of the Public Health hospital system (the away from you overnight by those in the legislative, executive and dicial hospitals remained opened until 1981 branches of government. The answer when Congress discontinued the 200year-old USPHS program). He made to me is obvious-more activity, more association, more pressing in the elec­ sure that the rights of retired seamen living in Sailor's Snug Harbor in Staten toral process. Participate in every · means possible through your Union.'' MTD Board Sets Maritime Priorities nomic and defense needs in time of war or national emergency. active merchant V6';sels and is unable Supporting the MTD's positions on to sustain any prolonged involvement national defense and trade policies was overseas, the MTD said. "It is tragic that the administration a series of related statements. These called, among other things, for action is forgetting the lessons in history for by Congress to close loopholes in the which we have paid so dear a price. Jones Act, which requires the use of Over the last half-century, all Ameri­ ca's major overseas military engage­ American-built and crewed vessels in U.S. coastal trade; domestic-content ments-World War II, and construction requirements for off­ Vietnam-have required coordination shore oil rigs and vessels, and steps of military and merchant marine ca­ to restore the domestic shipbuilding pabilities. capacity "consistent with the de­ mands of national security.'' we have ignored the crucial invest­ The board also heard reports from ment in our U.S.-flag fteet that is MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer required to deploy our forces where needed. The cost, in terms of cargo Jean Ingrao; Legislative Director Frank preference laws, bilateral trade agree­ of the Railway & Airline Clerks on ments, tax incentives to shippers or even outright subsidies, is meager when deregulation and Sec.-Treas. William Lucy of the State, County & Municipal compared to defense outlays and would Employees on the situation in South Pecquex; Vice President Jack Otero be, therefore, highly leveraged dollars Africa. because they would ensure the exe­ cutability of the nation's forward de­ Speakers from the AFL-CIO staff included COPE Director John Perkins, fense strategy." The ultimate solution, the MTD said, Glotten, Economic Research Director lies in assuring enough cargo to sup­ Rudy Oswald and Director Bert Seid­ port the required number and types of man of the Dept. of Occupational merchant ships that would meet eco- Safety, Health & Social Security. Legislative Director introduced automation and diesel fuel into the American-flag fleet. "No one approach to business. "In China and thought he could pull it off,'' said in the Far East generally, much less Joseph DiGiorgio, "but he did." weight is placed upon legal documents and much more weight is placed upon ''The maritime industry has lost one of its brightest lights," said Marianne personal relationships and trust. Rogers, director of political action for ''Always view China as a long-term growth opportunity, not a place to the Seafarers International Union, who often worked with Wei to help secure make a quick buck." legislation favorable to the maritime Certainly Wei was capable of taking the long view of things. industry. "I have never met a kinder or more gracious human being.'' It took him eight years to put to­ Wei, a devoted family man, is sur­ gether the package that made it pos­ vived by his wife Katherine and two children, Lawrence and Andrea. sible to build the Falcon vessels that Disley Re-elected to MFOW Post Here are the general election results for the Marine Firemen's Union officials and trustees for the 1987-88 term of office as well as the SIUNA convention delegate : Henry "Whitey" Disley -President B. C. "Whitey" Shoup -Vice President Joel E. McCrum - Treasurer Robert Iwata -S. F. Business Agent #1 Robert G. "Jerry" Kimball -Seattle Port Agent Sol Ayoob -Wilmington Port Agent Marvin ''Lucky'' Honig -Honolulu Port Agent SIUNA Convention Delegates: (Continued from Page 5.) "We spend billions on defense, but (Continued from Page 14.) Robert I ala Joel E. McCrum the United States has fewer than 400 Korea and C. C. Wei Dies legal maneuvering, he was able to win Program. This set into motion a series ment of Health, Education and Wel­ C. C. Wei's Falcon Champion was the last American ship built with CDS funds. Robert "Here's a NEW TAX LAW tip" The new tax law does not affect most 1986 tax returns. If you have any questions on 1986 changes, check your tax package, or order Publication 553, "Highlights of the 1986TaxLaw Changes:• Call 1-800424-FORM (3676) or the IRS Forms number in your phone book to get a copy. Mc­ --�,,,,-- March 1987 I LOG I 39 • �I r ,, r t t I Floating Hospital Sails to Philippine Islands The U.S. Navy's first active hospital ''The operation of the Mercy is a ship in 13 years, the USNS Mercy (T­ further expansion of the fleet support AH 19), departed San Diego, Calif. on services provided by Military Sealift Friday, Feb. 27, for a four-month Command," said RADM Walter T. training and humanitarian mission to Piotti Jr., commander of the Military the republic of the Philippines. Sealift Command's fleet of 120 ships. The purpose of the deployment is to train Navy personnel in the opera­ tion and support of the ship and its 1,000 bed medical treatment facility • during extended operations in a re­ mote area. In conjunction with the training mis­ sion, and to subject the medical team to a varied assortment of illnesses and ailments requiring medical expertise for diagnosis and treatment, the ship's medical treatment facility will help meet training and care needs of the Philippine people. The medical team aboard the USNS Mercy during this deployment will in­ clude civilian and military personnel, both U.S. and Filipino. This deployment will constitute the shakedown cruise for the Mercy, a The Mercy is scheduled to return to the United States in June and will be berthed at Oakland, Calif. in a reduced M�E:Rc:v The Mercy is one of two identical hospital ships being converted for the Navy. A second ship, the USNS Com­ fort, will be christened in May. These ships will provide the Navy with med­ ical resources it has lacked since the 1974 decommissioning of the two hos­ pital ships used during the Vietnam War. The Navy had 15 hospital ships on active duty during World War II. Each ship will have an 80-bed in. tensive care unit, 20-bed recovery ward, 280-bed intermediate care ward, 120bed light care ward and limited care USNS Mercy wards with a 500-bed capacity. former tanker, following its conver­ In addition to 12 operating suites, sion at the National Steel and Ship­ each ship will have laboratories, phar­ building Company in San Diego. macies, dental, radiology and optom­ The ship is scheduled to visit six � operating status. No Truth to Contact Lens Scare Story etry departments, physical therapy and ports on five Philippine islands after burn care units· and radiological serv­ its initial arrival call at Subic Bay. ices. The warning pertaining to contact lenses which appeared on page 25 of the January 1987 issue of the LOG is based on false information, according to the American Optometric Association. The two incidents cited in the LOG are based on a false report which Mercy's Masterful Master Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American by Bob Borden, PAO, MSCPAC these reports. By his own admission, Capt. Rich­ appropriate goggles over their eyes, whether nor not they wear glasses has surfaced periodically during the past decade. The Labor Department's Optometric Association and other professional groups have all refuted Welders or anyone exposed to a welding arc should, of course, wear or contact lenses. ard Benjamin Hosey is still amused at the irony of his situation. "I often spent weeks learning about their new wonder," he said recently, "what I'm ammunition ship in 1980 and prepared doing on a hospital ship after spending the vessel for a major renovation, home the old fashioned way-they five years on an ammunition vessel. Hosey was the logical choice for cap­ literally crawled through every nook It's like going from one extreme to tain. History repeated itself again when and cranny· on the massive ship and another.'' the veteran master was selected as took detailed notes of their inspec­ PCO for MSC's first hospital ship. tions. Currently the master of the USNS Mercy and formerly master of the On the eve of taking his fourth ship "I had to get to know the ship USNS Kilauea and a long line of other out of a yard and into an operational personally," says the 35-year MSC environment, Capt. Hosey admits a employee. "I didn't have any say over MSC ships, Capt. Hosey has been Capt. Richard Hosey going to sea since he turned 15 in 1943. taining his master's license in 1965, feeling of anxiety with his ship's hu­ how the ship was built or converted. That's the year he enlisted in the Navy he's been in command of almost every manitarian voyage to the Philippines. And yet, it was a ship I would be operating in the near future." and convinced skeptical military offi­ type of vessel in the MSC inventory. "I'm apprehensive for one reason cials he was old enough to join the He's also continued serv�ng with the and one reason only,'' says the veteran The recipient of numerous awards, seagoing service. He mustered out of Naval reserve. Today, he holds the skipper. ''The trip to the Philippines honors and letters of appreciation dur­ the Navy three years later as a third rank of captain, USNR-R. wasn't originally programmed into the ing his lengthy maritime career, Capt. class signalman and returned to his Capt. Hosey's experience in taking long range plans of the ship. Given Hosey expects the Mercy to be the home in Hattiesburg, Miss. to attend ships out of shipyards and into the the new time frame, some things will last ship he commands before he re­ college. But a few years later, he was fleet was a factor in the decision to have to be deferred that would have tires sometime next year. He's still back in uniform, serving with the Navy name him prospective commanding been taken care of under amused at the contrast between the as a second class quartermaster sig­ officer (PCO) of the USNS Mercy. He events." nalman aboard LSTs, destroyers and was a young mate aboard a freighter with the staff of Commander De­ in 1958 that was converted to a track­ stroyer Squadron Fifteen. Hosey left active duty in 1952 and normal last two ships he's served aboard. When he first reported to the ship last summer, the Mercy was still "I'm going from an ammunition en­ vironment to one where the sole pur­ ing ship. Hosey spent 18 months in undergoing conversion work at San pose of the vessel is to save lives," Scotland in the late 1960s during the Diego's National Steel and Shipbuild­ he said during a recent interview, re­ joined MSTS. He worked aboard troop construction USNS ing Company. Working out of a small flecting on his past two assignments. transports for a few years as an able Chauvenet and brought the ship back mobile trailer shared by MSC con­ For now, Capt. Hosey is the only seaman/quartermaster ac­ to the United States for her shakedown struction representatives, Hosey and experienced master in the fleet who quired his license in 1956. Since ob- cruise. When MSC acquired its first a few of his prospective crewmembers can ponder the contradiction. 40 I LOG I March 1987 until he phase of the �MSCPAC Generous to Charity Employees of the Military Sealift tune ($1,778), and the USNS Sioux Command, Pacific -both afloat and ($1,693). The Sioux was recognized ashore-contributed generously to the by the CFC at an awards reception in 1986 Combined January when the ship received a first Federal Campaign (CPR), raising more than $31,000 over place plaque, military sector, for her a two-month period in the final months CFC contributions. Overall, fleet con­ of 1986. tributions among MSCPAC ships to­ MSCPAC's contribution helped the San Francisco Bay Area Combined talled $20,672, a whopping 36 percent increase over last year's total. Federal Campaign (the annual chari­ Ashore, staff employees gave $10,744 table fund drive for Navy, Army, Postal to the CFC, an 18 percent increase Service, Coast Guard and civilian fed­ over the 1985 total. There were 23 eral agency workers) collect $3.1 mil­ employees and military personnel who lion, an increase of $500,000over 1985. contributed the equivalent of one hour's This total breaks all previous records pay per month for an entire year, thus for the campaign. becoming "Eagle Givers." Afloat, the USNS Kilauea and the USNS Mispillion led the way among local member charities of the United Most of the CFC funds will go to MSCPAC ships by giving more than Way, the National Health Agencies, $3,000. Equally impressive was the the National Service Agencies, and a charitable dollars contributed by a few number of independent agencies that of the smaller vessels, including the do not belong to one of the charitable USNS Zeus ($1,913); the USNS Nep- umbrella groups. . MSCPAC "Smoking Lamp" The federal government's General Is Snuffed Out to be no smoking areas. Services Administration (GSA) which The MSCPAC headquarters, build­ owns or leases 6,800 buildings nation­ ing #310 at Naval Supply Center, wide has ruled that federal employees Oakland, is an old warehouse. Smok­ will be permitted to smoke only in ing, therefore, is not permitted any­ designated where inside the building for office areas. This will affect workers or mariners. 890,000 employees. - AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, left, meets with SIU Vice President Roy "Buck" Mercer in Florida, where Mercer was attending a meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive · Committee. MSCPAC Bull-Pen Upgraded to Lounge As the result of SIU-MSCPAC dis­ cussions, the MSCPAC marine wait­ "MSCPAC Bull Pen" to "MSCPAC Mariners Lounge.'' Old rules required special sections The GSA rules do not affect more ing area-more commonly known as Management has requested that per­ for non-smokers. Everywhere else, than 2 million federal workers, includ­ the "Bull Pen"-has been cleaned up sonnel who use the lounge area keep .the emhe ing members of Congress and their and painted by volunteer unlicensed their feet on the floors (where they aiaes, postal workers, the Supreme personnel. Com­ belong) and not on the furniture (where percent of employees who do not Court, the Smithsonian and employees mand has purchased new furniture they do not belong). This will enable smoke. Offices, around the country in buildings not which is in place in the area for the the lounge to remain in a more pre­ run by the GSA. comfort of the mariners while they sentable condition for an extended await an assignment. Management is period of time. .. .. ..... .....·.. .... · . asis has shifted in favor o corridors, meeting rooms and public areas are presumed a Additionally, to c ange the the name Aboard the USNS Navasota are Jim T. George, electrician; Nickel Eco, wiper; Charlie Webb, supply, and Samuel Stone, engine utility. This is the Golden Safety Poster Award winning poster designed by Jack Reich, head of MSCPAC's safety branch, and Steve McKnight, an MSCPAC illustrator (see story in December 1986 LOG). The Golden Safety Poster Award is given to the poster that best promotes safety in the marine industry. The National Safety Council will reproduce this The USNS Navasota (T-AO design and provide it to Council members nationwide. the U.S. Navy in the Southeast Asia area. 146) is an MSCPAC Underway Replenishment Oiler serving March 1987 /LOG/ 41 �r n t r Al Drugs ~� � I Addicts don't have friends. Because a friend would let another man blindly travel a course that has to lead to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's here an alcoholic o Helping a fello Seafarer problem is just as easy-and drug us ho has an a us s steering a blind man is take that Seafare as important-as . All you have to do by he arm a Union's Addictions R bilitat is headed. C him �------- -------- ------ -- ------- -� 1 a alley Lee re and counseling he needs. battle he is back ix-wi... k program a th Addi .. lions ha I my medical and counseling that th 1 l ,,. b kep any Once he's there an S brother SIU member Center s the Md. and drug-fre A d·ct· . .... . ......... ame ho a a h a life odre s . . . The road· a B 1 II a . I .... .. .. Boo o .............. . .. . s .. ... ... . t t . . ... ... .. .... · or LI. ( - I I I I I : I '-·-- ------------------- --- - --- 42 I LOG I March 1987 Zi t I I I ______ ..J �··············································································� SEAFARERS TRAINING & RECREATION CENTER Reservation Information Name: Your Holiday at the SHLSS Vacation Center: What It Will Cost ���--����­ S.S.# Address: _________ __ ________ The costs for room and board at the SHLSS Vacation Center have been set at the minimum to make it possible for all SIU members and their families to enjoy a holiday in Southern Maryland at your home Telephone# away from home. Number in Party ROOM RATES: Date of Arrival: 1st Choice Member Spouse 2nd Choice Children $30.00 per day $5.00 per day $5.00 per day 3rd Choice {Stay is limited to 2 weeks) Member MEALS: Spouse Date of Departure Children Send to: Seafarers Training & Recreation Center Piney Point, Md. 20674 (Phone: 301 ·994·001 O) $8.50 per day $4.00 per day $4.00 per day NOTE: No lodging or meal charge for children under age 12. So that as many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHLSS Vacation Center, the stay is limited to two weeks. •..•........•.......•.....•••....••.•...........•••..•.••......•.....•••.....•. An Open Letter to All Seafarers: SIU Updates Rehabilitation Program to Meet Growing Nationwide Crisis of Alcohol and Drug Addiction rimary disease that Alcolt"lll�mMl!Tl!11ft'tellr 9l!Wlll-...., ia a e cannot be cured but can be treated. The Seafarers Internatto I Union will make every effort to remove the stigma associated with chemical dependency. � · The SIU will also intensify its .efforts to eliminate chemical dependency within its membership and see that appropriate assistance, treatment and after-care are available to each eligible member. The Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center has proven to be very successful. It is giving many of our members a new chance to regain their families, health and lives. Since the Center was established in 1976, we have witnessed many changes in both American society and industry. One of the changes I am particularly concerned about is the widespread acceptance, use and abuse of drugs other than alco­ hol. The resulw of the drug epidemic sweeping this country are being felt by the maritime industry and by the SID membership. Being very concerned about the drug problems as well as the alcohol problems of our membership, your Union has recently revised the alcoholic rehabilitation program to address the is­ sues and problems of chemical dependency. This new program, the Seafarers Addictions Rehabilitation Center, will maintain our tradition of seafarers helping seafarers. Only with each SID member's cooperation and support can this new addiction rehabilitation program be a success. It is up to each one of us to encourage our brothers and sisters to seek help and then to encourage them along the road of recovery. All members need to be familiar with this program if we are to be successful in our goal of eliminating the tragedy of addiction f!'om the sm. Fraternally, Frank Drozak President Kenny Personals �r � � Kenneth Thigpen Please contact Lee E. Wilder, Attorney at Law, Breit, Rutter & Ursel Barber Montagna, 720 Atlantic National Please call Louise for an urgent Bank Building, 415 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, Va. 23510; tel. (804) 6225000. message. BOOZE AND DRIJG� h'AVE YOU t� � or 0 t>OWNP HELP 15' AVAILABLE CONTACT Y()UR PORTAGENT, OR 5.1.IJ ORUG AND Al.COHO/. P!;OGRAM. WEY,00/NTNO. March 1987 I LOG I 43 ..,. �I I i ii i ]ii e�Wlf1mli� ���Iliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii�<��-t-� -'� �>;iiiiiii i ii i ii i ii i ii i ii ���===========ii;-,���i'=====�fil)���� ���M���� f Deep Sea OM/ Champion. Seafarer Battle was the Delta Steamship Line. Brother Naval Shipyard. Seafarer Zajechouski buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Stem was buried at Gallilee Baptist was buried at Olive Branch Cemetery Cemetery in Louisiana. He is survived in Portsmouth, Va. He is survived by by his widow, Juliet. his wife, Martha. Gardena, t Pensioner Adel­ Calif. Surviving are his widow, Ada and two grandsons. bert Arnold, 76, died Feb. 23. Brother Ar­ Pensioner George Pensioner Sovan­ nold joined the SIU M. Prekas died Feb. 23. Brother Prekas dus �ms, 69, died joined the SIU in the ment. Seafarer Ar­ 1968. He sailed in Brother nold first sailed on the in 1944. He sailed in the I ,. depart­ the SS Edward W. Scripps. He went on pension in 1963. Arnold is survived by his widow, Bon­ nie. ! I deck of injuries sustained from a fall. Brother Feb. 23. He joined 70, died Feb. 9 at 1961. home in San Fran­ SIU in cisco. Born in Bos­ ton, Mass., Brother ment, most recently Thompson joined the Pitts- SUP in 1950 and the (Sea-Land SIU-merged Marine Service). He went on pension in 1981. Cooks and Stewards Union in 1958. burgh .._ the a He retired in 1969, last sailing on the daughter and son. He was buried in President Roosevelt (APL). Seafarer Prekas is survived by Pensioner John Zajechouski, 76, died Santorini, Greece. Battle joined the SIU in 1951. He • John Thompson, depart­ aboard Seafarer Winston E. Battle, 63, died Feb. 14 engine Pensioner Joseph sailed in the steward department, most Alfred Stern died Dec. 7, 1986. He recently as steward/baker aboard the joined the SIU in 1982 and sailed with Thompson also served in the U.S. Jan. 14. He joined the SIU in 1964, Navy dumg World War II. Services last sailing on the Transindiana. Brother were held Feb. 13 at the Most Holy Zajechouski retired in 1964. He worked Redeemer Church in San Francisco, as a chipper and caulker at the Norfolk and his ashes were scattered at sea from an APL vessel. Surviving are his daughter, Joan and son, John of New York; a sister, Mae Hicks of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a brother, Tom of Inver­ ness, Fla. Great Lakes Pensioner Leslie D. Buruse, 68, died Jan. 7. He joined the SIU in 1953, sailing in the engine � .�rtment. He retired in 1980. Brother Buruse last sailed You're always a winner when its American Made with the Union Label -�21 UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO on M/V McKee Sons (Amer­ sand Steamship Co.). He is survived y a son and daughter. Are You Missing Important Mail? ...,, The following SIU members have retired on pension: DEEP SEA Baltimore Edward L. Atkins Eugene W. Graves Charles E. Shaw Duluth William E. LaShare Houston Paul R. Rogers Jacksonville Jose Destacamento We want to make sure that you receive your If you are getting more than one copy of the copy of the LOG each month and other important LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your mail such as W-2 Forms, Union Mail and Welfare address, or if your name or address is misprinted Bulletins. To accomplish this, please use the or incomplete, please fill in the special address address form on this page to update your home form printed on this page and send it to: address. Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. SIU & UIW of N.A. Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 ------------------ ---------------------------------------- HOME ADDRESS PLEASE PRINT Date: ___ _______ Andrew Lesnansky George W. Luke Social Security No. James 0. Thompson New Orleans Nathan J. Benenate Marion H. Simoneaux Jr. PhgneNo. ( Your Full Name ) Area Code New York Paul Pallas Roland A. St. Marie Apt. or Box# Street City St. Louis Francis Sperry San Francisco Joseph M. English Ernest C. Kunickas Book Number D SIU D UIW UIW Place of Employment ZIP State D Pensioner Other ------ ------- Waymond R. Lee William B. Millet Santurce This will be my permanent address for all official Union mailings. This address should remain In the Union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. Jose Ross Wilmington Lorn L. Abbott 441 LOG I March 1987 (S�ned) --------� -----------------------------------------------------------� �AMBASSADOR (ccn. February 1Chairman Carlos Spina, Secretary Paul G. Lighten.Everything is running smoothly in all departments with no disputed OT re­ ported. The chairman noted that payoff will be on arrival in Port Evergldes, Fla. this trip. Crewmembers were encouraged to attend upgrading courses at Piney Point. The new Navy vessels require many dif­ ferent skills, and members can keep up­ to-date at the SHLSS. The steward de­ partment was given a vote of thanks for the fine cookouts. AMERICAN CORMORANT (Pacific Gulf Marine), February· 3-Chairman Charles Davis, Secretary Susanne Cake, Educational Director/Engine Delegate An­ thony Adamaitis, Deck Delegate Peter S. Platania, Steward Delegate William Sim­ mons, Treasurer John Bass. No disputed OT reported aboard the American Cor­ morant in Diego Garcia. There is $60 in the ship's fund. Last month a written peti­ tion was sent to Pacific Gulf Marine and SIU headquarters for a recertified bosun due to some problems with the present steward. Since that letter was sent, a vote was held (7 to 2) in favor of keeping the steward whose performance has improved. Members were asked to show some con­ sideration for their fellow crewmates by not playing loud music or slamming doors.And the radio officer is going through the an­ tenna system to try and improve the TV's reception. AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex Mar° · Donald D. leming, Secretary am . cational Director W. Callahan. Some dis­ puted OT was reported in the deck de­ partment as were a few beefs concerning working_ men on watch and unsafe .condi­ tions on deck. This trtp, apparently, was not a particularly good one for the American Heritage. They ran low on just about every­ thing: groceries, clean linen, soap, washing powder. Sixty days stores were put aboard for the crew, but as many as eight shore­ side work-gang members were aboa,d at one time. Jo LDf them for 29 days. This should be looked into by the boarding patrolman. One minute of silence was stood in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: New York. , CAPE HORN (Barber Lines), February 8-Chairman Nick Kratsas, Secretary Ver­ non Ferguson, Deck Delegate Peter Coix, Engine Delegate George Harrison, Stew­ ard Delegate Michael H. Bonsignore. No beefs or disputed OT� The engine depart­ ment sailed one oiler short but expected to pick up a new oiler upon arrival in Pearl Harbor. The deck department also reported that they lost one AB due to an injury.The steward department, which said it was "doing the thing we know best: feeding the crew and its officers," was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. And in closing the meeting, the chairman stressed the importance of taking advantage of the upgrading courses at Piney Point. CONSTITUTION (American Hawaii Cruises), January 27--Chairman Jim El­ lette, Secretary Roy Aldanese. No disputed OT reported. This was the first meeting of the new year, and a number of problems were brought up. The main one is that the female quarters are overcrowded and need to be expanded. There is also some bang­ ing in the forward engine room which can be heard in some of the cabins. The chief engineer has been informed and will try to resolve the situation. Copies of the current contract were distributed to sub-depart­ ment delegates.They were asked to study them so that they could then represent their departments if any infractions were noted. A safety committee meeting will be held and safety hazards discussed. If any­ one knows of any issues for the safety committee, they should make the bosun aware of them. 1st LT. BALDOMERO LOPEZ (AM­ SEA), February 11--Chairman Robert Johnson, Secretary K. White, Educational Director McKinney, Deck Delegate James L. Blanchard, Engine Delegate Charles Smith. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $30 in the ship's fund. Bosun Johnson noted the captain's appreciation for a job well done with regard to the last military operations exercise in January, and Steward White thanked the crew for their help in keeping the ship clean. There was an ethics meeting for all new crewmem­ bers. The ethics meeting is "an hour-long session dealing with general dynamics pol­ icies." The bosun reminded the crew not to smoke on the launch until it is a ways from the ship. The crew expressed an interest in receiving information on the status of Sea-Land and also on the new Seafarers Maritime Union. INDEPENDENCE (American Hawaii Cruses), January 29-Chairman Lothar G.G. Reck, Secretary Ario Klein, Educa­ tional Director Daniel Beeman. Everything seems to be going smoothly in the de­ partments with no disputed OT reported. There is some question, however, on whether a lock can be placed on the engine mess room to keep those out who don't belong and to keep the room clean. The recreation committee is investigating whether or not the incentive fund still exists. They have also taken measurements of the lounges for new furniture. The chairman encouraged all those members with enough sea-time to upgrade at Piney Point. He also reminded them to keep their rooms neat and tidy and help keep the mess r � rtance of contributing to SPAD to tn our "constant battle on the waterfront" was also stressed. SIU President Frank Drozak and Vice Pres­ ident George McCartney were aboard the Independence last month and held a meet­ ing with the crewmemoers to bnng them up-to-date on new issues affecting the Union. · OVERSEAS VALDEZ (Maritime Overseas), February 8--Chairman Louis W. Hachey, Secretary Ray H. Mann, Ed­ ucational Director T. Preston, Engine Del­ egate Juan J. Patino. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. Otherwise, all is running smoothly. One man was fired for not turning to, therefore the ship sailed one OMU short. The Over­ seas Valdez is also in need of overtime sheets for all departments-and LOGs! The vessel will discharge her cargo on or about Feb. 25. The tanks will then be cleaned and she'll go to the shipyard in Singapore for a while. The only beef brought up pertained to the crew size. There are five in the engine department, six in the deck department and three in the steward department. The steward/assistant has to make up the officers beds and set up the crew and officer messes. This practice, it was felt, is unfair, especially considering the fact that there is no provision for over­ time in the steward department. Next port: Singapore. OMI COLUMBIA (OMI), February 15Chairman Joseph R. Broadus, Secretary Chester R. Moss, Educational Director Ar­ thur G. Milne.No disputed OT.The captain said that the ship will pay off this trip. The chief cook was logged and his overtime cut off. This will be taken up with the patrolman at payoff. Otherwise, everything seems to be running smoothly aboard the OM/ Columbia. The educational director stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD, and he encouraged all eligible members to upgrade their skills at Piney Point. There are lots of movies onboard, "but never enough." The steward depart­ ment was given a vote of thanks. And thanks were also passed out to all depart­ ments for helping keep the pantry clean. One minute of silence was obseived in memory of our departed brothers and sis­ ters-and for those seamen killed recently in an explosion aboard the OM/ Yukon. PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON (Water­ man), February 15-Chairman Arthur McGinnis, Secretary James Carter Jr., Ed­ ucational Director R. Farmer, Deck Dele­ gate B.G. Hutcherson, Engine Delegate A. Carbajal, Steward Delegate Rudolph Xat­ ruch. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman commended the' ship's crew for a job well done on taking staff members and stores aboard at the same time and for the successful helicopter operation. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. And thanks were given from the steward to the bosun and deck department for their cooperation during the trip. All Welfare Plan bills will be sent to Union headquarters. An 800 number can be used to check up on indi­ vidual claims and where they are in the process of payment. SEA·LAND VENTURE (Sea-Land), January 18-Chairman Miguel Aquirre, Secretary Ernie Hoitt, Educational Director L. Acosta, Deck Delegate R.N. Fulk, En­ gine Delegate Van Joyner, Steward Del­ egate Robert Adams. At this meeting, held at sea in the crew messhall, the chairman reported that the ship will arrive at Port Everglades, Fla. on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Everything seems to be running smoothly with no disputed OT or major beefs. The secretary urged all members to bring up any beefs they may have at the meeting so that they can be handled before payoff. The captain is looking into the subsistance beef. A Dec. 1, 1986 letter from Vice President "Red" Campbell was read per­ taining to the shipping rules as amended through Sept. 15, 1986. A copy will also be on file in the steward's office for anyone to look at. Some needed repairs were brought up including the need for a micro­ wave oven for the pantry and repair of the new crew's washing machine, dryer and VCR (which has had no audio for the past two trips). Following stops in Port Ever­ glades, Fla. and Houston, Texas, the Sea­ Land Venture will pay off in New Orleans at the end of January. STAA OF TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­ ment), February 1--Chairman Gene Pas­ chall, Secretary I. Fletcher, Educational Director P. Bishop. No disputed OT re­ ported. There is $32 in the ship's fund. Weather conditions permitting, the ship·is expected to pay off in Norfolk on Feb. 5. Some hazardous conditions have been noticed in the engine room. These will be brought to the attention of the boarding patrolman, as will a question about the supeivision of the DEU. The chairman said this has been a good crew, and reminded them of the importance of supporting the political effort of our Union (SPAD) and of taking advantage of the upgrading oppor­ tunities at Piney Point. A copy of the new shipping rules was received and is avail­ able to all members for their review. A vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Next port: Norfolk, Va. USNS STALWART (Sea Mobility), January 24-Chairman Raymond A. Mad­ dock, Secretary C. Gambito. No disputed OT reported. The chairman explained the Union contract, benefits and procedures for payoff. The educational director talked about eligibility for SHLSS, and a request was made for training films, particularly pertaining to the steward department. The bosun noted that any items in need of repair should be put in writing and hung on the bosun's or the chief engineer's door for action. The incomplete loadout of the ship caused shortages of many items this trip. It was felt that the crew should have more input into the kinds of food ordered. A request was made for more freezer space as well as larger, reuseable coffee mugs. Another request was that meals be seived on plates with metal utensils and glasses,. rather than paper goods. And still another request made was that starting next trip, the room assignments try to be matched with watches. LNG VIRGO (ETC), January 25Chairman Thomas Hawkins, Secretary Steven R. Wagner, Deck Delegate Rob­ bynson Suy, Engine Delegate lmro Salo­ mons, Steward Delegate Michael Rug­ gerio.No disputed OT. The deck department sailed short one OS for a trip but will get a replacement upon arrival at the next port. A telex was received from ETC Japan concerning the conduct of crewmembers ashore. It was read and posted. And the chairman reiterated the need for all hands to behave themselves while aboard ship and ashore.There is $217.30 in the ship's fund. This money is used for video tapes and movie equipment. The treasurer also suggested that arrival pools be set up to increase this fund. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for the fine job they have done this voyage. Next ports: Nagoya, Japan; Arun, Indonesia, and To­ bata, Japan. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ATUNTIC SPIRIT GROTON OMI HUDSON OMI MISSOURI OMI SACRAMENTO OVERSEAS JUNEAU OVERSEAS MARILYI SAN PEDRO SEA·LAllD ENDURANCE SEA·lAND EXPLORER SEA·lAND INNOVATOR SEA·lAND LIBERATOR SEA-LAID PATRIOT SEA·lAND PIONEER SEA·lAND VOYAGER SUGAR ISLANDER USNS WYMAN � Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point ..............Monday, April 6 .....................10:30a.m. New York ...............Tuesday, April 7 .....................10:30a.m. Philadelphia ..............Wednesday, April 8 ..... .............10:30a.m. Balti more ................Thursday, April 9 .. ..... .... ... . .....10:30a.m. Norfolk .................Thursday, April 9 ....................10:30a.m. Jacksonville ..............Thursday, April 9 ... ..... . .... ... ....10:30a.m. Algonac .................Friday, April IO.... ............... ..10:30a.m. . Houston .................Monday, April 13 ....................10:30a.m. New Orleans .............Tuesday, April 14 ....................103 : 0a.m. Mobile ..................Wednesday, April 15..................103 : 0a.m. San Francisco ............Thursday, April 16 ...................10:30a.m. Wil mington ..............Monday, April 20 ....................10:30a.m. Seattle ..................Friday, April 24......................10:30a.m. San Juan ................Thursday, April 9 ................. . . .10:30a.m. St. Louis ................Friday, April 17......................10:30a.m. Honolulu ................Thursday, April 16 ...................10:30a.m. Duluth ..................Wednesday. April 15..................103 : 0 a.m. Jersey City ...............Wednesday, April 22 ..................103 : 0a.m. March 1987 I LOG I 45 .. �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory. oi Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes FEB. 1-28, 1987 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Frank Drozak, President Joe DIGlorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ..................... 0 19 0 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 33 3 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ..................... 0 0 5 Ports 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ..................... 0 0 0 0 9 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ..................... 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 61 4 Totals All Departments ....... . 0 51 0 0 9 0 0 120 9 5201 Auth Way 20746 (301) 899-0675 Camp Springs, Md. ALGONAC, Mich. *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **''Registered on the Beach'' means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 FEB. 1-28, 1987 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class A Class B TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Trip Reliefs **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B DECK DEPARTMENT Gloucester .... . ... . . . . . . New York ............... Philadelphia .............. Baltimore ............... Norfolk ................ . Mobile ................. New Orleans ........... .. Jacksonville . . ........ . . . San Francisco............. Wilmington .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle ................. Puerto Rico .............. Honolulu ................ Houston ................ St. Louis ................ Piney Point .............. Totals .......... .... . . . . . 0 49 2 11 15 14 48 25 27 13 18 7 8 32 0 1 270 1 13 4 9 13 2 6 9 1 0 3 1 10 4 0 4 80 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 9 1 0 0 22 0 39 3 7 6 8 28 15 29 10 18 9 6 16 0 2 196 0 28 4 6 12 9 27 21 16 13 9 7 6 24 0 0 182 0 6 1 3 7 3 6 2 4 3 7 0 13 4 0 4 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 15 0 24 2 4 7 6 20 11 9 7 11 8 1 18 0 2 130 Port 0 5 0 7 8 5 5 4 4 1 6 3 10 2 0 4 64 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 7 1 0 0 18 0 10 1 2 0 3 4 3 7 4 2 0 8 6 0 1 51 2 99 3 10 23 20 84 51 57 36 48 28 10 78 0 3 552 3 22 5 6 11 3 8 16 11 7 8 2 17 6 0 4 129 0 1 2 1 3 0 3 3 15 3 0 0 8 2 0 0 41 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 4 0 8 6 0 0 32 0 66 4 11 13 9 61 4 34 23 32 13 12 45 0 3 369 2 8 0 2 6 4 10 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 24 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Gloucester ..... . .. . . . . . New York .............. Philadelphia ............. . Baltimore .............. . Norfolk ................. Mobile ................. New Orleans . ............ Jacksonville ... . .. .. . . . . San Francisco ............ . Wilmington ............. Seattle ................ . Puerto Rico .............. Honolulu ................ Houston ................ St. Louis ................ Piney Point .... . . .. . .... . Totals .. ..... ... .. .... . . . . . . . 0 4 1 1 6 1 7 1 2 2 8 1 10 6 0 1 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 13 7 10 1 13 5 0 7 88 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port 0 25 0 5 7 6 19 12 21 8 18 2 3 16 0 0 142 0 2 2 3 6 1 2 4 3 4 2 0 22 1 0 4 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 29 0 0 0 35 15 2 2 4 4 19 8 17 9 15 4 8 9 0 1 117 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 15 1 0 2 33 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 0 0 0 29 2 1 2 2 3 2 7 2 5 1 31 2 0 0 60 38 0 8 9 8 38 24 74 19 41 6 2 23 0 1 291 7 2 3 2 1 2 8 11 6 6 1 27 1 0 6 83 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 41 Gloucester ... .. .. .... . . . . New York ............... Philadelphia .............. Baltimore ............... Norfolk ................ Mobile ................. New Orleans ... .......... Jacksonville .. ..... . . . . . . . San Francisco............ . Wilmington ............. Seattle ................. Puerto Rico .............. Honolulu ................ Houston ................ St. Louis ................ Piney Point ............. . Totals ................ . 1 16 2 1 9 1 18 3 29 11 18 3 3 11 0 0 126 0 16 6 3 13 5 14 9 15 7 17 7 63 13 0 3 191 1 6 5 0 2 0 16 2 6 2 0 0 173 3 0 18 234 0 15 3 5 2 1 14 3 16 8 17 6 5 7 0 0 102 1 15 1 3 11 2 9 6 4 1 9 1 82 4 0 6 155 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1 1 0 0 152 1 0 14 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 4 3 11 1 30 8 77 24 44 15 8 28 0 0 298 1 29 6 4 5 12 18 10 30 15 34 10 77 16 0 4 271 3 12 6 0 3 1 18 6 27 4 3 0 206 4 0 14 307 Totals All Departments ..... . 720 390 306 545 303 250 143 1,510 571 413 Gloucester .... .. .... ... . New York ............... Philadelphia .............. Baltimore ............... Norfolk ................. Mobile ................. New Orleans ........... .. Jacksonville . . . . . .. . . . . ... San Francisco ............. Wilmington ............... Seattle ................ . Puerto Rico ... . ... . . . . . .. Honolulu ................ Houston ................ St. Louis ............... . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . ... Totals .... . . . ....... .. . . . 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port . . *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of February was down from the month of January. A total of 1,241 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,241 jobs shipped, 545 jobs or about 44 percent were A seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 143 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 4,639 jobs have been taken by " " shipped. 46 / LOG I March 1987 CLEVELAND, Ohio 5443 Ridge Rd. 44129 (216) 845-1100 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATILE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 51O N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �'Taking Care of Our OWn • • • ' At this time, and a hard time for all unions due to the rise in costs for medical treatments, I take pleasure in thanking the Board of aid which I desperately Trustees for their approval of a hearing needed. does not take care of Don't let it be said that the Seafarers Welfare much. the oldtim.ers. Again, thanks very Fraternally, Tony Nottage N'-110 Cypress, Calif. 'Paying the BWs ...' Just a note to let you know that I really appreciate the payments that you have made on my medical bills. I hope to be better, but there always seems to be some health problem. From that time until Nov. 9, 1986, I worked on SIU ships. Aft.er more than 40 years in the Union and 31 years of seatime, the pension I had been working for came true. I received my first checks for the months of Dec. and Jan., along with the pension supplement in Jan. 1987, making my seatim.e worthwhile. I think our pension and welfare plan rate with the best. If I stay healthy, my pension will be just another benefit that my Union has Thanks again, Harold J. Grady provided for its members which I will be able to enjoy. I think the SIU will continue to move in the right direction and San Francisco, Calif. provide the best for its members. The best of luck and smooth sailing for everyone. 'Plans Bate with the Best ...' Aft.er being discharged from the Navy in Jan. 1946 with 39 months of service, I shipped on the Liberty ship the John T. Holth one month later as an able seaman with a load of coal to France. ------ Jim Pulliam P 409 Seattle, Wash. President's Report (Continued from page 2.) the AFL­ affiliate with the new union, chartered by proposal that rejected I Paul, know you CIO. As union ous autonom our that NMU the ed and nfo , o «'5Uld not agree. prepared to continue discussions of merger with the NMU. That was rejected, and the meeting was · adjourned. At the request of Shannon Wall, we met with Lane Kirkland the following day to see if the deadlock could be broken, and to seek his sugges­ tions. I asked everyone to remain at Piney Point until I returned so I could brief them on what occurred at that meeting. As I was told, Paul, you had suggested that I could , wanted telephone everyone to brief them on the outcome of the meeting. the discussion about everything except merger, meeting adjourned. Paul, we don't need outsiders telling us how to as run our business. Each of us has our own rights resolve to able autonomous unions. We should be se. But making statements that our are only half true and criticizing each other in public is not and never has been in the best interest of our International, its affiliates, or anyone else. tn . n Pa'Ut, those stones. careful how they throw In case you didn't know, Paul, it was the Sailors Union of the Pacific, under Harry Lundeberg, who set up the first union representing licensed and unlicensed seamen in one union, and the Sailors Union of the Pacific still has that concept. In the early 1950s, the WEST COAST SAILOR and SUP t of Your International has been in the forefron pro­ new g includin these issues and many others, maritime grams that would create more jobs for all is proud SIUNA The unions, not just the SIU A&G. A&G SIU the but, of its record and its support; will It anyone. to seat District will not take a back job the and itself do whatever is required to protect security of its membership. The SIU A&G will, with its International, con­ the interests of its affiliates. But the r ttfiue SIU A&G will not sit idly by and see its structure destroyed. Let me mention one other development. After reviewing all of the facts, and understanding that no one wanted a merger, the SIU A&G affiliate Seafarers Maritime Union was created in late November 1986 to create job security for our people I do appreciate your staying until I returned from membership minutes reported that the Sailors Union and preserve our institution. In this way, we re­ the meeting with Kirkland, so everyone would then of the Pacific signed a contract representing licensed sponded to the same survival requirements that have the facts. The meeting with Kirkland, his staff and unlicensed seamen. every union, including the SUP, faces. While many and Shannon Wall went no better than the one at Piney Point. The NMU wanted the SIUNA to give up all of its affiliates, including the Sailors and Firemen, and As the NMU PILOT reported in the early 1960s, the National Maritime Union followed by signing up all licensed seamen on American Export Line would like to destroy our union, that won't happen on my watch, and I hope it won't happen to the SUP on your watch either. ships. The NMU then represented licensed and Paul, I could say a lot more, but I will stop here, unlicensed seamen on all of Export's ships. The MM&P in the late 1970s and early 1980s signed contracts representing licensed and unli­ because I only want to set the record straight. The SIU-AGLIWD and its membership are still on record as wanting to consider merger with any proposed there be two co-chairmen until elections censed seamen. Bill Smith, your port agent, reported to you the first ship on the run from the West Coast Pacific and the Marine Firemen's Union. But the could be held. to Hawaii, with a crew list. Since then, the MM&P have the SIU and NMU merge as one seamen's union. Those who didn't agree would be out of luck, because it would be the only recognized unlicensed seamen's union in the AFL-CIO. Shannon Wall maritime union, including the Sailors Union of the merger must be fair, and all cards must be on the table, not half the deck. I was shocked. At no time before had this been has acquired several ships top-to-bottom, including discussed. Furthermore, as you know, there cannot the ex-Gulf Oil tankers running in the West Coast We face new challenges as we approach a 21st be two captains of a ship. domestic trade, as well as passenger ships which century marked by automation, high technology, have never sailed and may never sail. faster and larger ships with smaller crews, and a I could not accept that proposal, nor would I ever. Our International is a good International. In early April 1986, MEBA D-1 formed PASS as global marine transportation system. Today, we While many of us in it have our differences, as far as I am concerned, that's what gives us our strength. its affiliate, whose sole purpose was to represent would not exist except for military cargo supplies licensed and government-impelled cargoes. No one can take our autonomy away unless we tom-to bid on military work and go after new want to give it away. It's our International union. That's the way it should be and that's the way it business (see Soundings, December 22, 1986). We recognize these facts, and the disappointing Our goal, as should be everyone's, is to create a will be, unless the affiliates decide differently. level of union interest in mr:rger, including that from new industry, not fight over the disappearing one and unlicensed personnel-top-to-bot­ The SIUN A intends to continue in the same fashion as our predecessors--to create, not destroy. Since our meeting on merger with the NMU, I your union. You should recognize the responsibility we have today. heard nothing until January of this year, when I have to the membership of the SIU A&G and the President Kirkland called to say that Shannon Wall International affiliates (including the Sailors and Paul, in closing, we will always work with the Sailors and Firemen to protect and rebuild our had asked him if he could arrange a meeting with Firemen). We often get no credit for all the work maritime industry, and create more jobs for all of Shannon, Ray McKay and myself. I called Shannon we do to retain the laws that create jobs, with P.L. us. As always, I look forward to working with you and we met in Florida on Saturday, February 14th. 480 cargoes, military cargoes, domestic trade, and To this day, I still don't know what the meeting operating subsidy, the latter of which SIU A&G and all of our affiliates on matters of concern to each of us. I hope you will print this letter in your was about. At no time was merger mentioned by seamen (excluding the three Waterman vessels and Shannon, nor did I mention it. Since he requested the Steward Department on the APL vessels) do the meeting, I was waiting for him to raise the issue, not enjoy-but your membership and the NMU does. but he didn't. After one and one-half hours of � paper, so that everyone will have the facts. I intend Fraternally, to print it in the LOG. � .... Frank Drozak President March 1987 I LOG I 47 - �... AND �OB 6ECUl<IT'( , • �· � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 1987 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS SEEK MARITIME SUPPORT AUTO CARRIAGE BILL GAINS WISE HOUSE SUPPORT DROZAK URGES TRADE REFORM TRADE BILLS GAIN BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN HOUSE, SENATE MSC GETS THREE SHIPS 21 DIE IN ATLANTIC STORM SEAFARERS PLANS TRUSTEES MEET SEA-LAND, CSX MERGER APPROVED SIU’S SHULMAN HELPED MAKE LABOR HISTORY MTD BOARD MEETING FAIR TRADE POLICY TOPS MARITIME’S PROGRAM MTD’S AGENDA FOR PROGRESS TRADE POLICY GREAT LAKES MARITIME INDUSTRY NATIONAL DEFENSE AND MARITIME POLICY FISHING INDUSTRY CRISIS JONES ACT PROTECTING OFFSHORE JOBS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS DOMESTIC OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT THE SIU IN WASHINGTON THE RACE IS ON MARITIME’S MESSAGE TRADE AUTO CARRIAGE: PART ONE AUTO CARRIAGE: PART TWO MTD EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING LABOR IS BACK CC. 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